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The sun., 1907-12-03
STATE IVTRANCE law VALID.
sspreae Csurt blphOlds I've Rein"erpsFi-
tIOn ~ MuIWaI RrSePVe Fund I.Mr.

WASHINGTON. Dec. The r-incorpGra-
ton Of the Mutual Reserve Fund IiHc AS
aOciation ns the Mutual Reserve Life In
surancs Company under ihe provisions
Of he New York insurance act of 1902 and
the consequent enlargement 81 i,s powers
Of insurance by adding the premium plan
was to-day held by the Supreme Court
in violation Of none oT the rights Of lhe
policyholders under the Federal COnstihI-
tiOn. The proceeding was begun by
Thomas Polk and other stockholders,
who alleged that their contract rights
were impaired by the Teincorporation.
and that The law CchapteT '22D under which
thai action was taken was accordingly
void. The hill also averred that both
the old aud new company were insolvent
aud asked that their Affairs be wound up
and their assets be distributed among
the pOAicyhOlders.
The Cfremit Court dismissed the bill
Of Appeals certified to he Supreme Court
the Federal qIIeztioDs raised IA 10 the
validity OF the reinCOrpOration and the
laws under which it was done wheI her
they impaired the obligations of the policies
or deprived the holders of property with
ont due process Of law.
In answering the questions the court
to-day held thar the law under which the
company was reincOrporat ed did not violate
any OF the rights Og the policyholslera
and was therefore constitutional. The
transfUrmati tiOn Ia the premium plan. the
court said. merely enlarged the powers
Of the company. which wGs still q mutual
company under new name. with nm
changed membership and bound TO per
form all its existing obligations. No new
for winding mp the Affairs of the company
therefore fall
The sun., 1907-12-03
PRICE OFT or THE BRONX.
does From Command OT Detective Rureau
IO Headquarters.

Lieut.. Samuel II. Price was yesterday
transferred from command Of the Bronx
detective bureau TO duty in the Manhattan
detective bureau. Price. who Ia one Of
Inspector Byrness old men. has been
in command Of the Bronx bureau ever
since il was started two years ago. There
nave been several murders in his territory
and lot OF burgaries and hoIdups. with
a small proportion Of arrests. This ia
reported at Headquarters 90 he the reason
for the transfer. William Colby. a leu
tenant OF twenty years experience in the
Manhattan bureau. takes his place.
Patrolman Henry Bartelman Of the
Morrsania station was dismissed from the
force for acting as bartender on Sundays
In his brothers aloon in The Bronx. Bar
telman not only served ont the beer on
Sundays. thus conniving at a violation OF
the excise law. but received a salary for
barkeeping whtle on dhty-a double offence
Deputy HansOn's men caught him in the
act.
The sun., 1907-12-03
BRENTANo's. s,h Ave. a a7,h Stree,
ATTORNEY-GEvERaES REPORT.
IGe RecSnInen,ls Changes ~ Antitrust and
Interstate Commerce Laws

HthNNHNNANH N9hahbAtNrGE hAWA
WARRINGTON. Dec. 2--In his annual re-
port to Congress. presented to-day. At
tOrney- General BOnapaFte recOmmenie
the enactment Of q statute which will give
the process Of the oOurts engaged in try
ing civil cases under the antitrust and
interstate commerce laws the same scope in
securing the attendance Of witnesses as is
permitted by existing law with regard to
process in criminal cases for the same pur-
pose. He also recommends that courts Of
equity be empowered to authorize the
taking Of testimony before several exam
iners simultaneously and in a. many differ
ent districts as the courts may deem apprO-
pirate q further the ends Of justice
The Attorney General also recommends
legislat ion specifying the circumstances
under which receivers may be appointed
to adjust the business OF offending CORPORA
tiOns to the requirements Of the law, and
says that he makes this recommendation
rather for the purpose or removing oppOr-
tuniiies for miscOnstruCtiOn and possible
misrepresentation OF the purpose and scope
of such relief than because lie thinks there
is probability OF unfortunate Consequences
from tire granting of sdCh prayers.
He also recommends that the law be SO
amended that the bench warrant Oi any
IOltcu states court lie elective anywhere
within the United States, or, IL for any rSa-
son this Legislation be desInesi inadViSaLlt',
that Federal process for arrest IN criminal
cases I've allowed to he served anywhere
within the State. Territory or Dstrict or
within 500 miles of where II shall DO iRsIed.
The Acknowledgement alsO recommends
thar the right Or criminal appeal granted
10 the United States by ls9isla ton in 1877 be
extended tC cover all cases before the point
OF jeopardy ~ eachsd, and for the further
prot ection Of the tiniIed States that Judges
shall he repHiTed to scr,tinize the forum 81 all
indictments, and when tt sIa II appear to
tho court tnat plausible reason exists To
question tho sUfnciency in law of such in
dictmenT ,hat the Cont shall order . chal-
lenge of the validity Of the indiCt ment, by
appropriate proceedings. before the point
Of Jeopardy TO the def ndant shall have been
rea ched. 40 that the tinted States may have
the right Of review of merely ieDal questions
preservsd to it.
The Attorney Genera! urges that action
lie taken NJ ihS session " Con grsss for the
erection Of blildinx on the lot Of land op-
posite the Treasury Department now helG
in The name Of the Department OF Justice.
On which. he says. a BilIlbp. buaineaslilse
building could be- eTeG;ed within "a year.
and which would meet The undesirable
conditions now existing with reference Ia
the housing oT The Dspa riment Or J,i~,ics
The sun., 1907-12-03
MANY BuTLDING CODE CHANGES.
HeIght Of Buildings Limited 20 ZOO Feet.
Except for One Provision.


The commission appointed by the Board
~ Alderman To revise the building code
has made 80 many aud comprehensive
changes that they will probably he left Cor
the new board to consider.
Gbe commission recommends that no
shiRgle or other cOmbustibIe rOof cover
ing be permitted within the city limits.
No non-HreprOOf building for mercantile
or manufacturing purposes shall exceed
sixty feet in height. No -freproof" build
ing w be used for manufacturing and mer-
camille purpose shall exceed 100 feet in
height, except such buildings AZ are strictly
fireprOOf And equipped with automatic
sprinkIers. In such case the height shall
not exceed I5O feet. There il no limit in
the present code to the height to which
any fireprOOf building occupied for manu-
featuring or mercantile purposes NAV be
built
Under the new code freproof buildings
used for office and hotel purposes may be
built to a height not exceeding 2OO feet. In
case the building shall, however, have Of
sets yards OF courts in excess Of those re-
auired by tho code then the height of 1OO
feet NAV be exceeded to the p1int hat the
CIbage OF the building measured above
the mean street grasle level may I've ia
times the area OF the lot Buildings of
mill construction and those of REINFORCED
concrete construction are limited 60 eighty
live feet in height.
The report requires that hereafter all
dwelling houses m excess Of forty feet in
height shall have the first floor above the.
cellar constructed, ,Of iireproOf material
All buildings of'mercantile class exceed
ing three stories and residence buildings.
such as hospitals. asyIIIns and other public
buildings are requ ired to have at least two
separate means Of exit. One Of these IL re-
auired To he a fire tower ~ arranged that
entrance can Ire had only thrOugha masonry
balcony fastened to the wallis Of the builIi-
ing, thsre being no direct communication
between tower and inside Of building
In the territory bounded ON the north INV
FiGty-ninth street. on the south by Cham
hers street. on the west by Sixth avenue
West Broadway. &c., ON the east by New
BOwery ,BOwery. Fourth and Park avenues
every large building constructed for mer-
camille or manufacturing purposes mus,
hereafter be- freprOof. Similar Testrio-
tions are made for Brooklyn.
The sun., 1907-12-03
brady DEAL INQUIRY'UP AGAIN
Jerome May spring a Surprise I'm MetrO-
POlItan lmYestlKMhIOn.


The investigation Of theIpurohase OF the
franchise Of the Wall andr Cortlandt Street
Ferries Railway from AmhOny n Brady
by the Metropolitan Securities Company
will be resumed by me Grand Jury TO-
morrow. This indicates a change OF plan
on the part OF the District Attorneys oFice.
When the November Grand Jury, which
had been making a generalsinquiry to find
ont IL any crime had been committed in
this transaction. was discharged il was
announced that the investigation would
not he taken up again until the second week
in December. The reason for this, it was said
was that District Attorney Jerome and Mr..
Kresel, who is assisting him. wanted 10
look over the evidence which had been
taken before the Grand Jury.
There was "a report in the Criminal Courts
Building yesterday that Mr. Jerome might
spring something OF a sensation in the in
vestigatiOn. Mr.. Jerome refused to say
anything about it. IL is known. however
that in addition 20 looking into the purchase
OF the Wall and Cortlandt Street Ferries
Railway franchise the November Grand
Jury made a general inquiry OF the man
agement Of the Metropolitan.
DE Jancey Nicoll. who is counsel for wit
nesses who have been called before the
Grand jury. bad long talk with Mr. Jerome
yesterday. Part Of the talk was about a
check Mr.. Jerome wants to show to the
Grand Jury. Mr. NicOll wanted to know
IL II would he necessary for the man who
has the check to bring it to the Grand hiry.
but Mr.. Jerome said all he wanted to get was
the check.
The sun., 1907-12-03
ELiEES TiYLOR. NOT POWER
witness says Governor wanted = FiGhi
white Powers SpOke tor Pcace


GEoR0ETOwN, nv, Dec. 2.The evidence
offered in the trial Of Caleb Powers to-day
was more against ". y. Taylor, former
Governor. now a fugitive from the Stale
under Indictment for the murder Of William
GOebel. than against Powers.
The Rev. LOnis W. Hampton. whose seat
in the Legislature from Knox. the native
county Of the defendant. Was being con-
tested. said thai Taylor said to him: "Iou
fellows sit there and LET them rob yOt.
He declared at another time. Taylor said
there has got to De some life sacrificed: :
that he (TaylOrl could not leave his Office
Or hc would go over and take a hand
Taylor referred TO the contests in the
Legislature when the contest committees
we're turning the Republicans out and
seating the Democrats. He said that
Powers declared: Taylor wants 10 fight
BY God, 1 don't propose TO do that kind
~ business. We will use peaceable means :"
Henry BrOughton gave some startling
testimony SO far ss the conspiracy to start
fight in the Senate chamber is concerned
but there IL nothing TO connect this plot
with the final assassination Of GOebel.
Powers asked him to name some one
who would kill OOebel. saying that this
was the only way to prevent being thrown
ont. Br0lghton named Jack Vandevars,
Frank Cecil and Iack Steele "a being good
men. Powers placed BroughtOn, Berry
Others in charge Of the guns and ammuni-
ton in the Adjutant- Generals Office and
told them to come to the Senate chamber
when wanted. A messenger came in once
or twice and said they we're about ready.
They opened ihe cartridge boxes. seized
their guns and waited for the final call,
which did not come.
Judge John ID. Black Of Barboursville
was asked regarding "A letter written by
Powers in which he declared himself TO he
responsible for the disruption among the
Democrats. Adjt. .-Gen. ID. r. Murty icen-
tiHed the letters left in the Office by he re-
firing Republican Adjutant- General, which
tho prosecution held showed a deep con-
spiracy involving the entire military force
OF the State.
The sun., 1907-12-03
MaDNaN'S REIOLVTTON.

SDrc,dI CaJlc DeSpaicT 10 TaE SU

NpIfIdF t-UWC UFNP"FfT 10 NE MN.
LONDON. Dec 2-The Brazilian Legation
sDnounces that no importance is to he at
Anhed to the AIibustering expedition re-
ported IN the morning pspers. Practically
speaking, it is said, there has been no ex-
pedition.
The fact il thai a madman gath
cred some followers in the slnms Of New
York and elsewhere. OF these nine had
come tO conquer Brazil and had been
captured. Fortunately for them there
10 no capital punishment in Brazil. The
would-bs revOMtionists probably will re-
ceive long terms Of Imprisonment ar they
NAV he confined In a hInatiC asylum.
The sun., 1907-12-03
NEW NTRROG iTE MINED.
GoN. hughes APpeIats shss. -. gser.%', "a
surreesI the Late q. r. Fitzgerald.


ALBANY, Dec. 2-Cov. Hughes to-day
announce the appointment Of Cha arles
II. Beckett To succse the late Frank 4.
Fitzgerald IN the Office of surrogate in
New York county.
Mr.. Beckett was born AZ Williamstown.
VI. He is ~ years Old and lives at 200 West
SSH street, in the Borough or Manhattan.
For the last sixtssn years he haS bean a
member OT the law firm or Ha'niltOn Il
Beckett. al IUO Broadway. New York city
Mr.. Beckett was graduated from arlmouIh
College in the class Of 1881 and from The
Columbia University law school in 1855
lie was admitted to The New York bar In
the same year.
In 1884 Surrogate Rollins appointed him
probate clerk. which position he held dur
ing the remainder Of Surrogate ROIlinss
term anu for one year under Surrogate
Ransom. lie then resigned to enter upon
the active practice OF the law. Mr.. Beckett
has continued /his law work in the probate
line ever singh. Surrogate Ransom, after
I've left the behch, was for four years one OF
the partners in Mr. Beckett's firm.
IN 1883 President Roosevelt, then Gov
eTnOr, appointed Mr.. Beckett one OF the
which pOsition he held for about four years,
eventually becoming the president Of that
board. II was during his period OF admin
stratiOn that much OF the reconstruction
work al the Elmira RefOTmatOry was begun
or planned.
Mr. Beckett ia a member OF the Bar AssO-
citation, the University West Side Repubh-
can, Delta Kappa Epsilon and Dartmouth
clubs.
The sun., 1907-12-03
CnlbersOn 10 Be Minority Leader In tNs
senate.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 2.--Senator Charles
A. CulbersOn Of Texas will be chosen lea Ter
OT the minority OF the Senate at the party
caucus which has been called TO meet at
10 O'Clock on Wednesday morning. The mat
ter has been discussed informally among
the Democratic Senators and the sentiment
in favor " Cuberson is practically unani-
nous. Senator Bailey OF Texas, who con-
ceded the minority leadership to Senator
Blackburn Of Kentucky at the, last session
without struggle, has shown NO disposition
To- seek tho honor this year. He has not
encouraged Efforts In his behalf.
The sun., 1907-12-03

Two Grand Juries were sworn in yester-
day by Judge Whitman OF General Sessions.
Frederick A. Booth, a real estate dealer,
10 foreman OF the morning Grand Jury.
Clarence 8. Day. broker, is foreman Of the
afternoon Grand Jury. Judge Whitman
in HE charge made no reference TO any
particular inquiry. He impressed upon
the Jurors the importance Of their work,
saving thes they should be unnnowed by
pooular hyseeria or pubic cisnnor.
The sun., 1907-12-03

Republican politicians here regarded
the appointment Of Mr.. Beckett as another
snub administered by Gov. Hughes to
Herbert Parsons, the head OF the lOcal
Republican organization. Mr.. Parsons
went To Albany on Saturday and submitted
a list OF several names to the Governor,
Mr.. Ricketts, was not among them. Mr..
Beckett is not a member OF the Republican
organization OF this county and has never
taken any active part in the Republican
politics OF the Fifteenth district, in which
he lives. This is the district In which
the Governor lived before his election.
The sun., 1907-12-03

Nicola ZaroOna, who was convicted on
Friday OF murder in the first degree in the
County Court, Brooklyn, for the killing OF
Frank FarilO on June 2. was so overcome
officers when brought before Judge Dixie
for sentence. Judge Dixie Rxed the week
beginning January l9 for carrying ont
the death sentence. He had 90 he carried
almost bodily to the prison van when taken
hack To iail
The sun., 1907-12-03
DR. j. ~. u. HsRRTS tRRESTED.
Albert EiOWer Accuses Him Of krppDIIg
TMO Notes Ia Tl,hr OT NrsI.


TWO Notes ia TLWr OF NrSI.
Detectives Flood and FitHsimmuns Of
District Attorney JerOm-'s Office arrested
DR.. James n. ". Harris a mining promoter
with an Office al " Broadway. AZ his resi-
dence at the Hotel Imperial last night and
locked him mp in Police headquarters on
u charge Of grand larceny preferred 10y
Alhrrt Fower an rSperl accountant living
al Iei West I0ist street
According Ia Detective FitZsimmons
Flower says that SOM tim ago Harris
gave him t~O notes for s. O'W And 81 OsG
respectively for services rendered. Thesc
IA ties were pas allc On December -
bat Flower says that la ne+,l.d ready
cash and gave the two notes back 20 Harris
~ have him secure some indors1 nt.nts 80
that he could nrgoiiste them for cash
Flower says that Harris never returned
the notes. Harris claims that he returned
tIirm and that Flower subsequently, tie
atruys.d them.
The sun., 1907-12-03
sherman May Go on rommn,ee on R"les.

WAsHN OTON. Dec. 2.-Speaker Cannon
may appoint the Committee on Rules to-
morrow. This will enable The House TO
10 business nntil the other committe
are hamed. The retirement Of Repre-
sentative 0rOsvenor leaves vacancy
on the old committee a. iI existed and
il is said that the choice lies between Repre-
sentative sherman OF New York and Repre-
sentative Overstreet OF Indiana, with the
chances largely In favor OF Mr.. sherman
The sun., 1907-12-03
RIr.kON far n RaYaI.nr.

A jury in the Supreme Court before
Justice Amend returned a verdict for
si7 500 yesterday against the Manhattan
vile. St. Nicholas Avenue and Forty
second Street Railway Company and IN
favor of William OlesOn, n ten year old hoy.
who was run over and lost his right leg on
March % last.
The sun., 1907-12-03

Matt DonOhue out of Bankruptcy.
Judge HOugh Of the United States Dis
trict Court has granted a discharge in
bankruptcy to Matthew F. Donohue
plumber Of 1854 Broadway. formerly Tam.
many leader Of the Seventeenth Assembly
district. liabilities 81, ,229.
The sun., 1907-12-03
.yOTTIVGS ABOVT TOWN.

The Rev. Dr Lyman Abbott Is among thos who
will address the annual meeting OF the Crippled
Chiidrcns fast Side Free School. which win be
asla this evening at tho Majestic hatsk.
The sun., 1907-12-03

MEMS AND SWOMENS S'EIANDKERCREFS
y MPoRTAEONS EMBROIDERED land CoLoRED
Y N HANDKE RCHIEFS INCLUDING THE LATEST APPENzELL ,
ANDAFRENcH HAND WORK.
UUESDAYCAND WEDNESDAY, DEC ID eth. LINEN
4 AA HANDKERCHIsFS MUCH BELOwE REGULAR PRICES -
wm~ FOLLOWS: AZ
PLAIN HEMSTyTCEIED HANDERcHEFs
MEMS . d. PER HALF'DozEN $I50
woMENs .A ~ "a 4. 6Sc & LIS
HNrTlALED HAMDKERctiEEFS
MEMS D.. PER BOX oP HALF DOZEN $l.I5
- woMENs ~ -" 100
vvoMENs FRENCH tIANDEMBRoDERED HANJDKERcHEFs
VALUE TO:sisO AT Soc & 75c. EACH
a4th Strrrt. 18th etnpt anA Eth Amxrsr
The sun., 1907-12-03

ET BLACK BRoADCLoFH

WTHIS DAY TUESDAYl DEC Sd. A SHIPMENT or
~. BLACK BRoADcLOTK sPONcED AND sHRuNK
wA WILLY BE PLACED ON SALE AT $L25 PER YARD
The sun., 1907-12-03
I'D HAZE CENTRAL BANK IDEA
HDNEY STUDENTS AGREE on THE
ctRE FOR FINANCIAL Ills.

''sakers ann Treasury OtAeIals Draw T.es-
som From the Present Financial sItua.
fiSn az . Meeting OF the National 'AcaSl.
cshy OI Political RNd social science.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06
FAIRBANKS TELLS
 OF JOE WHEELER
Our Country" His Theme at
 Chattanooga Banquet
SOME JOKES ON THE TOWN
Finds Chattanooga All Right, But Can't Find the Populatlon-Sen- ator Frazier Lauds the
 Vice President.

Chattanooga, June 5.--rhe Society of Chattanoogans gave an elaborate banquet to Vice President Fairbanks in Masonic hall this evening, Mayor Frierson acting as toastmaster Senator James B. Fra zler welcomed the guest of the day. whose announced subject was Our Country" Senator Frazier closed his speech by say ing that never in the history of the United States Senate has there ever been more honored presiding officer of the Senate than the present incumbent.
 When the Vice President arose he was greeted with applause so loud and long that considerable time was taken up be- fore he began his speech.
 His opening was in a humorous vein, descriptive of the results of his efforts to learn about the population of Chatta- nooga, the difficulties experienced and his continued lack of definite informa- ton.
 In his visit here MT. Fairbanks said ne was receiving his first real knowledge of Chattanooga He found it's people in lino in the forefront, in fact, and sentiments of patriotism of progress and of deye- ton to a common country and to com mon flag. As Illustrating the present sentiments, MT. Fairbanks told of his presence with President Mckinley when Joe" Wheeler applied for duty in the war with Spain.
 You wish, general" the President said "to take up service in active warfare?" and the little man with gray hair and beard replied:
 Yes, MT. President; once under a mask I fought against the flag. Now, please God, before I die, l wish to fight in that flags defense"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-06-06
NEXT FRIENDS" WIN
 IN THE EDDY SUIT
PETITION OF CHRISTIAN SCIENCE TRUSTEES IS DENIED-MENTAL CONDITION OF MRS. EDDY UNI SOUND, SAY NEXT FRIENDS.

Concord. N. H., June 5.-The petition of the three trustees to whom Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy had transferred her property. asking that they be substituted as plain tiffs in place of next friends" in the suit to secure an accounting of Mrs. Eddy's property, was denied today by Judge Robert N. Chamberlain of the Mer- Henry M Baker of Bow; Josiah E. Fer mad of Concord, and Archibald Mcclellan of Boston, The ''next friends" are George w. Glover of Lead, s. D., son of Mrs. Eddy; Mary Baker Glover. his daughter anI pr. J. Foster Eddy of Waterbury. Vi, an adopted son, and George Baker of Bangor, a cousin. The suit is for an accounting of Mrs. Edy's property, which it is alleged is under control of Calvin A. Frye Mrs Eddy's secretary, and other Christian Science leaders, who are named as plaintiffs. The question of Mrs. Eddy s physical and mental condition figure in the action.
 Todays decision is in favor of the next friends.
 A long hearing was held on the ques- ton two weeks ago at which Gen. Frank s. Streator of Concord argued for the trustees that they should be substituted, because the original plaintiffs were hos tile to Mrs. Eddy and, as he alleged, were not acting in good faith. William E. Chandler, senior counsel for the plain tiffs, opposed the petition.
 This Is the first decision in connection with the case which by the acton or counsel in filing carious motions, petitions and affidavits, presents many phases.