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New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
MRS. GREEN'S DILEMMA. .
If She Defes Chicago assessors I'ar
Mau Be Raised-May Go Vest.

Francis Halpin. cashier OF the Chemical National
Bank where Mrs Hetty Green transacts her fnan-
cia affairs said yesterday afternoon that nothing
was known mere of the report from Chicago that
the board of review would request her presence
there be questioned In reference to the request
of her Chicago representatives that her property
assessment II. that city be reduced. Mrs. Green,
II was said, out Of the city. and her secretary
declined to furnish any information.
Mrs. Green 1t is understood. owns property In
Chicago worth between 100000 and $1,000 900.
Her agents there have formally requested that tho
assessment be reduced. but the members of the
board have decided they would rather do business
direct with the owner and. accordingly the Chi
cago dispatch says. they Will ask Mrs. Green to
Journey westward and submit to questioning
gardlng realty in that city.
1t pointed out yesterday that the board does
not have the power to compel attendance at its
sessions and cannot force answer to Its ques-
tions The board however. does have the power.
in Mrs. Green ignores its request for her ap-
pearance to increase the assessments from 10 to
80 per cent. Perhaps. when Mrs. Green learns
that she may go to Chicago fer the meeting next
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
CONGRESS OF ANARCHISTS.

Aus,eraau Aug 2e-The members of the
Anarchist Congress which is at present in session
here are now exercising great care In the seiec-
tion of the phrases they use in their speeches
Fer instance Enrico Malatesta one OF the Italian
delegates, delivered a speech to-day In which ne
condemned the proposal for general strike be-
cause the resources Of the workmen are inadequate
compared with those OF the government. unless.
Signor Maatesta continued. they be aided by
such scientific power chemistry affords. an un-
doubted reference to the of bombs.
The congress has succeeded quietly In erecting
the interfederaton of anarchists The difficulty of
securing the establishment Of G central office with
controlling power has been overcome by the adop-
ton or n resolution that FIVE comrades shall es-
tabIIsh archives accessible all the members. and
keep in touch with three comrades designated BY
each country for this purpose
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
WOULD UNITE CREDITORS.
Circular Letter Suggests Plan to
Safeguard Pope Interests.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Hartford Conn., Aug. 2s.-Joseph L. Barbour. DIS
attorney for the creditors of the Pope Mahulac'ui
ing Company in Connecticut. Massachusetts. PENN
svIvania and West Virginia, exhibited to-day d c' .
cu,ar letter signed by r. L. Coleman chairman Vi
tho hoard of directors of the National battery
ComDany of Buffalo; John Alvord president Oh 'ne
Standard Company, of Torrington, TINS sta'e' DIR"
Joseph p King president Of the American I>a.io ~
Rank of this city. proposing that the creui.oi'
nita m safeguard their interest in the aoHiiiS.i
tion of the Pope company's assets, ana say iils nc
If the properties of the company are properly ' -,
economically administered going concerns a. a.
tho creditors should be paid in full Inc coniii.'
+ee has engaged New York counsel to appear III '
courts in which any proceedings reid'iFe ~ ~
affairs of the company are pesuh' ,o,.
Among the creditors of the company co''p
,;c+ of whom will be fled in the Superior |oui' "
Friday are the following New YORK Cl'y hlhis' ~
Auto supply Manufacturing Company s-vo1 o.
bartlett & Co. $3.50 "A: E. w Bliss & CO., Saf'' w.
John H. Graham e Co. ss.S72 10; J. W. 'ones'
81 4es So: Jones. Cesar. Dickerson q Co. ~ 20
Kusuth Nachod & Kuhne, S1,Uo "A; SaIVdie'oe ~
20 se31 "A. National Battery Company s3o'- + :.
National Lead Company, s3o5s 9s; Prentice Iooi
and Supply Company. si.252 10; j. r. Ro"ianu.
81 sss So; c. F. Spltdorf, S,573 "a; Standard oh
COMPANY s0001 10; J. Walter Thompson Coin-
pany, sl447 06: Western Union Telegraph Coh
panv 81 e4s So Sennett & Loeb Company, sl,Zis 80
The local factory closed to-day for a hve Gays
inventory by the appraisers appointed yesterday
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
GOVERNMENT GOLFERS TOO SMALL.
That Is Why They Will Not Be Depended
Upon to Garry Fuel to the Pacific

Naval officers at the Brooklyn navy yard yes
terday were unwilling TO discuss the question OF
the contracts that the government is SAID 10 nave
made with firms in this city for the dehVery OF
I25 GO tons of coal the various coaing stations
between Norfolk Va, and San francisco Wneh
asked why the fifteen colers now owned by the
government could not supply the ships bound 10
the Pacific coal officer said: Not one
of them IS big enough speedy enough 10 ac-
COMPANY the feet of batteships and all of them
loaded to the scuppers would not carry half
enough coal. even If they could keep the pace set
by the slowest battleship."
Immense quantities of COAL IL was said IN the
downtown districts yesterday, were being pur-
chased by the government, to be sent In Foreign
huilt ships to the coaling stations on the South
American coast It said that the Steriifs
Coal Company is loading the British steamship
kflkerran with 5000 of soft coal FOR the
United States naval station at Cavite. Phlhppule
Islands and that the same company is ABOUT 10
load some 80 600 tons more on some other Brltish
steamers bound for Rio de Janeiro ana o'her
points Four other companies 1t is said. nave re-
ceived government orders
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
RACING AUTO PLouGHs INTO HOUSE.
Machine Plunges Into Carriage, Injuries
Woman. Wrecks Fence, Stops in Cottage

After wrecking a carriage and causing serious
injuries to woman in the Edgenere bouie'
Yesterday an automobile tore through pa'oeu
,,ra farce and through the walls of cottage.
car belonging to A. H Force. Of City Hail race
and another machine racing along the bouie-
ward. Mr.. and Mrs w b. "hltmoFe. VI N
hurst were driving in a carriage in the opposile
direction In front of the property OF franhllh
r. Norton they saw the racing automoolles ap-
proschns Mr. whitmore drove his horse almost
into the fence to give them clear pain, pu' ,iie
Force machine crashed into the buggy me other
machine kept on. The Force automobhe kept on
through the fence narrowly missing the Waterman
lanes Dawson and then into the latter h'tie
cottage wrecking both house and machine- MI
Whitnnore was not hurt much and went u the
Far Pockaway police court yesterday and rnaoe
complaint against Herbert Mash, the chauHeuI'
who has disappeared
An hour later at the same point fs'eI -,
of Aryerne was trying new macnine WHEN i4o
ran into Ferbino Balicamvela. Sicli!ah Peoiei'
but did not hurt him seriously
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
DEATH LEFT ERRAND UNsrArED.

Just as she was about to explain her errand
Mrs. Dean Holt. of No. 81 Bainbridge street Brook
lyn, who yesterday called the office OF J.
Hefferan. dealer in medical supplies at No IS
East 42d street. New York. stricken with
apoplexy She died before help from the Flower
Hospital could arrive. Mr.. Hefferan told the
police that Mrs Holt had made appointment by
telephone. and when she came she showed him n
photograph OF a woman about thirty years Of age
and asked
do you know her?'
. Mr.. Hefferan replied that he did not.
well. Mr.. Thomas who was employed by
She did not continue but sank In a chair uncon-
scious She was identified by cards she carried.
and her son. George ID. Holt for. He
did not know whose picture 1t that his mother
had shown Mr.. Hefferan. Mr.. Holt did not know
the nature of his mothers errand. The body was
removed to the home in Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
ST. GAUDENS COINS YIN.
Minis Soon H7W Begin Turning Ont
Ne7o Gold Pieces.
fErnrn Tho Trih,Ine Rures u

Washington. Aug 2e-It is authoritativey stated
at the Office OF the director OF the mint that the
St. GApdens designs for the proposed coinage
OF ten and twenty dollar gold pieces have been &C
cepted. and that some Of the coins Will be
made within DAYS. II is further said that IL the
present plans do not miscarry the new coins will be
turned out by all the mints at date not later than
the first of the year and that the minting of the
old coins will be entirely stopped. after their hav-
ing been the undisputed representatives Of their
class for upward of half a century.
This statement finally settles the much mooted
question TO whether not the St Gaudens de-
signs would prove practicable. With the nnai
compromise that has been effected between the
artistic the useful and the mathenatcaliy cor
rect all difficulties have been solved. and every
effort is being made to expedite the issuance
Of the coin.
When Mr. ST Gaudens first submitted his designs
they impracticable because the bass relief was
too high. This would have made 1t impossible to
stack the coins. and would have subjected the pro-
trudng figures to the greatest possible amount OF
wear. In correcting the defect the artists faced
the problem of lowering the design without injur
ing its artistic beauty and at the same time with
out changing the exact amount Of gold in the coin
To solve this problem has taken much work and
study
The present double eagle. which will be retired
with the issue is the only coin OF that denom-
fnation that ever has been made. 1t came into
istence with the discovery OF gold in California in
ls49, and has been changed In no way since that
time, with the exception OF the addition OF tho
motto "In God We trust" The design. which is
considered fairly satisfactory from artistic point
of view was made by Christian Gobrecht. engraver
at the mint at that time. The eagle designed
In 1898 by William Knease. superseding large fiat
ten-dollar piece that was crude survival OF the
earliest days OF the nation.
The new designs of particular interest to the
President 1t will be largely because of his en-
thus.asm that their coinage Will be pushed to com
pletion a date considerably earlier than was ex-
tod
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
VETERAN ENGINEERS MEET.

TIE of the Fifteenth and the Ffftieth
Brigades OF New York Engineers. Army OF the
Potomac. met for their thirty seventh annual re-
union at noon yesterday at the Everett House. The
reunion will continue tomorrow. There
enty-fve veterans in attendance The business
session began at noon. The president. George A.
Hunter. announced that neither Governor Hughes
Borough President Haifen OF The Bronx could
be present They were down for addresses. The
address of welcome delivered by President
Hunter. Theodore S. Hill. of Saginaw, Mich. re-
sponded. Before the conclusion of the session
Daniel NJ Hulse. of Canandaigua. n. Y. was
chosen president, and Canandaigua was agreed
upon the place the next gathering. which
will be held the last Thursday In August. 1908.
A dinner followed the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
NAVIGATOR SUSPENDED IN AIR
Knabenshue Airship Collided with School
house Cupola, Smashing Wooden Frame.
IBy Telegraph tc The TribIne.I

Toronto Ont. Aug. S.-Leaping through the air
and swerving like buckng cayuse. the knaben-
shue airshp, with Gail Robinson aboard crashed
into the cupoa of the Crawford street schoolhouse
to-day, smashing the wooden frame OF the ma
chine.
Robinson remained suspended a hundred feet In
the air until climbed the roof. and. by throw
ing ropes to him, effected safe rescue The
nervy navigator received q cash in the forearm,
but considers II lucky escape. The school Is one
mile from the starting point ar the exhibition
grounds and at times Robinson was eight num-
dred feet up
Too much wind" said Mr. Robinson. 1T was
useless to go against t. The only reason l tried
was that the exhibition management was getting
dissatisfied. I said I'd go up to-day IL IT broke my
neck and II nearly did He will try again To-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
UNITE TO FIGHT PLAGUE.
Federal and State authorities Co.
operating at San Francisco.

San Francisco, Aug. 2s-Nine cases of bubonic
plague have been discovered here since June Is
and seven deaths have occurred. The feoeral du-
thortties have sent marine hospitai sureeoi
and coasting vessels being Inspected oy quar-
antine officers The health officers say there Is no
cause for alarm
Washington Aug 2e.-Advices received pg the
surgeon general of the Public Health ana Mariiie
FIospital Service at Washington show thitt from
August Il up to to-day there have been nine ceses
of plagl,e at San Francisco and six deatis i"o vi
the victims were sailors from coasting vessels Inc
other cases have occurred in the county ana CITY
bospftaI and in other parts of the city. lhs'iu
tions have been to all quarantine oHlceio oii
the Pacific Coast carefully to inspect resses from
San Francisco. and the larger stations 10 lui
cate vessels arriving from San Francisco loF 'iie
destruction of rats. NJ
The state board and The Public Health ana Ma
r;ne Eospital Service are working in cooperation
and arrangements have been made for the oisih
fection of all vessels leaving San Francisco 'o
surgeon general has sent TO San Francisco '"'
officers of exceptional experience and has author
.zed the employment there OF additional meuicsi
officers and additional quarantine forces Inc rev
erue cutter service been directed by the oeo
tary Of the Treasury to assist In the measures u
be taken in San Francisco Harbor
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
INVENTOR KILLS HIMSELF.
ont;on Marked Worthless Found on Dresser
s... of Gas Filled Apartment

Disappointed with a company formed 10 pro
mote new method Of decorating hoors "hch
he had invented Joseph Commos, htty years oiu'
os No el3 Longwood avenue, committeo suicoo
las, night al his home by inhaling illuminating
gas. -
His body was discovered by Edward Murphy.
the superintendent of the building. who smeAed
gas and finding the doors locked. chnoeo III
through a fire escape and found the man lying On
a bed
Three papers were laid out the dresser, two
he;ng letters TO relatives. An option, signed by G.
Il Otis. as president of the Commos Process COM
panv dated August 26. calling for $500 In return
for a controlling interest in the company. was also
found on the dresser. On this Comnos had writ
fen This option without~ value; consideration
for my rights
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
TWO SAND SHARKS CAPTURED.

Two sand sharks. about feet long and
weighing over $50 pounds each. brought to the
Battery yesterday by the fishing boat Angler
Wher the boat was returning after the DAYS catch
the two sharks were seen following in the wake
of the Fishing banks. Two stout lines were
ba!ted with iou--pound fish, and within ten min
utes the big fellows were hooked. Frederick Foster
master fisherman OF the Angler. got into a dory
and hitchng both lines 20 the bow, towed q la
Neptune distance os two miles In the direction
the Angler was stean,ins- Foster said the sharks
gck tired towing him and rolled and died.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
TIE FOR LEAD IN CARLSBAD CHESS

Carlsbad, Aug. 29-Play was resumed In the in
terna tionaI chess masters tournament at the hur-
saal here to-day. the seventh round bringing to-
gether two of the leaders, Maroczy and Teich-
mann neither OF whom has yet met with de-
feat The result OF the encounter a draw. AS
Meses won his game from Wolf. he is now brack-
eted with the Hungarian champion for first and
second places, each having scored 5i2 points 10
date Teichmann is tied at AZ points with Rubin
stein. who from Duras to-day The American.
Marshall drew yet another game with Leonhardt,
and Joiner Of New York. lost his seventh sue
cessve game Cohn- In the other games Janow-
ski won from Vidrnar Tartakower defeated Mem
zowitsch. Saiwe disposed of Oland. Berger beat
Tschigorin and Spiemann drew with Schlechter
ChotmirsIi had bye
The records Of the masters after seven rounds
follows:
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
8. r. T. REFUSES TO REMOVE TRACKS.

President Winter of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company held a conference yesterday morning with
committee OF directors of the Brooklyn
Academy Of Music. who sought to have the COM
pany remove It's newly laid tracks from in front of
the Lafayette avenue entrance of building with
out making 1t necessary take the affair into the
courts.
After the session Mr. Winter said: The subject
of the tracks on Lafayette avenue was discussed
with Colonel Willis l.. Ogden. the chairman and
the rest OF the committee in an amicabIe spirit
The attitude of the company. however. remains
unchanged. The position taken by the academy di-
rectors in this matter is n surprise to u.s.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
SATISFIED JUDGMENTS.

The first name is that of the debtor. the second
that of the creditor, and date when Judgment was
filed:
Adass. Louis B-C Pickles; March II. 1907 s2s6
Cohn. Joseph Nh Levene: November IL
(.acaied) b1e 81
Finn William E-E 4 Bull: December 1. 6,+s
e-same-December %. 1896 las 80
London. Julius a Moses Press~Juma Cor tracing
Company; April II. 1907 o7........-......... a34 81
Same-same: April IL. 1907 AL II
Ossusky HenryF lenhos ct al October 1900 Ill 40
ossusky. MiIard-F Lenhos. ct AL October 5.
1900 40
rib; April "a 1907: 1s7 10
Tanenbaum. Wolf-L Eigenmacht: February 5,
1907 "A Is
Der 10. 1901. 7ss ss
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
DROWNED FROM LAUNCH IN HUDSON

Max Shomberg. twenty-five years old. Of No.
East 18th street. a clerk for the drygoods firm
of II. b. Claflin Company. fell into the North
River from a naphtha launch about a mile above
Nyack yesterday evening and was drowned In
the launch with him ten friends.
The party left 14sth street and North River early
In the afternoon and sailed UP to Sing Sing. AS
they returning squall came up. and as six
OF the party started to spread the canvas over
the steel rod frames the launch tipped and five of
the fell into the river. Four of them man
aged to get back into the launch. but Shomberg
lost.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
CHILD DIES FROM OLD BITE.
Hydrophobia Brings End with Great Agony
in Kings County Hospital.

Toby Reyner. eight-year-old girl Oh NO. io-'
1,,+kin avenue East New York. died on Wednes-
dav in the Kings County Hospital from hydro
phobIa of the most malignant form as the result
Of a dog bite which she sustained last December
The bite apparently had entirely healed after sew
eral weeks treatment. When death CAME sHe ~ ~
-. haoL exhausted from convuIsions, during
,.b,cb musicians say. she barked. snapped anu
frotbed at the mouth like the dog that had bitten
her =, GUAR
In her ieIirurn the little girl, seeing all oFe'
again the attack her by the amman eis' liio
"e ,,,5 o,,+ with the terror that she did
,ben. please, doggie don't bite me-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
HEARST BACK; REFUSES TO TALK.

William Randolph Hearst returned from his
Western trip yesterday morning. Mr. Hearst de-
clned to discuss the political situation in any way
contenting himself with the remark that nv
jamestown speech will contain all care to saw
When told OF the detection Of one of his former
political Heutenants in this state he merely smiled
but made remark.
Well, Mr.. Hearst. you former friend says you
are dead one reporter told him.
''Oh does hep said Mr. Hearst; well perbap,
he did And that all that he had to saw
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
LONG ISLAND RAISES WAGES.

James 4. McCres, superintendent OF the Ions
rs,acd Iaiiroad said yesterday that the wages OF
,.vo hundred and Efty station employees had been
increased. when asked II there was eny truth In
.i,e report that tho were going out on strike
MIR Mocha said the increase would be given TO
the station agents. telegraph operators and clerks
at the stations Long Island. He added that
the advance IN psy would 60 into effect on Sep
teucbe, l.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
MURDER MYSTERY UNSoLVED.

springfield Mass, Aug. 2e.-In spite Of the ac-
tvity of the police. the mystery OF the murder OF
Hugh Kane the Ludlow mkman. whose body
with n bullet wound in the head. found yes
terday lying in his milk in his dooryard.
remains unsolved tonight. The autopsy to-day
showed that the bullet which killed Kane was OF
rs calibre, and might have come from revolver
such as is commonly used by tramp burglars This
tended upset the theory previously held by the
police that the crime probably committed by
a youthful degenerate armed with a small calibre
weaDon.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
TRAGEDY IN OCEAN GROVE.
Boarding House Keeper. Despcndent, Shoots
Wife and Daughter-Kills Self
fHyTelegraph to The Tribune ]

IeIeE11Ih 10 TUG Hf'"e.'o-E
Ocean Grove. Aug. 3-In q 1t Of despondency
Robert Gravaft who had been conducting a board
saG house here this summor, shot his wife and
aauehter chs afternoon and then killed himself.
At e:y O'clock h rushed Into the house and began
r.1oG q revolver at HIS wife One os the shots took
eject IN her hip an; another in the leg.
The daughter. who IS ten years old. attempted
- nros.ct re- mother. She received a bulle; In
80 sro4r The husband and Gather then shot HIM
s-.- :, st,e head and died instantly. Mrs Gravatt
and her daughter are not fatally wounded.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Edward e. Farrow. a merchant of No. 1876 Liberty
n petition bankruptcy yesterday. The
ties 7s and $35.T25. which s3e 100
consists OF stocks and bonds.
The Hartman & Carlson Company filed petition
bankruptcy placing liabilities 169 II and
involuntary petition in bankruptcy filed
The petitioners Joseph Kohn
Frank and others. They alege that pro
prietor dry and fancy goods establishment Is
Orchard and that he committed bank
ruptcy in favorng other creditors debts
aRRr NOR
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
ACCUSED OF STEALING MAIL BAG.

Boston, Aug. 2e--Charged with breaking into u
mail car and stealing United States mail poucl.
Herbert Lakemsn. also known as James Kelley
was arrested to-day by postofice inspectors Lake.
man formerly employed waiter in an
asylum Middletown, Conn. and in Providence.
II is alleged that while stealing ride a train
out of Providence August 10 Lakeman pried
open the door Of the mail and stole a
mail bag.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
TRAIN HITS CARRIAGE; THREE DEAD

Alliance. Ohio. Aug. 29.-Mrs. Byron Hendricks
her six -year-old grandchild. Hazel Lowther, and
Arthur Oystes. the driver Of their carriage
killed here yesterday by a Pittsburg. Fort Wayne
& Chicago passenger train. which crashed into
their carriage the crossing just outside the city
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30

In the eighth round. scheduled for Tomorrow
the masters will be paired follows: Schlechter
VS. I.eonhardt. Maroczy Spiemann. COhn vs.
Teichmann. Tschigorn Joiner. Oland vs. Ber-
ger Wolf VS. Salwe. Rubinstein Mieses. Mem
zowitsch VS. Duras. Vidmar VS.. Tartakower. Choti-
m!rski Janowski. Marshall. a bye
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
FOR IMPROVED FREIGHT SERVICE.

IFy Telegraph The Tribune-l
Baltimore Aug. 29-The Baltimore & Ohio Rail
way has appointed inspector Of freight service
10 improve traffic conditions on the road
New-York tribune., 1907-08-30
THE EFFORT WINS FROM THE nicola

After sailing of the best races that they
have engaged in this summer Frank NJ Smiths
sloop yacht the Effort won yesterday from j. ~
Blair jr's the Nicola. boat for boat. by 81 seconds
They sailed over the Manhasset Bay Yacht Clubs
of twenty-one and three-quarters miles, In
special GUNNER regatta OF that club The Nicola
had allow the Effort minute SO seconds so she
really corrected time by minutes 90
onds In the New York Yacht Clubs thirty-foot
one design class. ]. w. Alker's the Alera the
winner. She defeated the Banzai by SIS seconds.
after sailing the ten and one-half mile course The
Meyer boat. the Atari. the third boat at the
finish.
The 'thrties' made close start Tho Atar's
skipper lufred the Banza over toward the Larch-
mont shore. while the Alera steered straight
course. The Atari broke her spinnaker boom in the
to Weeks Point. and after rounding that mark
she husged the Long Island shore
The summary follows:
MANHASSET BAY YACHT CLUB SPECIAL RACE
SIOOPS-CI.ASS J.-START. 12:s5-coURSE. 2i'.