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New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
CONTESTS YERKES WILL
Uido1c's 4ctiom May DeW1ue Nez0
York Of 4rt Gallery.
IBy Telegraph TO the Tribune. J

chicago. Dec 3-Confirrnation Of the report
that the will of Charles T. Yerkes, disposing
Of an estate of s15.000.00o. is TO be contested in
the Cook County Probate Court by the widow.
Mrs Mary Adelaide Yerkes- OF New York was
discovered to-day by a careful search of the
records in the case. A misplaced entry in the
docket books Of the Probate Court was found.
which shows that M%s. Yerkes has already for
n1aliy declared her intention Of renouncing the
will and claiming the one-third Of the estate to
which the laws Of Illinois entitle her
The question OF whether numerous bequests
made by Mr. Yerkes. including the s5.o00000
art galleries given TO the city of New York, will
he invalidated by the opposition Of the widow
r-ul have 70 be fought out before Charles s,
cutting This will be done. it is planned,
soon as all the lawful debts left by Mr. Yerkes
have been settled.
Mrs Yerkes renounced the provisions Of the
mill as far as il concerned her over year and
half ago" said Charles f. Yerkes, son Of the
late street railroad man, this evening. Under
the law she has a perfect right To her dover of
one-third of the property. because the renuncia-
,iop was made within the time allowed by the
Iav. and is matter OF record As to the be
ouest to New York City, I don't think the viii
has been construed that the CITY has a claim to
the property
7,,.ro mere recorded yesterday two deeds affect
ing Manhattan real estate owned py mares /
Yerkes at the time of his death They were exc
cuted some time before his demise one showed
that title 70 the site at the southeast corner OF
esth street and Fifth avenue, on which are the
yerl,esj lit~srv art gallery and house, had been
transferred by Mrs. Mary Adelaide Aerkes 'e
Carlos r. Cook. OF Chicago. and by M. oooh -
Mr. Yerkes for nominal consideration
By the other deed Mrs. Yerkes transferred Il
to a Fifth avenue plot 80 by 10 feet aoou' SKY
feet south Of 10Th street and also a dwelling hoHse
plot . by loo5-feet. the north side ef osth
street 80 feet east Of Lexington avenue to MI
cook, Who in gave the titles TO the pa ee1s 70
Air. Ierkes.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
BIG ROBBERY IN BOSTON,
Bonds and Papers Worth s3Of 900
Taken from Trust Com panu.

Boston. Dec. 3.-The mysterious theft Of nego-
table bonds and certificates of deposit aggre-
eating 100000 from the vaults of the Old Col
ony Trust Company made public TODAY
when the bank appealed to the police and asked
that every banker and broker in the United
States he Informed
The papers were deposited with the bank last
August and were locked in the vaults The
theft was not known until September 10. when
it was found that the papers had nysterfously
disappeared They consist of Consolidated
Steamship Company bonds and Of certificates
Of deposit. which the officials of the bank
say any unsuspecting banker would loan prac-
ticslly the full value. The police and detectives
are at utter loss to the method by which
the property was stolen
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
PRESIDENT IN PERIL.
His Carriage Nearly Run Dozen by
HedTy Fire Hose Cart.

Washington, Dec. st was learned Tonight
that President Roosevelt had a narrow escape
from serious injury while driving yesterday
afternoon. The prompt action of Lieutenant J.
3. LYONS Of the local Fire Department who was
driving heavy fire hose cart and threw his
horses to the ground in order to avoid dashing
into the Presidents carriage alone prevented a
bad accident.
The fire horses were travelling at great speed
when the driver. realizing that the hose wagon
would dash into the Presidents carriage with
out some desperate measures. jerked the ami
mails back and threw them on their launches
Their hoofs it is said, almost struck the car
riage in front of them they fell. The hose
wagon slightly damaged. The hremen
were responding to an alarm of fire from the
home Of Representative Frank .. Lowden. or
Illinois
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
Mr.. NORTH REPLIES.
Denies Giving Wool Men Informa-
ton on Tariff

Washington Dec. 3.-Expressing willingness
to appear before the Committee on Ways and
Means and state under oath all the facts con-
nected with his services to the Senate Finance
Committee in 1894 and 1897 S y. y. North.
Director of the Census. in a letter addressed to-
night to Chairman Payne. defends himself
against the charges in the pamphlet introduced
as evidence at the tariff hearing yesterday by
Representative Champ Clark. Of Missouri.
when the Wilson tariff bill. of 1894
about TO reach the Senate" writes Mr.. North,
Senator AIdriCh said to that he
tirelv without expert clerical assistance in
connection with the work on the tariff bill and
without any funds 10 pay for it, and that he
urgently desired that I remain in Washington
and assist him while the bill passing
through the Senate I consulted with the
officers Of the National Association Of Wool
Manufacturers. Of which ] was secretary, and
thew consented to Senator Aldrich's request"
Mr. North says further that the same thing
occurred when the Dingley hill reached the Sen
ate in 1897: that he never in position TO
give Illicit information TO any one regarding the
terms Of the bill; that President Whitman of the
Wool Manufacturers Association received no in
formation from him; that he was never con-
shifted by the subcommittee of the Finance
Committee as TO the phraseoIogy Of the wOoen
schedule or the rates II imposed. and that the
officers Of the National Wool Manufacturers
Association. after the passage Of the tariff bill.
believing he had been underpaid, presented him
So 900 in recognition OF the arduous and respon-
sible work which he had performed for the com
mittee and the serious injury to his health which
resulted from an assignment entirely apart from
his duties as secretary of the Wool ManLfa ctur-
ers Association
Il did lot of hard work. says Mr.. North,
and did it honorably duty which owed
the public, and for which l expected ma re-
ward"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
NEU1 FINANCE PROBE,
Chamber Of Commerce to Investigate
Citus 4fairS.

The chamber of Commerce passed resolu-
ton at its monthly meeting yesterday asking its
committee finance to examine the financial
situation of the city, its income and expendi-
lures its bonded and other Indebtedness and the
means which may be taken for conserving and
advancing its interests and for protection
against the increasing burden Of taxation and
Indebtedness, and for securing a businesslike
and economical administration"
The resolution was offered by James G. Can
non and seconded by Jacob H. Schin. who said
he had been unaware Of the purpose of Mr. Can
non and had brought with him resolution of
similar import. At his suggestion the commit
tee on finance was empowered to add TO its num-
bers for the purposes of the Inquiry
When the legislative committee which is ex-
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
POISON SENT BY MAIL.
UOman Blamed for Death of Sales
man IN San Francisco.

San Francisco. Dec 3.-Poison conveyed in a
letter mailed ip this city yesterday is believed
to have caused the death OF Henry Boas. a sales
man for electric company. who discov-
cred dying in his apartments here early to-day.
communication purporting to he from a
physician, but which displayed ignorance of the
primary principles Of medicine was sent to
Boas yesterday by special delivery. and the evil
dence in possession of the police indicates that
the letter, penned by woman. contained two
powders. which the recipient vas urged to take
a remedy for indigestion, but which were in
<act Of poisonous character
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
MRS. BENTZ 4 SUICIDE.
UOmau H7hO Discovered Boil UeeriI
Tictim Of Cancer.

St. Louis. Dec. 3-Knowing that death from
an incura bic disease was approaching, and that
she would he unable to carry out her life work
Mrs Adelaide !. Bentz, who had devoted years
10 the discovery Of the destructive cotton boil
weevil. ended her life at the home of her sister,
Mrs. J. 3. John. in ST. Louis to-day.
Mrs. Bentz. while conducting experiments for
the government on the Taft farm, at Taft, Tex,
two years ago, struck by falling board
The injury developed cancer.
Before firing the shot which killed her to-day
Mrs Bentz wrote letter to her son, Louis NJ.
Bentz of St Louis. revealing 10 him her secret
formula for exterminatng the boil weevil and
urging him to continue her work and perfect her
pla0S
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
j. ". GATES 4 SHOWM4N.
Merges BOSt0ck's and Other 4ggre-
cations Into Nesp Circus.
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ,

Galveston. Dec. 3.-John w Gates is the pro-
moter Of a new circus which will make its first
tour next summer The venture, which it is
said. viii represent an investment of at least
Sl'3oo0oo will include the Bostock aggregation
or animals and the equestrian show OF Rhoda
Royal. with other shows which have been
bought. leased otherwise acquired by Mr.
Gates and his associates. who are admitted to be
men known to the amusement world
In his characteristic style Mr. Gates said that
ms connection with the New York Hippodrome
Is responsible for his getting into the show bust
ness, and that he is going Ito play her to win"
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
WANTS CHINA IN, TOO.
Shanghai Newspaper Thinks Mr..
Taft Brought about Understanding.

Shanghai. Dec. 3.-In commenting upon the
Japanese-American treaty. the "Singanpao,' the
leading Chinese newspaper here, welcomes II as
an assurance of peace in the Pacific, but re-
grets that China is weak to need pro
lection. The hope is expressed that the reign
of the new Emperor will find China a leading
member of the Chino-Japanese-Ameri alli-
anCe
The newspaper credits President-eIect Taft
with the bringing about of the Japanese-Amert-
can understanding.
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04
WILL BE TAFT"S POLICY.
Understanding 1eith Japan IndOrsed
bu President elect.

Hot Springs. Va Dec 3-President-elect Taft
declared tonight in the strongest terms that
the American japanese declaration Of policy in
the Far East would have full weight and effect
in his administration
Not only did he specifically indorse the under
standing but added that he heartily favored
every means of maintaining friendly and cordial
relations between this country and the Orient
and that this had always been his position
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04

GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER
x Der case Of glass stoppeIed bOttles-AdyL
New-York tribune., 1908-12-04

POLAND WATER DEPOT
1850 Broadway cor. : ST, Wholesals & RstatA--
AdVE
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
PRAISES BRAVE WORK
SECRETARY METCALF COM
MENDs SAILORS FOR REscUEs.

Secretary Metcalf has expressed to r.
P. Burgess. coxswaini r. r. Elliott, sea-
man. and B. c. Yoes. shipwright, of the
U.SS. Denver, the DEPARTMENT. appre-
citation Of the gallantry displayed by them
April 12 in the harbor of Hongkong.
China. in jumping overheard from the
Denver to the rescue Of Charles c. Beach,
boatswain, who had accidentally fallen
overheard.
The Secretary of the Navy has heartily
commended Coxswain George K. Carbell
of the U.S.S. Plscatanua for his prompt
ness and gallantry III risking his life to
save that of another. The report of the
commandant of the naval station, Cavite,
P. l., In this case says:
Ion the afternoon Of December 26. 1907.
Fox fell overheard at the Nagallanes
monument. landing in the Pasig river
Tarbell ION seeing that Fox did not come
to the surface). without removing cloth
ing or shoes, dove overheard. swan under
water, found him and brought him
to the surface near the launch OF
the U.S.S. Albatross (which was ~
ing some distance below the place where
Fox fell in) Then by getting under Fox $
body. Tarbell lifted him nigh enough to
be seized by the launch's crew, who pulled
him aboard in very exhausted condition.
The swift current and eddies at this
point of the river made the action of Tar
bell very hazardous, and but for his
promptness Fox would have lost his life. :
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
NEW ASSISTANT SECRETARY:
Promotion of Chief Clerk Scofield OF
War Department.

Under special authority of the legisla-
tive appropriation bill just approved, Mr..
John c. Scofeld, chief clerk of the War
Department has been appointed assist
ant and chief clerk of the War Depart
ment at salary of $1,000 a year, to take
effect July 1.
The new title adding the word assist
ant created by Congress is interpreted
as adding a second assistant secretary OF
war and relieves a situation which has
been found embarrassing whenever In the
absence of both the Secretary and as
sis.ant secretary it was necessary for the
ranking army officer on duty in the de-
partment to act in the capacity OF Sec
rotary. In such a case. should the ON
Ger detailed as chief of stan be ranked
BY some other officer. a snarl in the f1nal
approval of orders might easily be the
consequence
MIR Scofield entered the War Depart
lnent as clerk just twenty-four years
ago His advancement has been contln-
uous. and i'm the recommendation to Con-
gress for his promotion Secretary Taft
commented strongly on his qualifications
and achievements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
VERDICT FOR DEFENDANT.
Jury Acts in Case Based on "Jim
Crowo Car Law

After being out little more than two
hours, the jury in the case of Agnes
Carver against the Great Falls and Old
Dominion Railroad Company. on trial be
fore Justice Anderson in Circuit Court
No. >, today rendered verdict in favor
of the railroad company.
The plaintiff alleged that August 8, 1909.
she boarded car of the defendant COM
pany at Both and NJ streets. and paid her
fare. emitting her to a ride to Livingston
Heights. Va. She complained that shortly
after leaving Rossyn she was requested
by the conductor to yacate the seat which
she was occupying. being the third from
the rear of the car. and to take seat
made, vacant for her by white man at
the rear of the car. on the ground that
the occupancy by her of the seat referred
to was in violation of the statutes in Vfr-
ginia requiring colored people to ride in
the rear of white people. and generally
known as the Jim Crow law.
She refused to move, was arrested,
taken to Rosslyn and detained until after
midnight, but no charges were pre-.
ferred against her and no trial given her
in the courts of Virginia
The case was argued by Attorney Mar
ion Clinkscales for the plaintiff and At
torneys Wilton j. Lambert and r. H.
Yeatman for the defendant. 1t Is said the
verdict is the first in the District in con-
nection with the Jim Crow law that has
resulted in favor of the defendant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
MANY FRIENDS LOOKING ON
CLOSING EXERCISES OF BLISS
ELECTRICAL SCHOOL.
Diplomas Given to ia Graduates.
Prizes Awarded for Excellence
in Various Subjects.

One hundred and fourteen graduates OF
the Bliss Electrical School last night re-
ceived their diplomas at the commence
ment exercises at Carroll Institute. which
was filled to the doors with relatives and
friends of the students.
The hall was a mass of electric lights.
and the stage was beautifully decorated
with potted plants. palms and cut flowers
The room was dfaped with American
flags. The members Of the faculty were
seated on the stage and the students &C.
cupied seats in the center of the hall, sep
arated from the public by cords Of blue
and white electric lights. The National
Guard Band played throughout the even
ing.
After the invocation by Rev. George E.
Whitehouse. the annual address to the
students was read by Walter N. Weston,
secretary OF the school, in the absence OF
President Louis D. Bliss.
In closing he said: "Strive to do your
work in the very best way 1t can be done
Be ready to confess your mistakes or
your ignorance. Develop Your character
when an opportunity for Improvement Is
afforded. If you always work with the
feeling that you are underpafd. and are
constantly striving abnormally for money
you VIII never be either efncient or happy
in your work"
Following a selection by the orchestra
Mr.. Arthur B. Hays. formerly solicitor OF
internal revenue. Treasury Department
discussed the opportunities afforded a
young man starting out in the world and
his responsibilities.
Prizes Awarded.
Prizes were awarded as follows:
John B. Espey prize. for the creates
progress in laboratory work. Leon D
Rardwell. Conway. Mass; honorable men
| ton for Clarence Purdy, Penn Yam. N. Y
M. DuPerow prize, for the highest aver
age in laboratory work. Lucius F. Payne
Williams, Iowa.
Eugene Dietzgen Company prize for the
highest average in mechanical drawing
Corrie Rudolph, Crossville. Ill.
McGraw Publishing Company prize. fol-
the highest average in mechanical draw
ing. Clarence A. Purdy Penn Yam, n Y
B. E. S. gold medal, for the highest
| general average in all subjects. Mr. Al
vim NJ. Bland, Glencoe. Md; honorab bic
mention, Earl c. Eager, Avoca, Iowa.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
ESCAPES FROM HOSPITAL.
Mrs. Ida M. Morse Leaves Institution
Without Permission.

The police have been requested TO find
Ida NJ Morse a patient escaped from the
Government Hospital for the Insane. com
plant having been made that she left
the hospital yesterday morning. Mrs.
Morse is tall. has gray hair and is said
to be rather good looking. Her arrest
for alleged insanity grew out of her con-
duct at the Capitol about six months ago.
At that time she is reported to have an
moved members of Congress and persons
employed about the building. She was
anxious to see Senators Dick and Bev-
eridee and Representative Longwortli.
believing the last named member would
secure her an interview with President
Roosevelt.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
JACKSON SMITH RESIGNS.
President Praises His Work for the
Panama Canal.

President Roosevelt has accepted the
resignation of Jackson Smith. member
of the isthmian canal commission and
manager of the department Of labor
quarters and subsistence. with headquar-
tiers at Culebra. Canal Zone. Mr.. Smith
has been in the service three years and
the President in accepting the resigna-
ton complimented him on his work.
Mr.. Smith will relinquish his official
duties July Il. but his resignation be-
comes effective September Is. thus CIV
ing him the benefit of the sixty days
leave of absence afforded b. the law. In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04

ident from Richmond paid the local di-
vision an unexpected visit and talked on
the principles of the order.
In the police court this morning Nellie
Smallwood forfeited 81 collateral on a
charge of disorderly conduct. Jack
Washington co!ored. was fined $40 Tor
assaulting Carrie Winters. colored.
Mr.. J. D. Lannon Of New York city was
here today on visit
The remains of Robert a Matthews.
son of Jonathan Matthews of this city,
who died Tuesday last in Seattle. Wash.
will be brought to Loudoun county, Va,
for burial.
Several milds cases of smallpox are re-
ported to have developed among white
families during the past twenty-four
hours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
FIVE HURT IN TRAIN CRASH.
Freight Gsllides With Switch En-
CINE on New Haven Road.

NEW YORK. June 4.-Five men were
injured early today when the Adams
Express fast freight known as the Mil
lion Dollar Freight on the New York.
New Haven and Hartford railroad crash
ed into switch engine on a sharp curve
at the Port Morris freight yards at 132d
street and Will avenue.
Ali the injured. none OF whom is IA
tally hurt, were taken to hospitals. The
engineers of both trains were arrested.
charged with negligence. The fast
freight continued its journey behind a
new engine after an hours delay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
accepting the resignation President

accepting the resignation President
Roosevelt has this to say of the work
done by the retiring commissioner:
Il accept your resignation in the terms
in which you offer it. I cannot permit
this occasion to pass without expressing
formally to you my appreciation OF the
earnest. thorough and effective service
which you have rendered in organizing
the department of labor quarters and
subsistence. and in developing 1t to such
a state of efficiency that the task of your
successor will be comparatively an easy
one. The supreme importance of the
department of labor, quarters and sub
sistence in the work Of construction. OF
course. is known TO every one familiar
with the work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
Downtown Temperature.

The temperature registered today by
Aff1ecks standard Thermometer was as
follows: 8 a. m. GO, l. noon -; pm, "a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-04
North Carolina for Bryan.

Il am for Bryan said Gov. Glenn OF
North Carolina, calling upon the Presi-
dent today, and / think that our demo-
cratic state convention when it meets the
oath of this month, will instruct for him.
! believe that he will make a splendid
race. No, l have not thought Of any
body for the vice presidential nomination
and ] have not an idea who will be nom-
mated l am confident. though, that Mr..
Bryan Will be nominated with ease at
Denver"
Arizona republican., 1908-04-11

for them properly. then quarantine against their presence where they are not wanted.
 This institution is to be supported by slight tax on the membership of the union everywhere, but the first thing is to get the institution. for Phoenix or some other toWn--nObody cares where. so long as it is the best place for all concerned. To do that will require the presence of a good strong delegation from Arizona to the ncxt-annual meeting of the l. T. U., in Boston, the coming summer. J. A. Ball. the Phoenix delegate. brought the matter before the Hot Springs convention. He could not secure def mite action for reasons too lengthy to explain here. but fine impression was made and favorable consideration given with an inference that some thing might be done at the next ses- sion. Since then the subject has been pretty we'll ventilated through the Union organ, the Typographical Journal and the other southwestern unions are cooperating, so there is every reason to hope for success this year.
 The printers dance. to be given at Eastlake park. is for the purpose of stimulating a fund to defray the eX- penses of the Phoenix delegation to Boston the coming summer. That's all there is to it. Any person who likes to dance will get his moneys worth at the park on the night of the goth. Those who would just as soon chop wood as to dance. can help along a good thing by buying ticket and tearing it mp or giving it to somebody who wants to dance and hasn't got a dollar And those who want tickets can get them by Tagging the first printer that passes along the street. for they are all agents and boosters for the dance. having adopted the flying wedge idea in the peddling of tickets