New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-03-12
USE MANY BIG NAMES.
SOME IRE UNAUTHORIZED
hrs. Potter, Mr. Shepard and
Others 1ldUertised as Patrons.

A. the offices OF f ]. p. Smith & Co. at No.
132 Nassau-st.. no information was obtainabe
Yesterday regarding the protest made through
che ,,avySpapers BY Sadazuchi Uchida, japanese
Consul General. against the OF his name
hv that firm In connection with a proposed
haned. performance for the Red Cross OF Japan
The INDIGNATION displayed by Mr. Uchida on
Thursday, when he learned that his name and
Office were being used for the solicitation Of
funds had subsidized somewhat yesterday, al
though he intimated that the end was not Yet.
He has not yet reported The matter to the
police.
The names OF twenty-eight prominent men
and women have been used as those of patrons
ind patronesses of the benefit performance. in
some cases without authority. Some Of these
names are: Mrs. Is. c. Potter Mrs. Henry Selig-
man. Edward VI. Shepard. Stuyvesant Fish. W.
F. Hayemeyer Smith Ely, J. 3. butcher. Cleve-
land II. Dodge and W. S. Fanshawe-
Edward NJ Shepard at his Office yesterday,
said emphaticauy that the use of his name in
the list of patrons was wholly unauthorized
Mr.. Shepard added:
All 1 know about the affair is that several
tickets were sent 10 me. which 1 had returned"
\ ike reputation was made by ". ;. Fan
shave Il have not given any person authority
to make Of my name In this manner. IN
fact this is the first have heard of it,, he said
f. }. T. Smith & Co. occupy offices on the
sixth floor Of No. 1872 Nassau-st. on both doors
leading TO the hall, besides the name OF the
firm appears the word Talk. the title OF a
periodical. The persons in the general office
showed a decided disposition not TO talk. TO
the right one enters are two small offices, and
to the left a larger one, the heavy door OF
which are the words strictly private Appar-
emily the young woman steuographer was new
TO her surroundings. for she not certain
whether or not Mr.. Smith was in. and she did
not know II. Kemm. chairman Of the general
committee She vert into one Of the smaller
Offices and asked;
rs bIr. Smith in?'
The answer. audible in the anteroom. was in
the negative.
1t had been limited previously 20 the reporter
that H. kemm a woman.
Il don't know him." said the stenographer.
ON hearing the question 10 the identity of
Mr., Mrs. or Miss Kemu, the man in the inner
office hurried out and interrupted with the state
ruent that Mr." Kemm was representative Of
the firm that Mr.. Smith had gone out and
would not return for the day. and that there
was who could give any information.
This young man, who was tall. dark and sharp
featured. aid not know the home address OF the
senior member Of the firm. on one Of the desks
were a number Of tickets for the benefit per
Torrance They were iu envelopes, as though
ready 20 le mailed
Consul General CChida said yesterday that
when he called 10 task one OF the men. known %
him as J. l.. BridEford. for using his name IN
the appeal for funds BrldEford explained that IT
was the mistake Of an employe. who would be
Immediately dismissed. The benefit promoters
obtained a photograph Of the consul general
probably for In the furtheranCc or their
plans. but ne regainei possession ~ II by the
employment Of diplomacy.