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New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
LINCOLN FELLOUSHIP.
Admirers of Former President to
Keep His Memory Green.

Admirers Of Abraham Lincoln met in the Fifth
Avenue Hotel last night and organized the LIN
coin Fellowship. association designed TO be-
come national in scope and character. The fellow
ship is intended TO perpetuate Lincoln's memory
and keep alive his principles and patriotism
Fifty letters were read from prominent men. most
Of them containing the initiation fee Of 81
bership including Horace White. General .. O.
Howard. the Rev. DR.. S. Parkes Cadman pastor
OF the Central CONGREGATIONAL Church. Brooklyn;
Danforth Ainsworth OF Albany. former Assistant
Attorney General; Leroy B. Crane. former magis-
trate; Professor Duncan c. Lee, Of Cornell; Colo
mel A. K. H Mcclure, Philadelphia; Major Lam
bert Philadelphia; George Dunlop. editor Of tho
Standard kimarnock, Scotland, and David b.
sckels. Horace White wrote that he hoped the
organization would accomplish something more
than give annual dinner in memory of Lincoln
One of the charter members is G. w. Mcclellan.
a retired New York banker who officer in
Tie Confederate army. Others who Joined are
David II. Bates. Lincolns telegrapher IN the War
Department; Major J. B. Merwin, Middleford.
Conn. who was Jincoln's confidential agent and
who says he dined with Lincoln in the White
the day Of the assassination and started
for New York early that evening to present Lin
coins letter to Horace Greeley. containing the
Presidents plans for digging the Panama Canal
with two hundred thousand negro soldiers with
Ben Butler as supervisor; Charles a. Tinker.
clerk In the War Department. and General James
Grant Wilson. who exhibited ring containing
strands OF hair from the heads of Washington.
Wellington Napoleon, Alexander Hamilton, Lin
coin and Grant Major Merwin had the original
order written and signed by Lincoln passing him
through the army lines.
These officers were elected: Major William Lam
bert L s. A (retired). OF Philadelphia, who served
under General Thomas in the Civil War, president;
General James Grant Wilson c. w. Mcclellan.
Judd Stewart. New York; +. B. Oakleaf Moline,
Ill: Alonzo Rothschild. East Roxboro. Mass. and
General James Fish. Of Minneapolis. vice-presi-
dents; F. d. Tandy and Judd Stewart. New York.
secretary and treasurer, respectively. The fell
lowship will hold it's annual meeting on Idncoln's
Birthday and will hold memorial services the
anniversary of his death April L. II Is purposed
10 celebrate the centennial anniversary OF his
birth, February y. 1909
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
FIFTY TO GREEN FIELDS.
Little Girls Sent by The Tribune to
Mr. ParsOnS'S Place.

Fifty little girls. all from the East Side were
made happy yesterday by the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund. through which they able go ST
Helen's Home, Interlaken. Mass for two weeks
outing. St. Helens Home is supported by John T..
Parsons. and every year receives five hundred chill
dren that are sent out by the Tribune Fresh Air
Fund.
The party yesterday particularly happy. be-
cause many of the girls had visited St Helen 3
before and knew the good time that was IN store
for them. When they one OF the caretakers
they rushed W To her with wild welcome. One
motherly looking little girl, with quiet dignity.
said:
"Oh! I'm just dying 10 go out in the fields and
pick strawberries" thereby starting argument.
Another girl Of ten. who not in last years
party overheard the statement and Immediately
objected
You don't pick Strawberries in fields"
Yes. you do; don't you. teacher But the
teacher did hear. the other spoke up:
Il say you don't; they come in boxes
As Is always the in such disputes as these,
appeal is made 70 the teacher. and, OF course.
she settles the question In favor OF the one who
had been In the country before.
Probably. when the second little girl comes back
she Will know more about strawberries and many
other things. 1t Is Just such cases OF Ignorance
as this cases brought about by the combined
handicap of poverty and the walls OF city street
that The Tribune Fresh Air Fund is aiding. When
Il IS remembered that some children who are sent
out by the Tribune Fresh Air Fund believe that
variety their need Of country experience becomes
strikingly apparent. Every cent that comes to the
Tribune Fresh Air Fund helps TO make some poor
child wiser by drawing him closer 10 nature for
two weeks and hence making him a prospective
better citizen
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
RATTERsEA RISE HOUSE.

Battersea Rise House. the birthplace of the abo-
Itionist movement Of the Great Britain and For
eign Bible Society and of the Church Missionary
Society which has just been sold by auction in
London, is described in the dispatches from Eng
land having been the home OF the Abolitionist
Ntberforce and as having belonged to him. This
is not the II has always belonged the
Thornton family now represented by Percy Thorn
ton, member of Parliament for Clapham: but was
originally built I'm the early half OF the eighteenth
century for William Hamilton, the Secretary for
ireland and popularity Known Single Speech
Hamilton, his reputation as an orator having been
made by one solitary flight OF most impressive eo-
quence Nilberforces connection with Battersea
Rise House AZ Ciapham was through his intimate
friendship with Henry Sykes Thornton the orig
insl OF Mr.. Falconet in Lord Beaconsfelds post
humous novel, the publication of which In :'The
ton Of the day This Thornton was wont IN
gather around him in his fine old Georgian man
sion a circle comprising not only William Wiber-
force. but also Sir Walter Scott Macaulav Words
worth and IN earlier years the famous Prer,iar
William Pitt who designed the queer shaped oval
library.
He married in succession two sisters dauchters
OF the Rev. DIR. Deaitry. rector of Clanbarn aoi,
abroad for the celebration OF the second marriage
a pillar or the Cnurch and firm supporfer of ali
church movements, he was profoundly distressed t,
the attitude OF all his church friends towers ~
second wife, and at his death left large sum oF
money In trust for the purpose Of securing t,,
means Of agitation the repeal Of the Law, a9airc,
such marriages. This law. in spite OF the good
VIII VIII oi inc House or Commons. which has repeat
edly voted by overwhelming majorites in favor ~
repeai!ng the deceased wife's sisters disabi,i
Ties, and Notwithstanding the pronounced VIZ,
OF the late and present sovereigns and of ali the
members Of the reigning family in favor Of the
tfpeb' stiii remains on the statute books owing
70 NE obstruction Of the House OF Lords
p ne late William T.. Gladstone. and also Lord
.sapohsht9o, as young men spent much Of their
49, 49, az Battersea Rise House which, after having
-. r. lor nearly one hundred and fifty years an inn
eehus 0, parliamentary and church lfe is
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
GOVERNOR is In TOWN.
On Still Hunt for Utilities Com
mission Members.

Governor Hughes is at the Hotel Astor, where
he will spend the day in conference with profess
sional, political and business friends with refer
ence 10 the appointment of the utilities commission
The Governor left Albany at 2SO o'clock with his
military secretary. Colonel Treadwell 1t is be-
Heved that Mr.. Hughes has selected the men for
the commission, and that the names will be made
public to-day.
Word came from Albany yesterday that it was
practically settled that Postmaster Wilcox would
head the commission. but no confirmation of this
could be obtained last night. When seen at the
hotel the Governor said that he not ready
TO give out information concerning his action. He
said there was no mystery about his presence at
the hotel, New York being more convenient
place of conference in this instance than Albany.
One f.the Governors friends. in talking of the
situation last night, said:
The Governor is finding II rather difficult 20 get
the right kind of men for his commission. There
are men who for years have been in the public
eye who would lik to serve but they have worn
out their prestige with the people. and hence are
disqualified There is another class OF radical I'M
practicables from whom the Governor might make
a selection. but the commission must be d
working body it is necessary that its members
trativeness and initiative. Another difficulty is
that high class men-mcn qualified for the work
not willing 10 drop lucrative connections and
buckle down to duties of the character demanded
In spite of these difficulties. the Governor will
name a reputable, high class commission"
Governor Hughes is TO speak at jamestown on
July 4, and July he will review the conclave
Of knights Templar at Saratoga. More than five
hundred bills awaiting his action. The extra ses-
sion of the Legislature. TO take up the reappor-
tiOnment BILL is tentatively scheduled to meet on
July s. After the Governor gets through with the
bills and with the reapportionment struggle ne
will take a two weeks vacation in the woods. II
is time left This is all the rest he expects to
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
SOUTH AMERICAN DIPLOMAT ANNOYED
New Customs Inspector Goes Through Senior
de Pombos Trunk.

The second instance within six seven months
I'm which q South American diplomat has ciashed
with Uncle Sans inspectors on landing from Il
steamer occurred yesterday, when Senior +. de
Pombo of the Colombian Embassy. passenger
on the steamer Sarnia, held up by customs
inspector and forced to open his trunk for minute
examination.
are accorded free entry, and 1t was only because
newly appointed inspector wanted to make a good
lob of the inspection assigned to hiIa that tho
baggage Of Senior de Pombo ransacked from
top to bottom. Articles that in the average in
spection would go by unnotced were pulled apart
by the young inspector. The only object that was
dutiable Panama hat, aud IL not
worth more than 800 the owner not required
to pay duty 1t.
Senior de Pombo boiling with rage. but con-
troued his temper, giving little outward demon
stration that the ordeal was most annoying.
Joaquin Nabuco, Brazilian Minister to Washing
ton, when returning to New York by way of Eu-
rope from Rio de Janeiro some six months ago. was
detained by immigration official aboard the
steamer, and requested to answer the regular ques-
tions asked of all aliens entering this port There
was a lively alteration between inspector and
diplomat at the time and the incident brought
to the attention of the State Department and the
Department Of Commerce and Labor, resulting in
a slight reprimand TO the inspector for not using
some discretion
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
KINGS BIRTHDAY HONORS
Recognition for Several Men of
Learning-W. S. Gilbert Knighted.

London. June 27-The list of the Kings birth
day hOnors, which usually conferred a
reward of political and civil service. is more
interesting than usual this year because of the
recognition accorded art. science and literature.
Four new peers have been named by the King.
Sir James Kitson, the former Lord Mayor OF
Leeds steel manufacturer; Sir James Blyth.
who has devoted his wealth to the campaign
against tuberculosis; Sir Samuel Montagu and
Alexander Peckover, the two latter being
bankers.
The new baronets include Sir William II. Hol-
land, NJ. p. Of Manchester a cotton spinner;
Sir Charles Scooter. chairman Of the London
and Southwestern Railway. and Sir William P.
Treloar, Lord Mayor of London.
More than thirty knighthoods have been be-
slowed. the recipients of this homer including
William r. Cremer. NJ p. the peace advocate;
Dr. James Donaldson, principal Of St Andrews
University; Nathaniel Dunlop, chairman of the
Allan Steamship Line; w s. Gilbert. the play
wright; Professor Hubert Won Herkomer, R. A:
Rhys. of oxford, who represented that univer-
New York.
Among the promotions TO the various orders
OF the Bath, st. Michael and st. George. etc,
the following: Professor Edwin Ray Ian
kester, Sir William MacGregor, Governor Of
Newfoundland; Sydney Olivier, Governor OF
jamaica the Hon. Charles Fitzpatrick. Chief
Justice Of Canada; Captain r. H. Anstruther
senior naval officer in Newfoundland waters,
and President Shaughnessy of the Canadian Pa
cific Railway.
On the occasion OF the anniversary Of the
Indian mutiny large number of decorations
will be given to Indian officers and officials.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
FRENCH AMBASSADOR SAILS.
Will Not Submit New Treaty to His Gov
ernment-Praises the President

Jules J. Jusserand. the French Ambassador to
this country. sailed for France yesterday on the
French liner La Savoie. He left Washington
week ago and since that time has been the guest
OF the President at Oyster Bay.
The Ambassador said he pleased with the
degree of LID. that had been conferred upon
him on Wednesday by Harvard University. He
said further that he considered President Roose-
welt the greatest man of the western hemisphere
head and shoulders above every one. he declared.
Continuing the Ambassador said:
1T is not true that I going to France to sub
nit TO the French government a new treaty rela-
tive TO tho commercial relations OF the two coun-
tries. II is true that there two or three Small
questions which call for attention. There Is the
attitude of the champagne corporations. The
French people would Ike TO have the same treat
IS accorded the Germans. with their
sparkling Wines in the treaty between Ger
many and the United States.
The French government made some proposal In
this matter TO the United States government, and
the United States has replied with counter pro-
pOsal L hope that the matter will be sausfactor
fly settled shortly"
Among the other passengers la savoe
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Morton and Mrs. Stanford
White.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
HIS MoTHER-IN-LAw IN JAIL.

The princes present wife who is nearly half a
century his Junior. is a Princess Wanda Radzwill.
daughter OF that Princess Katherin Radzwill.
who. after having undertaken to play for time
the role OF Egerla Cecil Rhodes in South Africa,
convicted Of forgery Of his at Cape
Town and sentenced there TO term OF penal servi-
tude which she duly underwent. Since her re-
lease and return 10 Europe she has published a
most entertaining volume Of "reminiscences and was
divorced last summer by her husband. Prince Will
lam RadziH-ill, who is officer OF the Prussian
army and a genteman-in- waiting to the Car,
making his home Warsaw.
The Count Gebhard Bucher, who is about 10
marry has spent several years in South Africa,
where I understand he has made some money.
Like his fancee, he is q Roman Catholic. The
future Princess OF BlUcheT's father namely, Fran
cab Stapleton Bretherton, is Lancashire man,
married to sister of Lord Petre and is very rich.
having succeeded in 1854 to fortune of several
million dollars bequeathed 20 him by his aunt, who
Used TO be known the Marchesa Stapleton
Brether1on and whose name he assumed along
with her property. The marchesa had married the
Hon. Gilbert Stapeton, brother of Lord Beaumont,
and becoming a widow had resumed her maiden
name IN conjunction with that OF her husband.
calling herself first OF all Mrs. Stapleton Brother
Ton, until invested by Leo XIII with marquisate
1n recognition of her Inunifcent contributions to
Roman Catholic institutions.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
THE FRANCHISE TAX AMENDMENT.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: In your editorial objections 70 the
franchise tax amendment you say: "A franchise to
cross Fifth avenue may we'll be worth more than
a franchise operate along a hundred miles OF
public highway In Podunk"
No proper comparison can be made between the
franchise the public highway lengthwise
a roadbed and the right cross It so to
join private rights OF way. In the first case, the
operating company has usually paid nothing for
the right of way and the value Of using the high
way roadbcd for n street railway be ascer-
tained with fair accuracy either by a calculation
based on net earnings or by putting the right up
public auction.
The crossings of a highway by a railroad that
has bought a private right OF way in another
class II Is impossible TO separate tho value Of the
right to cross any particular highway from the
entire value Of the road. Notwithstanding your
editorial comment, n city street crossinr may he
less valuable than one in the country.
Suppose, for example. the New York Central was
forbidden to cross under Hth street and had TO
end its line TWO blocks further north Would that
injure its road as much as 10 have fifty feet cut
out OF its line somewhere in the country above
PoughkeeIsie so that IT would have 10 transfer
It's freight and passengers across the highway?
The privilege of maintaining railroad has a value
above that of the ordinary real estate occupied
but this value is dffused along the entire line and
Is properly subject OF state instead of local taxa
ton.
However. our chief objection 10 the bill referred
10 Is that by its phrasng it not only transfers
TO the state board the assessment of all kinds of
crossings locally assessed but II would take
out lile naDdS OF the stalo board the
OF all highway crossings outside of cities that form
part of rights of way situated in highways In
other words it would chop up the country trolley
lines telephone lines into sections. so that where
they ran along highway their property and fran
Chise would be assessed by the state board br1r
when they crossed another highway there would
be no franchise assessment and the tangible prom
erty, would be assessed by the local assessors as
real estate
The present law designed to enable the state
board to the property OF public service cor
porations whole and for this reason IL has
jurisdiction the tangible property as well
the special franchise The bill now before the
Governor would introduce great confusion In the
administration of the law and doubtless lead 10
protracted litigation A. c. PLEYDEIL
Secretary New York Tax Reform Association
New York, June 90 1907
I'VE still fail to see why the franchise to cross
a street is any less taxable than one to run
along it. The value OF such a franchise may be
difficult to assess, but Is not impossible for the
State Tax Board has in the past assessed such
franchises. The chief objection OF our cor
respondent seems to us to spring from a strained
construction of the bill. The measure probably
will lead to protracted litigation: was there
ever a. tax law that did not?1
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28

CARTER-At East Orange. n J.. Thursday. June 81
Emma D. wife Of the Rev. Samuel T. Carter. Funeral
will be held First Presbyterian Church. Huntington
Long Island. Saturday, June %. 1907. at 2:30
CI.ARK-Suddenly 26. 1907. ]. s. Henry Clark ut
wear service at the residence OF his mother
Mrs $ \. Clark No. 641 Pearl St. Elizabeth y. J..
on Saturday. June 20 at p m lnterment at the
convenience OF the family.
cLARK-JuIa s. widow OF stephen s Clark. at Easton
Funeral services her late residence. Hotel
Reno. Central Park West. saturday. June
20 a. M Interment in Greenwood. Kindly omit
flowers
son ave- John Glsey. aged 5s. Funeral will be held
on Friday 2Sth IL a m. the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION. East Goth ST., near 9th ave Kindly
omit flowers
LOOK-suddenly. June 81. 1907. at Louisville. Ky.
Samuel J. Look. in the S1st year OF his age.
POST-On Wednesday, June 90. Paris. France after
lingering illness. Josephine Ellen. widow OF lothian
Post daughter of the late Lewis h Bridge. in the
74th year of her age.
1907, Mary g.. widow of Hiram Reynolds. Funeral
services will be held at the house Saturday June %
at = O'Clock.
RYAN-At Seabright N J.. on 26. 1907. Bridget
Teresa, beloved wife OF James Ryan Funeral satur-
day. June 20. at $50 from the residence of her
daughter. Mrs. John J. Kelly. No 1856 Pacific ST. Brook
Iyn thence 10 the Church OF st. Charles Borrouseo
SCHAKERS-On Wednesday. June o. p. O. Schakers
beloved husband OF NJ q. Schakers Funeral from his
late residence No $40 Atlantic Brooklyn, on sat
St 10 a. m. where requiem mass Will be offered
the repose Of his soul Members Of ST Boniface $
Council, C. r. l.. and District No invited 10 attend
sNITH-on June &C. at Smithtown Mary H. widow Of
Moses r. Smith, aged ss years Funeral saturday 2
.. m. from residence OF daughter, Mrs. Ellen s..
Arthur, 6mthtown
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
Died.

SUYDA-Thursday morning. June q. 1901 at the homo
son. Robert Suydam. Prospect Place Bound
Brook J., George W. Suydan husband OF Jane
WyckOff. n S7th year his Funeral services
at Presbyterian Church. Bound Brook at ? m sat-
urday. June % 1907
TILLOTSONOu Wednesday. June 26. 1907. at his resi-
dence 81 29h ST. New York GOlveFneur III
lotson- services will be held at MS late resi-
saturday. June % at 10 O'Clock Inter
a the convenience of the family Please omit
flowers.
WALL-SuddenIy 90. Hubert r. Wall. in the 59th
year Of his Funeral saturday. at 2-3o from
his residence. 25S LenON Road, Brooklyn IN
terment private. Please omit flowers
wERRAUCII-Rose werrauch June &C. 1907. at her res
June So at . ?. m.
wILLIs-on Tuesday. June 25 1907. Josephine Gale.
widow OF John r. Willis. Funeral services Will be
held her late residence. No 50 East 10th St. on
Friday. June IS at 10 o'clock.
wII.SON-After a short Illness Frances Wilson,
daughter of the Captain Wilson. OF Southport
Conn Services Merritt Chapel No 24l West 2Sd ST.
Friday. at o'clock
wINANr-At Rochelle Park New Rochelle. N Y. June
28 1907. Emily Winant. daughter OF the William
Kerr and Mary Jane Winant. Funeral private. Kindly
omit flowers
WoOD-Suddenly sunday. June % at Council Blurs
Peppereu. Mass.
WOOD-Suddenly. Wednesday. June 2S. Herman H
Wood. Of Itchheld Springs. Funeral services Friday
evening at clock. at the residence Of his father-n-
law. Lester A. Lewis. No s65 President St. Brookiyn
New-York tribune., 1907-06-28
AWAIT APPOINTMENTS.
GOUernor Expected to Name Com
miSSiOners in Dag or T'1CO.
LRv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany June 27-The general expectation here is
that Governor Hughes will announce in a day or
two the names Of the men he expects to appoint as
Public Service Commissioners. He went to New
York City to-day, and the OF his visit aroused
some speculation to whether 1t might not have
reference to prospective appOinteeS on the commits
sion for the 1st District. He will this
city tomorrow. The public utilities law will take
effect on July l. and all probability before that
date the Governor will announce his appOintees
Both the railroad and lighting commissions are
finishing their work in preparation for their end.
On July the Governor will visit the jamestown
exposition. Is unlikely that before that time he
will do much with the thirty-day bills. There are
some hundred OF those measures. most OF which
are merely Of local interest. Soon after he returns
from Virginia 1t IA expected that he Will issue a
call for the special session OF the Legislature to
consider the reapportOnment problem.