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New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
UON'T' H4MPER LNQUIfl .
Lighting Companies Haze Nothing
to Conceal, They Say.

,on,essntatives of the Edison Lighting company
and the Consolidated Gas Company oehieu !e''
DAY that their concerns were ooins any ", t.-ilIe
hamper an inquiry by the Pubic service No'''"
cio into lighting conditions and the prices charseu
for lighting. They declared that theT had ho'fi''s
TO conceal and that an investigation ol '"e ~
nlaints filed with the Public Service COMMISSION
about enforced contracts. breakdown service
and kindred subjects would reveal hotHlhs u '"0
discredit of the lighting companies.
The companies without doubt VIII nave ehdi0e
10 prove their willingness to be investigated tor
within very short time the Public Service TOM
mission in all probability will take the first steps
toward an investigation of numerous complaints re-
ceiyed from consumers OF gas and electricity lhis
inquiry may not go at first so far AS the lssuahCe
of orders fixing price for the breakdown ser
vice which is a the root of so many OF the COM
plants. but it is known to be the intention OF the
commission to 20 thoroughly into all phases Of the
troubles between the light users and tho COM
ranies furnishing gas and electricity.
Copies of the letter by the Merchants Asso-
citation to commissioner Maltbic. of the Public Ser
vice Commission, requesting delay In the taking up
Of the inquiry made public yesterday As
The Tribune yesterday declared. the letter says
plainly that the Merchants Association does not
withdraw from its position. but wishes delay This
letter signed by j. Crawford McCreeTy, OF the
Committee Gas and Electricity. says:
Under date Of May this committees. behalf
OF the Merchants Association. filed with the COM
mission OF Gas and Electricity a request for an
electric service in this city and into the conditions
under which IL is supplied.
As you are aware since this request made
great business disturbance has ensued and all
financial conditions have become dangerously un-
settled. Because Of this disturbance our fuli board
directors has given careful consideration to
the question TO whether n is desirable. under
existing circumstances. at the present time TO
press pending complaint
1t is the unanimous opinion OF our board that
action should he taken which will increase the
public timldity and possibly tend TO promote an
extension Of the financial disturbance; II is proba-
bic that II general investigation OF the lighting
companies were entered upon az this time general
dlsirust Of the securities of public service corpora
lions would follow and much harm be caused 20
the business community a whole"
II is the desire of board OF directors to avoid
such consequences. and We therefore request thai
! the Public Service Commission suspend action on
our letter Of May unll such time normal bus
mess conditions shall prevail We will then bring
the matter up anew. with a view 10 proper in
quiry.
Please understand that the Merchants Associa-
ton does intend by this letter withdraw
from the position hitherto taken by It. but simply
wishes action to be temporarily deferred in order
20 avnId unneces ssary harm 70 all interests
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
DEAD HEAT IN CRoss-CoUNTRY RUN
Columbia Juniors Win Interelass Race, with
the Seniors Second.

By taking six of the first eight places the Coluln
hia juniors the annual iBfercIass cToss-c0Intry
run rather easily yesterday afternoon. p Sanders
and A. link, both juniors. ran dead heat, and
although the course. a triie over four miles. was
covered with snow. they made it in q minutes l-5
seconds. which only twelve seconds more than
the Columbia record
The started from the Columbia Gymnasium.
across 12oth street Riverside Drive thence down
96th street and return link and Sanders took
the lead at the start and gradually increased it,.
AT the third mile Sanders got a slight lead over
link but he unable hold il, and just man
aged TO keep abreast cf link in stirring finish.
Most Of the runners suffered greatly from the
cold out only six Of the thirtythree starters failed
TO finish. Only the time of the first two men was
taken The team scores were: Juniors. q points:
seniors. IS points; sophomores lol points; fresh
men, 121 points. The freshman team consisted Of
only four men. that in making UP the scores
the two places after the last had TO be added to
The freshmen's tot3l This is the second year that
the class of '09 has the race. The order in
which the finished follows:
A link, 'os, and B. Sanders, 'os, tied for first
place, 24:o2 15: H r kudllc, 90: J. y. Wheeler.
o6 L. r. o Brien. 10: l.. 6. KistIer, '09. NJ ID.
Smith, 'o9; c r. Kennedy, 0s: II. VI. Snevy '0s;
q. E Hutchinson. 'o9; H. Hvaas II; H. Skinner
man. 'os: X NJ Boorman. '0s: II wiIdman, 10;
w G Brsndey, '0s; II. z. Sade. '09; w. O'Neill,
10 A Hoizof. '0s: 7. B. Cornselman. 10: - A.
Wickenden, 10: A. p. Montgomery '0s; w. Strass-
burger. II; L. Hinman, 10: ID. Weinstein '09.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
YALE GAME BOOSTS TEAFFIC RECORD.
New Haven Line Carried 33, ,599 Patrons to
Witness Contest with Princeton.

New Haven Dec. 5.-The New York. New
Haven & Hartford Railroad Company an
nounced to-day that the football traffic on the
day OF the le-Princeton football game, No
vember IL, amounted to SO, 500 passengers, an
increase of 800 passengers as compared with
the Yale-Princeton football business of two
years before. New York excursion tickets sold
amounted to 1916. and excursion and regular
tickets from other stations were 1864, in ad-
dition to regular tickets to and from New York
The total revenue obtained the day from
football business S44,53S, a gain OF 81 061,
as compared with the game of two years before
OF this S30,127 came from the business to and
from New York. Seventeen special trains
ried 922I passengers back to New York after
the game. One of the special trains leaving i'm
mediateiy after the game for New York carried
]. .203 passengers.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
OPEN SESAME FOR RoBBER.
As Victim Opens Mouth TO Say Word His
Gold Teeth Are Stolen.

y golden wisdom tooth Is not as safe as u.
original one. judging from the experience y
Thomas Carney. OF No. zoos Fifth avenue @'
night The tooth was part of row WHICH "I
been placed in his mouth by dentist Ihe W.
row was taken from him he was iisp'hs
word uncle at the command of the thSA -
later gave his name 10 the police as DSV" '
lon of No. So East 122d street. -
Carney was his way home ABOUT ID -
When in front OF the metropolitan BanS ou'i-s oI
at i25th street and Park avenue. he was apP'0A''
by Scanlon. -~,sv
You're feeling fine. said Scanion u
VERY much So replied the latter
Lets go in and have drink said S'a'' IA
II guess not retorted Carney. = oHs"' s,sd
in the middle OF the street now, where the iO
wagons belong. sor,sd
After going few steps further sc@ii.O" sc .nroa,,
Carney into a hallway. Grabbed oy tDe - AID
Carney was told TO say Uncle Wheh " - =
Scanlon grabbed his gold teeth and s'Si' while
rum Detective Sheridan caught Scani'h- bs
being taken to the East 126th street s'A' -., this
threw the teeth in a snOwdrifL Carhe!
and began shriekng incoherentiy - have
Come on" said the detective TO Cai"e'
got him, and he won't get away . ,,owr
At the station house Carney hnaiiy hi"" s,sr A
that his teeth had been thrown away -, in
few minutes search they were foNhd ans
Carney's mouth
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
CR4NKED UP AND DANCED
Merry "HOnk. Honk" Artists CITE
GdsOIene Hop.

Hello. Bill, I'm glad TO see YOU How muca
bail did YOU give:
-Oh. the same old thing. but I'm gettin 50 used
To the Westchester police station that the ceiS
seem homeHke. When did YOU get Pinchsd last-
This conversation was not between hard taced
criminals but was overheard last night as group
of ruddy young men talked together during the
irterission at Terrace Garden For it was the resu-
lar .TIonk, honk.' evening-and mornng-of the
National Professional Chaufeurs' Club. No. l. OF
the United States. and they were az their tnlrd
annual ball. IL might well be known rsht away
that the National Professional Chaurcelrs Cluo -
the arstocratic body OF the profession ana ~
leather capped gentleman who isn't man OF paris
chrome nickel steel with manganese bronze base
can hope attain 10 membership Each OF them
must be a graduated machnist who can get OUT
from under the car when it's stalled twelve miles
from a railroad and announce: Its all right va
can start again. slr''-just like that
When the ball got under way last night the IL
milton was poor 50 to speak Many Of the most
distinguished members were at the opera or SPIN
ming country roads That is their employers
were out and the Chaufeurs were detained bul
along after midnight the function began to spark
freely. Many a chauffeur had gone out 20 his WerA
last night with evening clothes or a TUXEDO
under his dust coat. and once his party Vas ssIsy
home. sped-uOt ''Speeded, because that mlsh|
worry the traffic police-down TO Terrace GarGsh-
These men are highly valued by their employers
most OF them received permission to use the car
TO get 10 the dance. Hence. 5Sth street. between
Lexington and Third avenues. and for blocks be-
yond was lined with high priced machines
There were plenty of Vel known in tns
world OF gasolene. and among them were Ledtks.
mechanIcian TO Barney Oldfield. and Iichtener MO
has ridden with Walter Christy in his Speed-eatns
racers And il was close to daylight before thf as'
car had given its farewell puff Of gasoiene-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
JEROME GETS TESTIMONY.
Prouident Life Evidence Turned
Ouer to Him by Investigator.

Certain testimony in connection with the aiiaiiS VI
the Provident Savings Life Assurance society "a"
submitted yesterday to District Attorney 1eio'o -
Superintendent E. E. Rittenhouse, OF the lhsul ace
Denartment of Colorado. The exact nature OF 'i''9
Testimony was not given out. 1t turned over
10 Isador + KreseI assistant District Attorney Inc
only announcement made was that II MI hiee. ,
dscovered in il any violations of the law he Wcuid
anforn, the January special grand jury asked ior
by Mr.. Jerome .
Mr. Rjttenhouse who submitted the testiiiioiiS
which might call for action by the Disttict
torney's office. has been associated tor the i. y,
davs with Superintendent Kelsey OF the ne" 10
state Insurance Department in an 1nVesuea.
of tho condition of the Provident The invesuei-
ton it is said revealed an impairment Vi o m
cietvs assets and result the TWO insui H. ~
danartDent heads have Joined in communicate"
70 tho provident directing it not to write new po
cies There will be a meeting to-day Ut th0 81
cietv's offices to devise plans. II posslpe' " po
the continuance of business ri, - -
John Coy;e who represents the Iriiaueii.i' 4.
aicatc which has eight members on the Dodiu "
directors of the Provdent. announced that 'he i''
ter would all attend the meeting . -
Superintendents Rittenhouse and helseS' II ~ ,
,.ar,ed have decided that s2500o0 ought 10 pe
1na6 off the valuation placed by the ProVIdeht OH
its real estate. which means just so lhuC, II ,
from, tho assets A part least of the discrepAO'
in values Is said TO be the bulidhs vi .''.
cietv at No. 50 Nassau street Inc -,
svrdcate it was understood stands reauS 10 h'>i
od the impairnent providing the members can
ohtain the stock for which they pa'o Fi'''0'0 "
cash. .,. of tha
Timothy L. Woodruff, formerly president Vi t
1,ro,.idont said that apparently the society ooui
N.,..r hut on on administering its existing
business. pending the final report D" '"'
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
STATE LEAGUE BASEBALL AVERAGES.

Albany, Dec. 5.-fresident Farrell OF the New
York Stete Baseball League. announced to-day the
official batting and fielding averages of the players
his organization the last The leaders
Pitcher. Par5ins o. Binghanlton: catcher. Mill
erick, of Albany: first nase, Kockill. Of Albany:
second base, O'Brier. Of Troy. and Chlds OF A.
J. and G.: third base Carr. of Syracuse; shortstop
Zeiner, of Scranton. left fielder. Fox. OF Albany;
centre fielder, Garry. of Bnghamton; right fielder,
Fogerty, Of Wilkes-Barre.
Seven players had batting averages OF 800 or
better They were: Ioeller Of Troy, .233; Ho-
lngsworth Of Wilkes Barre, .327; Goode. of Troy.
-3i5; Zimmerman Of Wkes-I3arre. -3ls: DeGror
of Troy -S13: Crisham, of Syracuse BIB: Belts,
Albany, -Js; Hunter, Of Wilkes Barre, 30.
Moeer has been sold PittsDurg, Zimmerman
TO the Chicago Nationals DeGroh 10 the New
York Americans. and Hunter, who is a pitcher TO
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
RACING 1T NEW ORLEANS.
Chapuiicpec Romps Home -Four
FaUOrites Successful.

New Orleans Dec 5.-Chaputepec. which ap-
peared 10 have the great Colin straight in race
at Brighton Beach last summer. rornped home an
easy winner of the first at City Park to-day.
He so far ouclassed his field that he went 10 the
post at the unplayable price OF l to D. ana Just
gallopcd in front all the way 10 win oased UP by
eight lengths. II Is more than likely that he VIII
turn out 10 be Of the best horses ever raced
here.
The form PLAYERS had their inning to-day. "a
four favorites and a heavily played second choice
won The victory al Rebo at 10 to l. was the
only break the LAYERS had \ killing of no mean
proportions made with Hannibal Bey in the
NTH race. He was backed from 10 TO 10 ana
lasted just long enough to beat Pride OF wood
stock a head after opening M iong lead turning
Tor home. Fircbrand. the faveritc. had speed. but
6rlnnina was hot favorite for the stecplechase
at I to ; and won thanks largely 10 + Heider $
good ride He took command when ONYX IL gave
it up rounding the last turn. but had to be driven
out TO beat Bank Holiday neck.
The summaries follow:
III ,sfcDanicn / to 6 Tartar Maid. III tAu-
buchon y to i. second; Hans ~ 'Letberp 10 TO l.
FiGfdher. fiTG Taco and Field Marshal also ran
S sind sser c pa 2'i 6day las 'a
Pierce, TO |. second: onyS IL las tfoursi) 20 %
Vendor and Merry Maker also
.c cn"I 10 10 Won. sheen IA rE walsh l. !
second Jack wiz. Io' sWarrGo 10 . So l. nhIa fh1Td
Penrfyn Marsh Rcdon Cilfan. Bert Osra. Martius.
Tom Mankins and Iinudwash also
Kelly TO ). won; Avaunteer. los q, Leo; to l.
-. No Quarter. Lady Vincent. Robin Hood Rio
Grands and ApenmaTgIhTn also Tnn yIanpb, Bv
III Mountain, ! TO 2 won Pride OF woodstock. 1oa
Mnaef5 a''sf i to 81 J. fhrd Time Has'ed Tyrolian.
Miss Ferris suffice Fireoi and Arnc9' besonhus @ M M -
sixth race tmiIe and three sixteenths. sellingl-
Sayoir Faire. 100 a Pickens) : I" . won; Horse
ad9 slsb ,bi2a to sggond' T,@e o dsqy - oaan6 q 8
Dunn Matabon and Ferronere also ran
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
SOUND BEACH GOLF CLUB OFFICERS

At the annual meeting OF the Sound Beach Golf
and Country Club. which was largely attended al
the Murray Hin Hotel Monday evening the
following Officers were elected for the ensuing year:
President. Mortimer Il. Foster; president
George f. Marks: treasurer. George A Hllrty: sec
retsry. Percy u. Adams: captain Richard 4
White; governors, Henry Il. Cocheu Thomas "
King, George y. Palmer Andrew b. Newcombe
Andrew J. Post, James w White Frank j.
Marion.
balance hand The governors reported fbe
largest membership in The history Of the club and
also reported that there were fourteen candidates
awaiting election. The greens committee, through
SIS chairman Andrew r. Nencomhe. reported that
me first nine holes on the new course had been put
N condition. ard would be ready FOR play ty Nav
/ The house col niittee reported that the club
house pas being feJecora.ed throughout and that
inc pazzas would me erected and new locker
soofn installed by April l.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
NTH 4THLETTC BOWLERS
Ne7c York athletic Ciub Team
Loses the Odd Game.

The Montclsir Club the odd game in a series
with the New York Athletic Club in the Athletic
Bowling League at Montclar last night The home
five Won the first two games rather easily, but
SNYDER fell off TO 134 in the third. Thile Adams
mis- opponent. made 2U4 the top score of the night
and this made il possible for the New York team
to pull a victory.
New York without the services Of Captain
Cute, who Is I'll. but the MOntCair team was also
minus of its strongest bowlers IN Lockwood
In the second game the visitors ran into seven
splits the first frames, handicap which
could not be overcome. In the third game Adams.
= new man on the New York five, started off with
four strikes, and this seemed TO act a stimulus
10 the other members OF the team.
rhe follnN.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
NEED MONEY FOR TROTTING MEET

Boston. Dec. "a plan to raise $4,000 to meet
the expenses of the association for the coming
and thereby continue the grand circuit races at
Readville was laid before the stockholders OF the
New England Trotting Horse Breeders Association
at a special meeting held here to-day Action on
the plan was postponed until after the annual
meeting next March
The committee appointed at the last meeting to
Investigate the financial condition of the associa-
ton reported to-day t'sat $4,000 was owed. Sc
cured bv a mortgage the property at Readvle.
The committee suggested "A plan OF issuing blocks
of preferred stock amount that would clear
the present indebtedness.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06

AT Monticello, " Y. The appointment OF ths
receiver was made Oh the application OF At
torney General Jackson
The Excelsior Fire Insurance Company was
organized by William Cow. indicted IN Brooklyn
in the Borough Bank scandal; Howard Maxwei.
who was president Of the bank and conmi''ed
suicide while under indictment and Jonn > Jen-
kins The money used In the financing OF the
insurance company was obtained from the Bor-
ougb Bank. The Attorney General charges that
the company did business on fictitious asses
and overwrote it's risks.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
MAY GET BIG COLLEGES IN.
Annual Meeting of Intercollegiate Athletic
Association This Month.

The annual meeting of the Intercollegiate Ath-
1etic Association Of the United States has been
called for December % at the Murray Hill Hotel.
This association, which ont OF the conference
Of colleges when football the rack has
been slowly but surely working along lines which
have led 10 the uplifting Of intercollegiate sports
Of the larger universities have Joined as
vet. but committee. appointed Cor the purpose.
is likely TO report favorably plan which Will
make IL possible for Yale Princeton and the other
leading universities TO enter, and enlarge the
score O. the association.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06

John r. Hegeman. president of the Metropo,i,a, i,
Life Insurance Company. against whom there are
pending three indictments charging periurv win
appear to-day to plead before Justice Bowling in
the Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court Jus
tce bowling dismissed seven other indictnan..
against Mr. Hegeman for alleged perjury last Mon
day. The District Attorney was to have appeaIea
this order. but that could be done only hv con
sent of Mr.. Hegemans counsel, which was refused
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
TO GO 1FIELD.
Soccer Team Likely to Play IN Brasil
NeTt Summer.

Ithaca. y. Y. Dec. 5.--The Cornell association
football team may play in South America next
summer. The mana cement has received an OFFER
of expenses and - per cent of the gate receipts
for a series of three games with teams in the
Football League of the Province of Sac Paulo
Brazil.
Sarrniento manager of the Cornell team,
grandson of former President Sarniento of the
Argentine Republic, who is studying mechanical
engineering Cornell, estimates that the soccer
team will bring $4,000 back to Ithaca
Professor Young, who has supervision OF the
minor sports stated to-day that he saw no obstacle
TO the trip
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06

The swimmers ihe West Side Young Mems
Christian Association will the Yale IJniyer-
sity team on December at New Haven The
contests will be: Fourman relay, 500 yards so Zoe
and 900 ward sw.ms and fancy dive AT the try
SUITS at a public bath this weeg the West Side
selected the Following team: ]. II. MIL captain: j
p Niantell ]. H. Reilly, William Friedlander A.
W Pakenham William Bechtod, C. l.. Schon-
niger, II. Davis, g Tiff, aud II. ". Eyiers The
West Side has not been defeated since its or
gauzation.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
WORK OF TROTTING BOARD FINISHED

The seu1i-annuaI meeting of the board of review
or tb, National Trotting Association came to an
end at the Murray Hill Hotel yesterday. No de
cislons were handed down, and number of cases
were continued until the next meeting in May 1908
The board gave a special hearing to J. G. Barlow.
of Canton, Ohio, who expelled on Tuesday for
driving upon the Montgomery (Ala) track while
under SUSPENSION. After II had heard Barlow in
additional explanation of his position no action was
taken to mitigate the decree.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
FIND MAsTopoN DEAD 10000 YEaHs. =.

Helena. Mont. Dec. 5.-Whiie at W., W. work
Milwaukee roadbed near Helena. yesteFa"'., ,..ntio
men unearthed the teeth and bones Oh -, has
mastodon. which DR. Charles y Hein's, dead
made many explorations. estimates hdS 60. fsssis
for more than twenty thousand years ,,asse-
were found In Jawbone Canyon one -
dcn's teeth weighs more than four poun'
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
CONTRIBUTION TO OLYMPIC FUND.
w. L. Jones Makes First Individual Sub
scription to Send Team Abroad.

w T.. Jones the well known patron of sport. has
written James F. Sullivan, secretary of the
American Olympic committee, congratuiating the
committee upon its work and contributing the sum
of 800 to the fund TO pay the expenses of the
American team to London If second contribu
ton is necessary. Mr.. Jones announces that he
will De glad duplicate the amount.
MIR. Jones is the first individual that has
frjhuted to the fund.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
HOLLENBACK NAMED AS CAPTAIN.
Brilliant Fullback Will Lead Pennsylvania
Football Eleven Next Year.

Philadelphia. Dec. 5.-5oenback who played
such brilliant game at fuiDack the PennsyI-
vania football team this season elected cap
tain OF next years elevc- at meeting of the var
sity players to-day.
Scarlett. right end. placed in nomination, but
withdrew in Hollenbacks favor
New-York tribune., 1907-12-06
EXCELSIOR RECEIVER Is NAMED

Eugene V DAILY. a lawyer. with offices at No.
76 William street, was appointed receiver of the
Excelsior Fire Insurance Company yesterday
by Justice Belts, of the Supreme Court. sitting
The Washington times., 1907-04-14
BUFFALO TO JOIN
WILD WEST SHOW

Seven Of the twelve buffalo loaned 70
the National Geological Park three
years ago by Col. William f. Cody. bet
ter known as Buffalo Bill" are 10 be
shipped away tomorrow morning at 70
O'Clock. Colonel Cody has decided that
he needs the animals with his Wild
West show. and IL is expected the other
five Will be recalled in a short time.
This viii leave the Washington zoo
without q single specimen OF this
species. which Is growing rarer every
day. II is almost impossible to obtain
these animals now, there being only a
few hundred IN the United States. Most
OF these are or a few public and private
reservations.
The herd of Buffalo Bills buffalo.
as the animals were known. have beer
one OF the leading attractions Al the
zoo. Iney have been given wide rang=
on a large Enclosure north OF the ami
mai houses. and have proved one Of the
most interesting exhibits. Several OF
the animals had become special pets
with the keepers. and their loss will be
keenly felt by the men.