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The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1909-10-31
VICTORY IN GOTHAM
IS CLAIMED BY ALL
Tammany Says It's Gaynor.
Hearst Figures High-Re-
publicans Sanguine.
BY :. C. wELLIvER.

NEW YORK, Oct 31.-On the eve
OF the election. with Tammany claim
ing that its candidate for mayor.
William J. Gayncr, VIII have more
votes than both OF the other eandi-
dates together; with one Of the
Hearst managers claiming that Hearst
will have $4,000 and another claim
Ing for him 270.G00 votes, and with
the Republican managers claiming the
election lf otto T. Barnard by 10000
plurality, simple minded folk who are
lot compelled to make protest are dis
posed TO give Ii uB-
They confess ths fact that
Hears and Barnard both appear TO
have been gaining ground rapidly the
last week, that Gaynor apparently has
been losing ground, and that nearly
everybody considers il impossible for
Gaynor to be beaten despite his recent
bad showing.
Charles T. Murphy. leader Of Tam
many Han, after his final conference
with his district leaders, persisted Gay
Iior viii have the majority of all the
votes for mayor, but he declined TO give
up any detailed figures. This Is not
remarkable. in view of the fact that.
for i've years past the Tammany boss
has refused to give out figures on the
eve Of election.
Gaynor's Reckless Utterances.
Certain Tecklessness of utterance in
the speeches OF Judge Gaynor the last
week or two has undoubtedly deternlin-
ed a good deal from his strength.
c. E. Gehring, chairman of the civic
alliance, which is managing the Hearst
campaign, declares Gaynor's speeches
have lost him from 1900 TO 1900 votes,
of which so per cent will go to Hearst.
There seems to be no doubt Hearst has
been gaining ground in the last three
or four days. but then the Barnard peo-
pie present strong claims that Barnard
has been the beneficiary of the Gaynor
losses, and 1t does look as If Tammany
was in the way of winning by reason Of
the division of its opposition.
The big question Of what it is all
about IS the most difficult TO answer, as
It is one OF the most frequent questions
also
Nobody in New York seems to know
much about the government Of his city.
I have asked people in authority at
every political headquarters in town:
+ Ow many people are employed by the
city of New York? And the replies have
run all the way from 5000 to 10000 One
thing which can be set down as accu-
rate is that the city's budget for the
current year is 1853, 10000. The privilege
OF controlling the expenditure OF this
vast sum. nearly a sixth of the entire
revenue Of the Federal Government, is
The real plum for which the opposing
political forces aye uontending.
The jobs are a minor consideration.
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ILLNESS OF MOODY
IS GROWING SERIOUS
Condition of Associate Jus-
tice Believed Worse Than
Friends Will Admit.

HANERHILL, Mass, Oct a.-Asso-
ciate Justice William II. Moody, OF the
United states Supreme Court. s more
seriously Hl than any Of his friends
are willing to admit TO the rrcss.
II was learned from enDln yes at the
Corey Hi private hospital in Brock
hne' that Justice Moody will be re-
moved from his Haverhill home this
afternoon In an automobile accompan-
led by Dr. Joseph T.. Coldthwaite TO the
Corey Hill hospital
Although the physicians in ATTENDANCE
say that while their patient is no bet
ter, he is no worse, It IS believed that
complication much more serious than
rheumatism have set in and that the
removal TO a hospital this afternoon de-
notes an intended operation.
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CUSTOM HOUSE OPEN
IN NEW YORK TO-DAY
Liners Are Racing Into Port With CargOes of Spirits
To Beat New Tariff Rates Which Go
Into Effect Tonight

were the Baltic, Of the White Star line.
which arrived in the afternoon; the St
Paul, of the American line, which
docked at 9 o'clock this morning. and
the Gallia, FabeT line. witch also ar
rived at her pier this afternoon.
In order to accommodate brokers and
others the custom house was open yes
terday four and half hours later than
ii usually Is on Saturdays.
Wherever customs men gathered in
groups today they discussed the shake
up that is impending in the local Gov
ernment service because Of the graft
charges that have been made.
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MARYLAND MAN
DIES SUDDENLY
R. G. Forman, of Easton,
Victim of Apoplexy in
Albany, Ga.

ALBANY. Ca, oct. SIR. C. Forman.
prominent citizen of EastOn. Md,
died suddenly in his room at the New
Albany Hotel here this morning Of ap-
oplexy. His wife, formerly Miss Trippe,
daughter of DIT. +. r. Trippe, promi-
nent physician of Easton. is now in
Baltimore on her way to this city to
spend the winter here witIs her husband,
accompanied by two children.
Mr.. FOrman and his wife belong 10
prominent Maryland families and are
well known in Baltimore. A friend of
the dead man, H NJ. Renshaw. of East
on, happened to be in the city and has
taken charge of the funeral arrange
mentS.
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NEW YORK. Oct. S1.-For the first
time In years the custom house was
open today. Gray-haired officials of the
Government service, who were on duty,
said that it was the first time in their
experience that they had reported for
duty on Sunday. Collector Loeb did not
arrive until nearly noon.
The offices viii remain open until
midnight. at which hour a higher rate
of duty en- wines will so into effect.
Several liners, hurrying IN their car
goes of brandies, champasnes, and other
llduids, arrived in port today. They
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ay Last I ibute 10 Dead
simple In Compliance
pressed Desire.

leioeft Lathrop Hudson. OF Newton,
'"a' lifelong friend Of the dead
.pioIhal me services were simple, as
~. buchanan had always desired.
me people OF South and Central Am
Iica We're represented by Franc cisco J.
lahes' through whom many messages
d - s5iiiealhy were transmitted TO the
laAlii9- ne State Department Was
represented py William c. Denns, and
Dr' James Barr Scott Justice James
Court.
lnterment took place in Forest Lawn
cemetery, which is not far from the
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RICH MAN KILLED;
ROBBERY MOTIVE
New York Real Estate Dealer
Found Dead in Bed With
Head Crushed.

NEW YORK, Oct. 31.-John Grussi. a
wealthy real estate dealer. living alone
on the Classon point road. was found
murdered in bed this morning.
His head had been crushed in by a
heavy gaspipe, and his whole house
turned upside down by thieves. The DO
lice have no clue whatever to the
slayeTs.
The first notice of the crime came 10
them from a storekeeper. who was told
last night by two men that they had
heard screams issuing from Grussi's.
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WOMAN PERlSHES
WHEN HOME BURNS
Finding of Overturned Lamp Near
Body ArOuses Sons
SUSPICION.

CINCINNATI. Ohio. Oct. S1.-AIystery
surrounds the burning to death of Mrs.
barbara Koenig, aged sixty. of Coving-
ton, Ky When her son. Louis, returned
aC an early hour today, he found the
Goors locked and the house in darkness.
Tho smell of smoke alarmed him. He
bl okc IN the door and found his aged
mother lying on the floor dead. and the
lamp laying near the body.
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Mueller Says This Alone Is
Responsible for His
Arrest.
STORY OF CAPTURE
READS LIKE FICTION
With But Faint Clues Coroner
Quickly Unravels Isiip
Mystery.
By RICHARD ]. BEAMISH.
CuTg NC ,,~o - L,-5o -.

CHILD'S game of hide-aHd-
- seek in the woodS near
ISlip.
A pin scratch on the inside case
of Vatch.
A fen blurred WordS on a tattered
bill from a grocer in a German pill
Iage.
A fragment of silk.
4 two-yeaTs-old advertisement of
a steamship line.
The memory of an express man.
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JAPAN commission
ARRIVES TOMORROW
Trade Bodies Plan Exten-
Siye Program for Orien-
tai Visitors.

The honorary commercial commission
from Japan, composed Of forty-six repre-
sentative bankers, manufacturers. and
business men, among the most import
ant in Japan, who are making a tour Of
the United States with the object of in
creasing and extending the trade rela-
tions and 10 improve the personal ac-
uaintance and friendly relations between
the two nations. VIII ARRIVE in Wash
ington tomorrow morning at ocieck.
The commissioners viii be met in the
Presidents room at the Union Station
BY committees repres enting the Chamber
OF Commerce and the Board OF Trade, a
representative Of the State Department
and Of the Japanese embassy. plla vii
escort them to waiting automobiles
They VIII Immediately start on a sight
seeing totir of the city. The autos have
been placed at the disposal of the com
mission the three days that they viii
remain in the city
Allen d. Albert, jr., and John 8.
Weaver have charge of the sightseeing
trip.
Banquet Wednesday.
The banquet at the willard on We'd
nesday evening, which viii close the
visit. viii be the most important event
Of the sojouTn. Speeches will be made
by Secretary Of State Knox. Baron
Eiichi Shibusawa, chairman OF the COM
merciaI commissioners and president Of
the First Bank Of Tokyo, and Commits
sioner Henry B. F. Macfarland. The
banquet viii be given by the embassy.
The Counselor Of the Embassy and
Charge d'Ahaires Keishira Matsul, in
the absence OF the ambassador, win
Vs.H.--
ident of the Board Of Trade, and
William F. Guide. president of the
Chamber Of Commerce.
As only a few of the commissioners
understand English and as none Of the
Americans that viii be present are
versed in japanese. all of the speeches
made will have 10 be repeated by inter
prefers.
The tour Of the Japanese is made to
this country upon the invitation Of the
associated chambers Of commerce Of the
Pacific coast
About a year ago rhe chambers Of
commerce of the fiVe principal cities OF
Japan invited a visit from the repre-
sentatives Of the chambers OF commerce
Of the Pacific coast to visit Japan.
The Invitation was accepted. The thirty
representative that went were received
with generous hospitality not only by
the people but by the imperial govern
ment.
Entertainment Program.
Detailed arrangements for the enter
tainment Of the distinguished visitors
have been made by the point committee
Of the Board Of Trade and the Chamber
Of Commerce The program of enter
tainment includes sight seeing tours
through Rock Creek Park and the Sol
Continued on Second Page)
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SWlTCHMAN KILLED
BY HIS OWN ENGINE

CHICAGO. Oct. 31.-John Ward.
thirty-five years old. switchman for the
ST. Paul railroad. was run over and in
stantIy killed by his engine In the rail-
road yards at Galewood early this
morning.
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The Western storm has moved from
ahe Rocky mountain region directly
Kansas.
The Western disturbance viii move
eastward. causing precipitation In the
north central States tonight and Mon
GAY, probably reaching as far south az
the lower Ohio and middle Mississippi
valleys during Monday.
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TRACKING OF MUELLER.

HESE are some Of the links in
the chain that is dragging Otto
Mueller to the death-chair.
It is the most remarkable de-
tective story in recent criminal his
tory, this story of the tracking of
Otto Mueller, confessed bigamist, be-
trayer. and plunderer of women, and
murderer.
It Is unique as detective story,
in that the detections was accom-
plished without professional detee-
tives, and that children were the
most. important factors In the muir
tieFeFss capture.
II was love for his two-year-old
baby that kept Mueller within gun
shot of the scene of his murder,
this and the hypnotism that chains
some murderers to the places Of
their crimes
1t was another child. eight years
old, Freddie Schmidt, son Of an Is
lip woodchopper. who found the
body of Anna Luther, Mueller's vic
tim, and the pitiful evidence Of the
murder.
Freddie Schmidt
Finds Bones In Thicket.
Jacob Schmidt took his children.
Freddie and Bertha. into a copse two
miles from Islip village, where he
was cutting irewood. This was Monday
morning. October Is.
The morning was cold and the chill
dren commenced game Of hlde-and-
seek. When Freddie's turn to hide
came he plunged into the heart of a
miniature thici<et Of underbrush and
cast himself upon a mound. throwing
twigs and leaves over himself in the
endeavor to screen his body.
Suddenly he stopped. With one hand
fuI OF leaves came something that was
white and hard Plainly it was not
twig. a second glance showed that it
was a bone.
The boy was only mildly interested.
Some dog might have carried his stolen
meal into this lonesome place and
buried its remnant Freddie knows the
ways OF dogs.
He was almost covered now. He was
sure OF that. Another handful Of leaves
rsould make il sure. Bertha would never
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Hundreds Of Pro
Diplomats
With

BUFFALO, y. Y, o.
OF men prominent in
liticaI. and diplomatic
Americas stood with
day at the funeral Of
hanan, which took pl'
home this afternoon.
Justices OF the SUPP
United states. skiiie
the State Departmei
Congressman stood
grave Of the man vi
ness diplomacy has
value TO the industI
The eulogy was dc
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FORECAST FOR THE DISTRICT.
Fair ight and Monday, rising tenn
peratu9e. moderate and variable winds,
mostly sOutheriy-
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Fred Niblo Tours Scotland
Tonight S:15 Columbia Theater. 25c 20 81.
-Advt
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Molding for Doors, &c a Foot.
Frank Libbey & Co., 9Th q N. Y. Ave
-xAdYt,
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Blinds, the Finest, the Best, sTI5 Pair
Frank Llbbey & Co, 9Th & n. y. Ave.
--AdYt.
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Today-Hieh tide. 9;3J a. m. and 1904
D. IA low tide 3.54 a. n. and 4;02 p. n.
T1mOrroW-HiEh tide. 1919 a. ma and
1885 D. ma, low tide. 4:45 a. m. and
.55 p. m
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TEMPERATURES.

Maximum yesterday at $50 p No..
Minimum yesterday al D. u.....-..
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-meeF5iding, zoo Varieties, &c a Foot.
EFsnk Ldbbey & Co.. 6th q n. \. ave
s-Advt.
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CONDITION or THE WATER
HARPERS FERRY. W Va, Oct 3D.
Ehenandoah clear and Potomac slightly
cloudy this morning.
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Picture Rod Mo
Frank Libbey d c.
-AdVL
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CONTINUED on Fourth Page)

TIE New Park Savings Bank,
18th St. & Park Road, viii open for
business Monday, November ]. a. m. TO
Advt.
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Cheering Stops.

Ten thousand persons saw Byrne
crushed under the weight Of the two
teams III a massed plunge play through.
the Army line. and everybody seemed
10 realize instinctively that something
much more serious than the ordinary
CONTINUED on Fourth Page)
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WEATHER REPORT.

CONTINUED on Sixth Page.]
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Personal Feeling.

"Oh, 1t. was no matter of principle,
you know" answered a lady, when
a friend expressed surprise that in
aiding to carry out an enterprise IN
which she was engaged with Others
she had accepted plans and associa'
tions known to be di~sagreeable to
her. 1T was only a little personal
feeling of mine, and it was not nee.
essary that it should have the right
of way.
The reply revealed a character
sweet and strong, trained to reason
ableness and unselfshness. With too
many the personal feeling Is always
first, and claims free course whatever
may be hindered or pushed aside by
it. Mood and prejudice, like and dis
like, take the right of way and DOM
mate the. life; everything with Wnich
they have to do must go carefully
round them if it goes at all.
1t is rare s]elf-control when one has
learned to govern ones likes and dis
likes rather than be governed by
them; to say to such feelings: You
may exist, but you shall not rule.
Duty, justice, the right of Others
shall take precedence always. For
ward. :.
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Develop Child-Faith.

A thoughtful biographer has re-
marked, in dealing with the life OF q
devoted missioner, whose early man
hood had been spent away from
Christ, that careful observation has
convinced him that when the hearts
of the young ARE turned Christward,
although early impression may seem
evanescent. the first directions re-
turn after many days" Naturally,
he has strongly deprecated that dis
paragement of early piety which,
alas! is by no mean an uncommon
fault on the part Of thoughtless pa.
rents. This he terms "a terrible and
most awful mistake" and adds:
THE right course Is, by every
method, and, by a religious atmos-
phere Of home and school, to form
that clingina Of faith which is natu-
raj to a child. Where there is a rlch
nature, there will be emotion. To
disparage the emotion in such a case
will be to prevent or kill the faith:
The child emotion will be corrected
by time; the faith. through it may
seem to falter, will, through Gods
grace, assert itself again. "-London
Christian.
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Cause of Leprosy.

A new tubercular theory as to lep-
rosy was suggested some time ago by
DR.. Charles E. Macdonald, Of the
army, who noticed in the Philippines
the same facts as to fish diet which
have long been held by Hutchinson
as the cause. The present idea is not
that the diet itself is at fault, but
that there is an infection from tuber-
culous fsh-rather startling to be
sure, but not at all improbable.
The matter is of timely interest
in view of the differences Of opin-
ion as to the transmission of bovine
tuberculosis. The vast difference be-
tween bird tuberculosis and the hu-
man variety has long been known,
and it raises the suspicion that there
may be very many kinds Of tubercle
bacilli, some of which produce in
man other conditions than tuberculo-
sis as we now consider it.
The revelation that bubonic plague
Is in reality a rat disease and that
some rats have a tolerant immuni-
ty" to the germ has raised compare
tive pathology to extreme import
ance. 1t is now necessary to study
the parasites of every lower animal
with a view of discovering which Of
them can exist in man. either harm
lessly or Observation-Disclosures Medi-
cine.
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THE C0UNTRY'S
SMALLEST HOUSE

Great Darlington lays claim to the
smallest house in America. The house
is on East Main street, in a densely
populated part of the town, and is
but eight feet wide, twelve feet long
and nine feet high. 1t is occupied by
Charles Wright, who claims that the
dwelling is as cosey a place as could
be found, and that he has lived there
for the greater part Of four years and
found it very comfortable.
In order not to overhead the house
Wright cooks only one meal a day.
1.-The house was put up because
there was not room enough to put up
a larger one," says Wright, land 1
wanted to make some use of the
land"
Wright, who while not wealthy is
possessed of comfortable means, de-
clares that the house answers his de-
mands. In fact, he believes that he
adds to his comfort by having the
kitchen, dining room, parlor and re-
ception room all in one.
The house is a little small and at
times I seem to have my feet too
close to the stove, but l only burned
about half a ton of coal one cold win
ter and a peck of wood will make the
room very comfortable" says Wright.
There are four windows and it is as
eosey a spot las one could ask for. I
only cook the morning meal here, for
IL l cooked later in the day one could
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The Convincing Argument.

No definition of truth or argument
for truth can equal the effectiveness
of a life. 1t is important to remem-
Der this as we find ourselves being
carried away with zeal for our OWL
pet statements about the gospel.
kingsley, in his preface to "Hypa.
tia" says of the fifth century that
the churches Of the East were van
ishing before Mohammedan invad.
ers, strong by living trust in that
God whom the Christians, while they
hated and prosecuted each other for
arguments about Him, were denying
and Disappearing in every action OF
their lives" Men try to prove by
logic that certain courses are right,
that what you arc thun-
ders SO that 1 cannot hear what you
say" Our one universally convinc-
ing argument for Christianity must
ever go on two feet.-Sunday-SchooI
Times.
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carry out this selective scheme in the
case of corr and similar seeds which
are made use of in great quantities.
In the case of corn, however, the
small kernels are generally at the tip
of the ears, and in order to get rid of
these undesirable pieces a corn-tipper
has been invented. The device seems
to have been suggested by the famil-
lar pencil-sharpener. 1t is operated
by a small crank, and has a cone with
a tooth interior. The top of the corn
a being placed in this revolving
cup, all the small seed are cut off.
leaving only the full-sized kernels
on the ear.-Washington Star.
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er consists of a hollow wheel pro-
PEELED by a handle bar. The edge of
the wheel, which is about two inches
wide, is perforated and it revolves
upon a hollow axis. Extending up
along the handle bar is a hopper, with
extensions communicating with the
hollow axis, and into this hopper the
material to be used for marking is
poured. A cord is laid down along
the line desired and by trundling the
wheel along the cord the white sub
stance inside filters through the per-
forations and leaves a broad, we'll de-
fined line, the edges of which are not
marred by splotches, such as are left
when a brush is used and which often
make it difficult to determine when a
ball is in" or out" 1t takes a few
minutes to mark an entire court with
such a machine.
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Oranges.

Outdoing Burbank, a New England
wizard, Howard S. Hill, Of Gardner,
Mass, has produced a vegetable, a
cross between the cucumber and the
orange. 1t is fine grained, said to. be
of delicious taste and yellow.
Il had orange and cucumber one
day and without thought mixed to-
gether some pulp of the two," said
Hill. 1.-THE product was MOSTLY Gu
cumber, but the orange gave it a most
delectable flavor. Then I began ex-
perimenting Farmers Home Jour
nal.
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The Oldest Symbol.

The swastika is the Oldest known
symbol. having its origin in the cross
and circle. The swastika is now held
in common acceptation to be signiti-
cant of good luck. Investigation of
the records of every known race has
revealed traces of the swastika. The
symbol was early introduced into In
ella, apparently in connection with
sun worship.