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New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
OCEAN GROVE HEARING
Camp Meeting Contingent WM Com
test Change IN Lac.
Especial Correspondence OF The Tribune.l


Trenton March "A number Of hearings are
scheduled for tomorrow, but the one which Is ex-
pected TO draw the largest crowd is that on the
ocean Grove borough bill A special train has
been chartered by those in favor Of the passage
of this measure take them to Trenton, and It Is
promised that at least four hundred residents OF
the camp meeting district will make the journey.
The Ocean Grove borough bill was introduced oy
Assemblyman Poole Of Monmouth County, and
those in favor the measure say they be-
leve that the Incorporation OF Ocean Grove as a
borough will not prejudice or affect the character
or the place. the religious or secular interests
OF the association, but will very materially en-
hance the interests of all the property owners ana
residents OF Ocean Grove and permit the installing
Of all modern improv ements.
The opponents Of the bill, however say that
Ocean Grove should be kept sacred from intrusion
and that its rigid rules should be maintained AT
the present time no LIQUOR Is allowed to be sold
within its gates and Sunday sales of all kinds are
prohibited
At 8 O'Clock the Municipal Corporations Com
mittee will give hearing on AssemblyInan QUO 3
bill, which wipes out the police, fire, tax excise
and street and water boards In Jersey City and
Newark and places the control of these depart
ments In the hands OF a council Of five, TO be ap-
pointed by the Mayor
Other hearings by this committee will be on AS
semhiyman Meyers bills, which require troley'
electric and gas companies to file annual statistics
with the State Controller. showing stock issued
dividends paid bonds issued, Indebtedness
earnings, etc. These bills, according to the
introducer. to stop stock watering; and
the bill OF Stacey Smith. which makes it mis-
demeanor for any person owning keeping or hav-
ing the mana cement control of public dance
houses. concert saloons, theatrical, acrobauc or
vaudeville performances. moving picture shows or
theatres to permit children under the age OF SIX
teen years TO attend the same unless accompanied
by parents guardians.
Another hearing, which also promises TO be a
large one will he given by the Assembly Committee
on Education the substitute for the original
teachers tenure Of office bill. This measure pro-
vdes that public school principals teachers, etc,
shall be protected from summary dismissal after
three years In one place. the three years 10 be
reckoned from the time the act goes into effect
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
WESTON OFF MONDAY.
Veteran Pedestrian Val Start on
Trip to Pacific.

His face rudy, his carriage erect and his
step firm as young athlete, Edward Payson
Weston, the veteran pedestrian, visited The Trib-
Office yesterday announce that next Monday
would start from this city a walk to San
Francisco. Mr. Weston will be seventy-one years
old that day. AS he put it when a reporter
asked his age: They tell will be seventy-one
years old next Monday, but l don't feel it
Mr. Weston will celebrate his threeseore and
eleventh birthday by starting jaunt OF some
400 miles, which he hopes finish in one hundred
days Sundays excluded from these calculs-
tions. for Mr.. Weston does not walk on the Sab
bath In answer tc a question whether this was on
account OF regiCus scrupies or for rest, the vet
said: We'll. I'll tell you. my mother
Presbyterian and she always afraid that
would be a pugilist and mix UP with gamblers.
She made observe the Sabbath, and you know
I'm somewhat superstitious. so I never have
walked on Sunday
The start of the ocean-to-oceau constitutional
viii be from the General Postofhce Postmaster
Morgan will be the starter. Two judges and an
attendant viii follow Mr.. Weston over the entire
route in automobile
The first part of the route will be up Broadway
Kingsbridge. Yonkers and Tarrytown. where he
viii remain overnight Mr. Weston expects to
walk forty-eight miles, TO Poughkeepsie. the
second day. Mr.. Weston has not decided on his
route after leaving Chicago The officials of the
Union Pacific Railroad and the Southern Pacific
Railroad will obtain for him from their section
foremen reports the condition Of the roads about
April 10.
Captain James f. Schuyler, Company b 7th
Regiment, has offered 10 give Mr.. Weston send
Off The walker member Of Company B in
the old 18th Regiment Captain Schuyler said in
letter 10 M. Weston that the men Of his command
would be glad accompany the pedestrian in
civilian dress for a short distance Of the trip 10
lend him encouragement
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
MISSION CONFERENCE AT MoNToLAIR
All Congregational Churches of Northern
New Jersey Will Be Represented.

Monfclair March (Specia).-The Congregational
churches of Montclair. Newark, Cedar Grove
C,oster Howarth. Glen Ridge. Nutley and other
towns In Northern New Jersey will be represented
AT an important conference on missions which VIII
he opened in the First Congregational Church here
an ruesday The Rev w. Douglas Mckenzie
nrestdent of the Hartford Theological Seminary,
and the Rev DR.. J. P. Jones, of India VIII make
presentation of the case OF the missions Among
The other speakers will be the Rev DR.. O. Il. Her
ring the Rev DR.. c. H. Richards the Rev. Dr. c.
J. Ryder the Rev. A. z. Riker and the rev u. W.
Moore.
The conference will be notable one The
movement which prompts it is country-Wlde
simultaneous campaign for certain pracical ENDS
II is expected that $500 900 will be raised by the
CONGREGATIONAL churches. This amount viii wipe
out all the existing debts Of the Congregational
boards and will go far toward launching them on
the apportionment plan CT the denomination
With this plan in operation the Church will have
reached the 10000 mark, and the era Of debts
will have gone. The missionary activities OF the
Congregationsl Church mas been developing SO
rspidly that il has been almost impossible 10 keep
un with its requirements.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
NOTES FROM THE NAVY YARD.
The Florida's Keel To Be Laid Tomorrow
Work on the Big Ships.

Arrangements have been completed for laying this
keel plates Of the battIeship Florida ar the navy
ward in Brooklyn tomorrow morning The work
will begin at o'clock. with Rear Admiral Good
rich and Naval Constructor " J. Baxter in charge.
So much work has been added 20 ne regular duties
OF the construction and repair department By ths
recent consolidation Of shops that it found ad-
visable TO transfer some Of the clerks back 20
the departments where they were formerly EN-
ployed.
The scout cruiser Chester came 90 the yard lats
on Saturday afternoon for a final grooming and
hauling preparatory to her CONTEXT Vfth ths
Salem and the Birmingham in an snduranes. speed
and coal consumption test The trial is expected
determine the relative merits OF the Parsons ana
Curtis turbines and the rsciprocating engine. ths
Chester being fitted with the Parsons and the
Salem with the Curtis turbine and the Birnin CHAM
with the reciprocating engine.
The battleshiD Ohio is in DTydock s. Being
cleaned and painted, and the Rhode Island =
awaiting her turn. The Connecticut and she Ns-
braska are expected at the yard vithin the next
few days and as the Chester goes into DrydocS
this morning. there are prospects OF considerable
activity in all departments
The skeleton mast OF the Massachusetts is prac-
ticaly completed and. IT is the drst one seen
at the station, ft Is the subject OF much comment
The battIesbip IS nearly ready 70 into con1rnS-
sion and il s expected that she viii be IN active
service within a month She has been muc1 I'M
proved by her oFerhaulng and plruai rSolia5ns 4 :.
and. although mUch smaller than the later adj
tions to the feet IS declared 70 be III eXceienl
lighting condition.
Nith r7acHinerv from the Yards and docks and
equipment shops added To its already ample SUD
NV the big shop OF the steam engineering deTart-
ment is becoming Unco1f7rtabiy crowded
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
COLBY FOR HUGHES.
Trges Congregation to York for
Direct Primary System.

II. senator Everett colby. Of New Jersey. The
leader of she New Idea movement IN that state
made AN address In favor Of direct primaries be
r,-- -ra congregation at the Church OF the Mes
sh Yesterday morning. Previously the Rev John
HAYNES Holmes had preached on Religion and
Politics.
A.r Cnlly-s address was made I'm the chapel Of
7be church. Il assume he said. that you are
an voters and. looking at the women. he added;
y -apre4 that 10 certain extent this must be an
assumption
When he had finished his explanation Of the
workings Of the direct primaries system, he con-
tinued
7 hore that you viii give your best efforts IN
sg-port Of Governor Hughes in his fight for pr1-
-,s-v reform You can do this hy passing resolu-
lions and sending them 70 him, by writing letters
n vour friends and n+ighbors. and giving him
such moral support as you may he able TO give
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
ARREST IN HEoKLAU ASSAULT CASE.
Former Boarder in Newark Man Home Held
on Suspicion.

Elliott 2 Goddard. ffty-f0ur years DID, collectors
,,1,,.ad nv an elizabeth clothing firm. is under
s-res+ on suspicion OF being the man who assaulted
pbef,bo1d Hecklau. ir Newark on Wednesday
night HeckIau is in the City Hospital WIN a
Fractured skull and is vet out OF danger God
lard was arrested IN Elizabeth last night
A conductor on an Elizabeth and Newark trolley
car who had picked up passenger near the seems
of the assault was taken 70 Elizabeth BY Captain
brown and asked TO look over the employees OF tbs
firm where Goddard Is employed The CONDUCTOR
.,.bor+ hesitation identified Goddard who was
,lacsd under arrest Goddard was the first man
suspected Of the assault as he had formerly board
cd al the HeckIau house. but had been ordered
away bv HeckIau because Of his alleged attention
TO Mrs. HeCklau.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
BANK VICTIM OF SMOOTH GAME.
Bad Check Deposited in Paterson and Cash
Drawn in New York.

Patterson March : tSpeciaD.-Through clever
EvIndla the Bank OF the Metropolis, OF New York,
is out s. 6Oo
A man giving his Julius Gordon came
to this city recently and opened an account Win
local bank He said he about TO engage IN
business and showed a receipt for months rent
on a Main street store. Then he made deposit
of 81 go few days later he deposited s2oC and
then followed a check on n New York oank Tor
81 500 The following day he went to New YORK
drew A check on the Paterson bank for $3.50, and
had It cashed at the Bank of the Metropolis
Meanwhile the $500 check deposited here had
be-u returned marked IN. G." and when the check
cashed at the Bank Of the Metropolis came the
oc,ua, amount to the credit of Gordon $1,000.
1t is not known how Gordon succeeded in having
the hank officials in New York cash the check, as
neither they nor the detectives working on the case
viii discuss the matter
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08

tent that about one hundred and twenty-five more
cadets can be accommodated
ARMY. SHORT OF sURGEONs-The army med
icaI corps officers are much concerned over the eX-
istence If more than hundred vacancies III 'l7
Junior grade iu that branch Of the military estao
Hshment. r was expected that there would oe no
difficulty in filing these vacancies in the corps ey
or the legislation which vastly Improved tne
conditions Of personnel and furnished reasonao Die
assurance Of promotions. Some Of theso Vacalcles
will he filled Of course. ny the class OF PROVISION
ally qualified candidates who are about to he hnaiiy
examined at the army medical school. thtrty-thTee
in number The recent examinations resulted IN
fourteen candidates who were found to be quaI-
fed but who will have to attend the school IN
Washington next wear. The thirty-three rnedlcal
reserve officers who are 10 he examined VIII not
be commissioned until June, while ali the others
will not be eligible TO commissions untll next SSi
II reasonable number II these should pass there
will stI he nearly sixty vacancies In the grade OF
first lieutenant. army medical corps II mas Dssh
decided that another exatrination shall be heId IN
July. at a date when the medical schoois OF ne
country have held their graduations- mere soI-I -
be ready then 70 take the examination A lalss
number of candidates who will be duly appriseo oI
the event in the hope that most OF the vacancies
win be filed
oRDERs-The following orders have been IS
sued:
ARMY
Major MOSES G. zALINsKG assume charge qdar'srnnas
captain WALTER r McAsKEr. 12th Infantry. from
Peehskiu 20 ms e2ilpas \, WHITING; f-orr 1st to
10th Cavalry. -,,---C>-,-
Leaves x absence 'apjaln "a ,H.sir yvATTER Z
t,h 'a,a.iF ,lIee u-l.ILs- ,l -s,7r,z- captain
M,ASNEl. l-tl li,-sn.,s- trree months.
ROBERT g. fANtoN. ''l5 e4-,.F. F-i-sr Lieutenant
VI. r -, to+t t,sra1-v one month from
June Is with permission 20 20 abroad.
NAVY
s-...r.-4 -a--,-,r4 chi. con
captain II. 'H tt'tiNlS. ,tfar-f, Aeet
u"giGui- ~ ..'..-i't,'l - '''-'''
hosting nag On t,@ .az.5 rA virginia 90
Ensign ID J. Nf-i~f fslL'''--r ue'e-"N- '-
Bureau Or t'riHancs -.,-. 49,, .tt--.s,+s- 20 Bu-
Ensign Fl. p. l.tAit L. ue'a'"'d '-'7
itaI OF 5,.,,h.a The Louisiana.
f1hslkl - " 49,, -
y, ,,,Iir ,,fsO>. 5a-a.bed the Kansas.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
FINED FOR DISTRIBUTING CIRCULARS
Printer Arrested at Entrance to Cooper Union,
Where Socialists Are Meeting

Luther : Bedford. a printer of No 81 harrow
street was arrested at the Fourth avenue entrance
"a Cooper Union last night the charge of violat-
ing a section Of the city ordinances regarding the
dietrfbf1tEou Of circulars lie arTaigned later
in the night court before Magistrate Kernochan
and fined s.
Socialist meeting being held at Cooper
Union at the time Bedford was arrested, and the
circulars he was distributing contained a number
Of csusric references TO Controller Metz. August
F7a1r,ont and Thomas r Ryan. The circulars were
headed. Minute Men Arouse" They stated that
the McAdoo tunnel must be blocked, as 1t was
being put through by the Belmont and Ryan syn
dicate in disguise
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
BOSTON MAN SUICIDE.
Kills Himself in Brooklyn Boarding House,
Leaving Letter to Mother.

RsT1ev browne Of Boston. committed suicide
h cutting his throat ct his boarding house. No 1ol
penseu street Brooklyn Heights, yesterday morn
f.z re left sealed letter. addressed to Mrs W.
I browne. No Is Thetford street Dorchester.
Mass.
browne shared the room with friend. who left
town about four days ago. Last night his en-
piover r n Hooker. Of Morristown, n J, who
has o7r4s ~ No 2ss Greenwich street. Manhattan,
gave directions 10 an undertaken TO prepare the
body fo- shipment to Boston this morning.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
FOUND UNCONSCIOUS IN ROADWAY.
Stranger in Frock Coat Has Fractured Skull
and Many Bruises.

Lying Unconscious in the roadway. his skull
fractured and his body badly bruised, well
dressed man about forty years old was found by
PatroIu1an Cassman Of the Greenpont avenue
station in front Of No. 736 Manhattan avenue,
Brooklyn yesterday. He was hurried 30 ST Cath
arine's Hospital, and the surgeons say he VIII
probably die
IT is thought by the police that the was
struck by q car Of the Lorimer street line. which
runs through the street at that point. He was
dressed In a black frock coat and gray trousers
He is . feet inches in height, and weighs 1G5
no1,nds There were no marks on his clothing that
he could be identified by.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
DETECTIVES RAID BOYS CAVE.

Bayonne detectives raided cave at the foot Of
ssth street yesterday and arrested Frank and
George Kochler, Harry Mohring, Emil Pilsinger
and Peter O'Donnell. none of whom is more than
fourteen wears old The first three charged
with burglary and the other two held as wit
nesses The cave was ornamented with revolvers
and daEgers and well supplied with food.
cigarettes cigars, dime novels and candy.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
PREACHER WILL ARREST sPITTERs

The Rev John L. Scudder, pastor Of the First
Congregational Church, Jersey City. said yester-
dav that he will wear q police badge the out
side Of his coat and go about the city to find and
arrest ,joiator of anti-spittng Law. He is one
~ the organizers of the Jersey City Splitting
TAss1se OF which Mrs. Bedford Allison IS president
Recently in trolley car Mrs. scudGer. the
nss,or's wife stopped man from splitting with a
threat 10 arrest him.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
r,,erecuLosIs EXHIBITION OPENS.

VYa.binSton March (specisr. The tuberculosis
.~hibitton opened here last night by the Wash
iDgton branch Of the New Jersey State Association
for the Prevention Of tuberculosis. has attracted
the attention not only Of the entire county. but OF
all this part Of the state The ministers OF All the
t,rohes mentioned the exhibition at their morning
services A programme has been arranged for the
week which Includes lectures and demonstrations
nv the leading men OF the state In anti-tuoercu-
insia work.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
FEAR MISSING MAN WAS SLAIN.
Had Quarrel with Two Negroes, and All Wers
Put Of Car.

Red Bank March Search is being made fo-
William Thorne. Of Atlantic Highlands, who has
been missing since last night and VINO. it is feared
has met with violence at the hands OF two negroes
Thorue while on trolley car late last night. BE-
came involved I'm a fight with the two negroes who
we're also passengers The three became 50 Violent
that the crew Or the trolley car elected them at
lonely spot near NddI=tOwD- What occurred 20
them after the car departed and they we're sWal-
lowed up by the darkness is rot kro"H-
1-borne's friends fear that after the three Wers
Iaft alone in the lonely spot Thc-ne was killed hy
the negroes and his body hidden Who the re-
eross were or where thev came rom no one seems
to know
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
FINED s1o FOR SUBWAY SMOKING.

As an express stopped et the Grand Central Sta
uon Of the subway early yesterday morning John
ron, Of No . West ssth street, who says he is a
.4eFk IN q brokers' Office, tried to enter il with &
ashfed cigarette IN his hand Henry Hay, a
s1sro, warned him that he would be liable 10 ar
.est FOR his answer Hay told Magistrate Steinert,
Z ne forkviiie court later, he got kick in the
s--1t from Horn. Magistrate Steinert 1ned him
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
ssopkgEpER ARRESTED AFTER FIRE.

Morris Peal who conducts little candy store al
No 50 Prince str set, Newark is held on Suspicion
~ knowing something about fire which started
tn his store yesterday morning while several fam-
IL, were asleep in the fats overhead. Peal carried
1900 insurance. Unless representative OF one or
the insurance companies prefers charge against
peal Tomorrow Police Captain Vogel will charge
pesI With having had in his apartment more GaF o.
isne than allowed by law.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
ACTORS AND MANAGER ARRESTED.
Accused of Violating the Sunday Theatrical
Law

Captain walsh, of the East l2sth street station.
and detectives T.aMertv and Fox last night ar
rested william johnson and Joseph Kelly. actors.
behind the scenes or the Gotham Theatre. l@5th
street near Third avenue. charging them with
violating the Sunday theatrical iaw. They also ar
rested Morris Rosenhuh, the manager of the the
atre on a like charge.
The actors were arrested after they had ap-
peared in red coats and danced. Captain Walsh
saws the coats constituted makeup which is
prohibited The three were bailed out al the
station house in 900 each.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
BILLY" SUNDAYS AssAILANr CRAZY.

Springfield. III. March IA jury in the County
S1of1 last night returned verdict OF insanity In
=. case Of Sherman Potts, Of Lovington. H., who,
~eek ago. assaulted the evanselist, Billy Sun
~ Win g buggy whip while Sunday was address,
-s al audience in the Tabernacle. Potte has an
---l'naflon that he is commissioned TO chastise
certain people Of whose religious methods he disAp-
proget
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
NEWARK YOUTH SHOT IN LEG.

N,s. - = Shea eighteen years old. OF Newark
a. rot "a the thigh last night in that city Will
h. ores. who is accused Of the shooting said
slo'sct himself. anu '''1' Hs "'sU ~
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08

Boston. March 7.-Rawley browne was twenty
two years old. He lived with his mother at No.
L Thetford street, Dorchester. Until two weeks ago,
when he went TO New York and started work with
the Cabinet Catalogue Company His brother, DR..
z. L browne, IS resident physician Of the Boston
City Hospital. Neither his mother nor brother can
understand Why he should have committed suicide
The news Of the suicide was received by the
mother from the New York police tonight, and
Dr. Drowue left the midnight train for New
Y
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Both Military Services WorT1ed
about Various Matters.
From The Tribune Bureau
wa asbingtOu. NJ


PAY TABLE MYSTERIEs.-A mysterious inter-
est is exerted each session to have change In the
law for computing payments fractional parts OF
the month and the suggestion greatly disturbs the
disbursnR officers the military anS naval estaD-
lishments This would be OF much inconvenience to
them. and each year it has been possible to point
out 10 Congress that such a provision should not
be made This undesirable requirement was dis
covered as a section in the sundry civil bill from
which it was excluded points of order ralseu II
the House by Messrs. Roberts Driscol ana BEN
net of New York For more than sixty years al
least The army for instance, has been paid on d
basis OF thirty DAYS constituting month ms
disposition Of time was confirmed by CohtIoilel =
decisions but there specific law on the SUI
ject until 1903 and again In 1906. The methou "a
payment is very simple and well understood oS
every one officers and enlisted men alike AS II Is,
there ninety-three monthly and dahy Ta'es u
paw for officers of the army and 252 rates Tor Ell
listed men. besides the additional pay Ior nouns
marksrlan nship extra duty, etc. If the leglslauoh
which was contained in the sundry civil Dill hau
been enacted It would make necessary soS daly
rates for enlisted men and 372 for officers. Whlle
the psv table would contain 152 pages, instead OF
thirty-eisht pages. there being statistics ior d
twentv-eight twenty-nine. thirty and thirty-ohe
day month There is never payroll or final state
rnent and seldom an officers pay account that does
not contain one or more fractional monthly COM
putations for pay. clothing allowance. court mar
tial fines etc Any change In the present law Wouo
cause great confusion in payments and greater ha
b,l,ty TO error would be a detriment to the gov
arprnont and work no material benefit to any indi-
vidual 1t evidently requires great vigilance TO
keen some one from imposing this awkward ar
rangement on the military naval disburslng ofceIs'
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
CRUISE OF AsIArIc SQUADRON.

Manila March s-The Asiatic squadron. COM
r,arded nv Rear Admiral Giles B. HARDER. consist
ing of the cruisers Charleston, Cleveland, Galveston
Denver and Chattanooga, Will sail from Manila on
wednesday to cruise for several months in north
err waters The ships will visit every important
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08
SPECIAL SESSION FOR TEXAS BILLS.

by Telegraph The Tribune
srs-a.1 rex March The Governor will call a
=. Ia session 10 pass the 2-cent fare the susran-
Dsposit and appropriation bills
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08

NO MORE WEST POINT CADET5.-It is keen
dissnpointment to the Military Academy authori-
ties 10 have Congress fail 10 act on the urgent
recommendations made by the officers at West
Point in favor of increase in the corps OF cadets
The proposed increase in the corps would result IN
the graduation OF about hundred and thirty
cadets year beginning three years hence. with
out considering any probability of future enlarge
rnent OF the army, this number will be barely
SUFFICIENT to fill the vacancies caused in the service
nv ordinary casualties. The enlargement OF the
Military Academy has progressed to The ex-
New-York tribune., 1909-03-08

port in the North including Hong Kong ana v1adi-
Vostok. and will later pass a month in Japaness
waters.