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The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-27

children bereft of parents still love all OF
those things that fathers or mothers
thoughtfulness bestoWs, but which must
sometimes be denied in an institution
where there are many needs to be filled.
The old men and women at the Little
Sisters of the Poor, Home for the Aged,
appreciate the diversion of Thanksgiving
day in their days of life's decline The
day can be made brighter for them. too'
II the people of Milwaukee. are thoughtful.
The list is long one where the mites may
be sent and where they will help to make
lives little brighter. There is the Cath
olic Boys home, the Home for the Friend
less. the Lutheran Home for the Feeble
minded, the Milwaukee House of Mercy,
the Wisconsin Home and Farm School, the
Flower Mission, the Rescue Mission, the
Children's Free hospital. the Womens hos
pital, Aid society, and others. Each family
knows of some other family for whom the
day can be made happier.
How much small things count is exem'
pllfied by an episode that took place IN
porer part of the city recently. 1t was
told by little girl. She leaned against
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-27

q iai's nappy and that organization knows of many
pla'es where there can be Thanksgiving dinner with
Vut tne contributions of the open-heared and those i'm
ueu win the spirit of the Pilgrims Thanksgiving Not
lai from Milwaukee the sick poor unfortunate
and women through no fault of their own in many cases.
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-27

passed by. 1t sees
the onward trend of
all things. 1t sees
that for every hard.
ship there is an al
leviating condition,
and so courage is
taken afresh. This
same mind counts
its blessings and
turns to the less for
tunate.
There is no doubt
regarding the satis-
faction the Pilgrim
fathers had in enter
tanning their Indian
guests. They were
expressing their
gratitude by helping
others and making
other lives brighter.
This spirit is the
patron saint Of
Thanksgiving.
Many people feel
that their mite is
small. II counts for
little compared with
the needs! That is
true, no doubt. But
calculate the mites
of the city of Mil
waukee, and imagine
the JOY of the unfor-
tunate. The Associat-
ed Charities knows
of many families
where a Thanksgiv-
Ing dinner would
bring joy to the
hearts of little chill
dren. and hope to
the sick. The mites
would count there
One dinner will make
The Virginia enterprise., 1908-11-27
thanksgiving and it's stor,

anu us SlOTy
is one of the best known
and cherished of the American in
stitutions and lore. 1t never grows
old. The little children still thrill
at the recital of the bravery of the
Plymouth colony. They exult in
the proWess of Miles Standish and
his brave boy soldiers and they
weep over the hardships that the
little boys and girls endured ex-
lied in a foreign land. They
laugh in merry glee at the first
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
COPPER DROPS ON BUTTE REPORT.

DISPATCHES from Butte. Mont. giving notice OF
the resumption of the mines OF the Amalgamated
Conner Company and OF the WashOe smeter. were
followed by a drop of one-eighth of a cent pound
in all grades of copper the New York Metal
Exchange The copper market in London
also weak at the opening. In some quarters there
rap,ated Copper Company in reoper ing the WashOe
snelter the critics pointing out that there not
vet suficient Improvement in the copper market
warrant il and declaring that Increase in cop
nor production at this time would probably result
in another overproductiOn. Producers. the other
hand said that owing to nearly half a year OF
Inactivity in the mines and heavy sales OF tine
metal abroad stocks of copper had been reduced 10
practically nothing, and the recent evidences of a
production necessary, particularly 1t would be
at least four months before the Idle mines could
produce copper in marketable quantities.
The starting of the Washoe smelter Il is esti-
mated will add from $50 00019 TO IT5 900 pounds
of copper to the annual production in this country
and il is pointed out in well informed quarters
that IL the Amalgamated Company keep II IN
full operation and sell all its copper there will be
n prodt in the metal present prices. II is
Anaconda Copper Company produce copper at
basis of Is cents pound would leave a margin of
profit of ~ cents-equivalent net profits of ap-
uroximately s. 5000 year a production of
100 Ooe 600 pounds, almost sufficient cover the
company's present dividend requirements
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
BINGHAM GITES 1DFICE
Tells Citizens to Pay Per Cent Of
Time to CitVs affairs.

The Clothiers' Association of New York ceie-
brated its twenty-fifth anniversary by dinner for
the members of the Clothiers' National Association
Demonico's last night The grand ballroom was
filled overfiowing with SIX hundred diners, while
the walls silver and green illuminated signs
bole the of the principal cities from which
the diners hailed. a brilliant climax to the
first day of the convention OF the national asSocia
ton which is being held here. ana Will probably
last until Tomorrow
When President Marcus Nj Marks started the
speechmeking It was well after 10 o'clock for be
tween the courses the merry cIothers had sung
many songs When Mr.. Marks proposed the toast
to President Roosevelt the cheering could be
heard almost 10 Broadway. President Marks traced
the history OF the association and its good effect
upon the trade and other trades tributary to il.
He got plenty of applause. and greater than
when he introduced General Theodore A Bingham
the of clubs
Nearly every seemed to think General Bing-
ham would talk of police matters, bat he didn [.
He talked Our City. and the closest he to
mentioning himself when he said: Some of
you may know that. in a way. connected with
the city government He then took up the need
of every citizens paying "one per cent much at
tention municipal affairs as he does to his own
business
Leslie NJ Shaw, ex-Secretary Of the Treasury,
talked about our Finances" and gave an expos-
tion Of his theory Of the need of elastic
form of currency. Louis Wiley made a humorous
speech our Press and dwet the fact that
he born in Rochester. which Is famous for its
manufacture OF mems wearing apparel Other
speakers were the Rev. George Thomas Bowling
and DR.. Frederick Van Eeden, Dutch poet and
communist
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
HERE TO FLOAT REPUBLIC.
Reuolutionist Trying to SeN Bonds
for United States Of Russia.

Ivan Norodny, who says he is the Chief Execu-
tive Commissioner in this country of the United
States of Russia a republic to take the place
of the present Russian government and 10 be IN
augurated in 1910. is staying at the Holland House.
in this city. MI Norodny. General Norodny OF
the Russian Revolutionary party. as he Is called.
when seen last night, showed copy of the accu-
sations sent TO the Car in which the committee
of the Russian Republican Administration, be-
half of the Russian people, accuse him OF oppres-
sion and ensavery OF his people and OF tho crimes
perpetrated. There also proclamations declar-
ing him unfit TO rule and exilng him to a province
In Asiatic Russia The republic of the United
States of Russia is to be modelled after the Con-
stitutIon and government of this country
Mr.. Norodny also showed copy of a bond. one
OF series Of fifty thousand OF 500 EACH being sold
by the representatives of the Russian republic in
this country and Europe to raise funds. The bond
IS called the liberty bond" and bears the seal and
stamp of the Chief Executive Commissioner of the
United States of Russia. Mr. Norodny said he had
sold IA number of these bonds in this city Aiexan-
der Roulard, Mr.. Norodny said, IS the commissioner
who is looking after the interests and sale of bonds
in France for the Russian republic, and
Colonel Petroff is doing the work in London.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
ROC EMPTTES H4RBOR.
Boats Either 4HchOr Outside or
stan an Their BertHs.

The worst fog New York has seen this winter
veoped the city. rivers and harbor all day yester-
day. tying up shipping delaying ferry lines and
elevated roads and crowdng the new tunnels under
the East and Hudson rivers to their utmost Capa-
city
Two steamers which entered Quarantine the
night before. the Anchor liner Caledonia and the
vigilancia. of the Ward Line. did not leave there
until late in the afternoon II night before
Caledonia had made her way a snaiTs pace up
the bay to her pier at West oath street
The revenue cutter which usually leaves the
Barge Office at o'clock did not leave there until
noon, and IL later before the Ellis Island
ferry made trip. Most of the employees at the
ferry were dismissed day about IL o'clock.
before the General Hancock, the valiant
boat which connects Governors Island with the
Battery. went fast aground the northeast shore
of the. island. Her passengers were taken Off by
government tug. She ioated late in the after
The only collision due the fog when the
tug j. H. Moore crashed into the New York. of the
Fulton street ferry line. just she leaving
the Manhattan slip about 7:30 in the morning. A
hole was punched into the cabin of the ferryboat
and part Of her guard rail carried away but she
able TO continue in service the of the day.
The Thirty-ninth Street ferry line South Brook
lyn suspended operation entirely until the fog
should lift again
The Plymouth. of the Fall River Line anchored
off Whitestone. Long Island, and refused to at
tempt Hell Gate. Other Sound boats were tied up
and last night none ventured out. Only steam
e left and entered the harbOr.
The delay on the ferry lines sent Jersey people
TO thesnew Hudson tunnel and Brooklynites to tn,
Borough Hall station of the subway. officials
of the Hudson tunnel were not caught mapping and
had and schedules prepared for the rush
President William G McAdoo said he estimated
the fog sent than twelve thousand persons to
the tube between and Q O'Clock in the morning
and just as many during the evening rush hours
The length OF the trains increased and al
though all trains were crowded there was no great
congestion or delay. the side doors Of the
coming in admirably in preventing them The sub
way to Brooklyn also handled larger crowds than
usual
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

James Clarke. OF No 1ss walworth street Will
iamsburg, died yesterday in the Eastern District
Hospital from injuries he received Saturday.
He driving by the National Sulphur Works
factory when the explosion occurred
Gerald L. Dean. of No. 1928 Amsterdam avenue
held In 500 bail yesterday charged with falling
TO deliver five hundred shares OF stock for which
William Leary. of New Bedford. says he paid him.
Maurice Fitzgerald. lawyer OF No. SS Broad
way. who was convicted OF grand larceny last
week was sentenced 10 one year and six months
In states prison yesterday
John Ryan. who gave his address No. so West
SD street. and Thomas Hare. who says he lives
at No. AL West 3Sd street arrested yesterday
charged with killing Chin Ling. Chinese laundry
man. on January 7.
Lucas Pieshkov of No to3 West 18th street. who.
according to The police, is leader of a gang using
knockout drops, was held Yesterday in $Jeo bail
charged With rohhing night vstchman az No
LUDLOW street. Two men said to be his accom-
4lices were held in s. 800 bail each.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
TILE OHIO PLATFORM
READY FOR CONVENTION.
Representatives an Congress Indorsed
Without Mentioning Names.

Columbus. Ohio, March 2.-The Republican
State Convention will be called to order to-mor-
row afternoon at o'clock. 1t is not expected
that any important action will be taken before
Wednesday. The first session will be devoted TO
organization and the speech of James R. Gar
field, temporary chairman.
A platform has been prepared, and no con-
test worth mentioning is expected over any OF
its planks. Thus far there has appeared no sign
of disagreement on any subject of national I'M
portance.
The platform as drafted in effect declares lot
revision of the tariff along protective lines, the
work to be done at a special session of the next
Congress-: indorses the policies of president
Roosevelt. and recognizes the Ohio representa-
tives in Congress- without mentioning Names
for their standing and ability.
Other blanks as now drafted indorse the
sneedv construction of the Panama Canal. the
past services of William II. Taft, the estao-
lishment of a merchant marine. the creatloh Oh
a strong navy the enactment OF currency piii
intended to meet present needs, the initiative
and referendum when the rights oil 'he Peopie
and public property involved. local option
in the liquor trade, the enactment OF d coilpdi-
sorry primary law. and the administration u
Governor Harris.
Governor Harris issued statement to-day,
declaring that he has desire 10 pecoliie
United States Senator. He asserted Iha' IL he
were elected and permitted to serve out announcer
term as Governor his ambition would De sal
isfed.
The announcement that there would De 10
"slata" no Encouragement of any klnd ana tha'
+ba nominations for the various offices are 10 DC
tho result of the for-al fight and the prizes
of anv one who can get them has greatly S'ill"
Ia+od the interest in the convention
The only Offices for which there VIII not oe d
struggle are: Governor Governor HarrlS haFlii5
no onnosition; Secretary of State. for Whch tiie
rresent incumbent. carrie Thompson VIII oe
nominated bv acclamation. and Dairy ana foou
Commissioner. for which Renick w. Dunlap WIZ
bo,a q sfneCure 1t is also highly probaple 'ha'
1,dga John A Schauck and James IL. Price
nroeAnt members of the Supreme court WIN O
.r,inotad although Judge Wildman, OF New
ark is also candidate. ,
The four delegates-at-large to the hePuN
National Convention have been selected anu
+bora will be no opposition TO any OF tlei'' iies
iii be Governor Harris. Myron T. Herrich' VI
c,a,-e1apd. Arthur / Vorys, of Lancaster 'iie
oolticaI manager of the Taft campaign anu
charles Taft. of Cincinnati the brother OF liie
Secretary OF War
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
STATE FAIR BILL PASSED.

Albany, March 1.-Two bills of the series propos-
ing a general reorganization and enlargement of
state fair at Syracuse passed by the
Senate tonight. One of these, reducing the state
fair commission from eleven to members
and providing for the compensation of the five
active members at 5000 a year, passed by a
of q 30 T. large number of the members
remaining silent the roll call. Two members of
the proposed commission will consist of the lieu
tenant governor end commissioner of agriculture
while the other five will take the place of seven
who hitherto have served without compensat ton
The present requirement that least three of the
commission shall be members Of certain agr-
cultural societies is stricken out in the proposed
law
The other bill appropriates $4,000 for the con-
structiOn Of a manufactures and liberal arts
building
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
MCCLELLAN APPEAL Up.
Arguments Made Before the Court
Of IppeaLS.
rHy Telegraph 10 The Tribune. ]

s-,.,,. ars-cl, THE effort Of Mayor George r
Mcclellan 20 force Attorney General Jackson TO
show his hand iH the quo warianto proceedings
brought over a year ago 10 oust the former from
she o4s~e o. Vayor Of New York carried one
etep further this afternoon before the Court Of
Appeals Arguments were heard in the appeal of
tho Attorney General from the decision Of the
ArpeIlst.. Division requiring Mr. Jackson to file a
further biu Of particulars in connection with his
charges that Illegal No;es were cast for Mayor Nc
CIelan in The Mayoralty campaign OF 1906. The
Appellate Division last month held that the Attor
lIev General should be required to specify the
ier Of illegal votes in all election districts in
Kew York CITY This would include Kings County
which Nj Jackson did not touch in his bill of par
ficuIsrs fled last Dccember The has taken a
rapid course through the courts and the appeal
vas placed the calendar today by Chief Judge
cullen because OF its public Importance
In bill Of particulars filed on December 10. last
she Attorney General set forth that in New York
County 2770 votes were cast for Mayor Mcclellan
by men who nor registered These were
spread over all the election districts in New York
County ranging from to fifty in a district. In
regard 10 Kings County. he submitted list Of dis
1ricts. but did specif'- any fraudulent
The actual difference between the vote polled by
Hearst and Mcclellan was given in the official
furns 5,iH.
in support CT his second contention that
ber Of illegally marked ballots counted for
Mcclellan, the Attorney General submitted list
Of 50 in Manhattan and % "A Kings. making a
total Of 80 and a grand total of 1856 so-called
illegal votes. This lacked hundred Of
overcoming the plurality credited Mayor No
Clellan in the official canvass
Mayor Mcclellan satisfied with this. and
iu January he went before Justice Vernon NJ
Davis with a motion to strike the charges Of
the Attorney General else compel him to give a
specified accounting of the votes in Kings County
well 10 Manhattan. Jus-ise Davis denied the
motion Of Mayer Mcclellan and said:
I think the Attorney General has substantially
complied with The OF the oFd,r directing tie
furnishing hiil of particulars, and. tho ex-
tent II his ability. T'5c motion Therefore viii he
dSsied
On appeal from this deeision. Mayor M-tIel-
lsn secured leK ersal in the = "a Hate Division
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
SPLIT IN 10TH MISSOURI DISTRICT.

IRy Telegraph to The Trbunel
q. o,,;r March I'm the 10th Congress Dlstrlct
today the minority. headed by Otto Suiei' Tue t
treu,ar and Jephtha d. Howe. city chairman. heid
..rumD'' convention. and elected Rowland l.
Johnson Prosecuting Attorney or 81. LOUIS oui.,S
ia Edward KoeIn Of Carondelet, delegates 10 tie
--o+ionaI Repubican Convention, and DR. ;. ).
VIII of St. louis County, and w R Rutledge Oh
81 Louis alternates and instructed them Tor Iai''
The Niedringhaus faction, which had elected Sixty
six of the III Congress delegates at the primaries
.Iao+od I'm ,ee,Ilar convention to-day Louis Alt.
citv license c ,lector, and Frederick Essen OF 81
T,ouis County rs delegates to the national con-
vention. and William Dutzi and Hugh X Wagner
of St Louis alternates, without Instructions 1or
President
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
on February :. the entire cour. concurrns in the

on February e. the entire cour. concurring in the
decision
Eugene Lamb Richards. counsel for Mayor NC
Clellan in unfolding the decision of the Appellate
Division declared that the whole proceeding was
nothing but a fishing expedition and that the
Court of Appeals should affirm the decision ana
force the Attorney General to show his hand IN
Kings County.
On the other hand. Clarence J. Shearn, appearing
for Attorney General. declared that the speci-
cation I'm Manhattan alone was sufficient 10 over
turn the election as the three thousand votes de
cIared TO have been counted for Mcclellan When
they should have been counted for Hearst were
more than enough TO seat Mr. Hearst.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
TAFT FAVORED IN MISSISSIPPI
Try Telegraph to The Tribune

,o,.,o, ,Jiss March BY a resolution ADOPT
od to6av bv the State Republican Executive CoiIi-
-. = ,-as indicated that the Roosevelt factoh
iii.l' .I ord that the state conventioh which
seanbIes here on April % will send an instrucsed
de1egation TO Chicago for William H. Taft Inc
resolution follows:
The committee points with pride to me tne aaiici hcb
-+ratfon of President Theodore Roosevelt, Nm u :,
- indorses most heartily. II especally comm coIIealo5 -
his n0cies in the interest OF all the peTTpfe f eli
hts h PpHavering stand for the square deal Ior All
mankind "a
An attempt by the negro wing TO inject Hie
I3rovnsville incident was frowned down.
AT meeting of negroes tonight resolutions were
passed den0uncing The state hepuptedtI
80 rpraoi4e,t Roosevelt and indorsing Foraker
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
TAFT DELEGATES AND ENDORSEMENT

,,-t,ir,+on March Frank H Hitchcock re-
,i,..1 at Taft HEADQUARTERS to-day telegram an
,o,,ncina that at i convention of the Republicans
f tt. 9Th Congress District of Kansas this after
noon George H Hunter of Wellington ana o. +
Mclean of Wichita, elected delegates 10 the
,,a+ionoI convention and instructed for Secretary
Taft.
Mr. Hitchcock was also informed that the Re-
nubIican committee Of Alamance County N e,
had indorsed Secretary Tafts candidacy uhahl-
mously.
Ar a convention OF the Republicans of Washing
ron County Okla. the delegates to the Sd district
convention were directed support instructions
Taft
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
GOVERNOR SIGNS COBB BILL.

Albany March 2-Governor Hughes tonight
signed the bin of Senator Cobb which amends the
marriage lice1se law OF last year to provide
for the Ming certificates OF marriages with
county clerks only, who to make returns TO the
State Department of Health. The Law of last year
failed repeal a provision for the filing of such
certificates with the loca! health departments. The
law also requires the filing of certificates of
birth with local health departments within ten days
instead Of thirty days
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
BLACK HAND TRAILED PITTSBURGH
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribuae.I


Pittsburg, March Frank T Thompson. Uresi-
dent of the Pennsylvania Bed Company and a and
owner as well oil producer. turned over 70
the Pfttsburg police this evening Black Hand let
ter which he received to-day from New YORK Tie
letter was mailed at q Brooklyn sub-srzJiou On
Saturday evening. and in addition 10 warning
Thompson that he would get the kUits IN Us
heart unless he attended his own business
the writer said he had shadowed Thompson al
through trip New York last week, and could
have killed him at any time he wished
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
REPUBLICAN GAINS IN MAINE.

Portland. Me. March 2.-Os eleven Maine cities
which held municipal elections. seven cities elected
Republican mayors and city governments. against
four Republican mayors and six Republican city
governments in 1901 Republican gains were shown
in nearly all cities while in EasJpOrt. Ellsworth
and South Portland the Republican mayors elected
will succeed Democrats. In ROckland the Demo
cratic party returns power with Rodney
Thompson mayor. VINO defeated Mayor Arnold
II. Jones Republican. who displaced him year
ago.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
ASSIGNMENT ExClTES ITALIANS.

Ferdinand Gottilla and Pietro Gench VINO car
ried on a business under the name of Gotta &
Genchi, bankers, steamship agents and foreign ex-
change at Nos. 10 and 81 Stanton street and No
East 63d street. assigned yesterday Vito
VasiIe and Achille Salomone Many Italians gath
cred OF the place during the afternoon and
police sergeant was sent from the Eldridge street
station preserve order among the camorins for
eisners.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
DAVIS FATHERS ROBINSON BILL
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]

Thy Telegraph % Tie Iribune
Albany, March 2.-Senator Davis, of Buffalo who
recently offered measure compelling Commits
soner Bingham institute the three platoon po-
lice system in New York City, again showed his
pariality for the metropolis tonight by intro
ducing the Allied Real Estate Interests bill, de-
signed TO facilitate the construction OF subways
BY private capital The bill was introduced a couple
OF week ago by Assembiyman Robinson. of New
York.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
FAIL TO INSTRUCT FOR BRYAN.

rBy Telegraph to The Tribune1
Medina N Y March I'm the first Democratic
County Convention of 1908. held at Albion to-day
delegates from Orleans County to both Democratic
state conventions We're elected. An effort was
made by Brvans friends to instruct them for the
Nebraskan without avail They were instructed,
however. for w B Murphy secretary to Lieuten-
ant Governor Chanler for Secretary of State. Mr.
Murphy's friends in control OF the conven-
ton.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-03
70 REDUCE SALARY oE KINGS sHsRlEE

Albany, March 2-On behalf Of Senator Foelker
Senator GiIchrist introduced to-riGht a bill de-
creasing the direct salary OF the Sheriff of Kings
County from s150oo to 120o but adding a quantity
of fees. Several new Jobs also provided. The
general belief here is that the fees amount
lar salary.