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New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
THEATRE TRUST CASE
Justice Department Thinks Data
Don't Justify Immediate Action.
rFrom Tn. Tr,bune Bureau. !


Washington. Aug. 1s.-v. NJ Roadstrum, special
assistant TO the Attorney General who was desig-
mated By Assistant Attorney General Russell to
confer with the compainants against the 'theatr1-
cal trust" returned TO Washington to-day from
New York and held a long consultation with Mr.
Russell regarding the possibility of insttuting ac-
ton At the close Of the conference Nr. Russell
said that immediate proceedings were probable
but that Mr. Roadstrun would hold himself IN
readiness 20 investigate the trust. and would be
place evidence before him.
Mr. Roadstrum said that while hs was in New
York he was called on the telephone by William
Morris who under the impression that MI
Russell had directed immediate investigation
Mr. Roadstrurn informed Mr.. Morris that he had
received no word from the Department OF Justice.
but that he was ready 10 consider any evidence
presented. Mr. Morris did not accept this offer.
but il is understood that he Is gathering data
which viii be forwarded TO the Department OF
Justice in the future.
.Ibe trust busting machinery OF the Department
or Justice" said Mr. Roadstrum- is expensive
when II is put into operation 1t cannot afford 70
sart an Investigation unless there Is strong ground
for the belief that is justified in so doing Few
strav complaints do not constitute the evidence
which is desired by the Department OF Justice be-
fora n begins a prosecution. When the proper per
sons present proper evidence have no doubt that
q serious investigation will follow
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
nf Interest ~
TO Uomen.
400 YOUNG DANCERS
The seth Regiment -4Tmaory S1carms
Nth Happy Children.

.-, soth Regiment arTnory, at 2eth street
= lexington avenue. took on playful aspect
...s.rday afternoon, when more than four hundred
1srs-r, from ten public school Fairgrounds met
-. .o nlsv games and dance folk dances IN
-.sr long lines all the little girls In white
.-xx.s with blue ribbons or red ribbons IN their
- ecoarang TO the color OF the school from which
De- D. ,s,e snd each child wearing the badge OF his
- s,hool they marched the floor and sang
..5,a standing 10 the music OF the band
- they sat down. cross-legged and sang Dixie.
-. ola Folks at Home" and MY Old Kentucky
-" Then the boys took a back seat while the
-ls formed into nine enormous circles and played
$3.50 seen" Pass BALI and other games The
-. paSsu,ent a-rnory never before resounded TO
- sh-1eks OF soy Il heard while the girls
1000 sud darted back and forth or fought for
the big bell
-.-ss danced i've SIX Characteristic Russian and
er-sssh folk dances Perhaps the pretdest sight
vvben bovr and girls stood n long lines and did
---nasttc exercises. Close upon one thousand
,.-s arms shot up and down. right and lefs. back
= forth II perfect unison, making charming
x--c-acle II was about twice as hot in that az
-,,-v as 4 is in the subway on the hottest days;
~ what cared the children for heat7
tn. side galleries open the fathers.
-..se-s sisters and sunts Of the children Per-
,s-snr but proud. they hung over the ratings and
rsved their hsrdkerchiefs at the young players,
.ns r-innec snd grinned- To the stranger eye
,rss me another but there wasn't father
-o+hsr IN that audience who didn't instantly pick
ot his OF her young pride and Joy. and follow the
lsr.e- through al the evolutions Of the games.
.sThe-ss Mamie; don't she look fne" said one
,zo-k-zvo-n Irish woman Her dress patched
snd she hadn't any front teeth. but Mamie was
immaculate IN q brand white dress and the
-nother vss happy She waved her handkerchief
n Mamie. but Mamie didn't allow herself TO re-
soond because that would have been unprofes-
ssolzL
The Fairgrounds Of public schools Il q. 40 n
liz Is Il. l5s and 80 were represented. besides
the big one at 65th street and Avenue A James
r GsathIney. supervisor OF gymnastics; Albert D
Psnkharn and Henry J SiIverman were in charge
OF the demonstration. helped by number OF prin-
cspals and playground teachers Miss Evangeline
E. Whitney. who present, said that this had
been most successful year for the Fairgrounds
snd recreation centres
Never before have 50 many children attended
the vacation schools and Fairgrounds" she said,
and never before have they shown clearly. by
their esge-neSs u come and the evident good it did
then. how these summer activities needed"
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
PUTS IT UP TO METZ.
DeLau in School Buildings Charged
to Controller.

George r schaedie. chairman OF the building
committee OF the Board Of Education. IN lerteF
transmitted 10 Controller Metz by E. l. winthrop
president of the board denies the charges made by
the Finance Department that the committee was
exceeding its privileges in granting extensions OF
time TO contractors on schools
Taking up IN detail the instances cited by the
Controller Mr.. schaedle declares that in each case
Il was necessary TO grant allowances Tor oeiays
due TO circumstances not under the control OF the
contractor.
Mr. SchaedIe says that some OF the delays Were
due TO the failure OF the Finance Department TO
pay vouchers for work already done within ten
days Of the time fled with the Controller. according
to an old custom
Mr. schaedle declares that the committee. through
its action in determining and fixing allowances for
delays 10 which the contractor would De justly en-
titled in any court Of law, has in no way heio
back the otherwise early completion OF the work
Then Mr.. SchaedIe takes g rap at the ConuoIleT
for his failure to certify speedily contracts for Few
schools. saying in part:
There is undoubtedly divided responsibW.iity' W as
there must be n all city governments M @ s sas Con one
troler are nothing compared with that wfich WI
enslle at the completion OF schools TINS 1aiI'
owing to the non-certifeation of contracts now IN
the hands of the Controller ,.. ..
ac+inr Chairman for certain time in 1902 and 1903,
and brought about through the co-operauon QL tne
Controller final certiicattOn OF contracts
within one week OF their approval by the Board
Of Education In fact s0me RoTne wsT ecSe these to be
the facts we cannot understand why there should
now be q delay of weeks and months in the doing
of something requiring but a few days work Is
delayed and the interests OF the city menaced py
such fnaction
Mr. schaedIe says that Of the equipment con-
tracts let since March. soe eighty-nine, affecting
about thirty-fve schools. were reported as being
still in the hands Of the Controller fer certihcation
oroA Of them having been there since April There
v-ould seem TO be no reason for the delay. says
Mr. Schaedle in view OF the fact that the con-
tracts were made under special appropriation
.eThe same delay affects also the twelve new build
inps contracts for which have been awarded by
iris hoard and forwarded to the Controller in May
and June" says Mr.. Schaedle.
Another complaint against the Controller MT
schaedIe said, was that contractors were having
= hard time getting back their certified checks,
one man who had had $3.50 tied Up since July Is
having Informed the board he would holo II re-
sponsibfe for damages and interest
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
EARTHQUAKE IN CALIFORNIA CITY
Three Shocks in Early Morning at Eureka
Tamape Between $4,000 and $4,000

Eureka CAL Aug 1s-Three sharp eartnqrake
shocks. which knocked down more than hunoreo
cttrnuevs shattered about forty plate glass Win
dovys IN the business portion OF Eureka orohe
much crockery in the houses ana sent many per
- svtr,e from their beds into the streets, oc-
-,,--sa here earfy to-day. The damage reported 80
far is estimated at between s2.ooo and $4,000.
The first and sharpest shock came at 2:0S p NJ
Another slighter shock was experienced at 500
a m followed by third at $50 o'clock
The first shock caused practically al the dam
go Resides shaking down many chimneys and
bas,-,nS crockery the trembling caused the 16foot
statue of Minerva the county court house
grounds TO drop her heavy staff, which crashed
through the roof into Judge Hunts courtroom
The shocks were confined TO a small area
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
COUNCIL MEETINGS ABROAD.

: Mrs kate Waller Barrett sailed the other day for
Geneva, Switzerland. where she viii attend board
taeeting of the International Council OF Women
from August g 70 September :. Mrs. Barrett is
71ce-presidert OF The American council and goes as
ne head OF the American delegation, the president,
Ars. Mary Wood Swift being unable TO attend
Mrs. Barretts lifework has been with the Florence
S1ttenton Mission and after the council meeting
there VII Be meeting Of tie International Society
for tie Abolition OF the White Slave Traffic Later
there vii also be 2 meeting Of the Swiss Council
q Women. TO which the American delegates have
ssen invited IL remain Nine. Chapouniere-Chaix
IS president and also has charge Of arrangements
for the international meeting AT the latter twenty
one countries Will be represented and applications
s1ar admission will be considered from two new
countries. Bulgaria and Greece.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
POST CARDS IN SCHOOLS.

German educators are introducing picture
POST cards into the schools Within the last few
months cards have been put on the market Illus
Gs1ng natural history. political history and even
ea'ang instructions a the German language IAese
cards have been approved by professors and teach
ers OF reputation and at a recent meeting Of the
1erTnan Geographical Society IL was proposed for
tAe first Cime to use them IL the schools.
The school museum at Breslau has undertaken TO
1or1n collection Of these educational cards. aDo
&C teachers n Leipsic have established bureau
-0r Ee-1torous pest cards intended for instruction
se@ieetlon and travel They select and arrange the
arcs very carefully, in accordance with pedagos-
iesi principles
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
GUSTAV H. SCHWAB RETURNS.
Conference in Berlin Reaches No Agreement
on Rates.

Gustav n schwab. the local representative az
the North German Lloyd Line. who has been
abroad several weeks business connected Win
the company. arrived here yesterday from Bremen
on the steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
Mr. schwab said that he had attended a confer
ence Of the various transatlantic steamship lines
IN Berlin but that the companies had not come 70
any definite agreement passenger and rs-aghr
rates The meeting at which eight ines of 5snc
different nations were represented. adjourned untn
the end Of August
M- Schwab said. the North German Lloyd Lins
would send it's new steamer George Washington 70
this port next year. She viii be 40 feet ioux and
will have a speed OF about nineteen Knots Tns
lire has another new steamer in course OF con-
,+,,c.4o- called the Berlin. which will be used n
the Mediterranean service next yssT-
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
PARTRIDGE INDICTED TWICE.

Washington, Aug 1.-two indictments were
found to-day by the grand jury against Robert H
Partridge at time president and later first vice
nresident and general manager of the National
Lumber Company, in the hands OF a receiver,
one charging him with obtaining by false pre-
fences $4,000 from Father Eugene Hannah. rector
of St Martins Catholic Church, and the other
with ernbezzlement in converting 10 his own use
81 500 representing commissions the sale OF stock
in the company Father Hannah Partridge is
not now In the city. but efforts VIII be made 10
apprehend him
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
uE,nrzLEMAN NAMED AS coNsuL

washington. Aug. I.-Percival Hentzleman. Of
C,baubersburg, Penn. assistant chief of the
Far Eastern affairs division OF the State Depart
rnent has been appointed United States Consul at
swatovv China, vice Thomas W. Haskins' who re-
Gently died.
Mr. Heintzlenan Will go to Shanghai as an assist
an, n Consul General DENLY. and probably viii re-
main there for some time 1t is the purpose OF
the department that Mr. Heintzeman eventually
shall go TO Harbin. Manchuria, as United States
Consul TO relieve Fred D. Fisher, who is not in
good health and has applied for transfer
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19

Mr. Russell says hs has received a large nrm0s0
OF letters from theatrical managers charging MS
the trust is an Illegal combination IN rsstfatns
OF trade He says that these letters have rsosfvsd
the consideration the daily quosa o1 oosn-
plants all varieties OF subjects. and ne points
out that il Is impossible for the department 70 scs
every matter which is brought to It's aftsncno.
without some responsible authority or strong ~
dence He would not express to-day an optntoa -
to the status Of the theatrical trust under tns
Sherman law. but said that where the comnsTcs
clause OF the Constitution was concerned any ne~
action would probably mean long litigation via
the prospect Of a final Supreme Court appeal
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19

large fete and bazaar has been held at Trent
Na Hal. the former seat Of the Sutherland fanli-
- "a England for the benefit OF the Potteries
N'-ppies Guild Two thousand pounds was needed
= move the workshops-worksheps fl which the
-ppies are taught 10 be seIf-supporting from
--AA4ey, crowded. busy manufacturing town, TO
g E4e-A3ln, where there IS 10 be home for the
~@'1lsilt % crippled children. The fete was a
'~s success The Crown Princess u Sweden
'snea H. and various titled women presided over
slAiis Ilte children did their part Even
very poorest children in Hanley worked TO col
- money. and dc, by their little selves, collect
A2Az Ia
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS
Specialized Ships ResuIting from
Russo-J0panese Var.
lFrun The Tribune Bureau.I
Wc cchfD~-~,~ A.

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Washington August Is.
MINE LAYING CRUISERS-work is progress
fng at the Norfolk Navy Yard on the cruiser San
francisco. that vessel and the Baltimore having
been designated some months ago by the Secretary
OF the Navy upon recommendation of the chief
OF ordnance, as ships which should hereafter be
specialized for the work Of mine laying. The
cessity Of such vessel in connection with the
defence and protection Of the feet and OF
naval stations. etc. was impressed upon the naval
strategists in far eastern waters during the
between Japan and Russia The authorities were
anxious that two Of these mine laying vessels
should be equipped for service the Atlantic Coast
two for service on the Pacific Coast, and fifth
vessel to perform this class of duty in Philippine
waters For the present the work OF equipment
has been confined the United States steamer San
Francisco Later On the Baltimore Will receive the
installation, which consists in a OF storing
the mines laden with high explosives and the ia
cities for distributing them wherever Il is planned
TO place them means OF what might be called
the offensive defence against invading foe from
the
ORDERS IssuED-Tne following orders
been issued:
o.gss5B ARTauF Ts1 oowAS 2os ns aataaty soo7 froe
Captain LoGIs Gus a1EEAED. T. sa.ssssss from from
eaa Fe I St PS S cp pta a. RR seKtP eS
Captain JAMES \. PICKERING list Infantry. For:
Sheridan to Camp Perry. thence to Vancouver Bar
ssooRa L:g'sssRs s, Fas6 Ss pHyIs a St. esss
NAVY
LAeutenant Commanders J. T. ToPKTNs and n E
REED, Naval Academy, September.
Lieutenant w II. FALCONER- 10 ravy yard. Wssh-
ingtou-
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS-The following
movements Of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
Ans 15-The Hist Cuttlensh the Octopus, the Ts
rantula the Wiper at Newport; the Nina the
Plunger New Hampshire 81 the navy yard
New York
Aug. le-The Sioux Boston
Aug. 1.-THE Tacoma ct Port-aD-pTtnce-
SAILED
Aux Ib-Ths Nina and tbs PIungcr Newport for
yard. York
Aux 1.-THE Abarenda- LArapert Point for Brad
ford Paducah from Port-au-Prtnee for G5usnts-
nausoz from Portsmouth, n. h, for
Bradford the Dolphin. from Newport for Washington.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
IMMIGRATION STILL FALLING OFF.

Washington. Aug. IA decided failing Oh IN tne
,,,rn,sraton to the United States for the month OF
Julv last is shown by figures compiled by the
bureau Of immigration and naturalization. which
were u,ade public to-day The total immigration 10
the United States for the period mentioned was
s7 $40 against e71s2 In 1907. decrease OF u per
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19
euARpsMEN WILL TABOO CATALINA

GUARDSMEN WILL TABOO CATALINA
Los Angeles, Aug. R-Because members OF the
naval militia IN uniform were barred from the
dance halls at Catalina Island July last AoJutant
General Iauck by direction OF Governor Gillette.
issued an order yesterday prohibiting either the
militia or the national guard from landing at
Catalina Island while the island is under its present
ownership and management
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19

tho claim states there were tw wenty-four, ranging
from $500 TO $4,000 given betweer June 1906. and
August g. 1907 All but Of the notes are dated
in Pittsburg Thaw In hts schedule OF liabilities
gives his Indebtedness to bis mother S19l6oo. but
New-York tribune., 1908-08-19

A ADVERTISEMENTS AEc SUBSCRIPTIONS FOR
- The Tribune their Uptown once. No.
Broadway, between 3Tth sts.
O'Clock p Advertisements received the following
regular until D. ul
ave- 23d Ib3 9Th ave, cor.
18th 81: l04 East l4th st: ST. between
aves 10Th 1855 l52d
Sd ave near eIst ST. at: I57
Hast i25th st. T5e fremont ave: ave-. sne ass
American District Tslegrsp. of4es.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-21
May Make Saving by Cutting
Street ApportiOnment and
Reducing Cost Of Water Hy-
drants for Public Use.

Unless a reduction of 10000 to
SIS, 900 is made In the street fund,
which, II Is estimated, will afford suffi-
cient revenue to care for work al
ready mapped out for this year, little
trimming can be done to the city bud
get. the reduction of the police force
from 33 men to the minimum, 80
men, proposed by the finance COM
mittee, is designed to keep the police
department within its presnt appor-
Itionmnt, $4,000, which II exceeded
last year by over $1,000 rather than
TO make a further reduction in the
police budget.
II is probable that an effort will be
made to reduce the annual water bill
from $4,000 and several thousand
dollars may be saved In other ways.
The finance committee is in session
this afternoon with Mayor James p.
Smith.
Everything else was cut last year.
and since Mayor smith desires TO wipe
out as much as possible Of that $40,-
600 floating debt, with its annual in
terest account OF 81 1000. actual neces-
stiles alone will receive consideration
for the next twelve months.
In spite Of the increase of 20 cents
In the levy made by the last general
council deficits went over. depart
ments showed oyerdrafts and $1i..
liii.i7 were borrowed TO make the
final apportionmen,- Interest ac-
count. unantlcipated expenditures for
costs and suits. the usual overdraft OF
the hospital department and a falling
of In revenue from licenses and the
police court. took tuck in municipal
financiering. City Treasurer Dorian
beat his record OF the preceding year.
collecting s167621.2s for 1907 as
against s14s,3S415 in 1906, be
sides s14,6525S old taxes. These
figures include property tar only.
Licenses last year dropped from
s40.556.77 to $3S.612.27. Police
court collections. instead al inoreas-
ing. fell from $6.914.56 10 s6.247.s6.
Riverside hospital collections went
from $5.692.7I in 1906 to s7.3T6.60;
but the hospital didn't stay within its
appropriation OF $1,000 and used up
all Its revenue, in which 1t evidently
was justified by results.
A few departments have credit bal
ances. which have reverted TO the gen.
Ieral revenue. The street department.
for instance. did not use its entire APP
portionment by sl.941.66. II was al
lowed $4,000. The slate is wiped
clean at the end of each year. and tn,
balance to the credit of any depart
ment Is not added TO its apportion-
ment the following year.
The fire department, which was al
lowed s2s.50O, spent sS1.S76.13. but
$2.700 went TO wipe out an old debt.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-21
Bryan and Senator Campbell to s s:.s;i
.Sbot
Confer About Reasons Why Latter
Cannot Support Gou. Beckham.
Separate Vote Results in Same
Old Deadlock and Both
Houses Adjourn to Hear
Peerless One.

Frankfort, KY, Jan. 81. Especial. }
No joint ballot was taken. The
separate ballot resulted in the house:
Beckham, AS: Bradley, AZ; Nc
Creary, 2; Baird, 1. Two absent and
paired. Lillard voted for McCleary.
In the senate Beckham got II;
Bradley, Ia; McCreary, 2, and Black
burn 1. Senator Campbell voted for
Blackburn. Several were absent and
paired.
Both houses adjourned to hear Bry-
an, who, during the course of his
speech. urged the Democrats 10 sup
port the nominee. He said those
Democrats. who did not, after enter
ing the primary, should resign.
When In his address to the Demo-
Gratis alone Bryan urged the boilers
to vote for Beckham, Senator Wheeler
Campbell responded and said he is
willing to tell Bryan privately why
he would not vote for Beckham.
Bryan will hear him. II
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-21
EAGLES PROPOSE
TO HAYEOWN GYM
WITH INSTRUCTOR
Will Have Tive Hundred Mem.
bers, Who Will Enjoy
Swimming Pool.
Plan to Start Work Without
Further Delay.
YOUNG MEN HAVE PRIVILEGE

Eagles lodge Nj 1177 proposes to
build a gymnasium Vt the club rooms.
533 Broadway, and put in hot. cold
and shower baths and swimming
pool at an expense of $4,000. Work
Twill be started Immediately.
The gymnasium will be equipped
with all modern paraphernalia and
will be up to date in every respect.
An instructor win be secured. A
swimming pool, 20 feet by 20 feet In
dimensions. will be put on the first
floor OF the building and members of
the gymnasium club will be allowed
the use OF all privileges at all times.
Young men under Il years OF age
may belong to thetclub, but not to
the Eagles by signing the papers that
several young men are circulating for
that purpose and paying $40 as lnitia-
ton fee and $1.75 or just as much
per month as is necessary to carry on
the work. A number of young men
have already signed the papers and
100 more are expected to sign up this
week. The Eagles have 100 who will
be In the club. so there will be at
least 200 members TO start with.
The gymnasium and basket ball
team will be the first to be organized
and the swimming pool will be COM
pleted little later. The parapher-
MALTA for the gym VIII be ordered the
last of this week.
The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1908-01-21
FAILS TO SCRATCH
CERTIFICATE OFF
BONDED BOTTLES

Charged with using bonded bottles
|for bottling liquor without cancelling
the government stamp, c. e. Black
nall, a former saloon keeper, was ar
rested this morning by Elwood Neel,
deputy United States marshal, ana
presented before United States Com
missioner Armour Gardner. Black
nall was indicted in November, but
the arrest did not take place untfl this
morning, and Mr.. Blacknall readily
gave bond for 5000 for his appearance
before the court for trial. The arrea
was the first official duty of Marshal
Neel since assuming the Office.
Mr.. Blacknall stated today that he
refilled the bottles, but with no inten-
ton of deceiving or defrauding any
one. His statement was that he haA
put liquor in some OF the bottles and
had placed them on the back bar, and
time and time again had rfused to
sell them. and he says he has wit
inesses to prove his assertions. Black
nall kept saloon on South Ninth
street near Kentucky avenue for sew
eral years, and last summer he moved
| his stand to Tenth and Husbands
streets. where the alleged violation Of
the law took place. AS saloon
keeper Mr.. Blacknall has a good repu
tation. He disposed OF the saloon be-
fore Christmas. ~