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PAID FOR MEN WHO
COULDN'T BE BRBED
That Was Why Rogers Helped,
with More than 582,000 f
"Square. Honest Men."
GAVE CASH— ALWAYS CASH
Forg-ot Wajnes of AH Beneficia- .
riea. So Graft Hunters Turned
Attention tc Cnxmingii&in
and His Clerk.
Tardy lustier war don*- to the much
realigned street railway interests at yes
terday's session cf the legislative praft
hunters. <1. Tracy Rogers, who. H
president for several years of the Street
Tiairsray Association and dishurser of
"special funds" ar.d "wwfsmriit fund?."
had extraordinary mesr.? of Imowins *he
m* In-mrdnesj: of street railway affairs.
r« the Interest? rtgbt before'the publld
Racers is a stout, phlegmatic sort cf
a person. But his blood gradually
reached the bnilin? point as he heard
M Linn Bruce day after day ask ques
tion? about cash credits to lesrislators on
th* book* < "Enirnr«™d * Cunningham ;_
iMimlft contributions to legislators
pot thrtnash the record? if the "legisla
tive fll#«rJT?r house" In derlou? fashion,
and the opening of trading accounts for
legislators "who cMn't put up any margin.
He Tcsen:*^ hirterly the cynical attitude
ef the graft hunters and their counsel
thai th» street railway people Win do-
Ing favor**— «vro Important financial fa
•vnr*—to legislators and politicians from
esy snrdid uiTprior motives.
Rogers Boiled Over.
•v yesterday, when Judge Brace got
Went In •ftin*: —*- the railroad people
tad elven seme SS2,<W In about three
years ■• a "croup of legislators. Ropers
boiled over. HI? Indignation at this
ndFrepresentatrra— this deliberate re
fusal to understand and appreciate the
«•* ♦««**• and splendid motives of the
ptr«^>t Hallways Association — knew no
bmmde When Judpe Bruce reiterated
hls snrdld question:
"What did ynu expect to get for this
•Bsßjesr*" Hcs?ers tan forth:
TV* expected to elect jrnod, FQuare.
honest men. who couldn't be bribed."
Manifest! v It was the statement of a
patient man who had suffered lone un
der misrepresentation and calumny, bur
Trh^ felt bound ti> protect his friends and
mandates tram nnwarranted attack. It
produced almost a sensation hi the *'-
d*=rmaiiic chamber, where the praft
hur.tErs trust.
The relentlefis. inxj'Jisltor. Bruce, whose
lightest questions are merciless prob
<rz^, of the innermost souls of unwilling ■
■oritrMSsas. casped.
A glad emile lizhied the countenance
of" the unsuspicious cud trustful Merrtrt,
il,|lll of the graft hunt. Merrltt ■»-
Trays had contended that there was no
graft and nothing Improper at Albany,,
and he ehc*wed his joy at having Roerers
«»iif?rm his statements. And the rest
of th« committee, suspicious and cynical
though, they were, evidently felt their.
tnait In bwmsnlty spring m afresh.
"*Th£y consed ortrr the names of those
-with wtasa Bogerß and his Mends; the
mOwa? people had done buFiness—
Sstoes. AUds. Bedell. Goodsell. George
Malty. "JacsT Tale, George TV. Dunn,
vTa=v=s*l. Bopere. Senator Green, the late
■JtassJEer TC&DKi and the pcore of oth^rr
»n both parties whose ■■■■ • modestly
pn-n-nted Borers from calling-all, all
jjozrcrnbl* am
"Square, Honest Men."
Gladly. aßaaastr. that committee
ncccpted irniir characterization,
"straare, honert men who couldn't be
'bribed.-
This refresh^ incident, fortunately.
cam« «arly. a* memory sweetened the
proceeding!' Of the Baft hunters for the
r^F- of the da".
Juage Brans, little thtaklrc of the way
this witness was to turn the tables on
"him end hold Mi base suspicions up to
L scorn, began asking quostions about the
I ermtributiens of the street railway in
" rcrests -■ lagßaaaan sari politiciajis
through Rogers and Ellingwaod & Cun
nto _. the brokerage firm with which
lie was connected.
"Between May. 1900. and July. 1003."
sals Judge Bruce, "the fragm* > nta.ry
records we have shew that $82,475
passed through your hands and. through
Xnitagwood & Cunningham, into the
hand* of legislators. Tell us why you
7ald that money ?"
Modestly, almost hesitatingly. Rogers
replied that he had no doubt much more
{»]«*■( that had. been paid. Judge Bruce
■was willing to concede that probably this
was "riniy a drop in ths bucket." Still
he pressed for an answer as to the mo
tive, and at length got this:
"I paid the money to elect n»cn from
uhcin wo could expect Salr treatment."
"Fair treatment for whom — the people
cr the railroads T*
"The best men for the railroads were
the best men for the people/ contended
Bogws.
"You said met from whom you could
expect fair treatment. Couldn't you get
fair treatment without pay:- - for it?"
"All corporations contributed." Bald
: ogerE.
*T? these men to whom you contributed
were elected they were under obliga
tion* to you 7"
Under Me Obligations.
■li Rogren?. air-
"But didn't they know you were pay
ing mowy for their election?**
"Not al! of tbeui: wme of them did."
answered the traction man, who Fr^-nt
much time at Albany during legislative
e3SJiioiis. and so got to know the real
tharatcter of the much criticised poli
ticians, lie couldn't recall the name of
one legislator, though, who didn't know
iitiout th»» contributions. Finally Judge
' ' -..-.■ him iLgain:
"TThy did you want these men
elect ed?~
"Because they xv-cre good, square, hon
r-t men who couldn't be bought or
bribed." he replied earnestly.
"So the corporations were drawing
nissjr- from their coffers to keep -rood
men In the Legislature, in the interest
of tht public?** queried Judge Bruce.
"The Street Railway AEsociatlon v.-a? a
philanthropic concern? It had occurred
to me that the railways wanted tbese
men In public lifr because they per
formed fiivors for thrm."
Rogers protested rehemeptly against
«ny —en notion. His face flushed, his
pudgy har>d sawing th«^ air, he declared:
1 never had anything to do with men
\IT\T>SES AT YESTERDAY'S LEGISLATIVE IXQTIRY.
MR. CUNNINGHAM. OF ELLINGWOOD
& (-■ W^WHAM.
TCcryri*M. 1910, by th<? American Prw= A«s<v
"dation.>
•who took money for such ■ purpose in
all my existence."
Assemblyman Foley wanted to know
why Rogers did business with Archie
I Baxter and Assemblyman Bedell. Rogers
• Raid he never gave Baxter a cent, and
■I wanted Bedell elected because he was
a good, fair individual. The traction
man said he didn't account to the. exec
utive committee of the association for
the way in which he contributed toward
the welfare, of his hone«t friends.
Always Gave Cash.
H» gave cash always cash — pollt
fcsJ committees as well a^ to legislative
candidates. His gifts to the Democratic
State Committee were "nothing large."
though. Some of the men inward whose
elation he rontrinutpd served on the
H&ilroads committees when elected
Really, thouch. he couldn't remember
who they were, fvpn -when Judge Bruce
tried to refresh his memory with lists
of the committees for several years.
Rocr? couldn't remember a single name, i
Finally, with a bored air, he remarked:
"Oh. I want to forget It."
He would not tell Judc"- 3ruce why.
but it was evident to anybody with a
srnse Ml o>licacy that he felt It wasn't j
proper for him to be- telling of favors j
hrfd done fnr his friends. He turned it j
off *in this Jocular way: j
"What's the use of living to remexn- 1
ber? If I sala 1 pave some of these fel- ;
lows money, they'd come here and deny
It.- That, manifestly, was his little
' joke at the expense of his friends.
Judge Bruce th*>n tried another tack
' He asked If Ropors ever contributed to ;
the county eommlttees of his friends, j
"and called the roll of counties for him. 1
JAgnin BogtwT^ sense of delicacy pre- i
vented him from remembering, or tell
ing, at least. He said that if Judge !
Bruce refreshed his memory, he might
Ibe able to say.
"That's tho way with you." retorted
Judge »ruce "You are always willing j
tc admit things when indisputable proof ;
is shown to you."
$500 for Malby's Campaign.
Tlwn he produced ■ letter written by
Ellinpwood £ Cunr.in?rhain to George
lialby on November 1. 19001 inclosir.gr
*SOO to aid ;.hyF campaign. Rogers
unwillingly admitted that the ISM check ,
was his. Suddenly the lawj-er asked |
Refers :
"Which was the predominant influence |
actuating the making of these contribu- :
tion!?— care for the good of the people
or the good of the railroads T'
"There's only one answer to that." |
j chuckled Rogers.
"TVcll, what is It?"
"Th° railroads."
"Did the good of the people and tlje
good of the railroads ever conflict?"
asked Senator Robert Wagner.
"Yes; sometimes.'* admitted Rogers,
reflectively.
Ropers ■id he didn't know whether
Fteam railroads or other public service ,
i corporations contributed to legislators; :
■ he wasn't Interested in them, and paid
no attention. "fore he left the witness ;
stand Judpre Bruce with much mystery
j showed him a name written on a piece 1
' of paper.
Rogers sair. the owner of it once lent
him 550.000, in 1902. which later was re- '■
j paid. The transaction had nothing to j
dr> with politics, he paid. He said the j
same thing about a contracting firm j
which had advanced money to him.
Neither the name of the firm nor the (
amount was divulged. Judge Bruce ac
cepted Rogers's statements that there j
was nothing concerning politics in the j
transactions.
Mr. Cunningham Forgetful.
In the afternoon James W. Cunning
ham, formerly Rogers's partner In the
"legislative clearing house," now con
nectrd -with the brokerage firm of Sim
mons & Slade. took the Ftand. Ho in
sisted that be was willing tn tell the
graft hunters ail he knew, but he seemed
to be afflicted with the regulation wit
ness stand brand of memory. Most of
the things Judge Bruce wanted to know
Mr. Cunningham never had known, or
else had forgotten absolutely, beyond
hope of recollection.
One of the things Judge Brace asked
him v.ns about the mysterious disap
pearance of about fifty thousand can
celled checks, check aha. letterpress
copy bookE, blotters and deposit books
which : he had been eubpanuied to pro
duce, but hadn't produced. lie paid he
didn't know about them, but imagined
ttr-y might have been lost on the various
times when the firm moved, or retained
by some of I the lawyers who conducted
cases for tl/e concern wh«n It was hav
ing financial troubles.
H«- resented very hotly any assumption
that anybody would have an interest in
NEW-YORK DAILY TIUBTyE. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBEH 2-1 imo.
He didn't remember the SIO.OOO Hack
ley special account which was the one
Hackley recalled. Neither could he. be
lieve that the S 10,000 draft from Cole,
about which Hackley told, bad been de
posited to his — Cunningham's credit
until Judge Bruce produced the deposit
book and showed the entry. That was
on July 27, 1902.
About that lime a letter from Elling
wood & Cunningham's told Senator
Goodsell that if he'd call at the office he
could collect 55,000 cash which was
•waiting there for him. Cunningham said
he knew absolutely nothing about that
letter. He didn't peem to be able to tell
anything about a $5,000 withdrawal from
his account just then, either. Not even
when Judge Bruce pointed out the Initial
rG." alongside the Item was his memory
refreshed.
admitted that GoodseiTs name b*^
gan with "G." but say.- no connection.
true regardinc two Items
500 each along in 1903. The initial
"B" ■vajs attached to these items. Cun
n'Tigham couldn't say that this indicated
payment of the $3,000 to Bedell.
ignorance Somewhat Qualified.
"I never had anything to do with U g
lslative businefs. judge," he asseverated.
I know no more about it than
you do "
Jadg t may be remarked, has
sr -od knowledge of the legislative
business, as he .served in Albany a term
• ml ■ ;<>vrrnor.
Judge Brace wanted to know why
much of the money put through these
mta cam*, from H. H. Vreeland and
H. A. Robinson, officials in the Metro
politan ."system.
Cunningham said he didn't know. He
didn't even know why he'd written to
Tracy Rogers to "get 53.000 for Louis,
etc." Louis, he said, was the way he
designated Assemblyman Bedell. His
"respect for gray hairs" prevented htm
from calling Senator Goodsell by his
front name.
The inquisitor wanted very much to
know what Rogers was "to get in touch
with Elmira" about, as he was advised
to do in another letter. Cunningham
hadn't the least idea, unless it was some
reference to the fact that "Archie" Bax
ter lived there. He didn't connect it in
the least with Cole. No questions were
asked about Baxter.
A subsequent letter of Cunningham's
to Rogers told of a talk he had had with
Senator Raines when that veteran legis
lator called at the office to get some
money for stocks the brokers had soul.
The letter contained this phrase:
'I am glad to see he is one of our fltrn
kind
That meant. Cunningham said. ;hat
Senator Raines was "a very genia!
Jesse Barr. a gum chewing, sweet
scented youth who had served as secre
tary for Cunningham, was called to shed
some light on the "G." and "B." entries
in Cunningham's deposit book which
made in his aandftrrtttnc Barr
afcewed gum industriously and mani
fested a dense and impenetrable Igao
ran >■ of everything under tht- sun.
The graft hunters «rfU hold a session
tc-day ar.d th»n adjourn until October &
SUPPOSED WILL NOT FOUND
Widow of Robert H. Thompson Gets
Setback in Contest.
Answering an order of Surrogate Ket
chain of Brooklyn, lawyer* for the estate
si Robert H. Thompson reduced la court
yesterday the mysterious tin box which was
surposeu to contain a later will of the aped
paper manufacturer than that filed by the
family of the testator. Under the original
will the entire estate was divided between
the tiro cons and the married daughter of
las testator.
Another strong box. which had been In
the custody of the Nassau National Bank,
of Brooklyn, was brought into court. A
search af both boxes failed to re^al 1 new
will.
Mrs. Mabel Thompson, the young widow
of the testator, lives at No. 282 Washlncton
avenue. BBS was a stenographer in the
Boston house ol Mr. Thompson when he
married her. Hiie Is contesting the will.
G. TRACT RCKT-E'RS.
APPROVES TARIFF BOARD
Commission and Its Work Satis
factory to Association.
[From The Tribune Bureau.!
■Washington, Sept. 23.— national Tariff
Commission Association, comprising many
influential business men In the country,
has set its stamp of approval on the
Tariff Board. Henry R. Towne. of New
York, treasurer of that association, voiced
the opinion of his associates to-day when
he declared officially that the pr-sent com
mission meets all the requirements which
his organization stands for. except that It
has not been made permanent by act of
'"ongressj Mr. Towre has been In Wash
ington several days studying the methods
of the commission, and he expressed him
self as entirely satisfied.
"While the present tariff board has no
powers of coercion." said Mr. Towne, "T
find from . consultation with business men
throughout the country that it is accom
, plishing the same results by persuasive
! means. The business men seem entirely
: willing to co-operate with the. board, and
; I believe that more Information is being 1
, secured than would be obtained by the
other method. I am authorized to nay for
m- association that Jt la entirely satisfied
with the present board and Its work The
only thing now to be- desired is that Con
i press make the present board permanent."
The Tariff Board was created by the
1 Payne law to assist th* President in de
termining the application of th* maximum
• and minimum provision. At the last ses
sion of Congrrepp Its powers were so en
larged as» to permit it to investigate the
difference In cost of production at home
and abroad without relation to the maxi
mum and minimum* provisions, which had
already gone into effect.
The National Tariff Commission Associa
tion to-day announced plans of a campaign
to have Congress enact legislation which
will make the tariff board a permanent
body, to be affiliated as a bureau with the
Treasury Department.
The first of a series of conferences which
will start the tariff board actually on Its
work of making a scientific revision of the
tariff, schedule by schedule, will take place
to-morrow, when a meeting with the ex
ecutive committee of the Chemical Manu
facturing Association will be held.
The conference' will be followed by meet
ings with representatives of the manu
facturers of wood pulp, woollen textiles.
Iron and steel and probably the metal men.
From the results of those conferences the
hoard expects to know Just where it stands
in beginning its work.
The members of the commission are not
alarmed at the various announcements that
It will he a hard job to pot information on '
the cost of manufacture from the corpora
tions. They think the board has facilities
one way or another, for getting what it
wants.
HIT TARGET AT LONG RANGE
Passing Steamers Witness Atlantic
Battleship Practice.
On board the rjnitpd State? battleship
Kansas, at sea on Southern drill grounds.
Wednesday, by wireless, via Portsmouth.
Sept. — The Atlantic fleet demonstrated
to-day that no mark was too small for it
to hit if it showed anywhere above the hori
zon. Eight of the sixteen battleships, form
ing the Brat squadron and headed by Rear
Admiral Schroeder's flagship, the Connecti
cut, peppered four target?, each one-fifth
the size of an ordinary warship, at a range
of more than six m! I
Th- Delaware, one of the two new Ameri
can super-Dreadnoughts, caucht away her
target at the first salvo. The other ships
of the fleet, including the Delaware's sister
Rhip. the North Dakota, the Connecticut, the
Louisiana, the Kansas. the Michigan, the
New Hampshire and the South Carolina,
also found the range accurately. Nearly
five hundred shots, including one hundred
12-inch shells, were fired.
The Norwegian fruit .--t-anier Relita, from
Port Antonio for Philadelphia, appeared on
the horizon midway between the first di
vision and. its targets. Th. division was
steaming toward her Just before the war
ships began tiring. The vessel did not
change her course, and in a few minutes
after the firing had ceased the Belita sailed
down the lane between them. A Clyde Line
steamer was the only other ship seen pall
ing in after the firing. No projectiles went
near either vessel.
HER LIFE SAVED BY "RAT"
Coney Island Woman Beaten and
Robbed at Newark, Ohio.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.
Newark, Ohio. Sept. — —A large "rat" in
her hair saved Grace Langdon. of, Coney
Island. N. V.. from death when attacked
early this morning, although ebe is in a
critical condition from blows struck with a
club by a man. who stole $3 from her.
William Bolton. brother of T. Bolton, In
dicted for murder in connection with the
saloon raid lynching here, in July, (a held
as her assailant. She was dragged into an
alley and beaten, her head being cut in
eight places.
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LUSITANIA BREAKS RECORD
503 First Cabin Passengers on
Big Liner Tons the Mark.
MUCH TROUBLE II DOCKING
Sir Alfred Mon? and J. Sergeant
Cram Among the Notables
Aboard.
The big Cunarder Lusitania came into
port last night, adding another record to
her long list. It was not for speed, how
ever, as the Mauritania has forced her
Into the background of transatlantic rec
ords. She brought over the- record saloon
passenger complement, having 503 passen
gers hi that class.
This is the largest number that has been
brought over by the' Lusitanla or the
Mauretanla since the big ships have been
In service. She had a total of 2.923 persons
on board, including her crew of SIS.
The big steamship was unable to make
her dock berore 10:30 p. m. She was de
layed in Quarantine one hour, and after
anchoring a strong flood tide swung her
stern around and her bow pointed to the
Narrows. When the health officer released
her. Captain Charles steamed seaward
until the mall boat cast off. taking away
2.2fil bags of mall. The Lusitania swung
around pnnptly, but had difficulty in get
ting into her dock, although eight tugs
assisted.
J. Sergeant Cram, accompanied by his
family, was a passenger.
Thf» news of the Pemor-ratic victory in
M.-;ir.<~ had reached him. and he did not con
ceal bia ela'lon.
He „-ked for Mayo- QajUST*! condition.
BBd wh-n told that he was wel! said "T
am mljfhtv rlad to hear It."
Mr. Crsaa wa? talking wi*h AT Tlavman.
the theatrical manager, when a reporter
told him that the demand for to
take th» D«mocrati" candidacy for Gov
ernor would not down, and a pmile reread
over his face.
Slapping Mr. Hayman on the shoulder, he
remarked: "There, did 1 not tell you?"
Sir Alfred Ifend, Member of Parliament
for Swansea, was a passenger on the
Lusitania. He is the managing director of
the Brunner-Mond Company, a big chemi
cal company of England, and comes here
on his Tray to Canada on business.
He said he had been Invited to deliver «»
series of lectures on "Free* Trade" at Ot
tawa, Montreal and Toronto. When toti"
that he might aid the cause of the Demo
crats in this country if he. included a few
American cities In this particular lecture
Itinerary, he laughed heartily.
"1 .- shall - see something of th« United
States." he Bald, "even if I have only three
weeks to sperri on this side of the water.
This is my first visit to this country. Do
you know. I think reciprocity between Can
ada and the United States is only a ques
tion of time?
"It Is bound to romp, and T shall be glad
to see it. Such an arrangement would be
splendid for both countries, and I think
Canada could enter into such agreements
without having any effect whatever on the
mother country."
Sir Alfred met Mr. Roosevelt In London,
ar.d while be was greatly impressed with
the magnetism of the ex-President, he
declared that ho had not left as lasting an
impression in ITngland as is generally be
lieved.
"They liked him over at home," he con
tinued. "He had the courage to speak
out what he thought, and that is a great
deal. He has a marvellous personality.
He is a power to Ptimulate rather than to
create. Tour politics are too complicated
here <- or or to discuss freely. I far the
position Mr. Roosevelt has taken in politics
has placed Mr. Taft in a delicate position,
as well as a difficult one.
"We are. all interested In this country,
but the financial interests of England have
not fully recovered from the effects of the
panic In the United States In 1507.
"We ar*> fighting shy of American securi
ties partly on this account and partly be
cause rubber and oil investments look more
Inviting at home Just now. I will say, how
ever, that real good American securities
are always appreciated in England."
Frederick c Whitney, the theatrical man
ager, returned on the Lusitanla. He said
the success in London of his opera "The
Chocolate Soldier" had been phenomenal
and bad surpassed the popularity of "Doro
thy," which made a big hit many years
ago.
"The demand for seats is so frreat," he
said, "that one must buy them months in
advance to see the performance."
Mr. Whitney will go to Chicago in the
near future to attend the opening of a
"Chocolate Soldier" company in that city.
Other passengers on the Lusitania were
Mr and Mrs. Sidney *J. Colforfi,~.lr.T"MrT
and Mi Joseph Beecham. G. G. relins;
huysen, Professor Hugh Black. Bishop and
Mrs. G. H. Kinsolvingr, Mrs. Charles
Boughton Wood and the Right Rev. A.
Van de Vyver.
ST. REGIS GUEST COMPLAINS
Alleged Attempt to Fleece Bank
er's Wife Fails.
A man who said be was James Collins,
twenty-seven yea old. of No. 232 Houston
street, who, according to Gustav R
Schmid, assistant manaper of the Hotel
St. Regis, tried to fleece a pruest at the
hotel out of $20, was locked up in the East
Bat street police station last night as a
suspicious person. He was arrested at 57th
street and Madison avenue by a detective
of th» St. Repis.
According to Schmid an America Dis
trict Telejrraph messenger took to the hotel
last night a letter addressed to Mrs. E. N.
Breitung. the wife of a Michigan banker.
recently returned with her husband from
Europe. Mrs. Brett a showed the letter
to Mr. Schmid. It was typewritten on
good stationery, with a written signature,
and •ad us follows:
September 22. 1310.
Mr?. E. N. Breitung, Hotel St. Regis. City.
Dear Madam— You are. cordially Invited
tf« attend a banquet and reception of the
Telegraph Clerks and Lady Operate to
be held at Grand Central Palace. Tuesday
evening:, September 2T.
Thanking you beforehand for the courtesy
you are extending toward us in helping to
rnaKine this affair a success, a;.. also
thanking you for past, favor?, we beg to
remain, yours faithfully, D. KEEN* AN.
$20. Secretary.
Mr. BchflßM said he made inquiries about
the affair and that on« of th*> women
operators in the hotel told him that she
had not heard of any such reception. He
placed a slip of paper In an envelope, ad
dresFed it to "D. Keenan." and handed it
to the messenger boy, who we! • out with
Mr. .;mid and the house detective in his
wake. At 57th street and Madison avenue
two men stepped up and took the envelope
from the boy. One of them ran when Mr
Schmid and th« house detective rushed
up. but the other was caught.
WOMAN ACCUSED OF ARSON
Police Say Child Saw Mother
Start Fire in Tenement.
Mrs. Mary Zavasky. of No. 34» South
Ist street, Williainsburs. and her daugh
ter Eva. eleven years old. were taken.
to Brooklyn Police Headquarters last
night, the mother charged with arson.
and the child with Juvenile delinquency.
The arrest of the mother was brought
0 bout by the little girl, who confessed, the
police say. that she had men her mother
set fire to a pile of newspapers in the
hallway of her home on Wednesday
evening;.
Other tenants living in the house were
rtartled on Wednesday evening by
dense clouds of smoke Issuing: from the
Zavasky apartments. After the firemen
extinguished the Maze a half burned
bundle of papers beneath a stairway on
the second floor caused an investigation
to be started. *
Lest night detectives found the mother
and daughter In their apartment. The
mother refused to talk, but the child.
after she had been asked many ques
tions, began to cry and finally said that
she had seen her mother pour kerosene
oil on a bundle of newspapers and set
fire to them with a candle. She and
Mrs. Zavasky then ran down to the
street, the girl said, and did not return
to their home ugtll the following day.
MAY CALL THEIR STRIKE OFT
Bricklayers' Helpers Will Suffer,
Otherwise, in Lockout.
Bricklayer' helpers who were ordered on
strike by business agents of the bricklayers
when the latter struck on the contracts of
F. T. N'esblt & Co., are in trouble.
There are from two to three helpers for
each bricklayer at work on a big building,
and the agreement by which the helpers
wero^paJd 37 cents an hour was made on
their behalf between the representatives of
the bricklayers' unions and the Mason
Builders' Association.
The laborers. It was said yesterday, will
have to call off their strike. F. E. Conover.
president of the Mason Builders' Associa
tion, said last evening:
"We had no resource other than deciding
on the lock-out of the ten unions which per
sisted in violating the trade agreement,
which was signed by their own representa
tives. The bricklayers through this agree
ment were paid by aa the full wages of 7C
cents an hour during periods when there
was keen competition for work. As to the
'aborers, they may, if they continue their
•-ike. com© to a point where they may
have, to work for C a day."
YOUTH MAY LOSE $1,500,000
Imperils Claim to Estate by Enlistment
in Navy.
Chicago. S*pt. 22 .— Th«» longing of Horace
Logan Keeler, twenty years old. of Rich
mond. Ind- # for life la the United States
navy, may east him a fortune of C5C0.000.
It was learned to-day Th« young man, a
son of Harry C. Keeler, of Richmond, en
listed at a naval recruiting station In Chi-
US' 1 on September 7. Two months previ
ously his grandfather had died.
Keeler -was not told of the provisions to
hie grandfather's will. By the terms of
this win young Keeler is heir to property
val'ied at H,o»*.flM). provided he earns not
less than $75 a month until he li twenty
flv*» in old. K.p«ier enlisted as a medifal
apprentice in the navy for four years at
£22 a month. Lawyers representing the
ELeeler estate Intimate that they will ap
peal to the War Department to save the
fartsaaa for the young 1 man.
WHITE RATS NOT YET IN UNION.
A snag. It was said yesterday, had been j
encountered In negotiations which were
started last week to amalgamate the "White j
Rats with the Actor?* National Protective
Union, which is BSSBB tip of vaudeville
actors. A conference was heid in this c'ty
betweea President Gompers, Vice- President :
Mitchell and General Organizer Frnyne, of
the American Federation of Labor, and ;
representatives of the White Rats. th#»
Actors' National Protective Unicn and the
Central Federated Union- with a view to j
an amalgamation, but no result followed.
and another conference^ Is to b*» called, j
Organizer rayne said the Watte Rats .
wanted a separate charter, but the Ameri
car. Federation el L^bor could not recog- ..
nize two unions in one trade without vlo- !
latlng Its constitution.
Store Opens at 8:30 A. M. and Closes at 6 P. M. Directly en the Interborougfc
Subway. Eight Car Lines Each Way to Store.
At WS^Wo*
W f New York, September 23, 1910
These French hats are only one of a kind, and e;<
original, the artist signing it just as great artists sign
pictures.
It is impossihle to place signed hats of the qv<
these great French models, out for general inspection in
millinery salons, and still deliver them perfect and and
as our clients have learned to expect Wanamaker
tions to he.
Therefore the new and exclusive Paris hats far Autumn
and early Winter have heen placed in the
PRIVATE FRENCH
MILLINERY SALON
Of the Wanamaker Store
Where they will he shown upon request, and where
invited to honor us with your visit.
An unusually splendid selection of these modern art
works has heen brought over exclusively to us. repr
the cream of the Parisian productions for the KNOB.
In the private French Salons.
Young Men Who Watch Clothing
Styles Notice a Change This Year
The extreme styles in suits are passing away
— have gone, in tact, except in cheapest stores
for cheapest men.
Freakish clothes can masque no longer under
the alluring title of "college" clothes — that never
was fair to the colleges, much les» to the young
men. It was not indulged in here.
On the other hand, there is a vast differ-
ence between the clothes we sell tor yonmg men and those
intended for their fathers. The patterns run into very decided
color effects and very striking lines.
They are different without being "dizzy." And they are
absolutely correct. v«rfc
In quality they have no equals in the city of New York,
dollars laid down beside dollars.
A strong statement, but provable. $16.50 to $35.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart ft Co.. Broadway. Fourth avenue. Eighth to T«obbs
HUGHES PICKS OMALLEY
Attorney General to Have Charge
of Queens Graft Cases.
Alban*. Sept. 22. -governor Baika to
nttrht designated Attorney Genera! O*Hal
ley to take char»e of the trial of the to
dletments and the proceedings brocifct
against various officials and employe of
the Borough of Queens for official misfeas
ance. Sir. O'ilall^y wu directed to attend
in perspon or by deputy the trial term of
the Supreme Court M be held in Queen*
County M October 3. and appear before '
the jrrand jury thereof, thus supersedins
the District Attorney of Queens Couary.
Governor Hushes acted cm the ~iffß—|i,
of !Uymond B. Fosdlck. Commla^ooer of
Accounts of New York, who has bees, in
vestigating the condition la Queens. la a
letter to the Governor he rays:
A.« you are doubtless aware, there i-•
now pending in th* County of y ■.-*>-. * cer
tain Indictments brought sata: variota
officials and employes at the Borough of
Queens for arr» of official misfeasance
These Indictments ar* th* ftrat of ixcor
: ar.ro that hav<» irrown out of th« r«^:ert
investization rondurted br the office of th*
Commtssion^rs of Arcounat nf n«w York
City, and have therefore a very vita: bear*
In jr. not only upon honest ard * icat
public administration in that borough, but
upon the ultimate effect^entrra o* ti*«
power of this ofHre In brfcjffin- tn llgitt ■
oSicial wTonjrdotnjr. I lw tnat yon tnn
asree wtts. me that without denwnstrati:*
tii« vitality of the erlir.iT.al sratr;ra?i c «.
•lgned to inhibit wronerdoingr tit oJT.o m
amount of investteration cf su-.h wrrrcs
duin? wlli effectually serve to vrtrr*r.z ir.
I therefore he^ leave rr ei^yes: to .vtti
that the necessity for « vi«mrotjj» and disin
terested preaeewttoa' °^ lh * lnd:crn*.en» ft:
Question warrants your con'idenrjr the ad
visability of supporting the state's ca»»
with the p^w«»r» ronferr»^ utven yf»u hr
statute. I have sp<^lScally in isind the
appointment of a speciai deputy attorccy
ecneral of ronsptcuo^ pufcltc stan<stnr and
Broad experience Irr criminal pros*mi:cn.
It will cost CO.*" to try the -en former
officials of the Borough of Queens via -»
under indictaest. charz-d with grar^as,
atiardlng to an estimate yester^av for
warded by District Attorney Fred-rick o»
De Witt, of Queens County, to tie Boanl
cf Estimate a.«kjn« for that allo-wance
In his application Mr. De Witt seta forth
that the greater number et the nd uader
Indictment are wealthy a.-. I have fnftiii«ca
politically; that they hay» alrcadr s"^e to
great expense in arrarsiTis for their d»- ft
fence, and that more, funds ar*» r^Tired
by the District Altai ueT'fl ofT.c<* In order
to make a successful flot
Miss Mary Donnelly, who made sensa
tional charges of immorality in tie Qu»*nj
County Jail, where she at nv.» time b«ld
th»» place of assistant matron, is tc be
subpoenaed before the r-^r jurr.cf that,
county liorr mon*h. wher* she will lave
an opportunity of r*reatics h»r st^iry.
COURT TO SIT CONTINUALLY
Customs Appeals Trfimnal Will Half
Its First Session To-day.
Washington. Sept. .': — The T"r.it<»d Fta;«
Court of Customs Appeals w?!l conveaj
here to-mormw for the September t<«rE.
3Trsre than tws hundred rases are on tia
calendar, ■ the '•onrt probably wll].b»
bt;sy five day? in a week for the next rimm
weeks. When the - •—--■■ more raws
win he assizr.M. No derisions wJO b«» tfrnn
at the first session. From now or. --.< cost:
will probably *>• at work ccnttnuailT
DATE FOR HIGGINBCTHAM TRfAL
Magistrate E. Gastrm ii^|to>iirtiiii ap
peared !r the Court of Special Sessions.
Brooklyn, yesterday afternoon, to plead ts>
the charge of assaulting Miss Marr
Hickey. but «i:d not trait fcrr the case to
be called, leaving hi 3 plea cf "cot guilty""
with his attorney. Philip A. Brensan. Mr.
Bmoan and Assart District Aitor-er
White agreed that a -venien: 62.1 a fcr
the trial would be September 23. and th»
court set the trial down f*r that day.
WORKERS OPPOSE PROHIBITION.
Niarara Falls. N. T.. Sept. C— Th« ?ra:e
■Wr»rkir;jrm*»T:'p Federation, in ccrmrnTics
h<=re to-day, adapted a resolution deiuwiiuff
ing Prohibition. The resolution said, ia
part :
**TV> denounce Prohibition as a breeder of
illegal traffic ir. licuor. at <ilres> and 30120.
At the same time we are fnr tenperaTrre."*
FOUR CHOLERA DEATHS IN ITALY.
Rome. Sept. 22-— Tfce cholera continues t»
spread tn the southeast. *notxritJr.s:andlss
the efforts c* the medical oScers in cft«P
of the infected district. Sixteen new caiW
and four deaths were reported to-daj.