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New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
STRAIGHT FRONT TO GO.
Old Style Corset Not adaptable to
the "Tnuisible" Hips of Fashion.

No amount OF persuasion on the part Of the two
thousand women a. yesterday afternoon session OF
the pressrnsoers Protective Association could in
duoe their buxom leader. Miss Elizabeth White, 20
diruse The secret Of corset which has as size
sevs done the transformation act for my figgeT
She was wearing the smoothsst fitting waist and
ws king skirt imaginable
Its grand corset I'm really small YOU see
the correct straight fgger, back hips, and l
don't where theyre gone I've gained twenty
pounds. toe and when j look around and see The
friehts Of iggers some Of you women are who arc
trying get rid Of all your flesh by wearing the
straight front corset, its all do 10 keep from
giving you my secret feel so sorry for YOU and
! always generous. But you've got TO wait lill
] ge It patented. some monkey man can't take
81 from Why, people, from the time ] was \
little thing now. nineteen whole years -
UnhlUshingl gly-IVe never stopped fixing the figger
about losing Il don't sleep nights and she fur
rheT confded the narrowing that in perfcCtirg
The corset in France she worked on its intricacies
for days without luncheon.
So with the passing of the convention to-day
passes the secret that for the entire week all her
satellites etngly and in groups have tried in vain
10 wrest from their high priestess.
Yesterdays time devoted largely the
WINS and whereforeS Of certain new Wrinkles-or
their absencein the Innings Uf models previously
shown. For instance, the delft blue train skirt
designed b. Miss White as "1he EXTREMIST for
carriage or calling" II shown that the drop
elirt- under. Of cream satin and rather short.
All Of PaQuin's underslCirts are satin this year.
erd short" said Mics White. and she also eN-
plained that the skirt proper was cut straight on
the hiPs almost straight in the back, bur bias IN
front And 81 is that bit Of bias in front which.
ilsing stretched down and fastened with weights
Inches from the heit. gives the drapery effect
across the front This skirt - the only wonderful
thing IN Paris The little fg'uess at the hack IS
gathered. YOU win notice-not laid IN pleat''-
and displayed something very new tie
back white tape six inches below the belt. caught
IN six places across the gathers II IS intended 70
f,e tied hack IN such way that the effect over
rhA new invisible hips IS straight.
TIE PARTING sdmouition was
-2eT e-77f11 vvbp v-orTr not re Tir
rrincess-tlst IS. when you've Put on ? common
helt-vou don't want tn dip Il now Dips are al
out and you don't walk like this any more. and
she did the kangaroo walk across the stage. Just
p straight walk. and a common straight around
r-rr Now. what tell YOU IS real I'm not smart.
hut J teach Won the real thing When persons are
fictitious tner never succeed Remember in your
business that the secret of success is working
from the real
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
STEAMER RUNS DOWN SCHOONER.
Governor Higgins and Rhode Island Party
ON N. and NJ Beat Dorchester.

Norfolk Va Sept 13.-Having ABOARD Gov
ernor Higgins and the Rhode Island ofhcial
marty. returning from the jamestown eXposl'loH'
the Merchants and Miners steamer Dorchester
which sailed from Norfolk for Providence iaIe
last night. ran down and sunk in Craney lsiand
channel of the Elizabeth River the puhey
schooner Fannie &. Groverman. bound Iioih
Gloucester County. Va. to Norfolk 1he DOT
chester was uninJured. Four men narrowly
escaped drowning.
The schooner which was cut almost IN twain
carried a cargo of waterinelons- Ihe Dorches-
.e~ reeailed for Providence at o'clock this
r,orntpg. after Captain Johnson filed orlef
ranort of the accident. Captain Robbins, OF the
.at,oo-er asserts that the searchllght OF the
r,o-cbester was upon him. and as he was sailing
with both sfdelghts and signal lamp burning
the rples OF navigation gave him the right OF
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14

agreement must he reached. said one Of the officers
OF the society 70 a Tribune reporter. For one
thing shall the home for retired
on Long Island whore it would be easy to get at
ana people would see Il and what being
done, but where land IS very valuah BILE or shall II
he up say. in Dutchess County, where we can get
plenty of land for little money. where the work
VIII he very much Of sight? It would be better
"a have II in the Of the public Of course brt
then We must have "A large farnl-plenty Of grazing
land-and land costs Long Island
We shall have another meeting in g few ,-aaks
and hope that before long shall have nlsn
which we present animal lovers and as fhor,
to help in making 1t reality. IN the mean time
w" have taken one condemned police horse-Pllot--
and made him comfortable on 4 Long Island farm
and shall probably take several others which arc
about be condemned
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
CITY HALL DEVTLS STICK.
Negro Brother Can't Cast One EUen
Ont of Old Tom, the Cat.

A tall. serious looking negro. whose sanity will
be inquired by Bellevue physicians, gave things
y shaking tIp at the City Hall yesterday, and In
cldentally nearly scared the life out of Old Tom'
the venerable City Hall cat. Tom Is nearly six
teen years old. deaf as f post. ana mas been
through many trying experiences at the city Hail
He spends his days blinking solemnly at people
who do him reverence, slowly wagging his ancient
tail II he can get any one to scratch his head
After his encounter with the negro yesterday Tom
looked hard any one who spoke TO him. and
really demonstrated his ability to through the
building-an ability. by the way, unsuspected be
fore.
The negro sedateIy walked into the building
taking a stand under the rotunda. lie removed
his slouch hat. took out small Bible with gilt
edges and then remained silent for five minutes
Suddenly there rolled out in deep plantation bass:
..Breddern All comes 10 speak to a gineration
o. vfpers Heah nah yoice!"
Various "vipers'' paused at this invitation.
Sons oh debb'' resumed the visitor. looking
about why doan you heed de words o warnin ??
All the descendants of his satanic majesty
seemed 10 be busy and paid attention to
the declafmer but Old Tom Slowly he walked
over to the speaker. and his yellow eyes looked up
beniGnantiy into the ebony face Down went "A
black hand that throttled Old Tom, and when the
hand came up Old Tom came up with It Holding
Tom at arms length, the visitor resumed
.'Rreddern look at dat cat
Old Tom sauirmed but he too weak 70 make
a good fight
1eDbil gOetl
in whom he may devour. but what chanst has de
debhiI when All hold him fas' like dis?" (Growl
from Tom who was hardening his muscle) Bred
dern YOU may have nine lives like dis year cat,
hut II yo soul is black. what's do use O. nine
Iives7" c'F-f-f-f-t! Y-o-w-w-r -f-f-f-t!" from
Tom)
DE debbiI's in dis year buildn'. an de debbils
in dis year cat" said the speaker. as Tom got a
CLAW fast in his wrist. Then. as the cat began n
fight for his life, the negro started upstairs head
ing for Borough President Ahearns office BY this
time Marty keyes, keeper OF the hail. and others
were his trail.
.Ien1me 60" said the visitor. giving Old Tom
a fling 'Dis heah is de place whar I is needed
Yo can't deny dat
Come down TO the chapel II you want 70
preach" said Marty" Keyes, coaxngly. That
seemed to please the visitor, who went along
ouietIy Before he knew It he was in front OF the
Neutenants desk the police station in the base
n1ent with policeman on either side. DR.. Stew
art of the Hudson Street Hospital, looked the
man over ard said he must go TO Bellevue Be
fore he went he said his name was John Reynolds
thirty years old OF No. 80 West S7th street
As for Old Tom. for the remainder OF the day
he was ready 10 run every time he was spoken TO-
especially If the speaker was brunette and had
a deep bass voica
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
SHE'LL WAKE UP JERO1fE.
Lucy Page CASTOR Threatens to
Take 4uay His Cigarettes.

srIss 1ncv Page CASTOR the missionary who has
come here from Chicago 10 stamp out the PERM
cious practIca Of smoking cigarettes. announced
Yesterday that sho hunting for bigger game
than the Uttle bows who pick dp butts She says
there are prominent men who set n bad example
for everybody. including the children. And first OF
all sha is going 20 direct her influence against DIS
trict Attorney Jerome
This has been sad day for me-. sighed MISS
CASTOR "a sad day, indeed. Why, I went through
a cigarette factory Of the American Tobacco com
panv and the manager smiled actually smiled as
lie said that the factory was running NJ i"i ~
pacity and that they were million cigarettes e
hind in their orders. How this curse is sweeping
over the country, Then the thought came 20 me
that II our leading men who smoke these things
would only stop. perhaps the example ~ould DC
followed by others-by boys and young men Woo
ssrxre 10 being grest some day themselves. us
.-fo, Attorney Jerome smokes all the time, near
Does he2'
..,yeu'. said the reporter. he smokes iot. but
he has mighty good cigarettes. made specially ior
him
YES. observed Miss Castor. that is tt-out no
otgarAt+es are good Just think what MI Jerome
-. ecoon7niish II he would only throw away
tjs ciasrettes and prove his manly resolution ana
strength Of will power. / read IN the papers ''lt
he is Ianguid when action is required. thar he does
not rpoyeeas quickly as the people demand 1 have
eco, nct,,res of him asleep at his desk Cigarettes
10 = man lanCuid ! read also that he is erratic
and given 70 explosions Of anger at times zig
a~o,tes destroy the nerves. II could only per
e,,ade him to leave the wicked things alone he
would he his real self. can't see MIN to-dsy :
,.,,,+ ItI,ave an opportunity to argue with him?
rhs kenorter found that Mr.. Jerome was our or
town and Miss CASTOR will probably leave the city
before she can get the time from other engage
ments meet him
But" she said. II shall man MN from N',tHo ,1
all the pamphlets and articles we nave heaiIhs
t.t, tho evils of the habit. Perhaps that VIII nave
-o,oa tneuenc. and may write 10 him personally
knowing how pleased Mr.. Jerome would BE- me
reporter carefully gave her the addr''s IS ,'e
Criminal Courts Building MISS rAstoli S@iu -
: ortr.o,dent of the National Anti-Cig1re to
raaene she will Hold a meeting In the annex iect-
ure room OF the sd street branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association at O'Clock Nonday
night She invites all persons Interested III pos
soc,eties and other organizations opposed 70 c-s-
..o .,,,ot,inv To attend. She hopes 10 unite the
c1,bs Of neighborhoods into auxiliaries OF the
league.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
SPECIAL EUROPEAN COLUMNS
European Advertisements.
GOING ABROAD

New Workers when reaching their
starting point in Europe for tour
through the Continent, and after deciding
on their excursion plan. if they will send
their itinerary with dates of arrival at GER
tain points to the London Office of
THE TRIBUNE, Danes Inn House, 265
Strand, the same will be forwarded with
out expense to the main Office of THE
TRIBUNE in New York. and there
placed on file for the convenience of their
friends
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
To ERECT A MODEL TENEMENT.

plans have been flied with Edward s MURPHY
o~tntendant of buildings. for the erection OF
80, sevan story freproof tenement mouse at
Nos lss and 1854 Thompson street, Just south ~ ~
ts' 80, rro..I No / Il will be built for d. o.
Mills en-, -
Tho building will have steel frame. hlled IN
with brick 1t will also have frontage OF HIsS-
.sv.n feet and q depth of eighty-seven feet. ms
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
DYNAMITE IN GRAIN HURTS FIVE.

chippewa Fails, Wis, Sept. 13.-An explosion
of dynamite in a bundle of grain to-day injured
a,re men and wrecked p thrashng machine on
tbe farm of Peter Peterson. Investigation de-
veloped that sticks of dynamite had been placed
in several bundles OF grain. The mscreant has
not been found.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14

facade Will be of Flemish bond brick trimmed "lth
lin.els or ornamental stone. The nfs' hoo' VIZ
contain quarters for six families. and the other SIX
stories will be laid out for eight families on each
floor with bathrooms for each suite Tho law re-
ourea freproof construction in seven story ouiid-
inRs OF this classification. J. NJ. Robinson Is the
architect.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-14
PROPOSED HOME FOR OLD HORSES.

The committee which the Society for the fr+Ieh-
ton II Cruelty 70 Animals appointed TO WORK our " -,
details Of the plan for giving pleasant olo dbe ~
the city's worn horses, held A meeting la'0
Thurgday afternoon Nothing definite was oecide"'
bur some progress was made IN giving shape I" 'ne
pan
There any number Of points upon whioh IA
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

from your field of vision. We can play mde 4,
and seek there with our pursuers all summer.
There was silence for an interval. LoIty
stood and looked at his associates; Even sat
bolt upright, motionless, as though petr1fled
by the magnitude Of Lofty's plot as IL IN
folded itself before his mental VISION; NC,
Pherson with his knees crossed and one hand
supporting his chin, swung his feet back ana
forth, while he stared across the creek into
the gloom of the forest.
"Of course / don't expect you to indorse
the scheme off-hand," said Lofty, speaking TO
neither one of his associates in particular
"I'll have to go into details first. But I've
got it all worked out. and l am ready 10 an
swer questions" >,
II never said the scheme wouldn't work,
replied Mcpherson, speaking now for the iirst
time. He understood readily enough that
Lofty's speech was directed at him. In TACT,
Lofty, your scheme isn't just what thought
it would be. i supposed you had it IN your
head to run away and fortify some island, or
something like that. But-well-"
"But this is different" said Lofty. There
will only be ten of us, not counting the stok-
erz whom we will take with us. That can
be arranged easily enough. Of course l
wouldn't think of such thing as resistance:
Instead of fighting we'll run-or. rather. well
dodge continually"
tBut it'll take money, to keep the vessel
going. What about fuel and stores, and all
that sort of thing? queried Even.
II can answer that question in breath.
Well seize the vessel at the very moment the
faculty finish equipping her for the summer
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
! . Vessel. eh?. !.
ID svif me bel Ter.
70 linasslf

cruise The bunkers will be full of coal, and
there will be provisions enough on board to
last crew of ten three or four months. We
will have to replenish our fuel one or more
times. That can be done at Owen Sound, and
we can seize the proper moment, when our
pursuers are far enough away to give us an
other start before they can come up"
''The question of how the cruise should be
conducted, after we get amongst the islands, "
interposed Mcpherson, could be left to settle
itself. don't believe in climbing hill till
you come to it. All the difficulties in the way
lie nearer at home. What's the use of talking
of what you're going to do with the Venture
till you've talked of how you're, going to get
possession of her? I'll PROFOUND you a prob
lem. Granted that there are seven fellows in
Westbrook willing to assist u.s. how are we
three fugitives here in the depths of the woods
to cooperate with the seven in the school?
And how are the ten Of us to seize vessel in
a good-sized port, well guarded, and escape
with her? I tell you, Lofty, when you come TO
look at this thing closer at hand, it doesn't
look SO rosy as it might"
"Those are the very questions ] was de.
pending on you t. ask. Mcrherson, lei replied n
they haven't presented themselves to me. In
fact. they were the first ones had to answer
to myself, and if ] hadn't been able to answer
them satisfactorily l should have given up
my idea. at once"
seYou have outlined the plan of the cam
naion. First, to secure the backing of seven
bows in the academy, and put ourselves in
ready v communication with than: Well, that
viii necessitate a division of our forces, as
was as represented. In word. fellows, one OF
us viii have to carry message back into the
ouslv select, and lead them out to effect q
junction with ourselves"
HAnd that means began Mcpherson.
"That one of us three viii have to return
to Westbrook- Ito submit to being recaptured,
in short"
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

I'm tell you what Lofty means" said Nc
Pherson, shortly. "He wants to know if you
and will be willing to go into some scheme
of his to get up a rebellion or a mutiny and
seize the Venture"
"Seize the Venture" gasped Even. "What
for?"
TO 20 ON runaway cruise"
Even scanned the features Of his leader TO
ascertain if Mcpherson had indeed spoken the
truth.
Lofty nodded and inquired:
'Why not ?"
ut couldn't be done!" declared Even, en-
phatically. "Why, it would take half the
school to capture the vessel"
"Nonsense! Give me ten good fellows
seven besides ourselves and I'll do it. BY
strategy, of course"
"But if we get away with the boat, we'd
be overhauled and captured before we could
get out of sight of the academy. They'd have
steamer after us, with detail aboard big
enough to capture a man-of-yar, before we
conld get out of sight of land. And then
again, we couldn't keep out of sight of land
for ten hours at stretch. You talk as though
YOU had the Atlantic Ocean for a cruising
ground. The great lakes are big, but they're
not SO big that we shouldn't be cornered IN
side Of twenty-four hours"
Inside of twenty -four hours" answered
Lofty, without a tremor, 1--WE can be through
the Straits of Maekinaw and among the
thirty thousand islands of Georgian Bay"
Georgian Bay!"
''ihat's what said--you heard me. What
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22

better cruising ground could you ask for than
that? 1t surpasses anything that body of
water ten times its size has to offer. Over
there hes bay hundred miles long and half
as broad. The greater part of it is practically
from Penetang on the south to Manitoulin
Island on the north, there is only one settle
1nent. that know of, big enough to be called
a town. Along this east shore also extends,
the whole length of the. bay, group of islands
bers, thirty thousand. Nobody knows just
how many islands there are, not even the Ca
madam lake survey people. In fact, the whole
territory lies SO far out of the ordinary route
of travel and traffic that it is practically un-
knowni"
Lofty paused to take breath. Even was
dumb. Mcpherson, at first smiling disdain-
fully, had become thoughtful and now be was
gazing at the chief conspirator with something
very like respect.
Lofty observed the effect of his speech. The
iron was becoming warm-now was the time
to strike. He stood up and faced his auditors.
In spite of the gloom of the night they could
see the sparkle in his eyes and the flush on
his cheeks. He continued, as before:
"Giye me a. crew of ten men-students of
Westbrook-who are of one mind, are disci-
plined, and, in addition to knowing some
thing about working, vessel, know how to
obey orders and stand together-give these ten
men vessel like the Venture, a steam vessel,
the swiftest on the lakes, small and easily
handled-give us an hours start, even, on the
race through the Straits of Maekinaw and into
Georgian Bay-and I'll guarantee to bury the
vessel SO deep in the mazes of this fresh water
archipelago that no vessel sent in pursuit will
be able to run her down"
t'We could keep dodging around" said
"That's the idea, exactly! We'd be always
on the move. Those islands lie SO thickly
clustered that dozen turns of the screw at
anv time almost will put one of them between
YOU you and any object you may desire to move
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters

Lofty Rankin, a cadet in Westbrook Military
and Naval Academy, on the shore Of Little
Traverse Bay. Michigan. was angry because he
had not been chosen as one of the fortunate
thirty students who would compose the crew
of the ..schooi boat" the steam yacht Venture,
In a cruise around the great lakes after the
close Of the school year in June.
The commander Of the yacht was Dick brant'
a postgraduate. whose attainment OF the posi-.
tion Lofty regarded US the result Of unwarranted
favoritism.
'Favoritism rules this school," he wrathfuily
declared to his crony. Thad McPherson
-'You don't know the story about Brant or you
wouldn't say that" demonstrated Thao. Anu
he told Lofty how Brant, with twenty others,
once took possession Of the schooner and sailed
about the vicinity, having many Interesting adven
.Nres until captured.
The narration of the story spurred Lofty ipto
scheming activity. At the summons OF the tower
bell to recitation he declined to go In with Dis
chum. Thad, and, Notwithstanding his certainty
that a detail of cadets would be sent In search
of him. he strolled along the beach to the stag
ing where boats were moored. took skiH'
roved out to the Venture and boarded the yacnt
He was caught stealing chart OF the "hteis
and placed in the guard house, from wnicn ne
escaped and hed, closely pursued by armed
cadets who were also chasing a couple OF LoftyNs
comrades VINO had gone to help him escape.
They wandered about all night and In the
morning met Lofty out in the country. v
.nent the day In q shanty kept by Hckets'
who becoming suspiciouss crawied up oenino 'ne'A
while they were talking In low tones.
Los Angeles herald., 1907-09-22
CHAPTER x.
LoFrY's SCHEME

--OFTY and his companions were 30
| deeply engaged in their discussion az
1 ~ i the moment when Ricketts, crept up
sll@92lll behind them to listen that they had
tesss@ forootten ali about the liability of
having been followed from the
shanty and spied upon. 49,, ,.
Lofty had led the way some little distance
down the creek, and, after peering all ABOUT
to satisfy himself that they had not been ioi-
lowed, had seated himself on the log near me
waters edge. His associates followed his ex-
ample, when Even prompted the discussion'
that ensued, by a question::
ssDo YOU suppose, Lofty, that we are safe IN
the company of these sportsmen, as they call
themselves? / believe that they are liable to
betray us, if they get the idea into their
heads that the faculty of the academy would
nav ANYTHING for the information.
iI think that so long as we pay for our
board and lodging. we will be safe enough.
Whether they are rascals or not, Ricketts, and
his friends won't be foolish enough to destroy
the geese that are laying them golden eggs
"There's no question in my mind that KICK
etts and his intimates are rascals, stated NC
Pherson, sententiously. Il propose to Ind out
lust what they are, too. before live with them
very long"
'fYou won't have to stay here long as
sured Lofty. Not more than week, or ten
days at the most"
1You,re limiting now at your scheme, what
aner h IS said Even "We are alone; let's
hear j" =, ;.
,,;thaut any more waste of breath" supple
mented Mcpherson.
His tone was not encouraging, but Lofty
did not seem to mind.
He was not ready to come to the point yet,
i 41 oil
al of which tended in one direction-the effect
,Tb;cb his own recent escapade and his incar-
ceration in the guard house had produced upon
his friends in the academy.
ooh they're with you, the same as ever,
ranl;ed Mcpherson, who perfectly understood
tha drift of these inquiries. They'll be ready
to listen to whatever you propose, the same
as they always have been.
."The scheme I've got now is bigger one
than they ever went into yet" said Lofty;
sshut / think wen be able to bring them
around all right.
lofty was talking to gain time in which to
properly compose his thoughts. McPherson
was in his opinion, the chief stumbling block
IN his path. If he could win Mcpherson over
70 his support, Even and the others would
follow. !, -,
.eNiv scheme" continued he, has to do with
.ha Venture. You know that land not
siope-have ss grievance against the faculty on
aponunt Of the fayoritism that has been shown
M acooIit WAITING berths on board of the vessel
n There are ten or dozen Of our fellows who
1nele 1e1,ed hard to get a berth on board of the
scbool boat for the practice. cruise this sum
but .pS @ snsa5ss dss of en 1ss said d Emen
.eNow / put the question to you squarely,
ved the arch-conspirator, whether you
allsTTI Easl Ike submitting to that sort of treatment
OF or weather you are willing willing to gain your Just
orsI 1T don't quite understand" said Even.