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New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
CORNELL ALUMNI GATHER.
Smoker of Ithaca College Graduates Held at
the Waldorf

Cornell" was the unifying note at a gathering
OF several hundred graduates of the Ithaca insttu
ton in the AstOr Gallery of the Waldorf Astoria
last night. Most of them not having yet reached
their teens in the record Of since leaving col
lege'' time it was mainly an occasion when all
references to the place above Cayuga's waters
easily got the medal points for enthusiasm and
other sorts of noise scored.
The new plan of the young Comedians in run
ming a smoker at the Waldorf-AStoria met with
so much approval that 1t is likely TO be repeated
Edward Burns jr, '03. who looked out Tor the en-
tertainment put up rattling good display OF tai
ent. home bred in the hill town above the lake
Mr. Burns himself sang Sullivan" and got away
with il: and there were songs solo and ensemble
and both mixed together. piano solos by Teddy
Lndorff, who composed the music for the lthacan
warcry The Big Red Team; fancy dancing. duel
ling bouts. a talk by Franklin Matthews. and a
few drinks for each and all.
Though owing to the earliness of the hour at
which the smokers ceased putting no vote was re-
corded as to the of the occasion. it is ex
pected that dayafter opinions will show
that the affair ought be continued an oc-
casion for bringing the Cornell graduates together
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
MACVEAGH OBEYED LAW.
Charges against Secretary's Former
Firm Declared GrOundlesS.
[From The rribune Bureau. I

Washington. May THE Secretary OF the Treas
from Milwaukee saying that Speaker Bancroft of
the lower house of the Wisconsin Legislature as
serted that he had made his fortune by selling
adulterated goods. Mr.. MacVeagh said that he
was no longer a member of the firm Of Franklin
MacVeagh & Co, which amply able 70 defend
itself against the charges OF Mr.. Bancroft or any
others.
BY those familiar with the history of pure food
legislation in Illinois. however. the assertion IS
pronounced ridiculous Franklin MacVeagh & Co.
have been known in Illinois leaders In the pure
food movement and earnest advocates or the
state pure food law. OF course. they have occa-
sionally come in conflict with the pure food laws
as have most other purveyOrs of food products
but that is due the drastic provisions of certain
state laws. 1t is recalled that Franklin Mac cNeagh
& Co not long ago suffered the conhscation OF a
shipment Of honey from Cuba because II did not
conform TO certain pure food standards. There
charge whatever that the honey was adul-
terated although it was found to contain too large
a proportion OF ash An investigation showed that
the bees had adulterated their own product II II
could be termed adulteration and had cuned the
product from flowers having larger content OF
ash than ;s customary in this country While de-
claring that the honey not adulterated, the
experts said 1t be conflscated because 1t did
not conform to the pure food standard and con-
fscated II was
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
NO WAY TO HOLD ALLEGED THIEF.
Just Put Him Down as Intoxicated if the
Complainant Is Kind Hearted.

Although neither intoxicated disorderly, a
man who said he Joseph Hanley, a plumber,
Of No 43O East 34th street arrested last night
and locked up in the West Goth street police sta
ton charged with ntoxicaton and disorderly con-
duct.
The real cause of the mans arrest was his al
legged effort last night to remove a part of the
Little Church Around the Corner. in East 18th
street Hanley did not enter the church itself but
was content, as alleged, with taking about ten
feet of brass rail surmounting the balustrade Of
the rectory steps
The Rev Mr. Lacey, a curate of the church.
who is a small man. caught Haney he was
about TO depart. MIR. Lacey then turned the
Number over to the West 3Oth street police. He
declined TO make larceny charge and the wise
man on the desk put down the offence drunk
and disOrdeTly.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
SUIT AGAINST KNIoKERBocKER TRUST
Frederick L. Ames Seeks S15OOOO Said to Have
Been Lost in Investment.

Boston. Nav "A suit TO recover Sl50.OOO alleged
to have been lost in Investment brought in
the Suffolk County Superior Court to-day by Fred
erick l.. Ames. Of Easton. against the Knicker-
booker Trust Company. of New York. Governor
Eben S Draper and a number OF Boston and Cam
bridge men named as nominal codefendants in
connection with the case. because of the that
a verdict was given them in suit brought against
them by the knckerbocker Trust Company
the hotation of securities OF the American Silk
Company the plaintiff in the present suit desiring
to establish Jurisdiction In this state.
Mr. Ames alleges that he induced TO pur-
chase one hundred bonds and one thousand shares
of stock of the Cuba Hard Wood Company. of
which the trust company the underwater He
saws that the representations made regarding The
condition of the Cuba Hard Wood Company were
not true and the suit is brought to what he
represents have lost
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
WYATT STILL ON STAND.
U'ituess Alleged to Hare Been
Bnbed in SuI~bacher SaSe Testifes.

The cross-exarnination Of Harry Lee Wyatt. ts
grand Jury witness alleged TO have been brbsd %
leave the city was continued yesterday morning az
the trial of Joseph II. SuIzbacher, the broker. BE-
fore Judge Malone.
Mr.. Osborne for the defence. asked Wyatt L
were not a fact that he had remarked that ns
would be placed in the same position as a certain
official OF an insurance company. and could o
Jailed for perjury II he agreed 10 sign the af1daYl
at the Savoy Hotel The witness admitted that %
had made the remark He also admitted that
was he who had suggested the trip 20 Mexico. n
later vigorously denied thar he had received an
money from the District Attorneys office NyaI
declared that Assistant District Attorney kress
had advised him appear 20 aCIuiesce in IL
proposition that he leave town
Because of the argument which the District AZ
torney made in opposition % a motion. NJ "
borne asked that the case be taken from the Jd''.
Judge Malone denied the request. but instrucle4
the Jury not To heed the remarks Of either counse
when Mr.. kreseI took the stand as witness l
denied the declaration Of the defence that COM
plafnt had not been entertained by the Erand J-l
of 1897 against SuIzbaCher- Later, however. WEE
Cross-examined he admitted that he did not prsss-
the complaint about the alteration Of the books
the firm TO a city magistrate, OF suggest SUI
action
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
WITH OR WITHOUT M'cARREN.

After debating last night for three hours on
ways and Of bringing about harmony in
the Democratic party in Brooklyn. the harmony
committee" appointed by the Kings County Cen
eraI Committee decided TO adjourn the meeting
until this evening.
Thomas F. Wogan, of the 7th Assembly District
chairman OF the harmony committee of five. said
last night that the committee had arrived at
definite conclusion on how to promote harmony I'm
the ranks of the Democrats II said after the
meeting at the Democratic headquarters that two
propositions probably would be submitted in the
report to the county committee. which will meet
on Tuesday evening. One proposition. 1t is said
will show a means of obtaining harmony with Mr.
McCarren as leader. and the other will show
how harmony may be secured with the elimination
of
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
BODIES OF MAN AND WOMAN FOUND
Were Floating in Gowanus Canal-Former
Was Leslie Connolly. Canal Boat Captain.

The bodies of a and woman were found
floating at Sd street and the Gowanus Canal
Brooklyn. last evening by Captain John Forsythe.
of the tug Kitty. he was strolling along the
dock front The woman had been apparently about
thirty-fve years old. with brown hair and dark
complexion The body was dressed in black skirt
and white waist and black lace shoes and stockings
In one hand was clutched a handbag in which
cards bearing the name of Mrs Steiger No
4s Prospect Place. Manhattan. The body of the
man was identified that Of Leslie Connolly cap
tain of the canal boat Bailey.
According to watchman named Heey. who
has his post on the waterfront there, he saw the
man and woman walking the dock on the night
of April 80 At the Prospect Place address it was
said that Mrs. Steiger had lived there up to
few weeks ago. The bodies were taken 10 the
morgue.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
YERkEs RECEIVER INCLUDED IN CASE

Insurance Company Harrington Putnam. Feesl'.
OF the estate Cf Charles T. Yerkes, was H'a-. =.
party 10 the proceedings in the state courts on
foreclosure Of the S200000 mortgage on the pr0s.-
Of the Yerkes estate at 6Sth street and tii'H -
nue.. The mortgage is understood % cover -
that portion of the property which conS'il~'s r
art gallery, exclusive OF the gallerys con1eh's
was taken over by the Mutual Life company -
der the foreclosure sale some time ago. tut =
the title has not been perfected
Counsel for the receiver did not object 90 -
made party To the proceedings in the STATE 80 :,
although it was intimated that the eHort % =, ~
Mutual Life to take over the property "'''-
resisted by the receiver.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
MORE MONEY FOR EMBASSY OFFICES
State Department to Increase Appropriations
in Several Cases.

Washington, May 7.-Avaing itself of the in
creas sed appropriation made by Congress at its last
session for the contingent fund the State Depart
rnent has been able in perhaps half dozen in
stances in the case mainly OF embassies. to aot
more money for the renting Of office accommoda
tons This will prove particularly beneficial where
the chancellery office is in the same building as
the residence of the ambassador or minister, the
amount expended for home and Office permitting
the rental of a much larger structure. One of the
posts at wflicn Increase has been allowed is st.
Petersburg where, according 10 cable reports. the
State Departments representatives have been look
ing for q building.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
JACK" CHoKES BABY.
Surgeon in Speeding Ambulance Dislodges
Iron by Whirling Child in Air

While Evan Kieen, nine months old. play
ing jackstones with his sister sitting the floor
ct their home, No 255 Avenue 4. last night, he
put one Of the Jacks. into his mouth. when the
iron stuck In his throat almost choking him.
DR. Burke. Of Bellevue Hospital, summoned
and believing operation necessary, started to
take the boy TO the hospital AS the automobile
ambulance started off at high speed the doctor
grabbed the boy by the heels and swung him back
and forth, up in the air. and round his head. AS
the ambulance neared 23d street and First avenue
the Jack" was dislodged and fell to the floor.
The boy taken to the hospital to rest before
being sent home.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
BIG DYNAMO BLOCKS BRIDGE.
Horse Truck, Bearing elton Burds1
Loosens Steel Plate

truck drawn by eighteen horses and loaded VIZ
a dynamo weighing twenty-oue tons got stueA g.
the bridge over the old Culver line tracks in Foll'-
avenue. near SSth street, Brooklyn, last night VIC
one of the bridge plates loCsened account o. ''
strain and the rear wheels OF the truck sank uos-
to the hubs, The dynamo is intended for =
Brooklyn Rapid Transit power house. az FIi,n A''
nue. and SSth street
Fearful lest the heavy machine should ran . = =.
tracks thirty-fve feet below the Brooklyn % NAs.
Transit summoned hundred men % replace II %
the truck Reserves from the Fort Hamilton -
ton were called out to keep the bridge clear
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
ASYLUM SITE NOT YET SELECTED.

The fact that DR.. oliver NJ. Dewing. medical su-
pertntendent, and representative OF the board of
managers of the Long Island STATE Hospital looked
over a piece of property at FarmlHgdale yesterday
led 20 a report that a site for the institution
had been selected there. The visit made on the
invitation of Board of Trade and the president
OF the village. but it is believed that Farmingdale
is too far from Brooklyn II is thirty-one miles.
whereas the site at Greenvale, the selection Of
which raised a storm Of protest from Mrs Ciar-
ence H Mackay and others. is only twenty-one
miles,
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
ARCHITECT HELD ON CHARGES.

Powell W. Robins head of the firm of Robins &
Oakman. architects. with offices at No p East 22d
street, who was arrested on Thursday night by
agents Of the Children's Society charges made
against him by Philip Kappas, ffteen-year-old
boy. of No. q Manhattan street. was arraigned
before Magistrate Krotel in Yorkville court yes
terday. After the magistrate had listened TO the
testimony Of the architects youthful accuser he
adjourned the hearing
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
PLAN TO REDUCE CAPITAL.
Shareholders of Valve Company Asked to Sac
rifce Nine-tenths of Holdings.

Springfield, Mass. May IA meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Chapman Valve Company has
been called for May "A to consider a plan Of re-
organization. It IS proposed TO reduce the capital
from 81 Co0O0O TO 100000 Every shareholder is asked
TO give up nne-tenJhs of his holdings in order that
cash may be raised by the floating OF $4,000 worth
of new stock Before the financial depression Of
1907 Chapman Waive stock sold at 240.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
HAPPY OVER CHARGES.

AIr. Jerome said there was neYsr happier
man than he when charges were preferred
against him. for then there was a chance TO
fight He continued:
1 never felt FOR moment. whatever some of
ms friends might have suspected. that they We're
brought about by any sinister motive always
felt that the Governor had entertained these
charges from 2 high sense of public duty, and in
no unfriendly spirit me, thinking that perhaps
by that very means he would give me oppor-
runity 10 appear and be heard in a way that I
could obtain from any other source. or from
any ether direction: and so felt grateful 70 him
for that act, although I must say, while IL has
been a good thing for me, IL most un-
fortunate and evil precedent from public stand
point
That public officers should have charges preferred
against them when they deserve IL is right; that
they should be tried those charges is right. No
public officer is good that he won't stand lot
OF chasing and jsckinG Up, but no elective con-
stftutOnai officer should be taken from the duties
Of his Office and put trial on unveriied
charges. constitutional officer should be tried
charges unless they verified. or accompanied
by affidavits setting forth facts which. IL true.
would constitute cause for action. When those
charges are dsmissed-n they are dismssed-f
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
cAaELL TO SUCCEED cAPERs.

Washington May Royal E. CabeIl, of Rich
mond Va, has been selected to succeed John G.
Capers of South Carolina. Commissioner Of
internal Revenue. Mr.. Capers. some weeks ago
sent IN his resignation. effective July !. He is
seriously III in this city.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08

methods and mean practical in higher sc sense; .s
but | have lost none of the falth ana none OF the
Willingness 10 work. and 70 join with others 10
work for civic betterment, that l had IN 1901. -
When this wave Of appreciation when was Iiq-
ing on top it. / really thought that. give me ti
great Office which I hold, with its really great
powers. give II TO with popular opinion ana
appreciation back OF me. such as had men!
thought that ! could do great things, ana Went
there TO try and do them. and ! gathered aoouI
me a band Of loyal. white hearted, educated gen
tlenleu. as my assistants who we're moved py lIie
same spirit and did Try. and we tried earneSli y
and honestly the fun limit Of our ability 10 90
those things which thought we could 90 "HeIi
we hold OF the Jon But as time went on,
found that all the things that / thought We coulu
accomplish we could not accomplish, that no per
Inanent good, practically. ever comes from reNolu-
Iions - D.;
The cohesive power of public plunder as FreSiI resi-
dent Butler described il long years ago was sun
on the job. The wicked had sohd idea OF I'll Ih.
terest that the good never seemed 20 nave ne ne
good are grand for one great rally. but tnen & JheE
20 home after that rally and go TO work at thel5
business Il is characteristic OF the reforFner anu
il is strange that il should be So that he putES
unlimited faith in specific acts and unlimited lalth
in specific statutes He seems TO forget llat !. =
men that operate with these statutes, ana Ihat II
Is men that have operate with our poItcaL m
sritutions: hut If anything goes wrong ne says
Change the institutions.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08

they are unverifed unsupported by affidavits
and have been corTuptIy, wantonly, and viciously
preferred, there is living being whom the officer
who has been wronged can hold responsible under
the law.
Well, 1 have told, as 1 said before little that
how much ! appreciate tonight II is very CRATE
fu is praise, and it is very valuable because when
you are on the wave of popularity. your pubnc IN
nuence IS enormously increased. If you are honest
and working for good things. the opposition TO you
dlnninlshes in the minds Of many-even the court
seem to have regard for you in your at
tempt TO conscentiOusly discharge you're official
duties than they have when the press is proclaim
ing you down -and-outeT, and no good.
on the other hand, criticism is bitter. don't
think I resent just and fair criticism. No man
could appreciate more the keen though kindly
criticism of Commissioner Hands report when he
points out what he is pleased TO call the faults
of my qualities" There some things that he
said there that not eminenty hattering; they
are true and just, and l recognize them as such;
and whether I can change them lot l don
know. But see that they are there: see
very clearly that they there, and l am
going to try to amend them, whether am success
ful
You see. popularity is a good deal like some
statesman said about public office. He sald:
When once you had it. II was purgatory, oIt TO
be without II hell o., -,
Now. / don't take this occasion as slSnIyins
that YOU give unqualified approval 10 all tha'
] have done, to the manner in which may
thirk I have always been right when nave re- re-
Trained from acting, but do take II 10 lltSgllI
that YOU have faith in and believe that IN Ihe
discharge Of the difficult duties of my poS'tloh.
have been reasonably efficient and have uleu 10
do my duty 10 the best of my abli'y'
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08
PUBLIC COULD NOT UNDERSTAND" !"

- The public could not understand, and could not
realize that many things which were wrong We're
could be removed and public officers could be prose
euted for neglect Of dutg and they say w ny not
corporation for neglect Of duty" It seemed a
forcible argument but they forget that there is no
si;ch thing as the crime Of neglect of duty by
r7orate director There wild outcry, Look
al these dummy directors here, and these dummy
directors there, and not one cf them put IN jan!
Bur there was n9Jhlng OF ct our sIaste T2e
And then when il came TO the matters of eVl-
reason 10 suspect that there crimes when it
came the matters Of evidence, you were con con
frOnred with the greatest difficulties, and when you
went 10 work and called the only persons that dld
know anything about it. and indictments We're oJ
those persons. and you were informed that you
sbouid have called somebody else. not named, and
that nobody able TO discover
Then, too another element of difficulty Sprang
II natural that IN the midst ot TINS claiLoI
appreciating what the situation was. II was natural
that a man sholiu Ie5-L as'IIIs1 ~. - ~ 9,. o.
drivent' II you had tthe OF the pugnacity in
fhat would be natural 10 you. There pos
sibility that you would not perhaps lndlct some
indicted because you had not indicted many whose
tn9ietIneat haa pH ,IS coiIid T not he sustained
Tor you see very quickly that you had alienated
that YOU had won some by yielding 10 H. and
then when il that you felt it your duty that
you ought 10 indict certain persons you saw you
were going TO get il coming and going; you would
alieHate the populace py hot lnoctIg ceri.,lh per
sons. and then you We're ABOUT 70 alelale MIlst
remained by indicting certain people SO when II
TO the end Of that period OF stress and strain
II the end has come, ! think / was perhaps dis
credited. seemingly as discredited, as any man
could be.
You could not make believe il in one way.
You could not make me believe that dld not nave
friends: ] knew that, and you could not make me
doubt shake my faith for one second in the
ability Of the people OF the city of New York
do handed justice when they knew the facts.
and believed the time would come when would
be able appeal them face TO face and tell
them the facts and show them that If they had
been mistaken and unjust in their judgment there
was chance 10 revise Il, and I believed it would
come. ana I believed that they would revise that
judgment.
New-York tribune., 1909-05-08

Q Mr Jerome then referred TO the election OF
1905. and said it demonstrated that man couid
&c out and appeal to the people and "smash all
6esrotic control" Continuing he said:
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-29
A Sinner Wedding.

The marriage Of Mr.. Flo Henk-
haus and Miss Minnie Kasper
took place at 10 O'Clock Wednes-
day at the Catholic church, Rev.
Joseph Hudecek officiating AS
the wedding took place just at
the hour of going to press, The
Gazette is unable to give any par
ticulars, but win have more to
say in the next issue.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-29
ELECTION Proclamation.

By virtue Of the authority yes
ted in me, as president of the
board of school trustees Of the
Sinner independent school dis
trict, I do hereby order an cleo
ton to be held within said dis
trict on the first Saturday in
May, it being The FIRST day OF
said month, in the manner pre-.
scribed by law, for the purpose
of electing four trustees for the
ensuing term of two years. Mr.
q. f. Ruhmann is hereby APP
pointed presiding Judge Of said
election with authority TO select
and appoint needed assistants.
Given under my hand this the
18th day of April, 1909.
L. TRAUTWEIN, President.
E. j. MERREM, Secretary
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-29
A Knocker

Is a man who can't see good in any
person or thing. It's a habit caused
by disordered liver. If you find that
you are beginning to see things
through blue spectacles, treat your
liver to good cleaning out process
with Billiards. Herbine. A sure cure
for constipation, dyspepsia, indiges-
ton, sick headache, billlousness, all
liver, stomach and bowel troubles. -
Sold by Schlottman Drug Co.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-29
Posting Notice.

All persons, kith or kin not ex-
cepted, are positively forbidden
to hunt or fish or otherwise tres
pass in my pasture on the Quad
alupe river. Anyone violating
this order will be prosecuted to
the full extent of the law.
L. M. koKERNoT
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1909-04-29
Dutch Auction

3yJl GCn AUG bl0W
Here's d chance to get a fine
clock
[ have on hand a Westminster
chime clock, striking on four
gongs every fifteen minutes, l
will put same on sale Saturday,
April 10, at the regular price Of
$4,000
and will reduce the price twenty
five cents (25) every day, except
Sunday, until on the 9th day of
August, when it will reach the
rs CENTS
Providing it is not sold before
hand. If You wish to bid for this
clock, you can get a card from
me, on which you are to write the
price you are willing to pay, and
your name and address, leaving
same at my store. You can get
the clock on the day the clock
reaches the amount of your bid,
providing no one bids higher.
Thus, if you bid $3.50, the
clock would be yours on the 18th
of April, Chat being the price of
the clock on that date), while if
you bid $3.50, the clock would be
yours on the Goth of July, there
being no higher bid.
The clock will be on display in
my show window with price.
mark on it every day.
l.. GANTERT,
Sinner, Texas.