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New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
LURED TO HIS DEATH.
alleged Murderer Suicide After
Crime ON LOneIy Island.

Fort Huron Hfch July i5.-R- Rosenberg a
rigarmalser from Cleveland. Ohio. was murdereo
early this morning on a lonely island In the 81
clair fats Just above the Joe Bedore summer re-
sort 4 few hours later Frank ElbsTa. also cf
Cleveland. who is charged with the murder "as
found dead from dose of poison self adnlnisterSd
when arrest imminent a third Cfevetand
man Sam Frisbie Is held at the county Jail here
tonight as an accomplica in the murder Of Rosen-
berg and has made confession to Prosecutor
Stewart ~ the details Of the killing.
This three men met at Bedorss hotel. where thev
had gone for VACATION last night they attended
= dance at the hotel and Rosenberg showed
large of money. This morning Rosenberg =
body found Wing face downward in the rushes
the shore Of = lonely little islet about Ave hun
dred feet from ths dance hail. He had been
robbed.
As officers v.ho had been summoned returI.d -
ths hotel vith the body they heard = inside
scream: i've taken done, Hslpi' They rushed 70
his side. but ha died in fsw moments. The man
proved 10 he Frank EIbera. His roon was
searched. and in 2 suitcase were found
voIver and sorna biocdy clothes. uith nearly 500
IN nnorAy.
AS soon az the examination 81 Eihsra's ronn'
had DISCLOSED what ~. officers regarded proof
that he was the murderer and that roseery Rad
been the motive they took into custody his room
mate. sam Frisbs.
FrlsbiA in his statsn1Ant 70 Prosecutor Stewart
said that rare hatred as we'll as greed seemed 10
enter into Eibers attack on Rosenberg. IN get
tHs' Jew yS'- NJ says rsip@fd idH tIr4u-h'H -
marked during the several days The men had hsen
together Toe" Bedora's At the dsnrs last
night Frisbis declares, Eibers coaxed Rosenberg
out OF the hall and to the island m the plea
that he would meet some girls there Frisbie saws
he accompanied them. At the head Of the islsrd
TIbera suddenIv attacked Rosenberg. TIE cigsr-
maker screamed for help and ran toward the river
EIbers according Frtsbfe. chased him out into
the water struck him with the revolver. and then
forced his head under the surface. holding Roseu-
berg in that position until he was drowned
Frisbie declares that his only part in the murder
vas to assist EIb-rs dragging Rossnpergs body
out of the water and into III. rushes. where -
vss found
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
WESTON FORMALLY ENDS LONG WALK.
Delivers Letter to San Francisco Postmaster
Has a Late Breakfast

San Francisco. July lS-When Edward PavEon
Weston handed % Postmaster Arthur FlsEe today
The letter given 70 him by Postmaster NorSan Of
Now York city March y. the little ceremony
ended one Of the most remarkable fsats 81 pedas-
trtsnisn1 on record. Although Weston vas four
days behind the schedule he had set For himself
when he skipped or the Oakland ferry last night
the old man not downheartAd.
1t q great walk" he said. and hur FOR un-
foTese"n dffcuIties and hardshlps last thrae
weeks ~ my journey 7 would have been here IN
the hundr"dlh day Still, ! am feeling Hns and
could do it oyer again"
Weston slept late this morning sni IN
hurry 70 deliver his letter Mr. Fiska
II dare say It wait foR hours he said
and went In 10 n late breakfast II was after noon
when he started from his hotel the postohics
about q miie distant. where the postmaster was
waiting for him. Weston was quickly recognized
hy the crowds in tho streets. and before he had
gone a hundred yards he had a following that
escorted him to the postof1ce and crowded 70
him deliver his letter and formally end his long
tramp.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
AFTER BOMB THROWERS
Unions Pitted against Chicago Po-
Iice-Protectio of Gamblers.

Chicago. July I5.-The holding Of Vincent A Ait
snsn, assistant business agent Of the Carpenters
T-nion. for the grand jury to-day on the charge oE
placing the bomb that exploded in the down
town district the night OF June q preSages bit
her contest between labor unions and the police.
Aitran's friends had predicted that his arrest
IA 'bluff.'' and that he would be released by
1.-THE court Instead Of this. Judge McSurely held
him for the grand jury under bond OF S0oeo. The
members Of Altman's union have volunteer de-
rective force at work and charges have been made
.1hs. the police sre afraid arrest the real bomb
frhrower who, they say. is in possession OF nfor-
.nstion that the police have protected gambling in
this city for years.
The testimony in to-davs hearing in court
the first during the entire two years that bombs
have been thrown in which evidence OF any
= strength introduced against suspected man.
Altman IS charged with throwing bomb No. 81.
which did great damage to the plant Of the Chicago
Telephone Company and surrounding buildings.
The prisoner declared that the charge was ell q lie
and that the men who identified him never had seen
him before
As 10 the question of the motive behind the bomb
~xplosionS-samblers' labor troubles-the
situation 50 has continued mysterious The po-
sices however. declare that the whole bomb throw
sng mystery Is about To be cleared up.
= State Attorney wsvrnan appeared In person
Gay TO prosecute Altman He backed by Act
sng chief If Police schuetteT. Acting Assistant
Chief LAWN. who is in charge Of the case and
captain oBrien of the detective bureau
GOstsTe sifnons, an eTnploYe or the tnlcaRo lele-
phone Company. testified that the night Of June
e he ned occasion u go into the alley where the
bcrnh placed.
Y noticed Altman standing at the mouth of the
s1lsy,~ he ssid- 'E5e WIS looking into The se--.
esv him first at $50 o'clock. He was in the alley
exsin 81 1881 O'Clock. and when I went through
ap,o hours later he standing before"
= James X. Ehker. 8 clerk for the Du Pcnt de
SSernours FoF7er Ccmpany, Identified Altman
she men who. under the name Of Frank Smith
SnuEhs two hundred feet Of fuse from him about
fuo menths ago.
Nathan wukus fireman FOR the John r. Thomp
eon restaurant. which opens into the alley where
fhe explosion occurred, identified Altman the
snzn whom he saw enter the alley with small
red sstchel few minutes before the explosion.
He ssid he was sitting ir the alley when Altman
Usnae through. once az SO o'clock, ana again at
&c 50 O'clock
Altmsns brother, Joseph. barber, Is also under
er-est suspicion or Implication IN bomb placing
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
"HoLD-UP" GIRLS IN CHICAGO.
Sisters. with Empty Revolver, Forced Man to
Give Them 10 Cents for Soda,

Chicago July 15-Two sisters "hed up" Charles
Mattel in South Chicago last night and with an
empty revolver forced him to give up 10 cents un-
der penalty Of death.
Mattel gave up the dime and then ran to = nearby
police station. lie returned with a police escort
which captured the girls When taken before the
sergeant the sisters treated the whole affair as
Joke, lauEhinEly recalling the nervousness OF their
victim.
Between siEgles they gave their names rs Helen
Derovsks. sixteen years old. and Rerths thir-
teen years old. They admitted taking the money
from Mattel under threats 70 Kill him. declaring
they wanted an ice cream soda The girls both or
whom are small, stout and good looking said thew
recently had visited a Wild West show and had
become imbued with the idea that robbery was an
easy way TO obtain money
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
MURDER after WEDDING.
Nan Stabbed in Lee Bleeds to Death
-T1co Others CIT.
rBv Telssraph to The Tribune. !

Orange " J.. July 15.-1n a family quarrel shortly
after 10 o'clock tonight vincenzo NitoTia. Of this
CITY, stabbed his brother-n-lsw. Nicolo al Cse-
tsno in the right leg cutting an artery. The vic
tim died within ten minutes. Nunzio di Gaetsno.
brother OF the slain man, whose marriage to-day
10 woman Nitorio did like the cause
Of the row was also cut. but made his escape in
time TO call police and insure the capture OF
Nitora.
Nunzio with AreanEslo Petruzzio friend, who
was also mixed up in the tight are both IN the
Orange Memorial Hospital with cuts not regarded
serious
The prisoner was found to have only an ordinary
iackkuife in his pocket the end of the blade OF
which had small spot OF blood on 1t, as II ne
had wiped IT off, The police searched last night
for the woman whose marriage TO one OF the COM
batants had caused the row. but failed TO hnd her.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
FAMOUS HARVARD BRIDGE UNSAFE.
Structure Connecting Boston and Cambridge
To Be Strengthened at Once

Cambridge Mass. July 15.-The famous Harvard
Bridge, connecting Cambridge and Boston vas de-
clsred To he unsafe in a report made today bv \
commission Of Boston and Cambridge engineers.
and announcement ~as made that work would bo
started Monday next to strengthen the structure
The commission was appointed 10 investigate the
condition ~ the bridge several weeks ago vbsn
conditions were first found be unsatisfacforv
Tho commission finds that all OF the iron and steel
beams OF the bridge. which is nearly hreeouarters
Of mile long. win have to he replaced bv nsu
ones; d; the same time the draw will Re elevated
slightly and new s,IrfscinE will he put on The
Boston Elevated Railway Company. which operates
it's cars across the bridge is ordered TO install new
rails and new supports
This is the bridge imniortslised by the poet Long
fellow in the vords. II stood the bridge at mid
night -
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
RECOVER CHICAGO woMANs BROOCH.
Detectives Arrest Man Wanted There for the
Alleged 81. goo Theft

yesterday from the police Of Chicago asking for tha
arrest ~ Amos r Moore. who. they asserted had
hed from tho Jurisdiction ~ Illinois with diamond
hrooeh stolen from Chicago woman Detectives
Murphy and Allen Went 10 tho postofice last night
and after waiting time near the general Dc
liyerv window, arrested man vrho answered the
description.
The prisoner triad throw the detectveS orf tho
track by giving the names Of several p4rgons who
b" said could identify him as fT r. Jackson. When
the brooch was found wrapped in q piece Of tissue
paper the prisoner admitted hts idsntlt according
20 Tho detectives, and said that he would 50 back
- Chicago where ne could eNpisi in how IL came 10
be IN his possession. The brooch consisted Of thir-
teen diamonds. and Vas valued ~ 81 200
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
THINKS LING Is HIDING NEARBY.
Chinese Missionary in Jersey City Says FuSi-
tive IE Fifty Miles from New YorL

Charles w. Rivers, who lives at No 7sT oc.ar
avenue Jersey city said Yesterday that although,
ne and his wife have been doing missionary work
IN the Chinese quarters Tor hfteen years and knew
Leon Ling they had seen him for over two
Years. Ling, he said, for time attended the
Morning Star meetings. but hts apparent interest
ceased before Mr. and Mrs. Rivers concluded two
'ears ago. 10 devote their time exclusively 10 the
work of The New York Midnight Rescue society
Mt Rivers said those engaged in tine missionary
work srs doing their utmost To bring tbA fugitive
~ Justice and expressed the opinion that Ling is
hiding within nifty miles Of New York CITY.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
NEW SPECIMENS IN STATE HeRsARIum
by Telegrarn - The Tribuns.1

Alhany. Iuly Estate Botanst Peck's report FOR
1908 has just been published by the State Fduca-
ton Department. and shows that during the twelve
months specimens Of plants for the state hrrha-
rum have heen collected in the counties Of Albany
Duchess Erie. Niagara. Rensselaer,, Rockland
Saratoga and Steuhen. Specimens have been re-
ceived from correspondents and others that were
collected in the counties Of Albany, ChenanEo
Clinton. Columhia, Dutchess, Erie Franklin Kings
Monroe. Niagara. Oneida, Onondsgs. Orleans OF
sego. Rensselaer, Richmond. Rocksnd. steuben
Suffolk. Sullivan, Tonpkins. Ulster Warren.
Washington, Wayne end Wyoming
The number of species of plants Of which specl-
mems have hsen added 10 the herbarIuun Is f5o
OF these S. were not before represented therein
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
AN APPEAL EoR cHARITY-

The Charity Organization Society sppeais lo =
sistancs FOR a family consisting Of Toth7, -,
daughter. known to the society for me a. -
years. The former is siSty-sevsH years .,-,r
afiicted with rheumatism. and the lat'si, -,..r
two years of age. IS partially blind Ihe - "a
~ being trained 20 do sor1e work Vhicn ,l !, ,ay
to the income II Is desired 20 obtain sEo
the rent for the next twelve months .-.rt
The society acknowledges the following 80. 80
buttons: Mrs Herrnine Brooks. S. MIS- .su,,.
ss Iius 81: NJ" $40: 80. ". 8. - Il
clair $40: "I.euox. Mass s.; In r.-
George" s.; I'm Memory OF Nj. r. r. ~
tain Warren c. Beach. s.: John Y. Parnii
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
TWO DROWN WHEN LAUNCH BURNS.

Richmond Va. July 15.-CIarence GRAY ~ Ga -
luda and Miss jeanette Dudley of West Point
we're drowned in the Rappshannock River late Isst
night The gasolene launch in which they were
caught IRE i've miles below Urbanna. In The
launch were thirty-two other young persons all
members Of picnic party Several we're badly
burned The two who we're drowned became fright
sned and jumped overheard
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
DIVORCE RECORD FOR RHODE ISLAND ?
Superior Court Has Already Separated 314
Couples This Year.

Providence July 15.-This state. which holds the
New E7elard record for runaway marriages prom
ises 10 make. also. record the number Of d.
vorces granted this year Three ot the four divorce
sessions OF the Superior Court already have been
held and al4 couples have been separated. The Sep
temher session. which has crowded docket. is ex-
pected 20 carry the total number Of petitions
granted teycnd previous figures
or the Sl4 petitions granted thus far. s57 were
women and g by The most general ground
for seeking divorce was the charge OF neglect tn
provide. which 1s3 petitions against husbands
have been allowed this wear
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16

James Hunter Wright confessed to the pistriot
attorney on July that on December % 1906 he
set fire to his art shop No 1925 Broadway and
said his troubled conscience had prompted him IN
make clean breast Of IT, Yesterday he war in
atcted by the grand jury for srsou in the third de-
gree u Is expected that he will plead guilty 10 the
crime IN General SESSIONS today and II is not
thought that Judge RosaIsky wiz give hin, tbn
ssverest penalty.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
GEORGIA BILL BARS TRADING STAMPS
Another Measure Forbids Transferring State
Suits by Insurance Companies

Atisnto. july 15.-Tne House passed bin - day
making it illegal to give trading stamps "or other
ike devices" and making this method of obtstn-
ing trade uisdemeanor. The Senate has already
psssed a similar bill
The House bill prohibiting foreign insurance com
NAMES I'm this state transferring any Law pi;s
from state federal courts passed bv 2 vote
of 1o4 to j. This provides that violations
shall he punished ny tho revocation Of the offend
ing company's license for two years
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
WHOLE FLEET IN WAR PRACTICE
Submarines Said to Have Been RspuIssd bT
Heavier Vessels Near Provincetovn

Provtncetown. Mass. July 1S--The entire bstts-
ship feet. under command of Rear Admiral Seat'1
Schroeder. is outside Cape Cod on the broad Ar
lanttc tonight, engaged in war practice
Last night the submarines attacked the fsst d
heavier ships. and are said 70 have been disc'v-
cred and defeated. n is believed that similar
msnruvrss will Be repeated tonight. although
none Of the officials would give out any mtimstna
TO the plans. in accordance with the ordsrs T'F
strict secrecy IN connection with the msdrru7rez
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
CHINESE PEACE JUSTICE HELD.
Charged with Aiding the Smuggling of Thirty
three Countrymen Into United States

Boston. July I5-Chin Que shus alias Charles X
Shue tho Chinese justice Of the peace recently ar
rested hold for trial In the United States Dis
trict Court today. charged with aiding and sbst-
ting tho smuggling of thirty-three Cinnamon into
the United States.
" is alleged that Shue implicated IN the
schooner Bonita enterprise. by which a number OF
Chinese were landed AZ MsrhI-head Mass on Au-
gust "A. 1876 Shue is said to be the only Chinese
Justice OF tire peace I'm America
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
COULDN'T PROVE HE KISSED HER.
Paterson Woman Fails to Get Damages from
Druggist

Paterson y T.. July Is fsp-oiaD.-Mrs- Joseph
Rosenberg wife ~ = local business mar. vas un-
able to-day to establish her charge that she was
forcibly kissed by Frank Applebaun1. druggist
Mrs. Rosenberg asked for {5oo damages, L must
Judge this case on the fart that the evidence ts
sufficient support the claim set up by the plain
TN" Judge Lewis said in deciding the case.
Mrs. Rosenberg said she called at Applebaums
drug store for medicine and thar Applebaum asked
10 step into the medicine room where he
seized her roughly u cause marks on her
neck and shoulders and kissed her the cheeks
several times.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
HONOLULU pEEENcss TESTED

Honolulu. July 1S.-Uuder the direction OF -.
tain William F FIatt Of the Ordnance DepartHnenl
the eight great rnortsrs Of the Fort BuSsr eeie
on Dio-tond Head Point we're fred for tns
TIVE to-da- The test of the guns. which coness.
the only spproach to Honolulu Harber and are
tfrst of the coast deteuces 70 b. Instsilsds pi'
thoroughly satisfactory.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
COULDN'T LIVE WITHOUT HUSBAND

Floral Park, Long Island July 75.-Heartbroken
over the loss Of her husband. from whose death.
ID eight years sgo she never recovered, Mrs Goosina
1shfvsn, wfdew Of HaTtune Iskiysn an Oriental
rug manufacture ended her life to-day by swal-
ser'ing a large dose CT csrboIic acid al her home
sn Csrnstion avenue. She discovered BY her
who summoned DR.. Stumpf. but he was
iHrsbls 10 save the wonsns life. Mrs. IskIysn was
sklKty-six years old
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
SAW THE FIRST STEAMBOAT gull

Vineland y T.. JULY Is tSpsc'au. James = =
ues who died hers last night ar the 1ss e' -. -
eight years and four months saw The urs' -,
boat built helped build the 1rst railway CAR =.
saw the first railroad track laid, and sa" -,
velopmeut Of electricity and other pubic u''l !.
At rinety-six years Of age Re was working 'n :.
invention of his own For tire LAST forty HsS
FOLLOW ed the manufacture Of shoss-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
TWO TRAiNmEN KILLED: TWO WAY O'''

Kalamazoo. Mich. July IA uortheeul. i..,,ss
senger train on the Chicago. kalamazoo q s.rfa-
Railway was in head-on collision WIN ..,tcu
hound freight half mile north Of Sehsl- = re
this afternoon. The engineer and nr4ilaI nr., al
passenger train are dead and the en- ,..,,sS
The accident Is believed 70 have been cs@s7'
misunderstanding OF orders.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
WORLD ENcIRcLlNe SAILOR A SUICIDE

Norfolk. Va. July 15-Harry " DssrinS. or
Chattanooga. Teun.. who served aboard the Rag
ship Connecticut on her voyage around the world
vith the battleship fleet. the whose body
was found in the woods Ocean Wow yesterday
4 note only partly legible indicating suicide led
10 the identifcation
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
EXCISE ELECTION DECLARED ,NvA,o

Binghamtou N. Y. July 15.-Justice GladdirK ba
handed down decision in the Alton excise case
declaring tho license election invalid The no
license people Won the election after hot canvass
oy ono vote. II is held that the petition asking
that the excise question be submitted to the voters
was incorrectly drawn.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
GIVES BAIL FOR ELoPING WIFE.
Mrs. Petiers Husband Brings Her Back to
This City-Companion Released

Poughkeepsie. -. Y. July 15.-Harry A. Cfrf1th
and Mrs. Almss p Peltirr. OF New York City. the
elopers who arrested here yesterday and sent
Jail in default OF bail TO await the action Of the
grand jury a charge preferred by Mrs PeItier's
husband were released to-day.
Peuer signed his wifes bail bond and took her
back 20 New York with him. Grnith released
bail furnished by his attorney.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16

The statistics show that the most frequent method
of suicide is hy the use Of firearms. Poison is
also used TO a large extent, and IN order are
hanging and the Of gas. The methods en-
pIoyed by suicides follows: Poison. 2e7.
arms, 40 of sharp instruments. 50: jumping
from high places 81; crushing 70; other meth
DDS. To-
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
MARINE DIES ON RHODE ISLAND

Boston. July 15.-Ths torpedo boat Werlsn esn'
Up to the C-barIestoVn Navy Ysrd - to-day vsss
her flag AT haIf-mast. as she carried the hody q
marine who bad died aboard the hatt@ship khao,
Island with tho fleet az FrOvincetcWn The mal
was Charles s Miller Of CHicaso. Of The m's4
States marine corps. attached - the Rhode isian
who died Of pneumonia early IN ths dsy.
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
FOREST FIRES IN THE cATsk,Lls

Albany July la-J $ Whpple. state forest. fsh
and game commissioner. Informed TODAY OF
two hrea in the Catsktll Mountains. enc In the
town Of Hardenburg, Ulster COUNTY and the other
in the town Of Colchester Delaware COUNT The
nres we're located from the state departments
observation station and are not consider.a s.rious
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16
SCORPION SAILS FOR ccNsTANTINo7Ls

Naples. July 15.-The United states sunb'st sear
zion left hers today for Constsntinopls
New-York tribune., 1909-07-16

16DEFs ksUED--Ths following order. ,,-.
been issued "afs
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
Baby Girl, In Peril Thrice in Minute,
Snatched From Death On Third Rail

NEW YORK. Dec. 1.-Two hours
before this photograph was taken ot
this small east side girl. she pussec
through terrible experience. escap
ing death I'm three distinct forms with
in space OF one minute
Celia had been to a park with Aer
father. Paul Snider. Al station on
tho elevated road she pitched out OF
car window onto the trcstc-work.
The fall alone might have killed her.
but her escape was dOubly remarh
able when il was seen that she land
ed within = few inches from the meI-
ciess third rail which carries The
electric power.
Passengers saw her senseless hud-
died form on the tracks. and gaZed
with horror on an oncomins tram.
Celia had missed death in two forms
but the train was coming so rapidly
zrrrur-rt 5rs t+rt--t+f4i-44
form must surely overtakc her. Ber
tha Roseuthal II years old. was first
10 recover from the thrall of horror
She jumped down ON the track
passed over The deadly third rail. and
picked up the unconscious Celia Halt
GozCn people who were thrilled 10y
the girls deed telephoned for doctors
two or three called policemen, and
TWO called Tor ambulances. When
celia came To. within IL minutes she
found herself receiving more attention
than she mad ever received before or
Will probably receive again.
The crowd on the platform checrcd
for hcr and for Bertha and then ner
father carried her home
The Detroit times., 1909-12-04
EX-GOVERNOR OF NORTH
CAROLINA FLAYS TAFT
Or. Winston Says President Is IN
qualified to Speak on the Negro
Problem.

NEW YORK. Dec. 4-Dr Francis
u Winston former governor OF
North Carolina. assailed President
Taft as being unqualified TO speak on
the Negro problem in the south. IN
an address at the annual meeting of
the North Carolina society Of New
York at its annual banquet last
night
The president he added had Writ
ten with some heat on The Negro
question and the franchise, matter
upon which. as a northern man, TAFT
had no special right To debate.
we did not expect the president" "
said Winston. TO discuss our peculiar
southern situation We know that
his study Of II was OF necessity at
second hand At the dinner OF the
society last year We were charmed
with his speech and took it as cvi-
dcnce of his good will TO the south IN
general.
But during the recent campaign
I'm Maryland. when the state was con.
sidering an amendment along the
lines of those adopted heretofore by
eight other southern states the presi.
dent injected letter too direct in
its language not TO give the impress
sion that the adoption of the amend
mcut by the voters in Maryland was
to be signal for an attack in the
courts
The statement was freely made
that the adoption of the Maryland
laW WOuld bring on a fight i'm the
courts. North Carolina is content to
have this full matter taken 10 the
courts and. for her part. she invited q
rigid criticism OF her conduct under
all conditions We shall insist. how.
ever that tho whole story be told.
Let the world know the facts and