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New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
BAZAAR GAMING WHEEL STOPPED

When the third night Of the open air bazaar OK
the women friends OF the Sound Beach Golf and
Country Club opened Last night IL was without rne
Dress Parade which bicycle wheel rtsged
on a piano Iampstand On the wheel wers ten
small dolls Of various names The wheel was spun
and ten persons passed dime eacn for card
with a name the one Of the dolls Tne
doll which stopped under small dolls 1arasoi
was the winner and the holder OF the lucky rcksc
received 80 cents The club profted 20 cents on
each spin
Mrs Aida Cummings. prominent member or
the Sound Beach Presbyterian Church, appeared
In Greenwich yesterday at the Office OF Prosecutor
Henry B. White and made complaint that gam
bling was going on at the golf club fair and thax
children were standing IN line trying TO get thsAr
turn at the doll wheel.
The Prosecutor inquired into the matter and
found that there a technical violation Of tina
law and so sent word to the lone constable oS
Sound Beach Conn. TO advise Percy D. Adams, the
secretary OF the club, whose wife is tbs primo
mover in the bazaar. 70 stop the parade
The women are holding the bazaar 20 get money
70 furnish a clubhouse with. and expect %
make goo The natives were shocked oy TIA
Merry Widow waltzes and barn dances vttcn
took place on the platform erected or-ths tennis
court each night and decided. OF them said.
ito let the New Workers. who number i've hun-
dread at least and the life OF the place In sl-a-
rner. know that they were not the whole taano
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
FAIR HEIR IN PERIL
Stranger Hides in Woman,s Room
iScuHe A1cakens Sister.

Caldwell N j. July II (SpeciaD--Ars. VIC
yybttIe1- the niece of Mr. and Mrs Charles L. all
or California who were killed in France se'ero-
wears ago was attacked by mysterious Stranger
in the home Of her sister, Mrs Frank A Leonard
in Bloomfield avenue. Caldwell. early to-day MI
and Mrs Leonard heard struggle IN her room
and burst In the door IN time to scare the man on
Mrs whitley went to live with her sister at
Caldwell near the home of the late Grover Cleve-
land month ago, after beginning an action for
divorce against her husband, George Wnitiey' a
professional baseball player She retired snortiy
after 10 O'Clock on Friday night. and was avak-
ened 20 find man trying to force gag INTO
her mouth She tried to scream. but the man
c1r1tched her throat During the struggle MI anu
Mrs Leonard entered and the man leaped through
q window screen and all and landed on the roor
of q porch He dropped TO the ground and got
avrav before aid could be summoned Mrs Whit
lev was overcome by the shock and was almost
unconscious. The police think that the man IN
tended TO rob the place. but the members Of Mrs
WhitIev's family intimate that there is another
motive Il Is believed that the intruder concealed
himself in Mrs Whitley's room early on Friday
night
Mrs Whitley was Miss Mabel Lessler. Of CaId-
we'll before her marriage to Whitley By the
terms Of Mrs Fairs will. her mother receiveu
sn0oo which was divided between Mrs Whitley
nd her
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
CALL GUARDS ROWDIES.
B. r. T. officials to Hear of alleged
UnciUI Acts of Employees.

Following alleged rowdyism among the railroad
guards who loiter around the West End terminal OF
the Brooklyn Rapid Transit, number of complaints
were made yesterday by persons living at Bath
Beach who threatened with violence after call
ing attention TO the situation All the men COM
planned OF employees of the railroad, and gather
about the station after they have been relieved from
duty.
The trouble to a climax when passengers
asked the location train bound for Bath Beach.
After number of contradictory directions had been
given the passengers. they asked for the yard su-
perintendent One railway ernploye said that the
passengers had right to stay at Coney 1sland
after midnight and that they could take chances
on the trains. This led to further arguments until
the employees interfered- Then a complaint was
made that the railroad men had been insulting
women passengers. Then It is said, the employees
threw the passengers out of the station.
The first car which followed the fight early yes
rerday morning was filled with railroad employees
as passengers were driven from the by the jeers
and boots of the men who employed on that d.
vision When witnesses were asked for number
Of women ticket sellers volunteered TO protect the
men from any complaints. The matter viii be re-
norted 10 the officials of the road.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
THIRD AUTO VICTIM DIES.
Lillian Hutchings, Ship Brokers
DAUGHTER. Succumbs to Injuries.

Centre Moriches. Long Island. July II (SpeciaD.-
Lillian Hutchings. the eleven-year-old daughter
OF ". r. Hutchings. the New York ship broker.
who was injured the automobile accident that
killed her mother and father Friday night. died
at her home. IN Union avenue, this afternoon She
was operated on early in the morning Her skull
was fractured and New York specialist tried IN
vain 70 save her life II is expected that triple
funeral service will be held at the Hutchinss cot
taze here on Monday evening after which the
bodies will taken TO No 8s Sterling Place. their
Brooklyn home
Coroner Savage began an inquiry to-day. but
after briefly examining DR.. Warner Mrs Grace
Nasr1ry's coachnan. who saw the accident. and
Mrs Sidney Smith. to whose home Mrs HUTCH
fngs's body was taken. turned the case over 70
District Attorney Furruan who will continue the
inquiry on Wednesday. The coroner ordered the
arrest of George CLOVIS. the chauffeur. who was
running the car the time II was hit by the train
The tragedy has cast gloom over the summer
COLONY here and all social activities have been
postponed
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
HORSE NEARLY DROWNED.
Performing Animal Under Water
for FiUe Minutes.

After being under water for almost five minutes,
a horse which had been stunned by high dive
yesterday from the tower az Dreanland, Coney
Island, brought to the surface and later
resuscftated, while 1000 persons who the per-
formance believed that the horse and rider had
been killed
The animal is 4 white and performs the
high dive from a platform the electric tower
four times day. Two dives accomplished
alone, while Miss Mamie Frances plunges over
with the horse in the other two dives. After the
usual preparations had been made yesterday Miss
Frances mounted the animal and at the signal
from California Frank urged the horse TO leap.
A sudden blast from a calope startled the ami
mai and before Miss Frances had opportunity
to hold it IN check the horse plunged into the
tank. fifty feet below The crowd which had
gathered around the lagoon waited for the usual
spectacle of horse and rider emerging from the
water but instead only Miss Frances came TO the
surface.
Realizing what had happened. attendants tried
10 get the horse out, but its struggles made it i'm
possible for them TO pass a line around the ami
NAL The efforts Of the horse to breathe could
be watched from the platform on the top OF the
tank Finally the animal drawn out and re-
suscitated.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
ITALIAN BANKER HELD IN BRAZIL
America and Italy After Man Accused Of
Embezzling S37 900.

Columbus Ohio July r--Governor Harris re-
ceiyed word from Acting Secretary OF state Adee
ar Washington to-day advising him of the arrest
18th a ,ie1v 70 extradition at Santos. Brazil Of
Antonio F Boneli, an italian agent living at CleVe-
land who is charged with the embezzement or
s27 coo which it said, intrusted TO MIN Tor
bfnr,ant IN Italy by immigrants in this country
Cleveland. July n--Antonlo f. BoneIH ule llaiian
banker who was arrested on Friday as he was
leaving the steamer Voltaire at Santos Brazil LETT
Cleveland four weeks ago. saying he was going to
Tifin to testify in a lawsuit
The Banca Bone1i. private concern OF which
F7onaI1i was known as the sole proprietor. was
closed week later by DR.. Nicola Cerri. italian
consnl Cerri who was appointed receiver gy the
United States Court reported Bonellfs liabilities as
s5e coo The Italian government took active part
in the chase of Bonen. his bank was under the
patronage of the government, and was regularly
inspected by Italian officials. The Italian Minister
at WASHINGTON added his request 20 the request OF
the American government that Boneih be caught
and held
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
BRITISH OFFICER TO INSPECT NAvIEs.
Captain Hood, Naval Attaohe Of Washington
Embassy. Sails for South America.

Captain Horace Hood, naval attache at the
British Embassy, Washington. called yesterday
afternoon on the Royal Mail Steam Packet liner
Orinoco for an inspection Of South American
nayies While the attache at Washington is the
only British naval officer stationed on the Aneri-
can continent this is the first time since 1885
that the British government has sent him TO In
vestigate naval conditions among the South
American republics.
Captain Hood denied that there was any special
occasion for his trip Just at this time He did
not believe the reports that battleships which
Brazil is having built IN England would be sold
n Japan Captain Hood was enthusiastic in his
-,ratse Of the cruise of Admiral Evans's feet TO
San FRANCISCO, saying that it made fine show
from start 10 finish"
Don lose Pagan Of Lima, Peru said TO be
the richest in South America, also sailed on
,be 0rtnoco American capital is doing great
.h,rg. in Perm he said and the prosperity Of the
country seemed 70 have been unimpeded by hnan-
caI troubles in other countries
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
MADE RIGHT
1t Won the Banker.

~ the age Of seventeen was thrown on my
oN'n Resources" writes the cashier Of q Western
bsnk. and, being low in finances. lived at q
Cheap boarding house where they served black
0oIee three times Gay.
At first my very nature Tebeled, but soon
became accustomed 10 il, and after q while
thought could not get along without IL.
worked hard during each school term q
vas attending college, and taught country
s-lool between times.
Al the end OF three years l had finished my
SsSarse-ray nerves, too. and went back to the
1strn 10 rest Up. This did me some good. but
Kept on drinking coffee. not realizing that it
s@aseo my trouble, and later accepted d position
IN bank
ABOUT this tine I was married and my ac-
--e-hlances called me Slim On the advice OF
:. -iienos my wife began 10 serve Postum and
- - 4naoe It right from the start (boiIed II ID
1.-l1tes !. after boiling actually starts. liked
eAd ha'-e zGed il exclusively for three years.
ell al no longer dubbed slim. my weight has in
eeseo 90 pounds and I have nerves 70 stand
80 y strain without finch And ! have in
reaSec my salary and my shares Of bank stock.
o.. al work - hours day. sleep soundly and
Up feeling like g healthy boy" There's a
NJ lame given 10y Postum Co. Battle Creek
Read The Road 10 wellvile" in pkgs.
Yer read the above letter7 a new one ap-
So from time TO time They are genuine, true,
sT''s iusl OF human interest.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
TO KEEP POOR BABIES MILK COOL.
Society for Improving Condition Of Poor
Installing Iceboxes.

The fact that hundreds Of babies and children
in the tenement house districts made seriously
III each summer by drinking milk has caused the
milk committee Of the Association for Improving
the Condition of the Poor to introduce q cheap yer
practical icebox the districts where the asso-
cia+ior has established milk stations The box
can be built for less than 20 cents and Will keep
q scent piece of ice for twenty-four hours
Dr. Alfred z. Hess OF the Department OF Health,
Is the inventor Of this cheap icebox which Is MADE
from an ordinary soapbox, two tin pals which ft
inside the other and a bucket of sawdust or a
package of newspapers The larger pail is placed
inside the box and the intervening space packed
tightly with either sawdust or newspapers The
smaller pail is then placed inside the big one All
that remains 10 be done complete the icebox is
m rlsce a b-cent piece Of Ice IN the inner pail, fill
il half full of water and place heavy newspaper
cover on the iox A bottle Of milk placed In
the inner pail will remain at temperature of 20
degrees for twenty-four hours
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
N. J. PROSECUTORS DISCUSS LICENSES.
State Excise Investigators Learn Facts About
Violations to Aid Inquiry.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Asbury Park N. J.. July f1.-Nearly every county
in New Jersey was represented by its prosecuting
attorney at the meeting of the State Prosecutor s
Association here to-day with the recently ap-
pointed State Excise Commission and number of
county judges. Most of the session was devoted
10 discussion of excise conditions throughout the
state and the commission obtained material from
the prosecutors that viii greatly aid them IN their
investigation.
that the licensing power should be vested in the
same body in each county, whether in an excise
commission, common council or court The ma
iorty Of the attorneys favored the courts. 1t was
the opinion of the prosecutors and the Judges pres
ent that politics in the situation would be reduced
,o a minimum If such general licensing power was
vested in the courts.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
GREAT NORTHERN TAX CASE.
Line Ordered to Pay Per Cent on All Ex-
cept Original Road.

St Paul July n-Tudge Lewis fled to-day IN
the District Court his decision in the case OF the
State of Minnesota againrt the Great northern
Railway Company, in which the state brings It's
action TO compel the defendant company 10 pay
the per cent gross earnings tax under the law
passed by the Legislature in 1903.
The railway company has paid the per cent
gross earnings tax but up the claim that 1t
was exempt from the 4 per cent under a law ana
agreement with the Territorial Legislature OF May
% 1857, by which II to pay per cent LAX
in lieu of all other claims of the kind by the STATE
OF Minnesota. The present suit, passed on oy judge
Lewis is for l per cent OF taxes for the year or
1915 amounting in aII 10 s120.7s7 IS. The road in
territorial days known as the Minnesota d
Pacific After 1857 the road built many lines and
acquired others. II contended that all the new
lines were also exempt from the per cent law
Judge Lewis finds that the original lines are
ex.rnnt under ths charter and agreement from
paying any greater tax than per cent, but tnat
the other Lines must pay per csHs-
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
LACKAWANNA CUTOFF.
Reduces Rail Distance to Buffalo by
II Miles No Grade Crossings.

officials of the Delaware Lackawanna & west
ern Railroad invited a number of reporters 70 ac-
company them inspection trip on Thursday
The party left Hoboken at a. a special train,
arriving at II o'clock at Hopatcong station. where
five automobiles were waiting p. D. Caldwell
vice-presdent; George A Cullen general passenger
agent; John H. Crawford. general freight agent;
G. E. Zppel, general agent; F. L. Wheaton, engi-
neer of construction; F. H Phillips, assistant adj
vertsing agent, and H n. Butterield, division pas
senger agent. pointed out the course that the new
cutoff will take It extends, from the present main
line at point two thousand feet west of Hopatcong
station westerly to the main line at point three
miles east of Delaware Water Gap station. The
cutoff will reduce the rail distance between New
York and Buffalo by eleven miles, making it four
hundred miles.
The new line will pass through the corners Of
Morris and SUSSEX counties and through Warren
County. n. J., TO the Delaware River, thence for
about two miles through North Hampton County,
Penn. terminating at Slateford. three miles east
of Delaware Water Gap. One embankment will be
two and a half miles long and have average
height of ninety feet. 1t was said that the Lanes
cutoff ernbankn1ent on the Union Pacific Railroad
is the only in America that may be COM
pared to It.
The new cutoff will contain 6625,co yards Of
earth and stone. There will be only steel bridge
on the new line which will have 45-foot span
over the Morris Canal at Port Morris. A ricn
dairy country will be opened. resulting in the
placing Of the product of Warren County at the
gates of this city in time sor its breakfast coffee
It was pointed out that the eleven miles saved in
actual distance by the cutoff was not by any
means the total advantage, both curvature and
grade will be reduced and tunnels and grade cross
ings eliminated. Through solid New Jersey gran
ite one-half mile long, Andover, the cut
reaches the depth of 132 feet and contains 51 ooo
cubic yards of rock, it said.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
PINE CAMP MANGUvREs NEAR END.
Will Close Tomorrow, When All Troops
Will Be Engaged.

Pine Camp N Y. July 1.-THE army mancRuVres
h.,a will close Monday when all the troops in
cau1p will be engaged. Camp will be broken on
Tuesday and with the exception OF three cofnpa-
nies of the 24th Infantry. all troops in Pine camp
Will have returned TO their stations by the enc Oh
the week The Boston cadet corps will leave camp
MI "A ana to-nnorrow Troop c. 18th Cavalry. will
go TO C;ettysburs Penn. TO act as provost guard
for the state encamprnent
All militia regiments Will leave camp Iuesday-
The 4th Maryland goes TO Baltimore in four sec
lions. the Sd Pennsylvania will return TO Phlade-
nbia I'm twenty-five cars: the I'd Connecticut viii
depart for different points in that state IN seven
teen cars while the l1th and 10th cavalry Will go
10 Fort Ethan Allan in three sections. Captain
Cornelius Vanderbilt, 18th Infantry. N o. n. Y' ar
rived at camp to-day and 10 the guest OF General
Grant
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
TO TRY TO FLY OVER MANHATTAN
Charles Oliver Jones's Boomerang Will Start
Tests from the Palisades.

An airship named the Boomerang and its owner,
Charles Oliver Jones' will, it was announced by
Mr. Jones yesterday, make ascension on Sun
day. July 1s at Palisades Amusement Park. Pail
sade n j. when an attempt will be made to equal
the performance of Count Zeppelin. A representa-
tive of the United States Army has been invited
To compile the records OF the flight Mr.. Jones
Saws II the wind will permit he will fy over this
city during his flight
Should strong east winds prevail the fight will
be made over New Jersey. During the summer
Mr. Jones intends. he says, to make many difficult
fights having reference to speed and endurance
tests
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
sALEswoMEN AT pREAMLAND.

The saleswomen Of the various New York ana
Brooklyn department stores attended carnival al
Dresmlan5 Coney Island last night AT clock
The sslesVomen Of the Sixth avenue and the l4th
street stores formed in front Of the Culver
station and marched TO Dreamland The Dream
land band headed the procession. and after II fol-
lowed carneis. elephants and other animals as a
bodyguard 10 the young women, who kept on
marching until the management invited them as
guests To inspect all the shows in the place, which
vas done forthwith Miss Mamie Cook was chosen
Queen Of the Carnival
Miss Susie Lawn. Of No. $40 Second avenue, Man
aAstAa. pOuec a votes and was officially pro-
nounced the winner Of the beauty contest.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
PsARY TO SEEK SOUTH POLE NEXT.

Upon his return from the present Arctic expeoi-
hon Commander Robert z. Peary plans to organize
an expedition explore the Antarctic regions,
according 70 q communication from the explorer
made public yesterday by Herbert l. Br1dgman-
secretary Of the Peary Arctic Club. Mr. Br1dgman
vas a delegate 70 the International Polar Con-
gress held in Brussels IN May, and at that time
received the statement Of the Arctic explorer which
he made public yesterday.
The project, il is said has the express approval
o. President Roosevelt Peary says in the letter
mat the formation OF such an expedition would
not Necessarily contemplate HE personal associa-
uon with y il the field
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
r,eEmEN,s JUBILEE AT LUNA PARK.

. bana4t 10 be given by Frederic Thompson at
lima Park Coney Island, for the fremens me-
mortal fund will be held Wednesday night.
Mr. THOMPSON will throw open the park TO the
volunteer frernen well as the members Of the
,,ni|orrned force OF the Fire Department the
,obt NJ J1y Is and will to It that all have as
good time as Luna has 10 offer Kenneth Suth-
erIand who IS the head of the volunteer hremen
~ Conev Island, has issued a call the members
for A special meeting Monday night
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
MUST MARRY JEW TO GET $50.
~ Tsles-aph b 20 Tribune.

lBy Telegraph 70 Tns Ir1ounesl
New Haven. July I.-Z. Lapdos left 30 To
each of nine grandsOns and granddaughtsrs on
condition that they marry persons OF the jewish
faith His will was fled In the Probate Court to-
day and the peculiar clause cited mas tied Up nis
estate for probably twenty years The will pro-
vsdas thar in case any ore OF the grandchildren
n7arries other than a Hebrew his share OF sns
estate shall revert 20 his widow.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
WIRELESS IN USE ALONG AMAZON

Wireless teIegraphic communication between
Lima Peru. and iquitos, on the Amazon River. has
been successfully established. according 10 a cable
message iust received ty Eduardo Higginson Peru
Wan Consul General here.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
SOME SOUTHAMPTON RENTALS.

Alfred E Scherrnerhorn has made the following
rentals at Southampton. Long Island: For The
Markoe estate It's Sunnymede cottage 70 Alexander
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

Sea cottage to George Griswold. and for Mrs
Alfred Nelson her CIovertop cottage to ". A ".
Stewart.
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
%. Altntatt & On.

WOMENs MUSLIN DRESSES
SUITS OF WASHABLE FABRICS ARE BEING OFFERED
AT MUCH LESS THAN ORIGINAL PRICES
ON TUESDAY, A SPECIAL SALE OF woMENs DRESSES WILL BE
HELD AS FOLLOWS:
FANCY COAT SUITS OF WHITE AND coLoRED PoPN $500
COLORED PRINCESS DRESSES iooo
WHITE AND CoLoRED BAT1sTE DRESSES iZOO
coIoRED COTTON PANAMA CUIaPE DRESSES oJo
SEPARATE SKIRTS OF WHITE PoPLIN CORD. SIS & 40
SECOND FLOOR
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-29
Gov Donaghey in Little Rock.

Gouernor- Elect Geo. w. Dona- was in Little Rock yesterday to meet a number of friends, who wanted to talk matters of state in terest over with him. What they were Gov. Donaghey refused to state, but while here he spent con- siderable time in going over the rate question, subject to which he will devote considerable space in his inaugural speech. Before re- turning to his home in Conway in the afternoon, he called upon Judge Jacob Trieber of the federal court, and remained closeted with that official for some time. It is inti- mated this visit will have consid- erable to do with what Gov. Dona- ghey will say about the railroads in his first message to the general assembly, much valuable infor- nation being secured from the Federal judge.
The log cabin Democrat., 1908-10-29
CHINQUAPIN.

The weather has changed to colder and winter is coming. ...~~.....A number attended the entertainment at w. F. Merritt's Saturday night. Charley Tucker of Glenntown visited at Rotens Fuckers last of the week. ... Miss Annie Spears of Greenbrier visited Miss Elza Merritt yesterday. y......-...,.. Charley Weatherly and Frank and Sam Fielder left yesterday for the river to pick cot ton. ....... ohn Brakebill and wife visit ed at M. l.. Brakebill's yesterday. .........
 A. l.. Hendricks is working in J. s. Mobbs' store this week. Floyd Smith and Arthur Merritt have returned home from White county. ........-.Jennie Benton and and children visited at w. F. Mer- ritt 's.~.........J. H. Thorne and wife visit ed at Ben Thomas's yesterday ....~.-J. P. Spears is working at John Berket's this week ..,......... Will Wendberry and wife visited in our section yesterday. ..,...........,. Frank Hankins attended the ball game here Saturday. tOct 26.