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TAFT ~ BUFFALO.
shakes Hands With 500 women ami De-
Hvers an Address on Washln nytOn.

BuFFAIo. Feb. 22.--William II. Taft,
Secretary of War got here at $40 o'clock
this morning. tremendously hungry but
in excellent temper His train was more
than two hours late. Yale men OF his class
and other classes. the Mayor OF the city
and W. II. Lyons. president OF the Elhcott
Club. met the Secretary at the station ana
whisked him away TO breakfast. He dld
the meal Justice. and. considerably re-
Treshed, spent the rest Of the day making
speeches and making friends. In the
afternoon ne shook hands with 500 women
and made them speech on the Philippines.
This evening Mr.. Taft spoke on George
Washington at the ElliCott Club. He stuck
closely to his subject although he ventured
on some modern applications. When ne
referred to the fact that the Father OF his
Country refused a third term a ripple OF
applause showed the state Of mind Of his
audience Concerning political parties.
the Secretary had this to say:
-One might think that Washington depre-
Gated the existence Of parties, but venture
to say, though not without some hesitation,
that is not the true view. In Washington's
day party politics in England had not
developed to make clear the necessity Tor
the existence Of parties in popular govern
ment. think fair construction of Wash
inaton's words leads not tC condemnation
of parties but to condemnation Of party
bitterness and rancor and Of sacrifice Of
the true interests Of the country to partisan
ahIp. In view OF the present conditions
of parties in this country and Of the Ii. ht-
neas of the bond which now unItes members
of a party, we may say that not only in
preseryation Of the Union but in the abo-
lition of party bitterness the advice of
the Father Of his Country has been fol-
lowed
The Secretary referred 10 the fact that
the Democratic party to-day finds much
of its strength in the South. while the Re-
publicans are almost without influence
there, due not to present living issues but
20 ghosts Of the past and fear Of impossible
conditions. Speaking OF the American
President Of to-day MIR. Taft said:
-From time to time IL il asserted against
the Executive that he Is usurping powers
Of other branches Of the Government.
Under our system a President is not only
a President but the head Of his political
party. He is therefore vested by the people
with more responsibility in respect to the
legislative course OF his administration
than the Constitution vests him with. When
a President eKerts his personal influence
Co secure legislation and succeeds in doing
40 by the force OF his character and his
strength with the people he is generally
charged with usuTping power and legisla-
tive function. But his power informally
exercised and dependent on popular sup
port Is never likely To 10 dangerous Itis
OF the most temporary character
Az midnight, when the Ellicott Club
dinner was over, Secretary Taft was enter
tanned at the Saturn Club for an hour. HO
made q short Informal speech there .,s
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SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF.
Crime Of a Drunken CORchman m His Wlfe's
boarding House In Jersey City.

Elmer Knoeller. 20 years old, Il Coachman,
shO: his wife, Della, behind the left ear with
Il rusty revolver last evening in the apart
uents Of Mrs Della Myers, a widow, on
the second floor of ?SI COnmunipaw avenue,
Jersey City, and then committed suicide
by sending a bullet into the roof Of his
mouth, dying instantly. Mrs. KnOeler prob
ably will recover. The tragedy occurred
in the presence OF Mrs. Myers aud Carl Filers,
a friend OF the knoellers.
Until two weeks ago the KnOellers and
their three-year. old son Charles lived at
pa Pine street, Jersey City They scpa-
rated. and the wife got board for herself
and the boy at the home OF Mrs. Myers
KnOeIler shifted for himself and continued
to drink. 4 few davs ago George II. Bun
nell, an undertaken AT 2SG COmmunipaw
avenue, by whom nc had been employed of
and on for four years, was obliged to dis
charge him on account Of his habits
At 7 O'Clock yesterday morning knOeller
met Mr.. Bunuell in front OF his undertake
ing establishment and said "Ross, you've
been awfully good 20 me and I'm grateful
to you. Put cant stand this any longer
I've made up nv mind to kill myself. I'm
no good 10 myself and nobody else and will
bc better of dead. " would lie all right
il il wasn't for the way Della is going on.
] suppose I'm good deal To bame for
drinking, but it's got the best Of me ard
I can't help il. The thing that worries ne
most is my hoy. don't know what's going
to become Of him"
Bunnell told him that he was crazy to
talk Of committing suicide and said he
guessed he would bo all right as soon as
-the liquor got out Of his brain"
Early last evening hnOelleT and his friend
Eiers went 10 Mrs MyeTs's home after
drinking in a saloon. knOcller said he
wanted to see his boy and have a talk with
his wife. Myers took a seat by window
in the kitchen and his wife sat in a chair
with her elbow on the kitchen table Eilers
and Mrs. Myers participated in the general
conversation for nearly threc-quarters
of an hour and then the coachman COM
menced TO talk to his wife in such a low
tone that Eilers who was sitting six feet
away was unable To hear what they said
Without making any threats or giving
any warning, said Elers, -KnOeller reached
forward and shot his wife. As Mrs. Knoel-
Ter was running into the bedroom he showed
the muzzle of the revolver into his mouth
and snapped the trigger two or three times
before it went or Ii was all done so quick
l couldn't stop him"
KnOeller's son was playing in another
room when the shooting took place.
hnoeller was the grandson Of the late
John knoeller well to do wagon manu-
factureT in the Bergen section. He mar
ried his wife about five years ago.
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HUSBAND MURDERER. SHE SAYS,
And, Weary Of BeInE HOundcd Surrcnders
Him 10 the Police. o..

Los ANGELES. Cal. Feb. 22.-After
heated quarrel in the Catalina Hotel to-day
Mrs. +. Frazier denounced her husband
as a murderer and surrendered him to the
police.
According to the woman, Frazier. alias
Boyd, committed n murder in Indianapolis
four years ago. The detectives who were
called handcufed Frazier and took him to-
Jail. All efforts to secure details Of the
crime have been unavailing. The woman
says that they have been bounded from
place TO place in the country and she has
grown weary Of IL.
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URGED TO DRINK VINE.
Italian Way Of settling OyerprOductlOn
,, So. . ---ImternatIOnal Coli. f...t

Special CGbIs Despatch 10 THE SCN
RuMF, Feb. 22.-An international golf
match was played to-day on the links OF
the Roman Golf Club hetween an English
and American team. The American team
was made up of Lloyd GrisCom, the Am
bassaclor; l. l.. Sohurmeier. Mr.. Dracopei.
Mr.. Henderson, the playwright; Mr.. Breck,
the director Of the American Academy;
Mr. Winthrop Of the American Embassy
and Messrs. Stettinus and LOvel. The
English team won.
The overprOductiOn OF wine in Italy has
produced a wine crisis. There is a surplus
which the growers are unable to sell. es-
pecially in the south. IL is being stored
and not only have all the available barrels
been filed but cement tanks have been
built to hold the overflow, and it is proposed
now 10 ask Parliament to change the pro-
hibitiye measures and restrictions Of the
Government on the manufacture of alcohol
which pre- ent the So Of alcohol by the
wine growers to preserve the wine. This
has TO he done here because Italy cannot
keep her wine long owing TO the lack OF
natural alcohol.
SiRnor Rr,lnialti. a merlber Of the Cham
her. however, advises other methods. He
has addressed a stirring appeal To the
Italian people urging them to drin>t more
wine and less mincru. waters, IN favor
OF the native beveragc Of their aDc0stnrr.
LLOYD Crisoom. the American Amhassa-
dor. gave a Washington's Birthday recep-
tion to-day. Mime. Romano. wife OF the
American Consul at Nauhein and pupil
OF Franoeschini sang eral songs. re-
vealing a voice % wonderful power. The
reception was attended by members Of the
diplomatic CORPS and the Roman nobility
and the Mayor Of Rome. The American
cOlonv was fully represented.
The sun., 1908-02-23


WARRINGTON FORECAST FoR TO- DAIANDrO-NoRRow
For eastern Nsp YORK. Increasing elOUdfness and
ray,nsT to-ddy folI0psa bV sn0V IN northsrn and
SnOO or rain IN southern portion fair nd sOTeDhdt
colder TO- o-HOTrOp: cdTiaSts Uinds, 0seOmtn0 s0uth-
,ress % nest GRd fresh 10 brisk.
For New England, generally fair and warmer
10 day: snow in northern and snow or rain In south
eru portion az Eht or colder TO- morrow
in western and southern portions fresh 10 brisk
north 70 east winds. becoming westerly BY Monday.
For eastern PennsylvAnia, increasing clOudiness
and warmer % day. followed by snow or rain fair
and somewhat colder tn morrow; variable winds
becoming southeast 20 west and fresh 20 brisk.
For Delaware and New Jersey. partly cloudy
and warmer to-day. possibly snow or rain by night
fair 70 morrow variable winds becoming south to
west and fresh TO brisk
For the District OF Columbia and Maryland
nartiy cloudy and warmer day. possibly snow
or rain BY night fair tomorrow: fresh variable
winds becoming southWestcriy and westerly.
For western New YORK, snow or rain and warmer
to-day: partly cloudy 70 morrow with snow durnes
ncar the esIAkss; colder IN eastern pOracn.
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thick. Sir Oliver Lodge believes that ether
IN motion. q motion Of stress and recoil, IL
coming TO be recognised a. the tunda-
mental thing in the universe. He concluded
by asserting that II any one denied that
ether had physical significance no must
withhold his agreement. ta
90 POLL ON WOMAN SUFFRAGE.
A Sheffield newspaper has taken a refer
endum OF the women Of Sheffield on the
subject Of woman suffrage. To the question
Are you in favor of women having the
sufrage2" the vote was coli for and
1A.0S2 againAt. On the question DO you
approve Of the methods OF the sufragettes1'
the vote was: Yee, S.Ss4. and no, 1894.
In many cases the canvassers were sup
posed to he agents OF the suffT1gists. and
were turned away with contumely and
the vOting papers indignantly torn up.
unread.
SOCIETY DoINGs.
The. first court Of the season was very
brilliant affair despite the half mourning
OF the royal family. Many Americans were
present. particularly matrOns. There were
only three d3butantes and the Countess
BenckendOrff presented them in the absence
of Mrs. Reid. the American Ambassadors 3
wife. Among the .debutantes was the
daughter Of Consul General Wynne, whose
dress was especially noticed. II was of
white chiffon with a.train OF chantilly lace
over silver. She wore pearl ornaments and
carried a bouquet OF white lilies and roses.
new fashion was instituted which is
sure 10 become popular with bridge mad
England. Instead Of partaking Of the sup
per provided at the palace after the court
presentations this time many Of the Kings
guests left Immediately, going TO private
suppers with bridge. afterward. A pictur-
esque effect was produced by ladies in court
dresses and trains and gentlemen in minis
terial. diplomatic. naval and military uni
forms or civilian and court dress with
swords, all intent on quiet rlIbbers.
This week Lady STAFFORD will give din
ner and dance for American debutantes;
the Duchess Of Marlborough will give din
ner in honor of her mother, Mrs. o: II. P.
Belmont at Sunderland House and Mrs.
Glasgow, the author, will give dinner TO
Mr.. Sargent, the academician.
Two American women we're prominent
this week in charitable work. The Countess
of Suffolk gave an exhibition OF llce mac .
in the village on her estate. She has done
much TO promote this industry in order
to help the lace workers. The Duchess Of
Marlborough will hold a meeting next
week in aid Of the waits and strays Of so
ciety at Sunderland House. at which Arch
deacon Sinclair will preside.
To-day for the first time the American
members Of the Lyceum Club celebrated
Washington's Birthday with IA luncheon.
which was followed by a talk on four fa-
nous American women, Mrs. Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, Susan b. Anthony, Lucretia
Mott and the founder of the Daughters OF
the American Revolution
Another American success has been
scored at the New Theatre in Matt Merry
mount" by b. NJ, Dix and F.. G.. Suther-
land, two Boston women whose sex for some
reason was concealed by the manager
The piece was enthusiastically received.
despite the inadequate acting Of Alice
Crawford in the leading lady's part. Ellen
Terry in the title role played with her usual
genius
The sun., 1908-02-23

Ensign Ullmo was arrested at Toulon on
October Is on the charge OF being a spy.
An examination OF his effects showed him to
be in possession OF many valuable docu-
ments, and he afterward confessed TO hav-
ing abstracted a secret signal book and the
naval cipher. An army reserve officer
named Burton was afterward arrested at
Vendome on similar charges. and at Toulon
on November 10 five ringleaders OF an i'm
portant association OF international spies
were taken into custody. Il is believed
that all these men were in some way con-
nected with UllmO's plan.
The authorities found evidence that
Illmo had offered 10 sell information con-
cerning the defences OF France to a German
agent. Among the documents he had for
sale were a secret signal book and the naval
cipher. His downfall caused great surprise
among his fellow officers. IA he stood well
in the service, was a member OF "A wealthy
family and had a liberal allowance. But
II is understood that he squandered large
sums OF money upon a woman.
Thirty thousand dollars was the price
he wanted for the secrets he had for sale.
Before he was arrested he had already sold
for 80 600 a confidential pamphlet contain
ing the principles OF the new French naval
tactics.
Ullmo made a partial confession 20 the
charges brought against him, and the
French authorities therefore decided to
order tho reconstruction OF the French
naval tactics.
The sun., 1908-02-23
GLOVE MAKERS STARTING.
American Financial StrInEency Kills BO-
hemIan Industry

SDFfIN INDIt IIfSpHTtH 70 7 III NINs
prague, Feb. 22.--The financial crisis
in the United States has had a mournful
echo in the Erzgebirge. the mountain dis
trict in the north Of Bohemia, where the
glove industry has been temporarily de-
stroyed All the factories have been shut
down and thousands Of men. women and
young girls have been reduced to starva-
tiOn.
The total output Of kid and leather gloves
amounted TO l2,OOO,O 900 dozen pairs a year,
and nearly all OF these were for the Ameri-
Oan market. When the American shop
keepers stopped their orders distress fol-
lowed Immediately. The glove workmen
are now emigrating to Germany.
The sun., 1908-02-23
GRAPEsNUTS


Never eat a heavy meal
when very tired.
The stomach with its
nerves OF digestion that gov
ern the Outpour Of the digeS-
tive juices is unable to react
during a condition of exhauS-
ton.
A short rest, then a dish
Of crisp, sayOry Grape-Nuts
and cream will be promptly
absorbed and In a short time
the vital powers will be re-
stored. Then the stomach
will be in condition to digest
with comfort, other desirable
foods which the natural ap-
petite may call for. There
are many sides to the value
Of Grape-Nuts. Try it out
for yourself and you'll soon
realize There's a Reason"
Read the little book, "The
Road TO tOWeIlville," In rkSA
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The depression central north OF the Lake regions
an FvidAy moved eastward and continued yester-
aav n scAiter snow over the lower Lakes, northern
New York and New England. In the Middle At
Isn,,c and south Atlantic States and In the lnteriOS
fair weather prevailed
There were no extreme temperatures.
In this city the day wAs fair: sllght temperature
change; wind brisk northwest average humidity
40 per cent: barometer. corrected 70 read to sea
level. at A. NJ. eS.sl: p. NJ, 2s.sA
TIE temperature yesterday. as recorded by tho
of1cal Thermometer, Is shown In the annexed table:
The sun., 1908-02-23
NINE MEN KILLED.
Six Injured IN Collapse OF New Power
House IN Mexican Town.

Mexico CITY. Feb. 22.-Advices were
received here to-day Of the collapse OF a
building which the Mexican Light and
Power Company, a Canadian concern.
was erecting at NecaXa. resulting IN the
killing of nine men and the injuring OF SIX
nfhAra
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SOLD FRENCH NAVAL SECRETS.
Degradation and Life imprisonment tho
Doom Of Trailer UllmO.

ToULoN. Feb. %. Sub Lieut.. Charles
BENJAMIN Ullmo Of the navy has been found
guilty by a court-martial OF attempt
ing to sell naval secrets to Germany and
sentenced TO degradation and imprisonment
for life
The sun., 1908-02-23
SERIOUS BRITISH PRODLEMS
JiPAN'S MANCHURTAN POLICY
CAUSES PROTEST.

Sullans Austrian Railroad Coup TAnGIes
I'd Macedonian RefOrns-klng Ed
ward Cheeks Liberals In Extreme
NIeasures-AppraIsln EAgIAnd's Wealth
The sun., 1908-02-23
a. III. LOCKWOOD DEAD.

The Wan Vino NhOt TEInlSeT AT Ihc TIOIeI
Belmont.
Augustus II. Lockwood. the retired
silk manufacturer. who shot himself in the
head at the Hotel Belmont last Saturday
night. died yesterday in tho New York
Hospital He was improving until an
abscess formed in tho wound. He was n
years old.
The sun., 1908-02-23
WEIGHING THE ETHER.

Sir Oliver Lodge. lectuTing on The
Ether Of Space last night before the
Royal Institution. started with the axiom
that in all cases OF physical action across
space there must be a medium. Contact.
nevertheless. does not exist between atoms
oi matter which act upon each other
through ether. Ether. the Ommpresent."
lid Sir Oliver. lis seemingly being found
70 constitute matter, but the latter Is as
gosslmer compared with the former
lie declared that the density OF ether 70
$1,000 10000 6mes that OF matter and
that The force with which the moon ts held
Is sufficient to tear q steel rod 5000 miles
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thick. Sir Oliver Lodge believes that ether
IN motion, q motion Of stress and recOil, IL
coming to be recognized a. the funda-
mental thing in the universe. He concluded
by asserting that II any one denied that
ether had physical significance he must
withhold his agreement. ta
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COLLEGE BOY BURGLAR KING.


Youth and Companion Set Out to
Make Old Thieves Envious.
Frank s. Stanley, II years old, vale
dictorian of the Bradford, Pa. high school
class of '06. and son of wealthy parents,
was arrested the other day in Chicago
and charged with at least fifty burglaries
in Denver, Omaha, Colorado and Mis-
souri,, committed during the past few
weeks Ten burglaries at Wilmette, ILL.,,
in week are also charged to him. In
a statement made to Capt. P. ID. O'Brien
OF The detective bureau, Stanley declared
that he and a chum became burglars with
an idea of showing veteran criminals
what new blood would do in their line.
Stanley, who was fasnionebly dressed.
said that shaking dice at cigar stands and
playing pool, when he should have been
looking for work, caused his downfall.
The first night we worked" said Stan
ley, I'VE opened fifteen houses in Denver,
and the second night ten. That was going
some, too. One night we robbed pawn
shop, and some policemen came shopping
around and looked in the window at us.
Ny chum skipped. but got two. revolvers
and had quite a joke on the police, for l
fired and they ran away" Capt. O'Brien
declared that Stanley's record as rapid
worker is unequaled in the annals of burg
larry. Some fifty or sixty cases are charg-
ed up to him within two months. Word
has been received from Denver to the
effect that a policeman was recently shot
and killed by burglar in that city and
the Chicago police believe that Stanley
is the man wanted for the crime. They
have notified the Denver authorities.
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REPUBLICAN HOSTS
GATHER IN CHICAGO
Fourteenth National QuaGrennial
Party Assembiage Convenes in
the Windy City.
MACHINERY OF GREAT MEET.
Chairman New to Call Convention
to Order and Burrows Will De-
liver Keynote Speech.
Chicago correspondence:

Chicago correspondence
All Republicans in the United States,
the territories and the territorial pos
sessions are supposed to have their
voice and vote in an assemblage known
as Republican national convention
The assemblage in the Coliseum in
Chicago has its representatives from
forty-six States, two Territories, the
District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii
the Philippines and Porto Rico.
The number of delegates represent
ing each State is proportioned to the
population. The representation in Con
gress is taken as guide, and for each
member of the House of Representa-
tives there are two delegates in the
convention. For each United States
Senator there are two delegates also
Thus, New York, the most populous
State in the Union, has thirty-seven
members in the House of Representa-.
tives and two Senators, giving that
State twice thlrty-nine, or seventy
eight delegates. And as each delegate
casts his vote individually, the more
populous States have the greater voice
in the doings of the convention.
Next to New York, Pennsylvania is
the most populous State, and has the
second largest delegation in the convcn.
ton, casting sixty-eight votes. Other
large delegations are: Illinois, 54
Ohio, 46; Missouri and Texas, SO each
Massachusetts, 80, and Indiana, 80
The Territories and possessions are
all put on the same basis, and are given
two votes each in the convention. Thus
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ONCE MILLIONAIRE; IN WANT.
Former President of Northwestern
Road APPLIES for Aid.

Former President of Northwestern
Road Applies for Aid.
c. j. l.. Meyer. .i1s, president of the
Chicago and Northwestern railroad for
mer mayor of Ford du Lac, at one time a
business partner of the late Senator Saw
yer in the wholesale lumber business, a
former millionaire and prominent politi-
clan, and now a resident of Chicago at
Do Aberdeen street, has applied to Agent
Gustave Frellson of the Associated Chart
ties for admission to the Milwaukee coun-
ty poorhouse. Two daughters, both mar
ried to wealthy men, fail to reply to his
requests for aid, it is said, and son,
who lives in Chicago, is too poor to care
for his father. By his removal to Chi
cago two years ago Mr.. Meyer has for
feited his right to admission to the Mill
waukee county house, but Mr. fre.lson
will make an appeal Ia his behalf to his
wealthy sons-in-law Mr.. Meyer. refused
money aid He is ~ years of age and
was once prominent in the councils of the
Republican parts, having twice been a
delegate at large to national conventions
When at the head of the large factory
which is now che plant of the Wine
bago Furniture Manufacturing Company,
ne owned Ialatial home in Fond du
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WOMEN TRv TO sLAy JUDGE.
Ambush Patterson, n. j., Jurist and
Slash Him with Knives.

Ambush Paterson, n. j., Jurtst and
Slash Him with Knives.
Two women anarchists leaped from am
bush upon Judge Carroll of the police
headquarters court of Paterson, N j.. as
he was on his way to his home the other
night and tried to stab him to death.
But for the fact that he is an active and
powerful man the Amazons would have
succeeded in their attempt to kill him, but
he overpowered them and they were ar
raigned before him and sentenced to long
terms in Jail. Thy gave the names of
Mary Caminita and Giusseppinni Caro-
sive. Neither would reveal the animus
of the attack, but it was undoubtedly in
spired by the rigor with which the police
and judges of Paterson have been dealing
with the anarchists of the city of late.
Mary Caminita is said to be sister of
Joseph Caminita, the editor of La Cues
tione Sociale, an anarchistic publication
which was recently suppressed by the
United States government. Caminita dis
appeared and is said to have gone to
Italy.