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New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
HATS BEAT SPRING HERE.
Women Shoppers Gaze with Admiration oa
New Millinery.

While by men it is generally believed t1a' 10
note OF the robin ushers in the spring, u : 70
doubted graveIy whether 70 the women CT d So
cftv that delicious season OF the year aces ~
begin with the first authentic millinery ana GUS
tune opening Yesterday BloOmingdale broIHeIS
store at Lexington avenue and 5sth streeI, vs.
experiencing its third day OF the croWoS ..
women interested = the opening OF Millinery a.
suits said 10 Re the finest IN the history oi l-'
concern II the weather remains pleasant ! .
believed by the management that the cro7os =, -,
the three remaining days CT the opening " "
prove the largest since the insutILo]
started -
\ white Empire hat made OF princess ass,
with an ostrich willow plume yard ard q %
in length. and handsome buckle OF silver On -
is valued az $3.50. and drew the attention ol ~
dreds OF women An entire red GainSuOIo -
was close second magnet II was .
silk straw faced with pIeated net and trl1-1 tr.
with ostrich pompOn and paradise. WIN . -. -,
loop effect Of No. red velvet rionon- 1'--''
sos 9S-
Lingering looks and soulful signs were - -
stoned by a white Liberty satin evening So
low cut with a border OF gold beads set II sp.I
effect. the waist trimmings the same ah1 S
$40.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
SCHAEFER BEATS HOPPE
Champion Successfully Defends
Title at 1871 Billiards.

Chicago March 11.-Jaoob Schaefer successfuiIy
defended tonight his title of champion oliiard
player at the Is-iRch balkne, one shot IN game
by defeating Willie Hoppe by score o. oo~ 10
AZ. Schaefer's average Il 1875; Hopes aver
age was L 15-34-
The game was Schaefer's championship Valedlc-
tory. he had announced that win or lose against
the clever New Yorker, he would retfe from
active competition after tonight and ieaVe the
fight for titles to younger men. The matcn was
played in Orchestra Hall.
Hoppe took the lead in his first inning and main
tained il until the sixteenth. playing steady COZ
sisient game, with average close to IL DurlnS
the first nine innings Schaefer WAS not able TO
average more than 3. making goose eggs IN the
fifth sixth and seventh trials. In his tenth inning
the champion collected 95. and in the fifteenth and
sixteenth runs So and 6l respectively, taking The
lead by a score OF SO TO 25S. Hoppe. however
went TO tie front his next inning with j. 10 ms
credit and followed II with a run OF % IN The
seventeenth BY Of IS in his twenty-hrst
effort Schaefer took first place and held 1t unul
the end After the seventeenth inning Hoppe aP-
peared 10 lose his stroke and most Of his runs were
in one figure. The score follows:
echaefer-2 B. o 3. O. o. O s. 10 81, :, O. "a, g 30
61 = 81 O. > Is. IS. % 10. SO. = 4 . !, u . o.
IL Total 500. High %; average. IA 10 .e
Hoppe 3 l6 "a. - O. g.. Il, l. !, 10 80 .
o6 80 80 ! O. - ]. o. =. g. .. q. 1, o IL - 70 IL =
o Total. 423. High run, 50; average. II 1874
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
S. =. CHM DISCUSSED.
White House Conference on SaIton
Sea If0lr.

Washington. March 1l.-An important conference
Vas held Al the White House tonight ATTENDED oy
President Roosevelt Secretary Garfield and Max
vel Fvarts and H J Corey, representing lle
Southern Pacific Railroad COMPANY TO see II theFe
could be brought about settlement OF the c-diIiA
OF ths1 company for making repairs 10 the ulS
Break in the Colorado River about year ago,
which formed the Saton Sea. when the hNes ana
--oDerrv Of American citizens in the Imperial Val
ley OF California were threatened After con
fereces between TIE various interests at that time
The President and Edward II. Hartman reached an
agreement 1lat the Southern Pacific system shoulG
have the work done and that the President wouId
use his influence 10 have road reimbursed iof
its expenditure. The Southern Pacific made .
claim for 81 SO O1a. and the settlement has been
deferred for some time. Senator Flint. O. Can
fo-ria has introduced a bill providing for he pay
-1ge1r of the claim. but little progress has been
made in getting j through Congress.
Al 1o-nishr's conference the situation was thor
oughly discussed. and. according 10 Mr. Cory
President Roosevelt expressed himself IN favor
q 2 prompt settlement Of the claim lie Tecog-
rlized that while there is no legal obligation on
the part Of the government TO settle the clam
there Is a moral obligation 10 pay IL As re
suit Of the conference Mr. Gerry stated that the
President would write letter pTobabl, to-rnor-
VOW 70 Chairman Miller OF the House Committee
on Claims asking that the matter be investigated
and urging that the claim be settled as soon as
-gOzsihle.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
RUSIN ESS TROUBLES.

Petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday in
the United States Circuit Court follows:
Involuntary against English & Co, wholesale
lumber dealers, OF No. : Madison avenue claims
Of creditors, 5000.
Voluntary, the Olympia Florists, Of No. 81 West
42d street: liabilities. $2,512 So: assets
involuntary against Leon Rubay, Of No. 1897
Broadway. Peter fucker appointed receiver.
Involuntary against William Rothstein. maker Of
sli!L waists No 20 West Houston cred
ltoTs' claims aggregate 5000
Involuntary against the Williams x Weymouth
ComIan Of No. -s5 Front street, creditors claims
Sle."G-
Involuntary against Never Sloane. dealer in wool
len goods at No 131 Eldridge street; claims Of
petitioners, SOC.
The schedules Of the Union Ballast Company
show liabilities Of S16,l24 43 and assets Of sl,350
which do not include machinery River ave
and Newton Greek. Laurel Hin. Long Island
The>scheduIes Of the Fred > Clute Company
give liabilities of S4IIl 81 and assets Of Sl,742 -
The schedules OF the II. J. Wood Company
show Liabilities Of s4.64S 70 and assets OF
Sl.029 73
The schedules Of Leo De Fillippo give his la
biltes as $3.50 So and assets Of 075-
Holmes y. X. Dennis jr.. las been appointed
receiver for William Rothsten. H
Ernest Hall has been appointed receiver for
Albert RotLermeI.
The schedules OF Louis Jacobs. dealer in TOYS
ana stationery. at No ia Brobme street. show
liabilities OF S1724, nominal assets s7G7 and
actual assets 1888
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
DIVORCE EVIDENCE SLEEP TALK.
Petitioner Uses Salt Water Trick On Slumber-
ing Wife-Says He Got Confession.

New Brunswick, March i (SpeciaD.-Fice-Chan-
cellor Walker asked TO decide a divorce case
Yesterday based on a wonlan's conversation and
alleged confession said to have been made in her
sleep
Richard Tague. Of South Amboy. is being sued
by his wife, Mary the statutory grounds Tor
divorce He has hIed a cross petition, naming
-o--eepondent and appeared as his own counsel
He said that he had proof positive Of his wifes
infdelity Asked by the Eice-Chancellor what his
evidence was. he said.
An old sea captain cnce told me that II you
nut the hand Of 3 person who is asleep in salt
water and asked them questions they would an
swer YOU and never lie. I suspected my wife so
one night when she sleeping soundlY got
a basin Of water and put plenty Of salt in It.
Then I ullt her hand in it and questioned her
about her conduct. She answered all my questions
and gave me the proof that I needed 70 establish
my case"
Vice-ChanceIlor Walker was IN doubt about the
salt process OF gaining confessions and reserved
decision.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
SELLS BONDS At LOSS.
Deutsche Bank Of Berlin Disposes of
Western MARYLAND Collateral.

A block of s4.0OGoo Western Maryland Railroad
Company first mortgage per cent bonds OF 1852
were public auction yesterday at 80 for the
account of a loan held by the Deutsche Bank OF
Berlin The bonds bid in by Edward D.
Adams for the bank
Nearly two years ago the Deutsche Bank loaned
S3.0g0oo) TO the Western Maryland 100000 Of
bonds collateral. The price realized for the
bonds at 53 g. 20 000 SSS00o1 less than the face
value Of the loan. For the balance due the bank
Of course, has lien On the general credit of the
company.
When the recsvership for the road was an
nounced last week these bonds dropped TO 49, but
when il was announced that the April coupons
would be paid the market price improved.
In the action Of the Bowling Green Trust Com
pany against the Western Maryland in the New
York Supreme Court recover 81 GO3 295 promis-
sorry notes. an attachment issued TO the Sheriff
New York County. who levied certain prop
erty Of the railroad company held by the Mercan-
tile Trust Company
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
WHERE SLAVERY EXISTS.
atrocities in Portuguese Hest 1frica
Described by General Pieuaer.

Washington. March IA vivid description %
atrocities alleged 10 he perpetrated upon slave IA
borers on cocoa plantations on the Islands Of P-i7-
cipe and -. Thomas. Portuguese West Africa vas
given in an address on "ChiIdrens Lives n Africa
bv General JouOert Pfenaer. OF South africa az To-
nights session OF the International Congress on ne
Welfare of the Child under the auspices of ths
National Mothers Congress
The atrocities I have witnessed IN Portuguese
West Africa have taken such a hold upon ne,
declared General Pienaer. that I cut myself
loose from all business, and, leaving my family
thousands Of miles away. have consecratsd ny
life TO the freeing of the men and women who ara
daily being done 70 death and the little children
that 7 have seen beaten until The blood flowed 20
the ground
The speaker said that he had formed a1 assoc-a-
ticn with the intention OF petitiOning The Po-r1-
guesa government and On behalf OF the slaves 20
establish missionary settlements 70 civilize and
Christianlze them and TO act as a guard over the
slave traders and 70 report The atrocities 20 ths
association. This seems 10 ne. he said. The o1-y
effective way OF putting end 70 this tniq-i-y
lie asked for the support OF the Mothers Consress
IN his mission OF humanity
After stating that the crueIties n1sted OUT 20
these de-raded human beings the mainland
were bevond description General Pieusar oon-
tinued. Children are torn away from the breasts
OF their mothers and sold as slaves Slaves II ths
employ OF their task11asters are beaten 20 cean-
Men women and children are u-1tt-ated Often
after native has been done 10 Ce4'H II = 4-~-
tered and the different portions o. h.s BODY ara
hung on trees 70 terrorize the other natives
In her report national corresponding secre-
tarv. Mrs Edwin z. Grice comments faT0raoS
upon upon the suggestion fer the establishment n
Washirston OF a mothers and Chlld-e1.s orl-1-ls
as a permanent memorial 70 Mrs Theodore blFney'
the founder Of the congress. 70 b dupIealed !.
Fairgrounds all over the country by the rno'ners
clubs of the various states
At the opening session OF the congress there VSs
an address by the national president Mrs E1ed-
erfck Schon OF Philadelphia who TeVle"e1 ~
work OF the last three years and recommended tHs
as,ah1fshnnent OF permanent headquarters a. Vasa-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
CALL SCHOOL UNS4FE.
MontcLQir Board Of Trade Demands
Conditions Be I'm proceed.

Aontclai-. March L (Speciale--CharSes made ~
members C the Board of Trade that the Central
Grammar School IS II q condition which makes q
repetition + the CoIlinwood disaster imminent has
stirred the school authorities explain the neg
Leo 70 SAFEGUARD the school Edward Madison,
secretary Of the Board Of Education said to-day
Ihar when the Town Council TWO years ago aPpTo-
I-iated funds for fire escapes repairs were needed
q the Watching Avenue School. The latter in
Troveren1 made and fire escapes were placed
on the other schools This exhausted the aDTro-
prlation. The members Of the Board of Education
assert TOO. that the danger at he Central Gram
mar School Is not grave s depicted ct the
Council meeting a fire driIl At the Central Gram
rrar School to-day showed that al the pupils could
be got outside Of the building in Two minutes
Part Of an open letter u the Board Of Education
says
The main. or Central Grammar School. = full Of
grave defects. TIE building except as :" Walls
and outside roof covering. : constructed through
out with CcEnhus-ibc material. Two basement en-
frances ElaI used daily oy the scholars 10 90
and from their r.aSsTooTs. are too narrow open
inward. and all the basement windows are covered
The outside with heavy wire netting me 0FSt
story entrance for the boys found locked. and
informed same has been kept locked for three
wears This door should be kept unlocked during
school hours. and while IN The entrance and exit
par1 this suhjs-t NJ Ild say that the using Of
with as the stairways leading from the halls into
-he cellar full e turns and twists that are COR
fuSiEE.
The wooden stairw-ays extend from basement 10
second story. This would cause them act as
f5ves 70 convey flame and smoke throughout the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
c. S. SMITH COMPLAINS.
Prisoner Charged Ecith Sending
Threatening Letters 10 HIM.

On, e.e complaint a: Charles Sprague Smith, d.
rs Tor er .he Peoples Institute, living at No "lo
Easf 18Th street who alleges that he has received
se,e-si threatening Hnd annoying letters, harold
w leonard of Nc IS East 18th street was ar
rested last night and locked up II Police Head
quarters
According 10 the 2o3ee. when the prisoner VS.
searched ai Police .-se.-us.tefs II was 'esii'e
-ha. The man had also f.sE1 letters 10 Presloe'
Roosevelt Governor fiug!.ss Superintendent MN
well Of the public schools ana Miss Maude Aca'is
roT,axxir,r the receipt OF a letter yesterday morn
.rr M Smith Informed the Detective Bureau anu
Detective Farrell went the address signed 10 'ile
le1;er In a small room IN the attic the oetechFS
found Leonard. and the latter the ponce say
frankly admitted that lie had sent the letters
L. -. last letter received by Mr.. Smith the
writer x-rote in a rambling way and mentioned
-h fact that the transit facilities were bad IN tls
city. especially when one had TO cross either the
North or East River.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS NOTES.

Cleveland March n-Coroner Burke in his de-
cislon in the CoinwoOd school fire. rendered to-
and the death of the children was due 70 faulty
construction whereby partition projected in front
recommends legislation to safeguard school build
ings.
John lAbner. charged with aiding in the murder Of
James Cockriu during the Hargis -Cockriu teud in
was discharged.
jackson, Miss. March 11-Constitutionai prohi-
btion was defeated in the Senate to-day bv a vote
of = ayes to IS noes.
Indianapolis. March n.-Mrs Beatrice Thomas
Metcalf, VINO attempted to shoot 5. =; Hamin dur
l4 ns tG t@I & 0t d JoIn ~ IN " h Ii df a. o@so 40 "e @
mtted 70 the Central osPifai d9F the Insane by a
TWO attempts 10 commit suicide
Philadelphia March I-An automobile contain
n AnthoPy j. DTe16 G 46 5 5T H. and NsWe y othnr
was struck by a car in the northern part of the
The three young men named sustained slight in
juries.
San Francisco. March 11.-Eugene schmitz was
confined for the last ten months. free man until
he is called thirty nine indictments sun
furnish $3i5 90 bail before being released.
Birmingham Ala, March 1.-THE entire police
" A smith ana tie serious woundlng Of 'Jud'
ByHTs, patromen. to-day by an unknown white
the officers were highwaymen ana opened fire when
asked why he was out so late
Helena. Mont. March n-Former Austrian ON
ployes at the East Helena plant of the American
Smelling and Refining Company intimdated en-
poyes of the plant with clubs and rocks last night
and drove them home. The Austrians laid off
several months ago and decided that no one else
should work
New Orleans, March ll-DeIails Of alleged frauds
in the recent Democratic primary election for
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana to-day
placed before the Democratic state central com
nlit-Aa IN formal charges by J. j. Bailey the de-
feated candidate. and Paul Lambremont, the
cessful candidate. The state committee requested
both Mr.. Lambremont and Mr.. Bailey to withdraw
their claims 10 the nomination Mr Bailey
fused and the Charges then read.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
TROLLEY RUNS INTO CARRlAu1'
Three Persons Have Narrow Escape IN Will
iansburg Street.

Three nersons narrowly escaped serious INJURY
last night when a Crosstown car bound south
crashed into tUo-horse carriage owned ana driven
bv Abraham Lewis, OF No. l6i Madison street. 3'
New street Williamsburg Inc o'IleT pa''Tle Us
:. - r~,.ga 1-ara Mrs Lewis and Mrs. Davis
The three persons were thrown TO the eroulD a1ic
Law there for several minutes. and seemed as Il
they had been killed. 4 physician VINO respoiueu
from the Eastern District Hospltal IouHu 'l.a eJ
had not been seriously hurt, and after dressing
+beir wounds they able to leave for nome
There were many passengers in the car al 'l7
time and but for the GOODNESS of the conductor
several of them might have been hurt' Tor as tile
car struck the carriage every one made loT 'l4e
door With the conductors assurance that every
thing was all right they walked back TO thelr
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
BEAUTY FOR THE POOR.
Dir. Myers Aslis to Haze Technical
School Decorated.

7rattf,e IN a meeting called By the art corau1Is-
tee Of the Public Education Association at the He
brew Technical School for Girls Tuesday after
noon the principal of the institution. Nathaniel
Myers said that he had been having a monkey
and parrot time since he took charge Of IT, The
supporters haven't actually been trying 70 pun lis
feathers out as the monkey did the parrots. N
fact they are very benevolent Wen help aln
because he works so hard, thsJ say o1t don't
you see, he's a crank
They tell me / spelling these poor girls. hs
said and making them dssatisted with ther
home surroundings one man said 70 me that 4,
he were going 20 build a school fer poor girls he
would put up four brick walls and knock holes
in IL for windows Something Ike a car stable
I suggested Yes he sail something Ike a
stable He not consciously a mean or
small man either. and he contributed HaeraIy 20
the erection OF this building, even though ne
didn't approve OF IT,"
MI Myers concluded by saying that he wished
the Public Education Association would decorate
his school
The school is going 10 be decorated in aay
event" he said. but I would love above all
things TO see il decorated By the Public Etuca-
ton Association Just as an object lesson. II is
one thing 10 decorate a public school which is
supported by taxes and which is attended By rich
and poor alike. but II is another 70 decorate ar
institution like this. which is intended only for
the poor"
Dr. James Parton Hanoy presided. and SAID
that the association was going 70 concentrate is
energies on decorating one school as y should
be done. No Ieo. in s2i street between First and
Second avenues. has been selected. and the plans
for its adornment were shown There was also
an exhibit OF color and other pictures suitable
for schools and collection OF photographs of
St Gaudens's works and those OF other Araeri-
can scuIptors BY the Metropolitan Museum This
collection was secured by the assoctatiors art
exhibition committee. and Will be lent % any
school desiring it
Other speakers were John " Alexander Mrs.
Anna GarIin Spencer and Frederick I StOdGard
Mr.. Stoddard thinks that good way for artists
10 secure their fame is by presenting pictures 70
the schools as the little people Will Be big some
dav He is following his advice bv decora-
ing the auditorium OF the Technical School a1t
his representation Of ideal womanhood Will bs
unveiled next Thursday night
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
MRS. SAGE INTERESTED,

The Emma Willard Association met yesterday
afternoon at the Hotel Manhattan and decided 10
cooperate with the Public Education Association
in its efforts decorate the schools. Mrs Russell
Sage is believed 10 be much Interested IN this
movement she has taken the trouble 10 revise
"A suggested committee. marking some names
and adding others.
The letter from the Public Education Association
asking for the cooperation OF the Emma Willard
Association was. of course addressed Mrs. Sage.
as she is st president of the latter organization.
though she has never presided since her husband 5
death
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
MISS BRYANT LEFT ABOUT S210,C0O.

MineoIa Long Island March il t9peclaL3-i
accounting of the viii Of Miss Julla SalluS hIS ''
- 5e,,af,tnr - tho roet William Cullen Bryant. has
hen tired IN the Surrogates Court here. The trans
fer tax amounts 20 So 80 the entire estate being
valued at about $4,000 Almost all Of II is left
70 repheHs and nieces, the Public Reservation oI
Massachusetts getting sI0arn Anna Rebecca Fair
C+r7 received a life interest in sl07 49, Julia F.
Sc5reirer Sl0po: Julia z Van Duzer, slo"";
Minnie Goddard. Annie Goodwin de Castro. Nora
Goodwin Fannie Goodwin White and Harold God
win each S22l79 q.
The William Cullen Bryant place on the shore
Of Long Island Sound overlooks Roslyn harbor
and the Connecticut shore It was here that many
OF the well known poems were composed
New-York tribune., 1908-03-12
OIL STORED IN SCHOOL BUILDINGS
Kearny Hears Asylum, Church and Other
Structures Need Fire Escapes.

Ezearny. March = tSpeciaD.-Ra1ph s Young
building inspector. reported 10 the Town Council
tonight that there were Jwenty-seven buildings in
the town ,hs- should be equipped with fire escapes
T1e number inc-uj-5 Schools .. I. and the High
School Buildings. s. Cociiia's Church school and
public hall Knox Presbyterian Church and chapel,
Kearnv Town Hail Elks' Hail First Baptist
Church Evans Han. Italian OrPhanage in Passaic
syenue. Arlington Protectorv. in Heigrove Drive;
Beulah Nethodis, Episcopal Church, s.. Stephen $
Roman Catholic school building. in Midland ave
NE. Trinity Episcopal Church and the First Pres
fyre-5sn Church
TIE custom Of storing OIL II school buildings was
o-Gere6 stopped a. once