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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
RESUME GRAFT HUNT TO-DAY
Benin Conger First Witness,
Judge Bruce Says.

The Legislative Investigating committee
which IS probing into corruption of legis-
lation at Albany will resume It's hearings
this morning IN the Aldermanic Chamber
Of the City Hall after a recess taken on
October =
Although ex-senator Frank !. Gardner.
indicted for attempting 10 bribe Otto g.
Fnelker. then a state Senator. to refrain
from voting for the anti-gambling bill I'm
1905 has been subprnaed to appear before
the committee no member of that body
would say yesterday whether Mr. Gardner
would he questioned to-day in regard to
that matter. All the committee would
say was that II is at work investigating
every phase Of corruption disclosed I'm con %
rection with the nti-gaubling bill. but
that any announcement of It's findings at
this time would hamper its progress.
NJ Linn Bruce, chief counsel for the
committee. said Yesterday that the first
witness 10 he called to-day will he eN-
Senator Renn ConEer. and that the morn
ing session will he opened by taking his
testimony In the AIIds-Conger matter.
Charles IT. Belts. the state committee
man Henry F ZimmerIu named at a re-
cent inquiry of the committee as a recipi-
emf of legislative graft money I'm connec-
1905. has telegraphed to the committee ask
ing for hearing. He was invited to ap-
pear At II o'clock to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
EFFORT TO BOOST DIN
Wall Street Democrats Make Him
to | Favorite in Betting.

Wall street democrats arc nov Offering
70 odds on Holm \ DEN over Henry u"
s,,msor I'm the governorship race u vas
reported in well informed quarters IN the
street Yesterday that several bets W fairly
large amounts had heen placed az these
odds.
The increasing of the odds on DIX Is
considered simply an effort 70 make hts
chances Of election appear brighter.
II WAS remarked that since the last re
ports Of election betting in Wall street
we're published a number Of Central orhcc
men had been seen sleuthing around the
district and for several DAYS two Of them
have been stationed near certain cigar
stand known as the betting headquarters
~ the curl brokers' AS the tip had quiet
liz gone around however, that the men
We're detectives there was no betting done
at the place.
Men who ought TO know say the present
political contest has been accompanied by
less betting than any campaign in many
ye1rs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
At County Headquarters.

Ar county headquarters Mr. C;riscom had
= letter from nr- Alfred r Grain. 4 promi-
nent physician Of the upper West Side and
2 lifelong Democrat
nr. Grain, who is AZ present AT his sum
rncr home. Richfeld Springs. y Y. said
that rather than help Murphy gain con
troll IF the entire state he would support
the Republican ticket
7 have never voted otherwise than 2
etrajght Democratic ticket" wrote Or
Grain. hut rather than sustain an oppor-
unity for the Murphy representa- ton II
gain control Of state affairs ! shall vote
tho stra iEht Republican ticket. which 7 he
lip1e is an American ticket IT is my fur
ther opinion that the better element Of the
Democratic party all over the state viii
vote the Roosevelt ticket 10 prevent the
arm Of Tamnany and Murphy selection
from the possibility Of controlling any por-
tion Of upstate politics"
Mr. Griscom expressed himself as highly
r,leased with the registration, and said he
was confident that the full Republican vote
OF the county had been registered
AS The Tribune snalyzed the returns
this morning" said Mr.. Griscom. Sc Tim
Sul1ivsn's district sho7ed q loss of 2T40 as
oompared with 1906, and -Christy Sullivan's
showed a loss of z.24l. and the first four
teen districts. al Tsmmany districts gave
an aggregate decrease Of approx Ultimately
% no Al the same time the hammer Repub-
lican districts showed a steady increase"
The county committee. Mr.. Griscom said.
WAS arranging for two three big meet
i,rs which are 70 he held later In the
month. Exact locations have not yet been
selected but 81 IS expected that one will be
IN hall somewhere on the lower West
c,de one in Harlem and i'm The Bronx.
md MIR C;riscom expects 20 have Mr..
pooeevelt as the principal speaker AT each
~ fbera.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
WORKING ON DUVEEN CASE
Federal Authorities Busy on
Papers Seized at Art Store.

Investigations into the affairs Of Duveen
Brothers are still being pursued by the fed
oral authorities dozen or more clerks
are still engaged i'm comparing the papers
seized AT the firms store on Fifth avenue.
with the consular invoices and entries
made by them when goods were brought
into this country. II IL expected that
this work will he completed by the early
part of next week and will supply the bs-
sis for tho bill of complaint In the suit for
the forfeiture of all articles undervalued
during the last three years or. where such
articles have been sold to art patrons for
their value.
At the same time W. l.. wemple. Assist
ant United states Attorney. is continuing
his work of preparing Cor the trial Of the
two Duveens now under arrest on the in
formation already in possession of the gov
eminent. IL is expected that art patrons
of the firm VIII be called as witnesses and
that further indictments will be found
against the members of the firm.
Information has reached the federal al
thoritleS that the sixteen rugs now I'm the
Appraisers Stores addressed TO Duveen
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

rents of that doctrine. he said. were
The New York Herald and The New
York World" It might or might not DC
only a coincidence that in the line OF
his DUTY he had been forced to prose
cute the owners of these papers, he
added:
saw to YOU, gentlemen, that those are
the two papers of all the papers III wv
United states who know better tnah any
OF hers that | am not subject TO in1iueh.e ~
Central that know better than any oIHti >
the. amount of courage that 1t takes IN thlS
twentieth century under the conditions vi
modern journalism for a man IN Puo oli ,,t
10 throw his future into the scale aesli'[ -
q great New York daily. IheE KNOW !.
now. and possibly am reaplng the pehoH'
of that. - ,,.-o only
this to saw: That if YOU believe in the
standard which Theodore Roosevelt me-
lived. as Assemblyman, as civil oeLHBrT
Commissioner appointed by Presloe ;r
I Cleveland, by the way. as Ponce toI..IIIiS
siorer. as Assistant Secretary OF the Nao!'
as colonel of the Rough hlaerS, aS r-nited
states. and finally as citizen OF the Statr
of New Yorll-if you believe the high CHAR
Roosevet's man. then | am RooseEelt :
man If TO believe in giving the publlc
square deal against the enCroachiIlehts pI
o1lr great modern corpora lions is 10 MAKE
mo = Roosevelt man. then l am a ho"se-
III ~ a 80 |knnlauseD But II they mean
by that that II elected I" inns ,, nlsa Uiit on
nj Governor Of this state VIII carry on
49, once according to any other die
tates than those of my own conscience ana
my own oath of office. then say 10 you !.
o., not only not a Roosevelt man. but not
any ones man. and I think Colonel hoose-
Welt would he the first 10 ten you So
Now. I am not afraid Of that issue ! am
not afraid of that issue. ana can OF w :
nix to come out Of his retirement and race
WHY. the other day and for several
days, 7 have been putting quesuohs. - 80 80
AIR Dix I asked him when II was that
he changed his mind as 10 the tarin, ne
and Mr HuppuCh ! pointed our that
white in his speech Of acceptance he mas
inserted an eloquent depe Sdxis,n 81 the the
tariff downward when the tariff was
being revised his company wrote down 10
vised upward from . per cent 40
vsIoren7 on wall paper to 35 per cent mr.,
and I asked him when he changed ms
mind. and two or three OF my ,,,ttTne
the same question TO him with Nsor
since. - NJ
t3I1nniIch said. 7 have nothing 10 say I
am not 2 candidate He is the rhalrnlNn
of tho Democratic state COMMITTEE. YOU
may remember. Mr. DiN'S business partner
They went 70 MIR. Dix and they a ASK %
him and Mr.. Dix said ~ have noth1hs 10
say" ask those gentlemen ana sSk
Won Who has got anything to say 70
bon, can We go for an answers II
charles p. Murphy
Now gentlemen. that is all rave 10 So y
today. I thank YOU very much 1or i1IS
cn1endid meeting. this cordial reception
7 shall be very happy, if elected Governor,
10 do nv best to deserve the cordlantE
YOU have shown here to-day ana 70 car ! \
m chat office to the best Of my ability ana
according to tho dictates of my own
conscience
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

A porous plaster succeeds be-
ause it sticks to one thing. By
CLICKING to saddley since 1916
CROSS has evolved the best.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
TAFT TALKS TO LEADERS
President Takes Keen interest in
the New York Situation.
PRENTICE TO GO UPSTATE
Griscom, Confident of Full Vote,
Plans Three Big Meetings
for Roosevelt.

President Taft, at the home of his
brother in West zsth street. yesterday de-
voted several hours to g conference with
State Chairman Prentice. Otto T Barnard
and other New York leaders on the situs-
ton In this state. This morning the Presi-
dent has an engagement with LLOYD c
Griscom. president of the Republican
County Committee
! Mr.. Prentice returned 70 state head
quarters after his conference With the
President and would say only that Mr.
Taft was taking a keen interest in the
New York situation and had asked for
particulars 81 the campaign not only in the
city but in different sections throughout the
state.
Campaign funds. the President heard.
were coming IN more slowly than in many
years. but the men who talked to him and
the President himself were not inclined to
take a pessimistic view of the situation.
President Taft said again yesterday that
ne did not feel that the present campaign
in New York would have a dominant effect
on the Presidential campaign in 1912, on
which Mr. Prentice and Mr. Barnard
agreed with him.
Taft Sentiment Grows.
II is understood that Mr. Barnard be
lieves that President Taft will be renomi-
mated in 1872 the Republican party having
long ago adopted the principle of giving
Presidents two terms. The New York lead
ers who saw President Taft yesterday told
him also that they found the sentiment In
his favor growing daily in this state.
Secretary Charles NageI Of the Depart
rnent OF Commerce and Labor. who accom-
panied the President yesterday on his in
spection tour to Ellis Island. will speak at
several big meetings in New York State
during the campaign. He Will go first 10
his home state, Missouri. where he is al
ready engaged for a number of speeches. !
and on his way back will make one or two /
addresses in Ohio.
In the New York campaign Mr. Nagel |
said yesterday. he thought that he would |
speak largely on the national issues which |
have been injected into the state campaign. /
State Chairman Prentice said. after his /
visit 20 the President. that Mr.. Taft had ,
asked particularly after the Congressional /
campaigns of Herbert Parsons and Will /
lam s. Bennett. The President was willing .
10 lend any aid possible 10 the campaign in
this state. Mr.. Prentice said. and was in
tensely interested in the success of Mr..
Stimson.
Advices from the section through which |
Mr.. Stimson toured on Monday. said the
state chairman. were that the Republican
nominee for Governor had created A strong
impression. and the voters Of that section
were lil1ennE him to Justice Charles f.
Hughes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
STIMSON'S WORK PRAISED
Wickersham Accepts His Resig
nation with Regret.

Washington. Oct 1S-Attorney Cen
eral Wickersham to-day formally &C
Cepted the resignation of Henry l.. Slim
scn. Republican candidate for Governor
Of New York, as special assistant in
charge of the investigation and proseCu-
ton Of frauds by importers at New
York Mr. Stimson resigned last week.
and gave as mis- reason for retiring the
fact that he had prosecuted the sugar
weighing frauds to the point where the
United States Attorneys office could
continue the work. In closing. he said:
II feel therefore. that I can resign
with clear conscience the duties that
you requested me TO assume year and
a half ago.
Mr. Stimson did not allude TO the fact
that he had received the nomination IF
his party for the highest office in the
state.
In accepting the resignation Attorney
General Wickersham expressed his re-
cret at being compelled to do so. highly
praised the work of Mr.. Stimson. which.
he said resulted in collecting. without
suit. nearly S3.5n0,0n0 Of duties Of
which the government was defrauded In
the underweighing of sugars and
added, Fortunately, You we're not
called upon 10 lay down this work 10
respond to another call to public duty
until Your efforts had resulted In set
ting all the decisive issues involved
| favorably to the government
The Department Of Justice also an
nounCed that the special assistants
working under Mr. Stimson also had
handed in their designations, which had
/ been accepted. They are Francis ".
Bird Thomas n. ThsCher and ", Cleve-
| land Runyon-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

CROSS Gloves are pro-
tecdon from the fret and Iostle OF
life, and also bear the distinguish
ing mark Of style.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
speaks 70 Dam En'rloyes.

From Delhi the Sttmson party no'oreo
over TO Rloon1ville. and came back down
tho mountains to this city stops for
sneerhes were made at Hobart. Ashokan.
a hall meeting at Pine Hill and Brown
Station. There was big throng Of the
emploves on the Ashokan dam there.
and Mr. Stimson told them they needn' t
think they had 70 vote for Tammany's
ticket because they were working on a
city job.
Mr.. Stimson paid considerable atten-
ton TO the record of his party regarding
the la boring man. He described the
yyorkmen's compensation act for the
workers at Brown Station. and added:
When YOU are thinking II over. want
you 10 set that down 10 the credit OF the
RepubIican party. We are progressive. We
are irving to play fair between man and
man and We are trying to consider Inc
interests Of the people as vel as OF me lF
the people should come first. that the In
terests of property are far less sacred than
the rights of mankind to their lives ana
their limbs in such employment Now, that
is what J stand for. 7 am bound 10 say: l
got nv first lesson in regard 10 that under
our great leader whom you hear SO much
q hused to-day. One of the most interest
ING exnertences I ever had was when ! was
Tinted States Attorney in New York
1.ae invited bv President Roosevelt. while
he was still President, to a conference or
labor leaders from all over the United
states at Washington ! attended that
meeting and 7 met them and talked with
them and I was greatly impressed with
the breadth and ClearneSS and fairness OF
their views. II made "A great impression on
mo and | have since that time given in
creasing attention 10 the study of labor
questions and the solving, SO far as pos
aibIe of these troublesome problems whlch
are involved between labor and capital
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
FALSE. DECLARES STiMS0N
Answers Littleton's Attack on
Morse Prosecution.
IT. Telegraph 70 The TrIhnne

Ravena. n. Y. oct 1S-The attention of
Henry l.. Stimson was called tonight to
statement made by Martin w. Littleton at
lacking him in undertaking the prosecution
Of Charles W. Morse for crimes which
were committed during the time Stimson
was counsel for the Bank of North Amer
lea Mr. Stmson said:
1T is contrary To my principles to bury
a man more than once. | buried Mr. Little
ton in the Morse litigation before the
courts and his present appearance must
he reincarnation. So far as what he now
saws is concerned. | have only To say that
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
CITIZENS UNION ENDORSES
Gives Out List of Candidates 1t
Intends TO Support.

The citizens Union announced Yesterday
-. endorsement Of = number of candidates.
tn. u,,ion is still investigating other oandi-
dscics tu, it Is understood II VIII devote
,,s principal efforts 10 aiding the men now
endorsed .ird named belo"
nanhaan-F senate s,,a Ge9Isf x.eoon Afne vi
Alexander tIo1t, Assemhly: Eugene Blumen
RepubIicains r Murray, Joseph A Warren,
I Fred. a Higgins Charles Charles a. "'' anu '''"''
Bs5es ir.; al Fdr eens,e: Eugene ~ Travis Re
publican. and 1"ll'' ra.g,I4 For Assembly. VIII
both Indepena'hIWS Min Healy snd John G Nc
lam .1 Renuflicans and George stem mae
pendence League. senate. Howard n Bsyne.
RlchIlol' lio2 asscmba: Nllia" A'ia're
short De~ no., aa,s,colly Frank a i"e'' II.
..liflir2n-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
REDECORATING THE CAPlIOL.

never acted as counsel for the NatlonaI
Bank of North America during any OF the
period during which the criminal transac-
tons took place and never heard OF them
until they were brought to my attention by
Bank Examiner Hanna when I was Dis
trict Attorney, in November. 1907. so that
Mr. Littleton's statement is wholly false
AS to my ethics In the conduct of the case.
they have been satisfactory to everybody
except Mr.. Morse and Mr. LittIetou.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
Takes Up Charges Made by Jerome.

Then Mr.. Stimson took up the Tam
many Hall graft charges made by Mr..
Jerome i'm connection with the trial Of
Frederick Skene former state Engineer.
He paid much attention to the "Roose-
welt dummy" issue. The chief expo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

stC0hD FLOOR TRUNKS. mOToRrTIES.
GLASS AND INITIAL SoteLT.fS
SADDLERY
We" Orders and Special Order, Given
Prompt Attention
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19
Prentice on Upstate Tour.

Mr.. Prentice viii leave for upstate this
morning, and before he returns on Thurs
day night he viii have conf orenCes with
William Barnes. ir.. In Albany; Cornelius
Y. Collins. Louis F. Psyn. John X. Stewart
and Philip EltinE to-day, and with Vice
President Sherman and other leaders of
that section on Thursday.
on Wednesday night the state chairman
will attend The Stimson meeting in syria
cuse, and before turning back 70 New York
will confer with leaders IN Rochester and
Buffalo
Speaking Of the registration. Mr.. Prentice
said that he thought probably great part
RI the falling off in downtown districts vas
due 70 the general move uptown from those
districts. but I'm some Of tho Tsmrsny dis
rrfcts downtown he ascribed II in part to
the strict application OF the signature re
quirenents under the amended registration
laws. In one or two Of the prominent
Tsmmany downtown stronsholds. he said.
nc thought the latter reason would account
for At least one thousand of the decrease
The gum shoe campaign of the nemo-
crafts came In for comment. too. by Mr..
Prentice. who said he thought il a mighty
good thing for Mr.. DIX 20 conduct 4 porch
campaign. and not take the stump.
There are great many questions. said
NJ Prentice. that Mr.. Dix cannot an
swer. and if he were 10 90 on the stump
he would he confronted with MANY en-
harra ssinE things 7 don't how he
would he able 10 tell tho way he would
cut down what the Democrats say are the
eKtravaEances due 10 Republican control,
and he Is certainly doing = Wise thing in
not getting out and talking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-19

Prothsrs cost 2.IoN each in London. though
thev have heen entered here IS worth N,'''
earh They arc PolOnatSC and HtSpau'an
rugs of the sixteenth century and mu'H
sought after nv COnIoiSseUrs.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-26
Farmer Minus Offspring Can't
Make Any Money on His Land.
With EN- He Can Buy
Automobiles
so DECLARES SOIL EXPERT
President Of Conservation Congress
Testfies at Rate Hearing, Com
pairing Returns Of Railroads
and Farmers.

Chicago, Ills. oct. 26.-That the rail-
roads get a better return on their in
vestment than the farmer. was the po-
sition taken at the rate hearing to-
day when the shippers put III. G. wal
lace of DE Moines on the stand as
their first witness.
Mr.. Wallace is a farmer, and editor
and president of the National Conser-
walton Congress. Wallace entered in
to a detailed statement of the value
of crops and land and the cost of farm
labor i'm 1907-S9 From his statistics
he showed the average renter of farm
lost about 5000 per year and that
II is only by denying himself all the
luxuries that the farmer has been able
to make a fair living. The apparent
loss shown is overcome by the farmer
getting the work done by his children
he said.
Wallace, responding to an inquiry of
Commissioner Lane, said he did not
automobiles. but there probably were
many and it did Indicate prosperity
The farmer, who, with his children, do
the farm work, is the one who can buy
automobiles.
Discussing the Improvement of the
soil Wallace said that the fertility loss
of a 160-acre farm is $467 a year.
Grain raised and sold in Iowa is
actually selling the state piecemeal
and this cannot continue indefinitely"
said the witness. "The land will be
exhausted in time just as a coal vein
is exhausted.
The exodus of young men from the
farms was partly due to their desire TO
secure cheap lands i'm other sections
of the country, Wallace said.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-26

the Montefore home, which she
showed
Il felt that in view of the fact" said
Miss Volinsky, that / had never been
paid for but part of my commission
for the home and that there was still
a considerable balance due me, and be-
cause of the humiliations that / had
gone through as result of the at
tack on me. | was entitled to consider
alton and monetary redress.
Il never in my life owned a pistol, 1
never i'm my life fired one and GER
tain it is that | never i'm any way or i'm
any manner threatened Mr.. Schiff
whom / have always found "A gentle
man. ! am the last person TO wish
him harm in the sligtest degree"
In court DIR. Siegfried Wachmann
appeared on the papers as complains
ant. He is medical director of the Mon
tehore home. In his affidavit he said
that the woman had written threat
enng letters not only to him. but also
TO Mr. Schif and Kaufman Mandel,
the latter two being directors of the
home. Attached 10 the complaint
were several of these letters. and i'm
all of them the woman referred to her
being unable to get her commissions.
Miss Volinslly has been living at the
Trowmart Inn, i'm Abingdon Square.
The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-26
Miss Anna VoIinsky, who is accused
Of having sent letters threatening the
life of Jacob n. Schiff, the we'll known
banker.
banker.

New York, oct. 26-When Miss
Anna Volinsky. woman of about 40
years, was placed in the psychopathic
ward of Bellevue hospital for observa-
tion the mystery of the veiled attacks
on the life of Jacob H. Schiff was
somewhat cleared. The woman was
arrested in the office of her attorney,
Bernard H. Sander at No. 257 Broad
way, who was about 10 give her into
the custody of the district attorney.
She said she was i'm stock broker
age business prior to 1907, but was
then engaged to solicit subscriptions
for the Montaflorc homo on so per
cent commission. She said that i'm the
two years following she obtained 600
new subscribers TO the philanthropy,
each paying from SO to s25 yearly.
on November s. 1909, Miss Volinsky
said she received a letter from Mr.
Schiff regretting her resignation and
inclosing warm letter of recommen-
dation for her work as a solicitor of