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New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
RAILW1Y ADVANCEMENT.
Considered at the Meeting of the
AssOciation-FOr Standard Rail.

| At the semi-annuaI meeting of the American
| Railway Association at the Waldorf yesterday
nearly four hundred men, representing Ssl COM
panies operating 2S5,OOO miles Of track in the United
| States Canada and Mexico. considered questions
| concerning the management OF trains The New
York New Haven & Hartford. which withdrew
from the association last spring because of fall
ure TO agree with the other roads on per diem
charges was not represented. Daniel willard,
vice president of tho Chicago. burlington Quincy.
was reelected first vicepresdent OF the associa-
ton. and It decided to hold the spring meeting
in this city. w c. Brown. senior vce-president or
the New York Central, presided
The recommendations OF the committee stand
ard rails and wheel sections Tor the most
part approved. The matters Of disagreement were
referred back the committee for further investi-
CATION. The members were empowered TO employ
experts TO untangle the knotty points. The part of
the report upon which agreement was reached was
about improved rail section. II was reported
that the steel makers and the committee Will soon
reach final agreement on a standard rail
The members OF the steel rail committee. who
now have six months more 10 study the question.
are G. l.. Peck. of the Pennsylvania. chairman;
J. T. Richards, chief engineer OF maintenance OF
way Of the Pennsylvania; Julius Kruttschmltt'
director OF maintenance OF way OF the New York
Central r. Montford. of the Louisville & Nash
Vile: r. c. Carter. chief engineer OF the Chicago
&. Northwestern: William Garstand superintendent
Of motive power OF the Louisville & Nashville; r.
L. Ettinger. consulting mechanical engineer OF the
Southern Railroad snd W. f. Fowler. nnHstor ear
builder OF the Canadian Pacific.
The committee on shortage reported that IL
shippers and Consignees were limited 10 the
time cars may be held for unloading there would
be little trouble. Major p. ". Dunn. U. s A.
chief Of the recently established bureau Of ex-
plosives Of the association. read papo- rigid
enforcement OF the rules was advised 1t was
stated that each ear containing explosives is met oy
a train in each fifty miles OF its Journey The
committee on standard code reported three thou
progress.
After the meeting a member Of the association
said:
NO question has arisen between the railmakers
and the railroads over the price Of standard
rail What Is desired by all IS a rail which will
satisfy the maker and the purchaser. and the out
let is bright for Il solution OF the problem The
open hearth rail will lead out OF the present
situation for II would take four five years before
sufficient open hearth mills could be constructed
10 meet the normal demand. We must look 10 the
R,.ssemer process for it's Improvement along lines
satisfactory to all concerned"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
MUTUAL LIFE TRUSTEE NOMINATIONS
New Insurance Law Makes Selection Neces.
sary Seven Months Before Election.

At the regular monthly meeting Of the board Of
trustees Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company
of New York. held yesterday afternoon the trus-
tees the administration ticket were formally
nominated for the next election. Under the new
insurance law eighteen Of the thirty-six trustees
OF the company must be formally nominated and
their names submitted to the Insurance Depart
ment at Albany seven months prior the lst day
of June. To comply with the law committee was
appointed by the Mutual Life trustees "A month
ago 10 nominate the eighteen trustees and 10 OBJ
also required by law.
The nominees who will hold Office from June /
1903. until June l. 1909, are as follows: Dumont
Clarke. Cyrus II. K. Curtis. Julien r. Davies H.
Rieman Duval, A. d. JuiIliard. William H. Lam
bert. George j. Miller. Theodore Morford. Thomas
NJ. Mulry Emile o. Phillppi. Alfred NJ Shook
Leroy Springs Henry w. Taft, Cornelius Van
rity. William h. Dean. James II. Wilson Emory
w Clark. Charles +. Smith Herman Ridder
Frederick II. Eaton, Alfred f. Marng j. Rogers
Maxwell and Stewart Shillito
Messrs Eaton and Marng were also elected as
trustees yesterday TO fill the unexpired terms of
Frederick Cromwell and John y. Jarvie resi,,,a
and Mr.. Maxwell to fill the unexpired torn, 80
Charles r. Henderson. deceased Mr. sbiI,i+o.a
name was placed on the ticket to take Tho ,,,
OF Charles Lanier-at present a trllsteo-b,,t -ro
Will resign on June l next 1t was Mr. Ta,iar,.
intention to resign some time ago but he was nor
suaded to act until June next.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
WARD LINER SARATOGA IN COLLISION.
Struck by a Schooner in Middle of Night
While Going Sixteen Knots.

When the Ward liner Saratoga docked yesterday
morning her passengers told OF a collision at a. m
Tuesday on the way from Havana Several OF the
passengers were awakened by shouts and rushed
out on deck in their pajanas-
three masted schooner plOughins along through
the darkness had struck the big liner on the port
bow as the latter going along at about a
sixteen-knOt speed. Men on the schooner had
shouted but too late FOR the Saratoga to change
her course
The Saratoga played a scarchlght on the little
vessel for several minutes but behind high-tossed
waves and in almost inky darkness the schooner
disappeared from view. The Saratoga stayed near
the scene of the collision for three hours TO give
aid If it needed, but there was no sign OF
reappearance of the schooner nor of signals OF dis
tress. So far as had been seen from the Saratoga
the only injury to the smaller vessel was the
smashing Of her forward headgear.
Edwin V. Morgan American Minister to Cuba
was a passenger on the Saratoga. Others aboard
were NJ. J. Dady. the Brooklyn contractor and c.
De Obaidia-
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
GENERAL BOOTH SEES ST. GREGoRY's.
Volunteers of America Officials Inspect Hos
pital for First Time.

General Ballington Booth and almost the entire
stan Of the Volunteers of America made their first
formal inspection of st. Gregorys Hospital yester-
day, which institution they control The COM
manding officers were accompanied by their wives.
They inspected the hospital from cellar to garret.
and arrived in time TO see the X-ray machine
which was being used by of the physicians in
examining a patients foot In speaking of the
visit General Booth said that he considered the
hospital an important factor in the most crowded
section Of the southern part of the city.
Il have reviewed carefully a number of the cases
that have been treated here he said. land find
that the good which has been accomplished IS in
contestable evidence Of the of the hospital in
this place The fact that have some one hun
dred and eighty cases a day is in itself eloouent
proof of the value of the institution. The dele
gates have expressed themselves to me as agree
ably impressed with the scientific equipment of the
hospital"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
SAYS N. H. NEEDS MISSIONARY WORK
President of State Sunday School Association
Tells of Conditions There.

Franklin, n. H. Oct 30-In his annual ranort
as president of the New Hampshire State Sun
day School Association to-day. the Rev. e. 8
Tasker. of Tilton, devoted much attention 10 the
need Of home missionary work in the state. and
declared that the announcement made by Gov
ernor Rollins in 1899 regarding immoral cond-
tions in certain parts of the state, had been
verified Mr.. Tasker says that in twenty-seven
towns, having a population of $4,000, there are
s'ooo persons with no church affiliations what,
ever OF S,073 dwelling houses in these towns
l'oS4 are shown to be on abandoned farms From
the third place in literacy, Mr.. Tasker says, the
state has sunk below the twenty-ift place He
considers that this is due largely to the de-
perture from the towns TO the cities of the native
population. and the influx of foreigners He
dwells also on the increase in the number of
divorces. as shown by statistics and the spread
Of drunkenness and immortality.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
KNAPP HEARS SWITCHING COMPLAINT.
J. c. c. Chairman Postpones Buffalo Case to
Washington Session

Martin A Knapp. chairman Of the Interstate
Commerce Commission, devoted the day yesterday
to the hearing Of testimony in the complaint of the
Buffalo Union Furnace Company and the Buffalo
Union Terminal Company against the railroads
Entering that city. The two companies assert that
fhey are compelled to bear the entire expense Of
the yards Of the Buffalo Union Furnace Company.
whereas for similar service other companies
remunerated by the railroads
George f. Mckay. general traffic manager OF the
South Buffalo Railway Company. which was built
Company. at West Seneca, with the various rail-
switching from the railroads and s2 50 from the
steel company for a similar service. and also 50
cents for "spotting' each empty in the yards.
Charles A Collins. secretary of the Buffalo Union
Furnace Company. and Max McMurray its traffic
manager, said that the company got no cornpensa-
ton for switching at all From June !. 1906 to
August 81, 1907 they calculated the railroads owed
them $1,000 for switching
As there are several other similar cases Of al
legged discrimination the part of railroads pend-
ing. Commissioner Knapp announced al the close
of the afternoon session that argument on all would
he heard together before the entire commission IN
Washington
MI Knapp also said that there were no further
cases for him TO consider in this city The hearing
on the complaint Of Commissioner Watchorn that
certain railroads handling immigrant traffic were
charging exorbitant rates. as compared with tar
ms Tor other classes Of passengers was postponed
10 allow the commissioner and the railroads IN
reach settlement II possible
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
wATERSPOUT GREETS GERMAN LINER.
Kronprinz Wilhelm and Carmania Encounter
Rough Seas.

The North German Lloyd liner Kronprinz VIII
helm and tho Cunarder Carmania arrived here
yesterday after rough passages across the Atlantic
Both steamers encountered practically the same
sort of weather. but the passengers on the Ger
man liner were treated 10 the spectacle OF a real
wateTspOut. which discovered at dawn on
Tuesday and lasted nearly hour.
There were many singers and musicians on ths
Kronprinz. Ameio BasSi. the singer, who has been
re-engaged this season by Oscar Hamrnerstein.
booked passage on the krOnprinz. but did not ar
rive on her Several friends who We're at the pier
TO meet him were surprised find that he was not
aboard. No one had seen him go aboard at Cher
bourg nor was he seen on the passage across the
Atlantic
1t was learned however from a friend that when
midway between Lyons and Milan Bassi suddenly
discovered that he had left at his home in Milan.
several scores OF operas he wished TO study on
the passage from Cherbourg Ignoring advice
BaSsi returned 10 Milan and started again for Paris
on the Paris. Lyons and Milan express arriving In
Paris too late to catch the train for CherbOurE
connecting with the Kronprinz. He will arrive this
week later steamer
On the Carmanla r r Fry curator OF
paintings at the Metropolitan Museum OF Art, who
has been abroad several months making purchases
for the Museum.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
HUDSON ROWING CLUE HOUSE BURNED

The house of the historic Hudson Rowing Club.
at l2'th street and the Hudson River. was de-
stroyed by fire early this morning. Rowing shells
and highly priced trophies consumed by the
flames The total loss about SIS 600
The fire was caused by spark from a passing
locomotive of the New York Central Railroad
Ihe flames discovered by a citizen, and
alarms were turned in from different boxes.
Among the boats burned was the eight-oared
barge Resolute, which won THE New York Her
aid banner in the Centennial races in 1876. The
banner. which hung alongside the ReSolute. was
destroyed.
The president of the club is Nicholas Kunz TIL.
building was two story frame structure. 20 nv 100
feet. - AN'
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
GIDDINGS ON WEALTH.
Professor Of Economics Discusses Its
Unequal Distribution.

When the board of directors Of the United
States Steel Corporation comes together it repre-
sents at least one-twelfth of the total wealth of
the United States" was one of the remarks made
by Professor Franklin II. Giddings before a large
audience in the Brooklyn Institute in Montague
street, Brooklyn, last evening. It was the fifth in
series Of lectures on economic problems.
After having explained the conditions that led to
the downfall Of the Roman empire and having de-
scrbed the rapid growth of the United States since
the Civil War and the gambling spirit handed
down a result Of the easily and rapidly made
fortunes of the few years succeeding that period
of strife. Professor Giddings said 1t is a fact
that the distribution wealth tho United States
to-day is rapidly becoming unequa, as was the
distribution OF wealth in the very worst days OF
the Roman empire"
An investigation of the sworn statements in the
probate of thirtyeight counties the state
outside the city OF New York. where he said tho
disparity in wealth the greatest in the world.
showed according TO Professor GIddings. that
seven-e ghths of the wealth was owned by one
eighth OF the population. Taking the United States
whole. he said, the Investigations of the Cen
Bureau showed that 10 per cent OF the popula-
ton owned so per cent of the wealth.
The saying ascribed to Stuyvesant Fish. that tho
real question at issue in the United States to-day
was between those who had much and those who
wanted it all, was repeated by Professor GiddinRs.
who added We cannot escape a struggle be
tween the wage earning classes. tho farmers and
the small business men. side. and this
group described by Mr.. Fish the other And
that precisely the kind OF a struggle that
broke up the Roman empire"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
ATTACHES EXAMINED.
Fleming Finishes scith Them at In
Surance InQuiru.

Albany, Oct. 9O.-Matthew c. Fleming, special
commissioner appointed by Governor Hughes TO
investigate the state insurance department, prac-
tcally ended his examination OF the attaches of
the Albany office to-day. These witnesses were ex-
amined: Campbell w. Witbeck, assistant actuary;
Edmund NJ. Cadman. assistant chief clerk. and
John S. Patterson, chief actuary.
Mr.. Patterson recalled and examined at
length TO the methods of the big companies in
computing deferred and annual dividends. In reply
to q question to what reason he would give
for these companies decreasing their deferred div-
one that the earning value of money is going
down and the expenses of the companies are
going up
Asked whether a recent investigation had been
made by the state insurance department to the
methods on the part Of large insurance companies
in calculating dividends, Mr.. Patterson said: II
don't think So"
Mr.. Fleming produced several letters TO show
that Insurance Commissioner Folk of Tennessee
had been in communication with the Equitable
Life to get explanation Of why there had
been decrease in the deferred dividends of pol
icyholders of that state. Mr. Patterson said 1t
was the policy of the New York State Insurance
Department to allow such matters TO be settled
by the courts
Mr. Witbeck questioned as to the method of
VaIung policies of a certain New York company He
said that there were certain discrepancies between
the figures on the registers file with the State
insurance Department and those contained in the
company's books. Asked if any Investigation Of
this had been made, witness replied: No sir"
lie later said that he believed the discrepancies
were due to an opinion by the Attorney General
which the company holds to favor its revised
method of computation.
Mr. Cadman was examined as 70 tha detaue 20
his duties. Asked if he was related 10 Iouis y
Payn. former Superintendent OF Insurance Mr.
Cadman said: Yes. sir: his nephew"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
Pennsylvania RAILROAD
Bulletin.
ALL ABOUT THE WINTER RESORTS =

Have you made your plans for the winter outing!
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company will issue November
l. its Winter Excursion Book containing about 200 pages OF
information concerning the various resorts open during the
Winter and Spring.
From this book may make a choice of nearly two
hundred reSortste and of Florida; the Gulf
the border of Florida the Rio Grande
New Mexico, Arizona, California, and the Pacific Coast.
If cannot find time for extended trip there
the Virginia, West Virginia North Carolina resorts only
days journey from New York.
Health seekers will turn to the pages devoted to the places
in the highlands North Carolina the long pine region
South Carolina and Georgia the nearby resorts in the pines
of New Jersey.
Among the yeararound seaside points, Atlantic City
and Cape May stand pre-eminent.
Winter Excursion tickets to the greater number of the
listed In this book and good for return passage late
in the Spring. will be sale and after November L.
Full information concerning winter trips and copies of the
Winter Excursion Book when issued be obtained of Ticket
Agents.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
FIRE PROTECTION FOR CAR HOUSES

Acting for Adrian JOline and Douelas Eobirso,
The receivers OF the New York City Railway Com
pany. A V Porter, architect Of the company. has
fled plans with Buildings Superintendent NTurnh,-
for protecting against fire the two big East SIDE
and West Side car houses OF the Metropolitan svs
'e or Lexington avenue from 18th to both street
ana on Amsterdam avenue, from l2sth to both
street by equipping them with sprinkler extnguisb-
ing plants.
Zach plant will be supplied with two storage tanks
ot -9N" gallons capacity each, and five pressure
tanks, each Of 200 gallons capacity Large roof
houses viii be erected 10 shelter the plants. The
improvements are TO cost 50 500
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
ALI. WORK ON ROCKEFELLER ESTATE.
Contractors Cannot Get Men, as They Are
All at Poeantico Hills.

John u. Rockefeller has coTnered the labor
ket in the town of Greenburg. Contractors and
others in Tarrytown and other places needing la
borers and teams cannot get them. They are en-
ployed by Mr.. Rockefeller. and he pays better
wages than the contractors he holds the men.
Mr.. Rockefeller is building his new home at PO-
cantico Hills. and advantage of the equable
weather Is being taken 20 lay out drives and do
grading. and every laborer who comes along Is
put to work. Men cannot be secured to work on
the public roads. which usually fixed up Just
before election.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
RETURN ON GILLETTE APPEAL FILED
No Date Has Been Fixed for Arguments Be-
fore the Court

Albany, Oct. 9e.-The return on appeal from the
conviction of Chester Gillette oe the murder Of Misc
Grace Brown Of Otselc. ny drowning in Big Moose
Lake IN the Adirondacks. summer before last was
filed to-day with the clerk OF Court of AppeaIs
by Gllette's attorneys No date has been fixed for
the arguments before the court
Gillette was convicted in Herkimer County or
murder in the first degree, and under his original
sentence was TO have been executed during tbe
week beginning January % last His notice of an
peal acted as a stay of execution of sentence
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
cow TRANSFERS HoME no BANK.

William Cow. of the advertising firm OF Ward s
Cow, which controls much of the streetcar adveT-
ttsing in New York, transferred title TO his home
at No. 4S5 West 1I7th street yesterday the BOr-
ough Bank of Brooklyn, which recently closed it's
doors Mr.. Cow is director OF the bank The
property is 1sixlO0 feet and carries a mortgage OF
Sl5O0O. MIR. Cow sal dlast night that he had
made the transfer to collateral the loan.
The bank he said. was not ia need OF his assist
anee. and the transaction business matter.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
YALE LUMeER PRoFEssoRsHlp SURE

me committee appointed by the National Iurn-
ner Manufacturers Association to look after OBJ
ming sl5o.oe to endow professorship Of lumber
ing N the Yale Forest School reported yesterday
maj .nst me subscriptions amount TO ss75OO which IS
eltSv more than was reported at the meeting or
the association al Norfolk last spring Fifty tbo,,
sand dollars OF this endowment in bonds has al
ready been turned over 10 Yale University the in
come OF which viii be used for instruction in an
piled forestry and numbering
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
OBJECTS TO ITALIAN MAIL ORDER

The Merchants Association OF New York sent a
letter yesterday to George Won L. Never Postmas-
ter General at Washington, calling his attention to
the order promulgated recently by the Director of
Posts Of Italy that all Italian mail for the United
States shall be sent exclusively from italian ports
and in Italian ships. and asking him to try to have
the order rescnded.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31

them intending to go to the United States. About
three hundred lett here last Sunday on steamers
for Guaymas. Many Of them will go TO Torreon.
Numbers of these foreigners are said TO have at
lived at one time in the United States, and are
laboring under the impression that they can get
in again.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
JEROME ExPEDITEs CRIMINAL 1R,A, 8

District Attorney Jerome has arranged that
throughout the month of November there will ba
two justices sitting in the criminal branch ~ +h
Supreme Court, which will substantially exned,ta
the conduct Of criminal trials during that nerIod
Justice Bowling will continue In one branch ana
Justice Kellogg, of Plat-sourg. N Y. will preside
in the other.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
The reason Postum builds

The reason Postum builds
up the human body to a
prime condition of health.
is that when coffee Is left
off, the drug effects of its
poison - caffeine disap-
pear and the elements i'm
Postum unite with the al
bumen of food to make
gray matter and rebuild
the delicate nerve centres
all over the body and in
the brain. This sets up n
perfect condition of nerve
health, and the result is
that the entire body feels
the effect of il. "There's
a Reason.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-31
CHINESE TRYING TO ENTER STATES

Mexico City Oct SO-According 20 a dispatch 10
The Record" 4,76s Chinese have arrived at the
port OF saiins Cruz since January l. two-thirds OF
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-03-19
ADDITIONAL FRANCHISE.

At the next regular meeting of the
council a petition for an additional
franchise to the Wausau Street Rail-
wSv Co. will be taken up. The com
pauy asks for franchise which will
give it the right to build line on
Washington street from Third west
across Clarke's island to Scott. The
original franchise gives the company
the right to build down Scott street
ard across the high bridge, the falls
b''dge and alSAg Clinton street. If
tie franchise is granted it will give the
company an opportunity of carrying
passengers to and from the North
western depot; tracks covering both
: OFT and Washington streets will also
sFord better service between both
sldes of the river, especially during fair
lime or base ball games.
In carrying people to the west side at
times when there is some attraction on
thSt side of the river, cars can be started
AT the Third street intersections of
beth Scott and Washington streets and
So timed in their running as not to in
teVfere with one another. Each car
ordered by the company is capable of
holding forty people and two cars max
ing trips to the west side every ten or
fifteen minutes, together with the
buses running, viii be able TO handle q
great many people.