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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
MEMORIES OF FIRST ACTORS FAIR.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The fair being held this week is the second
actors fair. The first. in May, 1892 brilliant
event. To many of who were there experience
seems but the imperfect preliminary memory"
Many persons prominent in its promotion and
achievement have passed from this worlds stage
forever. How wittily Jefferson opened the fair
with his speecht When he realized that the
Shakespeare House stood between him and part
of his audience he said please move" Gor
every corner was crowded. one could move).
but this is not the first time 1 have been OBJ
. secured by Shakespeare"
How hard both Mr.: and Mrs. Palmer worked!
What excitement prevailed when Georgia Cayvan
the star given 10 the most popular woman at
the fair. Agnes Booth came second What a
beautiful place the Madison Square Garden.
Poor Mr. White made such success with his artistic
talent. There was the fac-simile of the old Globe
Theatre. where Shakespeare acted and managed.
and tie old Chatham Street Theatre. Was not
Viola Alien, whom all love. there? Another
planet Of to-day, Mrs. Fiske Chow much we owe TO
her arD, prominent being in charge of the
oliver booth. The great punchbowl. presented by
Lotta TO be voted to the most popular mems CLUB,
went TO the Hoffman Club. Mrs. Whifen in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
TO IMPROVE STREETS.
Mayor Trying to Get Legislation to
This End.

Mayor Mcclellan. in writing yesterday to the
Chamber of Commerce says that he hopes through
new legislation TO bring about an Improvement in
the maintenance Of city streets. The Mayor says
that the maintenance of the pavements of the city
Is under the jurisdiction of the borough presidents
over the operations of whose departments he has
no control He says that the investigation OF
the President Of this borough, which secured
by the Citizens Union, on the grounds of neglect
of the obligations imposed him by the charter
is going rapidly possible.
Such delay as has occurred. he says has been
entirely due 10 the refusal of the Borough Presi-
dent and his SubOrdinates to answer questions put
10 them. He says that the commission which he
appointed IN 1SS 10 recommend some plan by which
the responsibility for the condition of the streets
can be vested in one central head has made two
recommendations and bills providing for amend
inents 10 the charter TO meet them have by his d.
rectton been introduced in the Legislature. He
says that through the work of the Street Control
commission and commission he has recently ap-
pointed TO devise more effective system of street
cleaning he hopes TO bring about at early date
great Improvement in street conditions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
SECRETARY QUIGLEY TRYING AGAIN.
Joker in Bill Which Would Make Him
Battalion Chief

Through his friendship with Senator Jim
Owens. Peter J. Quigley. secretary of the Fire De-
partment Relief Fund. hopes to become member
OF the uniformed force with the rank OF battalion
chief This will mean an increase in salary from
5000 to $500 year; he will be protected by the
Civil Service rules and will be entitled to receive
a pension his retirement.
The effort OF Senator Owens. who owes his Of
flee to Percy Maggie. promote the interests of his
friend Qugley IS in the form OF Il Joker inject
ed into Assembly bill No 227O introduced by As
semblyman Robert r Wagner. which provides for
an increase Of pay for fourth grade fremen in New
York City from $50 10 $1,000 This measure has
the approval of Fire commissioner Lartry. How
ever. IL is feared that the Owens Joker might
affect its chances of passing both houses of the
Legislature.
A similar effort made two three years ago
TO get Quigley into the uniformed force. Then the
vehicle of his ambition bill TO make the in
spector OF the bureau OF combustibes "a battalion
chief and the under inspectors assistant fOremen
The bill passed both houses. but was vetoed by
Mayor Mcclellan. II the Wagner bill fails TO pass
because OF opposition 10 making Quisley chief.
the fourth grade fremen Will have TO wait at least
another year for their increase OF pay.
Quigey appointed to office by Sheriff Hayes
when the latter was Fire COMMISSIONS. He is sec
rotary of the POCasset Club. the Tammany club
of tho 18th Assembly District
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
RUN ON ITALIAN BANK.
Small Defalcstion Causes Much Excitement
in Mulberry Street.

Reports Of defalcation by clerk in the Italian
savings Bank OF New York. at No. Ga Spring
street caused great excitement in tho Italian quar-
ter about Mulberry Bend Park yesterday morning
and Kept the bank officials busy all day paying
out money 20 the frightened depositors Long be-
lore banking hours 4 large crowd had gathered in
inc street, ana when the doors were finally opened
there was such rush for the payn. window and
cIainor for money that the reserves of the Null
berry street station had TO be called out to main
tain order.
According to the president of the bank Joseph
N trancoltni, the bank officials found several
weeks ago that OF the employees had uot s,,s,,
with a small sum. They Immediately held a meet
ing I and made up the amount of the theft out OF
ther own pockets. A state examiner Inspected tha
banh Immediately afterward, certified 10 the defai.
Gauon and that 1t had been covered by tho officials
money money continued all day. According to the en-
should be easily able to pay ali demands "i'a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
bob" sPRIGGs CASE UNSETTLED.
Appellate Division Reserves Decision on Ap-
peal of Notorious Negro.

The Appellate Division reserved decision yesJer-
day in the appeal from conviction OF Bob
Spriggs. the negro. IN what Is known the white
slave case at No. IA Cornelia street Sprggs was
convicted in General Sessions last spring an
Indictment for abduction. as a second offence. He
was sentenced twenty years in state prison.
Counsel for Spriggs based his plea chiefly on the
point that the provision OF the Penal Code under
which Spriggs convicted did not cover tho
offence as described In the testimony
Mr.. Kindleberger. Assistant District Attorney.
said: 1T would be a public calamity II this de-
PENDANT should be permitted 10 resume his OCcupa-
ton Of panderng 20 the most vicious of the ne
groes now residing in this city. The defendant by
his own admissions, showed that he was utterly
depraved and that his testimony false from
beginning to end so that his deniaa OF the teSti-
mony OF the peoples witnesses are entitled absO-
lutey weight whatever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
WALL POCKET.

This is to be made in two pieces and fastened to-
gether with ribbons as indicated The back part
Is the full size of the design. and should be lined
and stiffened. There is a wide range OF choice in
material but a dark gray heavy linen would
be handsome worked in shades of red for the
poppy and light green leaves.
TUMBLER DOLLY.
The edge is TO be buttonholed with white mer-
cerized cotton and the sprays in corners to be
worked in white mereerized cotton colored silks
Initial letters. previously issued. be transcend
in centre of dolly and worked in white mercerized
cotton colored silks.
Everything shown the miniature cuts as we
print them viii appear on the large sheet.
When you have received the full size working
pattern noted above follow these directions:s
L.y the material which the transfer Is to be
made on hard, smooth surface Sponge the ma
terial with damp cloth. The material should be
damp. not too wet. Lay the pattern face down on
the material and press firmly, rubbing from YOU
with a crumpled handkerchief. The transfer win
be sufficiently plain in few seconds. Do not let
the pattern slip. Each pattern is good for several
transfers
The pattern viii be TO any address on recent
of 10 cents. Address Pattern Department, New
York Tribune.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
SECOND DAY OF FAIR.
Patrons LaUish an Expenditures
Cro7cdS Of Visitors.

The work Of extracting money from more or
less willing public is now well under way at the
Actors Fund Fair, at the Metropolitan Opera
House The second day was better than the
first, with its bad weather and confusion nat
urally attendant upon the opening.
The candy and flower booths. at which Mrs
Stuyvesant Fish and Mrs. James Speyer are
presiding, did d rushing business, many of the
patrons being friends OF the saleswomen who
had come for the express purpose Of spending
their money at these booths. In case $50
paid for a bouquet, which the purchaser
Immediately presented TO the woman who had
sold it 10 him. Mrs. Fish assisted yester-
day afternoon and evening by Mrs. Hermann
Oelrichs, Mrs. S. Dillon Ripley, Mrs. Stewart
Barney Mrs. James Russell Solely, Mrs. Joseph
Stickney, Mrs. Paul Morton, Mrs J. Fred Pier
son, jr., Mrs. Newbold Edgar, Mrs. Moses Camp
bell. Miss Gwendolyn Burden, Miss Rosamond
Street, Miss Susan Street, Miss Ada de Acosta.
Miss Maria de Acosta Miss Lota Robinson. Miss
Janet Fish, Miss Julia Fish, Miss Marian Fish.
Mrs. Harry Peters and Miss Harriet DAILY. At
Mrs. Speyer's booth We're Mrs. Arthur Iselin
and Mrs. Iselin, Mrs. Austen Gray and Mrs. e
X. Thomas. In the evening many beautiful
gowns and Jewels at both these
booths but the rule against decoete gowns was
strictly observed, a rather low Dutch neck and
q 'V" not being considered violation.
Although the Century Theatre Club has lost
Mark Twain, it still has its lions, and two Of
them will to-day. Francis Aymar
Matthews will be at the booth from o'clock
10 4, and from 10 o'clock TO II James Bromley
will auction photographs and autograph books.
The trimmers at the millinery booth were
Frederick Truesdale and Robert Hams. They
both selected red garnitures, and Mr.. Trues-
dale's production was sold for s. as soon as It
completed
One of the events of the afternoon the
appearance of three officers of the odd seth"
Royal Irish Rifles. In their bright red coats
and green facings they were the cynosure Of
all eyes they stood IN the centre of the Met
ropolitan Opera House floor, listening to Bert
Morphy, the big Irish barytone, who sings there
TO the accompaniment of a brass band every
afternoon and evening.
Mr. Morphy is a brother of Major Henry J.
Morphy, who commands the I'd Battalion of
their regiment. and afterward there a
union in Mr.. Morphy's dressing room. The Of
fcers' names given Captain Gavin D.
Barry, Lieutenant Hubert s. F. Y. Neville and
Lieutenant Dominick P. MungoYan
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
THE POLL TAX LEVY.
Decision That 1t Is Illegal in Towns With.
out Incorporated Villages.

Kingston. n. Y. May 7.-County Judge Cantins
to-day handed down q decision that supervisors
have no power to levy poll tax for highway i'm
provement in towns containing no Incorporated
village
For several years the State Engineer and Sur
veyor has compelled the collection of a highway
tax, threatening to withhold state road MONEYS for
It's non-collectiOn. In many towns throughout the
state men have been fined committed TO iai for
refusing 10 pay this highway tax If Judge
Cantines decision is sustained by the appellate
courts, persons committed failure TO paw
poll tax in towns not containing an incOrporated
village may have the right to recover damages
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
WILL OF C. A. VERMILYE FILED.

The will of Charles A. Verrnilye. who died IN
Englewood. y. J.. few weeks ago. was fled for
probate yesterday Charitable institutions in this
city receive by it a considerable sum OF money.
The estate both real and personal, is set down as
.rnore than $4,000 each" Specific requests amour,
10 more than S135 COO The following requests ara
made: Board of Foreign Missions OF the Reformed
Church in America. S2.500; Board Of Domestic Mis-
sions OF the same church. ESQ; American Trae,
Society," 81 600: American Sunday School Society Of
ing the Gospel AmOn, SeaInen in the Port OF New
York 5000; Mary A Dawson. OF Englewood V
i 500 go: his nephew, Louis Vermi!ye Dawson.
contents OF the hOIIse No 50 Dwight Place, E1gle
wood personal effects and 5000 A like sum is
be0ueathed To Mary Mason Dawson. a niece. The
residuary estate is bequeathed 10 the Dawson
family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
TWENTY COLLEGE CLUBS ENROLLED
In Civic League to Promote Clean Politics.

The Intercollegiate Civic League which was or
ganzed last year for the purpose OF promoting
through college students honest. intelligent Citi-
zenship and clean politics in city, state and nation
has already enrolled clubs from twenty colleges
and universities. The league is the outgrowth of a
suggestion made over a year ago to the Yale City
Government Club. OF Yale University by Charles
NJ Jesup, of this city. that the existing seven
eight separate college political clubs be fed
Grated on a strictly non partisan basis and that
other colleges be Invited to organize clubs and ioin
with the federation in striving for high ideals OF
government =
In the last fifteen months Mr. Jesup has addressed
ten OF the leading northern colleges the purpose
or the league, and the graduate secretary Of the
league is In correspondence with forty-two addf-
tonal colleges. with view To having them or
ganize civic clubs and Join the league.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
TUG TAKES OFF HURRIED COUPLE.
Save Twenty-fOur Hours in Race to Bedside
Of Dying Father.

Mr.. and Mrs. c. ]. Singer. who hurrying
from Cannes France, TO WilOughby. Ohio. TO
the bedside OF d. j. Palmer. Mrs. Singers father.
were passengers the Kaiser Wilhelm II. which
anchored Off Quarantine at go p m yesterday.
Arthur ]. Singer, OF the firm OF Charles CT.
Gates 81 Co.. engaged the New York Central tug
boat No. 2, and obtained permission TO take MIR.
and Mrs. Singer from the steamer to the Balt-
more s Ohio station, where they boarded the 1SQ
q. train for the West. deputy surveyor and
a deputy collector We're sent down tho bay the
tug 10 inspect the Singer baggage.
II Mr. and Mrs. Singer had remained aboard tho
Kaiser until she locked this morning they would
have lost twenty-four hours In their Journey
Wiloughby.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
REARDoN GETS "HuMPTYn JACKSON.

"Humpty' Jackson. leader OF the notorious gang
around First avenue and 14th for years fell
again Into tho clutches OF County Detective Rear
don yesterday Five years ago ''Humpty'' shot
four times at Reardon. for which he went to Sing
Sing for two years and a half. The gang has been
holding up women Tor long time. Reardon. with
Jackson with Harry Bennett and James Young an
terfering with two girls at First avenue and I4th
street yesterday morning. Reardon drew his gun
and covered the quintet, while Lang rang for the
patrol wagon. The girls were sent homo and the
three men taken to the station house.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
MRS. HARcouRr MADE PRESIDENT.

The Twelfth Night Club election. which took
place the Berkeley Lyceum yesterday, resulted
in a complete victory for the government repre-
scented by Mrs. Alice Fischer Harcourt. the presi-
dent. The opposition thinking IL time for a change
put M a ticket headed by Miss Louise Closer
which made almost clean sweep of the old Off
GERS and its defeat partly due 10 that cir
cumstance. If less had been attempted more might
have been accomplished. The election holly
contested one, and unusually large number OF
votes-70 oat Of less than 100 members-were polled
Each Of these carefully scrutntZed. No
one was allowed to vote who was not duly accred-
tied by the treasurer, and one or two failed TO
meet the requirements.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
SWAN BOAT MAN LOSES PERMIT

moses Herman Commissioner OF Parks has -.
voked the permit of Arnold .Ffsch, who owns tha
boats In Central Park to operate swan boats ON
Tue ponds OF the park This action is taken as a
result OF the drowning of Mary nr,rrL.
Th 0, Of NO 241 East 4eth street on sunday
view OF the accident, the pubIic's int IA
De oetIer conserved by the revocation ne tba %
he had consulted counsel 9 "o action until
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
CAPTAIN CROSS MAY NOT PARADE

That Captain Adam A. Cross will not march IN
the police parade this year is the runor tbot 6,
current around Police Headquarters Ii was said
there yesterday that no had been ordered before
the board Of surgeons by the surgeon I'm charge ~
the district which includes the Hamburg avenue
Stauon' or which Captain Cross is In command
Is cohsidered probable that he will be retired Nv
~ oTsFG on the ground OF physical disability
ohPtAih cross has been In poor health FOR snnSs
ana ms friends say that he felt keenly his
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
HIPPoDRoME GETS SHETLAND poNv

arrived at the Hippodrome yesterday fror, Co.;
forna' with consignment OF racehorses. Frisco
Is highly bred Shetland stallion standing
thrty-slx inches high. During the summer he will
De trained by Equestrian Director MelviIla and
Next ran at the opening of the Hppodrome MIR.
Melville expects, among other things that Frisco
will be able to ride one of the Hlppodrome eIe
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
DIES FROM BASEBALL INJURY

James I. sheehan. sixteen years old. whose
parents live at No. 2l09 Arthur avenue Tho pro,x
died yesterday at Fordham Hospital from a tract.
ure OF the skull received in a ball game on Sunday
ball hattcd by Robert Marvin, of No o1no
Arthur avenue. caught young Sheehan in the right
temple. The police will arrest young Marvin al
though Mrs. Sheehan agrees that the death OF her
son was the result of an accident ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08

church. Just as his royal predecessors gave the sill
communion service still In use and the lecterr
is the gift of President Roosevelt. who has dis
played great interest in the work and has lent his
influence TO its revival.
FREDERIC J. HASKIN.
'"Crange Culture in America" will be the subject
Of to-morrow's article.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
European advertisements.
REMOVAL NOTICE.

REMOVAL NOTICE.
Kindly note that the European offices Of Ths
New York Tribune have been renewed from Ne
14s Fleet street to the modern office building,
Danes Inn House." No. 255 Strand Overlooking
AId~yeh and kingsyvay), London.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
HOLD WITNESSES TO ITALIAN m,,pnr.

Two women were held yesterday az Witnesses e.,
connection with tho murder OF Bernardo Resarro
on tne fourth floor of No 2S2 East 10Th stre. -
MONDAY night The man accused OF tha Suet on
capped. - 'Ae Same ADDRESS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.
Transferable Embroidery Design, 10 by
Is Inches, for 10 Cents.

This cut is n small reproduction OF a pattern 10
by Il inches, which may be transferred to any
material suitable for embroidery by simply follow
ing the directions given below.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08

To William r. Smith, head of the National Bo-
tanic Garden in Washington belongs tho distinc-
ton of having the largest collection Of Burns's
poetry IN the world Mr. Smith has no less than
six hundred different editions of his favorite au-
thor's work, the books ranging in value from $1,000
and $500 down to the cheapest editions library
is really two rooms divided by an arch, and It IS
in the first one that the Burns treasures are kept
IN quaint bookcases with high pointed doors. while
photographs. paintings engravings and sketches of
Burns and of Scotch adorn the walls To
each of his young friends who marry, Mr.. Smith
gives copy Of Robert Burns's poems
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-08

Since the old church at jamestown is too far gone
to admit of restoration. Episcopalians of Virginia
have restored the Oldest church in which SER
vices have been continuously held. This ia Old
Bruton Church. at Williamsburg. The Washing
tons. the Randolphs and the Lees worshipped there
and in the restoration the pews have been Named
for prominent OF Virginia's history
King Edward has given the Bible for the restored
Evening journal., 1907-10-14
OLD DELAWARE
NOT IN THE GAME
HaVaTfCrd College Boys De-
feated Newark Team
II to 0

Delaware College football team lost
TO Haverford, u to 0, on Saturday, bad
handling of punts on the part of the
Delawareans being directly responsible
for the loss of the game by them.
The game was fast but was featured
by fumbling OF punts on both sides.
Browns phenomenal punting won for
Haverford. Delaware excelled in de-
fense, and Rothrock. who substituted
at right end for Robin, was easily the
star of the game.
Kelly was knocked unconscious in
the first scrimmage, but finished out
the game. Both touchdowns of Hav-
erford were made on hukes. The first
was scored on a run of so yards. The
second was made by Baldwin punting
the ball into Leonards stomach, and
the Haverford left end grabbing the
pig skin. ran in a clear field for a
touchdown.
The linp-1in.
Evening journal., 1907-10-14
RAILROAD MEN
SEE THE SIGNALS

Practically a perfect record in OBJ
serving all signals was made by the
pennsylvania Railroad train crews
daring the month of August. OF the
total Of 94S tests made during the
month, 80 1-2 per cent were perfect.
The remaining 4 1-2 per cent were
marked deficient, despite the fact that
The trains passed the signals by only
few feet on the entire PennsvI-
vania system east Of Pittsburc and
Erie thirteen entire divisions had a
percentage of 9S or over, nine of which
had perfect records Of 100 per cent.
These were the Philadelphia, the Tv-
rome. the Cambria and Clearneld. the
Pennsylvania and Northwestern. tho
conemaugh. the Baltimore. the Ell
mira and Canandaigua. the Central
and the West Jersey and Seashore.
Evening journal., 1907-10-14
WHAT THE KIDNEYS DO
Their Increasing Work Keeps Us
Strong and Healthy.

All the blood in the body passes
through the kidneys once every three
minutes. The kidneys filter the blood.
They work night and day. When
healthy they remove about 500 grains
of impure matter daily, when un-
healthy some part of this impure mai
ter is left in the blood. This brings
on many diseases and symptoms
pain in the back. headache, nervous
ness, hot, dry skin. rheumatism, gout.
gravel, disorders of the eyesight and
hearing, dizziness. irregular heart,
debility. drowsiness, dropsy, deposits
in the urine, etc. But if you keep the
filters right you viii have no trouble
with your kidneys.
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