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New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
CITY NEWS I'M BRIEF.

Frank Morley arraigned before Justice Dow
ling in the Supreme Court, yesterday, charged with
killing Patrolman Sheehan in Chatham Square on
the morning of October % last year. He pleaded
guilty to the charge of mansaughter.
Rene Chapelle arraigned before Commits
sioner Shields yesterday afternoon, charged with
forging the name of ]. 8. Swartz, of No. 7S9
Second avenue money orders for 800 and
So and after waving examination agreed return
for trial to Trenton, y. j., where the alleged crime
was committed.
Raesele Sforza. sixteen years old, who fatally
sta bbed Meyer Oshansky on RandaIl's Island on
Saturday was remanded to the Tombs yesterday
afternoon by Coroner AcritelH.
Nicolo Ciccaroni, who struck by an auto
mobile at midnight on February i Canal street
and Broadway. where he employed a street
sweeper. died yesterday in the Hudson Street Hos
pltal.
On Monday evening there will he an exhibition
a the Aero Club OF lantern slides Of the recent
aeroplane experiments and demonstrations abroad
furnished by the International School of Aeronau-
tics represented by Albert c. Traca, who has
lust returned from Paris. These pictures are of
recent date some having been taken during jan
uary of the Farman machine, and in most com
plete manner demonstrate the advance and state
of the art A lecture the pictures will be given
by w. Il. kimball-
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
RIG SIX" GIVES ITS SIDE.
Sous CONNECTED officers Atuays
Counselled Peace.

With the consent of his union Statement was
issued Yesterday by President James D. ."uip"'
of TvpoprsphicaI Union No. regarding ihe con-
temnt proceedings for violation OF The 1nJuhcuoh
Granted I'm 1905 at the instance of the Iypo'he'se
restraining the officers and members or the uhioi
from interfering with the business OF the hneih-
bers of the Typothete ..,
President Murphy says that when the injunction
was issued the union had never used o'ilei ."'
peaceful methods to win the strike. so Tar hoi''
disobeying the Injunction, President Murphy say >,
Patrick IL Mccormick, at that time president anu
ono of the defendants took every possipie means
to have the issuing of the injunction mace Known
The members of the union were also couhseieo "
observe the injunction -, ..
The statement continues. referring 10 lhe WV
men who were fined 500 each:
Nov these adjudged guilty OF co,teor ,,f,nr
Of court and the three officers, MessrS Mcoooii
mick Jackson and Costello, were heid TO De equaIiy
in contempt of court, and not only a me pu. ID
nrtsonment is imposed 1t is not even Suggest"
that they had any knowledge of the acts OF d. Des
nett or Anderson but they punished because
they did not prevent these acts from peihs co.Ii
,nitted 7 cannot understand the reasoning Nilth
Would lead the referee the court TO TINS cor
clusion Judge Bischoffs opinion does nGt tiiu" Nv
of,cers are found to have offended against the IN
junction order | know that the officers did ever
Thing within their to compel oDeolehce 10 iiie
orders of the court. This is the hrst time III li,is
state that an attempt has been made 70 ilolu the
officers of n labor union for acts or TINS knd oh
the part of It's members. 1 have instructed our
counsel Alfred J. Talley. to appeal from Ju1se
Ischoff's decision and / am informed oy MN 'hdt
in his opinion the learned Justices ruling VIII not
be sustained.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
MALAY SUPERSTiTiCNS.

The AIalays always abstain from taking food
during an eclipse of the the moon and
are exceedingly careful about their baths
10 urevent the attack of contagious diseases
The crow is bird of especially Ill omen to the
lion ii means death to of the inmates
In some other parts of the world If owl
aiights on or near a house and boots it is said
Ia mean death desolation'-the house may
he burned or sold for debt 'or other misfortune
II a black cat crosses the road in front of
Malay he will at once'turn back and pursue his
Journey by another way. The crossing of the
black cat signifies danger involving the loss of
life In some other countries rabbit crossing
the road has the same significance. The dis
agreeable. habit of biting the finger nails is AL
most unknown among the Malays. They believe
that If INDUCED in the habit win surely lead to
poverty.
II is considered by the Malay to be very
lucky thing TO a pig or d Chinese funeral
before the sun rises. Whatever he attempts on
this day will be To prosper Dreaming of
jumping a brooket assures the dreamer that
he viii da in a short time; then the faithful
Malay dreamer gives aims To the poor and be-
haves gently and kindly to all about him in an
endeavor to pacify the gods and persuade them
to lengthen his life To a monkey in the
morning is evil omen. and it signifies that
the day will be bad one for trade. All Of these
omens have palliations, and the wise Malay
usually takes each one warning Of danger
misfortune that may be in part If not wholly
RVoided.-chicago News.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
HOME MISSIONS COUNCIL.
Ne1C Organization to Meet Here
Soon.

In the interest Of what IS termed honre or eos
mestic mission work. there has just bean or
ganized a Home Missions Council. with head
lowship. conference and cooperation among or
ganizations doing missionary work in the United
States and its dependencies. and It's membership
is be composed of officers OF the various Prot
estant home mission boards and societies doing
such work The organization has not yet
been completed and officers have been chosen
1t has been decided to have annual meeting
and such other meetings and conferences as tbs
needs OF the work may require
The first of these conferences ia TO be held
here. in the Presbyterian Building. February
90 Ii Is to be devoted entirely TO the religious
care of the immigrant. The progrsmme was
prepared by secretaries of the Episcopal. Consre-
gationaI and Baptist missionary organizations.
and IL covers four phases OF the work among I'M
migrants-"Training Schools for Workers" tins
Responsibility of the Local Church for the For
eigners at Its Door" Possibilities OF lnterds-
nominationaI Cooperation and The Missionary
Force on Ellis Island and Related Questions
On each OF these topics there Will be one OF
two papers, but large part Of the time or ths
conference will be given over 10 informal discus
sion Announced speakers include Professor Il
Mangano. of the Colgate University Trsin'ns
School, the Rev. vacIav Losa. superintendent OF
Foreign Work In the Presbytery Of Pittsours'
Professor Edward A. Steiner, of Iowa state CoA-
lege. and Robert Watchorn. Commissioners u
Immigration at the Port OF New York.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15

There has developed within the Presoy'lo i'a.
Church North decided difference Oh -1', op As
tho nroposition to establish for the 'e''e e...
senbIv the synods and the presbyter1es ' eA
;,s which shall act for these various
ta;as IN intervals between their meetihss' i
nroposition has been shaping for seVe'al S' 80,
was definitely proposed at the 'ehe .at..oe
in Nav of last year in the report oi u" :, sotod
on administrative agencies Ihe siI,o ov
several overtures on the subject. whe" ' =. -
heirg acted ON bv the presbyteries II haJo.'S
agree to them. the General Assemols " ~ -,
will finally adopt the plan as rufe OF .' h
The object of the scheme is to proNiue i
Presbvtery Synod and Assembly deslr'hs
-. oor,rn,se;or of which it's moderator Snail
,a chairman The commission could III each oa''
act for the body creating 1t In an SUI -
as might be referred TO it. The pah " ~ t,o
fore provide a continuous authority VI "'. -.
Of tho Church Moderators would ne eieS'e" NO.
merely for the session of the body eiec'i,5' a.
hold office until their successors were electeu- -
an entirely new plan in American fIe9"s
Directors to the scheme profess to rear 'he po
of eccIesia stcal power in the hands OF d re" ihe
The Moderator Of the Presbytery. the SYNOD OF 'ie
~noraI Assen,bI,, would they say, WELD too mucn
authority An oIgarchic system might arise 10 oiS-
place the present democratic one. and the eAecu.ie
commissions might work the will OF the re" i"'
than that of the many. r.
PRESBYTERIAN leaders believe that the pi' -
vored bv a majority in the denomination, and most
~ ,bon, ,gr.e that little is TO be feared from the
new svstern while much may be accomplished oS
means of it, 1t is pointed out that executive cum
missions would exist only at the VIII Oh uie 49,
creating them: that they will nave no powers o
than those which the bodies they serve may give ~
them and that all their executive acts must De re-
norted tn these bodies These leaders say that the
scheme has no objections that are not more 'hah
outweighed by the advantages of having, Ior edei
Presbyterian judicatory. responsive oooy VI
picked men. always ready to carry on us WORK
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
FOR COOPERATION IN NEGRO WORK.
Presbyterian and Reformed Churches Seek
New Plan

The Council of Presbyterian and Reformed
Churches of America, which organized two
years ago and which had its first regular meeting
in this city recently. is seeking find a plan
under which there may be close cooperation of
these churches in their work among the negroes OF
the South. Practically all the Presbyterian and
Reformed bodies have such work. and IL is admit
ted that the administrative problem is serious
one. for the reason that. with one or two excep-
tions. the missionary headquarters of the denomi-
nations are remote from the fields of this work for
which satisfactory method OF supervision has
been devised.
IL is now proposed 10 establish, under the au-
spices of the council. a commission which shall
have administrative powers the nesro work
I'm the South for all the churches OF the organizs-
tion. 1t is planned that the commission shall have
headquarters In some Southern city and that n
shall have fun authority TO act for the denomina
tions in administrative matters
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
SMELLS SCHOOLGIRL CORRESPONDENTS
Postoffioe Inspector Testifes Millionaire
Rented Private Boxes for Use by Children.

Clinton H. Feb 14.-Charles Cline assistant
postmaster of Clinton since 1891 testifying yester-
day in the 5000 600 suit instituted by Richard Smell
10 break the will of his father, Colonel Thomas
SHELL refused to give the names of schoolgirls with
whom Colonel Thomas Smell correspondent
He admitted that he knew the names of most of
the girls, ranging in age from twelve to eighteen
wears for whom the old rented private boxes
in the Clinton postoffce that they might send to
and receive letters from him. but said most OF
them were from the best families OF CLINTON and
had grown TO womanhood.
The witness told how the aged millionaire wrote
notes daily to numbers of schoolgirls. in which
he inclosed from s. to $50 in bills
The colonel made secret that he enjoyed the
pleading love letters written by the children, he
said. Smell would govern the amounts returned to
the writer's according to the number of terms of
endearment and other declarations.
This correspondence was carried on by the colonel
until a year before his death. and begun in
1891 according to the testimony of the postofice
official.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
TESTIMONY SUDDENLY HALTS TRIAL.
Cartridges Identified by Patrolmen Would
Not Fit Revolver.

The trial Of Joseph Barosett, of No. 6e' FIRST
avenue was suddenly halted In General sessions
before Judge RosaIsky, yesterday. Barosettl was
arrested on January IS after battle on the roof
of n tenement house where he had fed. according
10 the police. after he had fired a shot at crowd
of boys in the street
Patroiman McCarty. CT the East S5th street sta
tion. identified on The stand yesterday peari nam
died revolver taken away from the prisoner
Abraham Levy counsel for Barosetti, then held
M five cartridges. loaded and three that had
been discharged McCarty declared they We're the
cartridges and shells taken from the revolver, but
when Mr. Levy attempted to ft them into the re-
z-olver the two loaded cartridges went I'm all right
hut the three shells could be forced in. Judge
Rosalsky ordered the trial adjourned until next
Monday pending investigation.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
p. r. B4RLOW Il WITNESS.
PoIlon Sisters Hold Magistrate Re
sDOnsibIe for Hotel Bills.

Magistrate Peter Townsend Barlow appeared
as a witness in the Court of Special sessions yes
terday when the case of the. Hotei brls'oi
against Miss Catherine and Miss Charlotte Poiliou
to recover sSS 10 for rent ana tetePhohes was
cal,oa Miss Catherine Poillon denied that she
owed the money Magistrate Barlow she saio'
had agreed to pay her hotel bills If she refrained
from suing aim for $4,000 which she had lent
him $500 of which to pay for bringing his
sons bodv back from Washington
The magistrate eenied Miss Poilon's charges
although he said he had known her for ten years
The rojllon sisters told Justice Oimsted theE
uould defend the suit themselves and no couhsei
,-.s ase,,,e6 10 Them Assistant District Attor-
ney Keogh prosecuted the case in .he ii'oi hiiis
and District Attorney Jerome TOOK charse oi 'iio
nroceedinrs in the afternoon. Several represen-
tatives of hotels in this city were In court "
testify that the Poillon sisters had not mace
s.,isf.crorv settlements before leaving their
hotels. -
Miss Catherine Poillon examined Magistrate
BARLOW when he took the stand. do you kho"
of an agreement that you made with me apou'
nayins bills at the hotel where hFeo! she aoNeu'
IT do not remember" answered the mass.rate,
land | did not make arrangement 10 pay ho'ei
bills"
Magistrate Barlow held a conference win Mag
is+rate C-orrigan in the Tombs court before ne
+ostitad in the Poillon case He said that he would
neither affirm deny the statement iiaue 'S
Miss Poillon.
Miss Catherine Poon moved for a dismissal OF
the charge. asserting that there was no e'ioeieo
of intent 10 defraud, and that she ana her sS'ei
were ready 10 settle the claims against theli'
Presiding Justice Mayo denied the motion ana so-
Judged the defendants guilty. They were rehlaiueu
for sentence pending the investigation Oh the pr
baton officer of the court Bail was hAeo at s''V
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
SEARCH FOR BODIES IN RUINS.
Providence Explosion May Have Killed
More Than Those Reported Dead.

Providence, Feb. 14--In peril of their lives the
fremen and police are working vigorously to find
the two bodies that missing In the ruins OF
c. s. Tanners starch factory, which was wrecked
by an explosion The city laborers are making
rapid progress in clearing away the debris. Inc
police that it is probable that there may be
more than two bodies in the ruins since the dis
covery of the body of Albert Kaerner who was not
reported as missing Mr.. Kaerner was passing the
building the time of the explosion and was
crushed to death by part of the wall which fell on
him 1t is also thought by the police that there
might have been one or more customers In the
store OF Mr. Chase and that they might have met
a similar fate The coroner visited the of
the disaster to-day and made arrangements to
hold an inquest next week. The two bodies which
are still missing are those of John Santos and
Richard Comes.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
MANY BIDDERS AT WILLS SALE.
Total of ISL Lots Brought $3.50 30 at the
Fifth Avenue Art Galleries.

The first days sale of the Wills collection OF ola
Wedgwood was held yesterday at the Flfth ave
nue. Art Galleries. No. 546 Fifth avenue. Inc Iotai
sum realized for Isl lots $3.50 90 H. D. Rop-
,,ns maid the highest price of day for pair OF
serni-porcelanous sIoneware vases.
The reclining fgure-"Cupid Reposing, or SOM
nus went to Dr. r. J. Stillwell for s225. William
Asfor Chaner obtained for s2ZO pair OF urn snapeo
black basaIt vases. and for s95 pair of Grecian
sphnxes.
Mrs Ogden Mills the purchaser for $40 OF d
blue and white Jasper vase of old Turner ware
hearing the classical figures Aurora and "A Sac
ri6ce'' In relief The other buyers included Gem
oral Tl1rn,,re Garrett Pier H. Fahnestock, orth-
ingtou Whitehouse and T e. IL Harris, VINO
bought the greater part of the medalilons Inc
sale will be concluded to-day
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
BOY M4ROONED ON RIVER.
abandoned in Midstream, Lad Cries
for Help-Crozrd Helpless.
rpy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Pennington, y. j., Feb. 14.-Marooned In
wagon at the approach Of the South brahch
River bridge at Packers Island Eddie Matthews
seven years old, is crying for those on the banks
of the stream to rescue him, while a score OF
farmers are battling with the ice foes and rush.
ing water In thus far futile efforts to reach nm
Frederick Rowe and Arbor Marshall accom-
nanied by the boy, were returning to Flemihs-
ton this evening, when they attempted TO cross
the river bridge The water was high' out 'hf
men believed they could cross the torrent ana
got near the approach, when the ice cakes maoe
further progress impossible. Both men sue
ceeded in swimming ashore, but lett the ooy III
the wagon The river is still rising and threai-
ems 70 sweep the boy and team down the stream
One Of tho horses is reported drowned The boy
is the son of Mr. and Mrs George Matthews OF
Pennington.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
PICTURE FOR 71sT REGIMENT.

AT the close of the review of the I'd Battalion
I'm the list Regiment arnory last night the New
York State division of the Boys Brgades of North
America presented a picture of the battle of
Gettysburg to the regiment. The gift was in ap-
probation of the courtesy shown by Colonel Bates
in Offering the use of the armory to house the
companies of the Boys Bridages from other states
when the national organization held its three-day
convention IN this city in October.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
NEW oRLEAEs UNIONS INDICTED.
Federal Grand Jury Charges Violation Of
Sherman Antitrust Law.

New Orleans. Feb l4.-Seventy-two men. repre-
sentative Of all the classes Of labor employed on
the New Orleans riYerfrOnf and who compose q
union known the Dock and Cotton Council were
indicted by the United States Grand Jury to-day
on the charge Of consPirins TO restrain trade, in
violation % the Sherman antitrust law
The indictments followed the refusal the Dock
and Cotton Council To permit the Coal Wheelers
Union 10 coal the steamer Iabil. " hich cleared
here several days ago for Puerto Cortez The
agent Of the HsbH signed an agreement with The
Enion, had his vessel coaleo and then placed The
case in The hands Of the United States District
4ttorney
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
A LUCKY LONDON ARCHITECT.
From Tit Bits.


Mr. Ralph Knott, young architect of twenty
nine years of vino lives with his mother and
sisters in Oakley Street. Chelsea Is OF the
iuckiest young In London. Some time ago
he entered a competition open To the world for the
best design for "A county hall for London and al
though the president we'll eleven fellows
and six associates of the Royal Institute of Brit
ish Architects competing against him he has
beaten them all and been declared the winner
The cost of the magnificent county hall for Lon
don. which will be erected the south side of the
Thames near Westminster Bridge, will amount TO
fs5O The architect will be entitled rernunera-
ton fixed at cent. of this amount and his
reward therefore will be less than f3s after
Seductng one-tenth of the commission for the
Ioudon County Councils official architect
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
NEW JENKINS TRUST CO. PRESIDENT.

AT meeting of the board of directors of the
Jenkins Trust Company, held last Thursday night.
Harold A Davidson was elected president of the
institution For eighteen years Mr.. Davidson has
rcen connected with the Brooklyn Trust Company.
He organized the Commercial Alliance Trust Com
nanv and is now the manager of the Home Trust
Conanany which place he resigns to become presi-
dent of the Jenkins Trust Company.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
REUNION OF OLD PARISHI0NERS.
Church of Immaculate Conception to Cele-
brate at Grand Central Palace.

From the church members, people of the East
cide as we'll as from many social. political and
fraternal organizations has come hearty response
to the request of Monsignor William c. Murphy 10
meet in an odtime reunion of the parlshloners Oh
the Church of the Immaculate Conception on Moh-
day evening. February Ii, at the Ordlu Nen',"i
Palace The United Societies of the church. under
whose ausnices the entertainment and reception
will be given will present "A Celebrated case
under the direction of Professor G. C. j. Blroech
and the chorus will be under the supervision OF
proressor McElroy The cast is as follows:
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
eLAMEs CAR FOR soesLEo CRASH

Montcair Feb IA (SpeciaD-Chief of Police Gal
lagher who has conducted investigation into
the coasting accident here Tuesday night when
"a bobsled laden with young people and steered by
Leslie Ludlum crashed into stalled trolley car
has decided that the accident was due to the blow
ing of the overhead on the trolley car All
the victims of the accident said to be out
of
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
JEROME DETECTIVE IN THE ToMBs
Edward j. Reardon Committed for Trial on
Two Charges of Oppression

After trying to break into jail all morning Ed
ward ]. Reardon, detective on District Attorney
Jerome's staff. surrendered by his bondsman
and committed to the Tombs to await trial on two
charges Of oppression by Justice Deuel. in the
Court of Special Sessions yesterday.
The complainants Ruth Hirsch of No l0oo
Mermaid avenue Brooklyn. who says that Rear
don struck her and used abusive language to her
I'm a raid and Barney Marks of No I2s Broome
street who alleges that Reardon handled him
roughly in a raid poolroom in Grand street
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
HUSBANDS BLOW KILLS WIFE.

Hoiyoke. Mass. Feb A-Emthe, the wis y
James J. OConnor. died at the House OF Frovf-
dencs Hospital to-day the result OF q blow ID"
ficted by her husband during dispute WIKI h''
last night Iu-the police court this forenooD
OCouuor pleaded guilty to the charge OK msN
slaughter and held In bonds OF k.@ ~a'~
we're not furnished. for the grand Jury.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-15
Ex- SENATOR ON TRIAL TO-DAY.

Danbury, Feb IA (SpeciaD.-Ex- State Sena-
tor Michael j. Houlihan. of Newtown, will be
arraigned before Justice Theron E. Platt in that
town. morrow TO answer to five charges of en-
bezzlenent funds Senator Houlihan has
for years been of the most active figures in
Democratic state and county politics in this sec
tion of Connecticut.