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New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Frederick Hesher of No. 225 East 1O3d street
and William Burden held by Coroner Har-
burger yesterday to await the action of the grand
jury 1t is believed that the men may have been
responsible for the death of "JaIIe" hayden of No
IS Delaney street, who died the result of fight
with gang of ruffians on June 20.
DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler will be the first
speaker at the first regular meeting of the Round
Table which will be held In Earl Hall Columbia
University, November II, at p. M DR. Ru-
dolph Leonhard. Kaiser Wilhelm professor of Ger
man history and institutions at Columbia will! pre-
sent the German point of view respecting education
George II. Brouwer. of No. ass Washington ave-
nue.. Brooklyn. pleaded guilty when he was ar
raigned before Judge Rosalsky yesterday on a
charge of appropriating funds belonging to jay e
Carlisle of which he had charge while Carlisle
was in Europe. He remanded one week for
sentence.
William Johnson nineteen years old was sem
fenced to state prison yesterday for term of mr.
less than ten years ana seven months after he had
been convicted OF assauItng DR. Leopold f. Weiss
OF No 277 West 113th street, on October %
Gustav Denser who convicted Of murder in
the second degree after he had struck a blow which
killed Gertie Renaude, two-year-old girl got per
mission for a trial from the Appellate Division
of the Supreme Court yesterday.
Maurice B. Curtis. star of the "Sam'l of Posen"
opera company. playing in Newark. was sent 10 the
Tombs in default of $1,000 bail yesterday ON a
larceny charge preferred by Mrs Marcella Mar
that she gave him to buy scenery for another play
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
LONG FIGHT ENDED.
National City Bank Takes Title to
Old Custom House.

Title to the old Custom House has at last passed
from the federal government 10 the National City
Bank, which actually bought the building under
act of Congress In 1899 The deed conveying the
property recorded yesterday. Sold by the gov
ernment under the contract of 1899 for 50 co., the
property is said TO be worth about 100000.
The bank paid s32l5O00 down on the signing OF
the contract, Withholding $4,000 until Thursday
when the title was passed Technically the prop
erty remained in possession the government. and
the bank has successfully all efforts Of the
city 10 collect taxes it. Last January Controller
Metz made an exhaustive investigation, hoping to
force the payment Of taxes but Acting Corporation
Counsel Connolly decided it could not be done. At
that time the Controllers experts estimated the
city had been deprived. OF taxes amounting TO
$4,000
The contract OF sale was made by Lyman J.
Gage, Secretary of the Treasury, under an act OF
Congress which provided that at least 20 per cent
of the purchase price should be paid down. per
cent should be paid the remainder ana the gov
ernment should retain possession until It ready
TO move TO the Custom House, paying an an
nuaI rental OF per cent of the purchase price
which amounted 10 $3.50 900. The money paid down
was transferred the books OF the bank 10 the
credit OF the government This led to arguments
that the bank was actually getting the property
without the outlay of any money. There were sew
eral acrimonious debates in Congress on the subject
and in 1905 the item for rental kept out OF the
sundry civil appropriations bill, but a dovble
amount was paid the following year.
The Tax Department Will at once levy an assess
ment on the property, there is now no question
modelling the building will be begun within a few
days. The top story is TO be removed and four
new stories to be added It is expected 10 be
rcadv in n year
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
HAMILTON BANK PLAN ACCEPTED.
President Montgomery Tells of Mysterious
Letter Warning Depositors of Run

More than two hundred depositors, including
forty women. of the Bronx branches of the HamiI-
ton Bank met last night in hall at 148th street
and Willis avenue and after a thorough discussion
of the banking situation decided TO stand by the
officers of the institution and TO sign assents to
plan offered by President Montgomery.
In The Bronx there two branches of the
bank one at 13sth street and Willis avenue and
the other at 177th street and Third avenue. When
the bank closed about three weeks ago the two
branches also shut Their doors Following a meet
ing of the depositors in Harlem about week ago.
President Montgomery offered plan of accepting
10 per cent when the doors opened, % per cent in
thirty days % per cent in sixty days % cent III
ninety days and the remaining Is per cent in q
year This was the plan that was accepted.
In the course Of his speech last night President
Montgomery said: "a letter sent to many of
the depostors tipping them off that would
he made the Hamilton and that the bank
would not be able TO survive it. Why did they send
that letter out ana who sent II? l do not know.
The directors were buying the Thomas interest
when the crisis came, and in all about PA shares
purchased
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
SEPARATES BUILDING LINE COMPLAINTS

In the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court
yesterday an opinion given in the case of the
City against the Knckerbocker Trust Company
wherein 1t was sought to compel the tearing away
of that part of the trust company's building at s4th
street and Fifth avenue, extending beyond the
stoop line established by ordinance of March
IS, 1887.
In the lower court an amended complaint had
been permitted TO be filed after trial which sought
TO include in the portion OF the structure to be re-
moved, the large portico and columns within the
stoop line. The Appellate Division holds that this
amounts to pleading new cause OF action. The
judgment OF the lower court Is therefore so modi-
fed TO confne its operation to the portion of the
structure outside of the stoop line, and modi-
fled the lower courts determination is affirmed
without costs 10 either party. II is thus left open
to the city to attack the legality of the other
portions sought to be removed through another
conolaint
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BREWERS APPEAL TO PRESIDENT.
But Get No Promise of Help in Financial
Stringency.
[From The TrIbune BuEeau. ]

Washington Nov S-The brewers of ST. Louis
have appealed TO the President for help. They be
lieve he can aid them to get over the financial
stumbling blocks in their way #. he will order the
collector Of internal revenue to allow them to
suspend daily cash payments until the financial
stringency is over. Charles Nagel called at the
White House to-day TO make the request on behalf
OF the manufacturers Of beer. bat. it is under
stood was not successful in his mission.
THE brewers of st. Louis have been paying their
thousands OF employees in cash every Saturday
night" said Mr.. Nagel after his talk with the
President ''and for the sake Of general business
want 10 continue TO pay their wages that way.
If they could be temporarily relieved OF paying the
big amounts they are obliged to hand the internal
revenue bureau every day. they believe they would
be better able TO get through the hard times. OF
course thev have plenty Of money, but II is locked
up good and tight IN the banks. II is pretty hard
when YOU have a nice big deposit I'm a solid bank
20 be denied enough money by that bank to run
your business. ] suppose the internal revenue
bureau officials need the ready money as much as
the brewers At any rate, 1 guess the ST. Louis
brewers will have 10 keep on paying for their
stamps every day. for I have not found any way
out of the predicament"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
TAKING OUT MORE CIRCULATION.
National City Bank Gets $1,o00,0o0-Treas-
ury Officials Working Hard.

Washington, Nov S.-Treasury Department Off
cials are working overtime in handling securities
offered by banks in substitution for government
bonds deposited as security for additional crcu-
lation. The amount of banknotes shipped is In
creasing daily. The National City Bank Of New
York has arranged for 81 10000 additional clrcua
ton making 100000 for this bank within the last
week.
After the Cabinet meeting to-day Secretary Cor
teIyou said that the financial situation had been
discussed, but there nothing TO be given out
beyond the fact that the Treasury Department was
doing everything in its power TO relieve the strn-
gency and conditions seemed TO be improving, par
ticuarly in New York which would result In relief
everywhere
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
HOLT ON WORLDS FEDERATION.

Hamilton Holt. editor of The Independent, VIII
lecture on THE Federation Of the World tO-Inor-
row morning. at IL o'clock. In the Hudson Theatre
No $50 West 4ith street MIR. HOts lecture Is based
on "A visit to the Hague conference this summer
The November issue of the bulletin OF the League
for Political Education, Just published. also an
nOunces these lectures: The Rev Thomas r. ShceT'
on Public Affairs" Monday. at IL a m. in the
lecture room of the league. No . West fifth street
Leslie Willis sp-ague. Of the Society for Ethical
Culture. will give the first lecture in course OF
six Social Forces In the Victorian Mover
Monday evening. His subject will be "Charles
Dickens and the Plant OF the Poor" Dr. Merle
Wilton ST Croix win begin course of six lectures
on Maeterlnck Tuesday morning. and DR.. Will
lam H. Allen. the head OF the Bureau Of Social ke-
search. will lecture on Government BY tntelh-
gence' on Thursday morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
}. p. MORGAN RECEIVES PRAISE.

Resolutions praisng J. Perpont Morgan for his
wise and brave action" in the recent financial
crisis were unanimously adopted last night at the
annual dinner of the Mems Club of ST. George s
Episcopal Church. in Teutonia Hail. No IA East
10th street Mr.. Morgan is senior warden of St
%eorges' Tho rector the Rev. Hugh Birckhead,
acted as toastm8ster. Among those preseut wore
L. Fulton Cutting. William Rand ex-Assistant
District Attorney; the Right Rev. Charles scad-
ding Bishop of Oregon; George Foster Peabody
and F. IL. Ruben vice-president OF the Amateur
Athletic Association.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
INVESTIGATING BANKS.
United States District attorney De
MES Prosecution Is Contemplated.

Henry /. Stimson, United States District Attor-
ney. when asked yesterday whether the federal
authorities were contemplating criminal prosecu-
lions against men until recently connected with
Gertain national banks in this city denied that
such action had been decided upon, but said that
his Office had been investigating the local financial
troubles.
Following the custom Of this office 10 look care
fully into all matters coming within it's jurisdic-
7ion, said Mir. Stimson. I'VE have, since the bank
ing and monetary situation became acute, fol-
lowed it nlinutely We have yet arrived a no
determination to prosecute any person corpora
lion
Mr.. Stimson, when asked il any complaints had
been made 20 him by persons who were interested
in such prosecutions. alleging Illegal acts on the
part OF certain national bank officials, declined TO
answer the question. ct can only repeat" he
added. what 1 have already said-that we are
examining all matters that come within our juris-
diction; that so far as 1 know prosecution Of
any in connection with the affairs of any
national bank has been decided upon
It is understood that investigation is also being
made by the federal authorities into the banking
operations OF formerly identified with one
OF the national banks conspicuously figuring in
public interest at the time the financial troubles
began. At the office of the national bank exam
aners il said that nothing was known there
about any intended prosecutions Of national bank
officials ex-officials. The opinion voiced was
that any move toward such prosecutions would
have to come direct from the Department Of Jus
tce at Washington.
II IS understood that the federal authorities in
this city have been recently looking up the papers
;n the Sixth National Bank and Seventh National
Bank prosecutions which resulted in convictions on
the charge Of o"ercertihcation. The penalties in
nieted in these cases were large fines For the
same offence, however. James d. Fish, president
of the Marine Bank, which failed in the Grant &
Ward panic on May S. 1884 was sentenced to prison
Tor ten years. The overcertfcaton allowed IN this
amounted to S75oooO for the benefit of Grant
Ward.
The section Of the national banking act which
deals with generalization reads follows:
Il shall be unlawful for any officer clerk or agent
cl any national banking association 10 certify any
check drawn upon the association unless the person
or company drawing the check has on deposit
with the association at the time such check is
certified an amount Of money equal TO the amount
specified in such check. Any check so certified bv
duly authorized officers shall be a good and valid
obligation against the ASSOCIATION: but the act of
any officer, clerk or agent of any association iu
violation of this section shall subject such bank
10 the Liabilities and proceedings the part of the
Controller provided for in Section 5234
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
sMoTHERs CARGO FIRE IN STEAM.

The Old Dominion Line steamer Jefferson came
into port yesterday with small fire in her hold
Steam was promptly turned into the forward hold
as the fire discovered, and the blaze
quickly eXtnguished. Only bale of cotton, in
which the fire originated. damaged.
The fire was discovered when the Jefferson was
off Long Branch, and Captain Dole sent a wireless
message 10 the company's pier asking that q fire.
boat be in readiness when the Jefferson warped in
The freboat Mcclellan hand within few
minutes after the message received. but the
fire had been smothered by steam when the Jerrer-
son arrived
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
NEW LAW CLOSES DELAWARE HOTELS.

by Teleg4 aph 10 The TribuneI
Wilmington Del, Nov. S.-Fear of creditors that
the local option law passed at Tuesdays election
in Kent and Sussex counties will prevent hotels
from being operated the closing OF hotels
I'm Smyrna and Dover by tho Sheriff OF Kent
County to-day. 1t is said that forty-ono hotels
and saloons and twelve dstilleries In Kent and
Sussex counties will be closed by the now law and
license fees amounting to $1,000 refunded.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
COMPANIES REINsTATE s7s OPERATORS

It was said at the main office OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company yesterday that up TO
date 522 strikers have applied for unemployment
of whom S73 have been taken back. Most OF the
applications have been made since the strike was
declared off. There big a crowd of appIi-
cants yesterday at both the Postal and Western
Union offices as on Thursday
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BUSINESS MEN WITH ROADS.
Georgians Ask Governor Smith to Adopt
Higher Rate in Adjustment.

Macon, Ga, Nov, S.-Forty of the leading business
firms of this city petitiOued Governor Smith to-day
10 adopt the Alabama rate basis which is higher
than the Georgia rate, the basis for an ADJUST
ment of the differences with the railroads Ia TINS
state The great majority of the petitioners voted
for Governor Smith, and they say they are IN
sympathy with him. but we deem It of the Ut
most Importance az this time to alay unfavorabe
criticism OF corporations in so Tar it may De
done without injury TO the public good
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
LOSSES BY FIRE; FIREMAN KILLED.

Muncie Ind. Nov. S.-A four story brick building
occupied by Joseph Goddard. wholesale grocer.
burned to-day The loss is estimated at 100000
Charleston w. Va, Nov s.-Fire to-day de-
stroyed four story building occupied by whole
sale grocery firm OF Rufrner Brothers, fireman
was killed by flooring falling on him. and other
hremen had narrow escapes The loss is $4,000
nearly covered by insurance.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
BROOKLYN BANK CHANGES.
designations from the Borough Institution
No Fear of Panic.

Howard Maxwell. president OF the Borough
Bank in Brooklyn, and Arthur d. Campbell,
the cashier, have resigned as officials and direc-
tors, according to q statement issued by the
bank yesterday, and hereafter they will have
TO connection whatever with the organization.
The statement shows that the bank has been
declared solvent by the State Banking Depart
rnent and by Thomas p Ryan, certified public
accountant
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
oRIEcT no TELEPHoNE oRnlNANcE

Chicago, Nov. S-Mayor Busse urged to-day
by the Telephone Users Protective League the
Illinois Manufacturers Association and other DO
litcal and civic organizations 10 veto the Chicago
telephone ordinance. Important amendments look
ing 10 the protection of the peoples interests were
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
NEW HEAD FOR ToNopAH

Fhlladelphia. Nov. Sat meeting OF the board
OF directors OF the Tonopah Mining COMPANY beld
here to-day. John w. Brock resigned the presidsnc
ana James S. Austin, president, was elected
TO succeed him. c. X Lord, who was recentIv
elected a director and president of the TonoDab g
Goldheld Railroad Company, made vice-presi-
dent OF the mining corporation
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
E. S. MOORE LEARNING RAILRoAD,Ne
IBy Telegraph 20 The rrihuns

IO9 tNIVbFaP 70 INC IFIbune-
ST. Louis Nov. S-Edward s. Moore son OF W
H. Moore, of New York. appointed assistan,
superintendent of the Rock Island Railroad her.
to-day Young Moore is learning railroadns from
the ground up -
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
NATIONAL FLOWER SHOW AT CHICAGO

Chicago, Nov s.-Flower growers from all parts
of the country decided to-day to hold a national
flower show in Chicago the first two weeks in No
vember, 1893. Exhibits from private estates of Bos
ton. the Hudson River and other parts OF the East
promised. The last national flower show was
held I'm ST. Louis during the LouisiGna Purchase
Exposition.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
DOG ATTACKS MAN IN BROOKLYN.

Running through the streets OF Brooklyn yester-
day afternoon pursued by crowd of yelling men.
dog attacked James Fftzgibbons, Of No 2s5 Goth
street. at Union street and Third avenue, and bit
him twice. The animal finally shot by 4
policeman. Dr. Carl. of sency Hospital, attended
FitZgibbons.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
AN ITALIAN MINISTER DYING.

Rome, Nov. S-Emanuele Gianturco the italian
Minister of Public Works. Is dying from cancer and
the Pope sends inquiries daily as to his condition
These inquiries the first example OF solicitude
from the Papacy toward q minister of the King
since the fall of the Church from temporal power
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
MAIL CARRIER SHOT FROM uopsr

knoxville Tenn, Nov. s.-Jamas Coffee a rural
mail carrier whose route was between TazaU-.II
and Lone Mountain, Tenn. was found dead in q
public road near the latter place early TODAY. He
had been shot from his horse by an unknown ne
sassn. The mail bags were not disturbed
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
PRICES RECOVER IN PARIS.

Paris Nov. S.-Prices on the Bourse to-day opened
weak on the increase in the discount rate of the
Imperial Bank OF Germany. and then improved and
closed firm the belief that the monetary crisis
was over
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
PARIS SENDS GOLD TO LONDON

London, Nov. s.-The Bank of England to-day
received $4,000 in American eagles from Paris and
fS5000O in bullion from elsewhere the Continent
and sold f2Ol,COo in bar gold for shipment 10 the
United States.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
CHICAGO WESTERN REsERvE cEMrRs,

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Denver, Nov. S.-A plan has been broached here
for Western banks TO make Chicago the reserve
centre instead OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
MORE LONDON GOLD FOR OREGON.

Portland. Ore. Nov. S.-The First National Bank
of this city engaged 10000 gold in London yester-
day. making nearly siOOo.OOo that this bank has
obtained in the last few days.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-09
TEXAS BANKERS CLOSE DOORS.

Houston. Tex Nov, s-Vineyard Walker & Co..
private bankers. doing business at Eagle Lake
closed their doors this afternoon and filed a vol
untary petition in bankruptcy in the federal court
IN Houston.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08
Omen Of the Wedding Ring.

At the close of a recent divorce case
a woman spectator remarked:
II knew they wouldn't pull together
very long. The crease made by her
wedding ring proved that When she
had been married six months saw
her take her ring off one day. The
mark it had left was SO faint you could
hardly see it. You can always gauge
the length of marriage by the impress
sion made by the wedding ring. In
some cases the ring. even though en-
tirely too large, sinks away into the
finger. Such mark as that indicates
a marriage as lasting as eternity. 9th
err women may wear ring as tight
as the skin. yet it will leave scarcely a
streak OH the flesh. In that case look
out for an early termination of the con-
tract
The other women present said moth
ing. but all improved the first oppor-
tunity to slip their rings around and
inspect the telltale mark. The faces
of some wore an expression of salts
faction, others Of disappointment. but
nobody knew the reason therefor
New York Press.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1907-03-08
THE QUESTION OF LIFE.
Mans Progress and the Books OF the
Eixhteenth Century.

MANS t'rO&feNs ana the Books OF the
Eighteenth Century.
In what. mankind called progress"
the world was led by illusion. advanc-
ed by lies. Everybody hated work.
which was the only health. Even the
preacher spoke dolefully of 1.-The curse
of ADAM" Everybody wanted to be
rich, which meant unhappiness: every
body wanted to be idle. which meant
death. Change was regarded as prog
ress and to find one different from
oneself was to find one worse than
oneself. And with all these I sympa-
thized, knowing them to be wrong.
had listened to moralists and be-
fore all was done discerned that n
question Of morals was question Of
ATTITUDES. and vice related to the eaua-
tor. Cruelty was creature of the
thermometer; the tropics tortured
what the arctics nursed. Happiness
was born of contrast when 1t wasn't
horn Of temperament. and Third ave-
nue. laughed oftener than Fifth. One
man committed suicide. another gave
feast. Each was worth $4,000. The
suicide had been millionaire the
feast giver a pauper. considered
merchants and gamblers. There was
but one difference-when the mer-
chants resources ended his credit end
ed; when the gamblers resources end
ed his credit began. When the gam
bier was down his fellow gamblers
%l,1
down his fellow merchants fell upon
him and tore him like wolves.
Progress? A wise man proved it by
pointing to railroad and asking me
to remember stagecoaches. 1 asked
why 1t was better to travel 900 miles
In day than to travel ninety. He
said one could reach Chicago in a day
and night. l replied that one couldn't
reach Calcutta in day and night He
said that medicine and surgery had
advanced; that we now saved lives we
used to lose. asked why it was i'm
portant to save lives that must one day
die; also pointed out that we saved
weaklings to wed weaklings and pro-
duce weaklings. which was progressing
backward. He grew angry and asked
If favored death. grew angry and
asked if he favored birth; also l want
ed to hear whether or no he believed
in killing weeds.
Progress! l know nothing of medi-
cine and railways and stagecoaches
and saving lives, but do know about
books. And l see by my bookcases
that the nineteenth century did not
write so we'll nor in things beautiful
think so we'll as did the eighteenth,
with the promise all about me that the
present century will write worse and
think more heavily than either. We
have better guns. clocks. plows. sewing
machines, but they wrote better Eng
lish and thought nobler thoughts.-Al-
fred Henry Lewis in Cosmopolitan.