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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
"DEADLINE" BROWN DEAD
Was Warden at Sing Sing When
Electric Chair Was Installed.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Newburgh, y. Y, Oct R-William X.
Brown. a former warden Of Sing sing
prison. died here suddenly tonight from
n,raIvsis He was known as "Deadline
Brown. an appellation he gained because
of the restrictions he placed on the news
paper men during his administration at
Sing Sing. The first execution by cleo
tricity at Sing Sing was carried out dur
ing his term.
Mr.. Brown was appointed warden
March o. 1891. and was removed several
wears later. He was previously post
master of Newburgh. Mr. Brown was
son OF the late Judge John W. Brown ana
was a brother OF Charles F. Brown eN-
Judge OF the Court of Appeals. He was
seventy years old.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
MAURICE C. BENJAMIN.

Maurice c. Benjamin, who died at MS
hor,e No. 1i2 Riverside Drive Saturday
.,,arrinq was born at Morris, Ill., NIFTY
seven years ago. In his early mahnoou
ho went 70 Denver, where he engaged IN
BUSINESS until nine years ago, when ne
$50 "a New York. He leaves a wife,
,yho Is the head of the Benjamin schoo'
for Girls. and three sohs, VINO are stu
dents at the Taft School
The funeral will be conducted by the
Rev. Dr. stephen S, Wise at 'ne behJa
min. home tomorrow at 2 p m and the
burial will be In Denver.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
PANAMA TO Date HIS THEME
Hugh o 'Donnell Gives Travel Lecture
at Carnegie Lyceum.

Hugh ODonnell gave the first OF a
series Of travel lectures at Carnegie
Lyceum last night the subject being
Panama to Date" The lecture was pro-
fuseIy illustrated, being almost as full OF
pictures as of talk, and the pictures re-
celved fully as much applause as the
lecture
The progress on the lsthmian Canal was
effectively shown by pictures Of the work
in execution and after its completion.
Pictures Of Colonel Goethals, engineer In
charge and Colonel Gorgas. chief sani-
tary officer. were greeted with the heart
lest applause Of the evening.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
SANG FOLK SONGS FOR ROYALTY

Miss Kitty Cheatham returned yester-
day from England, where she said she had
been entertaining royalty and society Of
the British Isles with her Rotations and
songs of American folk lore. She came
back, she said, 10 regain local color and
atmosphere. "A few years ago" she
added, people OF England looked on
songs OF our Southern states as minstrel
tunes, quite lacking I'm merit as music.
Now. however | believe they are begin
ming TO see the finer side of our Dixie
tunes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
KINGS MOOSE uEADERLESS
Death of Chairman Woodruff
Sad Blow to Party.

Timothy L. Woodruff death leaves the
Progressive party in Kings County with
ont an individual leader. For some time
the party has been led by a campaign
committee" from which steering
committee was drawn. Prominent on this
latter committee are Edward w. Alien
and Jesse Fuller. state committeeman,
and James VI. Gray. chairman of the law
committee.
No reorganization is planned. 1t was
said last night. Charles s. Aronstam,
vice-chairman, automatically succeeds to
the office Of chairman. but he will net
WELD the power that was Mr.. Woodruff 5
because of the formation of the cam
paign committee.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
MRS. MARGARET E. SLOAN.

urs Margaret Elmendorf Sloan. widow
Of Samuel Sloan, who was president OF
the Delaware. Lackawanna western
railroad. died yesterday at her home
No 7 East 3sth street She was ninety
two wears old. Mrs. Sloan broke her nip
1, n fall on September last and never
again left her bed. She was the mother
~ Samuel Sloan, vice-president OF the
rar,n,rs, Loan and Trust Company. The
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
DIED..

BENJASuN-Mauricc C., formerly OF
Denver. Col. on october II, 1915 at his
late residence No li2 Riverside Drive.
Funeral AT his late residence Oh october
IA, at . p. IN.
GOMAN-On Sunday. October Y. John
Conan. I'm his seth year. Funeral on
Wednesday, at 2:S0 p. M. from his late
home, No. % South Willow ST., Mont
clair, y. j.
LOUDON-At Scarsdale, on SATURDAY.
october II, Sarah j., widow of the late
Robert J. Loudon, in her 6sth year ra.
Funeral services at the residence OF her
daughter. Mrs. H. V. Williams. Tucka-
hoe Road, Scarsdale. y. y, Monday
morning, at 1915 O'Clock. conveyance
will meet arrival of train leaving Grand
central Terminal at 9:Sj a. m. Inter
ment private.
RAYNOLDS-On saturday, October H.
1912 Grace C. Reynolds. Funeral ser
vice on Tuesday. october II. AT ll;P
a M. at Old Tappan sunday school
Carriages will be at West Norwood To
meet train leaving West i2d St, West
Shore, at lO;lo a. nj.
Notwithstanding on october IL, 1915
at his home. in Ellsworth. Me-, rallh
NValdron Rollins in the 6lst year OF ms
age beloved husband of Ellen Ware
King and father OF Helen X. Dulles anu
Harriet r. Cushman. Interment at con-
yenience OF the family
sI.OAN-At her residence, No. Z East SSth
st New York. Margaret Elmendori;
widow of the late Samuel Sloan ana
daughter Of the late Peter Il. Elmendorl'
i'm the 92d year of her age. Funeral ser
vices will be held at her late home on
Wednesday October 10, at 10 O'CLOCK
Interment at Garrison at l2:S0 p. III.
Won POSITION Friday October 10.
ial3 Herman Casper Won Post, at his
residence. No 80 West 57th street IN
the S6th year of his age. Funeral
services Monday, October IL. at ESQ,
an the Church of the Holy Commu-
MON, goth street and Sixth avenue.
vuITING-On Friday. october 10, 1918.
of pneumonia, William 7. Whiung.
Funeral services will be held at his
late residence. No. 46 West 10Th
street. on Monday. october 10. at 1880
a m Interment in Rye Cemetery. at
convenience of family.
WOODRUFF-En into rest October
r. 1913, at his home. the Carleton House
New York City. Timothy l.. Woodruff:
husband OF Isabel Morrison and son or
the late Hon. John Woodruff and Har-
riet Jane Lester. of New Haven, Conn.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
WANTS PLAY FOR IRELAND.

beauties Of the Irish stage. is negotiating
with J. Hartley Manners for the rights to
peg o My Heart in the Irish cities. II
successful peg o My Heart VIII he
seen I'm Ireland next summer. Miss
O'Neill. who arrived in New York few
days ago. has come here to play in Gen
eral John Regain" which will be seen in
New York about November /.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13

been guest of her sister. Mrs. George
w. Vanderbilt.
Henry a. c. Taylor has sent his steam
yacht Wanderer TO New York to so out
Of commission.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gordon King ana
the Misses King have returned here from
New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
TO READ MRS. TRAsK's DRAMA

"In the Vanguard, a drama by Katrina
Trask Mrs Spencer TrasR, will be read
by Alfred II. Brown at the Hotel Aston
tomorrow afternoon under the auspices
of the New York Peace Society. Mr..
Brown is president Of the dramatic sec
ton OF the Brooklyn Institute Of Art
and Sciences.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
MARRIED..

RICE-CHILD-On Saturday. October II.
1913. at Lakewood. y. j., by the Rev.
Edward Ernest Matthews, Mabel kath-
rine Child and Harold Rice
Notices Of marriages and deaths must be
by full name and address.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
Goes Over to Roosevelt.

Tbcro was a fight against Mr.. woodruff
~ leader In BROOKLYN in 1911. and in June,
1919 he resigned as leader Of the Repub-
licans of Kings County. lie had been an
ardent supporter of Taft, but at the
Chicago convention in 1912 he went over
10 Colonel Roosevelt, giving as his reason
that steam rolling OF politicians was one
thing, but steam rolling of a party was
unite another" lie became the chairman
of the Progressive party i'm the county
where he had led the Republicans.
In the present campaign Woodruff was
al first for Whitman. but when Mitchell
was nominated he threw his support to
the candidate of the fusionists.
Mr.. Woodruff possessed a personality
which won him a host Of friends Men
who in politics or business were opposed
to him were glad to maintain friendly
relations with him personally. lie was
always genial an optimist, eager to be
of service to any friend or 10 do what
ever he could for an acquaintance or the
casual applicant for favor OF some sort.
Among his friends he numbered men in
all ranks OF life.
Mr.. Woodruff was member OF many
ciuhs and organizations, among them the
Union League, University. Yale. New
York Yacht. Lotos and Republican clups'
the Montauk club of Brooklyn, and the
Sons of the Revolution. He was thirty
second degree Mason. member OF tho
Mystic Shrine and Of the Knights Tenn
plsr
Early in life Mr.. Woodruff married Miss
Cora Eastman. whom he met while at
tending school in Poughkeepsie. They
had Two children. Il son and a daughter.
of whom only the son survives. After
twenty-three years Mrs. Woodruff died,
and in 1895 Mr.. Woodruff married Miss
Isabel Morrison. whom he had met
abroad.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
OFFICES.

MAIN JFtICE-No i54 Nassau street.
UPTOWN OFFICE-No. 1864 Broadway, or
any American Distric; Telegraph ONCE
HARLEM OFFlCE-No. u.s. East t2oth
street No. 26a West l23th street ans Nc.
2lo WeS. i2bth stSsss
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
CEMETERIES.

THE WOODLAND CEMETERY.
c33d ST. BY Harlem Train and by Trols,
once. 20 East go ST.. ". z.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
His Troubles Begin.

With the beginning Of the Hughes ad
ministratlon began political troubles for
State Chairman Woodruff His views and
those Of the Governor on many points Of
political faith did not agree. The Gov
ernor was hailed as the great reformer.
Mr.. Woodruff at many times In his career
had been regarded as one Of the younger
and more progressive Republicans lie
and some Of his associates couldnt quite
see how II was that now they failed 10
measure up TO the reform" standards.
This difference. slight at first. grew
when Governor Hughes urged the enact
ment Of a direct nominations law. Mr..
Woodruff was on record In favor of such
enactment, but he and the Governor lined
up on opposite sides Of the proposition,
and finally Mr.. Woodruff and a group of
his fellow politicians became distinctly
hostile TO Governor Hughes on that and
many other matters Of his administration.
Mr.. Woodruff was among those who de-
sired the nomination Of Speaker Wads-
worth. instead Of giving a second term TO
Governor Hughes. Nevertheless, he han
died the Governors second campaign,
which was successful BY this time.
though. the state chairman was reckoned
in open opposition to the Governor on
most subjects. and was classed with the
"Old Guard" or anti Hughes element IN
the Republican party.
Because Of this and a considerable dis
content with the party management
there grew up a demand for Mr.. Wood
rufus retirement This was accentuated
after the Aids bribery investigation In
1910 for Mr.. Woodruff had advocated the
election Of Senator Aids as temporary
president OF the Senate. Finally II be-
came so acute that United States Senator
Root personally called on Mr.. Woodruff
and urged him. for the good of the party
20 resign.
There was thcn on foot n scheme 10
hold q special meeting OF the State COM
mittee to depose the chairman MT
Woodruff refused 10 resign. and told SEN
stor Root he'd fight TO the endf
So affairs went along until the state
convention Of 1910. Mr.. Woodruff had
lined up with William Barnes. jr., of Al
banv. Speaker Wadsworth, William Il
Ward. Francis Hendricks, George W.
Aldridge and others Of the old element In
the party. against Colonel Roosevelt az
temporary chairman Of the convention.
The issue, though not clearly defined In
the personalities OF the politicians on both
sides. really was whether or not the party
machinery should be rebuilt along new
and progressive lines. The progress
sivog" won. and that victory ended Mr..
Woodruff as State Chairman lie was
even deposed az a member of the state
Committee from the district TN Kings
County i'm which he lived, but was sent
back from another district
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13
Entered Politics in 1879.

While he was prospecting IN the Dust
ness world, Mr.. Woodruff took a pro
nounced interest In public affairs. nc
Was active In the New York State cam
paign in 1879, the year he was Braduateu
from college Soon after that the YOUNG
Renublicau club, of Brooklyn, was
formed. and he became one of It's most
active member, only ceasinB to be
member. under it's rules. when he TOOK
public office.
In 1884 he kept this club in line for James
q. Blaine. and acted az Bl9ines personal
representative in Kings County FROM
that time up to 1910, when his poltlcal
fortunes wancd, he was Il delegate 10
every state and national convention Oh
bis marty except one For many years
he was the leader of the Siings County
Renubljcans, and, though his leadership
was not always uncontested. the time ana
attention he gave 10 that work and the
friends ne made and was able to call on
kept him firmly in the saddle and the
organization effective.
Mr. Woodruff first political office UNI
sought by him. came when he was APP
no,nted Commissioner of Parks In Brook
lvn. I'm 1896 He took strong interest VI
good roads. then a political issue. He
favored also the building Of cycle paths,
which made him so popular that when
convention time came around he was
named for Lieutenant Governor. HIS cleo
ton followed almost AS matter OF
course. In 1895 he was renominated and
again I'm 1910. lie served with Black
Roosevelt end Odell. being the only Iieu'
tenant Governor who ever had third
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13

BENJAMIN-Mauricc c., formerly %
Denver. Col. on october II, 1915 at hi'
late residence. No. li2 Riverside DriNe
Funeral az his late residence OH october
IA. at 2. IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-13

GOMAN-On Sunday, October T. John
Conan, In his S6th year. Funeral on
Wednesday, at 2:SO p. m; from ms ate
home No % South Willow ST, Mont
clair ~ j.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
To Push for Adrianople.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July ii-The
government is determined to push for
ward Ottoman troops as far as the
stronghold Of Adrianople, captured by
the Bulgarians after prolonged siege
during the recent Balkan war.
It is expected that ny this means the
position nf the government will be
strengthened and consolidated and it is
felt that even if the powers insist on
bringing, pressure to bear to compel
ne maintenance If the future frontier
Tine between Turkey and Bulgaria from
Enu> on the Aegean sea to Midia on
the Black sea. Turkey will yet he in a
position to force Tie aatOnomy Of the
province If rhr1ce.
SOFIA. Iuly Turkish troops
yesterday crossed The new frontier line
between Bulgaria and Turkey. running
from EnoS on The Aegean sea TO Mdia
on The Black sea. They already have
penetrated 4 distance If nearly twenty
miles into the Bunarh.,sar region. the
Bulgarian troops offering no oppoSi-
ton.
The Christians in the district are al
Il -cd to hc fleeing before the Turkish
troops. owing TO their excesseS.
It has been officially confirmed that
the cabinet under Premier Daneff has
resigned
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
DANGERS in War Allies"

los Angeles Tribune: Sir Edward
Grry'> expressed nenel that nothing
can stop the Balkan War but the ev-
hau>tiun IF the helligerents leads TO a
conclusion If The mos. serious kind for
Europe. Ii means, il he is right. that
when -rrNia Greece ana Bulgaria fall
in ,hrir tracks. - 20 speak. the
chances are that the great powers will
enter the scramble +rr he spoilS now
being fought for.
Nh unbiased iook,r-On can hardly
blame ScrNia and Greece for ignoring
the offer of Russia 'o act as mediator
~er1ia seems to have come out Of The
war with Turkey with nothing To show
for her part and evidently has reached
4 frame Of mind tina. distrusts every
thing hut the sword 4 her own hand
Greece also has reason 10 feel That She
could find as keen 4 satisfaction in
helping I" Whip selfish. bullying Bul
caria A. Size had in Ielping to drive
Turkey ont Of Europe.
Bulgaria. satisfied with the outcome
ot the war. as it happened to gain for
her all she aimed at. IS equally averse
10 any. arbitration, Which would estab-
liSh 4 presumption that Servia mas
claims that are at least arguahle. Bull
garia i simply standing pat and will
yield only on cnmpulSI0n.
The re-entry of Turkey into the fray
gives 10 the free-for-all affair what
would he an opera bOuffe character
We're if not for the danger that The re
expulsion of Turkey. or readiustment
Of The map. may touch off something
that viii ieaVe no way out Of the tense
situation in Europe but a settlement by
force. with the colossal military estab-
lishments of the great powers playing
the roles now filed by the Slav and
Greek
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
MELVIN PRINCE
ESCAPES AFTER HE
STABS F. B. WOOD

Melvin Prince. aged nineteen years.
l. . fugitive from Justice. after having
:" eri"u,ly.womded F. 3. Wood. aged
fifty-two years. near Imperial ye-ter-
day afternoon that the latter wll prob-
ably die
Prince had been making love ID 4
daughter If Wood in the, old. old way.
and Wood in the old. old way objected
and ordered the young man from the
home. Which i On farm east If I'm
perial. The Young man not going
quickly enough. Wood undertook f.,
throw him ont. ana in fraca- Wood :
said 70 have gone into the house ami
cot monkey-Nrerrh with which ho
started for Prime. TIE latter drew
q pocket knife t. defend himself ana
-lashed the older man across the ando-
men. inflictin- vh.t i expected Ia ne 4
fatal wound
The affair took place Al o'clock
yesterday afternoon. mt it was nor re-
ported for hours. and it was : o'clock
before Wood was hrongTlt 10 St.
Thomas hospital for treatment ry nr.
NrComhS. who considers thr Wounded
mans condition very critical
i was not until o'clock last even
ing that sheriff Meadows wa~ notified
Of the affair and meanwhile Prince had
GOT out Of sight though ncfore disap-
pcarinG he announced M intention Of
giving himself m.
The affair was witnessed rs 4 mum
her Of persons All # whom are in
sympathy with the young man. and il
j. believed some II ID, friends have
him in hidin:
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

CONTINUED ON PAGE THREEl
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17
MEXICAN PROBLEM LOOMS
LARGE BEFORE AMERICANS

conference at the White House with
the president, the secretary issued this
statement:
Ambassador Wilson has been
asked 10 come to Washington to confer
with the president personally on tn"
situation in MeXiro The American en-
has>y Will he left in charge Of the first
secretary. Mr.. O'ShaushnesSy."
It is believed in official and diplo-
matte circles that an important an
nomcement Of the attitude Of the
nitcd STATES in the pending situation
viii follow thc conference with The
president and Secretary Bryan. The
presidents action today following
closely the unofficial announcement
mat some If thr foreign powers which
already have rrcn@nzcd the tIuerta
government We're pressing for some
indication Of ihi> governments attitude
toward the continued disorders in Mex
! lcu. leads "a thlt belief
Secretary Bryan positively declined
T." add any Information /" his brief
announcement of ambassador Wilson, :
! call ia WaShin-tun.
However. it j. assumed thai The al
mini>trati"n desires t" learn ir"m the
! ambassador directly What influence .ic-
tnaicd the foreign diplomatic rorre~cn-
! tatives in Mexico when they Jointly
agreed to address their governments
with what amounted +" = formal com
plant against the altitude Of the United
4 States in it, relations With tine lIurrta
/ regime.
Imperial Valley press., 1913-07-17

Under the striking head. 'ProhIcms
Soluble in Water" Capt. Allen Kelly
give, the West Coast Magazine an able
article. in which he says:
When the StatiSticianS are not. PROV
in@ by cold mathematics that the
worlds supply Of coal is about ex-
haustcd. or that in a few years there
, won't he timber enough standing on
the face of the earth to make cOflins
for the frozen remnant Of the human
race they fall afoul of he food qucs-
ton with their pcssinlsiic pencils. and
figure out a. easy as lying that the in
crease Of population is Outrunnin" tie
productive capacity Of the land so rap
idly that the balance Will have to be
restored by famine within century or
| 50. queer that statisticianS are nearly
all pcS.imiStS and figure out nothing
/ but caIamitics and universal hard times.
| They calculate The amount Of wheat !,
corn or other food staple that may be
produced at a given rate per acre from
1 the area of land claSSed a. arabic. and
show that it is insufficient for the es-
timated population Of the world at a
1 certain date in the future. There are
two falacire in the equation: the as
sumcd area Of arabic land. ana The
productivity per acre.
Irrigation solves the worlds food
problem. II extends The arabic area
over vast cXpanScS Of desert and makes
scientific. intensive agriculture posi-
hlr. Farming in the rain belt is largely
gambling on The weather: in the lands
Of little rain it is a science. The farmer
in New England studies the almanac.
observes many things which he thinks
are weather si@ns, and hopes there may
be rain enough for his wheat and not
to" much for his potatoes. The farmer
in what the old Biographies depicted as
q white space dotted with black speckS.
and labeled Great American Desert. =
planf> any seed ne chOoScS. gives hi,
order for water to the Zanjer0. and
can borrow money on the prospective
crop. That i no figure of speech :
it Is plain statement Of fact.
In the Imperial yaney Of Southern
California for instance farmer de-
cideS To- plant a certain number of
acres with cantalOupe seed, and he can
get from the wholesale dealer in mel
ons an advance on his crop before the
seed i, in the ground. lie may plant
cotton. and he can borrow money from
4 bank on his cotton crop when the
plants are six inches high That i
D.; because there is no failure Of crop, in
an irrigated district. In the land, Of
little rain. the potential fertility nf tie
soil and thei heat of unclouded sun
shine are fixed factors. and all that
remains To make growth a certainty i
timely application Of sufficient water.
irrigation gives the farmer absolute
control Of the only variable factor in
the production OF crops. Combine
with irrigation the scientific methods
of seed selection and crop treatment
developed in recent years, and the pro-
ductivity Of an acre Of land is not