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New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
MCCLURE SUIT GOES TO JURY.
Judge Hough Says E. L. Phillips Is Entitled
to Damages.

After the jury in the federal court had been out
three-quarters of hour yesterday considering
the of the suit of +. L. Phillips president OF
the Union Refrigerator Transit Company of MIL
waukee. against the S. S. Mcclure Company. pub
fishers TO recover 100000 damages for alleged lpel
Judge fIough directed that If a verdict be reacheu
last night that it should be sealed ana "ouid oe
opened this morning at 1890 o'clock TINS SUIT lol
libel grew out article by Ray Stanllard
Baker published in "McClu.e's Magazine III WHICH
Phillips was accused Of accepting COMMISSIONS
illegally and was also said to have been iooosiS''
The terms private graft lobbyist ana Siila'
money were used by Mr.. Baker. Judge fouSll'
in charging the jury, declared that these TERMS
had a libeIlous meaning. even as a point OF law
IN the railroad investigation by the Wisconsin
LEGISLATURE the term lobbyist was used WITHOUT
opprobrium the cou:t said, but never IN New 1oTh
State and the jury must determine whether the
term published New York and circulated ali
over the country, one that held plalntiH up 10
ridicule obloquy and contempt, and to what none
tarv extent. The court declared the use of the
term private graft applied to the acceptance
Of commissions was libel upon the plaintiff as a
matter OF law; the language private graft ad-
mitted of no other than a libellous interpretation
Judge Hough said that the plaintiff was entitled TO
damages actual compensatory. for libel, ana
the Jury was to determine the amount
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
TELEeRAPHIc BUSINESS NOTES.

Guthrie, Okla. March 26.-phe corporation COM
mission. after a hearing to-day reinstated the
Fort Smith & Western Railroad and rescinded its
previous order ousting IL from tlGe state. The
railroad had refused to put into effect two-cent-
a mile schedule. asserting that by doing il
would lose money. II may now charge three cents
Philadelphia March 26.-Charles G.. Gates of
New York, son Of John w. Gates. the financier
has sold his the Philadelphia Stock t,x,
change for $4,000 The younger Mr.. Gates became
a member OF the exchange in 1904.
Reading. Penn. March 26.-The Reading Railway
Company TO-DAY indefinitely suspended three hum
dred men at its and locomotive shops here
More. il is expscted. will be laid off. The COM
panys monthly payments here have dropped from,
s55o,o19 to less than 100000
Chicago. March 26.-rhe of all
ceptins veal mas been increased during the last
days from 10 5 cents Il pound Farmers
owing their sDping ef all availa BILE stock dur
Ing the recent financial panic, said by the
packers have exhausted supply and now
will moi reap the benefit of the Increased price
offered by packers
Pi1lsburg. March 2s-Word was received here
to-day that thiriy-ssven sheet mills at Wander
efi:t, Penn. would resume operations on Mondav v
employing l,Seo men.
5leaffeid, Penn. March 26.-The operators and
miners of The Central PENNSYLVANIA bituminone
coai fieds met here to-day and signed the Gid
wage scale fol- one yea.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
BROWNSVILLE ONLY!
Negro Orators Join an Praise OF
Senator Foraker.

Negroes gathered in Columbia Hall, IN west
seth street last night and after the drum crops hao
accustomed the audience TO loud sound speakers
were introduced from various parts Of the coun-
try and the noise continued.
Handbills announced that the meeting was 'o "e
in the interests of proper negro representation al
the Republican National Convention but II rapiui9
developed into freefor-ali discussion Of the Pres
idcnt's action in discharging the negro troops ioi
shooting up Brownsville. One speaker said iio i'idii
could be elected President against the vote Oh 'e
colored man. -
Senator Foraker was referred to as the hones'
Roman Oh then, aIl-Cod bless binn.-for ne GER
tainI,- did do his level best to do for dc coioFeu
man. The Republican party was charged WIN
many sins. The flag that does not protect ""
oratorical tidbt that received some MISSES 'i
an oh dear from a member in the gallery.
Archibald Grirnke. introduced as being from oo'
ton and Washington. said: DO you hho" WI"
Mr. Roosevelt would say If ne he<iu 'Ne0'
speeches? He'd say. Let them blow OH s'e"i''
I'm make them meek when election time comes
round He thinks the negro will never desert the
Republican party. and | guess he's about right
w. haven't got any political sense. The lrlsmnah
he's got it-born with it-even the Dutchinan mas
it but we've got none. The negroes said forty
five years ago. We don't need no sense-Maise
Lincoln can set us free We don't seem to move
so you could notice il.
resolution was adopted asking the negroes TO
stand up like men for their civil and poHtcal
rights" 10 remember Brownsville" and, among
other things. il spoke OF Foraker as worthy 10
iii the shoes of Lincoln.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed in the United
States Circuit Court yesterday follows:
Involuntary by Henry Spies. Alfred +. Dolan and
Jacob Berberich against the Spies Piano Manu-
featuring Company, of No 3iS9 Third avenue;
claims s11.9lS 81.
Involuntary against Geringer & Grauer, dealers
in furs at No. 81 East 9Th street by l. Friedman
g. Co and others, with claims OF S9i2 80. Henry
V Poor appointed receiver
Invoun tary against Ross, Cohen & Co. makers
of cloaks and suits at No 2e West Houston street.
NV Ceffen & Becker and others. with claims of
$559 81; George Washington appointed receiver.
Involuntary against the Stene XIII Mills en-
gagged in the manufactuIe and sale of paper at
TROY N Y. by Edwin w. Greenbowe, OF No. is
Beekrnan street, and others, with claims of
s3.212 II. -
West l35th street liabilities. s543 9o assets.
Judge Holt appointed Archibald Douglas re-
ceiyer Of the Kaufman Advertising Agency. en-
gagged in printing publishing, newspaper and mag
aztne advertising business. at No 377 Broadway.
The alleged bankrupt concern IS said TO have as
sets worth $40, 900 and contracts amounting to
SO. .oOO
Justice Hendrick, of the Supreme Court has
spuointed HyDan Kornbluth receiver OF the as.
sets and effects OF the Manufacturers Mercantile
COMPANY of No GAG Broadway, application Of
Morris Brett creditor for s254
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
DRAWBACKS OF THRIFT.
In individuals 1t Develops Undesirable
Qualities, Says Professor Zuebling

Thrift has always been Iauded as one of tn.
cardinal virtues, but one ever professed u
think it an engaging quality. and many have
cretly longed class it with the vices. II is
fresbins therefore to from Professor Charles
Zreblng of the University of Chicago. that is
not only prosaic and uncomfortable. but pernicous
Talking TO the League for Political Education
Yesterday morning at No. % West 44th street Pro-
fessor Zueblins quoted the Purtans and tn.
French peasants examples OF the somewhat
doubtful blessings of thrift
The early struggles of the Purtans" he said
developed the splendid qualities of the Puritans
Thev also developed the pernicious excesses of the
Puritans which still menace the country
The thrift of the French peasants. which is often
held up to example, gave us the hoe
man"
Thrift is not only menace to the Individual
character; it is social menace as we'll Professor
Zuebling pointed out
1T Is only because the majority are spending
that some people profit by saving" he said. 1T
IS q social advantage for every one to spend as
much as possible. At the same time. II is an IN
dividuai necessity to save for own protection
The only solution of this problem Professor Zue-
bling finds collective instead OF individual thrift
Life Insurance. he said in spite of all the
posures is about secure any kind OF invest
ment and a great deal better than individual saw
ings When 1t is undertaken by the state as in
New Zealand. II is absolutely safe
Old age insurance. the lecturer said. could not
long be deferred
For the spending of money three rules were
given: Prefer durable goods to perishable Prefer
goods whose use is social Prefer goods which
express individuality
To illustrate the violation OF the Nrst rule Pro-
fessor zuebling instanced certain famou. ball
whereby $4,000 was expended in one night.
.eThere are an infinite number OF WAYS hs
said ..in which could get more gross egotisti-
cal satisfaction than by giving q $4,000 ball One
eouIdn't build a library OF course. That field is
pre- -empted. But there is room for any number of
! small art galleries and museums throughout th~
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
"HTNTvS POINT FORTH 1T. "
Condemnation Commissioners ga
Pr0Dprtu Viii Be TaIuGblf.

The suggestion made at Haffen inquiry on
"Wednesday by John Purroy Mitchell, coInmlS-
sToner of accounts that a grand jury might d.
asked to investigate the purchase by the city oi
land at Hunts Point stirred up the condemnation
nav s2,7 600 for the property. which had been ap-
praised at less than $500
Francis w. Pollock one of the COMMISSIONERS
sold Yesterday that he felt there was something
babird.' the action Of city i'll selecting Such
sta for a mark ITO my mind. said he, II some
ono uss not interested in getting rid OF that piece
Of nronertv to the city the city would never nave
bought it r.. ,,-o mn
II estimated the property as worth from sis"'o"'
+o s1on OnO The other two commissioners thoueh-
il was worth $4,000 The majority vote rules ana
as | was helpless to do anything, l 11haly con-
sented to sign the report
.-r,e vaIuc of the property lies in its docking
facilities The submerged part is the valuable
,ar+ In tho course of time | think that piece OF
land will he worth far more than we recommended
the city to pay for 1t. The citys expert valued II
at s18snoN think and the corporation Counsei s
office sent other to make valuations 1heh
valuations much higher
Francis Y. s Oliver. brother of faradise
Jimmy. oliver said he thought the price tar
ono .'rhc city's assessors" he said. assessed
on, tba + part Of the property which was not sub
merged. If they chose to assess It at such an ap
e,rdlv low figure that was their fault not ours
understand that am to be indicted by the srahu
i,r and that ALI sorts of other things are going to
Ia done to me for part I played in this mat
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
UNPLEASANT VOICES.
Most People Unconscious Of Their
Discordant Tones.

People are judged BY their voices more than ,,
any other one thing said Harry Gaines Hawn. n
a talk TO the West End Womans Republican Club
YESTERDAY afternoon at the Hotel Astor. and yer
the character Of the voice is left entirely 70 chance
great many splendid men 20 through the world
talking In sissy voice and never know why they
create an unfavorable impression wherever they 20
All they need IS to be taught 10 use their chest
tones T myself went all over the country reading
Shakespeare and Browning IN the negro dialsc, and
didn't know 7 vas doing il. Most Of Us have
idea OF the number of words ve mispronounce ana
the atrocious voice in which we rronouncc them
AS for the club women
The speaker paused as though words failed him
do justice this subject and during the silence
the women began to applaud
As for the club women. the speaker resumed
"aII can say is that it would be vel for them 10
learn how to talk before they talk
The first requisite OF satisfactory impression N
speech Mr.. Hawn said. was human voice"
Most of US haven't got human voices. he com
mented The next Is a properly attuned voice
that is one capable of covering at least octave
without strain
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
NEW u. P. BOND ISSUE.
Continued from first page.


ported to the board of directors. unanirnousIy
advising and recommending that such purchases
be made. .
60 The action of the board of directors IN au-
thorZing and making such purchases. IN each m
stance. has been in all things ratified and ap-
proved by of the stockholders OF TINS com
pany. -. -
tD In the judgment of this board any SUIT OF
or otherwise question the validity of anv of said
purchases would be unwisc, un" Warranted ana
detrimental TO the interests of this company ana
as matter of business policy and management
of this company this board Is opposed TO any
such action suit question being commenced
or raised in the on behalf of this com
pany. ,
t5) This board is without knowledge of any
interest of any director of this company IN any
the los. of the Illinois Central Kali
road Company purchased by this company from
Messis Kuhn Loeb & Co, but, on the contrary
is Informed by said firm and believes that no
director of this company Is or was Interested
with them in any wise in said shares.
Resolved. Second. that the secretary OF TINS
company and he is hereby directed to send
forthwith each of the persons whose names are
signed TO the communication above mentioned a
COPY of these resolutions as an answer TO SAID
communication.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
CHICAGO GRAFT SYSTEM EXPOSED.
CITY Defrauded for Several Years by Alleged
- Crookedness in Water Department.

graft involving city employees and business hrIlls
and covering several years has been uncovered
in the Water Department. As a result TWO EN-
ployes. including division head, were feiloNeu
vest erday and thirty-eight subordinate employees
are slated for discharge. Some of them may De
indicted for completely in the thefts.
Through the of tampered meters ana the
connvance city employees il is alleged that sew
eral large corporations have defrauded the city or
hundreds of thousands of dollars in water taxes
At the same time the employees of the meter di-
vision to which the scandal is confined ii Is SAID
have plundered the stock of supplies. selling meters
TO Junk dealers and bartering material for drinks
in saloons. The payrolls of the division were
found padded with idlers and incompetenfs- 1Ie
force. which originally numbered two hundred
men, was reduced yesterday by Superintendent w
J. McCourt. of the water bureau, to fifty.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
4 BOYS CIRCUS.
.4sacog Lads WW Gire Three
ThrLEnc Performances.

The circus az Madison Square Garden Is not tas
onIy circus in greater New York this sPring- Ins
Asacog Bows Club. at No 19s Pineapple street.
BROOKLYN is launching a circus CT its Own TINS
evening There will be three perforTnanees-0ns
this evening tomorrow evening and special
perforniance tomorrow afternoon. AT which the
children from one or two Brooklyn orphan asy ulis
will be guests.
The Asacoz BOYS Club started last yea- - sst
Tho bovs VINO live in the shadow of Brooklyn
Bridge away from the not very good Influences Of
that quarter, has grown very fast More than two
hundred and fifty boys belong nov" Eighty o.
these will take part in the circus
1T must mean a lot of work. getting ready for
this circus visitor remarked Captain avery.
who is drifInaster. general orerseer and half
dozen other things at the Asacog Bows CUB
Not at all he said. cirerfu1ly- 1T all comes
in the regular everyday proceedings That pyrs-
mid work" aud he nodded toward the half built
arena where A group Of boys were making scaf-
folds of themselves to the ceiling, comes IN ne
gymnasium work right along We have some pretty
good athletes here. amateurs though they are
The circus performance will include . gan drif-
One boy who will take part in that, Frank shan
non. not long ago IN a contest Win tVo
hundred and fifty lads Ten clowns will enifvsH
the ring The singing clown Is George Shannon
very small boy. with Jolly Irish blue eyes and
he is probab bly, the youngest clown in Anlsrcs
George sings Honey Boy "Harrisan sr9
Afraid 10 Go Home In the Dark" with mucn ex-
preston and a lot Of tumbins thrown in
There will he Indian dance by seven BOYS IN
costume, . COW boy dance and special military
drill in which sixteen BOYS will take part Each
performance viI wind Up With grand PATRIOTS
tsbleau with the Goddess Of Liberty-a girl takes
that part-and all tine other appropriate features
Rut It is the riding that will bring down the
house The horses are not alive. but much fun
nier than IL they were-at least when the RIDERS
are manipulating them. Richard LCughlen- the
leading rider has an educated horse. which counts
and tells the time of day All the horses vsli%
very gracefully and jump we'll There VII %
a hurdle race at each performance.
The club has some good musicians. Thomas
NIc1'anI will be the bandmaster. The boys ar.
also good at carpentry. and building the arena
themselves: indeed. when Brooklyn Heights people
had society circus not long the AsaeeS
bows were engaged to build the and seats.
and did it TO the satisfaction OF their employers.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Miss Janet T. Richards Current History under the
auspices of the National Society of United States
The William Carter Milton's Paradise
Lost for the benefit of the American Female Guar
Plaza. II a.
Meeting of women's Democratic Club, Hoffman House
, p.
Meeting University Club, No. II Madi-
Square North. 4 to p. n.
John spargo Unemployed Women the Industrial
Union League Labor Temple, No 2i3 East s4h
Dinner Sigma Chi Fraternity. Astor, 7ao
Free admission the American Museum His
tory the Geological Garden.
Free lectures Education, p. m.-wad-
leigh High School 115h street. Seventh avenue
+. Fenellosa, First Long Decay of European
ssth street. Walter b Dickinson Beyond Misss-
siPp 9SH EdEn sfh19 9 Ss Do%hie mini Clark
canal illustrated; Public School 40 No. $40
trstedp; Public school 81. Broadway Academy steet
and Vermilyea avenue William l. Scandin, ''Photog-
raphy illustrated. tblic School l57. st. Nicholas
avenue and l27th street Herbert +. Sherwood THE
European Home & Of ,hs ,s Ne% Imniiga,ion dllqs-
18th streets. Jacob Embury Price. Noisoess
streets Miss Emma r.. steiner. Alaska and Her
Wonderful Resources dliustratedl: West side Neigh
Roh10 8a Woos Race o' for Sonnsn
illustrated: Young Mems benevolent Association.
Victorious: Mastering the Environment dllus
trated,; Public School . 10Th street and Third
Refraction'': Public School S. Mosholu Parkway.
[sss ana WeqS HqtS,d Park Miss
tiiustIaed1; Public school i. avenue near
Native bids l1u-trated; Pabiie School %s antho%5
and fremont avennss Frank n,l-, !. blanchard The
- 1884 street between Beaumont and Cambreng
is Times dustrstod,; Public School as. Jerome sre
syenus, Moth Of is4th street WILLIAM solotaTof, a
Avenue Z: between eth and 9th streets. Unionport.
John r pobbs' F,Ss.maAinS frem Forest to Press
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

The seventeenth annual exhibition OF the
,,-.,a,,-e Ar Club will open al the Bauer-Folson
.,.,le7ies No 3ss Fifth avenue, with reception
iI,e afternoon of April !. and will continue for
tso weeks.
leo & MeCabe sFraigned yesterday IN the
--ot,,.s Court Charged with larceny, and remanded
s..r examination on Monday. bail being fixed at
sl."3 which furnished.
George M. Palmer, the Democratic leader IN the
ssse1sbly who h d candidate for the Democratic
..;niuation for Governor. viii speak tomorrow
R;ehf at the meeting OF the 1am1nany General
,-,n,usj1tee at 40 90 East seth street.
A-iscour, Kantero kaneko director general of the
,ar..uese Exposition 1872, has accepted al in
.i.stiou 20 speak before the Civic Forum q, Car
f,tge Hail fsexl winter, will discuss i.l- cuuca-
tional and Industrial. relations OF japan ana
America
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
APPOINTMENTS.
HAFFEN
Mitchell Refers Witness to C'UH
.Sey1ice Reform association.

Patrick ]. Reville, superintendent of buildings
in The Rronx when examined at the Haffen in
yestigation Yesterday. told Commissioner Mi'chei
that in making appointments In his department.
he was averse displeasing the Borough tresi-
dent He declared that it was nc hiHseH w''
sought Mr. Haffens advice in making appoint
ments. and the Borough PRESIDENT VINO '"i'i0
to him with suggestions.
To Commissioner Mitchers query Mr. ReViiie sai
he employed an assistant superintendent ana 'ut'
he would be loath to dispense with his services.
is there any provision in city charter Tor
an assistant superintendent? asked tonl'h'>Sio"'
Mitchell. -
AZ ...,,,,,s chat there is not said Mr.. Reville
..I'be Roard of Estimate and AppoTtoDment pro-
vided for the office, and ] wouldn't wait ~ 50
against the wishes of the board
Attbe afternoon session the mystery surround
ing the employment of one F. H. l'eohard III i"e
Prom. caused COMMISSIONS. Mitchell to remark
fiat il was case for the attention OF the |iN"
Service Reform Association foreman N 'iie
b,raa,, of highways named Deen, knew thai ID
1901 there was a named Leonard eiipoye'
in his gang but he dismissed shoruy- De'ie"
said that Leonard had a brother WHO o'Neo %
r,,cb like himself that he Dellen, could not tel
them apart. :;
When Patrick II. Leonard, corporauoh M
s,ector in The Bronx took the stand later re sald
he had once applied for job as foreman oi 4ie.
wavs in The Bronx. At the time he was dle"uy
o., the city payroll sergeant-at-afHis Vi tlo
f,oard of Aldermen That was in July, 1871. Sti'i'
n. was certified by the Civil Service COMMISSION
10, q Mace as foreman. Somebody named Leonard
80 assened TO Dellen's gang, but when Deller
xrae recalled he could say whether the WIZ
ness who had preceded him the Leonard un-
der his direction.
I refer him to you" said Commissioner Ml'chei'
meaning the witness, Leonard, as he nodded 10 d
representative of the Civil Service Reform Asso-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
RECEIVER NAMED FOR PATTI BANK
italian Financier Still Missing - Many
Threats by Depositors.

AchilIe Starace director of the Italian Cham
her of Commerce. was appointed receiver of the
Pati bank yesterday by Judge Holt. of the United
States Circuit Court. In spite Of the statements
of Patis relatives that he would appear and take
charge Of the affairs of the bank, he is still num-
bered among the missing.
An excited crowd of Italians surrounded the ba nix
Yesterday and many threats heard against
the lives of Pati and his II * thought that
the bank will be opened in q few days
Timothy L.. Sullivan said yesterday that he in
tended suggesting a bill o the Legislature to
bring the smallest business well the largest
under the supervision of the state banking Ia
lie introduced three such bills when he was SEN
ator, but none passed.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
aUIETs PUPILS WHEN FIRE STARTS

The presence OF mind of Miss Lena Leary, =
teacher IN the public school in Upper TuCkahoe,
probably saved the lives Of her pupils yesterday.
When flames suddenly burst forth in her room
some Of tho children started to down the mar
stairway
Miss Leary. who saw tho danger. placed her
self before the doorway and calmed tine children
Then she marched them out of the burning
building quietly. sending a pupil to tell Irinci-
pal Richardson about the fire.
Although the building filled with flames
and smoke. Miss Leary. using pals of water.
managed to extinguish the flames before the hose
arrived.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
COULD NOT BUY BLOOD. WIFE DIES
Few Responded to Advertisement Offering
$50 for Each Infusion.

Montclair March es tSpecian.-Mrs. Anna = r.
Truock wife OF carl r. Trulock. of NO. II" NEST
mt street died at her home this morning Mts-
TrulorL had been a sufferer from anaanlla
Several months ago her husband inserted All
advertisement in a New York paper offering s'e
for anv healthy person who would contribute blood
from his or her veins into those of his wife None
Of the applicants. however. was accepted MI
TrUock himself offered to undergo the operdt1cn
but care and anxiety had weakened him that
the physicians rejected him also little over
YEAR ago Mrs Trulock's amputated in
the hope that the blood supply would be sufficient
to nourish the remainder Of her body.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-27
MO POLICE TRANSFERS YET.

General Bingham intimated yesterday morning
that there might be a lot of transfers but he
changed his mind. He is still investigating the
charges of alleged graft made by THE World"
hut has not as yet put any body trial. He said
he had not yet decided to transfer Lieutenant
ayres and Detective Hughes, of Deputy Commits
sioner Hanson's vice squad. Deputy Commissioner
Baker visited General Bingham yesterday which
led 10 The report that some of the Tenderloin po-
lice would be Brooklyn.