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New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
WONEN,S B4RG4IN DAY.
attack Neat Dealers and Plead for
Suffrage at Same Meeting.

Two birds were killed with stone yesterday
afternoon when two thousand women. VINO de-
clared themselves in finish fight for women $
suffrage and lower prices for beef, held mass
meeting in the open air at Pitkin and SARATOGA
avenues East New York Women orators brought
forth loud. rolling cheers fom both women ana
men who were in the big throng.
II was declared that women suffrage "ould
cause the overthrow in a most decisive fashion Of
the trusts and crooked politicians.
The best way to gain what you are lighting for
is TO win the right vote declared Mrs. Sophia
Loebinger. I want to tell you women that the
time will come-and it is not far away, either
when the wonen's ballot will be realized all over
this broad beautiful land of great power
for good. We will help make the laws and Will
see that they lived up to.
Down in Brownsville exorbitant raise in the
price Of beef makes the people here suffer This is
the result of the aggressive tactics of the
Beef Trust. The trusts are a great menace and
they must be properly fought.
The speakers words were heartily cheered. Fol-
lowing her addresses were made by other women.
including Mrs. Borrman-Wels, DR.. Maud Glagow,
Mrs. T. D. Pierce and Mrs. Mary Coleman.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
SHEATH GOWNS AT C0NEY ISLAND.
Police Reserves Called Out to Protect
Women from Coney Island Crowd.

Unsheathed nIghtsticks required TO protect
two women who alighted from large white auto
mobile in Surf avenue Coney Island. yesterday in
sheath gowns. Il seemed though all of the
10000 people who visited the island yesterday
wanted to experience 'directore' thrill and they
overwhelmed Patrolnan Thomas Downs of the
Cnney Island station, when he tried protect the
daring wearers Of the gowns. He sent in call
for the reserves and the two brave women and
their heroic escorts enabled get safely into
4 restaurant Captain Thomas Kelly said that he
was bachelor and could nothing upon which
TO base a charge or make arrest. Deputy Com
missioner Baker and Borough Inspector Flood
agreed. and only excise arrest appeared on the
blotter.
number Of business men petitioned the police
10 remove the pushcart from in front of their
stores, and yesterday forty of them were rounded
suggesting Cairo caravansary as they marched
the staten house in long line
While driving the Coney Island Boueva I'd
near Park Place, [. s. eastman and his brother
Richard thrown from their runabout by the
breaking of axle and slightly injured The horse
took fright and galoped down the Coney Island
Concourse, narrowly missing several automobiles
the way. In front of the Culver station Patrol
James Dwyer. of the traffic squad stopped the
runaway in time 10 prevent the animal from dash
ing into a crowd Of people in the roadway.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
COULDN'T GET HOME, so MARRIED.
Lad and Lass Guests on Disabled Boat at
Night Make Cupid Peaeemaker.

George ?. Lenahan. Of No. 37SA Decatur street
BROOKLYN. by the breaking down Of the machinery
on his friends motor boat, the Themus at At
laDtic Highlands on Saturday evening, obtained q
wife in Miss Lillian Gordon. daughter Of John c
Gordon Of No $50 Hancock Street, Brooklyn. after
little quiet consultation first with each other as
70 what was the best thing TO do and then with
Judge George Stout. Of that place. It happened
this way:
They left Bergen Beach on Saturday morning as
the guests Of ATr and Mrs. George Hopper and
several friends 10 take trip TO Atlantic Highlands
on NIr. Hcpper's auxiliary sloop Themus- They
reached the Highlands all right, but when every
one -yas ready TO start for home something was
found 10 he wrong with The engine. Every one was
worried at frst more especially because they ap-
preciated The awkward position in which they felt
that the situation placed Miss Gordon Judge
Stout by uniting the pair, changed the former
anxiety into feast Of mrth. and the parents were
told al about the wedding on the telephone yester
day morning.
Mr. Lenahan called up Mr.. Gordon and said.
Mr. Gordon, ! am your son-in-law, George. The
bride whispered 10 Mrs. Lenahan along the wire.
This Is YOUR new daushter-in-law. Lillian"
Every one was glad. The boat came home with
coloTs fvlng yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
WOMEN CLUB MEMBERS AT RECEPTION
Federation President Entertains at the Hotel
Veudome, Boston-This Weeks Programme

Boston. June 2S.-The three thousand OF H'o.'
women in attendance at the ninth biennial S'i'e
tion of the General Federation OF Women 49,
enioved a quiet Sunday. An Informal re0ep'
w. z,vap h,, the president OF the federation MIS-
Sarah s PIatt- Decker. at the Hotel Nendone %
fore the chief affair of the day.
On organ recital given by B. l. Whepl'y'
Of the Arlington Street Church. late N the Al'ei
noon at symphony Hall. and was followed oy .
,.snar service In charge OF Miss Mary Woolley'
resident of Mount Holyoke College
The delegates have completed busy ana
profitable week OF discussion OF various topics.
and for the coming days OF 'he convention az
a,,a,. divsrsiead nroeramme is arranged though
the chief interest will doubtless centre IN the cleo
ton OF officers which takes place tomorrow after
noon civil Service reform viii be one Of the
topics discussed: there Will an evening with
business women. a presidents evening. one session
for the discussion Of press problems and social
amenities and a number of lesser conferences. the
convention coming 70 a close on Wednes4A,
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
TO FIGHT FOR SHERIFF.
Nescark Prosecutor Says ShrieUalty
Comes First. Then Presidency.

Under the auspices of the Civic Righteousness
Federation of Essex County, Prosecutor wilbur A
Mott addressed a large gathering in the First
PRESBYTERIAN Church in Newark last night Ihere
were several other speakers, including the Rev Dr.
William V CHAPMAN one of the vice-presidents Of
the federation.
Mr. Motifs remarks bore chiefly upon the I'M
portance OF the coming election of a successor TO
Sheriff Frank II. Sommer. He said, among other
things. that he would sacrifice his opportunity to
vote for William H. Taft, if necessary, that his
vote for sheriff should be registered correctly TO
Essex County. he said. the election Of a sheriff
was of far Importance than the question as TO
who shall be President of the United States As
candidate for sheriff. he said. needed
who would continue the good work done by the
present incumbent. and when it TO. the time
To vote he added all political affiliations must be
forgotten.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
SOCIALISTS ATTACK ALL.
Bitterly Denounce Both Parties at
&. r. Z. Meeting.

A bitter attack made on the Repubhcah anu
Democratic parties by the socialists at the meeuhs
of the Central Federated Union yesterday Grover
Cleveland was denounced by them as an enemy Oh
organized labor and friend Of the capitalists
These attacks were incidents of a discussion over
an application on behalf of The Evening Cali
the new socialist newspaper to the Central feo-
Grated Union to invest in small NUMBER o.
Union was also asked to give the representatives
of The Call credentials to visit the affiliated
unions.
Samuel Prince. delegate Of the Cigar Packers
Union. declared that this application should be
we'll considered before it granted. Il would
like see The Call succeeding if it represents
labor fairly he continued but it recently printed
bitter attack on Samuel Gompers, president OF
the American Federation of Labor, similar to the
attacks that the socialists have been making on
him all along 1t referred also to the late Grover
Clever; nd as the White Peter of America. which
is contemplate lie, independent of the bad taste
of speaking i'll of the dead Grover Cleveland was
the greatest Democrat of this generation.
Their the socialists began to denounce the Re
publican and Democratic parties and Grover CieVe-
land. One socialist said that Grover Cleveland was
the first man who ever sent an Of soldiers
against workingmen who strike.
We did never will get anything from
the old parties said Morris Brown, a socialist
If the socialists will get million votes in the
coming election the old parties will be fright
ened they will grant anything organized labor
demanded
The attacks were finally shut off and The Calls"
application was granted.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
UNEMPLOYED MEETING QUIET.
Expulsion of Malcontents To Be Put to Vote
of All Members.

The storm raised by the disaffected members OF
the National Committee for the Relief of the IN
employed on Saturday because OF their d1ssatls-
faction with its members and its alleged social
istic leanings appeared to have quieted down yes
terday A meeting of the committee was held
at No 20 Duane street in the evening, at which
Curtis and Cronin. the leaders of the rebellion,
were the quietest of the whole crowd. They even
made motion when j Eads How. chairman or
the committee announced that the question of the
expulsion of the malcontents would be put to a
vote of all the members. Except at the close
Of the meeting there was no demonstration of
dissent.
Chairman How declared that the committee
was not Democratic Republican nor Socfallstlc
1t wanted relief and work for the unemployed
through any political party that it could interest
Letters were read giving various plans for the
relief of the unemployed. Julius Hopp of the
Peoples Socialistic Stage Society. wrote that ne
was arranging for an entertainment for the ben
eft of the unemployed
Mr. How then said, after two or three speakers
had preceded him. that the committee would have
the cooperation of several bodies. including the
Central Federated Union and the Eight Hour
League
1T is work that want shouted man at
the back of the hall. We have had this klnQ OF
talk long enough
disorder and excitement evident here and
there The chairman saw the signs of coming
rurnpus and hurrtedly declared the meeting ad-
journed.
1T appears that of the people think that
the unemployed can all be provided with work at
once" said How They are mistaken. and if the
malcontents will only leave us alone. we viii ac-
complish a good deal before we are through AS
to the $40 check which Curtis showed on Satur-
day. it was given as loan and has been sent
hack with thanks We do not want money in that
way The difficulty is that some unemployed men
do not want to work, and they are always among
the kickers"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
THANKS FOR CHEER

May L. Ferguson, of Illinois sFeatly apti
the kindness of Miss Jackson IN senoihs % nei u- %+
fine reading matter. The chairman Oh LhttIe
Mothers Auxiliary. in Brooklyn writes
thank the r S. s. very much for the infants
clothing sent to Mrs. c. j. Bracket o. ASe
ouina Idaho. expresses cordial thanks for the eX-
ca1Ient reading matter sent to her in her new
home They cross river and go three miles 10 the
postoffice once a week. and she says; IL seeiiiS 81
good to find reading to take home
Daisv Miller of West Virginia. the little twelve
year-oId crippled girl who had her foot cut OH
by a moving machine. writes of her happiness
when the sunshine box of nice Things redcheu
her and she adds: II know sunshine 1oIKS SYM
pathize with us unfortunate ones. love 70 pay
and it is very dull TO sit and watch others go 10
school now. Her mother has expressed her slnceie .
thanks to the T. S. s. for bringing so much pleas
ure into the life of her unfortunate child Nrs-
Young Of Batavia, says Miss Nora Boathelo' IN
the hospital. especially pleased Win the
various greetings that reached her from L . D
members and the souvenir postals enabled her TO
see places that she never visit.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
MR.. LANE OPTIMISTIC
Interstate Commerce Commissioner
Talks on Railroads.

,.-,,;-.o,, Iune 2s-"Returns from the rail-
,oads generally show that those roads moi oe'
r,enaent ,ron coal. steel and lumber industries
have been doing very well recently said Com
missioner Lane Of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission to-day -'Of course they have not done
SO we'll as last year. Generally they have decided
not 10 make any reductions either in wages or IN
rates of freight affecting the next three months
which is indication that they believe business
viii keep up.
There are some curious things about prevailing
conditions continued Mr. Lane. For instance
the Lehigh Valley the other day gave US d le
port on earnings for the hrst nNe hioiit4i9 %
the present calendar year. together WIFI ~ s4 no
reports covering the preceding hNe Heal' anu -
showing this year larger than that OF any
other year during the period indicated with lhe
opening of the steel mills al Pittsburg ana VI 'iie
car shops more men win be employed, ana l!le4e
viii he a larger demand for material as wen %
labor than has prevailed for some t4I1'e'
opinion Of railroad men IS mat we idre f11N s
through the worst OF the railroad diffcuItieS' ana
frora NOW or We will gradually recover from INC
effects Of the panic. The prospect Tor IaFse ''Op
in the West is extremely good RalIroa0 HeA t'
moi expect normal conditions 10 be recovered Su
7e,,,,. b,,r look for steady Improvement In my
opinion this Improvement will be nlncl Io'e i044
than some OF the lugubrious prophets nave oeS'
telling ,,s because fundamentally there is notihs
in The Inited States TO create or continue q pam
The railroad must spend money ii MAJ Ali,-e
the roadbed ard equipment Of their lles ia - -
IN meet The demands Of commerce, because 'lieS
are ,ost seriously embarrassed when they are mol
able 10 handle business offered 20 them, ana tnere
= no 5a,l,, that there is abundance OF money
in tbe United States which can be secured Tor
legitimate railroad investment This was SHOWN
nv the floating Of the Pennsylvania oond issue
In this connection think people ought TO uIoeF-
stand that the Interstate Commerce Conlnalssi'i
has l, Of valuable service the railroads OF the
Tinted States during the last six months, because
II has prevented a rate war between the roads anu
has maintained rates ! predict that the rallroaGs
themselves Will come bless the railway rate Ia"
l,,, means Of which the roads have been able 10
rrotect themselves at a time when their nerves
were yyobhlv If had six or seven years ago
such a financial disturbance as took place last
October the railroads upon finding that their earn
fnes were falling of would have gone into The
business Of rate cutting. and possibly large num-
her OF receiverships would have resulted. The
railway rate act is admitted by candid railroad
men themselves 10 have been Of inestinable value
The enforcement Of the law against rehating ana
our tenacious purpose to stop Determinations has
held them up 10 a conformity 10 the law that is
without ureCedent.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
LITTLE SUFFERERS ASK HAPPY FOURTH

For the Fourth Of July the authorities Sea
Breeze Home, West Coney Island. are appealing
for fireworks. a new flag, baby carriages. go-carts
swings and beach umbrellas. The fireworks are
TO be of in front of the Home, that the little
fellows who are strapped to boards until the heal
ing sea Air cures the tuberculosis Of the bone from
which they suffering viii be able to Some
red fire and Roman candies. The association will
appreciate gifts of new shopworn,
ond hand carriages. and funds for the purchase
Of 4 flag swings and other accessories of d beach
playground Checks and offers of articles should
be sent TO r s. Mnturn, treasurer, No. i05 East
22d street, New York
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
FIRE, DEATH AND PANIC.
Mysterious Lodger IN Tenement
House Found Dead IN Cellar.

Planfield y. j.. June 2S (SpeciaD.-John Mahoney'
a silk worker, burned death early this morn
ing in a tenement house at No u Passaic street,
and score of Italian women and children were
rescued by firemen.
Mahoney, a mysterious character. occupied
rooms in the basement for two months He was
alone when he retired last night, and it is pre-
sumed that the fire was caused by the shoulder
ing ashes of pipe cigar. The building was
afame when the alarm given. The f1remen
found a struggling mass OF panicstricken women
and children in the tenement All were taken out
uninjured. When Fireman Harrison entered the
basement rooms he found the charred body OF
Mahoney on the ruins Of the bed.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
MONEY RECEIVED.

T. Of Manhattan has given so TOWARD 'iIe
outing fund for Adolph Koch; III, g. one az
for the benefit of Adoph Koch ana one nan
the fund to bring the consumptlNe ma"
Other contributions for the latter came rom -
of Connecticut So; E S p 80. anu - -, awe
<o, Ien, yorl. to be applied where it Will 90 '''e
most good. E. c. NJ sent 50 for the same p''lpo
Lillian J. spauding. of Vermont sent os % st1 -ntto
with the message: please accept the ilclose ~
to help keep things going Mrs. hils, u e.
York sent so for outing fund' MI Wiz .. - fro,,7
tha OId slort Hills branch for summer outings t0
moor children. This amount was the proceeds .. :"
cake. candy and icY cream sale held by tae for
ners w. B. Valentine, of California, senl of
the self-supporting woman; Mrs . L
New York s15 for one or two enleiseLo'
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
BROOKLYN BOY BROWNS UPSTATE.
Companions Try in Vain to Resuscitate Him
After Finding His Body.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Poughkeepsie. y. Y, June 2s.-Thomas Mcdonald.
nine years old. of No. 1S2 Berkeley Place. Brook
lyn. was drowned in Wappingers Greek, at Pleas
ant Valley. six miles of this city. to-day. Ac-
companied by John Wolf and Bruce Mcbride, two
other Brooklyn boys who boarding in the viii
lage for the summer. Mcdonald went wading. He
could not swim and sank in six feet OF
water.
His two companions. who had left him for few
minutes, found his body at the bottom of the
creeh when they returned. They tried hard to re-
vive him after recovering his body. but un-
successful. The drowned boy had a widowed
mother and several brothers and sisters. who were
informed Of his death.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
MANY ARRESTS AT FORT GEORGE.
Thirty-fve Proprietors of Booths Taken for
Violating Sunday Laws.

Captain kreuscher. of the West 152d street police
station. continued his crusade yesterday against
the holders of small amusement concessions along
Amsterdam avenue Fort George, and arrested
thirty-fve proprietors of booths cane and ring
stands and such places The prisoners We're
charged with violating the Sunday law
The captain did not molest the proprietors OF
Paradise Park He said he arrested those who
had small places in Amsterdam avenue because
many complaints against them had been made
They caused crowds to collect and thus blocked
the thoroughfare. He said Paradise Park was pri-
vate property and there were no complaints
against II.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
TO SELL HANDIWORK

Miss Sarah Converse, of Hyde Park. Mass would
be glad TO dispose of some of he fine crochet work
as she needs the money to aid in an effort for
better health. She has suffered for twenty wears
from nervous trouble. She has three afghans for
infants carriages. made in the form of a
bag for go-cart and in eiderdown wool blue
and white; also Shetland wool shawl. shrimp
pink infants sacks and socks. She will send full
description of size and color TO any one who Is
interested in the articles. and hopes that some
one will be. it will mean much 10 her Miss :
f Chase of Cabot. Vt. has a handsome silk Quilt
to dispose of BY writing to he- the best means
of helping will be ascertained
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
EROM RANARIA.

4 delightful letter from Frau Nlngeleioel' u
,,ricb tells of her enthusa IN for the objects OF
cs.,ira work and her zeal in communicating
+ha idea to others. She says: Everybody TO whom
7 smoke was delighted with this new thought OF
beine helpful and all said they would do something
10 help carry the work In Munlch thefe are
all sorts of philanthropic work put 'he l. .
, iI1 onen the eyes of German people to Go
1ftt1a kindnesses for needy people. We haye this
wear a very good exhibition in Munich and snail
as soon as possible send YOU some of the souvenir
postcards of the exhibition that may have some
-,aIro for stamp collectors. Always interested, l
shall DO my best for Sunshine
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
PRESIDENT DINKEY'S MOTHER DEAD.

Pittsburg, June 28.-News was received here TO-
day of the death last night of Mrs. Mary Eliza
beth Kinsey. mother OF Mrs. Charles NJ. SchWab
at the summer home of the steel magnate, at
Loretta Penn She also the mother of a. c.
Dinkey president of the Carnegie Steel Com
pany She was seventy-three years old and was
twice married. first Reuben Dinkey and later to
Alonzo Kinsey She stricken with pneumonia
over year and never recovered entirely. The
funeral will be held on Wednesday from st. Mary's
Protestant Episcopal Memorial Church erected in
Braddock years ago by Mr. Schwab
memorial to Mrs. SChwabs mother.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
MAN ORowNs IN PUBLIC BATH.

John Ayres OF no. 80 West 2sth street, while
swimming the Hudson River last evening the
Washington Heights Baths. 10th street was
drowned. according 10 the report made 10 the pO-
lice by the propriotcrs Of the baths. Ayres and a
friend. David Nicholson went in swimming to-
gether. Soon Nicholson. the police say. reported
that ne had seen Ayres sink under the water near
q the RATS In Ayres's clothes in his locker
were DankDoof showing deposits amounting TO
$50 and . money order for s245. The bankbook
bore the name OF the Union Dime Savings Bank
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
SMOKY FIRE IN PARAFINE.
Murray Street Blaze Proves Stubborn Fropo-
Sition for Firemen

Fire which destroyed S4aopo worth Of parafne
started late last night the factory Of the VIII &
Baumer Company No. IS Murray street. It
was one Of the most stubborn fires that the fire.
men have had 10 night for some time. the smoke
was dense. and about half dozen frenen were
overcome. They were. however, able TO go back
10 their work after getting some fresh air.
The fire started about i O'clock. and il took
nearly two hours 10 control II. Chief Croker. who
arrived shortly after the first alarm sent in.
i1llaediately sent in second, and the fremen
fought from the Park Place side and from the
cellar Of the Goulds Manufa curing Company.
which is next door
-.re.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
GAUGES AUTO SPEED BY SPRINT.
Patrclman Has Chauffeur Arrested After
Chase of Two Blocks

Patrolman Jost Ruth, of the East 51st street sta
zion. appeared against Michael Coogan, a chauffeur
No. 245 West 55th street, in the Yorkvile court
yesterday afternoon. Ruth told Magistrate Barlow
he the man exceeding the speed
limit as he could run block in ten seconds fiat
and in this way timed him in a chase OF two
blocks in Sixth Then he jumped into an
other machine pursued and captured the chauffeur
His pedal gauging Of the speed admitted by
Magistrate Barlow to be good reasoning but ie-
gally insufficient hold the prisoner. who was
discharged.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29

We made such hit with tennis
men last week, with our long list of
tennis shoes, that we'll 90 further.
Tennis trousers - white cotton
duck, linen duck, crash, gray striped
fannels, plain white serge and white
serge with hair line stripes.
Tennis shirts with soft collars and
cuffs-white cheviot, cream or white
soisette, and a silk and linen mixture
in white, tan, blue and fancy patterns.
Tennis hats-white duck.
ROGERS, PEET & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
25s s42 1902
Warren ST. 18th ST. 34th st
New-York tribune., 1908-06-29
ONE OF THE YOUNGER BRANCHES

The Bronx Sunshine Circle was organized March
II 1905 and the annual meeting in May
the following excellent report: Paid one month $
rent storage BILL gave several bills of groceries;
also medicine coal meat fruit and other comforts
to an unfortunate young couple in our neighbor-
hood.
Contributions OF scrapbooks and Chidren's cloth
ing were sent the Abby House East 141st street:
also gift of fruit 10 aged couple who are in
straitened circumstances
The branch has also forwarded 81 to who
is sick and whose family about to be dispos-
sessed-
While this branch IL not a large one, its members
are all enthusiastic, earnest workers. and they
hope TO send many bright rays of sunshine
during the coming year. Respectfully yours.
A. BLANCHE KEMP. Secretary.