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New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
FILE INSURANCE CUSTER.
arkansas Suit Asks Penalties Of
SI,19O,OOO against II Com panies.

Little Rock Ark. Oct. So-seventeen insurance
companies are named defendants in a suit filed
in the Circuit Court here to-day by Attorney Gen
eral Kirby. seeking the cancellation OF the licenses
of the companies and the assessment of penalties
aggregating $1l90o00 1t is alleged by the Attorney
General that the companies have violated legis-
lative act prohibiting the formation Of a combi-
nation fix and maintain rates or the commissions
10 be paid agents. The companies sued
National Fire Insurance Company of Hartford.
Hartford Fire Insurance Company, American Cen
traI Insurance Company, Orient Insurance Com
pany. Fire Association of Philadelphia. Pennsyl-
yana Fire Insurance Company. Spring Garden In
surance Company German-AmeTican Insurance
Company, Citizens Insurance Company of st
Louis, Pelican Assurance Company Of New York
Girard Fire and Marine Insurance Company, Gnsur-
ance Company Of North America, Caledonian In
surance Company, Firemans Fund Insurance Com
panv German Alliance Insurance Company. Queens
Insurance Company of New York and Royal In
surance Company of Liverpool.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

William II. Frctner, a lawyer, of No JOG Wal
street who was convicted of grand larceny last
week was sentenced to year in the pententiary
yesterday by Judge Grain in the Court Of General
Sessions one hundred letters from prominent per
sons asking for cemency for Flictner were disre
garded.
On suspicion of having been connected with the
assault George LeVett, chauffeur, who was
seriously injured when crowd attacked him in East
72d street on October %. George Rodenbeck. Of No
50 Amsterdam avenue. arrested yesterday. The
detectives charge that Rodenbeck the man
who hired the cab and ordered IL TO East I'D street
The of Frank McCracken the bartender
who was arrested in the saloon at No. 100 Eighth
Sunday the complaint OF Charles y
Brady, saloonkeeper. was dismissed yesterday
when the complainant failed to appear IN the
Jefferson Market court Magistrate Butts said
that he would put the matter in the hands OF the
District Attorney.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
STEINER 4FIRE IN PORT.
The Luckenbach 1r1iUeS at San Juan
PASSENGERS Veil.

San Juan. P. R, Oct. 30.-The steamer S. V.
Lucken BACH from New York for San Juan, ar
rived here last night with the fire in her hold
still burning. All her passengers and crew are
well.
The fire was discovered at 4 o'clock in the
morning of October 26, when the vessel was $50
miles south of Sandy Hook. 1t started in hold
No l and spread to hold No. and the coal
bunkers. The passengers were awakened, and
the small boats were brought out, provisioned
and made ready to lower away.
At o'clock the same morning the steamer
Philadelphia, of the Red D Line, was sighted
and the plight of the Luckenbach was signalled
to her The Philadelphia answered: Il am COM
ing alongside" She acted as a convoy until the
Luckenbach reached here. Both vessels came
into port together.
The heat and smoke OF the fire forced the pas
sengers to withdraw from their cabins, and
temporary cots and eating tables were placed on
the promenade deck for them. The passengers
numbered in all thirty-one.
The passengers behaved well. They adopted
a set of resolutions congratulating Captain Nc
Lean and his crew their brave conduct. The
fire IS still burning and the hold has not yet
been opened.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
DROEGE REPORT FILED.
Referee Finds That Magistrate Fol
Iozced Lead of Colleagues.

William H. Willis. appointed referee by the Ap
pellate Division OF the Supreme Court to take tes
timony the supplementary charges made against
Otto H Droege. City Magistrate. fled his report
in court yesterday afternoon. While the referee
does not sum UP the evidence as being either an
eXoneration Of the Magistrate against him. his
comment on the evidence is decidedly favorable to
Magistrate DrOege- The Appellate Division has yet
TO consider the report and give its decision.
The charges Of the Bar Association in its peti-
ton for the Ma agstrate's removal were in sub
stance that Droege had released Illegally from the
workhouse BlaCkU ellis Island and women
prisoners before the expiration of their sentences
The general defence that Droege followed the
custom Of the City Magistrates courts. These
charges were fled after another charge against
Droege had been presented 10 the Appellate Di-
vision, that attempt had been made to bribe a
newspaper reporter TO refrain from publishing an
account OF the night court while the Magistrate
sitting there. This charge heard by the
court. Decision II has not been rendered.
The referee submits in his report the following
table, offered in evidence by Magistrate Droege.
showing the number of discharges on probation
and absolute discharges BY magistrates after
commitment, from January. 1907, to September.
1905:
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
F4RM4N,S SWIFT FLIGHT.
4eropIane CoUers Trcenty MHes 10
Rheims in Tscenty Minutes.

,rour-oelon France Oct 30.-Henry Farnah
for the first time to-day gave practicai NeI"V,. -
s+ration of the possibilities of the aeropiaie' "
Giving twenty miles direct from this place "
12beins in twenty minutes without mlshap.
Mr Farrnan ascended at 4 o'clock this ai'e
noon and after circlng the field once tulheN
his machine in the direction of Rheims an
bour later a telegram was received annouhcihs
his safe arrival at Rheims The course was
straight line over trees, fields and streams
Rheims Oct. S0.-Mr. Farman is oehe'eu
with his flight to-day. He said there was d
strong wind, which, although it was peiiiu '"e
craft interfered with the working OF the 1notoi'
but that steering his machine was most easy
He added that for part of the distance ne hep'
the aeroplane at a height of three hundred leel-
The average height was between 12o ana lou
feet.
Learning that Aero Club commissioners A'o
arrived at Mourmelon to witness his attempt
Tomorrow for a record for height. MI farlhaii
abandoned his idea of flying back in his aero-
nlane TO MourneIon. and returned there to-hlsh'
with the machine.
Ia Mans. Oct. s0-While Wilbur Wright tils
American aeroparst. was making a his'' .i--0
morning the motor of the machine exploded. MI,
Wright landed without injury Ihe acci0e"'
was due 10 A crosshead breaking. Repairs were
soon made. and Mr. Wright continued his oe-
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
ALIENS COMING AGAIN.
Sir Ships Bring IN Record Number
for Season.

TWO thousand six hundred ard tWenty-three
alieus-the largest number 10 pass through Ellis
Island this season in one day-were received at
the immigration bureau yesterday from six
steamers.
4 message from southampton also announced
that the steamer Kaiserin AUguste Victoria had
cleared that port with a steerage list of ] O54
persons. The largest number 10 come to this
port in one steamer since the financial depression
was lf5S immigrants. who left Hamburg on
the President Grant last December. It is gen
orally believed by steamship men that the i'm
migration TO this port viii now increase rapidly.
The immigrants who arrived yesterday were
brought here on the White Star liner Cedric.
from Liverpool: the steamer Cretic Of the same
line, from Naples; the Red Star liner Samland
from Antwerp; the Hamburg-A merican liner
Pretoria. from Hamburg; the K6nigin Luise
OF tae North German Lloyd Line. from Naples
and the Cunarder Lusitania, from Liverpool
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
WANTED SISTER TO BE CREDITOR.
Alan R. Hawley and William Hawley Testify
in Suit.

Mrs. Charles Levee. who is being sued by her
brothers William and Alan r. Hawley. for S34350,
which, they alIege they lent her, resumed the stand
Yesterday before Justice Erlanger in the Supreme
Court She identified a paper which. though not
entered on the records, referred to $1,000 left by
Mrs. Hawley for the reduction of the mortgage
Of the house in -11th street.
When the defendants case rested Alan R. Hawley
was recalled. He said that while his sister
grieving over her mothers death he had given her
notes for $25 900 to set her mind ease as to her
future He contradicted parts of the testimony given
by his sister a previous hearing During a cross
examination by counsel for the defence he said Uhat
he gave his sister the notes that she might be
a creditor in the event of the failure Of the firm
of William Hawlev Co, in which he was in
teresed He denied that his sister had lent the
frn 5000
William Hawet. in the afternoon. corroborated
his brothers story OF giving his sister the notes
He told of general statements being rendered u
his mother financed the firm. Mrs. Levee
when recalled denied that she had had specula-
tive account with the firm since March. 1891 and
that She had received $2,7o0 margins a specu-
latiVe account.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
WAR ON SUFFRAGISTS.
f'Antis" Incorporate National Body
TO Haze Series of Lectures.

The Tsag71a for the Civic Education Of Wor1en.
organized last spring under the presidency OF Mrs
Richard Watson Glider. with the object OF study
ing civic questions from ant-suhrage point OF
view has been incorporated a national body,
and plans are being made TO organize branches IN
every state in the Union From all OF these states
have already come requests for speakers. and i
Is hoped that it may be possible to supply some
Of these as early as January
Arrangements for series OF lectures and n
formal talks to be given in New York are now
being completed, and the programmes IN 90 oa-
to the members on November 2 The first lecture
will be given on December 4. at 2 O'Clock IN tn7
Berkeley Theatre. 44th street. by the Rev Dr.
LYMAN Albeit His subject will be Universal
Suffrage for Women" President Nicholas MUr-
ray, ButIer Of Columbia will make short address
and Richard Watson Glider will preside
There will be eight Of these lectures in al. and
in addition there will be eight informal talks on
Friday afternoons in the rooms the MacDOweA
Club in the Metropolitan Opera House
The league has reOpened its ofice at No y
Madison avenue the home of Mrs Gilbert Jones.
chairman Of the executive committee secretary
fs in attendance. and any interested IS invited
10 call, whether suffragist. anti o. sunragette.
Each one will be supplied with whatever brand of
literature or information she wants The clipping
bureau follows the history of the sufragist as we'll
as the anti-suffragist movement. and there IS IL
eratrre OF both kinds on tie book shelves
of course. don't pretend TO keep a complete
stock Of suffra gist literature, Mrs Jones said
Yesterday. but anybody who wants II viii be r.
ferred to the proper source Of supply Our motto
is Truth and we think our cause Will best be
advanced by perfect fairness
A conspicuous feature of the ofics is the large
American flag which hangs behind the secretarys
desk The league has adopted the national banner
as its emblem. and Mrs. Jones calls attention 70
the fact that its flag displays yellow stars after
the manner of the sufragist flag.
The officers Of the National League for the CIVIC
Education of Women are; Mrs Richard Watson
Glider president; Miss Eleanor G. Hewitt Mrs
William A Putnam and Mrs. Samuel Untermyer.
vice-presidents; Mrs. Julian Heath secretary. and
Mrs Emil Kuichling treasurer. Mrs. Andrew Car
vice. presidents
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
STEEL OFFICIALS FINED.
NeSsrs. Andre7cS and Fits also Pay
Back So 900 to Boston.

Boston. Oct. 30.-Off1cials OF two Of the largest
structural steel companies in the city. David II
Andrews president of the Boston Bridge Works
and Charles n. Fits, secretary of the New Eng
land Structural Company pleaded guilty to-day to
an indictment charging them with collusion in OBJ
tanning contracts from the city of Boston. Each
paid a fine of $1,000 and in addition paid $4,000 to
the city for extra profits which the two companies
are said TO have derived from the contracts.
The case against the officials of five structural
companies instituted the suggestion Of the
Boston Finance Commission. whose report
quoted by President Roosevelt in message TO Con
gress April q last in which the President asked
for power in the prosecution of suits against
COrpOratiOns.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
oRvILLE WRIGHT's PLANS.
To Build New Aeroplane-Brother may
Continue Flights at Fort Myer.

Washington Oct. 3o.-Delighted with the prospect
of returning TO his home at Dayton tomorrow
Oryile Wright is preparing TO leave the hosptal at
1,or+ NFvar n which he has been confined for six
weeks With the aid of crutches be was able 10
walk about his room to-day. 1t will be months pe-
fore Mr. Wright Will recover the full use of his LETT
leg and probably a year more before he can
continue his aeroplane flights. Wilbur Wright
nrob3bIv will finish the flights at Fort Myer begun
bv his brother in order TO fulfil the requirements
Of their contract with the government. OrVllie
Wright intends TO work on new ideas as soon
as he is able TO walk. Under his supervision new
machine will be built the Dayton shop to re-
rlace the one wrecked at Fort Myer on Septem-
ber IL
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
FORMALITlES AT AMOY
IN EXCHANGE OF CALLS.
Dinner for officers Chinese Shoe
Little Interest IN the Fleet.

Anoov. Oct S0-Rear Admiral Emory. com
roo,d,ng the second SQUADRON of the United
States Atlantic fleet. came ashore this AFTER
noon and made formal call upon Prince fu
Lang and Lang Tun-yen, vice-president OF ths
foreign board who are representing the impe-
rial government in the welcome of the Amerl-
cans Later sixteen hundred men landed. NO
special programme had been arranged for their
entertainment and they spent the time wander
ing about the temple and the reception ground.
The places most frequented by the Americans
were the bazaar and the branch of the Young
Mems Christian Association. The postoff1ce and
the offices of the money changers were swamped
with work and the student interpreters were in
constant demand The illumination of the fleet
this evening was the cause of great wonder and
admiration among the Chinese.
One hundred and twenty-four officers Of the
feet were entertained at dinner this evening by
the imperial Chinese commissioners and the
Chinese reception committee The dining room
was beautifully decorated with flowers and
dwarfed trees which had been trained in fan
tastic shapes to represent flower boats. men.
deer and pagodas.
The Chinese people are apathetc regarding the
American warships Only few natives wit
messed their arrival though the squadron is the
strongest naval force which ever entered this
port Only one hundred Chinese guests will be
admltteu TO the reCepIOn GROUNDS, ana resent
ment over this exclusion is the cause Of the
apathy The British Consul has issued cir
cular saying that the local officials have de
clined to issue more than sixty passes 60 the
Enclosure TO British subjects. and that in con
sequence he will refuse to accept pass.
The fleet appeared off Tai-Tan Island at 63O
O'Clock this morning. having been met ten miles
out at sea by the Chinese torpedo gunboat Fei-
Ying which escorted the ships to their anchorage
The ships entered the harbor in a single line, the
Louisiana. flagship of Rear Admiral William H
Emory leading, and after forming in double
line dropped their anchors at $50 o'clock, while
the forts on shore and the flagship of the Chi
nese squadron, the Hai-Chi, fired the customary
ships.
As soon as the ships anchored, Captain Pat
ton Of the CuIgoa, boarded the Louisiana Ad-
miraI Sab. commander of the Chinese squadron,
who boarded the flagship at 10 o'clock, left with
Admiral Emory the cards of the imperial COM
nissoners Captain Dalwigh of the German
cruiser Niobe the only foreign naval vessel IN
the harbor also called to pay his respects to
Admiral Emory as did J. H. Arnold, the Amer
lean Consul at Annoy.
The football and baseball teams Of the ships
which are to play here the final games for the
championship of the fleet, for which valuable
trophies have been prepared by the Chinese gov
ernment, are on shore practising for the games.
American patrols have been landed and are
stationed on the beach and along the roads.
No officers or men will be allowed to enter the
native city.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
Ne60S Of the Markets

special fancy Florida grapefruit FOR . centA
PIums are 50 cents a basket while pomegranatss
and mangoes are each 70 cents dozen HothouSe
pes are 81 . a pound, TOkays (higher than Iast
week.. so cents BASKET. NIalagas 20 cents pound
muscates - cents a basket Concords 3 cents a
basket. Niagaras 25 cents basket and Catawoas .
cents basket
GAME AND POULTRY.
RaiIoirds are q dozen. snipe SS 50 dozen. teal
81 80 u pair and canvasbacks s. pair Turkeys are
still > cents a pound. fowls down 20 Is cents
pound. roasting chickens p cents a pound and
geese from Maryland are the stalls this week
and only p a pound
BUTTER AND EGGS.
Butter remains at y ceats a pound. but eggs ars
stn creeping up. being now S4 cents a dozen
MEAT.
Sirloin steak is 3 cents pound. porterhouse 3
and Is cents prime rib roast % cents Shoulder
OF veal Is I2 To IA cents a pound and breast ths
same price. Saddles OF lamb are Is cents pound
racks IS TO ?? cents less 10 cents and chUcks ID
cents.
FISH.
Large fresh 1nackerel are % cents each: small
ones sell for Il a pound. Bonita mackerel
are Il cents a pound and Spanish mackerel %
cents. Smells, for which there is a big demand
down to 10 cents pound. Halibut at 70 cents
a pound and haddOck at 10 cents both dearer-
Kinghsh are % cents a pound porgies Is cents. sea
bass Is cents. weakrsh u cents. blackash cents.
founders 10 cents and California fresh salmon -
cents. Whitefsh 20 cents pound. salmon 1roo1
IS cents, yellow perch y cents. yellow pike =
cents and carp 10 cents Eels sell FOR 10 cents .
pound for the medium size and Is cents fos shs
large ones IGbsters are & cents a pound. seolopS
% cents a quart and hard shell crabs 40 cents
dozen The csst frying oysters 81 % hunarea
and the stewing oysters . cents
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
POLICE ANGERED AT BINGHAM.
His Demand for Benevolent Association
Books Brings Blast from Bill Hodgins.


Iieutenants, captains and inspectors were up In
arms yesterday Commissioner Binghams de
rand that the books papers. resolutions and other
documents of the Lieutenants' Benevolent Asso-
citation be turned to him. Captain Bill
Hodgirs. retired through his counsel obtained an
Injunction in the Supreme Court Wednesday re-
strainnG Richard +. Enright, president of the
socation, from complying with the order and it
was made returnable yesterday.
When the case came up yesterday before Justice
TruaX. NJ Martin Dolphin. counsel for ex-Captan
Hodgins, ready TO proceed. but Lieutenant En-
right said he had not had time enough TO prepare
his answer. and with Mr.. Dolphins consent the
case was put until November 10
This is Outrage" said Bill Hodgins. Here
have paid into the organization for Il good
many years quite a of money. and now here
comes a who Is not member of the organi-
zaton and demands that the records OF everything
that have done and might do he turned over to
=him. / can't see any other reason, except that
Commissioner Bingham is trying to iniure the as
ISOLATION
Ex-Captain Hodgins said that while his name
alone mentioned In the case, there many
other retired police officers Interested in the mat
ter. and that they would fight the matter until
the injunction made permanent
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
FIRST SQUADRON,S TRIP
Vessels Nearing OIongapo-Prepa-
rati0ns for Target Practice.

On Board L. s. s. Connecticut. at Sea. Oct.
80. p m. (By Wireless by Way of Mania) -
The first squadron of the Atlantic battleshlp
feet is now in latitude Il degrees north, longi-
tude 80 degrees east, a distance of 140 miles
from Olongapo, where it is due to arrive at s
o'clock tomorrow morning.
The weather has been fine throughout the
trip from Japan. The ships have been occupied
with squadron evoIutions and careful prepara-
tions for target practice. Wireless communica-
ton will be retained with Manila while the fleet
is at Olongapo.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
EY-CONSUL ACCUSED.
Former RepresentatiUe at Zurich
Charged zcith Embez2Lement.

On a charge of embezzlement a warrant has
been issued for the arrest Of August Lieberknecht
who for ten years prior to October / last was
United States Consul Zurich Switzerland
Lieberknecht is accused Of having enbezzed 81 s43
interest on estate in Switzerland that was left
Mrs Henrietta Heine. of No 444 East 10th
street, Manhattan, by Oscar c. Brumberger. VINO
lived for time with the Heine family and
who killed last May by fall in West
Hobolken
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

and Governor on Election Day The polls VIII %
open from O'Clock a m until o'clock p n. az
the Woods School. 125th street and Seventh avenue
The election board. which is absolutely non-par-f-
san. includes Lille Devereux Blake. Maud Malone,
Martha Williams Anna A MaIey. Mary Jensen and
Iavina Leitch All women over twenty-one years
of age native or naturaized citizens OF the Cnlted
States residents of New York State for one year
and of any of the counties in greater New Gork Ior
four months Will be admitted 20 the polls
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
CHARGE THEFT TO sALrIMoREAN

BY Telegraph to The Tribune.
Baltimore oct. 30.-Thomas r. Clendinen a well
known Baltimore lawyer and politician. was az
rested tonight as he was leaving the Maryland
Theatre with HIS bride Of six weeks en- the charge
Of the larceny Of some SI.G0 worth of jeWelry and
money from Mrs. Nora A. Cameron.
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
BROKER KILLS HIMSELF IN HOTEL.

A man believed to be J. ~ Smith OF Nutley,
y. j. registered at Smith & McNen's Hotel In
Greenwich street, yesterday afternoon and shot
and killed himself Coroner Harburger said per
sonal letters showed that Smith was either a mem
her OF the Consolidated Stock Exchange or en-
pIoyed by of the members Cards among
Smiths effects showed that he was a member I'm
good standing in NutIey Lodge I. and A. NJ, and
that he had seen service I'm the Spanish American
War; and also member of the Fortnighty
Club
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31

Some of the new sweaters are bri ighteued BY hav-
ing the collar. cuffs and pockets trimmed with
contrasting color. A dainty white one IS SET on
by touches OF light blue. and one OF green with
rich dark RED. while another, OF more sonore
tone was gray trimmed with black
New-York tribune., 1908-10-31
no. Of discharges No
Magistrate,

All the discharges cited except three were granted
less than twenty days after commitment The ref
cree finds that the sixteen discharges granted by
Magistrate Droege were unlawful. but in view Of
the prevalence Of the practice he thinks the
spondent should not be held entirely responsible