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New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
STRIKE TALK AB4TING.
Carpenters FaUor AscGiting Further
Action on Part of En- pIoyers.

There was less strike talk among the members
of the Brotherhood of Carpenters yesterday, the
disposition being TO await further action on the
part of the master carpenters association. The
split between the carpenters and their employers
Is due to the refusal of the latter continue the
clause in their agreement pedging themselves to
use only union made material. The situation with
which the carpenters will be confronted on January
is new one. The masters believe that as the
present agreement expires on the last day OF this
year they will be free to either union or non
seem comfort themselves with the thought that
no action will be taken until the matter is laid
before the general arbitration board of the Build
ing Trades Employers Association.
The officers of the Brotherhood of Carpenters ad-
mitted yesterday that at least 30 per cent of the
members OF the district council idle; also,
that union men had been handling non-union wood
trim for independent contractors The sentiment
appeared TO be in favor OF waiting for aggressive
action from the employers. who may declare a
lockout. A number OF the employers, however. be-
lieve that the carpenters. having failed to renew
last years agreement or to make a new agreement,
out of the arbitration plan altogether, and
that II incumbent upon the arbitration board
te take the matter up. They say the carpenters
have lived up to their agreement by working
for outside contractors who use on-union wood
trim This Is admitted to a certain extent by the
carpenters. The wages in the different boroughs
which the employers agree to continue Man
haitian, s. a day; Brooklyn. 81 50; Bronx. 81 so;
Queens. ST. and Richmond. "a.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
LITTLE GIRL WAEDERS ALL NIGHT
Seven Years Old, She Searches for Lost
Brother Until Exhausted.

Gretchen. the seren-year-old daughter of Adoph
Jifasser, a wine dealer, living at No. l57 West
aloth street. was found crying on the stoop OF
her home last night after spending twenty-four
hours in a fTuitess search for her brother Adoph,
ten wears Old, who disappeared Saturday after
noon, when he was buy meat. When faith
ful little Gretchen had sufficiently recovered. under
the influence Of drafts of hot milk she told the fol-
lowing pathetic story of her wanderngs:
Il knew ny brother in the habit OF visiting
moving picture places and Central Park and when
was sent out 10 look for him and failed 10 find
him started back for my home. II late. and
j bound find him. / entered a house in
Lexington avenue. where have fallen asleep.
The hrst thing thought OF when ] awoke early in
the morning Adolph ] again visited the mov-
ing picture places ard Central Park. but he was
not 10 be seen That's all i remember
She could not tell how she got on the stoop of
her home. Hunger drove the brother Adolph home
late last night He saG that he lost the 80 cents
given him to buy meat and afraid 10 return
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
FORECAST FOR SESSION.
Plans for .he Opening Of the Legis-
loture This Week.

.r..,, uec oa-The reading of the annual mes
sage of Governor Hughes and election or speaker
ond C1erk in the Assembly constitute the feat-
- :. ,,,arest m the forecast for the session or
tba eg,s,st,1re which will convene at noon on
New Years Day No other business is expecteo,
sc both houses will probably take recess uhli
the following week The present plan is 10 ADJOURN
until Monday evening. January 3, 10 give tho
coaker time to complete his list of committee as
signnents This would be a shorter recess than
usual as it has been the custom for the iast rev
years to make the preliminary adjournment at ieaS'
until the following Wednesday but there is a gen.
eraI disposition to get to work promptly. waste
++la time and effect final adjournment at the ear
Hest possible date
There seems no reason to doubt that James W.
Wadsworth jr. Of Livingston County, VIII be re-
elected to the office of Speaker of the Assembly,
which he has held for the last two years me
only battle in sight is that over the Assembly,
Clerkshfp fer which Colonel Archie E. Baxter Oh
Elmira, who has been clerk for twelve years anu
Ray B. Smith. of Syracuse. the present assistant
clerk, are the candidates Indications to-hlshl
favor the election of Mr.. Smith, but Colonel Bax-
ter and his adherents claim better than hsnt-
ing chance" and there probably will be VOTE at
least in the Republican caucus. which VIII pe heio
on Tuesday evening.
The other important matters still unsettled are
the offices of majority and minority leader The
majority leadership goes as matter OF cou'se
with the Speakers appointment OF chairman Oh
the principal committee. that on Ways ana Means
Sherman Moreland. of Chemung. but he was de-
feated for reelection 20 the Assembly, anu
Democrat will sit this year In his place Inc
names mentioned for the majority leadership are
those of Jesse Phillips. of Alegany, and Edwin A
Narr,tt ir of St Lawrence. Mr. Phillips is senior
members of the Ways and Means Committee anu
holds the longest service record on the Repuohcah
side of the House. His friends say that that en-
titles him to the leadership Mr. Merritt on .he
other hand has also a long record in the AS
semblv and was the principal rival OF MI "aos-
worth in the historic battle for the Speakership
.ro wears ago. following the death OF speaker
Nixon The Speaker will not say winch ne w
snnoint and processes not yet TO have oecioeo
finally. - 49,. ,.s,
The Senate organization holds over rom 'as'
year except that certain of the Senate ohcers are
formally reelected. No changes OF Importance ie
expected .s ,,.
-, -,e,,ber= n, either house have reached 'ne
.it, tonight. but considerable number are eA-
pected to- morrow.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
TlI1DER HARD TO PLEASE.
Thinks Nczc York Sunday Intoler-
able but Takes 50 900 Home.

Harry Lauder the Scotch performer who was
q, the New York Theatre recently took away
with hin, a bad impression of the observance or
Sunday in New York According to the terms or
his contract Mr. Lauder had to appear twice on
each Sunday of his engagement. ''The Manches-
ter Guardian published an interview with him on
his return to England. of which the following Is
part:
American audiences differ from the usual Eng
1sh ones They always give you a welcome when
Won go on and then quietly but keenly watch
everything YOU do. At the end they explode. and
then there's a noise. l do not like the Sunday
performances but had to do II. and l sang stop
Yer Ticklin' and "Tobermory just the same as on
any other day.
'There is a different sort of audience on Sundays
-ouite n select church audence-but ! am glad
there is a movement to stop the Sunday perform
ances IL only for the sake of the artists and the
stage hands who at work day after day with
ont anv rest at all. 1t Is true that the public
houses in New York all closed at the 'front.' but
they are all open at the back; and those L -els
ought to close on Sundays we'll as theatres for
think if q man can't drink all he wants in six
days he should not have the right to drink on the
seventh day
A bystander asked Mr.. Lauder IL he had brought
his salary home with him. Well was the re-
ply I've brought half my salary home. f.oo0 in
gold and the other half spent over there
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
Err. HAUSER'S REPORT.
Plan for Safeguarding State fnnds
Surplus of $20,77I,571.

.,A,,. pno ea-state Treasurer Hauser an
nounced tonight that in his annual report u oo
submitted to the LEGISLATURE he VIII hahe hu
her of recommendations, having for their OBJECT
r,ora thorough safeguarding of the funds or the
state deposited with banks and trust cohpahieS'
and at the same time freeing nnahcidl iio'i'u'
>roro the dlctation of certain surety companies
which threaten to establish a mohoPoi' Ia e
bonds for state repositories
NJ yIauser believes that the present law per-
r,ittinS banks receiving state deposits 10 oePo'i
with hin, bonds of this state. instead OF iuI
security bonds. should be extendeo 10 pei'iii' c.
tho deposit with him of United states soVef
bonds and county municipal BONDS Oh tils S'''o'
aI.o s,ch bonds as are legal investments ior saw
ings banks in this state, after oelns ou4S app
as to their legality by the Attorney 1ene' a.
curitv for deposits of state moneys -.
Dur,ns the recent financial disturbance fne s'a'e
- forosd bv the action OF certain surety compa-
r,nz according to Mr.. Hauser. TO Withdraw sta'e
funds from many institutions whose eaP''ai Ha
been found by the state banking oe 'n'elI' - -
unnpaired and whose surplus Ian '''-
as TO b. practically intact
This amendment TO the fhahCe law
reended by the state Treasurer
ANY state depositary may, instead & oI q go U dennsit
surety company furnish as SsI,rer United States
t,o,srnment bonds state bonds OF TINS d st1'e eh ~
county or mnnSlsi Ns inyestments Tor savings banks
organized doing business under fne s,a at least
state OF New York, and in an amount TiIa a,ronf of
10 10 per cent than the maXlluLhn .h nb hanI
tbe securities to be accompanied by written asSlsn
n vesting the legal title thereto In the state OF
Ir yorls as collateral security that sucn deposlorS
so depositing and assigning said securiues stata s
rraasurer ON his check. counterslgned py the & oon
troer all money which may come INTO .ns s RE
go, ~ such depositary under and by virtue OF te
provisions OF this act. together MIN ai revdnx
that IN case Of default the part OF such
tary said State Treasurer ana III Sniis saJI sscu~i
ties or so much thereof as may be nscsssais =. 20
raaIiya the fuu amount of the funGs or tne stato
so dHnosited in such depository together with 'ns
interest therein. The interest on sucn Do.us s9 "a
HirnnSted ana Furnished shall when paid be turned
ovey 70 the bank so deposting the same 80 long
as n Is not in default.
Mr. Hauser will renort that at the beginning OF
the last fiscal year the state had surplus funds 10
.ho ,,,ourt or s15 sO3 Ss5 The present fiscal year
closed. he SAYS with a surplus Of s2o77l,57l
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
CURZON IN UPPER HOUSE.
Former Ticeroy accepts Nom'nat'on
~ from Irish Peers.

London. Dec 29-Lord Curzon OF keolestoh'
Chancellor of oxford University, has agreed 10
allow himself to be nominated for the vacancy
among the representative peers OF ireland
caused hv the death of Lord Kilnaine on No
vernber 9'last.
In accepting the nomination. which was OF
fered TO him by a. number of members of the
Irish peerage, Lord Curzon said that when the
neeraee was conferred him 1t was with
view to his returning to the House Of Commons
and for a long time this had been MS amoitioh'
b,t the strain of his work Viceroy had
proved too much for his strength, ana the oplh-
ion of his medical advisers had driven him re-
luctantly to the conclusion that he could not
re-enter that house
Unfortunately, he said, he was debarred from
entering the House of Lords through the ordl-
nary channels, owing to the refusal of the
Premier to allow him to take his place with all
the other ex-Viceroys Of India on the benches
of the upper house. so that he would be pleased
to take the opportunity to re-enter public life
hy the only means now open to him, namely,
as representative Irish peer.
The writs of election have already been Is
sued and the votes must be returned by Janu-
ary 20. All the Unionist papers welcome the
return Of Lord Curzon to active political lie.
but II Is feared that his health will prevent MIN
from taking active leadership of the party.
Lord Curzon's reference to Sir Henry Camp
bell -Bannerman's refusal to allow MIN 10 enter
the House of Lords through the ordinary chan
nels leads to a presumption that on his retire
rnent from the office of Vceroy of India he init
mated to the Premier that as ex-Nfceroy ne
should he made an English peer
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
AN EXODUS FROM THE TRANsvAAL.
British Indians Expelled or Arrested for
Refusal to Register.

Pretoria Dec 2e.-The Transvaal government
has lost no time in enforcing the provisions or
the immigration restriction act, which only re-
Gently received the royal assent requiring all
asistics in this country to register. Several
Rrftfsh-Indian leaders, including a eminent law
YER who refused to comply with the conditions
of the act have been ordered TO leave the coun-
try within forty-eight hours. and many others
have been arrested number of Chinese have
been similarly treated.
Since the passing of the act Ave thousand resi-
dents of British India have left the colony, and
there are seven thousand still here who refuse
20 register Those who have taken their de-
parture have expressed q determination to carry
on an agitation in the hope Of bringing enough
pressure to bear on the imperial government 10
induce il to intervene.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
PANAMA CANAL CHANGE
Relocation of Locks on Pacific End
Praised IN Washington.
rrnr-- The Tribune Rrireau.1

Washington Dec 29.-The purpose Of the Ist-
milan Canal Commission, with the approval OF liie
President 20 place the two locks which IL was
planned to build at La Boca at Mirafores me
first announcement Of which appeared IN theso
DISPATCHES to The Tribune of last SATURDAY hd
excited considerable interest in Washington anu
generally comnends itself to engineering anu ii''
tary experts here -
The construction of these locks at Mirafiores ma
teriaIIy simplifes the work. The former piaii oo
temnIated the construction of two large DAMS ono
DESIGNATED as the La Boca-San Juan daili a'u nv
other as the Soza-Corozal dam Ihese uaiha' ~
q mile long and the other a mile ana qud " -
length would have retained the waters which ,
-. en- @or,, soya Lake body approx
n,ately four miles long ana averaging two miles
wide This lake would have required lie Ie
ton of the Panama Railway. when "oulu no.
bsd 70 he moved considerable distance east or
The nresent grade while II would also nave oeen
necessary to construct spillway from SOFA LAKE
TO the bay. ,
Instead of all this work. under the ne" Plalls
it Will be necessary TO erect only one oern acioS
the course of the canal at Miraf1ores, ABOUT haiL
g mile long and through this will be CONSTRUCTED
the two locks which to lift vesseis from rio
sea level to the 55-foot level AS has slready peeh
pointed out. the channel. 500 feet Wlde ana ioui
miles long which IS 10 lead from the 1901 OF 'iie
Mirafores locks TO the Bay of Panama WHICH IL
will enter at La Boca will be entirely excaVated
with dredges Including the old French dreose
which was rehabitated TO such advantage sew
eral bucket dredges and the sea-going suctioh
dredee Culebra. which has gone round the fio'h
and Is due at Panama within a Few days
Colonel Goethals. when asked to-day concerning
the foundation for the dam and locks at Hlraloies
said that test pits of the usual size ny 1eel
in ample number had been put down there' anu
had demonstrated beyond peradFenture thdt .iie
dam could be constructed on solid rock 1oultud
ton Not only does the construction OF the oain
and locks at this point simplify the WORK an"
shorten the time of construction well as dlnh-
,sb the cost but 1t is regarded as prohahie thdt
II will make for economy of time In traverSns the
canal as vessels will be able so steam up the 0OV
foot channel TO Mirafores at practically luli sPee
before they encounter the first lock
The military experts regard the change as aa-
vsntageous in every way. Not only VIII the HI
r7ortant works of these two locks be remove"
four miles further the possible range OF al
enemy but the dam itself viii present T. H'
terallv smaller target than would have the dfliis
IL was proposed 10 erect at La boca- Nii''a'S
officers say that the change demonstrates cohclu-
si,,ely the advantage OF having the constructor
Of the canal in charge of expert engineer VINO
has also enjoyed military training and Coiohei
Goethals has been the recipient of many congfa'u-
latjons on the change of plan
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
SKENE'S ANNUAL REPORT.
State Engineer VIII Shosc Highscdy
and Canal Inn prOUements.

,,har,, r,s. qo-In his annual report to be SUBJ
n,tted TO the Legislature State Engineer Frederick
Skene Will show the progress MADE since ne as
slImed office on January l last on highway I'M
,,rnv.pepts and barge canal work. Mr.. Skene re-
ports that during his administration $50 miles OF
improved highways have been completed On jan
nary last the report says. COS miles or hlsh-
svs had been improved in this state and contracts
had been let for improving about 6ss miles Work
ON many of these contracts. he says has not actu-
ally been started
In Sentember October and December Of this year
hids were expected for the Improvement of $50 miles
of highways. and plans and specifications prepared
for 400 miles. upon the list waiting contract
There is a total OF SIC miles of improved roads on
the list waiting the appropriation by the Legis-
!ature of the states share of the money for their
construction
MIR. skene reports that during this year the
number of miles of improved roads completed Is
one-haf' the mileage OF all highways improved
prior to January ]. 1907 and that there has been
nlaced under contract during the year fourteen
miles more than the total number OF highways
improved during the nine years prior to 1907
..The nonuarity and success of the money sys-
tenn SAYS Mr. Skene. lis demonstrated by the
fact that during the last year only TWO towns In
the entire state voted to abandon the money sys-
TEN; SGT towns. having 4Sls0 miles OF highways TO
care for. are now working their roads under the
r,o,av system The total expenditures for highway
purposes including state aid in those towns during
1907 was Ss10.SA
Commenting on the progress of the barge canal
,vork Mr. Skene says that prior TO January I.
1907 eighteen contracts had been awarded. amount
inc To Sis 2s41s1 for SIS miles of canal. Since
then plans have been prepared or revised for
twelve contracts covering 13S2 miles. estimated to
cost s,5 g7a725 These plans include eleven locks,
seven fixed DAMS three movable dams. twenty-six
bridges and a number of smaller structures. Dur
ing tho year. he reports. three contracts were
awarded amounting to s056,7 7o covering 500 miles.
and the nine other contracts viii be submitted to
tho canal board for approval at carly date.
The work now under contract he reports, covers
127 1s miles and plans completed for $50 addi-
tlonal miles.
bureau of electrical equipment has been ere
ated to investigate and study the amount of power
and the type of equipment required for the opera
ticn of locks and dams.
The contractors have improved their plants
cording to Mr. Skene, and better progress in the
work II being made.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30

Berlin. Dec 29.-Captain Won Goeben. stationed at
Aenstein, the Russian frontier, has been ar
rested in connection with the death of Major Won
Schonbeck a brother officer, who was shot dead
Friday last From the appearance of the body
and the fact that fully loaded revolver laid be-
side II it was presumed that Major Won Schonbeck,
returning home late night, heard some one
descending stairs leading from his wife's rooms
Drawing the revolver, he went TO meet the in
truder. who. however, killed him before he could
fire.
Cantain Won Goehen after his arrest adrAitted
that he was in the Majors house the night be-
fore the body was found, but said that he was in
nocent OF the killing
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
RAILWAY MEN DELAY ON DEMANDS
Postpone Wage Revision on Lines East of
Chicago Because of Conditions

Chicago Dec. 29.-Trainmen and conductors
all the ra r Jads running east of Chicago have de-
cided TO defer action their demands for gen.
eral revision of wages and working conditions
This was the decision of the executive committee
which completed o-day its canvass of referendum
vote.
largely in favor of the general proposition, and
they expressed a willingness TO go to any length
TO enforce the demands but the executive
committee decided that account of the financial
and business conditions that have developed since
the beginning of the movement last October II
would be better TO hold everything in allegiance
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
HARMONY ON FAIRBANKS PUNCTuRED
Chairman New Declares Against One OF the
Vice-President's Champions.
IRy Telegraph TO The Tribune

Indianapolis. Dec. CA note O, discosu va
,scred into the harmony campaign Of the Fairbanks
1aaors ,o-sav prhen II was announced that Harry
s. New. Republican national Chairman wouse
oppose the election In this district Of Joseph =.
KeaIinS as a national delegate. MIR ksafnS hA
been one of the Fairbanks managers TOT Sc@.
and the Vice-President wants him on the moor VI
tha convention as a delegate and manager
Mr.. New and Mr.. Healing have not been irieno
for three wears and as Mr.. New will ask re-eieetion
az India mas member of the national connittes no
does not want Mr.. Healing 20 be a delegate
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
WIRELESS PHOTOGRAPHY.
A New Apparatus Successfully Tested Before
Scientists at Paris.

Paris Dec. 29.-Pascal Berjonneau. an inventor.
exhibited to-day before the Postmaster General and
a number of persons interested in scientific in
vestigation a new telephotography apparatus which
can be adapted TO the wireless system or to the
ordinary telegraph wire system. lie Transmitted
the picture Of the postmaster without the aid of
wires from one end of the ha 70 the other. The
inventor says distance does not interfere with
the effectiveness OF his method Photographs. he
SAYS can be sent by il between New York and
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
MRS JACK" GARDNER A BEHAIsT
tRy Telegraph to Tho TribunsI

IRy Telegraph to Tho Tribune
po.to, Dec 2s-Mrs Jack Gardner. iedaef
l., p,a societv has caused a new sensation oy
s,h-acn1 the Behaist faith. branch OF ~me"
cult ia led here by Ali Kuli Khan. young fess.4n'
and his Boston wife. Mrs Garoner became in.e'-
ested In the faith at the recent tea ssen M is'
Venetian palace" and has become . :.
- .h. crave Young Persian's exposition OF H.
A. a result a number of other well known women
bavo embraced the faith. and weekly Bsnaast -
.... are held In various Back Bay drawing seenA
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
WALKS THIRTY MILES TO JAIL.
Mississippi Woman Kills Father to Save
Mother and Then Surrenders.
IRy Te.esraph 10 The Tribune

lhy Telegraph 10 The Tribune
Mobile, Dec. 2a.-According to the authorities at
Furvis. Miss. Mrs Lena Richardson fairfield. of
Samrall hurried thirty miles the Lamar County
Gail and asked 10 be tried for the killing OF her
father, John Richardson. a lumberman.
She declared. it is said. that she shot her father
when he beat her mother and theatened her own
life because she had recently been married. As he
was about 10 inhict further injuries on his wife
Mrs. fairfield shot him. Then she started for the
5ail advice of friends
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
KANSAS CITY THEATRE sURRENoERs

Kansas City, Mo, Dec. ss-The closing of the
Grand Opera House, which is managed by A
Judah leader in the opposition TO Sunday closing.
was the feature of the fight to-day. All other
theatres except the Willis Wood and the Majestic,
which closed two Sundays ago, were open as usual.
The grand jury will return indictments this week
against all persons who worked III theatres and
others who violated the Sunday law to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
BAKED APPLE KILLS CHILD.


Stamford, Dec. 29.-Louis. the ten months old son
of Morris Somolski. of No II Wall street was
choked to death tonight by morsel of baked
apple. He cried for some of the apple and his
mother gave him small piece, which lodged In
his throat It is feared Mrs Solmonsk may lose
her reason
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
SENATE PASSES FRENCH BUDGET.

Paris. Dec 29.-At special sitting to-day. the
Senate passed the budget, the estimates Of which
amount TO a total of S770.sooooo. an increase oi
81 ol0 900 over the budget estimates OF 1891.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
FIFTH DREAoNoUeHT LAID DOWN.

Portsmouth Dec 2s.-The st. Vincent the fifth
battleship of the Dreadnought type, was laid down
yesterday She will be completed In two years.