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New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SHOOTS HIMSELF LYING IN BED.
Retired Advertising Man Had Asked His VIE
to Step Out of the Room.

After getting his wife and brother-ir-law to leave
his room on the pretext that he wanted quiet. so
that he could take a little snooze, MitcheH Har
rison thirty-nne years old. retired newspaper
advertising agent. committed suicide al his nome
No 2l5 West 10lst street, yesterday afternoon oy
sending bullet into his brain. Harrison. VINO had
been confined 10 his bed for six weeks from ner-
yous prostration feared that his mind would he
affected This Is the only reason that his wife can
assign for his act Besides his wife. the suicide
leaves a son. Alfred. six years old.
Harrison gave up all his business enterprises
four months ago when his health was threatened.
and devoted his time TO golf and other sports His
condition improved tor while. and then he sud
denly collapsed and took 10 his bed
Yesterday afternoon Harrison's brother-in-Iaw.
Louis NJ Litter, Of No. Dps West 140th street Wis
tied him and they chatted for an hour or more
and looked over tie papers. discussing the news
Later Ha.risOn's VIE joined them and the three
read and talked together. Harrison seemed 10 be
very, cheerful and ccuversed nationally. with moth
inc To- Indicate that he contemplated suicide: yet,
as an investigation Inter showed. he was lying at
tho time on a addressed to his wife and ask
I'M, her fOrgiy eness for his act
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
ESCAPED ARMY, GETS A CELL.
German Who Boasts Of $4,000 Income Accused
of Grand Larceny.

When arraigned on a charge of grand larceny IN
Yorkviue court yesterday. prisoner VINO gave ms
name as Paul Henry which the police say Is htu-
tious was held In $500 bail for trial by MaglS-
trate Moss. The prisoner said his parents IN Ger
many. which he left to avoid army service, allowed
hm $1,000 year.
According to the police Henry has been IN TINS
country about two and one-half years. In Germany
his uarents knew Mrs. Pauline Webber. whose nus
band was captain OF Hamburg American 'li'FI.
2 nd who came this country and lived AT No 4So
East S5th street. following the sinking OF her nus
hands ship while its way Sydney, seven years
ago Henry frequently called on Mrs Neboer' ana
on March II last at her home. While she was
cleaning siIverware. it is alleged. Henry stole a
diamond brooch worth S15o gold watch valued al
so and 800 in cash.
Henry waived examination. II was caught oE one
Of nv VIC uld friends he said. ''Th2y heed me
spend my money, an1 when I'm in trouble they
turn against me Yes, | have an income from my
parents who would give ten times the amount am
alleged to have stolen To keep me from jail. VIII
not let them know however, Of my trouble came
here 10 be naturalized. that l would lot have 10
ioin the army 1 intend returning TO Germany 10
live on my fathers estate
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SOCIALISTS DROWN OUT MATTRESSES
Cry of Brown the Wheats!" Lost in Discus
sion of Drama at CodinRton's

The Drama and Social Progress the sub
jeot OF the discussion last night at Codnstons res
taurant in Sixth avenue, where the Socialist ORA
matte Movement held its eighth dinner and social
evening. There charge for admission TO the
meeting but a woman IN a princess gown and hat
OF enormous proportions collected 10 cents from
each one present before he could get out
Julius Hopp was chairman of the meeting, the
speeches being enlivened by cries OF "One up and
one down." Brown the wheats!' etc, from the
lips Of hite aproned Mattresses The first thing
the programme the reading OF a poem, The
March OF Triumph" which Mr.. Hopp admitted was
from his pen He did not read IT, however. Richard
Bower performing that function in the place Of
Miss FlouIna Oldcastle. who failed to be on hand
when the bell rang
Miss Mary Shaw and Wilton Lackays were 70
have been at the meeting but failed to attend Hopp
saving that Iackaye had sent word that his wife
was 'fn disposed"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
WANT STATE EMPLOYMENT AGENCY
Local Organizations Backing Bill introduced
in Senate and Assembly.

Racked bv the Association of Neighborhood
Workers which includes score of charitable and
social betterment organizations a bill has been
introduced by Senator Newcomb and Assembly
man Lindon Bates ir. providing for commission
to ascertain II II would not be possible for the state
to maintain central employment agency
William Chlvers Republican leader OF the 29th
Assembly District who is interested in the passage
OF the bill. said last night:
There are thousands of law bIding men IN TINS
citv anxious 10 work who unable TO ind any
Lird or ornIovment here on the other hand there
are farms and factories where labor is at pre-
MUM A state employment agency would relelF
the congestion in the local labor market, also the
charitab be and philanthropic societies oi th"usafds
OF cases which now drain their resources
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
RECORD IN EXCISE ARRESTS.
More Made Yesterday than on Any Other
Sunday This Year.

More arrests were made yesterday for excise
violations than any other Sunday so far this
year. On previous Sundays the excise arrests in
the entire city been around 1l0 OF the 127
rests yesterday 70 were made in Manhattan and
The Bronx Last Sunday there were ia arrests in
the entire city
No special orders were sent out yesterday. But
the activity Of the police was not unexpected, as
early last week tip sent out for saloonkeep-
to be careful. In a good many saloons cur
tain had been hung midway across the barroor1'
and liquor sold behind it the bar well as in
the back IN all places this curtain. or such
screen as was used, had to come down, and at GER
tain favored saloons where the keys were lost long
ago, chains the side doors for the first time
in months.
In the lower part Of the city, particularly along
upper Park Row where the excise law seldom Is
observed clean views Of the barrooms could be had
for the first time in many weeks. and all liquor was
sold in the upstairs rumor that the state
excise officers going to be especially active IN
this city Is said have caused these precautions
and the added activity OF the police. Officers from
the inspection Office and Central once men took
part in the work, making nine arrests
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
MUCH COAL IN STORAGE.
Operators VII Haze about Fifteen
Million Tons by End Of Month.

wilkes-Barre, March n.-Not only have the op-
orators million tons OF anthracite coal in
storage, but they have large quantities in coal
cars along the sidings OF the coal carrying roads
awaiting transportation to various points in the
event OF strike. All last week they worked full
time at every colliery where It was possible to
work and they expected to continue this until
the end OF the month when the existing agreement
expires. BY that time. It is estimated they VIII
have on hand almost fifteen million tons.
In addition TO this amount large users or COAL
Ike streetcar companies mills. light plants. steam
heating plants etc, have also been preparing for
a possible strike and nearly all OF the concerns
have a supply OF coal on hand large enough to
last for a couple OF months or longer. Never Do
fore have the operators been better equipped TOT
strike They estimate that the supply on hand Will
last four months.
While & Is Impossible TO obtain exact figures as
the operators naturally do not want 70 expose
their hand. II Is roughly estimated that they nave
soue s500oo0 tons Of coal in storage yards as to-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
HELD FOR SPEEDING; FRIEND FINED
Conflicting Testimony Let Broker of-Com-
panion s Language Expensive.

Jesse ] Iaveruore who told Magistrate Cor
riRan before whom lie was arraigned yesterday
morning in the West Side police court that he
was broker. living AZ No. 1e4 Riverside avenue.
was arrested by Patrolman Bunan. OF the West
1ooth street station. on Saturday night FOR speed
ing in his runabout. Iivermore was going north
in West End avenue when BGiman timed him
between 9Th and seth streets. His stop watch
registered twenty-five miles an hour so he ar
rested the chauffeur, who said he was also the
owner of the
William Carr. Of Washington followed Lvernore
to the police station in his automobile. and as the
privilege making statement in behalf OF Liver
more was refused him. he waited for Ofhcer Bul-
man 10 come out Buman shortly afterWard told
the Court that Carr used threatening. insulting
and indecent language to him, whereupon he ar
rested him for disorderly conduct and ushered MIN
into court also Carr had 20 pay fine OF %
IIvermore was discharged because OF conflicting
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SHE DIDN'T LIKE HIS LovEMAKING.
Girl Objected to oft-Repeated Story About
Her Eyes and Hair

Charlotte Lipman. aged seventeen years. of No
426 East s6th street, the complainant in the
night court last night against Solomon Kempter.
Of No. 22f East SD street. charged with disordery
conduct. She told Magistrate Cornell that Kempter
had been making love- TO her for the last three
years but that his attentions had become OBJ
noxious she couldn't endure il longer
"I don't want him 10 make love to me- protested
the girl He is a nuisance the way he bothers
ne telling NE about my eyes that are brown and
my hair"
The girl said that she was leaving her home
yesterday afternoon Rempter. who had been for
bidden to CALL met her. She said he began 20 tell
her the oft repeated story that he couldn't be
happy without her. He would leave her. she
said, and she called policeman kempter paid a
nne Of s.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
MISS HELEN NORRIS RECOVERING.

Miss Helen Norris. the young assistant librarian
Of the Kingsbridge branch OF the New York Public
Library who after mysterious disappearance
Thursday last attempted suicide in the Trowmart
Inn. Abingdon Square. last Saturday night By in
haling Illuminating gas. reported TO be in an
improved condition last evening In ST. Nincent's
Hospital. and the surgeons expressed the opinion
that she would recover
The motive advanced by the friends OF Miss Nor
ris for her attempt suicide is that OF grief
the death of her father, five years ago, but Edwin
w Gaillard, supervisor of the 23d street branch Of
tho library, iDtima ted that she estransed from
her stopmother, Mrs Anna Norris of No 40 West
list street, and thought that that might have in
duenced her action.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin.
MINUTES MAY MEAN MILLIONS.
Bulletin.

Ever since primitive entered the domain of achieve
chief aim has been attain the of efficiency
the minimum of cost
In no activity has this end been gnay realized In
that of transportation.
From DAYS of crude methods of when the
saving of time little the present OF
hghvdeveoped railway facilities when minutes millions
it that the terms and
money synonymous and that time well money must De
reckoned as cost
It was in recognition this fact that the Pennsylvania Railroad
ntveipht wears ago. the limited between
New York Chicago greatly schedules and it
to still further eliminate of me" that established
1905 the Pennsylvania Special the remarkable schedule OF only
night en- route leaves terminal after business hours
to-day and arrives other terminal before business hours to-
morrow it actually annates time far the business
concerned
p M and arrives at Chicago S.55 A. NJ next day.
This of the notable achievements of the Standard
Railroad of America reveal others Ask
for Offices telephone Madison 1892 daily
and Sunday until 10 p. Nj.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
JAIL NO PLACE FOR BOYS, HE SAYS.
Secretary of Prison Association Urges
Changes in Prison Laws.

THE things needful for the saving of the youth
full criminal are proper training in selfcontrol the
education in some trade and the placing OF the
vol,th in proper environments after his release"
These we're the remedies prescribed by DIT. sam
mel J. Rarrows secretary of the New York Prison
Association in talk to the Good Citizenship Class
at the Church of the Messiah. yesterday.
The one evil Of the young criminals punishment
in the opinion OF Dr.. Barrows is the county jail
I can't tell YOU what terrible conditions boys meet
with in Jail Minglng with old criminals they learn
lessons in crime The Sheriff of Queens County
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
COULDN'T STAND LOSS OF TRADE
Cigar Store Proprietor, Surrounded by Rivals
Commits Suicide.

Despondent over the loss Of business caused ny
n. sr-inEinE up Of new and better equipped cigar
stores around his store at No u Dey street Her
man Rasch. hfty-seven years old. OF No 80 East
52d street committed suicide by shooting hinsef
through the mouth in his little shop some tifne
between Saturday evening and Sunday morning
Because he had failed 10 return 10 his nome MS
son Alfred G Basch went TO his fathers place
or business yesterday morning, and FOUND MS
father on the floor behind the cigar counter
Basch had been IN business at Church and Dey
streets for twelve years. The son tolo coroner
AcrtelT that his father had often spoken OF sui
cide since his business losses began.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SEES NO RELIEF FROM THE BOSS
Socialist Replies to Professor That Congress
Will DO the Common Peopls

William 3. Guthrie. professor Of economics IN ths
College Of the City OF New York. and James p
CaTev formerly a Socialist representative in the
Massachusetts LEGISLATURE. debated the subject
..Indiv,duaIism vs. Socialism yesterday afternoon
at the Berkeley Theatre. No 10 West 44th street.
under the auspices of the West Side Socialist Club.
The theatre was crowded. about one-fourth OF the
number present being women
Professor Cutlrie said The boss. whether polti-
cal or Industrial. would be eliminated. even
unIer the most local conditions OF a socialistic
regime.
MIR Carey was cheered when he closed his speech
bv saving: When Congress meets don't know
exactly what Il will do. except reasoaa bly,
sure il will be the common people
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
W. 3. PARSONS GOING TO LONDON.

William Barclay Parsons, chief consulting en-
eineer of the marlborough. who wss elected di-
rector of the Underground Electric Railways Com
pany of London. Limited some weeks ago VIII san
to-day on the Kronprnzessin Ceclie TO make
thorough study of the London transportation prop,
lem in so far it affects the London Undergro@unu @
rompanv Mr. Parsons a few years ago spent some
time i'm London, serving for the British government
as advisory engineer TO the Royal Commission on
Mr.. parsons last night said that the foregoing
told all there was TO tell
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
ACCUSES CLERK AND PORTER.
Leather Dealer Declares He Has Lost Goods
Worth $4,000

Thomas English clerk, living At No 175 Nc
ponouzh street. Brooklyn. was held IN $500 hal
YESTERDAY IN the Tou1bs court on short af11oavlt
charging him with suspicion OF grand larceny MS
father furnished bail The complainant Is CueI les
n v-,n.r,. a. leather dealer Of No. Il Spruce
street who alleges the police say. that he mas
been svsten1a ticaIlv robbed IN the last fourteen
months Of goods worth 5000.
Tony Bones q porter in the leather house Nv
frE - &o n Baxter street, was also arrested and
held fr similar amount OF bail. He is charged
with completely.
Detectives Scott and Raphael said that the thefts
were accomplished by returning consigned goods
20 the leather house and reshipping them
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SAYS MANAGER PICKED HER POCKET.

In the Yorkville court yesterday Miss Annie HoI-
ssr OF no. 9e Pitt street, appeared as a complain
al against August Hornbrook, of 125th street and
f<rinrton avenue, who says he is manager OF
museum at No. 2S5 East Houston street on
charge OF larceny. She said that while she and
a friend were looking at pictures in the museum
On Saturday she caught his hand in her pocket
hook and that SO bill stolen Hornbrook
denied the charge. and asked for an adjournment
n get witnesses. Magistrate Moss granted the
request. and held him in 500 bail for examination
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
FAILS AND BREAKS BOTH WRISTS.

Miss Catherine Harvey, who lives with her TWO
brothers at No. III East 2sth street. tripped and
fell down the first flight Of iron steps IN the
downtown entrance 10 the subway at Soth street
and Broadway last night, and fractured ooth her
wrists. An ambulance was called from the D. 1o'u
Wright Hospital, but Miss Harvey declined 10 De
taken there so DR. Charlton set the broken bones
and applied spnts while his patient sat IN the
ambulance at the curb. Miss Harvey then took
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
TO DISCUSS VACATION SCHOOLS.

DELEGATIONS from many Eastern colleges ana
churches Of every denomination in this city wiz
attend a mass meeting in Carnegie Hall al CLOCK
this evening 10 plan for the use of the empty
burob h,tIdinz and the summer leisure OF students
IN system of vacation schools for the half million
children who will be left 10 run in the streets ot
greater New York next July and August Rooert
Watchorn. Commissioner Of Immigration, VIII pre-
side and the Rev. DIT. Charles F. Aked and the
Rev DR. s Parkes Cadman to be the principal
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
CLAN MAcooNALDs REACH sEMI-FINALs.

With fifteen hundred football enthusiasts looking
on and cheering every good play made. the Clan
NacDonaIds. OF Brooklyn. champions Of the ANA
teur League Sunday competition. qualified for the
serni-hnals OF the New York State Football Asso-
.iatjon cum tie by defeating the eleven of <hs
columbia oval Football Club AT Marquette Oval.
i'm Brooklyn. yesterday afternoon II was one .
The finest struggles seen the local soccer grt1-
IRON this season and resulted in favor OF tbs
rlsnsnnen by the narrow margin Of ! goal 70
after scorelesS first hall
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
AspHYxIATgp WHILE SHAVING.

John I.udeman fifty years old, coachman in
the employ OF I. Walter yeghte, of Newark was
found dead sitting In a chair in his apartment
over the stable in the of the Veghte home
yesterday afternoon. Gas flowing rom an
open jet. I4udeman half shaved. and II ls oe-
Ueved he was overcome while performing that
task but did not realize what affecting him
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
MAN AND WOMAN AsPHYXLATED.
Found Dead in Queens Hotel-Gas Probably
Accidentally Turned On.

A man and were found dead from gas
aspryxiation in Blooms Hotel No. 1905 Myrtle ave
nue. Ridgewood Heights, Queens, last night A
gas oock apparently been turned on accidentally
when the light extinguished-
The John Wagner, OF No. e01 WOOD
bfne street RIdgewood Heights. inspector of gas
meters The woman Mrs. Annie Miller. OF
Myrtle avenue and Harmon street Eversreens'
Queens She and her husband had not been living
+oRetber for some weeks.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
sINNs BECOMES A NEW YORKER.

Jack Binns. the Marcon wireless operator OF
the White Star liner Republic. who came INTO
prominence when that steamer sank on Nantucket
two months ago arrived here yesterday In the frst
cabin of the steamer Baltic. He had been 10 Eng
land TO give his account OF the VrecAhs OF u'7
F2en,blic to the home office OF the White Star IAns
a. LIVERPOOL and 10 the British Board Of Trade IN
London After brief rest he decided TO come to
New York to accept a place in the local once OF
the Marconi company
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
SPEAKS roR DAvITT MONUMENT.

An address was given at the meeting Of the Cen
tral Federated Union yesterday by the Rev Jonn
J McKeon in behalf Of the fund for the monument
which is being erected the grave OF MchseI
Davitt the Irish Member Of Parliament. Father
McKeon said he had come from Ireland in the IN
tcrest OF the monument fund. In the course OF his
remarks he said: 1T is well for you to be in THIS
country for compared to Ireland. America Is a
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22

is making $500 year out OF his prisoners Eun-
dreds OF boys are sent there who should properly
he sent to the Hart's Island ReformAeory-
Dr. Barroys expressed conviction that the t~S
bills now pending in the State LesSiaturs ons for
the establishments OF farm colonies and the other
for the building OF refornatories for those commit
ting mlsdemeanors. would do great deal 70 lessen
crime
New-York tribune., 1909-03-22
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECT TO REPORT.

Tn, Nani,lpsl Art commission Of Montclalr has
invited tE, town officials and other local repre-
sentatives to meet with IL this evening at the Hotel
Montclair 20 hear the report OF the landscape
architect This report VII De illustrated by stere-
o-,ticon views
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-18

shall Hot pay in less than the aforesaid
sum Of $4,000, in cash to be applied to
the payment of masters fees, compens-
alton of the receiver, stenOgrapher and
other courts cost and expenses.
4.-The successful bidder at the said
sale shall pay in cash at the time the
sale is approved by the Court, an
amount sufficient to pay in full all
receiver certificates and obligations
issued and incurred in this cause, exist
ing at the time of the said sale and
not represented by said bidder
5.-Upon the approval by the Court
of the sale made in pursuance of the
aforesaid decree, the nndersingned
master shall execute 4 deed of convey
ance in favor of the purchaser of the
above described property, whereupon
the Central Altagracia Incorporated
shall be forever shut out and debarred
from any and all rights and equity
of redemption in and to the said prop
erty.
San Juan, Porto Rico October Is,
1909.
r. FANO.
Special Master in Chancery.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-18
-(29--

desperto al sentmiento del heco y-nnstsaas.Na m
amigos y conocidOs lie rodeaban fe2ieitasdne
Despues la sacrstia, donde "a Hbrp quc xteAteuaba
tantos casamientos esperaba las fraS rd,uiao d.
partamento poda contener el snnmero 1e prrxasas
que deseaban poner nombres trsgos LIZ xnana
de Jorge Donner tropez6 al frnar pnnueelia ua De
queno BORON
-Ponte este debajo de Ia y te snasthzras---
d Mile cuando la toe6 ell turna ara ye
dazo de pape; ella obedeci6 puso r.aa pet:rs
luego.
Ell rector apart6 el papel pero rals16 eoa1as ,va
mente.
No elsa adn-dijo, frm5 SIN ai1adir paSa
bra.
Los demas tampoco quitaron ell lie pza $ Fode
la comitiva sal6 de la Igesia- Anten de suir
rruages Mr. Curzon puso sobru FL hxxs et,Ee
cien casado.
IFS justo ESQ? le pregmt6 bala
NADIA malo he hecho; uzted IL aubTcra 3ssae as
-S pudiese deshacer 10 hecho. 10 hara-y,,o .,
tor trsteza. Pero Dios Ia hx aac NN
como usted haga.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1909-10-18
-(2S)-

y asi permaneceria bajo SUI vista de usted. quizas
s-repic6 Jorge Donner-No quiero discutir usted
este punto ahora used esa alarmado algo resentdo
conmigo. listed pensara de diferente
do mi compromise Ital ahaya conclude Millie vuel
convcrtida en- la compaera de pinto enerada del
apta para comprender las aptitudes de mardo
un pincel la Ali vene ella. jQuiere usted
cstrecharme la mano prueba de que guarda
ted rencor, Mr.. Curzons
Este tendi6 mano los dos hombres dieron
cordial apreton
i Lo que usted haga ella. tengalo presen:e.-
dijo el cuando encamnaban la casa, pues ha
ban ao paseo al aire bre durante la conversation,
eos del patio donde estaban puestas las de los
ociosos comensaes que ahuyentaban los pajaros
incesante charla Cuano huberon alejado hombre
sal6 dc medic de bosquete les sigui6 la Wis
ta
i Dick Sherrit, hjo mio, estas de venaEMe escondi
para DIR todo cuanto pudese. Pero imagine DIR un
'too" semeante. Ahora sera mas facil esperar iOh
seor que haya yo pensado clio! Esto es tan Gu
rosO cOmedia Debo meditar. Debe haber prue
bas papeles quizan Els precise saber. 81 hay
ago que pueda oirse va 10 ORE. desaparecer luego
Poolly yo hemos de vivr. pero hay que arreglar
ago antes de que pueda entrar acc6n Solo unos
pocos fortuna esta hecha Ell pagar por
que lie convene ella pagara por e.. entire los dos
las marcharan dvinamente.
Mezcl6se a la muttud procurando participar de los