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The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Amos Jones, proprietor of an Ell
lis-street apartment-house was the
defendant in an assault and battery
case heard and continued by Judge
Mogan. The complainant was II.
Stecker, who manages a ladies' tall
oring shop at 459 Clementina street.
Mr.. Stecker's story was to the eff
feet that he had delivered to one of
Mr.. Jones' roomers, lady named
Gladys. coat, and that after receiv-
ing one installment of the price of the
garment he had been unable to find
Gladys to collect any more, although
he visited the hoStelry in which she
dwelt early, late and often every day.
He was obstructed by the elevator
man and other attaches of the house.
who evidently were not in sympathy
with his quest, and when he called at
midnight Friday he was forcibly eject
ed from the place and severely pum-
meled by the defendant.
For the defense it was urged that
Mr.. Stecker was so persistent in his
pursuit of the elusive Gladys that he
annoyed the management of the hotel,
and that he was not elected until he
had frequently been requested to re-
tire. Furthermore, Mr.. Jones assey-
Grated that in the process of escorting
Mr.. Stecker to the sidewalk he had re-
ceived sundry severe punches from the
fist of that person, which fact. he
thought, should be taken into consid-
Grafton by the Court.
Gladys was called for, but did not
appear, and the Jones forces smiled
significantly and apparently treated the
lady as a myth born and nurtured in
the brain of the complaining witness.
The case was taken under advisement.
The San Francisco call., 1903-12-06

Irene Greye, who resides at 149 Tay-
lor street, coyly acknowledged to Judge
Mogan that she had loved Ferdinand
Rollender, ex-soldier and stellar pitch
er for an amateur baseball club, until
he imposed upon her affection for him
by treating her with unmerited harsh
ness. Then. she declared, her love
The evening world., 1903-09-14

Q TRUGGLEs between rival factions for control of the party organiza-
~ tons in the several Assembly Districts really ended to-day. The final
rallies were held and the closing instructions of the leaders were Is
sued. There only remains the casting of the ballots at the primaries to,
morrow,
There were fights in every district on the Tammany side at the be-
ginning of the summer, but, as The Evening World predicted then, the
trouble has simmered down to five districts, and the result of tomorrows
primaries is doubtful in only three of these-the Ninth, where several kinds
Gf Democrats have dropped other differences and combined to beat William
tractor, who rny Justly claim the title Of "self-made man" is trying to
lwrest the leadership from ex-Police Inspector Thomas F. McAvoy, and
the Twenty-ninth, the gold back" district, where John i. Carroll held
sway, even when he was opposed by Richard Cookers friends, and who
turned the district over to Joseph f. Mulqueen when he withdrew from
politics. Thomas Z. Rush, who ws defeated last fall by Carroll, is the
candidate against CAROLS legatee, and while Leader Murphy, of Tammany
Hall. has refrhned from taking sides in any district fight except that in
the Ninth, where Devery openly declares himself to be the foe of Tam
many Hall itself, it is perfectly understood that the organization" that is,
Mr.. Murphy, Is DESTROYS of having Rush elected.
Mulqueen is not only the legatee Of John f. Carroll, Murphy's recent
riva, for the leadership in Fourteenth street, but he is looked upon IS the
i"heir and next of kin" to Carroll, leader Oft the opposition in the Hall, by
lblood descent. and naturally the elimination of this element of discord in
This harmony orchestra" is desired by Mr.. Murphy. Both MulQueen and
Rush have men among their supporters who were identified as Croker men
during the reign OF the Lord OF Vantage, and both have neuenants who
were identified with Carroll both before and after the abdtation of Croker.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
HUGH ]. GRANT IS
FIRMLY OPPOSED
in the World Could Per-
suade Me to Accept the
MayoraIty Nomination." He
Says in Answering Runners.

NOBODY in the world could persuade
me to accept a nomination for the
Mayoralty from any party" said Hugh
j. Grant to-day. He has been pronin-
entity and fivorably mentioned as Mayor
Lows opponent by many Tammany dis
trlct leaders, but Mr.. Grant is deter
mined TO resist the efforts of his friends
to again draw HIM into the political
arena.
II have paid all my political debts
and owe no man or party anything"
he said.
The nomination then was offered 20
your" he was asked.
THAT is hardly the thing for me 70
answer was the rep!g. IT am not In
the field. and my answer might embar-
rass other and more available candi-
dates. But l can s~ympattize with the
man who Is elected. whoever he may
be- he added, He will md that he
has Incurred 4 load Of 'ohligations.' so
called. that most of his remaining life
will hardly serve to repay
The evening world., 1903-09-14
BOYS TAKE STUMP
AGAINST DEVERY
Headed by Fifteen Year-0ld Son
of Frank J. Goodwin Lads of
the Ninth DiCtrict Take Active
Part in Leadership Campaign.

Mrs. Franl, ]. Goodwin, wife or the
Tammany candidate in the Ninth As
sembly District. is complaining these
day that her family contains Just one
politician too many. This does not refer
to he. husband. with whose political
affiliations she is in perfect accord, but
to the sudden evolution OF u juvenile
politician IN the person Of her fftc1n-
ycar-old son, Elmer G. Goodwin. lie
hps developed as the boss OF n campaign
committee OF boys OF the neishborhood
who are after the scalp of Big BIZ
Dcvory In the interest of the father OF
young Goodwin.
The boys range from iiItcen to seven
teen years, and several OF them have
already shown stump-spe1lSing abilities
Of no mean order. Among them are
Cohille, Waiter end Philip GoodilgisS
George Cook and Charles Nar'0e, TntII
familiarity with local district politics
ana their nucut talk from the lrngrp-
vissd roet.um built In the middle OF the
vacant lot NO. 81 West T"cnly-Setphu
street are the surprise Of the ~neiGAOor-
hood
and have also arranged for the build
ING Of "A portable stand which they VIII
Carry at rOuVcgient times 10 corners
In the U|ClyNhuThuOu where lNcll meet
iugs viii be held,
PhiIip Goodhcisch Is easily the orator
of the band of young politicians, lie
has 4 remarkable vocabulary for IA Had
of his years, and those VINO have heard
him declare that he pOssusscs the max
ing Of y great speaker. Under his tut
lion his companions are rapidly de-
vcloping as stump speakers Rnd alb
sorbing a thorough knowledge of dis
trlct politics. During afternoons tie
lads have boon making thor speeches
to young GoolfeisCh and he has acted
in the capacity Of censor with good
effect.
When Young Goodwin went home the
other might and told his mother all
about his committee Of speakers She
seriously gave him a sound talking TO
and told him plainly that one pOliti-
clan in the family was more than her
peace OF mind could survive, but young
Goodwin would rot be persuaded and.
every afternoon hnd evening found him
with his hoy companions deVotedly fol-
lowing their inClinationS.
But the climax came the other night
when MIR. Guodwiu's youngest son, Wal
ter, ten years of uge climbed upO the
platform at "A meeting Of the Lads and
started making u speech in which he
denounced Devery aud lauded Papa
Goodwin. When his mother learned OF
his act she applied n large dose of the
maternal slipper, In tears he promised
that he would never speech again.
lie succeeded in cmcctslg - compromise
however by which he Will DO permitted
to ''play the drum at papa's meetings
Now I'm tho capacity OF drummer, Wal
ter may be seen at all the Goodwin
gatherings.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
TAMMANY STRAINS EVERY
NERVE TO DEFEAT DEVERY.

'Deveryviie' will be the scene of a
pftter struggle Tomorrow, Frank j.
Goodwin having been pitted against the
former best Chief OF Police" by
Thomas F. Smith, secretary OF Tam
many Hall and the executor of Muir
phys will In the matter, for Murphy
has declared that Tammany will neve
again stand for Deyeryism. Alderman
Frank L. Bowling, who was a sheehin
man and was elected as the nominee of
rhe Greater New York Democracy with
the Endorsement of the Citizens Union
two years ago on the Low ticket, is In
kfhe field as a decoy candidate, his BAD
Not being the same as the Goodwin bal
lot, and IL IL believed by the Tammany
that this combination will be
enough, under the new primary law
shutting off legal colonization by So
called transfers from other districts OF
voters who move in Just before the con-
test. to snow the ''big fellow" under.
Aside from the desire of the leaders to
shut Devery out OF the councils OF
,Tammany. as a d!sturber and an in
lcongruous element-a sort of bull! in the
lTammay china shop-Leader MurpAy
,desires to reduce the power OF Devery
to hurt the Tammany ticket at the elec-
ton by his appearance as an indepen-
dent candidate for Mayor to a
rminimum.
Absurd as It appears, Devery might
poll enough votes In an election as close
as that of two years ago to cause the
Ie.eat of Tammany's Manhattan and
County Iicke.. Oakley, for Sheriff. WAS
\ beaten by only 5000, and tahroach,
Tor County Clerk, by only a few nun
bred more In the eiectlon OF 1901. tor
these reasons Tammany Hall is exert
ting every nerve to defeat Deyery Tor
lfhe leadership at the primaries to-mor-
irow, with the result OF Its efforts dis
tressingly doubtful.
Doeley Is Active.
In the Washington Heights district,
the sT~wehty-third, the result Of the
primariea Is made doubtful because OF
tho seeming lethargy OF Leader Nc
Ayoy In the campaign just closet, in
which "Hustling Jack" Dooley and his
merry band Of enthusiastic followers,
reilly and PrssIdent Michael j. o,connor,
OF the United Democratic Club. have
been active from the opening OF the
fnanvass down TO the big parade througf
saturday night. Dooisy is surrounded
by an element Of young men who com.
plain that McAvoy has settled dowr
and lets the district run Itself. Bott
toSmcrrow. BUT the race Is MOI yet wor
~ q means.
Isaac A. HQpper's fight TO keep h!S
place on the Tammany Executive Com
fuittco IN the T~hirty-nrst, which grew
=tie9F eHaush at the outset to frighter
him and hla supporters into action o.
no mQtt vigorous kind. was shorn oil
zut1fItt BY the withdrawal Of Ella
ffE from THE helh and the secession
= ~ N4enroe club from this coalition
r't4H brought ab3ut by John r
.IIIN4E. Ele new leader of the oil
1nnd1ltio1 to Hopper, and thl
|#zzzHE 2of Hopper BY Ne Monroe
II ~ #zFieW Occidental &tbs. Hop
sl|zaaA| fpliows4 y ths' fdYAntag
The evening world., 1903-09-14
BISHOP POTTER'S CRITICISM,

alcohol and Notwithstanding drugs. This
Is one OF the principal reasons why doc,
tors are opposed 10 patent medicines, and
II is why We have repeatedly stated that
without the use Of alcohol or Injurious
drugs Father Johns Medicine is the best
remedy ever prescribed for building up
those who are weak aud run down, and
Tor all throat and lung troubles. II makes
strength and flesh, by which each organ
OF the body is enabled TO do It's proper
'worA and thus drive the Impurities out
OF the blood, Dr, A. ii. Straub, a noted
physician OF Brooklyn, N. Y. adds his in
dorscment to the above In the following
lettcr over his own signature: 81 have
frequently prescribed Father Johns Medi-
cine for grip, and for bronchitis and other
respiratory diseases, and found that II has
cured when the regular pharmaoopoela
remedies failed. (Signed) A. II. straub.
ii. D.. Ssi Bushwiek Ave. brooklyn. N.
X" Fifty years In uBe--get II to-day. The
laoney 10 refunded IN any case where ii
does not do all that Is claimed for It.
The evening world., 1903-09-14

thus gained by a demonstration In the
district Friday night when his oppo.
nents were holding their only fCstal
gathering, and 1000 bowling Hopperites
packed Harlem Casino to the daugc
point, leaving another thousand kicking
their Sims outside, 10 be augmented
presently by "A parade Of 500 arriving
from the lower east side Of the district
under the leadership Of Ted Kennedy,
Gus j. Paul. Gus BowslN, Dave Jacobs,
Sam Wolf and S. :. ,ketcham. This
c~umulation of woes dlshcartened ths
Massasolt = SaEamore-Carondolet clubs.
party, although their dancing party ~
the Harlem Casino was u c%rcditable
atfair->a good crowd and plenty of en-
candidate, Hopper's visit TO the camp
of his foes at The height of the festiVi-
ties was the most sensational happening
OF the t~hirty-tive district campaigns,
and has been the talk of oil Tammuny
ever since, rammany is bestowlng credit
for the rebuilding OF the organization
In the district equally upon Hopper and
his chosen chief Of staff, Peter \. Hen
dock matter, and who has worked early
and late under Hopper to make perlua-
nent the advantage gained last year.
In the First.
The fight in the First Assembly Dis
trlct between Justice "Battors Din"
Finn, who won the leadership from the
late Col. Michael c. Ndrphy. and Alder
man Mlcndel Kennedy mas been a hAru
one, with Murphy's old Hickory club
supporting Kennedy, who, 1t is believed.
would be more acceptable to Fourteenth
street than Finn, though there has been
the powers that be in the Wigwam, so
that the outcome IL not Of deep heart
interest outside of the district
Owing to tile division Of the opposition
between oN-Tombg Warden James j.
IIagan nd Court Clerk philip A. Nor
rison, In the Nineteenth, John h. Sex
ton, who Is a relic OF The old regime
which Leader Murphy Is seeking ia
eliminate from Tamlnany under the gen
eral mead of Deveryism, looks Ike a
sure winner, Murphy favored Hagan,
Mayor Grant. W, j. X. Kenny and
others favored Morrison. \ house
divided against Itself, sc.
The hghts begun In other districts
have been patched up usually by Muir
ply, who has thus won the title OF the
Great HarmoniZer."
The evening world., 1903-09-14
PAvEY WTHDREW'CHARGES
anne Duccy, Arrested for nisor-
derby Conduct, Is Discharged.

EXstatc Senator Frank d. Pavey, who
caused the arrest last night of James
Duccy, twenty-slx Years old. a painter,
Of NJ. 2il West One Hundred and
Fourth street. who WAS using objection
able language on a Sixth avenue car,
en- passengers, appeared In jefferson
Market Court his morning and with
drew the charge OF disorderly conduct
hat ne had made.
he believed that puCey had suffered
enough by being locked up over night
and asked that tho man be discharged.
nrcey was DISCHARGED with a reprimand.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
MISSING AGENT FOUND.
Idcntiilccd Through Picture Print
ed in The Evening world

Through the picture published in The
Evening World on Saturday Michael
Nnher, the Jersey City Insurance agent
who disappeared on Aug. % was found
by his family and Is now back in his
home IN Bright street.
iNnler thought that no had lost some
valuable papers belonging 10 the com
pany, and he ala not kk6w how TO ex-
plain their Disappearance. The papers
were at his home all the while.
Since his friends lost trace of him
Knher had been wandering the streets
OF this city.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
MANY HARD FIGHTS
To RULE DISTRICTS
PROSPECTIVE CANDIDATES.

IN Mayor-Seth Low.
Ia Comptroler-Edward NJ. Grout
H% President of the Board of Adermen-Charles V. Fornes.
Ii President Borough OF Manhattan-Undecided.
II . President Borough Of Brooklyn-J Z. Swanstrom.
II President Borough OF the Bronx-Jnmes I" Wene.
For Sheriff of New York County-Thomas F, Martin, recommended
Thy the, Newsdealers and Stationers' Protective and Benevolent League.
TAMlANY.
Il Mayor-Col. George B. Mcclellan, against q field Of Judges Leonard
La. Giegerih, Van Brunt, Dugro and TruaX; Bird s.. Coler, Lewis Nixon,
EEdward N. Shepard, Joseph C. Hendrix and Louis f. Ianen.
Comptroner-Charles W. Dayton or Joseph C. Hendrix, of Brooklyn.
President Of the Board of Aldermen-Victor ]. Bowling, julius IIr-
Rburger, Alderman John A. Mccall.
President OF the Borough of Manhattan-One of the disappointed U.s.
|tpirants for the Mayorahy or the Presidency of the Board of Aldermen
s.Dowling, Hamburger or Mcclellan.
President of the Borough of Brooklyn-Joseph c. Hendrix.
For Sheriff of New York County-John T. Oakley against field of
John r. Ahearn and Florence Sullivan.
President of Borough Of Bronx-Louis +. Hafen or Eugene Mcclure
The evening world., 1903-09-14
CITY HIRES SHARPSHooTER.

For the FIRST time in many years the
city has on It's payrolls a sharpshooter,
and his work IN Central Park IN his
brief employment h}s done much for the
protection of the birds. squirrels and
sgrls OF tHe h3ll-wi'd cats and dogs.
The sllrpsIOltcr is Archer Hass!er,
VINO won medals IN the Twelfth Rrg-
mcut, lie goes ON duty IN Central Park
with his sWlll-clli1rr rife at daylight
each day, except Suudly. and works
uu'il afternoon. His report for The last
week was eighteen eats u three dogs.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
. Protest Against De-
Ceiying the Sick and.
WreCking Lives.

Unusual comment has been caused by
Bishop Potter's declaration that MAine's
prohibition law is a failure wnen the sale
of sarsaparillas and other so-called cures
containing up TO 81 por cent, (over halD
alcohol Is unrestricted. while claret wine
with only 10 per cent. alcohol is barred
out by law. As a matter OF fact tho ma
jority OF the wiues-ot-thls. wines-ofrthat
and other patent medicines sold In all
States depend upon alcohol and SIMPLIFYING
drugs for their temporary enlect. They
lower tho vitality, wreck the neryaA and
often lead 70 an Uncomfortable detfe for
The evening world., 1903-09-14

W. S. Devory.
Observation-Disclosures James ].
Hasnn. of the Tombs, over Leader
Joha Il. Sexton ana PAllip Morrison.
Twenty third-EX-Inspector Thomas
+. MrAyoy, over Jouu j. DoOley.
TIwenty-ninth-Juseph +. MulQueen.
John II. Carrol's legItee, over Thomas
l.. Rush, the Murphy candidate.
TAirty-tirst-lsuao .. Hopper, over
Daniel !. O'Connell.
The evening world., 1903-09-14
TAMMANY'S FORECAST OF
RESULT OF PRIMARIES.
Leaders Predict Election Of Finn and Null
queen and Defeat of Devery.

An unbiased forecast, obtained from
the score or moro OF Tammany lead
crs who visited the Fourteenth street
Wlgwam to-day, Indicates the sue
cess of these candidates in to-morrow's
contested primaries in six Assembly
districts:
First-Justice Battery Daniel T.. Finn
over Alderman Michael Kennedy.
Nincteonth-Frauk j. Goodwin over
The evening world., 1903-09-14
MINISTER KILLED.
Rev. Gilbert travis struck by New
York Central Train Up state.

WATERLOO, n. Y, Sept. l4.-Rev.
Gilbert Travis, formerly of Junlus, near
Waterloo, was struck to-day by a New
York Central passenger train near
Black Brook Crossing, Seneca Falls, ana
instantly killed.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-30
Sugar Beet Tops as Feed.

A Denver News correspondent says
an important side issue of the sugar
beet industry is being found in the
the feeding and fattening stock values
of the sugar beet tops. as applied to
winter consumption by cattle, sheep
and hogs.
One Greeley colony farmer and
stockman reports the sugar beet tops
of ten acres of beets as a most success
full adjunct of the wintering of several
hundred head of stock cattle, while
one of the neighbors is using sugar
beet tops as one of the chief factors in
lamb and mutton fattenng for the
coming spring eastern markets
On many of the Greeley colony
stock farms these sugar beet tops are
being winter fed to stock hogs with
exceptional advantageous results, the
hogs not only keeping in flesh. but act
ually fattening on this practically ref
use of the sugar beet harvest One
stock farmer says that he pulled the
tops from his sugar beets. taking care
to leave the center buds of the beet
plant intact. from the time the tops
were big enough, and that while his
beets yielded twenty-four tons to the
acre with high saccharine percentage,
he also fattened his hogs.
Sugar beet tops will average four
tons per acre and are greedily eaten by
all kinds of stock.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-30
Blight Injuries Maple Trees.

Prof H. l.. ShantZ. instructor OF bl-
oogy at Colorado College, has issued
circular warning owners OF maple
trees of serious blight that menaces
the principal shade tree of Denver.
The circular follows:
AN examination of the naples in
eastern Colorado shows the presence
of great numbers of the cottony maple
scale (pulvinaria innumerabilis ratho).
They are much more numerous IN.
many sections than they were last
year. and we may therefore expect to
find considerable damage done to the
shade trees the coming summer.
ANY one who cares to take the time
may determine for himself whether or
not there are scales on his trees. They
are small, about twice as long as
broad, and of the color of the bark.
They are found on the younger
branches.
These maple scales have simple
life history. The females (for the
scales we find at this time are all fe-
males) will produce eggs next spring.
The eggs appear in cottony egg sacs
and are produced in great numbers.
from the eggs small lice-like animals
are developed These migrate to the
foliage parts and there live on the
living tissues of the leaf. The males
develop wings. but the females do not.
The males die and the females migrate
back to the woody stems, there to re-
main unnoticed during the winter.
This form has so many natural en-
emies that it is seldom harmful. In
fact. it is seldom plentiful for two sue
cessive years and on account of this
fact we probably have little to fear
from these scales At times however.
it becames very plentiful and does
much damage before the natural enc
mics can have multiplied sufficiently
to check its increase.
Artificial means can be employed
for the destruction of these scales. The
trees may be sprayed in summer or in
winter. but the latter is preferable. A
wash of one pound Of whale oil soap
| to one gallon of water is highly recon-
mended for winter use.
"A rather full account of this insect,
with a partial list of its enemies and
also artificial remedies, may be found
in an article by L. o. Howard in bulle-
tin No. % (new series) of the United
| States Department of Agriculture. di-
vision of entomology
The Grit-advocate., 1903-01-30

Denver. Jan. 25.-Yesterday after
noon. al a Joint meeting OF the Demo
cratic branch of the State Senate and
the Democratic members OF the House,
Henry NJ Teller received fiity-one
Democratic votes, a constitutional ma
jority OF the Fourteenth General AS
sembly of Colorado, il il shall be de-
cided that all the members voting were
legally entitled to their seats.
Governor Peabody has. so far. de-
clined to state whether he will sign
the certificate of election claimed by
Senator Teller.
He has not yet officially recognized
either branch of the divided Senate as
the legal Senate.
Al 4;50 p. m. yesterday Michael j.
Madden was brought into the Senate
chamber from a sick bed by Sergeant
alarms Doolcy and recorded as pres
ent
The ballot for senator was at once
taken. amid hush which enabled the
weakest voice to be heard in all corn
ers of the room When Madden s
name was called he hoarsely answered,
Teller" and the tense nerves OF the
aSSemblage gave way.
Senator Mcclure received much ap-
plause when he voted for Teller. as
did also the only woman member or
the Legislature, Mrs. Ruble of the
House.
II was $40 when William II. Adams,
president pro TEN. of the Senate, arose
to announce the vote. He said: Sen
ator Henry NJ. Teller having received
a majority of the votes of the members
elected to the Fourteenth General AS