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New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
TO LIoUIDATE DEBT WITH PROPERTY.
W S. Hurley Will Transfer Real Estate,
Bonds Etc to Pillsbury Receivers.

Washburn Flour Mills Company, OF Minneapolis. to
collect an Indebtedness OF s9S725 81 from William
& Hurley of Brooklyn. resulted yesterday IN The
issuance Of order by Judge Ward. in the United
States Circuit Court. authorizing the ancillary
ceivers to accept lieu OF cash, certain real
estate mortgage bonds prOuissoTy notes. mortgage
assignments. etc. in payment Of the claim.
Mr. Hurley Was one Of the chief officers and
stockholders Of the Borough Bank Of Brooklyn,
which went tu the wall the last panic II
generally said at the time that Hurley sacrificed a
large part of his personal fortune TO put the hank
on its feet again Hurley al one time -four
merchant but IS now engaged In the real estate
business, operating mainly in that part of Rock
away and Rockaway Beach known Laurelton.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01

Will read this Wagner. OF course. had an I'M
mense advantage; his operas are proof OF that
The perfect opera. the other hand. ought 10
require little beyond vocal vowel utterance. The
true opera lover. hearing opera in tongue
allen to his understanding. still understands the
opera because the music has told him all that
the words might and he has been able TO appre-
ciate this because ne is also a true music lover:
the rest is literary curiosity: hence the prohtaoe
sale Of libretti. when who is truly music
critic is forced. for a proper appreciation OF the
operas intent. to buy i5retto. he may feel as
sured that the composer has failed in his work.
Let every one concede that opera is always best
sung in its own Ianguage-that IS, in the Ian
guage which the music originally clothed; then
It will not have been Carpenters fault that
some sings. There took place in my soul
great light"
Opera Lover" Furthermore. fnds wagner
abolishing the aria wherefore one can only as
sumo that he is unaCquainted with some OF Was-
ner's operas. "Lohengrin" and "Tannhauser for
example
But I protest against assuming that opera AT
best is artificial Opera is not sound. song and
story our Opera Lover would seem to imagine
it be. but instead. is that which evokes within
one. through true appreciation Of the gseat art
of music. soul developing and spiritual expert
ences Of richer sort than music through any
other form of interpretation perhaps. reveals. In
other words, it is nature-man's higher nature
speaking again to himself as truly as though IL
were from the very lips of God. I fear the opera
Lover of the letter has not yet just understood
that this is sothat he has not yet found in rich
and harmonic suggestion all the perfect enjoyment
of the greater intellectual and spiritual develop
ment that is nusics gift. Just true. too. 1t is
that many persons find in painting little that
appeals to them beyond simple forms of familiar.
or again, even unfamiliar objects To them
group OF bootbacks by Brown, a Psyche by
Bouguereau Jockey and stallion by Rosa Bon
hpn nd art frad
Stevens, Brangwyn, Corot, Zuloaga, Veasquez and
B0cBlin are, to them mysteries. each one an ignis
fatuus
No. L feel that our Opera Lover in Newark
twhom envy for having heard all those years
ago TN Ballo in Maschera' as IL sung them
really is confusing his love of music song. poetry
verse and drama under the mental dome of
auditorium Of fgurative acoustics. and. therefore,
constant operagoer myself. and as an ardent
opera lover, too. I feel that this hint the
value of A better understanding OF operas intent.
of the art OF the opera or Of its purpose. If you
will, may not be amiss nor offend.
GARDNER c. TEALL.
New York March 22 a09
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
ON THE PURPOSE OF OPERA.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir. An Opera Lover in Newark writes in
to-day's Tribune concerning Music and Drama
in Opera," in which letter he declares that opera
has become amorphous thing-neither music
nor drama BY this is meant of course. newly
created opera Louise" "Thais. 'Salome.'
"NIadarna Butterfly" "Peleas and Mesande'
, from which latter opera Lover" declares him
self 50 have been frightened away by the news
papersp, Very frankly Opera Lover" says: Il
love uleodv and an opera without melody, and
vocal melody at that. has no attraction for me.
Then this frank opera lover asks can we not
have melody at the same time we have drama"
OF course we can Just have had It, and
now and then do have it; but is that the ideal Of
opera? If one cannot abide opera without con-
tinuous melody in its unadorned forms, is he
truly an opera lover? Is he not probably. instead.
a melody lover. who visits the opera only when
he finds delectable melody the bills there?
Then Opera Lover" (and many-very many
others with him) confuses rhyme and rhythm.
verse and poetry, and seems to look more for
form in the Iibretti he would seek than poeticaI
substance We all know that the greatest COM
posers more often than not. have written their
music independently of strict verbal suggestion.
To NJ Charpentier TO Massenet It only
important TO know that the story required, per-
haps a love song. quarrel duet, a passionate
trio or a recititivo of sorrow. and on. Perhaps
their portfolios had these parts already the
mutation Of years of inspiration turned over TO
iibrettst But precisely the depths OF love, mis-
underst anding passion and again sorrow might,
in the other method of evolution. be indicated to
the composer by the defined story. yet. usually.
slightly by the mere words themselves. that
nbrettists or composers have again and again.
with important works, changed whole lines and
words to meet the eYgences of the music. In
his manner Of working, known to every one who
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
SWITCHING TRoLLEvs BY ELECTRICITY

Dante rsettt tIne A Quay Of Florence writes Thai
- t5s, f,, and Calico Serafini tWs, MOS
sppsrsts tdah city. have lately Invented = ,1sf,Ii
cf pbic - Ice on electric tram cars nv means
desired switches may be shifted 10 anv noinT
chspics 'lEel el stopping the car This electTi. NC
electTjcst a-n CONSISTS Of a box containing an
whIeh ia. appafafGs hermeticalfv clos d frono
uHp-r ,F,HtS start and connected with a n
visible ihslce the trolley there ,r,,
tue ,s7,r,,n5, hich through two wires lead to
ssltch peesIa 2S ,,2IS placed on the platform The
Is hroet. uh1er the nipulaffon of the 5ri,e-
Ten OF fffe "a contact with the trolley wire some
rhs el Aafus before reaching rho sv.i,cb -
lsrt oi the turned to the i'll, -, - 'iiI ~
this in.eetiu without stopping the car Through
Reniens,s "a talii cars do away with tho fucnn-
rhereb,. ,.. oI stopping AT every iIncfio, line -
service uie trouble and time required for tba i.
without practical and be readily attached
-,@ nliis any changes on the car rbe a.,
'hent recently made hv The 80 ne M 81
onslapr u lorenzo gave very satisfactory results
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
OSSTNING CONFERENCE.
Inquiry Ito Iucthodism Of Syr0-
cuse URirersity Considered.

The Highland Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
filed yesterday morning with delegates and
attendants the opening Of the 10th annual ses-
sion OF the New York Methodist Conference. Bishop
William T. Mcdowell presided.
Reports from superintenGents Of several districts
occupied much of the time of the morning session.
A resolution was adopted providing that the ques-
ton whether Syrac'.se University was still a
Methodist Institution He retired TO committee for
Investigation. Subsequently motion was made 10
withdraw the subject from the committee and
unanimously carried The opinion seemed 10 he
That the conference was treading on rather dell
cate ground bringing II up this time
Resolutions were adopted against the opening Of
ssoons on Sunday and against the opening Of
saloons within al9 feet NJ school houses
In the afternoon the Rev. Dr. Allan MacRossie
spoke Al the anniversary of the Ministers Mutual
Assistance SocietE- and the Rev Dr. William
hlgrshan Haven. secretary of the American Bible
Society. delivered address before The Conference
Institute The evening session consisted os the
observance q the anniversary of conference claim
snls
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
THREE HEROES.
II Of The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune
Sir; AS Abraham Lincoln reaching his ma
joTity Hinton Rowan Helper. of North Carolina.
first the light OF day and Nehemiah Day
Sperry. Of Connecticut. had a substantially con-
tempo-aneous advent. Each tall and spare
Of body. we'll horny handed, like the
plain people from whom they sprang. Let
the rising generation contemplate youth Of
twenty-seven years, confronting the most form-
dable institution" this continent, with incon-
rovertibe facts and irresistible logic, and entreat-
ing its votaries be timely wise. Had Helper
impending Crisis been fairly pondered by even
three of the leaders. and had his prophetic utter
ances been needed by them, millions of sorrowng
hearts might have been spared their anguish,
billions of treasure need have been spent
and his cherished Southland might have re-
manned immune from desolation.
In those caamitous days. when the stoutest
hearts were quailing foreign inventor presented
drawings which experts rejected as imprac-
"tical Funds hard raise for any purpose.
and certainly it would be the height of absurdity
10 think of risking anything a forlorn venture
like the Monitor-unIess the government could be
guaranteed against possible loss y. d. Sperry,
then thirty-four years of age, struggling to sue
coed in business and with q young family 70
support. had the astounding to jeopardize
his all Ericsson's despised idea by signing that
bond-not, let it be noted. a gamble for fabulous
returns. but because his soul aglow With
patriotic fire. Verify, there were giants in those
days"
III thOSe three men only one remains to receive
instalments on debt Of gratitude which never
be Hquidated. Congressman Sperry thanks to
Kind Providence. is spared 10 enjoy with peace
ful serenity his more tnan fourscore years. while
the departure of each of the others mex
pressbly sad-and of them recent that the
shock Of the bereavement still fingers. The fame
Of Hinton Rowan Helper, like that OF Lincoln.
WIFI grow with the decades and history will prop
erly locate him. No burrowing under a big city
will he necessary in his case when people wish
to honor his remains. lately done in the
case of John Paul Jones. for the resting place
carefully selected. and the preliminary steps Of the
CIlptOrs art were duly taken to he able to meet
every contingency.
New York pleased immortalize Fulton
and his steamboat model by a marble effgy in
StEtuary Hall. the Capitol Rhode Island like
wise placed Roger Williams there, meekly offer
ing to posterity his volume Soul Liberty" and
Texas has placed the valiant young frontiersman
sam Houston Of its two allotted pedes
favorite in this Hall of Fame: vet l venture
the prophecy that the "Old North State will
day do herself the honor Of selecting Hinton
Rowan Helper of her immortaIs, If she
does not do this posterity will certainly wonder
at the omission Stones rejected ny the
builders have marvellous way in this world Of
becoming the head Of the corner.
GEORGE r STARKWEATHER.
Washington. March IS. ia09
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
MAY GET HEINsHEIMER BEoUEsT YET
Opposition to Federation of Jewish Charities
Has Year to Melt In.

Although some prominent members Of several
Jewish charitable organizations continue their op-
position 10 the acceptance Of the $1,000" he
oueathed by Louis A. Heinsheimer the terms
mentioned IN his Will. II said Yesterday an
announcement that the money would revert to The
estate was nrernat.-e. Mr.. Hcinshemer
member OF Kuhn. Loeb & co. His bequest carried
the condition that all the large Jewish charities
should organize into federation. with a single
head He allowed years Time for the considers
lion of this offer and only one month of the ;imc
las elapsed
Among those opposing the plan Of Mr. Helms
hener are James Speyer. OF the governing board
of Mount Sinai Hospital. and George Blurnenthal
vice president Of tho same institution. They fear
that the federation for the collection and dstribu-
ton Of all funds would eventually lead 10 control in
an administrative way. thus erasins the individual
identity Of the different institutions. Jacob H.
Schir who was Mr.. Heinsheimers partner. faVors
the latter's plan
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
HEAR BISHOP T. B. NEELT.
Delegates Open annual Session Of
Ne,rGrk Methodist Conference.

TIE -7ftz- second annual session Of the NeWaTk K
Methodist Conference was opened in the Centenary
Methodist Episcopal Church. Sumner avenue and
Ksgrnv street. Newark. yesterday morning. by
pshep Thomas r. Neely. who delivered an address
m the doctrine Of the transsUbstanuation. a sub
ssr- fpoD which he gained wide notoriety about ten
ears ago while he was pastor Of church in
phils6=lpria The scene OF the conference Is the
largest church IN the city. and almost every seat
Vss occupied when the Bishop began his address.
g; the conclusion Of which formal organization Of
the body was quickly perfected.
The disciples saw before them the real. uu-
broken body Of Christ" the Bishop said and
4ben He said This is my blood they knew that
the h1ood coIrse5 through the veins and real body
which they heheld- Christ did not mean that He
Vas giving them His real body and blood The
bread and wine simply represented the body and
bloo5"
The prayer Of conservation does not change the
clements the Bishop contended. They stand as
before" he added. mere symbols Hhe partakins
Of them carries with it special blessings. II *
simply done ia remembrance Of Him. II is a great
memorial and the key 10 the great Christian faith .
TIE Rev. Frederick Bloom. Of the Lafayette Ave
nue Church in Jersey City. was chosen as secre-
rarv 70 succeed the late Rev. John T. DOdd, who
hsd held that Office for more than twenty-five
years NIr Bloom named : his assistants the Rev
wallace E Fleming. Of Maplewoo5: the Rev Aus
lin z Armstrong. and the Rev. Hedding b. Leech
Of Neehawken. The Rev. John a. Gutterdge was
reelected a. statistical secretary.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
TO REDUCE HoMIcIDEs.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: l have long considered that the most ef-
fective deterrent against homicide would he a
penalty Of say five to twenty years mprison-
ment for the drawing Of deadly weapon against
any individual mere penalty for carrying con-
Cealed weapons does not go far enough. 4 man
with murder in his heart would little for a
few months in prison. but If long term of i'm
prsonmNnt were inevitable. whether acquitted or
not. Of murder. many of the deliberate homicides
would be prevented and the unwritteu law de
fence could not he SO successfully used. There is
a very severe penalty against the posses
sion Of knockout drops" Why should the pen
atty severe for the actual using of deadly
weapon? THOMAS G. WILLIAMS.
New York, March q, %'a
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
Small Ex-0onmmptfvss Give Entsrtsinnsnt "a
Colony Club.

score OF boys and girls all dressed IN spotisss
white and looking as happy Il they had not 5uss
been rescued from the Jaws OF death entsrtsinsd
Colony Club audience yesterday afternoon In ~zy
that the high-prced stars might hsvs snvfed
They were all graduates OF the Stonyvoid sxus-
toriur and their programme gtvsn exactly as
1t was given at the ssnatorfun-
Ltte Teresa Sloane. six years cid. vzs tns
brightest star In the galaxy. She has Just oons
back from the sanztorfun1, and her cheeks Hks
roses-which cannot be said. alas OF less rsc.ns
graduates. Although ths auxilizries watch over
them and send them milk and eggs and teach the
mothers how to care for them, they ~ilf get gale
in the city Teresa who gave several rscitsscns
with the most perfect composure. IS Of eHres
children that the sanatorium has rescued. and her
little brother frankie a member Of ths
pany-
Willie Shorthand also made a great hit with
Teddy bear song and the "Suvanee River" Agnes
Hard grew big the sanatorfum that. aithoaga
only fifteen, she was able to take grorn-up part
in little play called The Wrong Package" She
was Miss Bosgs principal Of a young ladies' board
ing school. and May Alum and Alice Dawes vsre
her recalcitrant pupils. with Margaret Scott as
the conniving maid. The love affairs Of the "Bos-
ton Cats were presented by Jack Delnan and
Willie Shoreland-each clad in sanatortun1 sleep
ing garments surmolnted by masks. and the old
rhyme Of the daisy petal. One love. two lore.
etc. Illustrated by pantomime, while Irene Null
lane sang the words and pulled OF the petals or
daisy. At the words eleven ne courts the little
white robed boys all went down on their knees 20
the little girls
The closing number was the good night song az
the sanatoriuni the children all wearing their night
robes and carrying night lamps At the sanatortum
the boys sing the first verse Of the song IN their
dorritory and the girls answer from theirs.
The entertainment was given at the Colony Club.
for the benefit of the sanatorfun by invitation Of
Mrs. Ogden Goldman. and will be repeated on Fri
day at Carnegie Lyceum.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THREE HUNDRED LITTLE DANCERS.
Annual Performance of Public School Ath-
letic League.

The happy faces Of three hundred little girls Who
took part in the annual demonstration Of the girls
branch Of the Public Schools Athletic L@asus. In
the Stuyvesant High School, East 18TH street yes
terdav afternoon. bore eloquent testimony 70 ths
value Of the work that this organization Is doing
Even the little mothers Of whom every East
Side school has SO many. forgot their burdens for
a space and laughed heartily any one eiss
in the JOY Of the dance
Most of these children would have no place 70
pav except the street if It were not for the work
Of the Girls Branch Of the Public Schools Ath-
lettc League said Dr.. g Ward Crampton. direc-
tor Of physical training in the public schools. IN
his opening address. and there still two hun
r5red Thousand girls who outside the classes
7 will not be satisfied until girl who IA not
cripple is enrolled IN them There will oe no
need then for them TO 90 TO dance halls
The programme consisted chiefly Of raticnai
dances and the children went through IL with sVi-
dent delight Some ot them wore their gym
suits while others we're in white dresses with cot
ored ribbons and altogether they made a charming
picture The dances included Highland ning'
Scotch reel an Hungarian solo. morris danSs'
taranre1a and couple OF carOuseis- The norris
dance is a recent addition the repertory. Miss
Elizabeth BurchenaI inspector Of athletics FOR ths
Girls Branch having learned II from tne COUNTY,
people in England last summer
Among those who witnessed the dancing we're
Egerton Winthrop. jr. president OF ths Boaro Oh
E,ducation: Mrs Egerton Winthrop. Mrs Georse
2 Mcclellan. Mrs Iorillard Spencer. Mrs James
sDever Mrs Robert Ninturn and Mrs Il >
Sargent
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
METH0DISTS GATHER
CONDEMN SUNDAY BARS.
Conference at STAN ford Passes Reso-
hilton against ETcisc Bill.

Stamford Conn. March 81 fSpeciaD.-To the
,r5s Of The clerical ard lay delegates 10 the New
IL IA Il conference who gathered the Stamford
,t,rodist Church this morning II was fitting that
1gt.l,or Daniel A GoodseII should preside for il
-.-l,eI the opening Of the golden anniyer Of
,Is life in the ministry. elm this town also was in
.o5rced Methodism in New England about 49,
I,o,b ~ these facts were spoken of in the short
-f-e with which the conference proceedings were
opened.
,d l,, The Bishop assisted by the district super
irtenderts After the rollcan the conference was
-venizea and Dr 4 3. Sanford of Mamaroneck.
\ y Vas unanimously elected secretary. choosing
: bis assistants W f. Scofeld. J. =. Macmillan
n : Nauship and !. H. Palmer. Horace W.
ines was elected Biographical secretary. The
D : u Lewis was elected statistical secretary.
I'll mower To choose his assistants. The Rev. W.
= teres vas elected treasurer Of conference beney-
1ar,ez with the privilege OF choosing his assist
aHgs-
sc f7rooklvn South District read his report of the
,--s work making special reference TO the loss
. t,e district by removal by transfer of Dr. Charles
: Locke 10 Los Angeles, DR.. F. J. Mcconnell 10
-. presidency of De Pauw University, the Rev.
,,r,,sr, IL NIcMasters 10 the presidency of Mount
1io,, college and by the sudden death Of DR.. J. ..
1,-I1so7 Of the Nostrand Avenue Church.
A, the afternoon session a memorial service was
hid relating 90 the deceased members. Edward X
Trring Charles W. Fcrdham. William Platts,
-, sanford George Taylor. Robert Wasson and
1.n,es Oliver Wasson. In the evening the con-
s.-snce missionary sermon was preached by the
pey f 9 Richardson. Of the Fleet Street Meth
odis4 Episcopal Church. Brooklyn
r. unanimous vote the conference put itself on
-.o-d as opposed 20 the bill pending before
he New York Legislature which would permit
saloons TO open during certain hours on Sunday.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
INSANE MAN ATTACKS MAYOR.
Attempts to Break in Door at Philadelphia
City Hall and Is Arrested

Philadelphia March St.-Whe Mayor Reyburn
was IN conference here this afternoon with several
citizens a attempted to break in the door lead
ing to the Mayors private office. When detected
by a guard the put up fight and exclaimed
'TH Kill the Mayor. He owes me lots OF money.
In the excitement II at first reported that the
man had drawn a stiletto, but when searched at
Police Headquarters the man found TO be
without weapon. The gave his name as
Wolf WordeII forty-1ve years old, and said his
home is i'm the southern sect!sn of this city He
was pronounced insane by a police surgeon ana
committed TO the Philadelphia Hospital
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
THE TRIBUNE PATTERN.

One-nieca dresses are favoritss for little girls
this season This one is made OF linen with seal
Ioped edges but Il be finished with plain osnds
or with bernued edges IL preferred and almost all
ssasonabla materials are appropriate Linen white
and coIored makes charming afternoon dresses
while chamuray and the simpler inexpensive print
cd wash fabrics are admirable for morning wear
For the remaining weeks OF cool weather snepnsrds
check or light weight serge would be pretty II
made in lust the same way with trimming OF con-
rasting material braid
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
MATCHMAKING IN SCHOOLS.

One OF the most important functions OF the asI'-
cultural schools of the West. although II IS not SCI
7ovn in rhs curriculum. is. says This New loe@
Magazine" matchmaking Marriage follows graz
nation quite as matter OF course. and the young
women make one gown serve for botn cerernon'es-
rbs students who are OF both sexes get 20 know
och o-bAr very we'll during the course. as thsS
meet not only in the classroom sur at social fhnc
tions and the faculty encourages the activities OF
C,Ipid The only trouble is that men outnuncer the
women three to one. and only ons-tnFd or tnsl7
r5ir of
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
TARIFF ON GLOVES AND HOSE.

At an executive meeting to be held this morning.
the city Federation Of Wonen's Clubs will con-
slider resolution protesting against the raising of
the tariff on women's gloves and hose The resolu-
tiou will he presented Miss Mary Garrett Hay.
second vice president. and she says the protest
may he extended to other things such tea and
woollen goods. Other organizations are also taking
up the matter. and the unhappy members OF the
Ways and Means Committee being inundated
with protests from individual women.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-01
LAWYERS BAIL FORFEITED.

When the case of William f. Dean, a lawyer.
with offices In the New York Life BuildinS was
called Yesterday in the Tombs police court he was
NOT on hand and after a long walt Magistrate
Crane declared his bail of S200 forfeited Dean
,,yed at No 173 West 18th street He was arrested
-, March % on the complaint of Sophie Beer. of
No 159, North 5th street. Brooklyn who charged
btr, With the larceny of 5000 She is the admin
,strstrix Of the estate of Sophia Worthaus, which
is in Queens County.