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New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
WANTS METZ TO EXPLAIN.
Counsel for Lighting Concern At
tQcks Bloc at Franchise.

William J. Bolger. counsel for the Queens Bor-
oush Lighting Company. is on the warpath
against Controller Metz and says that he is
going to make the Controller explain a few
things at the meeting of the Board of Estimate
to-day. The Controller. suspecting that Mr.
Bolger represents powerful interests that he, the
Controller. knows nothing about. is opposed to
granting the Bolger company a franchise for
lighting in Queens.
At a recent meeting of the Board Of Estimate
that body granted the Queens company fran
chise, but at the meeting a week ago Controller
Metz had the resolution reconsidered and the
company now seems to be Outside the breast
works" When the Controller was asked the
reason for the quick reversal OF action by the
Board of Estimate he said:
Il received a letter from W. f. Jennings on
October saying that William J. Bolger. counsel
for the applicant company. was business asso-
ciate of Judge Andy Hamilton, of the no
torious yellow dog fund. Mr.. Jennings said
in his note that the franchise should not be
granted, and I have held it up, at least tempo
rarily. I understand also that BoIger is q can
ddate for assembly on the McCarren ticket in
Brooklyn. Before the city grants this franchise
i wants to know with whom it is dealing"
80 he wants TO know with whom he is deal
ing does hep" said Mr.. Bolger. HE knows well
and that we have spent lot of money in or
ganizing a legitimate corporation to engage in
the lighting business in Queens. That letter
from Jennings is a fake. What has Jennings
got to do with the business Of the Board of
Estimate and Apportionment7 II Mr. Metz has
anything against our company If he has any
good reason for holding UP the franchise, which
was once passed, let him say what it is"
IKE says you are a candidate on the Demo-
cratic ticket in Kings for the Assembly,"
We'll suppose I am. What is there wrong
about that? Is that any reason why should
stand for rotten deal like the kind that Metz
is trying to give me now? The application for
that franchise made in a legal and proper
manner. and the Board of Estimate and APP
portionment itself fixed the terms. We have
spent $1,000 in preparing for beginning business,
and we propose to learn why we are held UP.
Something will be done at the meeting Of the
Board of Estimate and Apportonment to-mor-
row."
What about the Controllers statement that
you are a business associate of Andy Hamil-
ton, whose name was connected with the insllr-
ance yellow dog fund.-"
yes, Judge Hamilton is friend Of mine. and
I am glad of It. He's a fine man. There is no
finer gentleman in the state. Does the Con-
trOller suppose he Is going TO scare any one by
saying that I am a friend OF Mr.. Hamilton?
What has that got to DO with a business propo-
sition? The men back OF the company repre-
sent are thoroughly responsible, and Metz
knows il. have been TO see him half a dozen
times. II is for him to explain why after the
BOARD granted US a franchise he saw fit to re-
call IT from the board and hold it up without
good reason"
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
THE COAST DEFENCES.
Satisfactory Progress Reported By
General CrO~ier.

Washington, Oct. Unsatisfactory progress in the
development OF American ordnance is recorded In
the annual report of Brgadier General William
Crozer. chief OF ordnance. He says that the
armament Of the seacoast fortlfcations OF the
United States is IN a very forward condition OF
effectiveness. The coast defence Is not entirely
complete but II is believed TO be such TO pre-
clude the occurrence Of any great disaster Of
class to be prevented by this kind Of preparation.
There is some reserve supply of ammunition, but
II is not what IL should be The fertilization OF
the insular possessions slow in beginning, but
as thus far provided for will give a very good
degree protection to tho harbors TO which II IS
being applied.
The reserve supply Of mobile artillery Is IN a
less satisfactory state than that OF other class
OF fighting material. There IS a sufficient number
of mountain guns but the model Is not completely
up to date. The standard field gun is believed 70
be Of as good model any in existence. but the
number OF guns should he much greater. and should
be increased at a more rapid rate than current
appropriations permit The model OF the heavy field
gun has just been decided on. but there are not
sufficient funds to proceed with their manufacture
IN any considerable quantity. The model OF the
light siege gun has been established. and a small
number are under construction; the rate OF pro-
duction should he considerably increased Models
Of light and heavy field howitzers and OF light
siege howtzers have not Yet been adopted; but ex-
permental pieces and carriages are under con-
structlon and will soon he ready for tests.
The Ordnance Department is not only making
hand rrcnades experimentaIIy. but is designing
mortar for throwing these projectiles 10 a much
greater distance than they can he hurled BY hand
this mortar to be light enough 10 be carried by
one soldier.
The army and navy now using the same kind
Of snokeIess powder and General Crozier. pointing
10 the fact that six months is required 10 make
this powder urges the accumulation of reserve
supply sufficient 10 last that length of time after
the outbreak Of a war. After much experiment.
ba finally designed 4
smokeless powder which will give a satisfactory
report without danger OF excessive pressures. 10
be used. instead of the old-fashioned charcoal
powder. for salutinE purpOses.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
Mr.. PARTRIDGE ENLIsTS AID.
His Wife Is Still Missing and He Has No
Clew to Her Whereabouts.

clifford " Hartrdge baked at every turn in
the search for his wife who has been missing for
sixteen days sent the reporters yesterday a1ter
noon 70 enlist their aid In the hunt Ihat MIS-
Hartridge is either in a sanatorium IN this coun-
try or IS in Europe is his firm belief. lie said 70
would not give up the search however until She
found.
To deny a report published on "Wednesday that
the members of Mrs Hartridge's family and nm
belf were not IN complete accord, Mr. Hartridse
gave out the following statement from ms Wlie
mother:
Mrs. Leslie w Russell wishes TO state that Nlr.
Hartrldge and herself working together IN All
efforts TO reach Mrs. Hartridge; that all STATE
ments 10 the effect that the Whereabouts OF MI
Harridge were not known are false; that she CON
tidsrs IT unkind 20 continue stories whIch fhould
be known 10 be untrue and that neither Ar. jtdrt-
ridge nor Mrs Russell knows where Mrs Hartrloge
IS staying"
The reference 20 the whereabouts OF MI hart
Iidee is 10 the day his wife returned TO New YORK
lie was then AT the home of his secretary "Ieio
an operation had been performed for an apscsss
on his leg, his own home being closed Mr. har'-
ridge said his wife not at all herself e4t'h'
that night the following morning. and the lettcr
she sent the day after. which the family mas de-
clned 10 make pablc, he said, Indicated that her
mind rot right when Il was written
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
HANDWRITING EXPERT LOST PAPER
Envelope Disappeared on Car-Bank Mes
senger Says Same Thing About Checks.

Through an admission made by William J. Kins-
ley. handwriting expert who IS the principal wit
ness for the government IN the trial of Henry @
Wilson, the First National Bank messenger
charged with disappearing with checks and drafts
worth several thousand dollars, II IS expected to
clear the messenger OF the charges of theft which
were hinted at. When the handwriting EXPERT was
called before Judge Chatneld in the Criminal
Branch OF the United States Circuit Court yester-
day he offered a photograph OF the envelope in
which the money was returned 10 the bank on the
day following its loss
The bank messenger had explained the loss Of the
checks and drafts July by stating that he dis
covered he had been robbed at Eighth avenue after
leaving a 23d street crosstown car. He became
frightened and hid himself until the next day,
when he heard that the papers had been returned.
His arrest followed, but he released on the
bond OF his former employer.
When counsel for the messenger asked for the
original envelope instead OF the photograph, Mr..
Kinsey said:
'T had It in my pocket, and on the streetcar
p
Wait a minute" interrupted the lawyer; that
is what my client is charged with-losing papers on
a streetcar.'
The case win be continued to-day.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
DETECTIVE ACCUSED OF OPPRESSION.
Magistrate Says He Violated the Law Three
Times in an Arrest.

Magistrate Voorhis issued a warrant yesterday
at the Adams street police court. Brooklyn. for the
arrest Of James L. Hunter central Office detec-
tive, charging him with oppression. Paul Peters,
of No. l61 Stockholm street, and Frederick Fulk,
OF No. 113 Onderdonk avenue. Queens. whom Hun
ter had arraigned before the ma gstrate the
charge Of assault. accused the detective Of oppres-
sion.
According 10 the testimony, Hunter arrested
Peters Saturday night the charge of Miss
Rose Schumacher, who said the latter was one Of
the men who had assaulted and robbed her father.
Otto Schumacher, of No. II St Nicholas avenue,
last June. At the same time ne arrested Fulk, at
whose house Peters found, the charge OF
attacking Miss Schumacher.
The magistrate declared that there ev-
dence and denounced their arrest of the
worst police outrages that had ever come TO his
notice.
do you know that you have violated the law on
three different occasions? he said to the detective
1.-The offence of which you accuse Peters was com
rnitted in Queens. You arrested him and his
friend without n warrant In Kings. and then kid
manned them and took them into New York County,
afterwards bringing them back to Kings to he ar
raigned Further. you humiliated Fulk. who was
charged with n simple misdemeanor. by forcing
him 70 have his picture and measurements taken
Fo- the rogues' gallery.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
COLUMBIA STUDENTS EARNINGS.
Amounted to About $25O,OOO for the Yeas
Ended June 80.

The students Of Columbia University earnea
-. sazn0ao in the year ended June 50. 1907 ac-'
-, >, trs report issued yesterday BY the COM
rnitree on employment. The amount reported Ws~
s1111s1 aS but only e7S OF the 5s students who ap-
r1iad for work were heard from. II was estimates
that had the entire number who earned money N
f,sd the committee the total amount would havs
been about S2500ON
Over $4,000 was earned through the aid OF ths
committee while the students who hunted up en-
plovnent for themselves reported over 5000 Ihs
number who applied for work. 'is, showed an m
crease Of 16S over the year 19o5-o6-
The work obtained for the students by the CONS
p,Ittee was as varied their abilities. Teaching
and tutoring were the most remunerative. abour
So OOO having Deen earned in that way Those who
engaged in clerical work cleared about 10000 ands
eco SO eS was made IN miscellaneous employment
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
IGNORANCE OF VOTERS.
Professor jerks Says Majority Doa
Not Understand Issues.

II American voters only understood the questions
at issue much OF the corruption that now charac-
terzes politics would disappear according to Pro-
fessor Jeremiah ". jerks. Of Cornell University.
who delivered lecture en- The Political AIotfves
in Earl Hall. Columbia University yesterday after
noon Most voters" said DR.. jerks would nor
sell their votes IL their convictions on the questions
at issue were clear. Men who have sacrificed for
the party expect their reward. but even most OF
those who are corrupt in political life would bs
influenced II they clearly the evir effects OF
their corrupt action"
In discussing the motives founded on prejudics
and weakness. Professor jerks said;
We may regret that the race conflicts slight as
"a Iey b. are rtlCey sPea zs; w,en 3 |e % nave nd
cisco. but let rs not underestimate the fact thar
ese and Chinese races which clearly thinking
people in America and Japan recognize. but can
determine therefrom the superiority OF one racs
over the other When the question comes UP. as
it inevitably must il will be no excuse 70 o1er an
explanation of differences. We are going TO have
are also going 10 have scholars and men who will
look upon them as Two strong men different In
Some writer's on sociology take as the basal in
stinct on which society founded the conscious
ness of kind" II is apparently this fundamentai
others different from themselves and which brings
about in many instances conflicts OF races. even
though there may be no cause oIten or re4Son i1 %
these conflicts. In politics, however. we need @ 20
of reascn. and the statesman cannot ignore pref
Political speeches as a rule appeal to selfinter
est Men who have sacrificed for the party expect
their reward hut even most of those who are cor
r11pt in political life would be influenced II tney
saw clearly the evil effects of their CORRUPT acton
Most voters would not sell their votes u their SoI
victFOns on the questions at issue were clear, 10
is also the human tendency 10 have a strong de-
,-otjon 70 a marty leader the name OF thei
PARTY and the leader viii he followed often regard
less OF his views. 50, -. - -. -
If YOU get a college boy who Viii not oe aole %
vote for years 10 carry q banner IN q T.
r,ifbffc9D uarade ne Will probably be a Repuoucah
aii his NE and at eighty you may hear nm say
tbat he has never voted any other than the party
ticL.at This man. although educated. Is realIy s-
norant i'm regard the issues of the tunes ne hss'
merely drifted along with the rest OF tAs pee-NS
and never used his brains
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
EARTHQUAKE FAR AWAY.
Shocks Recorded at Washington and
Berlin.

Washington. oct I7.-Anothcr earth shock. of
much less violence than that OF Yesterday. was
recorded a. the Weather Bureau to-day. \ bulie-
tin issued by Chief Moore says the shock was re-
corded at $50 a m. lasted three quarters Of an
hour. and the earthquake probably occurred five
thousand miles away. The bulletin adds;
Il is quite possible that this record may repre-
sent after shock 81 tho great disturbance re-
corded throughout the world yesterday rms DIS
turhaVe is so small however that al Its Gharaf-
strong motion occurred from '.5" 70 go o m me
directions. but amounted 10 only about one two
hundredth part Of an inch. The distance OF the
bonsagd niles . rom Washrson Rut no estimate
be made as to the direction.
The shocks have aroused widespread interest
among scientists. II IS possible that Congress VIII
be asked its session authorize the eXten-
sion Of sesmographic observations so that records
may he made by the government at various points
in the United States The Coast and Geodetic
Survey in official statement to-day said that the
observer Of that Office stationed At Chcltcuham.
Nd. has made "A detailed report OF the violent
shock Of yesterday, Fcttiug forth that the times Of
the principal phases. 10th meridian time, as
follows: Beginning Of tremors. S:+5 a m; beginning
Of large waves, 9.I3:52 a. m, maximum dispace-
meut. s:l6:l5 a. m. ending approximately At II
a. m.
From study Of the records OF many earth
quakes," il is added Professor Maury, the OBJ
server. has dcduced a relation between the direc-
ton OF the preliminary trcmurs and the distance Of
the centre OF disturbance According to his form
ua, the present earthquake IS about thirty-nine
hundred miles from Cheltenham- BY comparison
with the records OF the San Francisco earthquake.
the distance would appear to be somewhat less
Berlin. oct. 17.-The sclsmograph at G0ttingen
to-day registered another extraordinary series OF
earth shocks lasting eight minutes. The region OF
the disturbance could not be located.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
SURE THAT HIS AUNT WAS MURDERED
Nephew of Miss Frances C. Gardner Points
to Her Missing Gold.

6 p Rhodes Of No s37 Hasey street, Brooklyn,
,anheyy Of Miss Frances &. Gardner. whose body
was found floating in the water near Newport.
r. /. last Sunday, has returned from Newport
and is more firmly convinced than ever that his
aunt was murdered and not drowned as the police
said Miss Gardner had with her a large amount
nf money I'm English sovereigns, which has not
been found and for which Mr.. Rhodes believes the
woman was slain.
Mr. Rhodes rejects the theory OF drowning, be-
cause no water found in the lungs. MISS
Gardner carried her money in a chamos bag about
her neck and this was missing. MIR. Rhodes said
that his aunt had no cause for committing suicide
lie said that detectives would be put on the case
in an attempt to establish the facts.
The body will be brought to Brooklyn TOT burial
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
CIRCUS SEASON NOW OVER.

The Barnum s; Bailey circus closed the season OF
1907 at Dyersburg. Tenn, last night. and shortly
after midnight the five trains of carrying the
paraphernalia OIL the big show were started on
their long journey TO the winter quarters at
Bridgeport, Conn. The run home, which Will cover
a distance of 1850 miles, is by way of the Illinois
Central. the Big Four, the New York Central and
the New York. New Haven & Hartford roads. II
is not expected that the show will reach the
Bridgeport winter quarters before Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ACCUSES BANKER OF LARCENY.
Broker Says Former Kept Checks for $4,000
Given to Secure Bail

Henry Rlitz of No $40 Riverside Drive, and head
Of the banking firm of Henry Blitz & Co.. NO I
Pine street was arrested yesterday afternoon on l"
warrant charging him with the larceny or $!oVVV.
The complainant is Oscar ulimah' OF NO ooo
Seventh avenue q broker. Ullman was hlllselI
orrested on September 20 on charge of grand
larceny and discharged September 2. To secure
his bailor Ullman says he gave TO Bltz two checks
for 5000 each which the latter, according 10
Ullman's affidavit refused to return to hlm aiter
he had been discharged.
Men who were present at the arrest of Blitz say
mat BIitz offered immediate settlement in cash.
and when this was refused raised the offer TO
$4,000
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ANNOYED scANNELL-To BELLEVUE.

George F. scannelI Superintendent OF Highways.
anneared in the Tombs police court yesterday
against Mary Scannell. who was arrested in bis
office at No. IS Park Row. She had declared tnar
the Superintendent is the uncle OF child which shs
has in the New York Founding Asylum me
Superintendent said that the woman had called ut
his home No l2S East Slst street and at his Office.
insisting that he support the child and herself.
She was committed to Bellevue Hospital for FIVE
davs TO be examined her sanity
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
c,1ys LAWYER elNeHAMs COUNSEL

CORPORATION Counsel Pendleton will act as counsel
for Police Commissioner Bingham in the suit for
s250oO brought against the latter by James G. Rey-
nolds a former police captain, who was elected
from Police Headquarters on Tuesday ny the
order OF General Bingham.
The CORPORATION Counsels Office will appear for
Commissioner Bingham said Mr.. Pendleton yes
terday. "He was acting as Commissioner at his
own office as public official. and the Corporation
Counsel will defend him as a city official
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
WIFE eEATER TWELVE YEARS IN JAIL

Timothy Murray. a longshOreman. who lives at
No. 81 Washington street was sentenced yesterday
to one year in the pententiary by Justice Omsted.
in Special Sessions. for beating his wife. Mrs.
Murray displayed a black eye, which she said
was the result of attack made on her by her
husband a few nights ago.
She said that out of the eighteen years they
have been married her husband has spent nearly
twelve years in Jail for beating her. He was let
out OF the penitentiary three weeks ago. where
he had served three months for the same offence
Mrs Murray said she had seven children.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
METZ SEEKS LIGHT ON LABOR LAW.

Controller Metz has asked Corporation Counsel
Pendleton for an opinion regarding what he ought
10 do about balls of contractors held up because OF
complaints that the contractors had violated the
eiZht-hour law The Corporation Counsel says ths
courts must decide the Several bills for work
on school buildings are held up
The chief trouble is because the contractors have
had window frames made outside the city and
state under conditions which. II is asserted by
labor unions violated the labor law Of this state.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
mouRNgRs SEE WOMAN HURT.

While the mourners attending the funeral Of the
Rev John B. Mayer. rector Of ST. Nicholas Ger
man Roman Catholic Church In I'd street We're en-
tcri,a th, carriages. an automobile hit Mrs. Amelia
C;raan0latt. Of No 115 East Sth street. She was
hurried to Bellevue Hospital in the automobile.
,yi.cb was IN charge of Rudolph Plain. of No 379
Gates avenue, Brooklyn. Il was said that her
Tina was probably fractured and that her chances
,4 recoverv were slim.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
kIssENA PARK RECORDS SECRET.

Judge Humphrey. of the Queens County Court
has rescinded the order permitting District Attor-
nev Darrin TO file with the County Clerk at Js-
n,aica for public inspection the minutes or The
- turv which conducted the Investigations in
tT Kfssena Park purchase. Judge Humphrey de-
cided that the minutes be Inspected by other
rand iuries but that the law forbids the proceed
inrs from becoming B9snc property
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ATLANTIC FLEETS TARGET PRACTICE.

Washington. Oct. 1.-THE Navy Department to-
day made public a synopsis of the report of the
target practice by the battleships OF the Atlantic
fleet which was had under battle conditions. The
results were the best attained in the navy
under similar conditions. and II is announced that
the general effect has greatly encouraged the Of
ficers connected with the firing. They spent
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
MUSEUM LIBRARY BIDS REJECTED.

Ar meeting of the Park Board yesterday the
4-,e+ees rejected the bids for construction OF the
library wing of the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
r-,e, ovcrue and s2d street. They believe that the
a,onnt OF the lowest bid $4,000 is more than the
estimated cost by the architects There were thir-
,aen bidders the highest bid being sl03,3o.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
VANDERBILT NECKLACE THEFT CASE

Judge Grain, in General Sessions, suspended SEN
icnce yesterday on Costas Mesras. OF No 2S8 East
tstA street. former waiter At Sherry's AiesraS
found a diamond necklace which had been lost
al sherry's By Mrs William X Vanderbilt He
cd not return Il until he 7as forced TO do so. lie
pieaded guilty
~. Vanderbilt asked FOR leniency. lie SAID tha'
40 bn--Al..a laA waiter lad been honest betore.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
BRONX STREET NUMBERS CHANGED.

Postmaster Morgan has called attention to the
fact that the city authorities have recently caused
the numbers of many dwelling houses and stores in
The Bronx 10 be changed, such action being part
of a general system of REMEMBERING. and the post
master suggests that those affected inform their
correspondents of their new numbers, that
delay TO sheir mail matter may be avoides
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
ECONOMY IN COAL ORDERED.

Washington, Oct. 1.-THE conditions existing in
the coal trade are operating 10 reduce materially
the quantity available for naval uses. Therefore
the Navy Department to-day directed all officers
who control the use of coal TO exercise the most
rigid economy in the consumption Of coal and other
fuel for naval uses.
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
BINGHAM WANTS 200 PATRoLMEN

Police Commissioner Bingham sent letter to
the BOARD of Estimate yesterday in which he asked
permission to appoint two hundred patroimen dur
irg November and December. The full allowance
~ annoutnents has already been made this year,
hut the commissioner discovered that there was
balance OF sls5 900 saved from the allowance
New-York tribune., 1907-10-18
r,no BONES IN CAR BARN RUINS.

,vorlnen cxcavating the ruins Of the car sheds
., rast 1atb street discovered yesterday the bones
30 a man. from which practically all the nesh had
been buried. Near the bones were several p'eceS
1s .a,- and other personal effects. The bones
ara believed TO be those of James Doyle. fore
man who has been missing since the fire.