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New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
FIGHT TO FINISH IN MISSOURI
Clark and Folk Followers TO Battle for
State 8 Delegates.

ST. Louis. Jan. 2S.-Virgil Rule. chair
man of Speaker Clark's campaign COM
mittee. tonight addressed a letter TO Lon
Sanders. campaign manager of former
Governor J. w Folk in which he refused
TO appoint two Clark supporters 10 meet
with Folk supporters TO provide for d.
vidcd delegation at the Baltimore cOnyen>
tion.
Rule called attention TO the statements
issued by Folk and Clark a short time ago
in which they agreed 10 abide by the de-
clsion Of the delegates at the state con-
vention at Joplin each declaring he would
refuse to permit his name TO be used as a
Presidential possibility If his opponent
was indorsed by the delegates.
The letter is written In reply to one by
Sanders in which ne urged both camps to
adopt William J. Bryan's idea OF har-
mony and agree on some plan for di-
vided delegation.
Sanders, commenting on Rules letter,
said Clark's mana gers had. in rejecting
Bryan's harmony advice. refused the last
opportunity for peace among Missouri
Democrats 1T is now n fight TO the fin
ish" he said
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29

,,,h, when A young man he was an
d, tho army. and was expelled TOT
a,i,i,,. a conspiracy rgainst the re-
80 uis career has been compared
In that of President Bando of BoliVia'
Ai,.,o erst assumed power as dictator,
a,.d a vssr tater was elected constitutional
president. His first administration va,
MARKED by n liberal policy. The power oi
tho Church was wiped out ana the pc,
o,,is,tes of the clergy were abolisheo. lie
,yss friendly TO the United States ana ue-
a,ar.d his intention of aiding American
.nterprise. This policy he relterdteu !"
1905 As young man he was aC'iNe 81
fomentinR discord I'm Panama.
General Eloy Alfaro was reputed 10 oe
the brains of the revolution which mas )usI
andod Last August he resigned as Pres
,dont Carlos Freile assuming the duties
90 cbief executive and forming a provl-
sioral government General Alfaro went
10 the Chilian Legation
OF him IL has been said: "Haith Il ~
force He has faith IN all that is right
lie cannot comprehend discouragemeht
IIe is making a perpetual sacrifice to an
ideal" He fought against Garcio MO
reno. against Vtintemilla, against FIorez
against Caamano. and his fight was al
ways persistent and terrible. lie had
travelled all over the world, and several
American cities had known his presence
He was the friend and confdant of Mon
taylo. tie friend of Mitre, the Argentine
Iibe-a!: OF Lorenzo Montufar, the great
radi .a,. and of Santiago Perez. Alfaro
claimed to be good Catholic, but always
maintained that the Church should keep
its influence out Of politics and devote its
attention to the spiritual welfare of the
ponnlp
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
DRIVES AUTO ON HUDSON
Over Ice from Tarrytown to
Rockland Lake Light.

Robert H. Hopkins, OF South Broadway,
Tarrytown, showed unusual daring when he
drove his automobile from Tarrytown to
Rockland Lake lighthouse, on the river
Yesterday afternoon. The feat had never
been attempted before. Hopkins was alone.
and II was considered a hazardous feat. az
only a few days ago tugs from New York
broke through the ice 20 Rockland Lake
Hopkins Is a son OF the late Robert L..
lIopkins, an oil man who left millions.
Clinton o. Hadley, who has an aeroplane
! I'm Mineola WIGS In TaTrytown yesterday,
and stated that II the weather remained
cold and the ice stayed in the river he
would take his rachine there. lie also
promfsed to race with Fred koenig In his
car The Hudson wa2 crowded all day
with people. and there were a number Of
automobile and trotting races, horses and
machines coming from Ossining and White
Plains. Thousands OF skaters also enjoyed
| tho sport
Those who dared to cross to Nyack found
a crack in the ice about flve feet wide, but
an cnterprislng yScgro was there with a
heavy plank abuVhe charged "A nickel a
passenger to get over and did thriving
business. A number OF women made the
tourney.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
MORE TREASURE FROM RUINS
Valuable Securities Transferred from
Equitable Building Debris.

4 big force OF bank clerks and officers.
working under the eyes Of detectives and
guarded by police. labored all day yester-
day removing the millions in securities from
the ruins OF the Equitable Building. Eleven
vaults in the Mercantile Trust Company's
quarters, on the Broadway side, were
emptied Of their contents. and nve safes
were brought out. and everything was
transferred 10 the offices OF the Carnegie
Trust Company. opposite.
Two big motor trucks were kept busy In
Nassau street taking away decks and office
furniture from the old quarters Of August
Belmont & Co The Thompson. starrett
Company had force Of 200 men removing
iron girders from the inside OF the build
ing and officials OF the Equitable company
were on hand experimenting the disposal
Of valuable packages from the ruins.
The Building Department announced yes
terday that II had satisfied itself that the
body Of Frank Neider wilh be found among
the ruins on the Broadway and Cedar street
corner IL will probably be a week or ten
days before any search will be attempted.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
NEW YORKER LOST AT SEA
E. G. Bangs Disappears from
Steamer Off Hatteras.

Charleston, S. c.. Jan. 2S.-The Clyde Line
steamer Mohawk, which arrived at Charles
ton from New York early to-day, brought
news of the loss of L. c. Bangs, of West
e7th street. New York City, who vanished
from the liner on Saturday when off Cape
Hatteras. Bangs IS believed TO have slipped
on the snow-covered deck and fallen over
hoard. His wife stated that he left his
staterOom shortly after midnight on FL
day saying that he was feeling badly and
would walk aft. He was never seen agair.
His wife and an uncle Emory Wolford,
who were making the voyage with him.
left the ship at Charleston and took the
train for New York
r. c. Bangs who lost his life by falling
from the deck OF the steamer Mohawk,
was the son of Arson NJ Bangs. a con-
tractor, OF this city, and was associated
with his father in business. At his home,
No. 205 West 18th street, last night Mr..
Bangs vigorously denied the possibility of
suicide in connection with the drowning
OF his son. He said that his son was in
the best of health, and that the stories
told by passengers about the rough passage
OF the Mohawk and the encounter with a
big wave about the time the young man
was last seen on deck explained fully the
cause OF the accident. Mr.. Bangs was
graduated from Harvard with the class Of
%. and soon afterward married. He was
prominent member Of the New York Har-
ward club. Mr.. Bangs was twenty-six years
old
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
Stubs GIVES REASONS
Governor Tells Basis for Belief in
RooSevelt'S Nomination.
SOLID SOUTH IS BROKEN
Says Many Organization Men
Who Are Now Against Former
President Will Soon Change.

Governor Stubba Of Kansas. who said
on Saturday after taking luncheon win
| Colonel Roosevelt at oyster Bay that NJ.
| Roosevelt would undoubtedly he nominated
nv the Republican convention In Chicago,
and that he would also just as undoubtod-
~ he elected gave an idea ycsterda" Of
his reasons for speaking 20 emphatically
and with such assurance In his statement
OF Saturday.
I'm doins go he added two names to 'ho
list of governors who have been mcn-
toned as working for the Roosevelt move
mcnt. when Inc said that Governor AL
! rich OF Nebraska and Governor Bass Of
New Hampshire we're strongly In farIr of
Mr.. Roosevclts nomination and would
probably ally themselves shortly with the
Roosevelt national committee which has
been organized In Chicago.
These Governors. together with Gov
crnors Hadley Of Missouri Osborn OF Mich
igan. Glasscock OF West Virginia. and Gov
ernor Stubbs have been and are in con-
tnual correspondence with regard TO the
Roosevelt situation and sentiment In their
various states and sections Besides these
heads uf states. Governor Stubbs said poll
tlclans of several Southern states and Of
Ohio were IN communication with tho Gov
eruors and with Alexander n. Rcvell, Of
Chicago. chairman Of the Roosevelt ma
tiOndl committee.
From what no had learned Governor
Stubs had no hesta'cG, he said. In de-
Clarlng that the supposedly solid phalanN
Of Southern delegates would not 20 TO CHI
cago a unit for President TAFT. and he was
equally positive I'm asserting that even Ohio
would send split delegation
lie said his Information from tho South
came from men who have In the past DOM
mated Southern delegations. As to his
statement about the ohio delegation, the
Governor was asked To give names. lie
answered that he had every reason TO he
llcva that his informants knew what they
were talking about, hut did not want their
names made public at this time.
Governor Stubhs admitted frankly that
, the organization politicians generally were
not FOR Roosevelt In Kansas. he said, the
most active organization leaders were en-
phatiCally against hIm. but he pointed out
that In New Yorl, state, I'm 1905. It was an
open secret that the organization was
against Hughes. but the delegates gave
him their first vote, nevertheless.
N the Othor states demanded citizen
OF this state" said the Governor, IT would
be very unusual II the delegates OF this
state vote against him.
Governor Stubbs was unwilling to esti-
mate the number OF Roosevelt delegates
that he thought would appear ut the Chi-
CaEo convention, but he believed there
would bc enough TO nominate the former
I President.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
THINKS REPUBLIC A FAILURE
Boston Preacher Says Breach Between
Poor and Rich Is Widening.

New Haven. Jan. 2S.-Special sermons In
local Protestant churches at the morning
services and mass meeting this afternoon
marked the seventeenth annual meeting OF
the Lords Day League OF New England
here to-day
At the Dwight Place Church the Rev
Herbert S, johnson, pastor OF the Warren
Avenue Baptist Church. Boston, said that
the principles Of equality OF the present
dsv we're on par with those in France
iust prior to the French Revolution that
democracy was being destroyed, and that
the breach between the very poor and the
very rich was growing wider every day
In looking at things from an economic
point OF view he said he was inclined Ia
agree with a Republican friend Of his who
said that the republic was failure. and
that king was needed
IL suppose" he said, "he wants Theo-
dore l."
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
HARD BLOW TO INSURGENTS
Exposure of Brandeis in Shoe
Machinery Case Hurts.


Washington, Jan. 2S-Thc Republican I'm -
surgents. and especially the Ia Folletteitcs.
are staggered to-day by the pitllcss expos
ure of their champion, Louis d. Brandeis,
which was one OF the incidents OF yester-
days inquiry WHICH the House Committee
on judiciary IL conducting into the affairs
Of the United Shoe Machinery Company, Of
Boston.
When tho first reports of this exposure
| gained circulation Il was hoped that they
could he disposed OF az the partisan at
tacks OF cx-Representative HttIencld. coun-
sci 10 the machinery company. but on fur
ther examination II has been found that
Mr.. Littlcned's statements are fortified
with documentary evidence. the most i'm
| portant feature bearing the unqucstloned
signature OF Rrandels himself. so that there
is no escape from the exposure.
1t is shown that not only was Brandcis n
stakeholder. n director and counsel 10 the
United Shoe Machinery Company. but that
he exerted his influence to prevent hostile
legislation by the Massachusetts LeRlslat-
ure. Furthermore. there was entered In
evidence n long letter written by Brandcis,
In which he defended I'm eloquent terms Gud
with great particularly the very methods
which since he has ceased 10 be a director
and beneficiary. he has seen NJ so severely
to denounce.
IL is further shown by the evidence Of
President Winslow that Brandels was In
strumental I'm the formation Of the trust
which Ia now being prosecuted by the De-
partment OF Justice. part or the cvi-
dence submitted is the stenographlc record
OF the argument made by Brandcis before
the Massachusetts, Legislature 10 prevent
legislation hostile 10 the leasing methods OF
the company OF which he was director
and which tho Department OF Justice has
declared TO be violation of the Sherman
antitrust law.
Mr. Winslow declares of Brandcs that,
until his acceptance OF employment, by
clients who have interests hostile 10 ours
never did he give any intimation that there
was any legal or moral wrong either in the
organization of the company or In It's meth
DDS Of doing business" And Mr.. Winslow
saws further: "In his present role of an
expounder OF public morals he seeks TO hold
this company up to contumely because 1t
opposed "A law which he himself denounced
publicly as unconstitutional"
The exposure OF Louis ID. Brandeis oc-
| cesions little surprise TO those who have
had opportunity To observe his methods In
the past, but that he should be thus pub
licly exposed is an occasion OF deep con-
Germ to La Toilette and others. who Lave
regarded his support as a valuable politi-
cal asset
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
WILSON HERE, SILENT
Campajqn Manager Hasn't Seen
Any Money from Watterson.
"COURT OF HONOR IS OFF
Jersey Governor Will Follow
Conference in Rhode Island
by Address in Richmond.

Governor Wilson arrived I'm New YORK
| on the $40 express from Princeton last
night and was as mum as an oyster when
asked for his opinion Of Colonel Waiter
sons proposed court of honor The
New Jersey Governor wouldn't discuss
any phase Of his controversy with Mr..
Watterson beyond reaffirmng his state
mcnt Of Friday night, that there was no
foundation Of the COlOncrs statement mat
he had at the Governors suggestion col
lected campaign funds for him.
The Governor met a number Of promi-
nent Rhode Island Democrats at luncheon
at Providence yesterday. among them
George W. Green. the national committee
man from Rhode Island and Frank T..
T'itZsimmons. chairman OF the Democratic
State Committee.
lie spent six hours in Providence, during
which time ne met Democratic leaders
from all parts Of the state and informally
discussed with them political conditions
IN Rhode Island
Dudley Field Malone. United states
Senator O'Gormans son-in-law, was with
Governor Wilson on his New England
trip After talking 10 the newspaper men
the Governor Jumped into taXicab and
went TO the University club for the night
He will leave New York on an early train
for Trenton this morning. so that hc can
clear his desk and he ready for the meet
ing Of the LegisIa ture tonight
William f. McCombs. Governor Wilson =
campaign manager, amplihed his statement
of yesterday IN talking to Tribune re-
porter by denying that Colonel Watterson
had collected money from any source 10
aid Governor Wilson'S campaign
When Mr. McCombss attention was
called to that part of Colonel Watterson' 8
letter to Senator Tllman which said that
the colonel undertook o-assist his accred-
Ned campaign managers in raising the con-
siderable sums of money nccdfui 10 the
prosecution OF his campaign and In this
my efforts were not wholly unfruitful," he
replied
IT Colonel Wattcrson raised any money
for Governor Wilson's campaign fund !
have never seen It,"
Interest I'm the two letters that Colonel
Harvey received from Governor Wilson cN-
planning Why his support was hurting thS
New Jersey Governors candidacy continued
yesterday, and # was intimated that Colo
ncl Watterson's name figured in them. In
fact it was said, Governor Wilson quoted
"Marse Henry as his authority for saying
that Harycys support was hurting him.
Governor Wilson will 20 TO Richmond on
Thursday and speak to the members Of the
Virginia Legislature. While i'm the South
lle may make a few other speeches.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
ERRORS IN BANKS BOOKS
Windsor Locks Savings Concerns
Accounts Show Mistakes.
NEVER HAD TRIAL BALANCE
Officials Say They Cannot Tell
Whether There Is a Shortage
Until Experts Report.

Windsor Locks, Conn, Jan %.-It will be
two months and possibly longer before the
condition OF the Windsor Locks Savings
Bank is determined, according TO state
ment made tonight by G. F. Cleveland its
treasurer. Both Mr.. Cleveland and George
Glover president Of the bank, said tonight
that they could not tell whether there
would be shortage until the books OF the
tsnk had been gone over by an expert.
The bank. against which a restraining
order was Issued Saturday by the courts at
the request OF the State Banking Commits
sion, had on September l. 1911. assets Of
500, ,2i7 56. with deposits OF sio8,S1s7s There
were 600 depositors, the accounts OF nearly
1.5O0 being less than 1900.
Attention was first drawn 10 the bank
when the bank commissioners ascertsined
that there had been no trial balance
taken since business was begun, In ISL.
The death Of Alfred ". Converse, for forty
years treasurer, VINO accidentally sho; him.
self. was also an indirect cause Of the In
vestigation. When Mr.. Cleveland, who be-
came treasurer six months ago was asked
WHY a trial balance had not been taken. he
said that when he entered the bank lie had
thought OF the matter. but as his daily BAL
ances proved. and as none had ever been
taken. ne did not sec why the old ocder Of
things should be changed.
One OF the main causes Of the delay N
adjusting the condition OF the bank VIII
be the inability TO get hold Of tll OF the
nassbooks. Many of the deposltors Eape
moved from town and their addresses car
h,y o1V
The examination Of the books was be-
gun Saturday and resulted in the finding
OF the first blotter with the 1871 accounts
Even in that year there were errors IN
bookkeeping, II is said. One instance was
the failure 10 carry over from one month
10 the next a matter Of 80 cents. II was
also found that deposits had been with
drawn and the bankbooks turned in. but
that the accounts had not been closed on
the hanks books and the interes. was still
being credited to those accounts
Many Of the banks depositors arc en-
ploves OF the local mills, but other than
going 20 the bank and asking for iheir
money and departing In an orderly man
ner when the situation was explained 10
them there has been no excitement. Tho
banks doors will open tomorrow 10 re-
celve the passbooks Of the depositors' oa.
no other business will be transacted
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
RICHARD A. M'CURDY ILL
Former Mutual Life Head Taken
Home on Stretcher.

Living on a railroad stretcher in the bag
gage car of an afternoon Iackawanna
train, Richard A. McCurdy. former presi-
dent Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
panv. was taken to his home, in Morris
town. \. j., yesterday. He had been visit
ing his son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and
Mrs. Robert II. McCurdy, of No. 80 East
51st street
Or. George stuart Willis. Mr. McCurdy
physician. was called TO New York and
accompanied MIN 20 Morristown, where an
ambulance met the train AND conveyed MT.
McCurdy to his home, in South street
Mr.. McCurdv is seyenty-seven years old
to-day There was some talk yesterday
that his foot had been infected, but his son
denied this last night saying the affection
was nothing more than the gout.
The elder McCurdy became connected with
the Mutual in 1860 as counsel. and five years
later became vice-pTesident and director.
In 1856 he was made president. After the
insurance investigations in 1905 he resigned
az president II was found that his salary
was $4,000 annually. and testimony showed
that the McCurdy family had received about
SiOoN,NoO in the twenty years before 1905,
In the last part OF 1906 Mr.. McCurdy
transferred his 100000 house at Morris
town and other Jersey holdings to his wife
and sailed on March l. 1905, for Paris. II
was said ne would end his days there, but
District Attorney Jerome showed signed
agreement that the millionaire would re-
turn when wanted. Suits for about $4,000
were filed by the Mutual for recovery anC
accounting These dragged along in th'
courts and in the mean time Mr. McCurd!
came back to this country in January, 1893
In March. 1909. the Mutual announced th'
suits had been settled by the payment o
$4,000. Of which $4,000 was in cash.
Mr. McCurdy's wife died on May ., 1910
at the age of seventy-two.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
FIRE CAUSES LAWSUITS
Nice Points Involved, Legal Jour.
nal Points Out.

! The legal consequences Of the Equitable
| Building fire are likely TO be farreaching,
according to the current number Of Bench
and Bar" which will be out to-day Suits
in regard to negotiable promissory notes or
bills of exchange which were lost in the fire
will involve several nice legal points.
| The Code Of Civil Procedure provides that
the holder Of promissory note or bill Of
exchange which is negotiable may prove
the contents thereof by secondary evidence
and may recover the amount due there
upon Just as II the instrument were pro-
duced. He must however, furnish To the
defendant written undertaking TO the
effect that he Will indemnify the adverse
party against any claim by any other per-
son on account of the instrument ana
against all costs and expenses by reason OF
such claim
sponsible is 10 be fixed by the judge. but II
Is specified in the code that II must be not
less than twice the amount of the instru-
ment. An exception Is made In an action
prosecuted or defended by the people or by
& public officer acting I'm their behalf.
In the case of non-negotiaDle instruments
no security is necessary, and recovery un-
der such lost instruments IS possible under
the common law. The negotiahility Of the
lost instruments Is not To be assumed, but
must be proved.
Even if the Instrument il q negotiable
enc, nc indemnity need bc furnished II II
can be proved that the instrument was de-
stroyed and not lost. This. however, is
exactly what cannot be done in the case
OF tho Equitable Building fire. for II is
known that during the course OF the blaze,
and particularly after the roof fell I'm,
quantities OF papers were blown out OF the
building and scattered TO great distances.
II has been reported that the records Of
stock transfers Of one or more large cor
porations have been badly mutilated by the
FIRE and that II win be necessary to recon-
struct them. /. may be that the companies
will call I'm all existing stock certificates
and make entire new issues
The rights Of holders whose certificates
have been destroyed. are well protected un-
der tho stock corporation law. Wills are
also likely 10 cause legal complications.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
ANARCHY RULES IN BAHIA
Business Suspended and Consuls Pro
test 20 Rio Government.

Rio de Janeiro. Jan. &-Anarchy prevails
I'm Bahia. The Governor, Aurelio Wanna
who recently withdrew from office, has
taken refuge in the French Consulate
which IS guarded by federal troops. His
successor has also Withdrawn, and the
town. deprived Of control, has been aoan-
doned to the soldicry and populace. Busi-
ness is suspended.
The foreign consuls have protested against
the condition of affairs. The federal gov
crnment has sent General Nespasiano 10
Bahia on a special mission TO restore order
The Minister of Public Works. Dr. j. j.
Scabra, mas resigned, and the Minister OF
Agriculture, Pedro Toledo, has assumed
that office temporarily
New-York tribune., 1912-01-29
.HADLEY BOOSTS ROOSEVELT
Colonels Missouri Friends Plan
State Wide Organization.

BY Telegraph to The IrlDune.I
Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 2S.-A state wide
Roosevelt organization. formed yesterday.
will ask primaries in any district in which
the sentiment of the voters Is In doubt.
Subsidiary Roosevelt organizations Will be
formed I'm every Congressional district and
county of the state.
In q statement issued just before leaving
for Jefferson City, Governor Hadley said:
After comforting with representative Re
publicans from every Congressional district
and majority of the counties of the state
/ am more than ever convinced that
large majority of the Republicans OF the
state desire Roosevelt's nomination. and a
large majority of the people want to see
him the next President"