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New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
SHE HAS NO GHOST.
Mrs. Tonnes, Too Poor to Bug a
Brisbane, Uses Her Own Brains.

Mrs. Helena Secor Tones president OF the
Women's West End Republican Association. told
tho members OF the Legislation League at the
W2ldorf-Astoria yesterday afternoon that it
foolish for them stay out OF politics because
they couldn't vote.
IL women would only form political organ!za-
tions' she said. they wouldn't need municipal
leagues and village improvement associations They
would get what they want much more easli and
surely. They could control political situations and
dictate the kind Of who should, govern the
country. II women active politically.
politics would bo less in the hands OF unscrupuou'
You don't like the word influence. but
wcuasns influence counts for much IN politics.
As example OF what women can do in politics.
Mrs Tonic. mentioned the number OF letters she
had received IN reference to her address at
Camp Hughes the other night
''One correspondent" she said wanted TO know
who wrote speech, and how much 1 paid for
Il. because Hes came expensive replied. i am not
the poesessor OF millions / poor. do not own
among my chattels a Brisbane. I must use my
own brains"
In conclusion Mrs TONES urged her hearers
not 20 be silent at this moment Of supreme peril
the state"
What will you think" she asked IF you wake
up on Wednesday morning to find the chair OF
Roosevelt and Cleveland enveloped in yellow and
carrnine?"
The president. Mrs. Lille Devereux Blake, dis
sented from these views. Women had worked for
different political parties before Mrs TONES was
born. she said. and had never gained anything by
IT,
Women have always worked for political par
ties" ssid Miss Maud Malone, president OF the
Mrs R NJ ResIer confessed that she had carried
q stiletto Camp Hughes 1or the purpose OF 1e-
Tending Mrs Tonnes If necessary, because the Ger
ribie for woman TO address a political meeting
OF men without some. hostile manifestaton She lG,
was ell the more grained thsTef2re' py the cofuiai
reception accorded % Mrs. To21es.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
AUTO STRIKERS FIGHT.
Reserves CulIed to QueH attacks ON
Electric Cab Drivers.

Strikers and their mpathizers made trouble all
day long yesterday the West Side for the drivers
OF the electric cabs of the New York Transporta-
tion Company. Late in the afternoon mob held
up a cab 36th street and Seventh avenue and
necessitated the calling of the reserves from
the West 30th. West 37th and West 47th street
stations. A few minutes after the trouble began
hundred hand trying to save the
strike breakers and the private detectives VINO
had been attacked Roundsmar Frank ]. Dunn,
of the West 37th street station seriously hurt
while leading the reserves from his station through
a storm of missiles which were thrown by the
mob. large stone struck him below t&e right
eye cutting deep cash. and 1t was said last night
that he might lose the use of that eye
One of the company's cabs left the garage at
43th street and Eighth avenue about 4:Se In
it sat two Pinkerton detectives. and two special
officers followed it bicycles. All went well. de-
spite some shouts of "scab' until 36th street was
reached. Here a big furniture had been
placed the street and crowd barred the
way The cab attempted to pass, but the crowd,
urged on by women and increasing every moment.
closed it and pelted it's occupants with stones.
The police nowhere to be seen and things
looked serious for the strike breakers. One of the
detectives drew his revolver. The shouts of the
mob grew more menacing and the show of arms
did not seem daunt 1t in the least. The de-
tectlve eventually fired three shots in the air 70
attract the attention of the police Inc ponce
came then, but with them came many more TO join
the mob and riot call was turned In Patrol
wagons rushed to the scene, and, amid shower
rushed the crowd. For several minutes there was
a pitched battle. and many helmets were knocked
off and trampled under foot. Clubs were used
freely. and there were many cracked heads among
the crowd. No made, the police bend
ing all their efforts saving the strike breakers.
they had almost succeeded in forming circle
around the cab when another cab drove up. This
started the trouble all over again, and Arnold
Rein its driver, was dragged from his seat. He
took to his heels and escaped. pursued by part
of the mob 49, g.
the seat of an electric brougham at 4.th street
and Eighth avenue. The cab kept on and smashed
tito a famppost a block further down the avenue
There we're three arrests. Strikers appealed to
the Board of Health to investigate alleged viola
tions of the Lodging House law at the company
garagas where the strike breakers are being
5oarSed Early in the afternoon Arnold DAILY
saved two women from annoyance. The cab was
being stoned in West +sth street. Inc croWd
pleaded ignorance of their presence Six arrests
were made during the day. -, w..
last night the out reserves OF tHe west
Attn street station called to another rot AT
4Sth street and Eighth avenue An attempt Was
made to arrest a striker who was ADDRESSING d
crowd and the mob again became ugly. Two ar
rests were made Roting in an incipient stage con-
tnued w to a late hour.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
CENTRAL NATIONAL BANK
Chamber of Commerce Decides Its
Establishment 4drisable.

The Chamber Of Commerce held its monthly meet
ing yesterday afternoon. SThe question Of the
establishment OF a central national bank. such as
the banks of France and Germany, came before the
meeting After much discussion, the report of the
special committee on currency adopted. This
report declared that central bank of issue ad
visable but that it practically impossible
to obtain legislation for its establishment.
Jacob Schiff, Charles Stewart Smith, Cornelius y.
Bliss J. Edward Simmons. J. Harsen Rhoades,
Stuyvesant Fish and Hugh II. Hanna spoke on the
subject. The discussion begun by Mr.. Smith.
who strongly advocated large central national
bank. whose would be accepted anywhere
without being discounted. greenbacks at
present. He said, however. that the national banks
would oppose the idea, their deposits would be
reduced
Mr.. Schif suggested that the national banks form
a central issue association. with joint liability.
and take up the matter of circulation themselves
lie proposed that the law requiring Il % per cent
reserve be amended to 20 per cent reserve in cases
of emergency. thus providing emergency cur
rcncy OF S25 00o.o00 which, he thought, would be
sufficient to tide unusual disturbances. Mr.
Schiff then moved that the report be accepted and
referred 10 the regular committee finance and
currency with power 10 append such suggestions
a they approve the report. and the special
mttee be continued to take part il any conferences
with other bodies This resolution was adopted.
Cornelius y. Bliss urged that SONS definite ac-
tion be taken this month If ii expected to get
the matter before the next Congress. He said lie
did not think the people would permit the granting
of charter to national bank OF issue
Mr.. simmons advised the rejection OF the plan as
he thought 1t tmpractcabe.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
ALCOHOL AND SALT EXPLODE.

A merry Halloween party was broken up at 1870
o'clock yesterday morning by The explosion OF the
alcohol and salt. which had been lighted in the
darkenesi supper room to add effectiveness TO the
ghost stories. The flames leaped from the saucer
into III. air completely separating themselves
from the saucer, and thea dropped TO the table
i.nitins tho cloth and spreading in every direction
In A moment three of the guests, who were all
young girls, were enveloped in flames, and in the
darkness no one knew where TO find ? rug or any
thing elst o. that nature. Only the hostess knew
where the electric button and in her confusion
II was soI7e moments, which seemed like an eter-
nitv h+for. she found il. Fortunately the i'm
pc il>d girls kept their heads and dropped 10 the
. - instead OF running ARD screaming AS soon
q The lights turned rugs and snawls were
found the flames We're extinsuished No one
" as seriously injured but the party was spoiled
the dishes We're broken and three gowns were
-IIined The doctor who called in al once TO
1reat the burns said that theTo must have been
sugar or marble dust in the salt. otherwise the ex-
,,Iosion could not have occurred. But no one who
STiss a guest at that party will take any
chances with alcohol and salt again
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
ONE MORE, BODY FOUND.
Coroners Inquest Fails to Bring Out
Cause of Wreck.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

Atlantic City. Nov. 1.--While divers in the
employ Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
were at work to-day combing the muddy bottom
days disaster, they brought to light the body
OF Harry n. Burch, of No $50 South Sth street.
Camden. The family of the unfortunate young
man was Immediately informed, and are ex-
pected here late tonight to take charge of
the body.
into the causes of the accident the third rail
train, which caused the death of at least sixty
persons. Railroad officials are completely at
sea as to the cause. D. II. Lowell, superintend-
ent of the line. and Judge Joseph H. Gaskill
solicitor for the company, both declared this
afternoon that the company would give con-
siderable to be able to ascertain the real cause
of the affair
No new light developed by any OF the
witnesses heard. The old bridge tender was
the most important one, but he failed to throw
much light the affair He explained the
working of the mechanism of tho draw and
told how he had lowered the rails into place
after the soop Snbad had passed through. He
In the pockets before lifting his flags a
signal TO the towerman that everything was
clear When asked if he had ever known the
rails to go down hard, he replied that he had
trouble once during the summer, when the rails
became elongated by heat. The rail suspected
of causing the accident he had reported to the
section boss, and it had been cut off. After
Guilty in dropping them into place by a slight
tap with hammer.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
HAIGHT 6 FREESE SUIT.
Judge LacOmbe Hears Final Argu-
ment for Permanent Receiver.

Judge Lacombe. in the United States Circuit
Court. yesterday listened to the final arguments
in the case of Ridgway Bowker against the
Haight & Freese Company, the brokerage firm
which went to the wall last year with liabilities
reaching into the hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
The plaintiff was represented by William p
Maloney, who contended that his client who
brought the action for himself and other cred
itors of Haight & Freese. had clearly established
his right tor relief in court OF law. and not
equity.
Mr.. Maloney argued that the insolvency had
been clearly established and that the firm had
in an action in the Supreme Court admitted in
solvency. The transaction wherein Haight &
Frcose became indebted TO his client, the lawyer
Contended. had been in the nature of a gambling
transaction, and the defendants had really con-
Quoted a bucket shop. not executing orders.
In concluding. Mr.. Maloney insisted that the
temporary receiversnip be made permanent and
the estate Of the former brokerage house di-
yided among its creditors.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
WoMAN's WORK FOR HUGHES.

If Charles F. Hughes is defeated next Tuesday il
will not be the fault Of the women Of the state
Never has the taken such active part in a
political campaign in the present one. In The
Bronx, long ago August, women organized
clubs 10 fight Louis T. Haften and the men he had
put up candidates for the primaries. Their in
rUence sufficient however, to dethrone
Hafen. who has je IN the despot OF the North Side
for years. but he nad OF the worst scares Of
his
At Camp Hughes. In 125th street women have
been prominent ever since IT was opened. They
have constituted large proportion Of the nightly
audiences. and at one meeting in full charge
Several feminine speakers heard on that oc-
casion, and mon in the audience We're SURPRISED at
forcefulnesS and they displayed.
While Mr. Hughes sneai<ng at syracuse on
Wednesday night a woman in tho audience rose 10
tell him that ne might consider that ne had won a
vote. She said that her husband had intended vot-
ing for Hearst. but that she going to see that
he changed his mind.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
NO RAILROAD STRIKE
Grierance Committees Reach Agree
ment 7cith Com pdnies.

According TO the officials of the railroads con-
cerned in the present conferences with the griev-
ance committees of the various branches OF en-
plOves in their service who were seen Yesterday
there is no more likelihood of railroad strike ths
wear than anv other year. They admit that the
switchmen nave been complaining FOR long tihie'
but saw that the swtchmen complain most of the
time, anyhow.
w G. Besler vice-president and general man
ager OF the Central Railroad of New Jersey. said
that the grievance committees which nave been
comforting with the company had reached a settle
ment and had gone home. He would not give the
terms of the settlement, but said 1t was salts
factory to both sides.
The grievance committee of the engineers on the
Delaware IacEawanna & Western Railroad had
conference with President Truesdae Of the COM
pany yesterday forenoon and another conference
will be held to-day. Mr. Truesdale would not say
what had been done. j. j. Clark, chairman of the
grievance committee. equally reticent but an
other member said that definite result had been
reached
President Underwood of the Erie said:
Some of the roads involved in the merger pay
by the day and oilers py the nile and We Will be
glad TO get chance OF reaching some uniform pay
There is more likelihood OF Il strike this year
than last year. The engineers and hremen
well paid. of them getting $40 month Men
working at nigh wages do not strike; They may
ask for more TO keep Vhat they get Inc real name
of the committee is the adjustment committee
though it has been called the grievance committee
The other branches Will also SEND committees Inc
swtchmen. l understand, will ask for eight
hour day, that would be impractcabe.
He was asked If the committees We're received
as committees of the men or of the union. He re-
piled"
They come as committees of employees. but
choose to send the presidents of their unions
their attorneys am ready to meet them, but that
would give the proeositiols of the men no add-
weight.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
NORMAL COLLEGE BAZAAR.
Five Thousand Tickets Sold for BENEFIT OF
Scholarship Fund.

Normal College is in state OF pleasuraoe eN-
citeu1ent over the ba1aar-the first in the his
tory Of the insttution-which will take place this
and tomorrow afternoon and evening The object
OF the bazaar is 10 benefit the scholarship fund for
which in other years play has been given as an
annual fixture. The bazaar will replace the play
this wear and, az five thousand tickets have been
sold in advance the young promoters of the enter
prize hoping for great financial success.
Each sorority. class team and society in the col
lege will have its table or feature. The Classi-
cal Club, with its membership of graduates and
faculty. will have of the most attractive out
fts, consisting of photographs from Italy and
Greece GREGG coins mounted class and hat pins.
repcas OF the college seal. etc. not 10 mention
the Delphc oracle. The PhHhean Literary Society
Will a cabbage patch with Mrs. Wigs.
Australia ard Asia in the flesh. The Alpha Beta
Gamma Literary Society will have gypsy camp.
A candy table, which all the leading CORRECTION
of the city have contributed; grab bag de-
partment. conducted by the Phiioma thean Literary
Society. and contest for the most popular sixth
year girl also promised
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
SAITEN
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.

Queenstown. Nov l. 335 p m-Sard. Teutoa!c
tBrl Thompson ttrom Liverpool. New York.
London Nov I-Sailej Minneapolis t{r Gates.
New
Plymouth Nov /. G:35 nn-Arrlyed. steamer Amerika
tGerl. Sauermann, New York for Chereours and
Hamburg (and proceeded
Bremen. Nov l. = u,-Saed. Neckar Ger.
Harrsssowitz. New NoTt aud Baltimore.
MarseilIes. Oct SO-Arrived. steamer Gallia CFrl
OuS Nav
Hayre, Nov I. ul-Arriyed steamer Ia Savolc tFr)
Poirot York
Shields. 3i-Snted. steamers Brighton ttsrl.
New YerS; Washington tGer'. Jansen tfron Eremen),
New tnot SattimcTel.
Barbados. 3t-Sailed steamer Or!aOco tFrl
Oron New York. Kingston ami Coior,. Southampton
Nov l-passrd Canning
Davies New York tcr Manchester.
lizard Nov l. 10 a m-Passed Nseuw Anster-
dam tputch). Bonjer New York for eoulosne and
Calcutta OCt ea-Salied steamer IIohtsnfels IGer
Freirichs. Boston New
Lucia. 3I-Sailed, Cavour (Brl Ca-man
tflon Santos. York
Bahia a9-Saed. steamer Soldier Prince tBrl.
(from Ssntos), New Yor&
Port Sald Arrived. stexmsY Castle (Sr),
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS

No+fc. "a hereby given whose taxes Tor
49, .. ,so6 bavs not beer paid before the list day OF
November of the said that unless the same sna
bs Maid 10 the Receiver OF Taxes at his office In the
Borough IN which the property IS located as foiioWs
Borough of Manhattan. No 81 Chambers street
Manhattan. y. Y;
Borough The Bronx corner Third ana fremont
avenues. The Bronx n y; - . >,,,t.ica1
Borough OF Brooklyn. Rooms - y anu D. NANi'A-4Fo
Building, Brooklyn. y. f' , ..,,. .,a rt--b
street; ITns ~ Richmond Borough Hall. George.
Staten Island. n y r-, -. Ia --a,- pa will
charge receive and collect upon such taxes so n,
In addition to an amount OF
such taxes one per centum Of the amount nereo, as
provided by sections 9l6 and s1S OF tne ure-lei Nov
york Charter (chapter SIS. Laws OF 1Ss'}-
DAVID E AUSTEN.
Receiver OF Taxes.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02

The "C'rl de Paris oetrays some long suspected
secrets OF the Paris restaurants in recent Issue.
In second class restaurants, II appears no cook is
engaged, however excellent his testimonials. until
he has given a practical exhibition Of his skill.
bill OF fare containing long list various dishes
OF fish. meat, fowl and ven5on Is handed to him
and he Is expected TO prepare the same out OF
veal rabbi = and Met de sole, and with the help Of
z Ettle eochineal, to transform the materials even
INTO salmon. From the veal the cook produces
"cotelettes de VolaIles panees,' 'epSraulineS
d'agne.u" and. with mixture OF syrup and other
ingredients. the much relished ''Iiz de veau' The
bbit plays important part the platteisse.
II has 70 pass through metamorphoses of which even
en Ovid never dreamed. Here lre onlv a few:
"Civet de Iieyre." 'salms de gibisr" ''rag0ut de
volatile, ''poulet casserole 'poulct a la Ma
1engo," etc Above all. however. the kitchen
chemist must possess the necessary knowledge OF
impating to ali sUspiciously devcIoned' meats the
appearance Of freshness One feels horrihed in
merely reading of tie things employed for this
purpose. and yet the stonacs of guests of such
Restaurants can stand all these dshes
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02

terlals OF the are however, appropriate the
eki-. making desirable one for the more severe
e..a useful costumes CT sh sutiags and tweeds
ws!i for the dressy ones OF broaccioth.
IIe quantity Of material required for the medium
si2e is i3 yards q, g.. yards IA 81 inches wide
material has either figure nag; sz yards 81
yards al "a yards 81 incnes wide when It has
I1l.
gle pattern 20 647l, if in sizes for g. "a e.
2S and 20 lnca wstsC measure
The pstfe.E wiz be sort 70 any e6cTes. on race PIT
Of . cents. Please give pattern number and walxt
measure distIncI!y. Address Pattern DcpaT :mcnt
feG-Y ork Tribune II IN hurry fCr pat,ern send
extra tWo-cent stamp. acd Will sls by letter
portage In sealed envelope.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
EYE STRAIN In GILES.

German ocust has discovered danger
fcr unfortunate city dwcIlers already sufficiently
harassed by maraudins microbes, stuffy rooms,
poisoned food and gTaspinS corporations. The mere
multiplicity and constant movement OF objects in
a city constitute danger, according to the learned
German which is but litle appreciated Eye strain
means brain wear. ard with constantly moving
motors. cabs, strcetcars. bicycles moving vans ad-
Vertisements and peopIe al! iumbled up on his
retina. how can the ci'r dweer's eye be anything
but strained Il scarcely >be rest
cept during sleep. The German doctor thinks that
this visual confusion destructive the
nerves than the noises Of the city and that
Is therefore fruitful cause Of insanity and
v1us disorders. The brain. he declares is much
more sensitive TO eye Impressions than to those
coming through a2y other source
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
MUNICIPAL LEAGUES BOOTS"

Every vino passes along Madison Square
North in these dag mas his or her attention at
tracted 20 the boot -bIac6ng stand in the window
Of the Woman's Municipal League Building. The
stand is the most conspicuous thing about the club
house, it occupies the large French window of
the assembly room and quite uVershaGoVs the
pretty tearoOm IT the basement beneath II looks
a bit aggressive il tho fair lea 2uers
determined TO assert their right have their boots
blacKed in public # they choose The brush is
siderable amount uf business during the day.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
SPECIAL CHEER.

Mrs. r. has sent her check for s25 to be added
TO the fund that is being distributed through the
office for the benefit of the Tatlock family where
the father is ossifed and helpless and child Ill
with typhoid fever. Mrs. NJ A. Wilder has given
81 to help buy shoes for the little hoy of widow;
a friend in Albany sends 81 Ito buy nuts. dates
and candy for the invalid in the State Hospital.
and 80 cents TO pay express At the e.
quest of the donor this sunshine will not be kept
waiting till Christmas. but viii be sent pres
cheer
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
SATURDAY. NOVEMBER ,.
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.

p.sfna ton and steamer. Close In " Y.
Australia Except West). Fiji Islands and
New (via Vancouver and
Vsctoris b C.)-AIoana. Nov 500 p
japan Corea China especially ad-
dressed onyS tvia Seattle>-Lyra Nov A. 500
Corea, China and Philip
pine Islands (via Francisco
fongkong Maru u.................. Nov S. 1880 a
Japan. Corea. china and Philippine
Islands Via seate1-Tanso Maru.--. Nov. s. 600 p m
New iceland Australia Except WesD,
New Caledonia. Samoa. Hawaii
Fiji Islands via San Francisco
Hawaii Japan Corea. China Philip
Is1rds tvia San Francisco
NO.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-02
PLEASED WITH GIFTS.

The president of the Chelsea branch writes:
You can't think how pleased the elderly man
was with the nice suit OF black clothes sent
from the office. and it fitted him almost perfectly
The woods have gladdened the hearts of two aged
women who will fashion from them many dainty
articles for holiday gifts
Mrs. Ashley has given 81 to the coal fund of this
branch.
Letters from three places in Virginia express the
deepest gratitude for the boxes of clothing received
last week. Mrs. Ella Halstead, of Answorth,
Neb. says:
desile again TO thank the members who have
generously kept me supplied with good read
ing. The long winter evenings are coming, when
of family will enjoy the good periodi-
Gals. neglected to acknowledge the receipt of
one T. S. S. package by express but send my
thanks now. Letters from Sunshine members
are always welcome visitors 10 our isolated home
We have had the first blizzard OF the year and
the snow is one and one-half feet high, so We seem
TO be shut in early this season.
Mrs. Annie Brown of Tuckerton, y. J.. has
ceved n blanket wrapper and bed shoes from Mrs.
Myers Boonton y. J.. who will also forward
the Pages to Mrs. Brown. These gifts will serve
as 7. S s. dues for Mrs. Myers for the coming
year. Miss Barry of Newark. n. j. has paid her
initiation fee TO the T. S S. by sending silks to
Julia Bennett. Mrs. G. T. Guild OF the Cuba, y.
Y, branch, has had her invalid days cheered by
the little Sunshine messengers that have reached
her thoughtful! members.