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New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
NEEDED AT ONCE, $4,000.
Or Seaside Hospital for Convalescenta Must
Close Its Doors.

Unless $4,000 is contributed by some big hearted
person persons soon the Seaside Hospital
y New Dorp, maintained by So Jonn's Guild must
be closed the winter for lack of funds THIS
one Of the announcements made yesterday af-
ternoon at the Madison Square Theatre. at the an
nual meeting OF the guild John W. Weed presi-
dent said they would be exceedingly sorry 10 close
the hospital for that work Is almost much need
cd in winter as IN summer
Nothing is much wanted in New York" he
said "as hospitals for Couvalescents- ticnts dis
charged from the regular hospitals the moment they
of bed. 10 make room for others critically
III. In London, within a radius of two miles
around the city, there are 10000 beds for con-
valescents In New York, within the same space
there are three hundred beds Seeing the good that
was done during the short time We could afford TO
keep the hospital open last winter-the good to
extremely anxious 10 keep It going all this year.
But though we must probably close it, we hope II
will be only for a little while
other cheering announcements wore made
in regard to the worl, of the guild The chief speak
or was DR.. Thomas Darlington whom Mr. Weed in
troduced the St George of New York. who
fought disease with the sword Of science" Dr.
Darlington reciprocated by talking of splendid
work done by the guild I'm saving pabies lives The
guild and the Board of Health had always been the
closest perpetrators he said. both started out
in their work of reducing the death rate of New
York
The report of the treasurer. Isaac SeIiglnan
showed balance in the treasury of SO 1927 a. and
against that liabtiesin the shape Of unpaid bills
amounting TO s1O,354 35. However the guild ex-
poets to receive about S15O0O0 I'm IegaCes left X
during the year
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
DRUCE-PORTLAND CASE.
Identity of Witness Established by
q Brooklyn Grocer.

In the search for witnesses who II Is believed
will disprove the statements made by Robert Cald-
well. of Richmond who is referred 10 as the great
heirs of T. c. Druce and the Duke of Portland, I'm
London. tho identity of Caldwell established
yesterday by Thomas RoulstOn.' Brooklyn grocer,
who sailed to England the Minnetonka with the
Druce witness September 21.
Mr. Roulston declared that he met Caldwell on
the steamship. and that acquaintance which be-
gan in County Tyrone Ireland IN 1850, was revived
the time Mr.. Caldwell did not tell of his mis-
sion to London, and II was known that he would
appear as the star witness in the Duke of Portland
proceedings until his statement printed in New
York. At the time of the acquaintanceshp Roul-
ston declared that Caldwell a salesman in the
employ OF John Christy Londonderry miller and
that Caldwell often visited the store kept by the
ROulston family.
The identity of Caldwell established by Mt
Roulston led Seldom Bacon the lawyer representing
the estate of the Duke OF Portland In New York. 10
believe that the afidavts given by Nathaniel Inch
and others in this city will dsprove the story told
by the witness last week. in which he declared that
T. c. Druce was the duke. and that he kept ba-
zaar until he finally decided be buried by proxy
and thus end his double life.
Two other witnesses sought Yesterday, but
Mr Bacon was unable find them. and he will
make application for subpPnas in effort TO get
their afidavits which il said would further
show that the Duke OF Portland did not pose as
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
THEBAUDs ASsAILANT LEAVES NOTE
Butler Seemed to Intend Suicide-His Vic
tim May Recover.

Light was thrown yesterday the mystery
surrounding the shooting Of Paul Gilbert The
baud. jr., at White Plains, on Sunday morning
by note found among the effects of John
Bjorln the family butler. which seemed to In
dicate conclusivey that Bjorlin had done the
shooting and then had taken his own life The
note read:
'I have $4,000 in stocks. Give them to my
family: my clothing and personal effects to
charity or the poor" II was signed John
Coroner SquIres said he had not completed his
investigation, as he had been unable TO question
young Thebaud. The latter has been resting
easily. but has not been able TO talk
The condition of the wound at the back Of
the head OF the butler bellies the stories that
he may have been shot by some one standing
at distance. The wound is scared and burned
and the powder is driven into the tissues as
If the revolver had been held close To the head
Young Thebaud's recovery seems certain.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
A SCHOLARSHIP MUDDLE.
Clubwomen Misinterpret Plans of Fed for
Women's Fund

report Of the fact that the New York State
Federation Of Women's Clubs has contributed 500
TO the scholarship fund which the general fedora
ton is raising for the purpose of sending young
American woman one Of the English colleges
was received with mingled emotions by the Society
for Political Study at its regular meeting at the
Hotel Astor yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Belle dc Rivera wanted the club to go on
record as protesting against such scholarships
Have we no colleges at homer" she asked. Are
they not as good the English colleges? would
not give one sixteenth part of a cent for such an
object"
The club applauded Mrs. de Rivera's remarks.
and Mrs. Ella Crane Wilkinson, Of Troy, confessed
to similar feelings,
NV blood has been boiling over this scholarship
plan" she declared I'VE have the finest educa-
tionaI institutions in the world here, and we turn
out the finest scholars and the best women
Mrs Helen Clark dssented from this view.
English education is far superior to American"
she said. Il would ike 20 sec all our girls go to
England 10 complete their education, l brought
my daughter here after she had begun her edu-
cation. and she surprised at the ignorance Of
girls Of good families in the school she attended,
Various claims and counter claims followed, and
then Miss Mary Garrett Hay rose TO pour oil on
the troubled waters.
There isn't any question" she said of the rela-
tive merits of American and English education.
The idea is similar To that OF the Cecil Rhodes
scbolarshps II is not belittng our own educa-
tonaI opportunties 10 send girl abroad to get an
insight into the life and ideas OF another country
after she has been graduated from college at
home"
This exclamation seemed TO he satisfactory and
the club did not go OF record as Opposed 10 the
English scholarship.
II didn't understand. and want TO retract what
1 said" said Mrs. Wilkinson Il see It Is just the
same as an interchange Of professors
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
REPORT ON PRISONS HERE
Commission Tells of Conditions IN
TariOus Institutions.

Albany. Nov. u (SpeciaD.-The State Prison Com
mission made public its report on recent inspections
of the Ludlow jail. the Essex Market prison.
the New York penitentiary Blackwells Island
and other institutions to-day. In the report the
commission states that II is great waste to carry
on such large establishment as the Ludlow street
Jail as when the inspection was made there We're
only ten prisoners IN the institution.
In speaking Of the Essex Market prison great
credit is given Michael F. WhaIen, the head keep
cr and II is suggested that on account OF the
crowded condition Of this institution some plan be
devised whereby the Ludlow street Jail may he
used TO confine of its prisoners. The pris-
oners of the New York penitentiary w@e almost
all idle according to the report and something
should be done whereby they may be kept at work
eight hours day
The condition OF tho Suffolk County jail a.
Riverhoad Long Island found To he poor
Praise is given to Joseph F. Scott. general super
intendent of the New York State Reformatory, for
the condition OF that institution, and also 10 the
officials in charge of the Nassau County Jail at
MineOla
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
". T. BAKER TESTS WRONG,
Doctor Noe Says He Was Probably
Killed by AIcOhOI Poisoning.

Walter F. Baker, who died suddenly under pecul-
lar circumstances. could hardly be called a martyr
to science. but a report from Boston last night
makes il appear that the discovery that he did
die OF choral hydratc poisoning coincident
with the discovery that the recognized tests for
choral are az fault. Tt this difficulty
cOuntered by DIR. BOos. formerly OF the 1Iassa-
chusetts General Hospital that led 20 the belief
for a time that Baker had been poisoned as he said
he was when he collapsed after drinking glass
of whisky In the Hotel Ralto, in West 4ith street.
Whether or not Edward F. Baker. his brother,
will drop the matter now IS uncertain. He has all
along said that his brother the victim OF a
plot and has spent thousands Of dollars in having
the investigated by detectives. District Ator-
new Koester OF HackensaCk. said yesterday that he
had received no communication from Edward Ba-
ker and that the evidence submitted 10 him by ths
prvate detectives was not sufficient TO call for any
action by him.
Dr. Boos IN describing his examination of the
bodv said that the color test. which is accepted
bv all textbooks chemistry, Indicated the pres
ence Of choral hydrate-"knOckOut drops. He
communicated this fact 10 the dead mans brother
and at once the detectives became active in looking
into the purpose of Walter Bakers many visits 10
New York
Meanwhile DIT. Boos applied a further test by
using caustIc soda TO produce choroforn from the
supposed choral compound The reaction was not
successful. Or. Boos, by working out tine formula.
became convinced that the textbook tests were
wrong and that Baker died probably Of alcoholic
DOsODfuE
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
NEW FIREBOAT LAUNCHED.
The Mayor at Newburg Says Kind Things
About the Department.

Mayor Mcclellan was In Newburg yesterday
afternoon attending the launching Of the freboat
Cornelius W. Lawrence He left the city at 8
o'clock in the morning IN Chief Croker'S aUtOmo-
bile. accompanied by Chief Croker. Commissioner
O'Rricn OF the Department of Water supply, Gas
and Electricity and Fire Commissioner Lantry
The ireboat was named by Miss Muriel Winthrop
daughter of EEerton Winthrop, president of the
Board of Education, and a Great-great- grand
daughter Of Mayor Lawrence. The launching took
place at 2:S0 o'clock. The Lawrence is the fourth
frehoat he launched In Mayor McClellan's term
Of office and is 100 feet long - feet beam, and has
a depth of S feet. She will have engines of $40
horsepower. She is shorter than the other boats
and is designed for close-quarter work
Mayor Mcclellan at the launching said. in part;
When ] became Mayor I resolved that would
do all that could give the department ap-
parntus requisite 10 its needs. Thanks 10 the help
of three most efficient commissioners, Mr.. Hayes.
Mr. O'Brien and Mr.. Lantry; thanks 70 the help
of Chief Croker. I have succeeded. Only the other
fire apparatus unequaled-
In taking the Cornelius Lawrence from her build
ers and placing her in the hands Gf the New York
Fire Department. ! DO so. sure that am giving
almost perfect instrument into the hands Of al
most perfect wOrkmen. May ship and crew he al
WAYS worthy of each other!
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
FIGHT FOR PLATr.wooD PAPERS,

Thomas Collier Platt United States Senator
through representative of Tracy, Boardman g.
Platt. his attorneys, applied 10 Justice O'Gorman
in the Supreme Court yesterday for an order di-
recting the papers deposited by. Joseph Day Lee
as counsel for Mae C Wood, in the County Clerk s
office, TO remain there. These papers consist Of
what purports 10 be a certificate of marriage be-
tween Miss Wood and Senator Platt which she
declares. took place in the Fifth Avenue Hotel
and letter to her from Mr.. Platt in which he ad-
mits. according to the plaintiff. her marriage to
him. Senator Platt. in an affidavit, declares that
the alleged marriage certificate is part of a plot
and the letter a forgery prepared by the plaintiff
TO establish marriage and manufactured by said
plaintiff establish such" Opposing counsel held
that the papers had been in tho possession of the
County Clerk long enough 10 be photographed and
asked that they be returned to the counseIs Office
where they could be had at any time
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
SYNDICATE IMPATIENT
Woodruf disks More Time to Col.
lect Notes for PhiIadelphians

Long promises and short fulhlnent ,r
the way in which representative OF the Philada1-
phia syndicate which attempted to purchase g.
Provident Savings Life Assurance Society fror, =
r. and o. F. Thomas characterized yesterday - =
who attempting to effect an amicabIs ss.t1.
ment of the differences between the two in,ara-t
by the OF the 100000 in notes and the soS
900 cash which the Philadephians gave ~.
Thomases.
Despite the best efforts of Timothy I. voosr,,..
he failed to gain possession OF the remaining ssTs
900 in notes yesterday. About noon he saIa =
thought he would be able TO do during the cor-,
of the afternoon. but he had long talk yr,tI
Morgan ]. OBrien and Judge Bartch. OF coupzaI
for the syndicate. and told them he would have I,
have more time.
In the early evening Mr. O'Brien said th.+
believed Mr.. Woodruff would ultimately be success.
full. 'I feel rather confident now he said cha.
the affair can be settled amicably. 1t may taka
several days longer. but l think Mr. Wooarpns
will succeed in his efforts to get the rest OF thu
notes.
On the other hand other representatives OF M.
syndicate took more pessimistic view Promises
nothing but promises" OF them exclaimed
1--WE want our notes back We are getting raths.
tired Of the way this matter is dragging along and
I can assure you that as we see our in
terests being jeopardzed will certainly taxa
drastic action. which means legal action"
The banks holding the so-called Coyle notes
which the Thomases hypOthecated. also work
Ing Tor an arnicd0le settlement. IheSe notes ara
secured by Thomas collateral In the shape or
Provident Life stock and Western Ice COMPANY
bonds. and they feel that IL the syndicate carries
the case the courts the value OF their collateral
must inevitably depreciate. Consequently, they OF
necessity allies OF Mr.. Woodruff in his Efforts
to effect an adjustment These banks have asked
representatives of the syndicate TO accede TO Mr.
Woodruffs request for time. and have assured
counsel for the syndicate of their cooperation Ia
effecting a settlement and getting the notes out
To-day there will be another meeting of the In
terests involved at which John ]. Coyle and other
Phadelphians will be present. will Mr.. Wood
ruff and counsel for both parties Any day may
see the settlement Of the affair.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
FEEL STUPID"
Brain Troubled by Coffee.

People don't like TO be considered stupid, even
If they feel that way, but many persons who
persist in drinking coffee year after year have
spells when they feel like thick idiots.
Il have been badly bothered with stomach
trouble caused by coffee for many years" writes
Ky. man, "and many times felt like stupid
with severe burning In my stomach after eat
ing and great amount Of sour belchlng
-Four months ago quit coffee and began TO
use Postum instead. ! have had none Of the
old trouble since. have gained flesh and don't
think I have failed to eat a hearty meal since
quit coffee.
Il feel can't praise Postum enough for the
change IL has made In Inc. I did not like 1t so
well ar first didn't boil 1t enough now we boil
II according 10 directions on pkg and like it
as well as coffee. which shall never use again
Name given by Postum Cereal Co. Ltd Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the book. THE Road to
Wellviise," In pkgs. There's Reason"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
UPSTATE P. S. BOARD GIVES HEARING
Erie and Central Accused of Having Insult
fcient Number of Trainmen

Albany. Nbv. 12.-The Public Service Commission
IN the I'd District gave hearings this afternoon on
tho complaints filed with 1t that an insufficient
number of trainmen employed on the passen-
trains by the Erie Railroad Company and an
insufficient number of hrakemen on the freight
trains OF the Pcnns ylvania division of the New
York Central & Hudson River Railroad COMPANY
George +. Brownell appeared for the Erie. and Ira
\. Place for the New York Central. Arthur w
Evans, representing the brotherhood of Railway
Trainmen. makes tn" complaint He appeared in
person before the commission.
In testfyng against the Erie Mr. Evans asserted
that in some cases porters were used as trainmen
TO nag trains ]. G. Stuart general manager of the
Erie, testified for the company lie denied that in
sufficient employed
Mr. Evans. when asked by Chairman Stevens if he
would produce witnesses to support his complaint
that tho New York Central was operating freight
ncient number of men, said that the emploves of
the road would testify fear that they might
he discharged from the service.
Chairman Stevens replied that while he did NOT
believe that any railroad company would take such
action against .employc. this commission will
that any man who comes before II 10 tell the
truth is not discharged directly or Indirectly for
such action"
Mr. Place assured the commission that none Of
the employees of the New York Central need fa,,.
that they will lose their situations II called on 70
testify.
General Manager p r. Crowley Superintendent
u. w. Dennan and Trainmaster f. A Clark called
by Mr. Place, testified that freight trains on tho
Pennsylvania division of the Central were arnnI,,
equipped with operating
1t was determined that the commission should
have practical railroad go over the road in
company with Mr. Evans and report as 10 the
actual conditions
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
NEW THAN TESTIMONY.
Mss SimOnton Promises to Change
Entire Complexion of Case.

Pittsburg, Nov 12.-NIiss Ida Veronica Simon
ton. of this city, whose name was frequently
mentioned at the first trial Of Harry K. Thaw
at New York, returned home to-day. after
spending a year and a half in the jungles of
Africa. Concerning the second Thaw trial. Miss
Simonston said
II will go to New York and will testify in
the Thaw case. I have not been subposnaed, but
will answer a summons from either side. My
testimony will change the whole complexion of
the case. The story told by Mrs. Charles ].
Holman of her being deserted in London is true.
1 will not say which side my testimony will
favor"
Miss Simonton arrived on the steamship
Amerka last Saturday. While approaching land
a wireless message was received by the captain
OF the ship. asking II Miss Simonton was on
board.
THE captain came TO me-" said Miss simon
ton, and said he had received the wireless. and
asked II 1 was there. told him no. and he
Marconied back that he knew nothing about it"
When the ship arrived at Hoboken, Miss
Simonton said that a detective met her as she
stepped from the gangpIank He followed her
10 hotel and sat in the parlor while she was
there. He watched her every move hoping that
she would step inside of New York State so he
could serve a subpoena on her. but she antici-
pated such move and took IA train at Jersey
City
The news from Pittsburz yesterday that Miss Ida
Vera Simonton. who went abroad 10 bring Mrs
J. C. Holman back To this country would come here
to testify against Harry Thaw at his second trial
did not appear 70 perturb the defence last night
Miss Shnonton anxious not be witness
nj the first trial OF Thaw for killing Stanford
White that she went TO Africa to dodge a sub
pPna server Her testimony. IL she goes on the
stand viii deal only with the alleged neglect Of
exciting times the Thaws had IN Europe.
Martin w. IAttleton said last night that the
womsn's testimony reported TO him appeared
10 be nothing than collection of the stories
current about the doings OF Thaw and Evelyn Nes-
hit abroad. and would not have much bearing on
the case. The defFgce. which will probably be
insanity. is now practically ready II insanity is
the defence it is said that the womans testimony
concerning Thaw's actions and eccentricities will
be Of about much valuo to the defence as to
the prosecution The trial is down for the first
Monday IN December,
Both counsel for Thaw and the prosecution knew
that Miss Simonton her way TO this coun-
try. presumably on the Amerika, and sent several
wireless messages 70 that and other incoming
steamers due the last OF the week asking if she
was on board. In each case the captain answered
that she not. Her name appears on no pas
senger list OF any steamer of last week all az
rivals were watched BY detectives. The young
woman eluded them all, however and went at once
to Pittsburg While she says that she arrived here
last Saturday, II reported that she had been
seen and positively identified in Pittsburg about
month ago She came out yesterday with the
statement that she wanted to help convict Thaw.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
IN GOD WE TRUST" J"
Ministers DiUided an Opinion Re-
garding Dropping of the Motto.

The clergymen of New York divided the
question which has been raised by the dropping
from the gold eagle OF the motto I'm God
We Trust" The Right Rev David H. Greer.
Bishop Potter's coadjutor told Tribune reporter
last night that he attached real significance 10
the motto. but that he thought IL would be unde-
srabIe to have II removed.
Il have never believed" said Bishop Greer, "that
there was a moral reason for the inscription In the
first place. But there IS sentimental signincanoe
attached to IT, and believe that since IL mas peeh
on the United States coins so long II shouiu hol
be erased. 1 have seen as yet no speclai reason
why II should be left off. and feel that IL "ould
ba almost a reputation OF the sentiment If 1t
were"
The Rev. DIR. J. Ross Stevenson the pastor OF
the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, said that
I,e had not been able attend the meeting or the
PRESBYTERIAN ministers the afternoon before.
where the question brought up. and had not
given the matter any thought. He referred to the
Rev c. r. McAfee. pastor of the Lafayette Ave
nue. Presbyterian Church, Brooklyn, who SAID ne
did not think the motto on the coin made men
trust more in God. but he sorry II had been
left off.
The Rev Thomas r. scor. minister Of All Souls
Unitarian Church No 245 Fourth avenue, disagreed
with this view Of the matter. lie said he thought
the motto on the coins had no significance ana
that It was msapplied energy in protesting against
leaving It off.
ministers waste a great deal Of their time dis
cussing such trivialties," said Mr.. Sicer. The
coin as designed is a work Of art by ono OF our
greatest artists and If he thought best to leave OH
the motto 1 don't see what objection there can oe
70 It, You can't leave God out Of anything on
earth and I don't what difference 1t makes
whether His is there or not. Some people
object to the fact that His name is nowhere IN the
Constitution. and would like to have II inserted
somewhere They don't to have thought OF
+he fact that His name doesn't appear on any OF
our paper money. think a discussion of the ques-
ton 4 waste OF time
New-York tribune., 1907-11-13
LITUANIA PASSENGERS HERE

The scandinavian American liner United States
brought to port yesterday 72s passengers from the
Russian steamer Iituania, which went aground
off the Danish coast bound from IAbau for Rot
terdam and New York. The steamer met with
the accident in the daytime in a dense fog Tug
boats sent from Copenhagen took off the passen-
gers who mainly in the steerage and landed
them in the Danish city. where they were cared
for and subsequently put aboard the United States
for New York.
The purser and the captain of the Lituania stood
by the steamer until every one was taken ashore,
and their presence Of mind throughout the danger
situation praised highly yesterday by the
Lituania's passengers. The ship subsequently
lightered and towed to Copenhagen for repairs
The captain remained with her. but the purser
came TO New York with the passengers on the
United Stater