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New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
HAD DYNAMITE.
ErDIosire and Sc, 900 Seized IN Ar
rest for Old Bomb Outrage.

When Central Office detectives arrested several
Italians last evening, among them two brothers
who said they Felice and Salvatore Lopez, OF
No 800 East 42d street, suspecting that they knew
something about bomb explosion at 42d street and
Second avenue January ). 1907. they found, they
say four sticks of dynamite in the house and
bankbooks showing. with currency on the premises
5000. Ever since a bomb exploded njuring
Mary Bailey the detectives have been looking for
a cIew to the identity Of the perpetrators
Those arrested besides the LOpezes Ste
fano Alello a presser of No. SO East Goth street
and Luigi I.ascasa, baker, who said he lived a
Seh street and First avenue The brothers Lopez
the detectives say. declared that their nephew
found the dynamite in the street and brought
into the house. The prisoners taken to
Police Headquarters and locked up.
Cimolina the fruit dealer, who injured by
the bomb explosion. lives at No. 80 Second avenue
He in the act of selling some vegetables 10
Mary Bailey, of No 5ot East 42d street. when a
bomb tumbled from above. If II had been tossed
from the window Of elevated train that was
passing the time. and exploded with great force
Cimona and Mary Bailey severely in
jured that they Flower Hospital for
treatment
An attempt was made IN the Night Court to bail
the prisoners by NJ. Jesse Henry. d lawyer. of No.
lis Centre street. He said he had plenty money
and willing to bail all four OF the prisoners.
Magistrate AIoss< however, refused to admit the
prisoners bail Mr- Henry said that he would
try~to obtain order in the Supreme Court to-day
admitting the prisoners to bail.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
CLERGY IN CONFERENCE.
Ridiculf Charges Made by the Re0.
Ur. Cooke.

The New York East Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church opened its siXtieth 5ession yes
terday morning at O'Clock in the Hanson Place
Methodist Episcopal Church, Brooklyn. Bishop
William Burt presiding.
The following members had died during the year:
Fred L Buckwalter. Abram r. Eagan, George n
Goodsen Howard Hand, William NJ Stonehili'
Henry Scofleld and Robert McNIckol- After the
conference was organized with the reelection of
DR. A B Sanford secretary. 5. D. Lewis as
statistical secretary and William P. Estes as treas
.1rer announcements of transfers were made Of
George A. Simons TO Finland and St Petersburg
Mission Conference: J Wesley Hill to New York
Conference. Transfers into the Conference: Robert
BaEnan from New York Conference. Charles ".
Dane from Southern California Conference, New
ton H Hudson from 81. Louis Conference, Arthur
J. PenneH from Troy Conference, E 5. Jackson
from Cincinnati Conference, Samuel {. Johnson
from Montana Conference
ConsiderabIe interest aroused when DR..
G ( Wing Presiding Elder Of Brooklyn South
District presented as result OF the trial OF Dr.
] II Buckley who had been charged with slan1er
and libel by the R"v. George A. Cooke. member
of the Troy Conference, that DR.. Buckley was
acquitted In view Of these charges having
III 5een fully considered he moved that said charges
having been twice renewed by Mr.. Cooke,
ee dismissed. which motion prevailed unanimously
oy a rising vote. The charges preferred by the
same Mr.. Cooke against Professor Borden p
Bovine. OF Boston University, being OF like char
acter also We're dismissed hy the unanimous rising
vote Of the Conference.
Efforts Of Nj Cooke 10 defend himself on the
Hoor of TIE Conference were repeatedly and
promptly suppressed.
After the charges against Professor BOVINE had
been read. Dr. Buckley was Inclined treat the
matter humorously and excited some laughter
when he said Il they had been written by
epleptic an habitual dTunkard or a with an
exaggerated ego they might have been thrown
cl,t without consideration"
Dr.. A : kavanagh. superintendent Of the Meth
cyeist Hospital said he thought ii good time
for him 70 invite members Of the conference
visit the hospital al 4 o'clock when addresses
would be made by Bishop Burt and DR.. Buckley,
presidert Of the board Of managers.
The anniversary q the Woman'E Home Mission
arv Society held IN the afternoon in the
church Mrs. John A. Secor presiding. The princi-
paI address made hv tie Rev DR.. William A.
FRYE Of Trenton. \. J His subject was The
Sign Of Eras the Gate Of the Empire" He said
the had moved with the centuries. The found
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
THINKS ODELL's DAYS ARE OVER.
Ezra P. Prentice Jubliant Over His Sweep
ing Victory at Primaries

Few men in New York City were more jubant
over the outcome of the primaries yesterday than
Ezra p Prentice. who defeated George r Man
chester for the Republican leadership the 25th
Assembly District by a vote of 1882 73s. "AIl
the Odell money could beat me- said Mr.
Prentice, yesterday, and the opposition used a lot
of coin, too"
In my district continued Mr.. Prentice, II
pected a much closer vote. OdelI had honored me
with special attention. Why, $1,000 spent
election district alone, They t;ied take the
negro vote away from especially and they got
a big and disappointing surprise when they found
that they had failed to do it
Mr. Prentice praised his election district captains
highly and attributed his success largely the
work they had done. Il feared trouble from
gangs" he said. but. thanks the vigilance OF
my workers the efficiency of the police and the
good work done by plaincIothes the
gang game effectually broken up"
The result OF the primaries Mr.. Prentice said.
would be disastrous TO future aggressive work by
Mr. Oden. Il don't how he give us any
trouble in the fall after this he exclaimed
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
TO GET SECRET SERpICE.
At Least Little Tim Thinks Wr.
Bingham's s Chances 4re Good.

Commissioner Binghams request for sl0oo0o
for his proposed secret service bureau was re-
ferred by the Board Of Aldermen to the Finance
Committee He will probably get the money
quickly for Little Tim Sullivan, who is chair
man Of the committed said he thought" the COM
n,ittee would act favorably With that assur-
ance the Commissioner already has mapped out
the expenditure of the money. The greater part
of the money probably will be spent in watching
anarchists and in exchanging information with
the police of foreign cities concerning not only
anarchists but criminals of all grades
The fact that SeIig Cohen, or SiiversteIn, Is
still alive is exciting the interest of surgeons
all over the city several visited him at Belle
vue Yesterday tn observe his condition His
case probably will be the subject of special re-
port to be read before the Academy of Medicine
at an early date.
That a man enfeebed by heart disease tnat
the slightest exertion caused him grave distress
should survive such injuries is almost without a
parallel BY the explosion of Saturday his arm
was blown off his eyes gOuged out. a hole
was torn from his left eye through the brain to
behind his left and the greater part of one
side of his body was to pieces. In addition
to this his condition has been complicated by the
developmant Of cerebral meningitis septicaemia
and PARALYSIS of the lower limbs.
The secret of the plot which eliminated in the
bomb throwing of Saturday will probably die
such disposition of il will most please the
police as it will give them opportunity to
drop case whichfs far beyond their powers
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
pCLICE GUARDDEO
PATHS Son-in-La1c Fears Bldck Hama
IN Nezo Home.

Tb. dfsannearance of Pasquale Pat, the oahhe'
os M 2a0 Elizabeth street. has caused alarm "
the family of his son-in-Iaw, Salvador D0O
which has spread to other residents OF Last f'n
street near Avenue d, Kensington, Brooklyn ZEN
trail Office detectives searched several places III '
Parkvre section of Brooklyn yesterday aiter u i
had been reported chat Patti had been seen tIleIe
Tuesday. -,,o
The empty home Of Pa ii, at No. 146 Ocean f'oIie
ward was visited first by the detectives, ana theh
thew surrounded Deonofo's house, at NO. oSS East
Atb street 1t was some time before the detectives
were perrnitted TO enter, and then they had 10 Dc
youched for by a reporter Deonoho saying t'a1
he would not take any chances with strange IIeH-
At the same time he explained that ne had re-
ce!ved several Black Hand letters since MS Id'el
fn-law disappeared
After DeonohO had allowed the detectives I"
search the house and had proved that Pat was ro'
hidden in the apartments of a family on the lower
floor he said that he had been called on tAe tele
Dbone by his father-in-Iaw on Monday OF last
week The message, he said, was that ne s!Io
meet Pati at the bank as possible Inen
Deonofo started for New York he said, and met
Patti and his family. The banker told him that
no had 10 leave the city for a short vacation and
that he would return in two weeks At the same
time he gave him the keys to the bank and sad
that he would send check for the payroll on sat
I1rdav but instructed DeOnofo not to pay out any
money until word had been received from MIN.
The son-in-law then said that he left Patt ana
wished him pleasant vacation. The check FOR the
nayroII never came and he said that he did not
receive any other word. although several times ne
was called on the telephone and told that he would
be murdered unless paid money Whlch IL was
said Patti owed
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
SOCI4LISN DISCUSSED.
And IndividuaLism 1ppIauded at
Economic Clubs Meeting.

Several hundred members Of the Economic Club
and some guests filed the grand ballroom OF the
Hotel Astor last night the third Of the season
series of dinners Of the club The eating il
self was followed by a discussion The Pres
ent Influence of socalistic Doctrine Upon Industry
and Legislation TO which. under the presidency
of A. Barton Hepburn. president Of the Chase Ma
tiOnaI Bank. the following speakers contributed
Professors Franklin H Ciiddings and John Safes
Clark. OF Columbia University; Morris HIIqUit.
member OF the national executive committee OF
the Socialist party of the United States: Dr. A.
bert Shaw, editor of The Review OF Reviews
and DR.. Frederik van Eeden. of Holland
Mr. HflIquft refrafned from reference 70 the Union
Square incident of March 28 beyond saying that
some silly police officers might try 10 check the
growth of secalistic doctrine by brutal repressiYe
measures. but even such efforts and those OF ig-
nOraut EDITORIAL writers would not be able 10
check socialism because it stood for social prog
ress, social justice and social reason Dr. Shaw
greater applause though when he referred
10 the magnificent development of the United
States under the principle OF opportunity for the
individual There were cheers when he declared
that the country was going 70 be rehabiIitared IN
der the old principles of indivfduaIism and not
under the principles of socialism
Professor Clark pointed out s a prominent II
not Overshadowing evil of. the present day tho
growth of private monopoly. but his hearers
seemed to understand and approve when h said
there certain reguIative work upon which
this government has entered which is distinctly
ant-sOciaIistic land which when well done Will put
socialism in less powerful position than that pre-
dicted for it in the immediate future by Nr. HI
quit. He refused to regard sociaIisric the ac-
tiOn which the state is now taking to Tesuscita-s
the old condition where real competition existed
and where there a chance for individual OF
portunity.
Dr. Van Eeden cautioned against What hs termed
the two equally unconvincing attitudes toward
socialism, the one calling for strong Tepressive
measures the other preaching and provoking war
He urged individual freedom 50 far as IL does not
infringe upon the freedom OF others The fault IN
Americas social organization. : he views ir.
that it works badly In other words. II leaks ard
he inclined to recommend the combination Of
all branches of industry that pertain 70 certain
PRODUCTION
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
TAFT COMMITTEE ELECTS OFFICERS.
Working Up Sentiment Here, 1t Is Said, to
Force Nomination on Second Ballot

The executive committee OF the Taft Organization
of the State of New York. with offices at No. 40
Broadway. met yesterday and organized by elect
ing officers. follows: Robert G Ogden, presi-
dent: George e Ide. Vice-presdent. and William
NJ Barnum, treasurer. Arthur Gibb Charles a.
Conant and Frank j. Price were added to the
executive committee.
George f. Ide is president OF the Home Life In
surance Company. William NJ. Barnum is of the
firm of Harvey Fisk & Cons
1t is planned 10 elect twenty thirty vice presi
dents, selecting representative business of the
state. A member of the executive committee said
that the Taft men were working up sentiment for
the Secretary here because they Ilan to force his
nomination the second ballot. The Taft men. it
was said DO not expect the Secretary TO win on
the FIRST ballot
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
D4RRIN'S NAN QUITS.
Queens assistant District attorney
Resigns Because of Friction.

District Attorney Ira G. Darrin of Queens has
received the resignation of his Assistant District
ATTORNEY Rawdon W. Kellogg. Although he re-
signed several days ago, II did not become known
until yesterday.
District Attorney Darrn and l disagreed about
the conduct of the business of the office. said Mr.
Kellogg yesterday. AN where there is friction be
tween chief and his assistant it is best for them
to take separate paths. and so l resigned"
Had the difference of opinion anything to do
with the conduct of the grand jury's investigation
Of the Queens Building Department. he was
asked
~ should not care TO be SO definite that" said
Mr.. Kellogg.
one of Mr.. Kelloggs friends said his resignation
was caused by the inadeauacy Of an investigation
that resulted in a practical whitewashing of the
buildings Department of Queens. II is well known
that Kellogg started the investigation and proceed
ed with it for day, afeer which he was sent to
court to try cases. while for the succeeding fort
night the District Attorney personally conducted
the investigation before the grand jury.
kellogg cannot afford to have his name linked
with an investigation that did not investigate, said
one of his friends.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
AFTER 80 YEARS. WANT SEPARATION

James Comiskey. eighty years old, and his VIE
Mary. hfty-six years Old. who have been living a
No. 40 Hart street. Brooklyn. applied TO t"e
Supreme Court yesterday for permission % seq
arate- They have been married thirty years
Comskey admits that he is worth N0,1sl tie y
willing pay his wife s. a week FOR her supposL
but she wants sI5
Mrs Comiskey says that her husband has II
treated her nearly all their married hfe- lie says
in his petition;
She beat me and chOked me frequently and once
struck me with knife and threatened to kill me
on January y. when We separated she tOos ooue
which had given 10 the dog aud raised TOUR ~sts
my head with it. Then she took q poksr and
made six bumps. NOT satisned With that
the affidavit continues. she threw me downstairs
and told me not TO come back.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
THE INDIANA PL1TFORM.
Fairbanks and Tariff Reuiaon-
No Corporation Contributions.

1ndiananoIfs April Indiana Republicans in
state convention to-day cleared the way for the
adoption of platform, the selection Of delegates
at-Iarge and the nomination of state ticket to-
morrow Organization was completed with Con-
gressnan Jesse Overstreet of Indianapolis, tenn
uorary chairman. and the selection of Congressman
John c. Clancy of Sullivan, as permanent chair
man.
Vice-President Fairbanks. in a letter read before
the convention to-day outlined his views tariff
revision, suggesting that such changes may be
desirable should be made after the Presidential
election this fall and before the present Congress
adjourns next spring.
The Presidents views incorporated in
the platform. which the committee resolutions
finished tonight for presentation to the conven-
ton tomorrow. The platform also contains a
vigorous Endorsement of Vce-Presdent Fairbanks
d Indiana's choice for Presidential candidate and
instructs the national delegates to vote and work
for his nomination Chicago.
Other planks include d demand for a law against
child labor written by Senator Beveridge, recon-
mendations for a national bureau of mines. for
allowing to defendants notice and hearing before
injunctons are granted, for national health laws,
for Currepcy reform, without naming any par
ticular bill; for a law supplanting the present
state liquor laws TO provide for local option
with the county a unit, and for a gen
eral primary election law and an inheritance tax
law.
The platform also indorses President Roosevelt.
waterways improvements economic administra ton
of national affairs, especially of the army and
navy, and prohibiting corporations from
tributing to campaign funds.
Mention of President Roosevelt and Vice Presi-
dent Fairbanks to-day brought forth great demon
strations from the delegates. The speech Of Gov
Fanly demanding a county unit local
option plank was dramatic that it carried the
convention to a storm of applause. Addresses were
also made to-day by Congressman Overstreet and
CLANCY and United States Senators Beveridge and
Hemenway
For deIegates-at-large the national Conven-
ton Senators Albert j. Beveridge and James L.
HemeHway Governor J. Frank Hanly and James
P. Goodrich, of Winchester, chairman of the state
committee, agreed upon
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
BERMEL NAY RESIGN.
Cassidy,s Tictory Szceeping, and the
Borough President Is DOzCncdst.

Failing TO retrieve his shattered Prestige at the
primaries throughout the Borough of Queens on
Tuesday reports circulated yesterday declared that
Borough President Bermel now ready to quit
and retire political life. Cassidy carried the
lst and Sd Assembly districts by big majorttfes
According to report yesterday, Bermel intends sail
ing for Itaiy some time this month, and it was
stated various places in Long Island City that he
had already engaged passage.
Report says that Bermel will probably leave
his resignation in the hands of some lieutenant, 10
be presented TO the Mayor when he is in Europe
Whatever his plans are, however. there num-
ber OF determined men in Queens, ii Is said, who
do not purpose let him get away before copy
of the charges presented against him before Gov
ernor Hughes is served on him.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
NEW4RK CONFERENCE.
Gorernor Fort Unable to 4ddress
Ministers Conferences To-day.
TBv Telegraph TO The Tribune. }

Plainfeld n JApril 1.-Governor Fort was uiiauie %
90 oddraes the Newark Conference of the Methoolsl
Fnisconal Church at its session this evening OWING
IN presslIre Of state business. Mayor ChaileS .
Fisk welcomed the delegates TO the htty-llrs' an
nual session OF the conference TINS lioil,"e a. -
- Methodist F,piscopal Church, Bishop Spell
never. of Cincinnati. presiding. In compe'iis
the organization the Rev. J. f. Dodd' OF Ne" ioIh,
was chosen secretary. and the Rev. JACOB ooie' u
Newark treasurer. Then followed the announce
rnent of the standing committees by the biSHop
.I-5 tho ,,s,,aI memorial service. The Woman
Foreign Missionary Society held its annlNeISdiy
this afternoon. when reports were presented anu
an address was made by the Rev Joseph beach'
president of Chentu College China Inc f'eE: IL
Halleron presiding elder. in charge OF 10
nights meeting when the anniversary OF the Cen
tenary Fund and Preachers Aid Society was oo-
served followed by the presentation OF reports.
Every afternoon the Bishop and his cabinet VIII
hold q conference.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
BAY STATE RESULTS.
Conflicting Claims by Friends OF
RiuaI Candidates.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

Washington April TWENTY-FIVE or the iHi'S
two delegates to the national convention CHOSEN III
Massachusetts Yesterday Will vote for secretary
taft on the first ballot, according TO one OF the
prominent members of the delegation from mat
stets who has received advices from there to-day
and who is thoroughly familiar with the person.
atty of all the delegates chosen or WHO "oHS"N
be chosen.
The fact that most of the Massachusetts Nv
gates will go uninstructed renders II lihpos9l'
for one inacuuainted with the personal pre-
ences and private pledges of the delegates 10 "i"
ting1,ish between Taft and anti-Taft Delegates 'u
the Trbune's informant declares that 10 MS pei
.onaI knowledge both delegates from the 4th o'ii,
stb 7th sth 9th 10TH 18th and 14th DISTRICTS anu
one each from the 11th and 18th districts VIII vote
for Secretary Taft first last and all the ulhe'
OF the delegates at-large assuming ihdt N0io''
Sidney o. Bigney has been elected, TWO VIII 'o'o
for Mr. Taft and the other two may go u INC c'
yention without expressing a preference AuNi~o
received from Massachusetts late TINS aitefhooi 0
to Tho effect that of approximately fourteen hun-
6red delegates to the state convention ABOUT lime
hundred are fo- Bigney as against John u Long
who is anti-Taft. The other Taft delegate-at-aree
will be Senator Lodge, whose slleglahce u ~
tary Taft none can question
The two delegates elected from the Sd Massachu-
setts District are understood to be for Speaker
Cannon. they having announced themselves ~ ~
voters as pledged against Taft" With regard u
Senator Crane it may be definitely asserleu ' %
his personal preference is for Senator hhoA' pu'
that he has never authorized any one 10 cite MN
as supporting any candidate
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
TEXTILE WORKERS LOSE UNION

Fail River, Mass. April 1.-The weavers union
of this city. the largest textile union in the coun-
try. tonight voted to withdraw from the United
Textile Workers of America, the national organ
ization, which is composed of l63 unions The
object to per capita tax of 10 cents after
May l which recently decided upon by a con-
vention of textile workers Providence. The tax
Is now
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02

close its gallery 20 visitors. This several
weeks ago. and it IS still closed. although IL was
announced the time that it would be closed
for only few days until repairs were completed.
Since Monday the visitors galleries OF the Cotton
Coffee and Consolidated exchanges have been
closed. and the Produce Exchange closing yestsr-
day completed the list OF prominent exchanges to
bar visitors.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
BILL AGAINST BOMB CARRYING.

Albany. April 1.-Assemblyman NcCirarh. OF New
York. introduced bill to-day making 1T 2 felony
to carry possess any bomb containing dyrs-
mite, nitrogIycerine other explosive
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
ARREST TURK FOR THREAT TO KILL.
Police Fear Plot of Hunehakists in Activity
Against Armenian Rug Merchant

Charged by Levon II. Harpootlian, of the Armen-
ian rug firm OF Harpootlian & Co. of No "A Union
Square, with threatening his life. Turk, who
said he was Bakir Ramazan, thirty years old, OF
No 3l9 East 18th street. arrested last night
by IA Central ONCE detective. and locked up at
Police Headquarters.
The police are investigating the case. with spe-
cal reference the activities of the Hunchakist
organization and fer that the alleged threat
may be connected with plot Of the Huncha-
kists
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
BOMB FEAR BARS CHANGE VISITORS.

Following the example of the other exchanges,
the New York Produce Exchange closed its Wis
itors' gallery Yesterday. No explanation given
out by the management of the reason for shut
ting out visitors. but it is believed in Wall Street
that closing Of the visitors galleries in this
an anarchists attack. such the recent bomb
rage in Union square.
The New York Stock Exchange was the hrst to
New-York tribune., 1908-04-02
CONNERs STATE COMMITTEEMAN

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Buffalo. April State Chairman William J.
Corners victory in the Assembly conven-
tons to-day and was elected tonight Il member
OF the committee TO succeed John J. Kennedy.
Although il had been understood that Conners
would not be opposed, quiet warfare was started
against him. and lac escaped defeat by a