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New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
MAY BUILD on SAND
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conclusive a character a. 20 induce ths
board - cancel all present bics for the
superstructure
ANY one who has locked over fha
hundred or more plans upcn which bid
ders had - hEure upon tnis csnsrac- riiI
realize that nsthing Ike snoush tina
vas allowed b. The Bridss Department
% permit % comh@tiuen hsinE general
among builders. IN fact from The varv
beginning there has BEEN tha madS4.s
haste 20 award al contracts tor this new
building
"Cne serious mistake has alp4adv aasp
made IN rushing the werk on ths f,yn-
dations before finding sut the eepd,.,,,-,
which had % bs mst Ths SAM. 49,.
has easn exhihis-a IN Es1tins ia. 49,
the supe-strucsure Matters hsv. -,
unduiv rushed. the plans show svtds,o.
~ careless work and other ssris,1s a.
rors NAV result
IF the plans fer the farInssriep. -.
tn be ehansed. th@ greatest care sbouls
ha exercised IN property sssuaa,i.v a.
erect Of The changes. and IL should =.
found out tust how much over m. w.
ent contract price those changes ars
going 70 cost ths efty.
New bias should hs asked ss- ~.
work - the superstrucrurs and = ms
cisnt TINS allowed 20 areTd evsr,s o-s
who wishes - bid an opportunity Al
doing So"
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
c. S. WHITMAN TAKES OATH.

charles =. Whitman, who wiz assume
the ONCE o. District Attoruev on January
]. took tho oath Of ofice IN the Supreme
Court yesterday. Mr Whitman came into
Part I. special Term. and Justice Bowling
invited him o. seat on the bench. which
tho District Attorney -sOon-to-be accepted.
After 90 brisf conversation Justice Bowling
adminizfsred the oath Ar Whitman de-
sreuded from the bench az recess time
when a group OF lawyers congratulated
him ard wished him gIccessful admins
trstiou
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
ESTRADA'S Plans.
HGrch on Nan0sua bV Hag Of
Greyfosrn ErDecfed

buenei1s. Dec 1-Giensrsl Estrsde n
~ Ell- rr-csy. VIII lrnrleciaseIv assume
ne -renslre agsinsr the eovernnent -
ives cent NadrlE Tie lnsUrEeIt leadz-
holes rhst ths Zslavau elenerf --as 70
r'ouec trcr corsI1ers-icr r. -fs hHrrls -
Nlaras. MscriF enc his ss-s-iates nov
~srres-nf re enerrv -rl1e flerch on Nzn
aqua is sslis''e6 - - lmr-ineIt
lhs oetsiis cf Esrfada campaign are
uot kucFn, but q is understood thst che
-nouenent on NsrzEus piu he - p-sv 81
fsrevtc~r which is expected 90 faU win
frrif Ehow ~ resistnu-e re r-ours %
fhs en@Hny ir ths vi~irsrr - rhe san Furr
Rive u-- he Wipsd our and ths usth 20
ths hicHrlEusr oapital mEEe along Lake
NIaEragus
he r-isrlfrf captured a. Tams have
beer vel fee. arc ar Who nov espouse
mo cEuse Cf Tsfrada vfr - armed and
srToilee ~ -hs rsrkf no co.. inSu~rents
TNs hosrF-is hr-s 80 r'leF v-rh wound
% snd Hsso 10 iu MANY E5rnez Funerals
80 heinE hsId mn Eresr numbers. IN
surFsnt sletior over rH+ triumph v1.ief
hsf placed IEtrsos fn possession ~ Rs-ns
hsrrto and u.f rrru'egi- p1iu' ~ Tsfumhla
II'. 1e nei sr rTe sdfsrrnf rrrrffrr.
ierffeforf disputed. fs tempered rv N.
-Hrr0p 'r s~iaf ~'~i-ker BONES Tr.-. fr
i.-'s roisr r~'oie'rp sf fh- -suffsI ~ rfr
provisional Eo-eruTnsuf. buf rhe Determine
fior o. ovsrfhroE are FoVsrrin~ur 81 Man
sEpa rsf heer strergriI iIeneo b. ffe fsrri
toes of rhs Issr fsv dsrF
Generals Meua Ihan,rro Da1 zr1
hsfufT aFs popular heroes Tre Ar1er.rsr
surgeons from fhf Toes Mcines arc rsrs.-
IuE Erlsndil Fsrrrr ir caring fq- fl-s
~-oundec
Ths sEar' nuTrheT kiIIsd wounded sr1
Hsprured hi r1s eco devf fgifmr near
Rama sIthsr r. no' ds'eruin-o or ,fr far-e
srs purposer withheld
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
TRANSFER WITH BEER
Wetchester Railroad Man Tells
=. s. Board of Troubles.

Albany. Dee "a. NJ Johnson repre-
ssnting the Westchsstsr Electric Railroad
Company. IN defending the transfer regIla-
tons put IN effect By his company ted the
Public Service Commission. "a DISCREET, TO
dav thar his COMPANY had had No end OF
trouble IN preventing dishonest persons
from rnisusins transfers. that he personally
had been Obliged 20 ssrve notice on I've
salconksepsrs IN Mount Vernon and sn@ N
New Rochslle warning them % dssist from
passing transfers over the bar with a glass
OF beer
The commission gave a hearing On the
application OF ths LEion Railway Company
of New York and the Westchester Electric
Railroad Company for the commission
approval or franchises recently given By
Mount Vernon and PsIhan Manor, and OF
a contract between rhs~connpaniss. Alayor
Fisk and others Of Mount Vernon exposed
the application on the ground thar me
companies had failed 20 provide system
OF transfers " accordance with the terms
OF the franchises
The commission IS 20 wake a further in
vestigation. and both sides are 20 submit
briefs.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
REPORT ON COOK SENT
Geographic Society Committee
10 Consider II.

WssrfrFtsn. De- E-Ths report - ne
T.i-srsir- o4 Ccpernarer adverse 70 the
claims o. ~. Frederick A cook thar y.
reschse fhs @nrth pole - On fts wsv 20
This c-urtry fer the guidance ~ The scien-
tinc tr-estigatcrs of The case here 4 cable
message vas received to-dsy from ths uni
versiry ey Profssser = Eovzro Ge--
chairman of me sub-counr,tttss appointed
oT the Asuonzl Geographic socisty 70 con
due ths tnTestigation under ths auspices
- fhar crEanizs-ior. arncuncing that The
university hse forwarded its renort - re
soelerv That -ersT- v-in - considered ~
ths sua-eorinirt-s sut - IN. submission
~ yhe eriFiaal observations q ~. Cook.
ths asld note book which n. ker, on his
Arctic travel. as he says, VII arg. the
"erdiot The meeting q ths subcommittee
vili probably 20 held ~ me FIRST veek In
Tanuar--
~ elsr7snfs 6F1rs ~ 80 rostponsrr,sr-
~ rhe meeting unrf the hrs- - rhs vesr
nrsT rhe dispc siti1n 20 Ei-e TT Csak e~erv
posFisis cpportuniFv % pr@s~nt ms abssrvs-
t1nE. snc. second. rhe abssrcs q Resr
Admiral Piushu-,. VINO Went 20 Boston o-
rhe deT Fhe university rendered its verdict
Admiral Pilsburv win return 1usr after ~
heiidHvs end -ns meeting viii rhen be
fhs Copen hsFeH investigators vii p-obehlv
he here foT formal submission 20 fhe sub
0ornmittes End some answer rnsy have
been reosirsc from nT Cock 10 ths request
Tor Eis original observations
VILE -ecogulZinE rhar The burden %
sentiment has heeT larEel- against rr
Cook rs She result q the CopeuLaEer vsr-
dict, ths committee dees not propose % be
Eo-e-ne5 by that decision.
The Euh-~0u1rrirfee. nm case ir fails ~ re-
Nelrs rhe original data ~riII no. 20 cut or
ifE wsE 80 condemn pr Cook mn viii
-sroTr thar he fsfisd to prcduos sny papers
proving thar 10 reschec she pole.
Hs has perfect right ~ uf-hhoId
rrsn ssfs q menbs~ - rho so~ierv TO-
dsv and fhers So no 0onpuision ir enc
matter
The r@~t~f~F p rsuGest for Tho origins dsfa
v-aE rnsas personally - Dr Cooks friend
Mr Wake ir Nev York
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
HEALER WINS SUIT
PROPERTY LIEN GOOD.
Court Sans Patient Ubo Ac-
cHses Scientist Must Pan.

Justice Nfarean. ~ me supreme Court. m
BROOKLYN. decided yesterday that Mss tfr>ta
~ Arthur must pay 20 Miss Agnes YOUNG.
a Christian Science healer Ds4s ~. n 'ne
would recover title 20 the property ~ No.
fs2 Myrtle avenue which the piairtH
charges the dsfendant had obtained from
her by fraud and undue influence.
Miss Arthur set rorth IN her suit that she
became acquainted VITA Miss Young. Who
was a member OF the Second Church -
Christ. scientist. IN February, f@s. an0
that until October. fsos. she was a patient
OF the defendant she received ROW her
spirituai. mental and religious tFeatrne2'.
she said that srrfuE this time she was IN
a nervous and neeeie STATE. and the heaier
exercised strong and controlling innnei'eH
cvF her.
IN the latter part of 1897. the complaint
said. the first mortgage CT the pialntH
property bad matured. and she ava nov
have the money 10 psy OF the fnor'sas"-
Foreclosure proceedings we've thr~sten-e'
some OF Miss Arthur's creditors we're
pressing her for payment - theis claims
and she was nervous and ver~ mueh as
trssssd. and coundsd all her affairs 70 'ne
healer.
The property Miss Arthur SAID vas
valued az Es.5no. but Miss Touns. ey uh-
due inAu-nce. Induced her % sign a cer-
tract for the sale OF ths property 20 ~
for Staeo MISS Young paid Sioo - &C
count subsequently ths plaintir REFUSED
20 perrerrn the contract, ana Miss fanhs
sued 70 compel her 20 do 30, ana nlsd
notice % ms pendsns against the preperes'
Mss Arthur said she employed counsel
ana again the influence OF Miss Young m
dueed her 70 disregard the advice OF h1f
LAWYER and 20 refuse - defend the SUN
Miss Arthur. under this alleged inHuenee'
even delivered the deed q the Myrte ave
nus prnperry 20 Miss Yeung VINO had u
recorded. ~ the same time TtthdraVins
her suit.
Miss Young paid 90 Miss Arthur seia a.
and after the latter paid debts out or tnis
money she had Ieft oniv So. " IS alleged
that ths healer had promised 70 take care
OF her patient ana provide for her. MISS
Arthur declared that the Christian seen
rist never intended 20 do So and made
the pronniss vi-h the intent 20 defraud her-
Miss Arthur said that she was nov nrse
ttcaiiy peuniisss-
The court orders that as Miss Aouns
has obtained a len for ASS o. on ne
prepertv. Miss arthur may have heF prop
ertv back bv the payment e thar amount
with interest vhersupon the defenaant =
requtrsd 10 return TIRE contract and deed
shoula Miss Arthur fan ts ray this money
within thirty days the property IA 20 De
sold az public aucrien-
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
ABSENT WITHOUT LEAVE.
Texas National Guard oficer Serving
ir Estrada S Torce.

Ausrir. T~a- ne -Disparrre- an
rounofnF rhst Captain Go1fre, Fowler 80
lesdinE psrf ~ rhe fusurr~nt fo-~es fr
~'0srHguu ~nus@d Ereaf furr-is@ 80. fha
sc1ufsn' FsnersIH osua~rrn-nf t~r. cue 20
fis fscf fhst CaptaiU Fowler b. nor only
q neTnbsr cf fhs Texas Rc'iouaf Guard
huf n1sr1he~ ~ rrf Governors star. ara
uuler rr' lav ON -u.r of~r~e rars no
obtsil Eerrlissiur rC leave lne United
States 20 foin ir aur KIND ~ revolutiona-r
fnoter1erf ir another rnurrrr Tris u.~-
mission ms Uo. been obtained. and tfe
department has begun On investigation m
. thought possible tHat complications may
aries srC sr Cnorf vfu hr uadr tr -e-su
r1F-icf
Fowler if srardsor ~ IorD II Reagan
~ Irc waf posf-nasfer General fn tls Da~is
Csbiuer ir rhe rfvH war. and later
f'rfteC Srsrss senator
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
00KST0RY WRITER
JOURNALIST SAID TO
BE THE 4CTHOR.
Explorers Brother NOsc Be
heres Doctor Has Been TIC
tim of Foul Plog.

Tn. latest charge against Dr FIRED
srirk A. cook was furnished yesterday
nv q Young rsns. who said q fellow
countr-rnHn - hts wrote practically the
whole of Dr. Cooks published narrative
~ his supposed journey 20 the ''horeal
ceutrs
The Young man VINO rnsds fhe charge
came 80 this country soon after Dr. Cock
took his departure from Copenhagen.
and expects 20 return within = few
weeks.
7 must ask that the mans name 20
not made public" he said He is an se-
conipHshed Journalist. = Dane ~ birth
who hss lived IN England. and has q full
command ~ the English language. I
know thar hs wrote large portions Of Dr.
Cooks story a. it wEs afterward pub
lshed in this country. end know. teo
that ne received q considerable sum of
money in psvmeHt-"
Those who have followed European
comment up~n the Cock ansir call ar
tsntior 80 = letter ~ Henri ArckfoWslyi
fhs Belgian meteorciogist, nov N this
country. which was Published in a news
papsT o. Brussels as Eignifesnt in this
connection. In his letter Mr ArcktoFEki
said.
~ ~ e-ldent 80 careful observer
shsr all the enthusiasts cock prcna-
gsn6A a; Copenhagen was engineered By
8 clever publicity agent
william I Ceok Esid the, he believed
kis srethsr. TIE explorer. hsd ben r,sde
The victim - fsul play. He thought this
he ssid. because ne had had q letter from
T'r. Cook saving that he vas hurryinE 20
Copenhsren with his originsi notes and
records. The lefter was -rittea on a
shir, which enc Air Cock could not re-
member. and mailed from = foreign city
The Postrnnrk Wss iilegihle As neither
Dr Cook nor the records have appeared
IN Copenhagen, his brother inferred that
ne had beer made away with
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
LEFT s75O.OOO TO CINCINNATI
George Rhodius Cut or Elma Dare in
Codicil

F-dianapolz rcc. Afrer relative ~
George Dhodius. hoping 20 divide the
estate among themseiv-r. had protested ia
court against fhf opening ~ his viii. on
the allegation that DO was ~ uusound miud
and under fhe control ~ woman known
90 Elua Dare. the viii vas flied m the
PROBATE court TO-DAY. and ives discovered
20 heoueafh 20 rhe cif- OF Indianap0Tfs
about % Tor improvement of its park
system Tfc rest IS. bequeathed 20 relatives
sand charitr
Ehodius Rho HID Mouda-. Ieft az estate
valued AZ appT lAimatslY e .. 90 Three
wears azu d. and Lima Dare were mar
ried e. Louisville IL was-el.eged that rhe
had abducted hiu from lis motel here
The courts annulled the marriage. bur
lima Dare appealed 20 the state supreme
Court. where the matte waits decision
Rhodius's Win originally left 90 ee 90
Tlma Dare hut he wrote codiciI before
their marriage which cancelled tho beques,
II tho supr~nse Court decides that tho mar
rinre q -uhd. she viii set o widows third
OF thc fortune.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
APPEALS ELECTION DECISION.

Francis r. CouEhlin. who uas defeated
az the last primaries for the Tammany
leadership Of tue 18th Assembly District
by John =. curry, Deputy County Clerk
is Htil cOntesting the validity of the elsc-
tion. Coughlin brought su action in the
supreme Court for q review OF the vote
alleging Irregularities az the polls Justice
mccall denied his motion. advising Cough
nn thst his remedy las in quo warrsnto
proceedings Coughlin filed yesterday
notice % appeal ~ the Appellate Division
from the decision o. JIstics Mccall
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
MACHINES ACCUSED.
CleUeland Charges of Illegal
Combination Denied Here.
[By IaIegraph te Ths Trisuns.


Cleveland. Dec. 23-Ca information fur
Hished by Y. n Brett. Cleveland public
hbrsrian, United states Dtssriet Attorney
T. = Dav has called the attention OF the
Department Of Justice IN Washington -
charge thai periodical clearing house en-
braeing tWenty-sfx publishers violates ths
Sherman antitrust law
Tbs clearing house includes among its
members ths publishers q "Evsrysedy g.
The American" The Cosmopolitan"
-Harpton's." 'McClUrss "Hsrpers
Monthly" '.Hsrper's Weekly" "Harpsrs
Bezar" "serfbn.F's Current Iitsratu-e q"
Country Life Good Heusek--ptng"
'Ieslies weekly sarhe Rsvie- OF Re-
views" Judge" Judges 0uarrsrly."
"Short Stories Suburban Life" The
Tcmans Home Companion" Worlds
Work Tine Delineator." The New idea.
The Designer" and Motor and Garden
A Discount or 81 500 y subscriptions vas
refused Mr.. Brets ~ the Franklin Square
Subscription AEencT which Informed him
ths clearing house controlled prices and
that . discount could nst BE Obtained from
any agsncy-
Frederick z Leigh. treasurer - Harper
s. Bros. % whose organization The Frank
lin squars Subscription Agency Is a part.
said last nigh. that Ne could nor IN
dsrstand upon what grounds che Cleveland
librarian based his assertion that ths-e was
a combination CT magazine publishers.
which txed prices - Violation OF the law.
He saia thst there was a clearing house
witch nxsd prices % be paid on dfrecr and
cleared business-direcr business Being that
obtained b. agents Of the individual pub
Usher. ard cleared business that Offered hy
various agencies. of which the Franklin
Square house IS enc OF a half dozen or
more which % a large part OF the periodical
subscription business OF the countr-.
As far as the clearing house IS concerned
In raising or lowering prices NJ Leigh
said those pricss had already been lowered
In clubbing arrangements 20 a point where
Turther decrease would result in a viola
tIen OF the Postofice Department rules
which provide that for everv COPY % A
magazine sent through the mails as second
class matter Jhs publisher must snow o.
his books that ne has received oue-half the
subscription price exclusive of any com
mission - agents OF reductions through
clubbing arrangements WIN other pub
lisherE.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
4NGRT IT SCHLET.
Geographic Society ReScHts
AuggcsfioE "a 10 Pr0rB's Data.

Washington. Tee .e-Resr Admiral
~rrie- demand rrsf Commando Pear.
submit his poisr dats 20 rhe Consivtorv %
thr En;- erslt-. 81 CopenhsEen for veritcs-
uon. following lhat BOO, r repudisti1u -
i'r Dook. EsE raised = storm among rhs
members of the National Geographic So
clet- which indorsrd Pear,
The leading members say that fbe =rl-
ertists ~ fhe Tinted states would - hu-
initiated themselves ~ rhev scsncV tedred
thaf their findings useaed Nerincatlou.
There seems 10 be uo disposition .. with
'.ail TIE records filed b- Fear from the
'op~rhaEeu board. bur there is well
defined opposition 90 turning them over
ri" she Derisl ro,fntisfs for Official setion.
TIE srEumrnt advanced ny Admiral
S..'a- that such examination would re-
move sr question ~ douh' from THO claim
~ Pear d. considered rather rratuitoils-
The records ~ Pear hzve beer found TN
frnpeaenahle ~ American scientists. and.
therefore, fnsmbers ~ mo so~ie'v say. the
question iE NOT whether Pcary is right hI'
vHefheT enc T~iertist- ars wrong
'-eS0-hinF can 10 gained rr submitting
e. foTnmander PearF-s oata 10 ths Tniver-
Effv o. -epenhaEsn.' said Professor Gan
re-t. no was chairman 81 fhe committee
Which passed Or Poar,f proofs. -and 7
dour so any rrason vhv 10 should. The
c, nrnitiee which PASSED on his psPers r.
ful'r gualihed 90 arrive az an unbiased
crrciusiun. Notwithstanding THAI almost
ever ueniher o. acquainted with Com
r-anoer Pear need not say that the
.rverfiEafions v'ere carried on along seien-
uhc lines, without regard % fho personality
0T tho stHndiHe of either claimant"
Rear Adniral Colby ~ chester. who o.
tackled 'ook r. data soms time ego. de-
n,un~sd ths proposition - Admiral schley
ar absurd. Hs declared DO did not be-
ieVe that the University of Copenhagen
would consider maluus a r-auest for the
prcoff and that the whole matter was a
r.are's nest He slso drew attention 20 the
faci that fhe Royal Geographical sorie'y
% England and fhe Geegrspfical societv
~ Berlin lad ALREADY acknoN iedsed Pearv
a. thr discouerer % the pole sno thsf ~.
isffsT socisrv had planned a. honor peary
iu Berlin neal Eesr lie siso citso fhe vsr
dirt of the Duke 81 fhs Abruzzi hirnself
en- explorer o. no small fame that P-srv
hsc placed foof on ne sp~- % the world
- uddiuonsi proof WY the Gensnd %
Adrniral s-Ni.v fniFhf well - ignored
"
CHICAGO roNon ron pEsey.
ChicEEe- -Drr = Announcement vas
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
STATE RABIES TREATMENT.
Hygisnic Laboratory Prepared TO Take
Up the Work.

AIbauv. Dee cS.-Contending thar fnfsc-
tion from rabies is due in many instances
10 laxity OF public health control. Eugene
" Porter state Commissioner ~ Health.
believes 10 Is the duty Of the state 20 fur
Eish treatment % those aH7icted WIKI the
disease. tie announced to-day that prep
srattons have been completed AZ the state
TIvgfenic Iabcratorv 70 take up this work
''No provision" SAYS Commissioner Por-
ter "has ever been made by the state Tor
the treatment Of The disease. but the coun-
" law provides that supeTintendents o.
the poor may send cases 20 the Pa5teur
Institute. In New To~k and pay the ex-
peuses incurred
"a large number Or cases from upstate
have been sent 20 New YORK for treat
ment AZ considerable expense 20 the
counties. This money could he saved and
treatment provided by the state be ad-
ninistered AZ home az a cCnnparatfvefv
small expense With me exception OF rare
cases OF Infection, theTe IS time 10 fur
uish treatment 20 every citizen IN the state
from a central point. such the Scate
n sienlc Laboratory would be
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
Mr.. HorcHKIss TAKES CHARGE.
Assistant Examiner 20 Wind Up AEatrs
Of BROOKLYN Fraternal Union.

Albany. Dec ss-'"Ths old stsry 81 tna1s-
quat4 rates was assigned ~ me STATE N
surance Department as the Gauss - ths
allure OF the National Providsnt Unicn. a
fratsrnal order OF Bronklyn. which vas
taken over BY the department to-day on an
order from the Supreme Cour, dirsctins
that the a1airs of the orsanization -
hduidarsd
George Z Talrnsgs. an assistant exaTu-
insr in the New York once of IRE dsparr-
ment. has been appointed ~ supe-tn-
tendent Hotchkiss a special deputy %
wind Up ths seciety's affairs. and a snail
percentages probably vii ss paid % bsn--
ficiaries.
The Departments says there are nuua---
OF societies IN this state has-d on inad-
quats rates. which do not lay astds re-
serve from the premiums collected and
which are doomed 20 failure. Where ire
cases are faEranr ths department Intends
20 take IRE same steps as Il has tsssa
against the National Proviasnr Union
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
MRS. M. E. Dows LEFT s74o.ooO

The appraisal of the estate OF AIrs Mar
garet p DoVF, who died on February g.
was filed IN the surrogates' orsee yester-
Gay. and shows that she left net personal
properly amounting 20 EW.0o5.
Mrs. pows left o. tins Metropolitan
Museum OF Art pictures valued az g. sn0.
- GEORGES Protestant Episcopal Church
81. .0o0. the Charity Organization Society of
the city q New York. the Chiidren's Aid
soeisty. for classes for crippled children.
and the Society for the Prevention os
Cruelty 20 children. 10000 each. the New
York Homeopathic Medical College and
Hospital. for its training school for nurses.
the Presbyterian Hospital. Tor its training
school for nurses. and the Daisy Fields
Home and Hospital Tor Crippled Children.
g go each
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
EMPLOYEES HONOR METZ.

The employees ~ the Department 0f
Finance gave a testimonial dinner 20 con-
troller Metz last night az the Hots Aster.
Five hundred men and women toinsd N
the expression of appreciation % M
Nletzs rule during the last four y-ars'
Deputy Controller John Fl McCooey pr--
sided. John 3 Crosby, Prank " smith
J. Y. Maloney and n Tayior Phillips Tsrs
tho speaker
The controller asid that he rad coc>
his best to make his department. er1clen.
and free from Graft. and believed ne 80
been tsfriT successful II - IleNe, sel9
ne. "aud 4 think the principle nFoifro
should be adopted by the CITY. that Y =
iust a. dishonest for the city % pay ~"
% a man for services worth NoHN - ~
pay so 60 for services worth 500
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
ITALIAN ROYAL NURSE HERE.
Woman Who Accompanied Queen 10
Messina win Visit Relatives.

Miss Constance Gonnert. a nurse 81 the
queen ~ Italy. arrived here from Naples
last night 0u the N0rth German IIpvd
liner Princes Irene Miss Gonnert vim
va With fhs Queen throush h0ut the latter's
so31aIrI IN AIessina after ths recent sartb-
quake comes here a. visit relatives IA san
Fg9 ns-isr0.
Announcement ~ hcr ITeEeUee oar the
ireue WHs rabled frorn Napl-s to fhe
Italian EfahssEF On Washington. and the
Italian amba ssHd0r sent a represenfatfwe
a. meet her. The nurse 81 the ro.si fan
q. win remsin ~ this eitY foF several dave
before GONG N est
7 ne Princes irene, V-hiqh nassed Gfbr- l.
Tar on n-cFmher l- was due here an
TUESDAY. bus she vas ll@ld bark hv ~
rrFfionsily leaVV weather frore ro-f y -
: erferiy ellea and high i--ad seas huffetef
h~F nh1ut throughout Almost the entire
rssear@.- rat ne came tnro1sh WITHOUT
mishap.
New-York tribune., 1909-12-24
WOMAN SLAYER PLEADS GUILTY.

Mrs. Louis Lahette vim shot and killed
an Italian whom she believed had muir
dered her husband. pleaded guilty % man
slaughter IN ths hrst degree YESTERDAY. ana
was sentenced by Justice Pounds IN the
criminal branch Of the supreme Court -
the BsifoT1 Rsformstory for Women
The womsu's four children have died m,
short time. hsr father and mother were
killed in AIessina. ard other troubles have
o. srtaken her Assistant District Attorney
Ennyth made recommendation that the
pisa Of rnanslalxht-r b- scc-pfed