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New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
TURNS DOWN PARTNER.
Widows Objection Prevails in Case of
John G.. Latham Will.

Surrogate Cohalan appointed yesterday
the Farmers Loan and Trust Company
temporary administrator Of the estate Of
the late John e. Latham. Harry Allen.
Charles Fraser and William r. BristOw.
the executors named by Mr.. Latham in his
Will, asked for the appointment of Fraser,
the surviviu.; partner Of Mr.. Latham. in
the stock brokerage firm Of Latham. Al
exander & Co. of Nos. Is and Is Wall
street. and BristOw. who had for many
years been his lawyer.
Mrs Elsie 6. Latham, the widow Of the
testator vino is conteSting his will in her
own behalf and that OF her six-year-old
daughter Alice. did not oppose the ap-
pointment of BristOw, but strenuOusy OD-
jected to that of Fraser. She asked.
through John Thomas Smith. her attOr-
ney. that Bristow and she b. appointed
temporary administrator and administra-
triX.
Surrogate COhalau thought the interests
Of the estate would be best conserved by
the appointment of disinterested party.
The estate is valued at S702.3l9 %.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
CLOSE GERM1N BONDS
Speech of President Uhceler at
Berlin Meeting.

Berlin, Nov. 5.-Large numbers Of Ger
mans and Americans met here this even
ing for a 'German-American evening" a
function which rs now held two or three
times each year. The principal speaker to-
night was Grand Admiral Won koester
who gave an attactive account Of his re-
cent visit 20 the United States 10 attend
the Hudson-F Fulton celebration. The sd-
miral said the celebration became festi-
val OF peace and International good will be-
cause the Americans believed in the peace
ful intentions OF Germany. He said also
that he fOund the general sentiment among
Americans was that the two peoples be-
longed together
Benjamin Ide Wheeler, president OF the
University Of California, who is in Ger
many to deliver a series of lectures, de
scribed his feelings on returning here after
a quarter Of a century He said he had
difficulty I'm discovering hooks and corners
in Berlin which had been changed by in
dustrial progress He said also that the
American universities were the best guar
antee that tho two countries could never
drift apart. Touching lightly on the naval
development Of the nations of the world.
Professor Wheeler said that battleships in
the hands OF wise and just nations were
messengers OF peace.
Professor Otto Gierkc. OF tho University
cf Berlin. who represented that institution
at the recent installation Of DIR. Lowell as
president Of Harvard = University. spoke on
the development Of American universities
and their relations with German institu-
tions OF learning. Herr Won Stadt. former
Minister of Education, expressed satisfac-
ton over the results which We're being at
tanned through the exchange of professors.
causing the two countries To realize that
they had a common civilzing mission to
perform.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Official Record and Torecast.-Washington
Nov with the exception Of light local rains
i'm northern New England. northwestern ohio.
southern Michigan and the central and north
Pacific states. the weather has been generally
fair throughout the country since Thursday
night u rs somewhat cooler in the Atlantic
states. but elsewhere temperatures have ChaugeI
but little. and they srilI much above the sea
sonal average in the great central valleys. the
plains states and the Rocky Mountain region
Wi-A the exception 81 showers Saturday IN
the r.i bile and north Pacific states. the weather
viii be generally fair saturday and Sunday over
all districts There IL "A moderate depression
over the nildIe plateau. hut its further develop
meut ann direction af movement are YET uu-
certain. u viii be warmer saturday in the
upper Ohio valley ~ iowe- lake region. the
middle aud south Atlanti- states and warmer
sunday IN the middle Atlantic states and New
England.
The winds along the New England coast viii
d.. moderate west. be "uliuc variable. middle
NtIanti- 81. a-t light o. moderate becoming savt 4.
.,rth NtIanti,- coast. light northeast o. et~t .
east tSulf coast. light and mostly south.
t.uIf coast light o. moderate ami mostly south
on the lower lakes. light 90 moderate becoming
east AND s1uth' sst. upper iaNr- hs:t o. moI'r
ate AMI mostly east 20 southeast
steamers departing for F5iropesn ports VIII
have light 20 moderate. variable win'ls. AeCoWins
east. with fair weather o. the trand BANKS
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THE SILENCE" AT ANNAPOLIS.
Midshipmen Rebuke Officer Intrusted
with Reforms
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.


Annapolis. Nov. 5.-The rebuke 10 a
peTiOr officer known here as THE silence
was administered by eight hundred mid
shipmen at dinner to-day TO Lieutenant
Wallace Berthalf. of the disciplinary de-
partment.
The silence" an absolutely nOiseless
boycott of an officer. is as old the word
midshipman and the only known mode OF
resentinG an officers action or of rebuking
one of higher rank. 10 invariably takes
place in the dining hall or in the classroom
presided over by the officer who has in
CURED the enmity Of the ''middies." For the
whole of a class period or during the en-
tire time of a meal not word is spoken
or a sound made.
The action to-day has been pending for
some time, and the miGshipmen are said
10 have a similar humiliation in store for
another officer. In measure tO-day's re
buke hits Captain Bowler. superintendent
of the academy as it was through carry
ing out reforms ordered by him that the
officers under him incurred the resentment
Of the future admirals
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
TO REJECT MooRE's PROPOSAL.
Copenhagen Wants Exclusive Right To
Examine Cooks Records.

Copenhagen. Nov. 5.-The feeling among
tie professors Of the University Of Copen-
hagen who are directly concerned in the
prospective examination OF the North Polar
records OF DR.. Cook is distinctly against
agreeing 10 the proposal OF the National
Geographic Society that committee u
Americans be present At the examination.
Dr. TOrp. rector Of the university, had a
conference on the subject to-day with Pro-
fess0r StrOmgren. the astronomer ana DR..
q. +. Pechule. Of the meteorological Office.
both Of whom have been designated 10 in
vestigate Or. Cooks records. Professor
Stromgren warmly resented the suggestion.
DIT Torp. however, decided to submit the
proposal Of the National Geographic So
ciety 10 the consistory of the university.
and that body has been summoned 10 meet
tomorrow and settle the matter II is eN-
pected that the request Will be rejected.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
TRANSATLANTIC TRAVELLERS.

Among the passengers who will sail to-
day for Europe are.
THE r. PAU. FOR SOUTHAMPTON.
I Arthur Rarrait. Miss Margaret chestnut.
lanes RI Vope. NJ J. Brown
-, and Mr. J : Mrs -. lawTIc.
JaTNie.
THE MiNNEliAllA. FOR LONDON
,iir- lean - Brown W T. Johnston
Miss . r. paly. NJ and Mrs Archdsle
Nr and AIRS. Howard Wilson
a, Thomas William r. r, ans.
THE BERLIN. FOR NAPLES.
Mrs Emma Il. An Theodore h Dare
trevs Mr and Mrs +. X
n "l HUME. Nj aud Mrs Arthur :
Nr and Ms. Charles Pier
U. R1rr- hr snd MIS- W w O.
IL. and Mr. n. l. steel
Hunt
THE AMERIHA. FOR liAMBU Re-.
" l. 'SchNsb captain Granville sewer
colonel and Mrs. fcnry Mr. and Mrs. Js borne
T.. Harris HHN'S
NJ and Mrs e.. e.. T.. n Ellis
Wilson.
THE BALTIC. FOR LIVERPOOL
81 aud Mrs. " Scott ". W. Keelen
cameron John ~. Wright.
Mr ard Mrs. Benjamin N. T. SPAR
shaw.
ms rAEMANIA. FOR LIVERPOOL.
Nj aud Mrs e.. Mr. and Mrs W M.
Af1rssn Russell
~ .SI Mr- William Mrs. ) Fleet Speir.
H. Bishop. Mr. and Mrs. A. J.
U,'nes. NJ ana Mrs. g p.
Mr sni Mrs. J. H. OserneId.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
~ouTRE MER" BRINGS TOP PRICE.

.'Outre Mer, y Pilgrimage Beyond the
Sea" by Longfellow, in two parts dated.
Boston. 1s3-'3i. brought $50 yesterday Al
the third session of the J. Chester cham
berlain sale at the Anderson Auction com
pany's rooms. Il was bought by ". NJ.
i'm. OF Chicago. lie also obtained for SSs
a copy of the same authors Excelsior
with manuscript verse. and twelve HIustra-
tiOns by Fred r. Vance. Walt Whitman's
Two Rivulets." mis- own copy, which ne
presented 10 Sidney Morse. the sculptor. was
sold for Sl37 - To Dodd Mead * 60, aud
r. T. sherman paid X for "Pere Antoine's
Date Palm" by Thomas Bailey Aldrich.
The total of yesterdays sale was s.. 81. the
four sessions approximatinG 5000
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
NEW THEATRE UsHERs WOMEN
Many Art Students and School Teach
ers Among Applicants.

Ar'rae'ive young women viii act as usA-
o.. n Tile New Theatre. They viii receive
..I. e cents day, bat they are willing
ts lo 'l.e work because Of Tie opportunity
.f seeing the plays and the operas that
AL be produced there.
When u was fret reported that women
would 10 employed ss ushers the mango
ueut was Hooded with application for places
...-a s-bool teaCheTs and art students al
over rho citv and from nearby places But
~ .sn t1ev found that there would be nine
Terf1r1nauces a week, Including two matt
l.ess many had 10 give up the idns be
cause . engagements a. school and IN the
studio
Sa - the sixteen young women WI"
.e.s bcu engaged are supporting agca
r-er.l lers Of tleir families. Several of them
move relatives employed IN other paris OF
Ire theatre Five of them earn extra
money by fold!ug programmes.
They VIII 10 dressed IN black gowns ana
NI wear bows in the hair
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
DR.. DANIEL HAlIERON

The Rev. Dr. Daniel HallerOn. pastor OF
the Eighth Avenue Methodist church.
Newark. was stricken with apOpleNy last
night in Golden street. that city. and died a
short time afterward. In spite OF the efforts
of four physicians to revive him.
DT. HalIerOn was born in IrelaQd sixty
eight years ago and waS brought to Amer
lea by his parents when he was child
He had been a member Of the Newark
Conference for thirty years and for eight
years was presiding elder Of the Elizabeth
district. Dr. HallerOn was sent 70 his pres
ent charge last spring He spent sixteen
years preaching in Newark having been
pastor at various times Of the Trinity,
Franklin and Halsey street churches lie
leaves a wife and two sons and two daugh-
terS
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06


Harris. formerly United States Commis-
siouer Of Education. died here tonight.
Mr.. HsTris'S work in educational lines
gained for him International recognition.
William TOrrey Harris was born in North
Hillngly. Ccnn. on September 10. iSs5 IIe
attended Yale college for two and a half
years. being a member Of the class OF -.
hut was not graduated. The degree Of
A NJ was given him by Yale in 1852 and
an LIE ~ in 1s95. The latter degree was
also conferred on him by the University Of
Missouri. the University Of Pennsylvania
and Princeton University. lie married Miss
Sarah T. Bugbee at Providence In IS5S.
Dr. Harris was teacher in the public
schools Of 81. LOUIS from 1865 20 1857 and
Superintendent of Schools there from 1851
70 1ss0. he was appointed Commissioner
OF Education Of the United States i'm 1Ss9
and served until 1906 DR.. Harris had edit
ed and published The Journal Of Spccu-
lativc Philosophy since 1867 He was
siStant editor OF 'JOhnsOn's CycIOpsedia.
and made The Appleton School Readers
in cooperation with Dr. and Mrs. 4. j.
Kickoff and Professor Mark Bailey. lie
wrote thirteen annual school reports OF
the St Louis public schools and was edi-
ter of "AppletOn's International Education
Series" He also contributed TO many
magazines. He had been editOT-in-Chief of
"Webster's International Dictionary since
iSl.
The honorary title OF Officer ~ the
Academy was decTeed on DIT. Harris by
the French government in lS1S for his
school reports on exhibition at the great
exposition. and i'm 1859 he received the title
of officer OF Public Instruction" from the
same government. He was connected with
the American Social Science Association
fifteen years. writing many papers for it,
Dr. Harris was also member Of the
Washington Academy OF Sciences and the
American Philosophical Association
DIR. Harris received from the Carnegie
Foundation for the Advancement Of Teach
ing. "as the first man 10 whom such rec
Osniton for meritOriOUs service is given.
the highest retiring allowance which our
rules will allow an annual income OF
$1,000
His death came at the completion Of a
, new edition Of Websters International
Dictionary, into which, by the development
Of a system which he had worked out. is
cOmpacted four hundred Thousand words,
derivatiOns and meanings. Last July he
moved from Washington 10 this city, where
relatives live His library consists of
twelve thousand volumes lie leaves a
wife, a daughter and a son. Theodore, a
prominent attorney Of San Antonio, Tex
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THEATRICAL NOTES.

~.ss Constance Callin. who IS playing IN
IsracI" at the criterion Theatre WIZ aP-
Iear - the ShskespeaTian fesiiNal ~
st-stfofd -on-Avon next spring. her sp'
ress iu Israel" Las uoen % pronounoeu
'ant her winter engagements Ia England
lsle nsen cancelled.
Mis. Mab,I Ta.iaferro las received near
- tao hundred aI4sW"rs Z" her ihFil@''''
=. .afl towers oser siNi," a. attend q 81
...l matinee % ''SDungtime' ~ the i-iD-
sfy Theatre ou "Wednesday Her d'hs IN
fI acting viii aWaker thoughts "f sprlhs
d. .te aesits - the Did.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
FURNITURE AT AUCTION.

~ the continuation sale Yesterday at the
Fifth Avenue Ar Galleries of the Edward
X Jones and the Harry Macedonia sale 0c
art objects g. \. Fox paid $50 for carved
Flemish oak buffet and $3.50 FOR "A dining
suite in tapestry To- match. Three carved
aud gilt arm and side chairs were Knocked
down To- J. Blanchard FOR 800 and "a carveI
and eilded parlor suite went to II. Watson
for the same price. J. A. Stone obtained
for $751; large Pushmania carpet The
sale Will be concluded to-day with the dis
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
MARRIED

Al@SOP-E -EOBINSON--On THURSDAY. November ..
by the Right Reverend the bishop OF New
York, assisted by the Rev Leighton Parks, -
81 Bartholomew church, COrinne Douglas
daughter Of Alr AMI Mrs pougia- Robinson.
20 Joseph Wright Asop. of Avon, Conn.
HNW Est siRISWOLD- THURSDAY. Move enihsr
1902 40 the First Presbyterian tThurrn.
Feekskiu y. Y. hy tho Rev n. IT, Everett.
Harry Hammond Hawes and Jennie I>ouiss
tiriswold. only daughter 0f Nh ami Mr. Era
I'urdy tirisWGld-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
NINE. NORDICA LOSES CASE.
Says She Furnished Funds to Contest
Aunt's Will.

Cambridge. Mass. Nov. "A decision
adverse TO Mime Lillian Nordica. the op-
era singer. and several of her sisters ami
cousins. who attempted To break the VIII
Of their aunt. Mrs. Nanuy F. Allen, of
Melrose. was handed down by Judge
Rugg. in the Massachusetts, Supreme
Court. to-day.
Nine Nordica and the other claimants TO
Mrs. Aliens estate alleged that the tcsta-
trix had promised 70 divide her property
valued at 10000. among them. but in her
viii left IL for charitable purposes Nine
Nordfca said OF the stand that she Was
f,.ruisbiuE IN. funds to contest the viii
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
CoRRoBoRATES DIR. COOK.
Alaska Guide Makes Affidavit Regard
ing Mckinley Ascent.

Lewiston. Idaho. Nov. Walter STILES,
who has made numerous prospecting rips
Il Alaska. made affida Wit to-day in support
Of Dr. Cooks assertions that he ascondcd
Mount Mckinley.
Stiles asserts that with several compSn-
ions, who were On q prospecting trip 60
Alaska In the summer Of 1855 he was at
Tyneck when Dr. Cooks party returned
from tho attempt to ascend the mountain.
lie talked repeatedly with Dr. Cook ana
lis guide BarriU. both Of whom described
the ascent I'm detail. Barrill and Sdles
were on friendly terms and BarIill re-
veatedly declared that the summit had been
reached and described how hc had waved
the stars and Stripes on the peak.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
TP. o'CoNNoR GETS sl2,5OO.
Pugilist Sends s5-Cheered by Arch
bishop Ryan.

Philadelphia. -lov. - contributions
amounting 20 1880 were received by 7. T..
o.counor FOR the Irish Nationalist cam
naivn fund AT a mass meeting held here to-
night.
Among tho contributors was Stanley
KetcheI. the pugilist who sent che"k for
3, from san Francisco. Archbishop Ryan,
W., was on the platform, joined in the
cheering al this announcement
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
Mr.. TAFT AND THE SOUTH.

From Tho Birmingham Agc-Ii"rald-
Tho President is really making his long
,rit, of thirteen thousand miles 10 see what
The people want nt-hoW theN irel toN"Fh ilS
tu,uroyed Let us accept the President a :
. friend Of all reasonable waterways Let
q, 80, Justice 10 all. aud above ali else let
us greet him in this splendid autumn
,.eafier a. tho friend "f ali lie - Amer
i,.sss TrSt citizen. aud never di,i tins great
country have in ifs chief ono" "a sound'r,
more wholesome. moro representative type
~ nrogrcssiye AmericaniSm-
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
TO CONTEST PULITZER WILL.
Son Gathers Information Of Vagaries
in San Francisco.
rBy Telegraph 10 Tho Tribune

san Francisco. Nov. The eccentric life
IN San Francisco OF Albert Pulitzer. who
killed himself in Vienna last month, is 10
BE- made the basis for suit by his son.
Walter Pulitzer. OF New York, 10 break
his fathers will. Agents from New York
arc IN this city collecting information re
garding the vagsries of the millionaire at
tho Fairmont Hotel and Mount Tamalpais
Tavern.
An AFFIDAVIT has been obtained from Ger
trude Atherton. the novelist, concerning a
tiff with Pulitzer in the tavern. The de-
cedents barber. hotel attendants and others
are being asked for information as TO Ny
Pulitzer's eecontTicities.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
MRS. JANE M. BROWN,

Long Branch. y. j, Nov. Mrs. Jane
VI. Brown. wife of Seneca II. Brown, a
New Nori. banker. died last night as she
was being driven t. the railroad sta
ton here At the time she was riding in
the carriage of Mrs. Brent Good. The car
riage was driven Immediately To the resi-
dence OF a physician, but Mrs. Brown died
in the arms of Mrs. Good in the carriage
Mrs. Brown was seventy-twO years OLD
She was a member of the Bloomingdalc Re-
formed Church of New York.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
THEATRE FOR GEORGE coHAN.
Office Building Also on Broadway Site
az 4Sd Street.


Tho lcasc recently obtained 10y Frank =
Tate and the Broadway and 43d street
Company 20 the plot 70; The southeast cor
rer 81 s2d Street and Broadway. owned ty
Mrs. Marv 4. Fitzgerald. was recorded yes
fCrdav. II. Greenwood & 90. represented
tEe les~ees and Douglas Robinson. Charles
: Brown & 90. the owner in the transaC-
tou.
Tie lease rs for tweuty-one years Al SlG0, 70
c0N a ycar with renewal privilege cor
2 similar term of wears AT sli5.gs Then,
it the lessees decide 70 continue in con-
troI of the property, they are TO pay an
annual r.ntal based or "A per cent valua-
f.ou 81 the premises The lease may h
renewed four times for a term Of twenty
ono ,ear. each under such terms.
An Office building and a playhouse are
- De- erected on the plot. To carry out
those projects M. Fitzgerald has loaned
:-n0esl al per cent foT tWenty years 10 the
l.~-ees.
The theatre viii be in the rear OF the
Office building IL VIII. however. have a
main entrance leading from Broadway
through the Office structure. II VIII have
r seating capacity OF Lie. and viii lie
r..lt for and operated 10y tho George CO.
lsn Theatre Compauy- That company las
leased the play house for ten years AT $3.50
rsar. Samuel u. Harris. George ~ Co
usu ana Frank r. Tate compose tie thea
'.r company
TIE Office building 20 be erected on the
-tt win cost sl,Clo.ee,. u VIII be- put up
..y tho a. T.. Gray construction Company
~ -, Louis The work OF construction
VlI ncriu al once.
GIr Cohau expects 90 have tho theatre
ready for use next September. when lie
uu opcu IN = now musical play. There
afe~ Dr. VII produce his plays IN this
49,
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
DEER SHOOTING IN SUFFOLK.
Three Actually Bagged and Others
Talked About.
Ia Telcgraph b n Trlbune

Babylon. Long lsla III. Nov. J.-To-day.
the second Of the open season of deer
shooting in Suffolk County. was marked by
roor shooting. There were fewer hunters
than usual. and deer We're scarce. The best
shooting. as usual. was on the territory
between Sayville and East lsip and south
of the main line Of the Long Island Rail-
road.
The Bohemia Protective club KILLED three.
one Of these. a buck. was killed on the
Bohemia Sporting club grounds. Maitland
Hartford. OF East Islip. shot a doc. and
John DroEan. Of the same place, killed a
bLck Ia al. there We're less than a dozen
killed. wednesday. of next week. is the
third day. and the Friday following, the
last
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
AMoRY HOUGHTON. JR.

Corning. " Y. Nov. 5.-AmOry HcuGutou.
jr.. president of the Corning Glass WaTks,
died tonight. He was seventy years old.
His father, who was a pioneer flint glass
manufacture. built the Corning Glass
Works in 1868
AmOry HOughton. jr.. was for years a Pc
teutal figure i'm glass uadc an5 long recos-
nized as one of the most influential men
in Western New York. He leaves a wife,
two sons ard two daughters
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
SPECIAL NOTICES
To the Employees.

DO YOU want desirable help QUICKLYf
SAVE TINE AND EXPENSE by con-
shifting the hIe Of applications OF selected
aspirants for positions OF various kinds
which has Just been installed at thu
Uptown Office Of
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WALL STREET OFFiCE - 10 iJ Wiiisr,
rPTGWN OrFICE-No. 1864 BROADWAY or
HARLEM OFFICES No. I51 East t2Ith
street No. 26G West i2Sth s.rcet ami No
s1a West i@5th street.
" AsHINGTON EU RENV-No t322 r street
SFWAEK BRANCH OFF1CF-Fredvrick :
solnmer So. 1'tt Rr"ad street
AMERICANS ABEOND Viii dnd TH5
uRI,sSFI S-%o 8. Montague le Ia ,-our
LONDON once 90 THE rEIBI NJ ~
Danes Inn House. 80. 26l Srrapd
American Express COMPANY. Nos and
HaymarkyJ
Thosaas Cook & son. Tourist OGics Lud.
proWn. shiplcv 8 co. No ts3 Pau Mail.
~peyer BrOthers. No- { Lothhury.
convenient place 70 leave advertisements aad
'PXRis~J5hn Munsos s Co. No Ru.
scribe
John wanamaEer. No. - Rue des petite,
Eagle Bureau No 5S Rue CamSon.
Morgan Harjes & Co. No. $ Boulevard
Uaussmann-
Credit Lyonuais Bureau des Etrsaserx
Continental Hotel Newsstand
The Figaro once.
saarbach's News Exchange. No . Rus A.
American Express Company. No. N su.
scribe
Brentsne's. No - Avenue de sopers.
NICE credit Lyonnais
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Union Bank
FLORENc'E Nc'E-French. lemon a Co Va. 4,
and Via 1ornabuoIi
Naauay 4 Co. Bankers
MILAN Sanrbsrhs News Exchsng. VI. Il.
Moufortc. tSN
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No Fsrdinanaztrasss.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
HOFFMAN WILL PRosATED.

The will Of Char'es Ferdinand Hoffman
who died AZ his home. No. l34 State street,
Brooklyn. three months ago. leaving an
estate Of s25O0.Go, was admitted 10 pro-
bate yesterday by Surrogate Ketcham. II
Was contested 10y relatives in Louisiana.
but their contention that the will was
made while Mr. Hoffman was under undue
influence was disallowed. The greater part
Of the estate is left TO his mother Mrs.
Carolyn Hoffman, with minor boquests to
nepheWs and nieces
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
ONLY ONCE IN FIFTY YEARS.
T,,a I.,osIo COMMERCIAL.

From The tiraio Commercial
-, .trlking pro,f nf TIC strong
~ ~ ~ ,,ovstnor and his reform policies
hS,a nave upon the minds and eonsciTn"e p, ,, OF o,
"a" ~, ..,rtI ltetltanautS = candidate
hht - A.ssmby in thre" nelshbprhi.is; .;
l,.,,,ii.s- 10, Parker. in Gene. M1rt ~ IN ni
tIlTallrt ,,,eulv against tine Coz Tfnor ;
m'n ".rbe feeIing IA Orleans COUNT mus
49, teen deep and stron5. TT 1T - ss,., sr.,
= democrat 10 the ASs-i' '''
.t,ee 10 aft. yezss.
New-York tribune., 1909-11-06
QUITS LEGAL AID SOCIETY.

At a recent meeting of the directors Of
the Legal Aid Societ". tine resignation Of
Merrill T.. Gates. ir.. for three wears at
torney OF the society. was announced
Mr.. Gates expects To- take up private prac-
tce. Leonard McGee was appointed 20
succeed Mr- Gates on January J. 1910.
The appointment was announced by Ar
thur Won Briesen. president OF the society.