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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
AGAIN OPEN 0'NEAL CASE
Probe of Gibson's Career Takes
Investigators Over Old Ground.

AS a result Of their delvlng into the life
and alleged crimes Of Burton w. Gibson,
Assistant District Attorneys Wasservogel
and Murphy, who are conducting the In
yestigation, in cooperation with District
Attorney Rogers OF Orange County, de-
cided yesterday to open up again the
mysterious disappearance Of John Rice
O'Neal. ONeal, who was one OF gibson
clients, dropped out Of sight In May. 1911.
under circumstances which soon after
ward led to the calling Of Gibson to Police
Headquarters, where he was put through
something like a third degree" by
Deputy Commissioner Dougherty.
A letter was received at the British
Consulate yesterday from James Dun
leavy, a lawyer, OF Greenbridge. Mullin-
gar County, West Meath, ireland. O'Neals
home, stating that additional Information
had been made known TO him by the
missing mans relatives showing Gibson's
intimacy with him and his control OF his
money matters.
1t was also called to Mr.. Wasservogers
attention that Herman f. Olsen. now Nv
ing at Central Park, Long Island, was
the man who introduced ONeal 10 1ip-
son, and probably could tell more about
the missing man up to the time OF his
disappearance than any one else. Olsen
was a manufactures OF wooden legs, ana
made a new limb for ONeal. O'Neal
never called for the limb, which Is still
waiting for him at Lawrence Bros, q
Co.'S, In the Bible House, Fourth avenue
and sth street.
o'Neal held a mortgage for 1900 on
Olsen's place at Central Park. Just be-
fore o'Neal disappeared Gibson bought
the mortgage from him for $500. 1t was
alleged that ONeal had this money In
his possession the last time he visited
Gibson's Office, never to be seen after
ward by any one who knew him. Mr..
Wasservogel said yesterday that he
would get into communication with Olsen
70 find out all he knew about Gibson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
LITTLE SLEEP FOR STRAUS
League Endorsement Problem
Robbed Him of Rest.

lfrom stan Correspondent Of The Tribune.
Niagara Falls. n. Y, oct lin accept
ING the Independence League nomination
Oscar 8. Straus, Progressive candidate
Tor Governor. settled to-day a problem
which had been worrying him ever since
the beginning Of the present trip. His de-
cision came after he had spent almost
the entire night following his Rochester
meeting in discussing the question After
only two hours sleep ne talked with State
Chairman Hotchkiss on the telephone this
morning. Then ne announced that he had
decided to accept the Endorsement.
The Endorsement problem caused Mr..
straus TO change, his plans for the day.
Instead Of continuing on his private car
and speaking at Albion. Medina, Lock-
port and North Tonawanda, he stayed in
Rochester and left the work OF these
meetings 20 his running mate, Frederick
~. Davenport. He caught an afternoon
train In time to speak at an evening meet
Ing here
After he arrived here Mr.. Straus decid-
ed not to go TO New York to register to-
morrow. but to continue the schedule
originally mapped out which will take
MIN into New York on Sunday. He will
speak tomorrow at Newark, Lyons and
oswego
The meeting IN Niagara Falls attracted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
AGAIN ACCUSES COLONEL
La Toilette Charges Roosevelt
with Double Dealing.

Direct charges Of double dealing by
Theodore Roosevelt and his friends are
made by Senator Robert NJ La Toilette
In his second chapter Of THE True Story
OF the Campaign" which appears In the
forthcoming number OF La Follette's
Magazine" The Senator asserts, also,
that Medill Mccormick tempered with lit
erature that was TO be sent out from the
La Toilette headquarters, but, with the
aid of Mrs. La Toilette. the plot of SUBJ
stitution was prevented.
Senator La Toilette declares that when
Roosevelt returned from his 1911 tour he
promised to support the Senator and to
recommend him in THE Outlook"
1t Is stated that support was promised
to the Senator by Senator Cummings and
Clifford Pinchot also assured him that
Roosevelt would aid him. Then. through
the financial aid of c. r. Crane. William
Kent. Clifford and Amos Pinchot and
Alfred X. Baker, headquarters were
opened by La Toilette. But a call TO the
public announcing the candidacy was
never made because Cummings refused to
sign.
According TO Senator La Toilette, al
though he was Endorsed by Progressives
from thirty states. James r. Garfield put
on the damper. and significant statement
that "The Outlook was merely recon-
mending and not committing the move
ment 10 any one man followed. The rea-
son for this statement, the Senator de-
clares, was the conclusion that Taft had
lost the West and that there was a pos
sibility OF beating Taft The Roosevelt
sentiment was then started.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12

an audience Of about eight hundred per-
sons, who received Mr.. Straus IN a very
iiienuiy manner He attacked the Demo-
cratic party for its record on state roads
saying:
we are building some highways In
TINS state and that is a very important
matter to the people Of this state Now.
IN the frst place, propose that those
highways shall be run for the benefit Of
lhe people, and shall not be diverted from
'hei proper direction in order to reach
any private house. propose to abolish
any system that places three foremen
over one pickaxe. / will tell you why
propose to do that 1t is because any ad-
ministration that / have a thing to do
with Is not going to select Its workmen
ior the highways by using their voting
capacity as test; We will simply con-
sioer their picking capacity. Now, that
may not be good politics, but am rather
100 long on the planet already to begin
TO try to learn new tricks at this stage
OF the game.
Il do not know whether you have ever
heard of Tammany Hall up here. You
know 1t is a very benevolent organiza-
ton. 1t has a great history. 1t once
was a local organization, but now 1t has
grown, like a great many other CONNER
cial enterprises, into a state affair. 1t
even reaches way up to the White House.
Why. 1 understand that Mr.. sulzer has
promised his wife that he expects TO go
to the White House. Now. that is where
he has an advantage over me, too. l
never expect to 90 there. I think It is
glory enough to manage the AFFAIRS Of the
Empire State, and in managing them 1
am not going TO squirt at the White
House at ALL am just going TO keep my
eyes on the people OF this state, and 1
hope / may conduct myself SO we'll that
they will never want me to leave It,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
CABINET TO AID TAFT
Nagel, stimson, Knox and Perhaps
Wickersham to Speak.

Washington. Oct 11.-Severai members
Of the Cabinet will enter the political cam
paign with speeches in behalf OF Presi-
dent Taft In the closing weeks OF the con-
test.
In addition to weeks tour IN Missouri
Secretary Nagel Of the Department OF
Commerce and Labor will speak IN renh-
syivania on october 20 and - IN CieVe-
land, October rs; In Buffalo. oc.opei- .
g. poonester. october 2S, and in Syracuse,
October %. He will speak In Ohio on
october 81 and ~.
II the arguments in the intermountain
cases in the Supreme Court, which begin
next week, are completed in time Attor-
nov General wickersham will make cam
naisn speeches. Secretary stimson VIII
sneak in New York and Secretary Knox
on the Pacific Coast. Secretary Mac
yeash may make one or two speeches
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
ANOTHER VAN NESS SUIT
Nieces Would Set Aside Trans
fer of $4,000 Property.

new attack was made yesterday by
heirs or Cornelius N. Van Ness, Of Corn
wall, N. Y, on the transfer OF real es-
tate and securities which he made to his
third wife. Mrs. Alice Wood Van Ness
Inc contest of the will of Mr.. Van
Ness, who died on June Is, 1911, leaving
an estate valued at nearly 5000, 900, was
heard by Surrogate Fowler, who reserved
decision. Mrs. Alice Van Ness Parsons,
q daughter Of Mr. Van Ness by a prior
marriage. was the contestant, and Mrs.
van Ness, who received nearly the en-
tire estate, defended the will.
The suit now brought In the Supreme
Court by Harriet B. Morse and Marie b.
I'll. Pierce, nieces OF Mr.. Van Ness, is to
set aside the transfer of real estate and
securities made by the aged man to his
young wife while he was alive. The al
legations are made that Mrs. Van Ness,
who was twenty-seven years old, forced
her attentions on Mr.. Van Ness and
while she pretended to show affection for
him In reality was actuated only by
mercenary motives. Mr.. Van Ness at the
time being eighty-one years old and suf-
fering from senile dementia. This was be-
fore their marriage and four months after
the death Of the old mans second wife,
Mrs. Van Ness Is now living in the Hotel
Langham. The plaintiffs say In their suit
that at the time she met Mr.. Van Ness
her father had subordinate Job In a
Port Jervis fish market The amount Of
property whose transfer Is now ques-
toned is $4,000.
Mrs. Morse and Mrs, Pierce are the
daughters Of Mary %. Harmon, a sister
OF the second Mrs. Van Ness The last
named left an estate Of $4,000. Mrs Van
Ness left no will, and the plaintiffs say
that th-ir mother and Mr.. Van Ness were
the only heirs at law Of Mrs. Van Ness,
and they claim the share that they allege
should have gone to their mother
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
MAY VOTE FOR WILSON
California Republicans De.
nounce State Progressives.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


los Angeles, Oct. 1.-THE Taft Repub-
i,can city and County Central Committee
NJ Los Angeles to-day adopted resolutions
'the monstrous and wicked
conspiracy TO disfranchise Republicans
now being made under cover OF law by
the Bull Moose fanatics here"
The action Of "the renegade Republican
poosevelt tricksters OF the last California
legislature In enacting complicated
election law, supplemented by the bare
faced seizure by degenerate Progressives
~ ,be name and organization OF the Re
nub,,can party, SO as to effectuaily ex-
c,uda from the official ballot the names OF
Tai, and sherman electors" was charac-
terized as villany.
The resolutions recommend Repub-
licans TO write upon their ballots the
names OF the thirteen electors who were
nominated by, the Taft Republican con-
yentlon at sacramento.
One OF the Resolutions declares:
With. 80. admit thsA Republicans who
ar" disinciine671o write or are prevented
from anv r<ason from writing the
names OF ths;7hirteen Taft electors upon
.S.,r Ia w. 1r,ayi feel themselves fully
justified ir1{&otfns tot the Wilson cleo
tors in 4er TO de13at Roosevelt in
Caiifornk% and while He do not recon-
mend ~ them thkt iass desperate re.
r,ay ID Scsln the existing emergency
withonf 3efinar emily impairing their
LOYALTY AZ xspuRitcnt,s or their standing
- ~ honest eizlssbas.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
FIERCE $4,000 LOFT FIRE
Hours Fight to Subdue Blaze ct No.
149 to 155 West oath Strest.

Fire that did damage to the extent Of
$4,000 was discovered last night on the
top floor Of the six story loft building at
No. 149 to l6S West 2th street, In tho loft
occupied by Lambert & Meycrson. deal
ers In dress trimmings. The blaze had
made considerable Roadway before per-
sons In the street saw the flames shooting
from rear windows, and the fire had burst
through the roof before the arrival of
any fire apparatus.
Deputy Chief Martin. who came on the
first alarm, thought that the fire would
be troublesome one to handle, and
turned in a second alarm, which brought
Chief Kenlon. The fire was discovered
at little after o'clock, and In an hour
was under complete control. 1t was the
opinion of the firemen that the fire started
soon after the building had been closed
for the day at s o'clock. and that It had
been smouldering for several hours. There
was no clew to the origin of the blaze.
Considerable water damage was suf-
fered by firms occupying the lofts under
meath the one in which the fire started.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
Harlan and Bede Declare Some
of Ex.President's Statements
Are Deliberately False.
SAY HE SANCTIONS THEFT
Taft Truth Tellers' Also At
tack Beverage Sentiment
Said To Be Strong for
Taft in Minnesota.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.

Duluth, Mimi, Oct 1.-THE truth Is still
popular in Duluth. II was demonstrated
forcibly tonight, when the Taft truth
tellers," John Maynard Harlan and j.
Adam Bede, addressed a great audience
at the Auditorium. The great hall was
crowded, and the telling points of the
two speakers were roundly applauded
Both Harlan and Bsde delivered strong
addresses They refuted the Roosevelt
contentious, and branded score of his
statements as utterly untrue and In some
instances deliberately false. Mr.. Harlan
in his speech declared that Roosevelt had
no sense Of political morality He ex-
planned how the colonel condoned the de-
liberate stealing Of the California electors,
and gave his audience the facts In the
Massachusetts, and Maryland delegates
votes at Chicago.
Mr.. Bede took the Roosevelt platform
and showed that the promises therein
contained were absolutely impossible OF
fulfilment. Every time the Presidents
name was mentioned II was received with
applause.
Ex-senator Beveridse. who spoke here
during the week, came in for a severe
handling by the Taft speakers. lie was
accused OF being deliberately wilful In his
instrumentation of facts.
The sweep OF Taft sentiment in Mime
sota Is pronounced. and Il Is surprising
both the Bull Moose and the Democratic
leaders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12

case, we do not doubt that General Ver-
beck Will advise the Governor that MIS-
order does not conform TO the organiza-
ton and government of the United States
army and that II is entirely improper
to attempt to impose upon the adJutant
general duties Analogous to those Of the
chief of STAFF of the United States army.
1t Is true that the adtutant general OF
Pennsylvania Is called chief OF stan,
but he has no such duties as Governor
Dix seeks TO impose upon the already
overburdened shoulders Of his adtutant
general. General Verbeck Is too good a
soldier to object to any duty that his
chief may require Of him, but he might
quietly explain to him that the attempt
to combine the duties Of his Office OF rec
ord and issue with those prescribed Tor
the chief of staff of the army can accom-
plish no useful purpose and will bring
entire national guard OF the state. whose
officers view with serious alarm this Inn
portant order issued without consulting
the militia council, which could have
properly advised the Governor and which
was appointed by law for just such pur"
pose.
According to The Army and Navy
Journal" a number of officers. including
generals and colonies, met In this city
during the week. and after discussion de-
cided the Governor had been msled into
signing an order against the interests OF
the national guard, and announced their
intention to explain the situation to him
by some legitimate means within the re-
striction of proper military procedure
The article continues on this line:
There is one thing to be borne In mind
IN this case: The adjutant general is not
required to be a soldier, and II Is entirely
within the authority of the Governor to
appoint a civilian wholly unacquainted
with military matters to a position which
will put him virtually In control of the
national guard Of the state. AS General
Verbeck goes out of Office on January l
by process of law he is In an excellent
position to advise the Governor In this
matter without prejudice.
Friction is certain to result, The Jour
naf' declares. II asks IL, as the duties
are not defined by law or designated in
orders, the adjutant general is expected
to decide for himself the limitations Of
his authority
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
PROSPERITY HELPING TAFT
Pittsburgh Business Man
Thinks President Is Gaining.

tBy Telegraph TO The Tribunal
Pittsburgh. Oct. 11.-Colonel Frank H.
Patterson, whose business has taken
him during the last two weeks into al
most every county in the state west OF
the Allegheny Mountains. brought cheer
to the Taft forces to-day, when he de-
clared he saw evidence Of growing
Taft sentiment everywhere. He said
Taft is much stronger In pennsylvania
,han he was a month ago reached this
Conclusion by talking with men In every
town visited. There are two notable
factors In the growth of sentiment for
the President. One Is the PRONOUNCED
imnroyement in business conditions. The
dignteed course that President Taft mas
nursued since his nomination has also
made a strong impression.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
pecrlss Crazy Quilt Legislation.
Mr.. Bede spoke. in part. as follows:


The question uppermost In this cam
palgn Is. How can a hundred million
people get along together and secure the
highest happiness? Surely not by arous-
ing hatred between classes and discomfort
among the masses: not by kindllng the
fires OF political. racial, sectional or re-
ligious prejudice: not by crazy quilt iegis-
lation born Of demagogical ambition and
egotism. Not by defamlng the President
OK the United States and our Congress
leaders, nor yet by the specious preten-
sions OF our Colonel Roosevelt, and his
understudy, Mr.. Beveridge. that the Fed
eral government can perform every social
service.
Most OF the states have already secured
for themselves the very things Of which
the pretenders pirate. Beverage In his
bill prohibiting the railroads from having
any freight into the production OF which
child labor had entered Is q sample OF the
legislation these wise ones would enact.
But how could tho railroads know the
facts, and why should the several states
lean on the federal government for local
Legislation. Carried to their logical length
and strictly enforced. such laws would
prevent railroads from carrying potatoes
or fruits gathered by children. Better let
the individual. the community and state
look after local and internal affairs.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
MARSHALL HAS A TRUST CURE
Reduction of Tariff, Governor Says,
wouId Solve Problem.

Nation. H., Oct lL-Governor Marsha,
=, Tn.,,ona In an address here to-day, SAID
that reduction of the tariff was the best
method of solving the trust problem, me
Indiana Executive assailed the manner IN
which the trust evil was being. met Dy
the Republican and Progressive Presideh-
t,aI candidates. He declared that neither
81 these parties was meeting this Issue
fairly. 90,
Governor Marshall said that problem ol
the trust was not to be solved by enort1
at their dissolution In the federaI ou
preme Court. nor yet by the Repuonean
and Progressive proposals for regulation
and control. He said the high protec''Ve
tariff was responsible for the grow" %
the trusts, and in the tarin cous' W
found the msans Of controlling them.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
WON'T HELP A DEMOCRAT.

Wilmington, Del, Oct ll.-Colonel
John G. Townsend. jr. has declined the
nomination of the Progressive party for
Congress on the ground that the use Of
his name would indirectly assist the
election of a Democrat instead of Re-
publican Representative from this state
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
TAFT MEN WILL APPEAL.
fBy telegraph to The Tribune

St. Louis. Oct. 11.-An appeal from the
dec,s,on Of the lower court which granted
a place on the ballot to the freslue,.ia'
electors and the state ticket of-tne FRO
gressive party will be taken. Inis was
decided on at a meeting OF Tart leaders
here to-day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12

Don't lose your votei This will be
an important election. II you put Oft
registration you may fail to quality,
Don't delay. Resisterl Register to.
day. Registration places are printed
in the newspapers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
SAYS Colonel Sanctions Theft.

Mr.. Harlan In his address said in part:
Roosevelt has no moral perspective.
He would like TO have W. look at oyster
Bay as q new Mount Sinai. He thun-
ders forth across the continent, Thou
shalt not steal, but he refuses TO re-
gard the commandment as one addressed
10 him. He reserves to himself the privi-
lege OF taking anything In sight that he
wants, and he sanctions stealing by otn-
ers for his benefit. He has remained 81
lent while his running mate, the Gov
ernor Of California, and his henchmen
have deliberately stolen the name Repub-
lican and excluded from the ballot the
names Of the Republican candidates for
President and Vice-PTesident.
Under Johnson's leaders California
third termers, while truly insisting that
they were not Republicans, yet fraudu-
lently participated In the Republican pri-
mary, captured the Republican State
Convention and named Roosevelt men 10
run as electors In the Republican column
with Roosevelt's and Johnson's names at
the top. Roosevelt thinks II Is bully
for the Supreme Court OF California has
denounced II az barefaced fraud and
thievery. Roosevelt Is eagerly waiting TO
receive the stolen electoral vote OF Cali
fornia. but he will be disappointed. Cali
fornia Republicans would prefer an hon
est man. though a Democrat, TO q man
who sanctions fraud. dishonesty and theft
when he may be the beneficiary.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12
CAN'T TRACE STRAW VOTE
Alleged Roosevelt Poll of Mich
ipsn County Called Fake"
tBy Telegraph to The Tribune

tBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Detroit, Oct. 11.-Among the straw
votes recently sent out by the third
party headquarters. in New York was
one giving an alleged poll in otsego
County, Mich. showing 400 for Roosevelt,
30 for Wilson, and for Taft.
Detroit newspaper. knowing that
sentiment In that county Is not for
Roosevelt, had It's correspondents inves-
tigate. They report that the poll was
an absolute fake. They went among
Progressives asking about the poll. and
not a man was found in any part of
the county who ever had heard OF the
"straw." Farmers. too, were canvassed,
but denied having voted In poh.
Otsego County Is strongly Tor Iaft'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-12

RsoisterI Rssisterli Il 10 the duty
IS .usrv oood citizen TO vote. The law
ssouirss personal registration for every
sisetion. il you did not get on the
hooks Yesterday, do Il to-day. Booths
800 dom q. m. TO 10 p. m.
Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1912-05-03
SECTION LABORER'S
LEG is AMPUIAIED
JOHN MALLOY MEETS WITH Dis
TRESSING ACCIDENT WHILE
RETURNING FROM WORK.

John Malloy. 25 years old, a sec
ton hand employed by the t. & G.
railroad, late yesterday afternoon
met with an accident which necessi-
tated the amputation of his right
leg just below the knee. He is at
St Mary 5 hospital and was reported
To be resting easy this afternoon.
Malloy. with his brother Frank.
the section boss and two Mexican
laborers, in returning to town after
their days work north of Goldfield.
were riding on a gasoline motor car,
which was pushing an empty hand
car When near the COLONIZATION
mill the handcar was derailed and
threw all the men OF the motor car.
.oue wheel OF which passed over NAL
lows leg and crushed il so badly
that amputation was necessary. His
brother suffered painful cuts to his
hands as did the other members
the crew Tribune.