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New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
TO CONSERVE ESTATE.
Court Restores Guardians of
Mrs. Julia VI. Curtiss.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court restored John e. Shaw and ElmOre
S Banks yesterday as cOnservatOrs Of the
estate and person of Mrs. Julia NJ. Curtiss
They were removed several weeks ago by
an order OF Justice Brady. of The Supreme
Court. Mrs. Curtiss is niece of Miss
Mary A. Pinkney. and inherited part of
her estate, valued at about S,OOoO0O.
In July 1891. Louis II. Morris. eldest son
OF Mrs Curtiss. presented a petition to
the Probate Court in the town of Fairfield
Conn. alleging that his mother. by rea-
son of tntemperance and mental derange-
mtnt has become and is Incapable of
managing her affairs" The probate Judge
appointed Mr.. Banks. of Fairfield. and Mr
Shaw, of New York. TO act as conserva-
tors.
Mrs. Curtiss made a motion before JUS
tice Brady To have the cOnservators re-
mOvsd. declaring that she always made her
hC me in New York City. except when she
was visiting her summer home at Fair
field
There never was any proper or legal
ground as a basis of the proceedings
taken against depOnent." Mrs. Curtiss said
in an affidavit. THE principal reason for
instituting them was the unruly and un-
filial disposition toward deponent of her
sen. Louis II. Morris, who feared that de-
ponent would again marry and prevent
hIm from receiving his support from de-
pCnent and ultimately inheriting her prop
erty."
The Appellate Division held that Mrs
Curtiss's legal home was In Connecticut.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
ICE COMPANY ASKS VERDICT.
Court Reserves Decision on Motion for
Dismissal of Indictment.

Counsel for the American Ice Company.
which has been on trial before Justice
Wheeler in the Supreme Court. charged
with violating the anti-mOnOpOly laws.
made their formal motions yesterday for
the dismissal of the Indictment or that
the jury be instructed 70 acquit Justice
Wheeler reserved his decision until Mon
day.
John r. Stanchfield. moving that the
court instruct the jury TO acquit. named
the following grounds among others: That
the evidence did not establish the crime
alleged: that the offences charged were
barred Dy the statute OF limitations; that
the facts alleged did not establish crime
beyond reasonable doubt: that the facts
did not establish an attempt to create
monopoly; that ice was not a commodity OF
which a monopoly could be created; that
there could be no criminal intent 20 COM
nit an act which was not susceptible OF
consummation. and that the evidence
proved that the defendant was never able
TO control the price or limit the produc-
tiOn Of ice.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
MORGAN YACHT FIRE.
Blaze on COrSair- Damages
Craft q Little.

J. PierpOnt MOrgan's yacht COrsair.
now undergoing repairs at the drydOck
of Tietjen & Lang. in Hoboken. was
threatened with destruction by fire
yesterday The blaze was disco cred
shortly after IL o'clock by one of the
crew. and when the engines arrived
smoke was pouring out of the hold in
large volumes.
Five streams of water were turned on
the fire. and il was soon eXtinguished- A
not rivet coming into contact with the
woodwork. famed by a draft, is sup
posed TO have started the fire. IL was
said that the damage to the yacht by the
fire will not exceed $500 The water
damaged the curtains. draperies and
cushions i'm the dining room. which was
near the spot where the fire was dis
covered.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
KILLED BY N. Y. CENTRAL TRAIN.

Robert Lucas. civil engineer employed
bv the city. who lived at No. 3O45 Heath
avenue, The Bronx. instantly kiIlel
Yesterday morning by nOrthbOund train
on the Putnam division of the New York
Central Railroad at Albany avenue and
23lst street The train dragged the body
about a hundred feet, and then proceeded
without stopping
Lucas was crossing the tracks on his
way to the subway. when the train struck
Kim. His body was picked up by employees
of Halpins Hotel and Dr. Bronx was sum
moned from FOrdham Hospital He said
death was instantaneous The engineer
lived with three brothers. and the family
is well known in The Bronx. His father
was Edward Lucas, who was pC.ice lieu
tenant in charge Of the kingsbridge sec
tioa before the consolidation.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
oMALLEY FOR REARGUMENT.
Serves Papers on Attorneys in Jamaica
Water Case.

Albany. Nov. I9.-Attorney General
OMalley to-day served papers on the at
torneys in the so-called Jamaica water
supply case recently decided by the Court
q Appeals. In which he joins with the at
tOrneys for the company in requesting
reargumcat of that part Of the courts
opinion which held that. in determining
uet earnings for applying the net earning
rule OF valuations. the special franchise tax
should not be deducted. 4 difference Of
opinion has arisen as 10 whether tkis ap-
plies L. al franchise ;aNes or merely 10
those being assessed
ahe Attorney General announced that he
would also ask tEc court 10 decide WlIether
the state Board Of Tax Commissioners
should follow ole particular rule N as
sesslus special franchises and set forth
in detail The steps by which they reached
their result.
The collection q about 81. 10000 Of un-
paid special franchise taxes is involved IN
the courts decision IA this case.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
LIMIT FOR MoRSE'S STAY.
Counsel for Convicted Banker Informed
of Extension.

The United States Circuit Court Of Ap-
pcals yesterday Informed Martin w. Little
ton. counsel for Charles ". Morse the
convicted banker now in The Tombs prison.
that the extension Of the forty-day stay
would expire ten DAYS after the supreme
Court Of the United States made its ruling
on the application for a writ of ocrtiorari
pending before that tribunal
In the event Of the writ III review Icing
granted 10y the Supreme Court. such action
will serve further stay. which Will
run until The certiorari proceedinls have
finally been disposed Of
In the event Of a denial Of the writ
Morse will be taken u the prison at At
lanta TO serve his fifteen-ycar term. and
therefore Mr. IIttleton -vill have To- make
tie legal fight for a new trial while his
client is putting in time at tie federal
penitentiary.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
NO RETRIAL FOR BANKERS.
Britton and Schroeder Must Start for
Sing Sing Monday.

A new trial was denied colonel Edward
T.. Brittou and Frederick ~. Schroeder
who stole Sfo"g0 from tie Eagle Savings
and Loan Company of Brooklyn. Ia
which they were officers. ia a decision by
Justice Stapleton yeste'day, and they are
scheduled 10 start for Sing Sing prison 10y
Monday I'll" sentences are fndetermi-
nate. the maximum term in each case
being four years and six months and the
minimum fourteen months for Colonel Brit
ton and one year for Mr.. Schroeder
The court sid in th" d"cis!uu Yesterday:
''The afiidaNit- submitted ON this appii-
cation go not comply with single essen-
tlal prerequisite to TIE exercise II the
Jurisdiction invoked
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
MERCHANT Marine.
NaJal 1rchitects an Discussion
at Final MeftinS.

A paper on The Foreign Trade Mer-
chant Marine of the United States-Can 1t
BE Revived?' read by q. w. Dickie before
the Society of Naval Architects and Marine
Engineers I'm the closing session Yesterday
OF the seventeenth general meeting. started
a spirited discussion. in which Lewis Nixon
took prominent part.
F. Reid. an Englishman, who is a men,
ber Of the society. said. When YOU talk
OF Great Britain helping her merchant ma
rine laugh. If you are To compete with
foreign shipping you'll fnd 1t difficult. with
American crews getting 50 per cent more
IN wages than Great Britain pays" IL was
not true. the speaker said. that English
merchant insurance companies affected
maritime conditions here.
Mr. Nixon took issue with Mr. Reid. say
ing the English insurance companies al
ways worked against American shipping.
and not only that. but tnat the rating
companies worked against American ship
ping.
The right way 10 get the commerce
back" he continued. lis to discriminate in
the indirect trade The commercial su-
premacy of the world is worth fighting tor
We can get back 30 per cent of the ship
ping we lost Immediately by returning 10
the discriminating tonnage against the in
direct trade England cannot discriminate
against US in the indirect trade. for she
dare not and she cannot discriminate
against our direct trade. for we don't dis
crimnate against hers"
In the evening the architects had a din
ner at DelmOnicO's. Stevenson Taylor. the
newly elected president. acted as toast
master
Among the toastS responded To were:
American Merchant Marine" G.. Waldo
Smith; old Friends hy Justice Putnam;
The Navy" Admiral w. l.. Capps; The
Need Of the Day" John Temple Graves
New York job r. Hedges, and Whittier
Are We Drifting" by Lewis Nixon
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
CAUSE OF JERSEY CITY ACCIDENT.

The accident on the elevated road of the
Pennsylvania Railroad in Jersey city on
November 6. which cost the lives of five
of the employees Of the company and the
injury OF several passengers. was caused
by the shifting Of spring In the inter
locking machinery. The lever showed
clear trLc.. while the switch was open
that sent the incoming passenger train
into the locomotive on the adjoining track
This was made public yesterday at the in
quiry In Jersey city by the State Rail-
road Commission when the report OF the
expert engineers convened by General Man
ager Myers OF the Pennsylvania Com
pany was read
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
BERT WILLIAMS IN SMASH UP.
Taxicab Carrying Negro Comedian
Struck by Surface Car.

south bound Columbus avenue car
smashed into and demolished a taxicat
containing Bert Williams. the negro come
dian and his manager. William r. Sted-
rick. AT Columbus avenue and 1O5th street
at about o'clock last night. The two Oc-
cupants Of the machine and the chauffeur
John Kilawee. Of No. - Leroy street
were pitched out into the street
patrolman called Dr. Breglia from the
J. Hood Wright Hospital Stc.lrick was
found to he suffering from bruises and
the chauffeur from contusions Of the
head. which necessitated his being taken
10 the hospital. Williams was unhurt.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
SUES LAW PARTNER AGAIN.
Colonel Townsend Charges Fraud IN
Ending Copartnership.

Colonel Robert Townsend. former AS
sistant District Attorney. received permis-
sion yesterday from the Appellate Division
TO bring new suit against Sidney 5.
Meyers. his former law partner
After the dissolution of the copartnership
and an accounting had been made Colonel
TOWNSEND learned. according To hts allega-
tions. that Meyers had received a fee Of
.i.E0. which was not IN the accounting
He brought suit In the Supreme Court. but
II was dismissed because the plaintiff did
OF alleSs fraud. In granting Colonel
Townsend new trial the Appellate Di-
vision SAYS
All the necessary facts are alleged
which indicate fraud by the defendant
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
mGNcANo GUILTY OF MURDER.

verdict 81 murder iu The fast degree
was returned yesterday afternoon against
Philip MauEau0. = 40 laN last l"th
STREET who. on March = last shot ana
Killed Lis daughter, Miss Anna Mang-Ho.
q school teacher n Public School l2l. in
Last lUad street. MauEano Was remanded
10 The TombS uHtH Tae-day. when he VIII
DE sentenced 90 die. A. noon on March =
tire young school teacher was On her Way
% erlI1Dl WEpr her father appeared sud
deuIt al naI sd. and hrod q bullet into
na~ rlrH tsmIIs. 81" ieU dead "u the
sdavauk Many children nu their way 10
selIool Witnessed th, tragedy.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
WIFE CHARGES CONSPIRACY.
Says Husband Arranged Plant Be-
fore Suing for Divorce.

Mrs. Elizabeth Fuller Muir whose hus-
band. George Allen Muir is suipg her for
divorce IN the Supreme Court. took the
stand yesterday in her own behalf
In opening her defence John F. Mcintyre
told of conspiracy that he alleged ex-
listed to ruin the defendant lie said that
Muir had dissipated $4,000 OF his wifes 8
money. and then eight months after their
marriage deserted her. lie asserted that
the presence of a man in Mrs. Muir's apart
ment when friends Of her husband brOks
into II was part Of the conspiracy. and the
unnamed man was planted" there by the
plaintiff. The case will be continued Mon
day
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
s5 FOR MISSING STATION.
inexperienced Subway Passenger Tried
to Return on Same Fare.

Troubles piled thick and fast on Charles
Horl. Of No 7S 9Th street. Brooklyn. yes
terday morning. In a Bronx subway train.
and IL all "a me -dbout from HOrls innO-
cence of the street geography of The
Bronx. II was HOrls first trip to The
Bronx. and. incidentally, HOrl swears. his
last.
First. Horl was carried past his station.
he tried To get back without paying a
second fare. but was stopped by a special
policeman. who hit him on the head with a
club: Onlookers attacked the officer; Horl
lost most of his clothing; the police re-
serves were called out; Horl was arrested
and fined s. in the Morrisania police court.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
Or. pRAP F. NAMES INSPECTOR.

Albany Aov. To- Andrew $ Draper.
State Commissioner at Educat tion. to ia y
appointed Royal Ball-y Farnum. a gradu-
ate of tho Massac husetts Normal Art
School as Inspector Of drawing and indus
trial training tor the New York State Edu-
cation Department Since graduation sir.
Farnum has been al the head of the
normal AIT department of the Cleveland
School Of Art. The ofice pays sz.JyO per
annun.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
MAE WOOD CASE GOES OVER.

The case OF Mae Wood. charged with
UeruryNo ON account of her suit against eX-
Senator Thomas G. Plat. was on the cal
sn1ar in the Court of General Sessions
again yesterday. When the case was
called Charles g. Hubbell. counsel for Miss
wood. asked Judge Swami not To forfeit
her bail. but 90 continue the case FOR sew
eral daTF. The lawyer said Miss Wood
vas huII Ying 10 this city. and was allowed
until Monday 10 produce his client.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
PERu-EcUADoR AWARD.

Lima. Nov. ls.-The award of King Al
fonso OF Spain. who was made the arbi-
traitor Of the boundary dispute between
Peru and Ecuador. has been announced
and accepted by both nations.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
ANeIo-eERMAN TRADE TERMS.

given its approval 10 bill extending TO
December 81. 1911. the provisional trade
agreement between Germany and Great
Britain.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-20
RETAW
THE NATIONAL BRACER
THE MORNING AFTER

Retaw is \ sIarkii.~ treated water
and acts speedily ia cases 81 Nervous
Headache. Brain Fatigue. Depression
following Alc, holic aud other Exoesses.
etc.
NOT = LAXATIVE
sald By Arksr. MerraIl q Condit, ali Hotels.
fluhs. Csf~- and Diuggists. IN. hetas
Aatsr Co.. ls Whitehall street. Ciy.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05
WATERS RUN DEEP
ON CANYON ROAD

Along City Creek from Third avenue
north, The stream was higher today
thaneit has been in many years. Early
I in the day the waters were over the
banks and tearing away ut the banks
i'm manner that threatens trouble. In
the past few. years this part of the
stream has caused more or less trou-
sble on account of the wearing away
of the banks. In order. to stopEgthis
% large number of sacks of sand We're.
laid along the water course. TheSwa-i
ter is now running over these banks
and into the road. Atithe Third avenue
bridge there is some water running
over the bridge.
The covered auueduct which takes
E the water from State street through to
Main street. has thus far been able to
handle the stream a. close watch is
being made Of this place for fear that
the place might become clogged and
back the .wlter&u Canyon road.
Late this afternoon the waters We're
raising so rapidly that Chief of Police
Barlow and as many OF the patrol
men as. could be spared were sent to
the scene to lend assistance in any
wav{ possible. The men went armed
with shovels and boots prepared to
keep the water in its channel as long
as possible. Residents in the vicinity
have become greatly excited over
conditions and several have gone as
far as to prepare to move out should
the stream threaten further damage.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05
DESPONDENT WIDOW
SAVED FROM SUICIDE
Mrs. Mimic Huston Tries to Follow
Her Husband 10 the
Grave

In the despair Of grief over the death
of her husband, Mrs. Minnie Huston
last night sought to follow him bystak-
ing morphine. She was prevented from
self-destruttion only by the heroic eff
forts continuing through a period .''d Of
over IL hours, of Asst. City Physician II.
b. steele and members OF the police
department. go
The attempted suicide was discovered
close to midnight last night, when
friends of the woman. uneasy over her
long absence during the evening went
to her rooms, those occupied by h rade-
ceased husband and herself at Vick.s
place, Sc Orpheum avenue. and found
her lying unconscious. The police We're
notified and DR.. Steele was promptly
summoned She was found to be under
the influence of such an amount of
morphine as to warrant the theory of
attempted suicide.
Throughout the night and the fore-
noon the work OF resusitation was kept
up, but 1t was not until towards noon,
just after the woman had been taken To
the emergency hospital, that 1t was
considered that She was out of danger.
She is now under the care OF Matron
Clifford and will recover.
The motive for the attempted suicide
Is attributed to grief following the
death of her husband Last Thursday
morning Frank Huston, employed as a
waiter at the Vienna cafe, died sud-
denly while preparing to take bath.
After arising in the morning and chat
ting cheerily with his wife, he went
to the bath room. Becoming alarmed
at his long absence. Mrs: Huston went
to the bathroom to find her husband
lying dead in the bathtub-
Since that moment, despite the adj
ministrations of her friends, she has
been in hysterical, Respondent mood,
passing sleepless nights hewailing her
grief. Late yesterday afternoon she
left her room and at that time, evt-
IDENTIFY, secured the drug which she had
|, chosen to end her misery.
4 She retired to her room early and 1t
was not until late that friends in the
house after wondering over her absence
sought her at the room.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05
POLICE DEPARTMENT
SENDS vAGS TO WORK
Eleven Men Rounded Up at Short
Line Get Il Rude Shock in
Police Court.

The employment agency sign is,
figuratively, tackled up over the en-
trance to 100 cast First South. Judge
j. NJ Bowman is the manager of the
agency. and has as his assistants in
securing lahorers the entire police de-
partment.
It's somewhat of an innovation-the
conversion of the police court into a
labor exchange, but there is hopeful
feeling for the success of the scheme.
Heretofore the vagrant with his glib
excuse being on his way to some other
town in search of work has been givef
the chance of gong-but now the
chance will be provided for him and
he won't need to go out of town
The new idea was developed today
in the case of IL men. The II, all
husky enough to make gridiron
team. were caught using the Short
Line yards for sleeping quarters last
night In court this morning. in par
rot-like repetition, they told how they
were all willing, and even anxious to
go to work. There's where they got
fooled, for Judge Bowman had job
for them After listening to their
declarations that they would seek
work. he told them that he had job
for them. They We're TO report to Pat
Moran's foreman in charge Of the
work on Main street. They would be
given work and on Monday they must
all report to the court that they are
at work.
The idea of finding employment for
the Migrants who want to work is
something new in police circles.
were all willin, and even anxious to
you know Judge Bowman said
after court this morning, just because
man is arrested as a vagrant, he
may not be a bad man. He may be
sincere III wanting to so to work, and
he may be unfortunate in just not find
| ing it. 1t isn't right to send man
like that to jail or to make him leave
| town. This morning | had a talk with
p. j. Moran and he said he wanted all
| the men he could get, that all they
| had to do was to go to the foreman and
they would be given work. OF course,
| it is an experiment, but It's worth try
| ing, so those men who want to go to
| work viii be given a chance. II they
| make good there is nothing against
| them-if they don't, why. they will be
sentenced"
Under Judge Bowfnan's plan the man
arrested for vagrar5cy who expresses
| his Willingness to work VIII be provided
with a job. II he doesn't take the
job. it win either be- the rockpile or
leave town for him.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05
PRIMARY ASSOCIATION
HOLDING CONFERENCE.
Successful Gathering of Workers from
T'ifty-six Stakes is Now
Being Conducted.

The convention of the Primary as
ISOLATION, which opened today, was well
attended. and from every standpoint
was successful. At the morning SEES
sion the music was furnished by the
Utah stake organization under the di-
recton of Mamie Bird as ehorister with
Grace Ellison as organist. The open
ing prayer was offered by Counselor
Lille 4. Freeze. Songs from the Pri-
mary song book followed and then the
roll call of stakes was conducted by
Counselor Margaret C. Hull. Fifty-six
out of the 60 stakesiin the Church are
represented at the convention. An in
teresting talk on the subject of prep.
aration was given by Counselor May.
Anderson, and was followed by helpful
Illustrations in department work con-
Quoted for the different grades by the
following: First grade. Louie B. Felt:
second grade, Clara w. Beebe; third
grade. Nilate Peart: fourth grade, Mar.
garet G. Hull; fifth grade, May Aiider-
son. These We're assisted by other MEM
bers of the board. The work was
successful to q degree that had not
been even hoped for by those conduct
ing the work.
At this afternoons session Davis
stake will furnish the nusicsWith
frankie Randall as choristert and Mel
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-06-05

lie Pack as organist. DR.. u. q. Cow.
ans, Judge Of the Juvenile court, Will,
deliver a lecture OF, The Maynard
Child =
The evening session Will be devoted
to associal and play meeting given ur-'
der the auspices of the general board to
stake officers.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock, q. testi-
inoi1y meeting will be held in Assembly
ghall. Music Will be furnished by Lib
erty stake, Miss Edna Evans as Choir
lister, and Beth ellsworth as orEanist.
Sunday afternoon and evening the
Primary workers will meet With the
Mutual Improvement association work
Eers in the tabernacle.