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New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
BAD BILLS IN RIVER.
FIVE CENTS BUYS So.
Dredgers Find 81 900 an Greengoods
Big Counterfeiting Plot Here.

James Mcdonald, of No. 404 East 18th street,
and Joseph Curren, of No. 291 Avenue c, at
work on a barge anchored in the East River
off 18th street. do not usually pay attention to
small packages floating down stream. but they
did for yesterday afternoon. and now they
we'll satisfied So a number of Central
Office detectives and Secret Service men. to
whom the finding of the box has shown that
there is a gigantic counterfeiting plot under
way somewhere within the boundaries of New
York When the package was opened at the
East 22d street police station by Captain
Stephen McDermott he dazed for a mo-
ment Inside the covering, a copy of the Italian
evening newspaper. 'Boetino Della Sera.' pub
lished In this city and dated March ~, l9oi,
was a pile of greenbacks.
They were clever counterfeits. and the only
thing that remained for the owners Of the imi-
tatjon certificates to do was to paste the two
sides together and put the bills in circulation
The great pile Of So bills represented $1,000.
There were also three plates necessary for print
ing them and from which the bills in the bundle
nrohabIv emanated. There were two other
mates for printing 81 certificates. but no bills
OF the latter denomination were found
The bills in the package were limitations of the
United States silver certificates, series OF 1888
or tbe serial number of "P27140444." showing
the head of an Indian chIeftain upon the face.
The uaper upon which the bills were printed was
the only defective feature of the whole thing
II was TOO brittle and lacked the silk threads
which help TO certify to the genuineness OF the
real money. The bills were signed with the name
Of ~ W. Lyons. Register" and "Charies H.
Treat Treasurer"
Captain McDermott Immediately INFORMED Fo-
lice HEADQUARTERS and the Secret Service men
of his find Superintendent Flynn, of the latter
was one Of the first to arrive at the station
house and when shown the bills was astouhoeu'
He said that 1t was fine piece of counterIei'-
ing and that the bills the work OF a clever
enRraver He said he thought the gang tha'
made the bills had feared the Secret Service men
were on their track and thought that the pest
wav was 10 throw the bills in the East River.
He said he had heard there was gang OF coun-
terfeiters working IN Brooklyn, and thinks II
might be the work OF that crowd.
While all this was going on at the station
house Fourth Deputy Police Commissioners
Wood at his Office at Police Headquarters. was
told that man named Jacobs wanted TO see
him on very important business On being ad-
rnjtted Jacobs. who said that ne worked at 2lst
street and First avenue told the Commissioners
that thew were selling So bills for five cents In
the neighborhood where he worked. He said
that he had been asked to change So bill for
n man on the street, but that the bill had not
been properly pasted together. He told the man
that he would give him Ave cents for the bill
and much TO his surprise his offer was accepted.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
YACHT SINKS At RACES
SquaU Capsizes Another Boat-AH
Those aboard Rescued.

One boat was sunk and another capsized Dy
the nasty squaII which swept down on the meet
of yachts contesting yesterday afternoon IN the
reeatra of the Atlantic Yacht Club. on GraNes-
end Bav OF the eighteen boats that started
only four crossed the finish line
The Yacht which went to the bottom was the
spots. owned by Messrs. Healy and Roberts OIL
tho Bensonhurst Yacht Club On board or her
uere Messrs Inslee Jordan, Valentine ana ROD
erts. When the squan hit her she capslzeo
irornediateIy and the weight of the lead on heF
keel carried her to the bottom All hahds
iurnned as soon as she went over and swan
around until they were picked up by the iauhch
of the regatta committee
A catboat the Marietta, owned oy Johh hs
gert Of the Bensonhurst Yacht Club, with her
owner. his two sons and two friends, came TO
grief off the Atlantic Yacht Club landing Inc
Marietta Is a small boat When she capsizeu
Mr.. Eggert helped the boys to places on the ran
where they could cling. the large san Keeping
the boat afoat. On account of the heavy winu
there was much difficulty in going to the res
c1e but after the amateur sailors mad oeeh
IN the water nearly half an hour they were final
1y
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
DUG FROM LYING CRAVE.
Small Landslide Bmies Three Boys
in Water Main Opening.

Three Harlem youths. the Oldest twelve years
old had a narrow escape from death yesterday
afternoon when they were buried in an ex-
cavation for a water main in Seventh avenue.
149th street.
The boys are Edgar Kanzgod. No 2Qo west
14Sth street; John Ledens No. 215 West l4oth
street and Frank Chapman, No. 2o4 west
10th street. They were playing on the dirt
from the excavation when. without any warn
ing a large mass OF IL tumbed into the open
ing, carrying the boys with 1t and ourylns
them.
Several drivers saw the accident ard ran 10
the place They were soon Joined BY several
shopkeepers After ten minutes digging the
workers found Frank Chapman. In the ran
a piece of rock had struck him on the head ana
caused a scalp wound. from which he had oeen
bleeding. He was carried home and attended
by a doctor.
II did not take long to get the other boys
out KanzgoId had fallen into a part OF the
main that was already laid and escaped IN
.urv I,edens was found with his head down
and his ewes. ears and mouth full OF dirt, but
he was not badly injured
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
DEFECTS IN THE QUEBEC BRIDGE.
LIZ. Mcclure Believes Flaws in Anchor Arm
Chords Caused Fall.

Quebec, Sept. 21.JThat the failure OF the lower
chords q the anchor arm Of the Quebec Bridge
was the direct cause of the collapse of the
structure s. the opinion OF Norman NJ Mcclure,
the engineer who represented Chief Engineer
Cooper. of New York. on the work Mr Mcclure
was on the stand all day. and this was the clos
ing part CT his testimony.
Tie witness said thar the masonry ana ioufi-
oations were all right. and, therefore, the cause
OF the accident lay in the steel work His opin-
ioa was that X was due TO the failure OF either
chord ga or 81.
Mr. Mcclure TOLD of the discovery of defects
in these chords a few days before the collapse
Of the bridge and Of the steps taken to remedy
them He went to New York and consulted
Mr. Cooper. TIE latter at once telegraphed IN
structons Phenixviile, ordering the fh"hlx
Bridge Company to stop putting material on ;ae
bridge Mr. Mcclure went from New York 10
Pfesnixviile and IT was while There that the
brscge leii. Or his way to Quebec Mr Mcclure
again stopped Il New York. and &T. cooper
greeted tin with tie woras. "Wel.. il was that
Chord
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
RUSSIA IN THE CARIBBEAN 7
Rumors of Coaling Station Not Borne Out
at Foreign Office.

St. Petersburg. Sept. 21-The representative
of The Associated Press asked the Foreign Office
to-day about the report published In LONDON thls
morning that Russia seeking a coallng sta
tion near the Panama Canal. The Foreign
Office would not deny outright that land for a
coaling station in the Caribbean had been ac-
outred by Russia, but 1t said that IT had no
knowledge of the matter. 1t was pointed out.
however, that the regions where Russia needs
coalinc stations lie in different hemispheres
Prussia is thoroughly alive to the necessity of
making efforts to obtain points of vantage in
the Mediterranean Sea, the Red Sea and the
Indian Ocean, the difficulty of coaling In for
e;en ports in these having been brought
home with force during the war with Japan but
it was explained that the nature OF these nego-
tiations was such that little concerning them
could he divulged before their completion. The
negotiations along these lines. 1t was added
were being conducted almost exclusively by the
Minister of War and the Marine Ministry
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
MR. ROCKEFELLER SEES ATTORNEY.
Summons Personal Counsel to Forest Hill,
Presumably for Oil Conference.
TBv Telegraph to The Tribune. J


C7ave1snd Sent fI-The attacks OF the federal
government on the Standard Oil Company, the fine
innnosed by Judge Lands and the revelations In
the New York hearing to dissolve the trust nave
..ad a disturbing effect on John D. RockeleHer' ="
discuss the legal points in connection with the va
rious attacks made on the company, Mr.. Rocke-
feller summoned Virgil p Kline to his side to-day
Kline is Mr. Rockefeer's personal attorney and
one of the leading counsel OF the oil company.
II is declared by his friends that Mr.. Rockefeller
has taken more interest in the present New York
hearing than in any of the other attacks made
against the Standard. and that Kline was sum-
rnoned to-day TO discuss with him all the phases
Of this hearing The two were closeted at Forest
Hin for several hours and later riding
around the estate together. When Mr. Kline was
asked the subject of his conference with Mr..
Rockefeller he 7lade reply. but it is believed that
the New York hearing consumed most of their
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
BOY UNCONSCIOUS EIGHT DAYS.

Darce Low. the fourteen-year-old of a. D.
Low. New York plano dealer living at Chester
HILL Mount Vernon, who struck by an automo-
bile September i and had been unconscious
ever since, reSained his yesterday. He
Iapsed Into in few minutes but he may
recors-
Yvly Low down By automobile
oyo.d ~ e ID. Crimnins. of this city, and his
skull fractured Physicians say there few
cases on record where patient has lived so long
n such circumstances. a bone is pressing heavily
ca the bcy's brain, and II first said that
&c could live only few hours
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
UNITE on TON L. JOHNSON
CIereIdnd Democrats RGnOmindt6
Mayor by Reclamation.

Cleveland. Sept. 21.-Mayor Tom I. Johnson
was renoninated by acclamation at the Demo-
cratic city convention to-day to oppose Repre-
sentative Theodore z. Burton. the Republican
nominee for Mayor. Mayor Johnson is now
candidate for fourth term.
Except for one or two minor Offices, all Of the
present city officials in elective offices were also
nominated to succeed themselves. In the plat
form adopted three-cent fare is put TO the
front and the injection of national issues IS con-
demned.
In his speech OF acceptance Mayor Johnson
said: shall we have a monopoly owned city or
shall we have city owned monopoly
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
ISAAC A. HOPPER MAY GET JOB.
Reported That He Will ~ucceed Butler as
Tenement House Commissioner.

Edmond J. Butler. the Tenement House Com
missioner, according to a report circulated yes
terday is 70 resign on October l, and Isaac A
Hopper. a former Superintendent of Buildings
and Tammany leader of the 31st Assembly Dis
trict will be appointed by Mayor Mcclellan TO
take his place. Mr.. Hopper refused to discuss
the subject.
When seen at his home last night Commls-
sioner Butler said he had not heard of the re-
port but would neither deny ii nor confirm H.
Friends Of Mr.. Hopper AT the Harlem Demo-
cratic Club last night seemed TO consider his
appointment as certain.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
AUTO KILLS OLD M4N.
DR.. Tictor Thorne's Chauffeur Held
for 1ccident an Connecticut.
GRr Telegraph 70 The Tribune J

Brideeport Conn. Sept. 2l-Sarnuel Jackrnan
Sselav sixty wears old a resident of Plattsville.
WAS killed by the automobile of DR. Victor
Thorne of Black Rock. this afternoon IN front
of the Town Hall. in Fairfield Mr. Seeley had
lust alighted from trolley car when ne was
run down by the automobile. which came up oe-
hind him on its way to the station to meet Dr.
Thorne
William P. Driscoll the chauffeur. was ar
rested and held on charge of mansaughter'
h,t was released under bond of S2.5OO In the
automobile at the time of the accident was Mrs
Victor Thorne and her young son. some Oh the
spectators say the machine was going at hish
speed.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
MASSACHUSETTS HARD HIT.
Much Damage by Rain, Wind and Light
ming Reported.

Boston, Sept. 21-The eastern and central sec
tions of Massachusetts, were swept tonight by
an electrical storm OF much intensity. accom-
panied by vivid and almost continuous lightning
flashes and a rainfall which in some places re-
senbled a cloudburst. One person was killed and
several were injured: telegraph and telephone
circuits west of this city were disabled. particu-
larly in the neghborhood Of Worcester; many
barns were sruck by lightning and burned. and
further damage to the extent of thousands of
dollars was caused by the downpour of rain
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
NDIA'S GREAT FUTURE.
Prediction That Punjab VII Be
come Centre of Worlds Supplies.

Lahore. India. Sept, 21.-Mr. Finney, manager
of the Northwestern Railway Of India IN d
speech here to-day predicted that the fuHJao
would undergo a mighty transformation uiiueI
the wave OF "Swadeshism,'' the oNeInehI
which originated boycott on British proo-
uCts and has developed recently into move
ment for the protection of Indian products anu
that the wharves of Karachi would be loaded
down not with wheat but with -four; not with
hides. with leather. in quantities WHICH
would make the Punjab one of the main centres
OF the worlds supplies.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
TEST OF VAR BALLOON.
Arship of United States Signal
Corps Makes ascension.

washington. Sept 21.-The yellow war balloon
Of the United States Signal Corps made Jour
nev skyward to-day The weather conditions
were favorable and the big bag rose gracefully
and foated to the north. attracting much at
tention.
In the car were Captain Charles F. Chandler
Of the signal corps and Mr Mccoy an aero
naut of New York city.
The trip was a continuance of the test to de-
terrnine whether the balloon possesses the
necessary qualifications for use by the army IN
time Of war.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
SOME ONE TRIES TO BURN CHURCH

Two fires in the Baptist Temple. No. 13 West
l16th street seventy-five feet apart last night
made Battalion Chief O'Connor think that some
one had tried to destroy the church The CHIEF
says he found a brisk fire blazing in the entrance
10 the auditorium When that we'll in hand
he found much hercer blaze in the schoolrooin-
There seemed TO be likelihood that either fire
could have communicated with the other The loss
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
SUICIDE Is GEN LADEN
Four Bottles Filled zoith Precious
Stones an His Pockets.
rpv Telegraph to Tho Tribune ]

rhuttreburg n J.. Sept. 21--The body of man
,ae found to-day in the road leading from Patten-
hnrg 70 West Portal, with bullet wound in the
haad A revolver was lying near by. A letter
stated that his name was Frederick Edward Wag-
Nor that he lived in New York, and that trouble
Nth his sister-n-law caused him to commit sui
eide.
In the pockets was a leather case. which con-
tanned four bottles, filed with diamonds rubies
and other precious stones The letter sao that ms
cstar .rIaI,, had ubelled him by her utterances at
the funeral of his wife nearly two years ago He
asked that John Riefe president of the New York
Consumers Brewing Company, at 18th street and
Avenue A. be informed
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
LINERS RECORD SPEED.
The Mauret0nia Said to Hare Made
More than 26 81 Knots.

Shields. Sept 21.-It is reported unoffciaIly
that the Cunard Line steamer Mauretania
sister ship of the Lustania which completed
her trial trip two days ago. averaged 2624 knots.
and that this rate frequently exceeded. The
trial was conducted without a hitch and was
In every respect satisfactory.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
MR. CLEVELAND SPENDS DAY IN OPEN
Family Physician on Weekly Visit Finds
Him improved.
tBy Telegraph 10 The Triburs.


Princeton, y. J., Sept N-The report that there
had been disagreement between the physicians
attending Grover Cleveland is denied here Dr-
ternochan his Princeton physician. said this even
ing that Mr. Cleveland spent most of the day ex-
erclsinE of doors.
He said that DR. Murray. who for years mas
haen the Cleveands family physician, came
tor, New York to-day on his weekly visit and
was pleased by Mr. Cleveland's Improvement. Dr.
Carnochan said that there had been no consuita-
rio, no clash and such man was known here
as DR. Banks.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
GERMAN AIRSHIPS FAST TRIP.
An Average of Twenty-four Miles an Hour
Made in Stiff Breeze.

Rerlin, Sept 21.-The Parseval balloon made
a,otber successful ascent this afternoon The
wind at the time blowing from twelve to
sixteen miles an hour. with intermittent squalls
The airship was aloft one hour and success
,,;u,, made headway against the wind. Her
average speed for the trip was at the rate of
twenty-four miles an hour.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
RAILROAD OPERATORS MAY STRIKE

BY Telegraph to The TriDune-1
Richmond Va Sept. H--Unless the Southern
Railroad telegraph operators who were discharged
near Atlanta on Monday for failure TO handle West
ern Union messages from non-union operators are
reinstated by Monday. the operators throughout
the southern system and its branches threaten TO
walk out
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
TWO CREWS MISSING.
.Schoonsrs ashore on Newfoundland
COost-The Wires Dozen.

Ct Johns n. F.. Sept 21.-Wrecks Of two
,,,i,,ov,n schooners drifted ashore on the south
coast to-day. and as the crews are missing 1t is
feared the men were lost in Thursdays heavy
gale which wrecked dozen fishing vessels and
caused the loss of five lives.
The telegraph wires along the western section
of tho island are down. and it is thought there
NAV have been several disasters on the coast
which have not yet been reported.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
"a O. WILL OBEY Pennsylvania LAW.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Baltimore Sept. 21.-The Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road announced to-day that It will put the Penn
sylvania two-cent rate law into effect October L
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
CONSTANTINE FOUND GUILTY.
Convicted of Killing Mrs. Gentry and Sem
fenced to Life Imprisonment.

Chicago. Sept 21-Frank ]. Constantine was
found nnltv tonight of the murder of Mrs Ar
tbur Gentry by jury in Judge Kavanashs court
His punishment fixed at imprisonment IN the
penitentiary for life. The Jury was Out anout TWO
hours
New-York tribune., 1907-09-22
WHERE TO TAKE LUNCH

AnI 9rins. the Highest Types Of American Wines.
n / Dewey q Soes Co rs Fulton St, New York.
-Adyt-
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-03
RIFLE EXPERTS PLAN FOR
BIG SHOOT IN AUGUST

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 3.-In
August next something like thousand
experts with the military rifle will as
semble at Camp Perry. Ohio, to con-
test for the hOnOred trophies offered
by the United States government
through the National Board for the
Promotion of Rifle Practice and those
offered by the National Rifle associa-
ton. In addition there will be the
state matches Of the Ohio State Rifle
association and many cash prizes in
all matches. The rifle world owes
much to the general support given by
congress, which has recognized the ad-
visibility of encouraging practice with
the military rifle and revolver as eS-
sential to the possession of military
reserve force. In addition to providing
the principal trophy, congress gives the
national board a sum of money yearly,
which is utilized for the purchase of
medals, cash prizes and other expenses
incidental to the work. The expenses
of all the teams are also paid by the
government indirectly as they are met
from that portion of the fund for the
support Of the militia which is set aside
for rifle practice. At present the gov
the National Rifle association for the
encouragement Of practice among CT
villains, but it is expected this will bt
done some day, which will give a great
impetus to the sport.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-03
UGLY RUMORs REfuTEO
No Charge for Water Derived from
Forest Reserves

WASHINGTON, D. c., June 3.-The
farmers in the west have been greatly
alarmed in the last few weeks by the
persistent circulation of a report to the
effect that the administration was pre-
pairing to make charge for water
derived from the national forests and
used for irrigation and other general
purposes. The report, it appears, has
not the slightest basis of fact and has
been denied by officials of the forest
service.
People of the sections of the west
where irrigation has been such an i'm
portant factor in development were ma
turally much concerned in the rumored
charge for water coming from the ma
tional forests. The interests of people
concerned with forestry and irrigation
are much the same, as the stehdy flow
of most of the irrigating streams is
absolutely dependent on the preserva-
ton of the forest watersheds.
In a letter to Hon. Edward T. Taylor
of Glenwood Springs, Colo concerning
the rumored charge for water for irri-
CATION, Forester Pinchot says that he
does not believe that there ever should
be, or ever will be, charge for water
for irrigation. The erroneous report
was founded on Misrepresentation re-
garding the charges which electric
companies are required to pay for use
and occupancy of lands in the national
forests for reservoir sites, conduit
rights Of way and power stations. This
charge is solely for the use of the lands,
based on their value for such purposes,
and is not in any sense a charge for
water. The appropriation and use of
water is regulated solely by the state
and the forest service has no jurisdic-
ton in the matter.
In the case of irrigation projects the
forest service does not even charge
for the use of lands for reservoirs and
canals. Hundreds of permits have been
issued by the forester to occupy and
use national forest lands for irrigation
reservoirs and conduits, and such per-
mits are always granted free.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-06-03
MRS. DALE PRESTON IS
A CHARMING AUTOIS1

PENDLETON, June 3.-Mrs. Dals
Preston of Athena, the popular wife of
the manager of the Inland Auto COM
pany, is the first woman chauffeur to
make her appearance in Pendleton.
This charming little woman has been
in the city for several days in company
with her husband and his various ma
chimes. much to the delight of her many
friends, who have been enjoying the
spins about the city and surrounding
country.
Although it was only a short time
ago that she attempted to run her first
machine, she has now become an ex-
pert and can drive any Of them over
the worst kind Of road or on the
crowded streets just as smoothly and
safely as man. Women friends who
held their breaths and kept themselves
prepared 10 leap for their lives at a
moments notice the first few minutes
after being out with her, soon learned
that the fact that she was a mere
woman was no bar and that their
lives were just as safe in her hands
as in mans.
Mrs. Preston has never had an acct
dent of any kind and for careful and
smooth driving she cannot be beat, say
those who have had the pleasure of
riding with her