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New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
BANK CLOSES; TREASURER GONE
Deposits of S2,36e,799 Tied Up at
Southbridge, Mass.

Southb-idge, Mass, Jan. 21.-Deposits OF
s., 36S, 799 were tied up to-day when the
Southbridge Savings Bank was closed by
order of Judge Loring, of the Supreme
Court, who issued injunction following
the discovery by bank examiners OF an
apparent discrepancy between the deposit
ledger and statement of deposits as sub
n.itted by John a. Hall, treasurer of the
bank. The injunction restrains the bank
from transacting business until further no.
tice. 1t was asked for by Attorney Cen
eral Dana Malone, who acted on a re-
quest made by Arthur b. Chaplin State
Bank Commissioner. The trustees of the
bank acquiesced in the request Mr.. Hairs
whereabouts were unknown here tonight
He has been absent since yesterday after
noon. when he was seen boarding a car
bound for Springfield.
Experts Will be put TO work on the
banks books at once, in order TO fix the
responsibility for the apparent shortage
and to ascertain its exact amount No
statement as to the amount involved has
been made by any responsible official. Mr.
Hall has teen treasurer OF both the bank
and OF the town of Southbridge for about
fifteen years. AS town treasurer he Is IN
der $4,000 bonds.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
LEWIS REELECTED.
Report of a Spy Stirs Miners
Convention.

indianapolis, Jan. 2l.-According to the
report of the tellers on the recent baiiot'
accepted by the mine workers convention
here to-day Thomas l.. Lewis was re-
elected president over William Green, OF
Ohio, his only opponent, by 2S,597 majority
Frank j. Hayes. of Illinois. an anti-Lewis
candidate. was elected vsce-president by
majority of Ss 237 to succeed f. s. Nc
Cullough of Michigan. Edwin Perry was
chosen secretary-trea without opposi-
ton.
man named Rivers. of Alabama, stirred
the convention to a high pitch of excite
ment to-day, though he was not present.
President Lewis said Rivers was secret
agent of the operators of Alabama"
XIII hmi' shouted delegate and there
were general cries of "Thow him outr'
''He has varnosed,'' said President Lewis.
W. r. Farley, executive board member
for Alabama, said that ''the man Rivers
attended last years convention as dele
gate and had with him a deputy sheriff
from Alabama.
The joint conference of the bituminous
coal operators and miners of Western
Pennsylvania. Ohio and Indiana will be
held in Indianapolis instead of in Toledo
on February If the operators will agree
to the change.
A committee to lobby for the bill to
establish a governmental bureau OF rnin0a
and mining now pending before Congress
will be sent to Washington. motion to
this effect, put to-day by Francis Feehan.
president of the Pittsburg district, was
carried.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
RUNAWAY BOYS ARRESTED,
One Member Of Adventurous Band D.
appears with Money.

John Collins. fifteen years old. and JON
Griffin. fourteen, who say their homes ara
in WOburn, Mass, are under arrest in You-
kers. where they were picked up by The
police. charged with begging They sg
they left home on wednesday with WIZ
lam Kerns, eighteen years old The Col
lins boy said he took $3.50 from his father.
and he brought his companions 10 New
York with the idea of entering upon a LIE
of adventure He said that kerns took
the money and disappeared at the Grand
Central Station He and his companion
finally made their way to the subway and
then to YOnkers. They slept in sewer
pipe in South Broadway on THURSDAY
night The parents OF the boys have been
informed of their predicament-
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
MRS. ASAY GETS 100000.
Her Claim Against the Kimberly
Estate Settled.

Chicago, Jan. q. = Property valued at
100000 has been given to Mrs Elizabeth
V. Assay, Of this city, in fun settlement of
her claims against the estate of Peter L.
Kimberly, the millionaire mining man. who
died at Mrs. Asay's apartments on June
4, 1905
1t is said her claims were satisfied on
the theory that the Kimberly estate was
worth $10.000OO0. For four years before
kimberIys death he had lived at the
apartments of Mrs. Assay, and she accom-
panied his body to Sharon, Penn, where it
was buried. When the Kimberly will was
examined II was found that the CAPITALIST
had left per cent or his entire estate TO
Mrs. Assay, whom he described simply as
his friend. Mr.. Kimberly was interested
in many mining companies but his prin-
cipal interests lay in the Republic Iron anu
Steel Company the Twin Falls Land and
Irrigation Company, of Idaho; the Northern
Coal and Coke Company. of Kentucky, and
the Manila Street Railway Company of
Manila, Philippine Islands.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
DIDN'T WANT TO BE KISSED.
So She Was Discharged, Dancing
Teacher Tells Magistrate.

Ethel Ferris. of No 154 East f1sth street
told Magistrate O'Connor in the -YorAvr.a
court yesterday morning that she had lost
her place a dancing teacher because she
would not allow Ernest Nicholas, who owns
a dancing academy at No 27 Third ave
nue.. TO kiss her. The professor. who IS 3
Greek and was present in court, denied
the girls story
IT'S all wrong he said. Il did not TT
80 kiss Miss Ferris I DISCHARGED her BE-
cause she vas not a competent teacher"
You discharged me because would moi
let you kiss me- exclaimed the com
plainant. ''and you've kissed every teacher
you ever had
She then handed the magistrate card
on which. she said. was the name OF TIE
young woman who had preceded her ard
whose experience had been the sane
Magistrate O'Connor advised Nicholas 10
eliminate the oscillation from his repertory
and confne his energies 10 teaching and
a reprimand-
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
THE ERlES BIG FIRE
Blaze Wipes Ont SeUeral
Buildings in Yard.

A spectacular fire that threatened 10
sweep over the Erie Railroad yard In Jer-
scy city began early yesterday morning In
the gas house. IL wiped out four build
ings destroyed an oil tank car and partly
consumed car loaded with ice. doing
damage estimated at from S75.G0 TO 10000.
The fire tugs OF the railway companies
averted the total destruction of the build
ings and cars In the yard. for the local fire.
men were next to powerless because OF the
lack OF facilities. No adequate roadway
skirting the waterfront had been provided
and fire hydrants were scarce. Two of the
engines. when they reached commanding
position, were useless. as they could not get
water.
The Erie 0e tugs were reinforced by
those OF the Lackawanna Railway.
The flames broke out I'm the house IN
which the gas for the Pintsch lights which
illuminate the cars was generated. Escap-
ing gas ignfted by the flame OF an oil lamp
is thought to have caused the blaze. The
building was quickly converted into huge
torch. The flames reached north TO the ice
house, frame structure, and spread rap
idly from that point. The streams from
engines and tugs without and from the
melting ice within could not stay the
flames The fire Illuminated the river and
heights and gave the impression that the
confiagration had got beyond control of the
firemen and would lay I'm waste a vast area
The big icehouse was totally consumed.
and with 1t went large quantity of ice. as
ii had been recently filled. The intense
heat flying embers ignted the loaded ice
car, and this added to the picture The fire
spread to the storehouse. the tool house
and an Office building all frame structures,
south of the gas house, and they we're con-
sumed-
The work of the fremen and employees
who were trying TO control the blaze was
far from safe. On trestle near the gas
house was tank filed with gas. Some one
opened it to release the gas. and the vapo-
caught fire. leading to the fear that the
tank would explode. Streams were quickly
turned on the tank TO keep IL cool, and the
explosion was averted.
The employees of the company iabored
valantly. to save the records and worked
until the flames were upon them
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
RUMOR OF PARSONS.
Said That Friends are Groom
inc Him to Succeed HUGHES.

There was q story last night that the
friends of Congressman Parsons were pre-
pairing TO launch a boom for his nomina-
ton to succeed Governor Hughes There
was no confirmation of the report. Those
who are familiar with Ar Parsons said 1t
was not at all unlikely that he would be
seriously thought of when IL came time to
choose standard bearer for the Republi-
can state ticket this fall
It was pointed out that an intention to
enter the field for the nomination might
explain the sudden resignation of Mr.. Par
sons from the presidency of the New York
County Committee. As a private in the
ranks he would be much more free to seek
the honor than he would be as the head of
the local organization.
To the determination of Mr.. Parsons was
due i'm large measure the first nomination
OF Governor Hughes. He controlled only
a percentage of the delegates from this
county, but with these he stubbornly re-
sisted the arguments of the friends of Gov
ernor Higgins on one hand, and the Odell
adherents on the other Parsons declared
he would stick to Hughes until the last
ballot was taken. Had it not been for his
stand the opponents of Hughes would have
been able TO defeat him.
Since then MIR. Parsons has not always
been numbered among the Hughes support
eTs, but he was one Of the first leaders to
give up his earlier opposition and to ac-
knowledge that the Governor should be re-
elected, at a time when other state leaders
were resisting the movement.
The committee of seven, which will rec
onmend d successor TO Mr.. Parsons as
president Of the County Committee. has not
held meeting, and no decision will be
reached, in all probability. until the middle
OF next week. 1t is felt by many that
Lloyd c. Griscom, who has been mentioned,
has not been closely enough in touch with
the local organization in recent years to
make the most successful leader The
friends OF Mr.. Parsons are determined to
name a man who has been in close touch
with the work that he has done and who
can carry it on without a break. John
Henry Hammond has the backing of many
members Of the general committee.
Otto T. Barnard, chairman of the COM
nittee OF seven, was non-committal yester-
day as to the names that would be consid-
cred. He said he mad heard both Con-
gresham j. Van Vechten Olcott and Mr
Griscom spoken of highly as available can
didates, but 1T was too early to say upon
whom the honor would fall.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
FLOODS IN PENNSYLVANIA.
Heavy Damage from Rains and Melting
Snow

Philadelphia, Jan. 21.--Bridges We're
swept away, railroad and trolley tracks
We're inundated and much other damage
was done tonight by severe floods in many
parts OF this state, caused by a heavy
rainfall and the rapid melting of the huge
deposits OF snow. Ice jams at many points
added to the havoc
bridge of the Maryland G. Pennsyl-
Vanla railroad at Laurel, Penn. was
"ahhed away. and another bridge which
spans colcorus Greek at Glen Rock was
put out of service
thousands Of dollars worth of damage
was done by the flooding Of business
houses and residences at York. where huge
blocks Of Ice filled the streets in the inun-
dated district.
An ice gorge which formed in front of
the Berwind- White car shons in E,gs, tyol
hdaysburg. caused the flooding Of that
plant Many other industries near streams
have been compelled to suspend operation,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
HUNT FOR SLAYERS
Killing of Three on East Sid
Remains a Mysterg.

The police were ordered to scare, -
italian sections Of the city last nisht !, -
effort TO find evidence on which To 49,
the man or men who murdered SaIva,e.s
Scalpone. his wife Marie and their bo,.s
Keeper. Mrs Coneetta MARITIME. at No =
Montgomery street. Wednesday night. Can
tain Carey OF the Homicide Bureau ,oI.
the detectives that they were expected -
make good, and every known uol,c.
method was brought into action To kss,
the case out OF the long list OF unsolv.,
murders.
The many theories which wera sug9a..u.
by the first police examinations on Wedn.-
day afternoon, when the bodies were fou,,
have all been traced and found to be vs,a
out value. The fact that a large arnouns a
jewelry was missing from the ScaIna,z
apartment led TO the robbery theory. au-
on this line no progress has been made H..
the detectives
Michele Fusco. a brother OF the aa.f
woman, takes no stock in the theory th,.
the three were slain by a former suiter !.
Mrs. Scalpone. He did say, however tho.
the families OF the East Side barber AMI
his wife had not been friendly for man,
years. but said that of late the breach ha,
been narrowed to such an extent that thsv
joined in their devout mourning for ths,.
dead. The fact that a bulldog in the Sea.
pone apartment remained quiet when ,ha
murders were committed was taken by tia
police TO Indicate that the murderer or
inurderers were famliars in the ist Th,.
deduction was discounted by the story tola
by NJ. Goldberg. of No 4 Montgomery
street, who bought the animal as watch
dog. At the end OF six weeks the dog was
returned TO It's owner because OF its docils
manner. Goldberg explained that the do>
was harmless and readily made frienas
with strangers.
The tenants in the house where the rnur-
ders we're committed all admitted thar
Scalpone was known TO them, but they
could not remember having seen him On
the night before the bodies were found.
a ten-year-Old boy and his mother Ar.
being sought by the police, who are anxio1a
10 set the time of the murder. This bov
was the last customer TO leave the barber
shop, at No. 265 East Broadway, which
was managed by Scalpone. The boy had
his hair cut by Scalpone. and il l. prs-
sunaed by the detectives that the barbs-
returned to his apartment immed.ais,7
after he. completed this task
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
INSURANCE TAX REVISION.
Haskell Sends Special Message to
Oklahoma Legislature.

Guthrie, Okla, Jan. 21.-Governor Has
keII sent a special message to the Lesis-
lature to-day. recommending a revision Of
taxes on insurance companies.
The administration insurance bill has all
ready been introduced 1t provides for a
tax ranging from SIS to $500 on foreign in
surance companies entering the state
The annual tax is to be per cent of the
premiums collected and 50 for each local
agent. Domestic companies are TO be taxed
half that much.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
THIRD MAN HELD IN BANK CASE

After an administration of the third de-
gree In the Brooklyn detective bureau for
nearly five hours yesterday afternoon Ivan
Grezegoz Agapoff Polish laborer, who
said he lived in No. 273 Prince street. New
ark. n. j., confessed, the police say, that
ne was one of the gang which attempted
TO rob the bank of Hyman Korn, No. 1920
Manhattan avenue Greenpoint. on January
8, when Zelig Korn, a brother of the
banker was so seriously shot that he died
shortly afterward in the Williamsburg Hos
pital
Magistrate Dooley, n the Adams street
police court, held Agapoff in $500 bail for
examination on Monday
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
WILSON s. SHERMAN FOUND.
Heir to Estate of General a Clerk at
Augusta, Me.

Augusta, Me, Jan. N.-Wilson s. Sher-
man, who has been sought as the heir to
the estate of his father. the late General
Thomas West Sherman. of Newport, r. L.,
and Washington, was informed of that fact
tonight and will at once make an effort to
come into possession of the property. He
mas been resident of Augusta for the last
two months and is employed as a CORE
spondence clerk in a publishing house
Mr.. Sherman said that his father. who
was a retired army officer. died suddenly
from pneumonia in New York thirty years
ago He said that he had not visited New
port for more than twenty years
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
COATS MILLS TO BE CLOSED.
Shutdown Order, Following Strike.
Affects Three Thousand Hands

Pawtucket, r.. l., Jan. 21.-Because OF a
strike of the doffers and back boys at
mills Nos. 4 and of J. & p Coats, Ltd.
otherwise known as the cotton thread COM
bination. last Wednesday, the corporation
to-day posted notices at all six of its fac
tories announcing that they would be shut
down next Monday for indefinite period
The strike was due to dissatisfaction with
the wages received since the fifty-six hour
law went into effect, on January l. For
merly the mills were operated sixty hours
weekly, and under the new schedule
wages were lower.
From small strike of boys the trouble
extended, until to-day the strikers and
operatives forced out by the boys absence
numbered one thousand. The J q c.
Coats corporation has it's headquarters in
Glasgow. The shutdown order affects
three thousand hands
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
GOVERNOR BACK IN ALBANY.
Won't Discuss Aids Conger Case Nor
Parsons Restoration,

Albany, Jan. 2L-Governor Hughes re-
turned to-day from Washington. after an
absence from Albany of nearly a week.
He said ne had nothing to add to what
he had said in Washington regarding his
plans to return to the practice of law
after the close Of his present term.
The Governor declined TO comment on
the Allds-Conger situation the resgna-
ton of Congressman Herbert Parsons as
president of the New York Republican
County Committee.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
RECEIVERS s52,61797 IN FINES.
Attorney General O'Mailey Reports
2300 Gases Prosecuted.

Albany, Jan. 2L-Recovery of $50. .617 81
IN fines, penalties and judgments during
1909, the largest amount ever recovered in
any one year from violations of the state
agricultural laws, viii be shown in the an
nUal report Of Attorney General O'Malley
70 the Legislature.
During the year more than 2.30O cases
we're prosecuted and total Of 730 cases
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
DENIAL FROM MR.. oDELL.
Not Trying to Get Control of State
Committee. He Saws.

Newburg, y. Y, Jan. 2l.-When ex-Gov-
erner Benjamin 3. Odell's attention was
called TO a statement in the papers that he
was seeking TO get control of state Repub-
lican politics, he said:
Il am not endeavoring to get control of
the Republican State Committee, nor am
any way interested in trying to control the
New York county organization or any other
organization So far the situation in
New York City is concerned, it does not
interest me in the least
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
NO WORK FOR MORSE YET.
Martin w. Littleton Will Go to Atlanta
Next Week

Atlanta. Jan. 21.--No work will be as
signed to Charles w. Morse. the former
New York banker, now Convict No. 6.s14."
in the federal prison here, until Warden
Meyer returns to the city
Mrs. Morse returned to New York TODAY.
after several conferences with the prisoner.
She announced to-day that Martin w. Lit
Teton. Morses lawyer, would be in Atlanta
next week to discuss the legal steps to be
taken in an effort to secure Morses free
dom
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
TRAIN KILLS UNKNOWN MAN.

An unknown man, about thirty-five years
DID, was Killed in the yards of the Cen
trail Railroad of New Jersey at Communi-
paw yesterday by an incoming Baltimore
& Ohio train.
to that bureau which cannot be performed
by others.
The abolition Of the bureau, or it's con-
solidation with the Bureau of Construction
and Repair, has been recommended by a
succession of secretaries, from Mr. Long to
MI Never.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22

finally disposed of. OF the cases received,
s5s were for violations relating to dairy
products; ITS relating to concentrated
commercial feeding stuffs and commercial
fertilizers. and the remainder were. for
violations Of the pure food law and other
provisions of the agricultural law.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22
AUTO KILLS WATCHMAN.

Washington, Jan. 2.-Bartholomew DAILY.
lieutenant of the watch force of the State
War and Navy Building, was run over by
an automobile delivery wagon to-day and
killed almost instantly
New-York tribune., 1910-01-22

MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
The following are members of the com
mittee, with the judicial districts they rep
resent: John Brooks Leavitt. 1st District;
Frank Havey Field, I'd District: A. Page
Smith,. Sd District; Edwin A. Merritt. jr
4th district; s. Mortimer Coon, 5th District;
Lynn j. Arnold. 9Th District: Henry c.
Danforth, 7th District: Clark H Timerman.
8th District. and William c. Osborn, 9th
District.
On motion of Simon Fleischmann, of Buff
fao. the report was amended so as to al
low an incarcerated person the right of one
writ OF habeas corpus as matter of course
the restriction being observed on the appli-
cation for second writ. AS amended the
report was adopted.
Failure of lawyers throughout the State
to agree on remedy for abuses which
have resulted from attorneys soliciting per-
sonal injury cases, and from corporations
effecting settlements before attorneys could
he retained caused tho special committee
on the abuses of the contingent fee to re-
port that a stronger sentiment on the
part OF the bar than now exists in favor
of some appropriate form Of legislation
regulating the contingent fee practice must
De created and expressed in order to in
sure fitting legislation
The enactment of well considered stat
ute embodying conservative application
of the principle of workmens compensa-
tion in cases where employees are injured
while at work was advocated by com
mittee of the association. The committee
suggested, however, that at the outset the
statue should be made applicable only to
dangerous trades and industries
The addresses on to-day's programme in
cluded one by James T.. Tracey OF Albany.
former associate justice of the Supreme
Court OF the Philippines and by Miss Girls
lal Eastman, of Elmira, secretary of the
commission on Employers Liability.
Inc ticket presented by the nominating
<oi'iii'lttee yesterday. headed by Elihu Root
ior president. was elected at the afternoon
SESSION He was warmly welcomed when
ne appeared this morning
me meeting closed tonight with q BAN
qus' 10 the association given by the Roch-
ester Bar Association in tbs Genesee Val
ieS Slup' Among the speakers were Sena-
WI h-iihu Root, Senator Bailey, of Texas;
George C. Rackstock, X. c. w. of To-
rohto' John G. Miburn and Henry ID
Eastabrook of New York and Congress.
man jaHies breek Perkins, of Rochester.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-08
MORE SECRETIVE BUSINESS.

The more the community stirs the
apparent attempt to blockade the
construction of the Federal building
on the site already purchased by the
Government, the more unsavory the
enemies of the so-called Mahuka site
appear,
Now the information Is offered In
business circles that during the past
two or three weeks cablegrams have
been exchanged between local OFF,
cials and Washington In connection
with the scheme that was developed
yesterday by this paper through the
publication OF Secretary McClellan's
letter to President Waldron of the
Merchants Association.
More secret dealing with the bus.
mess of the people. II Is the same
old story. And still they claim to
be filled with wonder and surprise
that there Is a growing lack of con-
fidence in the methods and good in
tentlons of executive officers.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-06-08

portion of communicates to popula-
ton was: New York, 44.7 per cent. !;
Chicago, 40.7: Philadelphia, 3S.S;
Boston, 62.6; nd st. Louis. 46.6 per
cent. II is stated that. in general,
cities which have relatively large
Roman Catholic population show q
higher percentage OF church men,
bers than cities in which this body
has a comparatively small represen-
tation. In Fall River S6.5 per cent.
Of the i~'"l 'Imber OF members re-
ported nan Catholics and the
chH.ch Ia. Jership represented CTS
per cent. e. the population, while
in '''mph where Si.4 per cent. OF
the e. nmulicants reported belonged
TO i-0-cstant bodies. the church
membership was only 80 per cent. OF
the population.