- V"'' THE SUN, MONDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1912. E SEES WILSON AND RUIN AHEAD. J, Stntc Leader Shoots Himself in Office, Fearing to Face His Creditors. FIRST SHOT JIISSED FIRE Asgoeintcs in Amusement and Traction Denis Were to Meet in Evening. riiiLAMit.rHM, Oct. 6. Thomas J. llyan, Democratic loader of Pennsyl vania nnd member of the Donnclly-ltyan-Guffoy triumvirate that so Ions controlled the organization of that party In the State, ended his life Into thl afternoon In his oflloc In the Land Tltlo and Trust Uulldlng by shooting himself will a pistol. Tho examination of the pistol sb .us that tho first cartridge did not explode when he pulled the trigger. The second bullet lodged In his lirnln. Hyan was hopelessly Involved finan cially, and from great wealth It Is un derstood that through unfortunate In vestments ho had become prnrtlrnlly penniless, a year ago urenminmi at i.oney lainuu oilmen ana wiai loss w.n i severely felt by him. This season hit built another amusement resort' on tho slto of the old Point Ilreeze racetrack, hut It has not been a success, nnd there was a meeting scheduled for this eve ning at his office, where his creditors were to gather and consider plans for u trusteeship. James W. Guffey, tho former Demo cratic committeeman from this Stnte, gavo Ryan his start nnd It was with Guffey's money that hp began business. After he hnd amassed a fortune Hyan began to Invest In local traction securi ties. Ho becamo Intimate with the Wldeners and the late George D. Wldenor gavo him tho concessions at all of- tho parks on the lines of tho Philadelphia Ilapld Transit Company. He built Willow Grove, one of the most nttractlve resorts In the city. He turned to Chestnut Hill nnd constructed a re sort there. Then he built Woodsldu In l'nlrmount Park. All of them proved Immensely profit able nnd he organized tin-in Into stock companies, formed the syndicate that underwrote them and sold the stock, re taining enough for himself to make him Independent for life, With the sucivm he achieved here he branched out In other cities and hp Invested In Coney Island enterprises. His financial enterprises having be come Involved, something hnd to be done to protect not only the creditors but those who were Interested with him. It was learned from an attorney who represents one of the creditors that they have suspected there were Irregulari ties In the management of the enter prises with which Ityan was connected nnd that the meeting for to-day was called to see whether or not some of the parties who were Interested could not arrange matters so that Kyan's fortune might be rehabilitated and that their money might be saved. Ryan lived with his wife on his hand some estate facing York road, near Ashburno road. Melrose. With the ex ception of the servants, Mrs. Ityan was alone In the house when the news of the tragedy was conveyed to her by friends. It was broken as gently as possible, but the shock was too great and she collapsed. A physician was summoned, and under his orders no one was permitted to sen her except her brother and one or two Intimate friends. Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Ryan's brother, said he knew of absolutely no reason that ihls brother-in-law should have taken his own life. He said Mr. Ryan was well and apparently in the best of spir its when ho left home to go to hh office. "I am confident." said Mr. Walsh, "that his business affairs and finances nre In splendid shape. Ills senson at both Willow Grove and Point Hree.o parks was most successful. He had told me that Willow Grove hail the best sea son In Its history nnd that the Point Ilreeze venture had proed profitable beyond his expectations." HE BIDS FOR FRITZI SCHEFF. A Connt From Ilruxll Will Tnkr Whole Company Doin Tlirrr, Cincinnati, Oct. 6. Frltzl Schrff. who arrived hern to open In "The Love Wager," announcd to-night that she has accepted a proposition to appear with her entire American company In Rio de .Jan eiro, Rntzll, for a season of eight weeks, beclnnlnK April 20 next The offer was made by Count Candlde Mendes dn Ainu Ida, a wealth I'oitu gTiese living In Itlo, who I- now In Amu tea as a delegate to tli Int. i national emi gres of Chambers of 'ommerre Count de Almeida lltst saw Ml. s, ii-rr In "The Love. Wager" In I'hll.idelpli i last week. Mlsi Scheff will take an inerlr.m com pany of fortj singers and will nppi.ir in "Tho Love Waiier," "Mile Modiste." The Prima Donna" and "It.ibette, Mim ing each opera to weeks. Count de Almeida will deposit a bund cf 1100,000 with the Hrazlllan Consul In New York to guarantee the safe return of thn entire organization. The eoinp.in to support Miss Scheff will be selected by her manager, Joseph M- Gultes. Count de Almeida Is s.ild to be the io.,.n.t rnffeo crnn-i-r In Hm7.ll and his brother. Dr. l-'eidlnando de Almeida, is owner and editor of the Journal ic llnnil cf Rio. H0CKIN DENIES BETRAYAL. Iron Workers' Nceretnry ( He (inn- No Kvlilenee. Indianapolis. Oct. 6, Herbert S Hockln, secretary and treasurer of tlio Iron Workers since the arrest or .lonn .1 McNainiuii, nnd who was denounced by District Attorney Miller yesterday afternoon ns n double ciosser or ins co consnlrators and a thief, inado n state inent In the presence of members of thu organization at the headquarters of the union to-day denying In detail an un charges of the District Attorney, Houkln uald that he had never given the Government tiny Information or any nancrs out of the offices except what hnd been demanded on an order of the court; that ho had never told tho DIs trlct Attorney anything except to deny tho charges mado against members of the organization and that tho detective from tho District Attorney's ofllce hail visited him frequently and questioned him. but had got nothing. One of tho defendants said to-day; "Of courso we urn not In a position to denounce Hockln or any one else J nut now, but If anybody has been guilty of dynamiting tt Is Hockln himself, and we are glad that ho was not permitted to save himself nt the expense of others, M U tut out .with McManlgai,"- PUBLIC COAL LAUDS LEASED. New Development Poller Mar He Adopted Kitenalvelr tha Fntnre. Wasihnoton, Oct. 6. An Important departure from tho usual policy In re Kurd to public lands la the leasing of 2,480 ucres of coal lands at Lander, Wyo., to the Owl Creek Coal Company by tho Federal Government. This Is said to be tho first actual lease of mln crul lands on the public domain by the Government to Individuals and fore shadows a practice that may be adopted extensively In the future. The lease, as approved by Secretary Klshor of the Interior Department gives the bureau of mines absolute control over tho operation of the mine as to the methods of mining and the provisions for Its safety. Tho lease proper Is for ten yenrs, the company to have prcf- erentlal right of renewal for successtvo periods of Ave years each up to a total of thirty years on terms to be fixed by the Secretary of the Interior nt or be fore the beginning of each flv year pi rlod. The company ngrees to pay at the be ginning of tlm lease, nnd on July 1 of each succeeding year, 2,4K0, or 1 for each acre, which Is to bo credited upon the royalties due under the lease. It also ngrees to pay on the production of nit coal mined a royalty of GVa cents a ton for the llrst live years nnd 8 cents n ton lor the next live years. The royalty thereafter Is to be llxed by the Secre tary of the Interior at the beginning of each period. Thu company must not assign tho irnH0 ,. ny nt,.rest In the premises. It ,,.,), no, pcrmt trntnc in Intoxli-ntlng liquors on the property; nnd the Secre tary of the Interior has the right to foi felt the lease for any violation. It Is provided that "no member or delegate to Congress, or resident commissioner, after his election or appointment, or either, before or nfter he has qualified nnd during his continuance In ofllce, nnd no otnecr. agent or employee of the Government shall be admitted to any share or part of this contract or agree ment or to any benefit to arlso there from." WE SELL THE WORLD ITS MUSIC. (Inr I'lnnns unit I'honoarrnph" Now I'nert In r.rcn the Pur Cnrnem. Washington, Oct. 6. American mini mi Instruments of all kinds have found a s.ile In almost every quarter of tho world, according to a monograph, "I-or-i-lgn Trade In Musical Instruments," which will soon be Issued by the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce of the Department of Commerce and Labor. About $1, 300,000 worth of American pianos were sold abroad In 1911. Canada taking tin- largest share. In other countries they malntnln a steady sale, but meet strong competition from Eu ropean, particularly German. Instru ments. In China nnd the Orient generally the feature that blocks the sale of Ameri can as well as European Instruments Is that the Oriental races have not yet taken a liking for Western music. This, howexer. does not apply to phono graphs, which are easily adapted to M-Iectlons In any language, and they nre consequently very popular, espe cially In China. Shopkeepers there were quick to recognize the value of the pho nograph as a crowd gatherer and now many shops have n phonograph playing In front all day long. American organs find one of their best markets In Australia nnd a larg" number are nlso sold In Germany. Th-j fnlted Kingdom was once the Hold for a thriving sale in these instruments, mu the coming or the cheap piano and mo nhonocraiih has diminished the demand n n,r.:i wrtlnn until the irnile Is In- ronsl.lni ilile. There Is still n uood de- mnnd among the Hner farmers In South ... . ... Africa and nlso In Canada, but In both places the piano Is encroaching on the trade. Largo numbers of American phono graphs go t" the Latin American coun tries, where they are immensely popu lar. ' This Is especially true of Mexico, because of the many Isolated mining camps and ranches. TO MAKE TRAVEL SANITARY. ulilli- Health Srrlee In Inspect I'aMpnicrr Trnlnx nml llonta. Washington-, Oct. fi.- Sherman Allen, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, low ilheeteil the head of the 1'ubllo Health Service to Inspect the sanitary features of f e,llen.,,l trultis nml vessels ngagetl in inicrsiaie roiuiueni-. u expected that us a result railroad trains ami pussenger carr.viim ii-ffi-m un tice we see, lor instance, n large pro ronntrv will be "cleaned up" where dticer using anv quuntlty of benzoate of cleaning Is necessary, and that the Gov- ,.r.,.i-c, lnl..r,.Mr n tie mutter Willi1"'" proieiieu inmi prueeiuuun , we .see uromnt the managets of railroad and water lines to fumigate at certain In tervals, especially In parts of the coun try where there Is a constant movement of persons altllited with tuberculosis and other contagious diseases. I'nder n law passed at the last ses sion of Congress the Public Health Service has authority to make Inquiries Into polluted water supplies nnd to co operate with other bodies In protect ing the public health. At present then- Is no special appro prlatlon available to defray the cost of the Inquiry. Accordingly surgeons of the Public Health Service will bo obliged to conduct this Inquiry nt times when oi ders for travel are Issued for other duties. BIG JIM THORPE ON WARPATH. Con i-li Wnrner, However, llesenrs Unfile nml Chokes Off Veils. PlTTStirr.n, Oct. fi.--A crowd In the lobby of the Seventh Avenue Hotel Inst night raw big Jim Thorpe, hero of tho it-cent Olympic games, lower his colors to Glen Warner, roach of the Carlisle Indian football team. When the mlxup was over Thorpe was put between two Carlisle men nnd inarched up to the Union station. It Is said tho world's greatest nil around athlete htrnyed from the path of prohibition and Warner caught him In the cigar aland with a bottle. Warner was sore, It Is wild, because the big Indian had gone Into the Washlngton .lelTerson R.itni' morn than ordinarily stimulated, Hul If ho was hn carried It with great speed, for Thorpe played a grand game. He was slow getting started on his runs, Inn Ills offensive work was good. "Give me that bottle!" yelled Warner. Thorpe refused and Warner went to n clinch. "Who gave this to him?" demanded Warner, turning upon n crowd of men who had witnessed thu row. Nobody pleaded guilty and Wnrner turned again on Thorpe, who was emit ting yells that attracted all Ihe police within two blocks. After Warner got through Tliorpo had lost his volco nnd went chccj-fully along Liberty avenue with bU trtorct& epsorfc , w Campaign Document Asserts That Two Presidents Ma nipulated It. BRING IN SHERMAN'S NAME Vice-President's Brothers Saved $"M)00 a Year by Using Saccharin, Is Charge. Tho charge that the pure food law, "as modified by the executive orders of President Roosevelt and President Taft, is devoted almost exclusively to tho protection of the pocketbook of tho producer, showing the triumph of mer cenary interests over tho welfare of the public," is made In a Democratic cam paign pamphlet to bo distributed to day by tho bureau of health conserva tion of tho Woman's National Wilson nnd Marshall Organization. With the pamphlet goes the word of Dr. Harvey W. Wiley that this Is "tho most important campaign document yet Issued by the Domocratlc National Com mittee." Dr. Wiley Is president of tho Democratic health conservation com mittee. He tins been nt work for some time on what was to be an "exposure" of the pure food law administration, but the pamphlet that goes out to-day Is not signed. It Includes an appeal for votes by Mrs. J. Horden Harrlman, president of the woman's Wilson nnd Marshall organization. In tho pamphlet It Is alleged that "a firm financially profiting by the use of saccharin In foods was the brothers of .lames S. Sherman." now Vice-President of tho United States. Mr. Sherman, then a Congressman, according to tho pamphlet, called at the White House with the representatives of Curtlco liros. and Williams Bros., largo users of benzonte of soda, and demanded of President Roosevelt that the activi ties of the bureau of chemistry ceuso. Rays the pamphlet: They were Interested beausi they were making money by tha use of benroate of soda and saccharin, whtch enabled them to muke a cheaper product than their competitors. Mr. Sherman ns a clincher to I1I1 argument informed President Roosevelt that "his firm" hud saved over 11.000 the previous year by using sac charin Instead of sugar! Thus, for 14.000 the use of saccharin, a fraud and an In Jury, was permitted to go on undisturbed for four long years. For It was by this direct appeal to President Roosevelt, and by an anneal to the Secretary of the De partment of Agriculture, over the heud of the Uureau of. Chemistry, that the food and drug act decision against these chemi cals nan set aside and an executive order, wholly Illegal and contrary to the express provisions of the law, was substituted es tablishing thn Remsen lo.ird and demand ing that all matters referred to the board should be taken out of further danger of prosecution. This tcave the adulterators and mlsbranders free rln to continue their nefarious traffic until the report of that board. This board validated the use of benzoate. of soda to the triumph of the poekatliook of the producer over the stomach of the consumer. It Is nlso charged that the present en forcement of the meat laws "Is a na tional scandal of no less proportions than the conditions portrayed by Cpton Sinclair In 'The Jungle.'" The Republi can Administrations ure censured for validating the use of sodium sulphite. whoso use In "embalming" beef for Spanish war soldiers figured In a na tlonal scandal. Says the pamphlet: Pirslde nt Taft lias not only retained . set up In violation of the law, this- hoard, but has et.-nuVl In direction to Inter "to which had not been covered by the llnriil tlt fiilmlnlfttiMtlnn lie hrtM eVin continued to keep In ofllce the very men who bad been provid to be the most ac me In nulllfvlng the action or the bur eau of rhemiMry. and In bringing false i-haiges aealnst the chief of that bureau to ou.t htm fiom public sen Ice. So powerful are the means at the hands of tlie.e "Invisible, governors" of the totintry. It Is reported that fabulous hums have been spent in defending such suits against food debasers as the Department of Agriculture and tlm Itcmsen board have finally permitted to be brought. And when the courts have decided in favor of the consumer, In many Instances ap peals have been taken fiom the courts' decisions and action hai been delayed as long as one or two ears Thu the "Invisible government" delays the wheels of Justice We now have Hie outrageous spectacle of small and unlmpoi tiint of, I fenders being dealt with sevei-ly and '"r'-iituuii.-. mi ueillllliu me pathetic consideration of the Di-purt- ,, . . , ,,, ,,,., , ,,, lMr)H , pffor,K t0' bring them to Jus- soda or alum or fumes of burning sul- " ' miiuiifactiiriMs making debased whiskey or brandy or rum with alco hol and colors and flavors escaping pros ecution. On the other hand, small of fenders, using other substances no more Injurious, nre In ought promptly before the com Is. STUDENTS IN AUTO CRASH. Xew York le .linn's l.ric Urnben When far lilts Tram Nkw H k vkv, Oct. n. A largo touring nnr flrlv.,11 liv 1 1 1 1 n 111 I 11 Mil OI I Ml tkln ipcr (.nmtiiil into a team nt Rocky Beach near Milford early to-day and the Vale students who occupiod the car were thrown out. The most seriously hurt was Carroll II. Alker of .Nnw iork, son of Alphonso H. Alker of 3M Madison avenuo. New York. an nttornev. Valentine Hart loft of Chi cago was also badly hurt, his face being gashed, Alker's leg was broken. Ho was taken to the New Haven llospltnl by A O. Wnterhouso, who arrived Koon nftr the accident. Alker, Thaw nnd Uartlett are all mem bers of tbe sophomore class in ule, and he dean as well as the "est Haven police re investigating tno wreck, it is uniter food that Thnw's oven were blinded hv he light of nnother car nnd that ho drove is machine into ino leum. lie was un urt. AUTOS HURL GIRL UNDER CAR. First Our Strikes Her, Then Another, but Motormnn Mtups. Paulino Lobe, 21 yenrs of age, a clothing machine operator, of 253 Hast Tenth street, was severely injured last night when two automobiles conveying an Kust Kidii wedding party on a sightseeing tour. struck her and throw her under un Avenuo A surface cai . Mho was tnken to Hellevue Hospital whore It was lounii nun oesiuo contu sions nnd internal Injuries, both wrists, tint left loot and tho right shoulder wore dislocated. Tho automobiles were owned and ono nt them was ilrl''eii liv Louis Kteinhart of 51 Willoft street. No urresfs were made, as tho police said the accident was un uVoldublo. Tho girl stepped off the curb nt .Second street just ns thn automobiles turned into Avenue A. The llrst machine threw her against the surface rnr and then the second one oaught her nnd threw her undor thn car, but the motorman brought it to a stop just as tho wheels touched ner tlroker Dohti Praises John D. Rockefeller and J. P. Morgan. Tho election of Woodrow Wilson and four years of dire business depression with smaller salaries and a Boarolty of work was prophesied last night In tho Manhattan Congregational Church, Broadway and Seventy-sixth street, by Charles G. Dobbs of 208 West Knd avenue. Mr. Dobbs Is a member of the etook brokerage firm of Samuel White A Co. at 32 Broadway. The itev. iienry a. aumson, pastor oi tho church, has Inaugurated Sunday night discussions of civlo and political quos- tlons and had for tho speaker last night 1 Uharies m. mason, uean or me -owanc i Law School, who recounted the achieve ments of Gov. Wilson and said he would do all In his power to prevent the growth . of trusts. I This promise brought Mr. Dobbs to his I feet, and after defending tho trusts he I said: I "And Mr. John D. Rockefeller I have found to lie the most generous, upright , man in the worn, men no propnosiea. later over tho telephone Mr. Dobbs explained that ho meant he had always found Mr. R-jckefellor "an honest, upright, honorable man." Ho could say as much for J. I'krpont Morgan, and did. BIG ROOSEVELT LEADERS AT LI E Gov. Johnson, Oscar Straus, Dixon, Perkins and Mun sey at Oyster Bay. Oyster Hay, N. V., Oct. 6. On the eve of his departure for the final roundup of the Middle West Col. Roosevelt held a conference to-day with Walter Brown or uiuo. in wnicn muie inc rrogressivo i candidate Is prepared to make a Anal and desperate appeal on October 1? and 18; Gov. Hiram Johnson of California, the Colonel's team mate; Oscar S. Straus, Progressive candidate for Gov ernor; Frank A. Munsey, George W. Perkins, Senator Joseph M, Dixon, W. Rourke Cockran, Regis II. Post nnd Lu cie n Uonheur. Kor the first time Col. Roosevelt had nn opportunity to go over tho New York State situation with Mr. Straus since the latter's nomination. The confer ence, which covered also the conditions In those States in which the Colonel hopes on tho present trip to offset the favorable Impression which Gov. Wil son lias Just made, began at luncheon and was prolonged until 6 o'clock, at whtoh hour most of the party returned to New York In automobiles. No one present at the meeting would say any thing for publication. To-morrow Col. Roosevelt will motor up to town at 2 P. M., going directly to the Grand Central Station, whence he leaves at 4:03 for Grand Rapids, Mich. October 24 Is the date now given for his return here. Col. Roosevelt's speaking dates so far arranged ure: Tuesday, Detroit and Saginaw; Wednesday, Houghton; Thursday, Duluth; Friday, Oshkosh; Saturday, Chicago; Monday, October 14, Milwaukee; IS, Indianapolis; 1G, IouU vllle. USES AUTO TO STOP RUNAWAY, Policeman Leans Oat and ratohes llorap by Bridle. Policeman Hwantrom saw a horse running away with an open barouche containing three people on the West Drive In Central Park late yesterday nft(,nu)on aj impressed Into service an automobile owned nnd driven by N. I McLnlnc of 223 Spring street. The pollcemnn hopped on the running board at Ninety-third street nnd Mc Lnlne speeded Ills machine south along the drive, overtaking the runaway rig at Rlghty-tlflh street. Hwantrom lennd fur out ami caugnt me norse ty me bridle, bringing It to a standstill, Just at that moment a young woman In the bnrouche got frightened and Jumped out. She fractured her nnkle and was sent to the Presbyterian Hos pital. The woman told the policeman that she was Anna Wilson. 2! years old, of 478 Fourth avenue. Her companion in the barouche said ho wns August Wil son. At the hospital the woman declared that she was Annie Lang of 415 First street, Hoboken. 3 SAILORS DIE OF BERI-BERI. Six More of Ship' Crew at lUHIinore III of Ihe Disease. Hai.timohb, Oct. 6. With three of her crew dead and six -more now down with berl-berl, the bark Daylight anchored off Qunrnntlne to-day ufter a 125 day Toyage from Bombay, India, quarantine physicians administered to the stricken men this afternoon while the bajk lay In the l'ntapsco uwaltlng fumigation. The ship hns been nt sea for moro thun four months and these have been duys of suffering for her crew of thirty- seven men nnd one stowaway. The first sickness on the ship was n case of smallpox, which Capt. Charles Anderson cured In a few weeks. Before this patient had recovered, however, the Chlneso cook fell III with the beri beri. Fully a dor.en men, about one-third of the crew, were 111 most of the time, Most of the deaths occurred within a few weeks nfter the disease was noticed, The first to dio was the cook. The other deuths followed within tho next two weeks, tho two other men being Eng llsh. The bodies were burled ut sea BIG PROGRAM FOR PITTSBURG. I.odk I.it of Orators to Appear Hp- fore Klertlon Day. I'lTTSPirna, Oct. 6. If orntory has a stirring effect upon the modern voter, tho electors of Allegheny county are going to have their emotions In conflict continuously from to-morrow until eiee tlon. Such a programme of politico speechmnklng has nover been offered to 1 ttsburg. On Wednesday night Pr. Harvey Wiley will address n Democratic mass meeting nt Carnegie Hall. The follow ing night I-'rancls J. Henry will give a third party talk at imqucsno uar- den. Hov. Hiram Johnson will nppea at tho same place on October 12. Col, Hoosevelt will speak nt n big rally In Kxnosltlon Music Hall on October 21 KuKene V, Debs will preside at the big Socialist rally at Duquesno Garden on October 24. William Jennings Bryan wired Chairman (luffey last night that he would speak here within the next fortnight, Scores of State nnd local speakers will appear each night. The figures at the registration board show about, 75,000 electors have quail- Greatly Reduced from Our Own Selling Prices! Klrmanshah Mats, average size 2 ft. by ft. Regular price $15.00. at the spe- 7 fiC cialprice .7. ipeOO 41 Room Size Kirmanshah Rugs at $188.00, $195.00 & $225.00 About 9x12 and 10x13 ft. tUesi tegular $330-00 and $423.00) three (bales, containing 41 pieces, in a new invoice just arrived. Room Size Persian Mahals at Very Interesting Prices Suitable for living rooms, dining rooms or libraries; 9x12 ft. sixes; many blue end brown effects among them; regularly up to $140.00; special at $70.00, $80.00 & $90.00 $18 to $20 Small and Medium Size Oriental Rugs at $8.75 Such aaBeloochlstans, Ouenjies, Kazakjias and Mousouls. Sizes average 2Ji to ft. in width by 5 ft. to 6 ft. in length. None C. O. D. or on approval. Mall orders filled first day of sale. Royal Persian Sarouk Rugs at these Very Special Prices 3J-2X5 ft. sizes; regularly $43.00. Our- very special price 414x7 4 ft. sizes; regularly $78.00. Our very special price Finely woven rugs. Sarouks and Klrmanshahs are tbe finest weaves Imported. Narrow Persian The only collection of the so much sought for NARROW SIZES, A new 1S to Vi ft.; length, 8 to 16 ft. Values up to $30.00. 38 Room Size Rugs that have been here a year or 9 ft. x 12 ft. sizes. Regularly to $273.00, et $97.00 and $110.00 Mali orders, secompanlrd by remittance, teat We devote an Entire Aisle to Hall Runners Lexinctoi El OF GIBSON, SHE SAYS Mrs. Gnerra TellR How She Posed an Mother of Mrs. Sznbo. QUIZZED .THREE HOUHS Assistant Prosei-utor Murphy Says She Will Re Im portant Witness. For three hours yesterday Assistant District Attorneys Murphy and Wasser- vogel questioned the woman known as Rose Uuerra, who was brought here from Wllltesbarre, la on Saturday night. The woman says that she posed as MrB. I'etronella Menschlk, the mother of Mrs. Hosa Mensehlk Sr.nbo. for whose' murder Hurton W. Gibson Is being held for the Grand Jury of Orange county. Mrs. Guerra related In detail circum stances of her dealings with Gibson and several of his clients In a way that, according to tho attorneys, bore out tho moro general statements which she made to Mr. Murphy when he Inter viewed her In Wllkesbnrre. When the conference ended Mr. Mur phy said he was Convinced that the woman Is normal mentally and will be a very Important witness In the prose cution of Gibson when her allegations have been corroborated. This woman, whose real name has not been revealed and of whose antecedents nothing is known, told Mr. Murphy that she met Gibson some fifteen yenrs ago shortlx nfter she first came to New York. Their acquaintance developed tho most confidential relations, and In the courso of time tho lawyer Is declared by her to have obtained such a grip on her that she was forced to do his bidding. She gave numerous Instance. of where sho had risked a great deal to be of service to Gibson. In their talk with her yesterday the Assistant District Attorneys confined their Inquiries to tho Riabo case. They learned that on July 16, which was after Mrs. Szabo had met death, the lawyer came to her and promised here a'iaro In tho Szabo estate If sho would assume a mourning guise and Blgn a paper for him. The arrangement was made nnd she declares that she went with Gibson to Donald Lyon, a notary public at, 631 Nostrand nvenue, Brooklyn, nnd signed a paper. Sho says mat wnen wns iiiui been done Gibson gave ner a rauroaa ticket to Chicago and J30 In cash. Mrs. Guerra went to Chlcngo, was token 111 there nnd nfter recovering went to Huffalo. There sho encountered a representative of those who sro de fending Gibson, but eluded him nnd mado her way to Wllkesbarre, where her money gnvo out, nnd word of her belnit there was sent to the District At torney's ofllce here. Mr. Murphy went thero and Mrs. Guerra returned will ingly with him. Mrs. Guerra Is said to have told how Hugh Tralnor lost $25,000 as Olbson's client, how Mrs. Alice C. D. Klnnnn was murdered nt the homo of her mother, Mrs. Stenton. nt 2-164 Washington nve nue, The Iironx, on Juno 9, 1906, and of how sho cultivated tho acquaintance of Mrs. Szabo at Gibson's behest. Sho said that sho sold lingerie to Mrs. Szabo and that Mrs. Szabo Intro duced her to Gibson one night. Then came the death of Mrs. Szabo. She told Mr. Murphy that she dyed her hair gray for that bit of work. She weighed at that time about 160 pounds, but says that her subsequent Illness In Chicago caused her to lose weight. She ap pears to weigh about 120 pounds now and to be about 40 years old. "This woman's story," said Mr. Mur phy, "while extraordinary and extremely Interesting, la on that must be com- -Uttly. fiJucktA.ijlft HWI Xurjfaar aci Klrmanshah Rugi, average site 3H x5H ft. Regular prices ,$39.75. $45.00, $49.50. SpexialJ?0 HC I25.W and...M..., QLy,IO Site 10 ft. x 13 ft. to $248.00; values that room measurements; $89.00, $25.00 $35.00 6x9 ft. sizes; regularly $188.00. Our very special price 9x1 2 ft. room sizes: regular prices up to $395.00. 30 pieces to select from at.. Hall Runners Special at Persian Serapies Reduced as follows: two new ones coming hence the reduction. None tent on approval. 10 ft. x 13 ft. and li eipress prepiMlo aarvtrt effhe Vailed States. ALL CARS TttKSFOt TO to 3d Ave. 59th to 60th St., N.Y. tlon can be taken alone the lines Indi cated In her statement." This checking up will be done during the next few days. The woman will not be taken to Orange county. District Attorney Rogers of Mlddtctown will meet Mr. Murphy within a day or two and together they will go over every phase of Mrs. Uuerra's statement. None of these statements has been sworn to. Charles Goldzler, who was counsel for Gibson In the will case out of which his present difficulties nrore, said yes terday he didn't think much of Mrs. Guerra'a story as he had heard of It. He thought Gibson was too clever ever to have taken Mrs. Guerra Into his confi dence. Robert II. Elder, who Is defending Gibson In tho present case, also said that he thought little weight could bo given to the woman's story. No attempt was made yesterday to have Mrs. Guerra Identified by Mr. Lyon or Mrs. Stern. Mr. Murphy said that undoubtedly 'the Identification of the witness was a very Important matter. He could not say when It would be mnde. HIT BY AUTO 'AND KIDNAPPED? Victim .Says He Waa Dropped oi Mrmlum by Men That III! Ulrn. Joseph Peterson, 40 years old, of 513 Harrison avenue, Harrison, X. J., was found Injured last night lying alongside the Kearny turnpike on the Itackensack Meadows, where he said he had been dropped by an automobile party whose machine had struck him In front of his home, a mile and a half away. A man who chanced to run across him telephoned to the Harrison polioe station and an ambulance was sent to thn meadows. Peterson was taken to bis home at J0;30. two hours and a half after the accident. Dr. A. A. Mulligan said he was suffering from a laceration over the right oye, out hands and a possible facturo of the right foot. Peterson said that m he was crossing the street to get some Ice cream for his tlilrtoen. year-old daughter, Agnes, be was Knocxea uown uy an automomie contain ing two men and two women. He declared the machine as Btopped and one of tho men lifted him Into It, oaylng he would take him to Now York, where he could be attended by a physi cian. "When they got me out on thn Kearny turnpike," he said, "they put tno out, telling roe they would send a doctor to me." Councilman Frod Clifton of 'Harrison. who witnessed the accident, told the police the automobile bore the New York license number 101535. Conrad II. Ruhl of 134 West 118th street said early this morning that It was his machine which hit Peterson. "He walked out from behind another car," ho said, "and our car Just grazed him. Wo put him In our nuto and found ho wasn't Injured. I asked him If he wanted medical attendance and he said he did not. Then we put him out and resumed our Journey." Mr. Uuhl declared Peterson was not taken out on the Kearny Turnpike and left there, as the Harrison man alleged. STABBED IN ROW OVER GIRL. l-'reeuort Men (lunrrel and One's 1,1 fe Is Ilespalred Of, Freepoht, L. I Oct, C As the result of a quarrel over a girl In n Baloon on the Merrick road early this morning Charles Semf, 22 years old, Is In the Nassau Hospital, slabbed In the head, and George Hex, 36, Is locked up In tho Mlneoln Jail to uwalt the outcome of Ills Injuries. He was held without ball by Justice Kdwards. According to the story told to the po lice, Semf nnd a young woman were In the saloon when Box entered. Tho men quarrelled over the girl end went out side to have It out, the girl following nnd pleading with Semf not to fight. Suddenly, It is alleged, Box drew a long bladed knife and plunged It Into Scmfs head. He fell unconscious. The young woman's screams brought help, but before tt arrived Box had fled, Capt. Dunbar found htm later hiding under a bed In his home. At tho hospital It Is said Bemfa fitafupaa at racoyartng r Kirmanshnh Rufls, aversie site 4H z7 ft. Regular prices, $78.00, $88.00, $95.00. Special C A( CA at $39.75, $49 and... p4V.0U and 11 ft. x 14 ft.; regular prices up are not equalled anywhere; bring special at $98.00 & $110.00 $110.00 $188.00,j $15.75 to $22.50 shipment of 100 pieces; sixes in-sridtlji , ft x 14 ft. sizes. Reg. to $mm at $128.00 and $148.00 OrlcaUl RogJUspim-Hssnsa 'Oriental Rot Shop, , 4th Floor R. R. STRIKE BREAKERS BEATEN AND ONE SHOT Crowds in Atlanta and Augusta Charged by Police in Automobiles. ONLY TWO TRAINS OUT Georgia Road Wants Troops Out but fiov. Brown Refuses Request. Atlanta, Oct. 6. Two trains, one from Augusta to Atlanta and one from Atlanta to Augusta, were operated by j the Georgia road to-day despite tha I announcement that tho engineers would I refuse to man the engines until tha I strike of the trainmen was settled. Volunteer engineers pulled the two boutalled trains that got through os the main line, and conditions were, re ported so threatening that the road officials announced that no mora trains would be sent out for tho prMent. Several shots were fired at fj train at various points and non-unlonitrajn men were beaten. The sentiment along the UBfltsjasl to favor the strikers and It la'daaiaJHi -( for the non-union crews. Ia Avcwte to-day four strikebreaker sjbJUj aa sauited. Ono man waa ehoftjn. tfeoftrip and all four were severely tea)s!LIt was necessary to remove Ihini i4ifhjiii to the Augusta hospital. Only by vigorous method iiMr Mb police able to prevent a rlot.at f&efear mlnal station In Atlanta, About It A. M. a man came. In the. depot tualemn coupling up a train. Somebody yelled. "Strikebreaker!" and "tho' crow mad for tilm. Tho man escaped by tnntng. In tho, afternoon strike ayropattdfsra got bold' of a strike breaker and', peat him brutally. So threatening did aha situation become inAttanta. thartithe police reserves' were orderefl'o-4h ter minal station. The officers In high power auto mobiles repeatedly charged the atrlks) sympathizers and forced them to dis perse. About two dozen strike breakers ara In hospitals In Atlanta and Augusta suffering from Injuries. Tho strike haa been on for a week and the road has been practically tied up. President Scott hns asked for troops, but Gov. Drown thinks the civil authorities ought to afford protection. Scores of towns aro Isolated by -the strike and provisions are running short. Automobiles and wagons are being used to haul supplies. United States Commissioner Nelll Is In Augusta, but he has failed to bring about a settlement. CAN'T GET MAIL AT SCHOOL. Philadelphia Parents Object and floys Are Indignant. PiiaADKt.rniA, Oct. ,0. When the cofll, gress of the Hoys Central High 8er,'nnt of this city convened Inst nlghtrast llrst matter brought to their atternt of was a protest against the rulllJias a President Hobert Ellis Thompson i'yt In the future the studentB -would be permitted to receive their mall at the school. The young men ore Indignant, .par ticularly as some of their letters hV already been remalled to their hamaa, Incurring much parental disss tfafar- tlon. The boys say that they am old sent where they please, but eYtdatfttM the families of the Kuoenta o no; agree with them, for tha talapkeJuaV J warn husv yesterday explaining arfcy M several Brewing tpogtqyatji ?TrtJf 1 1