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New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
S4VED JOY
Secretary Dickinson Not Res
cuer. Detroit Thinks.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.l

TBy Telegraph to The Tr1Duhe.I
Detroit, oct. 23.--It is asserted here
that Secretary Dickinson. who recently
received a medal for rescuing James f.
Joy, who fell into the Detroit River from
the gangplank of ex-Secretary New
berrys yacht, the Truant, In 1S9o' dlo
not rescue Mr.. Joy at all.
Captain Moss Redmond who has been
in command of various yachts owned by
the Newberry family for thirty years, 1t
is said, performed that feat himself
Captain Redmond told the story of the
rescue to-day, and backed it up with a
letter from Mr.. JOY thanking him for his
service. Captain Redmond said he had
one medal for lifesaving already, and
what was more, the letter written by
Mr.. Joy shortly after his ducbing. This
letter he had treasured. and when the
original copy was accidentally destroyed
he went to Mr.. Joys Office and copy
from the letter file was given to him
After much delving among papers in
chest in his winter quarters, at No 672
Atwater street, East, Captain Redmond
brought this to view:
Dear Sir: VIII you allow me 20 Iha6s axe
you a present of the inclosed SIS? or
course, 1t is no compensation. nor is 1t In
tended as such. for the very efficient and
prompt aid you and the men on the Tru-
ant gave me the evening l took bath
by stepping from the gangplank. Nothing
l could do would be compensation to you
for such aid. and you would not take
compensation for an act of humanity on
your part. I make this little present and
write you this letter and give you my cor
dial thanks. all to show you that | appre-
eiate fully the prompt and careful means
adopted by you in Tescuing myself and
my friend Dickinson. who. not knowing
hat I was an expert swimmer, had i'm
mediately followed me into the water to
hold me up. If necessary, until both could
be rescued from it.
When next 1 take a bath OF this kind. II
I ever do, 1 hope Il may be from the
Truant. with yOurslf and the men with you
in management ]. T. JOY.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
STORMS And QUAKES.
Unusual Weather Reported an
Vest and South.

ST. Louis. Oct. Z3.-Reports received here
indicate that slight earth shocks were felt
shortly after ! O'Clock this morning in "a
territory where violent storm was raging.
A slight earthquake was felt in Memphis
and vicinity at 1:15 a. N. No damage has
been reported. Slight shocks were also felt
at Alton, ILL.,; Evansville, Ind, and St
Peters, Mo. Cape Girardeau Mo- and
Paragould. Ark. report having felt decided
shocks at the same hour. Most Of the
places shaken are IN the district affected
by the New Madrid earthquake Of 1871,
when Immense tracts OF farm lands were
turned into eWamps
A survey OF the damage done in Southern
Illinois by the storm last night shows that
three persons were fatally injured and tfir-
teen slightly hurt Property loss IN Macon
County is s35 oeG. a heavy electrical storm
also swept Southern Indiana, doing con-
siderable property damage. Louisville and
many OF the towns in. Northern Kentucky
we're swept by = severe windstorm and
heavy rains, which did considerable prop
erty damage. The storm followed an un-
seasonably warm day, and, coming with
startling suddenness. ripped through Louis
vile at a velocity ranging from thirty-six
10 sixty miles an hour. The temperature
fell p degrees IN few minutes
The storm is reported by the Weather
Bureau 20 have been the disturbance CEN
trail in the Missouri Valley yesterday, and
IS this morning over the Hpper part OF the
Chic Valley.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
FIND MANY JEW ELS
POLICE SEEK OWNERS
Trunk of Laundress ReUeaIs
Tariety of Valuable articles.
LRv relegraph 10 nc rrIbune.

Greenwich, Conn. OCT 23.-Sergeant
Andrew Talbot. of the Greenwich police
force. has made a discovery which the
police here think may result in restoring
to their owners jewelry and articles
Of apparel valued at many thousands of
dollars The articles IN question, the
police say, were found in the trunk OF
Bessie Lee, former laundress, in Stam-
ford. during a search instituted oy
Charles A. Moore, of the New York firm
of Manning. Maxwell & Moore, for a
shirtwaist valued ut $50 belonging to his
daughter the Duchess Torlonia.
This search was made two weeks ago.
but it was not until to-day that the po-
lice made the facts public. They believe
that the goods were stolen. but all ef-
forts to find the owners have proved
fruitless.
Among the articles found were two
diamond sunbursts which Mr.. Moore said
were worth no less than $500 each; sew
eral valuable diamond rings. a pearl
necklace, which could have been worth
no less than s1,500; a large jewelled
brooch, some thirty or forty shirtwaists.
of a probable value ranging from $50 to
800 each, and other articles of clothing
The missing shirtwaist, however, was not
found.
Miss Lee had been Iaundress in the
Belle Haven home Of Mr.. Moore, where
the Duke and Duchess Torlonia, who
have Just sailed for Italy had been
spending the summer and autumn
About three weeks ago the girl left the
employ of tho Moores, and as she was
about to leave, Mr. Moore says, mem
Der of the family discovered in the girls
suitcase several valuable articles be-
longing to the family. Later the loss Of
the shirtwaist was discovered and MI
Moore obtained the assistance of Ser
geant Talbot and went to the house in
Stamford where the girl was rooming.
When the Greenwich policeman inter
rogated the girl as to where she got so
many costly articles she said that a
wealthy uncle in England who had died
several years ago had left them to her.
He called attention to the fact that some
of the pieces were in new looking boxes.
bearing the labels of American firms
Her reply was that she had merely put
the things in those boxes because they
were handy.
Sergeant Talbot ascertained that she
had been employed in the families of
William K. Vanderbilt, of New York; Of
Edmund c. Converse. in Greenwich, and
with the Sloanes, in Lowell Mass. Later,
he says. he discovered Miss Lee had sold
to a Stamford man diamond sunburst,
estimated to be worth from $500 to 5000,
for $50.
The sunburst was similar to one which
had been taken from the home of Mrs.
Howard Morton, of this town, several
months ago, but Mr. and Mrs. Morton
upon inspection this afternoon, failed to
identify it.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
MUST REDUCEL0ANS
W4RNING TO BANKS.
Controller Calls for Strict Oh
seruaRce of Lac.

Washington, oct 23.-Every national
bank which is lending money in excess
of the amount permitted by law has
been asked TO reduce the loans to the
required limit and TO abstain from any
such excess in the future.
This effort to have all the national
banks observe the legal Limitation is
being made in a conservative way, and
st is believed by officials here that none
Of the banks viii defy the official re
quest" The effort is made particularly
sn view OF the fact that in nearly every
bank which fails loans in excess of the
limit prescribed by law have been a con-
tributing cause, and the further fact
that the concentration of the loans of
the hank to a few interests has always
been regarded as an element OF weak
ness.
The penalty for lending beyond the
prescribed limit is forfeiture of char
Ter. one of the most drastic provisions Of
the national banking law.
Up TO a few years ago the amount
which a national bank could lend TO any
corporation, person or firm was 10 per
cent of the unjmpaired capital but this
law was amended in 1906 so that a loan
Of 10 per cent Of the unimpaired capital
and surplus might be made. but the loan
must not in any case exceed 30 per cent
Of the capital of the bank.
More than six thousand of the national
banks are now and have been strictly
complying with the law. but the re-
mainder have been chronic offenders,
despite repeated criticisms and warnings.
To all these banks the Controller of the
Currency has sent a letter, in which he
states the law, and asks a promise by
return mail 10 reduce loans TO the legal
limit and an agreement to observe the
law strictly in future. He believes that
every bank in the system will cheerfulIy
comply with the request. and that every
one Of the seven Thousand national
banks will soon be strictly observing the
law.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
BIG FUND FOR AGED.
Sl'000,000 Recently offered
To Be Used for Neeo Home.

Albany, Oct. 25.-Dr. Robert W. Hill. sec
retary OF the State Board of Charities. an
nounced to-day that the S1,OOOOOo fund
which a certain philanthropist desired 10
contribute to charity would be given for
the establishment of a new home for the
aged, but refused to state where the insti-
tuition would be located
DR.. Hill said he had received numerous
requests for portion of the money from
various parts of the country including one
from promoters Of artesian wells in the
West.
The requests have been coming in with
such rapidity that DR.. Hill has sent out a
circular letter advising applicants that it
had been decided to estab blish a home for
the aged with the fund
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
TO PROVE HIS BALLOON RECORD
Professor Lowe, at II, Also Intends %
Compete with Wrights.

Pasadena. Cal, oct. 23.-Replying to
skeptics who We're inclined to doubt his
claim OF having made the record balloon
fight OF 500 miles in nine hours. on April
21 1851, Professor Thaddeus & C. Lowe has
teiegraphed TO South Carolina copy OF a
certificate given him by the citizens Of
UnionvIlle S. c. the day of his flight
The paper gives him credit for the per-
formance which still stands as the worlds
speed record.
Although he celebrated his seVenty-sev-
enth birthday more than two months ago
Professor Lowe says he Is planning TO COM
pete with the Wrights and other experts
for aviation honors.
2 Il haVr the plans for a new airship" he
said, and expect TO build IL soon
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
GUATEMALA MAKES AMENDS.
Alleged Assaiiant of American in
Prison, Awaiting Trial.

Washington, Oct. 2S.-WiIIiam F. Sands.
the American Minister to Guatemala, has
informed the State Department that a man
named Fonegra, who was the principal of
two aggressurs In the murderous assault
on an American negro named William
Wright, has been arrested and is in prison
awaiting trial. 1t is believed that the other
assailant VIII soon be arrested
The circumstances connected with the
murder OF Wright caused the State De-
partment some months ago To demand the
punishment Of the culprits and the removal
OF the authorities responsible for the fail
Ure TO punish them.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
SENATORS TO SPEAK IN CHICAGO
Aldrich and Cummings Will Make Ad-
dresses simultaneously.

Chicago Oct. 3.-Nelson A. AIdrich,
United States Senator from Rhode Island,
and head of the Senate organization, and
Albert B. Cummins United States Senator
from Iowa. are to speak simultaneously In
Chicago the night of November g.
Senator Aldrich will be the guest of the
Commercial Club, and will speak OF tba
work OF the monetary commission and is
expected to outline indirectly what currency
legislation Congress should enact SEN
ator Cummins is TO speak before the Mar
quette Club. and has announced that he
will answer recent charges OF Speaker
Joseph G.. Cannon.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
MIDDLE" WILSON HOLDS OWN
Father Hopes for Ultimate Cure, De-
spite Hopelessness of Surgeons.
LBy Telegraph TO The Tribune


Annapolis, oct. 8.-At the Naval Hos
pital this evening it was said that the
condition Of Midshpman Earl D. Wilson.
who suffered fracture Of the fifth YER
zebra In last Saturdays football game. had
improved last night and to-day so far as
his comfort and general symptoms were
concerned However the attending sur
geons still say that they can see no hope
OF saving Wilson's life.
There is no diminution of the paralysis.
which since Saturday has completely af-
fected his limbs and the surface OF his
body. and no indication that there is anv
tendency toward a healing of the Injured
spinal cord. West B. Wilson. Of C-oving-
ton, KY, father OF Midshipman Wilson.
feels much encouraged, however. and ts
confident that his son viii ultimately he
cured.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
OKLAHOMA CONCERNS CHARGED
E-t-Trust Suits Against Three Big Oil
and Cotton Companies,

6 Ithrie, Okla. Oct. 23.-Indictnents we're
icl1 lally filed here this afternoon cha rging
three Of the largest cotton purchasing, gin
ming ana oil mill concerns Of Oklahoma
with violations OF the federal and state
anti-trust laws.
The defendants are the IToughton &
Douglas Company, W. H. Coyle Company
and the LaWtOn Cotton COmrany, firms
which control at least twelve other smaller
corporations ..--
The indictments Will. It is said, affect
seventy-five persons Including some Of the
most prominent men in the state. The
Oklahoma laws provide either fine or i'm
pIisonment. Attorney General West said
to-day that he would continue his in-estl-
cations over the entire cotton district Of
oklahoma.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
VALUABLE MAIL POUCH STOLEN
Thrown from Train at Wilmington en-
Route from Washington.

Wilmington. Del, Oct. 23.-It was m
-nounced to-day that a pouch containing
first class mail from Washington was
stolen from tIIe Pennsylvania Railroad STA
zion here last night, after being thrown
from tTafB. u Is not known us yet what
Was iB tlie-poqicil but IL IS believed to have
been valuable
The theft WIS made from The baggage
Ieoni. II is believed by the authorities that
the robber, afleE- removing the contents,
threw the pouch into the Chyistiana River,
which is-s block from the Station. There
is no clew % the robber.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
PLANTERS DEPORTED.
Arbitrary Action an German
Samoa.

Tutuila. Samoa, Oct. Is (via San Fran
cisco, Oct. 23).-Because the cacao commits
sion appointed by the German residents OF
Samoa ordered some OF the plantations to
be burned. in order to extermiuate the dis
ease now attacking vegetation, planters re-
sisted the police with arms.
For several days the planters remained
barrioaded in their homes and fred on
every policeman that appeared IN sight.
No one was wounded. and after their ar
rest the planters declared that they had
only fired blank cartridges to intimidate
the police.
Two planters were summarily deported
by order of the German government.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
WRECKED TRAIN TO SAVE GIRL.
Engineer Applied Brakes So Quickly
Cars Left Track.

Wilkes-Barre. Penn. oct 2s.-seeing a
five-year-old girl playing on the track
ahead OF him at Ashley to-day, John
Knapp. an engineer on the Central Rail
road Of New Jersey. applied the emergency
brakes To his long traip of Goa cars 80
suddenly that the train buclIled In the
middle throwing several cars from the
track.
Traffic was delayed for some time The
locomotive was stopped few yards from
where the child was playing.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
PoRToLA OFF IN A BALLOON.
Novel Close to San Francisco's s Week
of Carnival

San Francisco Oct 23.-The Portola
festival. which for five days has been cele-
brated in this city closed at midnight to-
night when Don Gaspar de Portola bade
farewell to the city and took his departure
IN balloon from the civic centre The
feature OF the celebration tonight was
parade including elaborate floats illu-
minated by power from the trolley lines
OF the United Railroads. The feat
ure to-day was the automobile race meet
on the Alameda County side of the bag,
the attendance Of many thousands severely
taxing the capacity or the ferryboats. al
though they began running long before
daylight. Thousands more who remained
in this city attended the tennis. golf and
football games and other sports, and visit.
ed the warships, which kept omen housa
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
FATAL EXPLOSION IN ouAppv

Albany, OCT. 3.-Pasquantonio Sanenj
was instantly killed and three others mar.
rowly escaped death to-day through the
premature explosion of a blast IN the Call
lanan Stone quarry at South Bethlehem
about eleven miles from Albany
On May y last twenty men were killed at
this quarry by premature blast.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
Ex-sTRIKERs ASK ACCOUNTING
McKees Rocks Men Assert $1,600 OF
Their Bread Fund Is Missing.

Pittsburg. Oct o. = The McKees Rocks
Trust Company and five members OF the
executive committee Of the workmen dur
ing the strike at the Pressed Steel Car
Company's plant at McKees Rocks were
made defendants to-day in a bill in equity
which was filed in behalf OF other former
strikers.
An accounting of the money raised as a
bread fund amounting to about 5000 is
demanded. 1t is alleged that about 81 600
of the fund remains unaccounted for.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
TENNESSEE BANKER ARRESTED.

Nashville, Tenn. oct 23.-M T. Estes
vice-president of the City Savings Bank
which suspended last Saturday, was ar
rested to-day on "A warrant charging him
with receiving money when he knew the
bank was insolveht.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24

Wilson is ignorant Of the seriousness OF
his condition and talks constantly about
football and the work Of the Naval Acad-
emy team. Indeed. he believes that he VIII
have sufficiently recovered to be in the
game next Saturday.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
STEAMER FOR FOOTBALL GAME

The Day Line steamers have discontinued
their regular Hudson River trips for the
season. Next Saturday a special football
tip TO West Point will be made.
New-York tribune., 1909-10-24
WRIGHT AERoDRomE FOR NAPLES.

Naples, oct. 23.-Orvlle Wright to-day
made an examination OF the new mono
plane Of the Bleriot type invented by ex-
Deputy Capone. 1t is reported that Mr.
Wright will organize an aerodrome here.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-03

Richmond. va--The state OF Virginia
has received from the thirteen munich
pal dispensaries the sum Of Sl&202-23. or
1500 per dispensary. its share OF taxes
The dispensary AT Abingdon led the list
This institution clears s5o.9e0 annually for
Abingdon alone.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
JUDGE MANN MAY
IGNORE QUESTION
Reported He Viii Not Outline
Prohibition Attitude.
WASHINGTON HEARS THE NEWS
Prominent virSini.- political Leader
SAYS He Has s.Insider information
that Judge Mann VIII Ignore the
Question Asked Regarding His At
sisade on Prohibition LesisIatiOn.

In Virginia political circles In Wash
ington. the statement was made last
night that Judge William Hodges Mann,
candidate fer governor OF Virginia, who
is supported by many anti-saloon leaders
and the Democratic state Organization
leaders, will not answer the question pro-
pounded 70 him by many Virginia news
papers. in which information is sought
regarding his attitude toward any State
vide prohibition legislation the legislature
- Virginia may pass during the next CUB
ernatorisl term.
a prominent Virginia political leader in
Washington IS authority for the state
ment lie said he has received inside"
information from Virginia to the effect
that Judge Mann has decided TO ignore
the question.
Many newspapers IN the State which
are supporting Judge Mann take the po-
sition that the Nottoway candidate snould
not answer the question as to what IS
his attitude toYard prospective prohibi-
ton legislation They hold that Judge
Mann is a candidate upon q local op-
tion platform. that he stands on that
platform. and therefore his position is
known
Harry St George Tucker. another can
6iGate for governor, has answered the
question He said that he would veto
an act OF the legislature which called for
prohibition by legislative enactment, bat
he would feel compelled 10 approve an
set submitting the prohibition question
10 the people for decision.
Judge Mann recently made a statement
IN which he said he would outline his
position on ell questions arising in the
campaign.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
Cheek Your Fat.

Hold It where 1t IS or take Of some.
You can 90 either without disturbing
your meals or your ease OF your diges-
tive organs. You can Go il without physi-
cal risk, mental effort. Or danger OF n
wrinkle Sounds well. but these are
words only, you say True. but there
is a nation full OF indorsers Of these
words. so your protest. while natural is
feeble Prove IT, Write to the Marmola
Company. Detroit, Mich, inclosinz Is
cents. orr better still. take that amount
over to your druggist and get one OF the
extra large cases OF Ma=mola Prescrip-
ton Tablets. You viii find It generously
filed. Take one after meals and at bed
time, and within thirty days you should
be losing a pound Of fat a day. without
disturbance. as We said. Of either your
meals, habits. or organs. Fact is, these
statements are not TO be denied. for the
tablets are an exact duplicate OF the IA
nous fst-reducing Marmols Prescription;
Ore-hah ounce MarmoIa. = ounce Fluid
Extract Cascara Aromatic, and 81 ounces
Peppermint Water. which any druggist
viii tell you is the Worlds Fair medal
winner in its class. :
The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
COVINGTON STAYS
IN DRY" COLUMN
Prohibition Wins by Bigger
Majority Than Before.
aETI-SALooN PEOPLE JUBLAET
Claim Victory Is Endorsement Of
Conditions with "No SaIOonET-The
s.Dryx' Majority Is IS, Against ~
Two Years AEO-First Election
Held since Norfolk Convention.
spsaal 70 n. R..hiprtan Head.

Epeczl 20 I1e washington he-al1
Covington, Va, March 2-Covington re-
mains dry. After having tried local op-
tion for two years. Covington to-day
voted 70 continue the policy OF no sa-
icons"
The local option election to-day passed
on quietly. although the excitement was
more or less intense AL day. Business
was practically suspended by the mer-
chants. and during the bailoting services
were held in the churches.
The victory for the drys IS a signal one
Their majority to-day was s, whereas
two years ago the drys carried the city
BY only 47 votes The vote to-day was:
Drys, 2Ss; vets, 2G. Two years 80 it
was. Drys S0I- vets. 81
This election is the first TO be held after
the annual convention OF the Virginia
Anti-Saloon League. Il was thought that
the stand taken by that body at Norfolk
more or less weakened the anti-saloon
forces. but the result here to-day indi-
Gates that the anti-saloon forces are gain
ing instead OF losing strength. Many
prominent speakers spoke here during the
campaign. among them being Dr.. James
Cannon. jr.. the head OF the anti-saloOn
forces IN The state
The anti-salOon people are jubilant
They contend that the election IS an ap-
proval OF conditions IN the city without
saloons
The election was called AZ the instance
Of the vets.
The Washington herald., 1909-03-03
SUPREME COURT COEvENEs.
VIII Hand Down Two Fa--reaching
Decisions at This Term.

Speclai - TIE washington Herald
Richmond. Va, March 2-The spring
term OF the Supreme Court Of Appeals OF
Virginia opened to-day Two important
cases. having far-reaching political re-
suits. viii be heard and decisions Ten-
dered at this term.
These cases are. the Norfolk poll-tax
case and the FREDERICKSBURG local option
election case. the latter involving the
OF the Ward election
Law.
Upon the decision in the first named
case hangs a Dig question affecting the
qualifications OF voters in Virginia Judge
Martin. OF Norfolk, IN a decision. held
that voters must pay their poll taxes
personally or bodily. IN order 20
qualify for suffrage If Judge Martins
Interpretation OF the new constitution IS
upheld. thousands Of voters in the State
VIII be disfranchissd- Many OF these
voters had their pon taxes paid by poll
tieians; others paid with checks. while
stu others through messengers or clerks.
The decision IN the Ward law case VIII
affect local option election results IL a
half dozen cities in Virginia II the law
is declared unconstitutional. then the
elections may soe declared nuIl and void,
and may have 10 be held over again.