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New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Alfred Schwab. n valet AZ the Ell ngineers' Club.
arrsigned In jefferson Market court yesterday
the charge Of having stolen money and jeweiry
from club members. His arrest caused by the
steward. Edward G. Reynolds. but Of thos.
prisoner was discharged by Magistrate Breen
George Leonard chauffeur for Isaac Stern. was
before Magistrate Breen yesterday for violating the
speed ordinance and held In 800 ball for eS-
animation Mr.; Stern was represented BY his son;
Louis stern. who asked that the hearing be PUT
over until July :. which was granted
Robert J. Halgin, jr OF Jersey City, has been
appointed an examiner of hardware. etc. at ths
Bum who was recently appointed an assistant
appraiser
The examinations for the scholarship founded ey
the Sisters OF st. Joseph. at Brentwood. ~ y, IN
he held ST. Francis Xavier Academy. Carroll
street and Sixth avenue. Brooklyn. on Monday
evening. July /, The girls who receive the highest
stand In the grammar department OF every paro-
chial school in charge of the Sisters OF ST. Joseph
In the diocese will be invited to compete.
Philanthropy will be opened tomorrow evening In
the assembly hau OF the United Charities Building
by the president of the school, Professor sam
on The Improvement of Social Conditions. THIS
Is the tenth summer session OF the school. More
thdn nfty students have already announced tneiS
Intention Of attending the session.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
MIR. BRYCE PRAISES AMERICANS.
Says Have Shown Ability for Self-Govern.
ment Greater Than Any People on Earth"

Tulsa Ind T. June 15.-Ambassador Bryce spent
the day in this field studying the oil industry. and
was the guest at a reception I'm his honor this
evening.
constitution Of the state. but declines TO
press opinion regarding 1t. At Muskogse last
night. following a days trip to Vinita and Table
quah. he said:
The American people have shown ability for
self-government greater than any people on earth
At Tahlequah the capital OF the Cherokee
ton. Mr.. Bryce was especially impressed with the
gallery of portraits of old Chiefs declaring that
their faces younger than those OF any other
of men of similar age.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

reason does the German Emperor dislike The
Hague movement but he is too astute 10 array
himself openly against IT.
NEED OF PUBLIC SESSIONS.
The chief danger to which the congress is ex-
posed is from faddists and busybodies outside
who have a chidke faith in the utility of It's
.lffuse discussion of controversial subjects
They are well represented already at The Hague
and are striving to force their views upon the
delegates If the sessions are opened TO the
Dress in accordance with the wishes or the
American delegates. what is said outside by r-
responsible agitators will be Of little Importance
and there will be a better chance for eitectiVe
work Of a practical nature. There will be
leisure for work, for there cannot be much
entertaining and no court functions are an
nounced Consequently while the opening or
The congress has been unimpressive as an in
ternatfonaI ceremonial. and the air, in Carlyle s
phrase iss electric with suspicion, there is rea-
soma bic ground for hope that useful work VIII
he done Certainly the arbitration tribunal has
justified its existence by it's action in four or
i've cases and the movement has received a
tremendous impulse. shown by the readiness
Of the Spanish American states to accept the
responsibilities of membership in this league
If civilized powers When Japan supports the
English leadership and China appoints John W.
Foster formerly American Secretary OF State,
as chairman OF its own delegation and the
strongest military powers the Continent are
forced to keep step TO hymns of peace even
chronic pessinsts must admit that the world is
moving in the direction OF rational peace
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

seems likely there is every reason 10 look Tor
material development of the principles of inter
national law, with the resultant increase or Sc
curity against for the more that can be
done to avoid those differences between nations
which may result in armed conflict the more, in
the opinion of the Department of State. is actu-
ally accomplished toward the promotion of uni
versal peace.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16

Garments for Summer
MOTORING, TOURING AND STEAMER WEAR
An exceptionally attractive selection OF late modes IN
English light weight woolens and shower PROOF iao's-
nrsr COATS OF PONGEE RAJAH. TAFFETA AND LINEN
CoIF AND STEAMER CAPES. KNIT SWEATERS AND JAN JAIN
FRS STEAMER RUGS. Wells AND LEAIHhk lhA' ri-1i1>u
REoTISITEs AT VERY MODERATE PRIZES.
New-York tribune., 1907-06-16
ODESSA FEARS RIOTS.
1nti-Je1cish attacks Enpected Fol
IO7oing Fall of DOuma.

Odessa. June 15.-There are renewed fears of
an anti-Jewish attack in this city In connection
with the dissolution of the Douma. Governor
General Kaulbars said to-day that he would
not tolerate excesses of any kind. and that If
necessary he would use machine guns to sup
press disorder.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
LIEUT.. T.. p. L4HM HERE
4eronaut VIII Make Investigations
for Var DeDartment.

Lieutenant Frank F. Lshm, T. S. A, who won
for America the Bennett Cup in balloon race IN
France more than year ago. arrived here yester-
dav on the American liner ST Louis. He had been
commissioned make aeronautic Investigations
for the War Department. and said yesterday that
hc had accumulated much valuation information
for the government in the method of defence and
attack with balloons He said the various foreign
governments loath to permit him to make
Investigations, especially in the experiments with
drigibe balloons
lieutenant Lahm said yesterday that he i'm
the Vile Paris the day before La Patrie broke
aWay ond that ne the only American ever
in the former balloon. 1t is thought that while in
the Vile de Paris. which was similar to La Patrie
and not then owned by the government. Lieuten-
ant I,ahm learned much about both balloons that
the French government would rather he had not
acquired.
IL was announced at the pier that the Aero Club
had received word that the international cup
which Lieutenant Lahm had won for this country,
and which is now in Germany, will be put up Tor
competition by the Germans to be raced for in
October The will start in Berlin.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
RELATIVE THINKS RHOADES SANE.

John V. A. Rhoades. whose odd doings in public
have attracted attention two continents, spent
a quiet day yesterday at Bellevue Hospital, where
he is under observation as to his sanity. Several
friends called to inquire for him. One of his
relatives said, after "A conversation with the hospi
tai physicians, that he had no doubt Rhoades was
in good condition and would be able to leave the
hospital after the five days observation period.
This relative said that the patient of a highly
nervous temperament, which probably accounted
for his actions ON Friday, when he arrested at
the Hotel Imperial. Rhoades has an income from
his father DR.. Archibald Craig Rhoades, who is a.
retired naval medical inspector. DR.. Rhoades is
now in England.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
KILLS SWEETHEART AND HIMSELF.
Mother of Girl Hears Fatal Shots While
Passing Scene Of Tragedy.

Abingdon Mass. Dec. 29.-Miss Edith NJ. Ashley,
the eighteen -year-old daughter of NJ. and Mrs.
Fred c. ashley died to-day at the Brockton Hos
ptaI from a bullet wound inflicted last night by
her sweetheart. Samuel H. Stetson, twenty -four
years old of Rockland. who killed himself immedt-
atelv after shooting her Miss Ashley made no
statement at the hospital, but after the shooting
last night she said that she had told her lover that
he must give her up, and that Sam had then
shot Ler. There witnesses OF the shooting.
Stetson had been paying attentions to the girl for
several months il is said. Last evening he called
at her home and after Mrs Ashley left the house
to go to store Miss Ashley and StetSon started
toward the village. ON the way they entered
school yard and sat on the steps of the school
house where they apparently qudrreled
Having finished her errands downtown Mrs.
Ashley was returning home, when. nearing the
schoolhouse. she heard revolver shots and scream
Recognizing the voice, she rushed toward the rear
of the building, and met her daughter, who stag
lered into her arms. claiming, II have been
shot, Stetson was found lying on the lower step
with ii bullet wound in his breast He died within
hour
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
HIT BY HUGE METEOR.
Mystery of Great Hole an Arisona
Desert apparently SOlUed.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.I

washington. Dec GA grant from the Smith
sonian Institution recently enabled Professor George
p. Merrill of the United States National Museum
to study the geologic origin of peculiar, large
C. 1ter-forn depression in the desert near Canyon
DiabIo Ariz 1t is nearly three-quarters Of mile
across and about six hundred feet deep Since 1t
was brought TO the notice OF men OF science thts
hole has caused much discussion. believing 1t
to be an extinct volcano and others to be the record
of the impact of huge meteor which struck the
earth centuries ago
In speaking of his conclusions Professor Merrill
leans toward the meteor theory
1.-The crater he states. could not have been
formed by any volcanic action for all the phenonn-
ena have superficial nature. Some three hun
dred feet of everything limestone and five hundred
feet of sandstone have been thoroughly shattered.
az though b some powerful blow. and the quarts
particles in the sandstone in part fused. indicating
an exceedingly high degree of heat. The underlying
sandstone however, entirely unchanged This.
of course absolutely precIudes the formation of
crater by any deep-seated agency, and have been
forced to consider origin by impact OF a stellar
body.
An exhaustive study of known meteoric falls
shows that there Is record of any fall COM
parable with this. The largest known meteor1fes.
such as that brought by Commander Peary from
Cane York Greenland. or the enormous irons from
Oregon having faIren with so little force as to
scarcely bury themselves. The nearest approach
To the Canyon Diablo occurrence happened at
Knvab binya Hungary. in 1866, when a sSo-pound
stone the ground to the depth Of eleven
feet
No rneteoric of sufficient size TO have made
this enormous crater been brought TO light bur
there still remains the possibility of its having be-
come entirely dsspated through the heat developed
by it's impact while travelling at a speed OF many
miles a second
In his report on the investigation. now in press,
Professor Merrill has gone thoroughly into details
He has secured many specimens of the meteorlc
irons and their associations from the locality which
are now on exhibition in the National Museum
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
.NOBILITY'S GO-BETWEEN' FREED.
Oscar Spate Leaves Jail in Pittsburg to Set
tie Estate in England.
TBy TELEGRAPH to The Tribune. !

pittshrrg Dec. 29-Oscar +. Spate, known also as
Reginald Spaulding who to have introduced
wealthy Pittsburg people to the English nobility in
exchange for Pttsburg gold, was released from the
Allegheny County Jail this morning, having com
rleted his ty-day term. Although the police or
,f,treaI said they wanted him. they failed send
for him He left for New York this afternoon,
having received new suit of clothes and a supply
,f money from a man unknown TO the jail author
tiles
II intend 10 90 to England soon as possible
n, safd 10 do what | toward settling the
estate of nv mother. By her death an estate esti-
mated at sI500oG0O will be divided one-thrd of it
going to my brothers and sisters and ms self
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
NET4D1 FOR BEST MN.
States Only Presidential Preference,
.SaUs Senator Niron

Our minds in Nevada regarding the choice OF
the next Republican candidate for President are
like piece of white paper that has not been writ
ten on - said Senator George 8. Nixon, of that
state last night at the Waldorf.
We are for the best man. and sentiment has not
crystaIlized as to that yet. Secretary Tart mas
many friends in our state so has senator Fordher'
ann there are those who believe Senator Knox is
the right man. You hear some talk OF Speaker
Cannon We are much interested in Governor
Hughes in Nevada, but we feel We do not know
him very we'll
When it was suggested to the Senator that he
seer,ed non-couuittaI on the subject he laughed
heartily. Out Nevada they are convinced the
Senator said that none other than William Jen-
niugs Bryan could get the Democratic nomination.
Mr. Bryan carried the state IN both OF MS Presi-
dentiaI campaigns.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
A CONTEST IN RHODE ISLAND.
Democrats Expected to Contest the Seating
of Lieutenant Governor.
NV rsIsgraph 70 Tn. Tribun.. !

Providence Dec s9.-There is strong proha-
biItty that when the state Legislature meets on
January = a determined effort may be made by TIE
Den,ocratic minority TO contest the seating OF
Fssr1ph g Walrous Republican. who was elected
Lieutenant Governor by plurality of only nine
votes over Charles Sisscn. the Democratic candi-
date The Democrats say that the state returning
board which counted Mr.. Walrous In. threw OUT
between twenty and thirty ballots defective on
doubtful authority, and that If they had been
counted Slsson would have won.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
THE SKELETON MAN" DEAD.

Providence Dec. 2s-Charles H Perry. who trav-
eed with several the larger circuses for sixteen
wears. figuring as THE Skeleton Man." was found
dead to-day in lonely hut in the outskirts OF this
ctv where he had lately led hermits life The
medical examiner decided that death due to
natural causes
Perry was known TO the public as Eugene Fe.
raIto" Although he was feet inch In height. hs
weighed only eighty pounds His widow. son
and daughter live in New York City
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
NEW NAVAL ATTAcHE PRESENTED.

Berlin Dec. cs-The Emperor gave a farewell
audience to-day to Lieutenant Commander William
L. Howard. former naval attache at the American
Embassy here Lieutenant Commander Howard
presented Lieutenant Commander Reginald X. Bel
khan his successor, to the Emperor.
Lieutenant Commander Howard and Mrs How
ard will be passengers or the steamship kronprinz
osi, s,ect,;e which sails for New York jan
nary : He will proceed to Washington.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
WILL APPEAL LAND FRAUD CASES.

TBy telegraph to The Tribune
Derver Dec 29-District Attorney Cranston has
roai,-.d instructions from Attorney General Bona
parte To prepare assignment OF errors IN the de-
cision handed down by District Judge Lewis in
tho land fraud cases Immediate appeal VIII be
taken to the United States supreme court Fhe
District Attorney is confident the decision will be
re,-srsed In the meantime prosecutions of land
fraud cases will be continued
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
BOY KILLS ALLEGED HoLD-UP MAN

Philadelphia Dec. 2s.-An unidentified Italian was
shot and killed in West Philadelphia tonight by
Joseph Casartano, sixteen years old. who alleges
that tho man had held up and assaulted him and
Joseph Benone, fifteen years Old
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
suENos AYREs ELECTS COUNCIL

R,enos Avres Dec 2s.-For the first time since
1891 the citizens of Buenos Ayres elected to-eay
municipal council under the law passed last sesSioh
rastor;nr an elective municipality Twenty-Five
members were returned.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
SNOW STOPS MINNESOTA CARS.

winona Minn Dec. 2s-Southern Minnesota Is
experiencing a severe snowstorm to-day. Railroad
traffic is crippled Streetcar service in Winona has
been suspended
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
SUICIDE OF NEW YORK SALESMAN

Chicago Dec ga who registered as NJ. E.
Humphrey New York City, and who said he was
q salesman committed suicide in his room in
hotet bere last night by turning the illumnat-
inc Sas He was about forty-five years cid.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
THREE SKATERS DROWNED.

Easton 'cnn.. Dec. 29.-Three Italian boys. rang
ing in age from fourteen to seventeen years, were
drowned to-day in pond near Bangor They We're
skating VIXEN the ice gave way Under the weight
of a large crowd of merrymakers.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30
BRAZIL ADOPTS SANITARY LAWS.

Rio de Janeiro Dec 29.-The Senate has approved
the resolution adopted by the recent American
Congress adhering to the Washington sanitary
convention of 1895
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30

Iuoc.n he lat l F
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New-York tribune., 1907-12-30


CONVICTION AND FINE DEFENDED.
This Alton rate. therefore, substantially
rebate. was the most effective kind OF discrimina
,iop because il killed out all competition:
eecret and was concealed by secret methods is
sa,pht 10 be justified only by another like
rate which also was covered by secret methods;
oply one of n great system of discriminatory rates
,rac+icsIlv covering the country (Which the rail-
roads dared not maintain in the light Of publicity.
,,a ir its ingenuity secrecy and complete effective
ness constitutes extreme violation of both the
letter and spirit Of the anti-rebate laws could
well be imagined
Mr. sfoffett refers. by way OF Justihcaton, TO
certain other rates peas beans and po~ IN.
the reasonableness of the Scent oil rate The
The question is whether this rate constituted
discrimination against other Shippers ot Oil Oh
reaners in Chicago and elsewhere were not vitally
concerned in the rates on popcorn
,rhe standard undersold competitors in the great
co,,thwest by Of this scent rate TO the
81 louis gateway and, having undersoId them and
driven them out of that territory, II then raised
nrices to a monopoly figure, so that its marketing
concern there was making over $50 per cent on It's
cani,aI stock in 1904 and for ong series OF years
,aa raen making profits extortionstey high. These
,-os,s were thus based this secret discrrHaiaa~
10, which had been in existence over Iteen
,rs The enjoyment of this discriminatory rate
80 u,eu worth many millions OF dollars TO the
S,,dard and most emphaticaly justified the I'M
os,,ion of a great fine when that rate was fnally
d,scoyersd and conviction was secured thereon.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-30


E.,r.hern,ore about four years later IN MAY 1872
a.. ~-ai-o E. Eastern Illinois Railroad stilt further
concealed the existence of this already opscuie
Do,on rate by issuing and filing the same
cars 1scent tariff already mentioned to ~fiich t,e
Alton was also party This ls-cent 'ar @ "~s 49,
o,r, oil rate on the Chicago & Eastern iiii'os
.t,, ,orrd ever come 10 the notice of the ORDINARY
sb,nner. Thus during this period the only 1uS'ii-
cation for the Standards claim that tnere ~n =,
LEGAL srz cent rate the Chicago q Eastern M
no,s lies in this inconspicuous niiineos 'pi
:, ,e.s .,t;~h Rad fron, Doton. which was con-
o..,od ,v,.ber by a conspicuous 1s-cent rate Ano
which was never distributed or made pubic. ana
as a matter of fact no other shipper kne" OF any
G or s,z cent rate Although such kno"ieoes "o"'1
have been very important In Iniuea'io" " ...b
L,,.s.a,. a., tbe trial of the Chicago case
Mr. Moffett however, in his said sta.einen. We
unfortunate enough to make the claim tha' tho"
aspos o. fous oi freight nave heea shipp'" ''''
Evening star., 1907-11-18


Grating near Charlotte, one on the Cataw-
ba and the other one the Yadktn river
the Whitney COMPANY and the Southern
Power Company. They both of them
came in few years ago, bought up land
along the banks of those rivers, erected
dams, made reservoirs and put up plants
20 generate powe-, which they distribute
over nearly 400 miles of wires to thesac-
tories in this neighborhood. The law gives
the owner of the land the right to use
the water that flows through it.
Evening star., 1907-11-18
THE BIG LABOR PARADE
PLANS FOR IT ARE NEARLY
COMPLETED.
Leaders Striving for New Notices
for Transparencies-T Line
of March Arranged.

Plans for the big labor parade and
mass meeting to take place one week
from tomorrow have been practically
completed, and labor leaders are cudgeling
their brains to compose striking and mod
ern notices and legends for the hundreds
of transparencies that will be borne in
the long column of marchers. A member
of the grievance committee said today
there wouf be a number of up-to-date
innovations in the procession.
The local workingmen will pay their re-
spects to the open-shop movement in
strong and vigorous terms One sugges-
ton for transparency inscription made
this morning, reads:
THE open shop means the closed
home''
Another suggests that ''the o. en- shop
is the doorway to ruin,'' and still an
other reads:
Satan was the original open-shop ad-
vocate. He operates hades on that
plan.'
Fireworks and Music.
There will be fireworks, music and en-
thusiasm all along the line of march, -
said Sam De Nedrey, secretary of the
Central Labor Union. And when Con-
vention Hall is reached there will be ora
tory and more enthusiasm of the trium-
phant order, and the speakers will say
things 1t will be a demonstration of
which every member of organized labor in
Evening star., 1907-11-18

and purchased a site on the CataWba
river near Rock Hill. l became president,
secretary. general manager, chief enginee er
and everything else, besides keeping up
my practice in New York While making
my plans / was called TO attend Mr.. j. B.
Duke, the tobacco manufacturer, profess
sonally in New York. He was a very
sick man for six weeks or more, and
when he became convalescent / used to
chat with him.
]. B. Duke Interested.
zone day I told him about my plans
for an electric plant, he became interest
ed, and, after investigation, arranged to
furnish the capital necessary. So we
bought up the land on both sides of the
Catawba river for 40 miles, commanding
a territory about the size of Connecticut,
and within reaching distance of half the
cotton mills of the south. Our water righ.s
extend almost from Ashevlie to Columbia,
and we have nine splendid sites between
Salisbury, N. c., and Greenville, s. c.,
on the line of the Southern railway.
"At first 1 did everything myself, but
1 soon found two splendid engineers, Mr..
Kichling and Mr.. Steinmetz of the Cen
eral Electric Company, who helped me get
up my plans, and 1 got hold of w. S.
Lee, jr., young southerner of Anderson,
S. c., who was educated at the military
school at Char leston. He took the details
off my hands and finished the first plant
in eighteen months. We now distribute
power to Charlotte, Concord, Rock Hill.
kanapolis,~ Statesville and other places
from two plants, one of 10000 horsepow-
er, called the Catawba, and the other of
40, 600 horsepower, called the Great Falls
plant. We are building plant at Rocky
creek that will furnish 1900 horsepower
at the NipptV-nlnP Islands
near Spartanburg that will develop 24,00O
horsepower. We have plans for similar
plants at Horseford Shoals. Lookout
Shoals, Mountain Island, Landsford, Fish
ing creek, Wateree and other places where
there are rapids in the Catawba river.
They will cost altogether about $4,000
OOO and will furnish not less than 100000
horsepower of electricity, which we will
sell under contract to mills in this vi
cinity.'