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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
MISS YERKES ARRIVES.
Says Her Late Grandmcle Left
Onlu One VII.

Miss Ethel Yevkes grandniecs OF the late Charles
r Yerkes. accompanied by her mother Mrs. Ida
Yerkes. arrived here last night from Dresden on
the Hamburg-American liner America Miss Yerkes
repeated what has already appeared IN The Trb-
uns-thst there is only will left by Mr.. Yerkes
She ssid abe knew nothing OF the provisions OF
the will. snd branded false the reports that she
was bringing this country another will. drawn
up IN London.
Mrs Yerkes said that she returned TO this coun-
try 20 settle some private business. and would rs
turn 20 Dresden within a few months. where her
daughter would continue her study OF the violin
and German.
Miss Yerkes shid that the purpose OF her visit
here is look after her interest In the estate OF
her sranduncle. yet she processes 70 know nothing
Of the wills provisions Miss ierkes said she had
known for long time Miss Emily Grigsbs. one Of
Charles T. Yerkes's chief henefciaries, having been
introduced 70 Miss Grlgsby by Dir. Yerkes.
our visit here will be BRIEF said Mrs. Yerkes
We have established our home In London. and
intend 10 1--we there permanently"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
CHARGE BALLOT FRAUDS.
Republican Candidates IN PittSburg
Each Claim Mdyoralty Nomination.

Ffttsburg Penn, Jan. l3.-Alexan1er NJ Jenkin-
son. the wealthy stOgie manufacturer. claims the
Republican nomination for Mayor against W. a.
Mages. IT. The Magee people say they have elect
ed their man. and will take the into court II
counted out. At Republican headquarters Max
Leslie. Republican city chairman. gave out the FOL
lowing figures: one hundred and thirty districts
go districts
At the MaSee headquarters II said that
Magee defeated JenkinsOn and carried the zSd
Ward by 100 votes. No figures were given this
ward at Republican headquarters. Tales OF
rupt methods employed by the JenkinsIn forces
and Max Leslie were told at Magee headquarters
tonight.
T. J. MILKY. Councilman from the 32i Ward. was
ordered by Leslie to out FOR Jenkinson but
he refused. and worked for Magee. Mildly alleges
10000 was spent in the ward To defeat him. In
the 81 Precinct of the ward one of Magee'
followers smashed the balO: box at the opening Of
tho polls II contained Us JenkinsOn votes The
entire board was arrested and held under bail.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
CHURCH DEACON HELD FOR THEFT
Accused Of Leading Life Similar to That of
Jekyll and Hyde.

Philadelphia. Jan. lS.-Before Magistrate William
+ Beaton this afternoon. James Lemont was ac-
cusea OF stealing iron and brass. TO the extent OF
5000. from his employers. Woodfau & Co and
Magistrate Beaton held him in $1,000 bail
According TO the testimony. Lemont has been
leading life like that OF DR.. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde.
and Is good Illustration of the assertion, You
never can tell"
Two months ago he was regarded as a man OF the
deepest pety. He was a deacon IN the Emmanuel
Methodist Episcopal Church. 18th and Brown SITS
He passed the plato for collections. He prayed and
testified in prayer meeting. lie was consulted IN
Gatz, and all trusted him implicitly.
LeInont drew SIS a week salary, but detectivea
say that he has lately been living at the rate ~
about $1,000 year. Late suppers at rashionab Ia
cafes, at which wine flowed freely. said 10 have
swelled his expenditures. 'o
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
MERTWET'HER ARRESTED
Mmshipman Who Fought Branch
CHARGED Nth Haaing.

Annapolis, Md. Jan ls-Midshipman Minor M.ri-
wether. tr.. OF Louisiana, in whose Tight with MID
shipmsn Branch the latter received fatal injuries.
has been placed under the charge OF
hazing fourth class men by requiring them 10 do
physical exercises.
AT the court martial IN the case OF MdshipnAn
John Paul Miller. Of Lancaster. KY. charged with
hazing. tho first witness for the prosecution was
Nidshipman Max Z. Demott, Of tho fourth class.
he said that he had been IN Mnler's night.
having been told TO go there initiating auto
mobile. with Canine. Cooper and Donelson. Canine
was the headlight. Cooper the chauffeur. Donelson
the horn and Demott the exhaust
Cooper was supposed 70 twist DonelsOn's ear 10
stop" no said. but he Yell down ana went
around the room several times. Miller then told
US 10 do tho sixteenth. ana we did II more than a
hundred times"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
BRUTALITY OF NAVAL HAZINGl
'Plebe" Must Chase Finger Through Hole
in Hand, Try to Bite 1t, Too.

Annapolis. Nd. Jan l3.-The court OF inquiry now
investigating the whole subject OF hsz!ng at the
Naval Academy stumbles something more or
less !udicrous nearly every day. but stunts
told OF within tho last few days cap the climax
In one Of these practices the plebe' form. a ring
with the index finger and thumb OF hts left hand
and inserts the index finger of his right hand
through It from beneath. the finger being held per
pendicularly
At intervals he must pull his finger from the ring
and attempt the hopeless task OF grabbing IL from
the upper side with tho hand.
In the other the under class holds a finger
about a foot in front of his face and chases IT
with open mouth, apparently trying to bite it, Az
lie not allowed TO bend his arm. he never catches
me hnger any more than the donkey reaches the
hay tied TO a stick bound to his head.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

measured by amounts or by percentages. the
Improvement in Missouri Pacihc's record d,,r
Ing the decade has been phenomenal To IT,
niiie'so Oh 'ne system has been added only 2s
per cent while to gross earnings per mile tbs
ADDITION has equalled 63 per cent. and IN cross
earnings us a whole over 100 per cent Ex-
pei'Ses increase 81 per cent and so per CEN, II,
the total and the mileage basis respecttv,1,,
while net earnings rise 100 per cent in the sva-
age per nile and record the enormous Increase
in total of $50 per cent:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
sULzBERGER SERVED JAIL SENTENCE
Admits Conviction of Defrauding Govern
ment-Verdict of $4,000 Against Hin.

Chicago. Jan. B-ferdinand Sulzbergsr, OF New
York. member OF the packing firm OF Schwarz-
schild & Sulzberger. admitted the witness stand
in Judge Pinckney's court yesterday that he had
been convicted OF defrauding the government In
1863 and had served part OF Jail sentence.
Louis Pfalzer. formerly head buyer of cattle for
the packing concern. had sued his former employ
for $4,000 for breach of contract. The jury
brought in verdict of $4,000 in favor OF the plain
tiff
According the certified record OF tho proceed
ings In the New-York courts which was presented
20 Judge Pnckney by the attorney for the plaintiff.
Mr. Sulzberger was tried and convicted of con
splraCy TO defraud the government in Newly ork
In 1868 in the whiskey scandal investigations or
that year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
TYPoTHETE MEETS BY TELEPHONE
Chicago and New-York Organizations Hear
Each Others Speeches and Resolutions.

Chicago. Jan. l5.-separated they by hun
dreds OF miles. the New-York and Chicago Ty-
pothet@ holding daily meetings together
and sharing IN each others deliberations. The
long distance telephone and photograph combined
are used. In the Office OF the Chicago Typothetae
there is a megaphone which IS connected with
the long distance telephone. The negaphone IS
placed IN the room where the meetings Of the
Typothetee are held daily. It acts gigantic
receiver for the telephone. transmitting TO New
York the speeches Of the members OF the Typo
theta. In the way the members of the
Chicago Typothetse are able keep track Of the
progress of the New-York meeting.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
NEW YEARS EVE I'M LONDON

The New Years Eve at the SAVOY restaurant
London was a brilliant affair. About nine hun
ored persons were present. The rooms were daco
rated with festoOns OF pink roses, maimaisons and
smllaI. and the menu was OF Maitre Thou
raud's chef d1uvres. AS the hour OF y chimed
from a huge standard clock came tweIve srnom
boys. representing chimney sweeps, each boy car
rying a sack, from out OF which were Distributed
oshty boxes or bonbons, pretty fans and 'Iuckv
pigs 10 the women present. Among the eIIests
we're the Prince OF Flrstenberg, the MARQUIS and
Marquise de Ia Casa. Lord and Lady NHwborougb
Prince Mirsky, Count and Countess Meiningen Biz
Thomas Upton and Sir Thomas DeWar So 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
ALLEGED HEIRS HALT DIVISION.
Three Relatives of R. B. Metcalfe Said to
Have Been Found in Oregon.

Lexington. KY Jan. 1S.-rhe sale OF wooolawn
Farm. belonging 10 the estate OF the late r 3.
Metcalfe and the division OF the property esti-
mated be worth sz50.ooo. has been stopped tenn
porarily. pending investigation OF the claims OF
three alleged heirs living IN Oregon.
IL was alleged several days ago that Colonel Met
calfe had q daughter By a former marriage IN
Oregon. but developments during the last week IN
dictate that three children live there. The family
here disclairns all knowledge OF the alleged heirs
IN the Far West. The family, so FAR known,
consists OF the widow and three children Mrs
John James. and Mrs Bayard Railey and Bealer
Metcalfe, OF New-York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
rsv r,l..rspA to II. Tribune,

wilkes-Barre. Penn. Jan. 13.-Delegstes repre-
sentins tho anthracite mine workers left here to-
day for the national convention Indianapolis.
They are strongly IN favor OF continued peace for
the anthracite regions. II 81 be obtained hon
orsbly. They represent about eleven thousand
mine workers, almost the whole number eligible
for membership in the union. They declare the
financial condition OF the locals throughout the
region is better than Il ever was before
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
WEEDS SECOND wIFE-Two DIVORCES.

10y Telegraph 70 Ihe ITlbunoI
Chicago. Jan. l3-Irving Dickinson. whose third
wife has just obtained decree OF divorce from
him is about 10 rewed his second wife. who d.
vorced. him because No. assisted him in breaking
UP their home Wife No. admits that she still
likes Dickinson, and declares that No. 3 received
a divorce because Dickinson not generous
after marrying ner he was when she trying
take him from No =
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

The following petitions in bankruptcy were fled
yesterday:
Involuntary petition r. r Sinner 3 Co Henry
Behrman & Sons. Read & Richter and John Corell
& GO. against Hannah SchweitZer. Defendant
dealt in poultry al Washington Market.
Cornelius Mclean. of Mount Vernon, filed pett-
ton. Liabilities, SSig2. assets, $3.50
Charles f. Whitaker, theatrical manager No 800
West l24th-st Liabilities $IS,2l7; assets nothing
Rudolph Pollak liquors No. s7l6 Sd-ave La
bilites So 653 o.: assets, 500.
Jacob Hacker. Liabilities. so, Ash: assets q 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
COMMISSIONERS RESIGN.
Trco of Massachusetts, Bank Board
Out-InSpecti0n Neglected.

Boston Jan. 19.-After conference with
Governor Curtis Guild. tr.. Warren e. Locke
and James o. Otis. two OF the three Savings
Bank Commissioners OF this State. sent their
designations 10 the Chief Executive late to-day.
Governor Guild accepted the designations In
a letter. in which he said that the two com-
missioners had frankly admitted that until last
September they had neglected to inspect such
corporations the Provident Securities and
Banking Company OF this city, through miscon-
struction of the law
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
Lam TO BURN CARNEGIE LIBRARY.

IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Cincinnati. Jan. 13.-It was discovered to-day
that plans had been made 10 destroy the nearly
completed Carnegie Library here by fire. The
work was done by man thoroughly versed in
electrical affairs Wires were disconnected, cut
wrapped and then sunk IN the wood about the
building. With the turning on OF the electricity
on the opening night the building would GER
tainly have been set afire-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
WILL TREAT WITH MINERS.
President Mitchell Receives This Notice from
Heads Of Anthracite Companies.

The letters sent some time ago by John Mitchell.
president 6f the United Mine Workers, 10 each
OF the presidents OF the anthracite coal carrying
companies asking for q conference to the condi-
tons which VIII prevail when the agreement with
the miners expires IN April have been replied 10
by most OF the recipients. It learned yesterday
The replies said that the writers were agreeable
20 a conference. and by tomorrow Mr.. Mitchell
expects replies to the same effect from the others.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

Robert @. Erwin. n prominent figure in the
transportation circles along the Atlantic seabOard
In addition 10 being director OF the Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad. OF which he was at one time
president. he prominently connected with a
number OF other railway and steamship COM
pRne-> He president and director OF the
Winston and Bone Valley Railway, a director or
the PeninsuIar and Occidental Steamship Com
pany. OF tho Louisville and Nashville Railroad
director Of the Charleston Terminal Company and
a director OF the Belt Line Railway. of MOntgom-
cry, Ala. lie lawyer, and member
of the Mauhattan Club, OF this city. Mr.. Erwin
president OF the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Company up TO Not embeT q last. when lie retired
in addition % his Hartford house and the Say
brook estate Mr.. Erwin had homo at Sava-s-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
ANHEUsER-eUscH CALENDAR

The art calendar for 1906 issued by the Anheuser-
Busch Brewing Association is composed OF five
panels each "a by 10 inches representing tho four
seasons. the extra panel being calendar of IN.
year. The panels Autographed in twelve coIors
picked out with gold, and are bound together VIII
silken cord. The malt-nUtTine department OF the
firm is distributing il. - '4'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
RARE ART OBJECTS ON SALE

Beginning Tomorrow William g. Norman Of .h.
Sth-ave. auction rooms. will put on exhibition a
valuable collection Of rare objects from China
and Japan, from the art collection OF Yasuke FIN,
Jta, or hloto Japan, who has been gathering arr
De put on sale later Old japanese arms and armor
oaIllS from the sixteenth and seventeenth CEN
turtles, rare Chinese rugs. carved cabinets ana re-
USiouS objects are IN the collection. ~ ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
LARGEST APARTMENT HOTEL.

The Astor apartment hotel. 10 be built In Broad
way from 18th TO 79th St. will be- il is said, the
largest apartment hotel in the world 1t will cost
about 81 90. and will be erected from plans by
clinton Russell architects. 1t will have n 'front.'
age OF POO feet I'm Broadway and 225 feet in each
street. There will be TWO stories below the street
level and eighteen stories above il.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
The Financial WOrld.

The money market, easing. promises soon to
he normal again. 1t is the lender now who
offers concessions So, one by one adverse mar
ket influences dissolve. Above everything else.
still stays assertive the fact of national Good
Times. Wall Street buoyancy is in no sense
sensational-is but mere commonplace reflection
of countrywide business prosperity.
Missouri Pacific, developing marked strength
at the close of the week, typifes expanding pub
lie appreciation of what are current controlling
conditions.
In it's multitude of fabricated woes profess
sonal Wall Street has disported with especial
gloom over new prospects" found in the affairs
of the Missouri Pacific Railway. For long
while Missouri Pacific has been troublesome to
the bear coterie. No matter what else came TO
pass still the depressed crowd held true TO the
theory that something was wrOng-or ought To
be-ln Missouri Pacific fortunes. Over and over
and over again whispered mysteries have been
sent circulating no innuendo too petty to serve
inimlcaI campaigning OF the strained
efforts at discredt being ludicrous-httle net
accomplished by the raiders.
The Missouri Pacific Railway Company repre-
sents a combination of the Missouri Pacific Rail-
road of alissourI and minor roads, with control
Of the International and Great Northern, the 81
Louis. Iron Mountain and Southern and the
Central Branch Union Pacific. through owner
ship of stocks-the mileage owned and con-
trolled lover 5000 miles) represented by total
stock and bond capitalization below S43OOO per
mile-whie Atchison has over $4,000 and
Southern Pacific beyond $4,000.
Just at a glance can be comprehended this
capitalization comparison OF Missouri Pacific
beside Atchson and Southern Pacific. the two
other distinctive Southwestern systems:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
II. O.. ERWIN DROPS DEAD.
SuccumbS to Heart Disease on Game
Preserve Near Stamford.

ssybrook Conn. jan B.-WhIls inspecting his
game preserve this afternoon. Robert q. Erwin. OF
Hartford director Of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company. with Offices at No. II Broadway.
New-York dropped dead from heart disease He
apparently in excellent health when he came
here this morning from Hartford. Although the Of
foes OF tho company are In New-York. Mr.. Erwin
had made his home in Hartford for some time. he
was about siXty-fve years old.
With United States Senator Morgan q. Bulkeley
and other men. Mr. Erwin in the last few years
had bought thousands of ceres Of woodland between
New London and WestbroOk. 10 be turned into a.
hunting ground Mr. Erwin lsft wife and
two sons. OF whom Is In the United states army
and tho other at West Point
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14
PROFESSOR HENRY M. HOWE HoNoREp.

Professor Henry N. Howe. OF Columbia Uni
versity, has been elected foreign member OF the
Swedish Royal Academy Of Sciences. The other
America ans holding this honor Professors Simon
Newcoub Samuel Pierpont Langley ard Charles
r. Van Hise, and Messrs. Alexander Agasss and
Thomas A Edison.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

Evidence of improvement in operating moth
DDS and of the efficiency of the facilities nro.
'iaeo is 70 be found In the fact that both
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

American Ice shares. to which attention was
called week ago in this review. have al
vanced points-accentuating the theory tna'
with right conditions and good management
net returns are in large industrial corporations
bound TO be satisfactory. The record OF tho
American Ice Company is one Of success!ui
effort to establish sound and enduring PROV
erty-testified to in the selection by Mr. Morse
and his associates OF Wesley NJ. Oler as pres
ident and controlling director. Mr.. Oler Is q
practical man, thoroughly cognizant Of every
detail of the corporations business. and nas
shown his competence TO direct il on lines OF
economy with continually expanding profits
The company naturally advances toward divf
dend basis. IL is just such instances as tim
which induce observers TO give condolences to
American Industrial management-more an's
more the disposition of financiers showing
readiness TO put practical management mo
skilled hands, commanding the advantages OF
experience and devotion. Thus, declarea
here a week ago, the American Ice corporation
has "a new prosperity situation, and the COM
pany's shares naturally enough have activity
and buoyancy in the market-based upon tno
sem-oftcial disclosures that substantial dlvf
dend disbursements seem assured. Established
on per cent basis, American Ice shares st
their present quotation will yield o per cent TO
the investor. And that per cent is fairly -
sured is hardly TO be doubted In view Of the
expansion in current earnings, showing so far
IN the new fiscal year an increase of 81. 500 per
day. The shares ought TO sell materially above
90
Prosperity Is no arologist.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

gross and net revenue train mile earninsp -
marked gains-30 per cent and 60 per cent -
spectively-and this despite the fact that r....
were appreciably lower for 1904 than for 1854
anywhere from u to 20 per cent on diY.r.,.
parts of the systen-these being itemissd -
enue train mile comparisons:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-14

Prosperity Is no arologist
H Axx.AwAxs
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20
MAINTAINING
! THEATRICAL. R0TES :

by paid admission.
The Messrs. DePew and Burdette
enjoy enviable regulations in the
theatrical world. 1t is the first stock
company TO appear in Paducah this
season.
Thomas f. DePew. who heads the
organization. has lately come into
prominence as a comedian of the new
school, for whom dramatic critics
predict a prosperous career. His
Solomon Moses" in The Power Of
Truth" is said to be one of the best
representations ever given on the
stage.
A novelty in the way of vaudeville
is promised in the act of Miss Min
ME Depree. who is. according to the
companys press agent. the peer of
any lady buck-wing dancer now be-
fore the public. She holds the medal
that proclaims her the champion Of
the south. The test was so close that
the judges went below the stage.
where the sound of the heel and foot
taps could be heard more distinctly
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-10-20

"Brigadier Gerard" recently pro-
duced in Chicago. is brilliant II is
the best romantic comedy that has
been written since prisoner of
Zenda." Gerard himself is a central
figure that wins instant liking. He is
a hussar who has been through count
less battles in Spain, is absolutely de
void of fear, is a swordsman who has
but two equals in all the French
army. is a fellow handsome as a pic
ture, and as gallant as he is brave.
Conan Doyle has drawn him with
exceptional effectiveness.
Gerard comes to join the Hussars
of Contains, hi own company OF Cam
beront having been wiped almost en-
tirely out of existence. The soldiers
who receive him into the new COM
pany are piqued at his arrival, and,
hearing of his having told wild tales
of his adventures. they lead him on
by hattering him and they tickle his
vanity until he becomes their laugh
ing stock. Gen. CaulaiI court. one OF
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