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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
ROCKEFELLER BUYS AGAIN
Has Paid 100000 to Keep
Business from Home Block.

John D. Rockefeller has bought,
through William A. White & Sons, Mary
f. Bloodgoods house. at No. II West
54th street. This is the second purchase
within two months of a dwelling near
the site being improved with an eight
story house for his son.
Since the work on the foundation was
begun Mr. Rockefeller. sr.. who hoped
that this block would retain for a long
time its old residential charm. encount-
cred a growing demand for sites there
for business use. He ordered his realty
representatives 10 buy or get control OF
any property that was likely to be
altered for business purposes.
Directly opposite the site on which Mr..
Rockefeller's home stands and on the ad-
Joining plot on which the building for his
son is being erected Is the old Kinney
house II was reported that II was about
10 be bought for a singing club. Mr..
Rockefeller got IL for less than S3OO.ODO.
The house Is to be made over into bach
elor apartments.
The property Just bought from Mrs.
Bloodgood will probably be altered for
similar purposes. Up TO date It has cost
Mr.. Rockefeller over 100000 10 keep
business out Of the block.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
DRAGGED MILE BY RUNAWAY
Connecticut Horse Breeder Dying
from Injuries.
lRy telegraph to The Tribune

Winsted, Conn, May 23.-Edgar P.
Wheeler, Of Warren. a prominent breeder
Of horses, is dying to-night as a result
OF being dragged nearly a mile by a
runaway colt. He was driving the ami
nal to a suky near his home this af-
ternoon, when an automobile, driven by
Professor c. A. Baird. OF Columbia Uni
versity. who had with him Professor
James p Shotwell. also Of Columbia
University, approached
The young horse started to run. and
Mr.. Wheeler's foot was caught in the
relns Al last the colt boted into field
and was caught by a farmer just as
Messrs. Baird and Shotwell. who had fol-
lowed the runaway in their automobile
arrived.
Wheeler was unconscious, his head
being terribly cut and bruised by con-
tact with the rough roadway. He was
lifted into the automobile and driven to
the home OF William L. Hopkins. Doc
tors said ne could not recover. Baird
and Shotwell were sorely grieved over
the accident
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
SHIPS CRASH IN FOG
Pilot Boat Sunk and Passenger
Steamer Goes Aground.

A thick fog, which came up suddenly
yesterday was responsible for two mis-
haps off Sandy Hook and the Ambrose
Channel last night. Shortly after p. m.
the steamship Birma, of the Russian
East Asiatic Steamship Line. went
aground off Swinburne Island, while out
bound for Libau and Rotterdam with
fifty cabin and three hundred steerage
passengers She was floated at 1880
=. m.
At 1915 p. m. the pilot boat Ambrose
Snow sank In the main ship channel as
the result Of collision with the Clyde
Line freighter Delaware. The two ves-
sells were proceeding in the same direc-
tior, and the liner struck the pilot boat
on the starboard quarter. She sank al
most Immediately. The steamer appar-
emily was hndamaged.
The fog was dense at the time, and
those on watch had no warning OF the
approaching steamer. All hands took to
the small boats, and no lives were lost
Wreckng vessels will endeavor to raise
the pilot boat tomorrow. She lies
about one eighth Of a mile north by east
of the Quick Step Bell Buoy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WOMAN BEATEN AND LEFT
FOR DEAD BY ROBBER
Contractor. Returning to His
Home in FIatbuSh. Finds
Wife Unconscious.
HER RECOVERY DOUBTFUL
Fights Desperately, and the AS
sailant Flees Without Booty
Second Attack in
That Section.
HER RECOVERY DOUBTFUL

The second Of murderous assaults upon
Flatbush women at their homes within
month was discovered last night by VIZ
for Pfaumer. a contractor. when he ar
rived AT his home. at No. l322 East l"n
.,raa, and stumbled over the uncon-
scious form OF his wife, who was lyins
on a rug in the parlor.
He switched on the electric light ana
saw his wife was bleeding from many
wounds on the head and face. He tele-
nhoned 10 the Coney Island Hospital for
an ambulance. and Mrs. Phaumer was
removed 10 that institution.
II was three hours before she recoY-
cred consciousness. Then she told the
story of the assault. which tallies IN
avery irnportant detail with a similar at
,ack upon Mrs Annie MiXsell, widow,
=, her home. No GIG East 32d street, on
April %.
about n week ago" said Mrs
Pnaumer. who is thirty-two years old
"a man. heavy built and tall. VINO
looked Ike an Indian. asked to see the
upper aoor Of my house. which Is Tor
rent He said It pleased him but that
he would return later after consulting
his wife
"Ue came back this afternoon ana
said he would rent the floor. He gave
me SO deposit and asked for a receipt
cat down Ia n writing desk and. as
did no struck me on the head with a
blackjack.
The blow did not stun me- as my
thick hair broke the force OF the blow.
I grappled with him. seizing his wrists
and tried To bring the struggle toward
tho pantel. where there was sharp
paper cutter that would be some de-
fence.
81 kept screaming as | struggled with
the man. who swore that he would Kill
me II I did not shut up but | only
screamed the louder.
"FfnaIlN he wrenched his hands free
He grabbed me by the throat win one
hand. and as things began 10 grow black
saw him draw revolver from his
pocket. and a moment later he struck
me on the forehead with 1t. do not re-
member any more
The police say that Mrs. Pfaumers
assailant struck her at least twenty
times with the revolver butt, and tho
marvel is that he did not kill her. As
II is she is suffering from concussion
of the brain, and the physicians fear she
has a fractured skull.
The police OF the Parkville station.
who are working on the case. believe
they know who her assailant is. and ex-
meet 10 arrest him within twenty-four
hours.
He did not steal anything, although
there were 5000 I'm cash and four diamond
rings in the desk where he attacked Mrs.
Pfaumer.
The police believe the assaiant was
certain he had killed Mrs. Pfaumer and
made his escape as quickly as possible,
not stopping to ransack the house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
HARD COAL TO JUMP
At SIGN FROM ROADS
Eiqht Big Lines Directly Control
78Per Cent of Total Output
of Anthracite.
MERCHANTS AWAIT ORDERS
When Circular Reaches Them To-
morrow They Will Add rs Gents
a Ton to Domestic Sizes-"In-
dependents Virtually Con-
trolled by Combination.

Eight railroads controlled in 1907 ISO4
per cent of the entire production Of an
thracite in the United States. The pro
portion to-day is. If anything greater
than this This figure. however does not
present the complete story of the grip
which these eight railroads, with their
tonnage and price understandings, eX-
ercise over the anthracite industry.
The reason why the independent coal
operators, even though they mine onlY
81 96 per cent Of the anthracite supply,
do not inject a semblanCe of competition
into the trade may be found in the eX-
istenCe Of what are known as the 10
per cent contracts" Through these con-
tracts the alleged independent" opera
tors dispose of more than third Of their
total output 10 the coal departments or
subsidiary companies Of the eight rail
roads
TIE story Of the struggle which result
ed in the closing of these 65 per cent
contracts is one of the most interesting
IT. the annals Of monopoly development
in this country. Suffice il 10 say AT this
point that the independents who are
parties to them have agreed that the
contracts should run for the life of the
mines. thus silencing forever all their
protests against their provisions.
The control Of the eight railroads over
these So per cent contract operators is
therefore, only less complete than their
control of their own subsidiary coal
mining companies. And as these con-
tract operators produce a third of the
coal mined by the independents, or
roughly, per cent of the total produc-
ton Of anthracite, they swell the per
centage of production over which the
eight railroads exercise sovereignty to S5
This. then, is the anthracite octopus
which purposes TO boost the price OF the
necessity OF life IL controls % cents
ton TO cover an advance in the cost Of
production of approximately 10 cents, as
The Tribune pointed out yesterday
morning.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
LOVE IS EVERYTHING,
SAYS MRS. GARLAND
Woman Who Gives Up S1O,OOO.-
coo Tells Why She viii
Marry Again.
MAY HAVE DOVER RIGHT
Fiance, Who Is Lawyer, De-
clares That Is a Matter of
Litigation-Charities To
Be Continued.
MAY HAVE DOVER RIGHT
lbs Telegraph 70 The Trihun" J

Eoston. Nv 23-"Money isn't every
thing and love is-or pretty nearly am
There Won have the explanation Of Mrs.
lanes 4. Garland herself Of why she is
calmly giving up SlO""""o The beau
tiful widow. whose announcement that
che is 70 give up the money left her by
her husband on condition that she never
marry again. to-day told why she was To
marry on Saturday Francis Gushing
Green % New York, her school frieni
and sweetheart.
At her summer home in Bourne to-day
Mrs Garland and her lance both de
clared that they were happy and didn't
care about the money.
Il am marrying for love-" said Mrs.
Garland
Same here" said her fance.
And the both of them smiled, as II TO
say that S1OGOO.OOO didn't appeal to
them. anyhow.
"Mr. Green is my attorney" said Mrs.
Garland. "and so I'll let him do the talk
ing"
"To tell you the truth" said Mr.. Green,
there isn't much TO tell you about the
romance. I have known Mrs. Garland
ever since we were youngsters. We've
always been the best of friends and I've
always admired her immensely. We
grew up. She married. and you know all
about that. When her husband died |
was her attorney and became manager
Of her estate, and on Saturday I'm 20
marry her
"Wil she continue 10 live here"
Yes. for the summer, at any rate"
How about her numerous pet char
tiles here? VIII she give those up?"
NO, indeed; though now don't think
YOU can call them charities. They are
all self-supporting.
And it's true that she will forfeit that
large amount Of money when she mar
ries you?"
That's what the will says" he re-
Piled. rather eyasively, and again he
smiled
But isn't a widow entitled 10 a third,
anyway"
That's more n matter of litigation.
believe. She's certainly clever plucky
little woman, and it's wonderful the way
she has brought up those children"
Mrs. Garland is the sister of Frederic
Tudor. Of Needham; Mrs. Frederick :.
Converse, Of the Crossways. Westwood
who was formerly Emma Tudor; Mrs.
Edward w. Slade, who was Euphemia
Tudor, and Mrs. w Startling Burgess,
the first wife of Alexander II. Higgin-
mond Tudor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WEDDING LICENSE UNUSED
After Obtaining 1t Miss Fownes
Decides to Wait.
fBy Telegraph TO The Tribune !

pittsburgh. May 23.-Miss Mary Fownes.
a golf player Of national reputation. and
Mathew J. Scammel. Of Sparrow Point
Md went to youngstown, Ohio. yesterday,
attained a marriage license, thought bet
Ter Of IT, and returned to Pittsburgh ar
riving here Just before midnight.
Henry c. Fownes, father of the girl also
10 q golf player known throughout the
United States
oIt was only little foolish stunt" said
Nt,ss Eownes. and we're sorry IT hap
nened. Really, we didn't get married, you
Lnou but we are going to real SOON
Mr.. Fownes said his daughter and scam
mel had been engaged since last Decem-
her but he did not think they Intended to
get married until autumn. scammeI has
gone East.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

MY friends thought when was out
West while ago that they kept me
middling lively, but New Jersey has got
the West beaten 10 a frazzle!' cried
Theodore Roosevelt TO more than ten
| thousand men and women In Essex
Troop Armory, in the Roseville section
OF Newark, last night.
you've kept me going so fast to-day
that I couldn't keep up with you he
shouted az the top of his overworked
vocal chords.
We've got somebody else going, TOO:
came from the sweating multitude that
stood on tiptoe to get a glimpse OF the
colonel
MY enemies can't get me going" the
colonel flashed back. and the crowd
laughed and cheered so long that Mr..
Roosevelt had 10 interrupt.
IF you would only vote as you shout!'
he falsettoed merrily.
Don't worry about New Jersey"
counselled another.
Let's tho Other Fellow Worry.
Pm not worrying about anything.
I'm letting the other fellow do that"
he shouted as he threw back his head
and shook himself. BY this time the
armory was doing most OF the talking,
and il was all of the sort that showed
its delight in Colonel Roosevelt and
it's devotion to his candidacy The
speech. which outlined again the colo
ners position on the so-called recai OF
judicial decisions lasted nearly an hour,
II was closely followed by another In
Military Park, where more than SUN
had gathered. From there the colonei
was whirled into Jersey City for the last
speech of the day.
Yesterdays tour began with. demon-
stration at the Erie station In Jersey
CITY about II o'clock. Colonel Roose-
Welt was obliged to step out or his pri-
vate car bound for Paterson and say
few words. AT Paterson he spoke 10
more than 5000 at the railroad station
and to more than 1900 in the 9th Regt-
ment Armory. At Passaic more han
. 600 heard him in the High School hall,
and from then on until he reached New
ark. about 9 o'clock, his journey was
one of continuous demonstration. The
crowds were not so large as they were
In PENNSYLVANIA, but they were more
domonstrative than they were in ONO.
The colonel traversed seven Congress
districts and four counties-Passaic.
Bergen. Essex and Hudson-in twenty
five miles. covering a territory OF ricn
manufacturing districts that support
million and half of population.
Confident Of Twsnty-four Delegates.
Everywhere he was accompanied by
Borden D. Whiting, chairman OF The
Roosevelt committee; ex-Governors E. {.
stokes and J. Franklin Fort, Everett
Colby and George L. Record. leader OF
the Roosevelt forces in Hudson County.
The Roosevelt people are most conndeht.
They are cocksure Of carrying the state
on the preferential ballot, and they lay
claim IN at least twenty of the twenty
four district delegates and the four deis-
gates-at-large.
Colonel Roosevelts manner OF speak
ing and the character of his remarks
throughout the day showed pretty plain
" that he regards New Jersey as al
ready won. His speeches contained none
Of the rancor OF personal enmity toward
President Taft, and his illusions 10 the
President were of the sort that he In
dulged In at the mass meeting In Car
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WILBUR WRIGHT BETTER
Inventor Regains Consciousness
and Speaks to Relatives.

Dayton, Ohio, May 23.-The condition
Of Wilbur Wright at midnight is slightly
improved and attending physicians are
hopeful that the improvement Will con-
tinue.
The inventor has regained conscious
ness and is able to recognize and speak
10 members Of his family. all Of whom
are at his bedside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
rgv Telegraph to The Tribune

rro,tor y 7. May 23.-President
TAFT entered New Jersey to-nign, anu
hogan a whirlwind campaign Tor dele-
eatss ir this the last state in which
presidential preference primary VIII De
hold before the Republican National CON
vert,on. He made speeches at Camden
and Burlington before finishing MS
nights work at a huge meeting mere.
The President appeared tired. and MS
voice was husky and lacked power 10
oorrv far over the heads Of the people
who thronged into the armories IN WHICH
The meetings were held at Camden ana
bare Nevertheless, he made straight
forward. earnest presentation OF his side
~ tho controversy, into which, he said
the unfair dealing Of Theodore Roosevelt
had forced him.
~ ask only for justice" he said az eacn
meeting. Il am not asking FOR raVors'
but am as entitled TO justice as the
hunblest citizen In the land.
Again the President took occasion 10
declare frankly and positively that there
was no trace Of personal ambition IN MS
campaigning as he is doing. he oe-
pIored the necessity Of it.
II am not here to clear my poht'cai
ranutation." he said. "MucKraking
magazines and newspapers nave maze
MANY attacks on me, but l care nothlhs
for them. save as they serve to poison
tho minds OF the people. l am not
moved to come here by personal am
bition. I could get along with only one
term as President Not so many men
get even that" the President chuckled'
,,,,ue the audience laughed with him.
"Rut am here because this is a Crisis
IN vour country's history which should
nerve YOU to prevent the dangers which
thraatening constitutional govern
ment.'
Busy Day in Philadelphia.
The President had busy day in Phila-
ae,nhia at various meetings before ne
arterad embattled New Jersey.
camden. where he made his first
snaech. is the county seat OF a hot Re-
nuhlican constituency A delegation
drove over TO Philadelphia for him In
DAG trimmed automobiles, and brought
him through streets lined with cheering
c,t,zans TO the Sd Regiment armory
II was the first time President OF the
1rnited States had ever visited Camden.
As a result the militia turned out TO
greet him, and the small boys had moro
t,,r than on the annual visit of the big
circus.
Crowd Awaiting President.
Long before the President reached the
armorv there was throng waiting. the
people in charge Of the meeting had
made a special effort to let the women
have a chance to see the distinguished
visitor. so the only seats In the place
galleries on three sides Of the armory-
had been reserved for them. New Jer-
cav &c not one of the suffrage states.
The voters stood in dense mass on
the floor of the armory while the Presi-
dent smoke. They were not comfortable
bv any means. AS a result there was
constant stream of people going in and
ont of the place and a din from the
curious youth in the rear OF the nan
= against which the Presidents voice could
not make great deal Of headway
But Mr.. Taft was resignedly cheerful
under it all Especially was he cheer-
ful when he heard Mr.. Aver, in intro
ducing him, lken the ex-President 10
Continued on second page. third column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
SHIP BRINGS $50 MICE.

The Atlantic Transport liner Mesaba,
which has brought many thousand horses
and cows 10 this country from England
arrived here yesterday with a consignment
of SO white mice. She left London with
thousand rodents, but $50 died during the
tourney. TIE little animals, which were
kent I'm small boxes. were consigned to DR.
Francis c. Wood. professor of pathology
OF the College OF Physicians and Surgeons.
and will be used for experimental purposes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
SUFFRAGISTS SEEK REVENGE
Plan Boycott on Britain for
Pankhurst Sentence.
fRv Telegraph to The Tribune.

Milwaukee, May 23.-The MISSISSIPPI
Valley suffragist conference to-day re-
ceiyed a resolution presented by Mrs.
l.. Bracket Bishop, Of Chicago propos-
ing that all women identified with the
sufrraeette movement and all sympa-
thizers refuse to buy British made goods
or to buy in British stores when travel
ling abroad as an American protest
against the imprisonment OF Mrs. Pank-
hurst as a criminal.
The resolution was not acted upon TO-
day. as the convention "as IN MiIwau-
kee for the day as recess rom ,is lts
real labors in Chicago and action VIII
bc taken at Chicago tomorrow. Mrs.
R,shop il the wife Of the president OF
the Chicago Board of Fire Underwriters.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
EARTHQUAKE IN HAWAII.

Honolulu, May 23-The Island Of Hawaii
was shaken last night by The severest
earthquake experienced in years. Wireless
advices report Mauna Loa smoking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
MopE ASaURY PARK TRAINS

Under Pennsylvania Railroad schedule ef-
fective May %. additional trains between
New York and Long Branch and Asbury
Park will be operSted.-AdyI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

II was officially announced on January II
that Dr. Muck had been engaged 10 return
10 the directorship Of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra after an absence OF four
years. He left Boston to become general
musical director of the Imperial Theatres
by the German Emperors appointment IT
was understood then that he would return
10 Boston when his engagement abroad was
ended The efforts OF the Germans 10 de-
tain him have made his stay longer one
than he intended
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

ANrEpILUviaN WHiskEY.
All onoJ hnt,ls and cafes sci good whiskcys.
ASK Tor Antediluyian. Luyties Bros \. Y.
-Adyt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24
WANT TO RETAIN DR.. MUCK
Germans Would Have Imperial
Government Take Action.

Berlin, May 23-In the Prussian House
Of Lords to-day Professor Waldeyer,
president Of the Academy Of Sciences.
called attention to the intended depart
ure of DR.. Karl Muck from Germany to
assume the dictatorship Of the SYM
phony Orchestra at Boston. He urged
the government to do its utmost TO in
duce Dr. Muck to remain In Berlin.
Similar remarks were made in The
IL 4 M her Of Denntioc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
soc per case Of 6 slass-stoppered botteA
Adv
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-24

GENERAL CHANGE OF TIME TABLES.
A general change will be made In the
time tables OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
on Sunday, May 2e.-AdyL
Middletown transcript., 1912-01-13
Elected Officers

At the annual meating of the Cantwell
Mutual Insurance Company held in
Odessa, the following Board OF Directors
was elected for the ensuing year: Daniel
W. Corbit, NJ N. WIllits, Colen Ferguson,
Clarence E. Pool. F. B. Watkins, A. P
Corbit and L. V. Aspril, Jr. The board
later organized by electing the following
officers: President, Daniel w. Corbit;
Secretary and Treasurer, Joseph G. Brown.
The company has had a most prosperous
year, the losses amounting to only SlO6. SO,
the surplus being So 10000, making an
aggregate of $4S, ,9S3.G3, and the market
value $6l ,57J.3S.
Middletown transcript., 1912-01-13
PROF. SMITH INJURED

Rrof. Edward Lawrence Smith, in.
structor in modern languages at Delaware
College, met with a serious accident
while cunning for ducks on the fats at
Principle, Md, Wednesday afternoon.
He was lying fiat in a sink box, which
was being pushed by bov whose gun in
some way was accidentally discharged.
Had Prof. Smith not been lying down he
might have been killed. As il was, the
shot shattered the box and some of it
struck him on the cheek and ear. One
shot lodged near bis right eye and it is
feared this may prove serious. Hosea
Smith, father OF Prof. Smith, and Cecil
Watts, a student at the college, also
we're on the cunning trip. The injured
man was hurried to Baltimore, where an
eye specialist was consulted. Prof. Smith
came home that night but returned to
Baltimore the next morning, to permit
the specialist to make another examiua.
ton.
Middletown transcript., 1912-01-13
A TASTE OF REAL WINTER

The goose bone, the corn hush, prophets
the persimmon and nat chaps, who predict
ed al awful winter, are seemingly vindi-
Gated, though until the first week in JAM
uary the W. ather has been almost mild
enough for linen busters. The festive
lLermom. has been way down in the cell
lar for several dsys-touched the dismal,
abysmal figure OF ZERO!
But it is an "ill wind that blows nobody
goOd"-the iceneD are happy, for hard
ICE Z or inches thick is the crop, that is
being harvested and the small boy with
his sled is also highly pleased with both
Ice and snow.
The sidewalks for several days have
been covered with ice, and the cases OF
pedestrians suddenly seating themselves
hard Oh the e''cold, cold ground" were mum.
erous. The 'middle-of plan
Of travel has been popular. But never
ia nd, spring is coming We will soon be
hearing the hoarse serenade Of the bull
frogs,in the marshes, the cheep of the
feathered visitors returned from their
Winter visit south, and the everlasting
bOzz, buzz Of the internal fly, that We
have been swatting all Winter