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New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
SHOE MACHINERY co. RETALIATEs.
Gives Orders Not to Solicit, Lease or Accept
Orders in Massachusetts,.

Spencer Mass. June 3.-A copy OF what appeared
to be a general order sent out from the head
quarters of the United Shoe Machinery Company in
Boston. has been received by the cOmpanys agent
in Spencer, instructng him to take orders for
any more machinery until further notice had been
received from the company. The order read:
From date do not solicit lease accept orders
for machines in Massachusetts. Strict attention to
this order is requested.
The signing of the anti-shoe machinery bill by
Governor Guild Saturday Is supposed to be the
resaon for the order The bill prohibits any manu-
facturer of shoe machinery from leasing such ma
chinery on condition that the product of no other
shoe machinery manufacturer shall be leased by
the lessee.
The order will probably have the effect of incon-
veniencing manufacturers of boots and shoes IN
MASSACHUSETTS while il Is in effect.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ENTERPRISE BANK TRIAL
assistant Teller Pleads Not Guilty
of MiSuSing Funds.

Pittsburg, June 3.-The trial OF Charles Men
zemer assistant teller of the Enterprise Ma
tional Bank of Allegheny, which failed two
years ago for nearly S2,OOOOOO, was begun late
to-day before Judge Nathaniel Ewing in the
United States District Court.
Menzemer is charged with having abstractod
and misapplied funds of the bank amounting to
$500, and with aiding and abettng T. Lee
Clark, the cashier of the bank. who committed
suicide, in the abstraction of the funds. There
are eight counts against him.
Menzemer pleaded not guilty. and his counsel
said that evidence not produced at the trials Of
Teller Harvey and Bookkeeper Raston.' both of
whom were convicted would be introduced.
John B. Cunningham. nationa; bank examiner
said that when he first visited the bank he
found cash items in the bank in the of
Menzemer. Later Menzemer. he said, straight
ened the accounts by giving him judgment
note for $1,000 The examiner said he found
discrepancy Of about $2S2OOO and asked Men
zemer If he had any securities for that amount.
Menzemer had not.
Thomas Rinaker. receiver OF the bank. said:
Il heard some of the clerks in the bank were
dealing in stocks, and l asked Menzemer if he
was or had been dealing in stocks He adj
mitted owing an account TO some brokers-he
thought about $4,000. This he said he had
lost"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
The ZIONIST pIspurE.

The disagreement among American Jews on the
subject Of Zionsm has been productive of much
bitterness On the part of the champions Of the
two parties. In recent issue of the organ of the
Hebrew Union College, from which several instruc-
tors were dismissed because Of their leaning tow
ard zonism, this paragraph appeared:
There is a persistent report which saws that
the powers that be have declared Zionisrn +aboo
at the Jewish Theological Seminary at New yorI-
West OF the tremendous ado about nothing which
the would-be Jewish empire builders have been
making, and have put quietus on Ii as far as
It is in their power so TO do.
Zionist organ CT the same date pokes finn a.
the coming conference OF reformed rabbs end
says in part:
The Central Conference OF American Rabbits will
again. as in years past, demonstrates to the eafio
faction OF its constituents its mission as tha eoI
savior and preserver of American Judaism
1t Will once more show the Jewish schola -l,,
world that the statement that no reform rabjSt
can read the Akdomas while standing on HE band
Is only an invention OF the Zionsts and a sad
satire upon the linguistic attainments of The br-I
lsnt and learned graduates OF the Cincinnati school
The usual routine Of business is beginning to
pail upon the sensitive religious and refined lii
'schnorr" their expenses from their various con
sregations and to keep them in line novelties will
now be introduced 1t has been suggested that
the production of Damon and Pythias in the Ten
pie with Rabbis Silyerman and Magnes as the
leading characters-Rabbis KohIer and Schnlman
as understudes-would not alone be star attrac-
tion, but would prove bowling success
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIPS.-The followi
movements OF vessels have been reported 70
Navy Department:
VISITORS AT NAVAL ACADEMY

Annapolis. June S.-"June Week began at the
Naval Academy to-day when the board OF visitors
was officially received the parade ground in
front of the superlntendents quarters The su corps
Of midshipmen. paraded brigade OF infantry,
was turned out. headed by the academy band. in
honor OF the arrival OF the board. which. after
viewing the parade. organized by electing Senator
Gallinger, of New Hampshire, president. and ap
pointing the standing committees. There was a
reception in honor of the board at the homo OF Ad
miral Sands, the superintendent, this afternoon
A dress parade OF the brigade OF mdShpmen fol-
lowed at which the color company received its
reward for a year OF general excellence by having
the care Of the brigade and national flags for the
coming year awarded TO II. The honor went 10 the
9th Company. commanded by Midshipman Thaddeus
Thomson, OF AuStlu Tex.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
TO INVESTIGATE KANSAS DEATH.
Insurance Companies Think Fall from Roof
May Have Been Suicide

kins secretary Of the State Board of Bar TX
amlners and former president OF the Kansas Bar
Association. who died here yesterday from the
effects Of fall from the roof Of his mousse COM
mitted suicide or met an accidental death is
mystery. Relatives OF Mr. Perkins declared to-day
that there nothing unusual IN his going 10 the
roof and that he undoubtedly was intent on In
vesugating a leak. NIr Perkins was insured for
over $4,000. some OF which he had obtCinled only
recently.
The case has been reported 10 the general Offices
Of the companies concerned and agents here
collecting evidence. and say that special adjusters
Will be hero to 70 deeper into the question
II develops that member OF his family knew
that Mr. Perkins carried so much insurance on his
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
MEMORIAL FOR ". Z.
List of GreUances Presented to
Com panY Officials.

The memorial of grievances of the telegrapheTs
of the Western Union Company which President
s. J. Small and a committee Of the Commercial
Telegraphers' Union OF America have been prepaT-
ing for q week for presentation 10 the board Of
directors Of the COMPANY made public yes
terday, after the committee had made sure that a
copy was received by every member of the board
The memorial. which is in the form Of pamphlet
OF sixteen pages, has also been sent TO Miss Helen
NJ. Gould and Mrs. Russell Sage they are large
stockholders and may influence the directors in
favor of the teegraphers.
The statement embodies a copy of long COM
plant which had been filed with 7. A McCammon
chief operator, giving the names of several persons
who, it alleges. were arbitrarily discharged. and
of alleged discrimination against union teegra-
piers, both and women. The letter Is signed
by committee Of six telegraphers. The copy Of
letter sent 20 President ClOwry of the company by
the same committee Is also embodied in the me
mortal. The letter says in part:
On March !. 1907 you announced an increase Of
~ per Per zen! III, IN 6aiaFie5 10 me COMPANY teesTa
10 the increased of all material necessary to
of the increased cost of the necessities Of the
telegraphers existence. and that the salary in
creased cost Of living. We find that your iustruc-
uons are being evaded
Instances are then given Of alleged dscrimina-
ton against union employees. and of where the 10
per cent was not granted, or withdrawn after it
was granted by putting operators on lower paying
work The memorial asks. among other things. for
the withdrawal Of all opposition to the union. the
the per cent advance TO go into effect on March
!. and the following regulations 10 working
day tricks seven and half hours on night tricks,
seven bours 10 be q days work on split and late
two parts the company to sunoIy, the t,-ne,rifnTs
and the abolition of the sliding scale OF payment
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04

relative value of the streets in that section.
While there is no generally expressed value
given TO the streets of city, the relative i'm
portance of them IS clearly recognized. by most,
if not ALL OF the citizens. For instance, in the
lower part Of New York Broadway is the most
valuable street on which TO be located. l think.
Starting from Broadway then. and fixing upon
certain blocks there as units of value. Il is not
difficult to determine the comparative value OF
corresponding units along that street and then
along the streets noxt 10 it.
After this the value of a block be de-
termined by the Importance of the streets sur
rounding it, as shown by the units of value We
have already computed. In this block, the cor
ner lots are the most valuable, while each foot
of a lot as it extends back from the street is
less valuable than the foot in front of it. After
many experiments and a careful study of cor
ner conditions and value. | have constructed a
set Of corner scales which give satisfactory re-
suits wherever they have been tried. The OF
the scales and curves OF value within block
and the rules necessary to apply the system
practically determine the value of city lots are
simple and easily within the ability Of any in
telligent clerk The value Of location on each
street is the basis of the whole system. and as
soon as that is determined the rest OF the work
be done by any one"
This method used, according 70 Mr.
Somers, in making the assessments in St Paul
and Ramsey County. Mimi. and during Mayor
Tom JohnsOn's first term in Cleveland he di-
rected the revision OF the assessment OF that
he was asked by Mr. Purdy 10 come 70 New
York
Mr.. Sor1ers is a native Of this state. having
been born near Albany. He moved 10 ST Paul
when a boy. and later studied civil engineering
there and went engineer with General
ROsser on the Northern Pacific in 1863 He later
entered the tax department OF that city. He ex-
poets now 10 make his home in this city
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
YARNS GRAND JURTMEN
Judge Foster Says District Attorney
Should Not SzCay Them.

In swearing the grand jury for General Sessions
yesterday Judge Foster warned the jurymen No,
to return unwarranted indictments TO appeas,
popular Clamor. He told them that he had known
cases where mans reputation had been wrecked
completely by the finding of indictment which
would stand in law.
"a friend of mine who has served frequently m
grand juries.' said Judge Foster, "and who Is a
leader In the business world Of this city said m
me: The I of grand juries the more
think they antiquated humbugs. They are onlv
clay in the hands of the District Attorney indct
whomsoever he wants and to dismiss any charge
he wants to dismiss
Il am not so sure about this because the grand
jury is made up OF our best citizens. But I do
want to you that II is not for the District
Attorney 10 say who shall be indicted who shall
not be, but IL is for YOU TO say and you alone
a great many persons believe that the grand
jury is a panacea for all ius of our body polite
If the Police Department is short of men, go 10
the grand jury. II we want a new courthouse
why. then, to the grand jury. and. If you can't
compel them to buy courthouse, why, at
least you can file presentment on the subject"
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FIGHTING LONG ISLAND RAILROAD.
Blows Exchanged in Effort to Stop Exten-
sion-Injunction Checks 1t.

The Long Island Railroad cannot lay tracks
the property OF James H p Naudewater. of
Cedarhurst, for he got injunction from Judge
Edgar Jackson. OF Nassau County. yesterday, for
bidding it To trespass. lie also got a lot Of sore
spots, which he says were gwen TO him. Sunday
by the clubs OF railroad descending his
property. Two deputy sherins suffered also.
cording To NIr Vandewater.
There IS talk OF suits for personal injuries against
the railroad. but its employees went right ahead
until the injunction stopped them The railroads
title TO the right OF way is protected by a title
insurance company, and its officers thought II could
not lose. The old South Side Railroad had a right
of way from the south side 70 Jamaica and the
railroad company maintains that IT has the ahso-
lutte right OF way from the old company across tho
VandcWater property.
The president of the Long Island Railroad Ralph
Peters. issued this statement yesterday:
We tried every peaceable means to get Mr. Van
dewater to permit us 10 lay rails upon
own property. lie resisted, even to the point of
erecting building Of kind directly across the
right of way. Early Yesterday morning We went In
water assaulted men, and there was a row.
We have paid the taxes upon the property and
have never abandoned II. We have tried to have
the matter settled in the courts and hava failed.
Now a judicial decision viii be welcomed by us.
Mr.. Vandewater built a barn on the old right Of
way, but, fearing that such a structure would not
impress the railroad men, he began to convert II
into dwelling house. MIR. Nandewater resisted
the men on Sunday. but quickly put Tout
his fences being torn down and his barn toppled
over, while the work Of extension went
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ONE DEAD, TWO WOUNDED
Attem pted Double Murder and Sui-
eide an PittSburg.

PIttsbuTg June 9.-Two men are lying in e
hospital in a critical condition from bullet
wounds, and third, who fred the shots, is dead,
having committed suicide after doing the shoot
ing. The dead man is Patrick Reardon, twenty
eight years old, who shot himself in the head.
The injured are Thomas Morton. shot through
the right eye and NJ NJ. Moorehead, shot twice
In the hack OF the head and once in the neck.
The attempted double murder and suicide oc-
Cured late this afternoon in boarding house IN
Larimer avenue, East End District. Reardon
called on the two injured men TO ask about
woman named Mrs Anna Vortish. Reardon had
been drinking. Morton and Moorehead denied
knowing where the woman was. and Moorehead
left Morton and Reardon in the formers room.
While alone with Morton, ReardOn suddenly
drew a revolver and, saying that Morton kne"
where the woman was, fired at him. the bullet
entering Mortons eye. Leaving the room, Rear
don met Moorehead, who was coming back to in
vestigate the shooting. ReardOn shot him three
times. Then, with the last shot in the revolver,
Reardon killed himself. The following letter was
found in Reardons pocket:
Dear Mamma and Dan: When you read this
| will be dead. That woman ruined my Ilfe ana
! can't live without her. My love and a million
kisses. If I can I VIII haunt her as long as she
lives.
a picture of Mrs. Vortish and her young son
was found on Reardon From other letters in
Reardon's possession 1t was learned that the
Woman's husband is F. J. Nortish and that he
IS in Staten Island. The husband had written to
his wife to join him. especially as the young son
wanted to see her. An insurance policy on the
woman's life was also found in Reardon's pocket.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PREFERS PRISON TO APOLOGY.

Jacob Christopherson. Of Avenue f. Bayonne.
n. j. refused to tell his wife he was sorry for
striking her when told to do 30 by Recorder
Lazarus, in the Bayonne police court yesterday.
and was sentenced to year and one day in
the penitentary. Chrstopherson is engaged in
the manufacture of pasteboard boxes
According 10 Mrs Christopherson. her hus-
band has frequently beaten her. She did not
want to press the charge. but Recorder Lazarus
insisted that she do so. Recorder Lazarus asked
Chrstopherson If he had struck his wife
Il only hit her once in three weeks" was the
reply
Mrs Chrstopherson said she was willing to
forgive her husband. "Wnl you tell her YOU are
sorry! asked the court. Il will not say 1 am
sorry, because l am not" said Christopherson
-, Then you so up for year and day" said
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
WOMAN STABBED TO DEATH IN FLAT
Neighbor Says He Heard Her Plead for Life
and Husband Is Held.

Mrs. Catherine Killoran. the wife Of James, is
dead with six knife wounds in her body and
many bruises about her head and breast James
is held on a formal charge of homicide pending
the coroner's inquest. Biz Flynn. ncighbor Of
his across the hall says he heard Mrs. Killoran
cry out at about Il O'Clock: Don't do that. for
Gods sake! You viii XIII me. Don'tl Donti'
Later, he says, he heard groans after
which he turned over and went 10 sleep. TO dream
Of a man chasing a woman all around a fiat and
then stabblng her three times with knife KUlo-
ran; half clad, rushed up to Fatrolman Brown
early in the morning and, saying that his Wlfe
was dead, asked him to go back to his fat at No
4l3 East 18TH street The womau's body lay on
the kitchen floor. Her three year-oId son was
asleep IN the next room.
Kilioran told the patroman that he had found
his wife on the floor after having been aseep for
some time lie was taken 70 the Alexander ave
nue. station. Flynn and Peter Henry. a friend Of
klHoran's, who was in the house when the pa-
trolman arrived. were detained by the police. but
testify.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
WEATHER BUREAU HOPES
May Be Genuine Summer by the
End of This Week.

Washington, June 3.-The Weather Bureau re-
ports that while the mercury has scared consid-
erably in the last twenty-four hours generally
east of the Mississippi. except in New England
the temperature is still much below the seasonal
average everywhere except in the West Gulf
States. fall Of 10 to 20 degrees has occurred
in the Middle Mississippi Valley and the plain
states.
The official forecasters tonight prophesy
warmer weather in the lower lake region and
Atlantic Coast states north Of the Carolnas.
but cooler in the Missouri and thence south
westward to Northern Texas.
The bureau looks for genuine summer weather
in many sections by the end of the week.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ZION NJ. E. CONFERENCE ENDS.
Will Meet Next Year with the Church at
TarrytoWn

The eighty-sixth session Of the New York An
nual Conference of the African Methodist Ep!s-
copaI Zion Church adjourned last evening
The session of the conference will be held on
the second Wednesday of June, 1903. with the
church Tarrytown. y Y. of which the Rev
r. W. Borden is pastor.
The closing days session was devoted in the
morning to the reception of the reports Of the
committees education. the state of the Church
and on the admission Of candidates. The Rev. W.
r. Lawton. who has been a preacher in the Pres
byterian Church for years admitted into
membership in the conference and will be assigned
John c Dancy, recorder Of deeds for the District
of Columbia, addressed the conference, did Dr
B. +. Wheeler, Of Mobile; Or. J. d. Reed of tho
New Jersey conference Or. c. w Winfield. pre-
siding elder OF the Virginia conference, and Dr.
F. D. w. Jones, Of Chicago, VINO is a candidate
for election missionary secretary at the general
conference to be held in Philadelphia next June.
The conference closed last night with a con-
cert. which followed by q dinner 10 the
bishops, general officers and other visitors.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
PATROLMAN SENT TO wORKBOUsE.
Admitted He Had Been Drunk-Had Used
Abusive Language.

Patrolnan James A. Kelly. attached to the Madi-
son street police station. sent 10 the Work.
house yesterday morning by Magistrate Wahle sit
ting in Essex Market court Sergeant Kane OF the
station, made the complaint. Kelly. It was
charged. used abusive language. He was ordered
to return 10 his post, but he refused do so.
To Magistrate Wahie Kelly admitted that ne had
been intoxicated and said that he didn't realizs
what he was doing. Kelly has been the forcs
about two years He is a Hercules in strength.
Both of his eyes were blackened. and II learned
that the dshguratiOns were from his encounter
the station with his fellow officers. Late in the
day he appealed to the magistrate TO have the
sentence changed to fine, but was unsuccessful
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FATHER HELD FOR SONS MURDER.
Mother Tried at Inquest to Revenge Boys
Death. But Was Restrained.

Catherine Inzizzo. whose son murdered willis
asleep In the Inzizzo fiat. at No. 81 James street.
on Sunday. May 2s and whose husband is under
arrest for the murder. created scene while testt-
flying before Coroner AcritelH and jury at tbs
inquest yesterday afternoon The husband. Antonio
Inzizzo in court 1t is charged that the father
killed his son with axe used by the family in
chopping wood The shown to Mrs Inzizzo
by Coroner AcriteH during the course or her ex-
animation yesterday afternoon. and she was asked
identify it,
weapon from the CorOner's hands and tried TO
strike the prisoner her husband
Court attendants seized her and forced her back
into the witness chair.
Domenico Inzizzo came to his death at the hands
Of some persons unknown coroner AcriteAl
promptly set the verdict aside and held the father
for the grand jury. without bail.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
NEW TAX EXPERTS PLANS
WiIliam Il. Somers Tells Of System
for assessing City Property.

William A. Somers, originator Of new system
of computing the value of real estate for taxa
ton was appointed last week by President Law
son Purdy of the Tax Department to study the
condition of tax assessment in New York and
see to what extent his system could be applied
here.
Mr.. Somers's system is said to be the only one
in existence for scientifically computing the
value of real estate. Mr.. Somers claims for 1t
absolute uniformity in fixing the amounts of
assessments and extreme facility in verifying
them.
My first step in setting out to determine the
value of real estate in a certain section Of a
city" he said yesterday, lis to determine the
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ORGAN SCHOOL PUPILS GRADUATED.
They Listen to Harp Solo and to the Rev.
DR.. Dufield's Address

The Guilmant Organ School, under the direction
Of William c. Carl, held its sixth annual com
Inencement and graduation exercises last night in
: she First Presbyterian Church. Fifth avenue and
18th street The Rev. DR.. Howard Dufield who
holds tbs chair OF hymnology in the school. was
the presiding officer He presented the diplomas
70 the graduating class. In his opening remarks
Dr. Dufi1eld praised Alexandra Guilmant
Charles Schutze, Of the Philharmonic Society was
soloist on the harp The others on the pro
nell post-gradgate t O6; Katherine Estelle Ander-
ger. post-graduate. 'O3; Mary A. Iiscom' post
graduate. %; Gertrude Elizabeth McKeIlar post
graduate os; Hattie Ellen Ullmann. 'O7: Mary J.
eearby. ol; Louise Dade OdelI post-graduate, '0T
and Mrs. Alfred Fox. postgraduate '07.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
ANTI-TUBERCULosIs LEAGUE MEETS.
Prompt Destruction of the Affected Cow
Strongly Advocated.

Atlantic City June 3.-The Anti-TubercuIoss
League of the United States. in convention here,
was to-day informed by Franklin Dye, secretary OF
the Board Of Agriculture Of the State Of New
Jersey that this state leads every other in the
prompt destruction of the infected cow He urged
every other state to follow, and said that the
white plague in a measure would be better con-
trolIed
DR.. a. c. P. Amber of Ashville. Tenn. said that
the United States is going Legislation mad" as TO
passing laws for the establishment Of hospitals for
consUmptives and places for the segregation of the
afflicted He said that this not the proper way
to handle the disease. that IT all rested with the
family physician.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-04
FUNERAL OF FIRE VICTIMS.

Long Branch, N. J.. June S-Despite the bad
weather large crowd of friends and relatives
gathered at the New York and Long Branch Rail
road station here this morning when the train bear
ing the bodies Of Walter A. Schiller and his daugh-
ters Ruth and Marion, started for New York A
special train had been made up. OF combination
baggage car and parlor The station plat
form was filled with floral pieces Mrs. Schiller
who Is in a serious condition from her injuries
and the shock from the death of her husband and
children in the fire which destroyed their home
here Thursday night, unable to accompany
the bodies to New York