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New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
RESCUED FROM SINKING CATBoAT.
Captain of Fishing Smack Saves Two Young
Hen During Squall.

Captain George Perry OF the fishing smack
Emma Johnson, Of the Fulton Market feet. put
in at Stapleton last night with two young men
who told him they belonged at Steinway,
Queens. He did not learn their names. They
were picked up by him from their disabled cat
boat, off Scotland Light. yesterday morning.
The young men had been caught in squall
between the inlet and where they We're picked
up, and were going down in their boat when
rescued
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
SAY CHILDREN WE'RE INTOXICATED

Lydia Haggers. eleven years Old and her brother
Walter. six years old. were found stupehed with
some sort of alcoholic drink at the home of their
parents. No. 2s7 Nevins street BROOKLYN vester-
day. DR.. Tousert ambulance surgeon from the
Brooklyn Hospital. said the children were in
toxcated. The police and the Society for the Pre-
Vention OF Cruelty to Children Investigating
but nave not yet learned how the children OBJ
tanned Aha HnnN-
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
PRIEST DIES BEFORE MASS.

Lowell. Mass, Sept. 29.-While robing himself
preparatory celebrating Mass at ST. Patrck's
Church here to-day. the Rev James A Walsh.
curate OF the Sacred Heart Church. of East Bos-
ton died suddenly from heart disease. The death
of his mother. whose funeral held yesterday,
coupled with his feeble health, is believed
have FASTENED the fatal attack.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
w. c. BROWNS CHAUFFEUR ARRESTED.

Stewart Moupin a negro of No. 81 West 10th
street was arrested last night by Bicycle Police
Fitzgerald. charged with recklessly speeding
an automobile through West 18th street. between
Eighth and st. Nicholas avenues. He said he was
employed by W. c. Brown, vice-president of the
New York Central e Hudson River Railroad Com
pany. living at the Hotel Majestic The chauffeur
held.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
THEATRICAL COMPANY In WRECK.

Cincinnati Sept. GA special passenger train
from Cleveland the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad.
CARRYING members of The orchid theatrical COM
pany, ran into the end of freight train IN
Cincinnati to-day. injurng several members of the
company slightly. The injured Alexander
Spencer. leader of the orchestra; r. l. McAndrew,
Miss Flavie Arcaro Mrs Lewis wardrobe Mistress
Blanche West and Ada Gordon.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
HORSE IN MANHOlE BLOCKS capc

OF more than half an hour last evening the
horth and southbound cars in Broadway were
blocked at Sd street because of horse falling in \
"eiephone manhole When the animal. which was
owned by Thomas Freine, Of No 569 Baltic stree,
brooklyn was finally dragged out by the Society for
ihe prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals il was dead
Ihe police say there grating about lola
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
FIVE HURT IN POWDER ExpLosIoN

Toledo. Sept. Is.-Edward Sulewski, nineteen
years old. was probably fatally injured and four
others We're seriously burned by explosion Of
powder here to-day. Sulewski and several COM
panions were lling cartridges when spark from
cigarette which one of them smoking fell
into the can of powder. and its explosion resulted
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
FERRY MUST WAIT FOR APPROPRIATION

DOCK Commissioner Bensel. in response TO large
petitions. urging the immediate operation of tho
new municipal ferry between Stapleton Staten
Island. and Whitehall street, Manhattan has told
the committee that the Board of Estimate and .r
portionment must first pass an appropriation -
meet the operating expenses
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
MRS. MARGARET J. RENWICk.
tBy Telegraph 10 The TFihun

IN IeIegrapH 20 INC IInUIt.I
Newport r l.. Sept 29-Mrs. Margaret J. Rem
wick of New York. widow of Henry Brevoort
Renwick. died at Needwood Cot. her summer cot
tage here at an early hour to-day. She had been
III for a long time Mrs Renwicl, who was Miss
Margaret Janney. daughter OF Jonathan and Eliza
beth Janney. of Alexandria, Va. was in her
eighty-second year. She leaves son and daugh-
ter James A. Renwick. OF New York. and Mrs
Robert Sedgwicl. of Newport and New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
BUFFALO LAKE CAPTAIN KILLED

Escanaba, Mich Sept. 2s-Captain James w
Nicholson, sixty-two years Old of Buffalo fell
through al open hatch into the hold of his boat
The Caledonia of the corrigan- Mckinney feet ana
was instantly killed. to-day
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
SMALL CoNFERs WITH GoMPERs.
Says $4,000 Union Telegraph Operators Are
on Strike.

washington. Sept. 29.--Presldent Small Of the
Commercial Photographers Union Of America ar
rived here to-day from the West and conferred
with Samuel Gompers. Of the American Federation
Of Labor and the local tclegraphic strike leaders.
Official reports at the national headquarters
said President Small. show there more than
eighteen thousand union telegraphers on strike
twenty-five hundred are located principally IN the
larger cities Many hundreds Of these
managers Of Offices I'm small cities, which have
been temporarily closed.
Later in the day President Small. accompanied
by President Gompers paid visit 10 the strikers
camp on the Potomac in Maryland about
miles from this city.
The general impression in this city yesterday
was that it would be known this week whether
President Roosevelt would ask for the companies
side of the tcegraphers' strike or whether he would
decide after hearing the side of the strikers that
it was not necessary for him to intervene. In the
latter the fight will go on.
Daniel l.. Russell, chairman OF the strikers
board Of strategy said last evening that a brief
had been sent by mail by Mr.. Small national pres
ident Of the teegraphers. to President Roosevelt.
containing documents to alleged violations of
the law by the telegraph companies.
\ closed meeting Of the strikers was held
yesterday afternoon in Clinton Hall Clinton street.
Grand Russell said after the meeting that
the question of ordering strike of the leased wire
men would be held in allegiance until Small gets
here tomorrow. If Small does not sanction the
strike. endeayor will be at once made to have
referendum vote for strike over his veto. through
out the country
ern Union 1T Newark. N J.. went on strike Satur-
day, and yesterday they became troublesome
when they found the office in charge of woman
at lunch hour that she had 10 telephone to the
police TO drive them away.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
TWO KILLED AT RAILROAD CROSSING

Philadelphia Sept. 29.-Mrs. Maggie F1nnerty.
thirty-four years old. and Miss Cecilia Brennan.
forty-three years old. were struck by train on
the Reading Railroad Ncetown. Il suburb. to-
night and killed. The safety gates were down at
the crossing. but the went under and at
tempted TO hurry across the tracks
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
ESCAPED CONVICT CAPTURED

Fort Arthur Ont. Sept 2s.-Davjs. the convic.
who eecapcd from the Grand Marals MINI ia;
few weeks ago. took passage from Duluth on
steamer. held Up passenger and assaulted an
other. was taken to-day at Silver Mountain bv
New-York tribune., 1907-09-30
THE REV. JOHN n. FRAZEE.

Knoxville. Tenn. Sept. 29.-The Rev. Or John
IL Frazec. sevcnty-eiEht years old who had
served as pastor OF the Pilgrim Congregational
Church Of this city. died to-day. He a native
of New York. and served in the Civil War as a
cha plain Of a New York regiment
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
Coming to Theaters

Henry w. Savage's production OF the
English comic opera, TON Jon-S." at
the Columbia next week, promises a
genuine treat, and has awakened an
unusual degree OF interest. This viii
be the frst metropolitan Offering OF this
comic opera on this side 0f the At
lantic. and following its Washington en-
Gagement the piece viii DO taken to the
Astor Theater, New York. This comic
cFera is a novelty. II Is old English
In spirit. This feature was received IN
London as q grateful change from mod
ern musical comedy and tom Jones"
was welcomed as a return TO the old
English style OF melody. The hbretto
IS taken from Fielding's celebrated ro-
nance of the eighteenth century. Ed
ward German, one OF the foremost Of
English composers, has written a score,
which abounds in giees barcarollesY
lnadrigals, and chOruses, with several
solos, trios, and duets Of much beauty
and with merry dances. MT. Savage
has chosen a superior company OF Vo-
caIists and comedians. at the head OF
which are Louise Cunning. William
Norris. Van Rensselaer, Wheeler, and
Gertrude Quinlan.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
House-Room for the Auto.


Touching upon the automobile
show at Madison Square Garden or
something else, Harper's Weekly in
dulges a writer by the name of
Marius C. Krarup in four pages of
comment on ''The Domestication of
the Automobile" Pictures are on
every page, and the discussion has
to do with the homeIessness of the
auto kept at the public garage, the
opportunity to make a sliding door
an architectural feature in the
average city house, and the example
found in the narrow facade of a
combined stable and residence of a
sixteenth century house in Orleans,
France.
According to the pictures, the ar
ticle is not wholly without Occa-
sion. The task of providing for the
new domestic go-cart has been by
that showing badly done Either
the car is driven through the front
door used by the family on foot or it
is tucked of at one side in kind of
architectural wart. The develop
ment of the problem into results Of
artistic interest and merit is yet to
come.
But it will come-as far as it is
needed. Nor is the task of bringing
it specially hard. The more impor-
tant thing to remember is that it
viii not be widely needed. One OF
the great values of the high-speed
car is that it enables TIE owner to
live in the country. There lie las no
need for an area-way garage. An
other consideration is that not
many cities are ike New York in
having few or no alleys; and most
owners viii prefer to have their
cars taken round out OF sight,
rather than run into the front hall,
to drop grease over the rugs. Fl
nally, in cities where ground is as
high as In Gotham, house room will
generally be kept for humans and
auto-owners, especially If able to
employ chauffeurs, will not turn
their homes into notwithstanding
stables if by going to the telephone
they may have their bubbles" leave
the dirt and smell behind at a pub
lie garage a block, or six blocks, or
mile away,
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
Ends Her Life
In Her School:
Girls in Panic

NEW YORK, Oct. sl.-Miss Josephine
Hill Teacher In the House OF Mercy.
at the foot OF Dyckman street, com
mitted suicide today by shooting herself
In the head. The 100 girls in the insti-
tuition were thrown into a panic when
the shot rang through the building and
they began rushing wildly about
through the corridors
One OF the sisters finally traced the
shot to Miss Hnfs room and found her
lying on the foOr dead. with a pistol
clutched in her hand.
Miss Hill, who was about thirty years
old, was a well-knOwn charity worker
Her home was in Louisville, Ky. She
came to New York several years ago
and two years ago she secured a place
Ia the House Of Mercy which is con-
Quoted by the EpiscOpalian Sisters OF
Charity.
Two weeks ago Miss Hill began show
ing signs OF dependency. Efforts were
made TO cheer her up hut she rejected
all offers Of sympathy and remained in
her room alone except when It was
necessary to go to her meals or attend
her classes.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
More Mutinies Feared.
Old Cali Bell
District Relic

On the desk Of Capt J. jaw Morrow
is an old call bell around which is
woven an interesting history. It was
purchased under the rssime OF the old
board of public works and was used
by Governor Shepherd to summon his
messenger, who was wont to slunber
in his seat in the corridor outside the
governors Office.
At the time. doubtless . thing NJ
beauty and a king of its kIad, the he'll
Ecw bears the marks sf ncsrv 80 -
Those who were connected with the
district government az that time saw
its sharp tones could be heard an over
the old District building On Four-and-a-
Half street northwest.
From Governor Shepherd. the bell de-
seconded to the chief clerk of the en-
EineeF department, and was placed
Upon the desk of every Engineer Com
H. missioner since the establishment Of the
present form Of government
When the electric call bell made ffs
appearance il was thought that the of-
fetal life of the old bell was at an end
but the relic is occasionally brore h :
forth even now. When the wires are
cut of order the tones Of the old hef.
are again heard. and though visitors
10 the office of the Commissioners NAV
be surprised at the annual sound echo
ing and re-echoiug through the cor
Tidors, it Is evident that there is some
thing to be done n the Office of The
Engineer Commissioner - and done
quickly.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
Is Party Loyalty" on the Wane?

How far viii party allegiance
sway the next Presidential election2
win the fight be, again, to "get out
the voter" Or, will it be to per-
suade a multiplied and unparalleled
number of independent thinkers2
Colonel Watterson's Kentucky
view is that ''the old parties are
dead, and that we must have new
division OF the American people on
new lines" Up in Massachusetts,
there are two wings of the Demo
cratic party further apart than
either is from a corresponding wing
of the Republican party. All over
the country there are Democrats OF
unquestioned loyalty to what they
believe to be the policies Of Jeffer-
son, jackson, and Cleveland who are
ready to vote for Roosevelt. IN
doubtedly there are thousands OF
Republicans who would rather vote
for Bryan than for any nominee of
their own party whose loyalty to
the Roosevelt campaign against rich
lawbreakers is in any degree sus-
picious. And this is not wholly a
matter Of one mans ascendency. 1t
is quite as safe to say there are
thousands of Democrats who would
vote for Hughes rather than Bryan,
and, in their turn, equal thousands
of Republicans who would vote for
Johnson and tariff reform rather
than for any man their own party
might name on a platform standing
pat on existing schedules.
Never in our history, save for the
first election of Washington and the
colorless selection of James Mon
roe, has party fealty" promised
party leaders such thin support. If
this situation promises future di-
visions according to principles and
more frequent appeals to mind
rather than prejudice, this genera
ton will, indeed, have lessened the
premium on service to party and
heightened the reward of service to
government.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
Good and Bad Banking.

The hope is general in New York
that there viii be a return ''to the
true business OF banking" That is
to say, the distracted New Workers
hope that money deposited in the
banks will be used to further the
ends of legitimate mercantile and
manufacturing enterprises; that
merchant, manufacturer and farmer
will obtain the loans they need, and
have their bills properly discount
ed; that more attention viii be paid
TO the general run of business men
than to the Napoleons Of high
finance. It was with view to meet
the needs of the business world that
banks, the storehouses of individual
and corporate savings, were .estab-
lished.
"But," asks the New York Even
ing Post "a paper surely not to be
classed with the 'yellows'), what
have we seen in New York during
the past half dozen years? Great
banking institutions prostituted
into tools of unscrupulous specula-
tors. Old names have counted for
little. Whose bank is that?' oh.
the Standard crowd have got that
That's one of Morse's string
Ryan is behind it Such have been
the common remarks for years
past; and the inference is clear.
People have bought into banks for
the sake of CONTROL that control
meaning use of banking resources
primarily to finance speculation.
and only secondariIy TO provide reg
ular business with its regular ad-
vances Of capital"
Another striking point made by
our New York contemporary has to
do with the remedy for this specu-
lative reclkiessness. president
Roosevelt" says the Post, 'is accus-
toned to say that his plan for
supervising railroads is the same as
that already in force for supervis-
ing national banks. But what did
that supervision amount to in the
present instance? A vigi-
lant and conscientious clearing
house in New York has been proven
worth more TO the business of New
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
POPULAR PLAY "HAZBL KIRKE"
AT MAJESTIC NET WEEI

In presenting Hazel Kirlz@'' at the
Majestic Theater next week, the man
agement offers a play centering around
an intensely interesting story OF love
between Hazel Kirke, the miller s
daughter, and Sir Arthur Carringford a
wealthy Englishman. The marriage OF
these young people Is followed with sub
sequent unhappiness resulting from the
schcming OF an unsCruPulOus woman
Hazel Kirke'' was presented to ca
pacity business ass consecutive times at
the Madison Square Theater. New York.
establishing a record which was not
equaled until some time later
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
HOUSEKEEPING ON CHE RIVIERA.

This is practical description of
housekeeping on the Riviera. ''Prac-
tfcalr in that setting looks odd I wish
I could say that we lived merrily under
the open sky and pulled figs and grapes
and dates for our natural appetites, oe-
casionally catching a casual fish as it
swan merrily by That would be in
harmony with the landscapes, but We
didn't do it. really. We paid rent and
kept an account Of our expenses.
All through December and January
we lived at a hotel There are many ex-
eeIlent ones in MentOne-any that
Baedecker recommends are good, bat
none are 50 very cheap. From ten to
fourteen francs a day must be caIcu-
LACED Minimum rates always mean
room out Of the sun. and the sun is
essential on the Riviera. Rates are
highest from early January to the first
OF March, but let me here observe that
the spring months are the most beauti-
ful and eomfortable.-The Travel Maga-
zine.
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
CAR REGULATION
IS WORK PLANNED
IN NEXT CONGRESS
Representative Madden
To Call Again For In
quiry of Public
Utilities.

That Representative Martin B. Mad
den, Of Chicago, will renew his fight
in the next session OF Congress for
better regulation OF the street car lines
in the District OF Columbia, and that
he may merge this fight in a general
resolution calling for the appointment Of
a special commission to inquire into all
public utilities ia the District. are re-
ports brought here today from Chicago.
II Is more than probable that Mr..
Madden viii introduce a resolution SINH
lar TO the one introduced In the closing
days Of the last session by Mr.. Morrell
! OF Pennsylvania. calling for the appoint
ment OF the special commission OF the
House and Senate.
For many years members OF Congress
haze been bothered and puzzled by what
| they term the multitude Of acts OF COn-
gross governing public utilities In the
city OF Washington. On several occa-
siUns also there have been attempts TO
increase the taxation of these utilities.
Mr. Madden, who is influential IA the
House and a member of the Committee
| on appropriations, became prominent
| last session in his advocacy OF universal
transfers on the street cars and more
frequent scheduling OF cars on certain
| lines III this city.
II Mr. Madden pushes his hght. tile
street car end OF Il VIII De somewhat
similar to tho District Commissioners
project 20 have q Law enacted giving
| them control OF the street car lines II
is possible that he and the Commission
! crs may arrange some compromise on
! this part Of his militant program. But
the public utilities commission, II ap-
/ pointed. would inquire into the conduct,
{ management, resources, service amOru-
/ ed. and taxation Of all public utility
corporations In the District
The inquiry contemplated by Mr.. Mad
den would require several months, and
the taking Of testimony from experts
on the various utilities concerned
The Washington times., 1907-10-31

Greer gave way to uncontrolled grief
while Mrs. O'COnnOr, sitting bolt up
right. grew paler and paler as TIE mag
ritude OF that SIC fine assumed cleare
and clearer shape before her eyes.
After half an hour. AZ a whispered
word from Foley. a probe tiOn officer.
with much show Of secrecy. bundled
Mrs. Greer out OF a side entrance into
TIE street. When a few M utes had
elapsed Mrs. O'Connor was solemnly
Permitted to leave by way Of the front
door.
on the step she was met by two men
II her family and the three held a ner-
vous and excited conference il the rain
on the horror OF it all and then hurried
away with furtive glances 70 right
and left as though the mcrcIess hand
OF the law were about 70 eose upon
them at any moment.
The word the magistrate ID written
across the back Of the su-saions was
simply:
Discharged
The Washington times., 1907-10-31

York than all the Treasury officials
at Washington.
Perhaps the President took this
into consideration when, in his mes
sage of congratulation to Secretary
Cortelyou, he gEge a word of praise
to those conservative and substan-
tial business men who, in this crisis,
have acted with such wisdom and
public spirit and who "did invalu-
able service in checking the panic. :"
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
FURTHER PLANS TO PENSION
AGED GOVERNMENT employees
Copy of Act Which Congress Will Be Asked to Pass
Providing for Retirement and Annuities.

a limited term Of years. payable quar-
terly.
not avail himself Of one OF the fOreging
options. but leaves the amount due him
on deposit. interest at the rate Of 2 per
cent per annum on the original sum 50
LETT on deposit on retirement, shall be
credited thereto for a period not ex-
ceeding twenty years.
That upon absolute separation from
the civil service prior to the retirement
age, and only upon such separation, the
emplOye may withdraw his savings with
the Increment OF interest credited there
on in one sum
'-The retirement age herein referred
TO shall be sixty years for group /,
sixty-ftve years for group ?. and seventy
the United States shall designate the
branches Of the service to be included in
each group.
That every employe to whom this act
applies shall be entitled on reaching the
retirement age TO retire from the service
under the provisions hereinbefoTe con-
tained, and also in addition to the an
nulty therein provided for, 10 receive
from the United States during the re-
mainder of his life an annuity equal to
per cent fer group !, IA per cent for
group 2. and IL per cent for group 8, OF
his average salary, pay or compensation
during the last ten years OF service for
every year that he shah have been in
the service prior to the passage OF this
act
Within shirty days after the arrival
OF an employee at the age Of retirement,
Jhe head of the department or indeDen-
dent office IN which he is employed shall
certify to the Secretary OF the Treasury
regarding the efficiency OF such ell
plCye. with statement as to whether the
public interest requires the continuance
Of such empioye in the service, or his
retirement and such certificate and
statement shall be conclusive. If by
reason Of the efficiency Of an employe
who has reached the retirement age,
and IS willing tC remain in the service,
his continuance therein would be in the
opinion Of the head of the department
or proper appointing officer advan-
tageOus TO the public service, such en-
plOye may be retained for a term not
exceeding two years: and at the end OF
the two years he may by similar certifi-
cation be continued for an additional
term Of two years. and so on"
The Washington times., 1907-10-31
MINNIE DUPREE AT BELAsCO
IN THE ROAD TO YESTERDAY

Beuiah NJ Dix and Evelyn @. suther-
lands comedy Of fantasy The Road 70
Yesterday" which viii be seen al the
Belasco next week mingles the fare of
modern life and the dOughty tone Of
those times when James l. ruled merry
England.
The play tells the story Of a young
American girl CElspeth Tyrell). who is
visiting her married sister in London,
and after a day OF sightseeing, falls
asleep in the studio Of her brother-in-
law The young girls head Is full or
romantic fiction and she wanders back
800 years in her dream
Miss Minnie Dupree, one OF the most
charming OF American actresses. plays
the part OF Elspeth Tyrell, the young
globe trotdng girl