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New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
C. F. MURPHY WILL BOSS IT
National Democratic Club Acts
on Richard Croker's Advice.

In exclamation Of the election OF Thomas
T. smith secretary of Tammany Hall, as
q member Of the board Of governors oil the
National Democratic club on TUESDAY
night. IL was learned yesterday that the
club has deliberately started OH pohcy OF
bringing that organization more closely ''
touch with the present control oi lam
many Hall
Tho Democratic club was at the height %
IFS power when Richard Croker was leader
Of Tammany Hall. In those days every one
who was any one in local Democratic poh-
,,cs or who ever expected to he anything
along those lines, was a member oi inc
club Mr. Croker used (" hoId "lS ''.'''
ences there. and It was the centre OF P"-
litical activity. ,..r
This condition prevailed for "h'le al'''
Mr.. Croker abdicatcd and went 10 lre'""',
hut soon after Charles y. Murphy assume"
rho leadership the political headquarters
uas moved TO Tammany Hall, in l4th s''''''
Tho Croker old guard" remained IN th'
c,uh IN, the membership gradually d"'"-
dIod An effort 10 revivify the ciun "dS
,,,ade hv changing the name to the Na'lcnal
Democratic Club but that did n''' S'''
r,acb year as MIR Croker return'd an"
went 10 mass q few weeks al MS o'o 'l""
house he found It more and more aeS'r''''
II was said yesterday that "hen ~
here I'm December he asked Vha' we
trouble was Ilo was told that u "'S W
causa the men active In Democratic a'hII'
TODAY did not 80 80 tho club because u
was run nv the old croker mon. TT" "'h
cbieftain ls said IN have advised q 'Haf-'.
He himself suggested. so the story E'"0'
that a gradual wedding out n ih" OLD ole
mon, in favor Of tho v-uuEcr generation
he made.
To that end he la said 70 hav" indn''d
Richard croker jr.. his son. To resign
from, the board Of governors. when tN'
hoard refused n accept II Mr. Croker is
said IN have gone in and made a talk
straight out from the shoulder The r"siE-
nation was accepted Young Mr.. CROKER 3
Mace was filed by Justice Thomas =. Don
no,ly who recently WAS elected president
Of the club.
Tom" Smith takes the place ~ Eugene
I. Rushn. a Democrat of IN" old school.
The change is to ho a gradual one. and \
ma ioritv of tho other twenty-tour gov
orrors arc still old croker mcn-indeed. Mr..
croker himself IS siill a member Of In"
board II also includes Judge Warren w.
Foster. John Fox Nathan Straus Mi"ha"
y Dalv. Theodore w Myers and Robert
A. Van Wyck In time, however, II Is said.
tbev are all 10 give way to mon more
closely I'm touch with Charles +. Murphy,
the present Tammany "boss.'
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
PRICE OF EGGS SLIDES DOWN
Reports from South Indicating Increase
in Collections Felt Here.

Ye housewives, cheer up! The price oil
eggs took a big drop yesterday on the
Mercantile Exchange. and as result
Western and nearby eggs could he oough'
al from 3 to cents a dozen less than on
the day before. The finest Western eggs
sold at IS and 80 cents, and those In the
next lower grade at 30 and 81 cents. Even
the lowly storage eggs kicked up their
heels and offered themselves at 36 cents
Eggs from neighboring districts, the Dig
white ones, dropped to a and 45 cents.
The slump I'm the price Of the hen product
is attributed to advices from the South and
Southwest Indicating an increase in collec-
tions and offering larger quantities for inn
mediate shipment at lower prices Several
thousand cases. containing thirty dozen to
tho case, were thrown on the trade, MAX
ing the conditions favorable for the con-
sumer. II the retail dealers act accord
ingly, eggs will soon he more reasonable
than in some months past.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
KIDNAPPED BOY FOUND
Man and Youth Arrested and
BROOKLYN Mystery Solved.

The police Of the Bath Beach station,
BROOKLYN solved the mystery Of the dis
appearance or Max Friedman. the nine
year-old son Of Mrs. Morris Schwartz, of
No s79S Bay 2lst street. Bath Beach, when
they arrested Aaron Bemstock, of No. Al
Second avenue. last night on n charge Of
having Kidnapped young Friedman Benz
stock. who keeps a restaurant at the Sec
ond avenue address. was arrested while
waiting on his customers, and Herman
Cheman ifteen-year-old boy who was
employed in tho restaurant. was arrested
on \ similar charge.
Neither prisoner would make any state
ment as the reasons underlying the alleged
kidnapping OF the boy. Remstock was
locked mp in the Bath Beach police sta
ton, while Cheman and young Friedman
were taken 10 the offices of the Childrens
Society in Brooklyn. The man viii he
taken 10 the Coney Island police court to-
dsy and the boy will be arraigned in the
Cbildrens Court. Friedman will be turned
over TO his mother after tho court pro-
ceediDgs
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
VANDERBILT CLIMBS LADDER
Youngest Member of Family Is Now in
Centrals Accounting Department, {

Harold Vanderbilt, who took his first
steps in ralroadlng a few months ago by
accepting an humble job in the legal de-
partment Of the New York Central, has al
ready transferred his activities TO other de-
partments in his general scheme of learn
ing the business He was recently elected
to a place on the pension fund board, where
vacancy had occurred, and now appears
as a student Of facts and figures in the
accounting department Of the railroad. Ac-
cOmpanied by John Christensen vice-presi-
dent Of the road in charge Of accounting.
the youngest member OF the VANDERBILT
family TO take up railroadinR is at PREF
eni in Chicago looking over the books, OF
some of tho Western subsidiaries Of the
New York Central system.
w. X. Vanderbilt. jr.. is the dominating
6gure among the younger members of the
Vanderbilt family I'm the New York Gem
trsi lie has been elected TO the board OF
directors Of several of the subsidiary COM
panies in the Central system, and at pres
ent occupies the place Of assistant TO Presi-
dent William G. Brown.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
SNEED'S FATHER ON STAND
Wanted Son to Let Wife Go
Defence Charges Conspiracy.

For, Worth. Tex. Feb. documentary
evidence was presented by tho defence this
afternoon I'm tho trial of !. u. Sn""d ac-
cueed ~ having murdered Captain \. q.
Roycc. sr I'm support of tho contention
that a conspiracy existed among members
OF tho Royco family 10 bring about a
separation between Snecd and his wife.
Letters and kilograms. which filed a
travelling bag. purportcd 10 have passed
between tho Royces aud other interested
persons. were introduced. Th" evidence in
GUIDED a telegram signed by Mrs. Sneed
and addressed TO Henry Royce, brother of
\. q. Boycc, Jr.. whose olop"ment with
Sneed's wife preceded the killing ~ the
elder Boyco.
When the reading Of tho document was
under way tho state secured permission
10 read missing link kilograms In
chronological order. In thi, manner a
telegram stating that $1,000 had been for
yardcd to \. q. Boyce. jr., was eNpained
to be I'm answer to telegram from the
young man asserting that he vas IN
trouble and needed funds.
Joseph T. Sneed. father ~ the defendant,
followed Captain Snyder. father of Mrs.
Sneed. on the witness stand this morning.
His testimony was I'm support OF the
theory Of the defence that Sneed believed
his wife insane, and for that reason would
not be separated from her.
Il advised my son to leave his wife
declared the elder Sneed, on the witness
stand. II told him to lot her go and We
would take care of his children. He in
sisted that she was insane, and said he In
tended to stay with her and protect MS
children. He said that II he left her she
would probably go Off with that man
(young Boycc) and go to the dogs.
81 brought all the pressure I could bear
on him | told him that my family could
have nothing to do with his wife, that we
could not receive her or recognize her. lie
said he couldn't help It,"
The witness said that hc and Captain
Boyce agreed that a separation between
Mr.. and Mrs. Sneed would be the best
thing for all concerned. later, he testlhed'
he had told his son, j. g. Sneed, "of his
suspicious that Captain Boyce wanted Mrs
Snccd to separate and marry his SON.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
KEARNY's BONES TO BE MOVED
Will Be Taken from Trinity Church
ward to Arlington Cemetery.

Washington, Feb. with much pomp
and ceremony the bones Of Major General
Phil Kearny, one of the most dashing fed
eral cavalry leaders Of the civil War and
n notable figure In the Mexican War. are
to find their resting place in the Airing
ton National Cemetery here on April IL.
At present General Kearny's body is in
vault I'm Old Trinity churchyard. in New
York city.
President Taft has ordered that all
civil War veterans IN the government de-
partments h. excused from duty OH the
dav of the reburial. and lie will attend the
coremonies IL is understood that New
Jersey will erect sui'ap'e i'onuiient
over the grave Of General hearny. lie
was killed at the battle Of Chantilly, on
August 81. 1852
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

with wells Of doH~' em the well
trained - T2cy. ia"y ucKled
,he ncIu,. of tho. Djttccs Wh"
felt asglievcd that Nj. .cnry had at
tempted to usurp their trorosatiVes.
The Alabama leader suggested that
the Banking and Currency Committee
have jurisdiction over the money
trust" investigation proper. To the In
state Commerce committee he would
refer questions affecting commerce, TO
the judiciary Committee problems af-
fecting the amendment of the sherman
law and to the Committee on Election
Of President and Nice-President IN
cuiries about campaign contributions.
Following this play for the support OF
these committees Mr.. Underwood said a
few things about the Henry plan that
will not meet the approval of William
J. Bryan when ne edits the next issue
of THE Commoner."
Harsh Worde for 5ryanite Plan.
Various members of the Banking and
Currency Committee had number of
harsh things TO say regarding MI.
Henry's insinuations that the committee
was "reactionary" and incapable of con-
ducting a bona fide investigation of the
Grasping money trust" Chairman Pujo
vigorously defended his committee, and
pleaded for the legislative integrity of
the House, which. he maintained, could
only he upheld by referring such mat
tcrs to the standing committees having
jurisdiction.
Representative Glass, another member
OF the committee. hurled back at Mr..
Henry and the Bryanitcs their charge
that a special" committee was impera-
tive
Representative Rainey, a Bryan Dem
oCrat, did not make hit when he pro-
posed d vote Of confidence for the
Banking and Currency committee Mr..
Tujo said he didn't want anybody to
vote that he was honest. and loud
"amens" were heard from the angry
members of the committee.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
STATE TO PROBE STRIKE
Massachusetts Legislature to
Send Committee to Lawrence.

Boston, Feb. THE House or Representa-
ives to-day accepted tho Senate order for
an investigation OF the textile strike at
Lawrence, and tho Speaker appointed q
lous" committo" Of five who viii serve OH
the joint investigating committee with
three members Of the Senate.
The committee probably will go 10 Law
renee Tomorrow.
No public reference 10 the Lawrence
strike was made hy forty prominent wool
manufacturers who attended the annual
meeting Of the National Association OF
Wool Manufacturers here to-day. The fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President John =. Wood. Philadelphia
Vice presidents. Charles H. Harding. Phila-
dolphia; William NJ. Wood. Boston. and
FREDERICK 5. Clark. North Billerica. secre-
iary and treasurer, Winthrop l.. Marvin
Boston.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
WILL OF MRS. S. L. MITCHELL
Three Daughters Get Most Of Estate
Valued al $4,000.

The Will Of Mrs. Sarah Iindley Mitchell
phn died on February ., was fled yestrr-
day in the SurrogItc's Office. The petition
stated that IN" testatrix, who was tn"
r,other-in-law Of he Rev. Alison Phelps
Stokes, ir.. left real estate valued at $2C0
and personal property valued at $4,000
TO her daughter. Miss Anna Van Schaick
Mitchell. the tcststrix left all her jewelry.
silver. furniture and personal effects, sug-
resting that she divide them with her sis
ters. Mrs. Lucy Mitchell MoIteno and Mrs.
Caroline Mitchell Stokes.
Mrs Mitchell gave $4,000 TO each of her
daughters and created trust iund of &c.
90 10 pay the income TO Miss Mitchell until
her marriage or death At which time the
fund is 10 be distributed among the two
dsugbters and stepson. Clarence Blair.
The four children also will divide equally
the residue OF the estate. which will give
g. enO 10 each beneficiary
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
FLORIDA SOLID FOR TAFT
Delegation Is Instructed-1nde
pendents Without Credentials.

Jacksonville, Feb. FLORIDA will send q
full delegation instructed for President Tatt
to the Republican National Convention NJ
chicago. according 20 advicos received 70
day from Palatta whore the state conven
tion Was held Yesterday The assertion
that the convention was split and that
two delegations. ono instructed FOR Presi-
dent Taft and the other for Colonel iio"se-
Welt had been selected. was denied.
The independent convention, IT Is said.
was made NJ of contesting delegates who
did not have credentials and who were
refused votes i'm tho regular convention.
Resolutions indorsing tho administrator
and naming President Taft as the party's
standard bearer for l9l2 were adopted with
out opposition.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
DIVORCE FOR DR.. SEELEY
P. T. Barnum 5 Nephew Gets Uncon-
tested Decree at Goldfeld.
Try Telegraph to Tn" Tribune. J

Try Telegraph 10 7 he Tribune
Reno. Nov, Feb. "A surprise was
sprung to-day by the disclosure that the
divorce action filed In Gold1eld, entitled
wv. W Seeey against Mary Seeley,' was
the outcome Of the marital troubles OF DR.
william Seoley, of New York. nephew OF
the late p. T. Bsrnum Mrs. Seeley did
not contest tho suit. which alleged deser-
ton. Personal service was secured upon
her. but she preferred 10 let her husband
secure decree rather than oppose the ac-
tion.
I'm his determination TO maintain ex-
treme secrecy concerning the action, DR.
Seelcy went to Southern mining town
and made his abode at a third rate hotel
using every means to prevent tho dsclos-
ure Of his identity. When tho decree was
granted he departed Immediately for New
York.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
COTTON JUMPS q POINTS
Shorts Forced to Rush to Cover in
New Orleans Market -.E.

New Orleans, Feb. 9.--The cotton msrke+
experienced a typical Wednesday boom
to-day. Starting I'm Liverpool before trsd-
ing began on this side Of the water, buy
ing wave swept the markets of the worl1,
putting shorts to cover In a wholesale way.
At noon tho local market stood 81 a balls
up on tho near future months At the high
est levels of the morning prices were Is to
y points up.
Bulls say that the advance was based on
"A continued good spot demand.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
SUES HUSBAND AFTER 23 YEARS
Wife Accuses Member of Failed Brok
eragc Firm Of Non Support.

Mrs Marie T. Crandall. wife of Derby
Craudall. who was ~ member of IN" stock
Exchange fra Of Van Schaick q Company,
which failed last September Is suinS h'r
husband for separation Oh the ground "t
abandonment ami non support.
According to tho complaint OF Nrs. IN
GaIl tho former stockhrokor deserted her
and their son. Derby Crandall. jr., on o'-
tnhcr an which WAS month dIl'I .n'
failure 81 the Van SChaiCk hrin l"r N",,
40 00D Since then. the wife says. 'randall
has refused to- support her the couple
were married in Jersey CITY In lNN.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
MONEY EOR JEWISH CHARITIES

several charitable bcqucsts arc made m
the will Of Newman Cowen, which was filed
Yesterday in the office OF the Surrogate. Mr.
Cowcn died on January IL. His estate is
valued at more than $4,000
lie left $1,000 to the Jewish Theological
Seminary and 500 each to the following i'm
stitutons: Lebanon Hospital Mount Sinai
Hospital. Beth Israel Hospital, Montefiore
Home. United Hebrew Charities and tho
Hebrew Free Loan Association.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
WARNING TO PAWNBR0KERS
Must Give Up Stolen Goods or
Lose Licenses. Saws Mayor.

MAYOR Gaynor Yesterday wrote ~ chief
Wallace of tho License Bureau ~ fol
lows.
am iustrlctinC t1c Police tommis-
sou"r 10 send you IA" nam" Of every
pawuhrukor In tho CITY who refuses 10 dc
liver up stolen goods without being paid IN"
amount Of his loan by the owner thereof
and YOU will please institute" proceedings
against them for IN" revocation ~ thci-
licenses II they persist I'm this course.
The Mayor called particular attention 20
some pawnbrokors on Eighth avenue,
who ho said had refused 4" deliver up SOM"
l.w.Iry stolen from Mr.. Suydam.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
MAJOR EDWIN SULLY DEAD
Was Son of Famous Artist and Hero
of Novel ''Mohun.

Charlotte ~ C.. Feb. Major Edwin
Sully. hero of John Esten Cookies novel
''Mohun," Confederate veteran apd son OF
Thomas Suly. the artist died suddenly
tonight from paralysis at his home IN
Rockingham. y. C.. aged sevcnty-four
years. He was native of Richmond, Va,
and the body will DC taken there to-mor-
row for burial
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
AMERICANS AT KAISER s BALL
Exchange Professors Attend Court
Function at Emperor's Bidding.

Berlin. Feb. by special request Of
the Emperor conveyed 10 the Ministry OF
Education, the American exchange pro-
fessors-Dr. Theobald Smith. Of Harvard;
DR.. Paul s. Reinsch, of the University OF
Wisconsin, and President Edmund j.
James Of the University Of Illinois-were
presented to the Emperor and Empress at
the court ball tonight
Mrs. Iicinsch was also presented, but
Mrs. Smith and Mrs James were unable
10 attend
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
HUNGARIAN CLUB BALL.

The Hungarian Republican club has Is
sued Invitations for ban to De held at
the CAFE Martin, Broadway and 18th street,
on Sunday evening, February II. AmonS
those invited are Charles ID; llilles secre-
tnry Ia President TAFT; Collector William
I,oeb. ir. consul General Alexander Nubcr
dc Pnrckcd of Austria Hungary. Samuel 5.
Koenig president of the Republican county
Committee: Frederick l.. Marshall, col
Iector of internal revenue; Judges Hon.
man and Roscnthal, Aldermen Detzler and
Marks: Asscmblyman Harry kopp and
Julius NJ. Mayer. Marcus Braun. president
SC The cIuh viii be master of ceremonies.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
Warning!

The Trade Mark Protective Co,
l4l Broadway, n. Y, has been
retained to protect the John
Jameson product regardless of ex-
pense, and to prosecute to the fniL
limit of the ia7C all dealers detected
in selling spurious Jameson whis-
key, either by rehlling, substitut-
ing or adulterating the genuine.
W. A. TAYLOR & CO.. NEW YORK
Sole Agents for United states
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
BANKER NOW SUES PHYSICIAN
G. w Young, Retaliatings Seeks to Re
cover S68. 900 from DR.. Baruch.

George W Young. a banker filed suit
Yesterday against Or. Emanuel Baruch Il
we'll known practitioner. for S6s,9oi for
money advanced by the firm Of George w.
Young & Co Tho original claim II Is al
legged. was for $500 on which the defend
ant paid S2064S OF the amount paid SloO0
was I'm the form OF professional services.
Dr. Baruch has "A similar suit pending
against Mr. Young. in which he alleges>thai
tie banker failed 10 carry out certain
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
MISS LAMBERT STILL sPeEcHLess

Although Miss Martha Lambert, the
daughter of Or. Samuel W. Lambert Of
No. l5O East 35th street, seems TO recog-
nize her parents and others al her bedside,
she has not spoken since she met with an
accident on January 60 IT was said. how
ever at her home last night that tn"
physicians were confident of her ultimate
recovery.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
SARATOGA SOCIETY TO DINE.

The Saratoga County Society VIII dino at
the Hotel Manhattan on I.incoln's Birth
dav Among the members OF the society
some of whom have been with II during It's
entire ten years Or life, are j. ) EAmo-
rnsiiV tho Rev. Or. George Alexander
Mr., curtis William Douglass McNulty
Eugene r O'CGnnor. William II. Porter
and {. X q. BiIings. Music and talks by
prominent members Will be part OF thu
evenings programme.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
DIX SIGNS FIRST LAW OF YEAR.

Albany Feb. 7.-Governor Dix to-day
signed the Sullivan bill. permitting insur-
ance agents whose main business is not
brokerage to take out a brokers' license.
II is Chapter OF the Laws NJ 1912, and was
recommended by Superintendent Hotchklss
NJ the State Insurance Department.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
cAYNoR NAMES DELEGATES,

Navor Gaynor has appointed Commission
or william IT, Edwards of the Department
oC street Cleaning. commissioner Herman
Robinson of the Department OF Licenses,
Samuel Untermcyer. r. a. {. Smith AMI
,rbomas l. Curtis delegates tn tn" twelfth
,rruaI meeting of the National civic Fed
Grafton. which is 10 be held I'm Washington
on March to T. Tn" general subject TO
he considered is National Peace and
PROGRESS"
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
Caution

Consumers Of JOHN JAMEsoN's s
THREE STAR WHIsKEY are being
imposed upon by unscrupulous
dealers reflling the Jameson bot
ties with inferior wbiskey. Any-
one who drinks Jameson's can tell
the difference and should resent
the inoosition
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08
NO HOPE FOR Won AEHRENTHAL.

London Feb. S.A special dispatch from
Vienna 10 "The Morning Post" says that
Count Won Aehrenthal. the Foreign Min
ister is IN such serious condition that
no Eopo Is cntertained fpr bis recovery.
New-York tribune., 1912-02-08

SUNDAYS kEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $3.50 year.
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
RETAILERS SHOULDER
 PART 0F THE BLAME
During Time of Highest Prices They PsT Less Than Cents
 Pound for Meat.
| [ASEOcidted Press DiSbdtchl

CHICAGO, III. Jan. e7-Efforts to show that retailers are largely re- sponsible for high prices of dressed beef were made by counsel for the de- fense in the packers trial today On cross examination by Attorney John Barton Payne, Steing c. Langher, margin clerk at the G. II. Hammond & company plant of the National Packing company, of Chicago. who was on the stand all day, read long lists of shipments from the plant of the company at Chicago. Kansas City. St. Louis, Omaha and St Joseph, Mis- souri to show that in 1909 the actual selling price of dressed beef To re- tail dealers in eastern cities was changed from five to 3-4 cents per pound. The figures read showed that in this period a large part of the shipments were actually sold by the packers at less than seven cents per pound and in many instances the profit was less than one cent per pound. These sales were cited by the defense tO refUte the governments contention that the packers profits on fresh means were excessive
Arizona republican., 1912-01-28
WOULD HAVE MINERS EMBRACE SOCIALISM
Resolution is Offered in Convention Making a Drastic Change in
 the Constitution.
[ASSOciafed Press DiSbdtchl

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind, Jan. 27- What is said to be move in the cause of socialism in the United Mine Workers of America. was made today in the convention when John IT. Walker. president of the Illinois Miners. offered an amendment to the clause in the constitution declaring the Mine Workers Journal shall be neutral in politics. making it read that the Journal shall serve the DO litical interests of our members and of the labor movement" The prOpO- sitiOn precipitated a debate which was interrupted by adjournment. The method of transfer of members from the Western Federation of Miners to the United Mine Workers caused a Wrangle Western coal miners pleaded that metal miners be permitted to join the coal miners on the same terms as members of one local be per mitted transfer to another. The western delegates won the contention. A donation of S150 was voted to the striking garment workers of St. Louis. but the plea of the striking shop men of the Hartman railroads at san Francisco was defeated by the miners.