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New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
OBJECTS TO SIDE DOORS?
Chief Engineer of b. r. L. Doubts
Their FGlue.

W. Menden chief engineer and general man
ger of TIE Brooklyn Rapid Transi; Company was
the stand yesterday afternoon a continue
,ion of the hearing of the Public Service Commis-
sion discover Il any further relief could De oo-
tanned the Brooklyn Bridge. He was asked IT IL
not that side doors IN the cars would de-
crease the time of loading He admitted this to oe
true. but added that II would at the same time IN
the time OF starting. signal would have
10 be passed along successfully from every open
ing.
Mr.. Nenden declared there was 10 satisfactory
automatic device for informing the motorman
that all the doors shut and il would be safe
move. In the McAdoo tunnels, where such a
device was installed the cars. it has already
been abandoned. Mr. Menden declared The old
fashioned bells are now used for that purpose.
To open up the side doors. which have been
blocked up with seats in some TWO hundred cars
of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company Mr.. Men
den said would decrease the seating capacity 10 or
l. per cent.
Mr. Menden said that the improvements now
being pleted-namely installation OF block sig
nal system. extension of station platforms. the in
staaton of railings to guide traffic in the Man
hattsn terminal. the building Of three additional
tracks 10 lay up extra trains and the rearrange-
rnent OF the tracks in the Brooklyn terminal
would enable the present rush hour service to b.
handled better, but that the nuIAber or trains
could not be increased above sixty or sixtyone an
hour The extra trains VIII be reserve in case Of
delay
If there were additional pockets in the Manhat-
tan terminal Mr. Mendeh said. it would be pos
sible TO operate IS per cent trains across the
bridge. The Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
understood. he said. that-the terminal Park
Row was merely temporary. and that the Bridge
Department contemplated the building Of ter
'nnal with pockets fer trains two levels.
Commissioner McCarroll brought out the fact
that since the opening up Of the service the old
practice of having additional motorman in the
front Of the car for emergencies had been aban-
doned In his opinion it was perfectly safe on ac-
count of automatic shut-offs and brakes
Mr. Menden said his company investigating
the question OF broader and eight trains
on the Broadway elevated line.
Since the through service was placed in opera
ton the company has been able 10 run more ex-
press trains it said. which increased the track
capacity and ena bed t1e operation of an increased
number of local trains well There had been IN
increase Of 10 per cent in the number of cars pass
Ing the Boerum Place station and Of IS per cent in
the number passing through Adams street since
the new service started.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
STAMP SLOT MACHiNES.
Three To Be Tried IN POstOffce Cor,
yidor. Beginning Monday.

Beginning next Monday the public will have q
chance TO see how the automatic postage
stamp vending machines up to the reputa-
tons that have been given them by their makers
Three of the machines will be placed in the cor
rdor on the ground floor Of the General Postoffiee
on that dav and viii have thirty days test be
fore the committee of four. headed by Edward s.
Post slIperfntendent registry division. makes
its report TO the Postmaster Generals oi1ce' one
of the machines will contain 1-cent stamps. an
otbe7 9-cent stamps and the third those OF the
5-cent denomination.
The new device. which selected from thirty
five submitted at Washington. is "a by il oy II
inches To extract & stamp from the 1-cent ma
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
FINISH WEST SPAN OF CANTILEvER
Manhattan Gang Beats Rivals on Long
Island Side of Blackwells Island Bridge

The main span Of the Blackwells Island Bridge
linked together by two big iron girders yester
day morning. and for the rest Of the day Sutton
Place and the extreme easterly blocks Of seth and
o)th streets Were crowded by persons watching
the Manhattan gang celebrating against the sky
line Meanwhile the Long Island gang whose
section between the Blackweli's Island towers and
the Long Island City anchorage will not he fn-
ishe6 for several weeks, working as busiIy as
Il they did not see the triumph Of their competi-
tors.
The employed about the bridg. yesterday
positive that Jim Heddrick and his gang
would receive "A prize of s30ee for having com
pleted the Manhattsn span first.
This is the largest cautileyer structure in the
world The length OF the completed span over
the channel is l,lS2 feet: that of the ea st
span will be sA feel. The entire length of tn.
bridge which begun in 1893. Will be s.239 feet
The bridge he finished this summer and the
total cest has been estima ed al about SO coo eoa
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
THE MOTHERS' CONGRESS-.
Mrs. Roosevelt Warmly WelcOmed
at Its Session.

Washington. March 12.-The presence of Mrs
Roosevelt attracted unusually large attendance
at to-days session of the first International Con-
gress of the Welfare of the Child which is being
held under the auspices of the National Mothers
Congress- Mrs. Roosevelt. who IS life member
of the Mothers Society, was accompanied by Mrs
Cowles wife of Rear Admiral Cowles and sister
OF President Roosevelt, and her secretary, Miss
Hagner She received most cordial welcome and
appeared to be deeply interested in the proceedings
Mrs. Roosevelt and her party were escorted TO the
Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church. where
the congress is being held by General Pienaer. the
French representative from South Africa, and Mrs.
Frederick SchOf OF Philadelphia, president of the
Mothers Congress, escorted them from the church.
In introducing Mrs. Roosevelt to the audience Mrs.
Schof said the society proud to number
among its members the wife of the President of
the United States, which elected much applause.
Mrs SChof declared that 'jt is due TO President
Roosevelt that the Mothers Congress idea has
spread to the uttermOst parts of the civilized
world
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

chine penny must be inserted in the SLOT ana
likewise nickel is the only coin that will enter the
slot in the machine containing the scent stamps
To obtain a 2-cent stamp 1t will be necessary TO
insert two pennies at time, the first releas-
ing a lever, but stamp will protrude from the
aperture designed for that purpose until the weight
of the second cent is added The stamps are fed
out from rolls and the machines are designed 10
contain rolls of twenty-five hundred stamps. The
perforations between the stamps relied on to
prevent the purchaser getting more stamps or get
ting them oftener than he should.
Should the test prove satisfactory further i'm
provements will be made in case the government
decides to purchase the right to use the machines.
The cost of manufacture, by hand at present, is
said to be $50 The machines worked well yes
terday afternoon when exhibited in Postmaster
Morgan's office. They have been used with sue
cess in the lobby of the House of Commons. and
may be later installed in hotels drusstores and
other public and semi public places.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
INSPECTING SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Superintendent Snyder Visits Some of Older
Structures in Brooklyn.

c. B. j. Snyder, Superintendent of Buildings, spent
Yesterday in d personal inspection of some OF the
older school buildings in Brooklyn. He Will con-
tinue to make similar inspections until he has Wis
tied all school buildings where the least doubt as
to safety he raised.
Mr. Snyder will to-day 10 Queens TO see some
schools that have been the subject of criticism.
When he has completed his tour of investigation
he will report his findings Dr.. Maxwell. Superin-
ten,lent OF schools who by the authority invested
I'm him is empowered to close Immediately any
school considered not perfectly safe.
Mr. SNYDER called all the building inspectors to
his office few nights and urged the utmost
care IN the prosecution their duties demandn g
that every exit and fire escape be inspected 20
make sure that q calamity like the at Collin
wood Ohio could happen here.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
INVENTOR FOUND DEAD BY WIFE.
John BURY. Father of the Ticker Victim
of Asphyxiation in Staten Island Home.

John BURY an electrical engineer and inventor
and manufa cturer of the BURY Printing Telegraph
system was found dead at his home in Staten
Island yesterday morning. According TO Mrs.
BURY she believes her husband accidentally
touched the jet. partly opening the gas while eX-
tinguishing the electric light. Mrs. BURY found
her husband asphyxated at breakfast time.
Mr. BURY was born at Freiburg. Switzerland,
on October Il. 1861 He the of William
and Agatha (Schubger) BURY. He came to this
country when nineteen years old and studied cleo
tric.ty. For last twenty years he devoted his
attention printing telegraphy. He installed the
printing telegraph plants in Rio Janeiro and
Buenos Ayres In 1892 he associated himself with
the Stock Quotation Telegraph Company. He was
a member the New York Swiss Club. Royal
Arcanum and knights of Pythias. His wife. three
sons and three daughters survive him
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

with soutache as illustrated. with applique or with
banding, or If made OF linen similar ms
terial. can be embroidered its edges In tas
illustration it made OF pongee and the edges are
bound with silk braid while there IS q simple de-
sign soutache in addition.
The quantity of material required for the medium
size is three and one-half yards - or Is inches
wide. one and three-fourths yards 81 "r . lncAes
wide. nine yards OF wide braid and sou'acLe &C.
cording TO design used
The pattern. No. 5945. is cut in sizes for g. >.
S. 40 and ~ inch bust measure. and viii oe mailed
TO any address receipt OF 10 cents
Please give number of pattern and bust measure
distinctly. Address Pattern Department. NeT-NoTs
Tribune If in hurry for pattern, send an extra
2-cent stamp and we win mail BY letter postage n
sealed envelope
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harold w. Leonard was arragned in the Jeffer-
son Market police court yesterday. on the com
plant OF Charles Sprasue Smith, charged with
sending annoying letters, and committed to Belle
v11e for an examination to his sanity.
With two convictions of burglary against him.
William J. Clark. a negro convicted for the
same crime in the first degree in General Sessions
vesterda.- and will he sentenced 10 Efe imprison-
ment.
The Hungarian Relief Society win celebrate it's
tenth anniversary by d concert and bail d the
waIdorf-Astoria on March IS the proceeds 10 go
10 the charity fund OF The organization.
\ concert and fancy dress ball Will be held at
the Hotel Astor the e"enng OF March &c for the
benefit of the Ecole Maternelie Francas. No. 3ts
West 2Sth street
Robert Emmet Ireton will lecture tonight on
our National Forests and the Forest Service AT
Public School 80. Jerome avenue and 1sfth street.
The Bronx, illustrating his talk with stereopticon
views from the Forest Service at Washington.
The case against James Mccormack the alleged
proprietor Of hotel in Middle Village where a
raid was made cockhght lest month. was
postponed until April . by Magistrate Smith in
Long Island city, yesterday.
Antoinette Du Frame was discharged by the
coroner yesterday after the inquest her friend
AIitZi Morok the loop-the-loop performer whom
she accidentally shot and killed March 3.
Hans Jurgcnson. a druggist of Astoria was held
in s5oo bonds yesterday by Coroner Amber for the
death of Mrs. Matilda Droge. of Astoria on Febru-
airy 10 Edna Droge. the daughter the woman.
testified that she purchased what Was supposed Ia
he Carlsbad salts from Jurgensos and twenty-five
minutes after her mother took scme she died The
verdict criminal carelcssncss
Aseeinblyma John H. Sheridan of the sJth As
sembly District viii talk IN support OF his amend
ment Of the tenement house law at the weekly
meeting tonight of the 9th Assembly District
Republican Club.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
PATROLMAN MARA SUSPENDED

Patrolman John J. Mara. of The Old West Goth
street station suspended by Deputy Commits
sioner Hanson yesterday on two charges. Mara
was a member of District Attorney Jerome's gam
bling squad and. with Eddie" ReardoH Je-
roIne'S process server. and Sergeant WaSSerrnan,
was acquitted Of the charges preferred against him
in connection with East Side gambling raids. Mara
said that the charges that he off post in a
saloon and that he had abused prisoners aud
testified falsely against them were frame ups and
that men from Police Headquarters were constantly
on his trail. The Deputy Commissioner reserved
decision in both cases.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
AWARDS FOR HUNTINGToN LAND.

Justice Truaz. in the Supreme Court. confirmed
yesterday the report Of rle commissioners Of aip-
yrasal appointed by the Supreme Court TO de-
terrnne the compensation due Mrs. Arabella y.
Huntington and Henry Z. Huntington for the land
,Rken in The Bronx 10 construct the New York,
wesfchestsr & Boston Railroad Ex-Justce NJ.
Linn Bruce Charles J. Leslie and William T. Glare.
the commissioners of appraisal awarded Mrs. Hunt
ting ton so 9s Is and Henry Z Huntington s2ssS Sc
fcr tie property and also s. a54 "a costs.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

Without Tipping "a coin. jury in Part III Of the
Supreme Court reversed the Toss up verdict OF
q former jury. and returned a verdict for go n
favor Of Thomas Dixcn against the New York City
RaHay Company for the death of his four Yea r
old daughter Lille June - 1905. At d previous 81
trial of the suit the jury. after being all night
returned verdict OF The company, and
Justice Guy, upon investigation, found that the
iCrymen rad Hipped n coin % decide the eno
fined eaci. one $50 One jurymsn sas excHerated
from blame for the act
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13

would often make the equivalent OF y18sgs %
Then DR. Walsh mentioned some Of the pIav, ~,
to-day which run longest. One curse OF NOD.
ern times" he said. "is that We think mostly %
entertainment in literature
The succeeding lectures will deal specfsrzlIy
with the various heroines Of Shakespeare %E,,
the chief interest DR. Walsh said yesterday "a
not the subject. but the cause.-the WORK AZ
Mother Alphonsa for the cancerous poor"
There was a large audience
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
MOTHER NOT GUILTY OF KIDNAPPING

Mrs Maude G Clarke acquitted yesterday
in General Sessions OF the charge Of kidnapping
her son Carleton. five years old. from Dr. Geza
Kren1er. who legally adopted him Mrs Clarke :
husband Forrest 6 Clarke. denied that there had
feer an agreement that the mother could take
The child back sfte. year upon the payment
%. ss. as Mrs Clarke had Mrs. Clarke
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
FORMER CONFEDERATE HELD.

Albert .. Y. Ward. alias Daniel s. Wald and
D. s Knox. was held without bail by Magistrate
torrfgan in I ne jefferson Market police yes
terday charged Win giving two worthless checks 10
drygoods store. Ward said that he WAS with
two Confederate officers in New York in 1854 and
started several fires 10 burn tie city bur was
locked up.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
IA PROVENCE STICKS IN DOCK.

The steamship La Provence OF the Compag gnie
Generate Transatlantieuc refused bulge yestar-
day when signal was given to start her her
passage HaVre. The propellera churned the
water great speed but her bow stuck well into
the mud After putting out steel hawsers to the
pier ana strainlng her winches forward the
provence moved slowly and then stopped dead.
With the assistance OF tugs, ~eich pulled on
the bow lines, The steamship ued out into
tlle North River ana proceeded hec .xy to
HayTe.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Tne loose fitting coat IS unquestionably favo-it.
of the season and this model that q cGt in ora
with the sleeves is graceful, becoming and smart
There is nevertheless. only little labor involved
the making. and there is choice allowed OF Ioos,
be utilized both for the entire costume and for
the separate wrap that will be extensively worr
for the spring and summer. and be trimmed
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
PAY-AS-YOU-ENTER CARS SOON.
Metropolitan Receivers to Have 155 in Op-
Grafton on One Line This Month.

In announcing that Io5 pay-as-v -vou-enter cars will
be placed in operation the Fourth and Madison
avenues line the latter part of this month the re-
ceivers of the New York City Railway Company
declare r 10 be ''the important Improvement
in New Yoris service since the change
from horse power to electricity" These cars have
been operated in Montreal. Buffalo and Chicago
If it is found that they are adapted for the con-
eested traffic here they will he introduced on Other
lines.
Pamphlets describing tie cars and stating tie
rules OF operation being distributed 10 the
patrons of the Madison avenue line Passengers
enter and leave the car at different doors Only
seventy-ive persons, The number which may be
Ired comfortably. will be allowed to enter. No
except the conductor will be allowed to stand
the platform He Will receive signals to stop
from electric buttons distributed through the car.
At night each will display a colored signal
Indicating its destination, follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-03-13
THE eIRMIN0HAM'S TRIAL SUCCESSFUL

Boston, March 12-The cruiser Bir-
rningham successfully fulfilled the second of her
government contract requirements to-day by main
tanning for four hours a speed OF q 80 knots in
run down the New England coast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04
DEATH is THE WAGES OF SIN.
Rev. S. A. COffman, Uxorcide, Sue
cumbs to Shock in Fairmont Hospital.

Rev. Stephen A. Coffman, the Meth
Odist minister who murdered his wife at
MeadOwville, near FalrmOnt, w. Va,
by cutting her throat with a razor. died
Monday night in the City Hospital at
talrmont. w, Va, to which he was re-
moved from the Jail when his condition
became critical. The cause of death
was Overshock to his nerves, according
to the diagnosis of the doctors. The
shOckscame when his reason returned.
Since Tuesday, May 26, when Coffman
had an outbreak in Jail, he was on the
decline.and for several days he was ur-
able to partake of nourishment. He
had no desire to live. He declared he
had nothing to live for. His body was
taken to his home at Shinnston, w. Va.
and Inferred. The preparations for the
funeral were in the hands of Coffman's
relatives in that place. The death of
Rev. Cotfman relieves the prosecuting
attorney from further action IN his case.
Had he not died witnesses would have
been sent before the grand jury at Fair
mont Tuesday. The exact truth as to
the mental condition of Coffman will
possibly never be known now. Opinion
was so widely divided as to his sanity
that the circuit court would doubtless
have appointed commission to conduct
a thorough examination. The murder
occurred on the night of May 10. Coff-
man pursued his wife with poker, beat
her and then horribly lacerated her with
razor. He then went to the home of
Lafayette Meredith and said he had
killed his mother. Coffman was about
30 years of age and had charge of the
Meadowvillei circuit of the Methodist
Episcopal church. He was probation
airy member of the Conference. He
had previously held other charges. His
wife was school teacher and two years
ago they were married at Oakland.
In his last moments Coffman realized
his awful crime, but stated that he had
committed the act while insane and was
not to be held responsible for it. He
cared no longer to live and was willing
to die. He could not account for his
committing the crime, which he admit
ted he had done while temporarily in
sane.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04

torneys who employ ambulance chasers,
the Hummels of all kinds, and those
more successful members of the profess
sion who by their devious practices are
given to the honorable title corpora
ton lawyer" a sinister significance in
the public mind. The bar should not
only have its code of ethics but it should
set its face determinedly against viola
lions of that code. If the men who dis
credits the profession are visited with
professional ostracism, and those who
bring it into reproach are upon its mi
tiative promptly disbarred, a wholesome
Improvement IN the character of the bar
will result. But positive and persistent
action is needed even more than codes
of ethics. 1t is no little reflection upon
the capacity of the organization bar of
this city to protect its reputation and
maintain its character that Hummel was
able to carry on his nefarious practice
so manyssyears successfully"
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04
GORTNER.

Mr.. Isaac Hostettler and Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Thomas, of Johnstown,
Pa, are visiting relatives here this
week.
Messrs. John and Harvey Gortner
were calling on C. Gortner at Albrights-
vile, w. Va, last Sunday.
Eddie Yoder and Memo Beachy, who
spent several day with relatives here,
returned to their home at fullerton, Pa,
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Yoder, of Meyers
dale, Pa, spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. D. NJ. Schrock.
Misses c. Fratz and McGunnige, of
Accident, are visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. C. j. Sanders.
Mrs. Susan Frazee. of Millersburg,
Ohio, is calling on her many friends
here.
Rev. d. H. Bender, of Johnstown,
Pa, was in this vicinity last week.
John Petershein, of near Lancaster,
Pa, is visiting relatives and friends
A. W. Killuis is visiting relatives
over in Pennsylvania this week.
Sunday school at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
WILLIE.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04
LEGAL ETHICS.

The new code.prepared by the Ameri-
can Bar Association shows that the pro-
fessional conscience has been stirred.
The new code will not put an end to the
shyster, but if the general opinion of
the profession is aroused against I'M
scrupulous practitioners, much improve
ment is likely to result. 1t will not do
merely to form and adopt canons of
conduct worthy of the old traditions.
"Such actions" says the New York
Tribune must be backed up by an ac-
tive professional opinion dscountenanc-
ing those who make business of solic-
iting and fomenting litigation, the at
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1908-06-04
scecscct.I..s sssec,ea,.
BITTINGER.
.tss.S.9so.etce..etss,.

May brought US some extremely warm
weather, but June begins with threat
enings of frost.
Miss Fannie Brenneman and Mrs.
Fred. NJ. Bittinger returned last Mon
day afternoon from a short visit to
friends over in Somerset county, Pa.
DR.. H. r. Boyer of Accident. was
called to this village last Monday by the
illness of Mrs. T. J. Lohr.
Mahlon Brenneman, of McHc nry. was
visiting relatives here last Sunday.
Austin Bittinger had narrow escape
from serious injury on last Thursday.
A team which the lad was driving be-
came unmanagable and ran away
throwing him violently from the wagon
under the horses feet, but fortunately
he escaped with slight injury
While atten ling an ice cream supper
in this village last Saturday evening,
Lawrence Bittinger, of Grantsvile, was
taken suddenly with a severe attack of
appendicitis. He was taken to the
home of Joel Orendorf and was able to
return to his home on Monday.
Miss Missouri Bowman was greeting
old acquaintences here last Sunday.
The lawn fete and ice cream supper
given by Mrs. X. A. Bittinger last Sat
urday night was largely attended and
the young folks enjoyed the evening.
Mrs. c. c. Frederick, of Friendsville,
and her sister, Miss Lillian Emory, were
visiting their brother and family here
asst week.