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Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-19

MONTREAI-Fire which started
through an explosion of benzlne I'm the
Canada steam laundry on Justin street
street before 3 o'clock this afternoon
caused the death of three women en-
ployes and the injury of twelve others.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-19

ODESSA-Serious disturbances have
again broken out here. Yesterday several
members of the union of Russian people
attacked workmen along the harbor front
who refused to join the union, killing
two. and wounding five. No arrests were
made
Los Angeles herald., 1907-04-19

gress was found dead in a rooming house
here today. her head having been almost
severed with a hatchet Otto Johnson. a
negro was arrested and admitted that
he Killed the woman because Of jealousy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
NO BRINY DEEP FOR HIN.
Prefers Dry Land to Dory 1cith a
One-Armcd Nan and One Oar.

Michael ]. Kelly. engineer of Engine Company
2t. in Brooklyn, Is back again at his own firesde.
No ~ Wyckoff street. and never again will he
accept the invitation of one-armed man 70 take
a trip In motor boat
Kelly's vacation began Thursday and the
morning OF that day he took trip to Rockaway
Beach. While wandering near the water there
the aforesaid one-armed man invited him TO take a
sail They were soon on their way 10 RoNhury's
Rockaway. but had gone only short dis
lance when the engine broke down.
They managed 10 get ashore i'm a dory, and. leav-
ing the launch in care of boatman. they put off
for Barren Island. where they meant to await the
arrival of the steamer Fannie McAvey. bound for
Carnarse. The tide running strong and tina
wind against them. Kelley was making slow
Roadway with the only pair of oars in tho boat
when of them broke IL was nearly dark by
this time, and the boat began to I'LL rapidly
The shouted for help. but their cries
unheard. Several fishing schooners coming In
from outside passed without seeing them. IL began
TO rain and the two men mad to bail TO keep the
boat ahoat. They drifting they knew not
where. and they saw the lights the shore dis
appear by
In an attempt make land Kelly took his shirt
and using the remaining oar mast. made a sail
out OF IL. Toward midnight the tide turned This
is all that kept them from drifting out to sea
through Rockaway Inlet
When dawn broke they found themselves close
10 the shore. and by scullng with the healthy oar
they managed to aground Irish Creek
\ couple OF baymen found them. exhausted from
exposure and hunger, and about O'clock they
reached Canarse, having been adrift over twelve
hours.
kelly Vas glad TO reach shore that he forrot
to get the of the armed man h,t he
thinks he must have been "hoodoo'' He viii
spend the rest of his vacation shore. WIN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
OBJECT TO PLACARDINa SYNAGOGUE
Congregation Kehal Adath Jsshurun o.
JassY to Meet TO Protest.

Indignant over the placarding Of the front OF the
Synagogue Kchai Adath Jeshurun OF Jassy, at
Nos IS ana 90 RiVlngtou street, with announce
mentS OF its coming sale at auction members Of
tho congregation yesterday tore down the posters
and Will tonight hold Indignation meeting To
devise plans to prevent. II possible the sal" OF the
house of worship. Those who oppose tho sale
charge that II is effort the part Of those
who would sell IN" synagogue 10 obtain absolute
control of the congregation.
The synagogue was built about two years ago. II
is Of the finest buildings of ts kind the Enst
Side. The property is valued at about 100000 The
members of the construction company which built
the synagogue are also members Of the c9nGrega-
ton and still hold a mortgage ON IL for 5000.
which they have toreclosed. The sale is advertised
for June q.
Norris Graubsrt. secretary of the congregation.
said yesterday that the construction company has
already received payments Of $4,000 and $1,000.
and that the company is not entitled to the money
that II demands.
Services will be held I'm the synagogue to-day
and tonight the congregation viii meet to plan
legal attack on the men who would sell the edI'
a
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
CANNOT SEND SERUM.
Health Department Unable to Help
Bubonic Plague Sufferers.

The Health Department Of this city, it was
learned yesterday is practically unable to respond
TO the appeal from Trinidad Island, asking for
bubonic plague serum. The plague recently be-
came epidemic in the island. and fearing a wide
spread loss of life might result. an urgent appeal
for big supply of the serum was sent here.
DR.. Cyrus w, Field. of the meteorological dvis-
ion of the Health Department, said yesterday
that 1t impossible for the department to make
the amount required in time to do them any good
They could get it from Europe. he said. at
Manila and II to good advantage before the
Health Department could manufacture it and send
1t there.
THE serum is made mostly IN India Japan and
China said DR.. Field yesterday and it is very
seldom kept in large quantities by any of the
health authorities this side of the The
nearest place at which it can be purchased on
short notice is at the Pasteur Institute Paris.
In this country and if should could make
disease disease u No doubt the trinidad government has
hand we Certainly would send it to them at once
1t takes long time TO manufacture and 1t is very
dangerous TO those handling it,
The greatest quantity OF the serum Is made in
India by Professor Hafkine OF the millions of
not only to the disease but through the careless
ness of the natives thsmseives When the serum
and as result many of them die from tetanus
disease, but prevent the spreading of it. A
laboratory in Bengal that makes the largest guam
tty of this serum was recently blamed by the med
zeal societies of Europe because their serum was
not pure and caused many deaths. After a thor
ough investigation it learned that the deaths
due to the serum. but to the natives for
their lack of cleanliness I'm handling it,
We receive reports from all over the country of
the number of deaths and of the plague IL
Is alarming figures that in Last year
alone there were over ten million cases In the
southern part of India
In a recent report the plague in India it
stated that from March % TO April there
10,5S1 deaths During this period there 247
cases Recent cable reports announce that the
deaths from the plague during the second week In
April numbered IL 900 There has been a large fall
ing off in the number of deaths from the plague in
Australia, Egypt. Arabia and Spain. There has
been big increase in the number OF in New
South Wales during the last years The first
outbreak of the plague in Sydney occurred in the
year 1909. and The total number OF up
May l of this year in New South Wales was 900,
the number of deaths being 1872 The first year OF
the outbreak by far the most serious. both
tally.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
TELLS ABOUT PROBATION.
Homer Folks 4ns1cers Questions as
to Ne70 Commission.

Homer Folks secretary Of the State Charities
Aid Association. has issued statement of the de-
velopment of probation work In the State of New
York last year. following the signing on June 8 by
Governor Hughes, of the Davs-Rogers Dill, an act
TO establish state probation commission Inc
purpose Of the statement Is 10 answer the questions
az TO what may be expected from such commits
sion.
The powers and duties Of the new commission
will be similar to those of the special PROBATION
commission appointed by Governor Higgins III
1905. except that the former was Temporary Spe-
cihc appropria tons for probation work nave ben
granted in five cities Of the state In -FOUR OF these
cities-New York, Syracuse Rochester and \ onkeri
competitive, examinations have been held Ia and q
salaried probation officers have been appointed
from eligible lists. Associations to aid in juvenile
probation work have been organized in Brooklyn
and Buffalo. and steps toward such an organization
being taken I'm Syracuse.
In the magistrates courts in this city ssa aired
eligible list resulting from competitive eXami-
nation held by the Municipal Civil Service Commits
sion on February 9. 1906 Three hundred and md sew
enty-two persons took this eXamina tion-232 men
and $40 women. OF the 143 who passed eighty light
were men and ffty-nve women. card system for
the Identification and record Of probations was
No. S14 West 3lth street. II also decided by
the Board of Magistrates that all of the probation
should report to the probation officers.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
coLER ON TYPOGRAPHICAL BUREAU.
Metz and Democratic General Committee
Have Been Unkind to 1t.

The amount of money allowed for the work OF
the Typographical bureau In Brooklyn was the sub
tect OF President coles bulletin yesterday. Incl
dentally, he handed a rap TO the Democratic Gen
eral Committee, which provides the bureau with
quarters in its Court Square building. The bulletia
reads:
The typographical bureau has to furnish surveys
for all Improvement contracts and 10 furnlsh
diagrams for all street opening proceed
ings. as well as furnish reports and diagrams
upon which the Board of Estimate and Apporuon-
rient lays out new streets makes other changes
in the city map. The appropriations for the years
1906 and 1907 combined is as follows
Richmond $435,0oo; Queens, S6S6.5OO: The Bronx
1880; Brooklyn, Si45,6s7 80 mote the 80 cents
3rookyn's share OF the total appropriation FOR
the four boroughs requiring typographical work IS
less than per cent.
Extremely valuable records are madcsand Kept IN
this bureau Its offices are located in the Thomas
Jefferson Building which is owned by the Kings
County Democratic General Committee The offices
are eaky poorly lighted. not sufficiently large
and not properly ventilated. and are not even COP,
venient 10 each other. being located on several
floors OF the building.
The bulletin says that President Coler kicked
for better offices and that his arch enemy. Con-
troer Metz recommended stable for the bureau.
The stable would cost the city 5000 a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
DEATH OF BETSY HEAD.
Daughter Disowned for Marrying May Get
Large Estate.

Islip. Long Island. June H.-Mrs Betsy Head. for
the last ten years housekeeper on the large estate
of George c. Taylor. died here to-day from com
plicaton of diseases.
Mr. Taylor who Is nearly eighty years 81
age, is the of the late Moses Taylor, the New
York merchant. He is said To he worth about
$50 900 900 and the largest individual estate on
Long Island. IL runs from the village here clear
10 the water, covering thousands of acres. Some
years ago he went To Europe for his health and
when he returned here he Installed Mrs. Head as
houSekeeper. She had over from England
with him, together with her daughter, Lena then
about twelve years of age,
about three Years ago the girl fell in love with
and was married TO William Frederick Bodily.
foreman of tho Taylor estate: Her mother dis
owned her. and Mr.. Taylor said that Lena would
never get any of his money. Bodily was dis
charged by Mr. Taylor was another employe
who acted one OF the witnesses at the marriage
BODILY and his wife left here and are said TO be
now living on the estate of Alfred Vanderbilt at
Great Neck on which BODILY is said to be foreman.
Mrs. Head, who was about sixty years old was,
a familiar figure about this village, where she
owned much property. the Stone House being one
of the largest buildings she possessed 1t Is "A large
stone structure situated in the village. and is at
present leased TO a wealthy New York family. I'm
less Mrs. Head has made will disinheriting her
daughter Mrs. BODILY, who is an only child will
get the entire estate.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
ALL CREUS ON HUDSON
Georgetoscn and annapolis the Last
to Arriue at POughkeepsie.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune, ]

Poughkeepsie, y. ". June 1L-Francis ; Bangs
OF the board OF stewards OF the intercollegiate
Rowing Association watched the Columbia crews
IN practice this afternoon He went out In the
launch while Coach Rice put his men through their
PAGES violation OF traditions, the arrival of Mt
four mile course. The crews did whatever work
they had TO do on the upper reaches OF the course
StarbuCk still in the boat at No 4, as Ryan ;
hand continues to bother him.
The Annapolis and Georgetown crews We're que
at the Highland station. on the West SHORE al
6:iI O'Clock. but the train was more than an nour
late. scotty Manchester had the house ooat Ever,
glades whiting at the pier opposite the raiIIoau
station. Commander Noble r. Irwin was IN cIIdIse
OF the Annapolis party. They will stay at HlS n
land until tomorrow morning. when the shells Will
be unloaded and taken to the ooathouse at feo
Ceorgetown's oarsmeu. In charge of Coach Muir
ray TO the Morgan House after they arrived
crews completed the list for the regatta;
All the crews were out in the morning Cornell
Wisconsin out for a long pull Column
bia up the river, too. pennsylvania was
away toward the south in the morning
In the afternoon the weather cleared and the
conditions favorable for rowing. The Wis
corsin varsity and freshman crews rowed hard
two miles In the afternoon finishing at the bridge
Ten FyCk gave his freshmen start over the
varsity. and from all appearances the younger
two lengths or TO the good.
The Pennsylvania eight was sent up the river.
driving hard all the way from the boathouse 1t
course. The Syracuse varsity and freshman crews
had Z, time row over the fun course. The men
particularly well. Whatever Cornell did in the
afternoon was performed on what is sometimes
toward Milton again.
There will he forty-six cars on the observation
seats has been great that the townspeople havo
not succeeded in getting more than one car.
Amrnge dean Of Columbia College will he up to-
morrow to watch the crews
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
CRY OF MURDER! HALTs H0LD-UP.
Shouts of Chinese Laundrymen Bring Police,
Who Arrest Two Masked Men.

William Brown, eighteen years old. of No $40
West 47th street and William Morris. seventeen
years old OF No. 233 West 26th street, were ar
raigned before Magistrate Harris in the West Side
court Yesterday on the charge OF robbery, and
were held in $500 bail each for trial
Policeman Conroy, standing at Ninth avenue and
44th street early yesterday morning heard cries
of Murder in broken English coming from
Chinese laundry al No 4O5 44th street At the door
Of the laundry he met the two men about to leave
Roth were masked and carried revovers. They
we're taken 20 the station house. There It was
learned that the proprietor OF the laundry. Tom
Sing and his partner. Wong Wah. had been burn
ing the midnight oil when the two men walked in
and commanded them 10 hold up their hands.
Morris then. according TO the Cinnamon, broke
omen a trunk and took out SO. Morris is now out
on bail awaiting trial for assaulting man with
blackjack February 3.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
NARROWLY ESCAPES LYNCHING.
Ulster County Constable Rescues Italian in
the Nick of Time

Kingston. y. Y. June 1i-Jacob Moran. an
Italian. who is alleged 10 have killed another
Italian In quarrel over game of cards mar
rowly escaped lynching by his fellow countrymcn
at Milton. In the southern part of Ulster County.
last night He rescued by constable just
his compatriots were about to string him up
10 a tree. and brought to the Jail in this city
early to-day for safe keeping.
Moran and Louis Soprano playing cards in
their boarding house in Milton last night, when
Moran. accusing Soprano OF cheating is alleged To
have cut Sopranos throat, almost instantly killing
him. The other Italian boarders seized Moran.
securely bound him with ropes and hoisted him
aloft, proddng him with sticks he hung sus-
pended from the limb Of tree. They pre-
pairing TO hang him by the neck when Const0 BILE
William J.. De Witt arrived and rescued Moran.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
WILLIAMSBURG DIsLIKEs SMOKE.
Resolution of Indignation Meeting Asks for
Resignation of Inspector.

The residents of the eastern end Of Williamsburg
are no In arms against what they term nuisance
forced them by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
AS result of a meeting held last
night in the Long Island Business College a
rant will be asked for Monday for President
Winter of the road the charge of maintaining
a nuisance.
The trouble has arisen over the powerhouse OF
the Rapid Transit Company, situated at the foot
of Division avenue in Williamsburg. The residents
of that district claim that the burning of soft coal
and buckwheat coal No. in the powerhouse makes
a smoke which ruins everything that II falls upon
resolution was adopted asking for the dismissal
of DR. Maxheld the assistant sanitary inspector of
Brooklyn, on the ground that he is incompetent
and II also decided TO send a delegation to
the Lee avenue police court on Monday and ask
Magistrate Higginbotham for a warrant for Presi-
dent Winter. the ground that he is respons ible
for he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
TIMELY AUTO TOPICS
Steps To BE Taken to Prerent RecE.
less Drifting.

The committee of public safety of the Automobile
Club of America has written 10 the district attor-
neys of New York and Kings counties. through its
counsel, W. W Niles. offering them the assistanc.
OF the legal department of the club In aiding To
procure the conviction of two chaureurs WHOSE
reckless driving resulted in the death and seriou,
injury OF several persons.
The incidents referred to include the casa Of
Walter Martin. who. in endsaveoring 10 escape
arrest on June :. led the police IN wild chass
from 10th 10 18th street. and during his high.
seriously injured Willie Stanton. eight-year-
old boy The other case In which the club is in
terested is that of William lie May. a chauffeur
whose wrecked victoria on the Ocean Park
way. IN Brooklyn. killing and inJurins nine
people. early in the morning of June g.
In the letters District Attorneys jerome and
Clarke Mr.. Niles saws:
The he club Is s S 0pPSssd to the reckless
aid as far as possible in preventing the driving ;,
automobiles at an unlawful rate OF speed and 3,
violating the law The club stands for the ebssrr-
ance Of the law and is strengously opposed 10 IT'S
ZION in this city The Automobie Club BELIEVES that
1S @ OF 9e IAN sr should 6s severely
other reckless drivers and would soon stop H.
The clubs legal department has also taken Up tire
case OF Benjamin Stern whose autorobl. vas
wilfuly wrecked by some miscresnts. who piled I'D
stones in the highway Broadway, near FIush-
Ing. Long Island. Tuesday night. Every essrt
the oendes ana Il necsssay Tswsn VII s.
offered for their capture.
Entries for the sealed bonnet contest OF the club
will close tonight Up to Friday afternoon ne less
than Jhirty-seven entries had been received. The
entries include three Corbins two Mathesors
two American MOrs and Mora
The American Motor Car Manufacturers Asss-
citation. working with the New York AutornosiIs
Trade Association claims have discovered that
there is no opposition from the Board OF Fire Un-
derwrters 20 gasolene motor vehicles using the
steamship and railroad piers OF New York. II is
said that they granted the privilege more than
year ago a result Of a recommendation from the
New York Fire Insurance Exchange, under dare
of January II. 1895 \ conference Is being arranged
between the fire underwriters and Z Y. Stratton.
OF the trade association. and Alfred Reeves OF the
American Association, which IL ia hoped will result
in the throwing open OF the docks the outcome ct
which must mean increased business for the built-
ers of gasOIene commercial vehicles.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
GROSSCUP ON TRUSTS.
Praises Presidents York, and Urges
More Reforms

Chicago. June H-At the dinner of the National
Credit Mems Association tonight Judge Peter S
Grosscup spoke The Everyday Business Man
and the Corporations" He said. in part:
Mr. Roosevelt thus far has dealt with the cor
pOraton problem If the relation of the corpora
ton to the people almost wholly that bust
ness rival to the individual nan-as II the relation
between the corporation and the individual
was chiefly an arms length relation. And am one
OF those who believe that IN taking this attitude
he wisely chose the first step In any comprehensive
fore the corporation the best instrument for
welding the peoples energy and working out the
peoples property instinct could be brought dts
uncuvely into public thought 1t was Indispensable
there Is such thing peoples will expressed In
law, and that there Is such "A thing obedience
by everybody 10 the law
The words or authority in plain sight, in the
power of Congress over interstate commerce. and
IN the decisions OF the courts that have kept that
power commensurate with the growth of com
merce. Nor Is there need TO stretch the national
power to cover those local affairs that best
chiefly concern. The national incorporation OF en-
terprlses whose operations chiefly interstate
would be no stretch OF power II from the
beginning. 10 conditions that did not exist the
be ginning
The time is at hand I repeat for a concrete
programme be national prOgramme-that some
national political organization embodying the ma
tons best Judgment on this subject, 40 TO the
people for mandate TO form corporation policy
for both the states and the nation that will carry
that Judgment into execution True, In some OF
the states tho work OF reform has begun, but IL
would do little good TO have reformed corporations
in New York or Wisconsin. while the free and easy
ua the reform must be uniform throughout the
nation and tho states.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
HARD WORK FOR YALE.
varsity Eight Rozcs Ouer the -Four
Mile Course Again.

Gales Ferry Conn. June 14-In strong heau
wind but with a favorable tide. the Yale varsity
crew late this afternoon covered the four mile
course for the third consecutive day this time
making the distance IN 90 minutes and 90 seconds
on the two previous days the men pulled up
stream but to-day they were sent to the regular
starting point and rowed down the river.
After this Coach Kennedy had the freshman eight
out for a two mile pull upstream, coaching them
from the launch The varsity four went down
stream for two miles and return. while the fresh
man four took a mile and half SPIN
AuChinCOsS back at bow IN the varsity eight
this afternoon. and Rockwell went back to the
four cared boat. -,
no attempt at speeding being made; The TWO
varsity crews went up the river for about a miIc
and were followed by the freshman boats
An interchange of visits between the Yale anu
Harvard quarters occurred to-day. Julian CurtlsS
and General W. ". Skiddy were among the ar
val
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-06-15
H1RT4RD'S TINE Trial.
The varsity Cre1p RO1cs Orer FuN
Course at Ne1c London.

crew had its first time trial over the four mile
course tonight Conditions were not favorable FOR
fast time as the tide low and there were no
favoring winds while across the head or the
stretch was a slight head wind Coach Wray
towed the varsity shell down stream ana then
sent the away from the bridge at $40 o cock
The varsity rowed alone TO the navy yaFd, WtSfo
the freshman eight dropped in with a length 3
lead. From the two mile mark both crews roWed a
high stroke averaging thirty-four to the minute
and fought II every bit OF the way. In the last
three hundred yards Farley ran the varsity stroke
up 10 thirty-eight, and the senior boat cut down
the lead rapidly. but the freshman eisht crossed
the line about a quarter OF length ahead
The work OF the varsity eight was the best seen
this year Every showed up well and fol
lowed Farley without a break. AT tho finish sew
eral of the men were nearly rowed out but all
managed 20 stay up after the line was crossed
The time for the four miles was % minutes and 10
seconds which did not equal the Yale time OF y
minutes and II seconds.