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THE NEW YORK TIMES, SUNDAY, JANUARY 1. lOli, 9 'SUICIDE CLUB' IN BRITISH CABINET Increasing Evidence of Split Ovef Naval Estimates-Churchill May Co. LLOYD GEORGE'S ATTACK His Condemnation of "Armament Insanity" Signalises a. Fight Against Blg-Navyltes," Special r.ble le Tn NW YORK TlMKS. LONDON', I Jan.

Suicide Cn5 la the' contemptuous title con ferred by the Tory press upon that section of economist In the Liberal Tarty which baa revolted against "Winston Churchlirs ever-lncreaslag Fernanda for meney for Great Britain's naval expansion, designed; to counteract Geninenjr'a growth In na poer. I Some hundred Libera! M. have banded themselves tog-ether with the Ilea of putting tin end to the Anglo-Germaa competition in armaments, which Is taxing ixrth peoples so heavily, and only recsntly a deputation, ot "the Suicide waited upon-rremler Asqultfi and. It Is under-rtood, gave him a ttrong hint that they -would decline to vote for irny increase of experuliture on the Current talk asserts that at the next session Jhe naval estimates will bound op to J2oO.OCO.000, which will mean further taxatiot to already overburdens! Englishmen Mr. Asqulth's reply to the deputation has not been published, but he is, understood have asserted that, while there will be no Increase In the raval "already mapped rut.

that I or ammo will be pushed fora ant. It was not Mr. ChurchUl-S prrgramnie, he said, but the Cabinet's, and he rutlycfused to cut it down. Economy on the asserted, had got down to bedrock Despite the Premier's utterance, however, the belief remains that the rext naval estimates will show a considerable increase, arJ If In this, event the Suicide Club. which gainr fresh adherents dally, persists It! Its Intention voting sjruinst It.

th Government will be faced with a Liberal revolt may bs powerful enough to brlnff about Us downfall. Tliat there has a serious split li the Ciblnct on the question of naval expenditures the -ConaervatiTe newspapers declare is evident from Llcd George's remarkable condemnation tUVs wfckof the organised Insanity" of European armaments, the. course cf a conversation with a friend, which has already been reported In Tag New York Timis. The Opposition press rfrclares that the Chancellor has thus lifnltely taken the leadership of the Filicide Club, whose intention It is to e've the First Lord of the Admiralty a fall if it possibly can- It la not without significance, says one newspaper, that the Chancellor began his remarks with the reminder that Lrrd Itandolph Churehill resigned rather than assent to. a "bloated and rrofllgate expenditure oa armaments, and asks if this Is a hint to Iyird Randolph's eon that he may be forced out office for the opposite reason.

It can hardly be an accident that on the day. when this conversa lion was published there appeared also a letter from 8ir John Brunner, JYesldent of the National Liberal Federation, la which he urged every liberal association which believes In th good old Liberal doctrine of peace, retrenchment, and reform to pass resections before the end of January In aver of reductions of ous, armament expenditure, so that the Government rosy have fresh evidence of the wishes ot the party before the military and ravel estimate! for 1914 are finally settled." Sir. Churchill's utterances at tht Guildhall on Nov. 10 started the present agitation among economists. lie said: a The measured and unbroken development of the German Navy and the simultaneous building by many powers, great and emaVl, all over the world of large modern ships of war will un- tfoubtedly requtre from-- us expenditure and -exertions greater than those we ave ever made- in time of peace, and next year it wtil 1h my duty, if I fhnnM bv reMonslll(i for this important department of state, la ---sent to estimates substantially greater than the enormous sum originally voted in the present year." The comparison of this statement with the Chancellor's latest utterances taken as cunvlnclng evidence of the antagonism between the two Mln-tutors by.

The Daily Malt, which also ra1 In Mr. Churchill's words a hint that if he does not get amount which his estimates require ha will rot remain In office. On the other hand, The Dally Chronicle, which Is the only Liberal London newspaper commenting on the subject points out that air. Churchill himself, recently observed -EatabUtbrd E. CHARLES No.

62 West 47th St let 5th A 6th ATes. The Most 'Remarkable CI earance THE ENTIRE STOCK OF OUR READY-TO-WEAR DEPT. TliL' Dainty Dnta and Suit Co. ATus MarQWfiie, Mfr.) Must Ba Sold Out Renrdlest ol Cost Smart Gowns ond Suits priced at f2S 50 to 103.00; will be eloaed cut From 7-50 to 13 5Q up to 26-50 You will seldom find 'at these garments offered that the Government will work' for every opportunity abating thecom petition In naval and military jrrna tiuiits, which is the bane and re proach of Europe." Hut that there Is antagonism be tween Lloyd George and Churchill can scarcely be doubted. I It was shown during the Cabinet's recent discussion of the Question of participation In the Panama-Pacific Ei position.

It is a "sorted that the Chancellor favored official representation, while Churchill led the boycott, one of the reasons advanced for the tatter's attitude being that If he could not get money for the navy "he was not prepared to see It spent In other directions. In the opinion of, some good Liberia Judges, Churchill's position has become critical, and the question whetlier he wiU seeedj to the Union ists, who are practically all big navy ites, or form a new party of his own. being widely discussed. 80 far as the Chancellor's proppsal for reconsideration of the naval ex penditures Is concerned, it Is whole heartedly. condemned by the opposi tlon papers as suicidal.

They assert that any reduction would be at the rliik of national safety. The Daily Telegraph, In a typical comment. says: we read. Mr. Lloyd George aright, what he advocates is not cooperation, but Independent action by Great Britain In the way of a reduction of naval strength; Just to en courage others by our good example to do the same.

That Spells national GREAT WELCOME TO GOMEZ. Ex-President the Object of an Impressive Demonstration, Special Cable to THS NSW YORK TlMIS. HAVANA. Jan. 3.

Ex-Prealdent Jose Miguel Gomez, who returned from Europe this evening, having been -absent since the close of bis Administration, was the recipient of what Is termed the greatest manifestation of regard ever given to a private citisen In Liberal clubs started fireworks on Friday night In honor of his com ing arid kept celebration up throughout to-day. Eighteen steam ers and tugs were chartered and went to sea to meet his steamer. A long procession with- several bands escorted hlra to his home. APPEALS FOR NEEDY ARTISTS Mrs. Aooleton Wants a Fund to Protect Victims of Temperament, tperlai Cable te Th NW YORK TtMKS.

PAftlS, Jan. 3. Mrs. Katherine Todd Appleton, the widow of the American publUher, who Is organizing a branch of the World Art Travel Club, of which she is the President, has issuod an appeal to American residents to aid In founding an organisation to protect artists who, because of temperament or other characteristics, are often improvident In -material affairs. The appeal was induced by the death of the talented Pol Mi artist.

Wencelaa Peliynnskl, from starvation and cold a few days ago. COLON THEATRE BURNED. Three Other Frame Structures Destroyed in Same Bpeclal to Th Nrw York Timibs. COLON, Panama, Jan. 3.

The Star Theatre, a large frame moving picture and vaudeville house, and three other buildings, all frame structures, on Bolivar Street between Eleventh and Twelfth Streets, 6 were destroyed by fire to-night. This was the second fire in the Star Theatre within a few months, the building having lately been rebuilt. The Colon Fire Department was assisted in preventing the flames from spreading through the thickly built-up district by the American Department from Cristobal. ENVER BEY WAR MINISTER. Appointment Tends to Strengthen German Influence In Turkey, CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan.

8. Enver I Bey, at one time leader of the Young Turk Tarty, and formerly Turkish Military Attache at Berlin, was to-day appointed Minister of War of the Turkish Empire in piacu of Isset Tasha, who resigned. The choice of Enver Bey. who has held the post of Chief of Staff for snip time. Is rwrarded In some quarters as Ithelv roua onfe ntorm tlio anaer of Kuxsla.

owing to the new Minister's rluae friendship with Germany and the lntr. The presence of Knver Hey at the af Office, in conjunction with the recently appointed Oerman military mission: for th rrtililn rt tiie Turkih Army, itl. It la Mitilwl out, render ilnrmnv relations with Turkey vary close. 135,000 AUTOS IN STATE. Whole Country Has 1,000,000.

or Twice the Total In Use In 1911. AlmANY, Jan. number of automobiles registered In the United Ktatea has more than doubled sine lait In" that year, according to com pllations made public to-day by Mitchell May, Secretary of State, the number was IVU2.H.'W. year l.lli7.40 cars were registered. New York State leads with a total registration of 1U3.O00.

and Nevada brinprs up the rear with 1,141. lurinf the two ye-rs 4.0'J7 cars were Imported Into this country. borne registrations are duplicate. The numWr in actual use Is about 1,000,000. 11 Tears' Sah Low Prices the well mad at this Sale.

MELIUS ACCUSED OF ROAD BRIBERY New York Contractor Offered Horses for Help to Modify Re quirements, Says Connor. "SHAKEN DOWN FOR Melius Complained of 'Dsmooratlo Committee' 8lncure Held by Tall or Schultze Waives Immunity, ALBANY, Jan. S. At the James W. Osborne highway graft inquiry to-day John J.

Connor, a farmer of Columbia County, testified that L. L. Melius, New York contractor, had attempted to bribe htm with the best pair of horses in Columbia County to assist In having a contract changed on a Chatham Centre road. Mr. Connor refused the horses, but the contract was changed.

Melius. Mr. Connor declared. said trie change would be "orth many thou sanus 01 aoiiars to Mnv Xhe original contract waa let in June. 1912.

The euDDlemental agreement Drovldlna for in coaug-e in cooatrucuon was executed me roliowlna Bentmnber. Another Columbia County resident. Chauncey E. Stickle, testified that one or ine inspectors on the road was Abra nam ureas, tailor of Troy. Dress told me." tha wltnaaa eon tlnued.

that he knew nothlna a hoot laying roads, that his was a political oi. ana that lie had secured It from loe Muroby (Democratic leader) of Troy." Htones too larsn and too an ft entered into tne construction of the road. Mr, tsucKie said, and the road waa no good." lie produced a hample of stone used In the road. Commlaaloner Oaborna crumpled it in his fiugers. Mr.

Stickle said he furnished some atone hard stone and did some work on the road, but had trouble with Contractor Melius in collecting nis money. RfW ViiIIa flMm.M. a AY. TTI way Department. In cross-examining the witness, orouapi out tliat tne sunnla.

mental asTeement was entered into before Commissioner Carlisle took office, and that the agreement waa the result of a petition signed by residents along the road. Mr. Osborne announced that both Con nor and Htlckla were volunteer witnesses. He repeated his Invitation to everybody in the State to bring hlra Information concerning wrongdoing In any department lie promised to keep urn source pi iniormauon conuaenuai. when we can set the farmer alone: the roads to Inquire Into hlffhwny work and see that they are properly constructed we'll have good roads," said the Commissioner.

8. Nelson Hand, another resident along the road, teatlfted that last December at a local hotel Melius said be had been shaken down for 14.000." "Did Melius tell you who shook him down?" asked Commissioner Osborne. I don't recall." oh. rotne. now.

loosen un." persisted Mr. Osborne, I don recall," the witness Insisted. John J. Connor was recalled. He was present at the conversation concerning which Hand had just tettiriea.

Melius said he had riven up either 14, 0U or S4.ftO0. I don't remember whlrh." Mr. Connor declared. Did he say to whom he cave upt Mr. Osborne asked.

The Democratla committee." Did he say the State Committee, or What?" I don remember." Contrartor Melius told me It would cost him tlO.OOo unless the contract on the road waa said Weston H. Rider, another resident or uoiumDia County, the next witness. Harrison K. iratt. a unatnam eu- pervlsor, who aided in circulating the petition for the change In the road, tos- tffled Melius sent hlra a cneca in March, 113.

for $iT. i'nir any Mils I owe up mere ano use $100 of the remainder as a campaign Melius wrote at the time, Mr. Pratt explained. 1 old 'not pay any dius nor accept tho money." Mr. Pratt said.

I tore up the check In Ilia preaanra of Melius." lvouis ureener. an acauaintanoe or Bress, the Troy tailor, who had a highway Job, testified that Bress In 1913 used to to linnm Wednesdav and eome bark Monday, and he thought that was nara. He sail mat ounnr tne pre- vlous year he had a State Job and his money was sent to him at his home. He did not have to do any work." Why waa this Job given hlmT Mr. Osborne asked.

He told me Joe Murphy sot him the Job," the witness answered. Brews claimed he controlled several votes In JJror end said that was why he was given me poamon. uia ne ever an any work at an 7 Mr. Osborne asked. He used to sro flahinsr." Greener an swered.

Mr. Bress was called. He Is a man past 00 and wears a long gray beard. Aiked what kind of work he did, be said he used to carry chains and stakes for the engineers. Turning to Commissioner Carlisle and his secretary, Mr.

Fuller. Mr. Osborne said: "You will admit, won't you, that this man never did any work: He ears ne woraed as a laborer." Was the reply. Well I'll prove he never did anything," Mr. Osborne went on.

Mr. rtress testiriod tnat in ivvi ne ham a position as laborer on 4 he Weet Band lload. (Sreener and Stickle, re called, agreed that they never saw Bress performing any actual laDor. Did you ever see him carrying a chain?" Mr. Osborne asked.

No." Mr. Oreener replied. out be carried a cane." What did you ever see nim doing on the road?" I uaed to see nlm slttln in a chair sleeping, and on several occasions when 1 saw tne inspector coming i uaa to wske him up." A wilver or Immunity -waa aisned hv Paul Schultxe of Troy, Second Deputy Hlirhwny Commissioner, b-fore he re plied to rnargx-s tnaue against mm yes- may ty suixs-dinain highway, en- glneers. They" testified. In effect, that had directed them to evade C.

C. SHAYNE CO. Importers and Manufacturers4 of STRI CTLY RELIABL FURS Present', an Opportunity To Purchase Fine Furs At reatly Reduced Prices Discounts Range From 15 to 33 rpeclflcatlons for material In some cases, ahd that he had transferred an engineer who had complained of materials by certain contractors. In explaining his permission of the use of an Inferior grade of pitch filler ciui brick road between Schenectady and Albany, Mr. Schultxe said the material used was Just as good as that specified Commissioner Osborne asked why highway officials were so particular about Interpreting asphalt specifications literally and were willing to use material Just as Rood on other work.

The witness failed to explain. The reason Mr. Schultxe gave for his transfer cf Engineer Blessing after he had complained of the materials furnished by the Itobroy Construction Company of Troy waa that the engineer was Inexperienced in that particular sort of construction." President W. T. Shields, he said, was the only officer he knew of the Itobroy Company.

Mr. Oaborne asked why Holiultae had failed to mention Joint C. ConsaliM. a Troy contractor and friend of Joseph J. Murphy, the Rensselaer County Democratic leader, as a member of the Itobroy Company.

Mr. Scbultse said he had seen Consalus on-the work, but did not know he was associated with the company. Mr. Schultxe added that he had been Con-sahia'a friend slnoe ISNd. Mr.

Schultxe maintained that the transfer of Blessing waa not due to Influence of the Robroy Company. He said that even rumor did aot connect Consalns with the Robroy Company." iYeMaed by Commissioner Osborne, he eould not name a single company wltn which Consalus waa connected. He added, however, that rumor had it Consalus was connected with many companies." W. T. Shvne.

a Tror contractor, re duced a checkbook stub showing a pay ment of touu in 1U12 to John J. Kyn, Treasurer of the Rensselaer County Democratic Committee. Ryan's election expense statement filed with the Secretary of State shows the receipt of only i2f from Shvne that year. Tne Hearing was adjourned until some time next week, the exact date 01 which will be set later by Commissioner Osborne. MELIUS DENIES CHARGES.

Will Waive Immunity and Demand Hearing Explaina Pratt Check. L. Melius at his home. 416 West Street, last night Indignantly denied the charges brought againat him Aioany. "I intend to take the 9:15 ex Dress for Albany Monday morning," said Mr.

Melius. will appear before Mr. Osborne with an offer to waive Immunltr and demand that I be permitted to answer these accusations under oath. I shall Insist upon taking the stand, and will give a satisfactory Mr. Menus carefully reaa tne testimony of the various witnesses, and added i There is not a word of truth In these charges except In the case of Harrison C.

Pratt. I did send him a check for t2.V, but this can be easily explained. After I had completed the road contract in Columbia County I left there owing a few personal debts. 1 naa become acquainted witn Mr. Pratt, and we were very friendly.

He waa a candidate for Suoerviaor on the Republican ticket. I am a Republican and favored his election. I sent him a check for 2oO and aske4 him to pay my uuiifcauona ana Keep uia Daiance, about Slot), as a personal campaign contribution." Mr. Melius admitted that he had met John J. Connor, but denied the latter's charge of attempted bribery.

1 met Connor, ne said. because the) road which 1 was building ran through his estate. He came to ma and aaked me to build a concrete re taining wall along his property. I refused, saying that it would be looting the State. It hi a matter of record In the State Highway Bureau that Messrs.

Connor A Hand filed charges against me, alleging that I had not used proper materials in milium; the road ami had skimped In materials. Two engineers were assigned to Investigate, and they reported that 1 had not only used the best but had exceeded the quantity of materials called for In the specifications." Mr. Melius wss asked whether it was true that Abraham Bress, one of the Inspectors who passed upon the road, had not previously been a tailor in Troy. I believe that Mr. Bress was formerly a tailor," was the reply, but I fall to see why for that reason be should be Incompetent to pass upon a Job of road building.

I always- found him astute and intelligent." JAMES W. STERBY DEAD. Druggist Waa Defendant In Separation eult Brought by Wife. Special to 7'ae Xeto York Time. METUC1IEN, N.

Jan. W. Bterry, formerly of the firm of Wesver A flterry. wholesale druggists, of New York, died to-day at the home of Wllmet K. Woods, in Amber Avenue, here.

Mr. Sterry waa the defendant last January in a separation suit brought by hie wife, Mrs. Kllsabeth Stivers Sterry, who charged him with abandonment and cruelty due to the excessive use of alcohol. The case was heard before Supreme Court Justice Newburger, and Mr. Sterry resisted the payment of alimony on the ground that Mrs.

Sterry was still the legal wife, of Alfred J. Rennle, whom she bad married In New York and divorced In Chicago. The divorce, according to Mr. Sterry, was tlle- because the woman had not lived Illinois the length of time required by law. George W.

Sterry, a brother of the dead man, shot and killed his father, Oeorge W. Sterry. on May 19, to prevent the father marriage to Rachel Plalkle, a New Jersey school teacher. The son afterward committed suicide. Mlsa Henrietta C.

Brlnckerhoff. Miss Henrietta C. Brlnckerhoff, owner of the Brlarcllf Homestead of the Brlnckerhoff family, who came to the United States in 1000 from Holland, died suddenly of heart disease yesterday at the home of her brother, Henry M. Brlnckerhoff, Knxlewood. N.

where she waa spending the holidays. The Brlnckerhoff homestead, which It was her pride to keep iup, waa one of a group of mansions built in the fifties about All Saints' Church at Brlarcllf f. Besides ber brother. Miss Brlnckerhoff Is survived by a slater. Ml "a Alethla Brlnckerhoff, who lives In New Hampshire.

Mlsa Brlnckerhoff waa prominent In philanthropic and church work In Westchester County. 8hi was the daughter of Peter Kemsen lirlt-kerhoff and Mrs. Alethla McParlan Brlnckerhoff, and waa 69 years old. 1914C 126 West 42d St NEW YORK CITY THREE CANDIDATES FOR SPEAKERSHIP Collapse of Horton Boom Leaves Hinman, Schaap, ami Hoff Still In the Held. BARNES BACKING HINMAN Albany Man 8eemingTy In Lead- Election of Assembly Committeemen Threatens Interminable Delay.

Special to Th Tork Timr. ALBANY, Jan. 8. With the virtual collapse of the campaign which r. been conducted by the anti-Barnes faction in the Republican organization to make Clinton T.

Horton of Erie Speaker of the next Assembly, three candidates for the Speakership still remain in the field and everything indicates an Interesting time whea the Legislature meets next Wednesday. The preliminary ac tivities occasioned by the. fight over the Soeakershln and the attempt of the progreiialve element In the Assembly to liberalise the rules will begin Monday evening when the aati-Bames Repub lican Assemblymen-elect and their allies from the Progressive party will have their final conference at the Hotel Ten Eyck. The candidates for the Speakership are Hnrold J. Hinman of Albany, supposed to have the backing of Republican State Chairman Wllllum Barnes and the Republican organisation; Michael J.

Schaap of New York, who was leader of tho Progressives In the late Assembly, and Almet W. Hoff. a Kracke Republican, from Kings. The only hope of Mr. Hoff lies in a long deadlock, as a result of which.

It Is believed, he might prove acceptable as a compromise candidate. Mr. Schaap, In order to be elected, would have to comnuuid not only the Progressive As-sembl) men-elect but also a large number ol Independent members of botb parties, unless the Democrats In caucus should decide to make him their candt. date in order to embaraas the Republican majority, in which case he would commiuid at the start seventy votes, nniv abort of the reouired majority. But present indications point to Mr.

Hin man ss tne most iiaeiy any rate sa yet iu the field to land the Speaknrshlp. At the best, unless something unforeseen happens, it la likely that a week will e'apae before the Assembly is organized and ready for business. The adoption of the proposed liberalized rules, which seems a foregone conclusion, will render the organisation of the Assembly a far more tardy and troublesome process than in former yesra. una or me propoaea ruiea itmyium kt the election by the Assembly of both the members of the standing- committees. Including: the Chairmen.

Under the present rules these places are filled by appointment through the Speaker. In all there are about 400 places to be filled. Some members of the conference of Progressive Republicans and outright ProKr-tsslves, with whom the Idea of revlttlng- the rules originated, are advo-catlmr the direct election by the House of eah Individual committee member as the only reliable method or wresting from the Speaker control of the commit toa and their ImnortaBt functions. This would necessitate the calling of the roll of ISO Assemblymen 40O times before the committees could all be manned and the organization of the Assembly completed. On each roll call there would aurelv be speeches, inossl ble smendments.

and, beyond 'doubt. wraatMlnr. whlrh mlxht make the man nlng of a single committee with Its 13 placeit a stiff day's work. Soft of the wiser heads with legls lnilva exnerlence. foresee! ft- the.lnevl' table delay and the possibility of serious complications and endless bickerings, were such a procedure to be followed, have euasated a way of catting around what juet at present seems a very knotty problem.

The plan of these old-timers is being opposed by the ultra-proaresslve element because fhey believe the procedure proposed would have the effect of virtually leaving with a hardful of leaders the committee designations. Their plan provides for the naming of a Committee on Committees in the caucus of each of the three parties represented In the Assembly. These Committees would make up a shite of members of their respective parties they desired placed on the varloua committees of tho lower house. The reports of theae committees on committees ultimately would be referred to a conference com mittee composed of the three party IeadH era tit the Aasemoiy, wno, in conjunction, would make up the final committee roll, which then would be submitted to the House In the form of a resolution and the names voted upon en bloc. If this procedure be followed It will be far from carrying out the spirit of the Dronosed liberalised rules.

But accord ing to the leaders It will have this ad vantage: 11 win ooviate tne necessity of bavins approximately 100 new mem bers who know little about the func tions of the various committees and leas about their colleagues voting blindly on short notice to place men whose Qualifications they do not know In po sitions with the demands of which they cannot possibly be familiar. With direct primaries, a Massachu setts ballot law. and a workmen's com pensatlon aet virtually everything the Progressives and Independents have contended for written In the statute books, there seems to be little left for the coming; Assembly to initiate In the way of reform legislation. Just now the organlsntlnn of the Asaembly seems lo be the hlsseat thins in slant. To lomn of the progressive Republicans who are taking advantage of the situs tlon to further their right for control of the Republican organlantlon In the StaM.

the organization or the Assembly la bolng dealt with as though it were an end in itself, rather than the means toward an end. The supporters of Harold J. Hinman feel bitterly the accusations leveled againat thulr candidate which would make him out the tool of Chairman Rarnes and a reactionary. They point to his record In the Assembly as an Indication that he Is progressive. Ills vote on direct primaries, the Maaaa-chusaetts ballot, and other proareaaive measures go a long way toward Justifying the claim made In his behalf.

In addition, he has legislative experience. The line-up behind the so-called progressive Republican candidates for Speaker Is progressive-, only in spots. Senator James Emerson of losses and Warrn, an out-and-out politician of the old school; Congressman James 8. I'arker of Waahlnatoo County, who waa a powerful cog In the Wadaworth Assembly machine when that machine was fighting the Hughes reforms; Francis Hendricks, the old-time Re- ruhllcan bona of Onondaga County liese and many others who up to the present moment have been looked upon as dyed-ln-the-wool Republicans of the old school, are now lined up against Mr. Hinman.

Ogden I Mills, the active leader of the fight on Mr. Karnes's Assemblyman In the Speakership contest. Is looked upon as more of an untl-Rnrnes man than a progressive, ly Monday it is expected that headquarters will be opened here on twhalf of the various aspirants for the Speakership. Monday night the first open Indication of the anti-Barnes strength will be demonstrated at the conference of the Progressives at the Hotel Ten Eyck. Ogden L.

Mills has announced that he will be here to assist the Pro gressives in getting together on an unbossed candidate for the Speakership. About 123 Assemblymen-elect of an parties nave been invited to attend. The caucuses of all throe parties will be held on Tuesday evening. The Legislature will meet at noon Wednesday. Gov.

Glynn hi at work on his annual message, but has not indicated what legislation ne will recommend. To-day he expressed the hope that the organisation of the Assembly would not be delayed by a long-drawn-out fight for the Speakership. He Is anxious that the final adjournment of the lawmaking oooy anouia come not later than the last week In March, but the general opinion at the Capitol Is that the session will last longer. WM. A.

CROMBIE DEAD. Republican Leader Was Twice Mayor of Burlington, Vt. Wniiam Augustus Cromble, twice Mayor of Burlington, Vt. member of the wholesale lumber firm of William A. Cromble tl New Street, died last night after a week's Illness from rneiimonla, at his home, the llretton tail.

Rroadway and Klirhtv-ninn Street. Mr. Cromble waa a well-known uepuDiican lender, lie was born In New Hoslon. N. slxtv-nlna years ago, the son of Samuel C.

and Kiman Choate Cromble. Mr. Cromble was educated at the Plnkerton. N. Academv.

and in Ola early years; was in the wholesale lumber business at liurllngton. Vt. He was twice Mayor of that city. Later he waa a member of the staff of Gov. prmsbce and of Gov.

Dillingham, now United States Senator. Mr. Cromble came to this eltv in lam He became aasociHted with ih. lican Party organization, and leader of the old Fifteenth District He was a member of the Republican Coun- th League and Whltehsll Clubs. New England Society.

Sons or the American Revolution, Merchants' Asenclatlon. Koelntv of Merlutti' l.s ami Tradesmen, and the Lake Cnamplitln Association. survived by a daughter. Mrs Oeorge F. Ladue.

and two CrombU nd Arthur This $260 Indian with full electric equipment will be the most popular machine on the road this year. It is the combined achievement of a truly great Engineering department, of an efficient, aggressive selling organization and of a deter mined policy to give embody 38 Betterments, including electric head light, electric tail light, electric signal, two sets of storage batteries and Corbin-Brown rear-drive speedometer. New Indian Catalog 32 pages of invaluable motorcycle literature now ready. Examine the Indian at the Motorcycle Show, Grand Central Palace, January 5th to 10th. y'Not to see the Indian is not to see the show." The 1914 line of Indian Motocycles consists of: 4 H.

P. Single SVrvke Model 7 H. P. Twis Two-Twety-Fie, Reg. Model.

225.00 7 H. P. Twm Two-Sixty, SUadard 260.00 HENDEE MANUFACTURING 10 Warren St. ASTOR TO BUILD THEATRE. House for B.

F. Keith at Broadway and 8th Street to Seat 3,000. On property owned by Vincent Astor at the southwest corner of Broadway and Ninety-fifth Street the Astor estate is preparing to build a vaudeville theatre for B. F. Keith.

It Is to" be one of the largest playhouses In the city and will have a seating capacity of 8,000. It is expected that plans will be filed this week and that the work of con slruvtlon will commence this month. It waa said last night that the law Keith theatre wl.t be the first of the "big time" vaudeville houses to make a fight against the small time the-atrea by Introducing a scale of prices which will range from 10 cents to ft. On the next block to the site for the new theatre are the two "small time" houses operated by William Fox. It is also reported that Instead of the customary afternoon and evening-performances in the new theatre the small time field would be further Invaded by Keith giving three performances dally.

Lee Shubert, who is closely connected with the small-time circuit. Bald In an official Shubert publication yesterday that three shows a day was the only salvation for the vaudeville managers. They will have to give two In the evening," said Mr. snuDert in nis statement. and one In the afternoon, and the bill for three performances will have to be made up or the biggest stars anu the prices must be popular.

The charge will not be over 25 cents or 5U cents for the best seats. Ely playing the three shows at these prices, and filling the houses at each, the re ceipts would be larger than playing two shows at higher prices to half empty houses, as is now the custom. "This is the only way in which the first-class theatres will be able to compete with cheap vaudeville, which even now is providing high-class entertainment at low prices. Furthermore, the big acta will have to cut the time of performances down one-third, giving only the very best material and leaving out everything superfluous. Thus, with shorter bills, better entertainment can be given for less money In each of the two shows nightly, the public then receiving only the cream of the offerings." Future Entertainments.

Among entertainments just announced are an Egyptian dinner dance that Mrs. Ernest Thompson-8eton will give at the Rttz-Carlton on Sunday evening, Jan. 11; Mrs. Oscar Bergstrom'a dinner dance at the Plaxa on Tuesday evening. Jan.

13; Mrs. Richard P. Hart's dance on Saturday evening, Jan. IT. at her residence.

Kant Sixty-seventh Street; Mrs. John Parkin Gilford's two dancing teas on Tuesday and Wednesday afternoons, Jan. and 7. at htr residence, Lexington Avenue, and Mrs. George Scott Granham's tea dance on Thursday of this week at the Bryant Park Studios.

Mrs. Myron C. Taylor of Id F.aat Twentieth Street, who gave a email tea dance yesterday, will be the hostess at another tea dance 'on Tuesday afternoon. Miss Hough a Bride In England. The marrtage of Miss Jean Seymour Hough of Philadelphia, daughter of the lule Lewis Sylvester Hough and Mrs.

Hough, to Harold Ross Collins of Eliot House. Hay ward's Heath. England, fourth son of the late Charles William Collins, took place on Dec. 27, at fit. Wilfrid's, Hay wards Heath.

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Krelsler Playt the Violin and Mrs. Bloomflcld Zelsler the Plana. Frits Krelsler gave his third recital of violin muslo with pianoforte accompaniment yesterday afternoon In Carnegie HalL Ills playing had all the excellence shown in his former appearances here this season, and his pro gramme was somewhat more substantial toward the end than his previous programmes have been, tie played Bach's minor suite for violin and piano and two movements from the unaccompanied sonata. In minor, Tartlnt's sonata called The Devil'a Trill," Vleuxtemps's second concerto In sharp minor, and finally the Slavonic by Dvorak, and Smetena'e suite called Aus der llelmat." There waa an especially virile strength and beauty In his tone. At Aeolian Hall at.

the same time Mrs. Fannie liloomfteld Zelsler gave her pianoforte recital, which has become an annual incident of the New Tork season. She has loyal friends who showed much appreciation of her performance of an unconventional programme; a performance which was admirable in those qualities which Mrs. Rloomficld Zelsler has so often shown here that she posesses. She played with excellent quality of tons snd no little variety of color, clearly and with crisp vivacity, often brilliantly.

She gave three smaller pieces by Beethoven, the flat minuet, and tran- enpuons oi tne Dervishes' chorus, hoth from "The Ruins of bchubert impromptu op. 142, No. 3. I Jest's transcription bf "Hark. Hark, the Lark." and Tauslg's of the military march, op.

61, No. 1, to which she sdded a transcription of The Erlklng." Her most Important number was Chopin flat minor sonata, and the end was Liart's Twelfth Hungarian Rhapsody, and before it came pieces Ofak. Moeikowskl. and Orleg. This programme seemed to have undue preponderance of transcriptions.

Rlcardo Martin Returns. Ricardo Martin, the operatic tenor, returned yesterday from Europe on the White Star liner Adriatic to sing at the Metropolitan Opera House. He wss accompanle-l by his wife wild their daughter Elf rlda. He said that he attended the premiere of Maacagnl'a new "eln," with libretto by At Oravan. in Croatia, he heard the opera of "Carmen" sung In Slavish.

Hungary he heard Madama Butterfly given In Magyar. Mme. Julia, Culp, a mesxo-soprano' from Holland, arrived on the Adriatic, accompanied by her pianist, Conrad Bos, JP 11 lrtn convrt towr at Carnegie Arrivals from Europe. Transatlantic liners arriving yesterday and some of their passengers' Were: 5L3 Bwcki. Ura- CulP.

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