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SAYS UNION STILL
BELIEVES IN BIBLE
President Browns Words at
Seminary Commencement
Cause Applause.
~ STUDENTS GRADUATED

The Rev. Or. Francis Brown. pres'dcn.
Of Unlon Theological Seminary, which has
fallen under the han NJ the Presbyterian
General Assemblys Blu Book. in his
address before students and alumni OF
the seminary at the commencement exer-
cises yesterday morning said
W. still believe In the Bible
with his hand resting on the book he
continued
Some alumni NJ Union c~riticise and
turn their backs upon us. II is not easy
to guide a theological seminary through
times like these. Thinking right is often
more difficult than doing right. II is
not easy to view the new and the old
/. would he easier to follow the Old ways
I appeal for credit for high motives
We ac, according to our best light.
when hostilitics have ceased all will
recognize that our aims are the highest
that whatever may he wrong In our
views will he corrected
The statement Of the president was
greeted with applause.
The Rev. ~. Henry sloane conn,
pastor OF the Madison Avenue Preshy-
terrain Church. delivered the address -
the graduating class last rl-hJ Re-
erences In his address 10 the relations
be,ween the seminary and the Ircshy-
ter!an General Assembly also were
greeted with cheers.
Two tablets in the Broadway roturda
OF the seminary were unveiled yester-
day afternoon BY President Bronn. Tho
tablets are in honor q tho Re-. ~.
Charles CIfhher, Hall former nres.dC~f
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agreement with Murphy took place In
May. 1918, and not during the Sena-
torial fight in March, 1911.
Mr.. Loeb repeated as positively as
words can be framed that he talked
to Barnes about the agreement in March.
1911. and said Mr.. wollman and Mr.. Erb
were absolutely mistaken In putting the
date of the luncheon two years later.
Mr.. wollman has testified that he
never met Loeb until November or De-
cemher. 1912. Loeb testified to-day that
he me; Mr.. Wollman for the first time
in February. 1911. when they talked
about Loeb becoming president Of the
International Banking Corporation. He
went to luncheon again at J. 4. Bache's
in March. 1911. the time he met Barnes.
and again In May, 1918.
Here was drawn another clear issue OF
veraclty. Mr.. Loeb seemed perfectly GER
tain In differcntiating the time of tho
luncheons. stating that at one his ele-
walton to a banking presidency was dis
cussed. Mt another n bond issue to be
made by the G~uggenheims and at an
other a mining concession in China. He
was not shaken from his testimony by
severe cross-examination conducted by
John J. Adams.
Ex-senator Simon G~uggenheim, one
Of the heads OF the mining n smelt-
ing interests with which Mr.. Loeb In
now associated, supported Mr.. Loeb to
this extent-that Mr.. Loeb became
Identified with the Guggenheims In Feb
ruary. 1918. testimony which indicated
that Mr.. Loeb was with the Guggen-
helms considerably before the time in
dicated by the witnesses who attacked
Loeb's original testimony.
Col. Roosevelt followed Mr.. Loeb or
the stand n the last witness OF the
day IA Lafayette Il Gleason. secretary
Of the Republican State committee, who
was brought forward to attack Mr..
Loeb's credlbIlity.
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DAUGHTER DEFENDS
POSTMASTER HURD
Says She. Not Miss Conrad,
Went to Atlantic City
With Him.

HAcKENsAcK, ". J., May 1s-The
Haworth. now on trial In the Hacken-
sack curtis on a serious charge, rests
upon the choice by the Jury between the
stories OF two young women. Martha
Conrad. aged II years. who was
Hurd's post office clerk. and who makes
the charge against him, and Mrs. Myra
Jones, his daughter.
Yesterday Miss Conrad said she went
20 Atlantic city with Postmaster Hurd
during the States pos'masters' conven-
,ion. and was registered and introduced
as his daughter.
To-day Mrs. Jones took the stand and
said that She went to Atlantic City Wit
her father and hat IL was she and not
Martha Conrad who was introduced as
his daughter. Prosecutor Thoma J.
Huck.u. however. made the daughter
admit that last September she was m
ployed as a cashier IN a Broadway res
taurint The records Of :he restaurant
were produced. showing that the then
Myra Hurd was credited with full tint
on the days CHE says she was with her
fa'her IN Atlantic city. She explained
This ny saying that d substitute worked
cor her while she was away on me trip.
Hurd was subjected to a severe cross
examination 10y Prosecutor NuCk'n. lie
denied every specific charge and
throughout MS testimony he was in
c..u,d to brow all the blame tor what
he t"rmad a frameup upon his sister,
Mrs. Jessie Conrad-Naughn. lie pro-
dItod pos; office slips. stamped and
dated JANUARY 81. 1914. to show that
Ne WAS not IN New York with Martha
Conrad on the night In question.
Congressman \. e. liar, testified as
10 his Knowledge OF Hurd's good char
icter and the .act hat Hurd was one Of
two Republican pos'masters ~reappo!nted
~ President Wilson.
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. barnes Defend. Ills Father.

Mr.. wolfY then brought up a subject
that ared Mr. Barnes 10 ger-ang
at the other side for dragging II In.
For the next few minutes he defended
his fathers memory, ~test!fying with
blazing eyes and face set Ike stone
Never IN the curse OF the trial had he
eNh'hitei so much emotion.
What were the relations hetweer
your father and tho Mg'ut! Iafc IrsIr-
ance Company %" asked Mr Wo,N
MY fa.her was Superintendent - In
suganoe {. This State tor many year"
said Mr.. Barnes. He wen, ont OF ofiee
In 1874 and then investigated Lac .usUr-
ance Department He was tho lawyer
who ave up practically his whole :wo
20 such investigations - he had 'ge
reputation of knowing more ahou. tn
surance han any man IN the STAT"
81 called or Mr. Alexander O: the
Equitable and told h.m tho facts about
my fathers financial condition
Al this point Mr. BarHcs's voice broke
slightly He struggled for sc':-con'rol
and reEa!ned a measure Of Il, hu; q, was
quite apparent hat he was lahor'ug
under stress OF emotion and tosc.:y,0E
abodt painful matters.
~ called on NJ NcCurdy OF The
Mutual and on Mr.. Mccall OF the New
York Life. I asked them II, in view OF
my fathers work and services. they
would Join In giving him a retainer Mr.
Alexander did. SO d!d Nj. McCurGy
and Mr. Mccall That's al, there r. 20
;ha' mater"
Mr.. Bayues's voice had risen TO a high
pitch and sounded very sHr.l IN the
court room Stiffness.
"Did your fa'hcr reader any service
10 these companies Cor the honorar!lm
received"
"IIe DID replied NJ Barnes.
"lfe was engaged n som" compilation.
Jus, what II was J hardly remember
now Bu, ! would Ike TO state now ;Al,
all OF these facts came out when my
father appeared before 'hc Hughes IN
surance investigating committee. Ny
father appeared and ~tAorouGhly X
planned this matter Il must be ~ tho
records OF the committee
That ended the redirect and Mr.
Bowers asked Just ore question Of re-
cross-eNam!udt!on:
Don't you know that McCarre1 rep
resented the racing INTEREST,""
MIR. Barnes started 20 reply but JUS
! lice Andrews ruled the question out
The next instant the court announced
"The plaintiff rests"
William Loeb. Jr. was recalled ny
Col. Roosevelt's counsel 20 knock on
the force OF the testimony given hy
W. j Wol.nan % j. 8 Racho 4 Co.
Newman Erb and others mat the lunch.
con held in the Rache office ~ whict
Barnes met Loeb and at whirN lno'
says Barnes admitted AT Improper
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I. X. AND BARNES IN BITTER
DUEL END TESTIMONY

I thought 80 too. He then said. Why
couldn't you get back In the Republican
party this fail7' I said that | would
he glad to support a Republican for
Governor II he would agree to war on
the crookedness OF the Republican party
as well as on the crookedness OF the
democratic party but that u was hope
less to ask me to come back into the Re
publican party while 1t was dominated
by men of the stamp OF Mr.. Barnes"
Here the Colonel's glance travelled
past Mr.. WINS and fell upon Mr..
Barnes.
Then he was asked to give his version
OF a conversation he had with Mr..
Barnes at the Executive Mansion In AL
getically against II, but the Colonel
was allowed to testify to a story en-
tirely opposite to that told by Mr..
Barnes on the stand.
at was not until Mr.. Barnes went
on the stand that my memory was re-
freshed about this particular CONVERSE
ton and that I vas able to locaIize IT,"
he began.
Mr.. Twins turned q sardonic smile
upon the jury and slowly lifted his
hands palms outward.
mir. Barnes came 10 me- resumed
Col. Roosevelt. 'and spoke to me about
the break between Mr.. Plat and myself
over the franchise tax bill. Mr.. Barnes
stated hat II we alienated the big
business men we woul 20 down to de-
feat and instanced what had happened
in Albany county the preceding year.
He stated that In the previous fall
Mr.. Brady had flooded the county with
money and that Mr.. Brady and Mr..
Pruyn were the big business men who
would contribute TO the conservative
party that would take care OF their in
terests and that there had 10 be mutual
helpfulness from big business men and
men i'm notifies"
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COURT PERMITS COLONEL
TO BACK UP LOEB'S STORY

n course against my best interests. But
he and the organization would continue
TO support me, he said. IL I would drop
the direct primaries nonsense and not
act upon the principles I had enun-
clated.
II replied that Parsons a told me
he was for Taft. but that I was not
concerned about the personal fortunes
Of Mr.. Taft or myself in the matter,
that the matter vas far more impor-
tant. that I supported direct primaries
because I believed In the principle and
that | was trying to apply the principles
OF an Abraham Lincoln 20 our own CEN
fury. Mr.. Barnes said all right, the
fight would have to go on"
BY this time Mr.. WINS was on tiptoe.
Eagerness darted in his eye. lie
moistened his lips in anticipation and
asked:
"Did Mr.. Barnes sit there quietly and
listen 10 The long speech you have just
then we part'7 This sounds like a
monologus not a dialogue
Roosevelt Grins Provokiugly.
"Oh. no." said Col. Roosevelt. 'As
| recall II. Mr.. WINS" and here the
Colonel grinned as provokingly as he
knew how. giving his enunciation OF
the name WINS an indescriba Bile em-
p1asis. an emphasis which seemed 10
imply that In replying TO Mr.. WINS he
was forced to speak in words OF one
syllable and very slowly and carefully.
ION. no. Not that al all. 1-msde-a-
long = speech = Mister IA
a-iong-speech-and-each = made-a = short =
Then the Colonel stuck u his chin
and waited for the next jab l; landed
AR
And did you expect me 10 believe
that you have given an accurate version
of that conversation? said Mr.. wins
with far more contempt than the
measured sentence implies. Then the
Colonies chin not only went out. bu,
his whole body moved out from the
chair. He looked exactly as IL he were
going TO jump at his adversary.
IF YOU have any doubt as to my
memory being accurate. Mr.. WINS. have
the stenographer read my testimony
again he challenged.
u have grave doubts OF it, replied
Mr.. WINS
"Then lot II be read again" shouted
the Colonel.
And you are positive OF the accuracy
Of your statement"
II am positive said the Colonel ham
mering out each word.
They glared at each other for half a
minute, The Colonel leaning out OF his
chair. Mr.. win bent oward him. Their
Mr.. Twins turned away with n halt
scorrful that's air flung over his Shout,
der and the long battle OF wits bctweer
Them uls nj An enH
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ore bids than

there were several bids. more bids than
McCarthy's or Lyons.
Q. And you went TO Mr.. Davies for
Lyon. knowing that Lyons bid was
higher A. Yes. from talking with
Mr.. Lyon.
Q. Yes, from talking with Mr.. Lyon.
Did he ask you TO see Mr.. Davies7
A. Yes.
The witness had lost all OF his smiles
and good humor and seemed TO be wor-
ried.
@. And did got know that Lyon. bid
was 100000 higher han the Mccarthy
hid? \. Why. no. | am very much
surprised 10 hear II.
q. DID YOU particularly urge him 1.-THE
At'orney-Gcnerall not to give the bid 20
Mccarthy? 4 Not particularly
Did YOU buy the contract from
Mccarthy before or after Il was made?
y. After II was awarded. Nj. Mccarthy
asked me 10 buy II from him after the
state board had announced June. 1899,
that he had the contract.
Mr.. Bowers produced the stock book
Of the J B Lyon Company In which
was recorded the ,ransfer Of $50 shares
of stock from J Il Lyon to william
Barnes, Jrp. and concerning which an
agreement was noted.
. What was that agreement between
you and Mr.. Lyon covering the issue OF
stock to you? A. don't recall this
matter Mr.. Lyon would not ISSUE the
stock 10 me unless ! agreed not TO sell
I again eycep: 10 him.
When was the stock issued 20 you?
A. On June II. 1907
1t was then brought out by Mr..
Bowers that the particular shares OF
stock had been personally owned by
J B Lyon from May !, 1899, until Their
transfer 20 NJ. Barnes on June Il. 1901.
q Was that transaction a persona,
one between you and NJ. Lyon? a. II
was a personal transaction,
. Was Il a sale OF stock 10 youT A.
II WAS not.
The answer caused a sensation I,
was the mos, telling bit OF evidence
watch had been brough: out by thu
Roosevelt: side.
q, WY were these shares then rams
'erred 70 you? a The purpose was that
NJ, Lyon and | should engage in the
printing business The stock vas value
'o'S M there was no consideration
whatever involved
Barnes made the reply very slowly
ana 0!'ev some thought.
q Hat he had been carrying on bust
ness as j " Lyon in the Mccarthy
contract. hadn't he? A For W years
.gou October. 1899. to October. 1901,
Q, But YOU got this stock IN June
1904? \, Yes
q You say. do you. that this stock
'fauSfcr WAS "A rif' 20 you A.. | tes,i'
fled that II was given to me because
wished to he associated with the Lyon
company IN business. did not WISH
80 10 associated n N state contracts
of when | had no personal knowledge
! had received the Mccarthy contrac,
and any ~ us could have done the work
Then | thought It WAS better that
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MRS. WALTERS OUT ON BAIL.
Leaves Court with Rogers-win
Go to

Mrs. Ida snifYen Walters. charged
with the murder OF her two children by
l~orlys Elton Rogers. was released yes
to-day on $500 bail by Supreme Court
Justice Barlow 5. Weeks In The Bronx.
Justice Weeks on Monday adjourned her
trial until October because Of her con-
ditlon.
Rogers appeared in court with Mrs.
Walters, who was heavily yelled. After
her release he ook her In a taxicab
TO the home OF a friend. Later. he said.
she will go 10 the country 10 rest, and
her hid probably will be born there.
Judge Weeks struck from the bal
bond a provision hat Mrs. Walters can
not leave the State. remarking that n
she did so. IL would constitute rom
tempt. on Monday he warned her
against leaving for reasons best known
TO herself" II is thought Rogers and
Mrs Walters will he married.
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GUARDS FOR AEROPLANE PLANT
Police Called After Vnmors Z"
Possible Attack.

WATERBURY. Conn, May $50 many
rumors have been current Of Germany :
desire to blow M the factories here whore
war material * he!nG made for tho ~
lies that the ScoviN Company. whore
5000 workers arc employed. has dc. died
to appy FOR police protection. Tho COM
ptny j. 70 get twelve policemen - they
are needed Eight policemen vii begin
20 guard the factory tomorrow. The
policemen are 10 be divides into n day
and night guard.
The plant. one Of ire largest IN III,
state. has nearly ono hundred acres Of
grounds. Great quantities Of shrarnel
are being turned out daily some shells
are as large as &c INCHES
The news that the plant IL 70 GET
police protection has stirred public inter
est. as the shops are IN the entire OF
thickly populated territory.
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TO TEST SLAYER'S SANITY.
whitman Respites Pnrrrll. who
aided In Rosrnthal Case.

ALBANY. May iS-Gov. Whitman has
appointed a commission OF three a!ienists
to inquire into the sanity OF James
Purcell. who - now awaiting execution
IN the death house a; Sing Sing. Purcell
gave Mr. Whitman when District At
turney much valuable Information while
he graft Investigation was going on
afisr tho killing OF Herman Roseuthsl
Purcell soon after was upbraided bN
bis w,fc md he tried 20 shoot her, but
instead killed his daughter Agnes. He
was sentenced to he executed the first
week in June. The commission will
examine Purcell next Friday.
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KILLS WIFE. THEN HIMSELF.
j. r. Rcckwith, brother of Late
Advertising Man, First Made VIII.

CAMBRIDGE. Ma. May Isl Email.
Beckwith. brother OF the late Samuel
{. Beckwith. head OF Advertising agen-
cies IN New York and Chicago. shot
ard killed his wife In their home nj
Conncrsvi,le to-n,gh, and then committed
suicide. He shot himself through the
head and then Jumped overheard At
Traycrs wharf. Choptauk River
: week ago his wife visited Balti-
more ana Bcckwlth, Il is alleged. crit
ciscd her actions while In TIE city
He made his will Yesterday afternoon.
E,gkwith shot AT his wife last winter.
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4. 4. Guggrnhrtm Leases Home,

Douglas :. Gilman & Co. and s. Os-
good Pei, 4 co have leased Mrs. Emil
H~aUWEartcu's country place at Great
Neck. T.. / ;or the season 20 Edmund
A GlGgcHhc.m.
De BIOS 4 Eldr!dge have rented for
;he Viuard estate "A cottage IN Nara
caNsctt avenue. Newport, 20 Mrs, Roher:
McCormick % Washington. n. g
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ACCUSES ROFRANO OF
PLOTTING a MURDER

v,re Rox "a A . Mike wants that man
an, ~ ths NAV 40 ou,ck' He thinks I
an ennos."s 10. p.ee na,,ma -. We
ave been trailing Mike for a year and
couldn't get him"
La Sale said Rox had gone TO New
York the following day to zee Rofrano
and talk business
h witness then told Of seeing Fem
minor In the Tombs after his arrest, on
which occasion he gave him $40 TO give
to Montimagno. I, was agreed that all
should deny acquaintance with each
other. Montimagno on one occasion. the
witness said, told him that the money he
was going TO get for putting Gaimari
on, of the way would come in handy, as
his wife was about to become a mother.
on cross-examination by Mr.. Barra,
La Sale said he did not expect to get
any ciemency for the evidence he was
giving and thought that his sentence
was about right for the crime he had
| committed.
Antonio La Sale swore he had seen
the revolver In the case In the posses
sion of Cornell In the Home Rule Club.
Not onoe In his evidence did Antonio
use the name OF Rofrano. but spoke Of
him as a politician. He gave as a
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could ind out just how they could get
to Gainah.
lin the course OF the conversation
Rox said that after this job was done
and Gaimari was put out OF the way
they could go back and rule Cherry
street. Tommie old Rox at this time
that he was broke n would DO MS
service Mt any time"
The witness then said that Cornell
spoke about a room they mad renteu IN
Cherry street opposite where Gaimari
lived. which had been occupied ny Mon
timagno and two other men whose Joo
was to get Gaimari. Rox reported IN
this period tina Gaimari was always ac-
cnmpanied on the street by his father
in-law or his brothers. and that Tommie
never had a chance to get at him.
When asked to tell of further con-
yersatlons in the Cornell fiat when Mon
timagno was present the witness con-
;inued 81 said to Rox that he shouldn't
60 after Mike while my brother was
locked up in the Tombs charged with
murder In the first degree. Fennimor
then said Il would not affect my broth
er's case that It would be a separate
case. At this point Tommie wanted
10 know from Fennimor and fox u l
could be trusted and both agreed that
| could
His wife Present.
After a stay OF six days In Cornelfs
house La Sale went TO Coney Island
for A few days, leaving there for Troy.
where he stayed about three weeks.
Fennimor took the witness from tho
Island TO the l25th street station In a
tax!cab. When he came back from
Troy he again went TO Cornelfs homo.
where he stayed one night. On this oc-
casion his wife was present ana Mon
timagno again called. This was about
February =. At that meeting. the wit
ness said, the defendant wanted TO know
II all the plans had been made. to which
answer was given that everything had
been arranged except to find out at
what hour Gaimari was In the habit
of leaving his house.
'"rhe talk on this occasion lasted o
or FIVE hours said the witness. THE
talk was about the killing OF Gaimari.
and RoV told the defendant that Ro-
franc had been giving him tRox) $50
"a week for tho last two years n that
Mike Rofrano wanted Mix Gaimari
Killed. After the Job was finished Rox
tald Tommie he would give him 5000.
saying the money would come from
Rofrtno.
1t was at this time that Rox told
tho defendant he hoped he would not
make a bad Job OF It. as he had done
wi'h the knife. Tommie said ne would
take good care OF that part and would
make sure Of the job II he a TO empty
the whole revolver Into him"
At this point the revolver found be-
side Gaimsri as he lay in the street was
Identified by La Sale. He had seen II,
20 SAID. In EoN's house and In the
Home Rule clubhouse, always in the pos
session OF o
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Sculptures AT University Forum.

The University Forum OF America.
Alexander Cumming. president and
founder. will hold ut It's clubhouse. $50
West 18Th street. this evening It's fourth
open house" party. The occasion will
he "War sculpture Night" More than
= hundred pieces will be exhibited ny
American sculptors. many NJ whom will
be present as guests OF honor.
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%. Altn1a11 & On.

Imported Lingerie Department
An interesting feature in this Department.,
supplcrnertirg the always large and varied
assortn1ents of French NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Undergarrments. is 6 selection of dainty
Lingerie, exquisitely i7and-er1broidered, inn
rorted direct from the PhiN;rp;0n Isra~fc,