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The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26

Tue above extract from the remark
able interview given exclusively to The
Evening World BY President Taft was
drawn to the attention of Woodrow
Wilson a. ne boarded . train for Hart
ford yesterday. Tho time was short
and Mr.. Wilson was In = hurry. He
made no comment then. but he took
UP the Presidents remark In . speech
In the Connecticut capital last night.
He said:
1.-THE President says that IL the Demo-
cratic party were placed in power there
would come q series Of rainy days for
the country. recall the time when
uls under which the wool monopoly
nourished, and want TO ask him II
h4 does not think that rainy days came
long ago to the poor mill hands In
Lawrence. Mass.
"What kind Of days are those that arc
enjoyed BY some Of the employees Of the
ovssshAdowiny steel monopoly who have
to WORT sovcn days IN tho week. twelve
houzu every one Of the seven. end can
not when the 3ss weary days have passed
sad . year Is told. ind their bills paid
or their little families properly sus-
tsinsdf Are they waiting for rainy
dAys7
.:Someumes, when think OF the
growth of our economic system. II seems
10 me a. II, leaving our law about where
II was before any Of the modern In
ventions or developments took place
wa had simply extended the whole fam
lily residence, added an ONCE here and
A workroom there and a now set OF
sleeping rooms. built UP higher on th'
foundation, put out new foundations
and new wings. little leantos. until w
have a structure that has no character
whatever. Now. the problem 10 to con
tinue TO live in the house and yet
change It.
I'VE are architects In our time, ant
| architects are also engineers In on
time. We don't have to stop using
| terminal because q new railway station
In being built. What we have TO under
take IL to systematize the foundations
then slowly change the partitions. rela!
the walls, letting In light through new
apertures. improve the ventilation. unit
finally, a generation or two from now
the scafroid will be taken away. an
there will be the family In grea
building whose noble architecture will
at last be disclosed. Whenever the.
please they can change that plan agail
and accommodate 1t a. they please t
the altering necessity Of their lives"
Asked how he slept last night. Gov
Wilson said with smile:
II had plenty of room. slept In
bed that was made for President Taft
The Governor stopped at a hotel dur
inr his visit here where the Presi
Dental suite was given him.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
WALDO SHIFTS CAPTAINS.
Tender1oin Comm ander Sent Z,
BrookIyn a. Result of Raids.

Police Commissioner Waldo changed
commands In the Tenderloin to-day
when he switched Capt. Samuel A. Nc
Elroy out of the West Thirtieth street
station and ordered him to take charge
OF the Grand avenue station IN Brook
Ign. Capt Alfred w. Thor. who has
been In command OF the school of re-
cruits. will supplant McElroy.
II was said at Police Headquarters
when the change was made that the
Commissioner has been displeased with
the way McElroy handled things ever
since tine raids made by Assistant Dis
trict-Attorney Smith six days ago. Capt
Thor IL noted In the department as a
stern discipllnarisn.
To make room for McElroy in the
Grand avenue station Capt Lawrence J..
Murphy has been transferred to Pros
pect Park. Capt. Miles O'Reilly, the
Prospect Park commander, goes to Traf-
nc II. and Capt. Thomas Myers of Traf-
fic d Is switched to the school OF re-
crults in place OF Capt. Thor. Thus FIVE
captains are jumped about for the sake
OF the good of the service in the Ten
derloin precinct
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
HONEY AND MRS. C0NKLiNG
SETTLE THEIR DISPUTE.
Agreement Reached Concerning the
Fee She Is to Pay the
LAWYER.

The controversy between Mrs Ethel
j. Conkling. wife OF former Assembly
man Alfred Il. Conkling. and Robertson
Honey until recently her lawyer In a
separation suit. has been settled. The
controversy was over demand for
1850 counsel fees.
A letter from Honey to Max Steuer.
present attorney for Mrs. conkling,
Inquired in the disagreement. In that
letter Honey said he hoped he would
not have to sue for his fee, as ne
might have TO reveal on the witness
stand 'the delicate nature Of the testi-
mony" IN the Conkling separation suit.
This letter was laid before Justice
Gerard of the Supreme Court when
Steuer moved several days ago TO have
himself substituted for Honey as attOr-
ney of record for Ms, Conkling.
Justice Gerard spoke In strong terms
OF the letter, but In "A decision he hand
ed down to-day he says he Is satisfied
that Mr. Honey did not intend The
meaning that might be gathered from
his words.
Steuer and Honey have agreed con-
corning the laiteTs fee, Just what
Honey has received or is TO receive from
Mrs. Conkling has not been made pub.
lie. Steuer viii now act for Mrs Conk-
ling In her suit against her husband
which was started in July.
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SENATORS ASK MORGAN
TO TESTIFY on SEPT. 80.
But Financier's Engagements Con-
flict With That Date and He
Wants TO Appear Later.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 81. Pierpont
Morgan was to-day asked by telegraph
70 testify On Sept ~ before the Clapp
Committee of the Senate investigating
campaign funds. Cornelius N. Bliss ST..
Ormsby McHarE. c. C. Tegethofr and
William Loeb jr. have been asked to
follow.
Late to-day Chairman Clapp OF the
Sena,e Committee investigating cam
paign funds received a telegram from
J. Pierpont Morgan. saying the hnan-
Ger could appear before the committee
on Oct. 4 or 8. inasmuch as other en-
sagements made his attendance on Sept.
70 impossible. Col. Roosevelt is to be
heard on Oct. 4. according TO present
plans. Senator Ciapp will fix the date
for Mr.. Morgans testimony later
J. Pierpont Morgan will be unable ia
testify before the Clapp Committee on
sept. 20. He has received the telegra phic
request from the Committee. but II was
learned suthoritatively here to-day that
the date selected conflicts with other
engagements. He will. however. be glad
TO appear before the Committee later In
the week.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
DAUGHTER HAlTS FILING
OF MIlLl0NARE'S WILL.
Mrs. Maud Auerbach of This City
Wants to Study Requests of
Simon M,pieI of Cbicaoo

CHICAGO. Sept. 26.--objection to
admission to probate OF the will of the
late Simon Mandel of Chicago was
made to-day on behalf of Mrs. Maudc
Auerbach. a daughter. who resides IL
New York. Mrs. Auerbach's lawyers,
however, asserted that she would not
contest the will. but desired to be
more familiar with It before she gave
consent to having the document pro-
bated
The Mandci estate is valued at more
than $1,000, 900.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
CUT OUT MURPHY
AND DIX, OR LOSE,
BRYAN'S MESSAGE
Continued from. First Tage)


DIX upon the convention" the Evening
World auestioner came back.
only as a delegate" was the answer.
Not as the State leader Of New
York;"
fes-here Murphy allowed himself
a chuckle-"Thats so. / am a leader.
am l not?"
Has there been break between
yourself and Senator oGorman7"
There's no black eyes," Murphy re-
piled; 80 there couldn't have been much
played golf with the Senator lately,
that's true, but expect to soon. though
there 10 no positive engagement.
senator OGorman was ont ~ had
carly to-day for the single purpose of
charac teriring as mere suecplation''
the report that Murphy was roipe to
drop his allegiance to Dix ana name
the Senator as Tammany's choice for
the Governorship.
Mere speculation" also "pifrle" was
that report, according to the Senator
vigorous disclaimer. lie could not UNI
derstand what baafs OF fact there was
for rawing such deductions.
III things should shape up 10 that the
Governorship was offered to you" he
was asked. would accept itF'
The New York Governorship nor two
positions like 1t could not tempt me
to leave my position In Washington.
was the way Senator o'Gorman put
his estimation OF the relative value OF
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
RAINY DAYS NOW,
SAYS WILSON IN
REPLY TO TAFT
Evening World Interview With
the President Furnishes
the Text.
POINTS TO STEEL MILLS.
Declares Our Present Eco
nomic System Does Not Keep
UP With Modern Needs.
POINTS TO STEEL MILLS.

Savings bank dsposits amount-
insto -. $50. 900 900 In the United
States. Or about As per capita
Of the population. indicate that
American workers are not only
not facing starvation, but are
able to pay the cost Of living
and also put something asids
for "a rainy day"-such ~ the
election Of q Democratic Prssi-
dent and Congress. which would
mean four years Of rainy days.
Extract from the
excIusIV0 Interview
with the Presiaont
printed IN The Eve
MIND World yesters
day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26

Senator Root are In position to slip
him q cargo Of votes at any time.
Observers OF the trend OF politics are
taking unusual Interest IN the so-calied
open race for the nomination. II looks
a. though the Bosses. by keeping out
Of the situation. have allowed the field
TO NIL up until no candidate can claim
a plurality OF tire votes. OF cours &c,
with . deadlock on hand. the Bosses
would be called upon to pick q csndi-
date. for tho delegates don't know how.
Tho Eric County delegation, It Q
caucus just before the convention met,
agreed to support William I. Daniels Of
Erie for Governor.
ABE oRUeER MAKES AN At.
TACK ON sTRAUs.
bitter attack upon Oscar g. 8trsus
Tor consentins 10 run on q platform that
''essAds the Federal and State Constttu-
dons,' was made by Abe 0ruber OF
New York this afternoon. Gruber de-
manded that tho platform TO bs adopt q,
declare smpha Ideally Tor non -inte rferSnce
with the bill Of rights.
The separation of church and State ir
this country has blessed ali creeds and
been beased by an" he said. None OF
them has escaped persecution in the pAs,
centuries. The Constitution lot che
United States and that Of tho State OF
New York guarantee the free exercise OF
religious belief and those who frame ed
them took care that no amendment tax.
ing away that right should be enacted
except through the representatives oil
the people and after the most solemn
and thoughtful deliberatton.
1.-THE Bull Moose party. the FIRST on.
In this country to do so excepting tn.
Anarchists. now challenges the Fedora
and State Institutions.
Mr.. Oscar Straus would. Of course
fight against religious intolerance, bu
does he not know that by standing OF
the Syracuse platform he seeks to max
possible here what Russia and Rou
mania are now doing and other Euro
pean countries are doing to = create
or lesser extent?
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Business Men for Wilson.

The National League OF Business Men
for Wilson and Marshall was perma-
nently organized at Democratic Ma
tional Headquarters to-day. The off,
GERS Of the league are: President. Cieve-
land Dodge: First Vice-President. w. l..
Saunders: Second vice-President. Jesse
Isador Straus; Secretary. c. II. Inger-
soil; Treasurer. Herman A. MetE; Cor
responding Secretary, w. II. Messenger.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
AVIATOR BUMBAUGH FALLS
DURING FLIGHT IN INDIANA.

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Ind. sept ~
Capt q. l.. liumpaugh OF indianapolis.
\ well knoHn aviator, fell one hundred
feet while pying In q biplane here to-
day. II Is feared he was fatally In
jursl
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
TAFT RETURNS HOME.

BOSTON. Sept. 2s.--President TAFT
arrived In Boston at s.+5 A. NJ. to-day
on his way from Altoona. Pa. for Bsv-
erly. The Presidents train was nearly
two hours behind time. Mrs Thomas
X. Laughlin OF Pittsburgh. a sister OF
Mrs. Taft, and Chairman Hilles OF the
Republican National Committee. 40
companied the President.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
, 4. dead: ne cannot answer the

ting. He r. dead: he cannot answer the
slur that this old man has seen At, AT
this day OF his self-mnde troubles. to
utter against his coed name and mine"
Mrp. Sickles said she had always re-
Trained, because Of the niche the Gen
eral held in ;he patriotic affections of
his countrymen. from exploiting his
weaknesses to ihc world by bringing a
divorce suit
Tho statement OF the General. except
ine only that personal ATTACK on Mrs
Sfclkles, which started Mrs. Sickle on
her campaign " leaving the General to
his own resources, follows:
ITO my Comrades snd Friends. | am
reluctantly constrained to notice the
vicious Misrepresentation given to the
newspapers regarding my relations with
my wife. and her Intervention In my az
fairs. These false assertions have made
su N an unfavorable impression on my
comrades and friends that cannot re.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-09-26
REPUBLICANS
STATE CONTROL
OF THE POLICE
CONTINUED IRON First Page

the bad was wished onto the country by
the Democratic party. and he guessed
right.
Senator Bracket drew An indictment
against the Democratic party and the
Dix administration that gave his au-
dience great 10y. Senator Brackets
reference to the patronage the Repub-
iican party had lost and the Demo-
cratic party mas gained served 70 put
some nghting spirit into the assem-
blAge.
STEALING THE BULL MOOSE
CAMPAIGN GONG.
So heartened was the convention by
Senator Brackets remarks that the
band played Onward. Christian Sol
diers," and the delegates sang the hymn
Then Col. Abe Gruber appeared on the
platform.
Inspired by the hymn You have Just
sung" said the Col. and on behalf OF
the Seventeenth District. 1 ask the con
vention to give fifteen minutes to Mis-,
Helen varick Boswell. President of tn,
National Taft womsn's League"
Although adjournment was In order
the convention UNANIMOUSLY voted to heai
Miss Boswell. . clever, voluble youni
woman, who bears q distinction OF SOM
note. She is the first woman who eve
addressed a Republican Convention OF
u political or any other topic In the his
tory Of this State.
When We think" said Mrs. Bos
well. "of some OF the promises, mad
by some OF the people now trying t
get the support OF tho women OF tn
country. we are prone to recall the oil
couplet:
| "The lightning bug Is brilliant.
But he hasn't any mind,
He wanders through erection,
But his headlights on behind"
This was received with a torrent o
cheers and laughter.
As for candidates. there was n
definite conclusion In sight when tn
convention found itself In session &c
day. There were many claims. an
many of these claims were dispute'
Job Hedges and his campaign mar
a4ers, claiming 100 OF the lO votes {
New York County by virtue OF STATE
ments made by County Chairma
Koenig, were met by the assertio
from William s. Bennett that he hs
eighty votes pledged from New Yor
This disagreement was typical OF coui
ter claims put In by candidates whs
figures were mentioned.
1t Is the conviction OF some OF NJ
Hedgess close friends that althoug
this 10 advertised an an Embossed col
vention the bosses are not going
allow him TO be nominated,
BOSSES NOT ANXIOUS TO HAv
HEDGES NAMED.
n Signs are beginning to show tn
. the bosses. while they appreciate Il
8 services OF Mr.. Hedges as q car
paigner. are not anxious that he sha
) head the ticket Various reaso
d might apply to this condition. One
ence. given to his own ideas and a
- customsd TO speaking his mind.
. course the chief reason Is that n
a Hedges IN the reverse of solemn,
Senator Harvey Hinman found hil
4 self looming up strongly as IA cane
Z date to-day. although he was not
! the ground. However. there Is IA
a of Old Guard opposition to Hinma
He promises to figure In the voting
factor dangerous to the hopes
other candidates because the intere,
}. back Of him supposedly controlled
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WIFE NOW HOLDS JUDGMENT,
He SAYS.

1T IL asserted. for example that my
xdfe navnei her Jewels to nav the judg.
,n.rt oh,aincd against mo Inv tho LIN.
CA. 1ru,, COMPANY for ,sco. /, wa.
nox necessary for her to pawn Jewels
she has an ample fortune OF her own
And. besides. an army comrade had nj
-, .rr.,.a Go ..t.,,. ,,., ,,,au
80,
tHeoe ihc ia0' ~ s"e "aS MOI p"'u 'he
Judgment Sne h"" IT 'r"hsierreo 10
herself, and she now holds II and can
enforce II ut any time she may choose
70 DO 20. Moreover. many OF the Jewels
aha nawned belong TO me They vero IN
a.. ,o.,.ss,on n, ms, nathan ana 49,,
-. p,,.,..... ,,-,.,' 80
',..-', 49,
~pp' - "S ~ 90
after the uecsse OF my mo'her In
Madrid. They were never inc property
my wife has now In her posse ssion
in Madrid more than SEQ 900 worth OF
silver plate belonging To ms-a din
ner service for thirty six persons I'm.
cludipg a s,iver-gilt dessert set. Also
m.nv yaIuabI. pieoos of silver bouyh,
nv mo at the saie of roval Mat. IN In.
palace OF Madrid. She has. besides.
An her possessiop nil the co,,lv fur.
r,,ur. thar was IN my palace resi-.
dance all OF which were sent nv her
10 Madrid from Paris in 1850.
IN 0E MES MRS. vii MEaDiNc
rAIiern eroApArioN
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-27

Attorney General Wickersham will
dine with Monsignor Russell. of a..
Patrick's. secretary Of the treasury.
MacVeash with Mrs. Marshall Field
and Secretary Of the Navy Never.
Secretary Of the interior Fisher and
Secretary Of Commerce and Labor
Nagel. will eat their turkey and cram
berry sauce at home.
Secretary OF War Stimson IL in Pan
anna and plans for several other MEM
bers OF the cabinet are Indefinite.
The president may devote an hour
or two to Office work Tha nksgiyIne
morning but he will rest much Of the
day.
He will attend the annual Pan
American Thanksgiving services in St.
iatrick's church Just before noon and
at night occupy his own pew In All
Souls Unitarian church.
Al o'clock the president will at
tend the wedding Of John w. B. Ladd
OF Boston and Miss Alice Boutell.
daughter of the American minister to
Switzerland.
Mrs. Taft is In Washington and
Robert and Charles. the Taft boys are
expected to arrive tomorrow night
from school. Miss Helen will not re-
turn from her trip to Panama in time
to Join In tho family celebration.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-27
TRUST INVESTIGATION,

Washington, Nov. 27.-A general
trust investigation will be taken hy
'he house judiciary committee imme-
diately after the Christmas holiday
recess of the coming session of con-
gress. Chairman Clayton Of the com.
mittee declared today.
Chairman Clayton said that while
the committee hal made general plans
for an investigation. no specific lines
Of inquiry had been fixed and the
committee would devote itself entirely
to elicitinE Information which might
be valuable in formulating antitrust
legislation.
The leading members Of the judic-
iary committee will be occupied up to
the Christmas holidays with the pres
entation Of the impeachment proceed
ings against Judge Robert w. Arch
bald Of the. commerce court, before
the. senate. It is expected a bill, or
series of bills, limiting corporation
activity. will be presented to the spe-
cial session to be called after March
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-11-27
JURY ACQUITTED
MRS. lEsH ON
MURDER CHARGE
Court Directed Verdict Be-
cause of Lack of Corrob-
Grafton of Confession.
WOMAM'S DEATH DUE TO
STRANGUlATED HERNIA
Doctors Who Attended Her Refutefi
Evidence OF Poisoning-Accuseti
Was Only Fourteen Ycars Old at
Time of Woman's Death.

lia. Nov. 27.-"Not guilty" was
the verdict returned by the jury here
today in the case Of Mrs. Pansy Ellen
Lesh. charged with the murder of
Mrs. Elizabeth NJ. Quaintance of
Greenridge, Mo. Judge Shain in
structed the jury to acquit the woma n
on the ground that the confession she
had made was not backed by corro-
borative evidence.
Mrs. Lesh received the verdict
calmly hut burst into tears when her
attorney told her she was free to go
where she pleased. November 2 Mrs.
lesh. VIII" was then living in Los An
geles. confessed she caused the. deaths
OF Mrs. Quaintance in 1904 and Mrs
Eliza Coe of Sedalia in 1905 by ad-
ministering poison in their food while
she was employed by them. She then
was L. years old.
F. F. Quaintance. a brother in la W
OF the dead woman. and Drs. Clay
haugh and Ferguson all testified that
on the night before Mrs Quainta nee
died she had suffered from stomach
illness accompanied by vomiting spells
but that she showed no positive symp-
toms of Poisoning. 1t Was brought out
that the woman had heen afflicted
for years with strangulated hernia
and the physicians said symptoms
produced by her affliction were sim
liar to those that might he produced
by the poison Mrs. Lesh is said to
have administered
The physicians said they We're sur
prised that Mrs. Quaintance's death
occurred when it did. hut did not en-
tertain suspicion of foul play.
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they piled the coal up near me the
waves washed it overheard.
We tossed around the lake all
night. Just before noon, when after
We had failed several times trying to
attract the lifesavers with our whistle,
the steam gave ont and the whistle
would not work. We ran up white
flag and the life savers came. Those
fellows worked like troians with us.
We all We're obliged to lump into the
life boat.
There were two men and their
wives on our boat as passengers. The
women were the real heroes IL any
We're present. They were awfully sick.
but they kept their nerve. Drenched
to the skin, those two women kept
saying keep at 1t. boys We did.
We We're right in the graveyard of
the great lakes and we knew it. When
We finally gave up the ship. the
wheelsman lashed her wheel We then
had thirty pounds of steam. We
headed her straight for the rocks and
she came in just right and finally
went down before we reached short"
Captain Endress. Engineer Dennis
Smith and William Kennedy, a pilot
OF the South Shore, still are at Grand
Marais. Those who arrived in the
500 are Whelsman Fred Clark Of
Whitefish Point and Charles Royce Of
Lake Linden. Firemen Arthur Ring
and Stanley Ennie. both of the 500:
deck hand Carl Clark and Arthur
Bush Of the 500. members Of the crewtl
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sAfUGGLED OPIUM.

San Francisco. Nov. 27.-Robert
Donaldson. assistant superintendent Of
navigation for the Pacific Mail Steam
ship company. subsidiary Of the
southern Pacific company was found
guilty today in the United States dis
trict court Of conspiracy to smuggle
ashore 500 tins of opium from the
liner Siberia. Sentence will be pro.
nounced next Friday.
David Powers. formerly surerin-
tendent of the harges Of the Western
Fuel company. which supplies the
Pacific mail. was the star witness for
the government. He testified that at a
time when he was known to be short
Of money Donaldson invited into the
smuggling game. He agreed and
Dona ldson introduced him to Yon Tai.
the Chinese boatswain Of the Siberia.
The Chinese told Dona ldson there had
been $50 tins on the ship but the night
before THE inspectors had taken $50
tins ashore for 81 each" Powers tes-
tilted that he asked IS tin and got
1t.
Powers was arrested in attempting
to deliver the opium in Oakland was
convicted and sentenced to six months
in the Alameda county Jail.