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Evening journal., 1909-09-23

wilmington should be grateful This city
will have to be satisfied with a few show
ers or at most, light steady rain, says
Mr. Weatherman.
Evening journal., 1909-09-23
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Evening journal., 1909-09-23
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Evening journal., 1909-09-23

Send US your old worn
out Carpet, either Brus-
sells or Ingram, and
we'll have them made
into now and handsome
Rugs at little cost. Ask
for booklet-it gives all
particulars.
Evening journal., 1909-09-23
Odd
ChiffOnierS

These Chiffoniers arc left over
from complete sets, which we do
not want to match up again.
They were made in Grand Rapids
and arc perfect in every respect;
all woods are represented, all
are polished hnish,- and have
deep roomy drawers. We need
the space they occupy aud have
priced them very low:
Evening journal., 1909-09-23
The vi. Megary & Son Co.
Sixth and TatnaII Sis.
"The Home of Fine Furniture"
These Brass Beds
Are Specially Priced

Genuine Brass Beds, Of best material and finish but
styles which will not be reorderng and which we
cannot duplicate
Every bed in perfect condition and finished in best
grade of English gold lacquer all full sizes:
Regular Price Sale Price. Price. Price.
$500. .$44oo S4ooo...... .S3I.oo
Sssoo.......s4roo s37oo......$5ooo
$47oo........$3soo $3soo.......$a7oo
$4soo..... .S3aoo $3ooo..... $500
Third Floor, use elevator
Evening journal., 1909-09-23
MattingS:

All long straw, reversible Mat
tings, 1909 patterns, full 40 yards in
each roll. Prices quoted for full
rolls only.
SI4oo Mating, now 5000 per roll
Sr2.oo Mating, now. $3.50 per roll
SII.2o Mating, now. SITS per roll
$1,000 Mating, now. $3.50 per roll
5000 Mating, now. $3.50 per roll
$500 Mating, now. 5000 per roll
Fourth Floor use elevator.
Evening journal., 1909-09-23

Danderine enjoys a greater sale than
any other one preparation regardless OF kind
or brand, and it has much greater sale than
ell Of the other hair preparations in the
world combined.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
DEATH PACT STORY.
Hartford Prisoner Tells Hop
Com panion Died.

Hartford. Conn. Nov. l5-The story cf
the suicide compact which cost the life
Of Blanche Ferguson. Of Washington. and
in which her companion. Fred ] Reid. Of
Cleveland. narrowly escaped like fate.
was told this afternoon by Reid in the
Office Of the Chief Of Police.
II was brought out that the couple. who
had known each other only two weeks.
made two attempts 20 die. The first night
~ their arrival in this city they drank the
contents ~ a viaf Of morphine purchased
IN New York. This failing - kill them.
they prepared the next morning 70 try
again TO end their lives.
Reid had the bottle rehlled. and they
spent their last money IN decorating their
room with white flowers They made UP
a potion in the same cocktail glasses as
before, drank the contents and went 70
bed 20 sleep The girl never woke. Reid
was saved by physicians.
Reid, white and emaciated from the
effects Of the drug. denied TO-DAY that he
handed the poison 70 the girl He said he
helped himself and she did the same. The
police believe that Reid was prompted 20
attempt his life by remorse, and because he
had used money belonging 20 his employer
This money, according 10 Reid. was 20 pay
workmen under him in Cleveland.
The BODY ~ the woman was sent tonight
10 relatives AZ Ia Pls-S Nd
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
POINTS TO SPITZER
SfimSOn Thinks HIM Impor-
fant Man IN Sugar Case.

Keep your eve one Splitter lie IS
likely 20 prove a very important man in
the sugar weighing frauds" said Henry
T.. stimson, special federal prosecutor
in his Office yesterday.
Sugar was not a subject 20 inspire
coufdences at the Custom House yester-
dsv Sugar had subdued those officials
a. the southern enc of Broadway who
could bs found at all Sugar. IL WAS
said, vas also the thing that Influenced
Seoretary Loeb 10 evade reporters by
walking sideWise out Of the back door.
its sickening trail was everywhere
throughout the magnificent building. A
few men smiled now and then. but it
n-ss as though the smiles were caused
~ On overdose of that self-same perysd-
irE supers bundsnt supply of sugar.
There vas . sweetness in their look that
durably asked the reporters 10 permit
them 20 remain dumb.
Collector Lyceb. Hho usually sees re-
porters ~ 3 certain hour. was not in his
onlce when that hour arrived. Deputy
Collector stuart was certain a. first that
Mr. Loeb was still there. but further
perronsl search for him showed plainly
thst be had gone.
How about that telephone converse
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
IN WRCNG HANDS.
Democratic Plans ReT6aIed an
Letter to Republican.

10y Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Guthrie, okla, Nov. ia personal letter
bearing on TIE ''insurSent'' movement In
Congress came 10 light here to-day. II was
sent from Washington following the tariff
debate a. the recent session Of Congress by
James T. LLOYD, chairman Of the Demo
cratic National Congressional Committee.
Through an error. evidently. the name OF a
prominent Oklahoma Republican got on
Lloyd's mailing list. and in this manner the
contents OF the letter were made known.
The letter follows:
The DeE,ocratic Congressional Committee
expects between this and November l TO
have prepared a pamphlet of about l25
pages of extracts from THE Congressional
Record. II is our purpose to show by eN-
tracts from speeches in Congress by lead
the party UP 10 the present time that IN
has stood for the same general doctrine on
the tariff and that we intend 10 state
that doctrine. We also wish 10 include
quotations from speeches recently made bv
Senators Dolliver. Bristow Cummins and
own party and stated the position of our
party.
We don't desire 10 discuss any schedules
or matters IN detail about which the Demo
Gratis diner. The purpose OF this publica-
tion is 10 furnish kind OF handbook on the
tariff which will tend 10 unity Democracy
and state ITS principles.
] will be pleased TO hear from YOU in
reference 10 this publication as 10 what YOU
think should go IN IL or anything else
that pertains 10 the campaign. We ex-
pect 10 do everything in our power 10
secure A Democratic House next time and
are quite hopeful OF success.
JAMES T. LLOYD.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
COLUMBIA SOCIETIES TO MEET
Rushing and PledgiDg Systems To Be
Discussed at University.

4 movement is being started by the
Greek letter societies AT Columbia 10 limit
the periods OF rushing prospective candi-
dates or initiation from the freshman class
and also 10 fix a definite day on which new,
men will be asked 10 make their choice OF
the fraternities which they have been in
vted 10 Join. or TO decline membership IL
they have been asked ~ become a member
by only one society, The movement is not
being induced by the university authorities
and Is taken wholly on the initiative of the
fraternities. which have egun 10 feel that
too much time IS wasted by both fraterni-
ties and freshmen by the present unre-
stTicted methods Of taking I'm now men
II Is tho purpose of tho fraternities "a
hold a Pan-IIelleuic conference during the
present week al which questions dealing
with the rushing aud pledging system VIII
be discussed II possible an effort will he
made 10 prohibit all rushing and entertain
ing of freshmen until after the Thsnksgiv-
Ing recess. and no answer will be required
Of the freshmen until after the Christmas
vacation. or probable not until the begin
ming OF spring term In February
Such systems have been adopted by the
frsternIties az Barnard College. the
womens department OF the university. At
Who for two years have been adding to the
restrictions hedging in the Greek letter so
eieties until they were practically made
Junior societies. ~ Columbia there has
been 10 intimation Of faculty Interference.
and there e. not likely 10 be any as the
fraternities have been conducted on the
whole in such a manner that they have
never invited criticism from the university
authorities
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
MRS. STETSON'S TRIAL.
Before Directors Of Mother
Church Ten Hours.
IBy T.lerraph - IN. rrihur. !


Boston. Nov. l5.-Mrs. Augusta E Stst-
son. the "admonishsd' leader of the First
Church Of Christ. Scientist. Of New York.
faced her accusers here to-day. She entered
the First Church OF Christ. Scientist. where
the board Of trustees of the Mother
Church. including Archibald Mcclellan,
chairman. Stephen A. Chase, treasurer:
John '. Dittemore. secretary. and Ira ..
Knapp and A V. Stewart, directors. await
ed her arrival, at o'clock a m When
she emerged at 2. m. she was pale. hag-
gard and apparently worried
Mrs Stetson. have you anything 10 say
about your examination bv the board or
directors?" was asked. There was no
reply.
Mrs. Stetson accompanied by her sec
retary. Miss Fierson. dashed Ia a waiting
tsxicab. entered Il and was whirled away.
At the Hotel Toursine. where she is stay
ing. a reporter boarded the elevator In
which she was being taken 20 her apart
ment.
Mrs. Ststson. firmly.
AS 10 what happened in the room where
Mrs. Stetscn was on trial not one word
could be learned. either from her or from
any member OF the board Of directors. The
deepest secrecy is being preserved
second session Of the trustees. or di-
rectors. OF the Mother Church was held
tonight in the First Church. which lasted
for more than four hours. The trustees
admitted that Mrs. stetson was present
throughout the session, but declined 10 give
out any statement.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
HALTS CHURCH WAR
Continued from FIRST page.

coming meeting was taken 10 mean that
in at least the first two demands the
trustees would acceds to the wishes of
the congregation-that Mrs. Stetson's
resignation would be accepted and that
the annual payment now going 10 her
would cease
EXPECT BOARD TO STAND.
AS to the resignation of the entire
board. members of both factions were
at loss last night for a Wy 10 inter
pret Mr.. Hatfield's remark. but 1t seemed
TO be the prevailing opinion that in
Wow Of the harmonious spirit displayed
in the afternoon the designations. even
il rendered. would now be declined.
The trustees went into executive ses-
sion an hour after the close of the con-
gregational meeting.
For hours after the meeting groups OF
members gathered along 96th street
talking over the unexpected interven-
tion of Mrs. Eddy and the probable out
come of Mrs. Stetson's session with the
board Of directors. now proceeding in
Boston. The probability of the excom-
munication of the former leader OF the
local church was admitted by ALL and
with the stand taken by the board Of
trustees to guide them. the general inn
preston was that if Mrs. Stetson was
forced out of tho church she would not
draw any of the congregation with her.
That Mrs. Stetson intends 10 make a
hare fight against accommodation
her friends pointed out was plainly
shown by the fact that she had taken
with her as counsel TO protect her rights
her friend and lawyer. Hayne Davis.
The charges against Mr.. Strickler. ii
was learned after the meeting. had been
built upon his alleged initiative i'm the
prosecution of Mss. Stetson. He was
prepared with affidavits. presumably in
part from the Boston directors. 10 show
that the charges against Mrs. Stetson
had been preferred by others of her for
meT students.
Mr.. Stricklsr would only say that ne
was happy over the outcome of the
meeting.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
DE GRooT LEADS IN RECOUNT.
Final Decision in Queens Contest To
Be Given To-day.

on the order Of Justice Blackmsr. Of the
Supreme Court. sitting IN Flushing. m
spectors of election from thirty-One cleo
tion districts I'm tho sth Assembly Distric.
OF Queens County began yesterday recount
ing the protested ballots ard those marked
for identification cast In the recent election.
There are lSI OF the ballots. and the recount
Is 10 determine the result between James Il.
Mclaughlin and William A.tDe Groot. can-
didates for municipal Judge. TIC election
night results showed DE Groot winner by ?
votes
Assisting the election officials we're Frank
NJ. Tcmlin. counsel for Mr.. DE Groot. and
I.eander r. Faher. counsel for McI.aughhn
Under the direction of the court. the attor-
neys agreed To rs many of the ballots as
possible. When all these were counted De
Groot was ahead by votes Those upon
which the parties could not agree viii be
presented 10 the court to-day. when a flnal
decision viii be reached II ali the ballots
20 be passed upon hy the court are counted
Mclaughlin will win.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
GAGE DISCREDITs WAKEMAN.
Former Secretary Says He Was "Trou-
blesome" While Appraiser Here.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

lf3N leieSforn 10 me lftpuut-i
SAN Diego. cal. Nov. I5.-DenyinS ahso-
lutely that he covered the frauds OF sugar
corporations in connection with the eva
sion OF the payment Of duties on imports
OF sugar while Secretary OF the Treasury.
Lyman J. Gage to-day characterized VIII
bur +. Wakeman. former Appraiser of the
Port Of New York. as a man who allowed
his lima gination to run riot.
After reading Mr.. Wakeman's statement
Eir. Gage said: '.Waksman ~ one of those
men who possess too much imagination and
are too ready 10 make charges against
men Of reputation. He proved troublesome
while he was Appraiser OF the Port Of New
York and We grew to accept any state
ments coming from him with great caution.
While I was Secretary OF the Treasury
wakeman travelled from New York TO
Washington nearly every month. He was
always making some sort OF discovery
and was always making a charge against
some person or concern.
Had he made a charge against sugar
companies practising any fraud I would
certainly have remembered II. He made no
such charge"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
DISTRIBUTION OF PROFITS.
Corn Products to Pay Customers 5
Cents a Hundred Pounds.

The management of the Corn Products
Refining Company has announced that the
distribution under the company's profit
sharing plan for the year ending February
2s. lslo will he at the rate of cents a
hundred pounds. The distribution for the
year 1906 when the proft-shsring plan was
adopted. was al the rate Of 10 cents a hun
dred pounds. and for the two succeeding
years II was Is cents a hundred pounds
II has been reported that the company
Will abandon the plan after this year. but
according to the management. no decision
has Yet been reached i'm the matter For
the three years, UP TO February -. 1902
that tho proht-shar.ng plan has been in
operation. the Corn Products Refining
Company and its subsidiaries have reserved
st.7so0oo to be distributed among their Gus
toners who have bought from them ex-
clusively. The disbursement on account of
the 1919 business. Il is said will amount TO
about $3.50 0oa
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
WARRINER INDICTED.
Big -Four Cash Books, Prior to
1905. Disappear.

Cincinnati, Nov. l5.-Charles L. Warriuer,
formerly local treasurer of the Big Four
Railroad, was indicted to-day on charges
OF grand larceny and embezzlement in the
amount Of sS.o0o While $4,000 is known
TO have been stolen from the railroad IL
developed to-day that the compsny's cash
hooks prior TO 1865 have disappeared. and
that IL will never be possible 20 tell the
full amount of the defalcatlon.
The comparatively small amount on which
Warriner was indicted represents the lat
est known theft.
Amazing figures were presented to-day
showing the progress Of the thefts for the
last five years. The shortage thus esti-
mated amounts 20 something more than
$500 for 1895. 1905 and 1907. and 10 $4,000
in 1905 and $4,000 in 1893. The total for five
years reaches $322. .0no
OF this sum Warriner saws he paid 500
month to each Of two persons in the form
Of blackmail The rest. he alleges. he lost
IN speculation. trying 10 replace his thefts
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
"FR1UDS GENERAL" ="
El1st at Euery Port of Entry.
Says Leslie N. Shazc.
~ Telegrsrh % rh. rrhnn.

Philadelphia. Nov. I5-''Ther. Is ro ,,..
singing mud a. New York as 81. ont,
port IN the United States al which c,,s,o,,,
house frauds exist said Leslie NJ Sb,,,
former Secretary 80 the Treasury. to-ds,,
IN discussing revelations as 20 the sug.r
frauds. He continued:
Fraud exists In this city and in ove,v
port 81 entry. ] do not say that customs
mon arc guilty % the frauds bur I do say
that the frauds exist no matter how care
fol or energetic the collectors NAV ~.
"ThI fraud usually consists OF under
vsluing the imports. IL is a customs fraud
even n the inspectors and appraisers do
not detect IL. All duties are levied on I'm.
foreign market. or purchase. price and all
sorts of technicalifies arc bearing on the
question of duty. Ia some instances the
government itself shows how 90 evade the
duty which should be rightfully levied"
Chester ". Iiill. Collector Of the Port OF
Philadelphia. to-day denied any knowledge
81 frauds IN connection With the imports-
;ion ~ sugar here.
with reference 10 the statement msds ~
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
CHARGES At CHERRY.
Difference of Opinion as to
Sealing of Nine.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribuns Z

Cherry. Ill, Nov 15.-With popular feel
ing running high over the ST. Paul mine
disaster. James Steele, superintendent ef
the mine. has just made the admission
that every man who may have been alive
in the mine when the shaft was sealed to-
night perished within two hours
Following this admission. James II Penn.
of Peoria, Ill. member OF the Illinois Sub
District Board of the United Mine Workers
OF America, charges that the sealing OF the
mine was done without regard 70 the lives
OF the entombed miners and for the pur-
pose of saving the property of the COM
pany.
John Cowley. the engineer who was in
charge of the elevator cage when the thir-
teen rescuers lost their lives at the mine
on Saturday. was taken to Princeton. Ill,
to-day in an automobile by Sheriff Skos-
lund
Rumors Of an assault upon Cowlay last
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16

we're John Szbransld and Dominick Fren-
mento. The boy was join Tuhy.
Some OF the women with three or four
small children tugging at their skirts,
roamed over the fields all day crying out
piteously the names Of brothers or husbands
or sons Many when questioned for data
for the roll call were so incoherent as TO be
unable to tell who they we're or for whom
they were searching
THE CHARITY WORK.
The charity work is In charge Of Duncan
Mcdonald, president of District No. 12.
United Nine Workers: Edwin Perry. secre-
tsry and treasurer OF the United Mine
Workers OF America L. T. Bickneil direc.
tor of the National Red Cross, and Profess
sor Graham Taylor. OF the state mine IN
vestigating committee. Whether or not the
Red Cross will supply funds and supplies
rests with Mr.. Bicknell, who will report 20
Washington.
For each death the state Miners Union
viii pay $3.50. In addition. this same or
ganizstion will contribute for general dis
tribution $1,000. and the national union
will give like amount.
Almost two-thirds os the men leave
widows" said 1Ir Mcdonald Each OF
these widows has from three ~ FIVE chill
dren. I saw cne woman who has nine
children. all under twelve years old. She
has not enough money 10 pay for a weeks
provisions.
In month from now the distress of
these families will be pitiabls Whatever
the public has 20 give should be offered
now. SO we can plan ahead TO take care
of these poo- people for the winter
Governor Deneen issued an appeal this
afternoon 20 the people OF Illinois and every
other state 20 contribute literally 70 the re-
lief Of the sufferers The Governor asks
that contributions be forwarded 20 Orson
Smith. president Of the Merchants Loan
and Trust Company. Chicago. who Is treas
urer Of the Illinois branch Of the National
Red Cross.
A special train With supplies and of
ncials arrived this afternoon from Chi
cago. on the train were George s. Rice.
chief Of the field OF the United states
Geological Survey: j. w Paul IN charge
of the governments mine rescue work. T.
T. Morris. assistant all OF Pittsburg: hi
uois State Mine Inspectors ". W Will
Jams. OF Litchheld. and Thomas Little. Of
MurphysborO and James OConner. field
commissioner or the Illinois Coal Oper-
ators' Association. The train brought a
rescue supply from the government stores.
including four oxygen helmets. resuscitat-
ing apparatus and two hundred cubic feet
of oxygen.
The Chicago Fire Department sent three
thousand feet of hose 70 Cherry tonight
to be used in an effort 20 put out the
fire. There is plenty OF water az the mine
entrance. and II Is said the experts viii
make a determined effort tomorrow 20
quench the flames.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
SARATOGA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Start First Of County Organizations in
Westchsster.

Plans for the perfecting Of county
organization IN Westchester were started
yesterday by a meeting of twsIvs of the
Westchester delegates who attended the
meeting o. the State Democratic League
in September The meeting elected Fred
erick n Allen. chairman Of the Democrats
County COMMITTEES. 70 appoint five Of the
Saratoga delegates a COMMITTEES 20 perfect
a full county organization in Westchsster
with Assembly district leaders and election
district captains.
Mr.. Allen. who lives in Pelham Nanor.
appointed the following hvs 70 serve as a
committee for the purposes mentioned.
Augustus Thomas. of New Rochelle;
Thomas Ewing, Of Yonkers: r r Van
Cortlandt, Of Mount Kisco. O. G Willard,
Of this city, and Clarence 5. Mcclellan. Of
Mount Vernon.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16

Special Agent Parr that he was convinced
that the American Sugar Refining COM
psny was evading duties here. Collector
Hin said he dehed Parr or any one else TO
show that the sugar company or any other
importer was Senefiting by eollusion with
customs officials in this city.
MIR. Parr knows. as does any one who
knows anything about sugar. that the
cargo shrinkage is one-half of per
cent he said. II am confident that there
has been no underweighing or fraudulent
work done AZ this port during my term OF
Office
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
NO FRAUD AT BOSTON, HE SAYS.

Boston. Nov. 15-Regarding the report
from New York that the government
might attempt 10 recover sugar duties on
cargoes brought 10 this city. Special Dep
uty Collector Monroe denied emphaticslly
to-day that there had been collusion in
the customs az this port.
There has been no undervaluation,"
said Mr.. Mcnroe. IF there was any at
any time on the part of one firm, the
others would have soon found IL out. and
IL would have been stopped Immediately"
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
WADSWORTH A CANDIDATE.

Albany. Nov 15.-Speaker James ".
NadsvOrth. Jr., who was here to-day TO at
tend a meeting OF the state forest land
purchasing board. said that he again was a
candidate 20 succeed himself as Speaker OF
the Assembly. He declined to comment on
the contest over the clerkship OF the House.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
STATE CANALS CLOSED.

Albany Nov. B-Nsyisstion OF the
canals OF the state closed officially AZ mid
night tonight. Because Of the progress
OF barge canal construction work this sea-
ron was month shorter than In other
years. which resulted In a decreased ton.
nssa
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16

night and reports that the miners were
planning 70 kill him because they b4lieved
that he was responsible for the death %
the rsscuing party caused the Shsrir 70
remove him from possible danger
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
Furnishing the House
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Established 1895.

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IIousekeepers desiring Higs-
Grade House Furnishing Goods
are invited TO inspect our large
and varied stock adapted TO the
requirements of City House or
Country Home, embracing
New-York tribune., 1909-11-16
RefrigeratOrS
fireplace Furnishings

Andirons. Fire Irons and Brasses,
Coal and Wood Holders, Fire
Screens. &c.