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E. 31 the Is THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE. NEW YORK. THURSDAY. OCTOBER 15.

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Voting closes 12 o'clock noon. Saturday, November 7. COLER'S CITY LABORERS ARE VERSATILE FELLOWS Continued From Page 1. Joins the Coler Club, of which Superintendent Lawrence is the president. According to the attaches all the menial Jabor in the court is performed by an Italian.

They admitted that they see Mr. Kingsbury around the court. They also said that the scrubwomen and cleaners when they get through with their work in the police court, are taken next door to clean up the rooms of the Coler Club, which is situated in a two-story and basement building. Mr. 59 Kingsbury 1s a leading member of the club.

Mrs'. Lawrence's Brother, Also an Actor, Booked as a Laborer. Charles C. Lawrence, brother of Superintendent another actor who adorns President Coler's payroll as a laborer. Mr.

Lawrence lives at 1023 Lorimer street. When a subpena server called at the Lawrence home and inquired for him a this is the response he received from 1 woman who. was evidently the caretaker of the house: Why, Mr. Lawrence is a politician. It is true that he lives here in the winter time.

but in the summer he is always at his country residence at Woodmere." The fact that Lawrence maintains a summer residence seems odd. when it is contrasted with the $750 salary that he receives annually from the city for his services, three as a day successive laborer. days an attempt was made to locate Mr. Lawrence. At the offices of the Bureau of Public Buildings it was explained that Mr.

Law-rence's absence from town was due to the tact that his had been run down by a trolley car. "That was the explanation given by his brother. Superintendent Lawrence. the head of the bureau. Brother Charlie's Labors Confined to Room 50.

When inquiries were made as to what constituted Brother Charlie's duties, the Interviewer was told that he was asto Room 50 in the Municipal Building. Room 50 is the office of Mr. White, the engineer in charge of the Eighth Ward market improvement. It was hard to understand why the services of a laborer, which is the standing of Brother Charlie on the payroll, were required in a private office. All the other laborers assigned to the Eighth Ward market improvement were doing hard manual labor on the market site, and why an exception should be made of Brother Charlie was hard to understand.

Some days later a glimpse of Brother Charlie was obtained. His attire was im(maculate and bore out in every detail the statement that by profession he was an Factor. From his soft white hands and daintily trimmed nails it was apparent that Charlie's duties as a laborer were not very arduous. He and Kingsbury, or Morton, are great friends and formerly 'appeared together on the stage. Laborers Who Hold Good Private Jobs.

Another one of the laborers who was down on the Bureau of Public Buildings pay roll, one of the in inspectors reported back to the Finance Department, was employed as a bartender in a saloon. But when the time came to subpena this man to the Finance Department for examination under oath, the inspector got feet," use a vernacular expression, and informed his immediate superior that he thought he had made a mistake. He was almost positive that. the bartender was a brother of the city laborer. In another instance a case was uncovered wheer a laborer who was on the payroll of a public comfort station was found also to be employed as a driver by a liverty stable keeper.

Of course, he insisted that he only worked as driver after he had completed his day's work for the city. "Laborers Doing Janitor Work in Courts. Placing laborers 'in courts where the lease with the city specifically provides thhe janitor service must be furnished by the owner, is not an infrequent occurrence, The New Jersey avenue police court is a good illustration. The building was formerly the old Brighton Athletic Club, in which Gilbert Sinnott, a brother of James P. Sinnott, the anti-MeCarren leader in the Twenty-second Assembly District, is heavily interested.

The lease provided that the owners must furnish janitor service. For months the janitor work has been done by Edward Kerrigan, who is on the payrolls of the Bureau of Public Buildings and Offices as a laborer. President Coler said this morning, that that in these instances a laborer was assigned to the court at the request of the judge. But no explanation was forthcoming why the laborer so assigned, as instanced in Kerrigan's case, should do the janitor work, when the lease provides that this service must be furnished by the owner. NEVER HAD MONEY ENOUGH.

President Coler's Answer to Controller Metz's Charge. Borough President Coler has written a long communication to the Board of Estimate, in which denies the allegation that primary politics had anything to do with the conditions prevailing in the local government, by reason of which some hundreds of laborers and foremen have been suspended because of lack of funds to pay them. The borough president says he asked for $398,080 with which to run the Department of Public Buildings this year, and that the Board of Estimate cut the amount down by $76,918.25. Mr. Coler says that the sum allowed was less by $18,486 than the amount turned over for conduct of the bureau in 1907.

Similar conditions, he said, prevail, in the Sewer Bureau. New court houses and other structures, Mr. Coler says, were placed in charge of the Department of Public Bulidings last year, and by a system of having small jobs done by the day, instead of by contract, the tradesmen so employed were INDEX OF REGULAR FEATURES. Classification. Page, Classification.

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18-19 Valks de Wallabout wot bill Washington Letter. German daL Marriage 8 supplement. JUGGLING OF RAILROADS WAS STOPPED BY HUGHES One Reason for the Opposition to the Public Service Commission Law. RIGID RESTRICTIONS NOW. The Old Days of Watered Stock and Unlimited Mergers Now a Thing of the Past.

A member of the Public Service mission followed up Governor Hughes' Utica speech with a statement to-day giving a number of facts in support of the governor's plain explanation of the prevalent opposition to the commission. The statement, like Governor Hughes' speech, showed how natural it was for the street railroad people of New York City to desire the abolishment of a comm mission that stands in their way. Among the reasons given for the alleged attitude of the railroad people were the following: The impossibility of issuing new blocks of watered stock so long as the commission exists. The impossibility of capitalizing franchises, so as the commission exists. The impossibility of capitalizing mergers, so long as the commission exists.

The impossibility of repeating the scheme of looting of the Manhattan transportation companies, so long as the commission exists. The necessity of giving transfers and joint rates against the wishes of the railroad officials. The necessity of giving safe and adequate transportation facilities. There were other reasons given, the chief of which was the commission's act in making a physical valuation of the railroad properties in the city. This work has been going on for some time, and the commission has between 30 and 40 men engaged in arriving at a proper valuation.

It is said that the railroads, in issuing stock, do not like to be held down in the actual value of their property, and for that reason alone there is great anxiety to have the commission abolished. Activity of the Traction Interests' Friends at Rochester. The activity of certain men friendly to the traction interests in the Rochester convention was called to mind in connect. ion with the commission. The Rochester convention adopted a platform denouncing government by commission, notwithstanding the fact that the same who helped frame the platform had and.

ocratic platform at Denver. vocated commissions pen the national DemThe public service commissioner who discussed the issue raised by Governor Hughes' speech sought to show the helplessness of the public before the passage of the Public Utilities Law as compared with the present power of the public, acting through the commission. The commissioner said: Railroads Used to Do About as They Pleased. "The law referring to public service corporations before this commission was created left the railroad corporations more free than any other enterprises to do whatever they chose to do. They were more free than the individual in building a house for his family.

While the railroad company could act with almost perfect freedom and with marked absence of restriction, the house builder had to conform to many strict rules. He had to conform to rules of the Health Department, the Building Department, and other departments, an deven in living in his house he had to conform to severe regulations. "Railroad corporations, on the other hand, could come into the city, but in poorly laid tracks, bad construction, electrical connections so poor that electrolysis was certain; poor cars and a rolling stock inadequate and not enduring. Railroads Became a Topheavy Pyramid of Mergers. "The restrictions on railroad corporations were so few and so light that there was every temptation to capitalize their properties so that the stock would be practically all water.

"Then wen mergers took place companies with stock already supersaturated with water were merged and more water added on the strength of the merger. To make matters worse, there were mergers upon mergers, until it became a vast pyramid standing on its apex. The trangit situation was in a state of very unstable equlibrium. There was a naturai demand on the part of the stockholders that they be permitted to earn some small dividends on their stock before spending more money on improvements. "Iin Manhattan the railroad companies were so topheavy that they would have keeled over anyway in a few months, but it is possible that the creation of the Public Service Commission hastened the collapse which was inevitable.

The corportions saw that the people, acting through the legislature, were going to put a stop to the watering of stocks, the capitalization of franchises and the further watering of stocks in the merging process. Could Repeat the Performance Under the Old Law. "The stand taken by the legislature probably had something to do with the toppling over of the big pyramid in Manhattan. As a result, the big corporation was resolved into its component parts to a great extent. The receivers were left with the shell of the once great system.

The kernel of the business had been taken by promoters who had issued large amounts of stock and bonds, sold them at high prices on a made market and then had stood out from under. In other words, the promoters had discounted the future and had put the proceeds of the discounting into their pockets. "Undoubtedly the interests that are connected with the street railroads in Manhattan would like to repeat that process. They would like to build up another big system in a way that would permit them to issue large blocks of watered stocks, and bonds. Although the repetition of the disastrous process might not g0 so far as the one just The Slim Woman Is Winning The day of the slim woman's triumph has arrived.

"The thinner one is the more say the dressmakers. This would have been sad news for the fat woman a year ago. She would have had to try dieting or exercise. Nowadays, however, the woman who is too fat for the styles goes to a druggist and a case of Marmola Prescription Tablets, one of which she takes after each meal and at bedtime and so reduces her superfluous flesh quickly. These tablets, being made In accordance with the famous prescription, are perfectly harmless, and they are, also, the most economical preparation a per.

son can buy, for they cost only 75 cents A. large case, one of which 1g frequently enough to start a person to losing at the rate of 12 or 14 ounces day. Pretty nearly every druggist keeps this tablet in stock, but should yours be sold out, you can easily obtain a case by sending to the makers, the Marmola Company, Detroit, Mich. TRY Hunyadi The Only Natural Laxative Water on which you can rely to relieve CONSTIPATION Take glass on arising in the morning. In full bottles and splits ished, the promoters, in their desire to make money quickly rather than give a good service, would certainly object to any commission or authority that would requie them to put their new system on a rock bottom basis provide a comfortable ride and safe operation to the people of the city at a reasonable charge.

"If we were under the old law to-day there would be practically nothing to stand in the way of capitalizing all new mergers and new franchises. The Present Law a Brake on Mergers. There would be nothing to prevent repetition of the processes that have wrecked the companies over here. The public service law states that a franchise cannot be capitalized. Whether they an old franchise could be recapitalized on a reorganization of the companies is a question still open, but the commissort shall be closely scrutinized before sion will insist that any value of this it is permitted to form the basis of capitalization.

"The public service law also requires that when a merger is made no addition shall be made to the stock of the two merging corporations. This alone will prevent the temptation to water stocks 50 as to delude investors and create masses of capital nwhich the public will be asked to pay a' dividend. Then, too, companies cannot be formed in other states to manipulate franchises in this state, as would be possible if the present law were repealed. Finding Out What the Railroads Are Really Worth. "The one big reason why there is serious objection to the commission is the fact that the commission, in order that it may have some basis for knowing the physical value of the surface railroads, and also the value of their intangible property, is having an appraisal made covering all this property.

This praisal has been proceeding for several months. The commission intends to know the present value of every foot of track, every power house, every piece of machinery, everything in the repair shops, and everything owned by the companies. The companies know this preparatory work of appraisal 1S going on. "No one can say to what extent the companies' knowledge of this has affected the political questions now before the public. for one, cannot say of my own knowledge that they are helping to urge these considerations.

"It is natural for af those who want to restore the old regime of stock watering and unloading of worthless stocks on a deluded public to find fault with a public service commission. The commission is valuable in hampering the activities that those persons would indulge in if left free. Its main usefulness is in its powers of restraint rather than in, its creative functions. Nothing stands to-day between a repitition of past transit matters except the Public Service Commission. What I say does not apply alone to street railroad corporations in Manhattan, but to the elevated, sudface and subway lines throughout the greater city of New York.

KERN AT NOONDAY MEETING Appeals to New Yorkers to Join Indiana for Bryan. Gives Reasons Why Bryan Should Be Decided Upon as the "Conservative Candidate." With John W. Kern, the Democratic candidate for vice president, as its star attraction, there was a big audience at the mid-day meeting of the Commercial Travelers League at 597 Broadway, Manhattan. Mr. Kern reached the meeting room shortly after noon.

He said: "I have been in this campaign fifty days and my strength and voice have been sorely taxed. While I have carried my voice over the prairies of the West and the mountains of the South I fear it will not carry to the limits of this audience. "Twice the Democracy of Indiana and New York cast the deciding vote in electing a Democratic President. And now, in this year of 1908, I bring you assurance that the electorial vote of Indiana will be given to William J. Bryan, and I come to ask New York to join Indiana this year in making th etriumph of Democracy complete.

(Applause.) "I am glad to address the people of this great city, where Democratic doctrines should be promulgated, especially among the property interests here. It seems to me that the interests behind the great property interests should find abundant reasons for supporting Bryan. With two millions of our people out of employment, with 500,000 empty freight cars on the railroad sidings, with a panic without cause in a time of peace, with the standard of American living reduced because it. cannot be supported further, with poverty and idleness among millions of honest and deserving men, with paternalism on the one hand and Socialism on the other, with these alternatives, I do not see why they should have any difficulty in deciding that Bryan is the conservative candidate." EX-SUPERVISOR O'BRIEN DEAD. Thomas E.

O'Brien, former supervisor of the Sixth Ward, and prominent in the Democratic polities of Kings County twenty years ago, died yesterday at his home, 7311 Third avenue, after abriet illness. Mr. O'Brien was the leader of the board of supervisors in the time of McKane, and was a member of all its important committees. He had been a contractor for some time, but had taken no part in politics for some years. He leaves a widow.

FISHIN'. Riding across the country one day, Dr. Blank noticed an old negro who had been for quite a while perched motionless upon a little bridge, fishing silently from the stream beneath, says Success Magazine. For some time he watched him from a distance, but finally, overcome by the old fellow's unmoved patience, he rode accosted "Hello, Wash! are you up "What dolmen there?" sah," came the reply. "Not getting many, are you?" "No.

sah." "Well; it seems to me you'd get tired fishing so long without a bite." doesn't want no bite, cap'n." "Well, that's funny. Why don't you want no bite, Wash?" "Hits this-a-way, cap'n; when I gita a lots o' bites, hit takes all meh time to git the fish off'n meh line, an' I doean't have no time foh From all accounts, the place in the Finance Department held by Tom Byrnes, who resigned a few weeks ago, will not be filled. It is reported that Deputy Controller McCooey says so, and be ought to know, PRESIDENT MAY HIRE MINEOLA FOR HIS TRIP Rumored Around the Atlantic Dock That He Will Use the Steamship. TO CARRY PARTY TO AFRICA. It Is Admirably Adapted for Such a Tour and Has Many Conveniences.

It one is to believe the persistent rumors, heard around the Atlantic Dock, it seems certain that negotiations are now underway charter freighter Mineola for President Roosevelt's comiug hunting trip to East Africa. The big steamship is now taking on a cargo of wheat at the North Pier and what was a vague rumor awhile ago in regard to the Roosevelt trip, is now taking more dafinite shape. The Mineola is owned by of T. Hogan Sons, 1068 Produce Exchange, Manhattan. When an Eagle reporter asked the manager of the firm this morning if it was true that the President or manager of his trip wag trying to charter the the Mineola, the answer was, "Certainly tens" not, I never heard of such a plan, although it may underway.

Perhaps Superintendent Woods, who has charge A this of our boats at the pier would know new something about it. The only reason that I can think of that such a story could get afloat. is that Colonel Thompson chartered the ship about a year ago, trict, fitted her up handsomely and took a party 193 of about fifty of his friends around the The world." big Captain Woods could not be found at. in at the pier, but one of the officers on the badly boat was interviewed with the following on result: in After the Mineola is loaded she will sail for Marseilles. From there she will return to Galveston, Texas, and load is there for Europe.

She will return to this port in the early spring, just about time, in fact, to be overhauled and furbished up fo ra certain trip towards the lions and other beasts of the East African coast. Mineola is a ship of 10,000 tons capacity and is admirably adapted for such a trip as the President contemplates. When Colonel Thompson, the copper magnate, chartered the Mineola, a big superstructure was built by Tietjen Langs, Hoboken, forward of the usual deck houses. This superstructure is still in this position, but it absolutely empty of furniture. It is still the property of Colonel Thompson, although he no longer has any control of the ship.

Inside. the superstructure is finished in ivory and gold. In the center is a lofty salon, its floor finished and polished for dancing. This large room can be divided at the ends by folding doors, making smaller rooms for dining, cards, etc. The staterooms, high studded like the salon, open off of it.

They are superbly finished, each having a private bath with the latest sanitary plumbing. Each stateroom is equipped with an electric fan and a brass bed takes the place of the usual berth. These and many other handy and luxurious fittings make this boat a wonderfully well adapted vessel for such a voyage as it is hinted the President will make in her. At present there is no furniture in the superstructure except a massive extension table, firmly clamped to the floor, and some curiously made card tables, likewise These are balanced so that no matter how the ship may roll, the surface bearing the chips or bridge score will always belevel. Of course, there is an elaborate galley, store room, attached to the quarters.

At present, this grea empty space inside the superstructure is traveling around the world, shut. up and bare. If the ship is chartered for. the Roosevelt trip it will be a very easy matter to fit it up so that the President will be just as comfortable as in his Oyster Bay house. It is understood that President Roosevelt will go directly to the East African coast in the Mineola and land.

As he goes into the interior on different trips, he will make the ship his headquarters and that she will follow him along the coast as he goes forward. One of the pler officials said that the rumor of the Mineola's high destiny was very persistant ad that he understood that it had considerable foundation in the fact that Colonel Thompson is said to be distantly related to the President and had offered him he use of the quarters which he still owns on the Mineola. If the President takes advantage of the offer he need not feel ashamed to invite any foreign royalty aboad for a cup of tea for the big freighter can be scoured up to look as businesslike and natty as the Kaiser's own yacht. POLITICAL GOSSIP. Senator McCarren still maintains that he knows nothing about any meeting tomorrow night, excepting the one at the Academy of Music, under the auspices of the regular organization.

But he added to this statement, this morning, a remark to the effect that he had no obJections to Mr. Kearn's making as many speeches as he wished to gatherings of Democrats. This statement, coming with the positive announcement of Williams and the State George Committee, V. S. that Mr.

Kearn would speak at the Prospect Hall meeting, gives positive assurance that the vice presidential candidate will speak at both meetings to-morrow night. The order in which Mr. Kern will go to the meetings has not yet been announced. Vice Chairman Hudspeth of the National Committee was not aware of the change in the programme, and reiterated, this morning, his statement of two days ago, that Kern would speak only at the Academy meeting. However, he admitted that Mr.

Kearn's movements were in the hands of the state committee. The Delaney men consider this quite a victory, and resent Senator McCarren's reported objection to Kern's presence at their meeting. George V. S. Williams will preside at the Prospect Hall meeting.

There will be a big Republican rally at the headquarters of the campaign committee of the Fifteenth Assembly District, 861 Manhattan avenue, corner of Milton street, to-morrow night, at '8 o'clock. The meeting will be addressed by the local candidates and other promineut. speakers. Three names have been submitted to Mayor McClellan by the Democratic or- There is Only, One Quinine" That is Laxative Bromo Quinine Used The World Over to Cure a Cold in One Day. 4Awaya remember hon, full name.

Look for this signature every box. 25c. Whore POLITICAL. POLITICAL. Grand Monster Mass Meeting UNDER THE AUSPICES OF The Democratic Campaign Committee of Kings County, Friday Evening, Oct.

16th, 1908, AT THE Academy of Music, Lafayette Ave. BROOKLYN, I. Y. Hon. JOHN WORTH KERN of Indiana, Democratic Nominee for Vice-President; Hon.

IGNATIUS A. DUNN of Nebraska, And Other Will Prominent Address Speakers. Meeting. Hon. ANDREW McLEAN will preside MUSIC.

FIREWORKS. placed on the pay-roll, thus depleting the salary account. In conclusion. Mr. Coler- asks for the necessary transfer of money from other accounts to keep the borough administration in running order.

BELMONT PARK RACES. Court: Lady Wins the First Event From Field of Eight Starters. Belmont Park Race Track, N. October 15-Indian summer descended on this track to-day with good effect and people in town evidently felt the call, for they came down in goodly numbers, considering the card offered. Although there were three named events on the card, the Autumn Me Meadow Brook Handicap Steeplechase, the Hunter Handicap the Ramapo Handicap, the general class presented was not much above the average.

Expectation was that the Hunter Handicap, at a mile, for 3-year old fillies, would be the best race of the day, but the track was in condition fit to give good speed in all the races. Court Lady of the Beverwyck stable won the first race, a straight furlongs for 2-year-old selling platers. Strike Out, which finished second, looked like the winner until the stretch was reached. and Waponoca, too, was always well up in front, finishing third. The field in this race was cut from sixteen to eight starters, but there was some satisfaction that the majority of the best in the field went to the post.

The time was 1:05. SAMUEL R. SCOTTRON DEAD. For Years a Leader Among the Negroes of Brooklyn--Inventor and Former School Board Member. Samuel Raymond Scottron, for many years one the leading Afro-Americans of this state, died Tuesday at his home, 598 Monroe street.

He had been identified with the Republican party and never swerved from voting the straight ticket. On- Setpember 2 last he announced his determination to support William Jennings Bryan for President, giving as one reason that the Democratic party had shown more Fractical sympathy for AfroAmericans, a least in the North. Mr. Scottron was born in Philadelphia, and was in the 67th year of his age. He came to Brooklyn fifty years ago, and had lived at the Monroe street resirence for fifteen years.

He was a man of education and an inventor of some note, acquiring considerable money by the manufacture of his patented articles. Among other things he had patented and was making was the triplicate mirror used in many homes, and an adjustable cornice for houses. When Seth Low was mayor of Brooklyn he appointed Mr. Scottron on the Board of Education, and he remained there for eight years, or until consolidation. He was an active member and useful on many committees.

He had latterly interested in the industrial education of the Afro-American in New York City, and was the secretary of an organization for that. purpose, with offices in Fortysecond street, Manhattan. He was also interested in the Brooklyn Howard Colored Orphan Asylum and the colored branch of the Y. M. C.

on Carlton avenue. He was a member of St. Philip's P. E. Church, on West Twenty-fifth street, Manhattan, whose rector, the Rev.

H. C. Bishop, will officiate at the funeral services, to be held at Mr. Scottron's late home to-morrow night at 8 The interment will be in Evergreens Cemetery. Mr.

Scottron leaves a widow: a son, Oscar; three daughters, Alice, Rowena and Anna; three grandchildren, Alice, Charles and Florence; two brothers, Cyrus, who is in the General Post Office in New York, and Thomas of Somerville, and two sisters, Miss Clara Rosaria, of this borough, and I Mrs. Melissa Adams of Springfield, Mass. ROCKVILLE CENTRE'S RALLY. Fine Banner Raised and Campaign Issues Ably Discussed by WellKnown Orators. (Special to the Eagle.) Rockville Centre, L.

October 15- Village avenue was thickly lined with spectators last evening when the Taft, Sherman and Hughes Campaign Club of the Tenth Election District opened its campaign with a banner raising and mass meeting. To the strains of music by the village brass band a large and handsome banner was unfurled on Village avenue, near the post office. Following the banner raising the large crowd assembled in Atheneum Hall. The meeting was called to order by I. S.

Remson, who presided. He introduced as the first speaker Ezra Prentice of New York City, who delivered an interesting address upon state issues. After he had finished Chairman Remson invited those present to attend parade, banner raising and mass meeting at Ocean Side to-morrow evening, when, in Wood's Hall, addresses will be made by Congressman William W. Cocks, Orlando Hubbs, nominee for Senator; Assemblyman William G. Miller, J.

Leslie Gossing and Steward H. Benton. The seconds speaker tnight wa William M. Griffith, president of the Queens County Trust Company of Jamaica, who wAS private secretary to Governor Black during his term. Mr.

Griffiths devoted himself almost exclusively to a discussion of the presidential nominees. The last speaker was A. L. Blair of Eoston. who made the hit of the evening by a narative of what Republican national administrations have done, and also his drastic description of what a Democratic administration under the influence and direction of William J.

Bryan might do. DEATH DUE TO ACCIDENT. Sophia Gasperig, 19 years old, employed as a servant in the home of Dr. Edward J. Carroll.

of 230 Hewes street, was killed during night by illuminating gas. The death of the young woman was unquestionably accidental. Dr. Carroll attempted to revive the young woman by artificial respiration. but was Anally compelled to pronounce her dead.

He Informed the police of the acevenue stalion, who, after an investigation, were satisfied that death was due to an accident. WANTS $20,000 HEART BALM. A jury before Justice Platzek in the Supreme Court in Manhattan to-day is listening to testimony in the suit of Harriet Hudson. maiden, of 157 West Ninety-eighth street, for $20.000 for breach of promise against Anthony Haffel, a plumber, 92 years old. Miss Hudson admits years.

ganilation for the place on the bench the Court of Special Sessions, left vacant by the death of Justice Patrick Keady. Eugene Conran heads the list, which includes the names of Arthur C. Salmon, treasurer of the County Committee. Senator McCarren did not state name of the third man on the list. generally believed about headquarthat Salmon will get the place.

Chris appeared at Democratic headquarters the Jefferson Building, Dalton, morning, gorgeously arrayed in a green derby hat and a new green necktie. Old Hickory Club, the Carlin organization of the Eleventh Assembly Diswill move into its new clubhouse, Putnam avenue, on Tuesday next. house is completely furnished, and a house-warming will probably be given the near future. Mr. Carlin, who is present confined to his house with a sprained ankle, expects to be Tuesday to attend the first meeting the new quarters.

The Bryan Federation of Kings County making a point of gaining adherents from dissatisfied members of the Independence League. It is sending out letters to all the enrolled members of the league, asking them to enroll in the federation, if they are going to vote the Democratic ticket this fall. Most of the officers of the federation are former members of the league. They claim to have received over one hundred names already of league men, who are going to vote for Bryan. The members of Foley's Eighth District, anti-McCarren organization, and of Patrick Malone's Seventh Assembly trict organization will meet at their respective headquarters to -morrow night and parade to Prospect.

Hall. The Carlin men in the Eleventh Assembly District and the Butler men in the Twelfth claim that the anti-McCarrenites have made very little effort get out a full registration this year. on They say that their men were the only ones who seemed to take any active interest in getting men to register. Mr. Butler says that in his district things are- very lively, and all his men are working for the success of the whole ticket.

His organization will hold a meeting to -night at Sixteenth street and Seventh avenue, two meetings on Saturday night, one on Monday and one on Tuesday. Thomas Doogan, the Carlin captain of the Sixth Election. District of the Eleventh Assembly District, reports that his have subscribed money to erect a large transparency in front of 505 Myrtle avenue, has just been put in place. Under the "new method" in polities formally announced vesterday by Chairman Brenner a new functionary has been engaged to add to the efficiency of the headquarters staff. He is to be known as "The Kite Flyer." Every morning at sunrise he will launch from the top of the Temple Bar Building a set of the most modern box kites, which will support high in the circumambrent a huge Taft and Hughes banner.

This contribution to the new method is credited to "Little Harry" Fisher. A meeting of the Executive and Advisory Committee of the Brooklyn Young Republican Club was held at the headquarters of that organization in the Johnston Building on Tuesday evening. The Campaign Committee and Committee on Political Information made reports of work accomplished and planned for one of the most active campaigns which the club has ever undertaken. The campaign committee reported it had secured the Academy of Music for the Taft meeting to be held the latter part of this month. which would be addressed by Secretary Taft, and speakers of national prominence.

A first voters' club has been organized with a membership that will soon approximate 1,000 names and a torch light parade of these young members is being planned. The headquarters of the club are open every evening. The club has a list of over twenty speakers ready to assist any meetings being held in the interest of the Republican candidates. Headquarters were opened this morning by the Chanler Business Men's Association of Brooklyn at 26 Court street. A huge picture was placed in the window of the Democratic nominee for the governorship.

The new organization is a non-partisan one, and is entirely tered by business men. There are already over 200 members in the list of names and a great many more are expected to enroll now that headquarters have been opened. A staff of employes has been installed and circulars, cards and other campaign literature will be sent out from now until election time. Among the officers and the executive committee are of some the best known business men of Brooklyn, including real estate, insurance, law and building interests. Andrew J.

Corsa is president. George E. Lovett i svice president, W. A. A.

Brown is secretary. Among the better known of the executive members are Dr. Allen F. Haight, James D. Bell, George A.

Flery, John J. Graham, William H. Luth, George V. Brower, J. D.

Jersey, Moses Littleton, Henry Hyams, William H. Good, Charles A. Marson and Joseph O'Malley. The Logan Club of the Twelfth Assem. bly District has sent out a letter on the fight against Governor Hughes which is in part as follows: "We are facing a very serious crisis in the political history of our state.

We are asking ourselves: Does it pay for a public official to be on the level with the people? The race track gambling, the bucket shop and Wall Street interests, the insurance grafttres, the street railway looters and the bank wreckers have organized a strong and well financed opposition I to his reelection. This opposition is resorting to trickery, misrepresentation and deceit in its attack upon the governor and is masquerading under a banner wherein is inscribed 'Personal They have already succeeded in misleading many people into the belief that by reason of the governor's attitude on race track gambling he is in favor of legislation restricting personal liberty. "What personal liberty has he attacked? What legitimate freedom has he threatened? What has he done or proposed that gives birth to this organization in the sacred name of Liberty?" he inquires of his opponents. Louis Spitz, the Democratic candidate for the Assembly in the Sixth Assembly District, was unanimously indorsed at a meeting of the Brooklyn Furniture and Carpet Salesmen's Association at a meeting held in their rooms, at Broadway and Dodworth street. James King presided, and Mr.

Spitz made a brief speech on labor issues and other campaign topica. The resolution in his favor eited the work Mr. Spitz has accomplished in behalf ol labor, particularly in endeavoring to shorten the hours of labor in retail stores. James P. Maher, candidate for Congress in the Congressional.

District, was also indorsed, BURNED BODY IDENTIFIED AS THAT OF MARIA ALBA Sister-inLaw Says She Embroidered the Initials on Nightdress. HUSBAND AND BROTHER FLED. Police Clearing Up Mystery of Woman Found Murdered in a Mattress in Greenpoint, The suspicion that the woman whose burned body was found wrapped in a mattress in Greenpoint on July 29 last was Maria Alba has become a certainty with the police now, and strenuous efforts are being made to find the fugitive husband and widower, and his brother. There is a belief that Michaele Alba and his brother Accursio have gone back to Sicily, and it is not unlikely that the Italian authorities. who have a fine opinion of Lieutenant Vachris, the head of the local Italian detective squad, will be on the lookout for the arrival of the two men.

The body of the woman was found in a. lot at the corner of Calyer street and Greenpoint avenue, and there was little of it left for post mortem examination. Dr. Wuest of the Coroner's Office, made an examination which seemed to indicate to him that the woman had been murdered, probably stabbed in the neck. At first the woman was supposed to have been a Pole or Lithuanian, and a priest went so far as to say that the scapula.

which was found about her neck was of Polish manufacture. But the detectives have learned that the scapula was Italian, and they have found the woman who embroidered the border of the little square of printed silk. The dead woman had on a nightrobe of cotton, which was embroidered around the yoke with a peculiar pattern. to front of -the yoke were the initials the in red floss and the A in white floss. This was surrounded by tracery in floss of both red and white.

The woman who embroidered the nightdress was the same person who did the work on the scapula, and on another nightdress which was found at the Alba's home. The fragments of the dead WO man's clothing, the portion of the nightdress, a skirt of a peculiar and small checked goods, the scapula and some of the woman's hair were all shown to the embroiderer, who was the dead woman's sister-in-law. Mrs. Accursio Alba. Mrs.

Accursio Alba identified each part, said that she had embroidered the scar ula for Maria in Sicily, and the nightgowns and a pillowslip, which the police found, blood-stained, in the house. She said, too, that the fragments of hair, burned from the scalp was very much like Maria's. The police have evidence that the two Alba brothers were seen loading a bulky bundle into their wagon on the night before the body was found and also have evidence that a mattress went with the bundle. The Albas sold out their business and disappeared for a time and later opened a shop at Avenue and East. Fifty-fourth street.

in Flatbush, but when they found that the police were after them they disappeared, abandoning the shop and five of Michaele Alba's children. The children have since been put in St. Melachy's Home in East New York, through the efforts of the police, Mrs. Accursic Alba still runs the store in Flatlands, and she is resentful over the disappearance of her husband and his brother, for they left her with the five children of the dead Maria and her own little child of a few months old. It was the sister-in-law who told the ppolice that Maria's husband drove his wife to a life of shame for the pdofit of it, and she declares that Accursic also endeavored to force her also to the streets.

"CRACK THE WHIP." In his article in Harper's on his recent journey in the Syrian desert, Norman Duncan tells of a merry New Year's Eve when he and his party introduced the game of "Crack-the-whip" to the natives of the country. "Crack -the whip--and the climax of earthly joy was achleved. We put the camel boys on the end of the line; we sent them tumbling head over heelsrolling over the soft sand like rag balls-far into the farther moonlight. Wellah! but they would be cracked again. By the prophet! the thing must be done.

And we cracked them with such joyous fervor that we never expected to see them more. "In the uproar of laughter I put my hand 011 the shoulder of Ahmed. 'Are you I asked. 'By the he swore, his hands clenched with earnestness, 'but I am clamored to be cracked-for the very joy, said he, of this swift flight. We Indulged Mustafa: we put Mustafa where he craved to be, and we gripped hands with a new and mightier grip, and we ran faster and farther, and we turned more abruptly, and we cracked the old gentleman clean out of sight over the ridge of a sand drift.

'By he screamed, returning; 'but there is a Ceep hole in the desert where I "And with this the evening's entertainment came to an end." THE DRUG---CAFFEINE in Coffee is destructive to nerves. The phosphate of potash in wheat, from which POSTUM is made, rebuilds nerves. "There's a Reason".