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New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
MRS. WOODS CASE PUT OVER.
Action Against Old Ship Trust May Come Up
in June

Mineola, Long Island. Feb 2S-The action brought
by Mrs Ida f. Wood against the Commonwealth
Trust Company the Mercantile Trust Companv
anu the directors and others was taken of the
calendar for the February term of the Snrre,
Court to-day. This done on the application
OF James r. Niemann. counsel for the Mercantile
Trust Company. who told Justice Garretsop that
all the counsel concerned had decided that The
cass, "hieh would not come up until Monday next
couiu not De finished at the present term which
VIII close a week from Tomorrow Clarence i
Shearn counsel for the plaintiff agreed To the re-
hoVaI OF the action from the calendar ana the
Tase y was put over 20 the June term of court Mrs
Wood seeks to recover s19SOo which she saws she
Shpbuiiding Company. ~ '''eS
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
THEIR FIRST DEBATE

Tonight for the first time in the history of either
college. team from the College of the City OF
New-York will debate with representatives of
Hamilton College. OF Clinton ~ Y. Hamilton Col
lege will take the affirmative the question
Resolved. That United States Senator's be elected
by the direct vote of the people" New-York will
uphold the negative The debate will take place
AT Mendelssohn Hall. in West 4Oth-st
The Hamilton team consists Of Messrs Charles
b. Sullivan. 90: Frank c. Beach. O5. and Herman
A. Speh. 90. The representatives of the City Col
lege will be Messrs Kenneth Groesbeck %. David
p. Steinman. 'O6 and Bernard Heischkopf '06 The
presiding officer Will be DR.. John III. Finley pras-
dent OF the College OF the City of New York The
board OF judges Is 10 be composed OF Charles &
Farchild. chairman St Clair Mckelway and
Professor Isaac Franklin Russell. The city Col
isAe string orchestra VIII enliven the proceedings
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Inc ioIoWing were among the petitions in bank
ruptcy filed yesterday:
~ voluntary petition was fIed by Charles IT,
WON and StIllman K. Walker of The 7rr, ~ yVnT
q walker restaurant No II Warrrn-st An iu-
Hroiultary petition was He'd against the rrm on
iusSusiN taSt Joseph Crooks also said TO BE 4
partner IN the firm. refuses the two pet.uonlng
partners state, 10 join The petition rlrd
GaN The liabilities S'.i21 with assets Of
$oVO The principal creditors ara Joseph crooks.
oorTOWed money. S3,0tk secured BY chartrl mort
Ease; Austin Nichols & Co, $40. secured. Joseph
Cru0kS SS'l. unsecured The assets consist -
STOCK IN trade and fixtures .3.SO0 The ,wa yefi-
uonlng pan tners join in asking for the appoint
Harriet VI Standing. No. l42 West igtf-sU Ia
hllt!es. Ots; assets. Sl0l Nearly an the INDEBTED
ness IS for dresses furnished The prin .pgI cred
TORS are Julia w Carroll No. rs Yves, SSd-St.
dresses, NtS'. JoSefa Osborne. M Ssi sth-ave.,
dresses sou; Miss Kirkland. No. ~ West lsth-st..
dresses $40: y. Gouther 4 Sons No sl 6th-ave
9ressts N!9; Btrness Mllku. No. 104 West Ed-St
dresses, $40; Burr Mcintosh. DIstureS SE. John
AzlFconti- No. % Union square. shoes. Sc
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
B. II. L. TO BETTER SERVICE
TO Comply 7eith Most Recommends
HOnS of Railroad Board.

In a letter given out yesterday by the State
Railroad Commission Presiden. Winter of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company promised to put
into effect practically all Of the recommendations
made by the commissioners. One of these was
the connection of the Brooklyn and Williamsburg
bridges of an elevated structure. with trains run
ming continuously in both directions
In his reply President Winter says
The recommendation that service on the Ridge
wood line be increased by the operation OF trains
a@ullns @ non,rush hours at seven and half minute
i iinIerSa An VII be complied with Trains during rush
mours VIII De made up OF six cars, as recommended
The recommendatiOn to increase the service the
lines will be complied with. Increased service on
the Fulton-st line. through lack OF motor equip
urday service Will, however be increased. We in
line except between the hours of 2:3O and D. m
when the headway will be shortened. Between $50
be increased to five
Constructing additional tracks on our elevated is
procurement of facilities at the Manhattan end
once adequately provided for. and which we believe
10 be entirely practicable through the construc-
bridges, as recommended by the commission, in
creased and more expeditions means Of handling
viii necessarily follow Tne Iengthening of ee-
Tated station platforms TO accommodate six-car
trains will he pushed to completion. The provid-
Ing OF increased terminal facilities for the ee-
a8d W be caTre is is Ro%
with the commissions recommendation.
Regarding the surface lines. President Winter
says:
The recommendation 10 increase the service on
the Flushing-aves line, between Rdgewood and
EIushing; hamburg ave. Broadway, Reid-ave..
liatos-aVe., Putnam and Hasey, Hamilton ave,
NostTond-aye. Bushwick ave. Douglass-st.. Fort
hamilton ana 5d-aye. Fulton-st, Grand-st., Lori
7th-ave lines will be complied with
The recommendation to increase the service on
the Union-ave. line will be compiled with except
ing between and & D. IN.
This company is willing 10 provide shelter sta
Uons at 65th-st and 3d-ave. and Ralph-ave and
BroahwaN, n permission 10 erect and maintain
them is granted by the city.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
EDUCATIONAL BILLS INTRODUCED.
Important Changes in States School Laws
Proposed.

Albany Feb. 23.-Two bills proposing the most
important changes in the State School laws at
tempted since the consolidation OF the system Vere
introduced to-day by Senator Warwick, at the re-
quest Of the State Education Department, One
would limit the selection of school commissioners,
1gho row may be any citizen twenty-oae years
of age to persons holding the following teachers
certificates: College professional. college graduate,
life state first grade uniform. and normal college
and State normal school diplomas. The act Is to
take effect December 81, 1906.
The other bill provides that after September l.
1906 public scnool teachers shall first pro-
batonary term Of three years. in which contracts
shall be made for year only. This shall be fol-
lowed bv a second period of five years during which
contracts may be made for five years. The bill
also provides further safeguards to prevent the
discharge of teachers insufficient grounds
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
BILLS SIGNED BY eovERNoR.

Albany. Feb Ex-Governor Higgins to-day signed
the bill OF Senator GoodseI, giving the consent of
the State 10 the purchase by the United States gov
eminent OF land in the vicinity OF PopoIopen Creek
Orange County. for improving the water supply al
the West Point Military Academy
The Governor to-day also signed the bills of Sen
Stor Carpenter. empowering the Westchester ROard
II Supervisors TO authorize the towns Of the county
70 ISSUE bonds for highway improvements and ~
M Rogers appropriating S26. 100 for balances due
newspapers for the publication Of the general laws
of le5. and also appropriatinE s5.O0 FOR BALANCES
dEe for publication of concurrent resolutions
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
| ELECTION LAW CHANGES.
Those affecting metropolitan Dis
tyict Introduced an Both Houses.
TBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl


Albany. Feb 23-The amendments to the
Metropolitan Election law, drafted by the Re
publican organization of New-York County
were introduced by Senator Elsberg and AS
semblyman Prentice to-day. These amend
ments prepared after consultation with
the State Superintendent of Elections, and are
intended to embody certain recommendations
contained In Governor Hggns's message. The
present law provides that If the registered cleo
tors in election districts in New-York City ex-
ceed 650 at any general city election. the
districts shall be divided. This bill reduces that
number to 400
1t also changes the dates of the meetings for
registration in New-York City, so that instead
of being held, at present, on the fourth
Friday. fourth Saturday and third Friday and
third Saturday before elections. they shall be
held in the city of New-York on the twenty
ninth. twenty-eighth, tNenty-fourth and twcn-
ty-sccond days before Election Day.
The measure also declares that in the Metro
politan Elections District, when the State Su-
perintendent OF Elections his deputies have
visited and inspected premises declared by the
elector 10 be his place of residence, and have
been informed by the inmate of the
house that the elector has not resided there
for thirty days, the evidence obtained
shall be presumptve evidence against the right
oI tHe NoIef 10 register or vote from tnose
premises, which can be rebutted only by his
oral testimony under oath in open court. This
amendment is made because when proceedings
We're brought this fall to strike the names Of
loaters from the registered lists the judges
held that the evidence was hearsay only and
therefore not sufficient
Among other provisions is that in all
election districts in which personal registration
is required the elector shall state not only
where he last registered. as at present, but also
The year in which he last registered voted;
that the elector shall sign his name in one copy
Of the register book; that every naturalized
citizen must produce his naturalization papers
TO the Inspectors also that in the City of
NeW-Eork 4 person must sign his name when
he goes to vote, make his mark, witnessed
by two of the inspectors of opposite parties
bill to simplify the section of the penal code
relating to crimes against the elective fran
chlse by removing the minimum limits of terms
OF imprisonment was introduced to-day by AS
semblyman Prentice who explained that it was
designed to secure more frequent convictions.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
MORTGAGE TAX BILLS READY.
Two Measures Prepared by subcommittee
To Be introduced To-day.
fBr TELEGRAPH 10 THE TBIBrXE.I

Albany. Feb. D-The subcommittee delegated
30 prepare the mortgage tax bills have finished
their work and these measures will be introduced
Inc the Senate tomorrow by Senator Lewis for the
Committee Taxation and Retrenchment One,
which will be the Bostwick bill OF last year,
vixed, will provide for a five mill exemption tax
ul al mortgages. the entire proceeds TO go the
State. Existing mortgages are exempted.
The other proposition viii be contained in bill
imposing annual tax OF One-haf of ! per cent
all future mortgages. half the proceeds to go to
he State ard half TO the locality where the
gage is recorded. Permission will be given for
holders OF mortgages existing before the bill takes
effect come in under its provisions and thereby
escape the present taxation. 1t is estimated that
this law would raise in the first year between
s2.eOo00o and 10000 and considerably more each
succeeding year. Both bills viii be introduced as
committee measures and referred hack for hearing
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
SUSPECTED THIEF IN HIDING.
New-York Commercial Traveller Wanted in
Cheney Robbery.

boston, Feb. 23-Iawyers interested in the search
Tor the $2S5.o00 of missing securities of Herman ;
Chehey. OF Southbridge. stated to-day thar they
dd not expect To make arrest in the case before
tomorrow. as it was desired t,at persons admit
ted to be under suspicion shouIdeave a reasonable
time to return the property
II was asserted that private detectives were on
the trall or man who is. or until recently had
0eeE employed as a travelling salesman uv "a New
ioFh Irin: ana that he is close friend Of a reIs-
i've, OF MI Chaney. we'll as a personal ac-
4ualntance OF Mr. Cheney himself Mr. CheneyS
lawyers said this afternoon that they had inforUa-
was now hiding in Boston.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
THINK H0CH POISONED WIFE.
Coroner's Jury Reports-Bigamist Held to
Grand Jury Without Bail.

Chicago. Feb 23-Johann Hoch was to-day held
TO the grand jury without bail The coroner's jury
which investigated the death of Mrs Marie
Walcker-Hoch found that the deceased came to her
death from the effects of arsenic poisoning and it
was the expressed belief of the jury that Hoch ad-
ministered the poison.
Dr. Otto w Lewke. who has been conducting
chemical investigation TO determine whether or not
Mrs. Hoch poisoned. declared tonight that he
had found conclusive proof of arsenical poisoning
In the kidneys OF the woman IL was the opinion
OF DR.. Lewke that the woman was killed by the
administration of the arsenic.
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
L. C. FULLER THOUGHT INSANE

chicago. Feb 2--Lesle c. Fuller. assistant ~,
torhey IN the Department of Justice, in Washing
will be sent TO the detention hospital for ,ha t,
until MS friends are able to make arrangements f
his care Fuller came TO Chicago a few days sipce
registering at the Auditorium Annex Bo,eI A. !,
CLOCK Ills morning he left his hotel and an bour
!aler attempted to arrest John Sherlock saying
violating the law. NA was
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
JUDGMENTS.

The following judgments among those aled yessr-
day the FIRST name being that of the debtor:
Beetron. Frederick W-R KoebeI .-........ S&et
bcar. Putt Dumblch.
Bauman. Joseph. and lenry Klein "a yv.i+--r~ Nl
Bullock Tho mas l. and Thomas b I,rnes Brrrv isa
Cohen. Chart T. and Max Is,,In--H 'Ra,ir.h 2ost
Samc-Saule ........-, - 2eSt
Cox John w FincI. .. AIS
bisSar. Adoiph. Joseph r. and David also jacob
stern eNecutort a ttosenstocI. .-..---... bSt@
snother uaN'N Aha S"rah Al sghae @a@ Iss
Everett Charles P-H TiIl0tson IL
tass Realty CurpCratiOu-A Wahherg ..-..-..,.. @so
The Board OF Education OF the city 81 New YORK. -,
Itsn
Peyton A u q Col MarSoiis s... so
Mercantile ssRttOEai BanK-I. SchleSineer and
other. possession OF property -
JarOs Samuel-M De Is.vante .....--,..-
Ltehesktnd. MaN-Murray i Co.......------.
Luce. Clarence-F y Wiley Observation-Disclosures.
Mackay. John W-IrOokVn Chair co... ......-r
same Fisher and another. ....s-.. -
-. wv
srpsrs ia. ~ Al SSllsetet hfSNlhS S0-' GOs)
wbsatv Rs,selrr ~ ~ ~ Ns 5 ,ns.her. Sl5
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
ANTI-HoRsE DOCKING BILL AGAIN

tBT TELEGRAPH THE TRIBrSr1
albany. FEB. 23-Assemblyman Sheldon ~ COT
fafaugus. to-day introduced the Armstrong AMI
Horse Docking bill Of last session which caused
lqng ana bitter fight. and was finally defeated as
ts9I OF the opposition OF the American Society for
thE Prevention Of Cruelty 10 Animals The oitaci
Ion urged by President Haines ana the friends :,
nus organization was that the presen; law u,ss
strong enough 10 prevent any docking of tails vbii
S5Ehenolng the law: by direct prohibition against
eocklng norses tails might possibly oDen fhe NJ !,
Tor permitting the docking Of dogs tails or for
ing beast. ' '~i "eaT-
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
TWO CORPORATION TAX MEASURES.
"a rELEGRAPH 10 TRE rRIRl

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Albany, Feb, 23..-Alternative methods OF increas-
ing the organization tax the capital stock of
corporations submitted TO the legislature TO-
Gay in bills introduced by Senator Cassidy for the
Taxation Committed The present law imposes a
fat tax of one-twentieth of per cent One of the
Cassidy bills would raise this TO one-eighth of
per cent The other establishes graded tax de-
cFeasing IN inverse ratio the capitaI tayad
follows: Upon a capital under $4,000. one-eiKbtb
az per cent; between 100000 and 10000 onetenth
Of / per cent: between $4,000 and $4,000 one-ff
teenth OF per cent; $4,000 one-twentietb of
~ - ~ 'N'N' 'i' u
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
NIEDRINGHAUS WE4KENS.
Said to Haze Told Lieutenants to
Discuss Compromise.

Kansas City, Feb. 23.-A dispatch to THE
Star" from jefferson City says
"Niedringhaus is getting ready TO release
u.s." was the information passed about among
Republican leaders to-day Just where 1t came
from was not easily traced at first, but IL oe-
veloped later that Niedringhaus had indicated
to his Ieutenants that he was ready for them
TO see what could be done in the direction or
getting together some one else he mas
not announced TO anybody that he INTENDED 10
Withdraw his name. but the first move has been
made to encourage talking OF somebody else
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
AMENDMENT TO TENEMENT LAW.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
Albany. Feb 23-At the request of the New York
City Board of Magistrates. Senator Page to-day
introduced a bill amending the New-York City
Tenement House law as to facilitate the arrest
of disorderly women occupying single or
suites in houses otherwise Of good character. At
present the law permits arrest for vagrancy only
where a woman residing in tenement commits
erTA cr
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
KILLED BY HIS BROTHER.

south Londonderry, Vt. Feb. 23.-Jay johnson
tofly-'hfee years old. is dead his fathers home
!" "iIhali, and Fred" Johnson. his brother for
weight years old is prisoner at the house of
'he deputy-sherth, having surrendered after The
snt5o6ng snts He said that he fired on his brother in
seII-ueIence The brothers have not been on - -
terms for some time 1t is said by the prisonar s"0o
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
TO OPEN WATERS STOCKED BY STATE.

Albany. Feb. Ex-senator Drescher introduced
two bills to-day. forbidding the posting Of a warn
:1g against fishing in private waters stocked bv the
e. the public. - ~
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24

Ca4Nmet and Hecla last year paid four quarterly
dividends OF $40 share making $50 on eacb share
-' par vauel. or leo per cent In 1893 40 per cent
Mas paid IN 1902 100 per and IN 1899 the total
S utetHeHu was +o per cent. The declaration Just
HaUe Is AT the yearly Of 90 per cent on the
capital stock of s. 5O0OJN
New-York tribune., 1905-02-24
CALUMET AND HEcLA DIVIDEND.

Boston, Feb. 23-The directors OF the Cabinet
ana Heela Mining Company to-day declared =
regular quarterly dividend OF $40 a share and an
extra dividend OF s.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
NO OFFER TO MR.. GLENDoN.

To the Editor Of The Tribune -, .
Sir: In your issue OF June q, lSe' you puDlis. q
disna+ch from Boston in which it is stated as ract
that Richard Cslendon who coached the Annapolls
crews this year with such success, has received
aatterng offers from various colleges, one OF Whlc
is Columbia would like to state that the directors
Of the Columbia University Rowing CluO' tliousi.
t, en, s,,cb offer must come know nothing Of
any such contemplated change in Columolas row
ing policy wish it distinctly understood that
under the contract we have with Mr.. Goodwin ne
is to have the crews still another year TO say thaC
the positon of coach OF our crews has been onered
Mr. Glendou in the light of present arrange
lnents seems to me to be slur on Mr. Goodwin S
ability the quality of the work he is dong ifp
Columbia I desire to state plainly that no ons WIN
authority to do has made any such oIeL 70 nt III
Glendon and the Columbia University RoWlng LUZ
conte1nplates no such change for the coming
think that justice to Mr.. Goodwin TINS l,t Ie1rel
should be published in the columns OF me
So that the erroneous impression created py tne
dispatch in Wednesdays issue may pc Go[IecreT res
G. s. O'LOUGHLIN. captain CoIulnoia OiN"S'
Nevy-York. June Y. l9o.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-27

Among College Chums the President
WiU EschesU Titles.

Boston, June 25.-President Roosevelt is expected
arrive IN this city at o'clock Tomorrow morn
ing for the PURPOSE Of participating in the Harvard
commencement exercises. During his stay in Bos-
and Cambridge the President will not appear in
public III his official capacity but desires to be
sdere5 merely as a Harvard graduate Mr.. Roose-
attend the various functions which have been ar
ranged by his former classmates in celebration of
the twenty-ffth anniversary OF the graduation
The President will leave his train at the Back
Bay Station of the New-York New-Haven and
Hartford Railroad in the morning and will be
driven to the Cambridge home of Bishop William
Lawrence, Of the Episcopal diocese OF Massachu-
setts, who is president Of the Harvard Alumni
Association President Charles W. Eliot Har-
ward and Lieutenant Governor Curtis Guild, tr
viii informally extend & welcome. and both will
have breakfast with the President at the Bishop s
residence. The President will spend the day with
his class several tours and VIII dine with the
members in the evening at the Hotel Somerset,
Boston.
Governor William I. Douglas, who has a severe
cold, will not be able TO call on the President to-
morrow, but may be present Wednesdays COM
LnencenenI exercises.
The Boston and Cambridge police departments
viii furnish large squad Of men TO safeguard the
Presidents movements.
The Boston hotels are rapidly filing with Har-
ward graduates from out OF town, who have come
10 attend the commencement.
The Presidents train arrived in Jersey City at
10:40 p. m. and taken aboard the transfer boat
which left there for Mott Haven at 1851.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
DANGER FROM SCHOOL STAIRS.
Correspondent Says They Cause Heart Dis
ease Among Children Who Use Them

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sfr: In a late issue of The Tribune DR.. 5. e.
Tracy writes most instructivey TO the "enor-
Increase in the number of deaths from heart
disease and the need of a school for heart cases
class for patients who have heart disease
where they viii be taught how TO live, etc But this
excellent and wise advice is for adults. Now
what has the good doctor TO say about our chill
dren in the school houses of six to eight stories
where all too often the strain from the hasty run
up and down the many stairs causes ncipient heart
troubles? When living in New-Jersey and mem
ber of the State Sanitary Association, I aided IN
ferretfng out many cases in the public schools
where children with hearts not very strong were
injured by these hasty runs 10 ando from the reel
tation rooms, especially at recess time.
When 1 have had address to make at our
public schools above SOth-st 1 have wondered at
the many stairs the school children had to climb
and reaching the last fight somewhat Ia
tigued 1 have had vivdly recalled TO my mind the
long contests had years ago in New-jersey oEeI
the grievous need of better arrangements IN tne
public schools for the care OF the nearIS hie oaG
to me- had been left to the state 10 care ~ az
keen healthful and pure, And IN a. oIoWueu. Caty
like this the problem Is still more dlIIcul' VI 81
luton. .,u - p,,b1ic
The Association of Women Principals. or fuoirc ir
Schools of New-York City has come Out IN e ora
cular letter declaring that our pupnc si nF the
true school where the individual cnlIu - q
number where has time for hu5aII an ~ ey fta
thy and kindly personal influence anu 80 the
of statistics ana rePoTls, oi
iInhIIidne of character, has become tne cLSI tI-o
of the principal From what nave Ii Fonnded
PREMISES this statement seems to pe Wen 1rofond
and both 9TH pupils and tgeselH gosfAH C PUMPELLY
'Morningside Heights. June ., l|o.
New-York tribune., 1905-06-27
WHEN SHOWERS MAKE YOU MAD.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In every car in the city there are signs in
forming the public of dire penalties which will be
visited upon it if It spits the floor 1 sug-
geSt that 1t would be good scheme If there were
appended to each sign a warning against splitting
out of the windows. This is for the often wetted
and always unsuspecting portion of the public
which walks under the elevated structures or past
windows of trolley Did you ever pass under
train on the IL" and suddenly find yourself in
need of the ministrations of tailor from shower
out Of window? Pleasant, isn't it? If you could
only think of some name that would properly fit
the offender and could have the sweet opportunity
of applying IL to him personally. you might feel
better about 1t. But usually this is denied you.
think every person who spits of the window of
a car either surface elevated should be arrest
ed disorderly. DUCKED
New-York, June "a, 1905