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New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SUICIDE AT CRITERION HOTEL.
Mysterious 'Larchmont" Man was Surround
ed by Copies Of All Evening Papers

A man said to be J. Edwards, of Larchmont. took
a dose of morphine at the Criterion Hotel. No 143
West A0th street last night and was taken TO the
New York Hospital, where IT was said that he
would probably die. The man, in company with
a woman. came to .Ae hotel about II o'clock and
registered ]. Edwards and wife. He was well
dressed apd carried suitcase.
The couple retired TO their room and later sent
down for a supper Of crackers and cheese. After
this everything quiet for a time. until the
clerk at the Office received a telephone message
from the saying that her husband had
taken morphine DR.. w. A Sholes. of No. l49
West 43d street. summoned and at called
ambulance from the hospital
strange thing about the case was that the
refused to say anything about herself or
her husband. In the room were found copies Of
all the evening papers
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SHOT IN STRUGGLE WITH LOVER
Girl Killed in Brooklyn and Man Seriously
Wounded-Latter Accused

Rose RapOrtello. OF Central avenue. near Jerrer-
son street. Brooklyn. fatally shot yesterday
afternoon. and her lover ALE Raportslio. was
wounded They were taken 10 So. Johns Hospital
in the same ambulance. The girl died ar tha hos
pitaI as the surgeons wera about 20 probe Ter tho
bullet
1t was said that the girl followed Raportello as
hewas about to enter barber shop at No. lSaz tui-
ton street Brooklyn. and shot him Then IL is said.
RaporteIIO wFenehed the weapon from her, placed
the muxzIe against her breast and hred the shot
from which she died
Raporteuo made a statement before he lapsed
into unconscousness saying that after the girl had
shot him he tried 20 wrest the weapon from ner,
and that IN the struggle the weapon expiO1ed-
Several years ego Rose met RapOrtsllO. = child
was born, and she assumed RaportenOs mama
Tho girl tried to havs him arrested on charge of
abduction. but he went to Norfolk, Va He re-
turned about a week ago. and when the girl heard
OF his presence in Brooklyn she hunted him 10.
with fatal results 70 herself.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
ASH0KAN DAM AWARD UPHELD.
Corporation Counsel Rules That Water
Board Acted Within It's Rights.

The Corporation Counsel has delivered an opinion
to Mayor Mcclellan regarding the recent award of
the contract for the construction OF the Ashokan
dams to the next to the lowest bidder the bid of
the John Peirce Company being rejected
Corporation Counsel Pendeton decides that the
Board Of Water Supply, which awarded the con-
tract TO the Macarthur Brothers Company and the
Winston Company, joint bidders, who bid s. 800 O0o
more than the Ferce company fully within its
rights. He says the board had right TO reject
any bid bids.
II could have readvertised for bids had It wished
Mr. Pendleton says the board need not have it's
acts certified by the Mayor, Board OF Estimate or
Controller The only way II seems to be limited Is
by the Board OF Estimate In the expenditure of
moneys The Board Of Estimate. however has al
ready authorized to the Board of Water Supply
over s2s e0e,oJo
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
DR.. JELIFFE ON FOREIGN AsYLUMs
Neurologists Return from Congress at Am
sterdam.

Dr. Smith Ely Jelifre. DIR. NJ S. Gregory and DIR.
w. A. White arrived last night from Naples on the
North German Lloyd steamship K0nISin Luise
They left this city about seven weeks ago To at
tend a congress OF neurooGists held at Amsterdam
After the congress they visited many asylums for
the insane in Italy.
Dr. Gregory is head OF the psychopathio ward of
Bellevue Hospital and Or White is superintendent
of the asylum for the insane at Washington DR.
Jeffe is physician to Harry *. Thaw He also
testified for the defence at the Thaw trial.
In speaking about the experiences he and DR.
Gregory and DR. White had abroad Dr. Jeliffe said
widespread in Italy. I'm Florence and Padua
there modern asylums for the insane" said DR.
Jeffe, but the buildings for the insane in Rome
and Naples antique. In asylum of Rome
patients tied with soft chains that is
chains made of cloth other materal. We
asked why patients were treated in that fashion
and told that the institution did not have
the necessary funds to employ sufficient number
of guards let the patients go unbound Instances
Of these ancient methods Of caring for insans per-
were however, few.
There Is apparently no Capitalization of
authority the maintaining and housing of in
persons in Italy each province taking care of
It's own. For that reason the movement for improv-
ing conditions there is not powerful and as well
directed as 1t would be If ii were a governmental
and not provincial affair. Naples IL alive TO its
own shortcomings regards insane persons and
Il has taken steps to have modern buildings for
the
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SAILOR FROM GEORGIA LOCKED UP
Confesses to Theft of Jewelry while on
Furlough.

United States battleship Georgia. rolled into town
on ten days furlough. Last night the same man
rolled into the lookup,
lSnce he has been shore Calm has been board
ing with A family at No. 124 West 1ssth street
Yesterday he took roll OF music and went to the
floor below, where Mrs. Mary King and her fam
fly live.
Calm told the Swedish servant who was the only
person at home. that ne had some pieces he wished
to try the piano. Lena sat quite entranced
while he sat down and fingered the keys. and then
remembered that roast burning in the
kitchen When she came back the musician was
gone; so some diamond earrings and other
jewelry.
Calm was captured by detective In front of the
house last night When accused he broke down
and confessed the theft.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SOLDIER AND WIFE FOUND DEAD.
Artilleryman Had Shot Her and Himself in
Fit of Dependency.

Claude H. Perry twenty-five years old. a
private IN the United States Coast Artillery sta
toned az Fort Hamilton. and his wife. Mrs.
Lillian Perry. seventeen years old. were found
dead in their home. No. 6o7 Third avenue,
Brooklyn, yesterday morning. In Perry's hand
was clutched a heavy army revolver. and a note
written by him explained that he was unable
20 be with his wife and TO attend 20 his MILL
tary duties. and. that he had determined 20 kill
her and commit suicide.
Perry received a two days leave OF absence
on Tuesday. and went Immediately to his wife
Yesterday morning the iandlady. from whom the
soldier and his wife rented their rooms. found
the couple dead in bed.
The military authorities will take ohargs of
the body IL the police do not interfere. Perry
was regarded as a model soldier. He enlisted
az Omaha, Neb., In APRIL 1908.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
THINK MISSING GIRL MISS ARCHER.

Little doubt remains that the young girl who
rented boat on Wednesday afternoon from Jo-
seph Martin at Sheepshead Bay, and later disap-
peared from It somewhere in Rockaway Inlet. was
Miss Emma Archer. nineteen years old, OF No. 2s5
Sterling Place. Brooklyn.
When Miss Archer. who is student at Packer
Institute, failed to return home Wednesday
evening general alarm was sent out by the po-
lice A purse found in the abandoned boat in the
RockaWay Inlet identified at by Mr..
Archer as being the property of his daughter. The
description given by the boat owner of the girl who
rented the boat tallies exactly with that given by
the Archers OF their daughter. Miss Archer has
been very industrlous student ana % had hoped TO
talked of not sending her to college for fear IL
woud iniure her health. Tt is feared that hard
study and disappointment may have preyad upon
her mind
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
OBITUARY NOTES.

MISS ELIZABETH FARLEY M'KEEN. for many
years connected with Miss Porter's School. at
Pennington, Conn. died there yesterday at the
home Of her sister, Mrs. F. l.. Scott. Miss McKeen
was born In Brunswic Me. seventy-eight years
ago. She was a daughter of Joseph McKeen. and
her grandfather the first president of Bowdoin
College. Her sister, Mrs. Scott, and her brother.
James McKeen. n lawyer, with offices No. 20
Wall street, survive her. The burial will be at
Brunswick.
]. EUGENE ROBERT. of No. As West list street.
died yesterday at his country home at Greenwich.
Conn. Mr.. Robert director of the Empire
City Fire Insurance Company and the Germania
Fire Insurance Company.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
F4RLEY'S MEN TO CUBA.
Forty-tzro Stnkebreaters Sail for
HaUdnd.

Forty-two strikebreakers sailed from this city
yesterday for Havana on the steamer Monterey 10
help the United Railway Company OF Cuba to de-
feat its striking employees The men were sent by
James Farley the professional strikebreaker. They
were collected through this advertisements in
morning newspaper:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. engineers. frenen. ma
chinsts boilermakers. blacksmiths and helpers:
non-unon men. for out of town work. Can at
a. m. No. 3O4 Eighth avenue Goodwin"
Farley. IL is said. at that address yesterday
when the strikebreakers appeared with their lug
gage. Some OF these II understood. had taken
part in other strikes AL OF them. in charge Of
German foreman. whose name IS said to be Charlas
Ftz. were shipped IN the intermediate class. which
corresponds 20 the second class passage other
lines.
Most of the strikebreakers had knowledge OF
their destination The explanation made to them
when they were engaged was that they were to so
to a place about one thousand miles away" II ls
expected that about the same number shipped yes
terday Will by another steamer. and II Is also
said that Farley may go 10 mnnasa thu strike
breaking.
The introduction of strikebreakers will be new
experience for the worknen OF Cuba. where labor
troubles frequent. and IT is possible when ths
learn OF the coming of the American work
they may raise the question OF contract labor,
the entry OF which is forbidden by the Cuban Law,
as II also is In the United States.
The Cubans are striking because OF the refusal
OF the railway company to pay In American money
and give them eight-hOur day. When the Sit
uation became serious Manager Orr decided TO send
for the strkebreakers Although the latest adviees
from Havana say that the situation Is somewhat
improved. IL Is regarded nevertheless as the most
serious trouble Cuba has had since the revolution
last year.
few trains are running on the United Railway
in charge of company officials and unsklIed en-
poyes- The Western Railway Is said TO be tied up
far as ordinary traffic goes. only the mails ana
cornnissary supplies for the American troops going
through.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04

from which the drawing made is designed to
be worn with skirt to match, the material being
cheviot in Of the dark blues. but the coat
serves quite we'll for q separate wrap, and is
adapted to all seasonable suitings and cloakngs
Shadow effects and inconspicuous plaids are much
liked for the suits and green and black, with
collar of green velvet. is both chic and girlish.
For a girl of sixteen years the coat will require
Sl4 yards of material q inches wide, 21s yards H.
or 13s yards 81 inches wide.
The pattern, No 5,796. is cut in sizes for girls OF
fourteen and sixteen years. and will be mailed 70
pattern number and years distinctly. Address Pat
tern Department, New-York Tribune If in
hurry for pattern, send extra two-cent stamp
and we will mail by letter postage in sealed en-
veope
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
SINCERE THANKS.

Miss Mary F Boutwell,. of Gaysvine VT. an in
valid member, says:
my appreciation and sincere thanks to all the T.
s. s. members who helped 10 make my recent
birthday anniversary especially bright by
their gifts Of souvenir cards and other remern-
mances? NY collection of post cards--nearly thir-
teen hundred-I appreciate and enjoy very much
as they bring TO pleasing and interesting
glimpses Of the outside world l could not have in
any other way. 1t is a pleasure TO me that they
continue TO they do l have also several
DOCKS OF views. Among my recent birthday gifts
Is a book. Photographic Views Of New York
City" / also received album for post cards
that help 10 make my shut-in life less hard 20
sa1ure and the wearisome hours TO pass less
veariy."
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04

The Nathaniel woodruff Chapter of the Daugh-
ters OF the American Revolution is planning
series Of euchres and teas, OF which the first,
euchre, will be given on November II at the home
ei t4e regent Mrs. Charles A. j. Queck-Berner. No
sS lafayette avenue. Brooklyn. Colonial re-
eepuoh Is also part of the winters programme
ans nFst meeting Of the season held recently
st Inc home Of Mrs. A E. Todd. No S4l Mott ave-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
JUSTICE sooKsrAVER's WILL FILED.

The will Of Justice Henry W. Bookstaver. OF ths
Supreme Court. who died at Newport. r. l..
week ago. was filed for probate with the Suvro-
Hasbrouck. The widow is to receive the house.
its contents and the grounds. in the town Of
Middleton. r. I. At her death these go to Rue-
gers College. The income OF $4,000 is 70 re paid
semi-annually to the testator's daughter Nav A.
Bookstaver Knoblauch. Should she die without
issue the will go to Rutgers College TO es-
tablish the 'sBookstaver Fund
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
col ONEL LOHN A. THRALL.

Lexington KY, oct. 3.-Colonel John Thrah'
seventv-eight years old. whose speech while
steta senator is said TO have been partly tnstru-
mental IN preventing Kentucky from joining the
Confederacy in the Civil War died last night IN
Danville. Ky. For many years he was United
States pension agent and United states assessor
IN, h{o citv
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
MILITARY PRISONERS GOING WEST

sevcnty-nve military prisoners, whose terms ex-
ceed one year. will be transferred from Fort Jay
to-day TO the Pennsylvania Railroad station in
Jersey City, where they will board a train for Fort
I,eayenworth, Kansas The prisoners have been
coming in to New York for several days in parties
OF hve. and twelve from various posts IN
the Department of the East.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
MRS coRNELIA KING HlscocK.

Syracuse, oct. S-Mrs. Cornelia King Hiseock
wife of ex-JInited States Senator Frank Hscock
died at her home in this city tonight after Iona
illness. She was seventy years old
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
OBITUARY.
DIR. JAMES VI. KING DEAD.
Leading Methodist, Formerly of
Ne6o York, SuddenIu Stricken.

fhHaoeIphia. Oct. 8.-The Rev James Marcus
King. LII D.. corresponding secretary of the
Board OF Home Missions and Church Extension
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church. the headquar-
ters Of which are in this city. died at his home
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
MAGISTRATE HOUSE SERIOUSLY ILL.

Frederick B. House. president of the Board of
City Magistrates, and long a member of the law
Arm of House, Grossman & Vorhaus. is Ill from
pneumonia at his home. No 332 West Hist street
His condition is said to be critical.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04

Do you remember when you lost your vote by
failing to enroll for the election the first day
of registration? You were out of town on the
other days. Don't repeat that mistake this year.
Your chance to register is Monday-between z
a. m. and 10 p.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
COAL FUND.

John Krel, Of New Haven. writes These short
Eays and cool nights remind % the coming cold
winter. II seems TO that the coal fund is just
as necessary as and even more than. the out
ing fund for For the last few years
have been the first to send my mite for this pur-
pose, so I inclose % cents, and wish could make
st dollars. hope all the active members will add
their gifts TO my small one. and thus make cheer
and comfort for others"
II Is a good time 20 begin the coal fund. An
appeal from almost helpless invalid has already
been received. She lives alone and has no way 10
buy fuel. and. 10 add TO her discomfort, the old
stove has given out. The coming cold weather is
really terrifying her. and she asks for Sunshine
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
HELPING BOYS.

The following Sunshine request from Miss Inez
A. Goldman, Of Philadelphia. will. 1t is hoped, meet
with ready response:
President Of the T. S. s.: I wonder Il the T. s..
s. members help again? I have under
taken 10 cothe two twelve ar-old boys who are
working for their board and going 10 school. !
find IL rather large Job. Anything from neck
tie 10 an overcoat will be acceptable and. as the
ashamed 20 send worn articles. One of the boys is
large for HIS age and small. Ever for Sun
shine, Miss l. A. GOODMAN.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

4. Chtoesuonably cGtaway coats favorites Of
t-.e season and many exceedingly smart variations
sLe sno"n- THIS one is taunty and youthful in
the extreme and consequently is suitable for young
New-York tribune., 1907-10-04
FLOWERS.
woopHULL CHAPTER MEETS.

box Of lovely ssters was received on Wednes-
DAY from some unknown friend.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
CHURCH STATISTICS
Finnish Lutheran. Under Rev Hoikka. IN
Prosperous Condition.

Rev. Hoikka, pastor Of the Finnish
church of this city. has Just finished
one Of the most successful years of his
pastorate. The church includes the
congregation in this city and missions
at Stambaugh and Republic.
During the year Rev Hoikka has
solemnized 30 marriages, made 15i
baptisims, confirmed %. preached 202
sermons. celebrated the Lords Supper
30 times, heard eO4 confessions for the
purpose of Holy Communion and has
officiated at 62 funerals.
The total membership Of the church
is os6 and is constantly increasing.
In addition to attending to his re-
gular work at the three places men
toned Rev. Hoikka has visited and
preached at the following missions
Gladstone, Trenary. Eileen, Grand
Marias, Rudyard, Sautl Ste Marie
and Copper Cliff. Ontario, which places
formerly belonged TO his charge but are
now under the care of Rev. John War
gelin, who was ordained in June 1906
When Rev Hoikka entered upon his
duties here in 1900 he did the work
that four pastors now do, his charge
having been divided since that time
and assigned to the following pastors
Rev. Geo. A johnson, the Swedish
Lutheran church Of Crystal Falls. Rev.
otto the charge at Amasa, Mass City
and outlying places and the charge Of
Rev. wargelin just mentioned.
The local parish has been very pros
porous, so much so that they will
settle the last payment upon their pro-
perty on the 10th Of this month. They
have in mind extensive repairs TO their
parsonage during the summer II, in
deed, they do not sell the property and
build an entirely new one.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
PRELIMINARY LINE
FINISHED THURSDAY
MILWAUKEE SURVEYORS ENDED THEIR
FIRST SURVEY.
LINE TO PASS BETWEEN LAKES
Present indications Point to Its Continuing
West TO South End Of Chicossn Lake
Thence on to Stambaugh.

The crew of Milwaukee road survey
ors brought in their first or preliminary
line Thursday afternoon to the connect
ing point at the Bristol mine. The
line starts from point on tine channel
between the first two of the Fortune
chain OF lakes and runs along the lake
shore TO a point near Hager's house
where ii swings off across the pine
slashing towards Brier Hill creek and
follows the creek valley 70 the juncticn
point at the Bristol mine The line
will connect with the present line to
the north Of Brier Hill creek and con
tinue west along the south side Of the
creek past the office and mine buildings
and off 10 the west.
The crossing of the line between the
fist and second lakes would indicate
that the line will be run to the south
of Chicogan lake between Indian. lake
and the large body of water. This
will bring the line close to Pentoga
but whether or no IL will make that
village is not yet kncwn.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
SUBSCRIPTION ss.oo PER YEAR

heading cleaning and salting the COM
mon sucker about the poorest thing in
the shape Of an edible fish that is
canght, and by means of a stencil con-
yerting them into family whitefish. 2
or Canada whitehsh. or iust plain
salt whitetish. and thousands OF
tons Of such mishranded suckers have
been sold 10 the sophisticated people
Of the inland towns Of the country as
genuine whitehsh
Some OF the dealers have planned 70
continue this misbranding OF their cut
put, claiming that whore the suckers
are sold as 'whiteiish they are known
only as such, that the name Of the fish
is a local one, and that the pure food
law cannot be invoked 10 prevent this
juggling with the name of the fish.
and suckers will continue TO masquerade
a whitefish on the tables of the people
In inland towns until the dealers are
told plainly that they must stop the
practice OF many years.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
Dog Poisoner Busy,

The poisoner got after Crystal Falls
dogs this week and has been doing a
land Office business all week. The
work started last Friday night and on
Saturday morning Marshal Manning
had load Of IA deads ones 70 cart off
70 the dump ground.
Most Of the CANNES roamed abont
the lower end of the city and as the
picking was good down in that locality.
dog mortality ran up TO an unprece-
dented percentage until the owners got
onto the fact that their pets were
Business decreased somewhat from
that time on but Wednesday night Mr..
Poisoner had "a known notches in his
stick and there is no telling how many
unknown ones were cut therein.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-01-12
BANK INCREASES CAPITAL
Iron County National Stockholders Votes to
Double Present Stock.


Double Present Stock.
The annual meeting Of the stock
holders Of the Iron county National
Bank was held in the bank Office last
Tuesday afternoon and President Cor
coran submitted his annual report of
business done which showed the insti-
tuition to be in very prosperous con.
dition. The report showed that the
directors and officials OF the institution
have aimed more to put the bank upon
a good sound foundation than to swell
profits at the loss OF credit TO the in
stitution aud IL can truthfully be said
that a sounder institution cannot be
found in the state of Michigan today
than "A the National Bank Of Crystal
Falls.
The following directors we're chosen
for the coming year.
Jas. F. Corcoran, w. j. Richards,
Herman Holmes. Chas. II. Watson and
NJ. H. Moriarty.
The directors had been considering
for a long time the increasing of the
capital stock Of the concern and the
question was submitted 10 the stock
holders who were unanimous In voting
that the capital be increased from S25. !
600 to $50. 900 and the necessary steps
will be taken at once To make the
change.
Following the stockholders meeting
the directors met and organized by
electing the following officers
President Jas r Cofcoran
Vice president Chas II. Watson
Asst. Cashier Ward ) Kelly
The directors declared a diyidend Of
per cent 10 the stockholders on their
holdings for the past year
One at the chief reasons Tor the inf
crease 0t tine capital stock r. the lntent
tion Of the bank 10 erect a new build.
Ing the coming year. The directors
feel that ~ solid n financial institution
As their bank should nave % bnilding
that will be Ia keeping with Il ~ a
/ financial institution and AT the same
/ time be a credit % the city OF which
I II Is the main stay. For that reason
the customers Of the institution may
rest assured that they will have bank
building la our city that they Will All
be proud OF.
CRYSTAL Falls il indeed fortunate 10
have 40 solid a financial institution az
the iron County National Bank and
proud u the conservative management
that has brought IL 80 far 10 the front
among the financial institutions OF the
state.