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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
mR. TAFrs VISIT TO OUBA.

Mr. Taft's forthcoming visit TO Cuba Is widely
regarded as Of the highest Importance TO that
island It's whole future may depend upon the
conclusions which he reaches as the result OF
his observations. We are not inclined TO dis
pute the substantial correctness of that view.
A member OF the Presidents Cabinet does not
make such visit merely to pass the time. He
means business, and we have no doubt that
Mr. Taft will do a good deal of important
business before he again sets foot in the United
States.
At the same time there are limitations. verg-
ing here and there on threats that unless Mr..
Taft decides everything in a certain prescribed
way Cuba will be overwhelmed with disaster
and ruin. That is to say, his work is all cut
out for him in advance. He has nothing to
do but to indorse the findings already made.
His right, his ability and his authority to OBJ
serve, to consider and 10 decide for himself,
according to his own perceptions and his own
Judgment, are denied II is demanded that he
shall play the part of a puppet. to confirm the
prejudgments of other and irresponsible per-
sons.
We violate no confidence in saying that Mr.
Taft is not that kind of man. Further we may
say that any visitor, whether Cabinet Minister
or newspaper correspondent, who should go
anywhere on such an errand in such a spirit
would be worse than wasting his time, no mat
ter of how little value that might be. The man
who is commissioned to go somewhere. not to
find out and report the truth, but simply to find
or invent partisan material for the bOlStering
up OF some precOnceived notions, would better
stay at home in his easy chair Mr.. Taft will
90 to Cuba, as he went last year, with his judi
cial mind entirely open TO the truth, and he
will employ all available means-which will be
superior TO those within the reach of any one
else-fOr ascertaining the exact truth and the
whole truth. The decisions which he then
reaches will he worthy of the highest respect
and confidence 1t would be unjust to him,
and it would be no good service 20 either Amer
lea or Cuba, to PREJUDICE his work.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

under bushel. The latest news illustrates this
disability. Here we have the Chamber or COM
merce those very gentlemen who only snort
time ago solemnly warned Pittsburg about the
perils of publicity and the actual cost OF 1t In
dollars and cents through loss OF business, agt-
tating the question whether or not there are
fifty righteous men i'm the city Even the con-
sentative business men cannot restrain them
selves from giving Pittsburg publicity. They
are all press agents But is there not proper
limit TO such activities? Is it fair to enter
Pittsburg in the lists with SOdom and GOmor-
rah? Pittsburg has an incOntestable advantage
over those two ancient cities, for 1t is nowhere
on record that they had such sage Chamber OF
Commerce as Pittsburg has to advise them
regarding the perils of reputation for naught-
mess If they had only known they might have
reformed or kept it dark
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
RAILWAY SPIKES ON CURVES.
Probable Resistance to Side Pressure u
Woodlawn.
BON ne $500 Axe.

From The Electrical Age.
Owing 20 the fact tina. the track 81 elastic atsraly
we'll vertically II IS very tmprooaois tlas -
cumstaLces should arise BY which the entire eS
ergy OF lateral displacement was concsntrafed u
one spike s,,.-
Track spikes used with 1Oo-pound rails are n s'
eighths OF inch square, their area IN s4ss.t 3o'
O4 square inch, and the bearing area or ne 20
against them Is OF square inch Accordns 20 49, =,
the shearing strength OF steel % eis
It's tensile strength, or from 90 Cpo TO 5oNo Poln1
per square inch. in THE Iron Age or Esors1A,y ~
is 1900 some data given "a regard 70 tao 80
oi steel under pressure and tho s1ergy fe9ui"
70 shear hot and cold Steel . -.,u,-.
According 20 these experiments IL wonld fe9 We
from $50 70 440 foot pounds 20 shear s,,.d
IL is probable that less energy woul1 % 800 IS
after the spike had been In the track y
ths area IN shear becomes reduced. FroI h, ,ace
can be that the factor OF s>l-sty ~ en-. con
OF track supposing one spike ony 20 a.. a rom
sidertns the spring suspended Aoal IA ~ At "
niles an hour, IA TO ~ az 70 mics s e. ~ AZ
and IS to OSS al so miles hour on ths 5srsed
the frregularitv % the track Is equAl 70 LA by
sine IN feet on the other hand II. As 4, ma
rnav 81 me most eminent railroad engineers - ar
country not less than two spikes resist 10 II
ing stresses, then have a FACTOR ~
20 miles an hour Of from Is 10 -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
MISS CRAM LEFT OVER 100000.
Estate of Sister Of Former Dock Commits
sioner Divided Among Relatives.

The appraisal OF the estate of Miss Ethel La
Cram sister to former Dock Commissioners J.
Sergeant Cram who died on September IA. 1890.
as fled in the Surrogate's Office yesterday. shows
that she left gross personal estate OF s31. as a.
she left in cash and securities HS.Ss9 "a. from
which loans to the amount OF $3.50. belonging 20
the estate Of her father. Henry A. Cram, have TO
be deducted. making the net personal estate left
nv her S21492 "a BY her will Miss Cram appointed
har brotber J. Sergeant Cram. and her sister.
riIv Clarence Cram. her executors. and left her
niece. Charlotte A. W. Cram, $4,000; Maude Ser
geant. 5000: and her cousin. Katherine Sergeant
smith, $1,000. The remainder is divided equally
sr,ona her niece Charlotte A w. Cram; her
brother John Sergeant Cram. and her sisters. Hen
rletta Haven and Lily Clarence Cram. who win
receive sico.s57 81 each
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
rAE CABINET.
From The Tribune Bureau ]

AItU4II9 I'-I-~--I
Washington. April Miss Edith Root has soha
to New York. where she will act bridesmaid
at the wedding Of Miss Janet Alexander McCook
and Malcolm Douglas Whitman tomorrow after
noon
Secretary Metcalr has returned TO Washington
from his trip Of inspection 70 Guantanamo aid
San Juan. The Dolphin, which was used for the
trim stopped at Havana, Kingston and Nassau.
and the cruise ended az Charleston, 5. Q. Sena-
tors Hale. Penross and Carter and c. G. Glover
accompanied the SECRETARY
Mrs Bouapartc win arrive In Washington TO-
narrow 20 remain two weeks. She has recovered
from her recent illness and VIII entertain and be
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.

IFfom The Tribune Bureaul
washington April 1.-The Italian Ambassador
went 20 Norfolk the last OF the week TO make ar
engagements for the reception OF the Italian squad
ron IN Hampton Roads. and Is now IN New York
for short visit
The AustrO-Hungarian Amoassador VIII !saVe
,vash,1etoD Tomorrow for BiItmore. where for a
week he will be the guest OF Mr. and Mrs George
W. Vanderbilt
The Counsellor OF the Japanese Embassy and
Nine MyaOka gave luncheon on SATURDAY ia
honor OF the Misses Tsuda. Of Toxic. Japan. VINO
arc making a three months stay in this country
on their way around the world.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
THE rRIBuNE's TYPHOID EXPOSURE

Our neighbor The Tribune has rendered the com,
munity a service In exposing the dangerous con-
diton of the CrotOn watershed at Mount KIsco
Bedford and KatOnah. where sewage flows into
the city's water supply and round dozen cases 90
typhoid six in the camp OF italian labOrers on the
Cross River dam. fve az Satonah and one IN Bed
ford spreading Infection OF which the civ
and state authorities were slow TO become cog
infant 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
ADMIRAL BRoWNs0N RELIEVED.
Admiral Dayton Assumes Command of
Asiatic Fleet.

Washington. April Rear Admiral James H
DAYTON heretofore in command Of the Philippine
SQUADRON to-day assumed command Of the Asiatio
feet as the relief OF Rear Admiral Willard III.
Rrownson. who has been ordered 20 this city to
relieve Rear Admiral Converse (rsttredO. as chter
OF the bureau Of navigation Admiral Brcwnson
probably Will assume hts new duties about May IL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
SUBMARINE MOUNTAINS.
Youths Companion.

Recent phenomena. like the antitrust OF n nan,
island IN Boring Sea and the tremendous earth-
quake shock, evidently originating in the ocean
bottom, felt at Apia in December last give presh
interest 20 the results OF the exploration 81 az
pscifc's door made by the United States staayoa o
Nero IN surveying a transpacifc cable route. EAST
of the Island OF Guam submarine mountain range
Csc fathoms OF the oceans surface whereas Nh
valleys between them descend 20 a depth OF knn1
fathoms. Here made the deepest soundins
on record 5.269 fathoms. only sixty-six feet lass
deep"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

Francis O. Landon was promoted TO second secre-
tary OF the legation at Vienna on March II, lsto
from the post OF third secretary at Berlin He
ranr,sentsd his district IN the State Legislature In
1901 1902 and 1903. He for many years ono
OF the most progressive and popular officers OF
the National Guard OF the state. rising through
the various grades from private 70 captain OF
Company I OF the 7th Regiment HIS wife was
Miss May Toel. Of this city.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
QUEEN MOTHER NEARLY WELL
Alarming Reports Unfounded Regarding
Maria Christina Of Spain.

Madrid. April The reports that Maria Chr's
tina the queen mother. was seriously ~ and tnAs
the last sacraments were about 60 be aeminlstsrea
are without foundation. Inquiry at ths palace %
day elected the statement that the illness OF ta'
queen mother had been grossly exaggerated $40
was merely suffering from slight revs1sa
catarrh from which shs has almost s1trsu ~
Noxra rA1
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
FRANCIS G. LANooN RESIGNS POST

Vienna April 1.-The second secretary Of the
American Embassy here. Francis G. Lsndon. OF
New York. has resigned for personal reasons and
will return 10 America IN May.
The military attache. Major McClintock. is 20
leave Vienna after being received IN farewell audi
ence by Emperor Francis Joseph. 1T is believed
that the American military attnche at Berlin Colo
mel Wiser will also be accredited to Vienna
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
DUKE OF THE ABRUZZl SAILS.

spezia. Italy. April 1.-The Duke OF the Abruz1i
left here to-day board the cruiser Varese for
Newport News. The varese will be one of the war
ships representing Italy at the opening OF the
jamestown Exposition
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

The publicity given to the fact that railroad
company is making surprise tests" to ascertain
how carefully it's block signals are observed
has both advantages and disadvantages News
of that kind tends TO assure the public OF the
safety of travel but 1t may also inspire in an
engineer degree of vigilance which is not truly
representative.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
Conditional Gift Of $4,000 to Go Toward
100000 Fund.

New Haven. April L-Secretary Stokes OF 4ais
University said to-day in formal statea-ns
that the gift OF $4,000 10 the university rem ne
Rockefeller fund. conditional upon the raising Ok
81 10000 additional. would bs accepted
Dispatches from New Haven last Saturday inH-
mated that the Yale Corporation would Te1ect 70
Oner, because Of the condition attached % X blt
II was learned yesterday from Trustworthy sources
that Yale had already started TO ralss a CseS."
FUND and that the gift OF Mr.. ROoksfellsr vas
looked upon as a contribution 20 that fund
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
About People and Social Inciden1s

tavcrs were parasois. sheepskin purses n.ck,..
Easter lily wands and cigarette holders.
The engagement IS announced here OF Nf,su...
Reilly. daughter OF the late Captain H 7 Pan
u. 8 A. and Lieutenant John Stevens Harouo..,
OF the artillery. Mrs. Reilly has given nm -
Washington house and gone 20 Chicago, wher. ~
wedding will take place
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

An Austrian surgeon considers the hard palate
a better means OF identifying criminal than
the fnger-tips. In other words. he believes that
there is a greater degree OF individuality in the
corrugatiOns OF the roof Of the mouth than in
the lines which indent the skin. Perhaps he is
right, but it would seem 70 be an easier matter
to obtain record Of the markings utilized in
the Bertillon system than OF those recommended
nv the Austrian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

Those who are impatient to rush the Utilities
bill through the Legislature should recall that
il took two months from the beginning Of the
session for the proponents of the bill to mature
and introduce it. Less than a month has passed
since it's introduction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

In any up-to-date collection of political mar
wells Oklahoma's 100000 word constitution must
take rank with Pennsylvania's S1S.OO0O0O Cap
itOL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02
THE REV. r. e. BLACKWELL I'LL

StauntOn. Va. April The Row. r. z Sac
wen, president OF tho Randolph Macon Coles
was taken seriously lll to-day. and Is at a hospfn
In an alarming condition.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

With Mr. Henry NJ. Whitney as Bryans can
didatc for Governor and Mr. Bryan as Whit
ney's candidate for President, where's your
Johnnie Moran now!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

Mr.. Bryan's Presidential aspirations might
also be described as merely ultimate"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-02

YALE ACCEPTS ROCKEFELLER MONEY
The evening world., 1907-09-04
White Goods !:

Remnants OF India Linon. Persian
Lawn, Nainsook, Cambria, Dotted
Swisses. Bstistes. India Null and
French Lawns--sale prices y to
y less than regular.
The evening world., 1907-09-04
STOCKS FALL AWAY
ON BRISK SELLING

Stocks ran on In tho early market To-
day. following sluggish opening. Tho
LOSSES averaged point. the issues
claiming attention being Reading. Anal
sanated Copper, Smelling. Bsookiyn
Rapid Transit. the Paoiiics. 81 Paul ana
Pennsylvania. Trading became active on
the decline,
The marked diIrnnu;ion In the recent
demand for stocks discouraged holders
and encouraged selling. In tha after
noon Amalgamated Copper and Amari-
can Smelling were down I'D, RcaolnB
and Brooklyn Transit S-s. CanadLan
pacific IT, and Southern Pacihc. ERE
Kansas CITY SburnrTu prefetS<s - I,
Peoples Ga. !. Metropolitan Stress ran.
way sold down l-2, 10 ~ -. aAs
Companies improved j.
business was active at times wnen
nhe seiiong became rather urgent opt
for the most part prices sank siow.S
on very moderate offerings Thc ioch
traction group became conspiouousiy
weak late In the day. Sme'ungs ioss
reaoaed ASS, interoorousn-Meusopo
tan preferred and Metropolitan street
railway 8, Canadian Pacific and brook-
lyn runsh .. Manhattan, Dstillers Sc
curities and Atchison 34, New iN6
Central and Northern Pacific es
Union Pacific and Great Northern pre-
ferred lf-2. Delaware and Hudsoh.
ia. and Chesapeake and Ohio, kan
snx and Texas. Toledo, St LOUIS anu
Western preferred. United States
steel preferred. North American and
Grea, Northern Ore Certificates l
There was slight rally In the nnal
dealings but the market closed weak
with the selling active.
The evening world., 1907-09-04
lone MORE PRINCE
PAYS US A VISIT

Prince Dabro. scion OF ono OF tas
o,dest families OF Egyps. and who Is
travelling in shs country alone, csiIeu
on Henry Clsws to-day and presented
letters OF Introduction.
Mr.. Clcws took the Prince TO the
Stock Exchange and then to the Law
yers' Club for luncheon. TIE Prince -
about twenty-ons yoars old Is OF rns
appearance and. with five orher Ian
guagee. speaks English perfectly. he
has been in this country for about two
months and has travelled througt, the
West and Northwest For the last few
days he has been at Newport. and ae
told Mr.. CLOVIS that 10 thinks II mo
nnent resort In the world.
Prince Dabro said ha would shortly
70 TO TexaA 10 study The cotton In
dustry there. In Egypt, he said. cotton
raising Is quite factor, and has grown
In forty years 10 be ono OF the mos,
important productions OF the country.
Years ago. when cotton was first
grown. ne said. It sold for cents
round. but now II brings . cents q
pound and Is almost as ane as silk.
The evening world., 1907-09-04
GREAT GRANDMOTHER
OF 80 LOSES HER LIFE
in SAVING CHILDREN
Aged Mrs. Aronwitz Rescued From Fire Fears
Youngsters Are Left and Goes Back
Into Building to Perish.

afked many times Are you sure they
Are all kass7t'
l1le o.d woman was told taat they
aAd a.; get 10 me Stkeet In safety and
Al Nas excitement in the street. The
fear. Nea and Wo!aeas half Clothed,
were tearing about lS9H.aE Tor Children
or relativea, tAe are engines were SAL
Mrs, Goldsafd lefl nsr Did hothet 9or
an al, ias;Aas I, FaS tse ehanIse aIt. the s,d
many years she sided back into. tho
burning house and nna6tleed climbed
TO the second floor. She went through
for the third ticor She must have iost
her bearings at this point The smoks
was hot and the air was heavy.
Fell on Stairs to Die.
IT .s supposed the old woman tried 10
get to the roof, and that her strenxth
was not he saqs fsar5 = a And oa ,ss sse ss,ars
fell ard there the flames reAched her,
When the old woman was rnissed on
tno street one OF her Sfaaasofis rushed
have gone back % .atve, som. OF tn the sas. ehIl.
dren. The smoke and tiames drove him
down the stair wey md then he went IN
the fiss;sssA2e ss 2, N He ,n came upSH tho body
WIZ WAS carried down teTu tnrttsr IN
the street; She was srill living, and hey
children. grandchildren and great grand.
children gathered about her. Before 4
doctor arrived death came.
Mrs, Ida Miller, the bride of Solomon
Miller. was caught on the third floor nv.
the flames, The nremsn yeilsd 10 her
to stay wacrS shs was. bu; ahe made a
flying leap, landing in roar yard II
was thought she was badly hurt, but she
escaped with bruised toe.
The nrenacn got tho blaze under con
troll without much dirlcllty. The origin
of the blaze has not been determined
The evening world., 1907-09-04

A r,other>Iot eighteen children, a
granddaughter OF many more and great
grandmother OF several. Thought sofno
cs= mr. descendants Eets going TO perish
n q IRE in tho tenement house Al NO,
.rf East Sinety-eigath ntreet To-day ard
tndalsd back Into the burning building
and died in her feeble efforts TO rencao
them.
The old woman, Mrs. Katharine Aron-
x4tx. was moro than eighty years old.
ars, uyss on the second door with her
,sausste. and soa-ln-law. Mr. and Mrs
JuIivs Goidsard. their several grown
,n,isr,n- one OF t.xo grandchildren
On the moor above lived Jaeob Gold
,.rd and his wife and children. some OF
uhor, ara grown. The rest OF the Ave-
story tenement house was occupied by
many families.
The are. which Is supposed 10 have
started In the millinery store OF Junus
Goddard. on the ground hoor. was DIS
covered by girl returning TO Der mona
a,er a trip TO coney Island. II had
gained headwsy and was climbing up
through the hail.
The girls cries were heard by jacob
Jn,dsart., sFs~B son -of- ths lainlly
occupying the third floor. He awsk-
.nad his own household and thsn began
to arouse the other families in thA
Thought Of the Children.
Young Goddard made for the seeond
moor 20 save hls relatives housed there.
and 20, them all out. The old grand
mother, 80 feeble she taggered as she
walked was being led to the street by
her daughter and son-tn-law.
arc all the children safe" sno
The evening world., 1907-09-04
HALF million. LOSS
IN HAYENS FAILURE
Bankers Schedules Filed and
Show s446,6 Unsecured
ga. t6 Creditors.

Echeduie. in the assignment Of z. B.
Ravens 4 Co. bankers and brokers al
No 10 Wall street and members o, the
New York Stock Exchange, were filed
to-day In the Supreme Court They
shnm: Liabilities. E.Tr2.7eLG: nop1ipat
assots p,G77a; actual assets. s 49,
6n,6s.
The claims OF secured creditors arc
N-aalaa =, and unsecured creditorr
SIS
The largest occurred creditors are. r.
y. Winsiow, sSS5 SO: First National
Bank OF Jamaica $3.50; National Bank
81 Commerce. S1pJ0Nn Morton Trust
Company. 500 0ols Central Tr4st Com.
pany, t25o,pa Mount Morris hank ss0
90 kountEa Hs6s. 81 90. QgGTns
County Trust Company s6ltrs, Mrs \
y Haycrs. Nopl Hanover NntioqAf
Bank, SSno Claims ~ Saw York
Stock Exchange InemoSrE are t7I gTl. III
The largest unsecured creditors ffs
Daniel $. Miller, s9l.iG rres I.iitl1
agent seS,.t2 y W Hutchinson. sil 5.s3.
y. Etdert. slsss7 Kr0ycr q A,Istin ot
No. lss Broadway. are The Attorney Tor
thn assignee,
The hrrn was composed o, Edwin n.
and Charles 3, Harens They assigned
on May -
The evening world., 1907-09-04
Save the Babies.

Is something
Of all the children born civilized countries twenty-five cent
than onehd before they Ave- and half before
fteenl
hesitate that timely Of cassora would
these nnte deaths oocasone BY the use Of narcotic
less opium morphine They In considerable quantities
death cse operates exactly but
causes the blood to crcnate propeFy opens the
pores Of the skin and alays fever. ~ l/lI-A-
The evening world., 1907-09-04
Women's Waists:

Made OF white lawn, trimmed with
wide embroidery forming pane!
effect and tuck,; tucked cellar and
rrti, ,5ec
The evening world., 1907-09-04
lNTEReoRouaH.s plvipEAn.

This directors ot the InterappugA
Hsar4d Transit Company to-day d..
Elsred regular quarterly dividend OF
&iA Per cent. On capital stock.