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New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
MANY HEAR DIR. MORGAN.
Sermon Inspired by Poem Sent to
Minister bu UOmGn.

One OF the largest congregations th"t mas ever
attended the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
gathered there yesterday morning TO hear the Rev
Dr. c. Campbell Morgan preach. His text was
taken from St Mark Y. p. quoting the words OF
Jesus "One thing thou lackest: follow me
Before the sermon DR.. Morgan told his listeners
that he had been inspired to preach the sermon
by a poem sent to him by a woman. whose name
he could not dvulge nor permit the publication OK
the poem without a violation Of confidence
Go sell what thou hath and follow me, Dr-
Morgan said Jesus told the rich man. the ruler
and governor who sought Jesus. called him master
and asked for eternal life. Jesus may have meant
for him 10 sell all he had AMI give to the
poor What the ruler lacked IN order 20 find light
was the element Of control / hear sometimes OF
self-n,ade men | never met one Man cannot make
himself 4 Roman soldier has said: L am under
authority and have under me That Is the
true relationship Of life No control or
govern until he has been under authority one
thing they ack-GOd!
DR. Morgan said the wealthy ruler who sought
Jesus and asked for explanation OF the riddle
OF the universe and of his soul called Jesus master
and kneIt before him. and Yet this OF power
was not in the habit OF kneeng before a peasant
because he was good. DIR. Morgan closed by saying;
You will never he the after the sermon
you have heard this moTnug-nOt my voice. but
the word o God What you going 10 do? The
preacher has done. and may God help you 10
begin
In his prayer Or. Morgan said: 1T is hard 10
escape the things of the market place even in the
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
NEW4Rk DEEP SEA PORT.
Ship Channel for Ocean Going Graft
To BE Dug an PGSsalc RiTer.

Simultaneous with the starting of meadow recia-
nation operations on the Newark meadows Wolh
will be begun next Thursday by federal CONTRACTORS
TO dredge a deep water channel through Newark
Bay and the Passaic River. and commercial inter
IN Newark jubilant with the Thought tha'
the campaign to connect that city with the ocean
has succeeded.
The contract for king waterway deep enough
for oceangoing steamships awarded last week
to the Midland Land and Improvement Company,
subsidiary Of the Hackensack Meadows Company
and is expected that the work will be completed
within three years. The channel will extend from
the Kill yon KuII the bridge of the Greenwood
Lake Railroad. a distance of eleven miles Inc
specifications cali for waterway sixteen feet deep
at low tide, which will mean twenty-oue feet AZ
high tide and average width of three hundred
feet from the Kill to the Erie Railroad bridge at
Fourth and 260 feet for the rest of the way
1t is calculated that four million yards OF ma
terial will be eXc3vated and il will be used Tor
filling in three thousand of the Hackensacil
meadows abutting the PasSaic and HackensacN
rivers. The reclaimed land will be used for rail-
road yards and industrial enterprises are also ex-
pected TO settle in the vicinity.
The dredging will be paid for out of an appro-
priatfon OF 100000 made by Congress last winter.
OF that sum s250,000 is available.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
EXPLOSION KILLS Two.
Fire Others SeUerely Burned IN DC
cidenf on WOtOr Boat.

Tiyerton r L. Aug 1S.-A gasolehe 'ahN III
a motor boat in the Seaconnet hi'ef eNp'o
tonight causing the death OF two peIS"'i' '''N
sarinus INJURIES to five others. The boat was
10 footer owned by Joseph chouinard' oi '"
River and contained fourteen young PEI SUE
who had been trip To Newport irp" az
piver and had stopped at Tiverton on their re-
turn. ~
The dead are: George Antuya, eishteeh
,..ors old and lydia Mercier seventeen years
old Josenh Chouinard was badly injured apou'
tho head and arms and Joseph Berner' Nus.
Durand Marie Moreau and Albertlna Dui'
were severely burned. Ambulances "ei' ~
moned from Fall River TO convey the injured 10
the hospital in that city.
The boat had reached a point a little north
of the New York. New Haven & Hartford kai-
road bridge over the Seaconnet River "heh the
exnlosion occurred and the fourteen young men
and women on board were hurled into the
water. All except Miss Mercier and George
Antuya were rescued by motor boats "HiOH
nut out from the river bank.
Joseph Chouinard, who in charge OF the
boat kept several of the young women anoat
until the rescuers reached them, although ne
was himself suffering severely from burns. Inc
other members of the party besides those ai-
ready mentioned were Joseph Lambert, Albert
Lacrosse AIphOnse Reul. Albert Durand, ~
Morneau Florentino Morneau and H. n
Chounard. Beyond the wetting and the shock
they suffered no injury and were able to go
to their homes after they had been cared for
by friends here.
Several physicians who were summoned
dressed the burns of the injured ones, after
which they were conveyed to Fall River in am
balances It is believed that all will ultimately
recover.
The bodies of the drowned not recov-
cred TO. night.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
RUDE MOTORM4N MOBBED
1ttached By CrO7gd Of goo When He
Knocks Dozen PASSENGER.

Incensed because they had him lit pas
senger over the head with his controller. Telling
him the ground. two hundred men and women
late last night attacked Terence Dillon of No 2ss
Avenue A. a motorman Of a Crosstown 18th street
car at First avenue. and it took nearly a dozen
policemen to rescue him.
The uotorman finally locked up in the East
22d street station on the charge Of felonious as
sault and the passenger. George Heller OF ~"
800 East nth street taken 10 Bellevue Hospi-
tai where his condition said TO be serious
When Heller boarded the car he felt Ill, and
went 20 the trent platform 10 get fresh air 1t Is
alleged that Dillon pushed him back and then
hit him over the head. Heller fell TO the street
Passengers picked him up, and one kicked the
motorman and knocked him down. Then the
crowd bounced on him. and he was being roughly
handled when Patrolman Elliott arrived Draw
ing his revolver and nightstick. the policeman
cot the rnotorInan into a hallway. and then raped
for assistance Sergeant McI-arkin and several
policenen quickly arrived. and with great dlrl-
Guilty got the crowd back.
In the mean time Dr. Rice summoned from
Bellevue Hospital and found that Heller had re-
ceived a cash fifteen inches long in his head. He
said he feared that he also suffering from a
fracture OF the skull The motoTman was also
taken TO the hospital. where his cuts and bruises
were DIRE ssed before he was locked up.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
RECTOR .STTRS q. n. II.
Flag on Coffin RemoUed Fifteen
Years Ago Brings Caustic Letter.

Patterson Aug Is CSpecialI.-Grand Army circles
here are aroused over a communication sent to
George T Rowlcc. secretary o. FarraSut Post. ny
i1}a Rev George NJ DorwarJ. rector of the Episco-
nal church OF the Holy Communion The Gem
n,llncafion was : reply to letter sent TO me
clergyman by direction of the post stating that tho
Grand Army would attend the funeral services
OF :, comrade at the Church Of the Holy Com
munion.
we consider that $here is no place 100 sacred
for the American flag" Secretary Rowlee says in
his letter and our experience at your church WIN
tha body Of Cnrnrade Samuel [ rmson is still fresh
in cur memory"
In r:ply the Rcv. Nr Dorwart wrote:
Your iu7pertinent communicat tion is gross mis-
statement of facts and in q degree saVorS OF
calumny In the first place. challenge you 10
produce any evidence that invited your post l"
take charge Of the funeral of Mr.. Albutt. The re-
s,,,,s,ili,v for said invitation the post rests
uron you. and / must, therefore. brand your pr
s1nptuous act as malicious and you as bassed'
unprincpled and contemptihie beng 90 "o' say
man. because you seem to have lost. if you ever
the rest your communication Is based on-a gross
fabrication and challenge yoo 10 P'"uN'5
dence the contrary.
T'l. experi ence that Secretary Rowlee speaks ol
WAS the refusal OF Mr.. Dorwart to permit the
coffin containing the body of Samuel Urmson d
member of Farragut Post, TO enter the church
Until the American flag was removed from inc
bier. That incident occurred fifteen years ago
The invitation to the post TO take charge OF the
funeral OF Conrade Albutt. according to SecretaI!
Rowlee. came from the Rev. Mr.. DOrwart through
Duffort & Vandelvoort. undertakers- None Of the
Grand Army men attended the funeral
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
NAME NOT III PHONE BOOK, SUES.
Paterson Man Says Omission Prevented Sale
of --,roperty Valued at $4,000.

Paterson, y. J.. Aug. lS--A novel suit has been
started by Louis F. Iiotard. of Browertown against
the New York and New Jersey Telephone Com
pany Through his counsel. Henry Marell. of this
city. Mr.. Liotard seeks damages to the extent of
$1,000 being the price of piece Of property that
Mr Idotard alleges he might have sold. but didn't
Mr.. Iiotard relates IN his plea that for fifteen
years he has been "A subscriber to the use of the
telephoDe In the last of the phone directory
his name was omitted. It appears that Mr.. Liotard
has "A piece of property which is valued at $1,000
for which he found customer in the person of
George + Holden OF New York.
Mr.. Holden to Paterson to look at the prop
erty Mr. Holden. according TO the story told by
Mr. Iiotard tried call up Mr. Lotard the
telephone Failing to find Mr.. Iiotard's name in
the book he called up central and asked whether
Mr. Tiotard had phone. According to Mr..
IIotard his customer was told he was not sub
scriber Mr.. Holden returned 10 New York and
the sale of the property WAS all off. Hence, the
suif
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
NEGROES FOES REBUKED.
THlmdns, Farddmdns and DirOHs
Denounced from the Pulpit.

\ large audience Of negroes shouted loud ''amens''
yesterday morning and made other demonstrations
Of satisfaction the Bridge Street African Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. of Brooklyn while the Rev.
\. r. Cooper. formerly of Georgia. but now the
pastor of this church. denounced the Dixons Var
damans and Tillmans of the South. and declared
that some time God Almighty was going to
turn the world upside down and the enemies OF
the negro with il.
No Dixon, TiInan Vardarnan nor anybody
else get in the way OF God he said. Dixon
claims to be a Gospel minister. hut the grace of
God has never touched his heart II it had he
would not he arraying class of people against
the other"
In discussing the negro. he said.
THE trouble Is that "A people are like the
lsraelites-we are always srumblng. There were
people who more favored of God than the
Israelites. He was with them by day led them
by night and fed them when they were hungry
yet they grumbed and grumbled all the time.
There being submitted many solutions
of the negro problem, but there is race prob
lem. But there is "a grace problem. which is Il
task that has been set before the negro. aud no.
body solve that problem but the negro himself
There Is race that is far apart is the
negro. Every race gets together but him. The
Jews. the Italians and all tho other races seek
social unity, but not with the negro IIO should
not be antagonistic 10 anybody. hut should here
on earth make "A heaven In which go 20 heaven
God help the negro realize this fact and the
further fact that the blood of Gods Son take
away all sin from mems hearts: that truth will
make us all brothers. bring light into darkness
and will bring the out conquercr-
II can hear the trampings Of thousands
who have been burned and murdered the South
but God is marshalng His host. and will lead
the 10 TRIUMPH
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
KITTEN BLOCKS CAR LINE.
Girl zcith Saucer of DIR Lures o.
structiOn to Safety.

Listen. gentle reader, and you viii hear how
small girls Wit and saucer of milk were enough
to start up traffic which had been sady-almost
hoDeIossIv II locked to the men passeRgeTs-ds-
Iaved on the S1nith street line in Brooklyn las,
night IL also ended string Of harsh laHguass
from the aforesaid occupants of the car s0othed
the tender sensibiIities of the equally indignant
women passengers. and caused William McCoT-
mack the conductor to calculate Co. the thing.
anyv-av,'- yrher, he had got his verbal iaTbastng
Possibly the little gray kitten that dashed out &c
Scbwfkert's deIicatessen store near TIE corner %
Atlantic avenue and Smith street when the car
came to a stop did no. know that this was due -
regulation Of the company A. any rate. il
under tEs car. and also under the gaze Of Mrs
Annie Ninck OF No. IL CIermont avenue. whO was
-itting therein Mrs. Ninck just put her foot down
vyhen she saw Mccormack start 10 pun the bell
rome 20 signal Go ahead and said he shouldn't
Moreover he was brute TO think - II, In y
minute the car was in uproar
The shades Of night were falling fast and Us
men messengers were eager 20 be landed at Coney
Island but the women sided with Mrs. Iinek At
lash in deSpera tiou several of the men lt matches
and got down hunt for Tn cause OF all the fuss
hut the kitten only sat tight wHen NcCcrular <
nIaaded With her 20 BE- her way, and lef the ca-
90 too Cars were beginning 70 BE- stalled for a
distance of several blocks along Smith street when
With saucer OF milk. Puss saw, came out and
tasted. Then Mccormack let out his unfeeling -
mark and the car started again for Coney island.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
HISTORIC OLD keller TAVERN SOLD.
Bought by Cass Gilbert, New York Architect,
for a Summer Home.

Derby. Conn.. Aug. IS (SpeciaD-Cass Gilbert. A
New York architect. has just purchased the old
KeeIer Tavern at Ridgefield from Miss Anna Res
sequie. and will occupy it summer home. The
tavern was built 1876, and owned in the
Revolutionary period by Timothy Keeler. Al the
battle of Ridgefed April &c. I777, struck By
a cannon ball which still IS ilnbedded IN Of the
walls. ...-..
The tavern stood the old post road between
the Hudson and the Sound. Jerome Bonaparte
passed his honeymoon there with his bride, the
beautiful Elizabeth Patterson OF Baltimore Gen
eral Lafayette stayed there in 1924 the guest Of
jeremiah KeeIer. who served under him in the
Revolution so galIantly that Lafayette presented
his own sword to him az Yorktown. For 40 years
the tavern has been SIS the possession OF the Keel
ers or their descendants, and until has not
changed hands by deed. Mrs. Cass Gilbert is a
descendant OF its first owner. Mr.. Gilbert is de-
scended from Jonathan Gilbert, who came to Con-
necticut is 1913.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN IN EUROPE

1t is long since the Alpine club began u -
plore its numerous mountain ranges "''-4 -,
those of Central Europe. Nearly forty -
ago they attacked tine Caucasus TIE ''' -
government ha once organized a l,iH'"s ,iH's-,t
the ascent of EIburz. but neither ths e1 $50
nor his STAFF could reach tine summit Ho"s,
the general looked through "a telescope tah-,.g -
that he saw a COssack in the clouds an'Ve- ''--s4
reperted that. though he himself baa ' -
somewhat short of the summit. one OF llS Us !,
lowers had been successful IN TeS'i,|7 -.
Afterward questions arose as 70 the el'uNS S--.sb
sack and I'm the year lstS DpuEI@s -
aaId theu editor Of The Alpine Journa.
q. 4. Tucker Fellow of University C"''es. 80
ford. aud ire late n W. Moore. honorary %
tary of the club had the proud dis.i'O '-.-.t -,rt
making what was undoubtedly the MS - ~
of the easternmOst of its twin ptnhaCie'' = ,bs
robbins Mont Blanc of IT'S repu'@, aver
highest mountain I'm Europe.-Dundee Awe
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
IOWA SHERLOCK ABsENTMINDED-

Orange Aug. II tSpecial'-A man Who said thar
~ vas = z Searon Of EIdora Iowa and that
he was county attorney there. came 70 police head
quarters in Orange to-day in state - sTeat asl-
tation ana asked the police 10 make a ssarch ior
his satchel which in IA moment OF aosentHlhu
einess he had left in the street Mr. SsS''h ''A
the police that he had come East % take uo ui'
tbrsadS ~ a murder mystery and that one Of the
threads led through the Oranges
Mr. Sea;on said tnat he had strolied ol' on Na.'
street to get a trolley The ear was 81 ons ii
arrivin, that he hIrriedly climbed aboard toFs-'-
ting all about his grip. which he had allowed Z"
repose on the ground while he waiteA ~
Orange he thought Of the bag and raced oacN !"
the spot but the grip was gone NIr. Seaton said
the bag contained some uuinportaut papers 'l
value only To him. lie did not SO deeply mo >
discussion of the murder case out West He sai
THAI If the poIce found the satchel they eoud snip
il TO. him ct EIdora-
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
IN THE NOW THERE, M0LLY-0.
You Can't Get Down, You Needn't Frown, So
Be the Bride of jim" Your Beau.

Montvile. Y J. Aug. is CspaciaI).-While Miss
Molly O'Hagan employed farm in hontville
up q haymow gathering eggs to-day. James
Moran. a young farmer, who had long. but unsuc-
cessfully sought her hand in marriage. stealtllly
removed the ladder. and kept her prisoner in her
lofty station until she promised TO be his wife
Moran the adjoining farm II was an oT-
perfume time. The family had all driven to the
old Dutch Reformed Church 10 attend the services.
leaving Miss Molly 10 cook TIE dinner She did
moi knew WHO haI removed the ladder. and called
Moran. whom she heard going by whistinS-
The latter entered the barn. and Molly pleaded
with him 20 place the ladder. but the young
farmer only kept declaring his love.
IF YOU have any love in you said Molly, let
me down: my dinner viii he spoiled
-.uiT yeu be my &ife?" asked the persistent
young
As her case seemed hopeless and she could al
most smell the dinner burning Molly finally sur
rendered her heart 20 -'Jims" keeping
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
TEDDY BEARS T4BOOED.
Not One IN Long Branch Doll Pa
radf-Regdtfd 1tfrdcts Many.

Long Branch. Aug Is (Specisp-Thirty little
girls took part in the second annual dolls parade
I'm Long Branch yesterday While the promoters
evaded publicity till the parade was held. u got
nOsed around where the little folks would paIsue'
and a large number OF persons gathered n car
rfsses and automobiles 20 view the miniature pa
geant Teddy bears were tahOOed. although aP-
pIicaJOns for entries were numerous
The prize winners were as follows FIRST prl%e'
Aida WOoIley: second prize. Dorothy Van brunt'
third prize. Dorothy Doran and Olve Jackson
fourth prize. Milton and Margaret Wei=e-
The weekly regatta of the Meadow Yacht CtHn
of Sea Bright yesterday attracted many from OF
OF town. The was wor by w b. f''tss
RIacksheep Bayard Dominicks Trouble secoh4
and Dr. y II. HOUghton's Bacillus third
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
FALLS OVER A 75-FOOT CLIFF.
Paterson Man Lands in Water and Is Fshed
Out by Alert Policeman
IBy TELEGRAPH to The Tribune.

Paterson. N J., Aug. 1S.-Stephen Phillips, OF
No "a Chestnut street. while making his way
through the Passaie Falls grounds a relatives
home l o'clock this morning fell off the cliff
into the falls basin, a distance of seventy-fve
feet His wife screamed for help, and Patrolman
Cirvano responded. He yelled the cliff TO
Phillips but expected no answer. the falls basin
Is a mass of sharp pointed rocks and powders.
Phillips landed In the water. however. and replied.
Cirvano telephoned TO the police station for the
longest rope in the department and then got a
large boat from the Passaic River above the falls
20 the Spruce street side OF the falls hasin where
there is declivity seventy feet TO the waters
edge The boat taken down with great diff
Guilty and launched In the darkness Phillips
1sIed out His face and bruised. and
when these dressed he went home with his
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
DID HOME WEEK FOR HARYLANDeRS.

Fsatfirnore Aug Is CSpeciaD--SIarylan nd is send
in. invitations to her and daughters scattered
everywhere TO come 20 grand reunion. and Is
making extensive preparations 10 give them week
Of Joyous entertainment. old Home week covers
the 1s-es October -. The celebration VIII In
oluae al electrical pageant, a grand military and
naval display gathering of patriotic societies.
parade and ball by fraiernal orders. big con-
cert and a night carnival. There will also be n
special pilgrimage to Annapolis on Peggy Stewart
uay which falls i'm Old Home Week
The invitations are being sent out by Governor
Edwin waTfield in the name OF the state All per-
zons who have information Of the whereabouts OF
former Alarylanders are urged to forward names
and addresses 20 the secretary Of the association
Room Coz Fidelity Building. this city.
New-York tribune., 1907-08-19
EXPLAINS BIG MERGER.
Counsel of Public Serzice Corpora
t;or Denies StocL, Watcring.

Criticism, of tho iDpending merger Of traction
properties controlled 10y the Public service VI
poration of New Jersey into one system 10 be
known as the Public Service Railway Corporation
has caused Frank Bergen general counsel If the
Public Service TO issue formal statement in de
fence of the scheme will ne voted on by the
stockholders of trolley lines affected tomorrow
Mr.. Bergen said
little than four years ago =, thG t, fgoaf to ont
Service Corporation purchased nearly an th SS3h s1
of the North Jersey Street Railway company. Slo,-
Raivyfy GomraIv, s.0 o6i 600: the Elizabeth Plain
field & Central Jersey Street Railway COMPANY:
the Eiizaieth & Raritan Street Railway Company: my:
100000, making in all $io0q0N@ An ,niS cent S[9Jt
The stock Of The Eiza6en & f5 f1f,tan Eidetv trust
Company. security for perpetual ln.ereS. li had
ing certificates which the PGbiic ,iS1rchSed STTTnSs a'
The tracks Of these companies are conhecit thgb @
are practically operated as one s SS ef hooks and
four different bodies Of officials and empoSSF = SSsntra
Jersey and the Elizabeth & Raritan Street Ral.-
way Company were consolidated INTO a C"1rP',n of
rcd a. :, 6 O or 81 80 600 less than the aggre-
gat ar,C1,Tt on of canjtsI Of the constituent com
panies More recently the directors Of tne ta NpIo
Street Railway Company ana the United Rallway
Company Of Central Jersey. have made tit an az to
coniirn4tion by the stockholders, at meetings
~ 3 "9 na S comnany has been fixed at s3soeoo9 or
s1GN090 less than the aggregate cap!al S'oTh in
crease of capital the plan when carried out VIII
effect a decrease Of 100000 ,,,,r,.
All of the ss 600 of oc Of tre nfM w bs
deposited with the Fidelity Trust Company, N
exchange for like amount originally deposIteti
with thai company when the perpetual interest
bearing certificates issued. The adNallI.dsSs
10 The street railway companies viii be united
system with a single set Of officials and EN-
pioves in place Of four connected plants not legally
united. , -, ,. not cooI
repeat therefore, that the plan does not con- on
template or permit of any stock watering. IN IN
the contrary the result will be to reduce lhS
amount Of street railway stock heretofore issued
IL, be and still GMtStandlns.