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New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
NEW DODGE CASE TICTIM.
Georgia attorney Mysteri0usly Shot
IN Lac Office.

McRae Ga. April 5-That Pope Hill a prom
ncnt attorney of Macon. who was found shot 10
death to-day. is the third victim of an assassin IN
the Dodge land is the belief of police officers.
A coroners jury, after a careful examination. de
clared to-day that Hill murdered by parties
unknown"
Hill was found dead in the Office of local at
torney early to-day bullet in his brain and re-
volver with one chamber dischar arged grasped in the
right hand. The condition of the Office indicated a
desperate struggle. The stove was upset. the coal
scuttle crushed and the furniture was broken
On the floor lay unfinished court motion in the
Dodge case, which Hill had drafted and brought 10
McFlae file.
Hill arrived in McI;ae Sunday and went
into a friends law office to work on the case.
Later he went TO the home of the proprietor OF a
hardware and said he wanted a revolver. as
he had received some threatening letters He was
50 insistent that the hardware opened the
store and sold Hill the revolver that was found
clasped in his hand to-day. Hill returned to the
law office to-day, and was not again seen alive by
friends
A note which Hill received Macon yesterday
was found on the body. 1t is believed that this is
a note Hill referred to when bought the revolver
on sunday. It is written in childish scrawI. and
reads
Pope Hill, the next time you interfere without
settlement you will be broke.
II is signed with a crudely drawn skull and
crossboncs. The authorities convinced that the
note refers the Dodge case. which was on the
verge of settlement when the and unknown
claimant put in an appearance. He was repre-
scented by Hill
The list of deaths and narrow escapes in the
Dodge land suit began in 1891, when Captain John
c. Forsyth. representing the Norman W Dodge es-
tate was murdered After six weeks trial nve
men were sent to prison. charged with the crime.
shortly afterward Captain +. l. Williams, one of
the claimants in the case. killed For weeks
afterward the entire neighborhood. embracing four
counties. was in fever of excitement Besides
these deaths there were several encounters in which
the partcipa nts received gnshot and knife wounds
The Dodge lands about four hundred thou
sand acres. Since 1852 there has been almost con-
tinuous litigation portions of the property
The presence of many squatters the lands Great
cd an element OF risk. and caused widespread en-
mites which have not yet died
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
ICE PRICES NAY SOAR
INDEPENDENTS WAIT FOR
AMERICAN co. TO ACT.
4 Prediction of 20 and Perhaps 80
Cents a Hundred to Small
Consumers an the Citu.

The independent ice dealers of this city are
sitting in their Offices waiting for action on the
mart Of the American Ice Company before they
raise the present price of ice. AS the American
Ice Company has 40 per cent of the ice business
~ the city the independent dealers have to sell
st its prices In the mean time the consumers
are wondering if the price will be doubled, as il
was in New Jersey yesterday
Al the Office OF the National Ice Company
one Of the largest independent producers of nat
u-sl ice in the city. il was predicted that the
7-ice would rise from 80 cents TO 40, and pos
s5hIv so cents a hundred to the small consumer
The present rate of 20 cents a hundred to large
consumers one Of the officials said. might go to
50 cents. There a possibility he said that
-he 3o-cent rate TO small consumers would re-
main the same and that the large consumers
would suffer the increase. When asked for fig
,,res regarding last winters ice crop in this
state he said:
The total crop harvested on the Hudson and
on the lakes and ponds Of the state Which<feed
the New York market was 1S61.192 tons. or As
rer cent of the total capacity Of the ice houses
which is S.s9S 297 tons. The crops fo- the last
zen years have been as follows:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
SAYS HE LOST $4,000 IN TAxIs,
Richard c. Doggett Asks Receiver for Amer
ican Taximeter Cab Company.

Richard c DogEett the racing commissioner.
said Yesterday. in applying in Supreme court
Brooklvn for a receiver for the American Taxi
meter Cab Company that he had lost $4,000 in the
venture He charged. through James S. Church. his
attorney that 5000 worth Of stock supposed 70
be from the treasury transferred TO him by
I II French. general manager of the concern. who
had taken it from the company without consdera-
ton Mr. Doggett said Mr.. French told him at that
time that the American TaXimeter Cab Company
had sold $500 900 worth OF stock and had contracts
TO furnish exclusive service to the Pennsylvania
Railroad and several hotels
The assets Of the company were said by the rae
ing man TO be ten hand taXicabs. purchased
with his money and 1875 in cash.
General denial OF the charges was made by Lewis
Schuldenfre attorney for the corporation. Justice
carr reserved decision
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
# L4BOR VAR FE1RED.
French Newspapers Harmed by
Utterdnces of UOrkmeH.

Paris April 5-The newspapers Of Paris show
genuine alarm this morning at the violent speeches
made AT the workmens meeting here yesterday
under the auspices OF the revolutionary labor or
Eanizations 10 formulate plan OF campaign against
the government They refer particularly 70 the
agreement Of large section Of he state employees
10 make common cause with the trades unonists
and the appointment OF secret committee en-
powered call strikes Public opinion is rapidly
becoming excited. the papers say. by fear OF
bloody fns1rrectfon and the statements OF some OF
the speakers that the prOletariat would neither
fight nor work in case Of is regarded
particularly alarming prediction
The Journal des Debats" warns the government
that the country is facing anarchy We are wit
Messing" this paper says. preparations for rev
oIutionary uprising which going under the
eyes of a government which either is incapable OF
checking, OF dares not stop the agitation
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

From these figures it will be noted that in
the famine years Of 1908 and 1906 the price did
not run above 40 cents, and in 1906 the crop
was even smaller than this year. In the old
days when the price governed by the law
of supplv and demand. it went much higher in
famine years. In 1874, 1880 and 1890 II went 10
81 2 hundred from 50 cents 40 cents and so
cents respectively in the years preceding.
It costs to-day 81 y to peddle ice from the
bridge TO the consumer. If the retailer pays
* ton at the bridge he has TO get at least IS
= ton or 20 cents d hundred. from the consumer
10 make d profit. Before Charles " Morse
came into the field the retailer always sold for
twice the bridge price"
when asked if Maine ice would be i'm
por,ant factor in the situation this year, the
Official Of the National Ice Company said:
No The ice in Maine this year is poor
much OF il is thin. snow ice. the loss on which
from melting will be large. The American Ice
Company. which cut about - per cent of the
Maine crop. will need Il great deal of it in other
markets south of Ne~ York, for the crop has
been light this year all through the East
.Other markets afford little relief. I have re-
cefved offers Of 5000 tons each from Scranton,
Penn: Northumberton. Washington County and
Saugerties Ulster County. y. Y. The Scranton
people wanted s. % ton. house measurement
and il would cost 81 30 to land it here. The
Northumberton offer was 81 ton. house meas
urement and 1t would cost s. % ton TO land
Il on the bridge-and it was poor ice at that
TIE Saugerties offer was So ton, house meas
urement. on which there would be. OF course
e tremendous loss from shrinkage and it would
cost So 10 TO land it here"
Adolph Bender, president Of the De La Vergne
Machine Company. Locust avenue and 13Sth
street sees in the present situation brilliant
prospects for the ice machine He said;
The crop Of natural ice on hand IS only one
half Ct the required amount 1t will not last
beyond the middle or the end Of July. when
prices will go still higher. The producers are
buying artificial ice machines the only alter
native. II costs $1,000 ton capacity to set one
Up. exclusive of building and plant It costs 81
z ton TO manufacture the ice The present con-
sumption of ice IN New York is 5000 tons q
day Outside OF the hotels and butchers. there
are only 300 tons OF artificial ice manufact-
ured daily in This city"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
Low LAND FOR PUBLIC PLAYGROUND
Twelve Acres in Van Cortlandt Park Sug-
gested by City Chamberlain

city Chamberlain Martin suggested yesterday 10
the Sinking Fund Commission that plot Of twelve
acres Of low land in Van Cortlandt Park be used
a public playground 1t takes fifty minutes to
ride from the lower part Of Manhattan TO the
place The Park Commissioner requested TO
furnish an estimate Of the cost Of fixing up the
ground
The commission decided TO leave a play
ground Seaman avenue. between Emerson and
Isham streets. proposed by Borough President
Ahearn. AT a rental Of $500 year for years.
Bran L. Kennedy withdrew the offer Of the land
There some opposition To President Ahearn $
proposal to lease the ground The Bureau of
Municipal Research said :he land was worth only
$500 as against $4,000, the owners figures.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
GoMPERs TALKS AT COLUMBIA.
Tells Students Constitution Is Greater than
Judre or Injunction.

Samuel Conpers president Of the American FED
s,a+ioy, Of Labor addressed 4 large audience "i
Columbia students in Earl Hall yesterday aiter-
noon MI Gompers talked on Essentials oi JUS
+ice in Iabor's Demands He outlined the develop
r,ent Of labor in the modern sense Of the word ana
said:
7 e,npose YOU want say something abou'
The bd,cott and my trouble with the BUCK stove
and Range Company Of ST. Louis You kno" that Il
SENTENCE OF one wear in jail is hanging over my
head No man would be willing 10 suher more
than I for the cause OF labor. There are ZONE
things even worse than a jail. We have said tIat
Inc Ruck company unfair to labor. nave
Cslled attention TO the fact in court / nad con
stitufonai rights give reasons, nut the Juubt
denied me the right discuss the matter In any
49, or TO prInt II in The Fedora ZIONIST OetieNt
ne CONSTITUTION United states Is greater
+tau any Judge or Injunction
TIe idea OF attempting TO interfere with the ifee
dom Of speac or OF the press IS not IN accordance
yrith The Constitution. Freedom was not granted
IN the press merely utter praises OF the i'reS-
fIent Of the United States. OF Congress or OF any
iIdees Tn. Continental Congress put that proNl-
sJnr there i'm order that the people could criticse
,be things that were displeasing in the government
which should be improved
speakinK especially 10 the engineering students
Mr. C;oTnpers said their greatest service to the
aboring class would lie in tho improvement OF the
conditions in the mining camps. which lie called
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
C4USTTC CRITICISM.
French Correspondents Opinions of
ur. ROOseTeH.

Paris. April 5.-The special correspondents Of the
French newspapers at Naples send interesting
though somewhat caustic. impressions Of the
former President of the United States. which pos
sbly may be attributed to the difficulty which the
correspondents met in getting through the precau-
tionary barriers with which the Italian authorities
surrounded Mr. Roosevelt
The correspondent of the Journal after a
minute description of the whimsical attributes
of the ex- President, says Theodore Roosevelt
speaks French clearly. with German rather than
an American accent He neither waits be Ques-
toned nor needs what he replies. He speaks
simply and graciously of himself, with that serene
continuity which marks great contentment. Evil
IDENTIFY this great mans contemplatlons only OF
himself and his work He personifes in his hearty
laugh the continuous restless action OF a people
already great but still childish"
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

names of their chauffeurs and in every other
way possible.
Magistrate Butts held nine chauffeurs in $1,000
bail each for trial in the Court of Special Ses-
sions yesterday. After he had heard all the evi-
dence he said:
'AlI violators of the speeding laws will in the
future be dealt with severely. The people in
New York are not going TO allow persons TO be
killed by automobiles being Tun at breakneck
speed through the streets The F:me has come
TO teach the chauneurs and owners of automo-
biles that they are not above the laws of this
state"
Many fines were paid yesterday for speedy
trips made year ago The present agitation
seems TO have accelerated the settlement Oh
these cases
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
FIRE HERO FALLS FROM SURFACE CAR

jeremiah Murray, fireman. attached TO Hook
and Ladder Company .. who rescued Mrs Simp-
a the fire in which her husband the Rev. DR.
J. W Simpson. lost lis life. in the Fifth Avenue
apartments No. q West 59th street. the night
Of March IS severely injured yesterday after
noon while attempting 10 board Broadway at
62d street. He lost his balance and hurled into
T. pillar. A surgeon from the Flower Hospi-
tai found that he had received possible fracture
Of the skull and that his left eg broken
Murray was to have been one of the standard
bearers at the funeral Of Joseph Petrosno.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
NEW YORK TO CHICAGO BY TROLLEY
Last Link Finished and Dream of Electric
Traction Promoters Realized.

Chicago April Direct connection between Chi
,ago and New York by trolley became reality
last night when a two-car train pulled into Pull
man over the tracks of the KensinGton & East
ern Railroad. completed less than fifteen minutes
before
The line spans the gap in the system OF
pterrban railroads which stretches across the con
tinent to Chcac go from the Eastern seaboard. and
A trip to New York over lines operated by electric
power is now possible. The route IS still little
rounda bout. it is true but is there, and the dreams
of electric railroad promoters have been realized
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
NO CONFERENCE OF THE POWERS.
England Expects Italy's Proposal Regarding
Montenegro To Be Accepted

London. April 5-Before asserting the sbrO-
cation OF Article > OF the Treaty OF Berlin. as
requested by Austria Hungary, Great Britain -
Awaiting the settlement of the NOntenegrin GUes-
ton on the lines suggested by Italy. whersby the
limitations OF sovereignty provided by Article -
OF the treaty to be removed No difficulty is
expected as the Italian proposal meets the ap-
proval Of Austria.
British Official opinion is that since the I'M
portant questions already have been settled
conference Of the signatories 70 the Berlin treaty
is necessary. France and Russia agree with this
view.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
TURKEY ACCEPTS TERMS.
IDENTITIES TOte to Take Indemnity
offered by 1ustrt0.

ConsjantinopIe April 5.-After ten hours stormy
debate in which the Albanian Deputies accused
the government of selling part of the empire for
an INSIGNIFICANT sum. the Chamber to-day approved
the Turkish protocol by vote of l26 to 40
This protocol. which provides for the settlement or
the differences arising out of the annexation by
Austria Hungary of the pfovinccs of Bosnia and
Herzegovina, was signed at Constantinople on Feb
ruary % Under 1t the Turkish government will re
ceive sl6 500 OC0 indemnity.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
A WOMAN AERoNAUT DROWNED.
Two Men Saved from Balloon in Surf on the
French Coast

Coutances France. April "a balloon which
started from ST Cloud came down in the breakers
a quarter of a mile from the shore here to-day
Boats put out to the rescue. after the basket OF
the balloon had been cut and the aeronauts were
drifting heIplessly Two men we're rescued but a
woman with them drowned The aeronauts
tried TO land the beach. but were blown out
to
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
CHILD RUN OVER AND KILLED

Herbert Dougherty. five years old. who lived with
his parents No. 175 Melrose street Williamsburg
and instantly killed yesterday after
noon within few doors Of his home He was
playing in the street and fell in front of team
Of horses driven by Frederick Federinger. Of No.
Es Rnickerbocker avenue DR.. Graves. of the Ger
raHn Hospital. called. but the child dead
kefcre he arrived
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
CHINESE MUST REMAIN CHINESE.
Decree Issued Revoking Their Right to Be
come Foreign Citizens

Peking. April "a new law of naturalization. pro-
mulgatcd to-day. provides that Cinnamon may no
longer adopt foreign citizenship and that Cinnamon
who have become the subjects Of other states are
still Chinese Many Ch!aamen are affected by this
ruling, especially those who have registered them
selves Hong Kong British subjects The
status of a number of high Chinese officials at
home and abroad will also be changed by the de-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
TWENTY ONE MEN MISSING.
British Steamer Strikes Derelict in Strait of
Westminster.

London April 3. - A dispatch TO Loyds from
Punta Arenas. Chilk says that the British steamer
Oak Branch struck what is supposed 10 nave been
a derelict in the Strait of Westminster and was
abandoned in sinking condition. The first officer
and eighteen of the and passengers were land
ed but the captain and twenty others missing
sailed from Liverpool fer Valparaiso February 2i.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06
AMNESTY BILL IN SPAIN

Madrid. April 5.-The Cabinet has decided TO in
troduce in the Cortes a bill granting general am
nesty to political offenders
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

"The Return of Esther" by Max MARGIN. is
unusual story of love and religious preiudiees.
See the Magazine Section of next Sundays
Tribune
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

ivan Asten's Visitor" by Allan SrashanPton,
= story OF "doctored" viii, in next Sundays
Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

TOHN NARTIN MILLER. LATE UNITED STATES
81 consul al Rheims. requested TO communicate a
once wi r a Wray u 10 Temple Chambers.
London z G. Erg-and.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-06

The average retail prices to the family in
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
FRESNO ELKS GREET
LOS ANGELES SQUADRON
Drill Team Given Auto Ride and
Refreshments

FRESNO. oct 23--The White squad
ron drill team of the Los Angeles lodge
of Elks is being entertained today by
members Of the local ElkS lodge and
leading citizens of the town. The Elks'
special train arrived at 6 o'clock this
morning and after breakfast down
town the visitors assembled at the
Chamber of Commerce building, where
q score Of automobiles Rrere in waiting.
The drill team and their women friends
were then taken on drive through
The vineyard section, including the
famous Kearncy park boulevard. On
returning to town At noon the visitors
were royalty entertained at the EllNs
club headquarters. There was some
informal speech making and light re-
freshments were served.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
CHANNEL BETWEEN +.
LAKES OBSTRUCTED
Suit Brought Against the South=
ern Pacific in Oregon for
S5O,OOO Damages
[Seecial DispaIch 10 The Call

KLAMATH FALLS. Ore, Oct. 2S.-
The Klamath lake company has
brought suit in the federal circuit
court against the Southern Pacific rail-
way company, demanding $4,000 dam
ages for obstructing the channel used
by the company's steamers plying be-
tween upper and lower klamath lakes.
The company has been operating a
line of small boats between these two
lakes for several months. Some time
az go. it is claimed, the California North
eastern railway company a Southern
Pacific corporation, placed a row of pill
ing in the strait connecting the two
lakes, thus preventing the company's
steamers crossing from one lake to the
other.
The steamship company saws it has
already been damaged in the sum OF
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
ARBITRARY GRAPE
RATE CAUSES ROW
Lodi Shippers Object to Fixed
Weight OF Thirty Pounds
Per Crate
Special DiseaIeh to The Call

LODI. Oct. 29.-Shippers of this sec
tion are aroused over an order put
into effect today fixing 80 pounds as
the standard weight for crates Of
grapes.
All season there has been dispute
between shippers regarding the stand
ard size, some using 26 pound crates
and others 80. This row led the trans
continental freight bureau to take a
nand and the result is notice
through r.. 6. Harmon. trayeling
weight accountant of the bureau, that
ali shippers must use the 80 pound
crates. 1t is declared that the order
is made to prevent trouble at the other
end of the line
The Southern Pacific has weighers
in all eight shipping houses here to-
day weighing each crate. as wen as the
total load for cars.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
JUDGE REFUSES TO
FOREGO MURDER TRIAL

cutting attorney made a motion today
before. Judge Easterday for a change
of venue in the case of Mrs. Kvalshaug,
charged jointly with Charles Newcombe
with the murder of her husband. The
motion was denied. In an interview
Prosecuting Attorney McMurray said
the state would ask for verdict of
murder in the first degree, and as
Judge yesterday is known to be op-
posed to capital punishment the state
desires to have the case tried before
another judge. The trial is set for
October -
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
In the Sacramento and San Joaquin Valleys
COURT FORESTERS
TO MEET At CHICO
Contest On for Offices and Next
Meeting Place of Inde-
pendent Order
Especial Dispatch 10 The Call


CHICO Oct 2S.-The session of the
high court of the Independent order Of
Foresters, which convenes here. next
week, promises to be lively, as there
are already rival candidates for several
offices. and San Jose and Santa Cruz
will both contest for the honor of en-
tertaining the next high court.
The principal contest will be for high
chief ranger. j. p Frazer of San Fran
cisco. the incumbent, is q candidate
Tor reelection. and is opposed by j. b.
hnudson. the vice high chief ranger.
Another warm contest Will be for
high chief secretary between the in
cumbent, Q. X. Brown, and Edward
Brown, the past high treasurer, of San
Francisco.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
SCOUTS TO HINDER
HYDRAULIC MINING
Anh=Debris Commission Orders
Enforcement of Iniunctions
Against Working
LSneoinI Di.paLoh q The CaNl

SACRAMENTO. Oct 23-Info,rma-
tion to the effect that old hydraulic
mining companies in northern califor-
MIA which have not been operated for
wears are showing activity with the
supposed intention OF renewing opera
1ions caused the Sacramento anti
debris commission today to order ad-
ditionaI neId scouts appointed TO
guard the districts
Many OF the hydraulic companies
are barred from WORKING by injunc-
1ion and it is the purpose OF the com
mission 10 see that these conpanles
do not violate orders.
Activity is expected from the COM
panies with the commencement OF the
rainy season.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
VOTING MACHINES ARE
REJECTED AT CAPITAL
Especial Dispatch 10 The Cell

SACRAMENTO oct 2S-Voting ma
chimes VIII not be used in the coming
city election in Sacramento. but Will
give way TO the old Australian ballot
The confusion which resulted in with
the use of the machines in the last
election, when several refused to work.
convinced the city trustees that the
paper ballot was superior.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
PETALUMA COUPLE
CELEBRATE ANNIVERSARY
Snecinl Disnntch 10 T,he Call

ESpecidl Dispatch 10 The Call
PETALUAIA, Oct. 23.-Judge and Mrs.
c. II. Dillon today celebrated their
forty seventh wedding anniversary. In
October, 1852, at Embarcadero,~ in So
noma county, Charles H. Dillon was
married TO Martha j. Akers. They have
spent most of their married life in the
vicinity of Petaluma.
The San Francisco call., 1909-10-24
NEW CABINET MINISTER
FOR BRITISH COLUMBIA

VICTORIA. b. G.. Oct. 23.-Price Eli
son of Vernon, member of the provin-
eial parliament from Okanogan, has
been appointed commissioner of lands
in the British Columbia cabinet to sue
ceed F. j. Fulton, who has resigned be-
cause he disapproved of the govern
ment's attitude toward the Canadian
Northern railway