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New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
W. Fl. PORTER ELECTED
Becomes Ne1c Head Of Clearing
House association.

William H Porter president of the Chemicai Ma
tsanal Bank. yesterday was elected president OF .
Clearing House Association, to succeed ALEXANDER
Gilbert president OF the Market and Fuiton Na-
tional Bank who had held the office for tne pre-
cedinr two years the customary period Samuei
Wooyerton. president of the Gallatn Na'ioiiAi
Bank was elected secretary, succeeding Albert n
Wiggin vice president of the Chase National BANK
The Clearing House committee for the. next year
will be composed of Dumont Clarke, PRESIDENT OF
the American Exchange National Bank (chalr-
mani; A. Barton Hepburn, president OF the Chase
National Bank: Edward Townsend. president OF
the Importers and Traders National Bank; Valen-
tine p SNYDER president Of the National Bank Of
Commerce in New York. and Gates W. McGarrah'
president OF the Mechanics National Bank
Frederick b. Schenck, president OF the LioerV
National Bank, was made chairman OF the colIel
ence committee; Walter f. Frew, vice-president OF
the Corn Exchange Bank. chairman or the honh-
mating committee; James O. Cannon, Vlce-pIesioell'
OF the Fourth National Bank. chairman OF ths
committee on admissions and Alfred NJ Bull, vice
president Of tbs Phenix National Bank chairman
OF the arbitration committee.
William Sherer and William ]. Gilpin were re-
elected manager and assistant manager, respee-
lively
The report of the manager showed that because
OF last years panic all the figures had fallen oeo"
those OF 1907. An exception was the amount OF loan
certificates used in meeting debit balances at the
Clearing House. This placed at $o2S ile'oO the
largest history of the association The totai
transactions the year sT7,04O64lS4 against
see I2s 36 in 1907 Exchanges were SSeSO sh'SlS
compared with ss5 23S In 1907. and balances
were s3 $50 2 against s3,SS,9260S In the pre-
ceding year. The largest transactions on any one
day during the year amounted to $46sS80SO on July
and the smallest s112 AS, ,927 April Is. ls0S
William H Porter has been president OF the
Chemical National Bank since May II, 1903
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
DIPPEL A M'INTYRE CREDITOR.
Metropolitan Opera Impresario Has Claim
Against Company for $1,000.

The hearing Of the special creditors Of T. A. Nc
Intyre & Co. was continued yesterday before Peter
B. Olney. referee in bankruptcy. Among the cred
itors OF the bankrupt brokerage concern present
represented were Andreas Dippel. the MetropoE-
tan Opera House impreserio. who had a specu-
latve account with the firm, and has claim Of
5000; Vincent Loeser. president Of the East River
National Bank, with a claim of 81 900; Van Frant
zies & Co. OF Chicago, claimant for about $4,000
and T B. Hasler a broker. who seeks $3.50.
Miss Edith L Kinney. who lives at No. 125
Union street, Schenectady. n. Y. was called as a
witness. She testified that she had account with
the company September IS. 1907, when she sent
them order to purchase hundred shares OF
American Car and Foundry Company at 38 A
statement Of her account with Mcintyre & Co. at
the time OF this purchase showed a balance Of
5000 to her credit September 30. On October 30
she received another statement of her account
showing purchase of eighty-f1ve shares of Ameri-
Car and Foundry, which sold subsequently
10 her order. leaving hundred shares to her
credit the day Of the failure A statement made by
the receivers to the value Of the stock the
day of the failure showed 1t to be worth 33K.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
EAMEs TO SING FOR "ANTIs. &"
Society Opposed to Vivisection to Give Benefit
Concert

Nine Emma Eames has consented TO sing for
the Anti-Vivisection Society November 10 at
the waldorf Astoria, and among the patronesseS
of the event Mrs. John Jacob Astor. Miss
Anne Morgan, Miss Calender. Miss de Forest.
Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske. Mrs. Henry FlagIer,
Mrs Robert IngeFsoI, Miss Maud IngersOll, Mrs.
Tbon,nson Seton Mrs. Henry Willard, Mrs Samuel
I-ntermver Mrs. Lowell Hall Jerome, Mrs. Walston
Hin Brown Mrs. Bruce Webster and Mrs AMI L.
Rsrber Mrs Edward Lauterbach is chairman Of
the executive committee in charge OF the concert.
and the entire society has resolved itself into a
committee of the whole to sell tickets.
The antI-vivfsectonists have planned a busy win
ter and want money TO carry their work.
At a meeting held yesterday afternoon at the Wal
dorfA Astoria they decided to attack simultaneously
the candidates for election to the Legislature, the
clergy and the women's clubs Recognizing that
legislators are amenabe to nothing but votes, the
nresident. Mrs. David Belais, confessed that she
had become suffragette since going into this
work hut she doesn't despair of accomplishing
something even without vote.
I'VE have brothers and fathers and husbands
and things like that" she said
Mrs Beais consented TO act chairman pro
tom Of the legislative committee until some one
,n touch with prominent politicians could be Sc
cured and Mrs. Lewis Boynton was appointed
cbatrnoan of a committee to interest the clergy.
Miss Florence Guernsey will be asked 10 become
resnonsibe for the women's clubs.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
UNITED AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS.
Mother Hadn't Seen Daughter Since She Was
a Baby in Arms

After being separated from her ffteen-year-old
daughter Myrtle Barber, for nearly fourteen years
Mrs Flora Avery, of spearfsh. s d, met her
child Yesterday in the Supreme Court. The father
is said to have deserted his wife many years ago
and kidnapped their baby girl. For the last two
wears the child has been an inmate Of the roman
Catholic Protectory in Westchester' and yesterday
she was produced in court on writ OF hdOeas
cornus issued by Justice Blanchard. The case
was adjourned until Friday to allow Mrs. Avery
more time to prepare her proof that she was the
mother of the girl
The story TO light last spring Wheh the
father of the girl Charles g. Barber was arrested
here on a charge of carrying concealed weapons.
He was convicted, sentence was suspended ana
he then told his counsel how he had deserted MS
wife in Sioux City Iowa, in 1894 and had kidnapped
the little girl It was then learned that Ihe Ho'ne'
hod sacured q divorce remarked and living
In Spearfsh
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
BLOCK BROOKLYN TUBE.
p c. Enj Joined from Letting Con-
tracts for Construction.

Another attempt to block the building OF the
Fourth avenue subway in Brooklyn was made
Yesterday when Hays & Hershield. as counsel FOR
The Fleischmann Realty and Construction Com
pany got a temporary injunction from Justice
Blanchard, IN the Supreme Court, restraining the
Psoard of Estimate and Apportonment and the
publ,c service Commission from letting any con-
tracts for construction and from issuing bonds to
provide Cor that purpose
BY the Injunction the Board of Estimate ana
Apportionment is also restrained from cerufy1ng
the salaries or expenses of the Public Service COM
mission on the same ground that put forward
nv AdolDb Cubner and the Long Acre Electric
Light and Power Company recently that the Pub
lie Service Commission law is unconstitutional be
cause It embraces in its title more than one SUD
iect and places upon one locality the cost OF the
maintenance OF a state body
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
A JAPANESE woMAN's ESTIMATE.
Baroness Goto Thinks American Women
Discontinued


Baroness C;oto. OF Toxic. Japan. who has lately
been travelling incognitO in this country expresses
herself thus in the ''Fujn Gwaho' ('Woman's
Graphic.1. of TcAio. regarding American women
and Japanese deals
in American homes says Baroness GOto. the
mistress apparently receives the first consideration
Therefore one would think that American women
q re- ,ery hauDy But in reality they are, il seems
to me- in a rather unhappy. discontented conclIion
II one takes delicious food all the time one does
not appreciate it. and. in the same way, when
woman is cared for by her husband all the time
she cannot appreciate It she ought. and feels
constantly dIsconteuted with her lot When a
woman IS very well taken care OF in general sne
feels keenIy even little neglect This comment
seems justified by the fact that In America WAeI'
women receive frs consideration. there are more
cases of divorce than anywhere else in the world
..It is easy to theOrize about domestic life, con-
tinues Baroness Goto. but in reality domestic AIe
is a very complicated matter. and one requiring
great care and judgment From nature. or haoi--
man opposes the suggestion OF woman Accord
ingIy in order to bring nan to any desired POM
Of view a woman must have the tact not % eS-
press herself too openly So, also. in the matter a-
training children. il IS not we'll 20 scol4 and CRU
else too much for this makes children Seoih anu
contradict their mothers mother must acqlain-
herself widely with the world and with the DIS
positions and individuauties Of her children n
order to develop them according to their bent and
10 their higher use -uIness-
Domestic wSIbSlng Is entirety IT Llle power vi
the wife. II one man IS strong enough 10 bend
the will Of the ruler, the country is safe-so runs
the old Chinese saying; in like manner IN the nome
the wife takes the place Of that one man
1T is different with those women whose RESPONSE
biIity reaches beyond the home. but with th0se
who are only wives and mothers the ideal IS To
shield themselves behind the husbands name and
not be known before the world II a girl narres
with this ideal her home Will be always in peace.
IL is instructive for good wife and wise mother
not TO wish TO be known publicly"
Comenting upon the above the editor q the
"Fujin GwahO'' says
In proportion to the fame OF Baron G0to ths
name Of Baroness G0tO is not well known 20 the
world Baroness Goto does not seek publicity; on
the contrary she carefully keeps her seclision 81
housewife and mother That which is especially re-
nnarkabIe her character is her total lack Or
vanity and her paramount ideal Of DUTY as VIE
and responsibility 5 mother
Baron Shinpef GOtO. who has afforded to his
wife the widest opportunities Of culture and travel
is one of the leading men in Japan's national LIE
to-day. Since the RussO-Japanese War he has he'd
the important position of president OF the Man
churian Railway system. and has now been placed
at the head Of TIE railway and postal systems OF
Japan under the new Katsura ministry
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
A PEWTER COLLECTION.

The woman who starts out TO make a collection
OF pewter plate has hard time before her In
regard TO brass and copper II is different for II
antiques in those metals are lacking there are
plenty OF manufa- turers to make them The max
ing OF a pewter plate, however. is dying in
dustry and it is such soft metal. easily
broken that few of the old pieces In exist
ence There is a certain dining room in West
chester County. quaint old dining room with
loaded windows. the shelves of which hold a num-
ber of pewter plates. tankards and spoons.
Spoons are particularly hard TO get. for they are
broken more easily than other things
mo one knows" said the mistress OF this col
lection 10 friend who was admiring II. what
work II has The nucleus came from my
great grandfather. down through his and his
sons son. my father. The rest of the pieces.
though thered with INFINITE labor. When
ever / hear Of a piece OF pewter. no matter how
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
from The Tribune Bureau. ]


ORDERS IssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
Captain HUBERT L. wIGMoRE corps rps o. f,tS
from Wssa1gGR Bas1Skf to NsG Sd 1nfany to
conveT RaTrscks examination FOR retirement
Captain WILLIAM c. ROGERS. 2Ith Infantry u eA
Captain s1hi hGSRff %5RT6N H%RF from San
First heutena8t S9 JcHN T H. sIAYTER medical
rr.t seTe Ieutenant ASToN sCH1ER medical reserve
CORPS honorably discharged from the service Oh 'He
seoond Lieutenant HAROLD LINCOLN GARDINEER. EP
coast artillery. from 1O9th to 18th Company No
Following assignments second nsutenants recently aD
sR MERH Il; r@R %hRDEH Hg5ENAsad a.
WALKER: gr. "a; MHITsIDE, l. 1{h prptyrvs ID.
McLEATE RRIpE s,sl an PhIMER sEAhsRN std 5a
R6GR iR .9 eh' sd H4ETN 9th 9R
STEWART 1sti CLEMENT 45a tais NORTON ssd:
RErB6Lb liza; 6ANfETsoS PIz 5lst
T20MpsoS f29E S5S I8SalMI 6ad MfEHR4 KIP 1sth
1h M9o Go9PdEF i8d cHIMBERs Rh sad KNIGHT 10Th
ELLIS 14sth 9ATHEB M 159th sNow 18th; sTH S9TT
55st5 h y%SeHSS FAENS "a RS SMITH 7iIa
FRANK. a45h: 50 BELL s1st: cAMPBELf, i42d;
,rR ROVE 2P 12sh MAET1N s2d 18TH LoUqHBoR
6GdH, lsth; PEYToN. 18Th: CLARK. m coz coKER
!5s fgBSH st9 H2Eg f sss
m KcH KEHNFRE a. MaRsH6E 2 H6ERs sa s wHS HTGdF en-
5MPs9E 'a 9.b E9 hERE en- 1tn WOOD 'St 9Th
BTRDETT. nth; FCOKs. 18th: CTIEARY 29d
EMORY Jr., 28th; RUDOLPH, 29thi LATHROP.
14th: BAIRD 25th: PALEN, 26th.
absent Lieutenant Colonel ADAM SHAKER.
coast artillery. and First Lieutenant ALBERT HARD
MAN 4th Infantry month; Captain JAMES l.
MABETG medical corps months extension; Cap
WILLIAM II. SIMONS. 9Th Infantry fifteen
days.
Captain w. G. CUTLER, retired to the ID Lighthouse
District Boston. vice Captain c. ]. B0CSH, to the
navy yard Portsmouth, october II.
Lieutenant Commander J. MIC. LUBY, detached the
Maryland; the bureau Of steam engineering
Lieutenant Commander X. NJ. BENNETT. detached the
Hancock: to the Celtic
Lieutenant Commander A. BRAND, TO the Hancock.
Assistant Surgeons J. b POLLARD. A H DODGE. G.
F. COTTLE and W. l. MANN. and Acting Assistant
Surgeon P. A. DE FTGANIERE appointed to the
Naval Medical School washington.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.-The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
5-The Hist the Cuttlehsh Tarantula, the Octo
Hercules. at Norfolk.
Oct 6-The Vialobos and the CaIlso. Hong Kong.
SAILED.
4The Abarenda, from Bradford. for Newport
Castine commissioned navy yard. Portsmouth as
parent ship submarines N Coast:
Hampshire Bridgeport. celebration OF
Columbus Day. October H. by the United Italians Of
Connecticut.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
ANOTHER SUICIDE AT NIAGARA FALLS
Twelfth Since July l Last-Woman Eludes
Police-Body Over Cataract

Niagara Falls. " y, Oct 6-About o'clock
tnis morning q woman appeared in the reservation
here, setting strangly. and tried to over the
bridge 20 Goat Island, but stopped by police
mar. who informed her that the island not
open 10 visitors until o'clock She continued to
wander about, still acting strangely. She was
questioned by the superintendent Of the park police
to what she wanted, but he elected nothing
from her except that she was from Saginaw, Mich
About O'Clock che walked toward Prospect
Peint- Policemen started after her, but before
they reached her she passed under the railing and
lesped from the bank into the American Falls and
nothing more of her. This is the twelfth
suicide here since July !.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
A NEW PATRIOTIC SOCIETY.

Mrs Eva Frances Smith Wilkin, Of Syracuse.
hos discovered a place for a patriotic society.
II Mill he composed descendants of all American
wars meaning ali fought on American soil.
from the Colonial wars to the Spanish-American
War and will make discrimination to sex
Mrs Wilkin has called meeting Of the descend
ants NJ the Hotel Gotham to-day, when plans will
be made for the organization of the society.
President Roosevelt Will be asked to name the or
ganization and to Join it himself. Among other
syracuse women interested in the movement are
Mrs Horace Candee. Mrs. William kessOn Pierce.
Mrs James Mead Belden Mrs. Charles L. Grouse
and Mrs Charles G. Baldwin.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
A ROCKEFELLER HELD FOR SPEEDING

young who said he William G..
Rockefeller was held for the Court Of Special Ses-
sions by Magistrate Moss in the Morrisania court
yesterday a charge of violating the speed law.
Young Rockefeller, who gave his age twenty
eight his occupation as yacht builder and his
home As Greenwich. Conn, said he from
Greenport. Long Island. Monday night and
stopped at New Rochelle 10 pick up two friends.
At Pelham Parkway and Willamsbridge Road they
were overtaken by a motor policeman. Young
Rockefeller had only SO but of his friends
deposited a gold watch as bail with the desk
lieutenant.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
rBv telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Boston, Oct. s.-J. r. Billiard. the nominal
owner Of a majority of the Boston & Maine stock
came to Boston to-day and held two long con-
ferences with President Tuttle. After the last
conference he effectively set at rest the rumors
that Mr.. Tutte TO resign and that he was
to be succeeded by Vice-Presdent Stevens OF the
New Haven. formerly in charge of the Panama
Canal. Immediately following the stockholders
meeting Of October Il. Mr.. Billiard denied cate
goricaIy all Turnors of q pending change. Follow
ing Mr.. Billiards conference. it reported here
that it was the banking house ot J. P. Morgan &
Co. which financed his purchase OF the Boston &
Maine stock. formerly held by the New Haven, as
well the recent purchase of full controlling
majority.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
SWORD FOR JOHN o. TO LARoRER

A sword sent to John d Rockefeller by Miss
Annie Parry. Of No. Vernon street Leigh Lane
London. was sold yesterday in the appraisers
warehouse FOR S 90 In letter accompanying the
weapon Miss Parry asked Mr.. Rockefeller 10 send
her 800 for it. She said the sword was I'm the
ground FOR a hundred and Atty years near Leigh
Parish Church, and that II was lost I'm the bonn
hardfnent of the church by Oliver Cromwell max
ing II nearly three hundred years old
Mr. Rockefeller refused to take the sword al
any price. c. ". Woodbridge a laborer In the
appraisers warehouse, bought II.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
MUST eE~ CERTIFICATE OF NECESSITY
Court of Appeals Renders Decision in West
chester Railroad Case.

Albany oct. 6-The Court of Appeals in a de-
cision handed down to-day, holds that the New
York Westchester & Boston Railroad Company
should obtain a certificate of convenience and ne
cessity from the Public Service Commission before
building its road.
The question arose in the so-called Huntington
case in connection with condemnation of lands for
right of way The judgment and order of the
lower court is reversed.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
TO DISSOLVE Fish TRUST"

Chicago Oct 6.-IndicatiOns that United States
District Attorney Sims would begin action under
the Sherman antitrust law against A Booth q
Co. in case of its reorganization caused the cred
itor bankers committee 10 reject the reOrganiza-
ton proposal Of w. Vernon Booth to-day and to
decide to sell the property Of the corporation in
every state at its physical valuation
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
B. & u. RUMORS DENIED.
Member of j. p. Morgan s Co. Says
Firm Hasn't Control.

Reports from Boston yesterday that the present
Of the Boston & Maine Railroad was j.
P Morgan & Co. and that the latter firm had
been the hacker OF John l. Billiard last June when
he purchased the New Haven holdings OF Boston
& Maine stock were characterized moonshine'
by a member OF J. P. Morgan & Co. II don't
know how or where those reports originated" he
added, but there is foundation for them We
have had nothing TO do with either the Boston
& Maine transaction or Mr.. Billiard"
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
FOUR CHILDREN WITNESSED SUICIDE
Scranton Man Had Killed Wife Because She
Brought Divorce Suit
fBy Telegraph TO The tribune. J

Scranton. Penn. Oct 6-Kiling his Wife, with
whom he had just quarrelled, because she had
brought a suit for divorce. Andrew Zaduara q Jes-
cup hotel keeper, walked into the bedchamber Of
his four little children early this morning. aroused
them from their slumbers kissed each Of them
and, while the little ones gazed at him in the
half-l!ghted room. placed revolver his heart.
pulled the trigger twice and fell over the bed dead
Hard times and rother-in-law who, it is said
wanted TO collect a note for $500 which she held
against him are the supposed causes OF his deed.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
OUTLAWS RESUME DEPREDATIoNS.
Governor of Virginia Asked to Send As
sistance to Arvonia.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Richmond, Va. Oct. 6.-Edmund ". Hubbard.
Conmonwealth's Attorney Of Buckingham County,
telegraphed Governor Swanson tonight for assist
ance. intinRting that the outlaw situation at Ar
Nonia has again become serious
Il believed that the Zimmerman Thomas clans.
thought TO have been driven beyond the borders
Of the county by the citizens last week have again
appeared IN their old hauats. throwing the people
into q panic by renewed depredations.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07
FINISH SECOND DAY HIKE FooTsoRE.
Seven Army Officers in Test March Sure They
Are Not Has Beens.''

Seven army officers. footsore but happy. finished
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon the second day
of their ffty-mile walk ordered by the President
None OF the showed fatigue and one re-
marked, ''I guess that show them that we
has beens.' "
The seven started at o'clock their seventeen
mile walk from the main entrance OF Prospect
Park Brooklyn. The line of march was to the
Coney Island seawau by way OF the Ocean BouIe-
ward. Many small boys fell in behind and accom-
panied them part OF the way.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-07

far away. go after IT. and II bribery VII aVail
secure It. But I seldom hear OF pieces now. though
I dare say there still some hidden away in
some OF the old farInhOuses- Any one who pos
sesses a piece Of pewter bearing the marx OF
full blown rose with crown above II snoud "a
joice keep it tenderly- That Is real oid British
pewter. and very rare"
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-01
IT'S A GREAT SHOW.

Mr.. G. A. Kennedy. the prelimi-
nary agent of Charles II. Hale's 'Ev-
erlasting Devils Auction" arrived
in town today on business appertain-
ing to the early announcements of the
forthcoming engagement of that ia
nous spectacle at the Park Opera
House.
Mr.. Kennedy states among other
things that business is top notch as
far as Devils Auction" Is concern
ed, that the present season marks the
2Gth edition of this wonderful play.
that this seasons performance is un-
ioubtedly the best ever given, thar
being the first representative of
the advance corps. he does not at
tempt to particularize as to the many
new novelties, features. magnifi-
cent scenic and costume accessories
that Manager Hale has provided for
the latest edition of the "Devil's Auc-
tion," that he simply aLnouces with
out naming the actual date, the com
ing of the "big show" that there are
two more agents under the guidance
of the general agent, Mr.. Smith Tur-
ner. yet to follow him, and that he
feels fully satisfied that before they
are through the theatre-golng pub
lie will be fully satisfied as to the
day and the date, and the many 9TH
er good things that have been pre-
pared for their special offering.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-01
BEER is HIGHER.

New York, Jan. An advance
of $ barrel in the wholesale price
of beer was put into effect today
by the larger beer brewers'board of
trade and a similar increase has
been made by the New Jersey brew
ers. Owing to the raise in the price
smaller glasses will be used in most
bars. Higher prices of raw mater
ials is given as the reason for the
increase. 1t is stated that malt has
Increased from 62 cents to $1.25
and other materials in proportion.
About 10000 barrels of beer are
consumed annually in New York.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-01

ChiIiiitei is the name of the open
observation car on the private train
for Tour of Mexico, leaving Den
yer January 90. via Colorado & So
uthern Ry. Full information from
r. L. Fisher, G. p. A, Denver.
The daily sentinel., 1908-01-01
2.O57 ,320 PEOPLE
CROSSED ATLANTIC
Ocean Travel for year Included Half
Million Who Went East by
Stecragc in Last Two Months

New York, Jan. with nearly n
million more passengers carried east
and west by the transatlantic lines
during the year just closing than for
the year before, the figures reach
ed total of 2.957,32S, equal to the
combined population of St. Louis.
Boston, Baltimore. Cleveland, Buf-
falo. San Francisco and Cincinnati.
The passenger movement for the
year was 972.640 greater than for
1906. and ,451, ISL greater than for
1904 +,
The most sensational passenger
movement of the year was in the
eastbound steerage. This reached
55O.015 or 240.565 greater than for
1906 This entire movement was
concentrated in the last two months
of the year.