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BLOW AT "OID GUARD"' progressives Make Attacks in Three Upstate Counties. BARNES FACES A REVOLT L -ve"v Fight Started for Oneida Debates — Wainwrighfs Friends Active. rrt ,__ ess iv»» Republicans in thr-- coun • t)es * up state yesterday becan ■hamitaae i r^v an attack on "old guard" leaders | lijch in «eh case will be carried Into ; .'. -viroaries. In Oneida County the ! "Vs:"- Republican element, represented vv ps-Ass-mblyman Merlin K. Hart and | r^utJiran League. «-et out to wrest ii t v; on«4da delegates to the state conven- I.'ra fr«n Vic«»- President Shermans grip. --j\lt>aW County the. attack was directed .-ainst Wj.liam Fam"s. jr., and bossism ht?»-. group of 'nd"?*"" 1^ 11 - Republicans. '. TVAsTrhes ter County the boss Issue JU hsrnmered home by the seal applica tion of P"s? tVard"s turning down of S*>n #rrr j. Mayhew Wainwrscht for renotni r«t;nn. , «.vi F vinTr a* the chiefs r>f ■he '»M ' T j- 7-js received with something Hke. at stat« headquarters. "Old —prd' leaders patently were worried. t^'.-v, they professed to believe that ' ,I*t* was nothing but a rilttle unpleas i^.^^s"' in any of the counties. Their "C<*f regret is that insurrection should ■ Appear in tfce Barnes camp at this mo i meaU ,ch«i the services of the Albany I CwmtT overlord are needed bo badly in I jj^dlmc tb« ficht against the Taft-Roos» velt-Hagnes men. rrp:rrosF iv»>s here last night wen chuck ling a* the fact that while Barnes. Ward ,3d Woodruff had been devotine their at tention to fighting Lloyd C. Griscom in >;?tv Tork County and turning down Wain . for his independence they had jve^ losing their _---- on affairs in their ctvs counties. Mr. Griscom has been kept jn rlo«e touch with these upstate condi tions by the people at .--■-. there. His of. -repeated statements that "things up ■,;aTe look good"" has been based on re port? of these and similar undertakings. ! it ;s understood. Taft's Letter Circulated. Prom Utiea yesterday came word that t.iai city and the surrounding towns had rr t: deluged with copies of President TdfVs letter to Mr. Griscom repudiating ; -e -olri guard' trick by •-:.:■ Vice 2»re*!dent Sherman was chosen by the state committee over ex-President Roose velt. Aoompanying these were flaring cir culars bearing in big black letters the in jsncnon; "Vote for Davenport and Hart" •Do you know.' query these circulars. •■what tr:e press of the state and country tfiink of the "old guard' trick by which Vice-President Sherman was nominated *3 \ temporary chairman?" They continue in this strain: Do vnu know President raft has ind:g nantlv repudiated tne action of the -old roard" to turning down Theodore Roos-s \elt aad naminz Vice-President Sherman? Have you read President Taft's letter? Jjo you know th«it: ] The New-York Tribune, on August 23<J. ruitf-d that: ••.Mr Tarts letter to Mr. Gnscorn. which w;!i a Tvorid of cood tt» the Republican cause ■':. this ~:ate. leaves no doubt where his ; sym- Mtiues lie. H« ie plainly .■-.■•.:: at the way tbe -old guard" "has soucht to shelter itseif behind hi£ name in this state and Ui create a fa'.s^ impression of the -i imlnis tra::on"F attitude. . . . He approved Mr. Griscom's suggestion of Colonel Roosevelt as temporary chairman of the state con vention . . and if this is not a. -ufri dentl: '"cnip'"''' 5 repudiation of Messrs. 1 Barnes. Woodruff and their allies. Mr. Taft naiefi known his favorable •-_.-■ i tor : ' direct primaries as provided for in the de i-ated Cnbh biH. This will ■-.:-•- Bitter biow for the "old guard." for it con tf.--.ies to be merest in nothinsr but pre venong the adoption of direct primaries in I th:s state, ajid because it has sought all i alosg to have the President's silence on this construed as opposition to the re ■" Furthermore. Mr. Taft puts an end tp _ the j^iorj- that he was favorable t<> th** W lesuoa of Mr. Woodruff as state chairman. : "$";. . . As to :ls oP'-esid< rit Taft"s letter) effect upon the specific problem of the or rari^atioTi of the Rppublican State Convn- j tion, we hop" Vice-President - • 'man i •wii; =«=«= now that he> should do what I The Tribune on Saturday said h«> oucht to j oo_;o decline to serve in a post to which : h e -aea choi^=n by the factional trick.' " Z>o you know: Thai Barnes. Woodruff snd tii^ir allies are Ptill working against the express wishes of Fre.-idenT Taft. Tne«jdor»» Roosevelt and Governor H-jsrhes? T'n-tt !h»y are «>r;dea vorinz *o ?t!fle the ►en-.iment of --■•: by their ;rir- on lh« politicai machinery. Do you know: Tha.t they ar< countins on you in this j <t>nnect:ori *to further humiliate Theodore J E<">o .»<".- <Ht aad disregard tlie wishes of Pre?- I i<l*:v Taft ? KTuit ar>' you going to do about it? The copies of President Tail's ietter bear ; tr.c following comment: What do yo'i think n^w? Are you for j the old or are you tor Tafi. -.<JO.- A - ; V* •: and Progre^ivt- leadership? Send the j zizrj oHegat^s to Saratoga. According to information from Onei<ia.j CoctTj the Daveni*iri-Hart element- which j ■ - trorldxig i:i harmony with Mr. Griscom. I i- likely to capture a good >har« of the j ■■:•" - twenty-three delegates, if it doesi • -ak^ a!!.' Irs the 3d and T,d Assem- Wy districts the Republican League wa..s j Ktrcsg enough ias; autumn to dictate the I P- r r - ib:j'an candidates for Assembly on the <;:r"rT nominations issue, and the Sf>erman-j Wheeler machine didnt ca.re to make a j eraieil ::. either cast. Anti-Barnes Men's Tactics. la Albany County much the same son o* ; Udics f.a.3 used by the anti-Barnes- Re- : Psalicans as those adopted by the ant!- : aiiemuui Republicans in Oneida. It is i aiispered that WiJiiam Locb, jr.. has had; *wr.*: har.d is ti.*e effort to shake Barnes's ; i«id on his county. Mr. Lcen now is on j « hunting trip in the West, but it *s i kaonn he ::aci rnanv conferences with Pro- \ S*inve Republicaris before- 1 he departed. The ariti-Earnr-s men in ih< la^t day or : two have swamped t:.-- Albany and Sent- > "";*i^y pocaoffices and business places with j ■•;;;•'-' *"'"' the Taft letter to Griscom and a) fimiiar 3t:aokir.g Barnes as auti-Taft and| aj^ti-Rof>s'-ve;t and anti-Hushes. They were i distributed evm in the !rta:e departments | *^ the- Capitol. According to an Albany ; {&v who told of this jrester-iay at iesst I WJ" hundred tiiousand of tbe drcalars were i >*Jt around the two counties. Toe sntl- 1 -a:uej- drcolar ssu^j among other things: Art- ' ,- O ij a Ta*t Republican"? Are you a r.-x.s«veit Rer-übhcan? v* you reaiize tijat both resident Taft ss'j ex-President Roo.^velt are opposed to j '-"'am Barnes, jr.. and th» kind of politico Uait hf- Bta::d^ for? i«3 you realize tha' Barnes boasts that A'banr i? so thoroughly controlled by him j that not «vpd th* wishes of Taft. Roosevelt i *n<i Hughes are of any importance? Do you know that Sarn^s feels so secure < ***>'« y.-j;r support that be Is spending his gae in N"«w York City i<->uii;g daily state ***^:ts that are opposed to ii;e progressive , Mew* of Taft. Roosevelt and Hughes? Do yen realize that in these statements: *• neglects no opportunity to be a? insult- j •"='«» possible to Th'KHore Roosevelt? '■ I ~,r« do you stajjd? , - - „ - s two similar messages will be, s ""' ■•• tlie voters in Barnes's territory be "-" primary d a y. T!;e nr«rt. it is under; l "•M, -w :ji attack hit* FJep-iHifoan regu- '. •''■'. nj) ivjo ground that he engineered! 'is* !» ? t ■ C f i^? ov ,j. an d other Re- | WJWfeEa P*>n»tors from tbe munic on the J ... nominations hill, and their Bubeeqoem aJiian>-e with Tammany Hall. "n<J*,- orjuimsnd nf Tom" «;rady. A third. '* is <-<!.i, win attack tl.e fi: :> i admini«tra :^n of Albany an«l the political conditions • >: '' r ? J^arn^s officeholders, which have per- j n.'tt«vj H nj^j,. O pea town there. are-being «:ir<;jfatfd In West- j ■ «t« County for tli.> independent nomi- j .^icn -,t Senator J. Mayhew Wainwtight. . ■3*Klft7Tl»\Vard has turned d'jwn for Ihe regu- ! ar nomination. Tlies«» documents are being ! *?s^fff>v" man r- VVjestchestcr R«-publicans j feR vestefda>- that thcyM fight Ward all I onj ;!,*> ! Sr!c an j i, Pa , j!j s c andidate if h^ : nl^i " Ul ilic t: ' r<;a? So retire Wain- Z7Tsfct T!lc ' say that Ward will \x>. un *^"iUial.ho!d h's d«rlesati'»n to be state •°*mitt-« intact. ] DECISION AGAINST BENNETT Griscom Says Taylor Ticket Is Organization's. " Of all the primary fights in the city to day that between William M- Bennett and John H. Taylor, in the ISth Assembly District of Manhattan, surpasses in gen oral interest. Bennett is making his lead ership tight in order to secure the nomina tion for Congress. While Bennett has always been ■ leader in reform politics and a strong supporter of Governor Hughes. Harry W. Mack, who is seeking re-election as a state com mkteeman on the Olcott-Taylor ticket, has laved a circular charging that Ben nett must have made a deal with the Quis-e faction, a? seventeen of the thirty four Bennett nominees for the state con vention are former Quirsr men Hr Bennett replies that the Quiet: cry is merely a subterfuge. Mr. Hack has ap pealed to Lloyd C Griscom for an official indorsement of the Taylor ticket, as op posed to the Bennett candidate? for dele gates In a letter to th° «~ounty president Mr. Stack points out that the executive com mittee of the district committee unanimous ly indorsed the Taylor ticket and that th«» ■■--■• rommittP". by a vote of 5* to 21. ap proved this action, an asks whether he is correct in assuming that the Taylor ticket is the organization ticket. Mr. iriaeom replied that in view of the facts F"t forth, under the law the district committee i«= the seat of authority of the Republican party organization in the dis trict, and therefore the Taylor ticket is the ticket of the Republican organization. In four other districts there are Repub lican primary fights of leaser magnitude, understood to have been stirred up by the naif m Wmwli I'll"" in their campaign ajrainsi the Progressives In the Ist the aid Husch dement will make a fight against William G. Rose, the present leader, who Isn't worried. In the 4th Nathaniel Green baum, said to have enrolled as a Repub lican for the Oral time last year, after John F. Abeam, of Tammany, turned him down for a job. Bays he will light Alexander Wolf, a Griscom man. Green baum lias been looking to the "old guard" for aid and comfort. This is one of the districts in which i! mmm reported there would be "guerilla work." David Steckler. who has been conferring recently with Barnes and Woodruff, is fighting Joseph Nejedly in the ISth. Philip 9 i erman think? he'd like to be leader of the 26th. in place of Samuel Krulewitch. DEMOCRATS WAIT FOR NEWS Won't Act Until Republicans Do — Grout and O'Brien Listed. Democratic leaders in the city yesterday seemed to be taking more interest in the Republican situation than in their own troubles. They wanted to know what Theodore Roosevelt had said and done since his return, and expressed a deep interest in what would be the outcome of the Maine election. It was evident that the Democrat are preparing to make up their ticket, plat form arid plan of campaign largely to at the exigencies that may arise from the Republican ..-.•ion at the time of the state convention. It was predicted ast night that if the Republican nominations were delayed in Saratoga, the Democrats would find some excuse to put off action ir. Rochester until they had learned what bad beer done by the Republicans. The names of possible Democratic candi dates for Governor began to crop up at a lively rat** yesterday. Among those added to the list by their friends were Edward M. Gro*.:t, former Controller, and Judge afargai J. O'Brien. PLAN TO ORGANIZE NEGROES National Movement to Assist in Elect ing Republican House. [From The> Tribune Bureau 1 Washington, Bent. 12 -A national move ment to organize the negro voter? of the country to assist the administration in the election of a Republican House is under way. It hi expected that the delegate? from twenty or more states will attend the con vention, which has been called by Tames TV. Poe to meet in Washington on Septem ber 2? and SO. Plans will be formulated for - .... work with the consre=- Eional committee and 'lie various ■«*'-. committees. The speaker? will include Dr. William Tindall. Henry Lincoln Johnson. Di S. P. W. Drew and W. R. Griffin, Washington; Dr. W. L. Taylor. Richmond, Va.; the Rev. W. W. Allen. Baltimore: Charles Anderson, New Tork; C P. Btubbs. Georgia, and the Rev. W. H. Johnson, Virginia. BRYAN POLICIES WIN Arkansas Has Probably Adopted the Initiative and Referendum. Little Rock. Ark.. Sept. 12.-Early ret in from ... state election show majori ties in favor of the initiative and referen dum amendment and the usual larg«* plu ralities f^r th<» Democrat state ticket. Contrary to expectations, the returns indi cate that only a light vote was cast. For the last five days William J. Bryan has stumped the state In the interest of the amendment, making from five to six speeches each day. The candidates for Governor are George W. Donaghey. Democrat; Andrew T. Row land. Republican, and Daniel Hocan. So cialist. _ EOUSEL REPLACES G. M. VAIL Former Committeeman Made No Effort to Secure Re-election. Riverhead. Lons Island. Sept. . ■ - -• M Vail, who has b^en chairman of tlie Suf folk County Republican Committee for sev eral years, and who has always been a firm believer in Governor Hughes - politicies. was nol re-elected committeeman from the M Riverhead District at the primary on Saturday night. Percy U Housel. a lawyer, was chosen in his stead. Mr Vail made no effort to he re-elected < Jtnmitt«-man. but it is understood that he would have accented the place again. It is also said that he had no knowledge that there was any opposition to him. He has represented the Zd District for a number of yeara and is one of the leading business men at th<? east end of the island. NOMINATED FOR CONGRESS. Third Virginia District: W. H. Van Water, of Henri.-o County, Republican. Tenth Virginia District: Republican con vention decided inadvisable to make any nomination. Sixth Alabama District: A. D. Mitchell. Hc-pubii'-an. S^'-ond Tennessee District: Kx'rCongress man Nathan W. Hale. Republican. STEAMER EVA NOT WRECKED Cargo Picked Up by Mystery Had Been Discarded to Lighten Ship. The fteamship Eva. of the Armrican and r~u!>;in Lhse. which left Net York on Au -•jst 27 f" r Havana ami which poked ii«?i" nose into the sands off Alligator a oats on September 3, will leave Havana to-day for Guantanamo. Several ca*es of lard, axle crease and oil were picked up at tea on September 7 by the wrecking ship Mystery. *?Thev ...... showing that they wen art of 'he Eva's car^o. and caused some concern Cor the safety of tJ-.e steamship. It '•■ wa? learned yesterday that some four nun- J dred cases in the Evas forward hold wire I thrown overboard to lighter her. and that I -•ho subsequently got off the Mioal without: NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBI'NE. Tl KSDAY. SEPTEMBER 13. 1010. MITCHEL SIS POLICE Telis Baker Election Thievery Here Must Be Stopped. TOLD OF POSSIBLE FRAUDS Acting Mayor Again Writes to Commissioner About Primary Elections To-day. Acting Mayor Mitchel wrote another let ter to Police Commissioner Baker yester day in regard to the primary elections to day in which he said he feared that frauds would be attempted, and reminded the Commissioner that it was the duty of his department to do everything in it? power to prevent them. M- Mitchel said b" had learned from President Doolmg of the Board of Elec tions that the latter had received a de mand from the chairman of the Demo cratic County Committee that a larg«> num ber of election officials previously op pointed - removed and others selected in their stead Mr. Doollag c;ill~d th«» attention of the acting Mayor to a letter received from Deputy Attorney General Prpnticp saying that the experience of his office had been that in mary districts in which ballot box sTufMne: frauds were attempted a number of inspect of election were removed shortly n^for" the primary election. The reason for this has been that, ballot box stuffing can be of no avail unless some of the Inspectors enter in the enrolment book the word •"voted" opposite the names of a number of persons who had not voted. John Boyle, jr.. secretary of the Repub lican County Committee, at the request of President Griscom. told Acting Mayor Mitchel that there were reports of guerilla activities in the Republican fights in the Ist and 4th districts. The acting Mayor told him that the same care would be given to protect the Republican as the Democratic primaries. Mr. Mitchel's Instructions to Commis sioner Baker are to have at least four policemen at each primary where a con test la on. one of the four to he a ser geant or senior patrolman. He ordered that he (the policeman in charge), "be given clearly to understand that he will be held responsible for the commission of patent frauds, and particularly if more ballots are found in the ballot box on the lose of the polls than correspond in num ber with the registered voters who appear at the polls. By this I mean that any such sergeant will be placed on trial if such a state of Fact appears. Election thievery in this city must be stopped." The most trouble to-day is expected In the Democratic fights in the 13th, 13th and Ssth district?. In the 13th Thomas F. Devine. who is aiding Francis P. Coughlin in his fight to wrest the leadership from John F. Curry, has put up a check for £•<*>'> to be paid in reward? for evidence that will result in the conviction of any one for frauds in the district. Well informed members of Tammany Hali say that the only member of the ex ecutive committee who may be overthrown to-day Is William K. Morris, leader of the Sth District, who la being opposed by Edward V. Handy. T;ie Sheriffs office will not take any part in the primaries as In other years. Under Sheriff John B. Cartwright explained yes terday that no request had been made to that (Bee for the ' presence of deputy sheriffs at the soiling places of ■ ie dis tricts where there are to be contests. The under sheriff said he believed the police would be able to handle the situation with out any aid from his office. Deputy Attorney General Prentice, in his office, at No. 399 Broadway, last night made, a statement covering his plans for the prevention of fraud at the polling booths during the primaries to-day. He said that he had been informed that in some dis tricts of the greater city It ■- likely that the inspectors of elections would refuse to permit watchers within the guard rails at the voting: places, ?o that they will be un able to see what sroes on. , Mr. Prentice quoted Section 59 of the «»lrc tion law. which provides that regularly an pointed watchers have the right to he within the rail from at least fifteen minutes before the examination of a ballot box when th** poils open at a primary election until after the- results of the vote canvas* are announced and the inspectors have signed their names to their statements covering the day's balloting ' In order that the watchers will have fair play. Mr. Prentice has detailed special deputies, one of whom will be at each magistrate's court, hi the city, to co-oper ate with tbe assistants detailed by Mr. Whitman. These m»'n will aid in securing warrants. Mr. Whitman's men will devote most of their time to handling disorder cases. Mr. Prentice said that he had advised the watcher? to keep lists of all men who vote legitimately at the polls Then if there is any suspicion of stuffing the ballot boxes these lists can be compared with the enrolment books kept by the inspectors. DADY FACES BITTER FIGHT Ely Has Strong Backing and May Win in Primaries. two Assembly districts in Brook ■ v re the outcome of to-day's voting is Hw^ited with any degree certainty. ■ • ■ -•• contests reached • ute stag» onH within the last few hours. '"h!s is the fight 'among the Repub licans of the Lsi Assembly District, where Mike" .1 Dady has ruled so many Once T >ady was State Chairman rufTs rival for the leadership of the ■ ' the better element of the en ers l« Hned up against Dady, h's •■; ponent being Morris U. Ely. h^ad of the Union Republican Club, who stands for the Ideals of <*omnei Roosevelt and Gov ernor Hughes The other doubtful Sght Ik being waged amone the Democrats of the Id Assembly Di^tri'.-t. where James Shevlin, once lieu tenant of "Boss"' Hugh McT^nus-hlln. is try- Ing to oust ex-Alderman John J. Bridges fr< m the leadership. His nominee is ex- Alderman George A. Colgan. There are also three other interesting fights among the Democrats. In the 9th District former insurgent William A Doyle. who was ousted from the leadership two years ago in a quarrel with Senator Patrick H. M.-Carren. is trying to defeat Thomas F\ Wogan. His nominee for the leadership la .1. .1. O'Leary. Another fight is in the Hth District. Here Mr. McCarren'a successor. John Mclveon. Is lighting for his place against Daniel J. Carroll, Police Magistrate EfigginuothanTs friend. The fi^lH is extremely bitter. Mr. Hi^Ki" botha.ni holds ■ at the charges •■/ assault brought .._-.(in«t him by Miss Man HlckVy ... . r- inspired by Mr. McKeon'H friends Tlih third h'cht Is in the IStii District, where County Leader John H. M- '.«... place at the head of the district organization la being assailed by John F. Dwj • r TO DISPOSE OF HEIKE'S CASE. Judge Martin, In the Criminal Branch of the United States Circuit Court, yesterday put the disposal ..ft.- cases of Charles R. Heik<\ former secretary of the American Sugar Kenning Company, and Ernest Ger bracht, the former superintendent of the Wlllianisburg refinery, flown fur Monday on |)Kas of counsel for the men that the verdict of guilty h>> set aside. Briefs will he tiled to-morrow. It was learned in v, .•unit thai an application for a pardon for hi> four men. Edward Boyle. John K. r ,» |,> Patrick Hennessey an i Thomas u'Vlio-' convicted of complicity in Ml. sugar fraud* last December, and tent to Black wen- I*!*'" 1 for a >*«"'• Had . hi ;" n rf -f"*e<l I v -President Taft They will be released ■ r 1. , JERSEY MUCH AGITATED Primary Fights from End to End of State Arouse Voters. CHOICE OF U. S. SENATOR Special Interest in Vote for Can didates — Progressives Talk of Landslides. Strenuous primary contest" will he fought in all parts of New Jersey to-day, and th» interest manifested in the results rivals that of the November election. The polls will open at 1 o'clock in the after noon and remain open until 3 o'clock at Bight. Indication? point to a large turn out of th» voters to-day, especially In the northern part of the state, where the con tests are many and bitter. All the candi dates, with the exception of those for Governor and Congressman, will be named direct at. to-day's primaries. Special interest attaches to th* primary vote for United State? Senator.' because th° rival candidates at the polls to-day will be former Governor Stokes and former Governor Murphy, with Congressman Fow ler as the choice of the New Idea men in the upper end of th«» state. United States Senator Kean. who wants to suc ceed himself, refused to submit hi=» candi dacy to the people, as did also former State Assessor David Balrd. the South Jer sey leader, and other aspirant* for Sena torial honors. William P. Martin, the Progressive can didate for the Republican nomination for Governor, last night predicted h landslide for the Progressives. "I will be the Republican candidate for Governor this fall." said Mr Martin. I will go to the convention with between three and four hundred delegates, and I don't anticipate any difficulty in getting enough votes right on the floor of the con vention to bring about my nomination. We are going to win all along the line. and the regulars In Essex and Hudson have a big shock in store for them, for we are going to carry both counties." CONTEST WILL BE CLOSE Lake and Goodwin Managers Profess Absolute Confidence. Hartford. Conn., Sept. 12 (Special).— On the eve of the Republican State Convention the i ampaign managers of both Everett J. Lake and Charles A. Goodwin profess to have enough delegates ;o assure the nomi nation for Gover ior by a margin of be tv. een forty an.; T Lake managers name the larger figure, which i= indorse,] by "The Hartford CoJirant," which declares that the Goodwin delegate are being tampered with and calls on them to stand rlrm till they cast their ballots on the convention floor. The Goodwin manager? put forty a."» the high-water mark for their plurality of dele gates, ano "The Hartford T;me<" givea nineteen as the number by which Goodwin will exceed Lake's delegation. Trie forecast-" by the campaign managers and by the Connecticut editor? make It certain that the contest for the nomina tion will be the closest recorded in several decades. The campaign of I^ake baa been Identical iat of Morgan G. Bulkeley for re election to the United States Senat<\ at-.ii that of Goodwin is linked Just as closely with that of forme- Governor George P. M'-T^can for the nomination for United Staten Senator. The uncertainty that at tends the fight for the nomination for Gov ernor extends to that tor the nomination for United Stafs Senator It will be taken for granted by the ma jority of Connecticut citizens that if Lake succeeds in winning the nomination for Governor. B'llkeley will be chosen in Jan uary to succeed himself in the national Sen ate ONE KILLED. TWO INJURED Wall of a Building- in Houston Street Falls on Passersby. One man was killed and a man and woman were injured yesterday morninar by the falling upon them of part of a ■wall of the building at No. 110 East Houston street, and a platform built over the sidewalk. Valentine Klein wa? the ma n who lost hi? life. He was a tailor and lived with his brother-in-la-w, F Szelek. a' No. Sl9 <■:,>.-■ 58th street The injured were Mrs. Marie Kepltzsky, of So. 300 East 76th street, whose skull was fractured, and Will iam n'Brien. a dishwasher, of No. 358 Bowery, who has a possible fracture of th° skull and internal injuries. The houp ■ was formerly the home of Richardson, the wealthy builder of the "spite" house, and until about h month ago wa? occupied by his relatives. It was recently purchased by H. Handelsman. who occupied a store on the first floor as a •'igar factory. He decided to pur another story or. ?n*» building. Workmen had lifted the roof on jacks *nd heavy timber. Suddenly the wali above t lie third floor bulged out. and about twelve ton* of briik fell on the covering placed over the sidewalk to serve as a protection to passersby. The flooring oi this structure k<iv« way, and wood and brick buried Klein, O'Brien and Mrs Kepitzsky. Fireman John P. M<- Namee, of Engine < ompany 16, dragged Klein from the debris an-I carrieri him across ths street to the steps of St Au gustina'a Chapel, where the Injured man breathed his last. Policeman John A. Staph. of the otli street station, and Mc- Namee removed the other injured. They %\p*-p taken in ambulances to Belle ■ u° Hos pital. MAYOR TO LEAVE ST JAMES Opening of Schools Calls Gaynor Chil dren Back to Brooklyn. St. James, I>ong Island. 3ept. 12.— Mayor Gaynor's mail received at the local post office is increasing daily. He spends con siderable time looking over his mail, which is said to be mostly of a personal charac ter. As indicated by the postmark? many of the letters came from distant parts of the country, but the bulk of the mail is from places within the borders of New York State. PYonu this it ta Inferred that the \\n n .i onsiderable i orrespondence of a po litlcal nature. He cannot he Induced to talk about poli tics or public matters connected with the Mayor's office. Inquirers about the latter are referred to Acting Mayor MitcheL The Mayor now se*»ms to be enjoying the dally walks with his dogs and his automobile rid.'* and yacht Bailing The Mayor's fHtntiv will soon occupy the , ■ ..- city ln>me In Brooklyn, *o that the Gaynor .-hildren .-an attend Bcboo NEW LINE TO BRUNSWICK, GA. Announcement was made yesterday by the Clyde Line that a new service would be started on Thursday between this city and Brunswick, <j«. The taking over at j the Brunswick Line by the Texas Steam- \ ship Company left Brunswick without a j mi lee, and the opening was quickly taken j up by the Clyde Line. The new service i will be maintained by the Clyde liner Al- i gonquin and the Mallory liners Rio Grande and Sabina The Clyde and Mallory lines have ■< working agreement which, with the j new Brunswick service, will give them a j daily service between New York. Georgia, I Florida and T#xa» j DECOY FOR A POSTAL CLERK Recovery of Valuable Property Follows His Arrest. Samuel D. Singer, of No. ">fiß Prospect avenue. The Bronx, a clerk for several years in the New York Postoffice, was arrested yesterday on a charge of steal ing- tetters, and is said to have confessed. He was generally employed at the Hud son Terminal Building. On September 8 Mrs. G. E. Upjohn, who lives in New Jersey, mailed to her own address a letter containing pawn ticket? for $1,300 worth of jewelry- When the letter failed to reach her she informed PostofUce Inspector W. "W. Dickson, and a decoy letter containing $8 was addressed to Philadelphia., but was not found in the outgoing mail. Singer was arrested and he was found to have a pawn ticket for a sunburst. The inspectors say this led tcThi? admit tine taking Mrs. L'pjohn"s letter and then Singer explained that h» withdrew hex jewelry and pawned the sunburst for 3121. Other pieces were found at a jeweller's place in Nassau street, where they were being changed. Mrs. Upjohn had pawned all the jewelry for $300 more for safe keeping than because she needed the money. A mileage ticket No. A-422.137 of the Pennsylvania Railroad, sold at Wilming ton, Dei., was found at Singer's home, and in th' 1 office were found pieces of bug-gage checks which he had torn up. Stager will he arraigned before Com missioner Alexander to-day and is likely to plead guilty. 600 HOUSESMITHS STRIKE Bronze and Iron Workers De mand Advance in Wage Scale. A general strike of housesmitha belonging to Housesmiths* Union No. 52 went Into effect yesterday to enforce a demand for a wage scale of It 50 a day for finishers and $3 50 for helpers. These men are bronze and iron workers, and. while they work on buildings, are not the housesmiths who erect the iron and steel skeletons which form the framework of tall fireproof struct ures, their work starting after this frame work is completed. Headquarters for the strikers were estab lished in a hall at 51st street and Third ave nue. The officers of the union reported that twenty-two of the employers had uran'erj tne demands and that of the one thousand members in the union only six hundred had to strike. The strikers expect. they Bay, to gain their demands in a few days. The strike leaders said that the m-n had b**n paid, for about a vf>ar. les3 than th*; wages demanded, and that th»» members of the Eron League, against whom the strike is declared, were to have advanced the wage? to the figure demande.! last June, but June had passed and the wages rpmained the same. The union decided on ■,X, X strike ar a general meeting laat week, to go into effect yesterday DISLIKED SCHOOL: RAN AWAY Brooklyn Boy of Thirteen Years Dis appeared on Saturday. ,],>_.;«» Dew?, thirteen years oid. a son of M- and Mrs. Jesse Dew. of No. 157 Pros pect Park West. Brooklyn, has been mls?- Ing from his home --.nee Saturday evening. He took all hi.« clothes and had 57 with him. A timetable of the New York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad was found in his room. Bfr Dewei who la superintendent of an Insurance company. beHerea that diFllke of a? tending school prompted the boy to run away. H» ha? no retothres In Boston, and believes Ma; the % -ov win soon be siad to return to hia home. JOSEPH BOSLER DEAD. Philadelphia. Sept. 12.— Joseph Rosier. As sistant United States Treasurer in charge of the Philadelphia Sub-Treasury, died at midnisrht tc-nieht at his horn- in Oprontz. a suburb. Hf suffered from a general breakdown and a complication of disease?. Mr. Rosier was about sixty years old and had been in charge of the Sub-Treasury here for the last five years. The Aeolian Company's Fall, 1910 Sale of Exchanged Pianos The Most Important Ever Held — Important in opportunities to buy at attractive prices — important in the great number of highly desirable instruments included — important in every feature that contributes to make a piano sale great. At no time in the history of The Aeolian Company's business has a sale of such magnitude been held. And this QTeatest of sales is making musical history . All Mew York seems to feel its unequalled appeal. Such matchless pianos — from such famous makers — at such striking reductions — have actually never before been known. This year's demand for Pianola Pianos, by those own ing tine pianos, has been unprecedented. So it is that a greater variety of distinguished makes — taken in exchange by The Aeolian Compan\ — has never before been assembled for one sale. And it is certain that the prices quoted have never before represented such rare piano purchasing opportunities. Why an Aeolian Company Sale is Different While this is a sale of used pianos, it has the distinc Tion of -being the most important sale ever held at Aeolian Hail. This removes it from the ordinary and gives it a significance that will be apparent to all who know The Aeolian Company. Besides, each of these instruments is covered by The Aeolian Companvs fullest Guarantee. Those who pur chase from this Company must be thoroughly and pe r manentlv satisfied. This is the iron bound rule. Thus, no matter h<>w great the reduction, one may feel sure of a desirable purchase. If you have been prevented from buvmg the pian^ ol your choice because of its high cost, this sale should make possible your purchase You will find here the greatest pianos at such a moderate iigure. and in such fine condition, that hesitation is no longer necessary If a study of the accompam nig ust does MM reveal the instrument you want, do not let this prevent your visit ing Aeolian Hall. < )nlv a ie\\~ <>f the great number we have are enumerated — vist enough to show the trend of makes and prices. Easy monthly payments. The L.r 3 Manufacturer, TUT AEOLIAN COMPANY 362 Fi^h \venue of Musical Instruments I 111-/ 1\ L\JLLI il \J V ITI 1 Ail I near v»th Street in the World NEW YORK — CHICAGO— LONDON — PARIS— BERLIN New York AGAINST BEEF PACKERS Continued from flr*t pas*. ; than the 2% per cent margin to which I have already referred. The investigation just ended was the second started by Judge Landia within a year. On January 2O he ordered a grand jury inquiry. which on March 'JO resulted in the indictment of the Na tional Packing; Company and ten sub sidiary concerns. Attorneys for the packers filed a de murrer to the indictments. On June £\ Judge Landis sustained the demurrer, killing: the government's case against the parking companies. At the sam* time he issued an order for ■ special grand jury venire of seventy-five men for July 14. The witnesses who were summoned mi i eluded employes of the Chicago com i panics. Eastern packer?, small inde pendents. New York wholesale and re tail meat dealers, and packers from as far tt«st 33 Denver. [ More than Two Hundred Witnesses. A T. Fuller, vice-president of th«« Na tional Packing Company; i . C. Snow. secretary and treasurer, and Arthur Colby, assistant treasurer, were among : the witnesses, and wore said thus to ! have obtained immunity. Moses H. Joseph. 11l HIBIJ of the New York Butchers" Dressed Beef AaaadaV tion. was the most important witness early in the investigation. He told how Qm < l.icago packers got control of an independent concern founded by th* butchers to fight the alleged trust. All together more than two hundred wit nesses were examined. The grand jury continued its werfc quietly for about a. month. Then, or, August 11. Thomas G. Lac, manager of the dressed beef department of Armour & Co.. was indicted for perjury. The giand Jury also returned a report charg ing Alfred R. Urion. chief counsel for Armour & Co.. and president of the Chicago Board of Education, and three Armour office employes with having de stroyed stenographers' notebooks after he books had been demanded by the in quisitorial body. The men appeared in court, and after a hearing lasting several days Judge Landis dismissed the charge against T'rion on testimony that the b00k.3 were destroyed before the grand jury asked for them and without the cognizance of Mr. Urion. Disposition of the perjury case was set for September 19. Previous Indictment. In the Lee perjury indictment it was charged that weekly meetings were held In Chicago, at which meetings the pack ers fixed prices and decided how much business should be done by each com pany during the week. The first federal jury investi gation of meat packers began on March 2-, 190-">. On July 1. 1996, indictments were returned against sixteen indi viduals and five corporations. On De cember 13 190T». the only trial of the packers on these indictments began. This dragged along until July 1, ir*>>, when Judge Humphreys gave his famous -immunity bath" to all individuals on trial. He declared the defendants had been compelled to furnish testimony whlch resulted in their indictment, and that the cases against them should be dismissed. Another federal grand jury inquiry was begun in December. 1908. This dragged on until April. 1900, when it as dropped with no indictments and [io reasons gJrea. GAYNOR INDORSEMENT TABLED. Montlcello. N. V.. Sept. 12.— The Demo cratic County Committee in session here to-day elected uninstruoted delegates to th» coming state convention, after a reso lution indorsing Mayer Gaynor foe Gov ernor had been tabled. MAYOR WANTS NEW LAW Columbus Executive Seeks Com pulsory Arbitration to End Strike ! HARMON'S WARM REJOINDER Governor Speaks of Mayor's Lack of Efficiency in Enforc ing Existing- Statutes Columbu*. Ohio. Sept. 12.— Mayor Mar shall, by formal letter to-day, called on Governor Harmon to summon the Gen eral Assembly in special session to *»n act a compulsory arbitration la^ and one aimed to prevent overcapitalization of corporation*. The letter wag callri forth by ... lonar continuance ■•■•■» streetcar •7-,''n 3 c trlk»» 1" Columbus. In his letter th» Mayor say» : "If th» Columbus Railway and t.isht Company bad had no obligations ~-*f>x>* that relating to th» tru*» valne in money of th" property '1 operates: that Is. Ml it not b«*pn ohl a; tn pay dividends on 'watered stork.* no doubt a reasonable increase of wa?ps ' •■"lid have been matte on demand of prnpiny"'. "Then there would ha.» been no =>• hi no violence, no interference with street car service and no disgrace of '" A city. "The problem is so difficult that th« General Assembly ought to have nothing else before it when It comes to consider it • Governor Harmon by letter declined to call dM Assembly and scored the Mayor because of his request. The Governor's letter said: Certainly, la view of the expense to whicti the state has already been put to main tain order in Columbus, you are the ■* who should sus-srest putting it to th» further great expense of a special session. You assume that I have only to call th* Legislature and tell them what -■•> do. At both sessions the Republican majority, which controls both branches, took special pains to treat my recommendations with, little or no respect, and sometime*, as in the case of dM one directed a«aln."t lof>- I ■-•-. with studied discourtesy. Now. with; the presiding officers of each house and many of. the members candidates at th^ pending- election, you seem to think that •■ - majority would corn»» la m*; and eat out of my hand. A3 it were. Under the circumstances. T certatalr would not be justified In mailing; a iipeeial session, even if I were prepared to recom mend the various measures you mention. I am bound in frankness to say that your sending such a letter at this time and promptly giving it M the press suggest <*■ desire to make up by fertility in recom mending new laws for the- lack of efficiency in enforcing lawn with which you are charged by the public in general. WOMEN WAGE EARNERS 1 15 I Statistics Produced to Show That 1 ia 10 Works in ■ Factory. Speaking before the sub-committee on labor and wages -,'•■- Congestion Commis sion at the City HaH yesterday afternooa. Miss Mary Van Kleeck. aaowi I of the woman's committee of the Sage Foundation, j^ave some startling statistics regarding trie employment of worn' i The speaker said that after ■* careful in vestigation it had been determined thar one of every four women - New York wa:< a waK<* earner, and that on*» mat of evry ten wom^n in the -•-• worked In a factory. A tabulation of the wages earr.ed by thea* women showed that about '' per cent earned less than $S a week. 31 pa cent worked forty-eisht hours or le3s. whit* 52 per cent worked from fifty-two to sixty hours a week. JEWELLER HELD FOR TRIAL. . 3amuel Goldstein, a jeweller at No. * Hester street, was held for Special Ses sions yesterday tn the E3«»x Market poOce court on the charge of selling •--'•■' in correctly stamped. The complainant against him wa? Mo?es '■"oh»Ti. of No. 15 Suffolk street, salesman for T. Terrace, a jeweller, of No. Sal Grand street. Both Cohen and Terrace were convicted in Special Sessions on August 10 of the same offence, sentence ■•>«»inß: suspended on the former and a flna of S2.VI imp^s-ed -.---. latter. Read These History-Making Prices GRANDS -. » ti- »r)r.nl Price «•!• P >-!<■• Steinway SI 100 «650 Stein way *.">'> 575 Weber 11. 50 430 Weber Mi 700 Steck aTM 570 Mason & Hamlin POO 550 Knabe <">" 485 Bechatein §00 310 C tuckering 1200 575 UPRIGHTS ■ am* O-t*ln«l Prir* « a Prira Steinway SSOO «345 Steinway .5.50 310 Steinway riOO 375 Weber .>OO 280 Weber 900 340 Weber . .»<> 260 Weber TOO 480 Weber IN 265 Steck 450 260 Steck • Ml . 290 Knabe 500 235 Knabe 530 335 Chickerin? 5J') 215 Chickerin? 550 190 Decker Bros. 500 185 Kranich or Bach 450 215 Sohmer 450 230 Wheelock 3*5 190 Stuyvemant 300 215 Haines Bros. 3*5 135 Hardman .500 230 Vase & Son Ml 180 Estey I ,1 215 Weser •<.»•> 155 Sterling C » 205 Mathushek . 350 ISO Gabler 450 215 Lindeman 400 190 Hallet & Davis 400 230 3