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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
FAVOR AUTO POST ROAD
Horsemen Nosc Interested IN Pro
posed High1cay on Aqueduct.

Horsemen are becoming interested in the pro-
sect TO give automobilists exclusive highway
over the land of the new Catskiu AQueduct. DR..
II. D. GIL. president of the Road Drivers Asso-
citation, is one Of The supporters of the plan. and
at the meeting January will bring the pro-
5ect before that body and endeavor to secure its
support DIR. Gill when last evening. said:
The project to give automobilists highway
along the line Of the aqueduct is good one from
the horsenaan's point of view, and 1 feel sure
that majority of horsemen will indorse the
idea AS / understand the plan the highway
would be exclusively for automobsts who
could run on il at a normal rate Of speed for
the automobile. There is doubt that if such
a road existed IL would reduce the temptation
70 speed on ordinary highways where there are
horses at the same time 1t would. reduce the
congestion of other roads. There is no reason
why there should be racing on such highway,
because ii would be easy for officers to check
excessive speeding or to a system of blocks
There is no question at all that such a road
would be of benefit to horsemen. The chief
trouble for drivers now is that the ordinary
roads automobiles dart and turn in and out
among the horses. An automobile can stop
much more quickly than horse, and this makes
IL difficult, and even dangerous, for the driver.
But own ar automobile also. and for me- as an
autonaobilist. such road would be desirable as
then could run my machine at its normal rate
without being in fear that would worry horse
i
Andrew Crawford who is nominated for the
presidency of the Road Drivers Association at
the next election, said:
Let the automoblisrs use the Catskili Auue-
duct as highway by all means, and then the
speeding laws be better observed the
ordinary public roads. l suppose il is not in
human nature for who has a forty mile
machine TO plod along at ten miles hour.
Probably only small percentage Of the auto
nobflists reckless. but these are sufficient to
make the horsenan dread a ''honki honki" be-
hind him these days. On the other hand the
automobile is among in great numbers, and
its users must be considered. For this purpose
the proposed Catskill aQueduct road seems to
be an excellent plan. Drivers should welcome
the idea In their own interests"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
SAY. MYSTERY IS SOLVED.
Police arrest Couple in Case of
Strangled Baby in Carriage.

The mystery OF the dead baby found in per-
ambulator in Third avenue 99rh street.
which the police have been trying TO clear for
several weeks. solved yesterday. It Is be-
lleved. by a confession the detectives say wa,
made 10 them by Charles A. Gassert and his
wife. OF Englewood. n. j. whom they had ar
rested
II will be remembered that tho only clue the
detectives had 70 work on a cane bound
with silver on which was engraved &C. A. Gas
sert" which found propped against the per-
ambulator Working this clue. the police
found that Mr.. and Mrs. Gassert had lived at
No 2.053 Second avenue. but had moved They
were traced to Englewood. N J.. and yesterday,
when the man came to town, detectives followed
him TO a restaurant at No. 1,2S9 Amsterdam
avenue. Gassert arrested as he came out
and his wife. who working there as a wait
ress. taken later
According to the police the couple then con-
fessed that the baby was theirs. It had died
from pneumonia, and being too poor to bury the
body they had left II in the street. Neither
could would explain the marks of strangula-
ton found on the child or the fracture of the
skull.
Coroner Hamburger will have the couple be-
fore him to-day when specific charges will be
made he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
ATHLETES WILL HAVE BIG FEAST.

AS the result OF three weeks work by the chef OF
the New York Athletic Club luncheon at for the
gods will be served the top floor of the build
ing to-day. 1t is not the food but its environment
that will surprise the members. The partridge and
quail will be stacked in pyramids of shelves sup
ported by cornucopias filled with flowers
Electrically lighted tanks, In which gold fish are
swimming, made to hold canoes. which bear
their deck whole cooked salmon while a min
iature OF the Huckleberry Island ferryboat loaded
with ladies fingers"
Wax figures Of the Venus de Milo grace the sum
NIT of circular shelves. which bear all sorts of
danties but the piece de resistance Is full model
of the clubhouse be erected at Travers
Island. The framework Is of wood trimmed with
eolored candy. even to the santing roof of choco-
late TIL ere will be boars heads on paror chairs
made of candy. and sucking pigs. and New York
Athletic Club mince pies two feet in diameter all
of which have been made In the clubhouse
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
ATHLETIC ACTIVITY IN THE WEST.
James E. Sullivan Gets Back from Chicago
Impressed with Conditions. .-

President James E Sullivan Of the Amateur Ath-
letic Union Of the United States returned yester-
day morning from Chicago. President Sullivan at
tended the meeting Of the Central Association Of
the Amateur Athletic Union. held in Chicago, on
Thursday. December a. and was greatly impressed
at the actiTIty displayed by the officers and
bers No less than four new clubs admitted
membership the meeting the important
one. OF being the organization representing
the South Park playground system, which is in
charge OF f B. De Groot Mr.. De Groot had no
less than fifteen thousand active athletic members
in his organization. and IL shows that Chicago is
somewhat ahead OF many other cities in recognizing
Organization of this kind.
President Walter II. Lignger of the Central Asso-
citation reported that Milwaukee is TO have mu-
nicpai athletic assocs ton. and he hopes that the
Mayor viii accept the presidency.
Within a few weeks effort will be made or
ganize public schol athletic league. somewhat
the lines OF the New York Public School Athletic
League. SO far as the high schools of Chicago are
concerned. they have been organized for some time
and the high school organization is recognized as
being OF the best in the West During his stay
in Chicago President Sullivan shown through
many Of the Fairgrounds of Chicago The South
Park system has cost over $4,000 to equip, and
each playground is perfect athletic club in itself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
WILL OF ROBERT HOPKINS PROBATED
Long Fight Recalled-Last Official Act Of
Surrogate Silkman.

Judge Theodore Silkman retired from the bench
yesterday. after twelve Surrogate OF West
chester County. His last official act was TO admit
10 probate the will of Robert Hopkins. vtce-prssi-
dent OF the Standard OIL Company, who died m
1901
After Major Hopkns's death search made
FOR his will Several days later IL found in one
OF the drawers OF his desk resting papers which
the searchers recalled having not only examined.
but opened and read The will in perfect form.
except for the signature and through this series
OF heavy pen strokes drawn. The effect OF
these at first glance TO cancel the signature
and destroy the will. After a long Investigation
Mr.. Silkman decided that the strokes had not been
made by Mr.. Hopkins and that 1t was an negA
and improper effort TO destroy the Will he, tnere-
fore announced that he would admit Il TO prooase.
Under the law Mr.. Middlebrook, guardian or the
testator's had to this and demand tnat
the estate be divided II the testator mad eleo
without WILL The will left the estate 10 Mrs ttop
kns. The case dragged and shutted PACK
and forth. that the Hopkins boy appeared "a
court and begged that the estate go TO his mother
IL would eventually revert 10 him. Ihis was
not allowed few weeks ago the Court OF APP
peals finally decided against MIR. Middleorook anu
with the formal flins OF the opinion In ais couTi
Surrogate Sikman made the admittancs OF inc wiz
his last official act
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
N. Y. A. C. HARMONY DINNER.
Big Gathering on January Will Celebrate
Election of A. A. US President

What promises to be the biggest athletic "har-
mony' dinner in this city will be the
given the New York Athletic Club on Janu-
airy to celebrate the election of James E. Sulli-
van as president Of the Amateur Athletic Union
who will be the guest of honor All the clubs are
uniting to make tho dinner a success the Irish
Athletic Association working as hard as any to at
tain that end Representatives coming from
all over the country. even from the Pacific Coast
to do honor to the new president The speakers
on The Municipal Side OF Athletics' Victor n
Bowling, on Champion Athletes; ]. T. Mahoney
Gulick. on Athletic Morale; Julian w Curtis on
Football in America" John r. Van Wormer on
Roosevelt; James Pikngton. on Amateur Row
ing in America. and Gustave Kirby. on Inter
collegiate Athletes" The members OF the com
mittee OF arrangements are John P. Boyle Harry
Burchell. @. c. Hughes, Charles Dieges Fred
Ruben, j: T. Mahoney, John ]. O'Brien, Robert
Ferris, John Dixon and DR.. Luther Gulick
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01

and 1902. when the Amateur Athletic League was
made up of teams from the Crescent. Montclair,
Englewood and Morristown Athletic clubs and the
Staten Island Cricket Club He has been lieu
tenant since 1902. and To- the last two years has
been practically in charge. business took the
naIpln was manager and general adviser of the
american olympic team at Athens, and he had
full charge after its selection by the committee
Mr, Halpn was decorated by the King Of Greece
h at6 orders whn the Kings gift Every ah-
the last four years has been handled bv Halpin
At the last games in Madison Square Garden he
was complimented on the efficient manner in which
he kept the floor clear Of competitors by his check
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
SUBSTITUTE GOLF TOURNEY OVER
Amos K. Hobby Beats J. L. Mott in Final
Round in Chief Cup

scholastic substitute golf' tournament at Wanna
makers were played yesterday. In the seminal
round Mott beat Gala CHAN / up. ls holes Hobby
beat Marks and 2: Eyer beat Johnson 2 and J.
In the third sixteen Barton beat Baruth UP
Reilly beat Wyeth up.
IN the final round Amos K. Hobby. Of the Brook
iyrs As1rs. Training schoo. seat Mott snG = s.
holes, for the FIRST prize Of the tournament while
JOHN L. Mott OF the Blair Academy Blairstown
n J., handsome silver cup as runner-up
Herbert A Wise. OF the Dewitt Clinton High
School, beat Eyer up and 10 play, in the second
sixteen. and in the third sixteen James H Reilly
Of the stuyvesant High School, beat Barton and s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
JOE TRACY IN AUTOMOBILE TEST
Will Use Denatured Alcohol as Fuel in Run
to PHILADELPHIA.

Joe Tracy, who the Vanderbilt Gun rare
elimination trials for American cars last senteno-
Der. started at IL o'clock fast night in a Golden
Dragon automobile run from this city to
fhllaoelphia, using denatured alcohol as fuel
In making this attempt the Dragon Automobile
Companr- seeks to obtain much Interesting data
with regard TO the use of the new fuel considering
such test to be of exceeding value at this time
under the operation of the new law which took
the internal revenue off denatured alcohol
fuel "'' 'iio he"
Those interested in the run attended perforn,
ance of The Blue Moon" at the Casino before see
ing Tracy start on his trip. and then went to a
watch night supper in the rooms of the New York
Motor Club. at Reisenweber's.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
EXTENDS TIME FOR BANK PURCHASE.

The offer made early last month to shareholders
of the Chatham National Bank by Clinton Gilbert
dealer in bank stocks. to purchase their holdings
at certain price, provided majority should be
obtained, RON TO December 25 but has been ex-
tended 70 January g. the day OF the annual meet
ing. 1t Is understood that proxies on a majority
OF the stock are held by the present management
2. inc oank Il has not been learned in whose
control Of the institution.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
TO ISSUE $1,000 REGISTERED BONDS

The Title Guarantee and Trust Company has
organized the New York Investors Corporation for
the purpose of Issuing Sl.Ooo registered bonds or
certificates. Payment of principal and interest Is
guaranteed by the Bond and Mortgage Guarantees
Company, and the mortgages back Of the certid-
Gates are OF high class. The mortgages are de-
panx TO secure the certificate holders. Tha1invsos.
msns nets ~ par cent - y l1ea e A6
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
FENCING DATES FOR ANNAPOLIS
[By Telegraph 10 The Tri

IBy telegraph 20 The Tribune.I
Anna polls. Dec N.-Manager L. II. Austin has ar
ranged the dates Of the Naval Academy fencing
team. All OF the dual bouts Will be held at the
academy. and the tournament will be held in New
York as usual The schedule follows a
January 8. Philadelphia Fencers Club: January
u New York Turn Xerein; February is. Meirose
Turn Verein of New York: February % Columbia
University: February e.. University OF Pennsyi-
wanna; March ?, Cornell University; March 20 and
o. tournament OF the intercollegiate Fencing Asso-
edatiors n New York City ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
HALPIN'S GOOD RECORD.
Running as Independent Candidate
for Captun of n. Y. Il. c.

Matthew P. Halpin, the independent candidate
for captain OF the New York Athletic Club. was
born and educated in this city. He first
Identified with athletics a Splinter and hurdler
with the New Jersey Athletic Club. He joined the
New York Athletic Club In 1891. and the man
ager Of It's baseball in the years 1900. 1901
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
THOMAS WINS FIRST MATCH.
Canadian Defeats Gallagher by 1879 Points
in Billiard Contest.

By score of 400 to 291, Maxine Thomas the
Canadian, defeated Thomas Gallagher last night
mt 1872 bakine billiards In the first OF three games
TO be played, in blocks of 400. at Maurice Daly's
Academy Broadway and 31st street Thomas made
his best run of 20 in the seventeenth inning Ee
then had total Of "a points to his credit. while
soon after and led by points at the end OF the
twenty fifth inning. A of AZ in the twenty
seventh inning put Thomas in the lead again ard
he finished strongly, 100 points ahead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01
AMATEUR WRESTLING BOUTS cAaoEo

The preliminary bouts of the amateur wrestiins
championships of the Church Athletic League WIZ
be held at the Trinity Athletic Club. No 20 Mon,
saS.s street n5ooklyn sS.T en- r.5sy ssss:
We zane heYf The bouts wiz % q N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-01

Thomas, 8. s. g. g. p. o. 10 20. g. l. o. g. IL 2.
400 ~ Hi L Q, runs: 70 s ~ 80 A. Total
GsIlsgheT- 9, 4; Is Is 8 g. 3. 8. a. 49,
High runs. 81. 81. % "
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28
Invoking the Law.

There is a generally expressed intention in the
considerable communities of Idaho to obey to the
letter the Sunday rest law recently affirmed by the
Supreme Court of the State Along with the en-
forcement of the law complaints of its severity
and there is visible something of purpose render
it obnoxious through strict compliance.
In of the cities of the State the telephone ex-
change was ordered closed to the public and the
manager suffered arrest through defiance of the
command. Bootblacks, plying their vocation in ig-
norance of the descent made upon them by the
assembled wisdom of the commonwealth have been
hailed to court where the bulk of their business capi-
tai was distracted from their pockets and covered
into the public treasury
1t is not a mere matter of going dry one day
out of The bbulous can provide against such
calamity. But the careless citizen is likely to
stumble into many minor infractions of the law of
which he is not advised until he is confronted by
the charge that he has offended the peace and dignity
of the sovereign power.
At first glance, the law appears to contain some
unnecessary hardshps, the way the public has been
trained. If SO, its full enforcement is desirable for
the public will not long endure se1f-inActed punish
ments. Sentiment will demand modification of the
obnoxious particulars that are coming to the surface
through the application of the measure.
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28
their blessings till they seemed like cheap and un-

their blessings till they seemed like cheap and
substantial things"
This and more of the sort After pro-
nounced display of rhetoric would suppose
that Mr.. Black was burdened with real grievance
Reaching his peroration, he charged the President
directly with favoring law making employers liable
for injuries to their employees-with criticisms upon
the rulings of courts-wh agitation for more leg
islation for the regulation of corporations.
That all, and the "sins" enumerated are mild
compared with the "sins" the electors behind the
President have in their intentions: The curtain fell
upon warning from Mr.. Black ito keep your eye
fixed on him who, in all ages, has been their Sc
ducer and their enemy, the exhortng the crowd
from the head of a barrel" In this the orator
typhed the anarchist the rioter the communist and
said by inference, that the President of the United
States was all of those
A wide chasm of difference has, in about three
years, yawned between Chicago and Concord 1t
was at the last Republican National convention held
at Chicago, that Governor Black presented the
of Theodore Roosevelt already nominated before the
convention assembled, and in wellphrased e1oquence
placed before his party its most popular champion
His assault at Concord was made before the New
Hampshire Bar Association, in the interest of its
own vocation the defender of corporations and cor
poration interests, which Mr. Roosevelt is presumed
to have endangered. Even after SO heated and ex-
travagant an appeal, the jury of the people will give
the verdict to Mr. Roosevelt
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28
Stealing Public Lands.

Speaking in Washington last week to newspaper
men, ex-senator Pettigrew of South Dakota, said
that Speaker Cannon and Senator Allison permit
ted the railroads to steal the public lands in the
Vest Entering into particulars the ex-senator
charged that Mr.. Cannon and Mr. Allison clan
destiney 'doctored" his amendment to the sundry
civil bill through which he sought to prevent rail
road companies from entering public lands
After the measure had passed, Mr. Pettigrew found
that the Interpolation of a half dozen words had
entirely changed the character of his enactment null
Ity1ng the intention of its author and enabling rail
road corporations to do that which the amendment
intended to prevent them from doing.
Congress is owned, body and SOUL by the cor
poratlons, said Mr. Pettigrew. "I was member
of the Senate for ten years and do not hesitate
to say that the railroads control majority of the
members of the Senate and they own the House"
These are bold charges and, if untrue would
hardly be permitted to pass uncha1lenged Mr. Can
mons attention called to the allegations of the
South Dakota man and all he said was: "When
L am attacked by of reputation and character
| will defend myself" That will hardly pass for an
acquittal The ex-senator who spoke has both
reputation and character. Upon official act of his
can the shadow of suspicion be cast What can be
said for the man who lodges ugly charge by
alleging unsustanabe things about his accuser? Mr.
Allison is following his custom and remaining silent
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28
VitriOliC Governor Black.

Ex-Governor Black, of New York, Republican
of quality possesses of those uneasy minds that
conures trouble of the efforts of the National
administration to inaugurate an era of overdue re-
form.
The Governor went so far in a verbal assault at
Concord, New Hampshire, aimed at the chief execu-
tive to place that parsonage in the class of the
deniagogue who, he said, "in all ages has planted
thorns to prick the feet of government-who has
started fires that have burned into cnders the ac-
cumulations of generations-who has raised discon-
tent to the grade of occupation and encouraged
hate to take the place of charity and good will
who has magnihed the peoples hardshps till they
seemed ten-fold harder than they and decried
The Idaho scimitar. [volume] (Boise, Idaho) 1907-1908, 1907-12-28
MOrmOnism In Iowa.

Not alone is Senator Hopkins State enjoying the
favor of the ministrations of Mormon emssaries
from Utah A Burlington dispatch says that six
teen elders from the city of the saints have occupied
Senator Delivers State and will establish branch
of the temple Iowa soil, if they can secure suf-
hcient support.
If properly encouraged, they say they will extend
the work of the hierarchy over the State and bring
it under the polygamous doctrine that Mr. Do1liver
espoused when he voted against his own committee
report and for the retention of Mr. Smoot in the
United States Senate.
A week or two ago it stated that eight Nor
mon elders working in Illinois and were So
hciting votes for Mr.. Hopkins, who is candidate
to succeed himself in the Senate Mr. Hopkins led
the argument in favor of the retention of Mr. Smoot
and Mr. Dolliver yielded to his sophistry
1t is probable that PROSECUTING representatives of
the Salt Lake establishment are operating in other
States, but their presence in Illinois and Iowa will
be noticed unusual coincidence in connection
with the course pursued by the two Senators from
those States, through which the hierarchy was able
to triumph under the dome of the National capitol
Unusual activity the part of the missionaries
OF the Mormon church has followed the Senatorial
act by which Mr.. Smoot was sustained and it is rea-
sonable to presume that National favor has encour-
aged the church to extend its blessings to alien COM
munties
is within the admitted intention of the defenders
OF the plural marriage revelation to so extend their
doctrine as to ultimately gain control of the Gov
ernment. They are working with steadfast purpose
and are now bold enough to announce, that they