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The state herald., 1909-12-17
The War Play Today.

"This is very exciting scene. That
orderly with dispatches has j,0t
dropped from war balloon"
What is that fleecy stuff he's
brushing Off"
Bits of cloud
The state herald., 1909-12-17
A chrIatmaa Ihouaht.

SO may each year be happier than
the last. and not one mcancat brother
or sister debarrcd OF his share OF tho
great Creators good giftsl-charlcs
Dickens.
The state herald., 1909-12-17
A. a Rule.

TITS tho unexpected that always
happens"
"The unexpected happens very sell
dom. seems to me. Somebody always
claims to have predicted it, whatever
1t Is"
The state herald., 1909-12-17
q 5ZARZZED MooSK

XCEPT in Africa and other
hot countries. physical illness
is rare among those who fol-
low the hunting trail. | had
been chasing big game on
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York Sunday, October 8, 1909

ARRIVED.
Broomheld (Br). Coastne August 20 a Plata
September and St Thomas -. with Quebracho wood
order vessel 10 Simpson, spence Young Arrived at
steamer LamPasas' Mobile September % Tampa IS
and Key West % to the Mallory IS Co. with
and mdse Left Quarantine at $50 m
Steamer Baltic tBrl, Liverpool and Holyhead Septem
sl1 cabin and 1O12 steerage passengers mdse.
rived the Ear at I:36
SeguranCa. Manzanlo September -. Santiago
81 and Nassau 80 TO the New York and Cuba Mail IS
Go. with - passengers malls and mdse Arrived at the
Steamer Hamilton Boaz. Newport and Norfolk
the Old Dominion IS co. with passengers and mdse.
Left Quarantine at 2:40 m;
Hughenden tBrl Havana September p, TO the
Munson IS Line. with sugar Arrived at the Bar at
Steamer George Washington CGer). Bremen September
25, Southampton and Cherbourg 70. 10 Oelrichs Co.
mdse Arrived a Bar II m.
La Touraine Fr) HaVre September -. TO the
Compagnie Generate Transatantque. with 294 cabin
steamer Lapland (Begian). Antwerp and Dover Sep
storage passengers. mails and mdse Arrived at tho
Steamer Ailianca CrstobaI September u. 10 Pan
Ry & Lire. with 92 passengers, mails and mdse
Arrived the Bar at 5.51 IN.
SON a sons. Arrived at the Bar $50
steamer snestad CNor Belize september 25 TO 7
Williams & son. with mahogany; vessel TO the Munson
Line Arrived al the Bar at 4:3O p m
steamer Puerto Cabeo September a. Caracas
passengers. malls ana mdse. Arrived at the Bar at
.-,> ,,....l s,.o.n y,
to Philip Ruprecht. in ballast Arrived at the Bar at
$50 p NJ.
India shipping 60. Arrived at the Bar at 7;aS m
steamer InoebsRk !B5l RS de J.neigO % September Der
ballast Arrived at the Bar at S m
SAILED.
Steamers Buffalo CBr. Hull; Deutschland Ger. Cette
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
MRS. STETSON SMILES.
Occupies Usual Peao at First Church
of Christ Scientist SerUice.

Apparently in no way affected by the action Of
the directors of the mother Scientist Church IN
Boston in revokinR her license as practitioner,
Mrs. Augusta r Stetson former first reader OF
the First Church. 96th street and Central Park
West. this city. attended church yesterday and
occupied her usual pew, on the north side OF the
centre aisle She smilingly greeted many of her
friends I'm the congregation. and at the close OF
the service they hocked about her until she left
the church. There was no mention or hint in the
services OF the matters at issue in the congrega-
tion.
At the end Of the service Mrs. Stetson left the
church by the entrance, which let's her upon
her own porch. as Mrs. Stetsons home adjoins the
church on that side On the way out she declined
10 a reporters questions. but later issued
this statement:
have nothing to say in discussion concerning
the matter of which yOu ask at this time. and any
and all queries respectfully referred to the
authorities of the Mother Church, in Boston.
Edwin F. Hatfield. chairman of the board of
trustees. said later at his home at No. 11s East
e5th street:
There is nothing TO be said on behalf Of the
trustees at the present time. We have state
ment 10 make
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
BIG CHICAGO MERGER
CAPITAL OF $500, 1000. 900.
Plan InUoLUeS Consolidation of Pub-
lic Sergdce Corporations.
[Rv Telegraph to The Tribune. !

Chicago, Oct S.-A gigantic consolidation Of Chi
public service corporations, the formation OF
which is likely TO stir deeply not only the financial
but the political affairs of the city. is being planned
by group of local and New York hnanciers. This
amalgamaton of big business interests will repre-
sent total capitalization of nearly SS00O0OOO0 and
the plan of operation. suggested is along
lines that may make the scheme grave political
issue in the mayoraltS campaign year from next
spring.
The proposition includes the consolidation of the
surface streetcar lines the elevated railroads. the
Commonwealth Edison company and subsidiary in
terests into great corporation that will control the
business of local transportation and the production
of electric light and power. The scheme proposes n
reorganization OF the transportation systems of tho
city along lines that the authors of the plan prom
ise will effect the reforms demanded for many years
by the travelling public and by the city govern
ment.
The principal component companies of the pro-
posed merger, and the investment in plant account,
etc. each now represents the following: Com
monwealth Edison $51 657 O5O: City Railway, $751;
526505; Chicago Railways, $47.597SsS: Calumet
South Chicago S5,417.461; Northwestern Elevated,
$32.533661; South Side Elevated s12,346 sOs; Met
ropolitan Elevated S32. 1852: Oak Park Elevated,
$17.sS956 Total $237 234.O94
The committee of Chicago fnanciers considering
the project Samuel insult John J. Mitchell.
John A Spoor, Henry A. Blair. Chauncey Keep,
Wallace Hickman and W. n. Eisendrath.
One of the Chicago fnanciers the committee,
who forms a connecting link between local and New
York interests. confirmed the report that the plan
has the Endorsement of ]. p Morgan & Co
Among the principal provisions included in the
plan are the following:
All existing franchises of the surface and elevated
roads and the Commonwealth Edison company are
TO be superseded by ironClad license ordinance
granted by the City Council to the corporation.
In this ordinance the principal features of the
existing franchises will be continued, the city to
retain and receive. extension of it's authority TO
supervise the operation of the various properties
surface lines the city will receive 80 per cent
of the net receipts of the elevated roads. while
other provisions of the traction settlement Ordi-
nances will be applied to the operation of the
elevated system.
The scheme of local transportation is to be re-
organized in such manner that the long haul
traffic will be diverted almost exclusively to the
elevated lines while the surface lines will handle
the short hauls to far greater extent than at
present.
The system Of through routes the surface
lines is to be developed further than provided
by the existing ordinances. and through routes.
with universal transfers. to be put into opera
tion the elevated system.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
SIX HURT ON JOY RIDE
AUTO RUNS INTO TREE.
Oscner of Machine Goes to Hospital
scith Serious Injuries.

After all night automobile ride. which ex-
tended into all the boroughs OF New York City,
six persons were badly injured yesterday morning
when a machine owned and driven by Prescott Nc
Kinney Of No i5S Bay 18th street Bensonhurst.
crashed into tree SD street and Twenty
avenue. Mckinney was the most seriously injured
and taken 10 the Coney Island Reception Hos
pital Later his condition caused his transfer TO
the Kings County Hospital
With him in the were Reginald Boyd. of New
burg, y. Y: Charles Dietrich. of Benson and
Twenty-second avenues: Gerald O'Connor. of Coney
Island; John Roth. of Benson and Eighteenth ave-
nues, and Murray Hennessy, proprietor OF hotel
in Henderson's Walk, Coney Island. The party
ney's home.
They kept the car going for several hours at
what would have been a high average rate of speed
but for frequent Interruptions. While parishioners
of the Church Of the Holy Spirit, which is only a
block from where the accident occurred. were on
their way to church yesterday morning they no
fioed McINinney's machine apparently beyond his
control. A moment later il crashed into tree
All but the driver we're thrown out Hennessy
landing in the branches Of the tree and receiving
several broken ribs and internal injuries After
being treated by Or. Plunkett Of the Coney Island
Reception Hospital who was summoned by Patrof-
man Coffey. Of the Bath Beach station. he was
taken 10 his hotel. The others were all badly
bruised but. with the exception Of Mckinney, who
was thrown against the steering wheel with great
force. did require hospital attention. The car
was total wreck
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
COWS AS MILK ESSAY PRIZES.
Competition Has Brought Forth Many Papers
Which Committee Will Examine.

Nearly hundred ESSAYS have been received by
the Department Of Health in the prize competition
on the OF dairy COWS and tho preparation of
the milk for the New York City market. Two
prizes offered. each finely bred dairy COW.
and these given 10 the department by James
Speyer and Archer y. Huntington.
Copies of these essays have been sent to a COM
mittee appointed hv DIR. Thomas Darlington. the
Health Commissioner. which will award the prizes
The committee is composed of r. A. Pierson.
State Commissioner of Agriculture; DIR. Rowland
G. Freeman. secretary of the milk committee of
the Medical Society of the County of New York.
John J. Stanton, editor of 1.-The Mix Reporter
of Sussex. n. J.: Wilbur c. Phillips. secretary
Of the milk committee Of the Association for the
Improvement Of the Condition of the Poor. and
F. NJ. Godfrey. master Of the New York State
Grange. living at Olean.
DR.. Darlington took this means Of interesting
the milk producers in tho New York City prOduc-
ing territory n the requirements of the city Health
Department. The dairymen have instructions from
the department regarding the laws that must be
obeyed I'm the of COWS. the milk before and
during transportation, and stable hygiene, but the
competition was expected TO enable the department
to gauge the effect of its crusade for the last two
wears The prize essays will be distributed among
he dairVmen.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
CL4RKSON TAKES CREDIT
SmTeyOr Of Port Says Increase an
Customs Is Due to His Department.

In connection with the statement Of Collector
Loeb that there had been a great increase IN the
duties collected from passengers baggage in the
month of September. Surveyor James s. Clarkson
issued statement yesterday saying that the in
crease was due 20 a systematic campaign against
smuggling initiated by the surveyors department
in 1906. The collector called attention Friday to
the receipts for duties on passengers baggag
which. he said, had increased by 500 600 over any
month Of any previous year. lie said the increase
due 10 the vigilance of the inspectors since he
assumed the duties of collector.
surveyor Clarkson calls attention the return of
prosperity a cause for the increase in customs
receipts. and quotes the figures of Appraiser Wan
maker as proof. He lays stress upon the fact that
the main source OF revenue for the government IS
from duties collected on cargoes rather than pas
senger baggage. which, he says, rarely exceeds
81. 600 900 a year
Of 90 per cent of the passengers arriving at this
port from incoming steamships. The statement then
says:
So far as smgYsgng aY; by 81 steamship passengers is
10 be honest Rn the man ~ WSo P nks or tba aS
Cling can be entirely stopped among the other 10
deI2des hmse one m ca Cannot SeuGven ny
human nature or even always anticipate it, when
hcers can do is TO be guided by long experience
10 use tact. Where deliberate Smuggling is con
clusively detected, do not believe save in rare
the government can compromise with what it de-
fines as crime
Finally, in considering the administration Of the
customs at this port the public should separate in
its mind the difference between the collection
passengers baggage. rarely reaching 100000 n
year. and the duties collected merchandise. ap-
proXimating S2l9,O0OO0O annually. the whole being
more than One-third of the revenue OF the nation
Therefore. by far the most important feature TO
the public. whose servants we IN the service in
great measure, are, is the Importation of cargoes
In the handling of this quantity of
Chandse there is still for Improvement in
this customs district. stretching from Newburg on
the Hudson to the Great South Bay ! have long
thought and recommended that New York should
he made night-and-day port, keeping pace with
modern demands and methods. not only with rea-
ton TO the dSCharging and delivery Of merChan-
disc but in the examination Of baggage.
The return of prosperity is indicated by the fig
ures of Appraiser WanmaSer. published yesterday
showing an increase in the value Of appraised inn
portations at this port Of S12O 10000 September
Of last year That means. of course relative in
crease in customs duties. Arriving good times
reflected again in relative gain in nearly all ports
of the country and in increase IF 81 O0O in the
internal revenue for the first fiscal quarter alone
This should be banner AT this Dort.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
WORK OF CH1LDREN's AID SOCIETY
Finds Out That Babies Need Mothers Care
More Than Sanitation.

The summer work Of the Children's Aid Society
has closed with the departure Of the last small IN
mate of The Health Home Coney Island. After
of the greatest activity society has only
one failure 10 chronicle. An attempt was made ar
Coney Island to establish a small ward for mother
less sick babies. brought from New York hospitals
IN discussing the lack Of success in the treatment
Of these children, c. Loring Brace secretary Of the
society said
1T Is q curious and interesting fact that the
chances for life Of motheress infant are small no
matter how scientifically treated by physician and
trained nurse The ignorant mother. with her more
or less unsanitary nursing bottle has better sue
cess with her baby than the ceanes and most ssni-
tsry ward Apparently the baby must have the old
fashioned dandling. n is another example Of the
sdvanisge Of family that OF the instftu-
tion"
The home gave outings of from one day IN ten
weeks IN go mothers and 652 children and dsv
excursions to 1852 mothers and 2351 children: the
Chsppaqua Convalescent Home entertained 25
mothers and 513 children; the Children's Summer
Home st Bath Beach gave week Of fresh air n
4so1 children the Boys Camp. near Stamford had
200 boys, and the Martha Home, Ossining kept
80 little girls for ten weeks swelling the total for
the summer 10 1880. The Sick Children's Mis-
sion treated also more than 1000 children in their
homes in the city.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
BRIDEGROOM ATTEMPTS SUICIDE.
Police Stop Him and He's Locked Up-Bride's s
Father Causes His Woe.

Because the father of the girl whom he had
married on Friday at Matteawan had refused him
permission to see her. young man who said he
was George II. Bryant, the son Of a. r, Bryant
Matteawan hotelkeeper, tried TO jump from the
municipal ferryboat Brooklyn while it was max
ing trip TO Staten Island yesterday afternoon
Patrolman Slattery, Of the Hsrbor Squad. grabbed
the young man before he could carry out his in
tention and placed him under arrest.
In the Night Court II was brought ont that on
Friday evening after their marriage the young
couple were sitting on the stoop of the brides
home, when her father came out and told Bryant
that his attentions TO his daughter must cease
His father-in-law threatened him with arrest Bry-
ant said. when he learned of the marriage and
declared that the couple must never see each
other again. Magistrate House held Bryant in
$1,000 bail until Warden Mallon of the Jefferson
Market prison, could communicate with his father
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
BRINGS PRISONERS FROM LONDON.
Detective Sent to Catch Woman Gets Her and
Man Accused Of Forgery.

Lieutenant Bernard Flood. Of the District At
forney's Office. who sent London recently.
returned yesterday the White Star liner Baltic
with two prisoners Adelbert Hoyt. who is under
Indictment for forgery, and Miss Eleanor L.
Beattie, who is accused of larceny from the Cor
ham Manufacturing Company of $3.50 worth Of sill
verware and jewelry. Mr.. Flood went 10 get
Miss Beattie. and while in London ordered 10
bring hack Hoyt
II is alleged that Miss Besttie obtained the silver
ware and jewelry by false representations in using
the name Of Mrs Margaret B. Stearns, customer
Of the firm. She was led TO the Tomhs prison. TO
be detained there until District Attorney Jerome
could arraign her this OF several complaints
of grand larceny Although. according 10 the de-
fective. she had fought eXtradition for three
months. Miss Beattie said she expected 10 clear
herself easily.
Adelbert Hoyt is under Indictment for stealing.
by check on The Chatham National Bank 5000
from Mrs. Julia F. PorEes, and forging her in
oorsement. Hoyt was under arrest in the Porges
case few years ago and forfeited his bail Of 81 600
The man protests his innocence
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
EAST SIDE HAS A FARMERS FAIR.
Country Jews Raised the Garden Sass and
City Jews Crowd to View 1t.

OiGy jews OIOWu GO N4oW H.
The first annual convention and fair of the Fed
GRAFTON of Jewish Farmers which opened Sat
urday at the Educational Alliance, East Broadway
and jefferson street, is arousng considerable in
mass meeting was held. at which addresses were
made by Leonard G. Robinson. general manager
of the Jewish Agricultural and Industrial Aid So
ciety. who spoke Possibilities for Jewish
Farming; Professor J. G. Lipman. Of the New
Jersey Agricultural College experiment station,
on agricultural Soils; Or. Paul Abelson of the
Educational Alliance. The Jewish Farmer and
His Neighbors." and l. !. Lippman, Marketing
Produce and Advantages Of Cooperative Ship
ments" An open discussion of the federation's s
plan to establish a central market followed.
The officers Of the federation estimate that about
ten thousand persons visited the exhibition yes
terday. The exhibits are displayed the gymna-
SUM floor and on the roof of the building, They
comprise vegetables. fruits, grains, butter cheese
wine. etc. There also many educational
hibits
Money to pay the expenses Of the convention
and fair was derived from assessment of five
cents each member of the various associations
which go make up the federation The states
having the greatest number Of these associations
and the most Jewish farmers Connecticut,
New Jersey and New York
The aim of the federation in holding annual
fairs is to educate the farmer and To stimulate an
interest in farm life among the Jews of New York
City. The fair win close October Z.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
CITY ENeINEER KILLED IN PIT.

William o'Rourke. thirty years old. Of No. GA
East 18th street. assistant engineer at Riverside
Hospital. on North Brother Island. was killed by
escaping fumes Of gasolene in a pit in the rear Of
the hospital laundry yesterday. ORourke and the
engineer William TTinCks, had been overhauling the
lighting plant and Trincks told O'Rourke about
noon to 20 to the pit. Trncks called to another
part OF the building and forgot all about ORourke
until he came back an hour later and found that
the lights were not turned He went 10 the pit
and found ORourke dead from asphyxiaton. The
dead man WAS married and had six children.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
GIRL PIcKETs FOR STRIKE.

The striking neckwear makers whose fight for
higher wages. a shorter workday and recognition
OF the union began Saturday. held a mass meet
ing yesterday afternoon at Clinton Hall, No. l5l
Clinton street. where a number OF pckets we're ap-
pointed to visit the factories and try 10 induce any
non-unon workers who did not quit work to strike.
AS 20 per cent of the strikers women the
pickets appointed are all women. OF tho five thou
sand women in the union four thousand were on
strike yesterday along with thousand men.
The remaining one thousand women are expected
10 quit to-day. -~-
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
SHOT AT WIFE, KILLED HIMSELF.
Watchman's Bullet Misses Woman, but He
Succeeds at Self Destruction.

Edward F. Muller. thirty-nine years old a sne-
cisl policeman % the Inferborough Rapid Transit
Company, stationed at South Ferry. fired a shot at
his wife. who is the janitor at No. 81 Manhatta an
street, early yesterday morning. The bullet few
past her head, but the powder burned her left
shoulder. and, screaming with pain, she dropped TO
the floor in a faint.
Mues. supposing that he had killed the woman
fired shot into his right temple dying instantly
When she recovered Mrs Muller said that her h1Is-
band had been drinking heavily and had been very
abusive Of late.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
FOR UNIFORM PUBLIC FINANCING.

The National Association Of Controllers and Ac-
counting Officers which will hold its fifth annual
convention in New York in June 1910. has sent
a communication To the chief fiscal officials of all
the states cities and counties in the United States
not already affiliated with the association outlin-
ing the object and purpose Of the association and
urging the various officials 10 join. The associa-
tion was organized three years ago to consider
proved methods OF public finance and the exten-
sion of the movement for the installation Of a uni
form system Of state and municipal accounting and
the promotion of legislation toward these ends.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
IIiiStl

i1lSLI
Turn the glare on this complaint.
Your clothes wear too long"
A customer says so, and he only be-
gan buying our clothes twenty-five
years ago in our first store at Broome
Street and has kept buying them ever
since.
We constantly invite complaints,
for the good of the service, but must
confess we don't always get as much
pleasure out of them as in this case.
Also we make much more strenuous
efforts to remedy the trouble than we
shall make in this case.
We're just as careful to-day as
ever to test for ourselves every fabric,
making sure it's all wool and fast
color and so woven as to give satis-
factory service.
We hope that our good friend will
be making the same complaint of our
clothes for the next twenty-five years.
Fall suits, $1S to $4s.
Fall overcoats, $I8 to $40.
Three of kind! Winners all!
Our own Derbies, So, $4 and Sc.
Stetson Derbies, $3.50 and S..
Victor Jay Derbies, English, S..
A glove like our S1.5O Special is
enough to give any man the glad
hand.
'Twould be good value at So.
Double" shoes are waterproofed
doubly, though they don't look it.
A perfectly good business shoe,
$3.50.
Our Motor Wear men are specially
enthusiastic just now over their col
lection of lap robes.
ROGERS PEET & COMPANY,
Three Broadway Stores
Warren St 18th st. s4th St
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04

While playing with number Of his small COM
panions in vacant lot At Banker street and
Franklin avenue, Williamsburg, Walter Gray six
years old, whose parents live at No se Franklin
street. was instantly killed yesterday by Nv wheel
which Of his playmates topped over on him
The boys were on top Of large fly wheel when
the accident happened. The wheel fell the BOYS
head
New-York tribune., 1909-10-04
ARMY MAN TAKEN 10 eELLEvuE

Suffering from what was described as religious
mania, Thomas C. Copeland, retired British army
oficer was removed by Flower Hospital surgeon
last evening from his boarding place at No i2O
West I'd street 10 Bellevue Hospital His landlady
declared that Copeland had been acting strangely
for fortnight At times he asserted he was God
and AZ other times messenger OF the Deity. Cope
land who Is siKty-seven years old, has written for
religious periodicals and has made a speciality Of
statistics. II is believed he is suffering from q
mental strain due 10 overwork