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New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
STANFORD PUNISHMENT ANNOUNCED.
Many Prominent Athletes suspended-Re-
suits of Campaign Against Liquor.

PalosAIto Cal. March 25.-Chairman Clark to-
dav announced the action of the students affairs
committee of Leland Stanford Junior University
regarding students who took part IN the recent
disorderly parade on the campus foho"ihs lne sus-
,sio, Of several students for having liquor on
the campus
The twelve students first suspended were placed
j., the same category as the 242 who later pet-
-,o,a5 for 2 hearing Forty-one students all up
r,er class men, and prominent athletes. were
l,,e,arded for the remainder of the semester for
active participation in the parade. The second
year students have ten units added TO their grad
nation requirements. The freshmen have five units
added All others who took part actively in only a
mart Of the parade, except freshmen have five units
added There was no action in the of those
refusing to testify those who signed the petition
under duress and those who took only minor
II
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
GOVERNOR ASSIGNS COAST ARTILLERY.

Albany March 25.-Adjutant General Henry an
nounced tonight that on the recommendation OF
the Department of the East Governor Hughes had
made these assignments OF the coast artillery or
ganizations for the joint exercises to be held on
June 3 to 90 18th Artillery District organizations TO
Fort Hamilton: 9th Artillery District organizations
Fort Wadsworth; sth Artillery District orSaniza-
tions. Forts Totten and Schuyler The iith ana hSt
regiments will act coast artillery support
II Is also announced that in view the close of
the Creedmoor rifle range and the cost and incon-
venience to the organizations to hold competitions
elsewhere upon the recommendation OF the division
commander the competition for the headquarters
naval militia First and Second brigade and state
prizes as well as competition for the adjutant
generals trophy and the Governors Cup, Will be
omitted for the season OF 1868
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
HELD FOR PASSING BAD CHECK.
Alleged Broker Trapped and Locked Up at
Headquarters.

Charged with grand larceny in passing alleged
worthless check for $3.50, who the police
say is Leo c. McCabe, of No 779 Elsnere Place,
The Bronx was arrested last evening by Central
Office detectives. The prisoner is alleged to be a
member Of the firm of Deering & McCabe. brokers,
No. IS Park Row. The complainant is Webb
Floyd oS No. 81 West 95th street assistant secre
tary of the Mutual Alliance Trust Company. of
Hanover Square.
The detectives say the check drawn the
Hamilton Bank cashed by Floyd on March IL
was signed y. H. Reynolds and made payable
TO D. A Adams The check was. they say in
dorsed Pay TO Deering & McCabe.' and this in
dorsement the signature ID A Adams A
second Endorsement, the officers say. by Deering
&, McCabe made the check payable to the Mutual
Alliance. The check TO the Hamilton
Bank, and returned marked No account
Last evening McCabe is said have called up
Mr. Floyd the telephone. and at Floyd's invita-
ton TO have gone TO the latter's house talk the
subject over. When he reached Floyds house he
was arrested and locked up Police Headquarters
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
PURCHASE IN MEXICO NOT MooTED
Ambassador Thompson Explains Relations
with United States.

Mexico City. March 25-Ambassador T-homnson
discussing last night the attitude of the American
government toward Lower California and the
statements IN the American press of the advisable
ity or probability of purchase said:
Ihere is no foundation for the reports and
eatorlai comments which have been given wide
SI @ culatlon IN the United States. There has been
40 snssesuon on the part OF the American gov
tsn,ment th,,nIt 70 the Mexican government and no
a-ua uusne oI n that II acquire under any of
az efhent Lower California any part there
oI. ana the permit which granted the Amer
Ian government for statioDing coaling vessels
.t Goes not waive the ordinary charges which
~"tucIS ~ must pay In bringing in coal for these
vessels or supplies for these vessels or for the
squadron in Magdalena Bay
me recent refusal of the Mexican government
teIirlt small arms practice
~ "ithin their rights. and this was in no sense
q 3uesuon after its decision had been transmit
1ea 10 Washington. The American government is
very Wen pleased with the concession il obtained
ana IS grateful for the courtesies which have
been shown by Mexico.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
SEEING SNAKES
Some Women Go Through Life
That Way, Says Mrs. Cald1ceu.
Don't see snakes"

Don't see snakes.
-what-te' gasped the National Society Of Ohio
Women It was at the waidorf-Astoria yesterday.
and the Ohio Women had dropped IN between
shopping and luncheon. TO hear Mrs Mildred Many
Caldwell talk about how to be happy though Nv
ing and aIso-and especiany-how to be
beautiful
by snakes I mean all the ugly things IN ne
the lecturer explained and the women sa, pacH
in their chairs again. Il met a woman last sum
mer who hated to look at the mountains. necause-
fancy.-she couldn't help thinking of the snakes
that going up and down them Now. some
go through life like that A person can
do nice thing for them but they begin to wonder
Now what did she do that for?'-aiways looking
for motives and imagining onesAaiways
seeing snakes
Then Mrs Caldwell talked about how 10 be beau
tifuI. and the audience sat Up and took notice
Don't go to the beauty doctor and have darts
and gussets cut in your faces. she adjured 'hern-
Just press the right thought key and a nood OF
beauty viii pour right out from your SOUL Far pe
II from me to blame the women who have hVed
such lives that they have spend all their time
and money beauty doctors, but, oh. remember
that thought. thought molds the body THINK IN
curves, Develop in curves Why even the gaWki-
est. most angular woman get to be one OF the
curviest Sarah Bernrardt has proved that
DO you that your stomach siurnpS-act-
ually sIumps from four inches in your oooy
If you make 4 practice OF worrying and freI'hs-
First your mouth droops till you can't hft the
corners of it, Your chin gets big-oh, you're any
comes. Your stomach sumps and coils up on
itself and your diaphragm sort OF fails on your
stomach and yoUr stomach gets irritated and ere
poisonous gases. Then your heart feeis as IL
it giving out and you say. On. don't know
what's the matter: 1 can't climb these sta1rs-I
must have heart disease Heart. Legs are 10
climb stairs WITH and poor misguided women think
they've got to pull themselves with their nearts-
stop playing dirges inside yourselves TUCK
your abdornens back into the right places; don't
WORRY and You'll be all right
Then the lecturer described few different kinds
of snobs, and gave them what for.
There are the people who think that TO be oorn
between Wall street and i2d street makes you an
aristocrat" she observed Why, the point isn
Are you a Knickarbocker,' but. What kind OF
KnickAbocker are you?' It's like this nonsense
about accents You go London and there are
people who tell you that you aren't educated De
cause you haven't English accent. ny isn
an Ohio accent or Omaha accent, or a chicago
accent as good as an English accent? People tell
me l roll my rs. I know do and l m glad or H.
You don't need English accent to save person
in danger or comfort Sex friend. It's courage
and kindness that matter
81 met another kind of snob the other day She
was boasting of TIE Languages she knew II was
Yes I read German and, oh, / know French
very Well etc. etc. tell you. II one IS a 1901
in plain American. be a fool in all those
other languages, too"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

Discussion The Influence of the Press Upon Pol
meeting % the West End Worans Re-
publican Association. Hotel Astor. e:30 p.
Reception the auspices Of the Neighborhood
Industrial Club. home of Mrs Frank
236 West l01st street. afternoon
OF Portia Club Hotel Astor. p.
DR. James j Walsh Women in Life Shakespeare
Saw Them for the benefit OF the destitute
Of OF Relief. 81 Stephens $
Hall. between Lexington and 80
he of the Ecole Materneilc
FRANCHISE. Hotel Astor. evening
Free admission the Metropolitan Museum OF Art
and the American Museum Of Natural History
Convention Of the Metal Trades Association.
Hotel Astor. o a
Holm Chtpman The Nature and Sources or
the Law Columbia University. $40 p m
Dinner OF the Haverford College Alumni. Hotel Man
haitian. 2.
uyilI,a1, MeAdoo or DO the People Really Rule?'
Peoples Institute No. ais East 18th street. $50
2.
Nearing and supper of George Washington Post.
&; A. R. Hotel Astor. $50 p
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
FOR LAKE CHAMPLAIN CELEBRATION.

Albany March 25.-The appointment OF q COM
mission to consist of five citizens of the state TO
be named by the Governor, three Senators and
three Assembymen. to arrange for a public cele-
bration of the three hundredth anniversary of the
discovery of Lake Champlan. to be held in the
month OF July. 1909. is recommended in the report
Of the special legislative commission appointed last
year TO Investigate this question. which sub
rnitted to the Senate to-day. The report gives a
long historical sketch of Lake Champlan. 1t
states that an effort may be made TO interest
France. Great Britain and Canada in the celebra-
ton after New York State determines just what
it TO DO.
The commission recommends the enactment OF Il
bill to carry out its recommendations 1t suggests
that the state appropriate 100000 TO defray the
penses of the celebration including the erection Of
a permanent memorial to the dscoverer, Samuel
Champlain TO be erected in the valley of Lake
Champlain.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
PESTS IN THE PARKS.
Gather Eggs in Winter to SaUe Trees
from TafermlIars.

Tho sacrs. of controlling caterpfIars. according
to- Edmund Bronx Scuthwick. entomoiosise or 'ns
Department of Parks. is 20 gather the eggs n
winter Talking at the American Institute. NO y
West 4sth street yesterday afternoon. be SAID.
when people see us In the trees with our steel
brushes they wonder what We are fooiins away our
time ike that for. but they would soon see WY
if we stopped doing it. We couldn't control ths
csterpflars by spraying II we had a hundred ma
chimes Their work is all done IN 50 re" oaSs
Each one Of these egg punches '-Dr- oouthNie~
handed around basket Of them oy way OF NUS
tration-"viu produce from two 70 SIX hunof~1
cste-niIIars and such mass OF ravenous insects.
each one eating from eight to nine times IT'S own
weight every day. is something to be reckoneo
with
If auy caterpfIlars survive this process. con-
ttnued DR. Southwick send your men into the
trees with rubber headed clubs With these thsy
can jar the caterpiIlars down They will all MAKE
for the tree Immediately. and when they reacn IL
you can destroy them Spraying should De tho
last resort"
DR. Southwfck had a lot Of drawings showing
variety of fearsome creatures that prey on the
and plants Of the park selection iTorn nine
teen hundred species engaged in the same Work.
he said He also had live larva OF the leopard
moth cheerfunv engaged. until he dug IL out 20
show the audience. in boring a branch OF SILVER
maple as has already bored most OF the silver
naples in Long Island Some Of the adults dld no.
care to cultivate this creatures acquaintance Oui
a group Of little girls from a private school Sc
cured possession of him and carried him back td
their seat in triumph
TO kill this creature any other bOrer. said
Dr. Southwick inject bisulphiGe of CARBON into It's
burrow and seal up the entrance with soap or
putty. This is death The bisulphide VIII
penetrate any distance
The leopard moth. the lecturer stated. was in
ported from Germany twenty-five years ago. and
one hundred species Of trees in Central Park are
affected by it
Don't think you can protect trees from Insects
by winding cotton around them" Dr.. Southwiek
said. Only the winGIess canker worm can be kept
out by this n-eans- and we don't have
this insect in this locality Ard. above all don't
soak the cotton with kerosene oil unless you want
to kill the tree. l summoned once 10 West
Point 10 see what could be done for the fine old
English eIms which had been attacked by the elm
beetle / found late do anything The
trees were dead, but they had not been killed BY
the beetle. Cotton soaked in kerosene oil had been
wound around them
For every purpose 70 which paris green is COM
monty employed Dr.. Soutlvick recommended lon
don purple which is really another form OF paris
green. One pound of the purple is used with six
pounds of lime six quarts OF -four and one hun
dred gallons Of water.
In spraying said the lecturer. use quarter
inch hose and as simple nozzle YOU get
The more complicated your nozzle the OF
you are
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
GLOVE PROTECTORS.

A clever New York woman has succeeded In re-
ducing her glove bills by about onethlrd. and by
most simple When she is going she
Just slips a pair of gauzy white silk cotton
gloves over her kid ones These serve to keep the
delicate kid free from the soil they might otherwise
get from contact with her skirts furs. WheE
she reaches the reception. tea dinner for which
she bound she pulls of the protectors, and
are her kid gloves fresh and clean when she
left home.
AS the woman Of fashion rarely wears pair of
gloves than once before sending them the
cleaners, her glove bills rather large item
her expenditures, and if her is limited any
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
PLOT AGAINST CHINESE THRONE.
Many Arrests in Peking-Alarm at Court
Sentences of Conspirators.

Peking. March 25.-seven men arrested recently
charged selling government secrets have oeen
found guilty and sentenced to long terms of i'm
prisonnert This punishment is regarded as worse
than death Ma Tung and Liang Tun-yen mem
bers of the Foreign Board were the court
which handed down the sentences.
Il would appear that the conspiracy against the
government is fairly widespread. and the reveia-
tions in the last few days have considerably
alarmed the court and the administration. Thirty
important prisoners are held in custody. and
it is reported the chief Of police of the For
hidden City among this number The Depart
Toeut Of the interior end the Secret Service police
are cooperating to down the plotters. Certain
men AT present in the government service
thought be acting a spies against the dynasty
and other arrests are expected.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
BURGLAR Up FOR LIFE.
Negro Sentenced by Judge Foster
as Habitual Criminal.

After having been convicted Of burglary. VIII
lam Clark thirty-five years DID, a negro was
fenced TO state prison for life by Judge Foster
III General Sessions yesterday.
Clark was convicted of robbing the apartments
of Mrs. Ida Clark. of No. 62 West 54th street,
last September after he had hrutally assaulted the
woman In 1897 Clark was sentenced to years
state prison and five years later got six years
and six months
The prisoner addressed the court, saying he was
innocent OF the charge on which he had just been
convicted. At the close of this speech Judge Fos-
ter declared that If there had been any doubt in
his mind to the negros guilt the Iatter's speech
had removed IL.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
TTDAVER DEFENCE BEGUN
Conversations Betzceen Montgomery
and Grossnran Quoted.

The oase Of tho Peop,e against Nathan vidaver
charged with trying extort 500 from william r.
Montgomery. was finished yesterday afternoon in
the Centre street court and the defence introduced
one witness a stenographer in the District Attor-
neys Office. who read from notes of alleged con-
versations between Mr. Montgomery and Moses h
Grossman. a lawyer, of No ll5 Broadway Inc
case was then continued until next Wednesday on
the motion of Arthur C. Palmer of counsel for
Mr. Vidaver who said he wished to submit brief
to Magistrate Herman asking that the case be
dropped because OF insufficient evidence
Douglass Sanderson. private detective OF the
Astor House told of having seen Vidaver and
Montgomery at luncheon together. but said he
heard nothing of their conversation Detective
Fitzsiumons. of the District Attorneys of1ce VINO
arrested vidaver repeated the testimony Of his
affidavit Attempts by Mr. Palmer to alter his story
met with little material results. Assistant District
Attorney Kresel then read several letters from bank
presidents and merchants in Nova Scotia who had
recommended Mr.. Montgomery when ne came 10
New York looking for place.
Mr. Palmer recalled Mr.. Montgomery to the stand
and asked him whether he had ever divided any
commissions in Hamilton Bank transactions with
a Mr.. Smith a Mr. Heck" Mr.. Montgomery
replied that he knew both the men mentioned, but
had never given them any commissions FREDERICK
B. Soaring broker. said he had not loaned money
to Montgomery or drawn money from the danll-
ton Bank October % and had made no sugges-
tions to him regarding counsel. Mr. Palmer then
moved that the two indictments found against
Montgomery on account of his management of the
bank be entered in evidence Mr. Kresel said the
clerks office was closed so that the indictments
could not be obtained but promised TO consider the
motion.
Mr.. Palmer, in opening for the defence, summoned
George 5. Willing. of No ZIG East Il9th street
stenographer in the District Attorneys office Will
ing had large bundle of notes. and testified under
oath that of them he had taken directly from
the telephone, others he had written from recollec
ton and still another set he had written from
memory after having been perched closet shelf
in the home of Mr.. Montgomery.
The conversati tions voluminous and covered
the alleged efforts of Grossman persuade Mr..
Montgomery that Nidaver could, for price stave
off any enmity of the Attorney General
At the time Mr.. Montgomery invited Mr.. Gross
to his home for a talk about paying
Vidaver hush money Mr. Montgomery
ported to have offered to send his automobile TO
bring Grossnlan. He also said the telephone:
Some day we'll take Vidaver for ride and spill
him the cliffs"
At this quip Mr.. Vidaver slapped another Inde-
pendence Lacquer the back and shook with
mirth. The laughter was even greater when the
witness continued by quoting Grossman as having
replied: ''Oh, Vidaver's not a bad fellow if YOU
know him and rub him the right way"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
MEXICO MAY BAR FOREIGN STEEL
Petition Sent to Minister Of Finance Asking
Heavy Increase in Duties
tBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. !

Mexico City. March 25-The United States Steel
Corporation and other foreign manufacturers of
steel rails and steel products generally will shut
out of Mexico If the petition which in the
hands OF Jose .Linantour the Minister of Finance,
asking for a prohbitory rise in duties all i'm
ported steel is favOrably considered The petition
is not only signed by the steel and
facturers of Mexico. but also has the signatures of
the promoters of various other infant manufactur-
ing industries. The domestic manufacturers. it is
said received assurances to-day that their petition
would receive favorable consideration.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

Such coat as this IS adapted 70 all seasons
Of the year. for II be made from almost
Ifrrtless variety of materials. the illustration
white pique is trimmed with embroidery but cloth
silk bedford cord and all materials used for chill
dren's coats are appropriate.
The quantity Of material required for the medium
size (four years. is four and three-qIarter yards
o three and Ihree-quarte- yards 3 three yards
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
JOHN moRLEYs SPEECH ON HiNDUs.

London. March 25-The poor acoustic properties
Of the House Of Commons responsible for the
general nisapprehension regarding the statement
made yesterday by John Morley, Secretary Of State
for India on the difficulty regarding Hindu emf
grafton into British Columbia. The Secretary does
not contemplate sending envoy Canada,
reported yesterday. but h is busiIy engaged with
Mackenzie King in the hope of bringing to an end.
If possible This extremely difficult, intricate and
r,nsstfllv daneerous situation.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
PERMITS sAToNYI TO CHANGE LAWYERS.

Justice OGornan. in the Supreme Court, signed
six orders yesterday substituting Morris Cukor for
Edward A Alexander in the cases brought by mrs
Frances Work Batonyt against her husband Aurel
rarcDpt There are six suits. Mrs Batonyi has
three against her husband, and the former riding
master has suits against Frank Work. his father
t,-Iaw and Henry Work, his brother-in-law and
frank ~ Sturges Eho WIS once the elder Work
.-.r The orders do not disclose the reason for
the substitution. nor DO they mention what the
e,Ii.s
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
TIRE y TOBACCO WAREHOUSES; BURNED

Owenton ky. March 25--O~enton was visited
early to-day by night riders" who set fire to
three large tobacco warehouses, valued at about
sao 0eD and destroyed 10000 pounds OF tobacco.
The buildings were the new Equity warehouse
owned by a stock company in which all the tobacco
WAS stored a warehouse of the American Tobacco
Company and one belonging TO independent
COMPANY.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
-oao,nc STAMPS WITH FUNERALS.

c.,.~b March N.-Funeral directors on lhe
,,o-+bxest Side are giving trading stamps WIN
funerals to increase business ih's OeOA1 =
s.r,sks-'s because he would not give
s+a,rns The matter viii be brought Cei0'e 'Hs
.C,tcsuo UndertAkers' ASSOCIATION.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
CANADIAN NAVIGATION MERGER.

Hamilton, Ont, March 25--The reported merger
Of several large Canadian navigation companies
has been confirmed. and charter has been
pIied for The company Will he called the In
land Navigation Company, and vii! be capitalized
AZ !. coo OOO with an issue of S500,001 in bonds.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
WINTER WHEAT BELT THREATENED.

IBy Telegraph to The Tribune-I
Omaha. March 25-The winter wheat belt IN Ne
traska needs rain badly. but as yet no oahlass
-, -. done Green bugs have already appeared
Los r,s of the South Platte country and are
-a,nrtad as spreading rapidly. but have not yet
he uh
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

London. March 25-The fire which was reporteQ
10 have practically destroyed Drury Lane The
arre did not do so much damage at first
s,,nnosed The auditorium saved from being
cor,nIerely gltted but the scenery and other
properties are & mass OF ruins. the great glass
dome having fallen in.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
l.opr rnR THE CONGO TREATY.

Br.1ssels March 25--Sone basis for the belei
Kat the Congo Independent state "4t4 Dc A44
L Es7, ,,-zs .o7Yn6 this afternoon ia the accept
lnce BY me Chamber Of Deputies Commission OF
sesentesn articles IF tie annexation scheme u
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

ciudng the colonial charter. which provides for
government OF the natives under belgian rule
ihe debate in the Chamber will begin early In
Apiir supporters Of the treaty say they have
majority OF thirty-five
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
RESULT OF TOXIC CABINET CHANGES.

Tono. March as-The changes in the Cabinet
eluounosc yesterday regarded as a declara-
non tfz- the Constitutiona!ists viii remain IN
pose- until after the general elections
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

plan that will reduce said bills is great heIp-
Is not at all unusual for woman 10 nave Two or
three dozen pairs of gloves in use at once ana sns
reckons on having at least half Of these at sns
cleaners.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26
MARQUIS iTo,s RETURN TO coREA.
THE DAMAGE AT DRURY LANE THEATRE

Toxic. March 26.-Marquis Ito viii leave for Corea
on March 81
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

a inches wide. three and three-4uarter yards or
narrow six and one-haif yards OF vide banding
and six and one-half yards OF edginG-
The pattern. No 5951. is cut in sizes for girls OF
two. and six years OF and will be mailed
to any address receipt Of 10 cents
Please give pattern number and age distinctly
Address Pattern Department New York Tribune
II in hurry for pattern send an extra 2-cent
stamp and Will send 5y letter postage sealed
envelope
New-York tribune., 1908-03-26

The Hague March 25.-Diplouatic circles here
are r7e-rsexed ever the report that the German
z----e-o- has declined 70 accept DR.. David Jayne
r1sr Is American Ambassador at Berlin No mo-
tsve IS known here 70 account for the decision
s-5 II IS felt that there must be some misun-
F=-s-a-5--E