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ELECTION BRINGS DEFEAT
OF CHARTER AMENDMENTS

SAN BERNARDINC. Dec. 2s.-The
election on twenty charter amend
ments proposed by the charter revision
has resulted in the loss of every one,
some by a slight majority and others
by three to one.
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FUNERAL NOTICES


his late residence in Glendale.
December 2S, 1908, Jesse c. Connors, age 81
years. VIII lie in state at parlors of
Overholtzer- Mills Co. until wednesday, 4
p. m. Interment Pittsheld. Me.
Pittsheld. Maine, papers please copy
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VIII Talk to and of Young Men

REDLANDS, Dec. 2S@-The Y. M. G.
A. here has secured the services of C.
c. Chapman OF Fullerton to talk to the
young men the evening of January "a,
his theme being "a Young Man and
His Money" Mr.. Chapman will also
give a practical talk to the orange
growers the evening of the 23d.
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AsIatIc plaque Continues

ST. PETERSBURG. Dec. 2S.-St
Petersburg still continues to suffer
from the Asiatic cholera. There We're
eighteen new cases and flye deaths
from the disease yesterday This has
been the daily average for the highest
month.
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BIRTHS
GIRLS

HEWITT-ro Donald Clinton and Ella j
Hewitt, 1877 West Forty-seventh street.
GENTILL-To Biose and Giuseppe GentilL
643 Moulton street
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CARPET CLEANING


PIONEER CARPET CLEANING WORKS.
Incorporated. W. C. CLINE, president, 1888 s.
Olive st. Tel. Home F2sSO; Sunset Main 217.
9-18-tf
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News From Neighbori11g Cities
PASADENA

Correspondent. 81 s RAYMOND AVE.
Home 1900 Sunset -
CIRCULATION DEPARTMENT.
Home 1885 Sunset 3740.
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THE WEATHER

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 2s, 1908.
Time. Bar. lTherITrmlwind. we'll Weather
p pm m. s sSSS IS 81 81 Nv NV f Pt cd,
Maximum temperature 81.
Minimum temperature a.
Weather Conditions
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2S.-The pressure
continues high over California and there
has not been much change in the weather
conditions
Tule fog continues in the great valley
with temperatures below 40 degrees. There
has been no rain in California except on the
north coast.
Forecast
Los Angeles and yicinity-Fair Tuesday;
light northeast wind.
San Francisco and vicinity-Cloudy Tues
day with some fog; light north winds.
Santa Clara valley-Cloudy Tuesday with
some fog; light west wind
Sacramento valley-Cloudy Tuesday with
tule fog; light north winds.
San Joaquin valley-Cloudy Tuesday with
tule fog; light south wind.
Arizona-Fair Tuesday and Wednesday
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PIANOS

FOR SALE OR RENT. CHIcKERING
plano. in first class order; $685. So pay
ments; rent 50. go w. 9th. 12-l4-m
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NEAT APPEARING YOUNG MAN WANTS
position; not afraid oh work and will leaNe
city If desired. CHAS MYERS Phone Main
1914. 12-29-1
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TRUssEs AND SUPPORTERS

LONDON TRUSS co. TRUSS FITTING sPE-
cialists; elastic hosiery. etc IA s. SPRING
STREET e-1o-&
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WINDOW SHADES, BRASS RODS
LOST AND FOUND

ND-GENTLBMANs WHEEL AT
University station Now at 11O5 WEST
38TH ST 1868
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
BULL" MCCARTHY EXPLAINS

Lieutenant Bull Mccarthy. the Adonis q the
Oak street station qualified as a demonstration In
anatomy yesterday. Patrolman hammock chased
some bad boys who had been playing shinny in
vacant lot. He caught of them. who pos
sessed a peculiar looking shnny stick and condscat
ed It,
II puzzled everybody at the station house until
the Bull who had been practising his music In
the back room. came in and looked the find. Be
fore he went the police force the Bull
the Pacific station in the navy His ex-
perience with cannibas there and subsequent stud
les enabled him later to become a dcmOnstrator
in a museum of anatomy
This is the lett thigh bone Of prehistoric male
member OF the human race. ne told Captain Toole
without a moments hesitation He must have been
"A Hercules. measuring : feet 10 inches in height
and weighing flS pounds. He probably dark
complexoned. and possessed Of rude manners"
Then the bone sent 10 the noT.ue
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
PATROLMAN MAY EVADE PENALTY.
Sentence for Both Burglary and Grand
Larceny Declared Illegal by Counsel.

George Dawkins. the Brooklyn patroIman who
vas sentenced Jail by Judge Dixie, in The County
Court, Brooklyn, Monday Tor burglary in the
third degree and grand larceny in the second de-
gree, sentenced again yesterday under a new
section of the Penal Code, the being the first
under the section. Judge Dixie found that in
imposing his original sentence the policeman
he had violated the section No. 6S7A which
provides that where a man convicted for a crime
of a lcssser degree than manslaughter is under
going his first conviction he be sentenced
indeteTminateiy, and also that he must be SO sen
fenced that he will regain his liberty in the months
between April and October. ircusive.
Judge Dixie first sentenced Dav kins on the burg
larry charge 10 a sentence of less than four
years and not than four years and six months
ON tie larceny charge he got four years simply.
His sentence is that lie be imprisoned not less
than -four years and not more than four years and
five months on the first charge and less than
three years AMI not more than three years ana /
month on the second charge
Dawkins tried two indictments and sen
fenced on both. Section 5oi of the Penal Code per-
mits a m41 = b" tried fer burglary and grand lar
ceE;. Edr makes provision for his sentence for
r3t.s crimes. ~ it IS. DaH kins. according to his
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
WORK FOR TELEGR1PHERS
Nine-hom Lac Expected to GiUe
Places to Fire Thousand MeH.

Officials of the Eastern railroads here said yes
terdav that though the railroads tried TO the last
10 deIsv action on the nine-hour law for railroad
teIegraphers which went into effect yesterday
morning they were prepared to meet the new con-
ditions and will live up TO the law to the letter.
According TO President Perham of the Order Of
Railroad Telegraphers. there We're ID short time
ago two thousand idle railroad telegraphers to
draw on throughout the country. The officers of
the Commercial Telegraphers' Union say that as
result of the failure their strike last year there
are about two thousand five hundred commercial
pIoyed II is estimated that the nine-hour law will
raphers.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has employed five
hundred additional telegraphers for its divisions
east of Pittsburg, and will have two hundred more
men on the Western divisions to comply with the
law. Some of the roads, including the Lehigh
Valley Railroad, it said have employed among
their new men of the commercial telegraph
ers made idle by the strike.
1t was said at the general Offices of the New
York Central, in the Grand Central Station, that
the railroad had been preparing for the new law
bv establishing a school of telegraphy, which has
been in operation for some months.
At the general offices OF the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western Railroad q representative of the
railroad said
LAS we have in view of the nine-hour day, been
developing the telephone system for time, and
will develop it further, / believe may not
auire so many extra divisions, after
all Now that the law is in operation. however.
we will live up to il. what may
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
NEW COLUMBIA TRUST PRESIDENT
Willard V. King, Vice-President of New
York Trust Company, Chosen by Directors.

The directors OF the Columbia Trust Company
have elected as president Willard Y. King, now
vice-president of the New York Trust Company
who will his new duties on March % Rob
ert S Bradley, of Boston the former president,
was never active in the management of the COM
pany. He remains director.
MI King who is a native of this city, was grad
uated from Columbia College in 1889 For about
six months following his graduation he was en-
ployed in the New York Produce Exchange Bank
He entered the service Of the Continental Trust
COMPANY as a messenger in 1880 on the day the
institution opened its doors for business, and by
1898 had advanced to the post of secretary, being
promoted 10 e-president in 1900 Upon the
solidation of the Continental Trust Company with
the New York Security and Trust Company, in 1904
under the style of the New York Trust Company
with Otto T. Barnard, president of the Continental
as president Mr.. King made vice-president of
the enlarged institution an office which he has
held since that date.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
INDIGNANT At POLICE.
anarchists Here Say Their Flag Is
Banner of Peace.

,rdirna,ior was expressed by members OF the
anarchist bands in this city yesterday following
raids made by detectives from Ponce Headqual
tors IN which several Italians were captured. and
tho renorts that foreign anarchists were being
railed TO discover the sendeTs OF literature Whlch
has been sent well known persons Alexander
PerI<nan. the anarchist who attacked Henry I.
Frick and VINO after getting out of prison. became
Er,r,a Godmann's soul mate" left here for Mas
eachusetts Yesterday, where he will be in confer
euce with leaders there and look after the pubhca-
ton of Mother Earth His secretary. however,
declared that the anarchists are being blamed for
many things which Should ne put up u 'ile i''1-i
Black Hand gangs.
She declared that mary of financial Influence
have succeeded in placing the responsibility OF re
cent deeds on the anarchists. when the anarchists
here are in reality well educated men, who are
against the taking OF life and who favor peace
rather than bloodshed i'll bringing about reforms.
She added that The Anarchist Federation of New
York had met several days ago and had prepared
resolutions protesting against the statements which
have been made since the attack the chief of
police of Chicago and the shooting of Father Lao
in Denver.
The members of the branch are stiIl busy organ
izing meetings to promote parades for the unem-
ploved-professionaI or unfortunate. They also
announce that of the branches have affiliated
with the main federation TO carry on the revolu-
tionary movement now in progress No immediate
action has been decided on by the federation but
it was said by the representatives, that the members
will not submit to any government orders without
considerable protest.
Acting on information received several days ago
detectives were sent to the Italian settlement in
Paterson the anarchistc hotbed hereabouts where
ii was said that several meetings are being held
and that plans being made for big demon
stration which vould be held in this city. No ar
rests were made although the detectives reported
the result of their investigation to Police Head
quarters last night
n Behar. director of the National Liberal Imrni-
grafton League, declared yesterday that the only
means OF rddinG the country OF anarchists would
be to enforce vigorously the present laws and then
more surely bar the from the country by
adopting much more rigorous restrictions.
The league is To have meeting of directors in
this city en- March 10 to consider plans 10 deal with
this subject and TO devise measures which will
eliminate alien criminals and those Of criminal ten
denotes as completely possible without at The
same time depriving the country of tbs advantage
Of desirable immigration.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
QTINT4RD HEIR WEDS.
Married Heroine of Brezcster Wreck
Last Year.

Following an automobile ride to Mount Vernon
Miss Mae Woods, the heroine of the Brewster
wreck and George W. Quintard. jr, grandson Of
George W. Quintard, the iron manufacturer, were
married on November Is, 1907 in that city, It be-
came known yesterday. Mr.. Quintard before leaV-
ing for Buffalo, where he will exhibit his prize
dogs at the Buffalo Bench Show, confirmed the
story. He said he had not made the announcement
before because he thought the public had no in
terest in his private affairs.
The ceremony performed in the parish house
of the First Baptist Church of Mount Vernon. by
the Rev. DR.. William A Granger, and the wit
nesses were Miss Estella Woods, sister Of the
bride: John a. Goodwin. Charity Commissioner Of
White Plains. and Miss Edith Granger. daughter
the clergyman.
The bride displayed great courage when the
Brewster express jumped the track near Williams
bridge on February 16, 1907. She her way
her home at White Plains. and though badly in
jured she aided passengers to escape from
the which turned over. She dragged several
women through windows and did other brave acts.
Mrs. Quutard sued the New York Central Rail
road Company for heavy damag ges, and her suit
was recently settled of court Mr. Quintard,
who recently became of age is heir to about s,o0
600 of his fathers estate.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

Stick to fists and don't use guns was the 3D.
vice offered To ''Yank'' Kenny. former sparrirs
partner OF James J. Jeffries. by Magistrate B-esn
in the Harlem court. before whom Kenny was ar
raigned yesterday on a charge OF shooting John
Mcmahon, of No. SIS East 18Th street. during
quarrel in a saloon on Tuesday night Kenny vas
held for trial under s50o0 bail.
Bishop Potter. Joseph H. Choate. Everett F.
Wheeler and Miss Mary d G. Trenholm VIII os
the speakers at the annual meeting OF the East
Side House and of the Womar'S Auxiliary. 20 Be
held at the Settlement. No so East 15tL street,
this afternoon 81 $50 O'Clock
Mrs Antoinette Defranne. twenty years cd. o.
No 1O3 East S9Ih street. who Is accused Of having
shot her friend. MIS- MitzeI Norok. in the latteTs
apartments No. 2l5 West 4-d street. Tuesday night
and later remaHded to Coroner DooIey. Who held
her in $3.50 bail TO await the inquest
The Glan-ua-CaeI and other I-ish societies Q,
greater New York have arranged 10 hold memorial
services sunday evening AT the Majestic me
atre honor Of Robert Emmet. The Irish Patr''-
Charged with swindling. Peter Whitney. q broker
with offices At No. 10 Broadway. was drralS1sd
yesterday in the TombS court and held SO"
bail for further examination
John T. Kneipe. Of No. 40 East sd street no
shot his brother-in-I5v. stephen Verso a or
peuter in his home. No 400 East 9th street ca
Tuesday night held yesterday without 'a'- .
await the inquest by Coroner poOley-
Lucas Pldshkd. VINO IS dAeseu 10 '7 '-'-
gang Of peter men,. arrested sunday on 'Ia's
of robbery was arraigned yesterday before tass
trats Harris n the Essex Market COurr ana H.
i'm s50g0 bail for the action of the grand jury
When John Kadra. alias John G0lded- tNe-1,
wears old was released from the Concord IAisS
refnrnnatcry on Tuesday lie walked into the az
of detectives from the Central OfhCc OF tnS 80
who wanted him a charge ot roohlns tAs -'H-
Of James j. Iiigginsou. retired banker ei ~ =
East Ast street The burglary was COMMITTEE -
1,os and $1,000 worth Of ieweIry was stolen fif
Warren a roommate of Kadra. was tIFeS'
shortly after the crime He confessed ana "
sentenced 10 four years IN Sing Sins-
The annual dinner Of the Traffic Club VII
held at the Hotel Astor. Broadway and S4th s'rSe
on March s. Among the speakers viii be tioN.I-
Hughes and President Finley OF the southern ~
way.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
INCOME FOR MRS. SNOW.
Carnegie Sets aside so, ,OO0 for
Kissing Treasurers Wfc.

Mrs Henry Sanger Snow, wife OF the missing
former treasurer of the New York and New Jer-
sey Telephone Company. Of Brooklyn. viii not
suffer from want the result OF her husbands
alleged misa pprOpriation of S14S.00O worth of
stocks and bonds and his subsequent disappear
anCe.
Andrew Carnegie has settled upon her the an
nuaI income from $4,000. amounting 70 about
s17O0 a year. He has also paid 10 her $500 in
cash.
The steel king was led 70 do this through
his kindly regard for Mrs Shows father. David
Brooks. who as president of the Western Union
Telegraph Company employed the future MILL
ionaire when as a boy he began u earn his
living at 50 week Mr.. Carnegie mentioned
this tact in a recent address. and mutual friends
made known to him that Mrs Snow was in need
of financial assistance.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
POSTM M4STERS' MEETING.
4nnuaI Spring Convention OF State
Association an Session.

ANYBODY who wanted to know anything ABOUT
the rules regulations, needs and deciencles Oh te
United States mail could have obtained 1niorflatioh
by going to the college ROOM Of the Hotel Astor
yesterday afternoon, where two hundred postinas
ters met for the spring convention of the New
York State Association of Postmasters The meet
ing called to order by Postmaster RooeTts Oh
Brooklyn, president of the association.
Postmaster Morgan of New York, in tax on
Needs of the Larger Offices. said that not only
more substations are needed but that the method
of carrying mail should be improved lie SAID ne
hoped the pneumatic tube system would DC eA-
tended to include all of Manhattan Island south OF
125th street. The Importance of parcels and news
papers. he said demanded something more rapid
than wagons drawn by horses. He thought auto
mobiles might be substituted although ne was not
whether they have been perfected yet 10 an
extent To warrant reliance their efficiency at all
times
Mr. Morgan was applauded when he said that he
hoped soon TO extend the night delivery service in
this city. He spoke of the so-called side service
supplementary system of mail collection oF coi-
tractors These carriers, said, daily Intrust-
ed with registered mail. They are not under bond
and their addresses are often unknown to the
postal officers. He thought'they should be under
direct control and supervision of the postmaster
He also favored a higher payment TO merchants
for handling SUBJ tatons
James H. Callahan postmaster of schenectady
and editor of The Schenectady Union read
paper The Postal Savings Banks. in when ne
expressed the belief that they would beneht the
country. Other speakers were Postmaster John b.
Alexander, of Oswego; Victor Fl. Bradley super'n-
tendent the second division of the railway mail
service. and ex-CcngTessman Charles X SKINNER
father of the special delivery"
The posmasters will continue their meeting to-
day and close it with a dinner at the Astor TO-
night. Among the speakers expected are the Post
master General and Senator Penrose, of Pennsyl-
yania. A telegram of congratulatOn will be sent
TO President Roosevelt to-day.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
RULES AGAINST STATE RECEIVERS.
Judge Lacombe Upholds Those Appointed
for Street Railways by Federal Courts

Judge Lacombe. in the United States Circuit
Court. yesterday dismissed the petition of Paul
Fuller, J. Hampden Dougherty and Melvin q. Pal
liser appointed by the state court receivers Of
the New York City Railway Company and the Met
ropoitan Street Railway Company. for an order
directing Adrian II. Joline and Douglas Robinson.
the federal receivers. to surrender to them
sion of the railway companies ;nd all of their
property.
Judge Laconbe said the petition prematurely
presented. but that his action however. was taken
without prejudice to its renewal whenever the peti-
TONERS might he advised. lie also directed that
the answer and affidavit in opposition 10 the petit
be filed and that the federal receivers file
copies of all entries the minute books of the
railway companies and in all other books their
possession in any way referring 10 the appointment
of the state receivers.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
BELLEVUE PHYSICIANS TO EXPLAIN.
Coroner Summons Them to Tell of Transfer
of DYING Woman to Metropolitan.

Coroner Julius Hamburger announced yesterday
that he had issued subpRnaes directing the su-
perintendents and physicians of the Bellevue
Hospital and the Metropolitan State Hospital, on
Blackwelrs Island, 10 give testimony at the in
quest into the death of Mrs Sylvia Prentice
twenty-six years old, of No. 145 West 32d street
from pulmonary hemorrhages Thursday,
twenty minutes after she had been transferred
from Bellevue to the Metropolitan.
In reporting the death Of the woman TO this
office" said Coroner Hamburger. 'Dr +. J. Nichol-
son. house physician Of the Metropolitan says
that her demise occurred within short time
after she was transferred that he considers il a
case for action by the coroner
II consider that Mrs. Prentices condition was
precarious when she to the Aetropoli-
tan and the officials of Bellevue Will be called
upon. probably on Tuesday TO explain their rea-
son for the transfer. 1 have already had one
conviction under the new law"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05

orary vice-president when Mr.. Shaw resigned the
Treasury portfolio in President Roosevelts Cabinet
to assume the presidency of the trust company a
year ago
Mr.. Dickinson, who owns, with his friends, a
controlling interest in the companys stock. re-
Gently purchased Mr.. Shaw's holdings, which at
time amounted TO more than three thousand
shares It is understood that the eX-Secretary of
the Treasury made a handsome profit as a result
of his investment in the companys shares.
Frederick H Parker, secretary Of the company
was elected vice-president and Paul H. Sheri-
dan, assistant secretary, was elected treasurer
Frank L. Grant, who was formerly viCe-pTesi-
dent of the company, resigned recently to become
president of the reorganized Hamilton Bank
The directors passed a resolution thanking MI
Shaw for his work in building up the company.
Mr. Shaw presided the meeting.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
PENNSYL LVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin:
Bulletin.
ST. LOUIS AND THE SOUTHWEST.

s is distributing the vast PoPuous and produc
;o, including the States Of Missouri
- Kapsas Louisiana Texas. the territories OF New Mexico
a Arizona has population 100000 engaged
commercial industry H Is
orous thrifty andg greater by year
commercial sense and t"eneVen INES OF
railway ade Union Station seventeen OF which serve the west and
from the East IS best
n;fed in the St Limited II leaves New York every day az
M NJ arriving p VI the day. covering lO6' miles
hours 1t complete limited tram N
every detail any extra fare
Other fast trains and 1888 A. NJ and % T. W.
,fordina the highest grade of through to St LOUIS
Pennsylvania known the short Line 70 @
with equal force when reversed
tickets and Pullman reSerVa
49, v bo obtained Of Pennsylvania Railroad Ticket Agents
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
HAVANA CUSTOMS RECEIPTS FALL.
Returns for February Nearly Reach Low
Record-Causes Given.

Havana, March 4.-The customs receipts at Ha
vana for February amounted to only 81, ,604, ,730
which is the lowest figure since the Spanish
alton of Cuba except September, 1906 following
the revolution. when the receipts amounted to
s1579563 In January. 1908. the customs receipts
were 81 O42 and for December, 1907. s. 21 900 The
country merchants complain that they have been
compelled TO curtai their orders, owing re-
fusal Of the Havana bankers to extend their cred
its There is a disposition here 10 attribute the
situation to a lack of confidence in the American
declaration that republic will be re-established
next February.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-05
STABBED WIFE ON COURT STEPS.
Hanerty Had Just Been Paroled on Charge
of Cruelty to Her.

James Hanerty, a driver. who had just been
paroIed in the Yorkville court. regardless of
patrolnen and court attendants. knocked his
wife down the steps of the courthouse break
ing her nose. Before anybody could Interfere he
drew pocket knife and stabbed his wife twice
in the face.
Hanerty had been summoned TO court by
his wife, Dora. She said that he had been
abusing her and falling TO support her and the
children and had been drinking heavily Han
erty promised Magistrate kernochan that II he
got another chance he would mend his ways