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New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

While this whole amount totals up more than
the alleged overdraft. there are certain credits
which eoualize the amount to that mentioned
Though Mr. Morse drew all these checks. Mr.
Curtis as president of the bank. is held Jointly
responsible with him for the overdraft
II was explained late last night that the
checks which were drawn to the order of Mrs
Gelsnenen John F. Carroll and Mr.. Morse him
self were in ar least one instance for Amer
scau Ice Company stock which had been sold
by them to the National Bank of North Amer
lea.
UNLAWFUL ENDORSEMENTS CHARGED,
The Indictment goes on 10 say that the TWO
defendants knew that il was against the bank
ing laws to purchase. with the funds of the
hank shares of canital stock for speculative
purposes and that thus knowingly they in
vested money in this fashion and covered the
transactions with false entries. These various
alleged false entries are given in great detail
Mr.. Morse is charged with 'unlawfu1ly stamp
ing and indorsing' numerous checks.
One Of the counts alleges specifically that both
the defendants conspired on numerous occasions
hv means of false entries TO deceive the ma
tio-al bank examiners These acts II is
charged. were TO hide the fact that the banks
funds had been used Illegally for investment
in corporate stocks for the purpose of specuIa-
+ion" The defendants knew. the indictment
charges that such use OF the banks funds would
not meet with the approval of the Controller OF
the Currency and that it was step Hkeiy 10
injure the capital of the bank
If is further charged that alleged pron1issory
rotas were drawn in the names Of financially
irresponsible persons and that these notes were
made the collateral security for false loans Win
false entries made again to cover them Charles
4 Hanna. receiver for the National Bank OF
North America. is suing Mr.. Morse for upward
of s4oo 0on which he charges he obtained as
result of discounting at the bank notes OF thls
sort The deals in American Ice Company stock.
because of which Mr. Hanna has Instituted suit
AGAINST the directors of the bank TO recover
large sums are mentioned specifically in the
counts charging falsA entries to hide STOCK
specuations.
Frequent false reports Of the condluon pl 'iie
hank made TO the Controller of the Currency
ara also charged in the counts IL is aIleseu
that deals in Ice Trust and steamship STOCKS
were SO manipulated on the books that recoroS
of them did not appear in the reports 1t Il
charged that the amount Of bonds, securities
etc s. on hand was wrorE+ully stated in these re-
ports The Juggling of note for sZooooo
signed bv Primrose & Braun, the Morse brokers'
and made payable TO the Mercantile Natlohal
Bank is also charged
T,,e-ice O-Czorrnan denied yesterday the appH-
cation Of Mr. Morse for an order olrecilhs
charles a Hanna receiver Of the National Bank
% North America 10 vacate the attachments
levied against his property. These attachments
,,-are levied under the banks claim for s24o'ooV-
There was no opinion in the case Ihe Justice
simply denied the motion.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
NO MORE TICKETS AT HOTELS
Oscar Says All Manhattan Patrons Must Ge'
Them at Box Office.

oscar Hammerstein announced last llisH' nc
beginning to-day all Manhattan opera f1ouse IN, ~"
cts n,,,s1 be purchased at the box office and that
no longer would the ticket agencies ID tiie Ho'e9'
and cigar stores be permitted TO sol them
Mr. Hsrnmerstein has been contemplating llIS
,,o,-a <or several weeks. because. as he says, he
foun6 that many of hotel tickets. on which the
gents had received the discount OF about IL per
cent were being sold by spectators on the sloe-
walks AT much more than the regular ooA oIIce
nrices He said last night that he did not Intend
IN have the Manhattan Opera House run by cigar
II wanted the ticket agents to give me a guar
antAe that the tickets would not go to SPECTATORS
and wanted the guarantee TO be as comprehensive
as that which they gave the Metropolitan opera
House I warned the agents several tunes anu
they assumed an independent air. They told me
that persons who bought tickets in the hotels would
not want to stand in line the box office Now II
the demand upon the box office should be large
enough / viii open another ticket window here TO
accommodate the increased demand upon the
ticket seller
The sale OF next weeks tickets will begin to-day
and next years subscription viii begin on Monday
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
STTDT. CITY DEBT LIMIT.
Corporation CounsePs Department
to Giue Decision.

George L. Sterling. Assistant Corporation
Counsel. was called into conference by Con-
troIer Metz yesterday. that the law depart
ment will be able at early date to pass on GER
tain phases of the debt inCurring capacity or the
city
Duncan Machines expert accountant en-
ployed by Controller Coler in the Van Wyck ad-
ministration at $25 a day, but now receiving a
salary of $4,000 d year, contends that the city
has Ieeway greater by s3OO00,000 than the esti-
mate Of the Controller.
Mr.. Machines is understood to be the expert
accountant referred TO by Borough President CoIer
as the greatest in America on the citys bonded
Indebtedness Mr. Machines had a chance 10 ex-
nound his views Yesterday in the presence of the
Controller, heads Of divisions in the Controllers
office and Mr. Sterling.
He holds that about SIS 600. 600 of water bonds
purchased at various times since 1904, and held
by the sinking fund, should be excluded in hgur-
ing the margin. As a matter of fact, they are
included in the bonds held by the sinking fund
when deduction is made from the gross debt
Personally the Controller, it was said, holds Mr.
MacInnes's point well taken but the law IS not
absolutely clear
The other item is the one for approximately
s22 600 000 of revenue bonds issued for the IN
collected taxes 1902 TO 1907 This IS entire
" question az to the reading Of the constitu-
ton and Mr.. Sterling agreed to give it careful
consideration and render opinion soon
Until the opinion Of the Corporation Counsel
is rendered on the two points raised" said the
Controller. this office officially viii take the
view that has been taken heretofore by the office
and is the safe and conservative view 10 take. II
will be easy enough to let the bars down at any
time and the constitution clearly intended to
restrict the spending of money within certain
limits Those limits have been practically
reached. not by the of this administration
but by the obligations handed down from pre-
vious administrations and by attempts hereto
fore made to strain the constitution overlook
conditions for the purpose of spending money for
things that We're popular demanded by certain
sections at the expense of others"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
STOKES TO MEIHODIo1o D.
JersczIs Er-Governor Makes CoUert
attack on President R0oseIeH'
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune

Telegraph to The ATlDuh'-'
AJfviIIa Y j March 11.-While the I>e'
1.o+bodie+ F-niscoDaI Conference got down 10 DuS'
ness in earnest to-day, the sensational feature ~
the sessions was the address of welcome deiVeieu
bv axGovernor F. c. Stokes, who Is q ineh'e
NJ the conference In y he made pointed 'hI "S'7
at Mr Roosevelt. He said; -,
ON This reform era we are following the 1utie
nbi,osopbv of the Pope's Du against the coIiie'
and are aiming to legisate evils out OF exlste"oe
rather than TO improve and develop the Individual
II is the frenzy of the French Revolution 10 hdAe
trade and morality by law. We applaud NOISY
theatrical declarations courage ProIessi"i
passes for sincerity Accusation Is accePteu %
nroof The man who makes the boldest assertions
and cries Cruelty him. Cruelty him" is halled as
the savior of his state but Christianity Is con-
seUuently losing in charity, in mercy IN toleratio
and in forgetfuness that Christ came TO save SIN
ners, not to destroy.
The minister proceeds different theory ne
does not denounce the nalefactor rich or poor but
Christlike he points the way OF salvation anu
banishes- evil by teaching the wrongdoer 10 loNe
the good He believes that if all men were good
all government would be good and all business
would be honestly managed
In God We Trust is still the nations motto.
4 little more reliance upon God and a little less
reliance upon government and legislation would De
the best possible remedy for our present unhappy
condition We do not need man on horseDack
The true statesman is the man in the pulpit
preaching peace and good will.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
RYAN WITNESS AT TOBACCO HEARING
Tells About an Agreement Between Amer
lean and Imperial Companies

In the hearing yesterday in the government aC-
tiOn 10 dissolve the American Tobacco Company
Thomas L. Ryan testified that while in England
in 1902 he met James 3. Duke ana William ".
Fuller and that later d consultation with the
trustees OF the Imperial Tobacco Company OF
Great Britain and Ireland resulted in the founda-
tion or contracts whereby The Imperial Tobacco
Company and the American Tobacco Company
agreed TO divide the territory. Mr.. Ryan denied
that there any stipulation preventing the Inn
periaI TOBACCO Company from purchasing leaf to-
bacco in the United States
Mr.. Ryan said the BTitisf-Americau Tobacco
Company organized handle the export busi-
ness of both companies. He said he .
stockhoder IN either the Imperial the British
American company and that there was no inieil-
ton to keep the contracts agreements men
toned secret.
William p. Duke. brother Of President James
Is Duke, of the American Tobacco Company. the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
NEBRASKA CONVENTION TO-DAY.
Majority of Delegates for Taft-Remainder
for Roosevelt or Uninstructed.

Omaha March Il--Several hundred delegates at
to-rnorrow's Republican State Convention gathered
here to-day TWO candidates for delegates-at-
large appeared dur.g the afternoon. They are
Congressman Boyd Of the Sd District. and A L.
Clarke Of Hastings II is evident that the
four men slated for delegares-at-large Governor
Sheldon, Senator Norris Brown. Victor Rosewater
and Allen W Fields, will have a contest.
There are 925 accredited delegates. OF this num-
her 750 have been instructed for Taft and l05 are
instructed for Roosevelt The remainder are un-
instructed. In the ID District G-ncon) 95 dele
gates were instructed to vote for President Roose-
Welt for another term. In the 9th District where
La Toilette had d following a month ago led bv
former Congressman Mccarthy. a Taft delegation
has been selected. and Mccarthy himself has in
dorsed the candidacy of the Secretary of War
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
HITCHCOCK JURY NOT YET COMPLETE

The work Of selecting the jury for the trial of
Raymond Hitchcock. the actor charges pre-
ferred by little girls resumed yesterday
ing before Justice Blanchard in the Supreme Court
and when adjournment taken eleven jurors
had been selected Hitchcock's wife. whose stage
name Miss Flora ZabeIle. present in court
yesterday with companion. She was ad-
mitfed after a conference was held between the
lawyers on both sides and Justice Blanchard but
no other women allowed in the courtroom
II was learned that Pinkerton detectives are en-
gagged 10 watch jurors. attorneys and others CON
nected with the case. and this Interest was con-
sidered by Hitchcock's counsel as an Indication
that the District Attorney attached much irapor-
tanee to The examination of talesrnen
for the selection OF the twelfth juror viii be con-
tinUed to-day,
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Mrs Rosina Morton, of No. 341 West 59th street
was held yesterday IN 800 bail in the Ton1bs court
charged with sending threatening letters to Aexan-
der ]. Ray. of No 3i7 West 50th street
Judge Rosalsky. in General Sessions. yesterday
sentenced Louis Wollinger of No. 9S East 10th
street. years in states prison for burglary
in the second degree. Two months ago Woliinger
stole g. .2e0 worth OF jewelry from the home of
Mrs Mary Law at No. III West Ssth street John
Meaehan who watched outside the house was SEN
fenced last week I'VE years-
Pleading guilty to forgery in the second degree
Samuel 5 Fried of No. l6 East 4th street was sent
To Elrnra yesterday by Judge Foster In General
Sessions.
Kathryn Hennessey. milner OF No $50 Fifth
avenue was found guilty III Special Sessions yes
terday on four charges OF employing girls under
sixteen years OF age without an employment GER
tificate and released under suspended sentence
Robert Arnold, was arrested on Tuesday
was taken back to Boston yesterday on extradi-
ton papers He s wanted there on Il charge Of
swindlinE.
Thomas OConnor and has wife. Frances who
was indicted as Frances Mclean" arrested IN
Tuesday night d charge of using the mails for
the purpose of defrauding investors. were ar
raigned yesterday before Judge Chathed in the
United States Circuit Court. O'Connor was held
in s. o0o bail and his wife in S5ce bail
NicoIa Lacori of No -. South Sd street Rrook
lyn. indicted for stealing "A truck and a team of
horses belonging 10 the American Wooden COMPANY
was sent 10 Elmira yesterday after Judge Foster
had read letter from r F. Mccarthy. secretary
Of the New York Team Owners Association in
which 1t was stated that horses and wagons To
the valve of S9l lto had been stolen from The streets
in the last months.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
HEARING ON SUNDAY BILLS.
Hebrews and Seventh Day Adventlsts Favor
Strauss Measure Before Committee
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune }

=
,,na,, uarc4, 11-Representatives of the Jewish
faith argued before the Assembly Codes COMMITTEE
this afternoon on two bills designed 70 rnodiIy Is
SUNDAY laws \ delegation of three hundred ne
hrsvs attended the hearing on the Strauss "i44 u
permit Jews 10 do business on SUNDAY 49, =
Eas not conflict with the religious observances or
other people.
The Rev. DR. W s. HubbeL of the New fork
Sabbath schools, and ex-senator Brush spoA1
against the bill. Pleas for the bill were mace os
rho Rev Dr. A N Louis and the Rev Cnarles n
z-s,o-de anneari1e for the Seventh Day Ad-
,-en4ists. DIR Harry FreedwaI. of New York; Dr'
BERNARD K Drachmer. of the Jewish SaoOatil
School Association. and DR.. Joseph SiiverTnah' Oh
New York.
Labor organizations and clergyneh oppO7eH '
Lehman bill empowering municipal authorities 70
make their own Sunday laws. instead OF their
coming under the state sumptuary laws Inc OH
was favored by DR.. SiIverman and Dr. Hlcnards'
of Columbia University
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CHASE AFTER POLICEMAN.
Sergeant. in Plain Clothes, Has
Long Race After Him.

WflIian1sbur- e7Iivered last night 7y A'
spectacle 0f a citizen chasing policeman rs
unusual chase was in the Marcy avenue dsrTH'
and the CIvrner street precinct Inspector SWeehss
recently received a number OF complaints I7oH
women who said they had been annoyed {"
.-hirts-- The patroiueE were instructed 70 pa
careful attention 20 lOiterers-
PatrOIman Sauer vas detailed 10 duty 0el"e7n
Marcy and ToIupkins avenues Later n the ever
ing Rrgeaut Rochester. in plain clothes vas ss--
out 10 see how the patrolrue- were o7sylas 70
structiOns. He saw SaGer talking 20 Nsei
woman in T0mpkins avenue Then Saue- wsnt ia'
a saloon. IL IS charged a few minutes iaIsI -
came OUT % me saloon and rz1 Gown tae ST.
Sergeant Rochester ran a1tsr him anc m a I--I7
while there was a large crowd chasing tne Q0-.~.
man. At WaIIabout street the sergeant oFefe0'>
the paTrOlTlan.
What the natter he asked
L thought heard some one say IRE. ana Een ~
fnd where IL was" replied the policeman
Oh I guess Il was a uashsr saylnS MATS
replied the sergeant
a complaint viii be lodged agsinSs rhe paf-nf1-za
for going into a saloon While on duty.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
OPPOSITION TO SAKE MEASURE.
LPv Telegrarh to - Trtbuns. !


Albany. March u--Opposit1on TO the hill OF Sena-
Sake requiring a statement OF the true CON
sderation transfers of real expressed
al the hearing before the Senate Judiciary Com
mittee this afternoon by Allan Robinso1 president
of the Allied Real Estate Interests and repre-
sentatives of the West Side Taxpayers Associa-
tion and Harlem real estate owners. The bill was
supported by Lawson Purdy, president OF IN.
Board of Tax Commissioners Of New York CITY
who argued that statement the CCnsi,fera-
tion in the transfers estate was necessary
in determining proper assessments on property
H. said that the bill approved by Justices
Gilderseeve, Brady and Ford. Seth Low Edward
NJ Shepard and Chairman WILCOX the Public.
Service Commission, 1st District. Frank J. Beli
for twenty years deputy chief If the Tax Depart
ment. spoke for the bill
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
NO HIGHER SALARY FOR GOVERNOR
Senate Fails to Pass Resolution with That
End IN View.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.1

Ill.,. ,,o~.+ u -F2, vote Of g to "A, the sen
ate rai1ed TO-DAY TO pass the concurrent resoIu'or
of Senator Agnew proposing an amenCineLt - - 80
constitution Increasing the salary OF the to<eiii'
from $1,000 10 s2o,GOo Ttc fact that seNeIai ---V
- -. ..a5 eo- the resolution annoyed Senator
C--.77- minority leader who after the vote had
been taken urged his colleagues to reconsider ther
actio, in case the tntroducer should make another
attempt pass it
Those who voted for the resolution were SeIla-
tore Ag1evv Aids Armstrong Burr, C'ordts, Dunn,
Emerson Fancher FoeIke% FranchOt, Grattan'
Hill. Page. Raines. Smith, Travis and TuIiy Re
nublicans. and Cullen, Harte, McCarren. Owens,
sohmer and Sullivan, Democrats, not enough to
pass it.
Those against were Senators Carpenter Gates.
Heacock Hinman, Hooker O'Ne1, Wemple, White
and Wilcox Republicans. and AckrOyd. Fuller
Grady. Mulaney and Taylor. Democrats
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
DECIDE AGAINST EMBALMINe LAW.

ii decision handed down yesterday by JUS
tices Olmsted. Watt and deuel. III Special Ses-
sIors Inc Law passed by the State Legislature re-
curing that uadertakeTs and embaimers be IL
censed by the state board is declared unconstitu-
tional The decision the result of a demurrer
fled IN the case Of the People OF the State Of New
York at. Michael T. Hefernan charged with
ernbalning body without license.
The court points out that the legislative asSump-
ton Is that enbalmng Is necessary corollary of
tho business of the undertaken. II is asserted
he class legislation, creating monopoly in the
undertaking business due 20 the provision that
only undertakers holding ernbalrners licenses could
engage in business.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
PRIMARY FIGHT In 10Th
OdeH Wants to Dust Hammond, the
Parsons Leader.

The Odell men are making hot fight against thS I'
Parsons Hammond men in the 18th District with
tho idea of carving the spring primaries and capt
uring the member of the state committee in the
18th Congress District Mr.. Parsons's own inc
fight is on as fercely in the 2eth as in the Zo'h'
where ex-AsseTnblyman Prentice is the Parsons
leader If the friends of Mr. Oden can beat Prem
tice and Hammond they will name the state COM
mtteeman.
Taking advantage of the strong Hughes sehu-
Inent in the 2sth, the Odell men have rallied the
Hughes men and they Will hold mass meeting
some day next week Four election district cap
tains have deserted John Henry Hammond. and 1t
is expected by the anti-Hammond people that more
will follow 3-The opponents of MI Hammond IN
ciude Edward Lauterbach, ex-senator ElsoelS'
Robert = Morris. Alexander T Mason and FRANK
Hendrick When seen last night MI Hammond
said:
The Odell men are making fight for control OF
the delegates from this Congress district Ihey
are doing a lot OF work also in the 18th District
against Prentice Mr.. Lauterbach said some uHle
ago that if did not hand over the state coin-
rlitteeman from this district he and his friends
would put me out of business l don't think ne
stands very good chance of doing 1t this year
One Of the Odell Heutenants is Frank Hendrick,
who ran or the Hearst ticket for Congress in lsoo
He is now one of the most enthusiastic OF the So
called Hughes men. We have lost -FOUR election
district captains-Inen who were out or Jops-a1lu
that is about the extent of our losses among the
captains I am confident that the solid men &c the
distrct-men. for instance. like Seth Low. Marcus
NJ Marks Otto Barnard and Matthew {. tleInlns-
are loyal the organization and fully ahVe 10 'he
insincerity Of the men who just at present are
doing a lot of shouting for Governor Hughes VIII
out meaning II We shall win in this district, and
7 falia hat will
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
WANTS WATER POLICE EXPLAINED

Another investigation committee uaS propcse.
AZ the March meeting OF the Board OF FraHs So
TRANSPORTATION yesterday afternoon TITS e'I
nlittee viii try find out why The civ sn'--.
spend se.50e.000 70 police the AshcSsn Nsiers11
when no water viii be p-oducsd from rhsf Ies
in two years That Is the wsy Richard Dee'es,
builder Of Nc sos 20 500 Broadway- put u WISE =
declared that II would be = waste Of rro-sS :,
spend that amount policing that cistfict =
the water from IL should be Of service 70 n -
After other members expressed their views A-'n'
this line OF argument the board favored th0
poiatrleut OF a committee 70 investigate Cnr
fair and report at the next meeting OF tnat - -.
The finance committee presented repoEt -
cising the proposed AIdricb currency e---
pending in Congress. and the board unan.h0-. -.
annrove4 the views OF the committee tHsf u'
bill in question would postpone incenni'e's -
tAer serious consideration Of currency reforn-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
MAY RIVAL THE ORCHARD CASE.

Binghamton \. =. March L--Nhat promises
10 equal the Harry Orchard case from a labor
roint Of view was called in court here to-day in
the trial of an indictment found against Louis
Eastman charged with dynamiting streetcars dur
trp the late streetCar strike here Eastman was
arrested by a PinkertOn detective and two local
officers and charged with placing the dynamite on
the tracks and the prosecution will endeavor 10
show the acI authorized by labor agitators
The defence will aIlege conspiracy TO break UP the
unions In which Pinkertors were engaged TO as
sfst ana il is charged. arranged the plot for this
rllrpose The national board OF the Streetcar EN-
rloves' Association is interested IN the defence
and sensational disclosures are promised.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
HUGHES SILENT ON JERoME's ANSWER

Albany. March u.-GOyeTnOr Hughes returned
early this morning from Boston He said he would
make no announcement regarding the charges pre-
ferred against District Attorney Jerome OF New
York by William F. King and a committee rep
resenting minority stockholders OF the MetroDOl-
tan Street Railway Company Of New York City
until he had carefully read MI Jero1aes answer
After that he Will probably appoint special com
missioner TO take testimony in the matter.
The Governor declined TO discuss the action OF
the Assembly judiciary Committee at its execu-
tive session last evening in refusing report the
Travis Green bill providing for the system OF per-
rnissive direct nominating primary elections rec
commended in both Of the Governors annual mes
sages and twice defeated last year ii the As
sembly
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12

a sense of relief occurs
after coffee has been discon-
tinued. if Postum is used in
its place as the hot beverage
ct meai-tin1e.
The caffeine, in coffee. is
drug and does more or less
harm to all coffee drinkers.
although some may not
realize it,
Postum contains no coffee
or other harmful substance.
but has all the nourishment
of ciean. hard wheat, incIud-
ing the bran-coat OF the
wheat berry in which is
stored by Nature the phOs-
pEafe. for rebuilding brain
and nerve tissue. There's
real comfort from using
Postum, and
There's a Reason.