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New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
POLITICIANS INDICTED.
-Four allegheny City Leaders
CHARGED 7eith Fraud.

,,,..-L,,-.- Govt "A political sensation was
,,,7 ,,ara to-fa,- when il became known that
the grand Jury had indicted four prominent poh-
.iciars of Allegheny in connection with alleged
tax recent frauds in that city The men IN
dicted are Elliott Rodgers. member OF the state
Senate and former Common Pleas Judge OF 'le
,re,-bepv courts: Samuel Grenet. Department Of
safetg of Allegheny; William Hogel menper OF
Allegheny Councils, and William Lamp d "ei'
known Allegheny politician
The indictments were placed before the SIthu
.,,,,, yesterday and true bills were found in hVe
,asas b,t the fact was not made public uhlll
~. ,,-arrarts had been served upon all except
ona There are separate indictments against
Zach on the charge of msdemeanor' ana a Ii'h
Indictment charges them jointly wlIl coilSpil"o'
TO aid and abet a misdemeanor. In the "iuio'-
,o-+s are allegations of conspiracy TO procure
fa1ea registration and fraudulent voting tie
,roo,,ring of false registration ana 1rauuuie"'
Voting and conspiracy to issue fraudulent tax re-
ceipts. , .- .,,o
November election Of I9oo' ana are "e
,-o,,tl, of q crusade waged by the Civic League
Of Allegheny. ;o,
senator Rodgers did not appear much worried
=. 80, ,rdictrnent This afternoon he issued
the following statement:
u,.;seed by all the information l have
.9,-ad and that information is rehaple' ulae
r,oItics and nothing else Is at tIe po a ia
oil pol'io oftaiT am Satisfied that the same ola
anp, is back of this action and Is openlls n leAc -
So camnaign, the object now peIhs " ~ ~
80 rarvhody into line for their plans, IL ~
arotber numbering move of the same o!a gahS
that has been bIundering in politics lor yeas
Y-,o,at who expects to be the first Mayor Oh
,be greater city, was worried: L want tne case
- come to immediate trial" he SAID anu
MINK can prove my innocence doht WANT
,uoliticaI capital made out OF IT.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
TO FIND OUT WHY BRIDGE FELL.
United States Government Sends Engineer Of
City Bridge Department to Quebec.

Leon S. Moisseif. engineer in the Depart
ment of Bridges of this city, has been chosen
by the United States government TO find out
why the big Quebec Bridge collapsed. ChleI
Engineer Humphries. who was supervising the
work for the American government, sent tele-
gram 20 him asking that he report Immediately
and he is already at work.
Mr.. Moisseiff was born the East Side. He
worked his way through Columbia University
always with the intention of becoming an en-
gineer. He was graduated as the honor man
of his class He approached Little Tim" Sui
livan one day and asked him for work SUM
van set him into the Bridge Department Wheie
he attracted the attention of Professor Burr, Oh
Columbia. the consulting engineer. MolsselI de-
signed the BlackwelTs Island Bridge, which Is
a cantilever structure, the same as the quebec
structure The new Manhattan Bridge has also
his engineering skill in it. The plan for I'M
proving the bridge car service to broohIFH'
which IS TO be tried is also Moisseffs work
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
RECEIVER FOR FABIAN COMPANY
Granted Because of Mysterious Disappear
ONO. of President HeideIbach in This City.

CINCINNATI. Sept 4.-Because OF Ino iil' '''-
-. ,Iisarnearance in New York OF Se"aru
Tyn,ao1horb nresident Of the Fabian MaAWacC-
I'm, Company in this city. NJ L. Nocii "'S
o.,,,oI,,.ed receiver OF that concern to-day Gnu
-, under a bond of $600ooo
tn ,,otitfon for the receivership. in additioh
70 setting forth the disappearance OF MI nc.
dalba,h states that the action Is taken WIN
.h consent Of the largest creditors WHO dio
o,,.s as the Market and Citizens National
- and also one OF the two defendants
c..1a,, : Rauh the other defendant being
H. 1IefdeIbach II was alleged that owing
20 ,pa absence OF Mr.. HeideIbach the contnu-
,-ce oF the business under present conditions
,yould inture the credit OF the company and also
Sta business which. it is claimed has been
steadily ard Is now prosperous.
The Fabian Manufacturing company Is
Known over the entire country IN clothing cir
eIes. Seward Heidelbach disappeared last
month while in New York City. He had re-
turned hut few days previous with Mrs
Heidelbach from an extended stay in Europe
Mr. Icidelbach had Just recovered from sick
ress that for Il time threatened to end fatally
On the day when he was last seen by MS
relatives and friends "a New York he OBJ
tained drafts for $1,000 from the New York
financial agents of the Fabian company say
ing he lad 10 pay accounts contracted while in
Europe He started for express Office and
since then has not Eeen heard FROM.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
EoUALIzED PERCENTAGES CHANGED.
Eighteen Counties Affecteo-States Property
Assessed at $685., ,379,394

Albany. Sept. AT the meeting Of the State
Board of Equalization to-day the equalized per-
centages of assessed valuations or all properties
We're changed in eighteen of the counties of tho
state. The new percentages In the counties are:
Delaware 6S: Duchess. So; Erie, "A; Essex. 80;
Franklin. 30; Fulton -: Hamilton. 50; Living
stou. 50; Monroe. So; Otsego. 80; schenectady.
IS: SChoharie. 20: Schuyler. a; Suffolk. -;
Sullivan, 60; Ulster. So; Warren. 81; Washing
ton. 13.
Figures presented TO the board showing the
aggregate assessed value of all property within
The state for 1906 include: Real estate, S1.933.-
O57. .91O: increase over 1905. $500 446. 400: per
sonal property. S697 6OO5S2 less amount not
taxable locally for state purposes S64. .6S5. 1O5,
leaving a total of $632, 81. Az: decrease from
1908 in personal property. STO147.79 total real
and personal property. $S5653I9,394; total in
crease 500, ,2SS go.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
ARRESTED FOR TRYING TO SNATCH BAG
Secretary Of Tiffany & Co. Was Busy Dictat-
ing Letters In Station.

Adam Y Moody. a well dressed man, was
locked up in Police Headquarters last night
charged with attempting to snatch travelling
bag belonging to Pauling Farnham secretary
and treasurer OF Tiffany & Co, in the Grand
Central Station earlier in the afternoon.
When the man arrested Mr.. Farnham at
first declined TO press the charge of attempted
grand larceny against him, being in a hurry
10 catch a train to Chicago When the detec-
tives however pointed out the facts in the
case he consented and deferred his departure
for a time.
Mr. Farnham's private secretary laid two
bags TO one side while Mr.. Farnham dictated
some letters 10 him. Moody, it is alleged, at
tempted to seize onNof the bags.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
Greenhut win open their New Dry Goods Store
and on tuesday,
o The Seventeenth day Of September,
Nineteen Hundred and Seven
Sixth Avenue 18th to 18th Street. New York
umaLoo by B. Altman CO..
TO INVESTIGATE ToRRENs SYSTEM.
Governor Announces Personnel of Commits
sion-Five New Workers on Board.

Albany. Sept. 4.-The commission to investi-
gate the Torrens system Of registering land
titles appointed by Governor Hughes under an
act of the last Legislature. announced at
the executive chamber to-day follows: Allan
Robinson. Alfred G.. Reeves. Henry Pegram and
Ralph Folks. all of Manhattan: Gustave W.
Thompson of Brooklyn, and T. Winthrop Wes-
ton. of Liberty.
The commission is directed to investigate the
expediency Of the adoption by the state of the
Torrens system Of registering land titles. and If
il shall approve the adoption of the system TO
draft bills for submission TO the Legislature.
1t is required 10 report by February l, 1903.
For several years many leading real estate brok-
Of this city and state have been working for a
new system of registering land titles and toward
reducing the cost Of re-searching and recording
titles The Real Estate Board of Brokers took the
matter up last winter and held several meetings, al
which most of the speakers said they in
favor Of a system like the Torrens. which has
been in use for many years in Australia. Then the
board urged the passage of an act for the appoint
ment of a commission study this important sub
ject
member of the commission is Deputy Register of
Kings County. He has already spent much time
studying the Torrens system Allan Robinson.
other member OF the commission is a well known
lawyer. He IS president OF the Allied Real Estate
Interests of New York of the largest realty
organizations of its kind in this state
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
PRINCESS CALLS NOTE A FORGERY.
Lion Tanners Wife Defes Court Action to
Compel Collection of $1,100.

An attempt has been made in the last few weeks
to collect what is declared TO be forged Il o u
made out for 81 100. from the Princess de Mont
glvon of Belgium wife of Captain Jack" Bonavita,
the lion tanner whose home is at Tappan N. Y. Cen
oral Robert Avery, counsel for the princess whose
office IS at No Court street, Brooklyn, received
word from a Manhattan lawyer some time ago
that q client from Toronto, Canada. held the
rripcesss note and that he wished to collect what
was due upon it. The general communicated with
the princess and learned that she had given
s,,cb note He then went to visit the Manhattan
attorney and looked at the note 1t was a simple
.,I q H. dated April 10. and signed with part of
~, ,rfncess's name. He told the lawyer that Il
was never signed by his client.
Two weeks ago the Manhattan lawyer and til,
man who said that he had paid the woman 81 IC0.
receiving the note visited the general and threat
ened court action. The general said that he
ready to go to court whenever they wished That
was the last that he has heard of them. The
princess declares that tAs noss is a forgery.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
MATURE FAKERs COME FROM APES"
Declaration of Philadelphian Before Going
to Psychopathic Ward.

who are these nature takers that say
President Roosevelt is not right2 They are all
the descendants OF the ape
Thus spoke Abraham J. Dinan. Of PhfladeI-
phia, from the City Hall steps, late yesterday
afternoon. He added: Twenty thousand Jews
have been murdered. and I am going after
the Irishman that killed them"
This was too much for PatroImen Dempsey
and Mulcahey. and they arrested him. When
arraigned before Magistrate Breen IN the
Tombs police court Diman said he had lust ar
rived in New York from Philadelphia and was
on the way 10 Newark or Boston to buy out a
cigarette manufacturer and had a capital Of
81 10 with which to pay bis fare and purchase
the factory.
Inc interpreter, MOustaki. recognized him as
having been IN court four weeks ago At that
ume the authorities held him for twenty-four
hours. wired Philadelphia and learned he had
escaped from private sanatoriurrl but no one
coming for him. he discharged MaSistrats
breeh sent him to the psychopathic ward aS
Bellevue Hospital for examination.
While waiting for the wagon he gave hts
onlnlon on Roosevelt. Bryan Brisbane and
Hearst. as well as the judges and police, who
would rob a man OF his right Of speech"
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
NO SPOOKS In BUSINESS.
Bright Eyes's Husband Used Horse
SenSG-Sdnity Doubted.

DR.. John l. MacOmber and Dr. Arthur L Brush
OF Brooklyn insanity experts were called BY N.
defence yesterday in the proceedings brought by
Miss Minerva Vanderbilt to determine the compe-
tency of her father Ec ~ard Ward Vanderbilt who
married Mrs. Mary Ann Pepper. the spirituaIst a
few months ago. They agreed with DR.. Cecil
Mccoy. who, although called by the defence gave
testimony at Tuesdays session unfavorabIe to Mr.
Vanderbilt.
Dr. Macomber said that man might believe that
he had received letters from his dead wife and still
be competent to manage his business affairs In
his examination of Mr.. Vanderbilt the doctor said
the lumber merchant explained that he believed
the spirits could do much for him. but he ,avs-
used anything It hard horse sense in his business
dealings
Mr. Rosenberg, council for Miss van6srhrt
hnaiy got Dr. Macomber 10 admit that mar who
had beliefs such the defendant had a fixed md
insane delusion- But the doctor insisted that Nr
Vanderbilt was competent in a business wav
said: -
No ordinary Sare man Is a spfrituaIist
Inc doctor admitted that his examination hzd
been superficial and then declared he did not be-
Heve that Mr. Vanderbilt's beliefs were any excuse
for the acts he had committed
Or. Brush was called during the afternoon, ssz
sion. Much Of his testimony was aIon,. the uno,
OF the statements made by Dr. Maconber bur IA
also said that I'm his opinion a man who Ike Nr
vanderbilt. made a present Of a horse to the
spirits but continued TO work the animal on his
farm was sane. He said he would constdar tha
man sane even If he gave 5000 to the spirits The
defendant. the doctor said. vas suffering from
delusion-
Counsel for MI Vanderbilt at the morning sss-
sion called private detective to the stand He
declared that the address at No. 40 East 9Th street.
Manhattan. where Miss Darrell. the woman IN
blue said she lived. factory For a time il
looked though the star witness for the peti-
toner would be prosecuted for alleged perjury.
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
JAPANESE COOK ON RAMPAGE.
StirS Up Families of F. S. Hastings and Z. G.
Benedict by His Jealousy.
TBy Telegraph 70 The Trfbune '

Greenwich. Conn. Sept. IA demonstration
of jealousy last night on the part Of Nakasher
kinita, japanese cook in the employ OF F. )
Hastings, on the estate of K c. Benedict.
aroused the Benedict and Hastings families
der the impression that the place was being
robbed, and caused Mr.. Hastings TO hold the
Jap at the muzzle of revolver until the police
arrived. Kinita. it appears, has long been an
ardent wOoer of Miss Nellie ToOthiII. one OF tho
servants in the employ of the Hastings house
hold. but recently he has been much perturbed
by belief of a growing intimacy between MISS
Toothiu and z. e. Benedict's butler.
Last night Miss TOothill went to Rye Beaen
with the butler. When Kinita heard of IL hs
lay in wait until midnight when the girl came
in. She tried to so quietly to her room, Du'
kinita confronted her on the stairs ana ce-
manded an explanation The girl cried for as
sistance and Immediately the whole housenou
was wide awake. Mr. Hastings lead the way
with a loaded revolver. and Mrs Hastings To-
lowed closely behind The Jap locked hirnselL
in his room. and when he would not open tns
door Mr. Hastings. who was excited, told nm =
he did not appear at once he would begin 70
shoot through the door kinita then came OF
and stood with his hands in the air untll '''
police arrived. He was fined $40
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
RAN INTO A DETECTIVES ARMS.

As the audience of the Broadway Theatre w.
leaving last night girl that was passing 0"' -
the door shouted:
There's the fellow that robbed me-! ana ni'"'
a dash for a standing on the sidewalk
He took to his heels. with the young woman So
n large crowd after him At Seventh aVenle %
ran into the arms of Nichola i. Sussiilo. . u
teetive attached TO the Central Office, VINO e'oN
his prisoner TO the TenderlOin station .-,.s. of
The Young said she was MAUD WHlsS' a.
the Savoy Theatre. She identined Ihe IL, L. asd
having robbed her at the of attn STREE I'll
Seventh avenue about four weeks ago OF -
handbag containing SIS ,,s-+.-s 4
The prisoner said ne was Eugene MlIlSteaS =.
beIlboy living at the Young Mems ChIlssa.
scciation in West SD street. He was IocAeo - -
New-York tribune., 1907-09-05
THREE B1RGES WRECkED.
One Sinks off Montauk - T7co
ashore at Watch Hill.

Providence Sept 4-T-re tuE Edgar F Lucken-
bach arrived in this port this afternoon and report
ed the sinking OF the Goa! laden barge Coal KING
and the Narrow escape of Captain G Olsen ana MS
crew of four men The accident occurred OH Mon
tank Poir. The Coal King sprang a leak Tor
ward in a birding southerly storm. The barge
small dorv was put the side. and then one oy
one the men jumped in. The boat was only fe"
rods away when the barge went down captain
INSTEAD Of the Luckenbacn after considerable dil-
Acrltv took the men on board the tug.
Watch Hill R. L Aug. I'm thunder
storm this afternoon Captain Davis and MS crew
OF the lifesavIng station here took of woman ana
two men from the coal barges Excelsior and No
7o1 which went ashore. The Excelsior was In tow
Of the tug Elmer A. KeeIer, and No s01 was toWed
bv the tug Gladwish. Both barges were from
South Anboy, bound for Providence. The ha"ser
between the Excelsior and the Keeler parted iate
to-day as the tow was opposite Watch Hill Inc
Excelsior went aground, and No. 'Cl, which was
irving TO save her before she went on the beach'
also got adrift, and the two vessels went ashore
CAPTAIN Davis. from his lookout in the hfesaVlhg
station. saw the pligh. of the three people on
board OF the grounded barges. and with his ere"
mt out in the nfeboat and brought them ashore
-rl,ev were not injured. Both barges VIII be
total
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14

resulted IN it's entire elimination,
Gasoline Il the fuel. a compact
engine generates thu power and
the narland airnhip operates on
the plan Of series OF fans or
wind heaters The machine 10
Of bicycle construction. there heing
ball bearings at every point OF
draft The aefoplane II furnished
with eight wheels and the inventor
claims that these have liftins
power OF loco each. These as well
as the prupeilara are operated
from the engine
With eur machine Ne are sure
10 fly. declares the inventor
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
NOT ON THE TEAM
THEY HELP WIN

An lntafeatius feature Of the
Pullman meet. which shows that
true seattle Spirit exists IN some
OF the students 81 the high school
WAS brought 70 llkht yesterday Two
~ the football men who upheld The
orange aua black against the Chioas
so champions. and we're not select
cd 20 81 u Pullman. decided that
they would 50 along anyway.
SO they htt the blind baggage aud
rude with two hohos a. far AZ We
nalchee Here they we're pul Oft.
but they took The next freight and
arrived Ia Pullman in Tins 10 ca.
ter The meet. nili Henry, one %
the Would-he road hitters made a
good showing IN the high jump and
Roscoe Pike % the anrpfiae % o.
ery one. beat all hts prey ious rec
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
STEARNS MAY BE
N. P. HEAD

sr. PAUL. May II There IL a
rumor, which u moat persistent.
that J. NJ Hannaford IL Ia devote
all Of his time 20 the railroad IN.
tereals OF the illli lines. giving up
HIS duties az president OF the Nor.
thcrn Pacific Express Co aud also
second vleoprealdeneY Of the Nor.
thorn Pacific railway
James J Woodwork Is slated To
take the place Of Hannafofd
There II also famor. which his
friends are trying "a diseonntens
ance. that ] Frank Stevens. late
Panama canal engineer. IL 10 be-
placed ~ the head Of the Nor.
thorn Pacific vice Elliott who viii
become manager Of a Philadelphia
concern
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
COURT TO DECIDE
WHO OWNS DOG

Ton Duiton. the dog hospital
man. wili b. called in 70 prove VINO
owns the dog claimed b. both Mrs
= n sheldon and r. J Chase. Diet.
ton states positively that the dos
belongs to Mrs. sheldon and that
she xas taking What belonged 20
her whan she Appropriated he prise
animal A. The bench she's lat Sat.
urday afternoon nutton says that
be took care Of Mrs. sheldona dog
for a considerable period and would
have no difficulty IN knowing Il
again Mrs shsldou's dog was deaf
and bad ita cars cut and the Chase
dog has both Of these characters.
ties. The matter VIII be settled tn
court
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
THE MARKETS

Owing 20 the advance 81 wheat
ln the chicago market yesterday
flour Id the local MARKET took a 2ae
raise AN grades ara quoted high.
or Fccdutuffs accordingly are So
Ing up today. Wheat Il nov quoted
az $50 per ton Oats. uuaallnEa.
bran ana shorts are slated fer 4 Bis
advance.
The market on Western ave e
this morning without strawberries
Tho car oontaiains tbs eeuslEn
ment for the Seattle market vas IN
some manner not attached 70 The
regular freight train. All binds q
vegetables are selling slowly Al
ploa are firm and in good demand
Tho home grown strawberries are
not we'll shaped and littis green
There IL a good demand tor the
luscious looking red cherries from
California. bananas are aelilns
briHkly.
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SAFE BLOWN

TACOMA, May IA a safe that
VAS supposed 20 have been ahsa
intelY burglar pfeof cid Hoi stand
tho racket and when the officials
~ tho furniture store Of Davis.
smith a Co opened their store
thoy found papers scattered ali
over tho floor aud the safe door
blown orou.
nursiara dnring the night hadn {
done ihlnf % lhaf burglar pFeaf
safe and TO-DAY there ls missing
ti90Q and many valuable papers
Tho store is across the street from
the y y depot and people are
paaainE the place at All hours ST
the nlght The hgfgiara haaeEef.
appeared 10 have worked without
Interference There are 20 clues
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
BRINGS JAPANESE
BRIDE

Mr.. Horace Levine and his quaint
tho japanese bride arrived IN Sc
a L. yesterday en- route 70 Syracuse
n. T.. 10 ylslt LnYinea parents and
Incidentally "a Inform them Of hla
marriage IN the Orient
LaFine - a soldier q fortune.
having served IN the Spanish var.
the Philippine inEurrsefion and the
Boxer rebellion IL was While re-.
turning 20 bis home by way Of
Japan after hls discharge az Ten.
Taln that be met the japanese
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14
Alkl Point Open

The Natntorium a. Alki Roihf
has recently been put In fine shape
and u now ready for summer basi.
meas Arrangements may be made
with the Seattle Catering ca.
Tor private tanccs and parties 10
be given IN the ball Light re-
treatments or full course dinners
will BE- served on short notice.
either AZ AK Point or In Seattle.
Phone West a. go
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maldsa whom he ultimately na;s
bis wife. Mr. and Mrs. LerlH \
Il understood. win make an er.ns
81 tour q Africa following As,
stay IN Syracuse.
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a rus FROCK
FOR MORNING

Hcatlapad sdNss n llnaa threat
% a rnbtFasffnH eefnr IL hHs -
the pretty freaks 81 chs SUMNER
mnrnieM frees a mHHsI fuf s
tah dress ia thas tFimmet The
lines 10 a Be- ausias shaaa 81 setaa
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This evening At 8 O'Clock the
Margaret Y. order Of the W C.
r q will hold a meeting a. the
Westminster Presbyterian church.
corner Of Broadway aud Columbia
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14

eT6.so Colman Bldg. high sst
photography ~ reasonable pfi>s
No coupon or other frauds I"
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tieular climate seems 90 have a
fascination
The latest asplranis FOR the hon
ora that SO with successful aerial
flight IL l. 3 paFland who with
his financial hacker C. W Owens
aud his expert mechanic J W Ryan
has fashioned an oid machine,
narlant does away with the bal
loon attachment FOR he declares
that hts 90 years experimenting has
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-05-14

A dancing party viii Be gissr u
81 Marks church choir this ssss,
ing e the Renton Hiii Club hosa
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Haasf Nuad tdn ~ aitfffa. son. tif9n
naFs4 kaT tHn ~. wnais r0fa. pc yen
fHHa# efsHH@a rffa. trn nov fed
seat Sea. f4fU. mlft'irFs ten i1tl =
90 faka. ser laH. ft rnn| w. tcn. ~
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Hteas Esf ~ 81 ZAr. rrua - fatlaf
4f rrF ~ tTfa mmWnn M tfgIasr
ssasaN iamb ~ ih lsel tfsasst tnEs