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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-03-05

A modern passenger engine on this
division Of the Central would prove a
curiosity to those who have looked SO
long at the antiques here.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
FOR BRIDGE OYER RAPIDS.
FrdnchOt Bill, Called a Grab, Passes
assembly.
[Br Telegraph 70 The Tribune.

Albany June 8.-The Assembly to-day passed
the Franchot bill Incorporating the Lower Bridge
Company. 10 build bridge over the Whirlpool
Rapids below Niagara Falls The single restrictive
provision is that the bridge must be twenty-five
feet above the water. In the opinion Of many AS
semblymen this measure sanctions dangerous
encroachments on Niagara as any bill did
against the beauty Of Letchworth Park
Assemblyman OBrian reiterated Mr.. Weimert's
bill, unmaskng what they said of the
They argued that It would go far toward destroy
ing much OF the natural beauty Of Niagara Falls
for no other reason than TO benefit financially the
persons Interested in this company.
sembyman this floor TO vote against this meas
ure, TO preserve the natural beauties Of the most
wonderful piece of scenery in the state" declared
Mr. Wemert. There is no demand for this bill
except by persons financially interested in its pas
sage Had this bill been introduced earlier in the
year instead of when 1t was. there would have
been popular Outcry from all over the state and
country against IT, But ii not; Il has been
introduced In the closing days of the session so
that 1t might be railroaded through"
Assemblymen o. Brian and Wemert attacked the
objection
pass this biil." he said "and you will give in
valuable rights to a company which in return
gives nothing TO the state, and hurts the
state by destroying the beauty of It's scenery"
Assemblyman Draper. who had charge OF the
bill made q sarcastic reply to Mr.. Welmerts ar
II presume the gentleman outside my district
knows about what the district needs than
want this bridge, and anything that has been
said to the contrary is absolutely false"
Assemblyman c. F. Foley, OF Niagara, also sup
ported the bill.
Opponents of the measure say they Will lay their
case before the Governor and feel confident of
his EetOing the bill.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
HOOPER BILL KILLED.
1t Restricted the Hours of Labor Of
WOmen and Minors.
LBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Albany June 6.-After a sharp battle IN the Sen
ate in which It termed 'paternalisTn, the
Hooper bill restricting hours OF work OF women
In department stores was killed by vote OF Il 10
a. For a time the dispute which arose over this
bill threatened tie up the entire business OK the
Senate for the rest OF the session. This bill pro
vided that woman may be compelled 10 work
than ten hours day or sixty hours week
In department stores, and. according 20 its ad-
versa-ies. would have made guilty of crime any
man who unknowingly hired for extra work a
woman who had worked the limit In some other
establishment. 1t was drawn TO apply 10 minors and
adults also. When II was under discussion yeBteT-
day Senator Cassidy attacked II viciously, and II
was laid aside and this morning amended some
what. Later IL taken UP with an emergency
message from the Governor. Senator Cassidy
raised a point OF order that Il not properly
printed or engrossed. The Lieutenant Governor
Senator GRADY who advocated the measure. at
once declared that II this pressed against tho
supply and appropriation bills properly engrossed
before they were passed. This would entail vast
Gg1ay Chairman the Finance Committeo
alarmed the threat Of Senator Grady, tried
appeal from the ruling but later Senator Grady,
discovering that the Hooper bill could be enBrossed
in about hour. yielded somewhat and declared
that he willing 70 take up the bin after recess
grounds. Senator SAKE declared that tho Supreme
Court Of the United States had decided against
such a principle
with the constitutional right OF any person to sell
his labor and IAN attempt to regulate the
justified either by law morality"
Senators Aids Boyce. Burr. Cassidy, Cohnlan,
christ Grattan, Hasenfiug. McCarren, owens, Page
Raines SAKE Smith, Wemple White and Wilcox
voted against the bill Senators Hinman and Travis
did not vote until Senator Davis demanded that
they be forced to on record Then they voted
against the bill declaring that while they favored
some features. they could not support 1t IN It's
shape
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07

made the candidate OF Queens County for appoint
ment as Of the commissioners under the uti-
ties bill ,
Paul D. Cravath, of counsel for the Interhorough-
Metropolitan company, did not 10 mahe a
statement on the public utilities bill. He sald
however he had not changed his views on the bill
since he wrote a letter that read at dis
cusion of the bill before the Mems League OF the
Broadway Tabernacle several weeks ago. In that
letter he said among other things:
LAS a citizen and counsel for several or the pub
lie utilities corporations OF Greater New York am
very much in csavor of Governor Hughess plan for
the creation Of a public utilities commission having
much greater authority and much wider powers
than any existing public officers" .
After referring to the intricate problems involved
I'm the transit situation in this city Mr.. Cravath
said: - .,,
ties have not had sufficient power to deal with the
situation. It therefore seems TO me that the pres
ent emergency calls for commission OF strong men
who will command public CONFIDENCE, who viii STUDY
existing conditions and who will have sufnclent
courage 10 adopt whatever means seem TO then
most likely furnish relief. | think the CORPORA
tions have quite s much to gain as the puoHc lr1I
the organization OF a commission whose conclu,,
sions would be accepted by the public as falr ana
E1,nl
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
SHOWED THE MINISTER
And Got Him In Line

"In minister's family in Los Angeles where
was visiting sometime ago, the wife com
planned of serious indigestion and dyspepsia.
She admitted that she used coffee and said she
more than half believed that was the trouble
j told her that / knew ii was, for had gone
through with the experience myself and had
only been cured when l left off coffee and took
up Postum Food Coffee.
"She said she had tried the Postum, both for
herself and her husband, but they did not like
It With her permission. / made Postum next
morning myself, and boiled il full fifteen min
utes after the real boiling OF the pot began
Then when IL was served, it was a rich, deep
brown color and had the true favour and food
value that every Postum maker knows II Is
all folly 10 talk about trying to make Postum
with ore or two minutes sleeping.
You can't get something good for nothing
Postum must be well boiled, and TO keep IL from
boiling over, use small lump Of butter, per-
haps twice the size OF pea. That morning the
minister and his wife liked Postum so well that
their whole lives were changed on the question
of diet and they abandoned coffee at once and
for all time
NOW after a hard days work. they are COM
Sorted, refreshed and rested by a cup Of we'll
made Postum for supper. They are both en-
fbusiastic In its praise. The wife has entirely
recovered from her dyspepsia. | will not 90
into the details Of my own case, except to say
that was a desperate sufferer with dyspepsia
and discovered by leaving off coffee that coffee
was the cause Of il. 4 quickly got well when
took up Postum Food Coffee. earnestly hope
many more coffee drinkers may get their eyes
open" Read The Road to Wellyllle," in pkgs
There's Reason"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
POLITICIANS GUESSING.
Wondering Whom Governor VIII
Appoint to Utilities Commission.

Politicians Gil ct sea In their guessing con-
corning the Governors appointees to the Public
Utilities Commission. 1t is the opinion among the
Governors friends that Job Z. Hedges the Gov
ernors confidential adviser can have the presi-
dency or the commission II he wants n Mr.
Hedges is busy with his law practice these da1-s
and doubtless is counsel for some of the cornora,
tons whose operations would be within the puryIev
OF the new law. While he is not 'hankering'' for
place on the commission doubtless he would acN
cept an appointment If the Governor requested
him to-
II was learned yesterday that the Governor had
made an offer OF place TO two New York lawyers
One of them wanted TO know who his colleagues
were TO be before he would consider an appoint
me9t. The Governor was not ready to tell him
and he would not consent TO have his name consid-
cred in connection with it,
Some Of the other names under consideration bv
the politicians but not necessarily By the Governor
are William NJ. WINS. James r. Shefield e n
Whitney Robert Kelly Prentice, McDougalI
and j Edward Swanstrom.
The Rapid Transit Commissioners did meet
yesterday. but it was said that a meeting would
surely De held next week. as this viii be the last
time they will be able 70 get together. for the
Public Utilities Commission will then assume
charge. The new law does become operative
until July l. but II is unlikely that the board will
meet after week
Theron H. Burden has, by common consent, been
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07

ginning. To allow every opportunity for full
investigation of the charges of my adversary. as
far as l could conscIentiously permit. but 10 nsAt
every attempt TO permit litigation for the pur-
pose of disorganizing the city government Ihe
charge that I. for the purpose Of holding my
office. was willing to conceal a fraud. seemed %
far beneath contempt 10 be unworthy
OF my attention.
twenty months after the election. why not tns
vote for Governor or for President?
l agree with the Governor that In question
OF this kind the identity OF the candidates is d
however in his contention that IL is more IN
portant TO quiet agitation aroused by an uh-
successful candidate by means OF speclaI IesLSs
latIOn than II is 10 enforce obedience 10 anu
acQuiescence In the law.
II has been to my political disadvantage 70
have followed the course which l have taAeI-
1t has been to my political disadvantage 10 & nav
performed what I believed To be my sworn duty.
10 have preserved law and order in this city for
the last year and half For taking that course'
however. feel no regret and offer no apo'oe''
Watchers in the employ of William r. Hearst
last night made careful note OF Mayor McCleE
Ian's doings. following him TO his home IN
Washington Square. 1t was learned that couh-
sci for Mr. Hearst question the right OF the
Mayor 10 refrain from acting on the recount BIN
while he is able to be in the city. and that they
may raise a question about the legality OF 'h'
action which enabled Patrick F. MCGOWAN 10
act Mayor with reference to its disposition
The Mayor will preside at the meeting OF th'
Board OF Estimate and AppOrtiOnment this for'-
noon and at so o'clock will give hearing on
bills. Later In the day he Will go TO Prince
ton. and Mr.. MCGOWAN will act Mayor on th'
recount bill 1t is understood that he will ve''
II and send II to Albany
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
UTILITIES BILL A LAW
Signed by GoUernor- Commissioners
Won't Be Named Yet.
Try relerrnph to The TrIhune.I

Albany Tune 6-The Governors public utilities
bill designed TO regulate railroad concerns whlch
charge fares without providing adequate accom-
rnodations for passengers and dump watered stock
on the markets in $LOOO.OO0 issues. and lighting
companies which try to collect exorbtant prices
for inferior accommodations. became law to-day
Governor Hughes signed the measure at IL 80 a. In'
botted II and turned it over to Colonel Tread
we'll who keeps the bill records In the executive
department There was no memorandum setting
forth the reasons for action, has been the Gus
tom of some Governors with important legislation
Governor Hughes simply took up the measure
when it came to him and then went on with his
other work
Assemblyman Merritt sponsor for the bill in
the lower house, with the Governor at the
time. claimed the pen with which the bill was
signed as a souvenir. and Edwin Sanford, the Gov
ernor's legal adviser, took the blotter whch the
It Is altogether unlikely that the commissioners
Iature IS in session. Governor Hughes has before
declined to discuss them or to let their names be
come public ONLY those who have worked with
him on the utilities bill know the careful consid-
Grafton he giving the biggest problem OF all.
that of selecting the right men 70 carry out the
important work authorized by the bill. .,.,
The State Railroad Commissioners each with
q salary of SS, 900 year legislated out or once
by the new law July l. are: Frank M Baker.
OF Owego, appointed December lS' 1890 Joseph
NJ. Dickey, of Newburg, appointed fepruary .
1903: George w. Aldridge OF Rochester, ap-
pointed June %, 1905, and Henry n rockwell
OF Yonkers appointed December T. 1903 George
w. Dunn. OF Binghamton, appointed FEBRUARY
I6. 1897, resigned few weeks ago.
The State Commissioners OF Gas and Elec-
tricity each with salary of IS 600. and All
appointed July 20, 1905, are Lucian l. Shedoen'
of Plattsburg; John g. Davies. OF camden:
Oneida County. and Frederick f. Gunnison. OF
Brooklyn.
ary of S. 900 is Jastrow Alexander. OF New
York. appointed February l, 1899
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
TO CENSURE COHALAN.
Senate judiciary Committee adopts
Report Recommending 1t.
TBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

Albany. June 6.-Foowing the public investigation
last night, where the evidence cleared Senator
Page Of any improper methods in connection with
the passing Of the mortgage bill last year the
Senate Judiciary Committee to-day held a special
meeting To block out a procedure punish Senator
Cohalan. who in sensational fashion attacked Sen
ator Page during the Kelsey vote.
The proposition of retraction and apology
open to Senator Conslan. but after a nights
fection he determined 10 stick by his declaration
10 the committee that when he pictured Senator
Page getting down his knees 10 Senator
Grady for help pass the mortgage bill TO
his miserable fee from the Allied Real Estate
Interests he was repeating only rumors.
Senator Hinman, who acted Senator Pages
counsel in the proceedings last night, presented to
the committee to-day report censuring Senator
Cohalans conduct strongly. There much dis
cussion in the meeting. but finally report
adopted that the committee recommend public
sure OF Senator Cohalan. his words had in a
sense constituted charges against Senator Page
coming from him. and were not entirely a repeti-
tion of
At the end Of the session to-day Senator Davis.
chairman Of the committee, tried present this
report under unanimous consent. but Senator Fraw-
icy objected il viii GO over until tomorrow,
when II will be presented and debated,
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
MANY BILLS PASSED.
Page Measure Through Despite
Warning of Senator Grady.
[By Telegraph 10 The Tribune.


Albany, June 6.-Despite Senator Cirady's declara-
tion that 1t persecution Of Borough President
Ahearn. the Page bill defining the powers of com
missoners of accounts to conduct examinations and
compel attendance Of witnesses was passed by tho
Senate to-day Senator Grady maintained that
the charter already made proper provisions for in
Vestigations by the commissioners.
This bill is meant TO apply to a specific case"
he said. THE Mayor wants the accused put in
the position of witness and deprived of his rights
as to counsel"
Senator FrawIey's bill regulating pushcarts was
adopted, Il TO / Senator Sohmer tried TO object,
but Senator Grady declared that the bill the
result OF the Iabors of the pushcart commission
which had decided that II the pushcarts not
regulated they must be abolished
The Senate also passed Senator Pages bill per-
hitting bakeries in tenements to have fat boiling
apparatus under proper and SPECIFIC safeguards
With dissenting vote the Assembly passed
the Robinson bill to-day redstrictng New York
City to adermens districts. This measure has
the approval of the Republican County Committee.
When introduced 1t was opposed by Tammany As
semblymen. Since then Assemblyman Robinson
has amended the district lines somewhat, and the
measure met with no Democratic opposition.
Assemblyman Oliver, minority leader said the bill
was satisfactory TO his party with the exception OF
avoided
Assemblyman Sheridan, of The Bronx. cast the
only negative
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
REQUESTS TO HEBREW CHARITIES.

BY the will OF Louis Josephthal. filed yester-
day for probate with the Surrogate. Hebrew
charities In this city benefit to the extent OF
several thousand dollars. Mr., Josephthal, who
died on May 2S. directs in his will that II at the
time of his death he shall be possessed OF any
bonds Of the Hebrew Benevolent and Orphan
Asylum Society, the bonds shall be returned 70
it. The Mount Sinai Hospital receives s5'ooo 10
endow bed in mis- memory. To the Montenors
Home for Chronic Invalids goes $500 for tns
endowment OF a bed. The Ethical society o
this city receives 81 900. as does the United nc
brew Charities.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-07
CREATES STATE PROBATION BOARD
Governor Signs Davis Bill-Seven Members
to Serve Without Compensation.

Albany. June 6-Governor Hughes signed to-
day the bill of Senator Davis creating a state
probation commission of seven members who
are to serve without compensation Four are 20
De appointed by the Governor and two from
me oIe unienoership or the State Board OF Charities
anu the state Commission of Prisons. while the
@ @oIate commissioner of Education is TO be the
me BOARD is TO elect a secretary who is to
receive salary OF $4,000 year and be the
executive ofhcer. The commission is TO observe
ana supervise the system of releasing offand-
ers on probation as operated in various parts of
the state. 80 N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08
Ba1zac's Letters Sold
Piecemeal to Nobleman
Special Correspondence of The Star.

Special Correspondence of The Star.
PARIS, August IA, 1907.
r the slums of this capital for close on
five years q literary gold mine" was
L worked, and worked successfully, for
all concerned. This has been revealed
since the recent death of that eccentric
Belgian nobleman, Vicomte de Spoelberch.
The literary gold mine" was situated
in the mean alleys and courts surrounding
the house in which Honore BalZac lived
and died Vicomte de Spoelberch's one
aim in life was to collect everything be-
longing or referring to the great French
writer. 1t appears that he practically sue
ceeded.
But in effecting this success he spent a
fortune. He paid out gold pieces for tiny
torn scraps Of Balzacian love letters. The
residents in Balzac's neighborhood soon
learned the value of letters and manu-
scripts Instead of selling them outright
they worked their gold mine and sold
a half, quarter and eighth of a page at a
time.
Grand seigneur of letters indeed, was the
Vicomte de Spoelberch de Louvenjoul
whose death took place at his historic
chateau of Roget in Belgium He pos
sessed one of the most remarkable collec-
lions of manuscripts and other literary
relics in existence-not of Balzac alone, but
of some half dozen other French romantic
authors of the middle of the last century
The Balzacian collection is almost abso-
lutely perfect. There is only one manu-
script of all Balzacs writings that is miss
ing and the one ambition of the later years
of de Spoelberch's life was to acquire this
manuscript. 1t was that of Eugene
Grandet." The vicomte knew where it was
He never despaired of getting it. Up to the
very last he declared the day l know
whatever its owners wish for most In the
world it is mine" Perhaps in this saying
of his is revealed the secret of how he
formed his most, remarkable collection.
DE Spoelbsreh bought every scrap he could
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

have deceived me so, and aided Lane while
protesting to serve me, was black treach-
cry. Still, l try to be generous even to
Asbury Rand. In my new happiness l feel
that ] can afford to be generous and for
giving to the whole world
While my wife reading to me from
Pinchot's admirable book Jerome passed
the door.
jerome was himself wonderfully clever
actor at that time l said, as the sound of
his footsteps died away. Il really thought
he had left you. and had not the remotest
idea that you had instructed him to remain
close by me and help me in every way de-
manded. and that you supplied the money
which he was so anxious to spend on me.
/ really did not credit him with such
cleverness"
She looked at me with eyes strangely
shining.
Can you think for an instant that l
would send you away from our house in
Camden without any one to look out for
you or care for you?"
He acted his part with marvellous skill, -
1 said. Really, he would not do badly on
the stage"
II think we all had some excellent les
sons In acting about that time" she said
smiling again; mot only Jerome and my
self. but Margaret and Jack Benson, and
even the chauffeur and the servants"
Miss HansborOugh came into the room
with girlish fiutter. carrying stack OF
envelopes which she had been addressing
She was the same CHEEKY, athletic, nut
brown maid. l did not wonder that Benson
adored her.
He had received his 'sheepskin' from
Harvard soon after his wonderful work on
the diamond. I tell him in Jest sometimes
that he would not have been given de-
gree but for that
The addressed envelopes were to convey
to her friends announcements of her APP
preaching wedding. She was rad!antly
happy as she asked advice and showed
some Of the addresses to her sister.
But not even Miss Hansborough nor Jack
Benson (no, not even when they stood to-
gether in Grace Church and were married)
was happier than l, nor happier than the
lovely woman who is my wife. For ours
was a reunion which bound more closely
and firmly than can any new tie.
CThe Enid
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-08

found to explore just because they arc
small, and SO there are more of them TO the
square mile and consequently more In
tricacies and. surprises There, too, we
had no base but the tent we took with
and the things on our sledges. There was
no village down below whence succor could
be fetched.
On one occasion even cut ourselves
adrift from tent and sledge and went for q
three days trip over snow and bog TO map
otherwise inaccessible valley There
were only two Of us, and all we could
carry was little food, a macintosh and
our Instruments We scrambled and
ioundered over snow pass and down q
glacier deeply covered with snow SO soft
that We could only descend IL upon all
fours. At the bottom 1t ended in a Doggy
valley and all the snow full of water SO
that 1t was like waterloo. / fell over head
and ears into a hollow filled with this
slush and was as absolutely soaked to the
skin as If had fallen into river. That
was after twelve hours of continuous labor
There was nothing to do but trudge on and
dry by movement in the cold wind.
AT last we reached the valley and had to
rest but there was no shelter We Law
down on the Icy ground back to back. with
bank of snow to windward We covered
ourselves with the 'mackintoshes and tried
to sleep. Perhaps We slept. At least We
rested for a few hours. Then we did our
surveying and set forth to return over the
mountains by another route Nothing was
ever so laborious. Yet as / look on that
three days adventure the memory of it is
pleasant. No views beheld under easier
circumstances have ever photographed
themselves so firmly in my memory.
can, in imagination, almost retread every
step of the way.
1t is the essence of adventure to be thug
helpful to the memory. The adventure
itself Is forgotten, but the scene of It ia
remembered AT such moments Nature
opens her heart to man! She takes him
to herself. she gives him of her treasures
not momentary gift, but lasting one a
possession for ever as the ancients called
II. Life Is rich in proportion as It Yields a
man store of such possessions He NAV
lose health, wealth, friends, prosperity-but
the memory of what he has thus learned
cannot be taken from him so long as he re-
talns the mind and faculties of a man.