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New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
MECHANICS LIENS.

la5d ST.. n. 8. 25 IT, W. Melrose ave 75xs7;
Joseph Bueilesbach aet. Charles Zimmtruann
owner and contractor
Iuih ST, No 800 East: John ". Moore agt Sarah
f.ohn owner: Joseph Cherry O5O IN,
Jech5on ST. No. 81: JoCeph Beacher 1t. Zeua
Sagrath owner and 30 10
9th ave, ". 65th st. I02N117: Ia
Nersne Machine Company sgt. Samuel 3 Hanes,
owner ana contractor; Franklin Ha!nes
eth St. No. H37 East; Aaron Klein agt John A.
frey. owner: A. Feldman Construction Company,
Westchestsr ave- $ 7G = e of ROBBINS ave
unoXl3lx irreg \. ". DE Long & agt.
crry Realty Company. 90
AlnerFa Place, =. 1o0 n. w. of Grand boulevard
ast Dorothea Essig. owner; Morris =. S4uIres.
contractor .............. 62I az
flst st, No. 2i2 West. John II
louise J Merriam. owner; John Fulton
,.
Amsterdam n W. 15gth ST.. 1OOX10O.
tlchard & Thibaut sGt. Robert Arnstein, owner
ald contractor
1-6th 81, No ! East: Jacob EWartz agt David :.
saIlan. owner and contractor lis
1Ssh 81 8 - 40 ~. ". OF 9th ave. l2oXO9 II;
'IHstaf Ernst aEt Joseph Jacobson. WLeF and
lib 10
Edgsconbe ave. " whole between i66th
ana IoIth sts AZ sXl95 lN21el; Gustave Ernst
Norfolk st. No IS: Jacob Efron agt. specter
ana JFcob Wach. and contractor 24T %
1T a'e, y" 1881 to i94i. Max Levine ast Neu-
irli . I'othfeie, owners; Aet Gordon. son
sia-~ property. Samuel ,ss.eiu s4me..... 10
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
SEEKS SLICE OF CITY.
philadelphia Nan Says He VIII
SIZE for Whole North End.

Louis p. Kooken. real estate dealer Of Pllila-
delphia, representing some OF the heirs of the
original pstentees Of most Of Harlem and all OF
The Bronx. through his attorney, Ira Jay Dutton.
served notices yesterday on Controller Metz and
Corporation Counsel Ellison that the heirs
wanted their property and would for it If
the claim were not recognized. The Controller
has thirty days TO think the matter over and
hold hearing II he thinks it necessary.
There have been other actions OF similar char
acter by the heirs Of the supposed owners Of
large parcels of New York real estate. but none
Of these have been based on such stupendous
claims as those made by Mr. Kooken He saws
the heirs whom he represents legal and
r1ghtful owners OF all the tract bounded by East
s4th street and the East River, the north
boundary Of The Bronx. a line running through
Central Park I'm a northwest direction and the
North River. Experts say that no one in
month could estimate within S1OO.OoOOo0 the
value Of the property involved IN this claim.
In case the claim holds iIs court all the title
guarantee companies in New York viii have 10
90 out Of business. experts say.
Andrew Carnegie. whose house at 91st street
and Fifth avenue comes within the range of the
sweeping claim. might discover that he is a
squatter. The property claimed includes also
the sites OF Columbia University, the Cathedral
of St John the Divine. Grants Tomb the Coll
lege of the City OF New York New York Uni
versity and ST. Luke's Hospital The private
property includes much of the Astor estate, But
the proceedings against the private interests
VIII be brought after the action against the city
is determined. Mr.. kOoken says there were
twenty-three patentees in the families Of Re
solve WsldrOn and Jams De Lamater. of whom
he Is a descendant. The grants 10 the property
n question II is said were made in 1865 by
Richard Nic0lls. Governor under the Duke OF
York. and Governor Thomas Dongan. Kooken
traces his lineage back TO this period through
the family Bible records. and says he has no
doubt that he can establish his ownership
through his relationship TO the original pat
enfees
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
REALTY NOTES.

The city took title yesterday to No As Irving
Place. II is part of the block front on which the
Board of Education will erect large building for
its use.
6uchman d Fox are drawing plans for an eleven
stoIy mercantile building. 10 be erected at the
SouInWest corner of 9TH and 18th St on a plot
S.XS feet by the Hudson Realty COMPANY The
1898. " fo' '44 january l.
The Association Of Bronx Real Estate Brokers
Will hold It's second annual dinner AT 80 O. clock to-
night az the Morris Building Sd ave. and 149th ST
Inc block, 2O0xlO9 feet, the east side of Broad
way. 10Sth TO l59th SITS, was sold by the Hudson
y Reaty company to the Fluri Construction Com
pafly. In exchange the Hudson Realty CIOmnan,-
took the northeast corner of RroadWay and 1s9tI @
81; pSxll0 feet, six story elevator apartment
punt by the FiUri Construction COMPANY Leo NJ
MoSauer OF the Office of Jacob I.eitner, was the
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
CITY MAY PAY PART OF GAS BILLS.

me brooklyn Union Gas Company has been
trTylng to arrange with the city TO get some OF
the money for old gas bills. There has been a
lot of litigation over the bills for several years
and the city would not pay just what the com
panies want. one reason being that among Other.
lhlngs the 1I-cent gas law went into effect on
July l.
Recently the company asked for 10 per cent
or the amount of its claim, about 100000 with
out prejudice 40 ITS rights, and John H. O'Brien
commissioner or Wafer Supply. Gas and Elec-
t1cltN. asked Corporation Counsel Ellison for
an opinion and he has Informed Commissioner
OBTlen mat there is nO obligation the part
OF the city 10 make such payment. but that the
CITY has made similar payments in other cases
ana that 10 refuse TO 90 so would work too
tiOns'
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
AGED RECLUSE, KILLS HIMSELF.
Leaves All His Property to Woman Who
Had Shown Him Kindness.

Adam ofner. eighty-four years old, a wealthy
nHt eccentric retired merchant committed suicide
yesterday at No. sss Halsey street, WILLIAMSBURG
oy shooting himself in the right temple The old
mans wife died about a quarter Of q century ago.
ana he Is not believed 10 have any surviving rela-
ives. For many years he lived in the Halsey
hlrSst mouse alone. and kept TO himself During
ne !Sst Few years he became friendly with Mr.
40 hafs. William II. Bahle. who. not realizing the
slsH Eealth performed many acts OF kindness
fOL hiNL On. May le, 1904 he presented the Bahe
IainIy with the Halsey street house as a wedding
prsseEl. Win the understanding that they would
care for HIN throughout HIS life
Ot Iate OHner had been complaining OF faehle-
ness ana was frequently heard 10 say tina. he had
sets tEoogn ~ life He closely watched tut
HeSfrody' Whiie alone in his room. ne shot him
ser tedfch or the old mans room was made
sLlG 'nIee bankb"oEs We're found with deposits
%ss 80 ,e;nd in which he LEFT all his property
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
ST. PAUL STOCK HOLDS STEADY.
Issuance of Warrants for 100-Share Lots
Prevents Serious Decline

The change in the financing plan for the new
issue Of SlOOooO,C0O Of St Paul stock by which the
company issued warrants for one hundred-share
lots facilitate trading, prevented decline
the price Of the stock Yesterday although at one
time the stock "ex rights" sold low a 147 The
closing price was 150la. The rights declined from
So to 50.
Both the warrants and the rights" for S,
Paul stock were admitted TO quotation the New
York Stock Exchange yesterday. 1t is unusual for
rights TO be admitted TO quotation soon hut
the action taken yesterday 20 avoid possible
trouble
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
ANNIVERSARY OF NEW BRIDGE
Williamsburg Structure Opened Three Years
Ago Yesterday.

The Williamsburg Bridge celebrated The third
anniversary of lis formal opening yesterday Three
years ago Mayor LOW hurried the workers on The
orioge SO that it could be opened before he went
out of Office
The bridge has never been used - +,s f,,,,o-.
capacity The tracks for the elevated cars -
ho1 oean put into use. and one side of the bridge
IS used only for Metropolitan Traction Comnan,-
'Is. ne inc Other provides for more than l,ziF
TIE roads or Brooklyn There bss hen 'i 40 . r."i.
increase ia traffic since the bridge was opene6
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
LAacHMoNT YACHT CLUB ELECTION.

The tWenty-seventh annual dinner and election
of the Larchmont Yacht Club was held last night
Delmoncos. The following officers were elected:
Commodore. Wilson Marshall; vce-commodoIa.
Frederick NJ. Hoyt; commodore. a. Bryan
Alley; treasurer. William Murray: trustees. Will
lam E. Jenkins and Jacob Halstead. The secretary
reported that during the last year the club had
most gratifying success, The club has its
roll Sl6 memhers and 36i Eachts
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
REpETTrs CANDIES PRAISED.

An official of the Pure Food Department COM
peted recently analysis OF Repettrs candy. His
report shows that the candy maker uses pure
vanilla bean instead OF the ordinary extract. The
inspector found that pure Guernsey cream was
used exclusively in the manufacture of the candy.
A particularly high compliment paid the Re-
petit caramel. the formula for which Charles Re-
petti discovered MANY years ago His examination
included ReRetti's French caramels, chocolates.
bonbOns. glace nuts, Elace fruits. candy PEOPLES
and glace ginger. and his report was highly faVor-
able on all of them.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
SAVINGS BANK FIXES INTEREST RATE.

The North River Savings Bank has decided
per its rate of interest deposits Of s. To
5000 and 81. per cent sums over $500 up $4,000
for the current half year. Fully one third OF tha
eighteen thousand having accounts with the bank
are women. When constructing the new building.
the interior arranged that the men and
Momen WouId haNe seDarate 6epartments
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
GIFTS FROM RUSSIA FOR CHRISTMAS.

me Russian store At No. West 2ist street near
ruin avenue Is a Pace in which a person can
eel7-' many rare presents. Vladimir +. Gnesn the
RI'pIlslo,, makes speciality Of articles from Rus
So, 80 Wilen re imports hims-l and which he saws
5.e,- nv NgTk OF Russian peasants. There are
iaces woodwork carvings furniture +ovs co.
DoAes' loliet articles and figures carved in wood
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
LEASES WEST seTH ST. BUILDING

S Osgood Pell & Co. have leased to A. Fried
lander & Co No o West S6th ST. for a term OF
twenty-one years. The premises will be extensive
~ altered for business purposes. The aggregate
tehtaI Tor the term will be sl500G0 Also leased
for Henry o. Havemeyer the entire ton floor of No
ooI Sth ave, 10 client. for term of years
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
"FINeEY" coNNERs GETTING gerree

"lAlam j. 'onners Democratic state chairman
whose Illness from a heavy cold has kept him in
oootS e. me " aldoTf for nearly week was better
would be around again in "A few ds,-s ~ man
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
AUCTION SALES TO-DAY.

- - 1esey By Herbert A sherman: Maiison .yo
sg cor u 18th St % 4E75: story ok dEe h J White
maj 7tevehs ct al: Harrison & attys Emil cold
o. Partltion; sos, $40 and 5t4 i76tb 81 -.
Fin ~ 4nstfoan ave 1$lXa9 three story bk n bss
-, sEt Npslow Realty Ga 81 al E-raucis
taxes alter Alexander. ref amt due sac $50 ls
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
MRS. EDWARD THAw SELLS HOUSE.

Pesse Gilman have sold for Mrs Edward
fhaw to Mrs. II. 5. Bowen No East seth street. a
fve story DIV elug house. plot Soxeos feet. lS5
feet east nf Firth avenue. The purchase price was
about $3.50 coo
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The proposed examination in the City Court OF
The Rev Dr. Archibald B. MacIauren. pastor OF
the 18th Street Baptist Church. was postponed yes
George Cahin Of No. To- Third avenue who. il <
alleged. broke into the house at No. $40 Seventh
snue aNsnue on Tuesday night. was held yesterday in
Frank Van Pee. alias Westlock who was locked
up on November q. charged with stealing ;euyelr,
valued at SIS from the apartments OF Andrew Din-
pei. al the Hotel Majestic was yesterday sen,encaa
70 I'VE years in Sing Sing by Judge Cowiue in
General Sessions. IA
Friends OF John J. Brady 5ustice-eIect Of the su-
pTene Court will give a dinner IN his honor Al tbA
FoHdham club on Saturday night.
The busts of American men OF science presented
20 the American Museum OF Natural History by
Morris X Jesup Will be unveiled on Saturday after
noon, December p the Museum Central Park
West and 18th street. J. p Morgan vice e-prestdent
OF me Museum. viii preside Joseph II. Choat4
eN-Ambsssador 10 Great Britain will accert me
gifts IN behalf - tae Museum.
Arrangements are being made for a record break
tnS Christmas celebration on the floor OF ths N.v
19rk stock Exchange next Monday afternoon The
TN Regiment band will furnish lhe music while
lneilo":s Fl.i ak% part in contest AT ~! ing the
1'la--sa; add n -ug OF
Inc tr-stess Il ;he iJry Dock Savings Irs.,t,..o,
ia ase declared -eT7i-sunEal DIVIDEND s. lie rate
~ Ter cc-it -Icr annt-3. payable on ara after
J2nS.g- .
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20

George Cahin. OF No. 7G2 Third avenue. who IL <
alleged. broke into the house at No s;s se,,ertb
a,SIne a. a on Tuesday night. held yesterday in
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20

Friends OF John J. Brady, Justice-eect Of the Sill
preme Court. will give dinner IN his honor At tbA
Fordham Club on Saturday night.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
Brooklyn Property for Sale.

MtsI bE SOLD: reasonable price: rne brick on.
IIs,hH IaHlS mouse; all improvements; Farview place
way, New YORK -'' NfOaU-
a "TTERrlsEMENrs AND SUBSCRIPTIONS tor Tn,
received at their UPTOWN Orlce No fSsk
5rosdway between ssth sSth s,s until 8 oiciSS,
oana received the following ersnoh
S1H.Ses AZ regular ohtce rates
a., ave- - = cor sSd 81 i5s ave-. csr lSsh
e., % hast l4tn 81 2St West ~ s,s
ssnb s 49S West l2Sth lass ave nstyS-sS
~ ~ sis-. tNSe Sd Sc HOS
80. 1sSr IN 81 iSI Easv lSSth Tss Tr-rcos
B,eecksT O-SN 49, sSs - eNss 40
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20

Inc tT-stees - lie iJry D0ck savage Ir.,,t,..o
haze declared -eT7i-sHnEal divide7z s.. lie rafe
~ Ter oc-it Icr anHl.3. payaol- .n ara sffer
Jano.T. 2.
New-York tribune., 1906-12-20
THE PENNHURST

Ocean end Michigan Ave Atlantic City " J. Rooms a,
suite with baths: long distance phones rooms
vator 20 street Special Winter rates wM R. HOOD
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26

on my head now, and from this out
would fight any boy twice my size that
ever said a word against the pope and
his religion. When We got outside dad
says to me: "Hennery, don't you ever
let me hear Of your doing thing that
would make the good man sorry if he
was to hear about it," And we went to
our hotel and stayed all the afternoon,
and all night, and just thought of that
p0pe's angelic face and when one of
the Americans came to our room and
wanted dad to play cinCh, he was in
dignant, and said: Il would as soon
think of robbing a child's bank" and
we went to bed, and if dad wasn't a con-
Verted man | never saw one.
Well, sir, trouble, and sorrow, and re-
ligion, don't last very long on dad. The
next morning We talked things over, and
| quoted all the Roman stuff l could
think of to dad, such as I'm that elder
day, to be a Roman was greater than
a king" but before could think twice
there was commotion in the streets
and a porter came and made us take off
our hats, because the king was riding
by, and we looked at the king, and dad
was hot. He said that fellow was moth
ing but railroad hand, disguised in a
uniform, and, by ginger, if we had seen
that king out west working on a rail-
road, with canvas clothes on he would
not have looked like king, on a bet.
There was nothing but his good clothes
that stood between the king and dago
digging sewers in Chicago.
After the king and his ninespots had
passed, dad said: When you are in
Rome you must do as the Romans do"
and he said he wanted to get that heavy
feeling off his shoulders, which he got
at the religious procession, and wanted
me to suggest something devilish that
we could do, and | told him we better
so and see the "Catacombs." He want
ed to know If it was anything like "a
trip to Chinatown" or the BLACK
Crook" and | told him it was worse.
Then he asked me if there was much
low neck and long stockings in the
"Catacombs," and / told him there was
a plenty, and he said he was just ripe
to see that aind of show, and so we
took carriage for the "Catacombs,"
and dad could hardly keep still till we
got there.
/ suppose | ought to be killed for
fooling dad, but he craved for excite
ment and he got it. The "Catacombs"
are where Roman citizens have been
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26

this Is a m 0rgue," but to cheer him up
| told him his head must be wrong, and
| pointed to about a hundred dried
corpses, thousand years old, in cor
ner, with grinning skulls all around
and told him that was the ballet, and
told him to look at the leading dancer,
and asked him if she wasn't beaut,
from Butte, Mont, and that killed dad.
He leaned against me, and said his
eyes must have gone back on him, be-
cause everything looked dead to him.
| told him he would get over it after
awhile, and to stay where he was while
| went and spoke to one of the ballet
thaA was reckoning to me, and | left
him there, dazed, and went around a
corner and hid.
People were coming along with
torches, all the time, looking at the
catacombs and reading the inscrip-
lions cut in the rock, and after awhile |
went back to where left dad, and he
was gone, but after awhile found him
standing up with the stiffs. He was
glad to see me, and wanted to know If
thought he was dead. told him | was
sure he was alive, though he had death
ly look on his face well, sir" says
dad, Il thought it was all over with
me, after you left, for a man came along
and moved me around, and took hold
under my arms and jumped me along
here by these stitfs, and told me II
didn't stay where belonged he would
break me up into bones, and throw me
into a pile, and thought would have
to do as the Romans do and stay here,
and before the man left me he reached
into my pocket and took my money,
and said | couldn't spend any money In
there where was going to stay for a
million years. and, by gosh, I was so
petrited l couldn't stop him from rob-
bling me. Say, Hennery, they will rob
you anywhere, even in the grave, and
II this Catacomb show Is over, and the
curtain has gone down, l want to get out
Of here, and go to the Coliseum or the
Roman amphitheater, where the wild
beasts eat people alive" And so we left
the CataCOmbs and went back'to town,
and dad began to show life again.
Say, you tell the folks at home that
dad is gaining every day, and his va
cation is doing him good. He has prom
ised to kill me for taking him to the
Catacomb show, but dad never harbors
revenge for long, and | guess your lit
tie nephew will pull through. | wish
| had my skates. cause dad wants to go
to Russia. Yours,
HENNERY.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26
MAKE ONE EQUAL TO FOUR
American Army Officers Way of Ac-
counting for Victories of
the Japanese.

How Japan made one Of her soldiers
equal to four Russians is told by Mai.
Louis l.. Seaman, United States army
surgeon. The army and public are in
debted to Maj. Seaman, says the Cleve-
land Plain Dealer, for the first detailed
information about the hitherto un-
equaled efficiency Of the medical de-
partments of the Japanese army and
navy, and in the article referred to he
adds some important supplementary
information.
Ten years ago Japan began to pre-
pare for war with Russia. 1t was esti-
mated that Russia would have some
100000 available soldiers, against
100000 for Japan. How to equalize
these forces in fighting efficiency was
the problem which confronted the JAP
anese general staff, and in the solu-
ton Of it the medical officers were
most potent factor. It was known that
in war, generally speaking, four men
die from disease to one who succumbs
to wounds. Japan proposed to elimin.
ate disease, and Maj. Seaman tells how
they set about it and how admirably
they succeeded. His conclusion may
be summed up in the statement that
for the first six months of the war the
Japanese loss from disease was only a
fraction of one per cent. Up to August
1 1852 cases had been received at the
Hiroshima reserve hospital from the
field, of whom $685. were wounded.
OF the total number up to that date
only "a had died. Quite as surprising
as the amazingly low death rate is the
fact that only about one-third of the
total cases were men suffering from
disease.
japanese medical officers went in ad-
vance of the troops, examined the water
supply and camping grounds and re-
moved conditions that threatened the
health of the troops The work of the
surgeons was thus confined mainly to
the permanent hospitals. Owing to the
"merciful" character of the modern
rife most of the wounds were COM
paratively slight and most of the wound
ed were soon in the ranks. First aid"
treatment was sufficient to allow most
of the wounded either to return to the
ranks or, at all events, to reach a base
hospital without calling on able-bodied
comrades for assistance. A veritable
revolution was wrought in the military
branch of the healing art.
The japanese while protecting them
selves succeeded in turning against their
foes all the microbes and kindred NOR
bific agencies that have played such
havoc with armies.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26

I s'pose was my sins, and then he looked
at dad, and held up one hand, and dad
was pale, and there was no funny bust
ness about dad any more, and then
they set the platform down and the
pope sat in chair, and those who want
ed to went up to him, and he blessed
them.
Say, for awhile dad dassent go up,
cause he thought the pope could see
right through him, and would know he
was a Baptist, but the rest Of the Amer
leans were going up, and dad didn't want
to be eccentric, so he and ] went up.
The pope put out his hand to dad, and
instead of shaking it, as he would the
hand of any other man on earth, and
asking how his folks were, dad bent
over and kissed the pope's hand, and
the pope blessed him. Dad looked like
a new man, a good man, and when the
pope put his hand on my head, and
blessed me, my heart came up In my
throat, cause | thought he must know
of all the mean things | had ever done,
but | can feel his soft, beautiful hand
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-26
A FOOD CONVERT.
Good Food the True Road to Hsah

The pernicious habit some pefs1
still have of relying on nauseous uss
to relieve dyspepsia, keeps up ~
patent medicine business and n''r
keep up the army of dyspeptcs :,
Indigestion - dyspepsia is caa's
by what is put into the stomach y,
the way of improper food, the ~
that so taxes the strength Oh NV
gestive organs they are actuaiiy HT
pied.
When this state is reached, to Fe'a y,
to stimulants is like whipping q ms
horse with a big load. Every ~ ~
tionaI effort he makes under INC -
increases his loss of power 70 wv
the load.
Try helping the stomach by ies' -
off heavy, greasy, indigestible 1904 :, =
take on Grape.Nuts-light, eas'
gested, full of strength for nerves !. :.
brain. in every grain Of 1t. IDelssA
waste of time nor energy when Gl'T
Nuts is the food. -
81 am an enthusiastic user OF ol' y.
Nuts and consider it an ideai wv
writes a Maine man: II
81 had nervous dyspepsia anu -
all run down and my food seeu0s s,.t
do me but little good. From - ~
an adv. | tried Grape-Nuts fooo' 4
after a few weeks steady use '"
felt greatly improved. ..,sa
"Am much stronger, not ns e.
now, and can do more WORK W. go
feeling SO tired, and am De''e'
way. .,,ac
81 relish Grape,Nuts best with q. e,s' I
and use four heaping teaspoOniI.s 40
a meal. | am sure there arc - 80
sands of persons with stomach IN
BILE who would be benefited 0, 20
Grape.Nuts." Name given by Po I. I,
Co, Battle Greek, Mich. Read adm, % 3
tie book, THE Road to Wellsin"
pkgs. "ThYre's Z reason.