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New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
FAVOR PROPOSED LEGISLATION.

citation met yesterday and elected the following
officers: President Henry r. Towne: vice-pres-
dent. Gustav ii. Schwab; second Vice-presdent
William A Marble; third vice president, William
jay Schieffeln treasurer, Gustav Nintschger; sec
retary, q. S. Mead. Resolutions were passed an
proving the bin introduced by Senator Beverdge
providing for permanent non-part!san tariff COM
mission. The directors also expressed their an
proval of the bill prepared by the commission ap-
pointed by Governor Hughes for "A system of land
title registration in the state put themselves on
record as in favor OF the proposal TO enlarge the
School OF Political Science OF George Washington
University 10 form special training school from,
which the government may make appointment for
Its diplomatic service.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
SIX BOYS ARRESTED AFTER FIRE.
Deputy Fire Marshal Found Them on Roof
Of Burning Building.

When an alarm was sent in for a fire on ths
roof Of No S04 East 135th street last evening.
Charles .. NaCCarthaiGh. deputy fire marshal.
who was investigating some Of the suspicious
fires which have occurred recently in the neigh
bOrhcod- responded 70 the alarm
He saw dozen or 50 boys or the roof os ths
house watching the fire. which started By
a bonfire built ON the tar Roof He managed
to hold six of them until patrolnan locked
them up in the Alexander avenue station as
suspicious persons"
The six boys. all between thirteen and r.
teen years old. denied all knowedgs Of ths
origin of the blaze. and said they had gone 10
the roof when the cry Of fire went UT.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WARNS OF TIMBER FAMINE.
Clifford Pinchot Says Countrys Present sup
ply Will Last Only Twenty Years.

Announcing that there was no issue oeiore ile
American people important. In his judgment d.
the conservation OF natural resources urged upon
Conerees b1, President Roosevelt clifford Piuchot,
forester of the Department Of Agriculture. told l2c
persons at A meeting of the American Institute OF
Electrical Engineers. at No. 33 West 3sth street
last night that timber famine in this country was
imminent and that unless there was great chahge
in public sentiment the country would nave 10 race
in few years the problem OF how 10 90 "i'"'O'
wood
At the present rate Of consumption, he said the
trees now standing could supply timber for twenty
years There have already been set aside IN the
West acres of forest lands. protected by
the government. But this represents only one
fifth of the timber the people OF this nation OWL
added the speaker. "and steps 10 protect all such
property from the rapid destruction now IN prog
ress cannot be taken too soon
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WIFE HAD TO WATCH BRUTAL MURDER
Body of Victim Found After She Breaks
Long Silence Induced by Fear.
tBv Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

NoosIp Conn. March a murder here. similar
N those committed by Gershon Marx, the Col
chester farmer. three years ago. was revealed to-
dav bv the story told by the wife of the alleged
murderer Five months ago Salvatore Copagalo
married Jennie Gellows here. and last night she
had him arrested for non-support. About two
months ago Italian named Dina Petro called on
Jennie CopagaHo and never was seen thereafter.
After Copagallo arrested his wife told the
authorities that the night Petro visited her home
her husband. in her presence, chopped him 10
death with a hatchet. and wrapped the body in
some Of her clothing Then, she says, he chopped
a hole through the ice near the stone mill and
buried it. She says she tried to get word out. but
C.opagaIIo's threats that her whole family would be
murdered kept her still
The coroner and sheriff searched IN the spot men
toned and found the body of the young man,
much deComposed. exactly described by the
wife The the bloody pillow and parts or
Petro's clothing have been found
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
MORE JEROME SUPPORT.
G.. l.. Rives and T.. u. Shepard
H1rite Him Letters.

District Attorney Jerome gave out several more
letters yesterday addressed TO him from leading
members of the bar offering him their support
III the charges made against him 10 Governor
Hughes by William i. King and others. Ed
ward N. Shepard writes:
Altar reading the attack made upon YOU by Mr.,
kiaS and his associates / deem IT my duty. with
oUt moments delay, TO express the complete
confidence which. from my first knowledge. near
~ SIN wears ago, OF Your work as ilStfict AT
tOrney to the present moment have had and now
have, in the scrupulous integrity and high mind
edness and the ability and wisdom Of your ad-
ministration in that office
Ex-Judge William J. Wallace. OF Wallace. But
Ter 4 Brown No. 81 Wall street. writes:
In view of the charges which have been formu-
lated against YOU by Mr Kings committee. 1t
seems 10 me 10 pe que 10 YOU as one VINO mas
been twice elected 70 the very responsible Office
which you hold, TO assure You that these
charges have not in the least impaired the con-
fidence OF any of those who KNOW you IN the rect-
tude and efficiency Of your conduct as District
Attorney. l only express the general judgment
Of the members of the bar of this city so far as
il has come TO my knowledge when l say that
their good opinion of your integrity and capacity
and of your fidelity to duty has not been disturbed
by these charges in the slightest degree.
letter from George l., Hives says:
received from the Merchants Association to-
day printed appeal for a contribution toward
the expense of proceedings to remove YOU from
the office of District Attorney.
do not intend to comply with this request. and
Oh the contrary I am moved by reading it to sit
your supporters at the last election. L continue
10 have the fullest confidence in your character
and capacity. | am not sufficiently familiar with
all the facts of all the cases referred to by the
Merchants Association to be able to form final
But. in a general way. understand that it has
been and is your policy not 10 advise the grand
some reasonable prospects Of securing cOnvic-
ton. and that this policy seems unduly cautious
alas, getting to be old-fashioned,
seems worthy Of praise-nOt blame.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
PUTS BULLET IN HEAD.
Whiskey Salesman Feared Incestl-
cation of His 1fairs.

After writing three notes directing the steps that
the person that found him was TO take j. j. LeVey'
whiskey salesman, living at No 44S Central Park
West shot himself through the head at the Herald
Square Hotel in sith street near Broadway, yes
terday and died a few hours later In the New YORK
Hospital An impending investigation of the man
financial affairs is believed to have led him TO COM
NIT the
morning. and assigned TO a room on the second
floor. He registered u J. Levy, of Phlladel-
phla' Soon after bellboy responded to call
from his room. and found Levey sitting in chair
with the blood triciSng down his face from hoie
in his temple. DR. Harbeck, of the New York Hos
pital said that it was strange that edeath had not
been instantaneous as the bullet had gone COM
pletely through the head
Pinned to Leveys overcoat were three notes.
which read:
kindly telephone 1o ApdnbGa ardvf and fs tSo So{
Ter father is dead at this hotel March ., 1908
% T nd be in to sa4 ss no
else has any authority to take possession ot theih
March I. 1908.
Kindly telephone to Mr.. Albert Haas 1880 aar
lem. He will take charge of everything fieas
Levey
In the mans rockets were found sealed letters
directed to Mrs. Leyey. Mrs. Dreyfus and to MT
Haas who is the manager of the New YORK anu
Brooklyn Casket Manufacturing Company Oh NO
100 East 126th street.
B. IA BLOCK. or the Empire DiSllhHs 'oii'P-''''
saiG that Levey of the oldest Whlskey men
in the United States. and that recently he had pee
hard pressed for money Some time ago he Is SAID
to have borrowed several hundred dollars from a
relative and given security certificates belonging
10 the firm which in his possession
The relative. sUspecting that the transaction mad
been right. went to Mr.. Block and asked hlm
to find If any certificates belonging to the hrm
were missing. but not 10 take any action against
the salesman. While IIevey in Utica Mr. Block
wrote to him, asking him visit the offices or the
Empire company by which he was formerly EN-
ployed, and render accounting. Levey wrote on
February IS promising to come in ten days
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WILLIAM ADLER INDICTED.
Former New Orleans Bank President Charged
with Misapplying Funds.

New Orleans, March 5-Wi.lam Adler. former
president Of the State National Bank Of New Or
leans indicted ny the United States grand
jury here to-day. charged with msapplyinE
bank funds and with other Illegal trausac-
tious. There were seventy-four counts in the n
dictment Charges that dealings about which they
should have been informed concealed from
the directors and that false entries and misap-
plcation and abStra cton of funds occurred reach
ing between $4,000 and s5oooOo were made against
Adler in the Indictment
Two months ago Adler loaded the steamer Alps
with groceries from the wholesale firm OF \ Ad-
Ter & Co. OF which he was the head and sailed
from New Orleans He ha~ been here since.
The steamer wrecked of the coast of Spanish
Honduras after which Adler ard his son made
their way to British Honduras
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
FOUR ARMENIANS ARRESTED

Boston March 5-The contentious which have
been going on between the factions of the Huntcha-
list Society since the split in the organization.
which occurred in Fitchburg two years ago. result
ed tonight in the arrest of two editors and two
Drinters of the Armenian paper. TITAN Haireniatz
published in Boston, on the charge Of criminal
libel the charge being preferred by ID. NJ. Arshag.
editor OF the "Ardziv" and the Armenia" both
published in Boston.
Three of the men were arrested In Boston by Chief
Watts and Inspectors Armstrong and McGarr.
They are Nushan Yacoobian. editor of the "Tzan
Hareniatz": Hagop Arsadorian and Artin Papas-
ran printers. The fourth man. NJ. Shahinan.
editor was arrested in New York tonight at the
instgation Of the Boston police.
The charge of criminal libel brought against
the men because of an article printed in "Tzan
Hareniatz" on February % last which attacks
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
SOCIALISTS GET LITTLE APPLAUSE.

The CapitaIIstc system was denounret I'D
socialism eNtolIej a. a mass meeting held n
Cooper Union last night under the auspices C ths
New York section OF the Socialist party. THs
meeting was called TO protest against the decision
or the United States supreme Court declaring the
Erdnan act uuCOnstit utiOraL
The hall was fairly well filled but not crowisd.
and the enthusiasm which in former times pre-
vailed at Socialist meetings was lacking The priv
cipal speaker was Joseph Wanhope- editor ef
Socialist publication. who declared that the psoPe
would never have their rights until they held me
power politically Socialism was their only hops
Resolutions were passed denOUnCing the courts
FOR their decisions in labor cases.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
BLACK HAND AT FAR ROCKAWAY.
Magistrate Gilroy Receives Threatening Let
ter and Arms Himself

Owing the receipt OF d Black Hand letter
Tuesday night Magistrate Eugene {. Gilroy. OF
Far Rockaray is going about armed. while a de-
tective has been detailed watch the house in
which the magistrate lives As he received
the missive. which written in the usual Black
Hand STYLE. the magistrate turned il over to the
police, but made nothing public about It for
couple Of DAYS in The hope that secrecy would
help them in their work Some OF the magistrates
friends trace the letter TO a case which came be
fore him last summer. when he held for trial
Italians who had robbed a saloonkeeper- They
afterward sentenced to Sing Sing for nineteen
wears
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
LIGHTING INQUIRY CONTINUED.

Commissioner Malt5Ie Of the Public Service Com
mission took up again yesterday the investigation
of the electric lighting and power companies in
the city. W. w Freeman. vice president OF the
BROOKLYN Edison Illuminating Company, revised
his testimony OF last week when he said the cost
Of breakdown" emergency service to his COM
panv would be 81 30 a kllowatt capacity for a
year. He said he had failed to charge this ser
vice it's proper proportion Of the general expense
and that he should have said the cost OF the ser
vice was 81 y year.
John W. Lieb. jr-, associate general manager OF
the New York Edison company. said he did not
think the rate of breakdown service the con
sunler OF S3u a kiowatt capacity was excessive nor
did he think Il designed To discourage private
plants. Tho hearing adjourned until Wednes-
day.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Free ,ae, admission & NJ 70 srcan Museum % Natural H'
Hot Hotel Aston. p m '''N SslS' S'7'as'
Meeting Of the Social and Industrial C.-o. Rot'i
Annual dn9er Of the Tranc Club Of New York. H'''i
Kaickerbocker p m
Dinner OF the University Michigan CLUB Hotel Ast'r
p. III.
Masquerade bail OF the Lawrence MuIrsau AssOcia-
u0n. Lexington Opera House sveuIng
star Casino. evening.
Mass meeting OF the IuteEborouSh Association z
Nom M0men Leaehsrs Assosiation Hail. Fulton az
E II Babbitt- on Esperanto. from FhiIolostsSss
tGb Not Hs. S 5dS5 s.. sIt5s s H5sDsSss sTr % me
Mass meeting of Propaganda Committee Grand Lods
Knights ana Laiies OF Honor. Maeunvrchor Hol-
wsh h n 5Hs ehae sq h 81 s1S- .qse5 near ss %
Irnitivc Peoples and farIv yt-STansaa AT
'iilustrated, Public school 80. "a Eas' So So
Raneh' illustrated Public school ;. poUitnicss
,.rh 5IS s.I I'rooHle sSlgy5s AddtS'u ,Wt1sis
IInne l S%"I@l 90 10 so East Soth street. s,sry.
illustrated. Public school t5I. 3 NichoIi9s I9rs a
sbI ,ts tno uoaH star tllLas'EAtf0 z4 .s Tsa
Streets Wil,em ,HS SetTssm IAN - mas
tratedl. PUBLIC Schs0l ISo. Surolk and l.S"Sf ~ n
Tnion'' tiIIustratei1. west Side NeiehooTh999sSll
moase No sol West seta street sFan~ T1sl lsratoa
Of lndependence.; Young Mems Benssyeleas a's g
tsgueuheTE. The Living and the Non LlN
IuStTatedl. Public SChoCt .. t69Ih street ana
Professor j Newton Gray. ID"
gvtic MoleCule- Public school : MoshciI
way. Briggs and Bainbridge avenues. 49, IN
Park Mime. FInSslsteia Auunttord ,-.,us
Palestine school L.. FcFthan ~
Main Island. HarTN Nust.ss
spain ttIIustrsJedG- Public Schoci = usrry
and fremont Edward FusSeH S,,A.
~ Yellowstone National Tark' tiliustratsdf "a
IS3d street. between BesuinvA,,V
tambraienc Clarence re tQN .N-essf
COMPOSERS and Music of Italy Faeu. 1r4
AZ Jerome avenue. north It iStth sfreet r-..Sae
Tfenrfetta Spekr-Seesy, songs ~ Niri,s .'rsss1
S-bOol NvaDue &. 9Th and 9tn -
l'nicnport Harriet a Ssy unouF' Ivy
LiszL"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
SHORT-LIVED RECEIVERSHIP.
Stockholders of Chieago-New York Electric
Line Must Prove Charges.

La Porte. Ind. March 5-tSter hearing arsu-
ments on the motion of attorneys for the Chicago
New York Electric Air Line Road. the CO-OpeTa-
tive Construction Company and the Goshen. Chi
cago & South Bend Railway Company, to vacate
the order made yesterday appointing George F.
Null. of Indianapolis receiver of the three
panies. the La Porte County Circuit Court to-day
sustained the motion and dismissed Receiver Null
The Court said that if the final hearing of
the receivoTship suit allegations Of fraud insoI-
vency and sduanderiug OF funds be proved,
alleged in the petition yesterday Of the eight stock
holders asking for for the properties II
would then he time fo- the appointment of a Per
manent receiver. The receivershtp lasted just
twenty y-four hours.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
BLACK HAND ACTIVITY.
Police Chiefs Receive Warning Letters and
Threats

St Louis. March Black Hand letters are be-
coming numerous in St Louis. Chief of Police
Creecy to-day received note embeiiished with
the usual Black Hand marks and reading:
Chief Creecy: l warn you that you the next
victim would call on you in person, but do not
want 10 he a marked man.
AN AMERICAN ITALIAN
Chief Creecy laughed al the threat.
Edward L. Loyet, florist, and Theodore Tourse.
2 restaurant man. each received a note demanding
that certain be left at designated places.
These letters were turned over 10 the police.
Birmingham. Ala. March 5,-Chief OF Police
Bodeker OF Birmingham to-day received by mail.
under Bessemer. Ala. date and postmark. d
note. reading:
Chief Bodeksr: We give You week quita
Job: you fnda a knife If you don't"
on the note hand in black ink. CHIEF
BodeI1er. when detective. worked up q number
OF against shipping clerk OF local biscuit
company who selling sugar. flour and other
goods small foreign stoTekeepers. and the grand
jury which adjourned Yesterday returned d num-
Der o. indictments.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WOULD PRESERVE STATES AUTONOMY
Governor Of South Carolina Worried Over
Judge Pritehard's Action.

Columbia, s c.. March 5--That d clash between
the State Of South Carolina and Federal Judge
Pritchard is imminent was indicated to-day, when
Governor AnseI sent a special message to the Gen
eraI Assembly. in extra session. urging il 10 enact
legislation preserving the state autonomy and pro
tecting the dspensary funds from the interference
Of the federal courts.
The message is oIItgTOwth of Judge PritChards
decision jurisdiction Of the suits brought by
creditors to secure the payment 0f debts contracted
for liquors furnished the dispensary
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
ATTACKED BY FAKE COLLECTOR.
Girl Bound and Gagged by Thief in Broad
Daylight in Her Home.

S. c. Petit, formerly connected with the New
York and New Jersey Telephone Company. reported
yesterday the police of the West 125th
station that his daughter, Miss Ada Louise Petit.
had been bound and gagged by thief in his home,
No S03 West 12Oth street. about $50 o'clock yester-
day morning.
The told her he a collector for the tele-
phone company and demanded 81. which due
the company. Before I had a chance 10 say
anything to the stranger" said the girl, 'he
grabbed me by the arms and threw me on the
floor. That's the last remember until l
vived by the family physician.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
NEWSPAPER MAN SHOOTS AT BURGLAR.

Noutclair y. J.. March CSpecia)--George B.
Malgon. city editor of The Sun" fired two shots
8. 2 burglar who entered his home. at No 23S
Mountain avenue early this morning Although
.+a reusnaper man did not hit the thief he saved
,be family silver. which the burglar had packed
an ready for removal Mr.. Mallon was aroused
IL, p noise in his dining room. He procured re-
,-oI,-er and went downstairs 10 see placing
The etlyeryare bag. Mr.. Mallon shot at the
..Jov who dropped the bag and jumped through
-, omen window The only things valuable that
the thief got in return fo- bad scare were two
silver spoons.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
THREE PENNSYLVANIA TUBES THROUGH

Three Of the four tunnels being constructed for
,h- Pennsylvania Railroad under the East River
are now open from shore TO shore Tube was
,,nenea the first OF this week, and Tube cut
,a,oflyh on washington's Birthday. Tube was
broken through about 7:3e o'clock yesterday morn
ing SUPERINTENDENT Letrina was the first man 10
,,ass through the tunnel Tube A probably Will be
rst through within the next few weeks, that if
necessary the four tunnels under the East River
could be put in condition for operation within less
.vva he
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
GUARD BORDEN MILK CO. STABLES.

Following n threat received by the manager OF
the Borden Milk Companys stables in East 1Isth
street that the building would be burned or blown
up from the police and fire departments have
been guarding the place. The stable occupies the
building at Nos. 1S6 and 1ss, and two explosions
have occurred recently IL. About eighty horses
are ouartered there 1t is thought that the letter
may have been written by some discharged ernplove
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
EQUAL PAY" BILL MASS MEETING.

Justice William J. Gaynor viii preside d
mass meeting TO be held tonight at Association
Hall Bond ana Fulton streets. Brooklyn, in the
interests OF the equal pay bill for women school
teachers Among the speakers will be the Rev.
DR. Stephen 6. Wise of the Free Syna gogue; Will
lam A Prendergast. Francis Bacon. George Fred
erick Elliott. Charles Edward Russell. Mrs Carrie
Chapman Gait and Miss Grace {. Strachan.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
NO CHEW. so STONES THEY THREW.

Captain a. +. Cove and twelve members of tie
crew who took the tug f. g. Reynolds 10 Panama
from this city Via the Strait Of Magellan arrived
here yesterday the Panama steamer Colon
the strait stones and charcoal thrown at the
Reynolds by group of Patagonian women in
canoes because the declined TO stop and give
The ladies' chew OF tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
BIG MINE PURCHASE REPORTED.
The Potosi, in chihuahua, Mex, Said 20
Have Been Secured by c. M Schwab
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Mexico CIty, March 5.--Advices to-day from
Chihuahua, Mex. say that the negotiations of
Charles NJ. Schwab, Of New York and his associ-
ates for the purchase Of the famous Potos mine in
the Santa Eulala district. that state. practi-
caly concluded. The consideration is given at
$. 900 000 in gold. It Is OF the largest mining
transactions made In Mexico. 1t IS stated
that Mr.. Schwab's recent visit to England and
France was IN connection with the pending trans
action.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
WILL DEPORT ITALIAN ANARCHIST.

Vincenzo Marccione. about thirty five years old
win go back his native Italy within the next
week Marccione arrested in Buffalo on Mon
day as an anarchist He has been In the United
States less than thre years and previously served
a term of years in Italian prison and
therefore comes under the provisions of the depor-
tation act.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
PLAN TO HELP UNEMPLOYED.

The Mount Morris Republican Club AT its meeting
o- Wednesday night passed resolution urging the
Board OF Estirate - begin wcrh on new sun"sys
r-hou, delay, 20 - uneraploy ed men may oe
relieved.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06
METROPOLITAN LINE ASSETS s4514 1o2

Boston. March 5.-The first report Of the receivers
of the Metropolitan Steamship Company and the
Eastern Steamship Company, filed in the United
States Circuit Court here to-day. shows the assets
of the Metropolitan Line TO be A5iiI02 and the
liabilities s,,70347l. The assets DO not include th,
franchise and goodwill Of the company. which
have book value OF $eoC0.00o The Eastern Steam
ship Company has assets Of S5.5ocI21 and liabilities
Of A.Ss5 -.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-06

Some funny stories about Big BIZ TAFT are
told by his three brothers Henry, Horace and
Charles-in next Sundays Tribune.