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New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
LOCALNO. 16 FOR STRIKE
Indorses Chicago Resolution Threat
ening WeStern Union.

Local 16 of the Commercial Telegnaphers
Union has indorsed the Chicago resolution de-
claring that a strike will take place on June l
against the Western Union unless in the mean
time the wages which were paid before the last
strike are restored The coming strike is to be
a national one Secretary Charles 2. Mclnerney
of Local Is said last night;
I'VE know that trade is slack now and are
making our arrangements two months ahead. so
az TO make our demands in proper form through
out the country before June 1, when there Will
be a demand for men. The demands Will be
certainly enforced, not alone locally. but ma
tonaliy, if they are ignored"
He said National Secretary Beattie of the
union told him he had sent a new corps of or
ganizers out through different cities where they
were most needed. Word was being received,
he said every day from different cities that the
Chicago resolution had been indorsed. He con-
tinued:
when the strike was ordered last year we
had only 100000 of a strike fund Plans are
now under consideration by which in case OF
strike the Order of Railroad Telegraphers will
arrange for a loan to the Commercial Teleg-
raphers' Union of $25OO0O from the fund of $780,
00O of the order of Railway Photographers now
lying idle in the banks of St. Louis"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Robert Lyons. owner, and William Hunekc iaui-
tor, were arraigned i'm the West Side court yoster-
day and held in $500 bail each on complaint Of John
L. Williams, tenant Of No $50 Riverside Drive
who charged Huneke with assaulting him when he
tried 10 prevent the prisoners from dsconnecting
the steam and water pipes in his apartment
meeting on the conservation of our natural
resources, under the auspices of the American So
ciety Of Mechanical Engineers viii be held this
evening in the Engineering Societies building No
- West 39th street.
Henry Brink. who arrested two months ago
charged with entering the home of Charles W
Pearson, a lawyer living at No So East 65th street
was convicted Of burglary before Judge Foster ves
terday.
William II. Jarvis. The Englishman who was mr.
rested at the Gisey House on Friday night charged
with entering the room OF guest with intent to
steal and Harold l.ounsdale. OF No. III West ly9d
street, arrested on suspicion of being an accom-
plice, were arraigned in Jefferson Market court
yesterday and held IN $1,000 bail each
sam Polzz of Morris Park avenue The Rrorx
indicted for the murder of Nincenzo Cancro an,
september .. 1907 was arrested yesterday bv De
teciiVe Cassidy, of the Harlem bureau PoIizzj ,,-,s
arraigncd In the Harlem court and then sent dov,n-
town.
charged with forgery. Clarence Bustapheine 3.
former lieutenant IN the United states army vas
heid IN $50" bail by ...~--lstTate Steiner in the
Tombs court yesterday
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
END or HAFFEN INQUIRY.
Report on Bronze President VIII Be
Ready TOR MQ4or IN Month

FOR all practical purposes the investigation of
the once OF Borough President Haffen of The
bronx which has been conducted by the Cornr7is
sloner Of Accounts for several weeks. was ended
yesterday afternoon. There viii be q short eassf,r
on Thursday morning To receive the books ~ rho
Geiszler-Haas Realty Company
Julius H. Haas said the directors did ,,o4 r-,+
TO produce the books because they did nor wis.,,
the price they paid for some propertv rbev ,ra
selling to the city to become public. Commissioner
Mitchell said he knew the price but promised tbs =
II the books We're produced he would keen saora,
the hsures II Mr. Haas does not produce the
books the Corporation Counsel may be- asked IN
take steps TO have some punished for conternp-
of court.
Commissioner Mitchell said he could go on for
months taking testimony, but il would he c11rnrIq
tive, Work on the report will be begun at once
but It Will not be ready to go to the Mavor for o.
month. II Martin GelszIer Superintendent NJ
Highways. should return to the Jurisdiction or tho
commission before the report is finished Commits
sioHer Mitchell Will put him on the stand
Mr.. Haas testified yesterday that Justice Prad,.
Of the Supreme Court, is stil stockhoIder NJ tho
company, although Borough President Haren said
he understood the justice had severed his connec
ton when he went the bench.
John F. Murray, Commissioner of Pl7bfic yy-l-t--
testified that Borough President HaTen had as..,
him to sever his connection with the GeiszIar-
Haas Realty Company, but that he had nor rrc
ised to do so L. w. Stewart examiner il, +,
office OF the Commissioners of Accounts tes+tea,
that there system and few useful re,,,5-
in the department Of Joseph Pickard the nrona-t,,
clerk OF the borough
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
HONOR MEMORY OF DR.. CHAMBERLAIN
Service Held in Marble Collegiate Church for
Missionary to India

a memorial service in honor OF the Rev. Or. Jacob
Chamberlain a missionary of the Reformed Church
IN the Arcot Mission, India was held the Marble
Collegiate Church Yesterday afternoon. DR.. Cham
5erIain, who was buried at Madanapalle India on
March 4. was weU known TO the congregation Of
The Marble Collegiate Church, for he was ordained
there many years ago. and was sent from there to
the missionary work 10 which he devoted his life
Yesterday was the seventy-fftE anniversary Of
Dr 'hamberain's birth and tributes TO his mem
ory We're paid in addresses by the Rev. DR.. Mancus
II. Hutton president Of the Board of Foreign Mis-
sions OF the Reformed Church: the Rev Dr. Arthur
j. Brown, secretary Of the Presbyterian Board Of
Foreign Missions, the Rev. DR.. J. c. r. Ewing
president o. Lahore College India and the Rev.
DT- Henry y. Cobb, secretary Of the Board Of For
eign Missions Of the Reformed Church.
The memorial service was presided over bv the
FcF Dr. Edward B. Coe; the Rev. Dr. A. E Kit
tFeage offered pray er and Dr. Carl Duff sang The
Alsslonarys Call" part of which was written by
Dr. Chamberlain
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
BINGHAM BLOODTHIRSTY
Wishes About 20 Captains You'd
Die, He Says.

Police Commissioner Bingham expressed his aP-
proval of the working of his police law last nlght
in q speech at the sixteenth anniversary dinner
of the City Club He said:
The present law works well. They have found
that the old do things to en- anu lha'
he viii do things 10 EN- -, .,,o,,+
forty captains would die overnight Not tngt lgt /
wish them any harm but they are no eoo9' & III M
should never have been promoted above az ee On nn
Of sergeant, and some of them are hot NJ 10 -
that high They are not coIRpeterl t,i ,ii nor he
should never be in command OF stalloh Hoi D
placed over other men,
Speaking disparag agingly eof the :'crime wave ol
last summer, he said nevertheless;
ave have taken precautions. Ii was inspector
Titus think, who first suggested H. p. put W m eac
established booth in the Hahlltoh ~ ss,ationed
ton in which a bicycle pohceilaht Mans - &c 0iber
There are two telephones. one pubic, Ihe otiiet
connected with the police stauoh, 3,, III 10 The no
trouble a resident has only to teephoht 10 te W tba
Iiceman in the booth. He Will telephone 70 5 lri5
station for help and then Jump on hs l T t,nse
hurry to the spot There are TO be lour ol 5
to he in oDerstion this summer. one in The brohA
II Spuvter DuyviI and Riverside avenue ,
The dogs doing Well JhaIik YOU, i, lbs
FIVE now and could easily stand five more. ~ s tah
long time 10 train them but they are +fn a
effective work They are simply tausiLl 70 Y q
thief and throw him-nothing more cruel IMAM lhetl
We tried them in Flatbush, ana the buI 49, I+
there which had been averaging twenty gay
dropped to four
He smoke of his pet measure for an unknown
civilian detective squad and said he had hopes
that he would yet secure the money necessary 10
its organization
Otber speakers were Edmond Kelly, John f.
Parsons. Austen G. Fox. r. Fulton Cutting ana
Robert c Ogden
Edmond Kelly said he hoped Commissioner Bing-
ham would describe those whom he had desls-
mated as parIor socialists then ventured the re
mark that if all the citizens of New York were
..ner1or socialists there would be no need Of a
Police Department.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
SUBURB4N PLANT HEARD
Central Official Says p. S. Board
Can't Fir Communication Rnte2.

Several complaints regarding the suburban ser
vice OF the New York Central were heard bv the
Public Service Commission for the I'd District in
the hearing room OF the commission for the 1st
District yesterday. c. G.. PauldnE, Of counsel for
The railroad. raised question as to the power
OF the commission 70 pass The communication
rates. lie held that such action would be uncon-
stitutioual. He said that the granting Of com
mutation rates purely favor on the com
pany's part and that the jurisdiction Of the com
mission did not 90 beyond the consideration and
determination Of regular rates. Chairman Stevens
said consideration Of rates would he indefinitely
postponed pending decision Of the commission
10 their powers IN the premises.
JOSEPH : Wood. presenting the claims Of the
<th Ward Taxpayers Association or Yonkers. said
the company should give IAN express train every
ten minutes and a local every five minutes"
An adjournment was taken the complaints
unrl MAY Is
Service or the Putnam Division was taken up
~ length. +. Prescott Gage, q real estate ma.
said he had been told that prominent official Of
the company did not want passenger business
The Putnam Division
Frederick r Stack. sIperint en- dent Of the divi-
sion said that not single passenger train on the
divisions pad operating expenses. the latter being
s. cents train mile While the heaviest receipts
on any one train were not 10 exceed y cents train
mile
commissiouer Decker said tile commission would
hold the question open for ten days. within which
IT was hoped The parties would get together and
rcscH reasonable compromise. The commission.
he SAID, did not want 10 20 INTO the schedule max
III business unless II was necessary
Nlce-PresldeIt DaIy Of the New York Central
said the suburban service Of his road would stand
comparison with amy railroad. Ifc thought fl was
rncasurably salisfactoTE. although he would not
nave dared suc. statement year age. OF the com
PLANT from towns on the Hudson River Division
hile-Pfesdent DAILY said examination by agents
O. -e road brought that Of the e9 siEners only
lpo we're frequent riders OF the latter number
many said they had signed simply because they
7 era urged. Tie total number of commuters in the
towns IN question was lspe, he said. and letters
had been received from q number Of them saving
that che service OF the road highly satisfactory
iie added our average rate q passenger a mile
lH tne c5HHutaton district IL 0p45 cent less than
= cent mile, low, anu In ID ma jorIty Of in
stances lower than the rates charged by suv rail-
road engaged n handling suburban travel not only
20 ana from Ne" York but the other great com
merclal centres of tlIs country"
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
HEARING ON BAKERS WILL BEGUN
Contest of Testament Defended by Harvard
University and the Hurds

to the allowance Of the will Of Walter T. Baker
who died Bogota. n. J.. under unusual circum-
stances several months ago. was begun in the Suf-
folk County Probate Court here to-day.
The contest is made by Edward T. Baker. the
brother of the testator The will dsposes Of prop
erty valued S450Oo0, Baker left 5000 to his
brother Edward, $4,000 10 Mrs. Helen Bray Hurd
Of Bogota y. J.. at whose house he died, and pro-
vided that Of the residue of the estate one-third
should so to Harvard college another th6i TO Mrs.
Hurd's daughter, Natalie, and the remainder should
be divided among certain nephews of the testator.
Natalie Hurd, a child OF seven years has since
died. and her estate reverts TO her parents. The
will is defended by Harvard College and by the
Eurds
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
CITY HOME WORKERS.
Sale of Articles Made by Lame, Halt and
Blind.

Wooden weathercocks. rafia baskets. knitted
st,a,1e all sorts Of small articles made by the
to,o and the halt and the blind in the City Home
~, ralac.ueIl's Island filed room at the home
~ Ms Cadwalader Jones, No. East 11th street
yesterday afternoon Mrs. Jones is president OF
the Island Mission and these articles were on sale
for -he benefit f the men and women who make
them.
Miss Emma Fowler visiting teacher at the tlty
Home was helping with the sale I'm here, she
said. because know the history Of every one of
these things And they all have histories. Now.
some of these shawls were made by d boy Of twen-
ty whose spine is so hopelessy injured that he can
only lie fiat on his ack. he never stand or SIT
again. So ne lies his back, and knits. Many
Of these baskets We're woven by blind men Doesn't
require patience 10 teach them2 Endless pa
tience. but there is always something 10 laugh at.
too. The other day I trying TO teach blind
negro to weave rafia- Again and again he failed.
and I got terribly nervous over it. But not so the
negro. He began to encourage himself Now,
Bill he said. yo' jess natcheIy got 10 learn dis.
Ef yo' don't, I'll hi- yo' o5er yo shins, on 20
know, Bill daJs de only place dat hurts.
There many wooden articles at the sale.
whitfield by old and disabled carpenter. Black
crows for weathercocks little hat stands paper
knives and an ingenious folding workscreen were
among the products Of his knife. Especially pretty
We're dhe baskets and mats of rafia and reeds, and
they We're very cheap, too. The money realized by
the sale VIII go 10 the maker of the articles, and
thus they will be enabled lay up a little nest
egg or buy materials for of the work which
makes time little less heavy for them
Ihere VIII be another sale for the benefit of the
City Home on the afternoon OF Saturday. April IS
at the Farcello-Bixby Studio, No $50 Carnegie Hall
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
PELHAM MURDER GLEN.
Woman Tells Coroner Her Husband
Killed Julius II. ROsenheimer.

The mystery which has surrounded the murder
on June "A of julius T. Rosenheimer. OF Pelham
according TO Coroner Wesendanger has been
solved and he says tn police are in possession OF
information which will lead TO the conviction OF the
assassin and tine exorcraticn OF several Innocent
persons who have b,e1 Under suspicion. The clew
found in lette- signed by Minnie Monaco, re-
ceived few days ago b. the coroner from Hunt
inton, Ind. The letter reads:
MY husband Dominick Monaco is under arrest
jail. He confessed to that he murdered Mr.
Rosenhemer. of Pelham. on June II, 1907, my hus-
band was working at Liberty, n. Y leit MN
and came to New Rochelle. l wrote a letter 10
friend OF mine at Liberty. but DOmtn1ck got the
letter by mistake. In my letter / stated 10 my
friend, Frank Deluca, that ! would meel MN on
he read my letter my husband was very angry ne
came to New Rochelle and went to his brother-in-
law, Frank Aiello. at No. SO River street ahd ne
showed him revolver and said, II us gong t4
keep me a whole week I'm going to kill him ana
wife / afterward made UP with DOUlIllCk
and went to Pennsylvania. and afterward 10
he would quarrel he would say to me; All rlSht-
J made mistake and killed man IN remain
but won't make mistake the next time. Il
Kill you and your friends.
At the time Of the murder Monaco and Delucia
were employed on state road contract at Liberty
Coroner Wesendanger's theory is that Monaco,
while in search Of his wife and Deucia, came upon
Mr.. Rosenheimer and his wife. and mistakng them
for the and her companion killed the
needle merchant before ne discovered his mistake.
District Attorney Wnslow OF Westchester County
made arrangements yesterday to eXtradte Monaco.
who is now a prisoner at Huntington on a charge
preferred by his wife II is understood that the
woman is willing to tell her story.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
TO SAFEGUARD sEAgoARD INVESTORS.

A committee OF fourteen, representing the various
classes Of bonds and stock of the Seab0ard Air
Line Railway has consented 10 act TO safeguard
the interests of the various security holders and
to invite the deposit Of securities. with the ulti
mate purpose Of preparing d plan for the reor-
ganization Of the company. The committee is
made up Of the following C. Sidney Shepard.
chairman: James A. Blair, Hugo Blumenthal, Rus
sell G. Fessendeu, Thomas J. Hayward, Hennen
Jennings. Henry Cleveland Perkins John B. Ram
say Norman 3. Ream. William A. Read Thomas
r. Ryan. Ernst Thalmann, George ". Watts and
John Shelton Williams. D. c. Porteous is secre-
tary of the committee. al No. q Broad street. A
deposit agreement will be prepared. which will be
submitted 70 the bondhoders and stockholders in
due course.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
MANY FIRST EDITIONS" SOLD.

Among the rare original editions Of books sold at
the Anderson auction rooms, No. West 29th street.
at the afternoon session yesterday A set Of
the original Benares edition Of Burtons Arabian
Nights Enterta ailments, in sixteen volumes, which
brought $50, also copy Of Browning's Bells and
Pornegranates." dated London 1S4l'i6. which
brought S7l Ninety dollars was paid for the only
known copv of the second part Of Breckenridge $
Modern Chivalry," of the earliest American
novels dated 1904 a copy of Keats's "Endymion"
brought $69 and a copy of TennysOn, dated 1880,
went for $50 There will be sale Of paintings to-
night at the Anderson annex. in the Howard Build
ing No. 264 Fifth avenue.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
NAMES REFEREE FOR ESTATE FUNDS
Justice Denies Attorney Generals Motion to
Declare City Chamberlain in Contempt.

Justice Platzek In the Supreme Court denied
yesterday the motion Of Attorney General jackson
to have City Chamberlain Martin adjudged in con-
tempt for failure to over 10 the State Treas
urer SS0o0o1 remaining unclaimed in the City
Chamberain's hands for twenty years or more.
The Chamberlain asserted that he had paid over
about $50 OO0 all that he satisfied was without
claimants He admitted having between $4,000
and sSoOO0O in estate funds which have not been
settled Counsel for of these estates objected
to the payment of these moneys.
Justice Patzek appointed Eugene l. Bushe Of
No $50 Broadway. a referee to decide if these
are legally impounded.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
DEAD WOMAN WAS BROOKLYN TEACHER

The body of the woman who died suddenly on
Sunday night the home of DR.. f H. Cotton at
No 136 Montague street. Brooklyn, was identified
the MOrgue yesterday Miss Mary l. Rice
hfty-one years old. a teacher in the BrooxIv,
Heights Seminary, who lived with hCr cousin Mrs
Cornelius R Reid. az No. 10 Garden Place Miss
Rice was the daughter of the late Captain and
Mrs Joel Rice. Of Walingford, Conn Both Of her
parents died several years ago. The academy viii
close for one week after the Easter vacation as
an evidence of the respect in which she vas held
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
LEASES THE FoXwoOD INN

The John Il. Fife Company has leased through
Daniel Birdsall & Co, for the Fox estate the Fox-
wood Inn, 1oo-acre farm at Suffern y Y. for 4
term Of ten years TO Colonel L. D. Virgins This
property has been owned by the Fox family since
1880 II Is one OF the finest tracts in the state
The old mansion. which contains upward OF forty
rooms has been remodeued and will be used 90 -
hotel
Colonel Virgins intends 10 use the tract as
stock farm
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
DIETRICH DIVORCE REPORT UP.
Referee Said to Recommend Decree and Gus
tOdy of Child for Husband.

Supreme Court, yesterday TO confirm the report
Of the referee in the suit for divorce brought BY
Alfred +. Dietrich against Edna Young Dietrich
who Is alleged 10 have eloped TO Europe on De-
cember Z with Harry s BrenchIey formerly a
horse trainer for Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Dietrich brought suit for absolute divorce and the
custody of his four -year-old daughter Grace. In
her petition for the custody of the children Mrs
Dietrich replied 10 her husbands complaint in
which he named BrenChley. Justice Mccall re-
served decision on the motion to confirm the re-
port II is understood that the referee recommends
granting Dietrich a divorce and giving the child
to him.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
LOUIS XIV SUITES At AIMoNE SALE

A Louis XIV parlor suite OF hve pieces. In carved
wood frames and covered with Aubusson tapestry.
brought the highest price yesterday the eighth
final session of the Aimoue sale at the Fifth
Avenue Auction Rooms, No 81 Fourth avenue.
The price was 1925, and the buyer Mrs. Hart who
also obtained several other lots The total of yes
terdays sale was SS762 90 making the total for
the entire eight sessions S66 467 %. bedroom suite
Of the Louis XIV period consisting of eight pieces
brought 500. and three-ticr Istrian marble foun-
tain. carved in figures sold for Sl75. The
buyers included Frank Bowes S Jacoby, the Di
Salyo Brothers, Gabriel Well and a. B. Crawford
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
UNDERWOOD DENIES RESIGNATION

IBY TeIeefHph % The Tribune
Milwaukee, April l3.-President Underwood % ,,.
Erie Railway, who was in Milwaukee over SUNDAY
told friends that the report that ne was abolt a.,
resign hs Office TO make way FOR President t7aIt,
Of the Mexican Central was Incorrect He went 10
Minneapolis this morning, however where il is ssl
he Will confer with j. J. IIiH relative TO 81 rart,
"her of the presidency OF the Northern Pacih,
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
MOSES MAY RESIGNS IN BROOKLYN

Moses May has resigned president Of the He
brew orphan Society Of Brooklyn The societv's
building Is at Ralph avenue and Dean street Mr.
May had been the head Of the organization for
fourteen Years.
Abraham Abraham. tie first vice president is Mr.
Mays successor tie Is president Of the Jewish
Hospital and is Interested in many other charitable
enterprises His place first president Will
De filed by Simon f.. Rothschld
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
CANALS TO BE OPENED MAY 5.

Albany, April 13-superintendent T. c. Stevens
of the State Department of Public Works
nounced tonight that the Erie and Cayuga and
Seneca canals would be opened for navigation at
i o'clock noon Of May ). but canal construction
work will prevent feeding the levels at Mndenviue
and Durhamville until about May ., through navi-
cation will not be established until about May s.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-14
COLLINS AGAIN HEAD OF PRISONS.

Aloahy. Apfi I--Cornelius v Collins. of Troy.
a hepublean, Was nominated by Governor Hughes
tonight. and Immediately confirmed bv The sen
ale bN unanimous vote. to succeed himself as
superintendent of State Prisons for term ,f ~.
Years beginning ~ tho expiration of his pressrt
term Ihe confirmation made on motion of
seastos Boyce, Of the Troy District. = Democrat