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New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
PROMOTERS ARRESTED.
Tao Men 4Heged to Hare S7cindled
1000 InTcHtOr&.

Charged with using the United States mails
for fraudulent purposes by Postofiee Inspector
Henry c Hill. two men. who said they were
Frank J. Walsh and John Thomas. members Of
the firm Of Walsh Bros. & Co, We're arrested In
their office. on the sixth floor Of the Madison
Building 30 y West Path street, and locked
up az Police Headquarters last night Henry
Y. Wright. stenographer in the firms employ.
was arrested as a material witness
According TO HHI. the men have advertised
extensively as handlers Of patents and agents
for inventors with patents to dispose Of. and the
inspector declares that during the last few
months they have dealt With about fve thou
sand inventors and in the ma jority Of cases
have charged their correspondents - for max
ing haIf-toncs or voodcuts OF the patents pre-
s1Irna bIy for advertising purposes The inspe,-
tor also says that in the particular instance that
led To the arrest ~ Walsh and Thomas the in
yentor Of d new kind Of oyerals. ). J.. Cheshire.
of Atlanta. received neither his half-tonr cut
nor the 81 ne is alleged 90 have sent the arm
The inspector said that Cheshire had made q
contract with the firm. by the terms of which
the uatent handling concern was TO attempt To
sell the rights in the new Oyeralls but he Was
not sure whether the contract was for sixty OF
ninety days He said that he found that all tho
firms contracts were either for those two
peTiods He admitted that if Cheshire's contract
was for ninety days Walsh Bros & Co still
had time 10 make good as she provisions OF
the agreement
Inspector HiIl seized about 5000 worth OF
models that were in the Office. They were placed
i'm a patIol wagon and carted 10 the Postcffce
building In the office Inspector Hill said he
found letterheads indicating that the firm had
ouerated in cleveland. \ bankbook and S293
were found upon Thomas.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
REBATE TO ]. PIERPoNT MORGAN.
Democratic Sinking Fund Commission Votes
to Return Water Overcharge

Can Democrats mem bers Of "a Democratic sink
ing fund commission OF the city of New York re
fund money to }. Pierpont Morgan, tire banker.
and then run successfully for office? That the
question that agitated the friends of Controller
Metz President MCGOWAN of the Board OF Alder
men and Little Tim Sullivan following the meet
ing Of the Sinking Fund Commission yesterday.
1t developed that the Water Register. Colonel VI
Clarence Padden. through a clerical error, had
o, erchareed J. Pierpont Morgan for water to the
extent 1923 10. 4 resolution vas put through by
unanimous vote refunding the to Mr.. Morgan.
1t may look a little queer the face OF It, 80
said Little Tim Sullivan IN commenting the
incident after the meeting. but as tomorrow IS
81 Patreks Day. and 81. Patrick by all trust
wcrthy traditions was a gentleman the Demo
cratic Sinking Fund Commission cannot do less
than give Mr.. Morgan back his money
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
PLEAD FOR FREE HIDES
Leather Men Pass Resolutions and
.4ppIaud Speeches on Subject.

The Hide and Leather Association Of New York
and vicinity held its sixth annual dinner in the
east ballroom Of the Hotel Astor last night TVo
hundred members and guests from all over the
country attended and applauded the speakers. most
Of whom made plea for free hides. on this sub
ject the following resolutions were adopted.
Resolved. That the Hide and Leather Association
OF New York and vicinity unites with the other
tions Of the country in demanding relief Of Con
during the last ten years by the dlty on hides
The United States produces only two-thirds Of
the number OF hides required here FOR consumption
and We are greatly Handicapped ny the duty in
competition with foreign nations for necessary
supplies OF raw material Free hides are neces-
sary Tor the proper expansion OF the leather and
sloe indnstrF Tor me greater employment of labor
ana Tor the benefit ot the co9Sllnlng pubic M
duty only benefits The great Chicago packers. who
tic heavy hides These packers have recently en-
tered largely into the tanning OF leather. and the
taee in being prevented n, the duTv rom gettirg
hides from foreign countries. The effect Of the
duty is by legislation 20 give a mouopoly OF The
exclusion Of those who have all their lives been
engaged in the industry. Ne therefore ask Con
gress IN justice to al. engaged m the tanning II
'II,lI.I 10 ilal" macs uI"h tn+ ire| Hs
10 The members Of The Senate and House of Rep
resentatives at Washington
William H Heller. president Of the association.
presided toastmaster. The following were the
speakers August n. VOgel. Milwaukee. 4 5
Kreider Annville. Penn. Charles : Walton Phila-
delphia. Charles r. Jones, Boston: Congressman 4
p. Gardner. Of Massachusetts, and A Augustus
Healy. president Of the Brooklyn Institute OF Arts
and Sciences and vcepresident of the United States
Leather Company.
IN regard 10 the class Of trade which feels the
weight Of the duty hides most AIr. Kreider said:
A the workingman usually side leather
shoes, he contributes just three times as much
toward this bounty 4 the wearing the better
class OF shoes. refer to this to show who suffers
most. Is right" Does il seem reasOna Bile for
Congress 70 exact E,5'u1eo from people of the
country. with the heaviest burden resting on the
shoulders OF the Wnrkngmau. for the special bene-
Fl Of the packer and tire stockma17
IT. his speech Nj HeaIey quoted the following
letter written by James 9. Blaine "a William Nc
Kinley. in is-3 when the suggestion made that
a duty be placed hides.
Y is great mistake I" take hides from the free
list. where they have been for many years II
is a slap in the face tEe South Americans with
whom trying 10 enlarge trade II will
benefit The farmer by adding 10 per cent 10 the
price Of his childrens shoes. II win yield prcht
to the butcher only-the last that needs il
The movement is injudicous from the beginning 10
the end in every form and phase Pray stop II be
fore II light. Such movements this for pro
lection viii protect the Republican party into a
speedy retirement
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
"I Always Buy Wanamaker Hats
To Wear Abroad

sailing stopped yesterday
Parsand picked
models
made the quoted above
We the compliment implied wearing Wanarnaker
hat O
cordially invited and the beautiful hats
this early The showing evoked the greatest
and admiration yesterday.
hydrangeas Marie
other which the hats
superb ostrich most decatey tinted IN onbre
the ce OF feathers that surround
the crowns S distinctive degree
GandSa Building
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
JUDGE MULoUEEN MERCIFUL.
Sends Prisoner to Elmira Instead of Sing Sing
Jerome on Easy Sentences

IT am willing TO 60 record a merciful
Judge" said Judge Mulqueen in tho Court of Cen
oral Sessions Yesterday. in changing the sentence
Of Samuel Harken of No. 10 Essex street whom
he had sentenced Sing Sing for indetermnate
sentence Of not less than six years on charge OF
forg ny
I Riu send you Elmira Reformation uher-
yoI will have q chance to become a decent Apa-t-
can citizen" continued the Judge II know that a
term in state prison r,linaton for Won ana
I have coAeludsd. after an Investigation to change
your sentence. thank God that there are soma
merciful judges. and l am willing " go on record
as ona.'
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
SUICIDE ON WAY HOME FROM SOUTH
New York State Man Said He Would Never
Retnrn to the Cold

Savannah. March l6. -"I never going
North into the cold again" declared William Ma
lonev OF Randolph. y. y. friends while on
the Merchants and Miners steamship Frederick
within Two hours Of the time for its sailing from
its pier here for Baltimore.
Little attention paid to his remark. but later
a shot heard in his stateroom. and ne was
found lying dead in his berth, pistol the floor
where IL had fallen from his hand and a bullet
wound in his forehead. Maloney his way
back to his home from Palm Beach Fla.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
CIRCUS ARRIVES THIS MORNING.
Rinrlinc Brothers Show Ends 100 Mile
Journey from Winter Quarters.

II 2 train Of thirty tremendous transporters- the
Ringing Brothers ri-Cus-its nammo'hs and
csreening car1els-win arrive at Eleventh avenue
ard 42d street ar $50 this morning From Bera-
boo. Wis where the strikinely stupendous spec
tacls : housed during the vinter the circus comes
travelling l.Io0 miles.
herd of forty uachyderr1s. ponderous as on
former visits. ard round TWO dozen carnels viii
be unloa6ed from 5ue cars and marched across
town with the cha-iots and the band van The
unloading viii be completed ny o'clock. and the
march through the streets TO the Madison Square
Garden viii not take the form Of street parade
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

Judge Mulqueen's remarks. Il is thought. were
called forth by what District Attorney Jerome SAID
about easy sentences in opposing the application
OF charles A Collins To have the trial ~ Max A
trainer on the charge of larceny changed from
the Court Of General Sessions the criminal brsnca
OF the Supreme Court.
Judge Malone Is known To impose severe sen
fences while. on the other hand Justice Bsnchaf''
presiding in the criminal branch Of the SupFeai7
Court. is known to be extremely lenent" said the
District Attorney
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
FIVE YEARS FOR BANK CASHIER.

Portsmouth. y H.. March 1s-Pleading guilty 20
an indictment by the federal grand jury charging
him with the embezzlement Of $500 Of the funds
Of the First National Bank Of Somersworth, Fred
n Varney. formerly cashier Of that institution,
was sentenced 70 Eve years in the federal prison
al Atlanta. in the United States Circuit Court
to-day His peculations extended over six years
and were caused largely by stock speculation.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
THE OLD CATHEDRAL CELEBRATION

The sale Of boxes for the centennial ceebra ton
Of the Old Cathedral viii be held tomorrow night
a O'Clock al No 274 Mulberry street. The enter
tainment is 20 be April %, and Monsignor Kear-
nov has sent earnest call to the many friends
OF the first cathedral church In New York TO enlist
their aid In making this event one worthy of the
church
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
Easter FAVORS for the Table
Selection is Now at It's Best


Who part them without
and hi birds ntand others
Dolls that look Widow waltz
Downy and large
bite that
And OF EGGS hundred styles
TryW Wanam rfamou Chocolates soc pound
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
Are Your Telephone Facilities Adequate

IF Won are in doubt about it notify U.s. ana ne III"
make an Investigation to determine what changes,
if any. are needed No obligation is incurred BY
asking for such Investigation. Telephone nearest
Contract Office and representative wiH call.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
BROTHER OF SENATOR cULLoM DEAD

Peoria. H. March s-Henry clay CuhoHa'
brother of United States Senator Shelby NJ ~
iom, died to-day at the home Of bis daashisF Nj
q. H. Chlmpff. aged ssveAty years. His deatA -
the result OF payalytic stroke. VI. Cullom w.
born in Tazeweil County, Ill, in 1853.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17

but lose much larger amount on account
of the time wasted by It's officers and en-
ployees. Of even greater seriousness Is
the fact that customers. discouraged be-
cause of inability or delay il reaching the
concern. will transfer their trade 10 some
more progressive establishment.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-17
Women's Becomingly Smart
TAILORED SUITS-$32.50

avasnngy making bow and asking for approval
for particular full Of
charm and good style
black The So inches long
finished
of
correspond
finished detail well
customnade
stock unusual assortment OF smart SUITS
Suits prices of models from
to
foorO
The evening world., 1909-03-12
NJ GRAW FIRES
SEYMOUR AFTER
F|ST|C BATTLE
Giant Outtielder Knocks La
than Down and Bites
Coach in Cheek.
BY BOHEMIAN BULGER.

MARLIN, Tex. March l2,-As a re-
suit of a fist fight in the hotel corridor
early this morning Cy Seymour has
been discharged from the New York
Giants and his name has been stricken
from the register of the Arlington
Hotel seymour met Arlie Latham In
the han Leading from their rooms to the
elevator Knocked him down and then
bit him on the cheek.
NaOtftl. was Il witness. to the affair
and immediately ordered Seymour dis
.rharsed. Seymour would have nothing
to say and Latham declares that he
does not know for what reason he was
attacked.
McGraw says that he and Latham
had just dressed and had started for
the elevator. Latham was behind and
Seymour came UP to him McGraw
says he heard Seymour say:
why. III give you a punch In the
Jaw"
In another second Latham had been
knocked down and Seymour Jumped on
top u him and bit him.
"Gll night him at the park" Latham
said to mo as he reached the hotel desk.
NO. you won't" replied McGraw.
Seymour will be barred from the park
as we'll as the hotel and the club.
DO you really mean that Seymour
is done with the club" | asked McGraw.
Well, I'm telling you the facts re-
pllcd NlcGraw rather hotly. Il am not
in the habit of saying things Just to
hear myself talk. Seymour is done with
the New York clue, and that goes.
1t was the worst thing that have
e"er seen pulled on continued Nc
Grlw.
Nothing like that can 80 on the New
York club"
Seymour donned his uniform and
started for the park, but MCGraw gave
him to understand that his orders were
positive.
The evening world., 1909-03-12
WON'T ENTER RING WITH
ANY CHANCE OF DEFEAT.
Has Rejected Bid of $150000 and Isn't Tempted
by Smaller Bait Held Out by Australian
Promoter, Who Arrived Here
To-day.

James j. Jees learned this afternoon Just before he went the
stage at the Lincoln Square Theatre that Hugh Mcintosh of Australia had
arrived here on the Mtrena and poeSi willingness to give purse
of $4,000 for battle between JereS and Johnson Mcintosh is the
promoter and who pulled oil the JoonBurns contest in
Australia last December.
$50 he offers $4,000 el" said ef neerngly why that's
pkers offer syndicate in Seattle has made bona de offer of
purse of s5oooo for the he fought the Seattle Exposition
and that offer is am convinced, on the level {
The evening world., 1909-03-12
WIDOW BURIED"
TWICE, REFUSES
TO STAY "yEAD'
Mrs. Duggan, Much Alive, Re-
news Claim to Estate
of Husband.

Mrs. Katherine Dugsan refused 10 De
DECLARED officially dead and buried to-
dev and saws that 1t Is high time for
some Long Island City authorities 10
take notice that she Is about 'He
.llyest" widow that ever trieu W 'o'''~ ,
dead husbands estate ,,..,.
The widow Duggan, now AT 81 HN" .
uomc, No. l25 East Fifty-second stree,
Manhattan. has twlce been reported
laaa 70 surrogate DAME, Noble, ot
Queens County. ,,.,.,...
ON fine Long Island Railroad III sep
tamber, 1907, at time when tho v""'
a. wore separated John, Toi'to"'
engineer had So hack vases que cav
r,ed sso in the Railroad Men h.'''' ..
Assoc,ation and had $500 on "'l'os .
IT, the Long Island city savings n'''N
claim for the estate of $50 was
49, w,,r the Surrogate By JoSep"
nrgssr. the dead mans brother VIM
aocIsrad he believed the wldo" L" W
dsad surrogate Noble issued paper .
of administration to him
nurInr a blizzard last month"; d
roman answering the descr'p''o" ~
,he Widow Duggan was iou"u, ''o"e'
~ aoo,b q, Second avenue Mah""''
tan A slip of paper contained ''s 9
name Katherine and y was suppose
The evening world., 1909-03-12
MURDERER SENTENCED,

TRENTON, =. J., March l2.-Giovannl
Melon. convicted NJ murder in the first
degree To- I'M" killing Of Mrs. Marie
i,upr nj r.- h"rr" tu trenton ON Jan. =
iasr ,y., .eut,U,'I to-day ug Justice
Read To die u tu. electric chair. The
da,, nj the execution IS "a Do liked later
Nf;,r sentences r#l been pronounced
Na.pr was taken back tu hts cell and
Nye minutes later was sound asleep.
The evening world., 1909-03-12
rhc Hubs srcuI Cloihing Sale.
,,.,- -.,.,ii Ilrnnil NnN. Inr. LIN Z q Inv II

Put Oh sale to-day and Saturday LOCO
mems suits. all sizes % to ~ single or
double breasted, handsomely tailored.
silk or satin llned--vorsteds or chev-
lots In grays, fancy blues and mixtures
lat S7.s5, worth Sl5.00 Top Coats,
gray black or tan. value $500. our
price SIZES. Open Sat. evgs TIL 10. -
The evening world., 1909-03-12
Fine New Turkish baths

now open in the new Pulitzer Building. Ouiy
first class downtown establishment, Modern
a. all hours Manieurist and chlropo<s-t,
.isp ksrhsr shoo ooen day and nsht sssf
The evening world., 1909-03-12
Leonard Tipped Chauffeur
With 81, 100000, Just Be-
cause He Felt Stingy.
ATE s2,o0O,OOO PER DAY.
Fresh Air Cost a Lot, Too, but
It's Cheaper Now in
Bellevue.

Millions Of dollars. enough to pay the
national debt and buy Rockefeller ont
at double rates, We're scattered over
Broadways lobster and fzz water dis
tr!ct this afternoon by Michael Leon
ard, a bartender OF Brooklyn. Michael
dispensed his millions In the form OF
checks, drawn on the Brooklyn Trust
Company, az ne rode around In the big
gcst and reddest touring car that he
could hire in the borough over the
bridge.
He liked It so well that he gave the
chauffeur, W. H SCHNEIDER, OF the Bed
ford Garage, No. 1887 Bedford avenue.
Brooklyn, check for $1,000 Just to
make him feel happy. And then all the
planked steaks and the glad Juice OF
the grape and the other things that all
those dairy lunches in Broadway pro-
vide--he had them all and in most every
place he stopped. What he couldn't
driR and eat Michael passed around to
those less fortunate, and with them
checks running into big figures.
Yes he-'s in Bellevue now is Michael.
out ne did have such a good time while
4, IL oil
The evening world., 1909-03-12

81 have never met Mr.. Mcintosh and
he has never met me. see he says
he wrllin'; think OF offering a purse
unless he vas personally convinced
TINT 7 was I'm condition. I am not ask.
ing Mr. Mcintosh to judge whether 1
shall enter the ring again or not.
Not ! Matter OF Money.
at is not matter Of money with ma
.ultrog.h when men are talking big
money, they ought to make their figures
high. All the money in the world
wouldn't drag me into the ring II
Thought WIS going to he licked But
i' got into shape and thought could
lies Johnson. I'd fight him for nothing
when | meet Mr.. Mcintosh I am
going to treat him as gentleman
should hr treated, but I'm not going to
tails fight with him. | have not changed
my mind since the day | reached New
York. when | said | would never enter
The prize ring again unless l felt sure
could get back into my old fighting
form. That goes now. | wouldn't fight
anybody unless l thought I could do
myself Justice"
Mcintosh has come to New York.
primarily to launch the exhibition Of
moving pictures OF the Johnson Burns
contest, Incidentally he Is going to
l.y to match Jeffrles and Johnson but
THAT, Ita ryDg'I pn land kim
s.fr ro the arrangement of a match
unless he was persona ~ convinced that
I"Grics was in a. good condition as he
has ever been In his life because he
says no man can give Johnson an
equal hattie who is NOT in possession
of all his powers
WI Lcoa -effriea over.
"G wouldn't think OF offering such
nurse tor battle that would not be the
0gsr ever fought said Mr. Mcintosh.
Il am going to observe Jeffries person.
ally, and II lie does not convince me
that no can get into perfect fighting
s.ape | Will abandon any ideas I have
vi matching him agains; Johnson.
johnson is great fighter. say
this although he had every advantage
uy.r Burns ard was bound to beat him.
"rumv was licked before lie got into
t...r..- r'p wa- licked e week before
H.. G..t o.. only weighed IL IL
..r. r' aour'u when he faced
|.. .r .r tie rims johnson weighed {
.. fr.- 'rg.uv hounds the
The evening world., 1909-03-12
Demanded a Divorce.

lie wrote nothing more to me that
summer. He returned to New York
Sept 10, but hot TO me. He went to the
Hotel Marie Anto!nette for a week.
Then he took room at No 1872
West StNty-fourth street. Later he went
on concert tour and when he returned
again he took up his residence at tina
Hotel Cumberland. where he still lives
He called on me in, September and
said
How about a dlvorce7 Have you
made UP your mind what you are soins
to do? | want divorce
There was much more talk. I re.
fused and told him | knew Of no reason
for a divorce or by which I could get
a divorce. Then he said II | would not
got a divorce me would give me only pl
a week and go mote, and that when
The evening world., 1909-03-12
Wounded Woman Makes
Dramatic Identification at
Police Station.
NINE IN ALL ARE HELD,
Charge of Conspiracy to Kill
Made by Advice of Prose
cutor to Prevent Escape.

Antonina Tonsista, housekeeper Of the
rectory Of st. Stanislaus Church in
Newark, whereshe was shot in the alb
domen. after Father Erasmus AnsIon
had been murdered by three assassins
on Wednesday morning, was carried
from st, Barnabss Hospital TO the
Fourth Precint police station this after
noon and Identified pock-marked man
in a line OF thirty prisoners as the ex-
act duplicate OF oneof the three slayers.
This dramatic Identification was
made shortly after the headquarters
detectives declared the mystery had
been solved through statments wrung
from another woman, Josephine Waze.
wiska, who was housckeepe" Tor
Father Ansion while he was in Patter-
son.
The wounded housekcepor was
driven from s., BarnabaS Hospital in
closed carriage accompanied by a
nurse and two detectives. She was
carried imnc lately to the main room
in the police station whore thirty pris.
nners were lined up, among them
twelve Poles who had been arrested
rs suspects following the killins oi
tie priest
The evening world., 1909-03-12
Happy With de Gogorza, She
Says, Until He Met the
Prina Donna.
NOCAUSE FOR DIVORCE.
Cut Down Her Allowance,
She Charges, to Starve Her
Into Getting 1t.

There is note Of jealousy OF the In
fuenCe Of Emma Eames upon her hus-
band, the great baritone, Emilio de
Gogorza, running all through the afnda-
Wit Of Elsa de Gogorza, presented by
Renno Loewy in support of his appl-
cation to Justice OGorman, in the
Supreme Court, to-day, for 5000 year
and $3.50 for counsel fees with
which TO prosecute her suit for a
separation.
Elsa de Gogorza said In her affidavit
that she and de Gogorza were married
oct ?, 1896, and lived together until July
>, 1901, when he abandoned her; that he
sent her 5000 to $3.50 per month as an al.
lowance until lately: that he importuned
Ae' to get a divorce from him, and when
she refused, declared ne would send ne.
$50 week to live on and no more and
would starye her into sensible frame
II mind
His attorneys sent her a check for
$50 on the day her complaint had been
served, She does not undertake to ex.
plain why her husband wants to be
divorced. and declares that she has no
cause for an absolute divorce so far
as she knows. She says he Is in great
demand now, and receives $500 for a
single concert. and has an income Of
mo tlan $4,000 year from his pro.
Tess !Onal enga gements