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New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
KEEP CARS IN ORDER.
Final Command to Nezo Yorh, City
Com PAM by u. s. Commission.

The Public Service Commission issued yesterday
a final order providing that all OF the New
York City Railway Company should receive "A thor
ouEh inspection and overhauling, so they should
be placed in first class operating and substantially
new condition" 1t was further ordered that on
and after February - the company turn out not
fewer than ten such oyerhauc1 cars daily. not In
Guiding Sundays and legal holidays. The company
was also instructed to make a daily report TO the
commission the progress of the overhauling. and
after February Is to furnish to the commission a
transcript OF the daily entries in the run in
books showing which Of the run in cars were
out of order.
The order issued after Commissioner Malthie
had reviewed tho evidence Of A. w. Mcl-imont. the
engineer who supervised the inspection Of all the
cars Of the New York City Company. Some 1850
of the 1000 cars now being operated were examined
Not every car had defects, but the total number
Of defects averaged nearly two to a car, in the
way of fiat wheels, gear noises, etc. In 40 cars
examined more thoroughly by putting them over
pits it was found there was average Of four
defects to n
Referring to the statement of the receivers that
the most frequent cause OF hreakdowns was Incl
dental TO the operation by the conduit system and
failure OF the contact plough. Mr. Maltbie
marked:
This is undoubtedly true but the defects re-
ported by MIR. McI4mont have no connection what
ever with the conduit system. and ought to be
remedied regardless of what changes improve
ments are adopted in the conduits and the methods
of transmitting current from the conductors to the
motors
1.-The order is made applicable to the entire roll
ing stock of the company, including the summer as
well as the winter cars. OF course, the now
i'm use are the cars that should be repaired imme
diately."
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Henrietta Jewell who was brought back 10 this
CITY from Middleboro. Mass. on the charge OF
Grand larceny preferred by Jules JorSensen,
teweer of No. 2263 broadway was discharged
by Magistrate Droege in the Tombs Court yes
terday.
The second annual entertainment and reception
of the New York County Civil Employees Benevo-
Iept Association will be held Tuesday evening,
January T. at the Lexington Opera House.
Robert worrell, of No. $50 East slst street who,
it is suspected. belongs TO a band of Harlem
burglars, was arraigned before Magistrate Crane
in the Harlem Court yesterday and remanded
for further examination to-day.
Carmiio Reale who has been trial for the
attempted murder of his brother and brothcr-in-
law was adjudsed lunatic yesterday and COM
mitted to Matteawan by Judge Crane.
Henry r. Hallet who was convicted of obtain
;ner ss 600 from the Fourteenth Street Bank under
false representations. was sentenced yesterday to
serve a year and half in state prison.
For the first time in five years day went by
Yesterday without autopsy being performed at
the r,,orgue All of the Coroner's physicians were
there but there nothing doing"
William Chapman Henry Voik and the latter's
wife who were arrested for robbing the apartment
of Clarence Thompson. in East 1S3d street, of
;ewelry valued at 5000. were arraigned before
Magistrate Droege, in the Tombs Court, yester-
day. and held in 5000 bail each for further
examination tomorrow
John McMahoney who convicted in 1904 of
assault sent to Elnira. and then paroled.
before Magistrate Droege in the Tombs Court
yesterday, charged with breaking his parole, and
was sent back TO Elmira
Magistrate Connorton at Flushing, yesterday dis
charged George c. Meyer. son of Cord Meyer.
who was arrested on Sunday for speeding. Mr.
Never denied the truth OF the charge, and the
magistrate decided the policeman was mistaken.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
NEW FLATBUSH SUBWAY PLAN.
Public Service Commission Considering Prop
osition to Extend It to Ocean Parkway

Flatbush residents will be glad to hear that the
Public Service Commission has taken up the propo-
stion to extend the Flatbush avenue subway to the
point originally proposed, at Parkside avenue and
the Ocean Parkway, and has asked counsel to
communicate with Park Commissioner Kennedy.
of Brooklyn. to find out where he stands on the
proposition He opposed the original plan because
it contained a provision for large storage yards.
which would have extended under the sidewalk
next to Prospect Park resulting in the destruction
of many fine trees The Interborough company
said it would lot bid for the extension unless il
included the storage wards.
1t is understood that the new plans will render
the destruction of the trees unnecessary The eX-
tension about sS 600. including the yards.
The Interborough company may not be the only
bidder on this route, if approved. as the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company could use it TO advantage
in connection with its four track Coney Island
service over the Brighton Beach line. and ii might
also be used by bidder in connection with
the proposed Fourth avenue subway.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31

pected to show by the examination that the pro-
ceedngs in the federal court had been Instituted rs
the result of an arrangement between the New
York City Railway Company and the Pennsylvania
Steel Company and the Degnon Contracting Com
pany corporations which applied for the receiver
ship.
Samuel Untcrnyer. making the application for
the vacation order, said the Attorney General
in asking to examine his clients TO prove colu-
sion was devotng himself to matter entirely
apart from proving his contention that the company
had been insolvpnt for at least year. They ad-
mitted he said, that there had been an agreement
between the interests applying for the federal re-
ceivership and the railway company. and that the
United States Supreme Court had held In similar
cases that the plaintiff and defendant might agree
He denied that the corporation had been fnsolvent
for a year. Referring to the opinion OF Justice
Seabury appointing temporary state receivers for
the corporation, Mr. Untermyer said:
"Ths Justice distinctly said the reason for doing
this was that these receivers might go before tho
federal court and show that the latter had been
imposed upon. You cannot rule that court OF CO.
ordinate Jurisdiction has been imposed upon; 1t is
for that court rule itself II finds that TO be
the case"
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
REPLY FROM TIE LACKAWANNA.
George a. Cullen Defends the New Station
at Millburn NJ J.

George A Cullen, general passenger agent Of the
Delaware, Lackawanna e. Western Railroad,
ce,lied yesterday the charges of j. W. Dow, of
Wyoming. y. J., who said in printed circular
that the "Lackawanna is the worst managed rail-
road running out Of New York City" Mr.. Dow
charges that the new station at Mil,5urn n. j..
which was opened on November 10 and takes the
place OF the old stations at Wyoming and Mill
burn is poorly placed and so arranged that the
lives of passengers are ieopardizec. The railroad
people deny this
The old stations at Wyoming and Miilourn ac-
rording Mr Cullen. were only 1,ie3 yards or
ee-leo Of q mile, apart l. impossible stop
all local trains at both stations without delaying
through traffic unduly, The railroad received
many requests for new station stations and
finally decided 10 build one new station nearly
Is possible midway between the old stations. By
e5olisl.;nS tie wyoming station at possible 10
stop al trans st the new Aiiburn station, said
Mr. Cullen. The new Miiiburp station is Of brick
md eue Of the asndsonest on the ROAD.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
THE HILPRECHT TABLETS.
Professor Barton. of Bryn Mawr, Demands
Reply to Charges Of Dr.. Peters.

Philadelphia. Dec. 3e--At meeting OF the So
ciety of Biblical Literature and ExegeslS helo tlsi'
to-day and which IS being attended by EsyptOio-
e,ists AssyriolcgistS and Bible students from an
parts of the country Professor George A Barton
of Tryi, AIawr. presented resolution demanding
complete public reply TO the charges made Dy LII.
John z. Peters, OF New York. rejecting on anu
questioning the authenticity Of tablets when Dr'
H. L. HiIprecht. of the University OF PennsylvahiS'
added TO the university collection as coming rom
the temple library of Nippur.
DR.. Peters in questioning the authenticity OF tlie
tablets practically accused DIR. Hilprecht OF beng
a .faker' and having purchased the famous taoieus-
The text of the resolution presented by PROFESSOR
Barton says that as charges have been made aHeCt-
ing the moral integrity of Oriental scholarship anu
against Dr. Hilprecht the body in session share tns
desire expressed by the American Orientalists ioT
a complete public reply TO the charges
The resolution was adopted unanimously MI
HiIprecht said tonight that inasmueh as tao
resolution was adopted in his absence he would
make TO statement.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
MOVE AGAINST THIRD AVENUE co
New York City Railway Receivers Termi-
nate Agreement with Manhattanville Line

What is regarded a part OF the apparent
purpose of the receivers of the New York city
Railway Company to terminate its connection with
the Third Avenue Railway Company Is a notice
served the Fortysecond Street. Manhattanvile
& St Nicholas Avenue Railroad Company by the
receivers OF the New York City Railway Company
that they will revoke permission for the cars OF the
Manhattanvile company 20 use the tracks OF the
New York city company in Broadway below 1oth
street If the Public Service Commission insists that
the former should run moro cars to Murray street.
That such notice had been served was announced
by Daniel W. Patterson counsel for the Manhat-
tanvilIe company. when Commissioner Ma!tbie. OF
the Public Service Commission, opened a hearing
Yesterday on an order 10 show why the COM
many should not run from 1l7th street 10
Murray street a various hours of the day. For
years the Manhattanville. which is part of the
Third avenue system. had a contract by which II
used the tracks OF the New York City Railway
Company in Broadway below i5th street The con-
tract terminated some time but its provisions
have since been carried out by mutual consent.
When Commissioner Malthie heard OF the action
of the receivers he adjourned the hearing that the
entire board might consider the situation.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
COLLECTION IN HONEYMOON FLAT.
Resembled Stuff Stolen from Brownsville
Stores-Young Couple Held.

Eighteen-year-old Philip Tepfer and his
young wife, who until a month or two ago was
Miss Anna Weinberg, were locked up yesterday
in the Adams street court, Brooklyn, with three
Hebrew boys who boarding with them
on a technical charge Of vagrancy. The arrest
followed a search of the Tepfer rooms. at No
271 Schermerhorn street, made by four detec-
tives from Captain Kuhnes staff which dis
closed many boxes Of expensive cigarettes, cost
ly parcels of Russian tea, many razors, two
hair clippers, boxes of sweet chocolate. an cleo
trical vibrator, lot Of small articles of jew
elry and other things that looked out Of place
among the furnishings of the two rooms occu-
pied by three boys and married couple.
The articles found resembled a similar lot OF
stuff stolen from Brownsville shops recently.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
THE HARBURGER BRAIN AT WORK.
Coroner Proposes To Make Asphyziation
Illegal-A Boost for Plumbers.

Cororor J,Iius Hamburger president of the Board
of C-oroners is overworked He believes that one
nrolifc source of toll would be shut OF II the as
--x;.+io, abit could be checked Incidentally, he
eaey,,s TO have In mind boost for the plumbing
business.
The coroner's mode Of procedure is nothing less
than the presentation of bill to the Legislature
rnalna, the smothering of unwary guests by hotels
and boarding houses Illegal act He purposes to
effect his reform by a simple but expensive change
in gas plumbing.
1T is time this thing stopped said the cor
oner Yesterday .'No less than four persons have
f,aen asphyxiated within six weeks in Ranes law
hotel These were moi suicides but cases of acCi-
dental death caused by the present system of ghs
fixtures where the stopcocks too close together
sometimes within an inch, even less or each
other.
Two weeks ago a in a Bowery hotel turned
on two Jets; one he had lighted, and from the other
the gas escaped until it killed him. The very next
week two persons died in the same hotel from the
escaping gas from a stove, and a state Senator
from Vermont was asphyxiated at house on
Tenth avenue and S0th street from a like cause.
NY bill provides that the stopcocks all fxt-
rres shall be at least twelve inches apart so that
q person cannot make the mistake of turning the
the gas on by accident without lighting it,
If Coroner Harburger's bill goes into effect 1t
will evidently increase the business of the plumbers
and easftters for nearly all the fixtures will have
to be changed. He does not say how the new
fixtures will guard against the man or woman who
is determined to commit suicide. This might be
done if all the sopcocks in the hotel could be con-
trolled from the Office. it is suggested.
1t has also been proposed that no one be allowed
to use gas without doctors prescription.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
THE NEW HOFFMAN HOUSE. BROADWAY AND 25TH STREET.

up laundry on the roof. 1t is estimated that the
valus OF the hotel property is to-day more than
s5OO0.OOO. This does not include the collection OF
paintings. which is known throughout the WorId-
]. p Caddagan. the manager OF the hoteI' iasr
night entertained about seventy-iive friends at q
dinner which served in the remodelled care
on the 2Ith street side. The POSTMASTER was LouS
SefboId and s,eeches were made by Justice Wood
ward OF the Supreme Court; District Attorney Js-
rome Controller Metz. julius Chambers, James
CreeIulan Charles T. White. Axel Warn, joan H.
Dunlap, George Crouch. Walter l. H2"isy anu
others The hotel will be opened to-nlSht IoF l@s
usual New Years Eve business
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
CITY RAILWAY CASE DELAY.
Temporary Check in the Attorney Generals
Action to Dissolve Corporation.

There will probably be some delay in the exam
ination before referee of certain officials and di
rectors of the New York City Railway Company IN
the action brought by Attorney General Jackson TO
dissolve the corporation and forfeit its franchises
on the ground that it had been insolvent for more
than a year. and that the application for a federal
receiyership was made by "collusion and fraud"
This hearing TO have been held before John
Frankenheimer at No. 25 Broad street, to-day.
Justice Davis in the Supreme Court. yesterday
served decision on application for vacation OF
the order directing certain men to appear before
the referee for an examination Herbert r. Linn
b,re specia counsel for the Attorney General sail
last night he would probably consent to post
poneeut of the examination out of courtesy to the
other side.
The Attorney General In his petition said he ex-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31

1t was said at the Health Department yesterday
that this seemed TO be distinctively grip season.
and while the changeabIe weather had mucn 10 90
with the increase in all bronchial complaints the
prevalence of the germ could not De iaiu ailo
gether to it. The germ has been found IN whoop-
ing cough and in the several serious pulihoiiaiS
affections Persons with weak hearts nave peeii
s,fferers TO a. severe extent. 1t was eApidliie"
+t. ,be reason heart disease fatalities were con-
sidered in the grip records was because INC sie'
denression occasIoned by an attack OF 'he ia'
orckened the fatal effects OF heart WEAKNESS
Doctors throughout the city nave repoiou
nbenomenal increase in influenza cases. ana II -
arIv because of a comprehensive uIuer
ta,,dinf, Of the disease how it should be treated
ot the beginning, that the deaths have been heIn
within the present limits The lnterchanse Vi 80.
-,o-ts among the cities has shown that New ioiA
.fHotion is shared as far west as the MiSSlss,pp'
River Everywhere. however increased n'4.1 uinu
rta-dins of the disease has kept the 1aia'i'ieS
down. . o,, a 20 as
The death rate increased last week TO -'0s, go as
against 1887 for the same week m Iast a., .ar,
,e;r sol deaths last week and 1,55S Tor the Saii'
in 1906.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
DECLARES AsHoKAN AWARD LEGAL.
Stands Unless Fraud Can Be Shown, Says
CORPORATION Counsel.

The Board of Water Commissioners, which
awarded the contract for the Ashokan dam to
the Macarthur Brothers Company and the Win
ston Company instead of to the John Peirce
Company the lowest bidder. has found support
for it's position in a reply by Corporation Coun-
sci Pendeton to a letter the Mayor sent him
asking about the legality of the award.
The Corporation Counsel said there was no
doubt that the Board Of Water Supply had the
power to let the contract as it had seen fit; that
the contract had been duly executed. and that
there was no authority to interfere with carry
ing it out unless fraud could be shown.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
CHRISTMAS RIDE At DURLAND'S.

The nerriment that should mark the speeding OF
the departing year and the hailing of that arriving
was all there az the Durland Riding Academy, In
West 66th street. last evening. The twentieth an
nual Christmas ride, under the direction of Mester
Krauss was the biggest success of the score, the
first of which bears .he date OF 1883. The intro
duction Of the masquerade was the novelty tnat
had much TO do with filling the seating ana stahu-
ing room of the academy with spectators, who
found almost as much diversion as did the seventy
five riders, who enjoyed themselves immensely in
their fancy costumes.
Mrs John Gerken got the blue ribbon in the
grand entree masquerade for brilliant spangied
creation in red. A blue for the red seemed TO
pIease the onlookers, ana they also approved The
award Of the prize TO Mrs. Jessie Won Klein for
the funniest makeup among the eqrestriennes.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
TWO BARGES AND SCHOONER loSI.
1;fesavers Rescue One Crew, While others
Wreeked Row to the Shore.

r,-o,,i6ence Dec 3o.-Two harses' ho
"a. and the Jennie, bound north Win '"ioe
other craft of the same description III ~"
the tug c. J. Sanford were lost OH I'm 80
d;+b today. and Captain Davis OF tlle iua'
=; Sc hardly saved their lives. The Ida
r.rL and the Jennie driven upon Tue
breakwater, where she soon began 10 60 u
pieces. -.o,r ,,,.s
I,,s+ before the Ida went down Captain DAVIS
and his wife took to small boat anu s'i iue
eled hard to reach the Jennie Inc he"SS
drove then, back and they turned toWaru Snoie'
where they landed safely after an eHhausliiis
oxnerianca The lifesaving crew rescued Cap
.oin Deners and the crew of the Jenrle'
Boothbay Harbor, Me, Dec "o--1le "io"O
fer fishing schooner Agnes V Gleason was
wrecked on Bantam Ledge early to-day Whie
making this harbor She probably VIII be
total loss Captain Gilman Gallant ana hl9
crevy of fourteen rowed six miles TO this place
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
TO HAVE A HAND IN CHARTER REVISION.

The Municipal Art Society has appointed com
nittee of which John De Witt Warner IS cha,.-
man to represent the society in connecuoh VII.
any revision of the City Iharter hesaroi'S 10
work Mr. Warner said yesterday;
I'VE shall take up the question OF excess eo'
dennnation provisions for permanent comnalss.S
10 consider and report upon propositions ior ,.
development OF civic art, including city pian a.
srurnarv mowers OF dealing with puoic auNe
,t.oroarts We shall undoubtedly add otner SUI.
iects- which come within the scope of our soce''
work"
other members of t'e committee are Ina'ies
Lamb Nelson Spence, William Laurei Harfis
Charles NJ. Shean-
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
BROOKLYN NEGROES TO CELEBRATE.
Parade and Exercises in Memory Of Signing
of Emancipation Proclamation.

The negroes Of Brooklyn have made preparations
for celebrating I'm that borough tomorrow the
forty-ffth anniversary of the signing OF 'he
Emancipation Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
The exercises are be preceded by a street
parade the first to be held by the negroes OF
Brooklyn Various negro civic fraternal and re-
ligious organizations will be in line. and Will he
reviewed by Borough President Coier AT Borough
Hall After the review a group OF young women
OF the Garrison Guard Girls will. on behalf OF the
negroes of Brooklyn. place wreath on the statue
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
APPRENTICE HELD BY OLD LAW.
Had to Finish Term or Spend Thirty Days in
Tail on Bread and Water.

No, seventee 4 ycar-old John Vaynan, of 40. lS
WASHINGTON avenue. The Bronx, to finish his term
as an apprentice for the firm of Untermeyer. Rob
bins & Co. jewellers. of No, 81 Nassau street.
Vavnan is employed in the shops of the frm at
No II Cherry street. A few weeks ago the boy
bepame angry because he got inferior setting TO
do He lett his work in disgust. Meyer L. Rob
bips secretary of the firm got summons for the
boy Before the magistrate Vaynan admitted that
no had not served his time apprentice. Magis-
,rate Droege informed him that he could be pun
,sbed The old law provides as penalty thirty
aavs in the county Jail ION bread and water and
hard labor. The boy was discharged on the UNDER
standing that he would go back 10 nnish his
term.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
NEW HOFFMAN HOUSE OPENS TODAY.
Addition and Alterations Occupying Several
Months Now Completed.

The new Hoffman House Will open for business
to-day after alterations which have taken several
months The structure is twelve stories high and
has rs hotel rooms. The new Broadway addition
with u to e4th street occupies frontage OF %
feet In Broadway, and this with the 50-foot 'front.'
age of the 25th street corner building makes
total frontage OF 100 feet in Broadway
The entire building is hreproof and every room
in the hotel open to fresh air There VIII De four
different restaurants in the hotel. and one Of the
features Of the new building is elaborately fitted
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
EXCAVATIONS AT HERcULANEUM.

Rome Dec. SO.--The Italian government "iSN.1S
To carry out the work OF excavation at hercu''
a,r,, has annointed a commission composed OF
eight professors and engineers connected with ''s
National Museum Naples to direct the WORK a.s M
publish reports of their discoveries for the oereNS
OF scholars at home and abroad
Tia Mavor of Rome has ordered the SUSPENSION
of the work on the Aurellan Wall at Rome wishi'e
IN hear complaints which have been made
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31

OF Henry Ward Beecher that stands opposite Bor-
ough Hall.
The principal services will be at the Bridge
Street African Methodist Episcopal Church. where
DR. W. L. Hunter Will deliver the emancipation
address In the evening there will be an eman-
cipation ball at Prospect Hall under the auspices
of the Society of the Sons OF Virginia and the
Sons of North Carolina, the two organizations that
proposed the celebration.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
BARRED MERCHANT OF VENICE"

El Paso Tex, Dec. 30-In consequence of the
action of the superintendent of schools in elm
mating a'The Merchant of Venice from the Eng
lish course in the I'll Paso High School at the
quest OF Rabbi Martin Zieonka, the Ministers
Union to-day filed a vigorous protest against what
1nev term "sectarian interference with the
schools" The school board will meet next Monday
IA consider whether the superintendents action
shall be sustained.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
GRIP HOLDING ITS OWN.
Changes in Weather Help Increase
the Number of Deaths.

Influenza is holding its own. due to the chahse
able weather There was increase last Wee>
over the week before, but the number Oh oea'ii'
traceable to the grip showed record Of I'D aooNe
the corresponding week last year. The Heaith De
partrnent report OF deaths from grip for the "e-A
ended December g. 1907 and 1906. respectively was
follows.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-31
BAL pwIN HELD FOR SPEEDING.

Leroy W. Baldwin. president OF the Empire Trust
Company of No AZ Broadway. was technically
prisoner in Morrisania Court yesterday on charge
of overspeeding his automobile Sunday afternoon.
He appeared by counsel and was held In 500 bail
FOR trial