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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
INSURANCE MEN GROW GAY.
Round of Dinners Bring Agents Together to
Plan New Campaigns.

Now that the investigation of life insurance has
passed the acute stage the companies are resuming
their dinners and conventions, which are the
rewards of the successful agent. The Nylic Club OF
the New-Yo Life, which figured several times in
the testimony brought out by Mr.. Hughes before
the Armstrong committee will hold It's annual con-
vention at the Lakewood Hotel January IS. It
is expected that President Orr will attend for the
purpose of meeting the big agents Of the company
from all parts of the country He is down on the
programme for an address outlining his plans for
the company's future
The company pays the expenses of the agents to
and from their stations and while at Lakewood.
It is considered a good investment. the conven-
lions serve for the instruction of agents and
clearing house of methods of getting business,
An extensive tour at the companys expense was
planned last summer, but it was abandoned shortly
after trouble began to brew in the Equitable.
The Home Life Insurance Company will give an
annual dinner at the Hotel Astor tonight TO the
agents who wrote the greatest amount Of
business in the months of November and December.
President Ide will deliver address and distribute
Successful The Equitable agents of the metro
politan district held their banquet early in the
week and the representatives of other companies
are preparing TO get together. All this Is said TO
indicate revival of confidence on the part of the
agents and the opening of a strenuous campaign
for business.
Last night the agents of the Equitable in West
chester, The Bronx and Long Island gave dinner
at the Hotel Astor for Charles Jerome Edwards
official OF the company.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
SAYS TENANTS INJURED HIS HEALTH.
Man Asks $1,000 Damages for Noises OF
Harlem Flat Life.

lie u Ellison of No. 205 West 115th-st.. has
,o,qbt suit against Charles F. Hatterman and his
,fe the owners of the house where Ellison hEes'
~ tho ground that the manner in which the mousse
&c conducted is prejudicial to his health and that OF
IL ran,iIv The defendants, through their counsel
iternose5 a demurrer 10 the complaint, on the
ornd that il contained several Improperly joined
oorses Of action Justice Bowling, who heard the
orcu,nent Yesterday sustained the demurrer, but
cave the plaintiff leave TO answer and serve an
amended complaint within five days on payment OF
s1o costs The suit was brought to recover 5000
damages.
Ellison alleges that he assured that the ten
en+s Of the house were perfectly respectable but
he saws that after a few days he was greatly an
ro,ed bv the conduct of many of the tenants. VINO
he saws kept late hours, were noisy and kept run
ming through the halls by day and night He says
many Of the tenants bo.serous and objec ion
n bic language. which S;edtly disturbed ms peace
and quiet. au- inJLled tiS tealth anu lIlst OF the
;,arious meiG-eIS OF ms family.
onlV once Il day, reason being for the con-
[,erience ard at iLcst of certain OF the ten
mis- Ellison also alleged that the waste paper
was kept in the cellar causing dlsagreeable odor
and causing danger of fire.
Justice bowling in sustaining the demurrer, said
that the complainant, while setting forth cause
If action recites a variety of grievances against
numerous unnamed individuals besides the two de-
in the action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
FOUR OVERCOME BY ESCAPING GAS
Fall Unconscious and Are Only Revived 81
ter an Hours Hard Work.

Rockville Centre. Long Island, Jan. lO-Fonr pc
CONS had a narrow escape from death by gas yes
terday afternoon at the home of Clarence b. paV-
son. a contractor here. Mr.. Dawson vas sltths =
the dining room and a boy employed 70 do chores
was making up fire in the room. when Mr. pas -
noticed that the boy looked pale JUST a. ~
asked what was the matter the boy fell to the "a -
unconscious. Mr.. Dawson went TO the lao
and was himself overcome.
Mrs Dawson was lying on couch in an ahjoa
ing room Hearing her husband fail. she went IN.
the dining room and she. too. fell uneohs0. Sc.
Soon afterward a butchers driver arrived 70 e. a..
orders for the day He received no answer - -.
knocks and opened the door. A volume OF -.
incurred out with such strength that he was near
He alarmed the neshbors ano , tnT the
tered the house In trying 10 assist the othctt,-
driver became insensibe. One OF the neIssIneIJc,Is
called DR. Grain who found all four uncvLSe sue.
on the floor After an hours hard work ne -
ceeded in reviving them ~, - -. ,.on sscap-
An investigation snoS s ina, 1oon bur its presenes
had not bean detected by those IN inc hou''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11

such agents DO not get contracts from other
companies
Men familiar with the history of life insur-
ance say that Grover Cleveland is not tne Irsl
rebate referee. Some years ago William Il. rus
SELL Ex-Governor of Massachusetts,, and supse
quently the late Thomas B. Reed were eInpioyeo
as rebate referees. Practically all OF the com
panies were in the agreement ana they WtIe
maid salaries of SO 600 year. Little or nothihs
ever came of the refereeship, however rs rev
cases came TO them. It is said that they never
took evidence in the cases which came oeIoLe
them. but simply passed on the uoS0iiie
mitted. - =. ph;,a
When the suit of Herbert G. Tull, OF Fh mia
dalrria against the Equitable comes up Delore
Justice O'C,ornan to-day the interesting poinI
will he raised by the attorney for the pIaiItIiL
A Edward Woodruff that. under the VIII vi
Henry p E3yde lanes Hazen Hyde was without
authority to sell his stock in the Equitaole utIl
next June when he would be thirty years tlu.
and that he had legal authority 10 cotNes
title until that time. He CONTENDS, theieLo-e
that Thomas F. Ryan, not having ACQUIRED leso So
title to the 500 shares of HYDE stock mas ~
right 10 constitute Grover Cleveland. Morgan D.
OfBrien and George Westinghouse trustees
The EouitabIe's demurrer to this snll cites
that the court has no jurisdiction. under Sectloh
r6 of the Insurance Laws of 1897. Whlcn pro-
vides that such a proceeding must De n suIutsu
bv the Attorney General or with MS approval
Mr. Woodruff argues that this section goes TOT
ar1ply as the surplus OF the Equitable Is not
allied into question. and that this Is the Ihoi-
vidual suit of a citizen. The suit is one 10 re-
move the RYAN trustees from Office and TO oo-
he poIicyhoIders. An effort will be MADE 10
push the mater to a court of determination DC
fore James H Hyde's thirtieth birthday WIN
the object of forestalling any attempt Whtc!,
might be made to remedy what is now asserted
by the complainants to be a fatal defect IN inc
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
EQUITABLE GETS LAND.
Noe Oscns Entire Block Where Its
Bmlding Stands.

corner parcel of the block bounded by
Broadway, Cedar Nassau and Pine SITS, which is
known as the Equitable Life block. and which is
one of the most valuable in the world, was sold
Yesterday, through John y. Godng to the
part of the block including the whole of the
Broadway frontage, is occupied by the Equitable
Building the home of the Equitable Life As
surance Society.
Looking at the Equitable Building from
Broadway it appears to cover the whole block,
but at the northwest corner of Pine and Nassau
SITS still stands the structure for many years
occupied by the Western National Bank. and
now the home Of the Equitable Trust Company.
The building used by the trust company is five
stories high, and was owned by ]. Edmont
Schermerhorn. That was the parcel acquired
by the Equitable Life Assurance Society yester-
day.
It is No II Nassau-st. 1t has frontage of
IS feet in Nassau-st- and 500 feet in Pine-st
with this purchase the Equitable Life now owns
the entire block.
When asked about the purchase last night
Paul Morton, president of the society, said: 1T
is true that the society has bought the building
at No II Nassau-st. which for some time has
been occupied by the Equitable Trust Com
pany.'
What price was paid for the parcel could not
be learned. Last year the Equitable BUILDING
and site were appraised at s11.10000o. and this
years appraisement is 81, 500, 900 As the ground
floor area of the building is about 5I770 square
feet the appraisal is at the rate of about 1922
a square foot The area Of the building bought
by the Equitable is 2,S40 square feet, so at the
appraisal rate a square foot of the old Equitable
plot the assessment on the parcel would be
about $3.50 $50 The Equitable Building was
erected in 1872 and enlarged in 1887
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
SAYS ASSAULT FOLLOWED COMPLAINT
Southern Man to Sue Restaurant Keeper for
$4,000 for Alleged Beating

J. B. Taylor, a former cotton planter Of
Memphis, living in this city, has instructed
his lawyers to bring suit for $4,000 damages for
the treatment which he alleges he received in
Healy's restaurant at 66th-st. and Columbus
ave- on New Years night. Following COM
plant to Thomas Healy, of the proprietors.
Mr. Taylor alleges that he assaulted by
eral men, mis- nose broken and his face and body
painfully bruised.
Mr.. Taylor went to the restaurant about 10
Both left their table for few minutes, and
lorgnette, valued at 5000. which had been left
beneath a napkin, had disappeared. When Mr..
Taylor complained to the proprietor. the latter.
he says. disclaimed all responsibility
With his companion Mr. Taylor then left the
restaurant On the sidewalk Mr. Taylor saw
patroln1an whom he requested TO return with
him. believing that one OF a party at an ad-
joining table knew something about the lost
lorgnette. While talking to of this party
Mr. Taylor says that Mr. Healy approached him
and asked him to step into the caft, where
everything would be all right
Mr. Taylor complied. and, once inside he al
leees that he was so insulted by the proprietor
that he was forced to strike at him. lmmedi-
ately he says. he was set upon by several men
and brutaIly beaten and kicked \ young man
who went to Mr.. Taylor's assistance was pun
nelled severely also. and lost it is alleged, his
gold watch valued at about sl00. in the fight.
Mr.. Healy says that he remembers that MT
Tavlor reported the loss of some article that
night and that he had caused Mr.. Taylor 10 be
elected as an Objectionable person He denies
that he was assaulted or mstreated, however
He added that while he understood Mr.. Taylor
intended 90 him, he did not fear the out
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
CLASSES FIGHT AT N. Y.U.
Upper CIassmen Force Sophomore
Freshman Battle to Cease.

rb. 6ercest intercIass fight in the history OF New
York University was precipitated yesterday al'ei-
noon by the freshman class which gathered IN
body to march Morris Heights station on lts way
to its class dinner at the Arena NO sec4et
made about the dinner
The trouble started about 2:SO o'clock "neh "
band of sophomores attempted 10 kidnap W. o.
Macdonald the freshman president. HIS CRIES loi
help soon brought dozen of his classmates ~ "
aid and free fight in the snow followed arr,
man Furber of the 34th Precinct and Albert "oo
sew superintendent of the university cai"P'
stopped this fight before any harm had been uo"e
At O'Clock the freshmen marched across t'l
campus to the gymnasium for the regular cans
+banic work After they had changed to their
exercising costumes in the basement and nao gone
upstairs, a few sophomores stole IN anu Ie''
all the shoes and coats they could find. 1hey "Ste
discovered and in a moment the whole Grass "@9
downstairs regardless of Frank H Cam, the phS 81
cal director, who had charge of the exercises
The few sophomores caught inside called on tneii
classmates outside for help, and they swarmeu Ia
through the narrow doors Mr. Cam came Out -
another just then. and followed by the pa'i'-
man. dved head first into the struggling mass that
filed the doorway. Order restored after It"
minutes the freshmen resuming their cahstheIllcS.
and the sophomores retiring in good oruer 10 wat
their appearance. 49,,
When the freshmen left the gymnasium they
marched across the campus to Sedg%lek-fat,tSo,
campus just below the Hall of Fame: Here me
s9phomores made 10 they We're
soon fighting hard TO keep themselves from oeIng
carried down to furnish sport for the diners man
after man overpoWered in running fight that
lasted until Morris Heights station was reaGheo,
Here two patrolmen appeared and forged the
release of two three of the prisoners Several
were still held, fighting hard, when the platform
was reached. j. S. Council. o6, president of the
student organization. decided that the affair had
gone far enough and forced the release of the
prisoners account of the risk of accident on
the narrow platform This decision he announced
while raised on the shoulders of half dozen up
per classmen who forced the fight TO cease:
The freshmen enjoyed their feast in spite of the
dila pidated and half clad condition of most OF
them which created sensation in Broadway.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
RECORDER CRITICIsEs PATRoLMAN.
Directs Jury to Acquit East Side stOrekeeper
Charged with Assault.

Declaring that the patrolman was in the wrong,
Recorder Gon in General Sessions, directed the
irrv Yesterday TO acqut Harry Moscovitz. proprie-
for of a delicates3en store at No. 70 Stanton-st.,
charged with assault in the second degree upon
Pa+roin,an Schultz. of the Eldridge-st. station.
Last July Schultz alleged that MoscoVitz struck
him on the head with an iron bar. Schultz entered
the store to ask the proprietor if he had permit
for = stand on the sidewalk in front. MoscovitS
maid no attention him, he said and walked away
Wnen he followed Moscovitz into the store and
tried to arrest him. testified that the proprietor
struck him.
Counsel for Moscov:tz after establishing from
Schultz that the alleged assault occurred within the
store asked the Recorder direct the jury 10
acouit his client the ground that Moscovitz had
right 10 protect himself and his property The
Recorder granted the motion, adding:
direct the Jury to acquit the defendant. Though
the oficer haQ right to ask the defendant TO ex-
hioit his permit, if ne had any he mad no right to
arrest the defendant when he refused. and the ar
rest unjUstifia bic.
Under our laws. Il police of1cer has no arbitrary
right vesled in him to citizen if that
citizen may in way lhat lie deems discour-
teous The arrest wholly unjUsuhable. and the
defendant justified in resJrtins 10 such force as
he deemed necessary to resist unlawful arrest.
Public officers must within the law. The mere
fact that a man is in uniform and wears shield
of authority is warrant for him to act ii any
way arbitrarily and against the Law.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
PERIOD PIANOS" ON EXHIBITION.
Costly instruments Shown at Eolian Hall
"A Louis Quinze in Gold.

A private view of some exceptionally interesting
art pianos was given 4Eolian Hall yesterday
For the remainder of the week, the exhibition will
be open TO the public. The pianos comprised in
the collection are all Weber grands The instru-
ments are what are known period pianos the
object being to avoid confusion of decorative design
and to preserve the purity of the period.
Notable in the collection is Louis Quinze piano
done entirely in gold The ornamentaton Is
sculptured from models, the gliding being done in
double gold leaf glazed to beautiful soft mellow
tone of antique effect. Another example is Louis
Quatorze case, also in gold, with Greek faces nat
lralized at Versailles, carved in the capitals OF col
umns with flowers OF vegetation trained by lie
Notre and the severe ornaments Of the Trianon- a
Louis Seize piano is in the collection The case is
made from natural Circassian walnut sparlngiy
Ing rich border of gold countersunk in the I'D Id
In radical contrast to the French types is an Eng
Iish stvle known as the Adams, pale green enamel
with white figures in relief. similar to Wedg-
wood bowl.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
WoMAN's SENTENCE A SURPRISE.
Friends of Port Jervis Postofice Employe EX-
pected Her to Go Free.

.Tudre Thomas. in the United States Circuit Court
Yesterday sentenced Mary Cunnife, young woman
formerly employed in the Port Jervis Posoface. to
ore years imprisonment at hard labor in the
Kings County Penitentiery- The sentence came to
the young woman's friends as a surprise, as they
had expected sentence would be suspended
Rarely has such determined effort been made
on the part of a prisoners friends to secure sus-
pension Of sentence. Letters OF recommendation
asking for clemency were secured from Congress
mon State Senators, members Of the legislature,
local Judges and prominent citizens OF Port Jerys
and filed with Judge Thomas
Stories were circulated the time OF Miss Gun
nirfes arrest that she had taken the money from
letters in the postofice that she might pay ply
sician's bill and that she the sole support of
her widowed mother. In way the accused
young woman, who for fourteen years had worked
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
HOPE ALONG 11TH-AVE
Belief That NesC Bill AGAINST
Tracks VIII Be Passed.

The new bill to be presented in the Assembly
for the removal of the NewYor Central tracks
on 11th-ave. has been drawn and will be oriered
next week by Assemblyman Stanley george W.
Alger, chairman of the law committee Oh the
Committee of Fifty, which has been fighting the
Death Avenue" franchise, yesterday competed
the work of drawing the bill.
The measure introduced in the Assembly at
the last session of the legislature failed of
passage on the third reading The reason was
that while II was made clear that the tracks of
a steam railroad have no place in a city street.
there was no remedy offered for the generally
admitted evil.
The new bill offers solution of the problem
by suggesting a subway. The bill empowers the
Rapid Transit Commissioners to prepare pan
for the removal of the tracks of steam railways
now laid on across and through along the
streets of this borough at grade, and to prepare
a plan and make an agreement with any steam
railroad company now operating at grade to
provide for the construction by the company, at
its own expense OF a subway under the roadped
of the present tracks, or under such streets OF
public or private property as may be agreed
upon. to which the present tracks shall be re-
moved. The bill further provides that all pres
ent franchises for street tracks now operated be
surrendered and cancelled and the tracks re-
moved at the company's cost.
The commissioners are to prepare plans to be
approved by the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionment In case the commissioners shall be
unable within twelve months after the bill be-
comes effective to agree with the railroad COM
pany they are directed to condemn the fran
chise and cause the removal of the tracks. .
the people who live in the ne1snporhood OF
11th-ave.. and who for years have been waglng
war on the New-York Central tracks teel san
gIine that their agitation will at last be sue
cessful. Meetings of protest against the con-
tinuance of the tracks, which have been re-
sponsible for the killing and manning OF nun
dreds have been arranged. =.
The Rev Father J. P. Chadwick, rector OF 81
Ambrose's Church. in West 54th-st. and former
chaplain Of the battleship Maine, has been fore
most in the war for abolition of the llth-aVe'
tracks.
Every one will rejoice when the tracks are re-
moved :; he said Yesterday Il am thoroughly
satisfied that many of the accidents Whlch occur
on 11th-ave are due entirely to careiessness on
the ma TT Of the railroad company. There Is an
solutely no attempt to safeguard the CROSSINGS
there being only or two fagmen between
3oth and 59th SITS. Many sections along the ave
nue. are poorly lighted
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
DIsAPPROVE SLOCUM FOUNTAIN.
Municipal Art Commission Does Not Like the
Design or Proposed Location.

The Municipal Art Commission has disapproved
the design of a fountain to commemorate the
Slocum disaster. to be located in Tompkins square
The location is considered good. and the design
which is by Joseph Bermel does not measure up
to the standard held by the commission for works
OF art in the parks
The commission has approved the designs by
Drummer & Aiken. architects. for the East 3d-st
public BATH and additional designs by Horgan &
Slattery for the interior decoration of the Hall
of Records.
The design for the Madison Square public COM
fort station has been disapproved.
The commission has organized for the year with
the reelection OF Robert w. de Forest president
and A. Augustus Heay yice-president In place
of Loyal Farragut. Howard Mansfield has oeen
elected secretary. DR.. Milo r. Matbte is assistant
secretary. The members Of the commission
are John j. Boyle. sculptor. and Howard Mansheid.
lavmau.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11
PATIENT ROBBED HOSPITAL NURSES.
Stole Fellow Sufferers 0vercoat, Then Re-
turned to Hospital to Abuse Everybody.

owen Hagen of Eagle-st, Greenpoint, is in the
Long Island City Jail charged with the inert OF
-ooy small articles from St Johns Hospital, Long
island CITY Hagen a patient there for three
weeks with pneumonia. He received many extra
attentions, and when he discharged on Tues
dav things began to be missed Two nurses hao
lost their purses and considerable money, IheS
- Tho ones who had worked over Hagen.
several patients missed things from their pockets
od one patient could leave the hospital as MS
overcoat had disappeared. Late on Tuesday ngn6
Iaaeu returned to the hospital drunk. and became
sn Elusive he was locked up. When searched at
the Hunters Point police station the purses n
oo ontinket for the overcoat and several pocket
Knives Hagen was held by Magistrate onnth IN
hal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-11

PETTICOATS, of cambria or lawn with
deep ruffie of embroidery in blind or open
effect; or trimmed with Valenciennes or
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NIGHTGOWNS, of cambria or nainsook'
high or low neck; long or short sleeves
trimmed with embroidery or lace ana lrser-
tons, and ribbon, or hemstitching' 81
to SIS.
CORSET COVERS, of cambria lawn or
nainsooI1: high or low neck; trimmed Win
embroidery, lace and insertions medallons
and ribbon; tight fitting, or draWing-strlns
at waist. 81 to S.
CHEMISES. of nainsook or camprlc;
trimmed with dainty embroidery or lace
and insertions. beading and rioDoh' or
hemstitched lawn ruffle. Plain or trimmed
skirt 81 to S..
DRAWERS. of nainsook, cambria or mus
lin: with rufHe of embroidery and plaits, or
lace and insertion, or hemstitching 81 TO
$3.50. OeCoIu li'Oi'