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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30

the betterment Of the city. and or citizens
who are agreed In opposition to the eA-
ploitation OF the city and the corruption
of its officials. who are unalterably OPP
posed 10 turning over the valuable fran
Chises and property 10 the tender mereies
OF those who would fatten upon them
Mr.. Coudert In light vein spoke OF the
survival Of the old custom OF notifying
candidates Of their selection some time
after il had occurred. IL gave chance.
however. for people to give good advice
10 them.
I'VE have Republicans here" he said,
who tell them TO be good Republicans.
Democrats who want them 10 be good
Democrats and Progressiyes who want
them 10 be good Progressives. and
he was about TO mention the Indepen-
dence League, when he looked at Prem
dergast and McAneny. and wound up:
and possibly Of other ragtag and bobtail
parties.
Timothy /. Woodruff was loudly ap-
plauded when he started 10 speak. Mr..
Coudert had spoken of the unquenchablc
thirst Of the speakers referring 10 a huge
white pitcher on the stand
Not being a Democrat" Mr. Woodruff
said land not having an unquenchable
thirst. shall put this pitcher on the
floor"
Mr. Woodruff Dragged little about the
size OF the Progressive vote at the last
election, and nearly turned it into rati-
fication for the leader OF the Progresslves
when he spoke Of Colonel Roosevelt.
"Why is IT that nearly all Democrats OF
character in the city and state OF New
York" said Mr.. Woodruff. ARE and al
WAYS have been arrayed against Tam
many Hall, and why is IL that the Demo
Gratis of the nation have never recognized
Tammany as an influential factor in the
councils OF the national Democracy! why
have so many young men, after brlei
association with Tammany Hall-young
men OF ambition and Of promise-seYerad
their relations with IL and taken the mea-
gre chance of political preferment at the
hands of fellow independent Democrats
rather than an almost certain promotion
at the hands OF Tammany Hall? IL Is De-
cause, to be a successful candidate OF
Tammany has always meant, and more
than ever means to-day, that one must
either be a traitor to his political creators
who then proceed to try TO destroy him.
or. by obeying the boss, become an OBJECT
OF censure and disgust and thus destroy
himself.
ivan Wyck. now an exile from ms
native land suited Tammany Han DlA,
still here. but relegated to oblivion. suited
Tammany Hall. But does President
Woodrow Wilson suit Tammany Hall? Dld
our patriotic. public spirited and beloved
Mayor suit Tammany Hall? Does suizei'
whatever may be his failings, sun
charlie Murphy and Tammany Hall? He
who serves the people can never SUIT
Charlie Murphy and Tammany Han
II was plain that Mr.. woodruff was IN
distress as he got TO the end OF his
speech. but ne had finished before 1t was
necessary to assist him from the platform
because of Illness.
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WOODRUFF STRICKEN
At COOPER UNION
Continued from first page.

TYPEWRITER industry. He is rated as
many times a millionaire.
He has been a delegate to nearly
every Republican state and county
convention since 1885. when he first
entered politics. lie was also dele
gate to the Republican National Con-
vention in 1858. and was a candidate
for Vice President when Theodore
Roosevelt was nominated.
He was appointed Park Commis-
sioner Of Brooklyn in 1895. AS chair
man OF the State Republican Conven-
ton he made the nominating speech
for James S. Sherman as the Vice.
President in 1908 Mr.. Woodruff main
talns homes at No. % Eighth avenue
Brooklyn, and at Garden City. but late
" he has spent much Of his time at the
Ritz Carlton Hotel, In Manhattan.
where he and his second wife maintain
apartments.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-09-30
TAXPAYERS PICK TICKET
Would Give Fusion IL Votes in
Board of Estimate.

The Rent and Tax Payers League last
night announced its ticket for the five
boroughs. Prendergast, McAneny. Marks,
Pounds and Mathewson were selected as
the Leagues candidates from the Fusion
ranks for Controller, President of the
Board OF Aldermen and President or
Manhattan, Brooklyn and Bronx Dor
oughs respectively Mccall, Mccormack
and Connolly were chosen as candidates
for Mayor and President Of Richmond and
Queens boroughs respectively. This
would give Fusion II votes and the Dem
ocrats ) in the Board of Estimate.
In Manhattan Eugene A. Philbin and
Barlow : Weeks were named as the can
didates for Justices of the Supreme
Court William II. Wadhams and War
rem w. Foster for Judges of General Ses-
sions and Robert Lee Luce for Judge OF
the City Court
Others named on the Leagues ticket
are Max $. Grfenhagen. Sheriff James
+. Sullivan, County Clerk Charles S.
Whitman, District Attorney; John j. HOP
per. Register and Timothy Healy Or.
John w. Perilli and Richard ]. Delaney.
Coroners.
The City Economy League, which
claims membership OF 10000, VIII de-
eide to-day whether il will adopt the
ticket Of the Rent and Tax Payers
League. The matter will be thrashed out
az the office OF Stewart Brown. No. l40
RroadWay
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Japan PLANS TO MAKE
CHINA BATTLE-GROUND
Picking Dispatch Says Nippon
Will Place Garrisons IN
Monaghan Territory.

Landau. Sept 90-A Picking dispatch 10
"The Daily Telegraph says:
Japan is preparing 10 make ChiiIa !
h.,.leero,rnd Her rivalry with RUSSIA
was not settled by the late war no Hus
so-Japanese agreements Whatever e-9'
covering Mongolia or correlated nv 60
The Japanese policy has been oe'oleu ~
preserving the status quo in MahchuiIa
Tins leaving her free TO take any NUTS
sarv counteryailing steps -,
.The japanese policy in emma SUNNI
mn means the planting Of garrlsohs WIN"
ont territorial leases. thereby guarai.e'
g., ,ha integrity Of China by forestallhs
a.bore Al Hankow the garrison OF t"o
.housa,,d men will be retained. Aho'hei
.otoblv will be planted at the great
Tayeh mines near by ~.
"snecial japanese concessions uhuei P0'
,,oa control will be demanded al N'"
Linz which policy will be repeated a.
r,', Cho,, Annoy and elsewhere In case
..o,,ble the railways, in which u was
Donad that British capital would De III
.arostad also will be demanded
"rha Japanese naval units VIII be IN
"a &, Chinese waters. There VIII DE-
- aarger 10 British interests II uie"'
p ~ displays her usual hexibility' 49,
.'Peking is no longer the capi'aI III ~. .ne
80 the loss Of Mongolia and the
absence of the usual intercourse rehuel o
,ng II impotent and transferring tne
,,,,,,a, 70 the South. Japan WIN P"
,ioa,lv the whole Chinese revoiu,ohai !, ,
- ,nder lock and key in Toxic! ho'us
pa a. her hand TO England. knowing 'ha'
ou' amionce Is more important and neceS-
.o,,, than ever.
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BROTHER AND SISTER KILLED
Second of Roosevelt s Kin Succumbs
TO Motor Accident.

Haverhill. Mass. Sept 2s-Harry r.
Lee. of North Woburn. died to-day from
injuries received last night when his mo-
tor cycle collided with an electric car
near here.
His sister. Lillian H. Lee. OF Brookline'
who WAS riding in a basket attachment
81 the motor cycle, died soon after the
accident. They were related by marriage
10 Colonel Roosevelt.
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n1sF1GUREs GIRL WITH ACID
,o.,ous Admirer Attacks Her IN SUD
vay Station.

Nitric acid thrown by Jealous @e,'' md
in the subway station al l1S'n n,a go for
, r, avenue yesterday VIII d'snsure n ,U'
nt 81 Frances Peretz, seventeen years oiu'
md may cost the sight of her r hsast e' q.
anu anu , mas badly burned on the breast as
yeu as on the face. In,
wen 40 posenheim was charged with
NM -. acid He is an electrician
'hro" Enc wears old, and lives at NO 81
wen .s mn street. Williamsburg. A lew
So 400 the girls father forbade the
"eeNe ar 20 cali again at his home
which is at No. 81! GoI n,aA We're e' spst.
hosS' hv the acid and burned.
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Won sRIEsEN SAILS TO-DAY.

Arthur Won Briesen, president OF the
National Alliance of Legal Aid societies
of the United States. will sail to-day on
the Kronprinz Wilhelm for Germany to
attend the international convention OF
Legal Aid Societies, which will be held
IN Nuremberg on october 2. 10 and III.
Mr.. Won Briesen expects to return on
tho same steamer. arriving here Octo-
Der 81.
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Actual Danger Possible.


Britain's ally. The re-establshment Of
spheres Of influence, with the probable
ity of European nations obtaining a
territorial foothold in China looming
up is furthest from Japan's wishes and
might develop into an actual danger.
Certainly It will afford more virulent
commercial competition.
All of the reasons for the British
= ton, but IT is safe to assume, in the
opinion of Washington officials. that
the success of the Belgians in getting
the two great railway concessions pro-
vided the immediate stimulus to action.
! From this it is seen that England gets
out Of the international combination
! through materially different motives
/ from those which actuated the Ameri-
can withdrawal President Wilson. act
I ing on the advice of Secretary Byran.
was disinclined to give the diplomatic
( support Of this government 10 private
group OF American bankers particu-
| larly when those bankers included the
National City Bank and when they
made it a condition Of their continued
participation that the administration
should ask them to do so.
London. Sept 29.-A practical disso-
luton has taken place of the Chinese
loan agreement by which the five pow
ers concerned-Great Britain, France,
Germany. Russia and Japan-gave
monopoly TO certain banking groups for
all Chinese loans and from which the
United States government withdrew It's
support.
The British government took the lnl-
tjative in the dissolution of the agree
ment because of the failure OF the
other powers TO observe its spirit They
had made Of the agreement, according
10 the British official view, simply an
instrument against the interests of
British financiers.
The five powers mentioned still act
together in making loans 10 the Chinese
government for general administrative
purposes. but each of the powers mas
been left free to support any OF us
citizens in floating loans for railroads
and other industrial projects and Tor
provincial purposes.
/ The declared object of the original
agreement. it is pointed out here. was
10 prevent an international scramble 10
/ lend China money, but such scramble
is in progress, and the dissatisfaction
Of British fnanciers that their govern
nent is using its influence TO prevent
thorn from bidding has compelled the
British Foreign Office to withdraw rom
the uuintuple monopoly. Its support mao
heretofore been given to those banks
participating in the quintuple loan 10
| China.
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10c a Roll

I'D to so cents These rolls not library music:
They are taken direct from the stock of our retail
Music Department. Some have been slightly used
in demonstrating, Others somewhat shelf worn or
soiled. But we guarantee every roll in good playing
condition.
Here is an opportunity for every owner OF player
piano to secure splendid library of hgh-class Music
Rols-at prices that have been equaed on goods
of like quality.
Be on hand early as the quality the stock offered IN this sa
is such that acH be sold rery quickly No mail orders IN
be receired and no rolls sent {. o. ID.
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NO SECRET PLEDGE,
DECLARES mitchell
Continued from first page.

for what it had done and is doing
TO him.
Henry l.. Stlmson, former Secretary
Of War, presided. and notified the can
didates on behalf Of the fusion ticket.
Frederic 4. Coudert spoke for the in
dependent Democrats. Timothy l..
woodruff for the Progressives and JOB
/ T.. Hedges for the Republicans.
Mitchell was introduced as "our next
| Mayor" The audience Endorsed the
characterization with loud applause.
Mr. Mitchell at once gave his estimate
OF the situation as follows:
Accepts the Responsibility.
"Bv the tender OF this nomination
gentlemen, you ask me 10 assume lead-
ershin in a life and death struggle
between the forces Of decency. honesty
and public service and the forces OF
public plumber. ! accept the respon-
sibility. | will not avoid the issue.
Tonight begins our campaign
against JdmHdny nan anu al - -
resents. II is 10 be no mere poltlcdl
Icampaign. 1t is TO be a struggle Oh
the citizens Of New York TO protect
tbeir persons, their property, their
homes. their families, their institutions
and their city against exploitation by
mon representing an organization that
for a hundred years has found IN
Ipublic Office only an opportunity ioi
thunder and personal enrichment
The issue was plain, the speaker SAID
r was whether the people should gov
tho CITY or whether Mr.. Murphy
should govern If.
shall the thousand million dollars
that the city is TO spend in the next
fo,r wears" he said. BE spent in the
interest of the people Of the city or III
the interests of politicians and poilticai
contractors? Are the subway contracts
to he added to Tammany plumber OF
carried out as written, without toll or
| spoils or favoritism?
This is what the speaker said about
the Sulzer case. and which brought
forth such a vociferous response
Kind Words for Sulzer.
Never in its long and sordid history
. history of unparalleled insolence' has
there been an attempt by Tammany tha'
eoualled in audacity the attempt that 10
! under way to-day. At Albany we nave
| the spectacle of the boss reaching l''0
the state House TO thrust Governor
from his chair in order that IamfhnhS
and Tammanys contract ring may lay
numbering hands upon the government
| and contracts Of the state.
| Whatever the merits OF the caSe
brought against the Governor by ms ac-
c,.eers whether he be guilty or not OF
the charges laid. there is not thihkihs
man within the borders OF this state Du'
| understands that the motive BEHIND inns
,mpeachment is not to punish the uo'
| ernor for what he has done put LOT VIVA.
! he has refused TO do at the olddihe a'!u
behest of Murphy. Murphy ana IAN
| MANY know no friends but those that uo
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Scramble for Concessions.

The breaking Of the power OF the IN
formation consort.um will lead direct
y TO a scramble for concessions by for
signers which will no doubt rival me
concession hunting period OF 1891 ana
1898, one Of the darkest pages IN
china's economic history. Wlthou'
heck and a certain amount OF coh'roi'
ne Chinese government will borrow
rom all corners and, II is 10 DC Le-
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During
This Week

Almost 10000 Of the best rolls made
popular pieces Of last season-classic master
pieces-musical concordance sacred-rolls
to suit every taste and which fit practically all
standard player pianos. Several thousand 49,
note rolls are included, although the stock IS
largely 65-note scale.
We offer this entire lot Of Music Rolls,
some of which were priced as high as $3.50
nor roll for
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their bidding. They know no enemies pH'
those that block their path to puohc
plunder"
Slowly, and emphasizing his statement
with the index finger Of his left hand MI
Mitchell added:
And now with this effort in full swing
at Albany. Murphy stretches out his hand
above the city
He said its shadow rested upon the
treasury and all our great public works.
Tells Murphys Iniquites.
Murphy is pulling down the Governor
whom he set up" he continued. because
that Governor would not prostitute his
ofrc. 20 Murphy's ends. lie denied Mayor
Gavnor denomination because Mayor
Gaynor refused 10 soil his hands with
Nurphv's work. lie now asks you 10
elect his nominee TO the great Office OF
Nayor. and to be so credulous and go
simple as to believe that with his inu-
mate IN the city Hall Murphy would not
himself be Mayor.
..WW YOU suffer It 10 come TO pass that
Mummy I'm one year shall gain control OF
etate and cltv and administer both In
tho interests Of Murphy and his friends
Although Mr.. Mitchell pointed out that
this was n good opportunity fo- the indie
nendent Democrats of the city TO redeem
the honor OF the party by defeating Tam
many Hall. he added:
Let no man misunderstood. II elected
Mayor no man. no party and no faction
will be favored by my hands The city
government will not be used. directly or
Indirectly. for the upbuilding OF any man
or eroup. or Of any party. The factors IN
This fusion movement may expect fair
treatment. even-handed justice from me,
and no more.
In regard 10 his administration OF the
Police Department, II elected, MI Mltchei
said:
I'VE intend TO conduct the city In
safe decent and orderly manner. 90
DOT moan that we intend TO divert the po-
to- nthe suppression of major crimes
60 b.rass every citizen who fans 10 70
about with n wry face and downcast eyes
We want personal liberty and much oil It,
yva want relaxation and innocent pleas
,.ra remembering that there Is III inns
., immunity a great diversity of habits ana
o,,sto,ns But we want II on equal terms
We do not want one man to nave pii'r
leces that another man may ho' envy
"Ny friends, those who want wee anu
indecency are the smallest minority !"
this community, but they are ni""E
enough TO faint the whole reputation u
thu CITY"
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Will Not Be City Regulator

rho candidate said he did not pe"''
the Navor and the Police COMMISSIONS,
shopId set themselves up TO be me MOI a.
ree,,Iators of the community. neither ihu''
they permit the plain mandates Vi Wv
law 70 be fouted to the seaman Vi '''
city. The Mayor, he said' ihus' nav
constructive policy for the ponce
After referring to the fact that ne hau
dioered from Mr.. Prendergast ana f'es'-
dant McAneny on the terms of the SUD
nav contracts. honest differences OF oplh-
Ton uhere each side had given credit io'
sincerity and honesty TO the other' MI
Mitchell made this declaration
put whatever they or / believer a.
80 the merits OF the operating contracts
not matter has been disposed OF by their
ado,,,on. These contracts are TO-DAY
binding legal obligations OF the Guy anu'
without changing in any way my 'ie"'
concerning the terms OF those contracts
because they are solemn compacts ana oo-
tioa,ions of the city. ] should cohsiuei
:, my duty as Mayor to protect their IN
,.cr,tv 10 maintain them and to execute
them. pledge myself II elected 10 see
that our new subways are carrieu -
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Stimson introduced.

Mr.. stImson. who was introduced by
Norman Hapgood, chairman OF the fusion
committee. spoke Of the difficulties o. ,he
committee in reconciling all the dlner-
o,ces NJ opinlon among the various ele-
ments going into the fusion movement
"But. thank God" he declared there
is always a great majority Of the voters
~ this city who are agreed In desiring
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, completion under them as speedily as
! possible.
There ~ but one issue left In the SUD-
way matter That Is. whether these con-
| tracts shall be executed 10 the letter IN
/ the interests of the city, or shall be modi-
| fed from time 10 time in the interests OF
/ the companies. 4 short time ago point
/ ed out that Mr.. Murphy's candidate for
I Mayor had already displayed disposi-
| ton 10 let down the bars and change the
contract terms in the interest Of the trac-
! ton companies Mr.. Mccall denied II. l
then pinned him with the proof. since
which time he has remained discreetly
I silent.
This IS the only subway issue: Shall
Murphy and Mr.. Mccall be allowed to
modify the contracts In the interests ot
the companies. or snail the contracts be
adhered To and executed I'm the interests
OF the city? pledge myself TO the latter
course"
Mr.. Mitchell pointed out how bad and
extravagant city government meant dep
riyat!on 10 the average citizen, because
increased taxes made the cost OF living
higher. lie said a Mayor should make a
bargain with the citizens that he would
give good service. but there never had
been a leader OF Tammany Hall who
served the people for the sake OF serving
them.
rs Murphy moved by motives OF dlsln-
terested public service" the speaker
asked Ito put his man in that centre OF
things down in the city Hall Park?
Issue Is Murphy.
At the end the candidate drove his
points home as follows:
The issue is Murphy, Tammany Hall.
contract government on the one side. or
business government for the service or
the people on the other. We want non
partisan administration, In place OF petty
politics. party spells and pull. Would
Murphy give YOU that
Borough President McAneny said one Of
the chief issues. in his judgment, was
whether the good work OF the fusion
Board OF Estimate in the last four years
should be continued. Such use as had been
made OF the city's credit, he declared. had
, been OF the most careful sort and for the
obvious necessities OF municipal life, the
great problems OF rapid transit building
and the beginning of port development
and the betterment of the city's physical
character
While the chief Importance OF the preSl-
dency of the Board of Aldermen, for
, which he was running, was that IL car
ried with II the Vice-Mayoralty and three
votes in the Board Of Estimate, the
sneaker said he was convinced that much
more could be made OF the Board oil Al
! dermen than In the past.
Controller Prendergast devoted his time
! IN showing the economies Of the fusion
! Board of Estimate, as compared with the
extravagances OF the Tammany boards OF
estimates that preceded 1t.
II have the very highest regard Tor the
tactics OF Tammany Hail." said MI Prem
dergast. "The persistency with which
they carry on a campaign of misrepre-
sanitation challenges admiration. Their
wav OF opening campaign is to make a
p,isstatement and then stick TO 1t assidu-
ously as though IT were great morai
truth. This they have done in this cam
Y
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lieved. Will b~rter valuable concessions
right and left. People who know China
feel sure that If left without restreint
the Chinese government will head
straight for financial chaos. which
would bring ON more quickly than any,
thing else rebellion and internal war
fare, the dreaded intervention by the
powers. and In the case Of certain pow
ers, at least, intervention will mean
permanent occupation.
Another apparently inevitable cut
come OF total freedom Of action on the
part Of China during the present period
Of Transition is a renewal Of the per
nicious spheres Of influence"-Russia
in Manchuria and Mongolia, Japan IN
South Manchuria and inner Mongolia,
England in the Yang-tse Valley, Ger
many in Shangtung and the hinter-
land back to Shansi and Shensi and
France in Yunnan. Each nation will
proclaim its right 10 all concessions in
its respective sphere, and there will
be great international competition and
probably friction. just as in the old
days.
1t is considered that this Will be
bad for China and will lead TO condi-
tons making intervention almost inev-
table