davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
STEERS HOME AGAIN.
Borough President-Elect Repudiates
Democratic ORGANIZATION.

BCfJugh President-elect Alfred z. steers
Of Brooklyn and Naval Officer +. j. II.
Kracke returned from Europe on the
Adriatic yesterday. When asked IL ne mad
decided upon any appointments. Mr..
Steers said
II have made no appointments ana de-
Cilcd en- none. Fitness for tne work to be
done will be absolutely essential re-
qIIirrment Politically. 7 am lifelong
Democrat. I was elected the candidates
Of union of political and civic bodies upon
the issue of making an end of Tammany-
Democratic mismana cement and wasteful-
ness
II eve nothing 10 the Democrats Organi-
zation. While ] assert that I am a. good
a Democrat a. any Of them. II is clear 70
me that they do not stand for the things
for which 7 stand ard have NO claim for
any part Of the borough government on the
verdict given by the citizens Of Brooklyn
at the polls"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
FEDERAL SUGAR COMPANY WINS.

Judge Adams, IN the Admiralty Branch
Of the United states District Court handed
dawn an opinion yesterday in favor Of the
Federal Sugar Company m the suit brought
against II by the HOgarth shipping COM
uany. Ltd. The latter sued 10 recover 1913 A.
which was deducted from the freight and
charter charges & r alleged short weight by
the sugar company.
The Federal company's men in the tally
&c bags counted i9.f-3, y less than the shin
ping conn any's tally. The court upheld the
tally az the docks. which are at tile re-
fnery at Yonkers. The tally books of the
sugar company's men had been checked by
the weighcrs and then certified to BY a
deputy surveyor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
BINGHAM MUST WAIT.
Setback III His Suit for Libel Against
Mayor Eject Gaynor.

The Appellate Division 81 the Supreme
court reserved decision yesterday Oh the
arueal Of neral Theodore 4. Bingham
from an order 10y Justice Brady. IN Special
Term. ordering the latter to strike odt GER
tain portions OF his complaint IN ms libel
-uit against Ma or-elect GayUor-
one paragraph ORDER striker out of the
eN-Fsil,e commissioner complaint read
Appointed az such by the Mayor ~ the
,itr az New Hori. and was Il good name
fame and credit such. and that the
flafntff Wa- well AMI iaVoTably known
IN, ,flEh,,ut the United States anu siseW here
~, an officer in the United States Army.
vino had T-tr ii with the rank Of brigadier
general after distinguished services par
f..ufarly a. personal military aid 10 two
Presidents Of the United States"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
MEN STAND MUTE.
Refuse to Tell Who Backers Are in
Middle West Deals.

Cleveland. Dec. no progress was
made here to-day by tho independent tels-
phone interests IN their effort TO obtain any
Information as to VINO the hackers OF James
;. Bradley, IT,. Of Toledo. were IN his recent
negotiations. Report connects J. p. Morgan
and the Rell interests with the deals
MANY telephone men we're summoned 20
testify before a notary public In the 81
Louis and Cleveland suit Of minority
stockholders Of the United states Tele-
phone Company, the independent long dis
tance company. against Mr.. Bradley and
bis associates. Mr. Bradley refused to
appear at to-day's hearing. but through his
counsel. Clarence Brown. OF Toledo de-
cIared that he would not testify James
W. Moore and James r. HOag prominent
telephone men. were summoned. but also
refused TO testify
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
HOLD UP SEASIDE PARK.
Coler and dresser Refuse to Meet Con
troller's Request

The Board OF Estimate and Apportion-
meut At its meeting Yesterday put over
for one week the proposition to acquire
title 10 land al RockaWay for the proposed
p4u seaside park The Controller asked
unanimous consent for immediate consid-
GRAFTON but objection was made by Bor-
olgh Presidents Coler and dresser
Tie cost of the project win be In excess
Of SsaOO0 When asked about the matter
afterNarJ Inc Mayor said.
Il am inclined L" think that the matter
viii pass AZ the meeting next week The
cost is large and the city needs money for
various enterprises. but there As no doubt
about the merits OF the plan To have park
there The board was unanimous for IL
two Years ago but the hard times caused
a shutdown on all sorts OF Improvements"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
WAVES DRUB LUSITANIA.
Wheel House and Chart Room Flooded
as Shutters Cave In.

The C-nard liner Lusitania arriN ID here
yesterday from Liverpool after the worst
drubbing the Wind and sea nave yet dealt
her on the Atlantic
After leaving Queenstown on Sunday she
ran into "A stiff westerly gale. Al II p. m.
when she was pitching heavily. q great
mountain Of water curlcd up on the port
side forward and crashed unbroken with
terrific force against the bridge. the wheel
house and the chart room Windows ana
shutters were crushed I'm. an iron ladder
was broken and steel stancmons were bent
and twisted A. II they we're Of lead
The gale increased in violence. and AZ .
a IN. 4 second comber broke over III" boat
deck, smas hing stout skylIsht and iettlnG
water into several staterOOms under H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
INVESTIGATE PAPER BOARD.
Il. A. Wise Proceeds Against Alleged
Combination.

Following up the recent conviction %
members OF the Fibre and Manila Associa
don. the so-cailed wrapping paper trust
Henry A Wise. United States District At
tornev. has started an investigation Of the
Paper Board Association. an alleged com
hination consisting Of fortg-tWo paper
beard manufacturers
John IT, Parks, who was credited with
being the organizer 81 both associations.
was fined t4Vb few weeks ago for his
activities in connection with the wrapping
paper trust" and he Was called yesterday
a. a witness before the federal grand jury.
presumably in its new investigation =. q.
walker. Vice president Of the Paper Board
Association was another witness before
that body YESTERDAY
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
BROOKLYN FOR AMENDMENTS

All the amendments 10 the state consti-
tuition voted upon at the last election we're
carried In Brooklyn The average majority
was more than $1,000 Less than half the
voters voted on the amendments Amend
ment No I was carried by 22.i54 votes
amendment No. .. by e9.25l votes: amend
ment No. 3. by Is5l7 votes: amendment No
4. by i0.lal votes. AMI proposition No. 1.
by sa.I5s votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
CANAL CONTRACTS AWARDED.

albany. De-. s.-The sta.e Superintendent
-, puiIic Works. T.. g.. Stevens. to-day
.,..,rdea barge canal contract No. =.
drodsing . channel in the Hudson River
t.stween secks Noe. . and I. absgt foHr
-. 20 STANLEY Morrissey dncD. Sew
y,,rk. for s. Ioe7ss. and contract No 2i-. for
..,.,,,l.tion of contract No. .. 81 Water
s.rs' 10 IIolier s Shepard. Rochester. for
y..,l I'll
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
WASHINGTON OFFICIAL SUICIDE.

Baltimore. Dec s--John Cannes. my
,ears old. assistant chief ~ the Bureau Of
Engraving and Printing. Washington. com
mjtted suicide to-day AT sanatorium near
Relay, Md, Ly hanging himself In lis room.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
JURORS SEE SCALES

When the court convened in the morn
ing Mr. Hyatt was recalled. and in an
sWer 70 questions by Henry l. StimsOn.
special counsel for the government. who
conducted the examinations yesterday.
said there was difference between the
weights shown by the city scales and
those used by the government weighers.
but he couldn't say why this should al
ways he in favor OF the city scales. nor
could he say why there should have
been a difference before November ~
1907. and not after that date
A Leslie Lambert. assistant superjn-
tcndent at the Philadelphia mint. was
a witness late i'm the day. and model
scale was carried into court and placed
in front Of the jury box. He illustrated
the use OF the steel spring Eugene
MOtchman. scale expert. corroborated
Mr.. Lamberts testimony 4 photogra-
pher. who had taken phOtogra phs OF tn,
scales and parts containing the holes
where the steel spring was Inserted. tes-
titled and the jury examined the exhib-
IT'S. The court will not sit again until
Monday morning
Henry \. Wise. United states Attor-
Tey. was in court I'm the afternoon. and
was joined by oliver Z. Pagan. a spe-
ciai assistant attorney general who is
the Indictment expert They heard ulu..n
of the Parr cross-examination. Richard
Whalley was also in the room. lie will
he called as witness next week. The
government has still about twenty Wit
nesses 10 be heard II was expected yes
terday that the case would be finished
next week. but that there might have TO
b,- ui~hr sessions
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
PARIS BRIBE STORY


spring The witness traced his journey
to the dock on a sketch which was
offered I'm evidence This showed the
position Of the scale houses. the place
where he met Splitter on the day when
the steel spring was disc Overed. and the
Williamsburg streets leading to the dock
The pink book in which the weights OF
the trucklOads had been entered was
identified. But none of this testimony
wa given and none Of the exhibits was
admitted as evidence without a stiff figh;
10y the counsel for the defendants.
Judge Martin ruled sharply against the
latter several times. as the objections re-
lated TO questions that had been ruled
on before The crOss-examination. which
was not completed yesterday. was a
hammer and tOngs affair In the course
of it Parr was asked:
Did you begin this investigation
under orders OF superior officer?"
IF you refer to the officers in the Gus
tom House here or the Treasury Depart
ment," he answered. Il will say no, but
II you consider the President or his sec
rotary as my superior. will say yes"
Parr had said in interviews that he
was acting directly ON orders from Presi-
dent Roosevelt and his secretary. MIR.
Loeb. Mr.. Cochrane conducted the
cross-cxamination. The witness said he
had taken up the Investigation in MAY.
June OF July of 1917. He had been or
dered 10 the dock on November IL Of
that year by the head of the Secret Ser
vice here He said he had seen Richard
Whalley. who. as a special employe Of
the Treasury Department. had been as
signed to helm him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04
MOIETY CLAIMANTS.

Whailey, Parr said. had shown q hang
ing weight which had been used on the
scales. and an effort was made 20 dis
cover whether il was still being used
Parr also said he met Edwin / Ander-
son once Anderson is one of the claim
ants of the mOiety for giving informa-
ton leading to the discovery of the
fraud. Parr also met Charles NJ. DAILY.
VINO had cOrrespOnded with the govern
ment for Anderson regarding the fraud.
In trying to get at facts regarding the
moiety claims Mr.. COchrane got Parr 10
say that he knew nothing about other
claims and cared nothing abou+ then,
In EFFORTS 10 get at PARIS life before he
entered the government service Mr..
Cochrane was largely blocked by Judge
Martin. Parr did say that he was work
ing for alleged bOOkmakers in 1890. He
told OF Spitzer's first Ruthless effort 10
talk 10 PARIS assistant Brzezinski This
was successful soon after the raid. and
the latter. he said. called 10 Parr:
This man says you're all right. Dick"
Parr said he had answered that there
vas nothing 10 be done in that way. and
ordered Splitter away from the scale
mousse II came out i'm the cross exami-
nation that Parr had gone to the scale
mousse, where he discovered the spring on
signal made by WhaIIey 10 Brzezinski
Whalley. he said. had suspected that the
scale IN that house was being tampered
+ WITH kehOe. Parr said. declared that he
knew nothing Of the spring. that he had
relieved another checker VoeIker. ten
minutes before the discovery.
Coming to the occasion when Spitzer
asked the witness TO drop the iron. g."
Parr said he had not shown the device
to the former superintendent. nor had
Splitter specifically denied knowing any,
thing about IT,
Did not his statements and CONVEX
sation lead you to the conclusion thar he
knew nothing ABOUT it" asked Mr..
Cochrane.
No, quite the contrary" answered
Parr. His general conversation gave
me to understand that he knew all
about IT,"
Parr denied that he had any interest
in claim for the mOiety made bv
Whalleyt and said warmly that Mr..
Cochrane knew il. The efforts 10 get
at PARIS past life followed. and then he
was excused, as Mr.. Lexow was not in
court He Will cross-examine Parr on
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-12-04


The report then points out that under
ih' Terms of the contract specifications
'RiensioHs ~ time are permitted only
eases - Interference Of other con-
t"ct0rs because II strikes. and when
suspension 81 work ga the c.ty's Inter
SIS NarraIlts compensatory time "a
i-l". O" OBJ, contractor. None OF these
''s'i.s th" report states. account for
"" Delay H the completion 81 this par
.'a..r contract The contractor Began
work. cog June g. 1907. but several build
Hs- SGD rruain.d upon the site and
''it occupied until tho following August
it'tfnilnc thu contractor from carrying
-. hr aorG aorording 10 contract.
extensive changes ga details 81 the
f'f@ 49, originally PLANNED were sub
united b5 ihs Contractor 10 the Bridge
''I arimrIt ln september. 1899. ana
were uot approved untii MAY. 1905. or
'D'ut $50 and "a half months beyond
Hiract time for completion. Other
..ai-s 1f det.Is sul mltted b. the con
'''tor Tor the approval 81 TIE Bridge
=" Darim-It ncre held over for r. in
AI7e o. eighJ months each pending ap-
Hiok-I
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

Ships Conference.-The Rus
sian battleships Ekatrina II and Tches-
me have been stricken from the list and
will be sold.
To Attend Meet-Postmasters
of Utah are granted leave by the de-
partment to attend the convention of
the State League of Postmasters at
Parowan on october %.
Suspect Murder-The body of
an unidentified man was found yester-
day in a locked box car of the Southern
Pacific railroad at Marysville, Cal.
There are indications of foul play.
Cuts His Throat-Nels Hahn
berg, aged 67, until remently an inmate
of the relief home, committed suicide
yesterday in Golden Gate park, San
Francisco. He cut his throat with a
razor.
Brokers Fai1-The stock brok-
erage firm of Wyatt & Co. suspended
yesterday at Toronto, Ont. Their LA
bilities, it is said will exceed 100000,
involving the accounts of seventy-t1Ve
or eighty customers.
Hold Convention-The elev-
enth biennial convention of the Anal
gamated Association Of Street and
Electric Railway Employees of America
opened at Toronto, ont, yesterday. The
association, which embraces the entire
United States, has about 100000 mem
bers.
Shoots Himself - John Tay-
lor, secretary of the Connecticut Prison
association. committed suicide today in
the state capitol at Hartford, Conn.,, by
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
TELEGRAPH NEWS IN BRIEF

shooting. Mr.. Taylor was 70 years old.
1t is believed he was temporarily de-
ranged. He was a veteran of the Civil
War.
New Stamp Series-The post
office department has made a request
on the secretary of the treasury to au-
thorize the bureau of engraving and
printing to issue 20,000000 additional
Hudson Fulton commemorative stamps.
The original issue of these stamps was
50.000,000.
Reid Honored - WhitelaW
Reid, the American ambassador to
Great Britain, went to Manchester,
England, yesterday, and received the
honorary degree of doctor of laws from
the University of Manchester at the
hands of Viscount Morley, chancellor of
the institution.
Two Arrested-The affairs OF
the failed Boston brokerage firm of Sc
deruuist, Barry & Co. were transferred
from the civil to the criminal court
in Boston yesterday when Arthur B.
Sederquist and John E. Barry, men,
bers of the firm, were arrested on a Sc
cret indictment charging them jointly
with the larceny of $120,o00.
To Investigatc-Further prob
ing into the alleged Irregularities in the
official drawing of jurors was fore
casted today by the issuance of subpoe-
mas directing the jury commissioners to
turn over their books and records to
the state attorneys Office. Judy Com
missioner John ]. Holland and two 9TH
er men are now under indictment tor
alleged conspiracy to draw jurors IN a
manner not authorized by lay, at Chi
CagO.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05

With theory that human health Is
dependent upon the stomach. and with
medicine which he says proves TINS
theory, L. T. Cooper, who some time
ago spent a month or more in Los An
geles, introducing his remedies at the
Owl Drug Store, 625 South Broadway,
has built up an Immense following
during the past two years.
Cooper has visited most of the lead
ing cities of the country, and In eaen
city has aroused a storm Of discussion
about his beliefs and his medicines
Wherever he has gone people nave
called upon him by thousands, and his
preparation has sold in immense guam
titles.
The sale of this medicine has now
spread over the entire country and is
growing enormously each day. In view
of this the following statement from
one of his many followers is of general
interest
Mr.. George Hyde, for the past twenty
years a respected resident of Maquo-
keta. Iowa, says: After years of suf-
fering from chronic stomach trouble,
and irving nearly every known remedy
as well as treating with some of the
best physicians in the country, found
myself a nervous wreck. My appetite
was gone and the little I could eat
distressed me. 1 could not get a sound
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
CHINA PREPARING TO PUT
MODERN NAVY INTO FIELD
Prince Tsai Hsun and Admiral Sab
Entrusted with Beginning of
Plan That May Be
Gigantic

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-As humble
beginning in the work of equipplng g
China with a modern naval establish
ment, Prince Tsai Hsun and Admiral
sab, naval commissioners, entrusted
with this gigantic task, according TO
advices just received in Washington
have taken steps "to ascertain the num-
her of existing man-of-war vessels"
This done, they will inaugurate a pol
lev. it is said, of raising the necessary
funds to enlarge the navy, of fostering
naval education and inspecting the eX-
isting naval bases.
An elaborate plan for the better edu-
cation of Chinese officers of the navy
is said to have been agreed upon. A
movement has been inaugurated to CON
vert the school in the Whampoa dock
yards in Canton into a marine engineer.
ing college, and the naval college Oh
Che Foo into an imperial navigation
college, with an increase in the number
of students.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
NERVOUS WRECK
BY STOMACH TROUBLF
Iowa Mans Case Has a Parallel in Every
Community

/ nights sleep, and arose in the morning
feeling tired and worn out. ] was
greatly weakened and badly run down.
My failure to secure relief after dill
gent search discouraged me, and be-
gan to feel that there was little hope
of ever again enjoying good heaith.
"Some time ago, however, I became
interested in some newspaper articles
dealing with the ideas and beliefs OF
L. T. Cooper. His theory that the
stomach is responsible for the state Of
ones health. either good or bad, i'm
pressed me as being logical. He claimed
that no one could enjoy good health
with a bad stomach, likewise no one
could be i'll with a stomach in good
condition. His further claim that his
New Discovery preparation would re-
store the stomach to normal induced
me to give it trial.
"I went to my druggist and bought
bottle. 1t proved helpful from the
first dose. I continued the treatment
and improved rapidly, Four bottles
made me well. l am sixty years Of
age, and today feel younger and enjoy
better health than in the past ten
years 1 owe 1t all to Cooper's New
Discovery, which I consider remark
able preparation"
Cooper's New Discovery is sold IN
Los Angeles at the Owl Drug Stores.
ADV.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
ST. LOUIS OPENS
CENTENNIAL WITH
BALLOON CONTEST
TEN AIRSHIPS ASCEND FOR
ENDURANCE RACE
Two Bags of 10000 Cubic Feet and
Eight of $4,000 Make Perfect
Start Under Favor
able Conditions

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4.-With atmos-
pheric conditions ideal, ten balloons
sailed from St. Louis late this after
noon toward the southeast. The
passage above the city from the
grounds of the Aero club was made
at a height Of 500 feet. The ascensions
were as perfect as could be.
Two of the balloons-the Peoria and
the Missouri-had gas bags of 10000
cubic feet and were in special race.
The others were $4,000 cubic footers
and raced for medals and prizes.
The smaller balloons are expected to
remain in the air eighteen hours, and
the larger forty hours. By morning
they ought to be over Kentucky or
Tennessee. The Cleveland was the
first to get away. This was followed
by the st. Louis III, Centennial Pom
mern, New York, University City, In
diana and the Hoosier.
Because H. H. McGill, pilot of the
Indiana, had not received his license,
his entry sailed under protest and his
eligibility will be settled later. The
Hoosier was disqualified, as DR.. P. M.
Crume is not a licensed pilot. How
ever, he sailed away for the sport of
ballooning.
Under favorable conditions the bal
looms will not have to let out gas until
late tomorrow. The Lahm cup, now
held by Capt. De Forest Chandler is
one of the prizes sought by the aero
nauts fight of more than 475 miles
will get it.
The balloons in the $4,000 cubic feet
class expect to excel worlds records
and ascended in the following order:
The Cleveland, J. H. Wade. jr., owner
and pilot; A. H. Morgan, aide.
st. Louis III, Aero Club OF st. Louis,
Won phil niIOt. 7 NJ OfRpillV.
aide.
The Indiana, H. II. Magill Of Os-
borne, Ind, owner and pilot; j. e..
Schauer, aide.
The Centennial. H. E. Honeywell Of
st. Louis, owner and pilot; j. w. Toll
land, aide.
The Pommern II, N. H. Arnold of
North Adams, Mass, pilot; Leroy NJ
Taylor of New York, owner and aide.
The Hoosier. Aero Club of Indiana,
owner; Charles Walsh of New York,
The New York, Clifford B. Harmon
of New York, owner and pilot; Au-
gustus Post, aide.
The University City, John Berry of
st. Louis, owner and pilot; w. C. Fox,
aide.
The balloons Missouri of the Aero
Club of st. Louis and the Peoria of
the Air Craft Club of Peoria started
in the 10000 class. James BemiS of
st. Louis will pilot the Peoria and
Pilot Spencer will handle the Missouri.
outside of the balloon races today's
program centered about the 300 mayors
of American cities who have accepted
invitations to be guests of the munich
pality during the week. The city ex-
ecutives exchanged ideas and eXpe-
riences today at an informal con-
ference on "The Commission Plan of
Government"
Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-05
TO EQUIP WARSHIPS
WITH BIG TURBINES
Conference at Washington Ends ir
Decision to Supply the Ar
kansas and Wyoming
with Parsons Design

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-Both the
new American Dreadnaughts, 26,0oO
tons displacement, for which contracts
were recently awarded, will be
equipped with Parsons turbine engines.
This decision was reached at con-
ference today between Secretary
Meyer and Admiral Cone, chief of the
bureau of yards and docks, who has
Just returned to the United States
from an extensive tour of European
ship yards.
The New York Shipbuilding COM
pany, which will construct the Ar
kansas, was notified some time ago
that turbines would be installed. De-
cision as to the motive power for the
Wyoming, to be constructed by the
Cramps. was postponed temporarily
but Secretary Meyer and his associates
today decided favorably for the Par
sons turbine, feeling satisfied, as Sec
retary Meyer expressed it, that TINS
would be more advantageous to the
government than the proposed com
bination of turbines and reciprocatlng
engines which had been insistentLy
urged by some of the naval officials.