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New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
FACTS ABOUT CITY's FOUNDATION.
Rocky Ledge on Which New York Is Built
Slopes from Surface to Depth of $50 Feet.

Some curious facts about the rocky ledge on the
shelving slope OF which lower New York, with its
snlIOns OF tons OF skyscrapers teeters have been
revealed by engineers who have been boring hun
dreas OF feet below the surface in connection with
building plunRer elevators for the skyscrapeTs. At
Rector and Church streets. under the United States
Express Company Building the rock ledge is forty
feet below the surface. while just a few hundred
feet TO the northeast 1t is sixty feet. Going up
town, the ledge is hundred feet down under
the old Times Building. and reaches the great
sst depth yet found. $50 feet, the southeast
corner OF the Tribune Building At 34th street and
Fifth avenue, where plunger elevators have been
constructed for the Waldorf Astoria, the ledge
comes 10 the surface
The ledge is harder over the East Side Of the
city, and gets more chaiky and cTumbiy toward the
Hudson River The rock also grows softer, in all
the borings, the depth increases. In one or
two the bores have reached cavities in the
ledge at a depth OF about two hundred feet which
were from twelve to fifteen feet deep.
The deepest holes made have been 345 feet, under
the Carroll Building, in West street Under the
Trinity and Boreel buildings twenty-nne borings
were made, averaging about three hundred feet
From one Of these the largest solid OF rock
ever brought up recently taken from depth
of nearly three hundred feet. The core TWEEN
fg-two feet long and sixteen inches in diameter,
ana weighed 1880 pounds The rock was gray
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
DIRECTOR MAY RESIGN.
III. L. Lamb May Leave Mutual
ReserUe-Burnhant IN Sing Sing.

The resignation OF Henry L. Lamb from the
Mutual Reserves board OF directors Is looked FOR
within the next few days. It reported last
night that at about the time of the recent Mutual
Reserve election Mr.. Lamb submitted his resig-
nation TO the board. because Of the notoriety at
taching TO the company through the indictment
of its principal officers Following the "disciplin-
ing" however, OF two of the so-called "empIoye-
directors" for making an anti-Burnham motion
at Of the board meetings. Mr.. Lamb. It is
said, withdrew his resignation for the time being
If President Burnhams physician and one OF the
disciplined 'employe-drectors'' now director
only be excepted. Mr.. Lamb is the only director
on the board to-day who has no connection with
the company other than his dictatorship.
George A Burnham. Jr. who was convicted Of
grand larceny in connection with the Mutual Re-
and sentenced to two years imprisonment by
Justice Greenbaum. taken to Sing Sing late
yesterday afternoon.
Burnham had been detained at the Tombs prison
to be used a possible witness against other off,
cials OF the company. There was pathetic leave
taking at the Tombs between the prisoner and his
wife. There only two prisoners 20 be taken
10 Sing Sing yesterday. Neither Burnham nor his
fellow prisoner handcuffed. With two keepers
they boarded Fourth avenue surface car and rode
to the Grand Central Station.
District Attorney Jerome learned IN the morn
ing when ne went the Criminal Courts Building
that Burnham was still In the TOmbs. He was un-
der the impression. he said that Burnham had
been taken 10 Sing Sing after the Supreme Court
had denied the motion for certificate OF reason
able doubt. He called up Under Sheriff Johnson
the telephone and asked him why Burnham
stiI in the Tombs. He told Johnson, 1t Is
said, that he could be consideb.d In contempt or
court for not having taken Burnham 70 the prison.
The new North American Life organized by
foI New York Life men, will hold its first reg
ular meeting tomorrow. 1t is expected that the
question Of increasing the capital stock to $500
will come up for discussion at this meeting.
A few days ago J. NJ. Eppstein. one Of the or
gani1ers OF the concern. received the cash
prize OF $500 from the New York Life because OF
r.
-he New York Lies agency director for the Grand
street branch.
Otto H Kelsey. State Superintendent OF Insur-
ance made no announcement Yesterday on the
question OF the successor to Melville II. Dalberg.
who resigned from the Mutual LIES board of in
spectors on Thursday. The New York Lies board
expects to resume the count OF the ballots
morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
MEXICAN PACKING HOUSE CHAIN.
American Companies to Build Plants at Vera
Cruz and Monterey.

New Workers are chiefly interested in a project
which embraces the construction and operation Of
meat packing plants the seaboard and IN the
interior OF Mexico, with view 20 catering. not
only for Mexican trade. but for European bust
ness
corporated under the laws of New Jersey and is
capitalized at $0O00OOO. The financial arrange
ments said 10 have been completed. the bonds
having Just been foated the London market
Among the New Workers who principally con-
cerned in the undertaking are John w. De Kay,
president Of the company; Delavan A Holmes. di-
rector; George 3. Luper. director. and Samuel H.
Buck, vice-president
Concessions have teen granted by the federal
government Of Mexico. 1t is sai1. and by the gov
eTnments Of the states OF Michoucan Vera Cruz
and Nuevo Leon for the erection OF packing houses
in Vera Cruz, principally for export trade, and in
Monterey, NuevO Leon, for North Mexican bust
in six months aceording 70 an officer Of the com
pany now here II VIII have an initial capacity
many sheep weekly The two other plants in
Ggqng a q oga Neco stSrage @ and
operation In eighteen months These plants will
The Mexican government has granted the com
pany big rebate on the slaugbterins taxes upon
cattle The tax VIII be- be cents instead Of s. 25:
on hogs; the prevailing price is 30 cents. The
viii Be exempt from this tax The company has
for twenty years and remissi N of import duties
on ali machinery and materials and also ex
emption from federal. state. county and municipal
taxes.
In addition 20 catering for Mexican trade the
company plans to conduct an extensive business
Among the Mexican directors of the company
are Senator Sebastian Camacho, president of tha
president; Julio NJ. Limantour. president Of the
Cordoba & Huatusco Railway Company, and Luis
Mendes, president Of the Mexican Government
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
WOMEN CAUGHT IN GAMBLING RAID
Prisoners from Apartment House on West
Side Taken Away in Patrol Wagon.

After a raid on an alleged poolroom In apart
ment house in 10Th street. near West End avenue.
late yesterday afternoon. ten well dressed women
were placed in a patrol wagon and taken to the
West 6sth street station. All with the exception
Of one, who gave her name Mrs. Anna Stokes
were allowed TO go after they had given their
names and addresses TO Captain Halpin In hts
room. Mrs Stokes was charged with keeping ana
maintaining a poolroom. and was held
When the raid made the women cried and
pleaded with the policemen not 10 arrest them.
Some offered their money and jewelry In order 10
be allowed 70 escape. When they were taken 10
the patrol wagon they covered their faces with their
fuTs and hRndkerchtefs so that those standing
about the wagon might not recognize them
According TO Captain Halpin. a man complained
TO him about a week ago OF the alleged poolroom
The man said that for some time hts wife had been
losing steadily the races and she bet her money
he said in the place raided
Captain Halpin started off TO get the necessa ~
evidence, and says that he found a woman who
placed bets in the place. II this evidence
that the raid made.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
OELRICHs COMPLAINT DISMISSED.
Nephew of Steamship Man Cleared of Charge
Of Assaulting Waiter

Harry z. Oelnchs son OF Charles VI. oelrichs
and nephew OF the late Hermann Oelriohs OF No
2 East 55th street. was cleared In tho YorkviIle
court yesterday by Magistrate Crane OF the charge
OF assault preferred by George Allen Sloane. a
waiter at the Hotel Buckingham. who alleged that
on the evening Of January II young oelrichs had
kicked him during fight IN the billiard room
oelrichs with his friend. George p. Preston, told
Magistrate Crane that after couple OF drinks he
had gone into the billiard room, where his desire
was to show his friend how well he could initiate
a clog dance they had seen that afternoon. Hs
said that Sloane had ordered him out and IN So
doing had insulted him. Thereupon, he said he
had belabOred the waiter over the head with MS
umbrella. and chased him into the barroom Hs
declared that he did not kick Sloane and in this
and the rest OF his story he corroborated by
Preston Magistrate Crane dismissed the COM
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New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
INDIANA TROLLEY MERGER.

Indianapolis Jan. 2s.-Under the title 'cynicseo
South Bend q Northern Inaiana Railway Com
pany,' the properties consisting OF tho traction
lines between Goshen and South Bend and between
Laporte and Michigan City. as we'll as the street
railway systems OF South Bend. Goshen Elkhart
Mlshawaka, Laporte and Michigan City were in
corporated in Indiana to-day. The roads were re-
Gently purchased by the Dieterlch- Murdoch evndi
cate from Arthur Kennedy. OF New York and his
pany Is incorporated for s.5OoO0o. 1t is Intended
to build at once q line from South Bend 10 chi
cago by way OF Michigan City. The officers Of
the new company are: President, Charles T. Dlete-
Etch, New York; vice. president, Charles l. Muir
dock, Lafayette, Ind; treasurer, Alfred peterich
New York, and secretary and general manaasr
RSmUA = Aupdook LA&AyottA Ia
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
CAUGHT THROUGH WOMANs WIT.
Girl Telephones Police and ArOuses Neigh
bors When House Is Entered.

Frank Williams OF No. 74O Graham avenue. and
Paul Landsdorf, who gave his address as Fulton
street, near Sands street both OF Brooklyn. were
held by Magistrate ConnOrton in the Flushing police
court yesterday. for the grand jury, charged with
burglary.
The two men were seen by Miss Lucy Curry loi-
tering about the home OF Julius Strauss. Whiting
avenue, Elmhurst- She says she saw one Of them
force an entrance and then huTrie1 to the
telephone and told he police OF the 10Th Pre-
Gincf. Then she TO the homes Of several neigh
bore and soon had a number OF them guard
about the house. When the police arrived the al
seEed burglars made attempt 70 resist, but were
Quickly Eubdue6.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
AN APPEAL FOR CHARITY.

The Charity Organization Society appeals for 500
for the support OF old woman. that she NAY NOT
be obliged 10 be separated from her little grand
daughter, who VIII soon be OF wage earning age
a year ago. 10 reducs her own expenses and also
20 enable a poor widow TO go out TO work. she
assumed the responsibility OF the Widows family
of four small children, the youngest baby In arms
This arrangement cannot continue unless the neces-
Eary money Is raised
Any money for this case sent 70 the Charity Or
eanzatiOn Society, No. 15 East I'd street Will be
duly and pgbisoly xoknowlsdSs4 -
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
BIG LAKE STEAMER LAUNCHED.

Detroit Jan a6-The steamer Thomas r. Cole
900 feet long. the largest vessel built at a
local yard. was launched to-day at tho Ecorse
plant of the Great Lakes Engineering Company
A party OF people from Nav York headed by
Thomas #; Cole. for whom tho ship was named
owned by the Pittsburg Steamship Company Ia 600
feet long ALL $50 feet keel IS feet beam and "a
fon Ofn
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
BUILDING CODE REVISION COMMITTEE.

The Committee Buildings OF the Board OF Al
cernoen, OF which Alderman Grifenhagen is chair
man, has named the following commission OF ar
oitocts enEneers and builders 20 revise the Build
ins Code: Architects-Chsrles H. Israels Of Israels
a Harder; Electus d. Litchield OF Lord & Hew-
lett; engineers. Rudolph II. Miller, Charles O.
Brown Charles @. Smith: builders George gassar
ST, Theodore 6tsrrett: mechanics, George Harsch
Thomas y. Cosgrove; attorney, William Blau:
erenosrapher. Herbert II. Hartford: messenger.
John J, o. Symes. The commission VIII meet next
Thursday afternoon In the City Hall for organiza-
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
BROOKLYN GARBAGE REMOVAL.
Street Cleaning Commissioner Advertises for
Bids on a Five Year Contract.

The Department OF Street Cleaning advertised
yesterday for bids for the removal Of garbage In
ahe Borough OF Brooklyn The Brooklyn Sanitary
Utilization Company now has the contract. at
$1,000 a year. and is dsposing of the garbage
5sarren Island In the plant It built there after
the fire of last summer The new contra 4 viii be
for 1--WE years. and Commissioner Craven expects
that others win bid besides the present holders OF
The contract. Bids viii be opened on February 2l
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

stepped out into the open and there was nothing
Left Tor me to do hut bowl Il over, elthough am
sincere to say felt bit guilty III killing both the
chances had secured that morning, my friend
alone being responsible Tor them, as was not at
ell skilled IN calling them
They say this Texas ranger Vouldn,t hesitate 70
Neither would t. asserted the corporal OF In
dustry. THE satanic line OF credit ought to be
good for little item like that '-Lousvills Courier
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
SAY HE BIT FoREmAN's THUMB.

The left thumb OF Laurence Kaufman, a foreman
in a clothing manufacturers shop I'm South sth
street. Williamsburg, was almost bitten of yester-
day. Il IS alleged, by John Scuch. OF No. 81 EIIery
street. Kaufman accused Sculeh OF trying 10 in
cite q strike among the workmen In the shon A
fight followed in which Kaufman was badly an
tured He was taken 20 the Eastern District Hos
pital 6culch held by the police.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
FRENCH COOKS BALL COMING.

The forty-f1rst annual dance OF the societs
culinaire PhiIanthropique. better known as the
French cooks bali. WIN be given on February
IN Terrace Garden AS usual. a feature OF fhfs
annual might OFF, OF the leading chefs of thu c,.v
win be an exhibition OF high art In cookery Tbs
supper VIII be prepared by a committee OF ehsss
OF the best known city restaurants.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
STANDARD OIL RAISES PRICES.

Cleveland. Jan 2.-The Standard oil Company
announced to-day advance OF Ons-quarter cent
q gallon on sll grades OF refined OIL naphtha and
esSolene IN barrels IL Is understood that the ad-
ia made owing 90 the higher price OF barrels
The quotations ISSUED by the Standard on
Company to-day follows: Ohio state test
~ cents; Water white Ohio state test, g. cents
headlight, 176 tests 1ez cents; EOcene, lox cents
vsrnish makers and painters naphtha, l4k cents;
Geodorizec red crown gasoene, l5 cents; sc degrees
EzSoleDe. .2% cents
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
DOG HOLDS MAN a PRISONER.
Knocks Him from Wheel and Won't Let
Him Get Up Again.

Glen Ridge N J.. Jan. Is (speciaD.-whlle Henry 8.
Bruch, of Park avenue riding his bicycle along
that thoroughfare to-day a large dog owned by
Mrs. Sarah D. Stubbert. jumped fve-foot fence
and sprang az Bruch. knocking him of the wheel
injuring him about the head and legs and wreck
ing his wheel.
After the mishap the dog refused 70 go away
from the scene OF the wreck allow Bruch to get
UP off the ground.
For fifteen minutes the dog held Bruch prls-
oner until two coal wagon had driven
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

naturally endowed with the scenic characteristics
that appeal most strongly 60 Mr.. Elmendorf
Mr.. Elmendorf started at Belfast, In the north
and reached Killarney, in the south. Aside from
pictures Of the Giants Causewey the Hill Of Tara
Lough Erne. Blarney Castie and other noted places,
tive but less familiar 10 the general public The
secord lecture Will be on England and the other
subjects will be Scotland and Norway. which has
Lao
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
-oAmHLlNo HOUSES cLosEnrIERomE

District Attorney Jerome announced yesterday
that from private reports. well police re-
ports, 81 would appear that the thirteen gambling
houses ia the Tenderloin district were now closed
The December police llst OF the Tenderloin pre-
csnct carried the Of thirteen suspected gam-
bling houses. Through raids and otherwise the
District Attorney got promises that all would be
rla
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
ELMENDORF BACK IN FEBRUARY
Will Lecture at Carnegie Hall on Ireland,
Scotland and Norway.

The first travel lecture OF his spring series will
be given by Dwight Elmendorf at Carnegie Hall on
February 4 His subject VIII be Ireland" Mr.. Ell
mendorfs work in the past has made him popu-
lar. His announcement that he will speak on
ireland has created interest. as that country ..
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
10 HELP CORPORATION COUNSEL

as a result OF the press Of work in his Office,
Corporation Counsel Ellison has appointed Edward
Ms9s0n special counsel 20 assist in the prose-
pution OF the citys suits against the electric Light
ting companies and other cases.
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27
PIANO MANS CHAUFFEUR HELD.

william Davis chauffeur for Jacob Doll, piano
manufacture, OF no. West 18th street, was held
IN 600 ball yesterday for exceeding the speed limit
and 500 for escaping while under arrest, by Mag
}stratA Barlow. 81 the West Side police court
New-York tribune., 1907-01-27

T0HE wonderful thing about the
Edison PhonograPh as an enter
Il tainer is that it gives you your
kind of amusement-your kind OF music.
That's because it gives any kind. The
man who likes old-fashioned ballads is
apt to think, because he has never heard
the Edison sing a ballad, that it is rag
time instrument.
You must the kind Of music
YOU like 1t hear the Edison Thers
least hear free where they
will gladly you cannot find that In this town. wa
sou md tell you
National Photograph Company
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sver covered
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
News of Cuba.

Cuba, July 26.-(Special)-A heavy wind and rain storm passed to the west of here on yesterday, doing some slight damage. A farm building on the Mo Daniel place was blown down, several trees uprooted and considerable old corn damaged. The storm was attended with some hail, but not much dagame to cot ton resulted.
 Richard Inge of Mobile, Ala, has been tl- guest of friends here during the week returning to his business last night.
 MT and Mrs. J. P. Crutcher are en- tertaining Mrs. A. E. Leggett of Lexing- ton, Tenn. She is the mother of Mir Crutcher and Is accompanied by Miss Annie Mae Gathing and Cora Belle Gath ing.
 Mrs. Peyton Walker and little Eugene Blanks Ethridge are the guests of Mrs. l.. Pool, Jr.
 Mrs. E. l.. Mitchell of Cleveland, Miss, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. B. Stall worth.
 The Cuba Brick and Pottery company has just received an order for eight ca ; of pottery ware on which they have commenced work. Experiments in making white ware with clay they have just discovered on their tract has proven suc- cessful and they are now arranging to increase the capacity of the plant.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
NEGROES ROB STORE.
oHicers Complain That They Cannot
 Punish Criminals.

Greensboro, July 26.-(Special )-From time to time here of late the Greensboro Mercantile company has missed money from their cash drawer. The clerks made uncomfortable by the constant depreda- tion, resolved to solve the mystery, and last evening one of them secreted him. Self in the store. About 7:30 o'clock two small darhies squeezed themselves oe- tween the iron bars of window. and betraying a perfect familiarity with their surroundings, quickly found their way to the cash drawer, which they proceeded to rifle.
 The clerk attempted to grab them. but they went through his fingers like eels. and darting for the front door. went through the glass head first as though it were piece of tissue paper the clerk in the meantime sending a perfect fusilade of shot after them, none of which took ef- feet.
 On following the young scamps to their home they were found snugly ensconced in bed. Evidently being as well aware that there was law which would protect them from the penitentiary as they were familiar with the mercantile company's cash drawer. The marshall and the sheriff both complain bitterly of the law, and say that 1t enables the young negro to commit almost any crime and go free
 A farmer from North Hale paraded the streets this morning in a one horse wagon containing a single bale of cotton. bear ing the placard 15 cents. Seated on his bale playing lively air on his fiddle the farmer evidently expected to be taken ur but nobody bid for it, so he placed 1t in the warehouse.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
CONTRACT IS LET
 FOR STREET WORK
DECATUR WILL SOON HAVE 31,oOo YARDS OF BlTHULITIC STREET PAVING PUT DOWN-PAYNE THEATRE IS LEASED,

Decatur, July 26.-(Special. )-The City Council of Decatur let the contract last night to the Southern Bithulitic Paving company of Nashville for 31,OO yards of paving work to begin September 15 and be completed by December 31 The expense of all this street improvement is to be assessed against the property abutting
 M. Dimond, doing a tailoring and gents furnishing business on Bank street, has gone into voluntary bankruptcy Jerry Murphy, referee at Huntsville, appointed Marvin West trustee to close out the business.
 Bruce Conquer. manager of the Oakland Summer theatre, has closed a contract with the board of directors of the Payne theatre to lease that playhouse for the season 1907-0S, and left today for Chicago, where he will arrange his season booking
 The North Alabama bakery has in- stalled cracker baking machinery and to- day turned out the first crackers. This Is a new enterprise for Decatur Mir Christian says that the plant has a ca pacity of fifty boxes a day, and this out put will be increased MT. Christian says now that the demand for his goods can not be supplied
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
Gratifying Proqress.

Anniston. July 6.-(Special. )-The splendid progress of the Woodstock Iron and Steel corporation is gratifying, not only to those operating it. but to the general public as well. It is learn ed from reliable sources that the pro- duct of the furnace at present is of the best quality ever produced daily from ore taken from the mines of the com pany and the quality is equal to that produced by the highest classed fur naces anywh ere in the land. It Is also learned that the company Is now pro- ducing all raw material. and the sup ply is as abundant in quantity as 1t is superior in quality. The management is said to be well pleased with present conditions, and exceedingly hopeful for the future, as everything augurs well for the business.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-07-27
A NOTRE DAME LADY.

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