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New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
ORDER TO SHIPPERS.
p. S. Board Makes Ruling on En-
bargoes and Car Distribution.

Alhanv Nov An order Of great Importance TO
shippers Of freight issued to-day by the Public
Service Commission In the I'd District, with intent
to prevent unjust discrimination which is alleged TO
have been practised against individual shippers by
the arbitrary refusal of railroads to handle certain
classes of freight. The order, sent out to-day and
to take effect Immediately, requires any railroad
establishing what is generally known an 'em-
barge" IN any case TO transmit at once to the COM
mission a detailed statement Of the matter. with
the reasons relied on by the corporation justi
fcation for its action It is further required that
the roads shall at inform the commission re-
garding any "embargo'' now in force.
The order applies TO any steam railroad re-
fusng TO accept freight destined for point within
this state by a route wholly within the state, for
transportation its railroad. Railroads also
required TO inform the commission at once IN case
any embargo is revoked modified.
The "embargo.'' which IS a technical name well
understood by shippers. IS a notice issued by
railroad that certain kinds of freight viii not he
accepted for shipment from certain specified locall
ties shippers. Such orders have been a frequent
cause of complaint among shippers. While the
barge generally applies to non-perlshable freight
in one instance a complaint has reached the COM
mission of an embargo onions by Of the
railroads. This individual case was taken up by
the commission, and the embargo was removed by
the railroad Numerous other verbal complaints
have been made to members OF the commission by
shippers of enbargoes declared by different railroads
in the state. While realizing that circumstances
might arise which would render it impossible for
railroads to receive certain kinds of freight for
shipment the commission decided that order
requiring railroads 20 give a prompt and adequate
explanation Of every embargo order issued would
safeguard the shippers from unfair Of the en-
bargo
Another order OF almost equal Importance has
been issued by the commission. dealing particularly
with delays in furnishing cars for shipments of
freight. The commission passed a resolution in
part as follows:
Resolved That all railroad corporations transport
Ing freight in carload lots report TO this commits
sion every in which il has been unable TO
place a car for loading within four days after the
time for which it was ordered. or. If no time Is
designated in the order placed for the same. within
four days after the receipt Of the order.
That such report be made daily by the local
agent this commission, no report being required
where there has been no failure TO place a car
within four days
This order 10 take effect November IS 1907 and to
continue in force until further notice or order.
That this resolution is not intended an ex
preston of opinion that four days is a proper
length of time in which to place car but is de-
signed merely to afford information as to existing
conditions.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
KIDNAPPERS CAUGHT ?
Three Italians Held in Brooklyn
BOy'S Disappearance Cleared Up.

Three Italians were held in the Adams street
court, Brooklyn. yesterday. charged with feloni-
Gus assault and kidnapping. and through their,
arrest the disappearance OF five-year-old Vito
Gala from his fathers residence, No. II Nc
DougaI street. on July % last. has been cleared
up. The men are Francesca Furfura- Of No.
246 Fulton street, Richmond Hill; CarTnine
VaIarde and Francesca Rachica- Their arrest
was effected through the efforts Of Tony
Vachris, in charge Of the Italian detective bu-
reau established in Brooklyn q week ago.
The three Italians were captured on Mon
day night at the home OF Mrs. Angela Arena,
No 339 East New York avenue. who had In
formed the police that they were trying TO
kidnap her and send her TO Antonio Furfura,
brother of Francesca FUrfura- who is now In
San Francisco. While questioning Mrs. Arena
on Monday night Detective Vachris became
convinced that she was concealing something.
and at last he learned that she had received
from the Furfura brothers a child answering
the description Of the Gala boy and had kept
him for several days last July. The boy
kidnapped on July 30 and kept for thirty-fve
days. at the end Of which he was found on the
elevated structure at Sixty-seventh street and
Third avenue. Manhattan. Mrs. Arena iden-
tilted the Gala boy yesterday as the one whom
the Furfura brothers had left with her. Fran
cesco Furfura served a term OF twenty years
IN Italy before coming to this country.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
BET PAYING AIDS MONEY MARKET.
Beneficial Effects in Cleveland from Settling
of Election Wagers.
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the effect of Tuesdays mayoralty election. when
100000. which changed hands. began to circulate
to-day. Much of this money had been tied up for
several weeks, and all bets were made through
commissioners. in cash certified checks financial
circles felt the stringeucy.
At the opening of the campaign the odds were
to l on Johnson. They fell to to the night be-
fore election. In the four downtown wards alone
5000 900 wagered.
Mayor johnson went to work vigorously to-day in
his campaign against public service corporations.
lie found a new source of complaint against the
Cleveland Electric Railway, which suffers from
blockades downtown every evening. just when the
workingmen rushing for home He also an
nounced that telephone companies must give bet
ter service.
After giving the railway company two days IN
which to abate the blockade nuisance he issued
statement, inviting the companys othcers to
peace conference on Saturday morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
p. S. And STREET TRAFFIC.
Neat Week's Task To Be FoIozced
by b. II. II. Investigation.

1t was decided yesterday that the investigation
into traffic conditions by the Public Service Com
mission will be resumed on Tuesday and that the
bearing Of vehicular traffic the congestion Of
streetcar traffic will he taken up at that time.
The thrashng out of all the phases Of this subject
Will take the commission about a week.
According TO the present plans, the condition Of
affairs in the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
will he investigated the following week. William
NJ. WINS has had a corps OF accountants at work
the books of this company for several days,
and it his intention TO take up this detail Of
the general investigation this week. He found,
however. that the work not far enough ad-
vanced permit this investigation TO progress
with the speed he wished. so the accountants will
continue their work TO complete the preliminaries
by the time Mr.. WINS IS ready for the Brooklyn
company.
After affairs in Brooklyn and The Bronx have
been taken up the Metropolitan investigation in
all probability VIII come up again. Mr. WINS $
accountants are still at work replacing and ana
living the records destroyed by order OF n. @.
Moorehead the secretary Of the Metropolitan.
Following the visit Of Chairman Wilcox and Mr..
WINS to the receivers recently, the accountants
have found their work considerably easier and
have obtained access to books kept from them
heretofore It has been reported persstentIy that
the accountants have had much success in repro
ducng the destroyed books. and that when the IN
quiry finally gets back TO the NIetropoitan's bust
ness methods disclosures OF interest equal 20 any
yet made will result.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
WARNER SANE, SAYS DR.. FLINT.
Knew What He Was About When He Shot
Miss Norling, the Alienist Testifes.

In the trial OF Frank II. Warner for the murder
Of Esther c. Norling. the prosecution. before the
case adjourned for the day. called Or. Austin
Flint. alienst. witness. DR. Flint testi-
fled that Warner knew what he about when
he shot Miss Norng.
Preceding this the defendant had several stormy
scenes with his lawyer. Warner said that the
most important witness in his behalf had not been
called lie alluded 20 the nurse I'm Bellevue who
had cared for him while there. Warner also de
clared that policemen who had worked on the case
had rihed his pockets Of valuable papers which
would have important bearing on the He
demanded that these papers be produced in court
Judge Foster ruled that the defence could hold
over its case until the nurse had been summoned,
and the prosecution then called DR.. Flint, who
testified that Warner knew the nature Of his deed
when he did the shooting. on July % last.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
DISCOUNT GERMAN CURE.
Physicians Here Think Nezc Diph-
iberia DisCOrery Unim DOrtant.

The report from Munich that the professor of
hygiene at the university there, Rudolf Eurue-iCh,
had discovered n cure for dphtheria was not en-
Enthusiastically received among the working baC-ari-
oloGsts in this city. Reports OF the foregoing kind
are very common from abroad. and subsequent eN-
aminations demands for veridcation generally
lead to minimizing of the Importance of the dis
covery. ''No physicians of any country have Ia
bored with greater diligence eradicate diphtIera
than those in the United States'' a specialist Cf
this city said yesterday, and inquiry az the Health
Department showed that the disease, once a terror
among families. losns much Of It's grisly
character.
DR. GuiIfoy the department statistician exhibited
tables which showed the decrease since the Uss OF
antitoxin begun. in 1925. In an unusually
marked prevalence of the disease IN 1873 the death
rate 295 for 100000 population The normal rats
about 100 In 1905 the rate was IS in 100O'0,
and in Boston IT low % and IN PhiIa-
delphia 50.
Dr Darlington. the Health Commissioner. said
yesterday that vaccination was largely practised
and that the results satisfactory. In families
where a member had the disease vaccination was
compulsory. and in schools also The spread OF the
disease was checked every time uy this precautOn.
The Commissioner said that OF the leading
specialists advocated a crusade against the disease
with antitoXin and segregation as the weapons,
promising a practical elimination OF diphtheria as
a scourge
The remedy DR.. Emmerich has discovered is
known as a germ destroyer. but whether more
effective than those in common doubted
The Health Department expects to receive in q
short time detailed particulars OF the Munich pro-
fessOr's researches.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
MUNICIPAL CLERKS PAID IN GOLD
Official in School Department Saves City Big
Loss in Time by Aiding Employees.

After checks distributed to most of the five
hundred clerks in the Department Of Education.
59th street and Park avenue. yesterday. for their
delayed monthly wages. many of them complained
TO Z. J. Whitloct the chief clerk, that they had
been unable to cash them. Mr.. Whitock called up
President Stillman of the National City Bank, who
paid the entire amount, 10000. in gold.
At the uptown bank where the checks are usually
cashed the clerks We're told that they would have
to get the money at the National City Bank, in
Wall street. Mr. Whitock estimated that 1t would
have taken at least two hours for each Of the four
hundred employees TO have gone to Wall street and
cashed the individual checks. On that basis the city
would have lost eight hundred hours of the time
and services OF the clerks, which would equal
hundred days work for clerk at eight hours
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New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
CHECK ON ELECTION FRAUDS.
Mr.. Leary's Work as Compared with Fight
for Purity of Ballot Last Year.

William Ieary. Superintendent Of Elections. has
issued statement regarding his activities IN the
recent election and comparing convictions and IN
dictments this year with the number In 1905. Last
year eight indictments were found; two received
sentence one going to the Kings County Jail for
ten days and the other to the Elmira Reformatory
This year there forty-seven indictments; four
pleaded guilty and awaiting sentence three
were sentenced to terms Of one year or more; the
others are awaiting trial.
Joseph HeaIy who refused TO name those who
were connected with him In the crime was sent to
state prison for Of not less than four years
and six months. OF the other men sentenced. one
was sent to prison for year. while another VIII
have to serve term Of not less than two years
Mr.. Leary says
IT shall have enough cases for the November
grand jury. which we will begin 10 present to-
morrow to keep that body fairly busy for awhile
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08

has been arbitrarily diverted from one mill to
another without the consent of the publishers.
Jobbers who apply to selling agents or to mills
for quotations are forced TO disclose the name
of the customer and the purpose for which the
paper is to be used. When this disclosure IS
made jobbers find that satisfactory quotations
can be obtained from only one mill in the coun-
try. MIL men and paper statesmen have admit
ted that an agreed scale had been adopted.
1t was represented that Canadian mills
and do pay the Sc a ton duty, and still find it
profitable to sell in the United States. At the
same time the American mills are selling abroad
in competition with Canada, Great Britain,
Germany and Norway.
LARGE PROFITS OF MILLS.
It was stated to the President that paper
made large profits during the last ten years at
prices averaging less than $40 a ton and that
a selling price of between 500 and $50 a ton, az
now proposed. would mean daily tribute of
$4,000 paid by the paper consumers to the al
legged combination. Proof is obtainable in gov
ernment records it was claimed that paper
mills in the United States and Canada are MAX
ing paper at a cost less than S2S a ton.
Much mystifcatIon has been attempted, it was
asserted, to show that the cost of labor had
greatly increased, but this was refuted by the
StLtelIeHt tHdI inc ehllre Cosl OF Ibpor 10 Ih0
manufacture Of q ton OF paper amounted TO less
than 81 40. Not one-twelfth of the advance in
news-print paper 1t was stated. would go to
labor
Because Of the export Of 10000 tons Of print
paper during the last season, and the assertion
of the manufacturers that the domestic stock
is practically exhausted coupled with the shut
ting down Of the mills various pretexts, the
publishers believe an attempt is being made to
create a paper famine Many newspaper pro-
prietors, it is declared, unable TO obtain any
quotations for paper for next year, and do not
know where TO obtain a supply.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
EELS SHUT OFF WATER
FAuINE ON EAST SIDE.
Pipes CIogged by Dead Fish-T'ene-
ment Houses and Schools Suffer.

Fresh water eels Of various sizes have caused
a scarcity of water in the section of the East
Side lying between 1st and 34th streets east or
Third avenue. They became stuck in the pipes
extending from the mains 10 the houses ana
experts from the water department and from
the plumbing trade were required to clear the
pipes
Many pipes were freed of eels yesterday and
hundreds of families were able to get their
usual supply of water again. Many other fam
iies however, experienced great difficulty IN
getting water and it will be several days be-
fore this unique situation is ended.
Property owners have already spent hun
dreds of dollars in clearing the water mains
contiguous to their premises, and they threaten
to sue the city to recover the money as they
contend that it is the duty of the Department
of Water Supply to keep the pipes free from
obstruction.
The scarcity OF water was felt most IN 4th
street, between Avenues B and c. A long row
of houses containing one thousand families was
without water from early yesterday morning
until late last night At first 1t thought
the water had been shut off for repairs. One
Of the Department of Water Supply laborers
in trying to discover the trouble in 4th street
opened a hydrant and few minutes after the
water had been running several dead eels came
out.
The water was allowed to run for an hour
and twenty-seven cells then lay in the street
Some Of them were from two to three feet long
The main was still clogged in the tenement
houses and the street had to be torn up in
several places. The chief trouble lay In the
smaller pipes running to the homes of the ten
ants. The water in the neighborhood Is from
the Central Park reservoir
The two thOusaud cbiIdraD t, ro,,lIIo cohooI
100, In 4th street, were without water all day.
The supply was cut off by one little eel
St Brigids parochial school, IN Sth street suf-
fered I'm a similar way. Many Of the children
were allowed to go home to get a drink Water
was in great demand Many persons formed a
bucket brigade and marched up and down the
street trying to find neighbor who had water.
Upon learning that dead cells were in the pines
many persons would not drink f. and the water
dealers in distilled water did a thriving business.
Other streets which were affected in a less
degree were 5th. 9Th, 7th and Sth, between Ave-
nues b and c. From 18th street north to 34th
several families were without water The dis
trict west Of Avenue to Third avenue north
from 7th street, suffered badly In East 22d
street, between Second and First avenues nearly
eight hundred families were without water The
famine struck them at the breakfast hour
The Department of Water Supply was busy
answering complaints which came pouring into
its Offices. Up to a late hour last night the
laborers were still at work, and It was expected
by this morning the worst Of the trouble will
be over
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
ROBBED AND BOUND BY HIGHwAYMEN
Williamsburg Man Found Lying on Wet
Sidewalk Two Hours Afterward.

Two hIghwaymen in Williamsburg held up and
robbed John Agldy, OF No 371 Suydam street. early
yesterday morning, at Knickerbooller avenue and
Suydam street and left him lying bound with ropes
tho sidewalk for nearly two hours before he
found by detective.
Agidy had attended n lodge meeting and as he
turned into Suydam street he passed two men con-
vcrsing on the corner Then he looked behind him
precaution. and gazed into the barrels of two
loaded revoIvers
Agldy turned 81 In ca n. He was told he
cheap skate because wore no watch nor
rings. After binding him securely the men disap-
peared. leaving tho police to their identity.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
SAN DOMINGO COMPANY ATTACHED.
Widow of T. w Hollis Sues for Money She
Says He Earned in Peace Congress.

AS the result of a suit brought by Mrs. Caroline
Sayles Chittenden. OF Yonkers. TO recover SS7.SlS
for services which. she says. Frederick ". Hollis.
her late husband rendered to the san DOmtnSo
Improvement Company. Justice FftzGerald issued
an attachment yesterday against all the property
Of the company IN New York County. The san
Domingo Improvement Company IS a New Jer-
sey corporation organized in 1889 10 conduct ousi-
ness in Santo Domingo. Belgium. Holland. France
and other countries.
According to the complaint Mr. Hollis was en-
gagged by the company. soon after it's formation as
general counsel The company agreed to pay nm
$4,000 for services which he rendered at Inc
Hague. Paris and London. and as much more as
his services were reasonably worth. 1t is alleged
that Hollis. who member OF the first peace
conference at The Hague and OF the first perrla-
nent court of arbitration. able to render valC-
able service to the company in recovering S4.-
500, 900 claim against the Republic OF Santo Do
mingo. II is said that Hollis went TO Washington
where he able TO obtain "a treaty between the
United States and SantO DoninGo. under the terms
of which the small republic admitted the clatm
Mrs CEittenden says that her former husbanos q
services worth S101,250. while he received
only S3.9S4-
New-York tribune., 1907-11-08
NO DEBATE ON FINANCE.
Chamber of Commerce Refers Bank
Resolutions to Committee.

Several resolutions inspired by recent financial
conditions. offered yesterday at the monthly meet
ing of the Chamber Of Commerce. were referred
without debate to the committee finance and
currency of which Dumont Clarke. president OF
the American Exchange National Bank. Is chair
man. II evident that some Of the members-
not pleased at the opportunity opened for
discussion Of financial conditions. and after the
meeting several of them expressed regret that ths
subject had been brought up at all. Others as
serted that it right and proper that financial
conditions which affected everybody should bs
brought up at the Chamber Of Commerce meeting
The first resolution referred 70 temporary use
of the postal savings idea in times OF financial
unrest. It was offered by Francis c. Moore for
mer president of the Continental Insurance Com
pany. and is follows;
Resolved, That it is the sense OF this chamber
strumentaIity of the pOstOftiCeS of the COuntrv
receiving and guarding the savings Of the people,
and to that end that Congress be asked to au-
masters to be replaced by United States bonds Of
small denOminat tfOns. carrying such rate OF in
terest may be fixed by Congress.
Mr.. Moore said that the recent trouble was nos
due so much to a want of circulation as TO hoard
ing of money. Men who lose faith in banks IN
times of stress would. he said trust the govern
ment which could transfer the money from the
postofices and deposit It IN banks where needed.
under proper restrictions
Louis WindmuIler moved that the Committee on
Finance and Currency be asked 20 consider II a
better supervision OF financial institutions could not
be devised and recommended by the chamber He
said It was important that SPECTATORS should Re
prevented from getting control of any OF the banks
by the purchase of majority OF the STOCK which,
to obtain. they would have TO hypothecate.
William Lummis offered a resolution that IN the
opinion of the Chamber of Commerce the ordeal
through which now passing has clearly
shown the necessity of amendments to our laws in
the following respects: % automatic elasticity in
the currency; % that great interstate railroads
should be placed under national control so as 70
prevent reduction Of rates and other action by
states calculated lessen the ability OF the roads
the demands for enlargement OF facilities.
while at the same time paying Just and reasonable
dividends to stockholders; CD a conservative rs-
duction Of the tariff to reduce the cost Of
living
MIR Lummis moved that the resolution be re-
ferred to a special committee Of ten or proper
permanent committee with the view Of addressing
a memorial on the subjects to the President and
Congress.