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New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
REJECT WARDS FACTS" :"
SIGNS THAT OBSTRUCT.
Interborough Company Not Dis
posed to Put Up Guard Rails.

The facts set forth by Artemas Ward. head
Of the concern which undertook to supply art
and varied merchandise to subway passengers.
In his AFFIDAVIT in application for an injunction
to stop the removal of the signs and slot
chimes We're received with incredulous wonder
yesterday. Some OF the persons who have been
closely in touch with the fight against the signs
and slot machines feared that Mr.. Ward must
have been misinformed. or. at least that he had
not properly assimilated his information They
pointed out a few discrepancies between Mr.
Wards observations and their own, thus:
Mr. Ward said that the signs could not prop
erly be considered distractions. because they
were usually several feet above the ground and
never projected more than inch from the
walls. In almost every station can be found
signs not the walls but ranged along the
iron railing which divides the platforms prop
er from the entrances and the space around the
ticket booths. Such signs. in certain conditions,
would be dangerous But a worse feature yet.
it was pointed out. those signs in The sta
tions above 11Oth-st. which were not fastened
in any way, but were leaned against the walls
Again. Mr. Ward said that slot machines were
never more than nine inches wide. yet almost
every station has more machines at least
twenty inches wide-the kind Mr.. Ward calls
double machines. which. however, are in each
case one machine-one case with two sets OF
slots.
Opposition to many of these slot machines has
been voiced by passengers who use certain sta
tions regularly. and it learned yesterday
that specific complaint had been made TO the
Rapid Transit Commission about the danger
from the two machines Of which Mr.. Ward
spoke as appearing" to be distractions. On
January 16 c. o. Brewster. a lawyer. of No. S2
Liberty-st., wrote to the commission that the
peculiar position of the two machines at I4th-
st. left space barely eighteen inches wide for
passengers. This laid before the commits
sion, and at the next meeting resolution was
passed asking the Interborough TO remove the
slot machines and cigar and flower stands.
NO action is likely TO be taken by the Inter-
borough Company regarding guard rails in the
subway stations. resolution demanding which
was passed by the West End Association. Ex-
perience with the guard rails on the elevated
stations, representative of the company said.
had shown that they were not an unmixed
blessing The subway platforms were large and
the service prevented any serious congestion At
them. Having guard rails would show exactly
gest passengers at the small openings, so that.
especially at express stations. IL would produce
bad crushes in getting and off the cars.
Every precaution had been taken TO prevent ac-
cIdents; the platforms were unusually wide, and
at all the important stations corps of plat
form men was employed The company would
not wait for accidents TO happen before taking
precautions, but at present II was debating
whether the known evils from guard rail
crushes would not overbalanCe any good they
might DO
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Meeting for Stony Void sanatorium Mrs. Saterlees
25 Aadison-Rve. p. n
Castree Williams No. 17s West S7th-st,. p.
ssluaagund Club exhibition. No. i West 12th-st. 10
g. TO 10 p.
Frederick PaI1aeG's lecture with Kurod Manchu-
ria," New-Xork Press Club, m.
dinner OF the American Institute Electrical
Engineers Waldorf ?.
Dinner Of Society CT Vincent de Paul for Thomas w
Eynss. Auditor of Porto Rico. Tbs Assembly. Brook
lyn- evening.
Dinner Of the City Club for City Improvement Comis
sion. evening.
Annual dinner. New-York Chapter, American Institute
OF Bank Clerks, AstoT. evening
Brooklyn Bar Associations annual dinner Pouch Man
sion. evening.
Annual meeting Of Brooklyn Yacht Club Clarendon
Hotel. evening.
Reading Of Much Ado About Nothing by Miss Fran
ees Garter National Arts Club No 81 West Ssth-st,
$50 ,. N.
Hamilton Republican Club meeting No "a West 2eth-
St, evening
James L Wells on THE Harlem River and It's Improve
raents,' North Side Republican Club No. 2sS9 Sd
Annual reception Alumni Association,
College Of Pharmacy. Grand Central Palace, evening.
Free lectures Of the Board Of Education p. High
School OF Comrnerce. e6th-st, west Of Broadway
School No. s4 No 430 West 5Oth-st.. Miss Kay n.
Spencer, English. American and Scotch BALLADS;
Board Education Psrk-ave 69th-st., Professor
John 6. Mckay, Ether Waves or, the Fhenornena
OF Vibrating E1sctrons illustrated; Cooper Institute
4th-aye. and sth-st- Professor NJ. c. Brumbaugh
Lyceum Hail No. 200 East 42d-st-, Joseph NJ Til
Austen T Kempton. .'Evangene Land and
Poem GIlustrated)i Young Mems Hebrew Associa-
From Venice 10 Naples Gllustrated); Young Mems
Institute No Odd Bowery. Mrs. Henrietta Speke-
Hall No III East 5Oth-st. Dr.. Edward F. Bigelow.
''Haunts Of Nature illustrated
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08

enstein, Russian by birth her maiden name
peing Bernadsh. One OF her sisters was also mar
Lleo 20 French Ambassador. namely, the late
Count de Talleyrsnd-Perigord
TITLED MISSIONARY.
Nowadays 1t is so rare for members OF the Bit
isn aristocraey TO engage In missionary work in
"hat may be described as heather lands that a
soou zeal Of attention has been excited by the
action OF Lord Polwarth's daughter the Hon Mary
scott. IN leaving England in order to embark In
missionary work in Tibet, under the auspices OF
the Chureh of Scotland Missionary Society Her
pTOther, the Hon. Charles Francis Scott who
served with some distinction in the Boer War
came before the public quite recently through a
marriage with g young girl of the hunblest class
OF society at Edinburgh in defiance OF the wishes
OF his parents and relatives the ceremony taking
place IN the sherir's Court as no minister was
willing to wed them
]oro Folwarth Is the head Of the ancient house
OF scott of Harden. which figures extensively In
the history OF the northern kingdom and TO which
or walter Scott. the famous novelist belonged
Inc parony OF Polwarth created in the seventeenth
century In favor Of Sir Patrick Home Lord Chan
ceor OF Scotland. into the Scott family about
hundred years later through the marriage Of
Dlena- Baroness Powarth III her own right to
Walter Scott Of Harden
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
EIGHTH WONDER HERE.
4 PatroIman actually Distributes
Ashes on Slippery Side7ealk.

Had the FTatiron Building suddenly loomed up
in Union Square yesterday morning it could scarce
" have provoked more profound surprise than did
the actions of a certain patrolman in Hth-st., be-
tween University Place and Broadway, at about
1880 q. N.
Throughout the city packed snow. with a coating
OF nch-thick ice had turned into slides and
sidewaIks into passabe limitations of skating rinNs.
In the neighborhood of Dead Mans Curve at
that hour conditions were at their worst The
number of men who measured their lengths on the
pavements and of slipping. stumbling beasts at
tested how well various contracting companies had
fulfilled their pledges 10 sand the streets.
At the point indicated humane merchant
had dumped can OF ashes haphazard the street.
Suddenly and with no forewarnng a patrolman ap-
reared from nowhere IN particular. Accounts OF
eye-vltnesses differ as his first point of appear
aLce When discovered. however-and much Is
certatn-he was actually deliberately distributing
the ashes to the best advantage by means Of a
shovel Crosstown passengers stared and pedes-
trians paused in their flight TO look at the spec
tacle of the badged and belted police officer OF his
own volition working for huma1ity's cause. Even
a veteran cab1nan raised his eyes aAd dropped his
law al the novel sight. No superior officer coul /
be dscerned in the background inspiring the patrol
mans movements he distributed the ashes at the
least protected points
He appeared TO be actuated entirely by wish
roo hIIsy with his labor Of love to hear the
excIamations and gances OF surprise
nv the time the startled onlookers had recovered
from their surprise and before even the least inn
r,ressionable had sufficiently gathered his wits to
mink to take the mans number the patrOlmaE
had vanished suddenly as he had come.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
JOHN ADAMS.

John Adams the manufacturer of chewing gum,
who was the first TO chicle extracted from the
Mexican zapote tree for that purpose, died at his
home. No. 314 Washington-ave., Brooklyn yester-
day morning He born IN this city In 1913, and
in early life photographer. In the Civil War
he and his were attached to the Army Of the
Potomac photographers. In 1859 he began the
manufacture OF chewing gum, and after expert
nents was able to populRrize chice with those who
had always used spruce gum At first he made his
gum by hand. but perfected machinery for
the work and by 1883 had such a large business
that he built big factory In Brooklyn. In 1898 he
retired from active business. turning the factory
over to his son, Thomas Adams jr The following
year IL was merged with similar concerns into
trust The Brooklyn factory moved to Newark
and others established in Canada, Chicago, Port
land. Seattle. England and Sweden. Mr.. Adams
leaves a widow. four daughters and three sons.
The funeral Will be held at = o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Services will be conducted by the Rev.
Dr. St. Clair Hester.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
COMPLETING RED CROSS PLANS.
Reorganization of the Society To Be Per
fected To-day
IFRoM THE TRIBUNE BUREAU.

lFRoM TRIBUNE BUREAUl
washington, Feb. 7.-An important meeting Of
the American National Red Cross will take place
tomorrow in the diplomatic room Of the State De-
partment' when the corporators will perfect the
reorganization Of the association in accordance
The meeting will call together prominent people
from all parts Of the country and will place the
American Red Cross footing calculated to re-
nect credit on the United States Tomorrow will
witness the perfection OF the work which Miss
boardman and others, who have devoted them
selves 10 the best interests Of the society and its
reorganization lines calculated most to promote
It's usefulness, undertook long ago. and which they
have now accomplished with such signal success.
Under the provisions Of the new charter the Red
Cross is still in the hands of the incorpCrators,
but Tomorrow 1t will be conhded to central COM
mittee, eighteen in number which will direct its
energies in the coming year The chief work OF
the election Of six members of the central COM
1nlttee, rWe I've having been already named by the
Fresldent In accordance with the terms or the
charter.
It IS proposed that State and Territorial subord-
nate bodies shall be organized in the coming year,
and, after they organized, they will select
SIX members Of the central committee, the Prest-
dent VIII continue appoint six members, and the
six members
The members Of the central committee appointed
year, but the members first elected Will serve two
Tor one year, two for two years and two for three
elected members of the central committee VIII
each serve for three years.
National Red Cross regard the present charter and
plan OF organization the best that could be de-
the new regime The accounts of the organiza-
ton are hereafter to be audited by the officials Of
Fes ns MaF to % S 9 snd every FEEL one ,Te9 W99 s
his glrt VIII be JudlcIously expended.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and FOrecast.-washington.F Feb. T.
A disturbance is approaching middle Gulf Coast
AS YET it has developed little energy. but
heavy rains Gulf States and seet in Arkansas
Pressure continues over the plateau and Rocky
Mountain region and high the lake region.
Rain has fallen the South Atlantic and Gulf States
and sIsst or Kansas. Oklahoma and Arkansas
II is considerably colder NsvE1gland and decidedly
the Northwest
There Will be Wednesday in the Gulf and South
Atlantic States IN the Middle Atlantic States
the Ohio Valley middle Mississippi Valley and the
lower Missouri Valley. the VIII
the lake region and New-Engand Thurssay
The temperature viii moderate in Northwestern dis
Wednesday and Thursday
The winds along the New-Engand Coast will be fresh
northwest diminishing; the middle and south Atlantic
northwest north and Lake Michigan. southeast in
Steamers departing wednesday for European ports Will
have fresh northwest winds and fair weather the
CSrand Banks
Special forecast Flood warnings have Issued
FOR the rivers OF Southern Alabama
Forecast for Special LocaIlties.-For New-Jersey,
Thursday Thursday; diminishing northwest
For Delaware District Of Columbia, increasing
cIoudinsss to-day probably by night; Thursday
rain rising temperature; northeast
10 north winds.
FOR Eastern Hew-York, to-day; Thursday snow
rain and warmer; diminishing northwest winds.
north: portion; diminish
M northwest winds.
Western Pennsylvania. increasing cloudinoss
day Thursday fair and warmer fresh TO southeast
winds.
day. fair warmer light variable winds. bsooming south
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
Died.
Death notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE will be
republIshed The Tr-weezIy Tribune without extra

AKINNt South Orange y. ]. February g. 1905 AIIetta
Smedekor Akin wife Of the late BENJAMIN Akin. Of
the residence or her niece Mrs Robert Ward 10 1s5
Haymoad-ave on the arrival % train leaving Barclay
2:3O p m Friends Of the family invited
a6anS TTo5 eassk i and Webb City eo) papers
please copy.
BRAMwELIs-s Suddenly. Monday. February 6. at his
Bramwell in his seth year Funeral services will be
1880 a m. Please omit flowers London and Paris
papers please copy
Of gnsgp'qIs sG on Monday s6Ega &
jr. Funeral private
HJyFCUr-At PoIghkeepsie. y. Y. February :. 1905
No HorAe Eastman Terrace Friday February To- at ,
o'ciock p m Relatives and friends are invited.
LYNE-on Monday February Louisa E. Lyme. faith
over thirty years Funeral services on Wednesday
mortal Church. West 4sd-st
PARsoNs-ou Monday. February 3, 1895 her
idence No 30 West 9ith-st sarah Louisa Weeks wife
kindly flowers. Funeral private
RAYMoND--At Ney-Canaan Conn TUESDAY evening
E. Raymond. in the 18th year OF her age Notice OF
funeral hereafter.
NJ Funeral services al his late residences. summit
n 4 on ahqrSSAy @ FsoTa5g f2 SS S5$S p D. n @ TTsin
Intermen5 at convenience OF the family
TowNER-saddsnly February 1875 at Atlantic ci,y
stephen Merit Enbaming Institute 8uildingl tais
InOrniaE st 10 osPek - from funeral chapel Friends
oWNsEND-suddenly at The Patterson" No IS wes,
widow OF the late George c. Townsend. Funeral SER
morning. sl5 O'Clock Iutermeat Phiadelphil
wooD-on Monday. February e. Catherine Lathrop
widow Of Oliver EIlswoTth @ WOOD Funeral services a.
Thursday February o AT O'Clock Interment private.
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New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
PROMISES A SENSATION.
New-York Attorney to Break Up Corrupt
Railway Damage Suits
raY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

Binghamton y. Y. Feb. Moses D. Moss. OF
New-York VINO appeared at the Special Term Of
Supreme Court held by Justice George F. Lyon, in
this city to-day In the OF Curran against the
New-York City Railway Company. declared that
his appearance in the case was the beginning OF
sensational developments in the matter of what he
called corrupt practices railway damage actions
in the courts. Henry A. Robinson. also Of New
York, appeared TO argue change Of venue in the
case His motion opposed by Mr. Moss mas
much as both attorneys live in New-York. Justice
Lyon sent the motion TO Justice Albert H Sewail,
who is holding court in Brooklyn.
Il am after certain kinds OF practice IN railroad
cases" said NJ. Moss that will enable lay
before District Attorney Jerome charges Of perjury
against certain persons. That is why I appear in
court to-day in this case. This action has been
sent from Tompkins County change Of venue
false af1davits. and motion in this court to-day
the opening of volcano proceedings against such
practices in New-YOrk courts"
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
MUSIC.
Mr. Weingartner and the KneiseIs.

Mr. Felix Weingartner joined the gentlemen of the
hneisel Quartet in their fourth at Mendels-
sohn Hall last night and aided them (and Mr.. KEEL
Ter, double bass. drafted from Boston, in q per
formance of his sextet in z minor for pianoforte
TWO ytolins. viola, voloncelo and double bass The
work had never been heard IN New-York. and nat
uraIly challenged the most of the curious interest
which the quartet's patrons brought with them 70
the music room. But there other things 10
hold their attention first. Brahms's quartet in A
minor and two movements from Debussy's quartet
IN G. minor preceded the sextet The hall was
crowded with the fine flower OF the city's music low
ers' and. for the first time at these concerts, the
Debussy pieces, specimens of the modern
French tendency in composition evoked a
spontaneous outburst Of enthusiasm. II a
Well deserved tribute the composition well
as the performance. The music, strangely moody
IN the slow movement and piquantly supernatural.
ike another Danse Macabre. in rapid movements
that followed, is full Of fascination that seizes
upon both sense and fancy and holds both IN
thral. After the last movement of Mr.. Vein
gartner's sextet had been played it back to
haunt the memory. and to invite reflection on the
difference between the Gallc and Teutonic tenn
peraments under what, it may be imagined were
similar impulses. The finale of Mr.. Weingartner's
work is funeral dance. but where the Frenchman
is fantastic the German is possessed alternately by
the spirit Of Gothic vgor and Of classic placdity and
grace. This finale proved to be the most striking
portion Of the composition. that at least, in which
there the truesr harmony between the ideas and
their treatment. Also it was the most original
in conception and execution In the slow movement
Mr. Weingartner disclosed his ability to conceive
long-breathed melodies, and TO sing them with
all the voices Of his miniature band. and here. too,
he warmed the emotions. whereas In the first two
movements the appeal was chiefly to the intellect
Greater admiration invited by the workman
snip than by the thematc material upon which
1t was expended In enlisting the double bass to
add fundamental strength and soldty to the old
combination Of pianoforte and strings Mr. Vein
gartner made happy stroke His contribution to
the performance was strikingIy effective and in
both capacities. as performer and composer he
Won laureIs from the good people who heard him
last night
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
CHARLES KlNKEN.

Charles Kinken, large real estate operator in
Manhattan Ne1town and the Eastern District Of
Brooklyn died at his home, No. 302 Humboldt-at-.
Brooklyn. on Monday. He was the first man TO
build brownstone house in the old 18th Ward in
Brooklyn Mr. Klnken was born in Hanover. Ger
-nanv eirhty-four years ago. He to Brooklyn
az the ga of seventeen, and worked in the sugar
rehneries for ten years Then he began 10 specu-
late IN real estate and successful opera
tor He leaves a son and a daughter The funeral
Vii he held tomorrow morning at the Roman
Catholic Church OF St Mary's Immaculate Concep-
ton Leonard and Maujer SITS.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
w. c. eRowNINe,s WILL FILED.

The will Of William c. Browning. OF No So
5th-ave who died at his summer home. Hopewe
Hall Thousand Islands. August g. fled for
probate yesterday. The petition declares that the
value of the realty is $4,000 and OF the personality
$4,000 The entire estate is left the widow
Adelaide s. Browning. and the sons, John Scott
William H and Henry X Browning. and the sons
are appointed executors To the widow is also left
the YACHT Indienne.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
COLONIAL THEATRE OPENS TONIGHT

The Colonial Music Hall, at Broadway and cd
ST. under the management OF Thompson & Dundy
and Tom W. RyIey. opens tonight The opening
was set for last Saturday bur an accident 10 two
OF the principals made necessary postpOnement.
A bill OF European variety attractions. a panto-
mime from the Empire Theatre in London en-
titled a Duel in the Snow and a new one-act
comedy THE Athletic Girl by Jean Schwartz
and George V. Hobart. will be the attractions
The theatre is modelled the English music halls
It contains smoking stalls and tearOo-ns, with
candy booths and refreshnent stands in the lobby
and on the pTOmenadeS
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
THE kAIsER's TRIP SOUTH.

Berlin, Feb. THE departure of the Emperor
and Empress for Italy will probably be on March
o. They will travel by rail to Genoa and probably
make part OF a cruise on Hamburg-American
Line steamer later joining the imperial yacht
Fobenzoern at Malta 1t is not unlikely that their
maiesties will meet Prince Adalbert. their third
son In Mediterranean waters on his way home
from Asia The Emperor and Empress viii be
away four or ave weeks.
The wedding OF Crown Prince Frederick William
the .Tagebatt says. will take place either on May
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
JOSEPH Fl. MANLEY DEAD
Succunebs Suddenly to ApopIery at
augusta, Ne.
[nr rELneRApu 40 rae rn1nuvn.l

Augusta Me-, Feb. 7.-Joseph II. Manley died
suddenly this afternoon from attack Of apo
plexy at the age of sixty-three years. He was not
early riser owing Ill health, and at 10 o'clock.
on receipt OF a call over the telephone. his daush-
ter went to his room to call him. Receiving no re-
sponse, she entered and found her father dead in
bis bed. Physicians were at once summoned. who
pronounced the Of death to be apoplexy and
that Mr. Manley had died In his sleep at about s
O'clock
Mr.. ManIey suffered attack OF apoplexy nearly
two years ago and had been in poor health since,
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
THE REV. WILLIAM R. ALeER.
InY rELEaRAPH 10 THR rRIBrNE.

[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Boston Feb. THE Rev. William Rounsevine
Alger a widely known magazine writer and retired
clergyman died here to-day at the age Of eighty
two years. He was a native Of Freetown and a
graduate OF the Harvard Divinity School He was
pastor Of the Roxbury Unitarian Church from lS47
Ia 1S55 later preached in Boston and then for four
years was pastor Of the Church OF the Messiah.
NeW-York City. He well known as an anti
slavery speaker prior TO the Civil War.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
YALE GETS VALUABLE LAW LIBRARY

New-Haven, Conn., Feb. 7.-By the will Of Pro-
fessor Albert s. Wheeler. late Of the Yale Law
School the university Is 10 receive his valuable
library on Roman law. II is Of the most com
pete in the country this particular subject and
has been used by graduate students since Professor
Wheeler began instruction in Roman law at the
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08
NIkIscH ACCEPTS LEIPslc POST.

cept the post Of director OF the Leipsic Opera on
condition that ne may conduct the annual series OF
Gew1ndhaus and Berlin Philharmonic concerts
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08

school In his Will Professor Wheeler urges the
founding Of a chair of Roman law In the school, IL
sne residue OF the estate is sufficient with Judge
SI1eon T. Baldwin, OF the Supreme Court Of Errors,
as Its first incumbent
New-York tribune., 1905-02-08

Highest temperature yesterday q lowest IA:
erage % average correar date Of last
4s AVERAGE Tor corresponding Of last twenty-five
years 81 ,-.s -, - -
ard uErnre-. diminishing n0rthwestsrly winds