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New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
soHUBERTs HAVE TWENTY STARS.
Also Control Twenty-six Theatres in Various
Cities of the Country.

With the recent acquisition Of Nance ONeil and
renewal OF their contract with Julia Mariowe- the
Messrs. Shubert have now under their direction
twenty stars OF the theatrical armament The
list includes E H Sothern Mary Mannering. Jcnn
Mason. De Wolf Hopper. Nazimova- Maxine Elliott
Louise Cunning. Eddie Foy. Lew Fields, sam Ber-
nard James T. Powers, Emma CaTus, James Young
and Marguerite Clark The Shuberts also have
under their management twenty-six theatres, nine
which IN this city and the others in Phiiadel
phia Pittsburg. Chicago. Washington. Buffalo etc.
The Shuberts present have mtsUuder-
standing with the sO-called syndicate, and for a
time they threatened TO secede, but it Is not proba-
bic they will be forced to that extreme Lee Shu-
bert has not been actively connected with the Ma
tional Association OF Theatrical Producing Mana
gers for several months. He said Henry NJ saw
age president, had not been fair in his treat
ment'
The Shubsrts made known yesterday this list OF
their performers and theatres with view, il IS
thought impress upon their business associates
that they have some grounds for demanding fair
play
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
OBITUARY.
DELos A. 6LoDGETT.

Grand Rapids. Mich. Nov. f--Deos A Biodgett-
for sixty years closely identified with the lumber
industry OF the country died his home. here in
his eighty-fourth year. He born in Otsego
County. ". Z. In 1875
Mr.. BIodgett founded the villages OF Hersey.
Evart and Baldwin. Mich. and Of the first
TO demonstrate the value OF Northern Michigan
land for agricultural purposes. He always Il
Republican and a dslegate-at-IarEe the
national conventions of 1892 and 1880 and sew
eraI times district delegate. He married IN
1853 to Jennie s Wood and TO this marriage were
born John W BlOdgett. Republican National Com
mitteeman for Michigan. and Mrs. Edward Lowe
Mrs BIodgett died in 1880. and in 1893 he married
Miss Daisy A Peck, Of Atlanta. and she survives
him. with three young children
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
RESOURCE MOVE GAINS.
National and State Legislature Can
didGtes Pledge Support.

Chicago. Nov Pledges Of active support have
paA- received bv the officers Of the Conservative
Teae Of America from than one-third OF all
-, F2er7-rlfcan ar Democratic candidates for Con-
g-ess and President Walter l. Fisher declares that
the leae has every reason 10 r. gratifed with the
results Of is first national campaign.
In addition 20 the signed declarations OF support.
-,tof number 257 the league has received letters
sr6 releg~anls from a considerable number Of Con
srss candidates expressing approval of us policies
- .es.,-..,,ca ~ e7,r7r,o~r The campaign has also
,e- %. r-is5 fnro the state Assemblies, and 6Ss can
di6ste for the lower houses and 206 candidates for
state senates have pledged their aid
Tire conservation of natural resources on q eoui-
tr-Ge scale mad its inception IN the suggestion o.
President Roosevelt and received impetus Iast MAY
when the policies 10 he pursGed outlined al "a
conference m washington The league now IN
ci1des some thirty associations, united in the con
-e-vaton Of the natural resources Of the nation IN
fe-est neld and ztreau>
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
NO asALoMEv FOR PHILADELPHIA.

oscar Hammerstein said yesterday. in regard to
the report that an attempt would be made to pre-
vent his producing Richard Strauss's opera
.'SaIome" at his new Philadelphia opera house.
that he had no wish whatever TO antagonize the
pie Of Philadelphia I have present in
tention.'' said AR Hammerstein. "Of giving
'Saome in Philadelphia unless the subscribers ex-
pressly ask for it,"
OF the opening week at the Manhattan Opera House
begins this morning at 9 o'clock The bill for the
first week. which begins next Monday night, is as
follows. Monday. La Tosca'': Wednesday
That's. Friday. Samson et DaliIa' Saturday
afternoon. Ia Tosca": Saturday evening, The
Barber of Seville
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
MUSIC
Concert of the Symphony Society.

The first concert Of the Symphony Society took
place in Carnegie Hall yesterday afternoon under
circumstances which must have been encouraging
TO Mr.. Walter Damrosch and the public-spirtted
music lovers who upholding his generous enter
prise Though there was nothing sensational IN
the programme. the audience imposing in
numbers and highly apprecative Of the musical Of
ferings. is a subject of wide discussion just no"
whether or not solo performances ought TO ne al
rnitted to symphonic concerts. and it may be that
majority of the people ga thered in Carnegie Han
yesterday attached more Importance TO the piano
forte playing Of Mr. Josef Lheviane than they dd
to the first symphony OF Beethoven which opened
the concert or the Enigma" variations by tdgar
which closed it. but the fact remains that ali the
music was heard with rapt attention and digni-
fed attitude toward the best in art maintained
throughout the afternoon The programme besides
the symphony and Variations, contained the
Scherzo from Debussy's String Quartet and his
prelude. MellarTues ecIOgue L Apres-u1id1 IN
Faure." the solo piece being Rubinsteins Concerto
IN z fat for pianoforte. This was the numDer
which delighted the souls of those in the audience
who think that overtures. symphonic poems, sym
phonies and the but preIudes and postludes
to the music made by the solo performer They
made happy noise over it. but fifteen minutes
later seemed equally engrossed in the one orches-
tral composition OF Debussy's. which mas estaD-
shed itself in local concert lists. The b Hat con-
ce-to Rubinstein is Mr. Lhevinne's batte-horse
Some twelve or thirteen years ago he carried of
the Rubfnstein prize with it Berlin. and he chose
it to introduce himself to America with when he
came here in January. 1905. Since then he has
played it twice at concerts Of the philharmonic
Society. n it he has always disclosed his best
qualities. he did again yesterday 1t is largely 3
thing of shreds and patches, but it is brilliantly
pianistic and IS welcome occasionally as a rellef
from the dreadfuIy hackneyed list Of concertos
which concert-g -goers have been obliged to endure
for years.
Mr.. Damrosch's band has not suffered from the
reorganization OF orchestral bodies brought about
by the operatic conditions in New York this season
It is particularly excellent in the wood-wind choir
and the quality of its tone a whole adrnira-
bic yesterday, was also its responsiveness and
its capacity for modulated expression Debussy
tone-poem. calculated 10 test II in every part
evoked almost as much enthusiasm as Mr. I1he-
vinne's brilliant playing Il T. n
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
LOVE WATCHES IN FRENCH STYLE
Innovations To Be Tried Tonight by Mr
Frohman at the Lyceum Theatre

As a compliment to a number OF French players
vcho will attend to-nighr's performance OF Love
Watches at the LyCeum Theatre, Daniel F'-ohnan
purposes 10 introduce several fnnovat tons which.
II the audience approves Of them. may be made
permanent. The performance IS 10 be given.
far as possible. after the custom at the Theatre
Francalse. where. under the title OF ~L'AmOUr
VeilIe." Love Watches" Wa hrst performed To
begin with, there will be no music The musicians
informed yesterday that their services would
not be required tonight
The audience will be app-ised OF the rising OF th-
curtain by double Of les trois Coups the three
strokesl. a custom followed u all French play
houses The first set viii be given four minutes
before the curtain rises and the second Two MN
,7+as after the arst The seats have been slightly
o1fars4 and facilities arranged 10 permit the audi
sDce to move about the theatre between the acts
The French players now here are the guests OF
Miss Burke whose performance in Love " WEtcnes
has given delight 70 numerous audiences
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
APPRExT1cE-JUDGEs IN SCOTLAND.

william Campbell, who has Just been raised by
King Edward 10 the bench OF he Court Of Session,
or Supreme Court of Scotland With the title Of Lord
Skerrngton enjoys the distinction Of being the first
Roman Catholic TO be nominated to the Supreme
Court Of Scotland since the days OF the RefornIa-
ton. Although ne IS Of the most distinguished
LAWYERS Of the Scottish bar, and selected for
rreferneut by OF his eminence in the pro-
<ession Yet he was obliged 10 submit to the
touary probation which, dating from ancient times
survives nowhere else than in Scotland. sat
isfv the bench and of his fitness for the office
before being invested Herewith. Judges Of the
FIigl, Court in Scotland nomination required
IA sill for two or three days with Of the pusne
Judges and TO report on the cases heard there, 70
-7,a Inner House that is 10 say, TO the Court Of
AnneaIs and then sit for one day in the Inner
House and 20 render opinion on the cases de-
hated there.
There have been several instances where the In
Der House has rejected a new judge nominated by
the government on the score Of his not possessing
+ae necessary legal qualifications for seat on the
bench But Of late years the men chosen BY the
state have heen SO eminent III their profession that
their proba ron has become more or less OF Tor
-7aIitv and there is never deLaY or more
+ba, three davs in transforming the nominee from
an ..srrren+ir,r into regular Senator Of the Col
lAea Of Justice which, according 20 the decision O
King Fdva rd entities them 10 the prelA OF IoIo
and their wives that OF lady for the reinalhuer
fbeir respectfve lives some OF them retain thetr
,7atrorvr7lc with the title. Others like the new
iJdRe choose the name Of some toWhIeL 'llase ~
manor with which they identified But uley 90
not rank as peers of the realm.
MARQUISE DE FONTENOY.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
THE SKUNK ISSUE.

To the Editor Of 7 ne Tribune
Sir: At a recent Democratic meeting in this
place. which be addressed by John Sharp
Williams an opening appeal for the state ticket
of his party was made by a candidate for cleo
ton TO the Assembly on the basis OF the damage
to farmers in his district from the Republican
game laws. which prevented them during the
closed from killing skunks, Governor
Hughes should incorporate in his next message
a recommendation that the game laws shall be so
modified that the suffering farmers will not have
wait for relief until a Democratic Governor IS
elected H
Saratoga. Oct 81 1908
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
PRAISES LIFE OF BISHOP POTTER.
Shared Prophets Fate, Dr.. Grosvenor Says,
in Advocacy Of Advanced Measures.

The loss to the Church and the community caused
by the death of Bishop Potter vas dwelt yes
terday bv the Rev. DR.. William NJ CirOsveuor in
his sermon at the Church of the Incarnation He
spoke of the large heart OF the Bishop his interest
in all classes and his sympathetic and upright life.
Bishop Potter was a loyal friend to all Dr.
Crosvenor said. and # was the human side Of life
that fascinated him, for he understood and in
terureted the language OF the people. OF Bishop
Potters part in the civic life Of the community
DR.. Grosvenor said:
In some things he shared the prophets fate IN
his advocacy Of measures that only the -utre VIII
accent He was for instance. well aware that pro
hibition was q failure and that it often added [ne
sin of hypocrisy TO the sin Of drunkenness re
knew that the curse of intemperance must be
rbecAsd and that We must raise the standard or
the Deople's pleasures before we could rout the
enemy and raise the national character
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
MRS. ISABELLE sAPoRTAs.

Mrs Isabelle saportas died last night al the
home Of her son, Adrian J. Saportas at No 4s9
Bedford avenue. WILLIAMSBURG She was in har
enty-seventh year For many years she
well known in Mania ltan. but for the last three
years she had lived with her in WILLIAMSBURG
She the widow Of Edward Saportas and the
mother Of Baroness de Wardener. who lives in
Paris. Her father was William z. Jones. vlo was
for many years exporter OF coffee at Rio d
Janeiro, where Mrs Saportas was born. moving 70
this country early in life
Heart disease caused ker death after an 1hass
Of three months She leaves five sons and one
daughter
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
Or. SAMUEL 7. DAVIS.

Lancaster. Penn Nov IA telegram was re-
ceived here to-day announcing the death OF Dr-
Samuel T Davis October =, IN the mountain
district of Mexico while a cunning expedition
The telegram states that DT- Davis died from
heart disease near CoIcnia-Ps chico. Mexico. and
was buried on the following day. AT the time OF
his death the party were in camp a weeks journey
from civilization
Dr. Davis former president Of the state
board OF health. president Of the select branch
of councils this city and prominent in municipal
medical and social circles.
DR.. Davis had hunted extensively in Canada.
British Columbia, Mexico and the United States
snd was prolific writer on the subject
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
THE WEATHER REPORT.

official Record Forecast ashington Nov L
rrha weather was fair Sunday, except on the north
pac,nc coast and in localities IN Illinois Eastern Iowa
and Missouri where light rains we're reported lem
erature continues below the seasonal average ever the
u,z+s states and was the normal in the Southern
statez and from the Mississippi Valley the Pacific
coaSr During Monday weather. Wi continue fair IN
sill sections except north Pacific states anu in areas
fr the middle Mississippi VALLEY where rain VIII occur
r. T,ssdav generally fair weather is indicated except
from, the north Pscfc rver the northern Rocky
Mountain states - - ,,.-.;-t
Teraperatures will rise Slowly from me mt@slssp pE
valley 70 the Atlantic coast storm warnings are dis
pfaved on Strait Juan de FLca 5ed1nghah .1S- a.
f;rsvs F4arbor Of Columbia River steamers
5srtfng Monday European ports VIII have light 70
80 Iter+i-vyeqT winds and weather the GEand
r.1i,s The winds along the New England eoa9 viii
be fresh northwest
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
LIKE VICTOR HERgERT,s MUSIC BEST.

If it were left TO the decision of the Sunday night
audiences at the Broadway Theatre Victor Herbert
would be declared the most popular composer on
the prograrlrne The fourth Of the concerts by Mr..
Herberts orchestra last night had selections from
Berlioz Massenet, L 'Ambrosio and others. but Mr..
Herbert's Own music was easily first in the affec-
tions of most Of the listeners. John NJ. Spargur
plaved the violin solo ''BaerentanZ 10 the leading
of the composer Fritz Stahlberg, Mr.. Herbert's
assistant conductor. and came up smiling for the
extra number imposed upon him. The new num-
bers were q selection from Ivanow's Caucasian
Sketches and Lachaume's Suite de Ballet"
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
EUGENE /. MUM.

by Telegraph to The Tribune.I
Springfield Mass. Nov. Eugene L. Mum.
president Of the Park National Bank Of HoIyoke.
and one Of the best known financial men in New
England. died his home in this city to-day.
after protracted Illness at the age OF hfty-four
years Mr. Mum was born in Greenfield. Mass At
the age OF twenty-five years he organized the city
National Bank Of Hoyoke few years later
ne organized the Home National Bank. Of that
city, and was made its cashier. In Isge he or
ganized the Park National Bank OF which he was
president at the time OF his death
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
MRS. JULIA FLETCHER CARNEY DEAD.
Was Known Chiefly for Her Verse, Little
Drops Of Water
n TeIegraph b % T-ibune. |

Gaiesburg. H., Nov. Mrs Julia Fletcher
Carney. author OF the verses. Little Drops OF
Water and Deal Gently" died to-day aged
eghty-fve years, after three months Illness
She was born in Lancaster. Mass. Her published
writings include Gifts from India Poetry OF
the Season" and series Of Sunday school question
books. For fifty years she lived here. AT seventy
one she wrote FIJI Your Home with Sunshine
Mrs. Carney, nee Miss Fletcher, was Boston
school teacher when she wrote Little Drops OF
Water the familiar Chid's hymn that became
known all over the English speaking world The
written night The others
were worked out the following morning. n re
sponse TO class room request for something orig
inaL This was in 1S45.
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
DEVICE TO STOP RAILROAD WRECKS
Former Train Dispatcher Perfects System
To Be Tried in Chicago.

Boston Nov. Willard ID Gilman OF NAeu1oiu
former train dispatcher. has just perfected an
electric device for system OF continual controI
over trains which he says viii stop rai4roao
wrecks Railroad experts. dspatchers ana members
of the Interstate Commerce Commission VINO naSo
- !, z,,, that II is simple and marks an epoch in
ralroading
II consists of a number OF semaphores and sig
mails distributed railroad. which can ne con
troned OF operated from central disp"'cIi'hs STA
80 n VIII soon be instared in Chicago al a COM
plete demonstrating plant
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02

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New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
MRS. FISH RECOVERING FROM OPERATION

Mrs. St,Iyvesant Fish is recovering at ner country
home at Carrisou-on Hudson from an operation
,arforrral tv- Dr. Andrew J. McCosh- At her home
last night it was said that hrs Fish was resting
comfortably
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
BISHOP ooANE's TRIBUTE TO DR.. DIX

In bis sermon at Trinity Church yesterday ih&ier-
noon. Bishop Doane. OF Albany paid high ulOuie
to the life and work Of the late Dr. Morgan DIX al
memorial service for the former rector OF IFlhity
Church He referred 10 him as 'an able adiiiiiliS-
TRAITOR a man of detail, and at the same time Il
true pastor and great teacher, and later on as
.lovabie patriotic and possessed Of the high bred
courtesy that makes and marks the gentleman on
the one side other he was refined. gentle
and believed thoroughly in his religious life
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02

T-,tb notices appearing in THE TRIBUNE b.
renubshed in the Tri-Weekiy Tribune without extra

STOF2-(u Friday october residence. No. S42
'51 ave Caroline Webster widow OF William Astor and
youngest daughter OF the late Abraham Scherner1orn
Relatives intimate friends invited @ attend e
funeral her re residence on Monday. NO
v-mber =. az > D.
ri JOONFIFI. .TA-Clenenc@ = Bloomfield SUNDAY. No
vefnber 1875 widow Of Frsiertck A Bloom
nald Funeral a No. 35 Milford ave. Newark
\ ] on Tuesday November ,. 1-3O .. II. inter
ment at M-tuchens y J.
conn. 80 o'elock Thursday evening octoesr -
1eeS Rev Francis Wnesor BrathwalJe. rector of 81
Andrews Parish. stamford. IN the Ssth of his
age Funeral services 81 Andrews Charcn. Mon
say morning November = II o clock
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
ARCHBISHOP eLENNoN GOING TO ROME.

St Louis Nov. L-Archbshop John J. Glennon
left St Louis to-day for New York whence he will
sail on Tuesday for Rome He expects TO arrive
there in time 10 part IN the Popes jubilee on
November IS The Archbishop viii return TO Amer
ica about January 10
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
HEAR OF MRS. AsToR's DEATH At SEA

The news of Mrs As-cr's death was received b.
wireless on Saturday OF board the American liner
>-ez- YORK which arrived yesterday from South
,r,r+or Among those the ship who thus
lea -rats of Mrs. AsU1r's death were Mrs l. Towns
arI Burden. NJ. and Mrs. William Miller Collier,
Afrs ? DrexeI. Mr. and Mrs. Whitney Warren
and Nathaniel Thayer
New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
Special Notice :
To the EnpIoy.r.

To the Employee
Do you want desirable help QU+FLY2
SAVE TIME AND EXPE[SE D. consultins
the file Of applications OF selected aspirsntz for
positions OF various kinds which has Just been
installed at the Uptown Office of
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New-York tribune., 1908-11-02
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

AsTOR-The Rev. Francisco Q, LanneLa, MOI Mon
son Mass HOFFMAN,. :. MOnnett, Attorney
General ~ OTio: Mrs. Amelia Z Barr, Cornwall
F4CIIAND-Colonel L b Colt, Proyldence, NJ ! 4
RAY FII,I-Dr. L. Loeb, Fhiiad elphla; l. j Ro-
senberg American Consul at Seville, spain. MAN-
= ATTAN-Martin A. Knapp, Washingto Sc
III F-The Rev R. HeDer Newton. East Hamp-