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New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
H4RV4RD'S BIG CHANGE.
Committee of SeUen Named to De-
termine Football Policy.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Boston, Jan. S.-A big change in the Harvard
football policy made tonight. when at a
meeting of the Harvard Athletic Committee COM
mittee of appointed which shall
have full charge of the football policy to be pur-
sued the Stadium next fall. In former years
the captain and head coach, selected by the cap
tain, have determined Harvard's football policy
practically without interference Because of crft-
csm of the system pursued last fall and of the
lack of results there has been determination at
Harvard since the Yale football game to change
the system
Captain Frank H. Burr OF the 0S eleven submit
ted to the athletic committee few days ago plan
by which including himself, should
appoint the mead coach and assistant coaches and
should have supreme power nulify orders of
either the head assistant coaches. This plan
the committee tonight approved, and approved
we'll the following for the committee: w.
f. Garcelon, G. F. Fearing, A. w. Farley, Percy
D. Haughton. NJ. l.. Newhall, Andrew Marshall
and Captain Burr.
The committee likewise approved Captain Burrs
plans for autocratic power for this committee.
Every the committee is a Harvard foot
ball player of renown except Garcelon, VINO is a
track man. but who mas been frequent adviser
of the athletic committee. From the personnel Of
the committee it is probable that Joshua Crane.
jr will again be head coach, but his power will
be restricted
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
NATIONAL COOKS ALLIANCE STARTS
First Local Forms in This Culinary
Artisans Also Plan Organization.

The first branch IN the United States of the IN
ternational Association of Cooks which has head
quarters in Paris, London and Berlin. has been
organized in this city as the Cooks and Pastry
Cooks Alliance of America 1t has membership
of eight hundred to begin with and its headquar-
ters at No. 103 East SD street. This be-
ginning of movement to form branches in all
the large cities
In a week or ten days a meeting will be held
under the auspices of the new body to form a local
Culinary Trades Alliance, composed of bakers
cooks and men in allied trades. in order start
movement 10 regulate the hours of work Com
mittees have been appointed to induce the Amer
lean Cooks and Pastry Cooks Associati ton, the
Manhattan Cooks League and the German Cooks
Association-three organizations of long standing
TO unite in the branch of the international asso-
citation.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
HEIGHT OF POSTAL employees.
Civil Service Rule Requires Them To Be at
Least Five Feet Four Inches Tall.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau.1

Washington. Jan. S--The President was ashec
TODAY to change rule now enforced by the CFl
Service Commission which has the effect or seiect-
ing all e1uployes of the Postal Service by linear
measurement. Just how the rule came 10 DC
ad d,pted or who put it into force is not known out
under the present regulations all employees must DC
ar least five feet inches in height Representa-
five 1verstreet of Indiana, chairman OF the POST
office Committee of the House brought the subJeci
IN fhe attention OF the President today, and re-
ouested his aid in obtaining the revocation OF lhe
rule The President told the Congressman that the
regulation was new to him and added that ne would
not attempt defend it. because ne did not see
anv excuse for its existence.
If the five t-four rule applied to letter car
riers or railway mail clerks who are required 10
reach pigeonholes of certain height in posoffices
or mail cars, I could some sense in 1t, SAID
Mr. Overstreet But as a matter OF fact, 1t Is
blanket that takes in all the employees clerical.
manual and every If all the employees of the
nostaI service must be five feet four, why should
not the employees of all the other departments?'
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
MILE. GENEE LIKES NEW YORK.
Danish Ballet Dancer Pleased with First
Sight-To Open in Philadelphia.

Mile Adeline Genee likes this city The little
Danish dancer said yesterday:
'I am delighted with everything L have seen IN
New York for have travelled over a lot OF
ground in an automobile since L left the steamer
The wide streets the tall buildings and beautiful
Central Park all pleasant revelation to me-
for this is my first visit to America. L only hope
the public will like me as we'll like what
have seen of your wonderful city.
CoziIy seated in the corner of box at the Broad
way Theatre last night she told of her trip across
the Atlantic in the Oceanic. Il am not good
sailor" said she, but | on deck every day
excepting one, when they told me there was a
little breeze which l thought was a pretty Dig
one What a fine theatre this is, and what splen-
did company Miss Held has. and l notice that the
audience is prompt in arriving than in Lon
don houses. I unL -rstand l am TO open in Phla-
delphia on January 20. The hunting dance, which
I did in London, will be of the many that
hope will meet with the approval of American
audiences
Mile. Genee, who speaks English without for
eign accent has the reputation of being the great
est ballet dancer in the world. She will make her
first appearance in The Soul Kiss under the
manager of Florenz Zegfeld, jr
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
MILD WINTER, lis CATERPILLAR SAYS
Nature Has Provided Connecticut Man with
an Infallible Weather Prophet
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune


Danbury Conn. Jan. s-Frederick Coggswen.
of Bethel says this winter will be the mildest
in many years. Coggswell relies in forecastfnS
the weather upon a birthmark a caterpillar. On
his thigh The mark. its bearer says possesses ali
the characteristics of a live caterpillar and
moves and changes color with the changes in
weather.
Everybody who has been brought up in the
country knows" he said to-day that when the
caterpiars go shelter there going TO be
cold weather. So ii is with the caterpillar on my
leg The moment the thermometer drops to any
extent I can feel it begin to curl itself up into
snug ball for warmth and it gives me an itchy
sensation that makes feel mighty uncomfo,t-
able. When the winter is going TO be unusually
severe il begins its Information with the first ap
proach of cold weather. But this winter it has
given me no trouble at ALL and except when there
has been an occasional day of cold weather nov
and then | have scarcely been of its pres
ellce There will be very little extreme cold
weather this winter I'd be willing stake
all that"
The caterpillar, Mr. Coggswel says. in the spring
and summer changes color frequently to harnOnize
with the colors of caterpillars that Mr.. Coggsweil
sees crawling about In the fall when caterpillars
shed their hairs, he is bothered by pricky sensa
ton as though the hairs of his caterpillar were
working into his skin
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
LOUISE" A SECOND TIME.

Whatever is TO be the ultimate attitude of this
city toward Gustave Charpentier's Louise" is
good to chronicle the fact that there is, at least
Tor the moment a genuine and even urgent public
curiosity concerning this new work. So many
operate novelties have been greeted in New York
with scant attention in years that the
usual welcome for Louise" deserves honorable
record At last evenings performance there was
not an empty seat in the Manhattan Opera House,
ana ike condition is understood TO be already
assured for the third and fourth representations.
annCs.nced for next Saturday and Monday, re-
spectively- The true test of the new operas hold
upon American audiences Will Of course come after
its initial momentum has passed. How long that
viii be deferred there is present basis for
guessing. and meantime, it is enough TO note the
eyidert enjoyment on the part of last evenings
audience OF a good deal Of what Louise" and its
participants offered sight and hearing
The performance in the main a counterpart
of its predecessor, with few slight notifications
in stage detail and one or two changes in the cast
Of minor Characters. among these being the sub
stitution @: Miss Trentiu: tor Miss Morichini in
she dressmaking scene As before, Mr Giliberts
sincere and delightful personaticn Of the father
proved commanding factor in the operas appeal.
His acting and singing bring out what there is Of
the universal in this role-he is thoroughly the
Partisan workman tsave for his Haunting red
neckband2. but there IS than mere local veri-
sinlilitcde in the character he portrays it
Miss Gardens striking personality again made q
strong impression. out one could wish for more
beauty Of voice and more tenderness OF interpTe-
tation. There was close conformity in what
she did 10 The Questionable standard set by her
obviously rretentious and costly costumes OF the
first and second acts; too much sinuosity in her
walk IN the scene Julien in the street outside
the shop: too little simplicity and girshne-ss Mr.
1lanores sang with fine ferv0r, but he, too, seemed
more sesticuatory and literal than was necessary
Ike Miss Garden, he should by now have learned
10 trust a little further 20 the imagination OF
New York audiences Nine. Bressler-iianoh was
once again a realistic figure as the mother Mr.
Carnpanini conducted with spirit, and sometimes
with too little regard for delicacy Of orchestral
and vocal effects
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
FIVE-YEAR-OLD HEROINE.
Pushes Young Companions Out of Danger at
Risk of Her Own Life.

FIve-year-old Mary Eess. of No 81 East lith
street is a heroine Yesterday at the risk OF her
own life she saved the lives OF her younger sister
and a four-year- r-old companion. Mary pushed the
two children of the way of Madison avenue
surface car. She herself rolled beneath the
wheels and was almost killed.
With her mother. Mrs Charles Hess; her sister
Tessie four years Old and her chum. Mary Dunn.
Of the same age Mary Hess started to the
tracks There is a steep grade at this point, and
John Widener the motorman OF southbound
car was unable TO stop his before the children
were almost beneath II.
Mrs Hess was slightly in advance of the chill
dren When Mary the bearing down upon
them she pushed both her companions out OF the
wav The motorman had applied the brakes. but
the car slid along the rails and the child was
rolled beneath il. Her body struck the fender
boards on the trucks and she vas rolled OF
the way with nothing worse than a few bruises.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
OBITUARY.
MRS. GEORGE A. GoRMLEY.
TBy Telegraph to The Trihune

tby Telegraph to The Tribune
fittsburg, jan S-Mrs. George A Gormley died
at her nome in Sewickley this morning aged sixty
years Mrs Gcrmley the daughter of Gem
eiai Alexander Hays who organized the 63d Regi-
iieh' pennsylvania Volunteers. When the regi-
ment started TO the front General Hays took his
niue daughter with him. In the battle of the
"iiuefhess General Hays killed. After his
uedth the child remained with the regiment until
she could be sent to relatives in this city
MIS- Iorfniey was wealthy, and had devoted her
entire life TO philanthropic work She was promi-
heht IN amateur theatrcals. and appeared more
'Hah one hundred times in productions for the
oeheht OF charity. Mrs. Hays an honorary
ihehloer OF the SD Regiment and also an hon.
orarF member of local. Grand Army Of the Re-
public post.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
LEAIRD's WILL BEFORE SURROGATE.

The trial Of an action to determine the VaIfoltS
ct the viii OF George T Leaird. who died last
March leaving real estate in Manhattan valued at
y-=aaa came up yesterday before Surrogate
T7ecle+t T.aair5 made his viii forty-three years
before he died. when he possessed about S-rt"N
which he disposed OF among fifteen hrst cousins
and several other relatives Sixty relatives no"
claim an interest in the estate
tn, largest hequest. on e-half Of the estate, TO
x,-715.-, {, Wood :, first cousin. has grown much
ls--cr than il was first. owing TO the death oi
otfer heirs. The validity Of the VIII IS no"
questioned by several Of the other cousins VINO
aIIece that the estate should be dlEldeu III et""
- s,,o,,e, ali the cousins The day was taken
az, yesterday with testimony To the validity OF
ne Signatures Of the subscribing Witnesses all Oh
R-h7Yr are dea
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
LARGE CROWD HAMPERS FIREMEN.
Reserves Called Out at Little Blaze Near
Proctors Fifth Avenue Theatre.

4 fire which was discovered last evening IN the
basement Of No Il West 2Sth street. occupied py
Thomas Young fr a florist, drew a large crowd
owing 10 the dense volumes Of smoke which came
frofl the store. The hrefnen swept the cfo"o
aside. but yere SO hampered IN their Work thal
they called out the reserves of the TenceTioih
statlOn 10 get elbow room
Ia the rear where the fire started. is Proctor's
Fifth avenue Theatre. hut with the exception OF
the actors and actresses vino were waiting I"i
Their turn 10 appear or the stage no one khf" oi
The fire The smoke prevented from sel'iHs
into The theatre bv two double doors. The damage
AS Ign
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
CONGRESSMAN SULZER WEDs.
His Nurse During Serious Illness Becomes
His Bride at Atlantic City.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Atlantic City. Jan. S-Congressman William
Sulzer of New York City. and Miss Clara b.
Roedeheim. of Philadelphia, married here
yesterday afternoon and spending their
honeymoon at the Hotel Traymore. The ceremony
was performed the of the First Presby-
terian Church by the Rev. Herbert y. Gessner.
Only few of the most intimate friends of bride
and bridegroom were present.
The wedding the elimination of a hospital
meeting. Miss Roedelheim Congressman
Sulzer's nurse during serious Illness.
The officiating clergyman and the bridegroom
were schoolboys and college chums. when both
lived in New Jersey. Mr.. Sulzer, the of a
merchant, was sent college study for the
ministry. On the other hand. DR.. Gessner started
to study law and graduated into the ministry.
Both were students Columbia. The couple
on the board walk to-day. Among those who
greeted them Charles F Murphy. the Tam
many leader and Battery Dam Finn.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
SENTENCED FOR TROLLEY DEATH.
But Conductor May Get A-.other Trial in
Valley Stream Accident Case.

Judge Edgar Jackson, of Nassau County. SEN
fenced Max Gelb a conductor. TO Jail for three
months Yesterday being responsible for trolley
collision in which a motorman lost his life. Judge
Iackson later granted d certificate of reasonable
Doubt and admitted Gelb to bail pending appli
cation for a trial.
In August there was head-on collision at Valley
Stream Long Island. between trolley and a lime
car CeIb was the conductor in charge of the former
II was shown at his trial for mansaughter that
he had dsobeyed the orders of his company, and
was made responsible for the accident in which
lanes e. yandersweep a motorman, was killed.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
S. P. TURBINER ASHORE.
Rear Admiral Coghlan Passenger on Creole
For New York.

New Orleans Jan. S.-The Southern Pacific
passenger steamer Creole, for New York, went
aground tonight in the Gulf of Mexico, just
outside the mouth of the Mississippi River
The Creole is a soft bank and is in prac-
tically danger. Owing to the small tide at
the rivers mouth steamers seldom get off this
bank by their own power, and the Creoles OF
ficers have telegraphed to New Orleans for
tugs to drag her into deep water.
The Creole is the only American built turbine
steamer and this is her second trip in the New
York-New Orleans service. She left New Or
leans this morning Rear Admiral Coghlan is
one of the passengers.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
Special Notices.
To the EmpIoyer.

To he Employer
Do YOU want desirable help QUICK'
SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE by consulting the
file of applications of selected aspirants for posi-
tons of various kinds which has just been installed
at the Uptown Office of
THE NETWORK TRIBUNE,
No 1854 Broadway.
Between 36th and 37th Streets
Office Hours: 9 a. to D. m
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Observation-Disclosures. Jan. s.
ring rapid movement Of barometric
areas result in frequent and marked changes
temperature northern and quar-
tcrs of the United A barometic depression
central North Pacific coast will rapidly
eastward TO valleys Friday morning
and will reach Atlantic coast Saturday This
1ression will attended by in northern by
or snow in middle districts Of the Missouri
Valley and passage will be followed by sharp fall
IN temperature generally Of the Rocky Mountains
The storm swept the Atlantic Coast Tuesday and
1-.ssav night mas moved over the Canadian
Martins Provinces and the of fair and coder
,,ea,ber that has followed in its wake will the
contry generally Mississippi River Thursday
Turing Thursday winds along the Middle Atlantic
and >ew England Will be fresh from west and
,best. on the South Atlantic coast. light fresh
from westerly: the Gulf coast light from westerly
s on the Great Lakes fresh the northwest. beconl
variable -.,
,.sr1ers departing Thursday European ports will
ee fresh northwest winds and snow hurries 10
he Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
MISS HOOK OF HOLLAND"

Il Is made known that the pleasing play OF MISS
Hook Of Holland uow prosperouslE current al the
Criterion Theatre. viii be produced with another
company. II the Illinois Theatre ChieAso' WIN 'i'e
co-s6er- exnectafion that ii Will have a long ca
--- ,-,.4,-, through the summer. and. with still
another cor1rauy at the Colonial Theatre, Boston
Tie companies Will il IS said be composed OF
performers selected from the theatres of England
rs wei as America II is also said that Mr.. faul
Ruiens. author and composer OF MISS HOOK Vi
1511isr,7 has agreed TO furnish a play. for
production by Mr- Charles Frohman, next Sep
rerra-r
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
NEW FOOTBALL RIVALS.
Haruard and Princeton to Play ON
NoUember 7.

Cambridge Mass jan s-As a result of a con-
ference tonight between Harvard and Princeton
officials there will be football game between the
universities at the Stadium on November
next, barring dsapproval of the contest by the
Harvard Athletic Committee. 1t is understood that
Princeton, which has not played here since 1896,
took the initiative in the negotiations leading to
the agreement made to-day. There were present
at the conference Captain F. H. Burr, former Cap
tain Parker and Coach Joshua Crane. representing
Harvard, and Captain Dillon and Head Coach Rop-
er, of Princeton.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
BISHOP DIED IN TROLLEY CAR.

A dispatch has been received from Mentone'
France giving further details of the death OF the
Riobt Rev George Worthington. Bishop of Ne
+,osra who died there on Monday. Mr. Worth
inpton was walking alone. when he was taken sud-
denly ILL He was assisted by a stranger into
trolley car where he expired The body was at
first removed to the Catholic Cemetery, where IL
os identified bv Mrs Worthington Funeral ser
-, ill ba held at Mentone Friday after which
tho bod,- will be sent Paris where brother OF
the late Bishop will take charge of it,
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
MS- GfLIETTES PLAYS.

The Play Of Sherlock Holmes. by William Gil
lerte on the basis Of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle S
famous detective stories. has been produced with
se-aI success in the French language, at the An
toine Theatre Paris. Mr.. Gillette VIII soon Nlslt
tn French c:pitai and is intimated. will appear
thr-a as Sherlock Holmes. playing that part IN
English Mr ,;iliette's play Of Secret Service
Ia been revived in Brussels, at the Alcazar, and
eonlpaflz has been formed. make with 1t tour
Of provincial towns Of France
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
sNcoIN SQUARE THEATRE.

Tba Tfr-Ia tears who perform Mr. BIaneys
c,ii17i-al medley The Bad Boy and His Teddy
Bears.r gave "a reception on Tuesday Tor lLie
children in the audience. and the children natural
IL were delishted-hockirg upon the stage ana re-
.-,5r. as souvenirs little Teddy bears, given by
-. -.--f,,-,,,ire- hears all in costume Mrs. Mary
C Snaaner assisted in the proceedings, and she
vas welcomed with cordial applause and many
floral tributes Another Teddy bear reception VIII
n-c-1r rcnt Tuesday afternoon. January u
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
SENT PASSES TO COMMISSIONERS.
Nebraska Railway Board Starts Prosecution
Against Missouri Pacific
[Rv Telegraph TO The Trfbune.l

Omaha, Jan S.-There arrived through the mails
this morning finely engraved passes the Mis-
souri, Pacific road to each member of the State
Railway Commission. The passes were compli-
mentary from B. p. Waggoner general counsel for
the Missouri Pacific
Instead of returning them with the notice that il
is against the Nebraska laws to offer pass to an
officehoder, the commissioners turned passes
the Attorney General. with instructions to
prosecute the road, well Mr.. Waggoner
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
PROFESSOR DIES IN CLASSROOM.

Amherst Mass Jan S.-Dr. Augustus Armagnac,
head of the department of modern languages at
the Massachusetts Agricultural College. died sud
denly from apoplexy while seated at his desk in
recitation to-day. He was slXty-eight years
old The island Of Hayti was his birthplace He
Was graduated from Princeton in 1861. After
most graduate course at Colgate University he
taught in Chester. Penn, Tarrytown, \. Y. and
at the Indiana University He came to Amherst
about a year ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-09
PICTURES GIVEN YALE ART SCHOOL

Telegraph to The TrfbUne.I
New Haven Jan. S.-Two valuable pictures have
inst been received by the Yale Art School One is
a painting presented by William L. Andrews. OF
New York CITY a trustee of the Metropolitan Mu-
scunn of Art II is by Benjamin West. and repre-
sents the death of General Wolfe on the Plains OF
Abraham The other is by F. A Schenck, Ger
rnan-An1ercan artist of a century ago. and is pre-
sented bv Mrs E B. Tuttle. of SausatIck IL
rapresents a storm scene in the country