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New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
DIES FROM MORPHINE POISON.
Wealthy Retired Silversmith's Wife Expires
in Bellevue.

A woman whom the hospital authorizes hau
recorded as Mrs. Georgia Howard Oh ~ ~
West 18th street died in Bellevue Hospi'ai
night from morphine poisoning ana ,n
.,.ieo. Ms Howard was taken to BeiieNue
on July by DR.. O'Connell. of 81 iiice"'
rit.l uho removed her from her home
Mrs Howard gave her nearest ,rieI,u ~ 80
w c1addinp whose telephone call she said
1ooo Is,oz she appeared to have many
friends A number of them visited her aho seFei'
were with her at the time of her death
Mrs Howard is reported to have SAID that nel m
husband Stephen Howard. was stoppihs az - o.
po.el Inperial but inquiries there last Iiish' W" ~
40 49, r r. settlement that no such person was
known there. -. .ba
The husband was found later, however, At ..7
west 1,tb street address He Is Weal'hS ie
tired silversInith. He said that ms "iie ~ -
,,.o,,s1 to st yincent's Hospital. whence she was
.ranxferred 10 Bellevue.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
FATHER KovAcs's MISSION.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir; In your esteemed paper issued on INC -
instant there appeared a Winnipeg telegram Win
story that Father L. KOvAcS. OF New YORK ~ .
rived there on July 81 as special emiSsary =
Pope Plus Y and Emperor Francis Joseph O
Austria to investigate land conditions In western
Canada with a view of colonizing there @"""
farmers from Hungary Father kovacs - 4's0
quoted having said that the purpose OF the EN-
peror and the Pope is turn the tide of inlriisrs
ton from the United States, where the poorer
classes OF Hunsarians have been harshly testea
In unsanitsry camps by contractors.
/ am authorized to state that this story is WITH
out foundation. Father KOvacs went TO C8naes
with the sole purpose to study the circumstances
of ,he Hunearians OF Roman Catholic faith. Fts
majesty .he King Of Hungary-there Is no emperor
in Hungary-never sent anybody authorized fo'
such mission to america; neither has the HUI
Earian royal government. which Is the only
authority controlling the question OF emigration.
given out such an order as the mentioned
EMIL. ZEREOWITZ.
Hungarian Commercial Councillor
New York. Aug. g. 1905
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
WARNING BY FIRE UNDERWRITERS
Adequate Water Supply Needed to Fight In
creasing National Loss.

In its efforts to lessen the national bonfire each
year the National Board of Fire Underwriters has
issued statement calling the attention the
public the scope of it's work. II points out that
the last five years the average annual loss from
fires in this country amounts more than s251.-
100000
In addition to other services rendered by the
board its constitution emphasizes the importance
of adequate water supply, with improved systems
of distribution. efficient organization and equip
ment of fire departments the adoption OF the build
ing code of the board providing for improved and
safe methods of construction. well other fire
protective measures. to reduce the increasing fire
waste. The board employs experts who report at
frequent intervals actual conditions.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
PYTHIANS THRONG HUB
Many Thousands Ready for Conuen-
hon,s Opening To-day.

Boston. Aug. -3.-By train and boat thousands Of
knights of Pythias poured into this city to-day in
time 70 take part In the exercises preliminary TO
the formal opening tomorrow of the twenty-afth
convention of the Supreme Lodge. and the biennial
encampment of the Uniform Rank of the Knights
of Pythias and the annual convention of the
Pythian Sisters
The chief official action of the convention was
the formal dedication late to-day of Camp Joseph
H. Lyon on Franklin Field of the largest pub
lie Fairgrounds in Boston. where canvas city
of twenty-five hundred tents accommodates the
greater portion of the large numbers of guests.
Supreme Representative d. Sidney Woodworth.
president of the Boston ways and means commit
tee for this convention, transferred the camp to
Charles A Barnes. Supreme Chancellor of the
oruer, VINO in turn transferred It to Arthur j.
Stobbart, major general commanding the Uniform
tahk AT the flag raising held in connection with
this AFFAIR there were addresses by Governor Curtis
Guild Jr and Mayor George A. Hibbard
Inc hrst business session in connection with
fythian week was the opening of the bien-
NAL convention of the Grand Keepers of Record
and Seals Association in Kingsley Hall, Ford Build
ing. President L. S Burns of Wisconsin presided
ana b. W. Bartlett, of Little Rock Ark, the
secretary Grand Chancellor George w. Penniman
OF the Grand Lodge of Massa chusetts welcomed the
members.
During the afternoon there was an exemplifca-
ton Of degree work by King Solomon Temple,
eS, Pythian Sisters OF Boston. Tonight there was
ahother exemplifcation of work by Lynn Temple.
g. Pythian Sisters, of Lynn, Union Hall
The thousand of Knights in the tented city at
FRANKLIN Field after spending the day in getting
settled under their roofs enjoyed them
selves at a vaudeville performance in the camp
A meeting of the advisory board of the Pythian
sisters was held in the Hotel Brunswick during the
Gay, attended by Anna n. Young, of GAINESVILLE,
Ohio, supreme chief of the Pythian Sisters and
many other officers of this auxiliary. The meet
ing was
All arrangements were completed tonight for the
big parade OF the uniform rank tomorrow.
Major General Stobbart commanding the Knights
OF fYthas in general encampment here, served
formal notice tonight on Mayor Hibbard that un-
less the disgusting condition that has prevailed
Tor the last two days is changed. that unless the
wholesale looting of goods and property of mem
bers OF the order is stopped and that unless i'm
mediateiy an adequate force of police is detailed to
preserve at least a semblance of law and order
ABOUT the camp, shall order tomorrow morning
the camp disbanded and the encampment most
poned to some future time in another city"
rms order follows reported thefts from the tents
of knights of Pythas men said to amount to thou-
sands of dollars
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
ACCUSED OF VIOLATING LABOR LAW.
Contractors Excavating for Foundation
of State Education Building Warned

SON. of Albany. sub-c contractors engaged In ex-
cavating for the foundation Of the new state edu-
cation building opposite the Capitol. were to-day
warned by the Department of Labor that they
were violating the labor law in three particulars
The alleged violations are: Working their EN-
ploves ten hours day, paying them fifteen cents
an hour and employing aliens on the contract The
Labor Department later served notice Of its ac-
ton on the state officials interested n'the work.
and on Mr. Ford. of Rochester. the principal con-
tractor
The enforcement of the labor law IS intrusted to
the State Labor Commissioner, and if conditions
are not changed after he has issued an order di-
recting contractors comply with the law he Is 10
inform the District Attorney.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
BROUGHT FROM EUROPE FOR TRIAL.
Brooklyn Young Man Had Trouble Forcing
Holland Police to Arrest Him

Joseph Cohen was brought back to Brooklyn
Yesterday from Europe to stand trial on charges
of forgery and grand larceny. He employed
as a bookkeeper by the Metropolitan Tobacco
Company of Warren street and Fifth avenue.
Brooklyn and disappeared on December 81, when
6efalcations Of almost $4,000 were announced.
Cohen said yesterday that after wandering
through Nova Scotia and England he found him
self at The Hague. without money or friends
Finally he visited David j. Hill. the United States
Minise er now Ambassador to Germany, and offered
TO give himself up
Mr. HILL he says refused to take action. Finally
he succeeded in persuadng the Holland police 10
arrest him and arrange for his extradition
Detective Gloster brought Cohen back on the
Rotterdam. and he was locked up in the Raymond
street Jail await arraignment in the county
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
DOUBT EFFICACY OF TETANUs CURE.
New York Physicians Do Not Believe
Magnesium Sulphate Preventive

The report from Pittsburg that a boy suffering
from tetanus had been cured after injections OF
magnesium sulphate into the spinal column was
not credited by DR., G. G. Rambaud, of the Pasteur
Institute of this city. and other physicians yester-
day.
DR. Rambaud said that anttoxin injection, in
his opinion, waS the only preventive and remedy.
He said that several years ago magnesium sui
phate had been experimental with, but without
success. He said that the theory of anttoxin was
that of counteractng serum
DIR. Rambaud said that if the inc lbation of the
tetanus germ effected within eight days the
mortality would be 96 per cent despite all treat
ment; in period of from eight to twelve DAYS
there were even chances of recovery and If the
time was longer the cures about S. per cent.
At Bellevue the statement in the report that a
physician from that institution was in Pittsburg
observing the denied. So was the re-
ported efficacy Of magnesium suIphate as remedy
for tetanus.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
DROPS AUTO BARRIER TO SAVE GIRLS
IBy Telegraph TO III

JBy Telegraph 70 The TrIbune.
Eastport n Y, Aug. 3.-Deputy Sheriff Motifs
socitude for the safety of several little children
who occupied big touring enabled the chaur-
feur who exceeding the speed limit, TO escape
to-day Mr. Mott who belongs to Sheri1 Wells 's
force of automobile deputies. watching on the
south country road, when the signal tighten his
rope the highway received. 4 second
later big car running sixty miles an hour
dashed in sight
The deputy's quick eye caught several little girls
so exposed that the rope might sever their heads
unless the car stopped and he quickly dropped the
barrier, allowing the machine to continue The
chauffeur probably did not realize the motive
which operated to allow him 10 pass without in
reference
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
BINGHAM DROPS PRosATIoNERs.

Before Commissioner Bingham left the city Tor a
months vacation Saturday he went to the ola
9Th Regiment Armory. at Sth street and Third ave
nue. and after looking over the 116 probationary
noljcemen dropped twelve as unsuitable The men
had not yet bought any part Of their equipment.
Il was said at headquarters that three months ago
the Commissioner dropped thirty out of batch of
one hundred probationers and that they have en-
gagged counsel to take steps toward having their
reinsts tenlent effected by the courts They had all
bought equipment.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
ELoPINe PATRoLMAN DROPPED.

patroIman Daniel f. Kelly. of the Ralph avenue
station BROOKLYN who July 10 last is SAID 10
have eloped Philadelphia with Anna Rtzer' an
aisbteen-vear-old girl who lived at NO 1851 De
1yo1b av.nue BROOKLYN, was dismissed from the
Police Department yesterday by order OF Cohlil's
sioner Bingham. Kelly, the police say lhherl'eu
about 800 by the death of a relative and hed 10
Philadelphia with the young girl Whefe She o
e-sd +bat he was married The patrolman and
Anna Ritter returned to Brooklyn and helly Is
said 10 have obtained the forgiveness OF his wl1e
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
LAPoRTE HAS WMURDER MYSTERY

Laporte, Ind Aug 3-Laporte has another mur-
der mystery in the discovery of a body In half
dug grave covered over with fence rails, branches
trees and other debris on the farm of DR. j
Bowel, near Rolling Prairie The body is that of
man about forty years old and was we'll dressed
Coroner Mack tonight. after examining the body
declared the man had been shot through the head
The clothing was bought in Grand Rapids Mich
The only thing found in the pockets was conv
OF a Minneapolis farm paper
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
cLouosuasT KILLS GIRL IN CANYON

Reno New Aug "a telephone message rom
Verdi New saws a destructive cloudburst visited
that section YESTERDAY Scores of livestock and
cabins and great quantity Of logs were swept
avav Miss Eta Tfxley. daughter Of John Ttxey'
foreman of the Verdi Mill and Lumber Company
was on porch OF the lumber office In the canon.
when the water. fully ten feet high. rushed
against the building carrying Miss Tixley with it.
TWO men were severely hurt by a cloudburst N
Spanish Canon, near Steamboat Springs YESTERDAY
Much livestock and timber and ranch were de-
ctr
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
SEIZE POOR CHILDREN's STEAMBOAT.
Owner Sends Another to Bring Them Back
from ConeY Island.

deputy United States marshal seized the steam
boat J. s Warden in Newark yesterday because
of libel fled by the Newark Meadow Improve
Tnent Company The vessel had just returned
from Coney Island. after taking several hundred
poor children there for the day.
Mayor Haussling had chief Of Police Coroete
send detectives the children. but Captain Beebe
of the Warden had already sent his steamboat
Mount Desert TO get the youngsters Ths dir1culty
grew out of claim for damages alleged to have
been caused in collision recently in Newark
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
SHOT SWEETHEART. RIVAL AND SELF

Paducah KY, Aug 3.-James Kelley nineteen
years old. last night fatally shot his sweetheart
Miss Eva Sleeter; killed Link James, a Young
with whom she had gone driving. Me
tropolis and then committed suicide. Kelley. who
with Miss Lena Oliver. drove up behind
Jamess vehicle. and leaping TO the ground began
firing. Miss Oliver fled.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
VISITS SICK WIFE; DROPS DEAD.

Just SIS he returned home from visiting his wife.
who is dangerously i'll in hospital in this city.
William @. Pease dropped dead at the door of his
fat No. 20s Riverdale avenue, Workers. Death was
due 10 heart disease. He about fifty-two years
old He had lived in Yonkers about fourteen
months He formerly employed in jewelry
stor.. in lower Manhattan
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
OFFICER FINED FOR ASSAULT.

Patrolman Edward Msnley. of the Elizabeth
street station who July got into trouble
through his alleged assault pedler. Nicholas
AssumIiopoulos, near Broad and Stone streets, and
is said to have fourshed his revolver at the time
was found guilty yesterday of being under the in
Huence of an Intoxicating agent on that occasion
and fined fifteen days pay by order of Com
missioner Bingham
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
CONTROLLER LOSES HIS SECRETARY.

Controller Metz has ost his secretary. Charles
Murray who is going hack 70 London to help s-r
Alfred Harmsworth run his newspapers Mr. NUT
raw received s. 90 a year with Mr.. Metz. out NJ
will make much more in London. Paul LOeser. ths
assistant secretary, will be promoted 70 Mt A9s
rays job He receives 81, 100 now
Mr. Murray probably Nn return London ne.
week. His friends the Finance Department WIZ
give a dinner for him at the Waldorf on Wednes-
dav evening. Mr. Ioeser's successor has not been
named.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
BINGHAM pisMIssEs BRENNAN.

Michael p Brennan, superintendent OF the teie
sranb and electrical service of the New 1orh f'-
lice department. was dismissed yesterday oy ooni-
missioner Bingham. Brennan. VII" TIA" 'e'u III u '
e,ar.,ent for nearly thirty years had Ueell al .e
80 90 the telegraph and electrical service for
eftesn wears He was found guilty of negiect o,
duty and dfsobedence of orders Brennan ; 'li"'
was continued off and or for fully ten months
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
s75oooooo AUTOMOBILE mEReER1

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune
Flint Mich. Aug at is rumored here N
connection with the reported consolidation cf tns
Maxwell Briscoe Motor Company, Of TarrFtoW'.
n Y and New Castle. Ind. with the Buick Motor
COMPANY of this cfty that the proposed merger
will include several other automobile and acces-
sorry concerns and that the combined companies
will he capitalized at s25.0oO.Oo w c. Dursnt
general manager of the Buick Company. re1usS1
TO confirm deny this report to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
GAS KILLS WEALTHY WOMAN.
Miss Sophie F. Smith, of Montclair, N. j.,
Found Dead in Her Kitchen.

Montclair. n. J., Aug. 3-Miss Sophie F. Smith.
of No so North Fullerton avenue, was found dead
in the kitchen of her home this evening by Mrs.
Wallace w Weeks of No. As North Fullerton ave
nue. The gas was turned in the range. Death
was apparently due to an accident.
Miss Smith was wealthy. She sixty-fve
wears old She lived with her sister, DR.. Anna L.
Smith. DIR. Smith is at present in Europe An
other sister Mrs Amz Siegler. lives at No. 81 Full
lerton avenue She is spending the summer in
Sullivan County N 7.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
PREMATURE BLAST KILLS TWO

Hazletop Penn. Aug 3.-One Italian and two
American workmen were instantly killed by the pre-
mature explosion of a blast at the stone crushing
plant of Charles Kehoe, the outskirts of HazIe-
ton to-day Thomas Kehoe OF the con-
tractor. injured about the head
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
oUARRgLs WITH WIFE; KILLS SELF.

Julius Bochert. siEty-three years old, of No aS3
eth street. committed suicide last night by
slashing his wrist and cutting his iuguIar vein
After quarTellins with his wife lie threatened 10
Kill himself but she did take him serfousJ,
until she the fail of his body on the kitchen
floor.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
PREFERRED DEATH TO ARREST.

Lawton. Okla, Aug S.-Surrounded by posse
twenty miles southwest of Lawton. j. NJ Phillips
OF Randlet. who yesterday murdered Mrs. June
Smith, his sister-in-aw. at Temple, committed
suicide to-day rather than submit arrest The
killing OF Mrs. Smith yesterday grew out Of
jealousy.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
HEAT KILLS THREE IN CHICAGO

Chicago Aug s.-The mercury touched 20 degrees
here to-day with one exception the highest of the
summer. Three deaths and many prostrations were
reported.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04
ADMIRAL coWLEs GOES TO CAPITAL.

Newport. r. l.. Aug S.-The fag Of Rear Ad-
mira William S. Cowles lowered this evening
from the hattleship New Hampshire when the off,
Ger relinqutshed command to resume his duties as
chief of the bureau of equipment Of the navy
Rear Admiral Cowles started for Washington to-
night.
New-York tribune., 1908-08-04

BUFFALO MAN DROWNED IN CHICAGO.
Chicago, Aug. 3.-The body of believed
from letters found in the pockets of his coat to be
George T. Hurley. of Buffalo. was recovered from
the lake at the foot of Oak street to-day. The
man was drowned while swimming Saturday
night.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06

Under the new system in use in
the land office the receivers receipt
for the money deposited for final
proofs will not carry the assump-
ton of an assurance of patent, as
formerly existed, and while prac-
tically the same form of receipt
will be used. it will only represent
that the government has received
the designated sum Of money to be
applied as payment if the patent is
issued. Prior to July l of this
year the receivers receipt was re-
garded as proof of the issuance +
the patent, and was often negc-
tiated before the patent was issued.
Under the new system the patent
may be denied at any time and the
receivers receipt is of no value as
far as being negotiated.-Ex.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06

zee Cats delight In racing about pos -
10 often. / think, in circles. as dogs DO.
They prefer straight lines and sharp
turns with the genuine goat jump
This sudden fight into the all, which
appears to take place without the anil
mails knowledge or intention, cannot
here be preparatory to life in the noun
tains. but the cat finds the high jump
very useful. not only in bouncing on
its prey, but in escaping its hereditary
enemy. Brehm records a movement
play Of young channels. When in sum-
mer the young chamois climb up to the
perpetual snow they delight to play on
1t. They throw themselves in crouch
ing position on the upper end Of a
steep snow covered incline. work all
four legs with swimming motion to
get start and then slide down on the
surface Of the snow. often traversing
distance Of from 100 to $50 meters in
this way. while the snow flies up a nd
covers them with fine powder. Ar
rived at the, bottom. they spring to
their feet and slowly Chamber up
again the distance they have slid down.
THE Play of Animals" by Karl
G rOos.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
Favorina Tobacco.

Nearly all tobaccos are doctored In
various ways In order to suit the tastes
Of different consumers. Each manu-
facturer-even in HavanaAhas his own
secret methods, handed down from ia
ther to son. which are regarded as Der
fectly legitimate and necessary in the
preparation Of the soothing weed. Salt
peter is added to the tobacco to make
1t burn well, licorice, honey, molasses
and maple sugar to give sweetness to
it for the special benefit Of chewers
and rum to- make it keep well and pre-
serve its properties. Nearly every
plant which will afford a perfume is
used in the preparation of what are
known as fancy" tobaccos. But it is
not true, as some suppose. that opium
and deleterious drugs are employed.
save In few brands Of imported
Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes.
Among the f1avors used are coffee, tea,
valerian, lemon, orange, geranium,
sassafras. thyme, anise, mint and Gin
namon. Gum and glycerin are occa-
sionally employed to bind the tobacco
particles so that they shall not crumble
into dust. The various ingredients are
made into q kind of sauce. into which
the tobacco leaves are dipped or with
which they are .sprinkled. - London
Answers.
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
The Proper Adjective.

At the close Of Il revival service in
Philadelphia the minister Of the church
went down the aisle, according to his
custom, to greet 4he strangers in the
congregation. Il don't think You are
member Of our church, said he to
one as he warmly shook his hand.
mo, sir" replied the stranger. "Well,
you will not think me unduly curious if
ask to what denomination you be-
long," asked the minister. Il sup
pose" responded the other. I'm really
what you might call a submerged Pres
byterian." A submerged Presbyte-
rlan:" exclaimed the minister Il
should be glad If you would explain. -
well, was brought up a Presbyte-
rian, my wife is Methodist, my eldest
daughter is Baptist, my son is the Or
ganist at a Unitarian church, my Sec
ond daughter sings in an Episcopal
choir, and my youngest goes to Con-
gregational Sunday school" But"
said the minister, aghast, you con-
tribute doubtless to some church ?"
,"Yes; l contribute to all of Them" was
the answer. That's what submerges
me-
The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1908-08-06
Where Idols Are Eaten.

At certain seasons in some parts OF
India it Is the duty Of every devout
person to eat special sort of confec-
tionery. Every confectioner In Ocfo-
Der. for instance, has pole about SIX
feet high at his door. and to this Is
nailed a great hook about foot long
and thick In proportion. On one side
OF this is a brisk fire. with huge
earthen pan ON it, Before the pan a
man may be seen sitting, for nobody
stands when he can sit, with kind Oh
wooden ladle, and with this he brlskiy
stirs a quantity Of bubbling, black
looking sugar till it becomes quite
tough. He then scrapes it together
and puts it on a piece Of board to cool
a little, and then. getting up and de4-
terously throwing it on the large NOOK.
he begins to pull out the tough SUD-
stance. He draws it out to the length
Of four or FIVE feet at time and throws
ii back and elongates 1t again. and so
he manipulates 1t till the mass becomes
AS white as snow. This composition so
treated is manufactured in all sorts of
sacred f0rms-figures of little idols and
gods-and is eagerly bought for con-
sumption-Strand Magazine.