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New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
TO EXTEND PROBATIONARY WORK.
State Commission VIII Prepare Bill Pro
viding Officers for Ali Police Courts

The members Of the State Probation Commission
Dennis Mccarthy, of Syracuse; Charles McKenna.
OF New York City; Colonel Frank Wade Of Buff
falo and Homer Folks. ex-Commissioner Of chari-
ties-held their annual meeting in the of the
National Arts Club. at No Il Gramercy Park, yes
tefday afternoon
The commissioners Were in session for three and
a half hours discussing The sarious phases of the
probationary system Mr.. Folks. chairman or the
commission said the close of the meeting that
bin would be introduced in the Assembly AT the
next session calling for the appointment Of officers
for each Of the police courts in New York City, in
GLIDING the Children's Court TO look after proba-
tonary The salary of these would be
nxed at s.. 200 a year he said
The chairman said during the meeting that the
crime wave OF the present season. although not
bad that OF last summer was greater than a
normal state q the city would tolerate. He sug-
,ested d home III this city where arrested
on the streets could be sent and where they could
&c brought under proper Influences.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
SPEEDY TRIAL FOR ARCHIE" HERON
Will Be Indicted Probably on Monday for
Murder of the Rev. S. B. D. Prickitt.

New Brunswick. n. J. July 16 tSpeciaD-Cor-
oner Moke and County Physician Suydam con-
Quoted autopsy this morning the body of
the Rev. Samuel B. D. Prickitt editor of The
Metuchen Recorder" who murdered in front
of his home yesterday afternoon. Archie" Her.
ron, whom he had sentenced, when he
corder to Jail for intoxication. probably will be
indicted Monday and placed trial either on
July 81 or August B.
The autopsy showed that the bullet entered
the right lung and passed through the heart.
Striking rib. it was DETECTED and lodged in the
left side the waist line
Heron. who is in Jail here. refused to-day to
see any callers. He said last night that he
not drunk at the time Mr. Prickitt sentenced
him. but a victim of sunstroke. He then worked
at Perth Amboy at the iron and metal works.
Since then he has been blacksmith for the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He is forty-nine years
old and was born in Ireland Heron sent
sage to-day to a Newark lawyer asking him to
defend him.
The funeral of Mr.. Prickitt will be held at the
home OF his son, Charles Pricktt, on Friday
evening at 1880 o'clock. The burial will be in
Mount Holly, n. J., Saturday morning.
There untrue stories af1oat to-day that
an effort had been made to lynch Heron. Colo
mel Weber the recorder. committed Heron to jail
to await the action of the grand jury.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
BURGLAR CHASE IN PATERSON.
Police Sergeant Finds Intruder in House
and Lively Pursuit Follows.
by Telegraph to The Tribune |

Paterson. N. J.. July 16.--An exciting burglar
chase. which aroused the entire East Side section
took place this afternoon and ended in the arrest
of George Crawford, who gave his address as No.
240 East 23d street, New York, and Edwin H.
Joy, of No $50 Knickerbocker avenue, Brooklyn
Watches and jewelry said to have been taken from
two houses found Crawford. Joy was
arrested as an accomplice.
Crawford was detected in the act of ransacking
the house of Police Sergeant Halstead, at No. 96
Sixteenth avenue, Sergeant Halstead chased sthe
fellow through the streets fences and into the
Park avenue graveyard Children In the next
block took up the chase and followed him TO a
vacant house at No 1872 Madison avenue but Craw-
ford got away again, only to be caught IN back
yard and taken to the station house. Joy was ar
rested several hours afterward. 1t is said that
he with Crawford near the scene of the
rObberies,
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
WATCHING SIGHTS, GRIP DISAPPEARS.
St. Louis Man Leaves Car and Finds Stranger
/ in Broadway with His Bag.

Within few minutes after he reached this city
with his wife John J. Cregan. Of No. 342 Lucas
avenue St Louis had experience which he
probably will not forget They boarded east
bound 23d street car with two heavy bags contain
ing valuable articles Mrs Cregan told her hus-
band to be careful of them, she had heard that
this citv was infested with crooks" Mr.. Cregan
continued to look at the sights.
When they reached Sixth avenue, where they
were to alight one of the bags missing Hav-
ing heard that all crooks flock TO Broadway Mr.
C,regan started for it and a young man carry
ing his grip The stranger told Cregan that he had
been given 81 to take it to Tenth avenue.
II don't question your veracity. the St Louis
man said but we will have to find out about
this The trio headed for the West 10Th street
police station, where the young man described him
self As Leonard Lee. a waiter living at No. 45
East 2Sd street. He was held on charge Of grand
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
M4INE FIRES THREATEN.
Southeastern Section Visited by For
est Blazes-Great Damage.
LBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Kennebunk, Me- July 16.-Forest fires are
raging all over Southeastern Maine Tonight
at least score of separate fires burning in
different directions and more are being reported
hourly.
The worst fire OF the day surrounds the town
of Wells Fifteen thousand acres of timber are
afame there, and one thousand men rushed
there from Sanford and Kennebunk are fight
ing the flames. Eleven houses and the Congre-
gationaI Church took fire in the town from
sparks to-day Embers still fall in the streets
and the danger is great.
Other big fires are reported at Cape Porpofse,
where a million feet cf sawed timber had been
destroyed and fifty square miles Of timber
burned down. Fires raging at Bigelow.
Loon Lake and Redington. Nearly a score OF
small hamlets and villages in this section are
endangered.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
INDICT JERSEY ELECTION BOARDS.
Hudson County Grand Jury Ignores De-
eision of Supreme Court.

The Hudson County Grand Jury ignoring the de-
cision Of the Supreme Court returned late yester-
day afternoon with indictments against thirteen Of
the election boards that officiatsd at the Repuh-
ncan primaries last May. at which delegates were
chosen TO the state convention and were carried by
the regulars. All of the indicted are organization
Republicans and they charged with conspiracy,
in that they perpetrated fraud at the primaries.
The boards indicted served in the 1st 4th 5th. 6th,
9Th and 10th wards of Jersey City and the five
wards OF Hoboken. Two Of the Jersey City wards,
9Th and 9Th. had two primary polling places. and
both boards were indicted.
The Supreme Court nulIifed the Indictment of an
election officer at Democratic primary in New
ark for alleged fraud, holding that neither the
statutes the common law applied to party prt-
maries This decision written by Justice (now
Governorl Fort, who sustained in it by Jus
tice Pitney, Republican, now Chancellor, and ex-
Justice Hendrickson Democrat.
The indictments handed in yesterday were found
under the common law the same as in the Newark
case which the court declared to be valueless.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
ARREST IN WILLIAMS MURDER CASE.
Thirteen-Year-Old Girl Says Farmer Wanted
to Marry Her, but She Was Afraid.

Dover Del July I6-The murder Of William
williams the welI-to-do farmer, who lived near
the Maryland state line and who was about 10
marry Elizabeth Walls. q thirteen-yearold girl
has aroused the entire Delaware peninsula. The
authorities Of Queen Anne County, Nd, where
4he supposed crime was committed. and of Kent
County Del. where Williams lived are sparing
no efforts in their search for a solution Of the
mystery. In the arrest late this afternoon at
Church. Nd, of Caleb Watson. negro farm hand.
the authorities believe they have made some prog
ress. The negro employed by John Messel, a
son-in-iaw OF Williams. a farm hand. and as
sisted his employer in a search for Williams all
day Monday He viii be closely questioned in an
attempt TO ascertain his movements between Sat
urday night and Tuesday morning.
The girl when seen to-day admitted that Will
iarns wanted to marry her, but said she had re-
fused him. She said she had been very fond Of
Mr.. Williams, but later became afraid Of him. be
cause he threatened 10 lddnap her II she did not
marry him.
II developed to-day that Williams had pur-
chased a wedding dress for the girl. Two weeks
ego II is said. the farmer took of the girls
clothing from her home unknown to her parents.
This has led the authorities TO believe that Will
isms intended TO take the girl away from her
home.
Williams. who was a widower and lived with
his sons and daughters visited one of his daugh-
az Crumpton, Nd, last Friday. After leaving
her house he not again seen until HIS body
found hanging to a tree between Maryde
and Templevile Tuesday afternoon. Marks on
the body indicated that the had been muir
dered, and this view was taken by the coroner's
jury in Queen Anne County last night The
license to marry the girl in Williams's pocket
when the body was fouLd
Williams was buried to-day at Camden. three
miles south Of this town. An enormous crowd
followed the body to the Odd Fellows Cemetery
John Vessel, a son-in-law of the victim az
tended the inquest, but the other members of the
family, the three and daughters
Inained away. They are extremely reticeE:. re-
fusing to discuss the tragedy.
land authorities have discoy cred, It is said, that
both the Walls and Williams families op
posed TO the marriage and that some feeling had
been shown by certain members Of the two fanli
lies.
Samuel Wells. father Of Elizabeth. was questioned
to-day He said that his daughter not able to
read or write, and that Williams had never given
the girl anything but a brown wedding dress.
MY wife and !" he said were told time
axo that Williams was in love with Elizabeth and
was going to steal her away. He had met her
down at the woods and had put his arms around
her
In telling about the wedding dress Wells said
that Williams took it into the house and hid il.
The father said Williams told Elizabeth about II
and she brought it out and showed it TO ner
mother
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
BROOKLYN YACHT CLUB PURCHASE.
William West Property Said To Have Been
Bought for Clubhouse.

The Brooklyn Yacht Club. which for the last six
months has been negotiating for site for new
home, has succeeded it is said, in obtaining the
West property. consisting of p plot which fronts
237 feet on Cropsey avenue and 400 feet on the
waterfront the eastern side being the extension Of
Twenty-second avenue.
The property was bought some eighteen years
~, by the late William West, the minstrel, and
thera stands Oh It a fine old house, with eighteen
rooms whicr it is said Will be converted into
modera clubhouse. The purchase price is said TO
have been 100000 and the money will be raised by
forming a stock company of the members or by
the issue of bonds.
Commodore w c. Towen, who has been the
moving spirit in the scheme was cruising yester
day in his flagship. the Tammany, so the report
could not be verified
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
TWO STORES DAMAGED BY BOMB.

Two stores on opposite corners of Sackett and
Van Brunt streets Brooklyn, were partly wrecked
early yesterday morning by bomb. placed at the
side entrance OF the saloon owned by CarneiO
Manzello at No. So Sackett street. The door and
plate glass windows of Manzeo's place were shat
tered by the conclusion, and nearly his entire
stock of bottled goods destroyed. The vacant
store across the street, owned by John 1. White,
was damaged SS5 by the breaking Of windows.
Manzello lives on the floor above the saloon with
his family, but at the time OF the explosion he
and his nephew. Antonio RaO. We're alone IN the
apartment. Harry Bolomay. a driver for tho
American Ice Company. and his assistant. T.
Lawson. were passing the place with their wagon
at the time OF the explosion. They say they
man running away. Manzello deSled having
ceived any Black Hand letters.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
YO ENFORCE 8 HOUR Law.
Commissioner UilHams Sends Letter
TO AE Barge Canal Contractors.

A1honv TuIv 1s--Commissioner Williams OF the
state Labor Department announced To-Day th'ir
he had sent a letter to each contractor haVihs III
charge work on the barge canal, informing MN
tbat-the department would insist on rigid oo-
servance of the eight hour law. The department
has received reports that considerable barge cand
work is being performed under the so-ealied EN-
ergency certificates" permitting employees to WORK
more than eight hours a day. Commissions VIII
Jams saws that these certificates will not be recos
nized unless conditions absolutely required their
issuance In his letter Commissioner Williams
calls attention the provisions of Section g. Artice
I of the labor law relating hours of labor and
rates of wages public work except in case OF
extraordinary emergency caused by fire. food or
danger to life or property ITO require permit
a laborer workman or mechanic TO work on said
contract for more than eight hours in one calendar
day would constitute violation of law continues
the letter, and adds:
1t is the duty of this department to enforce this
pany so that from this date there shall be no mis-
understanding as to our purpose 10 insist upoh
rigid observance of the etght-hour law upon an an
barge canal contracts We shall henceforth aoso-
luteIy decline to recognize certincates or hn
daily limit has been exceeded, by whomsoeyeT
given unesS !, 0s sngmI gMcb excees was due to
actual emergency. Here exigencies cannot be re-
the statutory restrictions on the daily hours of
workmen engaged to labor on public work
nitteG on my Your contract it viii our duty
call such violations to the attention OF Ihe state
hibited from paying for work done authortz-
ing payment for such work to the person & or Gof
under his charge or control IL IS hoped Inat
tract an occasion FOR the exercise OF such drastic
measures to compel observance of our law But
Ig perfoTm it's full duty in the premises.
L sincerely trust that this communication t d VII VII
ing that the law of the state must be respected
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
JAPANESE STUDY STORES.
Taft and Bryan Considered Peace
4dUOcdtes an MikadO's Land.

shotaro shunonura one of the largest drygoods
merchants of Japan who has been travelling
through the United States, studying conditions ar
rived in this city last night accompanied by the
Hon Washitro Nasashi member of the Japanese
bar and also a member Of the Japanese sparla-
ment, and Rokuzo Sukui, of the japanese UniVer-
sity. At the Hotel Imperial they told some OF
their impressions of the country
Although I have been in this city only day
said Mr.. Nagashi. through an interpreter 1 THINK
that It is very fine place, with its high buildings
and it's air OF activity.
When asked about the feeling that his country
men entertained toward the United States, MI
Nagashi somewhat evasive in his answer lie
thought for moment, and then replied:
ACROSS the water fire on shore seems much
larger and that is about the way matters look be-
tween the two countries. The jingoes are few, but
their voices are loud, and you can never go by
them Despite all reports to the contrary, official
Japan is very friendly to the United States Here
the visitor grew enthusiastic when he said: And
we believe that your Theodore Roosevelt is the
greatest man in the world and there is no place in
my country where his name is not known
Mr. Nagashi then asked what the people OF
Japan had to think of the coming Presidential
election
Both of the candidates have been visitors 10
Japan and both have created favorable impressions
there, and both greatly admired by my couh-
trvnen We know that both of them are men of
peace and that is what we want, so we shaii De
content, whoever is elected
DO you think that the United States will ever
have war with Japan?" he was asked.
well, what do you think about it? he REPLIED
The reporter replied that he had not studied the
situation, and Mr.. Nagashi said that his answer
the same.
Some OF your methods away ahead OF ours
he said, 'and when go back to Japan am going
to try to have a commission appointed to study
your street cleaning system" Here the reporter
tried to hide smile behind his hand. but Mr..
Nagash detected it, and through the Interpreter
asked the for 1t, and the reporter explained
Then the visitor remarked with smile: IF we
cannot send men here to study how you keep your
streets clean, will send them here TO find out
how you manage to get them dirty"
Mr.. Shunonura said that already he had visited
several large department stores in this city, and
that feature that struck him very fayoraby
was the courtesy displayed by the employees. Great
enterprise was shown in the management of the
stores. and he said that the American way of dis
playing the goods away ahead of the japanese
way, and that on his return he would adopt the
American way. The largest of his stores, in Toxic.
he said, covered a much larger than any of
the American stores, owing to the fact that they
were Unable 10 build any high buildings, owing to
the earthquakes
The entire party will leave the city for Philadel
phia this morning.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
EXPLOSION KILLS
-Four Injured by Detonating Caps
on Boston Pier.

Boston July 1.-TWO government custom inspec-
.ors and a wharf watchnan killed and two
oneshore,nen and two clerks injured in the eApio
non to-day of box containing decorating caps in
an tnSnectien locker OF shed pier a, Mystic
Wharf.
The dead are T. VI. Nickerson, Lynn, Mass. az
sstant examiner: Charles f Atwood Suincs'
Mass inspector. and Thomas Mason East hO''O'
watchman ,.
The injured include J. Albert Sylvester. Maiden
loncshorenan cut about the head; Charles swan
.on East Boston, longshoreman. bruised; m IL
Budd Boston clerk Hamburg-AmeIlcan liiie'
bruised and George A. Summers. Dorchester c'e'A
Boston & Maine Railroad. bruised
The box containing the caps was landed thls lo4e
mon from the Hanburg-American line speaihe1
Bethania and taken into the compartment oI
locker OF the pier for inspection
Nickerson began to open the box with an a.
when there came a rnuffied report, followed by
louder explosion which shook the sheo. NlcheiS
ana Mason were hurled against the side OF the
shed and almost instantly killed
Atwood was picked up unconscious. He barely
lived 10 reach a hospital. The others were found
living about the hoor of the locker in bruised ana
dazes condition The explosion set portion of he
sbsd on fire and others en- the pier rushed into
the smoking and blazing compartment and dragged
the dead and injured of the flames. Ihen tne
IRE was soon extinguished- All three OF the oea"
men leave families
According 10 Collector George H Lyman the ooH
was known 10 contain explosives 1t was consigned
10 parties in Chicago but the railroad companies
refused to carry 1T IT. therefore turned back
on the hands Of the local brokers. who planned 10
sell it. and asked for an appraisement by the gov
eminent authorities.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
MUTUAL RESERVE REINsURING PLAN.
American Temperance Life to Take Over All
Assessment PolicYholders.

The Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company has
made public the details of its agreement with the
American Temperance Life Insurance Asso-
citation for the reInsuring OF its assessment
policyhoders The plan provides that Mutual
Reserve policyholder who answer questions as
health and age satisfactorily may get insurance
without a medical examination. provided he is
under sixty years of age. If accepted he will be
rated at his age when reinsured. None over sixty
will be rensured.
The bylaws of the American Temperance Life As
sociation provide that claim shall be allowed or
paid for dead member who engaged or in
terested in any way in the sale Of liquors after be-
coming a member Of the association A. A. Hop
kins, who has been associated with Mr.. Russell,
one of the receivers of the Mutual Reserve. in
various business enterprises and is now in charge
OF the company in the absence OF both receivers.
by the terms of the agreement has been elected a
director and second vice-presdent of the American
Temperance Life to represent the Mutual Reserve
policyhoders. Joseph W. Hyams, of New Orleans,
Speaker of the Louisiana House Of Representatives.
and a member of the Mutual Reserve policyholders'
committee has also been elected director of the
Temperance Life. The acceptance or nom accept
ance by a pocyfolder of insurance under this plan
does not in any way affect his rights TO share in
the final distribution of the assets of the Mutual
Reserve, for which he may file his claim with the
receivers on or before August 10.
Mr.. Hopkins said yesterday that judging by his
correspondence with the assessment poHcyholders
the majority of them approved of the arrangement
and a great many had already accepted its provi-
sions Unfortunately, he said, considerable per-
centage were over sixty years old. He had been in
sured himself he said, for eleven years in the
Temperance Life, and in that time his premiums
had not been increased.
The American Temperance Life Insurance Asso-
citation was chartered in 1887 to write insurance
on the assessment plan. Its total outstanding in
is about S1001G10
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
LITTLE TIM FINDS CITY HALL AFIRE
Acting Mayor, Turning Sleuth, Discovers
Trouble in Blazing Awning.

Alderman Little Tim Sullivan, upon whose
shoulders the duties of Mayor resting lightly in
the absence Of Mayor Mcclellan and President Nc
C;o7an Of the Board of Aldermen, had reason
yesterday afternoon to believe that somebody was
trying to '-smoke him out
He was surveying the ceiling from the Mayors
Zig armchair when a thin line OF smoke waited
in from the reception He jumped up TO in
vestigate, and found the awning over one Of the
windows of the license bureau, just under the
Mayors room. burning merTily.
The villain shall be foiled"' hissed the Acting
,fsxor as he flung himself into the corridor to ask
lieutenant Kennel fetch fire extnguisher
The usual City Hall Park crowd gathered in jiffy,
but the lieutenant carefully removed each linger-
ing fame.
The villain was still being pursued AT the time OF
going TO press.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-17
ATTACK HAMPTON ROADS.
NauaI Militia Viii Take Part tn
Test Man0eUUTes.

Washington. July 16.-Thsorettcally ruSnIns 90
the defence Of Hampton Roads the most iInPortan.
naval base on the Atlantic Coast. the Distrfct OK
Columbia naval militia left Washington TINS even
ing for Alexandria. Va, there TO ship on tn'
cruiser YANKEES which lay Off that city last night
Under command OF Commander Marsh. a nest o'
eight vessels will defend Hampton Roads ana In'
navy yard at Norfolk against the attacking torPeoo
craft
A majority Of the vessels OF the deIehu'hS -
will be manned by the reserves OF PennsyiVaI1S-
MARYLAND New Jersey, North and Soutn CaroinS
and the District OF Columbia The YANKEE - th'
flagship Other vessels which will take part ao
the guuboat IsIa de Cuba. the Sylvia. the FlNeN
and sthe Prairie There will be haf aozeh
pedo boats two submarines and possioY seVo
dastrovers The programme will include every
thing from regular ship routine and dril 70 INV
retfcaI battle.