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The evening world., 1911-12-14
DYNAMITE PROBE BEGUN
By FEDERAL GRAND JURY.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind. Dec. 1.-THE
Federal Grand Jury which Is to %investi-
gate the alleged conspiracy whereby ex-
ploslves were carried into many States
to blow up bridges and other structures
erected by Arms employing %non-unlon
men formally began It's deliberations to-
day.
Quantit!eS OF correspondence taken
from the office formerly occupied by
John J, Mcnamara. the convicted score
tary-treasurer OF the International AS
ISOLATION OF Bridge and Structural Iron
Workers. were In possession OF District
Attorney Charles w. Miller and former
clerks and S~enosraphers OF Mcnamara
were repdy TO so into the grand jury
room. These included Miss Nora Haley
OF Chicago and Mss Mary Dye OF Pitts
burgh, who until three years ago worke
o. confidential secretary TO Mcnamara.
II y H1ekln. Acting Secretary OF the
Iron Workers Association. who VAS
closeted with Dlstrict-Attorney Miller
before the Grand jury met. professed
not to know the whereabouts Of Frank
", Ryan, President OF the Iron workers
but Mr. Miller !nt!mated that Ryan wa.
available 10 the Govern ment,
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ARE you HAPPY? UGLY?
INTEMPERATE? SOCIAL?

The executives to be in charge Of the
new State Farm for Inebriates are out
looking for subjects, II became known
to-day when a prisoner sent to the
Tombs was put through a course of
carefully prepared questions. The pris-
oner was asked:
Are you temperate? Are you intem-
perate? Are you active? Are you idle?
Are you Indifferent? Are you independ-
emit? Are you dependent? Are you
bright? Are you slow? Are you happy?
Are o depressed? Are o kind?
Are YOU ugly? Are you social? Are
you solitary" /,
Reginald Stuyvesant Morrell. who said
he had no home. a the first put
through the course. He was arrested
yesterday on the Bowery where he
hurled a stone through the window OF
a saloon because he Mas refused a
drink. lie was sent to City Prison for
three days. His answers were not given
nut.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
ON SCALP
HEALED 4 DAYS
Small Mattsry Pimpls on Top of
ChiId's Head. Broke and Formed
Hard Crust. Very Itchy. Note
SlgnofkSInceC uticura Soap
end Ointment Cured Her.

re affords me pleasure to tell q ~
rood Cuticura Soap and Ointment have
done ny little girl. She had eczema %
the scalp last fall. The trouble bsean
In this way. First Q small mattey
pimple appeared. The pimple broke
and the matter. . watery substance, np
on the skin, forming . hard crust which
was. very itchy: 1t was on b top q
her bead, and the crust became ~ large
q the palm Of my hand. My doctor
II used q remedy but had no succes
With II. used It nearly. two weeks,
then . friend recommended Cuticura
curs Ointment, applied IL on the scalp
ct night and morning, and in four days
the scalp wa all healed, no sign a
crusts or scabs could be seen. ThsE
washed her hair with Cuticura Soap.
She has not had Q sign OF eczema since
Cuticura Soap and Ointment cured her,
and I shall always keep them in my house.
II can prove this statement by my
neighbor and family" (Signed) Mrs. h.
D. Cooley, Marlboro. N. Y, APPS. 1911.
For more than a generation Cutlcura
Soap and Ointment have afforded the
speediest and most economical treat
ment for torturing, disf guring affections
Of the skin and scalp Of infants, children
and adults. A single cake Of Cuticura
Soap (25c.) and box OF Cuticura ONT
ment t5Oc.) are often sufficient. Al
though sold by druggists and dealers
throughout the world, a liberal sample
OF each, with 32-p. book on the skin, Will
be sent free. on application to Potter
Drug 4 Cham. Corr. Dept. "A. Boston.
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could not be ascertained. but the fact
remains that Willie Lorens was thrown
from his machine and knocked uncon-
scious. The race doctor worked over
the s~enseless 0e. an several minutes
before he came TO. and before he could
go back on the track 1t was necessary
to administer oxygen.
The crowd became incensed over what
many thought a deliberate attempt TO
put the German team u Of the run.
ming and for a time II looked a. though
there would be a repetition Of the dis
order that marked the early morning
hours.
For the irst time in years several
at the race until $40 o'clock this morn.
ing defed the Pinkertons to eject them.
and for q time 1t looked - II . not
would result. The trouble began when
the ''Pinks' ordered three well dressed
men on the Twenty-seventh street side
to leave with the others.
The men refused 10 get up from their
seats. saying they had paid to see the
race and could not be removed. The
detectives made q blum at using force.
but this did not work. as the men said
there'd be . night II hands were laid on
them.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
SMOKE INVADED COURTS
AND STOPPED TRIALS.
Fire in Fan Room Rubbish Sent
Fumes Into Rooms Of Criminal
Courts Building.

All the tnais-inoludins the Stokes
the Triangle hre-ln the Criminal
Courts Building. were stopped shortly
after noon to-day when smoke began
to pour into every trial room through
the ventilators.
Some n threw q lighted cigarette
among some paper in the Mushroom In
the rear Of the elevators on the second
mezzanine floor. Next to this room Is
the fan room. From there cold air In
pumped during the YARN months and
hot air during the cold months. The
smoke poured into the fan room and
was Immediately carried through the
ventilators to the various courtrooms.
All OF the trials In the building were
summarily stopped and there was q
mild panic In some OF the courtrooms.
There were plenty OF iremen on duty
In tho building. Many of them had
bean summoned as witnesses In the
Triangle fre trial. while thsre was an,
other delegation at an arson trial. They
all hurried TO the m~ezxanine moor and
with the firsmen from Engine Company
No. 81 extinguished the blaze.
superintendent Baker offers $40 for
the discovery of the person who was
responsible for the blaze.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
AMERICANS RESOLUTIONS
REACH PRES. LYNCH.
Chicago Gets Montreal'S Crack First
Baseman to Succeed Frank
Chance this Afternoon,

The National League magnates met
this afternoon. They received. during
the meeting. a eopy of the resolutions
passed by the American League. 1t
was accompanied by nc letter.
Before the meeting, President Lynch,
OF the National League. declared that
II he has his way, the National League
sluply will file awy the resolution,
without taking any action on It. or
making any reply.
G. II. Williams. president of the Roa-
noke club OF then Virginia League an
nounced that he had released +. J,
Shaushnessy, star outhelder, to Fort
Wayne. ind. of the Central League, al
manager. S~haugncssy Is a hard hitter
and led the league last year In base
stealing,
/ \ deal was completed to-day between
G.. W. Murphy, of the Chicas o Cubs
and sam e Lechtenheim, OF the Mon,
treal club, whereby Chick" Gand!ll
! Montreai's crack first biseman, goe.
TO chicago To take Frank Chances
plce on the initial sack, In exchange
Murphy gives Pitcher Slapnicks, whom
he secured from Rockford. Ills. ant
probably 'rst basenan Safer,
The evening world., 1911-12-14
DOM CHALLENGES
POLICE TO C[0!eF
OCCULT SCHOOL
Cant Learn One Vile Thing
About Me-" Declares Leader
of Sanscrit Academy.
ONE G A
kindergarten Instructor Gets
Out in a Hurry on Discovery
of New Quarters.
ONE c A

"oom tho O~mnipotent. Loving Guru
Of the Tantriks." was deeply hurt and
tremendously Indignant this afternoon
when an Evening World reporter found
him at his sanskrit College In an office
building at No. 237o Broadway. He ad-
mlttCd that he was still occuitlng and
fogi-izlng NJ OF yote, but he declared
tina. HIS teachings were las pure az n
doves wing"
'oom" calls himself n. T.. Leeds
now. He was Pierre A. Bernard when
the police raided his House of Mys-
terry" at No. 25S West Straightforward
street upon the complaint of leila
Hopp n Gertrude Leo, and he was
Peter Coon while occulting in Chicago.
In reasserting his purity OF thought
and loftlness OF purpose he denounced
the ~scandalous statements Of the
Misses Hopp and Leo as a tissue Of
lies. He had never sanctioned an orgy
OF any sort In his life. and Il was
cruelty unjust TO even think II OF him.
The New York Sanskrlt College con.
sists OF one barn-like room decorated to
achieve an Fast Indian effect. There Is
a painting In the mud on the wall. nude
statuettes and such ~ennobling notices
as: Please Don't Swear In Here, Not
That We Give a Damn. But II Sound
Like He'll"
The Loving Guru OF the Tantriks re-
fused, ~ discuss the ature OF his pres
emit tkAtringS. 'but he did say that he
numbered among his pupils many women
prominent in society.
And" he added. the Dissatisfaction
ney will search among them in vain for
n who will say an evil word Of me-"
A Miss Rafalsky. who conducted n
kindergarten In "Oom's" sanskrit class
room. moved out suddenly to-day. fol-
lowipE the publicity that followed the
rediscovery Of 'Oom' back at his va
trade Of occulting. This discovery fol-
lowed . visit Of . young woman who
had applied to learn Sanskrit. She was
told to prepare for the hrst step Of initi-
alton into the Tantrik wor ship, and she
was led Into a locked room and shocked
In Q way that she will not dssdrtbs.
The indignant Loving Guru denied this
statement to-day and said II was . base
fabrication Of his enemies.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
PURE FOOD BOARD BANS
IMPORTATION OF ABSlNTHE.
One of Mans Worst Enemies, Says
DR.. Wiley, apj Use Should
Be Prohibited.

WASHINGTON. Dec. H.-Declaring
abslnthe dangerous to health, the Pure
Food Board of the Department Of AEri.
culture to-day decided that its importa-
ton into the United States should be
prohibited after Jan. 1 next. The order
awaits the signature OF the Secretary
OF Agriculture before becoming effective
1T Is well recognized In all countrie,
that have had experience herewith
said the decision. that the use Of the
beverage known as absinthe 10 danger
Gus to health"
A long and careful Investigation was
made by the Bureau OF Chemistry be.
fore the action taken by the food and
drug inspection board was reached.
DIR. Wiley. head of the board. ex'
pressed the opinion that "absinthe T.
one Of the worst enemies OF man. and
II We can keep the people OF the United
States from becoming slaves to this de
mon we will do It,"
Under the Food and Drugs Act the
importation Is forbidden OF any food or
drug "of n kind forbidden entry into,
or forbidden To he sold or restricted ir
sure III tle country III WHICH IL II HNaut
or from Where II is imported" Unde'
this authority the board acted.
Belgium and Switzerland have forbid
den the manufacture OF abslnthe. ant
France has instituted rigid regulations
over It's manufacture and sale.
The decision has been sent out In ten
tative form to importers and other in
t~eres,ed parties, and suggestions from
them will be waited before the Secre'
tary of Agriculture makes the decision
final.
: As a supplement to the laws OF the
various States and In an effort further
20 restrict the importation. sale aud use
or opium, morpAine and cocaine the
pure food and drug board OF the De-
partment OF Agriculture to-day an
hounced a series OF new reg nlation,
which Will become effective ms soon n.
approved by the Secretary of Agricul'
turc,
The evening world., 1911-12-14
TO UNLOAD GIANT
LINER AND LOAD Up,
ALL IN Sc HOURS
Lusitania, Due at Dock To-
Morrow, Must Do Light
, ming Change Act.

The big Cunsrder h,Ssitsnia. which has
been pressed into service to make the
Christmas trip originally planned for tho
Mauritania, but which the latter vessel
was forced to abandon because Of her
recent grounding In the Mersey. Will ar.
rive at the Ambrose Channel Lishtship.
II u expected, tomorrow morning about
. o'clock. AS the Cunard Company In
tends TO send her back Saturday after
noon, every effort TO facilitate her ar
rival at the Chelsea piar. foot OF West
Fourteenth street. has been made.
There will be no anohoring at the
lightshfp TO await sunrise, but the Lu-
sitania VIII steam directly to QuarAn-
tine, where DIR. Doty. Health Oficcr Of
the Port, has consented to clear her
before tho usual hour, at 7 o'clock.
Then the customary waiting for the
revenue cutter which takes down the
Customs stan will be waived and the
Lusitania will hasten to the pier, and
Il Is hoped her lines will be out before
0 o'clock. Boarding Oficer Howard
stelnert will make tho trip to her over
land, arriving at 7 o'clock. before which
time no passengers viii be allowed to
land.
As to the hour 81 departure on satur.
day. Agent Charles Sumner has settled
upon I O'Clock In the afternoon. When
consulting Capt. Roberts Al to the time
for sailing the latter simply requested
Mr.. sumner to name the hour and ne
would answer for the ship being away
on time.
II Is a stupendous task. however.
when the fact Is taken into considera-
ton that within thirty-six hours after
arrival all express freight must bs
landed on the pier. another load slowed
hoard and the vessel cleaned and all
linen changed during that short space
OF time.
The Mauretania went through the
same performance last year n was al
her dock just thirty-eight hours-two
ours longer than the Cunard officials
nope the Lusitania will be.
There are on board the Lusitan!a <3t
qalOon, 900 secQnd cabin and 600 steeraas
%,assengers. Among the names that ap-
,ear on the advance passenger list arr
'ount and Countess Slgray. Duke OF
fewcastle. W. Rathbcne Bacon. LORD
nd Lady Tweedmouth., Mr.. and. Mrs.sA
rselin and Stella Hafnmers.ein. e
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SLAYER Of FOUR
IS SOUGHT HERE
CONTINUED from First Page.)

Neighbors can IN no way ac-
OF the suspected italian. as they say
he was quiet and attended strictly to
his own business. Mrs. Aorner, who
was ffty.two years old. and the two
girls were never known to have had n
dispute with him since he was hired
by them last September.
Everything In the house was In perfect
order With the exception OF the door
leading from the kitchen to the sitting
room. This had been smashed open.
splintsrins the woodwork and swapping
OH part OF the lock. In the latter room
was found the note. which the police
think was left by the murderer as he
ned.
John Schalier Of Schenectady, a
brother Of Mrs. Morner. reached the
scene Of the crime early this morning.
He knew OF NJ III feeling. he s1id. be-
tween the family and the missing farm
hand. Conrad Morner died about two
years ago. leaving his family the farm
and considerable money.
At the Office of a local employment
agency to-day It was stated that Arthur
Mornsr. one Of the murderer's victims,
called on August 10 last and inquired
for a farm hand. The agency furnished
an ItaAan named Edward Donate. whc
had applied for employment.
The autopsies which we're performed
to-day failed to throw any light on the
motive for the crime. The physician,
said the son had received a blow which
fractured his skull and broke his neck.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
jUAREz ENTRIES.

FIRST, RAcI selling; tso.ye.r.old,; 81, f.,
it. rE.ssnSs W. aS'iiSSss i, f. tH.g s% %.a y no. 30 !.
Pips Vision ioo' NJ. k0r1S sSsi Mama 10y
Ssii.sds.r. Iioj7i o,ica" ioi. '~ '"
THIRD RACE--ssilins; five furonss.--Ec
o''correii'" iioi Golden RUBY lid; Prudent, lis
Mike Molstt, iis; Novsoroa' rs, Esrls Court
~ VI; la h, 10; fhrsrilSl rs Al, ,ur,oos.
Oakland, 90; Closer. sai coppetovn. io1
HrJis,,, ~ sn o..
lo-,ss'' '%trst ! ashton, los Wyo1fc, i.GS; Eylhs
l&; Defy, 100; tlsins Dor, ios; Lake Tshes
iCsi MeAlan, ios; Penang, no. John Heck, rs
SIXTH RhCN--Selins; sS furlongs. Lad
Macy. le. Th,stlsbsll., i0Oi rle.sns D'Nrc, it5
Judge Henderson. lCsi oser, ioS; Jupiter doc
loe Autumn Rose, 100; crosso'sr, III. Trsel
The evening world., 1911-12-14
COLUMBIA ENTRIES.

COLUMBIA RACE TRACK. S. c.,
Dec 1.-THE entries for to-morrow's
races are az follows:
FIRST RACE-Three -yesrolds and up; sell.
ing; six fuflong,, -Maynors. ii5; 'stanley s..
40. 'sir Mircsmsat. lis; Dance Away, lis;
our Nugget. i20: LYDIA Lee. los. 'Lappelle.
10. 'Rosburg H., us, 'Ossahsr, no; 'rinJ
Tim. 10.
SECOND RAcE-rwoyAr.olds; ceiling; Nv,
furongs --'Henock, 100; Electric, ia; 'chsflis
O'Bren, 100 'Arany. ii2; 'Lssbos, 100
'Chr,tmss Daisy, 100; Lyme, 100; 'stslieliffe
l01, Deduction, ia Gold Fern. lit. lrplto~u.
Ill, LUCKY Nish, l0,
THIRD RACE-stsepieehAse. abort eourse. ~
sam Hall, i&i; The kins. iaS, IN, Heard. iso,
Ennis killen. 1871. The speaker. iSs, hinsf,
Mica. 1870.
FOURTH RAcE-rhrsy,sroid. and up; .sll.
ing. one snd one si.teenth mil.r:-prohls, il6,
Mqn 40 'MnSoms". 1907 'MiehAs Apsdo'
III one sais 20 Ss tdisi kIarriS, mS;
jisi "'GoleosSs, los bups'.' c.%pssIHi' ~
l'ssiiISSf1lir niatSHt ra FSr %' "a. .sa up; III.
::RRingEs ds, 100 o :SNo9',E9,. M :n'id'Dsa. iS
~'Apprn,iee allowance, Track fast.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
mot WORD" SAYS T.. r.
,efuses to Discuss BiIl Barnes or
Politics.

Not q word on Mr.. Barnes, general
politics or anything else. But II ! am
to be a dictator, as they say-does THU
,ook like q dictator's homecomingT"
Col. Roosevelt snapped his jaw when
he said this. and pushing his way
through the crowd at the Grand Cen
trail station thb afternoon, jumped into
an automobile and whlxzed away: lie
lad Just returned from Boston and In
reviewers sought him out IN the hope
that he would have some reply &c
make to the statements attributed yes
terday to William Barnes jr, chairman
Of The Republican state Committee.
mot a word.' said the Colonel. Then
he was gone.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
SCORE FOR 18th O

After having fallen fifteen miles be-
hind the record the six-day cycle riders
to-day hit up a pace that at 5 o'clock
this afternoon landed them within three
miles OF the worlds record for the seth
hour. The day was devoid Of real
around the platter at a heart-hreaking
clip. Between 3 ana 4 o'clock this after
noon they made nearly % miles. a feat
creditable at any stage Of the race and
remarkable for the fourth day. Jackie
Clark got a lot OF encouragement this
afternoon from a party of schoolboys
who felt sorry for him because he was
the smallest man In the race.
The evening crowd began TO pour into
the Garden earlier than usual. Every
body was anxious TO know when one OF
the riders was to steal a lap. Not since
the long grind commenced was the
crowd sa uneasy as the one that sat
weary-eyed waiting for me expected
things late this afternoon. The uneasi-
ness was reflected by the riders. who
watched each other like a hawk. II
was thought that the time was ripe for
Kramer, Clark or Lorenz TO start some
thing.
The riders we're ahead OF all records
until Inc early spill yesterday. when
the race was hsle up twenty-five min
utes.
Almost without exception the riders
are In fine shape and several are get
vl-- loen latta. o.1IItian rntt.
The evening world., 1911-12-14
NO ARREST HERE
FOR ALBANY

Thus far the police have made no
arrest here in connection with the
Horner murders near Albany. The
steamer c. W. Morse reached her dock
here to-day, but no arrests were made
during the trip or 1T the dock after she
tied up.
The evening world., 1911-12-14

eloquent plea for scaulttal on the merits
OF the case.
I'VE have fought tho battle on It's
merits" he said. we have not had
the County OF New York behind us, nor
q millionaire. nor a man with a dollar"
IAN ! ask 10 that you slve these
girls the same treatment you would
want our daughters TO receive under
similar circumstances, preserving the
single Wow OF morality for a man and
q woman"
Justice Marcus announced that Mr.,
Bucknsr will have Tomorrow forenoon
IN sum up and that he would give tho
case to tn jury In the afternoon. Adj
journment was then taken.
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their arrest, when they were taken to
roiics Headquarters for interrogation.

their arrest. when they were taken to
roiics Headquarters for Interrogation.
Inspector Russell was in citizens
'lothes. lie said his examination OF the
we Girls took place the day after the
shooting. The story they told to the
Inspector was not materially different
rom their story on the stand. The
only important difference was n OF
elimination They did not tell the In
spector. he said. that Stokes fired any
VI. the shots. The Inspector did not no.
lee any marks on Miss Graham's
,nroat. He was excused from the stand
without CONTAMINATION.
Mr.. Moore then renewed his formal
motion to strike out all OF stokes's tes-
,imony, on the ground that his Illness
prevented the defense from having the
benefit of a Fun and complete" cross
examinst
The motion was denied, an exception
was noted, and Attorney Moore then
launched into his address to tho jury.
Mr.. Moore FIRST took up the question
II Lillian Graham's age.
II don't care whether she was nine
teen or twenty-four at the time she
went 10 Lexington" he said. 1T makes
no sec' difference to our case. But I
want to impress upon you tnat the oniN
evidence introduced in this case has
beer 10 the effect That she was nine
teep. BY Inference innuendo. the
District-Attorney has attempted to
make you believe she was o years
older than she and her sisters have
told you. But 7 know you will distin-
guish between what Is evidence and
what Is in~slnuation, and decide this
point on It's merits"
Mr.. Moore. who Is n big man with a
big voice, made no attempt to sway the
jury by sheer clouuence. He framed
his thoughts In simple. direct phrases.
emphs Sizing the points by tapping his
fsrennger on the table, or occasionally
heavily pounding his big. clenched fist.
Mr.. Moore dwelt at length apo the
Lexington incident. He painted Stokes
as q monster. determined TO secure pos
session OF A beautiful young girl, and.
BY getting m generating note from her.
free himself OF responsibility for his act.
Moore used the photograph OF Miss
Graham, taken Just before the Licking
ton AFFAIR, to show the difference In her
appearance then and now.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-21
HUGE MASS OF WATER
KILLS TWELVE MINERS

HrBERNIA. y. j.. Oct 20.-Twelve
miners we're drowned in one OF the
Wharton Steel Company's mines near
here shortly after | o'clock this morn
ing. The victims had no chance to
escape With a tremendous roar the
dter broke through. the wall OF the
pit In which they were working, and
In a few minutes the mine was flood
ed. The dead are all Poles.
The shaft In which the accident
occurred is on the side of a mountain
literally honeycombed with abandoned
workings in which millions OF tons Of
water have collected Only thin wall
stood between the men and death and
an ill.timed blast of dynamite shat
tered the barrier and released the
food
As soon as the news 1of the acct,
dent was Known every man and wo-
man in This little town rushed TO the
scene. In the chill early morning,
with the rain falling i'm torrents, they
.el.lstaEed- helpless abeut-the- meHth OF
the shaft. the weeping, hysterical wo-
men relatives OF the victims, implor-
in the men 10 do something But
there was no hope from the first
IL will De a day or even longer be
fore the mine can be emptied suf-
ficiently 70 permit the recovery of the
bodies
The mine is owned by the Wharton
Steel Co. one OF the few large con
Germs which is no, connected with the
! United States Steel corporation and
has been operated for nearly cen
ltuiy