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New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
ASKS CHILDREN TO REMEMBER SICK.

DR. William H. Maxwell. City Superintendent of
Schools has letter TO the principals Of the
public schools. inclosing letter addressed TO the
pupils which the superintendent asks them to read
before the close of the school days. 1t is ad-
dressed to My Dear Girls and Boys and reads;
And now you about to enter what is per-
haps to you the pleasantest season OF the year
the summer holdays-I also ask you to do a great
kindness to other people-to refrain from making
any noise near hospital near house where
you know there is any sick With particular
earnestness ask you not to explode any fireworks
near hospital the Fourth of July And am
quite sure my dear young friends. that the happi
ness that will come to you from the feeling that
you have not increased the sufferngs Of the sick
or the dying by making noise thoughtessly will
than pay you for any pleasure of which you
may have deprived yourself.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
WOMEN TEACHERS ANNUAL DINNER
Turn Out in Force, Though Night Is Warm
and Speakers Are Many.

II took the members of the Interborough Asso-
ciation of Women Teachers and their friends 10
make a record in the matter of numbers to sit
down at dinner in the grand ballroom of the
Waldorf-Astoria last night. Despite the tenn
perature. the association at its second annual
feast easily had 1t on lot of more pretentous
but merely male organizations that make ii a
point 10 turn out and dine once a year.
Even if the vacant spaces between tables were
so sparse as to make sheath gowns a desrabity,
the women strong also in the list of speakers
and enthusiastic in their greeting of them.
Justice Luke D. Stapleton acted POSTMASTER
Among those who addressed the gathering were
John S Whalen Secretary of State: Charles Ed
ward Russell, James a. Donnelly, Deputy Attorney
General: Senator Thomas F Grady. Dr. Luther H
Gulick. the Rev. DR.. Stephen S. Wise, Dr. James
j. Walsh. Arthur Brisbane, Robert S. Conklin
Miss Kate Upson Clark. Edmund r. Terry and
Assembyman NJ. Burr Wright.
Most of the speakers pleased their hearers by
saying the women teachers ought to get large
salaries Charles Edward Russell went a
step further. and advocated suffrage. but
Arthur Brisbane thought. the teachers had
greater responsibilities. they should get more
money than the women. 1t noted that he left
the shortly after his remarks were finished.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
NEW MILLS DWELLINGS.
Another Block of Model Il partments
IN Thorn Dson Street.

d. o. Mills has just erected a block OF model
dwellings. to be known "The Mills Dwellings"
at Nos 1s3 and 1s5 Thompson street. Just south Of
Mills Hotel No /. This is the second block OF
model dwellings erected by Mr.. Mills in connec-
ton with the Mills hotels. There ffty-four
dwellings in the new block, of three four and five
rooms. with private baths and all the sanitary
venences suggested by experience. The building
is plain structure, thoroughly freproof.
In the basement is commodous and completely
equipped laundry, with tubs and drying chambers
for the free of the tenants There also
storage closets and ash and garbage chutes Each
apartment has quarter-in-th e-slot gas meter. a
gas range, hot water and steam heat supplied from
central boiler plant. There electric lights In
the halls and number of other advantages not
ordinarily found in tenement houses built for re-
spectacle but not highly paid working people. The
rentals of these dwellings will not be lower than
the ordinary rentals charged in that section of
the city.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
OBITUARY NOTES.

CAPTAIN GEORGE n. DICK, for twenty years
deputy collector of internal revenue in this dis
trict, died yesterday at his home, No 324 Tomp-
kns avenue. Brooklyn, from heart disease. He
was born in this city in 1912. He was Civil War
veteran.
WILLIAM H. BELCHER, a manufacturer of
ruling devices in this city, died yesterday at his
home No rs Highland avenue. Orange. n. j., from
pneumonia He seventy-eight years old. and
had lived in Orange about thirty years. He leaves
his wife, three daughters and son. The funeral
will be held at his home tomorrow afternoon
WILLIAM R. BENNETT, Police Commissioner
of Newark died in St. James's Hospital. Newark,
yesterday. after operation for cancer. He had
served several terms alderman and was for
thtrty-two years with the Central Railroad of New
Jersey.
BURRETT W. HORTON. a retired merchant.
died yesterday at his home No. IS West 5sth street
He vas in Bristol. Conn., and started in bust
in Cleveland where he was connected with
the firm of Olcott, Horton & Co. for thirty years
The funeral will be at his home on Tuesday.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
TO uNvEIL STATUE OF LAFAYETTE.
Sculptor and Committee Have Dispute Over
Payment for Paris Memorial.

Paris June 20-Paul Bartlett's statue of La
fayette, the gift of American school children to
France, which has been finally cast in bronze will
he unveiled on July in the Place du Louvre AS
the unveng of the plaster cast in 1900 was the
occasion of elaborate ceremonies, the programme
OF July will be brief one. There will be no
speeches
Mr. Bartlett and Alexander RevelI. the latter
renresenting the Chicago committee that has had
the erection of the statue in hand have had a
sharp controversy over the final payment for the
sc,,Iptors work. Mr.. Bartlett. when the bronze
vas completed. demanded the immediate payment
of the balance due. 81 600, saying that his work
finished.
1t was reported this time that Mr.. Bartlett. had
cabIed his attorneys in America to begin suit
against the Chicago committee but this is not
t,1e Mr. Bartlett explains that he only
nIaced the matter in the hands OF lawyer for
negotiation. Mr.. Revel. who is at Carlsbad. calls
attention to the fact that Mr.. Bartlett has had
many advances since the work begun. He
saws the committee is in possession of ample
funds. and that when the statue is upon its ped
estsl as the contract requires the final settlement
will be made.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
VETERANS VISIT WEST POINT.

A thousand members of the 23d Regiment veter-
ans Association and the Michigan Society had an
excursion TO West Point yesterday the steamer
Albany There three-hour stay at the mill
tary reservation, and special dress parade of the
cadets took place in honor Of the visitors.
Among the veterans and others who enjoyed the
trip were General John b rockingham. Lieuten-
ant Colonel Ezra c. De Forest. Nathan Lane
Colonel John n. Partridge. ex-Police Commits
sioner; ]. Edward Addicks. W. A Towner, jr.
Colonel Alexander s. Bacon, Postmaster Edward
NJ Morgan. Judge Byron S. Waite. ". ]. Worden.
DR.. Y. H. Jackson Will Carleton, ". s. Could D.
V Raymond, William A. Boland. r. z. Perkins,
Charles H. Cotton, Edward s. Benedict, Charles
w Ames E. A. Vaughan and A I. Dunn The
veterans expect to escort the active 23d Regiment
on its from Pine Plains this week.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
EDWIN BOOTHS GRAVE.
ostou Transcript.


Although Charles Leonard Fletcher. writing to a
New York newspaper. states that the grave OF Ed
win Booth in Mount Auburn Cemetery IS in a
neglected condition and that the headStone is in
secure on its base and is badly cracked an examt-
nation of the grave and the monument does not
haar ont the statement. The Booth lot. which IS
situated near the corner of Orange path and Mound
avenue lust at the right of the cemetery tower.
is excelently kept. and all the surroundings of the
graves of Booth. his wife and his son are seelillS
and in perfect order TT,
was erected soon after. has therefore endured the
wea thering of nearly fifteen years. 1t does snow
the marks of time In some degree and there Is a
slight crack about midway of the stone where a
bronze ba ss-reIief of the actor Is secured this
crack however Is not likely to extend for years
to come The headstone is not tottering. as the
New York newspaper claims but is fastened Sc,
cureIy to its base. Moreover, IL cannot be learned
at the cemetery office that the officials Of Mount
Auburn have considered the condition OF the stone
serious enough TO notify the Players Ihis ms
fact is verified by Daniel Frohnan. one or the
board OF directors OF the Players. who Is
quoted as saving that the club has never peen m
formed that the grave of the great actor Is IN a
neglected condition. Mr.. Frohman says, more
over that the of the Booth lot Is primarily
a personal matter with the actors family but tina Z
he Is about 10 investigate with the permission Of
Mrs. Grossman. Booths daughter. and that the
PLAYERS will cooperate with the family IN repairing
the headstone. II It shall be found necessary.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
WRIGHT WILL ACCEPT.
No Statement to Make Until For
mnIlu Notified.

Memphis June 20.-General Luke E. Wright.
'sho is to succeed William II. Taft as Secretary
OF War, is being showered with congratulations
In addition to personal calls and telephone mes
sages. he has received many kilograms. all
couched in consratuatory language In an in
terview here to-day General Wright said:
=. There is nothing to be given out now further
than what has been published. The President
When the appointment does come there will be
no question concerning it's acceptance
Washington. June N-John c. schoneld, chief
clerk of the War Department. Is head of the mill
tary establishment of the government to-day. in
the absence of Secretary Taft Assistant Secre-
tary Robert Shaw Oliver. General Oliver is at Pine
Plains, N. Y. where for the next few days he will
witness the military manoeuvres. He will return
about the time Mr.. Taft does from Yale
1t is expected that General Luke E Wright who
is to succeed Secretary Taft, will be Washington
several days before taking office in order to confer
with Mr. Taft regarding pending matters. All the
business of the War Department is in charge Of
army officers. that the advent Of General Wright
into the War Department is not likely TO result in
any changes that direction. General Oliver the
assistant secretary. will in all probability continue
in that position until the close of President Roose-
velt's administration. He has been frequently
called upon to act the executive head of the
department. is familiar with every branch of
its work and enjoys close friendship with Presi-
dent Roosevelt.
1t is expected Mr.. Schofeld will continue Office
under the recent legislation giving him the rank of
assistant secretary.
Three busy to-day in Secretary Taft's
office answering the great mass of congratulatory
dispatches which continue to arrive. The letters OF
congratuation are beginning to come in. and the
prospects are that they will be trailing in for
month more. If the dispatches from the island
possessions any indication of the letters which
are expected to follow.
Among the dispatches made public to-day was
one from Archbishop Ireland at st. Paul. which
read:
choice of the Republican party are no less the
choice of the American nation Prospere, procede
ct regina.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
HOME OPINION OF HIM.
| From The Utica Hera Id Dispatch.

No political honor ever fell to the lot Of Utica
greater than that which given il this morning
by the Republican National Convention in the nom
fnation Representative James S. Sherman for the
Vice Presidency of the United States. Mr.. Sher-
man received SIC the first ballot-prac-
tcally unanimous nomination.
In choosing Mr. Sherman the convention picked
the best from long list of eminent men who had
been suggested for the place. On the ground Of
experience, ability and the weight he will add to
the ticket the choice of New York State for the
Vice-P Presidency. he easily the most available
man. and the great he received in the conven-
ton showed how thoroughly the fact was appre-
ciated.
1t is not necessary to review Mr.. Sherman S
career at this time. His twenty-five years in po-
Itfcal life beginning with his election Mayor
of Utica in 1884 his successive elections to every
Congress from 1856 the last, except in the land
slide year 1892. and his progress TO national
fame in the House are all well known. He VIII
bring to the performance of his duties as Vice
President the fully trained powers of one of the
ablest representatives in Congress, and one who is
recognized such.
The rejoicing in Utica over Mr.. Sherman's nom
ination will people of all parties and the
demonstration in honor of his homecoming after
the convention should take on the nature ofa civic
vent
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
SOCIAL NOTES FROM NEWPORT.
rRv Telegraph to The Tribune.l

rFsy Telegraph to The Tribune
Neuror+ June 2O-The officers and women OF the
naval torpedo station gave a reception Tor Laeu-
.,.,+ Commander and Mrs. Mark l.. Bristol this
afternoon About two hundred guests were IN
attendance Lieutenant Commander and Mrs
Thomas J. Sem, Lieutenant Commander ana HllS
E S Rellog, Lieutenant and Mrs Aus'ih f>au'A'
Lieutenant and Mrs. J. V. Babcock Surgeon ana
~. a,-;e Morris and Paymaster and Mrs. Joseph
r1fa had charge of the reception and heiped Lieu
tenant Commander and Mrs. Bristol in receiving.
James V Parker and Augustus Jay arrived iof
the season to-day - ~
Miss Alice Brownen and Mr.. ana hfs' -. l.
Proctor are TO have entries in the cedarhurst' Loe
Island dog show during the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Alexander Duncan Jr-' are 10 siei ~
q mart of the summer months with MIS- Jdilie"
P Kernochan, who arrived for the season 'i9
evening. x
Mr. and Mrs Perry Belmont expected from
t1urone some time during the next month for the
remainder Of the summer.
Alfred c. Vanderbilt is expected from Europe
early In July.
%, her son-in-law and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs Reg
,naId C. Vanderbilt. at Sandy Point Farm, is 70
start on Monday for Wellesley to visit MT. anu
Mrs Hollis II. Hunnewel.
C.oronoander William f. Fullam. U. S. N: Au-
e1lstus Jay and H. r. Wepstef iAaVe ieSiS'ei'N a.
the Newport Casino
Peter GoeIet Gerry arrived from Providence TO-
dav Joining his brother and sister-in-law. Mr. ana
Mrs Robert l.. Gerry.
Mr and Mrs George Pepper Norris. OF Phila-
delnhia have arrived for the season.
George Henry Warren. Jr, arrived to-day anu
,oined his parents for the season.
Mr. and Mrs Z. S. Reynal have ended their visit
and returned to New YORK
Mr. and Mrs ]. Laurens Van Allen and Mr.. ana
Mrs Robert L. Gerry entertained at dinner THIS
evening
Colonel C. l. F. Robinson returned from Chi al o
this evening.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
DR.. THOMAS PLANS NEW FLIGHT.
To Take Trip from Astoria to Battery in
Pommern with Motor.

DR. Julian p. Thomas, owner of the balloon
Pommern that the prize in the James Gordon
Bennett race year, announced his intention
to make a fight in that balloon in few days.
starting at Astoria and landing at the Battery.
DR.. Thomas said yesterday that he had solved the
problem of navigating the air
BY installing forty horse power automobile en-
gine beneath the large bag of gas DR.. Thomas be-
lieves he will have no difficulty in steering the
balloon at will and while smilingly acknowledging
that considerable danger may exist in sparks from
the motor flying off at such close proximity to
the gasbag, he added: L will trust to luck that
there will be explosion"
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
OBITUARY.
D. G. JENKINS.

Los Angeles, June 2o.-Donelson Cafery jenkins,
In the sos and COS Of the best known news
paper editors in the country being owner and
chief editor of THE New Orleans Delta" and later
of The Picayune,'' died at Sierra Madre to-day,
aged eighty-three. After removing from New Or
leans Mr.. Jenkins went to Galveston where he
editor in chief and president of The Galveston
News When The Dallas News annexed
to The Galveston News Mr. Jenkins edited it
from his office in Galveston. After securing COM
Portable fortune he sold out his interests in the
two papers and moved to Los Angeles. where he
made his home. Mr.. Jenkins born in Vicks
burg in 1926 He left a wife, and five
daughters.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21

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New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
TENANTS WHO CARRY OFF THEIR FARMS.

The modern farmer was applying electrical mas
sage to cart horses sprained knee. During the
intervals OF rest he talked farm talk
There tenants. he said, who. when they
move carry their farms with them the tortoise
does his house. These people the Norman
french the worlds best farmers.
..VVhere you or l would require twenty thirty
acres OF land TO keep one family the French
farmer will keep family on quarter Of an acre.
IS he chose to cultivate twenty thirty acres.
he would become millionaire.
H ..tIis secret lies in the perfection which he
,.,ags his top soil. What with fertillzing and
atering and clearing, his top soil is the blacklist.
t r17chest soil on earth His top soil is TO the
Mch farmer what her voice is to prna donna
.and when he rents he contracts that. on the
~ ton Of his lease. he may carry off eighteen
ihnS iel M the top soil with him
when you see a French farmer MOVING one ne
n nv eight enormous draws his top soil lumbers
on behiud Los Angeles Times
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
SECRETARY GARFIELD'S TRIP.
Visits to Hawaiian Islands Labor Condi-
tons Not Satisfactory

Honolulu, June 20.-James R Garfield Secretary
of the Interior, sailed to-day a visit to the
crater Of Kflauea and the islands of Hawaii
and Maui He will return here Thursday and
take passage the steamer ST Louis for a trip
to the island of Kauai
In a speech at the Commercial Club to-day Sec
retary Garfield said:
Your questions of race labor and land will have
my consideration. Your labor conditions are not
satisfactory Some of you have not been giving
enough consideration 20 mainland conditions from
the viewpoint of and enlarged national rela-
tions in the Orient, and you fail to realize tha
what may have been all right in the past may not
be all right now in the future.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
ABoLIsHEs COMMUNAL SEASON.
Mrs. Eddy Announces That Departure Will
Affect Only Boston Mother Church.

Boston, June 2o-The annual communion seasons
of the First Church of Christ. Scientist which for
years have been the occasion of. the gather
ing in Boston Of thousands of Christian Scientists
all parts of the world. be discontinued.
The great membership of the Boston church and
its limited seating capacity given the prin-
cipal reasons for abolishnig the communion season
in the mother church, III communication sent out
to-day by Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, which pro-
vides, however that the branch churches shall
continue the custom of the communion season.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
PARocHIAL SCHOOLS TO WIND UP YEAR.

Monsignor Murphy formerly vice-rector OF the
American College at Rome and now pastor OF the
Church of the Immaculate Conception in East lith
street will preside tomorrow night the closing
exercises of the parochial schools attached to his
parish The older boys will present the war drama
1.-The Confederate Spy and the younger lads a
number Of sketches. drills, etc. Charles Z. Dllon
will address the graduates. Brother Austin Is
nriociDaI of the schools.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
WEDDINGS PAST AND TO COME.

Orange N j. June 20 (SpeciaD.-Miss Margaret
Grove daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Grove
of No Is North Jefferson street. this city. and
Frank A. Mooney married this morning in
St Johns Church here by the Rev. Matthias j.
Mcdonald. Miss Jennie A Grove. sister of the
bride was maid of honor. and William S Moloney,
a brother of the bridegroom. was best man.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
MECHANICS LIEN AGAINST GOBLET.
Construction Company Gets Writ on Garage
at Broadway and 64th Street.

A mechanics lien for s1l42es 70 has been filed
against Robert Goelet the garage at the north
east corner of Broadway and Gath street favor
of the General Supply and Construction Company
OF No. IS West 34th street
Rose & Putzel counsel for the construction COM
pany, said the filing Of the lien a result of a
disagreement over the time of the completion Of
the construction of the garage for Mr.. Goelet.
The lien is for payment of unfinished work, over
which there is a dispute.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
MUSICAL COMEDY ON ROOF.
Skill" Opens Season Atop Madison
Square Garden.

Madison Square Roof Garden was opened last
night with a musical mixture called ski Hi
There was a large audience present and 1t ap-
peared to enjoy the medley of songs. dances and
pretty faces. Skill aims to amuse and those
fond of variety will not go astray in passing
hour or two the roof of Madison Square Gar
den.
Later on further notice OF the piece will be
made In the cast Lottie Kendall, Gertrude
Black, W. E. Corey and ]. E. Carey.
New-York tribune., 1908-06-21
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