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The sun., 1908-06-11
OFFERS GLUE no MRS. GUINNESS.
Letter From Louisville Says She was IN
That city May 1.

Letter From Louisville Says She Was IN
That city May I.
LAPoRrR, Ind. June 1o.--Darrow 4
Warden, attorneys for Ray Lamphere an
nounced tonight that detectives would
be put on the trail Of Wallace Wills Simms
Of Louisville. Ky. who to-day wrote Sheriff
Smutzer that rigid police investigation
would prove that Mrs. Belle Guinness was
In that city on May 1. and that witnesses
could be found who would testify that she
The letter which caused the attorneys
for Ray Lamphere to make the announce
ment that the theory Of the defence that
Mrs. Guinness was alive would have strong
substantiation was as follows:
.LouIsy1lLE, Ky. June Q. 1908.
.DEAR sIR:' 1t is we'll known fact that
Mrs. Belle Guinness was in a resort on Green
street, this city. on May lst While here
she wrote letter to man In Laporte by
the name Of Fogle. This letter she gave
to one Of the inmates by the name Of June.
Of ten days. which was May llth.
The attorneys Of Ray Lamphere are
aware Of the existence OF this letter and
intend to spring It as a surprise " hen Lam.
phere comes to trial. June. the inmate OF
INC resort, Qocihfos hrb. 1unhoeS hao D
suit case filled with currency while here.
She also states that Mrs. Guinness told her
Fogle was the executor Of her will
Mrs Guinness had her hair dyed by Miss
Rose Wilcox, q hairdresser, on May 1,
and II made q remarkable change in her
appearance -
sAs to the authenticity Of the statements
self in communication with Chief Of Police
Hager, who after investigation will vouch
for the truth Of them.
very respectfully yours,
WALLACE WILLS SIMS,
'1e7e Grason street, Louisville, KY
The sun., 1908-06-11
LUTHERANS AT ODDS.
Ono Synod Resents Another's Invading
Its Field OF WORK.

Its Field OF work.
The New York and New England Synod
Of the English Evangelical Lutheran Church
Of America, which also covers Canadian
territory. began its annual session yester-
day in the Church Of the Redeemer. at Bed
ford avenue and Hewes street, Williams
burg, with the Rev. William F. Bacher
OF Kingston. n. Y, presiding. DR.. Bache
in a brief address at the opening Of the
proceedings said that Notwithstanding the
financial depression none Of the churches
had gone backward.
Three applications for admission to the
synod were read. They, were the Rev.
]. W. Smith, pastor Of the church Of the
Holy Communion at Utica, n. Y; the Rev.
W. c. Mills Of st. Paul's Church. Toronto.
Ont. and the Rev. E. X. Boettger Of Grace
Church, Buffalo.
There was a protest against the admis-
sion Of fraternal delegate from the New
York and New Jersey Synod, the Rev
George R. Behrniger, formerly pastor
N Williamsburg, but now OF Utica. The
Rev H. s. Knabenschuh of Christ Lutheran
Church, Brooklyn, entered the protest
He declared that the New York and New
Jersey Synod had acted in q discourteous
manner by jumping into the Brooklyn field
and taking missions at Coney Island and
at Hollis, L. l. Mr.. Behrniger declared
that he knew nothing about the matter
The matter was laid over until to-day's
session.
The Rev S. G. Weiskotten, pastor of the
church where the meeting is being held
was chosen president Of the synod to sue
ceed Chairman Bache, who has served for
SIX years and who has accepted a call to the
slemorlal Church at st. Paul, MINI.
The sun., 1908-06-11
EXIT PADDY THE PIG.
Ran Q Dive for Thirty Years. but Loved
Flower and Poetry.

Ran Dive for Thirty Years. but Loved
Flowers and Poetry.
Paddy the Pigs saloon at e42 Sixth ave-
nue., for years the rendezvous OF grafters,
gun mols and sports. was closed yesterday
for the first time in many day. Over the
front door was tackled a card reading
CLOSED on account Of the death Of Patrick
Clarence o 'Brien."
Paddy the Pig was taken i'll over a month
ago with a complication of diseases and
died early yesterday at his home 81 West
Thirty-sixth street, with a priest at his
bedside. He was born in Troy fifty-four
years ago, came to New York when young
man and thirty years ago opened a saloon
at Sixth avenue and Thirty-sixth street,
where for long time he was a partner
Of Jack MoAuliffe, the prize fighter. In
his day he was rough and tumble fighter,
but became ponderous and up to within
a week of his illness he tipped the beam
at $40 pounds.
While Paddy's saloon at e42 Sixth avenue,
which he moved into four years ago, was
branch of thievery, he boested that he
wouldn't stand for Jobs in his place. 1t
was a sort Of DR.. Jekyl and Mr.. Hyde
barroom, for in the day business men used
to 60 there for lunch
Paddy the Pig may have been a bad
one," said the piano player but he had
heart as big as himself. And Paddy
loved flowers Yes, sir, he certainly was
stuck on all sorts Of flowers and trees and
plants, and he knew a lot about them, too.
And he could quote Shakespeare and Shelley
and describe the masterpieces OF all the
famous painters. 1t was in him, all those
glorious things, even IL he did run dive
Paddy is survived by wife. His body
will be sent TO Troy.
The sun., 1908-06-11
PIANO MERGER INCORPORATED.
Provision That Guarantees Return to
Holders OF Preferred Stock.

Provision That Guarantees Return to
Holders OF Preferred Stock.
Articles OF Incorporation Of tho American
Piano Company were filed yesterday in
the ofloe Of tho clerk Of Hudson county
In Jersey City and also with the Secretary
OF State in Trenton. The concern pro-
poses to manufacture and deal in pianos
and other musical instruments. The cap
ital stock is placed at $4,000 900 in 800
shares, equally divided between per cent
preferred and common.
The certificate says: an the event Of any
liquidation. dissolution or winding. up
whether voluntary or Involuntary Of the
company the holders Of preferred stock
shalf be paid in full both the par amount
Of their shares and all dividends accumu-
lated or unpaid thereon before any amount
shall be paid to holders OF the common
stock"
The incorporators are Ernest j. Knabe.
Jr., Of Baltimore, c. H. w. Foster Of Boston
and George G. Foster OF Rochester. The
registered Office Of the company is at is
Exchange place. Jersey City, the Office Of
the Corporation Trust Company. The
American Piano Company will control the
manufacture and sale Of these pianos:
Chickering, Knabe. Haines Bros. Mar
shall d Wendell, Foster 4 Co., Armstrong
Brewster and j. B. Cook Co.
The sun., 1908-06-11
POSTUM.
SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
Experience of q Southern Man.

please allow me to thank the originator
OF Postum. which in my case. speaks for
ITSELF writes q Fla. man.
Il formerly drank 80 much coffee during
the day that my nervous system was almost
wreck. My physician told me to quit
drinking 1t but had to have something to
drink. 30 tried Postum.
-To my great surprise I saw quite ..
change in my nerves in about 10 days.
That was a year ago and now my nerves are
steady and don't have those bilious siok
headaches which I regularly had while
drinking coffee,
Postum seems to have body building
properties and leaves the head clear. And
! do not have the bad taste in my mouth
when I get up mornings. When Postum 10
boiled good and strong. IL is far better In
taste than coffee. Ny advice 70 coffee
drinkers is to try Postum and be convinced
There's Reason as
Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek,
Mich. Head .sThe Road to Wellville,s In
pkgs. &
Ever read the above letter? Anew
ono appears from time to time. They,
are genuine, true, and fall sS hunan;
t&eo&~S .--.----- ss--A.----s kss--S
The sun., 1908-06-11
STARVING CHILDREN sTORIEs.
Miss Richman Complains to the Board Of
Undesirable NOtOriety. T. -


There has been considerable industry
In seeking the limelight Of publicity lately
In connection with the stories of distress
among the lower East Side public school
children. both among volunteer helpers'
OF the starving and professional investiga-'
tors connected with organized charities.
Yesterday came an effort to escape from
the fierce lighc. when Miss Julia Hchman
sent a letter to the Board Of Education
informing the board that for several weeks
her name had been brought into undesirable
notoriety and that 1t seemed time now
for definite action 10 nut an end &c these
insdious efforts to iniure one.'
Mr.. Barrett proposed that a committee
of the board inform Miss Richman that
she was employed by the board to do school
work down in the lower districts of the
city as district superintendent, not to do
social settlement work.
Mr. Higgins told the board some Of the
things be had said at the conference on
among school children, and said that the
movement to establish free lunches for
the school children was unwarranted.
The agitation about starving children.
he said, was not based upon facts. . The
Commissioner added: A luncheon room
has been started by persons who want
to get potoriety." ~ *
The board received a request from the
Children's Relief Society to take some
action regarding its establishment Of the
food kitchen at Forsyth and Canal streets :,
Commissioner Higgins finally moved
.to make an investigation and find out
who is responsible for the sensational
reports' regarding starving school children.
His motion was adopted.
The sun., 1908-06-11
LUSITANIA COMES FLYING.
Looks % n she Would Beat Ma uretania'a
Tlme Across.

A<VoAo 80 - cho WVuiu noAs ShN uI CsoAiho .
Time Across.
The space grabbing Cunarder Lusitania
is on the way to smash all records ever II
fog does not rise In her triumphant course.
She was reported about $40 miles east Of
Sandy Hook at 44o P. NJ. yesterday reehng
of the miles at more than a twenty-five knot
rate. She had put out of commission the
days record Of the Mauretania by covering
Gal miles on the nautical day ending at noon
on Monday. and was slipping through placid
secs hunting for more glory.
Vernon H. Brown received word last night
by wireless by way Of Halifax from the great
ships skipper that she had averaged for the
trip, at 1885 A. M. yesterday, New York
time. 25.12. She had passed Daunt's Rock.
outside Queenstown, at 10 O'Clock on Sunday
morning, and the next two hours had hit II
up to the tune Of 24.4l knots. Then came
the great splurge Of the trip. when she put
841 miles Of sea astern. On Tuesday she
covered e2l miles, and at the end Of the nau-
tical day ending at noon yesterday she had
e27 miles to her credit. The Office Of the
line here has a distinct impression that she
ia going to wallop even the Mauretania. and
that she may appear of the Hook before
II o'clock tonight.
The sun., 1908-06-11
CLUB AGAINST OPEN SHOP.
Erectors' View Of Housesmiths' Complaint
on Chelsea Piers Job-Test Case.

Erectors' View Of Housesmiths' Complaint
on Chelsea Piers Job-Test Case.
The National Erectors Association, whose
members employ the structural iron work.
ers, announced yesterday that IL would
make a test case Of q complaint lodged
with the Comptroller on behalf Of the House.
smiths and Bridgemen's Union that the
prevailing rate Of wages law Is being vio-
lated in the handling and distributing Of
structural steel on the work at Piers 81,
SO and SO, North River, an open shop job.
The contract is a very large one and 10
generally referred TO as the Chelsea Piers
contract. The general contractor is the
r. p. d j. h. Stats Company and the con-
tract for the structural iron work was let
to the MoClintock- Marshall Company, q
member OF the association.
Before the work started tho structural
iron was put down at the piers and distrib-
uted bv laborers at laborers' wages. Tho
union held that the work was housesmiths'
work and should be done by housesmiths
at the union wages Of 845o day.
Walter Drew, commissioner Of the Ma
tional Erectors Association, declared yes
terday that the charge was made to the
Comptroller in order to force the contract
ing firm to employ members Of the union
work complained Of was only laborers
work, requiring no skill, and was generally
done by laborers unless under circumstances
where there was no time to send for labor
ers and the housesmiths were already at
work
when the charges were made,' he said.
"the union offered to withdraw the charge
IL only union men were employed on the
work Of erection. The complaint was there
fore plainly intended as club to force the
contracting firm to employ none but union
men. Our reply was that the open shop
was the rule and that the prevailing rate
Of wages Of $3.50 a day being paid to the
housesmiths, the open shop rule would con-
tinue
I'VE will now make test case Of this.
even II 1t has to go to the Court Of Appeals.
do not believe any court will render a
decision by which we would be forced to
pay the wages Of skilled men to laborers.
One of our members found the labor laws,
especially the eight hour law, such handi-
cap that he will no longer bid for municipal
work"
Dynamite was used about month ago
as a persuader on the Chelsea piers con-
tract. Two boilers owned by the McCin-
| took Marshall Company were damaged.
The sun., 1908-06-11
CLUBBED A ONE ARMED MAN,
when Under the Circumstances Cop Had
No Right TO Club Anybody.

Joseph Lloyd, one armed young man.
who gave his address as 1924 East Twenty
eighth street, had q. cut scalp from the
blow Of nightstick when he was arraigned
IN the iorkville police court yesterday by
Policeman Edward McAuliffe Of the East
thirty fifth street station.
l wasn't doing anything when he gave
me LAT on the head with his club and then
arrested me- the prisoner said. The police
man explained that woman complained to
nm that Lloyd had struck her. He didn't
pave the woman in court, nor did he know
her name or address.
What right had you to arrest this young
man when you have no complainantiR
asked Magistrate Herman
! ordered him TO move on and he walked
around the block and deliberately sat down
on the stoop." the cop explained.
-, How long is IL since it is a crime to de-
hoerately sit down. the Ma gistrate wanted
70 know. He discharged the prisoner.
The sun., 1908-06-11
BALL IN MISS REIDS HONOR.
American and Royal Guests at U. o. EN-.
bassy-Aars. Palmer's Dinner.

Special Cable Dsspateh to THE SUN.
LONDON, June i0.-Ambassador and Mrs
Reid gave a bah tonight at Dorchester
House in honor Of the betrothal Of their
daughter Jean to the Hon. John Ward.
Among the titled and fashionable persons
who attended were the Duke and Duchess
OF Connaught and their daughter. the
Duchess Of Albany, Prince and Princess
Alexander OF Teck. Mrs. John jacob Astor.
MIR. and Mrs. William Waldorf Astor. Jr..
Mr.. and Mrs. Drexel, J. Pierpont Morgan
and Ogden Mills.
Mr. Reid received his guests at the head
OF the famous marble staircase. which
was half smothered in crimson roses. Every
available part Of the rooms was decorated
with the loveliest flowers. Dancing con-
tinued until very late hour.
Prior to the ball Mrs. Potter Palmer
gave dinner in honor Of Miss Reid and
Mr.. Ward. Many prominent guests at
tended. who accompanied Mrs. Palmer
later to Dorchester House.
The sun., 1908-06-11
DID%T KNoW HE HAD RABrEs.
Capt. Rabe Paid No Attention TO Dos Bite
| Which KILLED Him Eventually .

Capt Edward Rabe Of the disinfecting
steamer James W. Wadsworth Of Health
Officer Alvah ii. Dotys feet was unable
to report for duty on Sunday because Of an
illness he could not comprehend. DIR.
Charles Pearson Of the Smith Infirmary
on Staten Island, who was called to treat
Capt. Rabe, diagnosed the case as hydro
phobia The doctor learned that Capt.
Rabe had been bitten by a stray cur at
Quarantine about six months ago and that
he had paid no attention to the bite. not
believing in hydrophobia He had the
wound cauterized because he was told that
was the right thing to do, and went about
his business like a normal man.
He told DR.. Pearson on Sunday that no
felt sick all over He suspected that he
had stroke Of paralysis and 30 told DR.
Pearson. He had entirely forgotten tho
dog bite, and DIR. Pearson, who heard about
It later. decided that his patient had clear
case Of hydrophobia. He called In con-
sultation Br. Doty, Dr. Wilson Of the Board
Of Health and DR.. Wheeler Of the Pasteur
Institute, and all agreed that the sufferer,
who was oblivious Of the natlre of'his all
ment. was doomed to die OF rabies.
to determine the nature, Of Capt Rabies
aff1iotion and all declared that the symp-
toms indisputably were those OF hydro
phobia. There was a suggestion on the
part of some Of the physicians that the
patient might be victim Of pseudo-hydro-
phobia. but DR.. Pearson declared that Capt.
Rabe was unaware Of the nature OF his
trouble. After it had been decided that
he had no chance to live his suffering was
alleviated by opiates, He died at Sl5
o'clock yesterday afternoon without hay
ing a suspicion Of the kind Of malady that
killed him.
Capt. Rabe had all the hydrophobio symp..
toms, but he never at any time indicated
that he knew what was the matter with
him and none of the doctors told him. The
sight Of water threw him into convulsions.
but even that did not suggest to him
that he might be victim Of the dog bite.
a mere scratch, Of months before. He
apparently had dismissed the subject from
his mind, which was not given to forebod-
ings.
The brain and spinal cord Of Capt Rabe
will be examined by the doctors Of the
Health Department OF Manhattan borough to
make doubly sure Of the diagnosis Of the
experts who saw him suffer and die. II
is said that there have been many cases
Of rabies in dogs on Staten Island in the
last several months.
Capt. Rabe was 20 years Of age. He ID
survived by ais wife and one child.
The sun., 1908-06-11
The Weather.

in northern New England and New York, and there
was rain In the lower Missouri and middle Missis-
sppi valleys and Oklahoma. 1t was generally
cloudy throughout the Lake regions, but no dis
turbance was coming this way.
The depression from the Lake regions was moving
down the st. Lawrence Valley, giving place to a
high pressure central In the middle Missouri Valley
II was cooler In the Mississippi Valley the Lake
regions and western parts OF New York and New
England.
In this city the day was fair and warmer: wind
light northwest: average humidity, 80 per cent
barometer, corrected to read 10 sea level at A. NJ
2p.s2: p. NJ. 2o7s,
The temperature yesterday as recorded by the
oflcla thermometer Is shown In the annexed table
The sun., 1908-06-11
PUTS BLAME ON THE ST. PAUL.
Navigator OF British warship Gives His
Version OF the sOlent Collision.

Special Gable Despafeh to The Sun.
LONDON, June 10.-The court-martial in
the case Of Capt. Lumsden, commander Of
the cruiser Gladiator, which was sunk in
collision with the American liner st. Paul
OF the Isle Of Wight on April rs, opened at
Portsmouth to-day
Lieut.. Mainguy. who was the navigating
officer Of the Gladiator at the time OF the
disaster, reiterated the statements which
he had already given before the Admiralty
Court as to the directions which he gave
at the time OF the accident. The collision,
he maintained. was due entirely to the fact
that the st. Paul was on the wrong side Of
the channel and steering a wrong course.
Immediately after the collision, Lieut.
Mainguy said. the Gladiator dropped an
anchor Otherwise, in all probability. she
would have sunk in deep water II the
st. Paul had not reversed after the collision
both vessels would have gone ashore to-
gether.
The sun., 1908-06-11
ALPINE GUIDES FOR PERU
MISS PECK TO TRY HUAsCARAN
AGAIN WITH EXPERT HELP.

Her indians We're Of No Use, being Lazy
nnd Afraid OF Turning 70 9teno When
They Got Into the Cold Heights-6he
Believes Peak 10 Highost In America.
Miss Annie 8. Peck. A. NJ. the mountain
climber. who has been TO the top Of the
Matterhorn, up Popooatepetl, Orisabs and
the Jungfrau and made several Intellectual
attempts to reach the summit OF Huascaren
In Peru. which she thinks 10 the highest
mountain In the Western Hemisphere. will
soon make her fifth try to reach the peak OF
the giant Of the Andes. Misc Peck, who II
at the Clarendon Hotel. goes to-day to Wash-
ington to complete arrangements for instru-
ments with which she hopoS to be able to
prove that Huascaran towers not less than
$4,000 feet above the level Of the sea.
THAT have failed In my previous at-
tempts to reach the top Of Huascaren !s no
fault Of my own.' said Miss Peck last night.
Heretofore have been hampered by the
men that have started out with me-the
Peruvian natives, who were both lazy and
timid-but this time with the assistance Of
two Of the best Swiss guides. men who have
spent their lives In the mountains, I hope to
reach tho top and II not that at least TO ex-
coed the. worlds record for tall climbing.
To-day got from DR.. Alexander Ssilsr.
who Is in Zermatt. at the foot Of the Matter.
horn, q cablegram in which he informs mo
that he has secured the guides and that they
will sail for New York from Cherbourg next
Wednesday. The following Wednesday.
June "a. will sail With them for Colon.
with me I will carry barometer that
will fall to ten inohes-a shorter one would
not accurately measure the 5000 fect-a
hypsometer to estimate the height by eScer-
tanning the boiling point Of water. and .
hygrometer: The rest Of tho equipment
will consist Of plenty Of warm CLOTHES, for
1t becomes very cold on the mountain at
night"
Miss Peck exhibited picture which she
took on Mount Sorata in Bolivia at height
Of 18. 100 feet. THAT was my camp said
she, "and at night the thermometer there
registered 20 degrees below zero. SO you
see there will be every reason to be warmly
dressed. Already have been 1900 feet
up Huascarap and l know that II ID cold.
1t got 30 cold for the natives the last time
that was on the mountain that they drank
all Of my alcohol. and then Of course had
to- start back down again. Besides they got
an idea that IL they went any higher they
would turn to stone.
THE highest mountain climbing was
done some years ago by w. W. Graham. who
reached 2s,soo in the Himalayas. will
have very little margin to exceed that climb,
but am confident that I will 60 at least
$4,000 feet. Anything less than chat would
be useless 30 far as the record is concerned
The sun., 1908-06-11
LANGDON SMITHS WIDOW DEAD
Mercurial Poisoning Kills Her-she Toek
Mercury Once Before. "ry''g

Mrs. Marie Antoinette Smith. whose
husband. Langdon Smith. the newspaper
writer and humorist. died on April 9, wee
found dying yesterday at her home 14s
Wildwood street. Flatbush. by maid.
DIR. George c. Owens OF 275 Kingston avenue,
the family physician. was called. Mp.
Smith was dead when he arrived. Dr. Owens
said she died Of mercurial poisoning.
On April rs Mrs. Smith was taken to the
Kings County Hospital suffering from q
like poisoning. She remained in the hoe
pital until May I. when she was arraigned
before Magistrate Steers on a charge OF
attempted suicide. Her sisters, Who were
staying with her at the time, supported
her in the statement that the mercury had
been taken by mistake and she was dis-
scharged.
Mrs. Smith was born in Louisville, KY.
thirty-two years ago. Her maiden mama
was Wright. She was married to Langdon
Smith in 1884. They had no children. =
The sun., 1908-06-11
BLACKHANDING 4 FARMER.
Letters to Raymond Demand 81 600 or
Therell he Trouble.

WHITE PLAINS, N. Y, June lo.-George
Raymond who has farm at Bedford ad-
joining the country estate Of ex-Mayor Seth
Low of New York. and who has been re-
ceiving Black Hand letters, got another
letter this morning demanding 81 900 on
pain OF death. The letter was sent from
Manhattan by special delivery The letter
read
Your life Is In danger II you do not send
that 81 900 by Wednesday to John Romeo,
Chappaaua n. Y Send It registered Cap
ture this man and we will kill you and your
wife. lSignedI The BLACK HAND.
Sheriff Charles M. Lane Of White Plains
sent deputy sherffs to guard Mr.. Ray
mond's house and also to watch the Chap
paqua post office. Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond.
who live in a lonesome section Of Bedford.
are greatly frightened by the Black Hand
letters. So far Mr.. Raymond has received
four letters.