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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
Many Others Hurt in Jumping
from Windows to Escape
Flames in Immigrant
Lodging House.
DOZEN SENT TO HOSPITALS
Men and a Child Caught in
Rooms Among Victims-Blaz
Quickly Put Out After Fire
men, Misled by Wrong
Box, Got to Work.

Five men, woman and a child lost
building at No. G6 Greenwich street
occupied by THIS Employment Agency
and as an immigrant lodging house.
More than score Of persons we're in
jured by burns and leaps from win
dows. and seven Of these we're taken
TO st. Gregorys and the Hudson Street
hospitals. The police believe that the
blaze was ncendiary and will begin a
rigid investigation to-day. II was re-
ported that an unsuccessful attempt to
set the place afire was made Sunday
night.
Early this morning the police took
the bodies Of the man, woman and
child first found in the building. and
had found the bodies of four other per-
sons. all men. In all cases identifica-
ton was impossible. but it is believed
that the bodies of the woman and
child were those of Mrs. Fricda Lenze,
who ran the house, and her eleven
year-old daughter.
The fire was discovered at Ills sup
posedly in tailor shop which occupied
the first floor The two upper floors,
used as a headquarters for Till's En-
ployment Agency, was also combina-
ton hotel for laborers, and about twen-
ty-five persons were sleeping there
when the alarm was given.
A general scramble for the street
followed. Those near fire escapes
leaped out of the windows ana tum-
bed down to safety without thought of
those left behind. A woman appeared
at a third story window, climbed out
on the sill and. ignoring the shouts OF
the police and firemen. leaped. She was
picked up unconscious and hurried
away in an ambulance.
Patrolman Cullinan, Of the Green
wich street station, ran up a fire es-
cape and rescued three men caught on
landing. Patrolman Dowd. OF the
same station. carried out man whom
he found lying unconscious from
smoke in an upper hallway and re-
moved several persons from precarious
perches on the front Of the building,
where they clung for several minutes
before the heavy clouds of smoke
drifted aside and disclosed them to
the crowds below.
The damage 10 the building was
slight. The minutes during which the
fatalities and the most serious in
juries occurred were lost to the fire.
men, who were misled by the pulling OF
an alarm several blocks from the hotel
BY the time they had been redirected
to the hotel and had got their ap-
paratus in working order the flames
had gained full headway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
Wooden Walk at Lawrence,
Mass, Collapses, Throw
ing 40 Into Water.

Lawrence. Mass. June 3o--A narrow
wooden walk leading over fifteen feet
~ water TO the municipal bathhouse IN
the Mcrrimac River to-day gave way
under the stamping feet Of crowd Of
impatient boys. and at least eleven of
them were drowned. There may be
more bodies IN .he stream.
The boys. ranging in years from nine
TO fifteen. had come down an incline 10
level stretch of planking that led to
the bathhouse. There they waited for
William Blythe. the bathhouse keeper,
TO open the door No one knew to-
night how many there were in the
party that clamorcd for Blythe 10
open up" but II is thought that forty
is a conservative estimate.
There was a ball game here this af-
tcrhoon. and many OF the eager young
stcrs figured on seeing that after hav-
ing their afternoon dip. Eight minutes
before the appointed hour for open
ing" tho boys we're jumping up and
down and tumbling over each other.
Suddenly the supports at the foot OF
tho incline sank. 4 second later the
walk extension dropped like trap door
and the boys rolled into the river.
There is swift current at this point
drawn by the falls a quarter OF mile
below and the lads were caught In this.
Nanv Of them could not swim. Wit
nesses on the river bank say that all
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
TRAINS ANNuLLED JULY T.

A number Of PennsyIvania RaIIrodd
trains will nc annuled July 4 between
New York and Point Pleasant see time
tables and placards at stations'-AdV'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
Adjourns Until July 10, and
Borough Presidents Friends
Say This Means Foes
Are Making FizzIe.
PARTISANS OUT IN FORCE
Talk of Cassidy Influence in
Alienation Suit Is Heated
Mrs. Halleran Serves Notice
on Auctioneer at Hus-
bands Sale.

Whatever evidence the Queens Coun-
~ Grand Jury may have heard ycstcr-
day. the day brought forth no ac-
cusation against Borough President
Maurice r. Connolly. nor can any such
accusation come for the present as ad-
iournment was taken till July 10. This
fact. or omission. is considered In the
light OF a victory by the Connolly ad-
herents. who declare that the real pur-
pose of the grand jury session. in the
minds of those whose actions forced II,
is TO produce charges that will do the
Borough President political injury In
the forthcoming primaries Failure to
launch such charges at once together
with the ten-day adjournment, Is taken
TO mean that the Cassidy forces are
having a hard time in continuing
campaign Of dscredit.
All Queens is excited over the rival
claims. which involve both domestic
and political infelicity in about all OF
their branches. The Connolly men,
swarmlng over the courthouse and
Headquarters, said that District Attor-
ney Smith, a Cassidy man was
bringing before the grand jury the CIVIL
snit of Connollys brother-in-law'
Aloysius q. Halleran who declares that
tho Borough President alienated the al
fections OF Mrs. Halleran, who is MIS-
connollv's sister. Hallcran demands
S5OOoO damages, but Connollys fricnds
cav that the suit is really CASSIDY
,io+ NJ which Hallcran has become a
part.
District Attorney Smiths attempt TO
conduct the John Doe proceedings IN
his private office, in the presence Oh
Rohert Price Bell. attorney for Hal
leran in his damage suit, last friuay
uas halted by an appeal to County
Iudge Humphrey. This action on the
MART of Smith was presented TO Gov
, ernor ..ulzer, and it is said the Gov
ernor was requested 10 send deputy
attorney general to Queens TO take
charge of the District Attorneys Of
fee.
Partisans Come in Crowds.
But no representative from the once
Of the Attorney General put in an ap-
pearance yesterday morning and DIS
trict Attorney Smith announced that
he proposed TO go ahead with the IN
ouiry. The grand jury went INTO ses-
sion shortly after 10 o'clock. In the
mean time the corridors Of the court
house were crowded with partisans "f
both sides. Judge william J. Rasquln,
ir.. and Attorneys Eugene y. l.. Young
and Charles Pope Caldwell were on
ou.inusd On fourth page. sllth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
ENDS LIFE WITH DYNAMITE
Lies Down on Prepared Charge
and Lights Fuse.

Middletown, N. Y, juno 30.-Floyd
Tiffany. q prosperous stone quarry
owner, Of Poscoe, Sullivan County,
committed suicide to-day with q stick
OF dynamite.
Tiffany obtained prepared charge Of
the explosive, ran TO a nearby Held,
lay PROSTATE on the dynamite and
ignited the fuse. The act followed a
quarrel with me. e.lbers of his family.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
Was Not Accused.


Commissioner Dougherty expressed
surprise when he heard of Beck's es-
cape He said: 81 had the young man
brought TO Headquarters to question
him concerning his actions on Friday
night, when he brought to the Udall
store new suitcase, which has dis
appeared.
IT was bought on memorandum,
made out on letterhead paper OF the
Udall & Ballou concern. Many OF the
questions l had asked him did not re-
sult in satisfactory answers, being
made especially regarding a man he
claims TO have met on Friday night.
He said he did not know much about
this man. but from what / have learned
from other sources ! felt positive that
ne was telling the truth.
1t is the most peculiar thing that he
should have wanted TO escape, since he
was not even brought to my office. and
since there was not the least suspicion
against him In addition to clearing
up certain parts Of his story wanted
10 verify or disproye through him some
things about the jewel robbery which
81 yet have not been cleared. He owes
; lot 10 the firm, in whose employ he
had been for more than two years, and
] feel that II was with a Willingness
that ne came with Detectives McKenna
and Cassassa to assist us i'm our work.
During the time l questioned him he
said he had not been TO the store on
Saturday. remaining away on account
OF headache. From his mother. with
whom he lives. learn this to be true"
The Comm ssioner said that while he
would like very much TO have Beck
come forward, he did not intend send
ing out a general alarm for him. Beck
"a described by the Commissioner as
)elng about twenty-one years old OF
the ordinary Fifth avenue type of
.lerk, natty in appearance and resem-
)ling, in the Commissioners words, "a
ven dressed jockey, although slightly
loo heavy TO be one" He wore a blue
serge suit, low oxford ties shoes and n
straw hat. His home, at No. BOZ West
l27th street, where he lived with his
mother. three brothers and sister.
was guarded all Of last night by detec-
Continued on hfih page, fourth column.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01

Ladies find ANoosTuRA sITTERs an
excellent bracer during tlresome day.
tdvt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-01
Young Beck, Questioned at
Headquarters About $780,
600 Robbery, Risks Death
in lump from Window.
SLEUTHS CHASE IN VAIN
Youth Not Even Accused, Says
Dougherty-0ther Employees
of Looted Jewelry Store
Are QuizSed by the
Detectives.

Another sensation was added yester-
day to the police investigation OF the
100000 jewel robbery at the Cdall &
Ballon jewelry store, at No. 574 Fifth
avenue, on Friday night, when William
Beck, a twenty -one-year- repair
clerk, risked death in a successful ef-
( rt to escape from Police Headquar-
tiers. where he had been taken to he
questioned. jumping from a window II
one of the reception rooms in which he
was being questioned by Detective Cas-
ssssa.
He had been examined earlier in the
day by Commissioner Dougherty, but
was turned over 10 the detective TO
answer more in detail questions which
Dougherty did not consider satisfac-
torily answered. The leap was made
while Cassassa's attention was occu-
pied by another detective with whom
ne was talking at the door of the room.
less than fifteen feet away. The win
dow from which he jumped opened into
Centre Market Place, and is about ten
feet higher than the sidewalk, between
which and the building is an areaway
about seven feet wide. a slip of the
foot on the stone window ledge meant
a fall Of about twenty feet.
Before Cassassa got to the street
Beck had regained his footing and was
well on a run toward Grand street
headed east. Before sight Of him
could be had by any of the many de-
tectives who had received the alarm
he had disappeared in the crowd.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12
MANY LAb0RERS
ARRIVING HERE
~ .
Demand For Harvest Hands
Heavy-order Being
Taken Care Of.

That the labor supply this year is
more plentiful than it has been for
several years during the harvest sea-
son is the statement of the heads of
the heads of the employment bureaus
In this city. eMn have been coming
into Grand Forks. on the trains from
the east every day, but thus far they
have all been able to find work. There
are a few idle men seen once in Il
while. but it is because they are not
really looking for work. At the pres
ent time the farmers are paying $3.50
per day for laborers and by
threshing season the wages will prob
ably be up to So.
In addition to the men who have
been making for the harvest fields
there are also large numbers being
sent out west daily to work on rail-
road construction gangs. There is
considerable work to be done and the
laborers only have to work ten hurs
a day and receive all the way from
$3.50 to $2.75 per day. Up to the last
few days the wages for railroad labor
ers has only been s2.25 per day and
for that reason men have ben hitting
the harvest fields more, but since the
increase In the railroad wages the
farms is not as large. The most OF
the men are coming here from In
diana and Illinois and other eastern
states. Owing to the fact that the
crops are very DOOR in South Dakota
this year many harvesters are also
coming here from that state.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12

all showing the product in the home
town. And the brand Of film from
oshkosh or some such place Is fea-
tured at every show. There is a rea-
son for all this reflection. Mr.. G. j.
Hite points with pride to the fact that
only one of the five picture houses in
New Rochelle (the home Of the Than
houser Film Coz isn't showing the
Thanhouser pictures.
There is a mysterious leading nan
in The Missing Witness" a Than
houser feature to be released shortly.
William Russell is the regular lead
ing man of the piece, as the district
attorney, but playing opposite him
was an oppressive attorney for the
defense" who has never been known
IN n lear in a T%hanhouser film be-
fore. The mysterious leading man
vas Jacob Ruskin' a genuine New
Mr.. Ruskin oversee the dressing of
the court scenes in the picture
and then induced him to take the part
opposite Russell. And the lawye.
thoroughly at home in the court room
set makes a most Mountaineering
leading man. if an unknown one.
Theaters that want the Florence
IS Sdppl DIS d sensational
feature are warned by the New Ma
iestic company that sensationalism is
not the purpose of the picture. Miss
Roberts, Shelly Hull, Director Hender-
son and the others responsible for the
production of the picture ever bore in
mind the object of the author. AL
phonse Daudet's dedication of the play
his sons. Daudet in the dedication,
remarked that the proper understand
ing of his work would be to the sons
moral benefit. 1t is this proper UNI
Outstanding that Miss Roberts and her
associates strive conscientiously to
give. The filmed "Sappho'' carries q
single clean construction. 1t is to the
lasting advantage OF the picture the
aters that this is so. for the celluloid
version of Daudet's story will he
awaited With ONE eagerness by film
reformers and their disappointment at
a clean "Sappho' may be pretty TO
behold.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12
berry SEASON IS
PRACTICALLY over
Plums and Western Peaches
Now Hold the Boards in
City's Fruit Markets.

western peaches and plums are the
chief factors in the Grand Forks fruit
market at present, according to the
local commission merchants.
They nave been coming in from
California In large quantities during
the last three weeks or so, and dur
ing the past few days the advance
guard Of the Washington crop has be-
gun to arrive.
what higher than last year.
The berry season Is practically over
only. a few r~aspberries and Logan
berries still remaining on the market
These are also chiefly from the far
west, only a small part Of the Mime
sofa. crop finding its way to this part
Of the country.
The new crop of oranges has no,
arrived as yet but most Of the deal
ers are still we'll stocked from last
year. This years crop is expected to
pc IN during the course Of the next
month or SO.
Catalogues are steadily on the in
crease In quantity, and are steadily
improving in quality. Apples are
also unusually plentiful for this time
Of year and are unusually cheap.
Only a few grapes have SO far
found their way to the local market,
and those that have arrived COM
mand such prices that only "malefac-
tors Of great wealth" can afford them.
The grapes will begin to arrive in
large quantities in the course of an
other fortnight OF so, however.
Bananas, while plentiful at present,
are expected to increase in price in
the near future. and 1t is probable
that bananas and cream will not be
such a popular. dish during the COM
ing winter, as it has sometimes been
during the past.
The end Of the berry season is be-
Ing hailed by the fruit men with de-
light as 1t means the end of all night
vigils for them. Berry shipments
have a habit Of arriving during the
wee sma' hours Of the morning and
require as much attention as q wake
full child.
One thing is certain, there ia no
fruit famine in this section Of the
country. as the large number Of re-
frigerator cars which pull into the
city daily attest.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12
LIGHT VOTE ON
BOND QUESTION
But 253 Votes Cast at 2
O'clock on the Slaughter
House Proposition.
HEAVIEST VOTE IS
IN SEVENTH WARD
Result to be Canvassed' at
Meeting of City Council
This Evening.

A light vote is being cast on the
question Of the bonding Of the city
for $4,000 for the erection Of a
municipal slaughter house, only 263
votes having been recorded in the en-
tire city up to 2 o'clock this after
noon.
The heaviest vote appears to be in
the Seventh ward where IS votes have
been cast and the highest in the
Fourth which reports only 20.
The vote by wards up to 2 o'clock
Second ward. 81; Third ward. %;
Fourth ward, 20; Fifth ward, So;
Sixth ward. 80; Seventh ward. SIS.
AZ the normal vote Of, the city is
1900 1t is evident that the vote to-
day will be far lower than the ver
age. unles there is a heavy increase
before the polls close at 5 o'clock this
afternoon.
The result OF the election will be
canvassed by the city council tonight,
and 1t is expected that the result will
he known by Z o'clock this evening".
The friends Of the measure declare
that they are confident that 1t will
pass
The following were named election
judges n clerks by the senior al
dermen Of each ward last evenings:
liz uuScS, SudIleS AL
len and Ansel Wineman; clerk, H. A.
Becker.
Second Ward-Judges. A. S. Bur-
rows. j. Lewis; clerks, Martin Hou-
ger. ]. Jackson.
Third Ward-Judges. John Rivet,
H. B. Mountly: clerks, Chas. Moran.
VALE Hupp.
Fourth Ward-Judges. W. 9. Whit
man, Ed Richmond: clerks. J.. T.
Mann. Eric Swtpoupo
Fifth Ward, first precinct-Judges.
Clarence Sheppard, g. H. Froats;
clerks, Percy Wilder, w. H. Schuyler,
p. Mix. Second precinct--Judges.
Schmidt, NJ. RUBBED.
Sixth Ward-Judges, NJ. Murphy,
F. D. Packard; clerk. Dan Fordney.
Seventh Ward-Judges. H. Solstad.
e. A. falkland; clerk, T. Hagen.
The polling places.
First Ward-City filter plant.
Third Ward Fourth street fire
hall.
Fourth ward-Old city Hall.
Fifth Ward. First Precinct-1nter-
national avenue fire hall. Second pre-.
'cinct, 1915 Cheyenne avenue.
Sixth Ward, First Precinct-41a
Griggs avenue; second precinct, 522
North Eighth street.
Seventh Ward-624 Cottonwood
a1aThe wish Of the voter lis expressed
. by crossing the yes" or no, on
the special ballot, on which the ques-
ton Ia printed,
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12
WILL SET DATES TOMORROW
Touring Committee Of Commercial
Club Will Arrange For Trip
into Pembina County.

Owing to the fact that all Of the
members Of the commercial club com.
snittee could not get together today
the arrangements for the automobile
trip into Pembina county will be
made at 1880 o'clock tomorrow morn
ing. It is planned to make a two
days run up north and one night will
have to be spent at one Of the towns
ofitthe route. Just which one will be
selected for a camp will also be de-
cided at the committee meeting. Wal
halla 10 tho place which is likely to
be chosen. although several other
places are being considered. On the
other trips taken the limit Of the days
run has been about 1870 miles and this
will probably be tho distance covered
on this trip in ono day. Tho dates
will be fixed so as not to conflict with
the boosters day program which il be.
ing planned for August 10; 30 and II,
when the last at-home series Of bali
games in the Northern league will be
played here.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-08-12
CONDUCTS
new SEED TEST
Field Crop Plan of Inspect
ing Grains Carried on this
Year for First Time.

The department Of botany Of the
state agricultural college, under the
direction Of Prof. H. L. Bolley. is at
present conducting field crop inspec-
OF work that has been done anywhere
in the northwest for the particular
purpose. The object Of the work is
to gain information regarding growers
Of pure bred or high class seed, and
to help them develop such types of
seed.
The pure seed division of the depart
ment is in cooperation with a num-
Der o fgrowers who have agreed to
plant seed plots In a name recon-
mended b ythe department. and to use
the types Of seed recommended. prop
erly graded, treated and selected.
All those farmers who notify the
department in time, that they are
growing a variety Of any kind Of high
class seed for sale as seed. may have
their fields inspected during the time
the grain is in head or before it is
threshed from the shock. The purpose
OF this inspection is to conduct a rigid
examination as to purity and type of
the grain, and to give any information
that the inspector is able to give re-
garding the proper method Of saving
the seed so that it will meet the re-
quirements Of the seed law.
New Law Responsible.
The last legislature enacted a law
which authorized the pure seed de
partment to carry on such field crop
inspection. 1t also authorizes the
state seed commission to make ar
rangements to place such seed in bags
under lead seal, either as Certified"
seed or as Registered pedigree seed"
Anyone who has raised seed for sale
and wishes to have it certified or reg
istered. should correspond with the
state seed commissioner.
No seed will be sealed unless it is
essentially free from other varieties
Of the same kind of seed-for instance
Bluestem must be Bluestem and not a.
mixture Of Bluestem and Fife Ku-
banka durum must be Kubanka, not
Kubanka and Bluestem or some other
variety.
When seed grain is sealed in this
manner 1t becomes a standard product
and may change hands n number
Of times and still reach the final user
that he has procured the seed that
the grower claimed to have raised.
No pedigreed seed will be sealed ex-
cept that the crop be inspected in the
field and tested in the pure and seed
laboratory. Z.
The department will publish lists Of
all growers of reliable seed. which will
be sent to any applicant. This will
be Of particular advantage to the
seedsmen Of the state in building up
a trade in seeds Of high class.
On account Of the absolute necessity
Of having good max and barley seed
in order to get a good crop. the de-
partment is paying especial attention
to these crops. +
Prof. Bolley wishes to hear from
any grower of pure bred seeds Of any
kind and make arrangements for
proper inspection and sealing. No
grain will be sealed after March / Of
any year.