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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
STATE SUPERVISION OF BOXING.
Commission of Three Proposed to Regulate
Contests in the Ring.

Albany, Feb. Ex-senator Frawley will introduce
Tomorrow his bill establishing a State athletic
commission 10 supervise boxing. Within ten days
after the act goes into effect the Governor Is TO
appoint three persons to constitute the commas
sion to serve five years Two must be RESIDENTS Oh
the Let and Id Judicial districts, but no two may
be members of the same athletic club They are 10
serve without pay. beyond necessary expenses, ana
the entire cost of the commission, including salary
of the secretary, must not exceed 5000
Any corporation or association desiring TO conduct
boxing or sparring matches must apply annually
to the commission for a license; must own the
building in which the matches are to be held or
must have leased it for at least year. II 1t IS
an amateur athletic association 1t must be moor
porated under the rules Of the Amateur Athletic
Union of the United States. The license IS SUBJECT
to suspension or revocation for cause.
For all contests there must be two judges and a
referee for each event; decision must be rem
dered in each event and each contestant before
entering the ring must be examined by d physician
No betting and sale OF liquor IS allowed III the
building, and all jCket5 must be sold at the DoX
office at the regularly advertised prices. tax OF
per cent upon the gross receipts OF every corpora
ton or association to be paid annually TO the
POSTPONED matches must be filed with the Con-
froller. together with a bond sufficient to insure
payment of the percentage. Upon complaint OF the
Controller the Governor may cause the Attorney
General vacate the charter and privileges OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
TO CONSIDER CURRENCY SYSTEM.

At its recent annual meeting the American Bank
ers' Association adopted d resolution approving
the enactment of law irnparting greater degree
nf elasticity 10 cur currency system. in order to
make IL responsive to the demands of the business
interests OF the country and favoring The ap-
pointnent by the president of this association Of a
committee OF citizens of the United States.
selected with reference to their ability and high
character and their experience in monetary affairs
and representing the different sections of the Coun-
try for the purpose of carefully considering the
entire subject" such committee 10 report TO the
next meeting of the association Under this reso-
luton President Hardy has appointed the following
committee: H z. Fahnestock. vice-president of the
First National Bank, New-York City; c. :. Far
child president Of the New-York Security and
Trust Company; Myron T Herrick, president of
the Society for Savings Cleveland; Homer $. King,
president Of Wells. Fargo & Co.'S Bank. San Fran
cisco c 3. KountZe. president of the Colorado Ma
tional Bank, Denver. J. J. Mitchell. president of
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Chicago.
George Q. Whitney, director of the Whitney Ma
tionaI Bank. New Orleans. The committee viii Sc
lect its chairman.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
STEEL MAN DIES SUDDENLY
Frank A. Lapham succumbs to Heart Disease
While Apparently Well.

Frank A Lapham, we'll known IN IRON ana
steel circles died suddenly Of heart Disease
Yesterday at his boarding house. No 100 Aadl-
son-ave He came home early in the afternoon
apparently in good health, but was srichen
soon after, and died within ten minutes
Mr. Lapham was born in Moscow, n Y on
March 10 1850. and his early life was passed
there and I'm Geneseo, \. Y. His father was
Lansing Lapham and his mother Lucllaa
Brooks. She is still living. He married Lyoa
Perry. of Philadelphia. The widow, two sons
and two daughters survive him.
Mr. Laphafn early became connected with the
Cleveland Frog and Crossing Company Later
he became one OF the organizers of the Natlonai
Steel Company He was general sales agent Tor
the Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad COMPANY;
and recently for the Lackawanna Iron ana steer
Company, of No. 100 Broadway
He was a. member of the Manhattan CIuo.
The funeral will be private. The plans TOT
burial are delayed by the prostratloh OF the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
A RUBBER-AsBEsT0S CODE.
The First Work of the Kind Published
telegraph Tolls Reduced to Minimum.

The International Gable Directory Company No
II Safest at the request Of some OF the leadihS
manufacturers and dealers in rubber, asoestos'
cLine belting ETC. has compiled and published
a supplement to the Western Union telegraphlc
code intended for the use Of those engaged In the
nartfc11lar branches of industry referred to- Every
i,o7-, technical term used in the different lines
Is embodied in the book. with the result that users
will be able to reduce their expenses Tor Iele-
graphing and cabling very materially Inc DOOR,
which comprises 200 pages nd 25go terms anu
obraeAe also contains lis of the reading rubber
manufacturers and dealers, together with their
registered cable addresses and code words to rep
resent the titles of the companies ana hrflS' 50
that in this ma ter alone, large saving can be
made.
The publishers state that in compiling this code
leading author ties we're consulted. not only mere
Int abroad with a view of making the work as
co,,nIete and practical as possible. This IS the
frst time Geographic code has been MADE tor
eeraI use by hose engaged in the important ZINES
IF rubber asbestos packing and betting. altnoush
many other bra lches of trade have long peen sup
p1ied with technical codes
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
DIES FROM PARALYSIS.
Chief Clerk of Custom House Worried Over
Not Detecting Defalcation

Norman s Adams. chief clerk Of the auditor
department in the New-York Custom House. oled
Yesterday at his home No. 1873 Grand-aVe BROOK
Iyn from gas asphyxiation a stroke or paralysis
with which he had been suffering for about week
On last Saturday Mr.. Adams was found IN MS patn-
room I'm a tub of hot water and with the gas es-
Gaping from partly turned gas fixture. lie was
unconscious and only regained part consciousness
according to reports the Custom House, up to the
time of his death. being derious the greater part
Of the time.
Just a week before, a customs clerk VINO hdu
charge of collecting duties at the Postonlce on
dutiable goods in the mails, was arrested Tor the
alleged theft of customs moneys stretching over Il
wear or two 1t was said this morning that Adams
who vas the chief clerk under the auditor. leIl
keenly the failure of his Office to discover these
continuous defa1catons before, but on behah OF
Collector Stranahan it declared posluVely III
the collectors office yesterday that Adams was
not censllred in any way in connection with that
case and in an official announcement OF MI
Adamss death it was stated he was one OF the
most efficient and conscientious men in the SER
vice"
Mr. Adams was born in Ludlow, W. on jury -
1899 He was originally appointed in the customs
service on October -, 1851 served twenty years az
the head the impoSt ROOM some man d uo 21e!
wears in the cashiers office, and on Apr1I I, 1881
was made chief clerk in the auditors oflce-
He leaves u widow and four children
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19

continuous; that II paid quarterly, IN this cage
there must have been i've payments 81 fX per cent
each covering fifteen months to satisfy the stature
and so, II the dividends had been paid monthly
there must have been thirteen dividends Covering
a period Of thirteen months.
The mere statement Of this view Is dsstructtvs
OF H.
Thus interpreted the law would provide no nzad
discriminate. Uniform time during which divfdsrds
must be paid. but would leave II optional with the
corporation 70 the benefit Of the law BY making
dividends 50 payable that period OF either
years or only thirteen months need be covered. "a
70 q corporation making dividends payable an
nuaIly one rule would prevail while TO CORPORA
ton paying quarterly different rule would apply.
MEANING WHOLLY UNvwARRANTED-
The construction adopted in the court below 4.
clearly erroneous. and gives meaning 20 the word
continuous" which is wholly unwarrantsd-
The force Of the word Continuously evidently
Is that dividends at the rate % per cent ms.
be paid FOR continuous period Of year SO that
dividend cannot be passed without losing the bene
fit Of the act When dividend is paid. it - paid
for the period then elapsed
In this case. dividend az the rate OF Der cent
was paid for the first quarter. and Ike dtvftsnd
for the second. third. and fourth quarters % thu
year next preceding the nesting OF the stockIold-
erS.
IF that was not a payment continuously At fha
rate of per cent for one year next preceding ths
meeting. for what year was IL continuous pay
The cases IS 70 publications in newspapers cft@d
and relied by the tiCe-CnanCeliOr his oyn
authority. are not in point
conformity by the defendant corporation with tho
requirements Of he act OF 1907 have been duly coz
sidered and deemed 40 be without merit.
There IS no round presented ~ the case or az-
tateC in the b'iefs counsel which viii tustfPY
the 1nterpositon Of court Of equity TO arrest the
proposed action Of the defendants
Injunction dissolved. with IN this court and
in the court below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
RUMORs ABOUT NETWORK CENTRAL.
Report that Company Was Selling Treasury
Stock and Planning q Bond Issue.

Nev-York Central. which has within the last few
weeks lost several points suffered yesterday fur
Their decline Of rs points. its movement being &C
corparied by rurnors that the company was selling
some Of its Treasury stock in the open marks- ard
also that il planning new issue OF s1s per cent
bonds the proceeds from both sources to be used IN
having for the extensive improvements contsnl-
plated at the Sew-To.k terminal and az various
points On the Eew-York Central system
On April Is 1872 the stockholders voted to IN
crease the capital stock from s5000060 TO $50
eco and soon afterward sl69l2S00 Of the additional
stock was subscribed for at rs by the shareholders
There was 1T recent date outstanding $l32.25O on
NeV-York Central stock the authorized but UnlS-
sued stock thus amounting 10 SlT750.o0I-
(ew-YOrk Central closed yesterday at 1853, ard
its average price recently has been ABOUT 149 -
cpen market the company WOULD. therefore, ner
nearly SIS share more than by alIotting y az -
n shareholders. as heretofore. About three years
ago the PENNSYLVANIA Railroad Company sold Soutl
600 of its stock the open market ar about 1lO n
1901 however. il allowed its stockholders 70 SUE
scribe for issue OF S51.000000 new stock az ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
CENTRAL'S PLANS FAVORED.
Some Minor Amendments to Railroads
Terminal Bill.

ALBANY. Feb 1s-After wing adopted minor
amendments strengthening, but not materially af-
fecting the bills the Assembly Railroad Committee
to-day voted to report favoraby the three meas
uree giving to New-Yorl CITY authority to permit
the New York Central Railroad TO improve its
terminal facilities In New-Tork City, depress It's
tracks construct Viaddcts over them for the cross
streets and Park-ave.. and tunnel under st.
Mary's Park and straighten its line along the bank
of Harlem River Ship Canal. The chief amend
ment provided that the State should not be held
responsible for any damages arising from the i'm
provernents.
The vote was taken after a hearing at which
representatives of the Citizens East Side Improve
rnent Association OF the United Real Estate Own
ers' Association and of property owners in the
vicinity Of the Grand Central Station opposed the
measure This opposition offered amendments pro-
viding that the grade of the viaducts carrying the
cross streets over the depressed tracks should be
reduced from 4 10 212 per cent, that the railroad
company instead Of the city. should be at ,he eN-
pense Of 100000 Of building the viaducts proposing
10 strike out the provision that the Controller be
permitted bonds of the city to that amount
without other approval than that Of the Board o.
Estimate and Apportionment, 10 prevent the con-
7emnaton Of real estate limiting the grant cf land
within the territory surrounded by Lexingt9n-dve,
Fiftieth-st., Park-ave. Forty-eighth-st, Madison
ave and Fortysecond-st- to fifty years, instead Of
in perpetuftv: widening the Forty-1fth-st vtaduct
10 seventy and stipulating that permission 10
make further improvements shall be given only
after public hearings by the Board Of Estimate and
Auportionnent These amendments were sub
rnitted by Cornelius ORey for the United Real
Estate Owners Association and by Richard J.
Donovan for the East Side improvement Assocta-
ton.
Ira Place counsel for the New-York Central COM
panv said that a per cent grade for the viaducts
was not extraordinary. He called upon New
York Central engineer who declared that to reduce
the grade of the viaducts to 21b per cent would
compel the use of ten to twenty steps reach the
depressed tracks from the station. The $4,000 to
be paid by the city represented only the cost Of
building ordinary streets the cost of the viaducts
beyond that amount would be borne by the com
pany He pointed out that the company would pay
the city $4,000 a year for the use OF the ground
occupied by the tracks. and declared that ample
opportunity for hearings had been given by the
Board Of Estimate and Apportionment The city
he said would pay the COMPANY $4,000 for its right
of way at the edge of ST Mary's Park He ex-
planned the improvements in The Bronx by which
the line of the railroad is to be strai gltened.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
HEARING ON MARSHALL BILL.
Trust Companies Object to Plan to Limit
Business-Mr. Kilburn'S Views.

Albany, Feb 1S-RepresentauNes "a e
trust companies Of Ne77-Hork state aPped- 81 80
dsv AZ the hearing given by the Senate CoTnnlIcee
m Ranks in opposition 70 the Marshah oln' Pio-
,i+5-ing trust companies. department stores ot
CIV firm or corporation from doing savings paiih
business or advertising that they receive savings
accounts. -.
Counsel for the trust companies alleged mat Ciie
.s,,irEs hank interests enceaTorinS 10 bec10
class legislation whereby they could poIstSF "p
their own business by inJurinB that O trust com
NAMES On the other hand. Frank d hlibuli'
surer1nteudent OF the State Banking Depar
who recommended the legislation in his annual re-
mort and George ". Wickershan. OF NeW-Aolh'
attorney for tie State Savings Bank Assoclalor'
a-ho drafted the bill declared that the measure
did not interfe-- with the legitimate business -
the +rlIsr companies but designed 70 pItte.l.
them from deceIving the public oy nlahlns ' 80
le5ioz-a ~ advertisements. pass books, etc tis,I
thew are conducting savings BANK plslItes VIII
the flIJl lthorirt Of the state Of New OF n
After the hearing The Committee on tanhsls -
-.hirh Senator Prime Of Essex IS chalrnldL I@lo
an executive ession aid discussed the 9il, P PtI
ala NOT ac on Il Senator Prime SAID that the OH
Val 7of be rererted his week but he beleVeo
mat there would not be any more hearings on me
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
ELECTRIC TREATMENT OF DISEASE.

All exhibition was given last evening in the
Offices Of Drs c. r Quick and ]. H, Branch No.
122 West Eighty-seventh-st., Of apparatus for the
electrical treatment of disease. a machine, which
could he used for the production of Y rays or
static electricity and which in some respects prom
isas 10 work more uniformly than the so-cailed
Wfmhurst machine was shown. Dr. BraHth then
briefly recounted some of the encouraging results
observed by himself Dr. L. g Vincent and Or ".
J. Morton of the use Of y rays in the treatment
Of cancer typhus rodent ulcer. BARRIERS itch and
other skin diseases With cancer that agent seemed
to be more effective when the Of the trouble
was on or near the surface Of the body. As yet
too little time had elapsed TO make that there
wo1ld be no recurrence. But IN several instances
a marked Improvement had been noticed. Static
electricity was employed in the treatment OF rheu-
mats n, neuralgia. debility during convalescence,
neurg henia and a variety Of other troubles. In
these the beneficial effect seemed be secured by
a general stimulation OF the part treated OF the
rbrfa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19

ley and New-York Ontario and Western railroads
appeared before the Assembly Committee on Rail-
roads to-day in opposition TO two bills proVldlnE
for a third man in the cabs Of all Mother Hub
bard locomotives having two cabs and for $ tnira
man in all locomotives.
the suggestion he said. of the engineers AS
serlhlyman Fitzpatrick offered 10 amend one OF
the bills so as to provide that the third man
should be d fireman instead Of an assistant en-
glneer. That did not satisfy the engineers, who
argued that the third would distract their
attention g critical moment, would attempt to
share their responsibility, which ought not TO be
divided and would be a visitor and an ornament.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
TO ASK FOR RECEIVER FOR AsBURY co.
Plan to Reorgarize First National Bank
There Abandoned.
Igr TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE. ]

Asbury Park y. =. Feb. ts-It was given on. to-
day that Charles z Cook. in behalf OF himself
clients holding claims 70 the extent OF s220o0
against the Monmouth Trust Company. would make
appIica ton for 1ccaI receiver for the concern.
The application will be made next Tuesday before
Vice-ChanceIIor Reed at Trenton upon the return
OF the rule TO show cause why a receiver should
Re appointed. issued yesterday in behalf Of At
torney General McCarter.
Hopes are expressed that the Fraser Mountain
Copper Company Of which Albert G TwininE, ths
president Of the Monmouth Trust Company. Ia the
promoter, will pay It's obligations in full TO ths
Monmouth Trust Company and the First National
Bank Dr.. H S Taylor. OF this place. who ts tha
secretary Of the mining company said that meet
ing would be held In New-York tomorrow 70 az
range for funds. Or. Taylor says there moneyed
IL the copper company upon whom he thinks
reliance be placed The obligations OF the
Fraser company 10 the trust company are placed
It $25.060. Exactly what the obligation IS 10 tho
First National Bank cannot be learned
The proposition TO TeOrganizs the First National
Bank has been abandoned 5y the business men %
this city who were contemplating such action
While this plan has failed to mature, there Is A
strong probability that a new bank will BE- organ
lied BY local capitalists.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
EXCISE VIOLATIONS.
Fitfy More Agents, tcifh Greater
4uthor1ty, Proposed.
1sr TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE

Albany Feb Ex-senator Green, of Blngharltoh'
introduced a bill to-day to carry out the fecoih
mendation made by Governor Qdeu IN ms lasC an
nual message to the Legislature senator tTiee .
bill authorizes the state Excise Commissioner 10
appoint 10 special agents, instead OF sixty ds
present The agents receive Sl3oo yearly ii0
BILL therefore will increase the salary hSL u .i'
State Excise Department $50 900 annually Inc bA-
cisa T,enartpent II was stated to-day, has thus
far had no police powers. 1t could not make ar
rests for violations of the Liquor Tax law. lilaC
was the duty of the thousands OF poAceihsi Il
Senator Green's bill passes and becomes a law
Patrick W. Cunan, the state Excise CoIhiiliS
soner will have 10 special policemen at his com
and to make arrests Of persons violating the law
The law at present says that such special agents
shall be deemed the confidential agents or the Sta'e
Commissioner. and shall. under direction OF lhe
Commissioner, and as required by him, Investigate
all matters relating to the collection OF liquor
taxes end penalties under the act and In relation
to the compliance with law by persons engaged in
the traffic in liquors.
There IS added to the above in Senator Green's
bill the following further authority for the special
agents:
When any such special agent shall find any per
son or persons in the act of tTaf4ckg IN li9 ~
contrary to the provisions of the Liquor Tax lax"
act in his presence which is misdemeanor under
the provisions of said law it shall be iawfu tos
by the State Commissioner of Excise. to arrest
such person or persons without a warrant and ne
must without unnecessary delay take such person
or persons before magistrate
The State Excise Commissioner declined to make
any comment upon Senator Green's bill to-day
other than 10 say that it was prepared and INTRO
ton in his message that police authority be granted
TO agents of the excise department
who favor the b 9n to q arm me the ecse depart
ment with greater power to enforce the PIofsions
Of the Liquor Tax law in relation TO the tNdlleS
law hotels, and the police in New ork City ana
other cities to enforce the law in relation to these
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
TO BROOKLYN IN PRIVATE CAR.
Crowd Cheers Mayor Low at Manhattan
Bridge Entrance.

A crowd stood about the trolley car Ioors az
the Manhattan end Of the Brooklyn Bridge about
o'clock last night and gazed at brilliantly
lighted private parlor car that stood for few
minutes on the outside loop. The car belonged
to the Brooklyn Heights Railway Company and
was named Columbia. An unusually large num-
Der of policemen were about the car and kept
the crowd back from il It vacant except
for the motorInan and conductor.
Suddenly a passageway was made through thu
crowd and Mayor Low bearded the alone.
He was greeted by some persons in a car on
the next loop and smiled and took or hts hat
to them The Mayor seemed 70 enjoy his soil
tude, but after waiting few minutes he was
joined by a party OF five men, who seemed some
what chagTined 70 find Mr. Low in the car
alone One of the party was Police Magistrate
Steers. of Brooklyn The car started. the crowd
cheered and the extra policemen who lad been
ordered on duty hurried back 10 their station
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
IABoRER GETS VERDICT OF $1,000
He Had Lost Arm and Leg While on a
Central Train.

A Jury yesterday. in the Supreme Court ar Whtts
Plains. Justice Dickey presiding, awarded Engio
NendozabeI formerly OF Porto Rico. $1,000 for ths
loss of his left arm and leg against the NeW-4oIA
Central Railroad Company. He left his nome II
Porto Rico in 1900 and came TO America to earn
living He became a day Iaborer on a construc-
tfon train owned BY the Nsw-Tork Central Rail-
read Company and received 81 50 q day On sep
TENDER q 1902. while he was on his way 70 WoFA
and riding on a work train 4 spur OF the Central
Railroad al Nahaffy. Penn. the train ran INTO
COW which was the track. He was throv1 pc
heath me cabooss which rolled down an ennoallk.,
roent and his arm and leg were so badly nanglsd
that they had 10 &c auputated-
TohD F Brennan. counsel for the New \ orS CeIi-
trail and Thomas n. Murray raised the ponI tnar
I.nder the laws Of Pennsylvania there coul1 % 70
veCo1-Arv C'OrDa{ius O'COnnOT argued thar rnS
PENNSYLVANIA law was rot applicable 10 the cass.
Tustiee Dickev denied the motion OF Mr. Brenran -
81 asida the verdict on the ground that 10 was eN-
Sessfva ard not warranted By the evidence
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-02-19
AcoRNs BEGIN THE CAMPAIGN.

The residents about the Bowery, Second ave. and
Fifth st thought that the good old summertime"
had come again last night when the Order of
Acorns held one OF their series of meetings in the
campaign OF Information in Beethoven Hall. No.
80 F1fth-st.
The Acorn wagon. drawn by four horses covered
with banners announcing the object OF the meeting
and CARRYING a drum and fife corps, made tour
of the district and the drum corps played half
hour In front Of hall before the meeting opened.
Before the speaking began there piano solo
and singing by the Acorn Male Quartet The
speakers were Colonel Robert Grier Monroe Com