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THE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE NEW YORK. SATURDAY. AUGUST 12. 1911. MISCELLANEOUS.

POPE APPEARS STRONGER; FEELS SORE OF RECOVERY I TOOK UNCLE'S PANTALPONS. I According to Joseph White, a negro, of 274 East York avenue, Ills nephew, Cornelius SJmermerhorn, 19, of 7 South street, Jamaica, la a sartorial thief. Th older man had Cornelius arrested today charged with the theft of a pair of trousers from his home. Cornelius was Voting; Contest for Grand Opera Seats. 340 J55 Tickets for 100 Contestants With Most Notes.

Addreu OPERA VOTING CONTEST, Brooklyn Dallr Ele. Eaca coupon projxrlr filled out counts one vote. Voting cioies October made In the orders directing Mrs. Seaman to show cause. During the proceedings yesterday E.

T. Rice, counsel for the petitioning creditors of the iron Clad, charged that on the night the receiver was appointed certain property was removed from the Iron Clad plant "with the connivance of Mr. Allen." "That's absolutely false," said Attorney Allen, springing to his feet. "I challenge you, Mr. Rice, to prove that statement." The lawysrs faced one another defiantly and Juda-e Chatfleld Interposed Metropolitan Grand Opera Aug.

12th ACADEMY OF MUSIC IN FLATBUSH SECTION Two Bold Daylight Robberies on Exclusive Lenox Road Block. NO ARRESTS ARE MADE. Believed Thieves Were Frightened Off, A3 Much Booty Was Left Behind. Since the discovery yesterday of twe broad daylight robberies In the exclusive section of Lenox road, Flatbush, the residents there, between Nostraud and New-York avenues, are much perturbed, and are wondering which house will next be visited. The homes of Mr.

and Mrs. Smith and of Mr. and Mrs. David Hargan, both living In the same house at KID Lenox road, were entered some time between 9 and Id o'clock yesterday rooming. William H.

Smith, who Is a lawyer, with offices at 154 Nassau street, Manhattan, left with his wife last week for the horn of Mr. Smiths parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, at Patterson, N. V.

Mr. Smith commutes there every day. Hi parents decided to live their son's Flatbush home while the couple ivere away. Mr. and Mrs.

Charles Smith left for a trolley ride yesterday, and It was wh'le they were away that the bouse was burglar! ted. Mrs. J. Chan nine Haliecli of 465 Marlborough road, mother of Mrs. Smith, who had a key to the house, went In at about 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Sho fouud everything topsy-turvy. The house had been ransacked from top to bottom am' looked for all the world as though a cyclone had struck It. was evident that Mrs. Halleck had come none too soon. She must have disturbed the burglars io their work, for they had left a number of bundles eontalning loot on the beds and the dlningroom table, all ready to take away.

Mrs. Halleck notified the police at the Flatbush station. Detective who were Immediately dispatched to the scene discovered that the Intruders nad effected an entrance by way of a cellar window. It is surmised that In making their escape they passed through the same window and Into flu adjoining vacant house, they probably remolned under cover until the excitement had subsided somewhat. This is the supposition, for no one In the neighborhood saw any suspicious characters making off at the time of the discovery of the burglaty.

The burglars had also visited the apartments of Mr. and Mrs. David Har-gHii, upstairs. Mr. Hargan is nn Inspector for the Clyde Steamship Line.

His wife Is away for a vacation at Peep's Lake, near Brewsters, N. V. Hargan Inter told the police that only a gold wrtoh, vtlued at about $50. was missing. Other valuables were packed up In bundles just as they had been In the apartments of Mr.

and Mrs. Smith. Fortunately, most, of the valuables of the Smiths, Including jewelry and silverware, were put In storage before they went away. N. Y.

Y. CJiET DISBANDS Yachts Covered Many Miles in Annual Cruise Trophies Were Well Divided. Newport, August 12 A long blast of the bugle aud a blank shot from one of the forward quick-firers at 10 a.m. today disbanded the fleet of tits New York Yacht. Club after nearly fourscore of yachts had been lu squadron formation for eight and one-half days.

Commodore C. Ledyard Blair, In ordering the dispersal, congratulated the fleet on the success of the cruise, both from a cruising as well as a racing standpoint. Tlie schedule was carried out with the exception of the rowing races for the Owl and Gamecock colors by the crews which were postponed several times on account of late harbor arivnla, and finally called off altogether. The fleet cruised and raced a total of "07 miles, from Qlen Cove to this port, Including the races for the Astor and King's cups. The squndron racing runs totnled 177'fc miles and tba entire racing covered 251 miles.

Tho four big schooners divided honors, for the Klena won three of the five squadron runs, the Westward carried off the A ttor Cup and cup of the Naval Alumni Association, the F.nchantress captured the King's Cup and the Irolita secured the massive silver va3e offered by Commodorn Blair for the longest rim of the cruise. The Istnlena won the principal sloop cups for the squadron runs, while tho Avenger captured one run and the Astor Cut) for single stickeis. As the big schooners were anxious for more racing, the Newport Racing Association arranged a 38-mile contest today for which three of them, fhe Klena, Westward and Irolita were entered. At a.m. no word had been received of the Karlna and Atlantic, which left here yesterday for the Ambrose Channel lightship and return for the Brenton Reef Cup.

The weather this morning was clear with a light northerly broeze and the big yachts were not expected back until afternoon. MRS. SEAMAN IS ILL So Iron Clad Manufacturing Case Goes Over Again After Motions Are Renewed. When the case of the Iron Clad Manufacturing Company came up again before Judge Chatfleld in the United States District Court yesterday afternoon, Mrs. Elizabeth C.

Seaman did not appear in person and it was learned that not only was she ill, but that she had succeeded In evading personal summons In the order to show cause why she Bhould not be punished for contempt of court; why she should not permit Ap-ploton L. Clark, receiver of the Iron Clad, to inspect the plant of the Amer-lean Steel Barrel Company, Mrs. Seaman's $2,000,000 concern, to learn If theie were any Iron Clad assets there, and why she should not return to the receiver certain Iron Clad property al leged to have been removed by her orders. Adolph Klendl, counsel for Receiver I Clark, went to Mrs. Seaman's home on Wednesday to serve the papers.

A negro who came to the door stated that Mrs. Seaman was out West. He refused to take the papers. Later Mr. Klendl returned with a wltnesB, threatened the 'negro wit contempt of court and scared him Into taking the papers.

In court yesterday Mrs. Seaman's counsel, James A. Allen, did not question that his client had received the papers. Judge Chatfleld said he had received a letter from Mrs. Seaman to the effect that she was sick, and most of the motions were adjourned Until August 17.

to give Attorney Allen a lmi" i-i submit a r-piy WILLIAM WISE SON, Jewelers Silversmiths Beg to state that business Is resumed as usual, after the water damage. FLATBUSH AVENUE Fulton Nevins Sts. ARRESTED IN BOSTON Goods That Were Shipped Here by Them Are Believed to Have Been Stolen. "RECEIVING AGENT" MISSING. Detectives Visit Room of "Al" Silver and Seize Many Boxes and Packages.

The office of Acting Captain Coughlln, at local police headquarters on State street, Is littered today with an Interest-lug collection of articles, the proceeds, it Is claimed, of a number of robberies in Boston and in other cities away from New York; and tha Boston police have in custody two women who. It is believed, have been active In the collection of th articles. The two women are from Brooklyn, and they are held In default of $1,000 bail each, pending a further arraignment for stealing from a dry goods store in the Hub. The women are Elizabeth Smith and Hannah Krofft, each about 30 years old, who claimed that they lived, the former at 129S Broadway and the latter at 1516 Broadway, in this borough. The Boston officials got tbe idea that the women were not only exceedingly expert thieves In their line, but had shoown much activity.

Arrest Followed Shipping ot Big Bot. ties to Brooklyn. Before they were arrested they were seen in an express office shipping three packing boxes to Brooklyn. They had done the nailing on of the covers awak-wardly, as if they did not wish to havo anyone see the character of the merchandise lu them, and the police of Boston fouud out that they had shipped them to a man named Silver, at 358 Bainbridge street, Brooklyn. So the local detectives were asked to look up Silver and to find what the boxes contained.

Word was sent to Acting Captain Coughlln and he detailed Detectives Murray and Seleske on the Job. They went to the Bainbridge street address, but they did not find Sliver. They discovered there that he had moved from the premises and the woman of the house could not tell the police where they could And hiro-They learned, however, that oilver was "Al" Silver, a bartender, who now out on ball nu charge of violating the liquor tax law. The detectives were permitted to examine the room In whicj Silver had lived and they found there the boxes and packages which, it Is believed, will "prove ot much interest to the Boston police. There were bundles and boxes and cardboard cartons, all filled with new tua-teroals.

The detectives took the boxes all of which had come by express to Silver, from Boston, and which had not been opened for it was plain that Silver was only a receiving agent. Detectives Open Packages and Make Interesting Discovery. The detectives opened the boxes and packages and found stockings, sox, sliirt-walsts, skirts, furs, silverware, perfumery, cigars, tobacco, cutlery, trousers, snsponders, pieces of cloth, neckties and a plated tea service. A rough estimate of the property found In the boxes set the value at about $1,000. It was plain that the goods had not been taken from Boston alone, but from other cities In the United States and In Canada.

The police, In looking up Silver's antecedents, found that he was at one time a boarder with the two women and that he had represented that he was engaged to be married to one of them. The discovery of the police was telegraphed to Boston and the chief of the detectives there wired back that he would send some people to Brooklyn to look over the goods. PLAYWRIGHT ARRIVES. Hevbert H. Davies, Author of "A Single Man," Comes on Campania.

The author ot one of Charles Frohman's new productions, A Single Man." which is to be put on at the Empire Theater, In Manhattan, ill the fall, was aboard the Campania, which arrived today. He Is Herbert H. Davies. author of "The Mollusc" and "Cousin Kate." Lyn Harding, nn English actor, was taking a trip to have the fun of celebrating his majority as an actor twenty-one years on the stage. He will be seen here during his stay in "The Earth." by James Fagan.

Mrs. Fagan accompanied him. She will have the leading woman's part of Lady Susan. The play opens in Montreal and will be put on here at the Playhouse, W. A.

Brady's theater. He is managing the production. Allen Aynesworth. who will be in "The Earth." was another passenger on the Campania. He was with the -Harding party.

Eva Marlow, the "Pony Ballet" girl, who has been in England looking for Ideas and new business for the ballet, has come back lo join Lew Fields' company again. FUNERAL OF GATES IN PARIS. Services in American Church Body to Be Shipped Here Wednesday. Paris, August 12 The funeral of John W. Gates was held today at the Interdenominational American Church in the Rue de Berrl, In the vault of which the body ot tha American financier has rested since his death at a hotel here last Wednesday.

The service was conducted by the Ret. James Lee, pastor of St. John's Methodist Episcopal Church South, assisted by Dr.Hyatt, pastor of the American Church. In his discourse the latter mentioned that Mr. Gates and he hid played together as boys, but had never met again In life.

Some 200 American friends and acquaintances of the family, from all parM of the I'nited States, were present Nearly all entered their names on the re? inter in the vestibule of the church Beautiful floral pieces filled the chancel The body will be taken to Cherhorrj Tuesday and placed on board the Kaincr Wilhelm der Grosse, which will SHi! on the following day for New York. Mrs Gates and Charles Gales will accompany the body, going to Cherbourg in a special car attached to the boat train Wednesday. wearing his uncles clothes, and ne was taken to the Brownsville police station and made to change back again Into his own. When he whs arraigned In the New Jersey avenue police court he pleaded not guilty, but was held for examination. CAT BLAMED FOR FIRE Officer Sheehan, on Reserve, Did Not Know His Own Home Was Ablaze.

While Mrs. James Sheehan, whose husband Is a mounted pullee oei'tieaiit, was asleep In her bedroom on the second floor of a two-family brick dwelling at 565 Forty-eighth strtt. Bay Itldga, at 8 o'clock tills morning fire broke out In the kitchen at the other end of the apartment. Mrs. Sheehan says she remembers distinctly dreaming that she was being suffocated with smoke Just before she woke up.

and when she came to she heard a fire roaring In the kitchen. As she tried to open the door she was met by flames. Down stairs Bhe rushed In her dressing gown and on the steps she met Frank J. Walsh, who had heard the fire from Ills apartments on the first floor. He turned In an alarm quickly, and the firemen, who made quick time from the station at Fifth avenue, near Fifty-first street, were able to put out the blaze after a damage, roughly estimated at $500, had been done.

Sergeant Sheehan Is attached to the Fouth Avenue Station, seven blocks away, and he happened to be on the reserve, so that he was scut out to find out where the fire was as the alarm came in. He did not know it. was his own house till ha arrived on the aeeno and saw all the neighbors In the street, some of them but partly dressed. Among them was his wife, to whom he had been married only a few months. It ts thought that the fire was starled by the overturning of the gas stove, and for that theWnlsh pet cat gets the blame.

He has been In the habit of exploring the Sheehan apartment all by himself. Some of the wedding presents were destroyed, though part of the furniture was safely gotten out. MR. VON CLAUSSEN DEAD. Father of Mrs.

Von Claussen, Who Had Controversy With Eoosevelt. Adolpb Von Claussen, father of Mrs. Ida. Von Claussen, who prefers to be called Countess Von Clnussed, and who has gnlued much newspaper notoriety on account of her controversies with former President Roosevelt over her failure to be presented at the Swedish Court, and with many other prominent men, dropped dead on the boardwalk between Manhattan Beach and Brighton Beach last night. Mr.

Von Claussen. who was 74 years of age, had been visiting Ills daughter, who is staying at the Manhattan Beach Hotel with her io-yenr-old daughter, and was on his way back to the city. He was going to Brighton Bench to take a car for New York, when he was stricken. He was carried Into an open-air cafe by per sons who were on the boardwalk at the time. An ambulance was summoned, but Mr.

Von Claussen expired before It arrived. The father of Mrs. Von Claussen lived alone at the Hotel Empire, at Sixty-third street and Broadway, Manhattan, for sev eral years. His wife was the daughter of Matthew Byrnes, a well-kuown cou-Iractor. Mrs.

-Ida Von Claussen first came Into prominence a few years ago when, after being unable to have Charles H. Craves, the wife of the American Minister to Sweden, present her at court, she threatened to sue Prosldent Roosevelt for damages. She later entered suit for Sl.aiiO.iiiii) against the former President. Since that time she has had various other experiences, ones having whipped a banker. WEATHER MARS AVIATION MEET Outlook This Morning Was That Birdmen Would Have to Postpone Flights Till Tomorrow.

Chicago, August 12 A dark, dismal morning, with frequent tllundershowers, threatened to mar the opening of the International aviation meet here this afternoon. In splie of assurances by the I'nited States Weather Bureau that nine days of fair weather and clear skies were due, the present outlook Is that but few flights can be made before tomorrow. Nevertheless, the thirty-five aviators, the best known In this country and Europe, were up at daylight making their final preparations, overseeing tba last possible touches to their machines and assuring themselves that no mechanical defect would prevent their having a final trial for the in prizes to be given. The meet will be the first big demonstration the Middle West has seen, and the promoters declare it Is to be a genuine compel Ition. not a mere exhibition of flying.

It will embrace races and contests every day, contests In accuracy in flying over prescribed courses, in quick stopping and starting, in duration of flight, in alighting, in passenger carrying and in such warlike developments as Bending messages and dropping bombs. Aviators declare that there In every likelihood that many records will bo broken. All of the better-known machines, both monoplane and biplane, will bo pitted against each other; the aviators, many of them recordholders, will have the incentive of seeing their rivals In the air. and the prizes themselves have a sufficient value to warrant the utmost efforts. SIEGFRIED HAYMAN A SUICIDE.

Slump in Stock Market and Failure to Stave Off Creditors the Cause. Slegfrhd S. Hayman, a member of the New York Stock Exchange, with offices at 74 Broadway, Manhattan, committed suicide yesterday afternoon in his room at the City Club, 55 West Forty-fourth street, by shooting himself through the head. Business reverses and his Inability to meet his obligations drove Hayman to kill himself. The break in the stock market that has continued for the past three weeks affected Hayman's Operations greatly.

He had invested heavily in stocks, and most of his securities suffered In the depression. He borrowed In the hope of saving himself, but the continued slump wiped all prospect of his making good on his loans. He had hired the room at the City Club an dhad telephoned to his creditors, asking them to meet him yesterday afternoon to confer over a compromise. None fthem turned up excepting Harry W. Newbcrger of 2 Rector street, his attorney.

It was the latter who discovered the body. Hayman was to have been one of a party at his sister's house to celebrate the anniversary of her wedding. Mrs. Hr.yrr,an, to whom the dead man had been mairifd about a year and a half, was also to he of i he parly, which was to be h'ld at Elheron. where the Hnymans had a summer home.

Newberger and Hugo Hayman, the suicide's younger brother, coniiiiunicaled the news to the wife, who la left with a child less a year old. Temperature a Little Above Normal, but General Condition "Relatively Satisfactory." PAINS IN KNEE LESS SEVERE Pontiff Remains In Bed, and Depression Is Not Entirely Overcome. Xom. August 12 At noon today the general eoodit.lon of Pope Pius was described by bis physician as "relatively satisfactory." The Pontiff appeared somewhat stronger. His temperature re- I malned slightly above normal and the depression which has characterized his illness at times had not been entirely overcome.

This afternon the approach of a violent electrical storm caused a headache and a feeling of oppression on the part of the Pope. Tbe storm broke over tha city with a succession of terrific thunderclaps and blinding lightning. One flash seemed to pass directly before the windows of the room occupied by the pontiff as though to find a mark in the Vntlcnn gardens. However, no damage was done and when the sky was cleared the air was much better aud the patient was soon refreshed. The Pope's brother, Angelo, who is living in northern Italy, lias been rendered anxious by the reports of his holiness' condition and today telegraphed that he was to start for Rome as he wished to embrace "my beloved Giuseppe" should his end be near.

The sisters who received the message replied that the pontiff was wholly out of danger and that it would be unnecessary as well as unwise for him to come to Rome where the Intense heat might endanger his health. The Pope's sister, Rosa, who has been affected by the warm weather, was better today and this news afforded relief and consolation to the pontiff, who expressed the hope that he might see her soon. Pope Has Long Talk. With Papai Secretary of State. This afternoon tbe l'ope, In a conversation more prolonged than has been usual during the past several days, urged Cardinal Merry del Val, tha Papal Secretary of State, to go, as he had planned, to his villa at Monte Mario tomorrow.

The Cardinal had expected to be absent from Rome for tho remainder of the summer and His Holiness wished lilm to take .1 rest, saying that as for himself he felt sure of recovering from Ills slck-ucss. Dr. Petaccl and Professor Marcblafava were at the bedside for more than an hour this forenoon making another close examination of the patient. Attention was given to the kidneys, nothlug unfavorable lu this respect being discovered except insignificant traces of calculi. The Pope did not get up this morning, explaining that he felt better In bis bed than In the chair which he occupied at times yesterday.

He thought that he rested better in a reclining position. The pains in his knee continued but were iess severe. The swelling which diminished yesterday has since remained stationary. Last evening the physicians were optimistic, saying that the patient showed marked Improvement and predicting a complete recovery, barring unforeseen complications, within ten days. The Pontiff, however, had a rather restless night and toward midnight was awakened by return of the burning sensation in his gouty knee.

The doctors were able to relieve him and two hours later he was said to be sleeping well. The physicians thought, that the heat and over exertion of yesterday afternoon when he felt 30 much better were responsible chiefly for his restlessness. Austria Not Against Rampolla. It is reported that Cardinal Rampolla, while at Elnsiefleln, Switzerland, met a prominent Austrian who notified him that. Independent of the bull issued by Pope Pius forbidding Catholic powers to veto candidates for the papacy, should a conclave be held, Austria would not oppose the election of Rampolla.

Cardinal Rampolla was secretary of state for Pope Leo XIII and was frequently mentioned as his successor In the pontificate. It was reported that his candidacy was vetoed by Austria. In the flrst year of his reign Pope Pius pronounced a denunciation and prohibition of every kind of Intrusion of civil authority or influence in the election of the Roman pontiff. SPY STORY 1WVESTI6ATI0H Soldier at Fort Totten Accused by Western Woman May Be Court-Martialed. Eagle Bureau, 60S Fourteenth Street.

Washington. August 12 General Leonard Wood, chief of staff, haa forwarded all the papers In the case of Private George Petr of the 135th Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Totten, who Is charged by Miss Clara Anita Dyer with being an Austrian nobleman, acting as a spy in the United States army, to General Frederick D. Grant, In charge of the Department of the East, for Investigation. Instructions have been given to General Grant to order a court martial if, after his Investigation of the case, he should deem one necessary. Officials here do not tako seriously the Idea that Petr Is a spy In the employ of the Austrian government.

Miss Dyer's affidavit states that Petr declared he was Prince or Count Windisch-Grats of Austria. Pctr's record at the War Department says he was born in Klatovy, Austria, and that he Is the son of Jares-lau Petr. a professor at Prague, Bohemia. There Is no blemish on the military record. He Is now serving his second enlistment In tbe coast artillery service.

BRAINERD. FOREIGN NAVAL OFFICERS. One Prom England and One From Argentine Arrive in New York. The Cunarder Campania came In this morning with a host of notables from abroad. Among those from England was Captain A.

McNab, engineer, British navy. Captain McNab Is the Inventor of the direction Indicator, a device for enabling the captain of a vessel at sea to know from the bridge whether or not hla engineer Is obeying the signals sent him. The captain's visit here is to broaden the scope of the Invention. From the Argentine Republic came Captain Ramon Gonrales-Fernandes of the Argentine navy. He is president of the Committee of Survey of Artillery for the government.

Captain Gonzales-Fernandes is going to Bethlehem. to see about the construction of the armor plate for two Argentine navy dreadnaughts. which are being built in this country, ai at Camden and the other at Fore River. I Each is to be of 27,000 tons and both Witt $10,000,000. These, with twelve deist royers.

which are being constructed by English shipbuilders for Argentina, will make her navy the most formidable of the 'Smith American countries. BROOKLYN One Vote for Address Name To receive Grind Opera Tickets offered by Thii ballot must be cast before COST OF LIVING SOARS; Meat. Sugar, Vegetables and Other Necessities Higher Than a Month Ago. BEEF TAKES ANOTHER JUMP. Bradstreel's Index Shows That Commodities Have Made an Advance of 7 Since July 1.

Although there Is a general belief that the cost of living In New York City Is already so high that It cannot do anything but go down, it was learned today that there Is a steady upward trend In the prices of nearly all commodities used by the average household. Statistics which have Just been compiled show that meats, sugar, coffee, vege'ables and other staples have not only increased in price Spring the past month, but that they how a stiff Increase as compared with the prices of a year ago. Nor is this Increase confined to foodstuffs. Bradstreel's Index number for August 1, which reflects the prices of commodities considered as a whole, shows an advance of 7 per cent, over July 1, and Ilia present number Is the highest which ihs been recorded since March 1. This Index number Is arrived at by taking tho totals of the prices per pound of nlncty-ix articles each month.

These ninety-u articles are Selected to cover practically everything from chemicals and ftaval stores to building materials and textiles. Meats Show Most Serious Advances in List of Foodstuffs. The most serious advances during the iast month have in the price meats, and, if the retailerB advance their prices in the same proportion as the wholesalers, the repetition of tho meat strikes of laBt year may be expected. 1 he increase to the butchers In the wholesale price of beef ranges from 2 to 8 cents a pound on the choice cuts. The vholesalers throw the blame for the higher prices back on the cattle dealers.

They say that the price of live cattle has tone from 7.5 cents per pound to 7.8 cents per pound, a difference of 3-10 of 1 tent. When tile catile dealers are asked what jnakes them charge higher prices, they point to the Government crop reports, which declare that maybe the feed crop will not be good tills fall. The farmers themselves, who raise cuttle in he West, have not yet been getting more for their stock, and up to the present the Increase In cost is being garnered by somebody who stands between the country fanner and the city toeefeater. Some of the Hrooklyn retail butchers liave already shoved up their prices a little, but others are waiting in the hope that the present advance is only tempo-Jary. Butchers who depend for tiieir trade upon people with average incomes declare that if they push up their prices higher than they are now, they will increase the trade, of the fish dialers and the delicatessen stores, while cutting off their own business.

People are much more willing to gel along without meat In summer than at other seasons. 1'ruit Preserving Season Sends Sugar Prices Soaring. Meat, however, Is noot. tthe only thing that has gone up. Within a few days after the Congressional sugnr trust investigators moved their headquarters from New York City to Washington, the sugar trust quotations on boxed sugar moved up about 10 per cent.

Brooklyn grocers, seen this morning, declare that they are selling sugar so close that every advance in prices by the trust will at once be re-' fleeted In the retail price. When asked as to tthe reason for the present advance, one dealer said that the trust usually raises its prices in the face of an increased demand during the months when housewives are putting up their preserves. Fruits must be put tip when they nre in season, so that Just now the consumer cannot st easily fight the ailtuncn by curtailing consumption Every one of the fnllowln garticles show Increase of price on August 1 as compared with July 1: Wheat, corn, beeves, live hogs, beef carcasses, hog carcasses, milk. eggs. pork, bacon, hams, lard, bin -tr.

sugar, rice, beans, peas, potatoes, union leather, oak leather, hemp, lead, quicksilver, anthracite coal, carbolic acid, opium, bops, rubber and liay. The following articles, also including a gotxl many of the staples of household consumption, show an Increase for August, 1911. as empaveel v.hh the prices on 1. IKHi: Barlri. codfish, coffee.

fciigar. bef. carcass. s. sail.

pens, potatoes, apples, raisins, currants, hides, union leather. hemp. standard sheetings, tinplatcs, copper, lad. tin. uulrksilver.

nlive oil. yellow pine, spruce limber, hemlock timbr, carbolic acid, opium, hops. ground himc. hay. Willi the except ens short periods in I'vil nd UM0 prices are higher r.otv ih-y ever were before.

THE NORTHFIELD CONFERENCE Takes Up fhe Problem of the Church and Evangelism. East Northfleld. August 12 Th- iNOrihfleld conference lias turned its attention to evangelism. Special meetings have been called to try to solve the problem of church and evangelism; many of the most prominent workers in this "line vere present, At the afternoon meeting Iir. George L.

ady of Boston, chairman of the Congregational committee on evangelism, presided and the speakers were Professor John 11. Strong of Rochester Seminary, who spoke of the relation of the seminary to revivals; the Kev. S. M. Sayford of Boston, who is In charge of this work in New England, on rural evangelism, and llr.

A Torrey of Los Angeles, one of the most famous revival preachers in America. He defended the paid evangelist and criticized the coming "men and religion', i-ompaigns" for their nver-emphnsis on advertising and busi- ness organization. Fred Smith of New York, the Y. M. C.

A. evangelist, spoke at the big evening meeting. He has more men on religious topics than any living man and he Is the leader in the revivals which are being planned for this fall. At the ministers meeting this morning Dr. J.

A. Ifutton stated that science and religion were coming closer together all the time and that soon they would support one another. A large collection was taken toward the 14. noil deficit of the conference and greetings were received fruin ts Russian delegates. to is all the Is "a of I a sharply, dlrei ttng the opposing counsel to quit, arguing, explaining mat wiiat they were talking about was not relevant wltn the motions of the day.

Mr. Rice renewed his motion to nave Mrs. Seaman compelled to answer questions regarding the connection between the Iron Clad and the Barrel Company and to produce the ree.or.1s at the latter concern so that t'nlted States Commissioner Morle might dud if there was such connection. I Judge Chatfleld laid ne Inspect me minutes and that, If he decided that the documents of the Barrel Company were material, he would limit order to Mrs. Seaman to produce them, to include only those mentioned in the testimony In the examinations that have been going on before Commissioner Morle.

John Townshend. John Townshend, Jurist and author of several textbooks on slander and libel, died yesterday afternoon of general debility at his home, 3'2 West Seventy-third street, Manhattan. He was born in New Buckingham. Norfolk. England, ninety-two years ago, and came to this country soon after being admitted to the practice of law.

General Alvred Bayard Nettleton. General Alvred Bayard Nettleton, from 1890 to 1893 Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, and Acting Secretary on the death of Secretary Wliidom, died at his home In Chicago yesterday, aged 73 years, At different times he was editor of the Sandusky Dally Register, publisher of the Chicago Advance, managing editor of the Philadelphia Inquirer and founder of the Minneapolis 'tribune. Martha A. Girard. Martha Ann Quackenbush, widow of Frank Ulrard, who for twenty-five years was the stage manager for Tony Pastor, died at her residence, ti07 Flatbush avenue, Thursday, from neuritis.

She was horn In New York City September 20, IS42, the daughter of Cornelius and" Mary A. Quackenbush. and was a member of the Kbenezer (Old School) Baptist Church of Manhattan. She is survived by a daughter, Mrs. George H.

Kean, and a son, Kdgar F. Clrard, who is stage manager for the Brighton Beach Music Hall. Jennie E. Cunningham. Jennie Elizabeth Cunningham died Thursdny.

at her residence, State street. She was born on Third pltice, July 23. 1892. Her father, Lawrence J. Cunningham, died Suddenly in May laBt and the shock hastened her death.

She was a student at the Manual Training High School. Surviving are her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Cunningham: a brother. Frank, and three sisters Mrs.

Frederick Hammer. Laura and Gertrude. A mass was said this morning in tbe Church of St. Charles Borromeo. Aaron H.

Rathbone. Aaron Henderson Rathbone died Monday, August 7, at the home of his son. He was 83 years old, and was engaged largely In the real estate and Insurance business In Manhattan. He had at one time the largest private library in Brooklyn. He married the daughter of Captain R.

F. Loper. the well-known veteran yachtsman and shipbuilder. He leaves three childrenMrs. O.

J. Busse of Manhnttau, Mrs. Ralph W. Kenyon and Richard Loper Rathbone of Brookiyn. Elizabeth Johnson.

Elizabeth Scott Johnson, a native of Killarney. Ireland, tiled yesterday at her home, 157 Crystal street, aged 82 years. She was ft member of the Church of the Blessed Sacrament, where a requiem mass will be said Monday morning at 9:45 o'clock. The Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. She was formerly a resident cf Boston.

Charles Wanner. Charles Wanner, a professor of music, died at his home. 42tl Carlton avenue, aged 62 years. Funeral services will be held at the homo of bis sister, Mrs. Adele Wlskotzll, 21fi Elm avenue, Ridge-wood Heights.

Sunday afternoon, at 2 S. Byrnes. George only child of Dr. John B. and Florence Shadv Byrnes, died yesterday at his home, 224A Sixth avenue, in his 13th year.

He was a student at tbe Brookiyn College. Funeral services will be held Monday morning and the Interment will be In Holy Cross Cemetery. Catherine Murray. Catharine Murray, wo died Wednesday at her home, 703 East Second street, was born in Ireland 86 years ago and was formerly a member of the Church of St. Gabriel, Manhattan.

She had latterly belonged to the Church of St. Rose of Lima, where a requiem mass was said this morning. She Is survived by a nephew, T. J. O'Shaugnessy.

Verner Clarges. Verner Clarges. famous ana nn Interpreter of the character of unctuous old men and for tne years the principal support of Jefferson In "The Rivals." died yesterday at his homo. One Hundred and Ninety-sixth street and Decatur avenue. The Bronx.

He came to this country as a lyceum entertainer in 1886. then becoming an aotor. He appeared with Mrs. Fiske in "Tess of the d'l'bervilles," and was afterward with 12. S.

Wlllnrd. Chaun-cey Olcott and other stars. He had been retired for several years. John Randolph Quinn, M.D. Dr.

John Randalph Qultin. for thirty-seven years a prominent physician of Brooklyn, died of apoplexy yesterday at his home, 314 Greene avenue, after an illness of four days. Ha was born In Bangor, N. 64 years ago, and was graduated in 1872 from the Long Island College Hospital and belonged to the Kings County Medical Society, the Brooklyn Pathological Society, the International Red Cross Society, the Tammany Hall Society of Kings County, the Motitauk Club and the Church of the Nativity, where a requiem mass will be said Monday morning. He was conuecled with St.

Mary's Hospital, to which he had donated several beds. He leaves a widow, Ella S. Smith, and a son, John Randolph, Jr. Theodore A. Kohn.

Theodore A. Kohn, a retired Jeweler, formerly of 351 Fifth avenue, Manhattan, died yesterday morning at his summer home at Bay Shore. L. of general debility. Induced by old age.

He was born In Bavaria in 1832. and coming to this country In 1851 began the jewelry business In 1860. He leaves three sons, Albert and Amlel, who are his successors In buslneess, and Robert, an architect of Manhattan. Mr. Kohn's city home was at 202 Riverside Drive, Manhattan.

REFEREES APPOINTED. prvmiKR, Cheney vs. ('. I. Rnd Bkn.

Realty and Imp. John Cotfin. Hrnnklyu Trust t'o nml ano. vs. Frankel et John I- C'anavan.

Matter of T.aliig". Irvlns Kats. Sand vs. Quinn and liuy T. Murray.

Matter of t'antwetl, W. Hyde. SutUs vs. ffpelnian and Hunry Stelgel. jr.

11V STAPI.ETOX. .1. N'oyes vs. llanzllo et David Slcgelman. CSnMherg vs.

Malzman and Thomas M. Slmonton. BV Pl'TXAM. .1. Lawyers Mtge.

Co. vs. Mirsky et Walter Warner. BY ri'TNAM, .1. Pplligrine vs.

Carroll, A. Burten Reed: Nor-rls vs. Mcl.nllan. William A. Russell; Martin vs.

Oroll, John R. Nunk: Koster v. glanley and Theron It. Hanimls: St. Joseph's K.

Church vs. Walker Burt, Rich. nv sctnuKn, J. Bauer v. Rrlekman Really DhvIiI Spi-ro, Bauer vs.

Jeffrey, William H. lialltcld. 200 AT NEW BATH. Within an hour after the opening of the new Municipal Bath House at Coney island today two hundred persons had taken advantage of it. It is expected before the dav Is over persons will have gone bathing from the place, as the has been throughout 'v, The Brooklyn Eagle.

Auy. 25th. Copyrighted. BLACKHAND VICTIM TO HIDE. Former Brooklynite, Whose House Was Wrecked, Will Leave St.

Louis. St. Louis, August 12 The police have found no clew to the perpetrators of the bomb explosion, which Thursday night killed two persons and injured several others ou "Pago Hill," au Italian colony. The officials hold the theory that the unidentified man who met death was one of the plotters, as his presence In the colony Is unaccounted for. Tony Romano; the grocer who recently received two Black Hand letters from Brooklyn, X.

demanding $2,000, has decided to abandon his Interests here, and will return to the East and endeavor liida his Identity. His Btore was In the building destroyed by the bomb. DENIAL BY HARVESTER TRUST Townsend Report Based on Erroneous Claims, Says Statement to House Committee. Washington, August 12 That the arguments attd conclusions of the so-called Townsend report are based upon clearly erroneous statements of well-knowii fails tho opening assertion in a reply by Edgar A. Bancroft, counsel for lh International Harvester company, Hied today with the House Steel Trust investigating committee, In answer to charges made by Burdett D.

Townsend. special arwnt Tl.nii,l.i.ii 1908. I he townsend report was tiled with tho comniitteo a short time ago. "Nearly every important Blatement of fate relating to the purpose of the Investigation," the reply continues, "is either grossly Inaccurate or entirely untrue." There Is no patent whatever on the essential part of any type of knotter, and there haa not been any audi patent and force since 1S96, when the Appleby patent expired. The statement of the Townsend report that of the nine different tpes of grain binders purchased by the International, but three have been abandoned, and that repairs are not furnished for anv others, is brnnded as "notoriously and absolutely false." "The report's charge of a 'binder twine trust' is without any foundation what declares the In reply to charges that competition has been "largely suppressed," Mr.

Bancroft cites ie names or eight firms which, he declares, are all active competitors. As to the charge that the International receives rebates from railroads and special concessions from the United States Steel Corporation, the reply declares that the harvester company's "telntlon to the I'nited States Steel Corporation Is not different from Its relations with tho competitors of the steel corporation." As to the charge that the International a "trust," the reply is that It was not merger of existing corporations, but a new one. In which $20.0011.00 was Invested by persons not theretofore In tie harvester business." All the plants have been enlarged, improved and have employed more men than ever before." CANADIAN MISSING WITH $700. Left Mother nt Brooklyn Bridge Entrance While He Went for Drink. Mrs.

Maria A. Denault. on aged woman probably 65 years, who gave her address as 277 Oniario street, Montreal, Canada, reported to the police last night that her son. Jean, 35 years old, a dla-uoiid broker, had disappeared while she was standing at Hie Manhattan end of lie Brooklyn Bridge. She said that, with iter sou, who lives at 17 d'Arins Hill.

Montreal, she came 1o New York yesterday morning. an brought, with him a white stallion, which lie disposed of during the day for The two decided to go to Coney Island and reached Brooklyn Bridge, when Jean left his mother, saying he v. as going to get a drink. She waited for him for probably a couple of hours, and then a passer-by asked her for whom she was waiting. She told him, ond he directed tu to the (ink sireet station.

Mrs. Iienault wos then sent to the Detective Bureau and deter: ives were assigned to look for her son. A general alarm was also scut, out fur him. He had tho $700 with him when he left his mother. Mrs.

Denault had only $7 in her pos--cssion. and ten' was canad.an money. However, the detecMves tier lo the Broadway Central Hotel, where she reg-is'ercd. She fears thai her sun may h.ivr been waylaid and robbed of the money. She said that, they intended to gii to Maine today.

TWO JOKERS KILLED Posed as Car Breakers and Were Not Recognized by Friend, Who Shot Them. Detroit. August 12 Frank J. Cook and Daniel N'reeland. special detectives, for the I.

like Shore Railroad, were shot and killed hist nislit by Special ortlcer Will-lam Burnett of 'lie Michigan Central Railroad The men met death as the result of joke that they attempted to play on Burnett They were all on the best of terms and met at the junction of the two roads every night. Last night Cook and Yreeland, kuowlng that Burnett had had trouble with two car breakers, decided that they would hide behind a car and spring out on him as he paused. Burnett, not. recognizing either ctt the men In tho darkness, drew his gun and shot four times at them, three of the bullets taking effect. Burnett slated to the police that he would not have shot at the men had they not shouted that they would "get him." He said that about a week ago two prowlers on the tracks had sworn to "get him." HELD ON STABBING CHARGE.

Pasquale Valentino, 25 years old, of 2niH Sl T-flfth street, was held without hall for the flrand Jury, by Magistrate Nash today, in the New Jersey avenue court. The complainant was Angelo Pon-talillo. a fellow workman, whom, It Is claimed, Valentino stabbed In the back, face, chest and i Isev.liere. on July 12, last. Pontalillo has been In the Kings County Hospital until a few days ago, and when he appeared in- court today ho displayed bis wounds in the magistrate, who seemed to think Hum serious enough to warrant, the rrfus of ball to tSe sllegfd asssllent..

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