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New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
TO HELP THE BLIND.

To the Editor Of The Tribune
Sir: Please accept the hearty thanks Of this asso
citation for the space and generous support which
your paper has given to. our work. especially re-
Gently concerning our benefit performance at the
Hippodrome.
So many conflicting statements have been made
nv the press about our receipts there that ! hope
Won will print this statement Of financial condi-
ton We realized at the Hppodrome last night
sufficient sum for the immediate running expenses
of our organization Beyond this have no
money with the exception Of that which Is prom
ised conditional raising the remaining $1,000
Of the required 10000 for a working capital Two
thousand dollars toward the $1,000 promised
Yesterday at our benefit; therefore immediate
task is now to find the remaining $1,000. Checks
for This purpose made payable to the New York
Associat tion for the Blind, Herbert H. Barnes
.roas,rer and sent TO our Lighthouse No. 11s
I-as. so,b street vii. be most gratefully acknoWl
edged
.oar,l,, seen Miss Helen Keer's letter asking for
"a - bebaif of our organization. that, in her
,,.ords 1T is the only organized power in your
.,a,e that is trying help the sightless TO help
.t,seIves and to prevent blindness. It pursues
...,caI economical methods TO alleviate existing
- conditions and also strikes at the root OF the
"a There are about six thousand blind men
"a .,,,An In New York who need the association;
ord the association needs you-lt heeds yours sym
-a.l,. ,-our friendship and your hnanclai aid
60 writing this letter / have heard that a
0 ,,t-y herself Trimbe is soliciting money
;. baba1f of the New York Association tor the
IN g. ,s absolutely unknown 10 us, and We
bi,n"- -, Grateful If you can help US by giving
n,,bIicitv TO this fact. -
49,. Work May u, 1909.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
oReANlsr REPORT CAUSES SURPRISE.

On being informed yesterday that Miles Farrow.
of Baltimore had announced in that city that he
had accepted offer TO he the organist of the
Cathedral of ST John the Devine. Archdeacon Mel
son said that he knew nothing about it, He
referred inquirers to the Rev Ernest VOOrhis, who
is in charge of the Cathedral Mr.. Voorhis was
said to be out of the city. Walter II. Hall is the
present organist and. according TO many who have
attended services at the Crypt has given sausfac-
ton Several persons professed 10 be astonished
to hear that Mr. Hall was to be succeeded by Mr..
Farrow According the reports from Baltimore
Mr. Farrow is to take charge in September lie IS
at present the organist Of old St PauIs IN that
city, and has held the post for fifteen years
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
OBITUARY..
WILLIAM J. MARSHALL.

William J Marshall former Corporation Counsel
Of Mount Vernon and a well known Westchester
County lawyer dropped dead yesterday in his home
in Mount Vernon.
Coroner Boedricker. who was called to make an
investigation found bottle In the bathroom which
had been filled by a prescription that contained
chloral II is believed that Mr.. Marshall had been
taking this opIate to make him sleep and that
while in a sort Of dazed condition he took over
dose which affected his heart.
1t was / 80 O'Clock yesterday morning when Mrs
Marshall heard her husband scream. She ran to the
bathroom. and found him lying the floor, gasp
ing for breath. She raised him and he expired in
her
Mr. Marshall was born IN the town Of East Ches-
ter on August 10, 1855. He admitted 10 the bar
at Poughkeepsie by Justice Barnard in 1873.
He is survived by widow and SON.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14

AsTE% & her hone NM May T52 E41oea a u Ais4 n assd " @ s
EqaeTs. 3snc. 3sTsS R5Tsq EDGE Carriages n,sso
Erie train leaving Chambers ST 1870 Please omis
sarah Achsah Bartlett in the soth year of her age
Syracuse. on THURSDAY May Is at p m Burial at
Conway. Mass
BERRY-suddenly at til. residence his d.ushtsr Mrs
Lloyd " Berry sr aEsd @ % years 7 services and n
Saturday. 1880 a m
BoURNE-In New Bedford her residence Orchard st.
in her e5ih year burial private
CANFIzLD-At her home. No. 80 West esth st. Nor
gana Van Horn HayeocS vi WIDOW % OF & As99 Is1t I N
SATURDAY. at 10 a m. St Stephens Church No II
i5o q, Amos o BrscssnriiEs corTine Funeral
rs .S @ 6 % tgr4sv T MAJ Is az o,eiocE At the First
PresbyIerian p Church New Rochelle. y Y. Carriages
Station at l O'Clock
De LT45 his rssdsnea No , 3 Eqst IS ssh 4, s. , N
q his age EuneTa private 1t is requested that no
DExEcEE-on Tuesday NAY II 1899 s casna5tR: 1iaR:
D5 Eu1sTa m sro 5hg 5eIdsnTs 5, Ta e. hss Lao 30 m
Interment Greenwood CemstsTy
DICKERSON-
AeTsaa IEi Rsvoati0n S % a7e nytss . attend the
our late c2mpari2t Ebert NJ RekeIson, az ,q S@'sy
'''-@S c. 4 PUGsLET. President
LOUIS AMIN ASrEs Secretary
DoYLE-on Wednesday May z. 1909. Allcia L4wisr: Ter:
beloved John F. Doyle. in the 6sth year OF re-
age. Funeral from her late residence. No - Wesl
sTth st on Saturday. May Is ar 10 N; thence 70
Church OF the Holy Name. Goth ST and Anlste. -
ave where solemn r1gllena T mass 3 W" W, 'f sosrs
FI.YNN-Ou May Il. 1899 Patrick J.. beloved husband
OF Bridget A Fiynn- Funeral from MS late Issl-
dence. No. 2246 S5th st Brooklyn on @ Erday. NAY
Bensonhurst. Interment calvary.
GLYSN-On Monday. May 70. 1909. At her rssidsnce,
No 2IT Adams st. Brooklyn. Josephine Cslynn.
Funeral Friday morning az 10 O'Clock Rest n
peace
HAYEs-On NAV II. Patrick Hayes. retired member
OF police Friends invited 70 attend his
funeral No 2T5O Atlantic ave. Brooklyn on
Church Interment at Holy cross Cen1etery
HELFENsTEIN-At the Hotel s. Denis. on Tusstay.
MAY II. 1909 Robert C. Hsifsnsten- of Elizaoelh,
y J. Funeral service at Grace Church. Broadway
and IOth ST. on saturday morning. May IS at 10
o'clock.
HORsMAN-FTorence Lewis wife ot Etwa-d E2rsnan;
Wednesday. Nav T. in her SIXTEEN year Elne51
Berkeley Place. Brooklyn
IEwIS-On Thursday morning May 13. 1909 Helen NJ
wife Of the late Georse II Lewis Fu9sraI IsTLes s a.
on Saturday MAY t. at 2:30 ,
sCHNEIDER-Mav Il Elise Schneider. aged 20. Ser
vices The Funeral church No 24l West I'd st.
Campbell Building. Friday. clock
rHARP-on MAY Il. Newton T Tharp. aged ss years.
Campbell Building
TTRNBUI.Il-At Bay shore. Long Island. Thursday
morning. May IS. George R Turnbuu in mis- 6tth year.
Bay shore. Train leaves East S4th 81. 1-2O
r.rNC-suIdeuIy on THURSDAY May T. william
Vaudeville yelling. Funeral private
wESTTNCiHOUSE-On THURSDAY. MAY Is. 1909. No
13a Riverside Drive Marjorie Caldwell WesttnShouse.
aged "a daughter OF Mr. and Mrs H Herman west
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
rR1ENpLEss BOYS CARED FOR.
New York Home Provided for 394 In the
Last Year

-rb NAN York Home for Homeless Boys NO ozl
Fast 12oh street celebrated its anniversary at the
Nortb New York Presbyterian Church last night
professor ]. Fl. Van Amringe dean Oh coiurnoa
University. presided Addresses ,aa,tm,a ~ Sroh
zao n-oIsop the Rev ". 7. Duncan, of New
Rochelle: the Rev. A. 1. Faust, of Port Chester
- t,,a pa,. frederick Lynch and the Rev Mr..
paws Each of the speakers paid warm TRIBUTE
to those I'm charge of the Work. & 1u ~ - - - -
- ooo,ec,sd with the Florence crittenton Home
smoke of the nature Of the WORK -,.s
The report of the home for three years showed
that se4 BOYS had been cared for OF "horn 1S "eie
....r,o.,,s Fo- the last year the treasurer re
49, ,,o cai,ts as $s 2se 73 and the expendi-
pVrss iores xgsis leaving balance of IS o. Six
r,ar,or,aI beds were provided for the home IN the
last twelve months
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
ADMIRAL gRowNsoN BUYS RARE BOOK

Rear Admiral willard II. Brownson, L, s n,
was one of the buyers yesterday. at the sale Of
the library of Mrs. Constance c. Poor, of Tuxedo
Park n Y His purchases included a large paper
cony-one of the only hundred printed-of Forrest,
the Actor" bv Lawrence Barrett. The volume is
illustrated with seventy portraits and views. inciud-
ing rare photographs OF Forests various charac-
ters of King Lear William Tell and others Ad-
miral Brownson paid $50 for the book George D.
smith bought for s75 an autograph Indian deed
signed with token marks by the principal chiefs OF
the Pot.awatomies. conveying certain lands on the
Raisin River to Pierre Lessier-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
EASIEST WAY" RUN TO END.
Mr.. Belasco Gives Miss Starr Vacation, and
She Will Go Abroad
MoSt < Chandon
White seal. Very Dry.
A IA carte

David BeIasco believes that Frances starr now
playing in The Easiest Way at his Stuyvesant
Theatre. needs long rest. and he announced last
night that the OF Mr.. Walters drama would
end in three weeks Miss Starr. he said. would go
TO Europe. sailing June IS on the Mauretania. II
will he her first trip abroad She will remain three
months, visiting London. Paris Vienna, Berlin and
Venice. Miss Starr very happy last night
when Mr.. BelascO told her of his determination.
Mr.. Belasco said the run OF the play would be
resumed early in September According the
present plans il will remain at the Stuyvesant
during the first part Of next season; then Miss
Starr will begin tour OF the country.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
..,v APT OBJECTS AT AUCTION.

Daiptv Limoges sets. pieces Of antique shVei' oiu
,..r,an relics. damasi draperes and other arucies
80 - ART loving woman. were picked up at what
we're considered very low prices a. ,n
~, hysnue Art Galleries. The bidders ana
i'l no participated in the sale included Mrs.
p"astroan Johnson Mrs. Morton W. smith Colonel
~ shsnbard. the Rev Duane Pell' Hugh A
,,,,rrob I n Baker. ]. Kinsella, v B. Van Dorm
&. Stsunton, = 4 bei >, .,e TrcIudaa ,, ~
.dl u ghIch begin at Ii and $50 O'Clock. will
'.oa ulS Ersncn and English prints and laces. an
- lines capo di Monte, sevres and Royal
nresser. ware. porceains and marbles and old
EnglislSand French iuFHi'u'
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
WHAT IS GOING ON TO-DAY.

Ere. admission to the American Museum of Natural
History and the Geological Garden
Fortieth anniv and luncheon OF the Brooklyn
Woman Suffrage ASSOCIATION Hotel Mohawk.
Washfngton and Greene avenues Brooklyn. IL 80
m
Meeting Of the Century Theatre Club Hotel Astor,
230 D.
Annual dinner Of tho Canadian Club. Hotel Astor,
$40 p m.
Circus a 18th Regiment Armory 62d street ana
Columbus avenue. evening
Dinner for the Giants Cubs and Buffalo BILL Keen's
Chop House. evening.
Rentpayers night at conference city planning
and municipal art. 22d Regiment Armory, : p m.
Meeting o York Genealogical and Biographi-
cal Society. No. 226 West 5sth street $50 p m
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
SIOUX AND FILIPINos AT PEACE.

group Of Bontoc head hunters from the
Filipino inclosure al Dreamland visited Manhattan
yesterday and stopped at the Madison Square Car
den TO smoke the pipe Of peace with of the
Sioux cheftains The visitors were met at the
main entrance by Buffalo Bill and Pawnee Bill.
who escorted them the Indian section OF the din
ing room.
Coningo chief Of the Bontocs grasped the hand
OF Iron Shell and the Indian profered the pipe.
Comingo was prepared for peace and brought with
him I'VE pounds Of tobacco. After eating and
smoking a while the Bontocs were taken through
shopDing
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
mR AND MRS. WESTINGHOUSE RETURN.

Boston, May 13-Among the arrivals on 'he
stea,,ar Saxonia from Liverpool. which dOcked to-
night were George Westinghouse. jr-. OF Pittsburg
and his bride who Miss Evelyn Violet Brockle-
hank daughter of Sir Thomas and Lady BrockIe-
bank of Irton Hall. Cumberland Enslaiu- Silce
,heir ,raddine on March 4 the couple have been
making a tour OF Europe. George Westinghouse
was at the pier to greet his son and daughter-ln-
law and the party started Immediately for Penn
v-IxTan
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
MAJOR A. E. II. JOHNSON.

Washington. May 13..Major Albert f. II. John
SON one Of the oldest practising patent attorneys
I'm the United States died here last night in his
eghty-thrd year. following stroke Of apopleXy in
his Office in Civil War he acted for some time
as private secretary To Edwin Nj. Stanton, Secre-
tary of War. serving without pay AS reward for
his services he was commissioned major and an
assistant adtutant general Of volunteers. At one
time he was prominent in Masonic circles. The
funeral Will be held in this city tomorrow
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS

AsTOR-F a. Tower. Pittsburg; John A. Ser
vice. London. Benjamin Dupar. Havana. BEL
MONT-Major q. l. Gordon, Calcutta. BRESLIN
-John F Wilkie chief OF the United States Secret
Service RICKI INGHAM-J Fenimore Cooper.
Albany HOFFMAN-Gonzao de Quesada, Wash
inp;on IMPERIAI-Judge David Muhlfelder Al
banV MARTINIQC E-Dr C. F. Allison. Philadel-
pha. NETHERI.AND-E Rich. sydney. New
burg; " Scott and +. l. Potter: Shanghai; A
Cireenhut, Vienna WALDORF-ASToRIA-C; W.
GOODYEAR Buffalo: G. q. Dawes, Evanston, Ill
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
VALE MAN DIES IN cEYLoN.

New Haven. May 13.-News has been received
here Of the death in Ceylon May Of William
Lurtz Johnson Yale, '06 manager of the Yale crew
that wear He was a wedding tour of the world
and ives taken suddenly i'll in India.
Mr. Johnson originally from Washington,
but at the time of his graduation from Yale his
home was In Baltimore. He a member OF
the Scroll and Keys and Alpha Delta Phi societies
Mr. Johnson's wife Miss Ena Hamm
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
NO TAX CASES BEFORE Mr.. JolIHE

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: I observe in your issue Of May - the fol
lowing statement in respect TO causes involving
special franchise tax assessments:
A. II Joline. one OF the receivers for the
Metropolitan Street Railway has four cases against
the Consolidated Tel and Electrical Subway Com
pany."
This statement is incorrect. There are such
cases before me referee.
ADRIAN H JOLINE.
New York May g. 1902
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
Special Notices.
To the Employer.

Do you want desirable help QUICKLY?
SAVE TIME AND EXPENSE by consuItins
the hIe of applications Of selected aspirants for
positions of various kinds which has just been
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MANHATTAN CLUB ELECTS OFFICERS.

The hoard of manager of the Manhattan Club,
Madison avenue and 2sth street, last night elected
the following officers President Morgan j. O'Brien
vice-presdent Alton B. Parker; secretary, William
8 Rode: treasurer Sylvester J. O'Sullivan: house
committee Justice Victor J. Dowling. chairman;
Ashbel p Fitch Philip ]. Britt and Judge Lewis
J. Conlon-
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
THEATRE COMPANY INCORPORATED.

Albany. May 1S.-The Chicago Gayety Theatre
Company with the principal office in New York and
a capital of $780, OOO. incorporated to-day The
directors are Samuel a. Scribner ]. Herbert Mack.
l. Lawrence Weber. Jules Hurtg, New York, and
Reid X. Hynicka. Cincinnati.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14

their pleasurable excitement and JOY in life. 1t
matters not that princess rather than prince
has come to the homelike little palace, for she
can bear the Orange name that is dear to every
Hollander. and be pledge that the kingdom
will remain the mistress of its own fortunes.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
FAvoRs BUREAU OF FINE ARTS
Resolution Adopted by American FsdsratiOa
of Art

washington. May 12-ResoIutions approving ths
PARK commission plan for the development OF
washington the establishment OF a bureau OF fine
arts. as outlined in the NewIands bill. and the
project Of the George Washington Memorial Asso-
eiation to erect in this city building in which
ventions can be held were adopted by the Amsri-
can Federation Of Arts to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
DR.. WILEY GOING ABROAD.

washington. May 13.-Dr. Harvey w. Wiley, the
governments pure food expert left here to-day Tor
New York He will sail Saturday for London
ito attend the seventh International Congress on
Applied Chemistry.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
CEMETERIES.
THE WOODLAWN CEMETERY

Il readily accessible Harlem train from Grand Gene
station Webster and Jerome avenue Srolleys an6
by carriage. Lots $3.50 Telephone 4s55 Gra1ercy
Book of representative
once 20 East ed St. New York City.
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charge.
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highest temperature YESTERDAY - degrees lat p M
Lowest at average. ca. average Tor CORE
spondng year. "a average for corresponding
date Of last thirty-three years Ss
Increasing cloudlhess To-Day suo"1s
SATURDAY,. light. variable winds
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and FOrecast-Washingto May IL
Fair weather continues the Southern and Eastern
states increasing cloudness north of Virginia
In region and upper Mississippi valleys tho
weather unsettled with local rains and thunder
storms under influence of OF low barometric
pressure that dominate the weather conditions in these
regions though generally slight rise In tenn
pcrature has place the Eastern states and Ohio
valley High temperature prevails in the Southwest. and
moderate temperatures general in the West and
Northwest The indications that the areas OF low
barometric pressure the West and Northwest WIZ move
by unsettled weather ana oC5i rams
sDd In the upper Mississippi and lower
Missouri and valleys. the lake region and the north
Atlantic states during Friday. In the Ohio valley me
states by Friday night Saturday The tenn
eretur4 will materially In the Eastern and
rTaaS the upper the Mississippi Valley and
he mains stat during Friday night and Saturia:
The winds along the New England Coast Will he light
the middle Atlantic coast iGht south
I'D s",Ithest on Atlantic Coast. light, vari
shIe ON the Coast light To moderate south; on the
TaLas Ugh moderate variable. with squ3iS
for European ports viii have
,it 70 moderate southwest and west winds with partly
cndv weather followed by showers TO the Grand Banks
For.cast for Special LOcaIties.-For New England.
unsettled weather to-day and Saturday light and var
winds
t.or Eastern New increasing cioudiness with
ars IN northern central portions to-day; Saturday,
showers light variable winds . ~ -..,-,
5 continued warm to-day: Saturday. showers light and
For western PENNSYLVANIA and Western New YORK. un
ste4 weather with showers to day and prooaby Satur
a.. light TO moderate variable winds
Local oficiaI Record.-The following official record
, the weather bureau shows the changes in the tenn
perature for twenty four hours in comparison
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by the Rev. William Paterson Bruce. Mary Evalsns
King the Rev Jacob Weber
Notices of marriages and deaths must be indorsed
with full name and address
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Asten. Mary z
Bartlett. sarah A.
Berry. Lloyd W, ST.
Bourne. Emily :
Canfeld. Morgiana Y Fl. II
Corwins. Caroline A
De Milt. Henry r
DenaCke. Catharine.
Dickerson. Ebert ".
Doyle. Alicia L
Flynn, Patrick J.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14

Local Official Record.-The foil'

tom, the weather shows the changes in the tenn
ersure for the twenty four hours in comparison
i,b the corresponding OF last year;
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Glynn. Josephine
Hayes. Patrick
Helfenstein. Robert c.
HOrsman. Florence L.
Lewis. Helen VI
Schneider. Elise
Tharp. Newton T
TurrbulI. George R
WellinE. William n
Westinghouse. Marjorie c
New-York tribune., 1909-05-14

AsTEN-At her home Mary Elizabeth Astsu. aged 9f.
Funeral services Friday May u az m. az her
late residence River Edge. y. J. Carriages meeo
Erie train leaving Chambers ST 1880 Please omit
flowers
BARTLETT-At Syracuse, y I. on Tuesday, Nav IL
Sarah Achsah Bartlett in the S0th year OF her
FIner4I services at her 3O5 Green
Syracuse on Thursday. NAY 13, at 3 p Burial at
Conway, Mass
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-09-10

He started, however, year later, but was forced to halt. Again last month he started, but the accident to his bal loon forced him again to relinquish the project He announced then that he would try again.
 In 1897 Andree and two companions left Danes island from a point only a few hundred yards from Walter We'll mans camp in an attempt to reach the pole by balloon. It was not dirigible balloon and the hope of the explorers was that the winds would blow it up to the pole. The last seen of the bal loon it was drifting out over the Parents sea, and since then nothing has been heard of it nor has a trace been found.
 The adventures of Frithjof Nansen, the Norwegian explorer, who in 1896 got as far north as latitude S6 degrees IA minutes, are recent enough to be comparatively fresh in the public mem- ory. He sailed from Christiania in the Fran, with the intention of fore ing his way into the arctic ice near the
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-09-10
DISCOVERY OF POLE
 ENDS QUEST OF AGES
Record of Arctic Explorations Runs Back for Centuries and Is Recital Of Dire AdUenture and
 Tragedies

made his effort to reach the pole with sledge and boat, using ship from Spitzbergen, scene of his later at tempts by balloon flight. His vessel, the Ragnvald Jarl, was crushed by foes, May 2S, 1894, at Walden Island. He continued north by sledge after the wreck occurred. He was obliged to abandon the attempt six miles from Platen island, near the eighty-frst par allel. His second expedition was in 1889, when he penetrated Franz Jo- sci Land. He had raised the funds for the expedition without assistance. His ship was the Frithjof, Norwegian vessel
 In 1899 the ship of the duke of Abruzzi touched at Franz Josef Land and Wellman, as the first settler, well ccmed the duke. Then, in 1906, We'll man was prepared to start in his first attempt to reach the pole in a dirigible balloon Atmospheric conditions were such as to make start impracticable.
The Green Forest tribune., 1909-09-10

An American, Dr. Frederick A. Cook, has captured the honor for which daring spirits for centuries have sac rifced life and limb. That magic point known as the north pole has finally been located by man, and the quest of ages is at an end.
 The story of explorations is a re- cital of dire adventure and tragedies which runs back 1000 years to the time when the Irish monk, Dicuil, with a number of his clerical brothers, sailed as far north as Iceland and found, as the writings of Dicuil state, that there was no darkness in Iceland during the summer solstice.
 But long before the ninth century the anctents, according to Phtheas, had a legendry knowledge of a far north ern island known as Thule. And in the first book of his translation of Or osius, King Alfred told of the first voy- ages for discovery made by Other and WuIfstan. While the localities men,