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New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
GIRL TELLS KIDNAPPING TALE
Confesses After Police Start Out to Find
House Where She Was Held

Telling 4 wild story OF how she had been dragged
into a carriage by a woman and kept two night
ana a day in a house at 156th street and fifth
avenue Eileen Ryan, sixteen years old, reached
her home Thursday night at No 212 West 36th
street, and fell exhausted the floor.
David Ryan, the girls father, went with her yes
erday the West 9Th street police station where
she told her tale to Sergeant Haag. Sergeant Haag
referred Ryar to he West Goth street station from
which he went the Sixth avenue branch Of the
Detective Bureau. While Detectives Heaney and
Kenny their way uptown with Eileen
RYAN TO find the house she had described the girl
burst into tears and said she had made up the
story but ha- been afraid to tell her father. She
said she had been late and then spent the night
with a relative. Ryan said later he had not be-
leved his daughters story and thought she had
been getting into mischief
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
BUILDING IN THE FUTURE.
aldermen Hear arguments for and
against Skyscrdping Limit.

The building committee OF the Board of Aldermen
held a public hearing yesterday on the report or
the building code revision committee, which recon-
mends that the height of all buildings shall not
exceed three times the width of the street upon
which they face and shall not exceed 300 feet, eX-
cept that where width of the street is less than
45 feet the height of the buildings may be 199 feet
and that when buildings face upon park they
may be $50 feet in height
Ernest F1agg chairman Of the code revision com
rnittee read a Joint protest from the New York
Chapter of the American Institute of Architects
and the Society Of Beaux Arts Architects. Speak
ing for himself MI. FIagg said that "only q
fragment land even in the most conEested
districts is occupied by buildings of the height
which It is proposed allow He said that to
continue the policy of building a district solidly
with tall buildings would be to invite, in case of
FIRE disaster the like of which has never before
been known
1nittee on congestion of population in New York in
ioin report stated that ANY limitation of the
height Of buildings, however drastic. is not radi-
cal solution of the problem, since 1t deals with re-
suits rather than with causes
Several representatives of the building trades
employers protested against the recommendations
made by the committee saying that a hreproof
building under stories in height would not be a
pa wing investment, and that the adoption of the
recommendations would in effect be discriminate tiOn
against small property owners or those unable 10
pay for fireproof construction.
{. +. Shacrcss, representing the New York
Board of Fire Underwriters, said that the COM
mttee on revision of the building code Of that or
ganization strongly opposed TO any less strin-
gent regulations in regard to freprOof buildings.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Friday November 6, 1908


Steamer Narscas fTsr Kfrkby. Trinidad october %
and Grenada % the Trinidad shipping fradins O.
with passengers mails and mdse Arrived at tne Bar
steamer Taormina dtaD Massardo Genoa October p
and Naples Hartfed. Solari 60. with "A cabin
ana 345 steerage passengers dse. for New York and
cabin and 1I2 steerage passengers and mdse for Pha
steamer Maria tAust Zazevich Patras October and
Almerfa is to Phelps Bros Co mdse. Arrived
steamer Jose (Nor. sorensen. Philadelphia November
8 to the United Fruit Co. in ballast Leit quarantine
steamer Kybte1s CGer) stricker Calcutta september
November 3. Funch. Edye & Co. with ndse Arrived
at the Bar at 9:2o ,., . ,-,-.,.-
g. TO the Ocean SIS Co with passengers and dse Passed
in Quarantine al i0:+1
Southern with passengers and mdse Passed
in Quarantine at 1851
Co with mdse Passed in Quarantine at II :33
Steamer NOrthtOwn. Van Glider Baltimore. the
Texas Company IN ballast Anchored of Highlands
steamer Prfnz sigfsmund Ger BolIe Montego Bay Oc
tober q Kingston %, Cartagina 2S Ssvanls . and
Santa Martha 30. TO the Hamburg American Line with
10 passengers. malls and mdse- Arrived the Bar
1:I5 NJ.
steamer Hamilton Boaz Newport News and Norfolk
steamer Astraea lB-, disney, October and
in ballast. Arrived at the Bar m.
steamer Marie Mcneil Ger. Hildebrandt. CoIastire
Edye & Co. with auebracho wood to order Arrived az
steamer Bay View Cummings Portland. for Newport
News. towing baTses Baroness Badger Anchored
Sandy Hook Bay zoos p
SAILED
Cretc Br Genoa via Boston Black Prince (Br, Buenos
Iimon: Ocn1ugee Brunswick: Comanche. Charleston
Jacksonville: san Giorgto Utah. Naples: Valentia
Brstoi Seg1rsncs Nassau cUantsnarn6 t. ~ ,
Wilmington y c, and Georgetown. c.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
RAILROADS PROSPERING.
Commissioner Lane Says Condttions
.4re Improuiag Rapidly.

Washington. Nov Sin the opinion OF fr@hh,i"
X. Lane. Interstate Commerce Commissloner. t,e
railroad, financial and Industrial cohuiuoh VI wv
country is improving rapidly
1T is a fact" he said to-day. hardly heheNao'e'
but nevertheless true. because 1t is reported pS
the railroads themselves. that the total operA',us
revenue a mile of railroad for the year enueu
I'm, Qo oos excaeds that of any other year in the
history of railroadng in the United states except
the one wear of 1907. The average operating feNe
nue p mile of line a month Cor the zZo'oo ihlleS "a
railroad reporting the commission was So'f w "
-. es..l ,-aar of 1875 This less by about $ol
than for the year of 1907. but 1t was more '"
apv preceding year, and was slls rniie d mon,
more than in the year Of he las' ~
election These facts bear out the s'a'ei
- ,. sr,rirs that the year would not prove
co unfortunate for American railroads DIS 'i"ls
1ueubrious prophets forecasted- The railroads are
ordering new cars and rails because my -
o5;,,ed a local car shortage even
now exists conditions rapidly are becoming nor
NAL and prosperous"
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
COPPER SALES, 100000 POUNDS.
Heaviest Days Business Reported in Eighteen
Months-Large Sales in Other Cities.

Sales of copper aggregating more than 4,5ooooo
pounds were made yesterday by local merchants
and agencies. the heaviest days business reported
in 2 wear and . half. The sales were on the basis
Of IA. and 49, cents pound for lake and cleo
trolytic for shipment next month Large sales
of the metal made on Thursday in London,
Paris and Boston. One prominent producer esti-
mates the total sales i'm October We're l25"co-
0-l pounds. Most of the copper has been going 10
domestic consumers although Europe continues TO
absorb large quantities. on the New York Metal
Exchange yesterday another advance or Il cent
made the quoted price for all grades of
copper. Walkers Copper Letter says:
The buyine movement Of the last three weeks
has cleaned UP the surplus acCumulati tion of cop
Der IN the hands of producers. and il has also
esrieled practically all present requirements of
tbe consumers. there is immediate improve
rnent general business, many believe there
will he. il viii q further demand for cop
per and may advance the price to 15 cents by
JANUARY For the immediate future business de
velopTnents in This country viii have stronger
bearing on the metal market than any other factor.
TIE whole metal market situation has undergone
o complete change within month. however. and
both conditions and prospects are very much
more satisfactory now than they have been. The
market has been relieved Of all surplus supplies
of copper and is again healthy
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
ARRIN


81 Thomas Nov 5-Pa-ina tBrb. New York
ADELAIDE Nov 6-CIan Ma,Intosa (Br). New York via 81
St Michaes Nov e-Erika oGer New York fer Lisbon
and Barcelona.
Delagoa Bay Nov s-Cordon Castle ,Pr) New York via
Cape Town Port Elizabeth. East London and Port
Bristol Nov s-Jsrs,y city CEr). New York
4Igiars Nov 4-Maude tFri. New York for Patras etc
Tore Annunziata. Nov 3-Aries tBD. New York via
Genoa. Nov 4-verona GtaD Philadelphia and New York
via Napi-s.
Rotterdem, Mo- s-Nisuw Amsterdam Dutch. New
York via Bouogne.
Rio JaTeiro. 4-Cirecian Prince C7r, New York
for Santos.
Bremen Nov 4-Gut He'll Ger. New York
bang Hong Kong.
Rerrnuda. Nov Bermudian CBr) York
outh for Hamburg
Naples Nov 6-Carpa;hia (Rr New York via Genoa for
Trieste.
SAILED
Manchester Nov Pontiac tBrl New York
Shields Nov 5-Willkommen tGerD tfrom Copenha gen D.
New York
Montevideo oct 22-Dochra CBr, New York.
st Lucia. Nov 4-DrumCOndra tBrI tSrom Buenos
Ayresl. New York
Liverpool Nov 6-Celtic tBr). New York Queens
town.
PASSED
SciIIv. Nov 6-Grosser kurfurst (Gerl New York for
Lizard Nov e-Hotham Newton CBr, New York for
Rouen.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
CONFESSED CRIME, POLICE SAY.
Men Are Held for Beating and Robbing
Mrs Dinkel

The two men arrested in Rochester Wednesday,
and said by che police have confessed that they
beat and robbed Mrs. Sarah A Dnkel of No. 149
West S0th street. October %. were brought here
yesterday by Detectives Hawkins and Conroy. An
other man who was arrested by the police and
helped them to recover about S66S in stolen jew
eIry is said have implicated the two.
Before they left Rochester, say the detectives,
their prisoners, who Albert Underhill and Ste
Dhen Murphy both Of No. IS East 170th street
signed a written confession for the District Attor
nev of Rochester John H. Cummings. of No 90
East 1850 street. the first prisoner taken, remained
locked up in the Tombs till yesterday when ne
with Samuel sherman, a jeweller, Of No. 1900 Park
avenue, 70 whom Undertiill sold So ring for S61,
and the two from Rochester arraigned before
Magistrate Breen in the Harlem All four
were held $500 bail each for hearing next Mon
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
OPPOSE HAFFEN REPORT.
Counsel 4rgue That 1t Should Not
BE Sent to GOUernOr.

ex-senator David B. FIll and Louis o. Van
Doren of counsel for Louis F. Hanen, PRESIDENT oi
The Bronx. handed to Mayor Mcclellan yesteroay
a memora ndum, in which they argue against ule
transmission to Governor Hughes OF the report oi
the Commissioners of Accounts on the investigation
of President Hafen's office
The memorandum was submitted in accordance
with permission given BY the Mayor some time ago.
Mr. Van Doren asserts that as charges have
been made against President Haffen the document
is in no sense brief. but simply an argument
aganst the transmission of the report to the Gov
eTnor.
The Mayor sent copies Of the memorandum to the
Commissioners of Accounts and to the Corporation
Counsel, asking them report their opinions on the
question not later than Monday noon
The three reasons given in the memorandum why
the report should not be sent 10 the Governor are
$ follows;
ter of said examination is exhausted upon the
handing TO him of the report of the commissioners
?, Because the proceedings of the Commissioners
of Accounts In such examination OF such
nature that it would be unjust and prejudicial to
the President of the Borough of The Bronx Tor
transmitting them to the Governor sanction
and ndorse officially said proceeding, and r. report
report are unfair, unsound and erroneous.
In regard to the first point the memorandum
quotes an opinion OF the Appellate Division up
held by the Court of Appeals, which says in ref-
to a report of the Commissioners OF Ac-
The examination made by them. as well as itr uelr
report settles nothing. except that IL Iul "
the Mayor with accurate information as u III e.i0
state, condition and workings of the once na
gated I in judicial proceeuIns'
They have no power 10 decide
The memorandum then adds that it is manifest
that the statute does not contemplate any furthef
proceedings by the Mayor than the receipt OF the
report and that IL is in respect finding or 1dS-
ment binding on any Counsel holds that the
Mayor is without jurisdiction and should not at
tempt to exercise any official jurisdiction in connec-
ton with the office of President of the Borough
missioners of Accounts.
On the second point the counsel argue that the
examination wholly parte, that the rignt OF
cross examination was denied and the beneht OF
counsel withheld They add
We therefore submit that the report Of such an
investigation by the Commissioners OF Accounts
might possibly be useful TO the Mayor indicating
information which, Mayor of the city IF New
York ht, might further sift and test and apply I'm
administrative functions but such examination
and report could not be used as the basis or any
judicial quasi judicial proceeding such as IN
volving the right hold office and ought not there
be used for such purpose or in any part OF
such proceeding
on the third point the counsel refer to four in
stances in which they think the examination and
the report were unfair These arc the question OF
work overtime on the Bart Dunn contract, the al
legged waste on pavrolls in various bureaus and the
purchase by the city of Hunts Point Park
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
THE CONDITION OF TRADE.
"DIns Review says:


seasonable weather has stimulated retail trade;
while marufa turing plants are more activy. and
Sentiment is more hopeful regarding the CONNER
cia future, orders being placed for remote delivery,
servative attitude formerly conspicuous. Prepare
tions for holiday trade are oH liberal scale, and
there Is a feeling of confidence that renders hold
eoI1e1t All the leading industries have increa sed
otIfTiit some having already received large con
tracts, while others operate more freely IN antfc-
patton cf orders 70 come. Textile mills are in par
tieularly good condition, and shoe factories have
moro business i'm sight than at any recent date
upward IN price Commercial credits are extended
E,fected contracts for steel products are coming
forward freely. stimulating the demand for pig
iron. and a substantial tonnage has been ordered,
Including deliveries during The first half Of 1909.
Efforts to make purchases AT concessions are in
teyfjle-s n7anufacturers expressing much confidence
thai further Improvement in demand may be
prcted This sentiment is responsible for the re
10 be delivered . distant dates. Many of the
tracts on the books were placed on this basis
expericnca is having efcrr. steadiness of the raw
material IL also conducive 10 firm attitude the
part II both cotton and woollen manufacturers.
.Bradstr-ets'' says:
Election results and the advent OF more season
able weather in some sections Of the country were
helpful TO trade this week. and. except in parts Of
thH south. wtere the holding OF cotton lnteTtered
colecttolis also have shown Improvement In whole
were ordtion.-1 on election results have been con-
being an enlargement Of the volume OF business at
frst hards over recently preceding weeks. Many
industrial concerns have announced an increase of
capacity AMI Of running time, and sales OF pig iron,
structural material cotton goods Tor spring and
oriers for fan and spring wear woo'lens shoes and
other lines have been enlarged. In some sections
the weather is still reported warm for retail
trade. but here there is visible an increased
dis position to take hold
Tho commodity markets have moved rreguary.
showing that election results have hecn in some
cases discounted, for the time being al least Cot
tou Is east and slightly off from last week
spite ret DTs that the Lancashire min strike
viii end very shortly and the grain markets show
HtTle charg"- Wool is frmer. and there more
general buying ii clothing woods. In the shoe and
lrlthar trFdcs also. The feeling is more optimistic
and indeed IN nearly all lines of trade the tone az
TIE future is assured and confident the
prevailing vicw being that while the present years
trade fs practically all provided for the outlook for
year Is FOR betteT results than possible
IL the year following panic such that Of 1907.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
TRENTON FEELS PROSPERITY WAVE.
Potteries Have Orders Enough to Keep Them
BUSY Till Christmas
TBv Telegraph to The Tribune.1


Trart,n y / Nov. 6.-C'harles Howell Cook
proprietor of two potteries in this city and two IN
Western Pennsylvania. said to-day that In the TWO
davs following election the orders received by MS
conDanv had exceeded those of any thirty days
during tho last wear Mr Cook had a conference
tonight with the managers Of his plants. with
view Of distributing the orders so that they may
he filled with as little delay possible Mr.. COOK
said it would be impossible to MI those orae's di
raa5,, received within the next month. He said
that his four plants would be kept going on full
time up Christmas
The Trenton Malleabie Iron Company has put on
an increased force 10 I'll conditional orders received
before election Some of the largest orders con-
tained provision that in the event of the election
Of Nj Bryan they would be subject TO cancellation
in whole part
The manufacturers of Trenton generally are con
fronted with the difficulty in. obtaining transporta-
,ion for their product and raw materials. The rail-
roads have informed several concerns that they
cannot meet immediate demands for cars
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
ROOM IN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.
Permits in This City During October Involve
Cost of s15,941,970.

chicago Nov 6.-Buding construction Is no"
making new high records. according 10 ne Oo'
s+r,ction News During October permits were
taken ont in thirty-six cities for the construction
of 7ao buildings involving total estimated cos'
Of s4sG4775 $4,000 more than last October III
New York alone building permits involving an eA-
pendture of a5,SH,97o were taken out during l.ie
last month an increase of 112 per cent over the
so-,a p,onth a wear ago The increase in Brooklyn
&c p per cent and in Philadelphia 80 per cent
Other increases are: Chicago, % pT cent Zen Den
yer s5 per cent: Portland. Ore, Is per cent Mo
bile 200 per cent: Grand Rapids, Mich.' ~" PEI
cent; Davenport. Iowa, 10 per cent DeS Nollies ~
IS nor cent. Rochester So per cent. and Worcester
Mass. 50 per cent
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
STOCKS MAKE RECORDS
CONFIDENCE IN Mr.. TAFT.
Greatest Diversity of Issues Handled
an Seren Years.

The advance in the stock market which be
gan on "Wednesday with the assurance Of the
election Of Mr. Taft TO the Presidency assumed
larger proportions yesterday, the trading show
ing ali the characteristics Of an oldtime bull
market.
Influenced by the removal OF the menace Vi
,,ossibe Democratic success in the national cleo
zion by the advices from all parts Of the coun-
Try Of the revival Of business confidence. as evil
denced by the placing of heavy orders by con-
sun,ers and the starting up Of manufacturing
plants and to a highly important extent by the
speech in which Mir. Taft at the dinner in Gin
cinnati on Thursday night defined the attitude
Of the incoming administration toward the busl-
ness interests of the country. the public has at
last entered the market
The result Of their active participation ia The
trading was seen yesterday in the totals 81
sales 751n123 shares of. stock and SS.9oooo
par Walt bonds. both new high records for the
year while for diversity the days market has
not been exceeded for more than seven years
transactions being made in 1913 different issues
cor7naring with the record Of 200 issues, on a
DAY in the spring Of 1901
In the advance which continued practically
without interruption from the opening. many
stocks reached new high levels for 1908, and
some touched their highest figures for several
years.
The market opened in way TO indicate the
enthusiasm which was to develop as the trading
proceeded first transactions in many issues be-
ing point or SO above the final figures OF the
preceding day. There heavy profit taxing
in the first hour. but the stock thus released
was readily absorbed and did not check the ad-
vance. which was assisted by buying on large
scale for London account.
From all over the United States came buying
orders and in the commission houses the Gus
teners rooms We're thronged not before IN
half dozen years a thrice welcome sight TO
the brokers' who for weary months and years
have longed in vain for the coming Of the out
side public
The most interesting advance was that IN
tinted States Steel common which closed at
s. only point under its high record. made IN
1901 Industrials and railroad stocks alike were
strong the copper stocks being the feature or
fhe industrial group. Union Pacific was, as
usual the railroad leader. and on sales Of a lit
tie more than $4,000 shares. exactly equalling
the transactions in United States Steel com
mon. rose TO 17e. its highest Of the year, the
close being at 17Sl2. net gain Of S-4 points
The following table shows the low levels in
1905 Of various active stocks their closing prices
frei- r,ara a6N
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
POLICE SHAKEN AGAIN
Bvfeind and Hnssey Reduced
McCusky Back to TeRderfom.

a,otbar landslide stuck the New York City police
Yesterday and before it over had caused some
little excitement around Police Headquarters IN
spectors Burfeind and Husssy were reduced 10 ue
rank ~: captan the former goirR TO the East "a
street station and Hussey TO the 'latoush avenue
station. Captain Patrick Corcoran, IN command OIL
the East 04th street station. was orofhoteo 10 ah
inspectorship, to take the place OF one Oh thehi'
Commissioner Bingham also amounted the shllunS
of most of the other inspectors and the MAKING Oh
several captains and Heutenants.
The most important of the changes were the
sending of Inspector "Chesty George McClusky
from The Bronx back to the Tenderlon' from
which General Bingham removed him some months
ago and the sending of inspector Sch1nlttOetsef
over to Brooklyn to act boough inspector Inc
wiseacres around No 800 Mulberry street are at a
loss find for the reducing or Hussey'
but it was considered probable that i3urfeind would
go after the raids had been made over his heau IN
the East Side precincts few weeks ago Incl
dentally the two who made these raids were
promoted yesterday TO captaincles as reward Tor
their work
The transfers we're as follows:
INSPECTORS.
}ohn RpssS n from. from the I'd to the If roovn to
tieorgr McCILsky, from The Bronx to the Sd In
specton District which includes the 1ehderloih
Max steinbruck. from the Sd to the bureau of
George Titus from the bureau Of repairs and
Raw scbmittberger from the traffic squad to
acting Borough Inspector of Brooklyn.
Captain Edward S. Waling. of the ira f1c squad.
made acting Inspector and placed at the head Of
the traffic sqUad.
CAPTAINS.
Captain John d. Herhy, from the West Tooth
street station the 9th street station.
Captain William II. Shaw, from the 5th street
station to the West Tooth street station.
Captain Albert Ruthenberg, from Ozone Park,
Queens, to Flushing avenue station, Brooklyn.
Those promoted to captains were:
Acting Captain John o Brien, of Flushing avenue.
to the West 3oth street station . . -,
Acting Captain William F BOettlier of the
traffic squad, to traffic squad A.
The following acting captains relieved of
command:
Acting Captain Thomas Murphy Of the West 3Oth
station. desk duty in the Flatbush avenue
station.
Acting CaDtain Joseph Ivorvs of the East 22d
station desk duty the station in Flush
ing. Queens.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-07
FILL, TIME FOR SEVERAL THOUSANDS
Big New Jersey Plants Feel Effect OF wave
of Prosperity.

The II r. worthington Company announced yes
terdav that its full complement OF more IMAM Nv
thousand men would be at work IN lhe p'a'i' '''
Harrison y. J.. by January next
The IAdgerwood Manufacturing Cornpan9'
Newark makes a similar announcement "hlcn al
fec+s two thousand men. Both have been rufn'hs
nm mart time and had received many ois oiuei'
contingent on the election result
7-sa c+auar+ t4artshorn Shade Roller Company
will rut all its employees in its Harrison IN 81
,.,. ON fuu time beginning next Monday