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New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
ADRIATIC HAS A ROUGH PASSAGE.
Brings Over Half Million in Gold-nlness cf
Major Peshine.

The White Star liner Adriatic arrived here
yesterday twenty-four hours late from Queens
town She had rough weather almost con-
tinuaIly throughout the passage and was held
back mainly by west and northwest gales. In
addition to 474 bags of mail, she brought over
$4,000 in gold consigned to the National City
Bank and Lazard Freres
When the Adriatic stopped at Quarantine
Major J. H. II. Peshne, Z. S. A. who had been
abroad on a trip, was removed to Fort Wadsworth
for treatment at the reservation hospital. He
was accompanied by his wife, and became Ill In
mid-Atlantic on the passage from Southampton
The regular ships concert was abandoned on the
trip just ended, and in its place a number OF
actors who passengers produced In the
main saloon mock trial of breach Of promise
suit.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
SYNDICATE STILL HOPES.
Decision on Prorident's Assets May
Mean 4micGbIe Settlement.

There Is still a possibility Of an amicabie setue
r,ent between E. r. and o. f Thonlas anu 'ii7
philadelphia syndicate which attempted 10 pu'-
chase she Provident Savings Life Assurance 30
eietv according TO Judge BaTteh, OF counsei fof
the Philadelphans-
AT anv rate said Judge Bartch last hlSll'
.ua will not take any further action against the
,rhornases until after Mr.. Kelsey DECIDES on ihe
valuation of the socety's assets sun nave hopes
of an anicable settlement, but If that Is ln1posSi
bic we will press case against The IhomaseS
sn the court
Mr. Keisey's decision the Provident society
will affect the issue between the ThomaseS ana the
syndicate inasmuch il VIII probably either ma
terially decrease increase the value OF the So
cietys stock and hence the value Of the Ihomasess
security Timothy l.. Woodruff, who has through
out worked for an amicable adjustment OF the oli-
ferences is making a last effort to accomplisn II
even though the controversy has gone so far Iha1
the Philadelrhians have got an order OF attach
rnent on some of the Thomasess property.
Judge Bartch expressed himself as comment that
MI kelsey would accept the company's valuation
of its real estate. and not that Of the examiners
Of the Department, which IS much lower
I'VE made a strong showing, said he, and L
think our values will be accepted IN the end
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
HAS FLORET'TA WHALEP
Thinks His Ward Is Girl Who
EIoped zcih the ReU. Jere Cooke.

AIineola, Long Island, Dec y tspeciaD--A let
ter signed .'V. Q. Jones' Ernden, La" which was
received by the Nassau County Surrogate's Court
yesterday, may reveal the whereabouts OF tIoretta
whaley who eloped in April with J. X Cooke,
the pastor of st. Georges Episcopal Church.
Hampstead. The letter bears the postnark of New
Verda La, and is follows:
Dear Sir: saw in Chattanooga newspaper
where you were inquiring for little girl named
Floretta Whaiey, and that she has been gone
since last spring ] will say that have girl
living with by that name who has been with
me since last April. / do not know her age. but
she should be about seventeen or eighteen years
of age. Now she may be older.
A man brought her here by the name of Cooke
He said it his stepcnild and that her mother
died and that he rot able TO take care OF her
and gave her TO me, ano am sending her to
school 10 be educated She seems well pleased
with her home and says she thinks as much of
US as she did Of her own parents.
Surrogate Jackson is unable to be at his office
because of Illness, but the letter will be placed
before him soon he returns.
Floretta Whaley disappeared at the same time
as Cooke, and soon after letters were received
from both Of them saying that they had eloped.
Tho minister was unfrocke6 by Bishop Burgess.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
MAY SEND MUSIC BY ELECTRICITY.
Inventor of 'Telharmonium' Explains the
Possibilities of instrument.

For the benefit of the officers and members of the
Music Teachers National Association which is in
annual session here this week at Earl Hall, CO.
lurnba College, DR.. Thaddeus CahiII of Holyoke
Mass. the inventor of the synthetic musical in
strument known the ''telharmonium,' enter
tanned them at Telharmonic Hail. 3sth street and
Broadway, yesterday afternoon with an address
descriptive Of his invention The address was in
terspersed with selections from well known COM
posers, which emanated from leafy bowers arc
lights and parts of the hall, astonishing and de-
lighting the listeners.
Waldo S. Pratt. Of Boston, who is president of
the music teachers organization, introduced DR..
Cahti who said:
Since the invention OF the telephone numerous
caliy. The electrical music of which 1 speak is
purely Instrumental. The electrical vibrations it
produces are many millions OF times-indeed, thou
sands OF millions OF times-more powerful than
those which Ie telephone transmits ordinarily from
pGf fouee 5o any nor Tun s With h ee
trcal music no pipe reed or string Is played upon
by the musician.
The characteristic features of the electric music
that the vibrations are produced electrically in
the first instance They are initiated not by pipe
cuctively. These vibrations, being electrical,
and converted into audibe music with any heces
sary volume at each place. The tuning depends, not
on The elasticity Sf stretched string or confined
sroscopic conditions OF the atmosphere, but upon
but cannot change. The tuning is, therefore, un.
changeabiy perfect The performer builds up his
required in such number and strength as he NAV
think best Thus the quality of the tone Is wholly
eonrn nI Derent ansee OF an to his
and used at the time for the purpose of prop
ducng orchestral effects.
DIR. Cahill in closing remarked that the versa
tility of electrical music was almost incompre-
hensihle.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
HAD THEIR HONE PLANS.
Thefts in Fifth AUenue Traced and
Police Make Arrest.

William Barbour OF No II West bSd street; Dr'
J. A Blair of No. West 50th street. and Ray
nlond Hoagland Of No. IS East Fifty-second street,
were the compainants in Yorkville Court yesteF-
day against Ernest Archer. Of No. 235 West Soth
street who was arrested on charge or Grand
Ia ceny. Archer is said to have been discharged
recently by the otis Elevator Company and to
have retained in his possession set Of blue prints
showing the interior arrangement of several houses
in Fifth avenue where elevators have been IN
stalled With these plans. II is alleged. he visited
several places and. representing ihmself as an
elevator inspector. obtained access
Several persons have complained to the poice
recently that their houses have been robbed On
the day before Christmas Captain Lantry. or the
East 51st street station sent out all tie men tat
he could spare to look for the culprlt YESTERDAY
Mr. Hoagland reported that he had been robbed
of $500 worth of jewelry by man representing
himself as an inspector. Three detectives were
sent out on the case and man enter the
house Of William Lanmers. at No II west a0d
street They followed and after fight arrested
Archer He was held in $500 bail for trial.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
APPRECIATED GIFTS.

1t is gratifying 10 the president to know from
letters received that the Christmas gifts sent
through the general office carried help and cheer
into so many homes and Frightened so many in
valid lives. Baltimore 'shut-in'' who has not
walked for ten years writes: How shall find
words 10 thank you for the goodness shown TO
me In my Christmas gift? 1t will provide me with
many needful things Miss H. of Connecticut
Ill for years, writes: Thank you many manv
times the very helpful and thoughtfuI gift YOU
have so kindly sent to 1t is sweet of the
T. s. s. to remember In my loneliness" A
Brooklyn helper who assisted with articles
needed for her Christmas distribution says: ",rhe
clothing you sent just what L needed TO
help fill my Christmas packages. 1 have sent gifts
to Massachusetts. Pennsylvania. Chicago Colo
rado Virginia and Quebec" Miss B. confined to
her bed. writes: Il cannot express my gratitude
for the generous Christmas present. 1t will buy
MANY necessary things, all of which 7 must
have gone without had it not been for the blessed
T. S. S." A Pennsylvania member suffering from
an incurable disease, sends many thanks for her
gift Her husband has been out of work two
months, and there was great need of cheer A
poor French teacher in The Bronx who had met
with a severe accident received the money she
asked for to buy coal, and she most grateful
Vermont member gays that the first Christmas
gift she received was from the T. S. S. and t
greatly pleased her. Miss T., Of Roxbury Mass
writes: Your Christmas cheer found me in he'd
in the New England Hospital. 1t was so very
kind of you to remember me again this year and
appreciated il greatly God bless all in the
noble work of spreading sunshine" From Rosary
Hill Home for the Cancerous Poor came the fol-
lowing acknowledgment of the $40 sent as a
Christmas gift: Il joyfully acknowledge the
handsome sunny gift sent to homes by the
Society of Light and. OF course. it is great and
needed help in our present state of affairs Trust
ing that 1903 will be full of blessings for you all
very gratefully yours. NJ. Alphonsa." The Little
Missionary branch received similar gift to aid
in giving Christmas dinners on the East Side DR.
Sims was more than grateful for his barrel of
gifts and $40 toward the negro childrens Christi
mas dinner
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
SEEKS RACETRACK Law.
Brooklyn League Asks Governors
Hid to Stop Betting.

Efforts are being made by the committee on leg
islation of the Brooklyn League 10 have Governor
Hughes include in his message to the Legislature
on Wednesday recommendation for the passage
of two bills already drafted by the committee and
designed 10 end racetrack betting. One bill is an
amendment TO the Percy-Gray law. now In force
and the other an amendment to the Penal Code
providing for the enforcement Of the law.
The amendments propose to change the character
of the act from a misdemeanor to felony and
10 increase the penalty to Imprisonment for not
less than one year more than two years. or
Imprisonment together with a fine not to exceed
s2eea
Dr. George W. Brush, chairman OF the league 3
committee on legislation. said yesterday that he
thoupbt the condition of the racetrack and other
rambling in this state was absurd and tntolerable
II is expected that the fight over the bills viii be
a feature, Of the legislative session.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
WON'T DISCUSS TUBERCULOSIS.
Democratic Club Points to Other Societies It
Has Exterminated.

The Women's Democratic Club. which met at the
Hoffman House yesterday afternoon turned down
a proposition from the committee the prevention
of tuberculosis of the Charity Organization Society
TO have address II on this subject After
the letter had been read by the secretary, Mrs Lucy
Yendez, Mrs Imogene King rose and protested
against the introduction Of this depressing subject
into their meetings.
II know several clubs that were nearly killed by
tuberculosis she said, '-and In one case, that Of
the Hundred Year Club. II proved absolutely fatal
1t had tuberculosis at every meeting until flesh and
blood could endure IL longer i don't think II
does any go,d invite Illness by thinking about It
all the time No else had anything to say on
behalf of tuberculosis. and the president. Mrs John
S. Crosby. said:
II suppose you win allow your president TO an
swer the letter"
Mrs. King said she had no objection to that
The club decided celebrate Jefrerson's birth
day on April ., instead Of April IS, the former
being the old calendar date and to hold the next
evening meeting at the home Of Mrs Crosby, No
1I0 Saith street. The evening meetings have
not been success heretofore and a special effort
is be made to make them So
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
N. Y. TRUST co. In SUIT.
RANKER BRINGS ACTION.
Says. as Trustee, 1t Dominates
affairs of Ohio Corporation.

T6vs-d Clarence Jones q banker at No L
Nassau street has brought suit in the supreme
Court against the New York Trust Company
and the Youngstown-Sharon Railway and
Light Company for an accounting and, among
either things the return to thes treasury OF the
latter company of $4,000 second mortgage
honds He seeks also the cancellation OF about
100000 floating debt and any dfhts or securi-
ties that may be shown 10 have been lmprop-
eriy issued"
The plaintif saws that he owns S15a,eco OF
youngstonn-Sharon stock This company is
row merged with the Mabonins & Shenanso
Railway and Light Company. Mr.. Jones al
Teges that the New York Trust Company, as
trustee. has dominated the affairs Of the cor
poratIen eyer since the latter's organization
Fe ernpIoyed accountants to investigate the dis-
bursernent by the New York Trust Company OF
nbout So 2J0o0o for purchase and construction
As he nut # the trust company appears 10 nave
been and still 10 be the whole thing"
II an advised" the plaintiff says, that
&. Oooooo second mortgage bonds placed ahead
OF the stock were issued TO fund advances
claimed to have been made for account OF the
railway company by the trust company
These transactions, Mr.. Jones says, may De
found subject TO question on the ground OF con-
f.cting interests He asks that the New hofh
Trust Company be enioined from making any
disposit.ou Of the S1,000,Oo0 second mortgage
bonds The creation OF these bonds, the COM
plsint alleges was improper and wholly uhnec-
essarv The accounting asked for involves also
short 81 100000 received from first Issue OF
50 onaaoo bonds The plaintiff wants the sec
end mortgage bonds surrendered for cancella-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
RELATED SUNSHINE.

IN. j. branch. owing to the delay in delivery,
did not reach the Office for the Christmas dis
trbuton, but nevertheless IL IN time TO give
cheer to several children whom Santa Claus had
forgotten-also little mothers" In the box
were holly branches and twenty-four large Christ
stockings made OF bright colored cambria and
filled with nuts, prunes candy. an apple. some
novelties and two pennies. A package containing
negro dolls. books and cards came from Mr..
Brooks. Mr. Winship. OF Brooklyn. left a fine,
warm overcoat which was Immediately passed on
to steady. hard working young man who helps
TO support widowed mother and younger chill
dren on S week Greetings were received from
England, New Haven, Alabama and Florida
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
THE BADLY DRESSED WOMAN.


"Can you explain" asked the girl sculptor of
the girl painter, in the course OF an idle hour
with the samovar, "can you explain the prev
alence of the badly dressed woman-the ram
PANTY smart woman? 1 don't mean in quarters
where vulgarity is to be expected. ] mean the
women who ought to know better. who have had
a chance to learn better You know the type:
topheavy beplumed hat sticking out behind I'M
mense feather boa hiding the pretty lines of the
neck and shouders-and below this pinched
waist and an abbreviated skirt which is out of
all drawing with the amount of sail the craft
carries. and high heeed shoes which make the
wearer look If she had clubfeet You can
stand exaggerated effects in the upper story
when there are long skirts and voluminous
wraps to carry them off, but with short skirts
OH my, If the man who evolved her'-nodding
at a plaster copy of the Winged Victory
should arise from his grave and behold one
of these modern big hated. befeathered visions
hed-weT. 1 guess he'd so back to his grave
again and be glad to stay there. But, as started
to say at first, why do women do it?"
II think sometimes it's with the idea of piec
ing out Natures inadequacies,'' said the girl
painter, thoughtfully. I've met 'em in my
portrait work and I've noticed that the dumpier
a woman is the loftier edifce does she yearn
to erect upon her head. Dressmakers who
ought to be washing dishes responsible for
a lot of bad dressing Then there is the human
tendency to do what others are doing and to
go them one better. If your neighbor wears
a feather nine inches long you get one twelve
inches long. 1t doesn't in the least matter
whether feathers suit your style or not: they
are wearing them-the indefinite they of whom
we stand in such ave-"
Its trying to produce fine effects with little
money that makes a good many women wear
these extraordinary hats and things" pursued
the girl sculptor. thoughtfully. Cheap feather
mounts on cheap block satin hats. and a super
fluffy of bizarre trimming TO conceal the fact
that the dress is made Of very cheap material
that sort of thing does impress the average eye.
To the casual unskilled eye 1t has an appear
ance Of opulence But why. why can't people
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
THANKS MORGAN AND STILLMAN.
State Bankers Association Grateful fol
Their Work in Panic

Charles Elliot Warren, president of the New
York State Bankers Association who is also
cashier of the Lincoln National Bank, made public
last night resolution which adopted at the
annual meeting of the council of administration OF
the association, held at the Union League Club yes
terday. The resolution follows:
Resolved, That the council of administration of
the New York State Bankers Association. hereby
its hearty appreciation of the heroic action
of the New York Clearing House Committee, so
ably seconded by Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Stillman
in bringing about a restoration OF confidence in
the recent financial crisis
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
MONEY RECEIVED

b. o. r. of Pennsylvania has sent s. for the
coal fund; l.. Z. B.. of Yonkers. 81 for the emer-
gen6y fund; "A Friend" at Plattsburg 81 as
s,.cal cheer for the woman with nine children:
T. S., s. for the coal fund; Kathleen Cox, secre-
tary of Old Shor. Hills branch has forwarded 81.
the gift of friend 10 be used wherever needed: :
"A Friend in Geneva. n. Y. 81 sunshine for
somebody and another friend 81 for Carlton Mas
sey. In reply to the donor the address required is
Cambria, Va, Z. +. d. L
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
FITTSBURG HAS CHINESE FUNERAL.
Police Reserves Keep Back Crowd When
ONLY Woman of Her Race Is Buried.

Pittsburg. Dec. 27--The funeral OF Pittsourg s
only Chinese woman Sang Foon Wah, who died
on Christmas Eve, was held here to-day. Thou
sands Of persons gathered about the under
takers establishment, in 9th street, and two
squads Of police, one of which was mounted.
were necessary to keep the street open for
traffic.
At one time the procession became entanglea
in a parade of theatrical people being held pre-
paratory to benefit performance for the fam
slies OF the Darr mine victims.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
kvENGE GEORGIA TOWN MARSHAL.
Negro Murderer Driven from Hiding Place
and Shot to Death.

Midwife, Ga, Dec. 27.-John Major the negro
who recently shot and killed ]. W. Brinson. town
marshal at this place. this afternoon shot to
death by posse Major found In q house
about three miles from MidviIle. During the at
tempt TO capture him shot fred from the house
by Major struck Mr.. Williams the present town
marshal inficting slight wound. The house was
then set fire. After coming out and firing both
barrels of his gun without effect, the negro was
shot down a killed Tonight nearly every man
or the street is carrying shotgun rife.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

learn that inexpensive simplicity is in better
taste?"
inexpensive simplicity" scoffed the portrait
painter. THAT shows that you've lived among
marbles all your life. IL you met women
do in my work you'd know that simplicity is
the most expensive thing on earth. That isn't
saying though, that I don't quite agree with
you about the monstrosties some women wear
DowadayS"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
DENVER DEMOCRATIC HEADQUARTERS

Denver. Dec. 27.-The headquarters Of the Demo
cratic National Committee viii be at the Brown
Palace Hotel, which has received request from
Chairman Taggart OF the committee, through Sec
retary Mills of the convention league. to reserve
fifty additional royms besides those already
served
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28
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SS7Hllz@HHHEZH7


1t is a significant coincidence that the New
Year is so closely preceded by the Christmas sea
The object lesson of divine good will" is a
benefcent stimulus TO personal conservation TO all
that is lovely in thought expression and practice.
-Universalist Leader.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-28

The woman who needed the coat to go to church
on Christmas Day very happy wtic7 the
Tribune Santa Claus left the garment at he. door
also box of holiday gifts for the children.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-19

BY virtue Of an execution issued ont of
the Clerks office OF the County Court of Gilpin
County and State of Colorado, and to me direct
ed whereby am commanded to make the amount
of certain Judgment recently obtained against
the Elliott-Wnlker Mine development company
in favor Of A. Lipp, for the sum OF eight hundred
and eighty-eight dollars and forty sight cents,
damages, and the further sum Of ten dollars and
sixty cents, COSTS out of the lands, tene-
Walker Mine DEVELOPMENT company, have lev
led on the following property, to-wit:
One lO-horse power engine, No. 823, manufac-
tured by the Mine Smelter Supply Co. Denver
Colorado; 25horse power upright boiler, 400 feet
of cable, $500 pounds of coal, 2 lanterns, bel
lows, anvil, monkey wrenches, 2i pieces OF
steel from u inches to 81 inches in length, ore
buckets. top car, pick, handsaw, ladders
each 10 feet in length 200 feet of lumber l ore
screen, galvanized water tank, 4x5 feet 9 gal
Ions OF oil, broom, slack tub, blacksmith
forge and shaft house in size iixl0 feet situate
on the Sapp lode mining claim, by taking the
this 18th day CT December, A. ID. 1901
Therefore, according to said command, l shall
expose for sale. at Public Auction, all the right,
title and interest of the above named The Elliott
Walker Mine Development company in and to
the above described property. on Monday, the
2srd day OF December, A. ID. 1907 at the
hour of 10 o'clock A. NJ. at the shaft house On
the Sapp lode mining claim situate on Quartz
hill in the County of GIlpn and State of Colo
RADIO.
Dated at Central City, Colorado this 18th day
of December, A. ID. 1907.
THOMAS CODY.
Sheriff of Gilpin County.
First pub Dec. 12-last Dec 10
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-19

William H. Belcher, brother of H. F.,
I. H. and A. H. Belcher, residents of
this city, died in Denver last week of
pneumonia. His age was 65 years and
he was one of the Oldest pioneers of
Colorado. Railroading was his vocation
and he was connected with the Union
Pacific in 1868, when the road first en-
tered Colorado. He was an inventive
genius and invented several appliances
which have been adopted by various
roads and are still in use.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-19

Five thousand spangles on one gown
make a sight seldom seen, yet that is
the number on one of the gowns which
Miss Mary Aver wears in the beautiful
romantic production of "a Royal Slave"
which comes to the opera house Sunday
evening next. The play treats with a
day when magnifcence was visible on
every hand and of people who denied
their women folks nothing. Passionate,
emotional to an extreme, high-temper-
ed, the Castilians of Mexico lived pic
turesque as well as wore.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-19

IA Royal Slave" which comes to
the opera house next Sunday evening,
is to be one of the real events of the
of the 1907 theatrical season in
this city. Of all the romantic dramas
seen last season, few were as we'll re-
ceived as Clarence Benefits beautiful
production of the Southland. 1t is not
only unusual in dramatic construction,
but is magnificent in its scenic inves-
ture, every piece of scenery used in the
production being carried by the COM
pany.
Gilpin observer., 1907-12-19

The newly organized choir of st.
Mary's Church of the Assumption will
render the celebrated Millaro's mass in
c on Xmas day. Solos and duets will
be given by the different members of
the choir. The first low mass will be
at 7:30 and the second Immediately af-
ter. Third mass, a solemn High mass,
will be at 1880, accompanied by Sc
lected orchestra. All are invited.