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New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
ANSWER ACCUSER OF HEDIN
Members of American GeogTaph
ical Society Defend Explorer.

Cyrus c. Adams, of the American Geo
graphical Society, when asked last night
what he thought Of August Strindberg' s
assertion that the work of Sven Hedin, the
Swedish explorer. was fraudulent, said:
The idea Is absolutely ridiculous. Sven
Hedin is regarded all around the world as
the best equipped explorer Of modern
times.
We have no records Of Chinese Tur-
kestan previous 10 those given by him, ex-
cept some of the ancient Chinese records.
The work Of Sven Hedin was a complete
revelation Of an entirely unknown coun-
try and some of the best examples are
his descriptions of the unknown Takla
Desert and his wonderful map Of the
Tarin River and the surrounding country.
His maps and his thousands Of photo
graphs cannot possibly be discredited.
The whole idea is simply rot
7. s Deneubaugh, also of the American
Geographical Society. said: There is really
no need Of Sven Hedin's attempting 10 de-
feud his work. as just one glance at his
descriptions Of the sand dunes of Chi
nese Turkestan IN his Scientific Results
Of a Journey in Central Asia should con-
vince any one OF his originality and the
importance OF his work to the world
Some of the elements in his accounts may
stand open to criticism, but the truth Of his
pubfica tions and the Importance of them
TO the world Of science cannot possibly
be questioned
In speaking of Strindberg. he said: cir.
St-indberg Is undoubtedly great man N
his o1n Id-literature-but when he
enters the field of science and attempts
70 attack the work of Sven Hedin he has
attempted the impossible
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
ter. Mrs Joy Morton. and son. Dr. Fred
erirk W, Lake.


Ex-Judse Lake was born IN Greenfield.
Saratoga County, N Y. in 1926 After
attaining his ma jority he attended Oberiin
College for two years, and In is4s began the
study OF law at Elyria. He was admitted
to practice in the Supreme Court of Ohio
in 1851 and continued in active practice
until his removal to Nebraska in 1851. He
settled ar Omaha and formed a partner
ship with A. ]. Poppeton. one Of the best
known attorneys of the West. In 1859 he
was elected to the territorial legislature
from Douglas County. being reelected
three times. serving in 1865 as Speaker of
the House. He was one of the committee
to draft the first state constitution under
which the state was admitted to the Union,
and in 1866 was elected associate justice Of
the Supreme Court. In 181, while still
member of the Supreme Court, he vas
elected a delegate to the constitutional
convention and was made chairman OF the
judiciary committee, besides serving as a
member OF other important committees.
Judge Lake was continued on the Supreme
bench until 1884, having been a member of
the Supreme Court continuously for seven
teen years. After leaving the bench he en-
gagged in tie active practice of law N
Omaha, and in 1887 formed a partnership
with James W. Hamilton. In 1890 the firm
was increased by the addition OF Henry E.
Maxwell the oldest son Of Judge Samuel
Maxwell long an associats of Judge Lake
on the Supreme bench
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
Peculiar Diplomats.

movement is on foot among the great
Powers 20 adopt some concerted measures
"ith Tie view OF putting a stop TO the
*Slse resulting from petty states Of one
I'D an6 another bestowRg diplomatic ap-
'alntments on any one willing 70 pay for
'ae honor, and u fulfil the duties in con
Heotlon Herewith without remuneration.
he principal offenders in this sesDeCt are
certain Central aad South American re-
Il5llc.
tals,--ti1e arrest OF a gentleman driver
- some trotting races ct Berlin has led 30
&c discovery that. although = Prussian
--'4zea' VINO h4d never been out a. Europe.
vas III possession OF perfectly au-
''n ntiS credentials bestoRinS on him the
's ot councillor If legation and the
-s-f& ef cEaGss q Afaires of the negro re-
l+~i4e of Liberia ~ 81. Pe:ersburs. Il WAS
-s9 brought 10 light t6at he lIa6 previous
acted as iir.-t secretary and councillor OF
safion ol Nicaragua At tire Natica n.
N--Sssed u some Ettlc money, which lie
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29

went away felt that his days we're num-
bered. His strong face had become drawn
and haggard and his sturdy figure had lost
much OF its vitality and its erectness.
Speaking of him yesterday, a close friend
said: In many respects his was a piet-
uresque career. At one time he was the
most popular politician in Kings County.
Witness his election as District Attorney
a the time Seth Low was chosen as
Mayor OF Brooklyn. No other Democrat
was elected
No man had more friends. nor was any
man ever more loyal to his friends. Perhaps
IL would have been better for him il he
had not had acquaintances OF certain
class. He was always too much Of a good
fellow. IF he made mistakes in politics, l
believe they were largely due TO unques-
toned loyalty TO friends. He was q po-
litical orator Of great power, and / know of
nc lawyer who wa. more effective before A
jury. No matter how exciting the situa-
ton or how bitterly he was attacked by
political enemies he always retained his
possession. Politically. despite the fact
that he was elected four times success
siveIy District Attorney Of Kings, serving
twelve years in that Office his friends know
that he regarded his political career as
having been more or less Of a failure. He
was genial man, a social creature. with
a smile in his eyes and smile on his lips
all the time"
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
NEW YORK FROM THE SUBURBS

High class hotels ana restaurants in New
YORK have reduced their meat portions.
cla ming this to be necessary in order TO
make ends meet. IL were. And the ulti-
mate sucker usually from the hinterland,
navs-Pittsburg GaZette-Times.
Woman who went TO New York City TO
convert il was naturally presumed 10 be
crazy and sent to the pSychopathlc ward
PbiIadeIphia Evening Telegraph.
Comment is made on sign IN Il New
York real estate office, roof house for
rent as indicating the value of living
s,sca in that city and the enterprise in
,,.tIizinc every available bit. Anyway il
is be+ter than q rough house for rent
Portland Press.
Scr1-a o. New Yoril's most wealthy and
r. sl7foue bic women are importing trench
-,s,,,,lanes and preparing to learn 70 avfate.
f55iiadeIphia women have taken the lead
.sinTf and there seem. 70 be nothing
o. q .ie Sew York ladies TO do but fy hgl
ya,,nd 80 harne-Chicago Record~Herdld,
A. # me hot spell was not enough
.as,,ie aere are New Workers EorkIng &
.fFo--eei,,es INTO a frenzy because OF q re-
1orf mat Chicago is TO annex every town
rr,jt,Ir ono hundred miles OF her. Even II
So YORK should follow SUIT, providence
!, To-t,ISfsteIv far enough away 70 escape
farotr,i.,. q part or Gothalh--FFoslhshce
News.
.-i.ter7 thousand He% fo-E Iotk slept on
-, Laad Al Goley Island on Aonday Eieat
~ - - tba heat of their homes ia the
- -. Tt,.,..s ftis best thing that has ever
I,.' -, reEortad OF Coney lsiaEI. =! faI-2e
STANDARD.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
RUSSIAN DANCERS ON TOUR
Long Season Arranged for Ann:
PaVloWa and Michael Mordkin.

Anna PavIova and Michael Mordkin. lead
ing dancers of the Imperial Russian Ope'a
House. Moscow will arrive In this city in
September to prepare for their twenty-slT
weeks tour OF the United States in ocular
opera" They viii have with them q COM
pany OF sixty dancers,
They are to be under the management OF
Max Rabinoff and G. ?. Centanini and vill
open their season at New Haven on Sep
tenlber Il. on the following day they wifi
appear at the Metropolitan Opera House
for q matinee performance, after which
they will appear in Brooklyn, Boston, Phil
adelphia and Baltimore. on December Il
the contract calls for their appearance at
the Metropolitan for three weeks. during
which time they are expected 70 give three
or four performances a week. On March Ia
they are TO make their third appearance at
the Metropolitan for three weeks more. In
the intervals between their seasons In this
city they are TO appear n the prominent
cities OF this country. Mexico and Cuba.
In order to obtain the services of these
dancers it is stated that q sum Of sl3sOG0
had TO be deposited with the Imperial
Opera House at Moscow Pavlowa and
Modkln together, it is stated, will receive
A salary of Sf2 a0a a week
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
OBITUARY NOTES.

RICHARD PETER GROAT, member of
Assembly in 1889, 1890 and 1891. and for
many years leader OF the Republican party
in Wayne County, died on Wednesday at
his home in Newark. n. Y. He was eighty
eight years old.
FREDERICK ". J. SIZER. president of
the National Savings Bank, Of New Haven,
died at his home in that city yesterday.
al the age of seYenty-nine years. He leaves
wife. He was formerly employed in the
New York Custom House. He was prom
inent in the Republican party during the
Civil War. being one of Lncolns chief
financial advisers in Connecticut.
NINE. MARIIE OBRY, who died on Tues
day at her home. in Scarsdale, Will be
buried to-day at Woodlawp. The funeral
will beheld az her home at l 50 O'Clock this
afternoon. She was born in Lyons, France,
in 1s45. IN 1865 she came to this country
with her husband. Hypotte Obry. At his
death she started her career a business
woman. She leaves three daughters, Mrs.
Cotton Reed, Mrs. c. s. Mckune and Mrs.
J. 7. Rooney, and one granddaughter,
Marie Obry Reed; also niece Marie Peiin,
and g nephew. V r. Pelin.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
THEATRICAL NOTES.

Miss Florence Roberts, who played the
part OF Mrs. Ralston in Jim the Pennan
al the Lyric Theatre last season, has ac-
cepted a three weeks Engagement at Euclid
Garden, Cleveland, beginning August g.
She will star In three plays. two or which
are The Strength of the Weak and
"Sapho." Miss Roberts's play for next sea
son viii be q new emotional drama, in
which she will act under the direction ot
the Messrs. Shubert.
Blanche Bates will appear In October
under the management OF David Belascc
in The One Woman a modern American
comedy by Avery Hopwood. one or the
authors of Seven Days"
John r. Kelly is TO support Mabel Hite in
"A Certain Party" which Liebler 6 Co.
announce for early presentation.
William Morris has added the Princess
Theatre Of St Louis to his vaudeville cir
c,1it He will book his attractions there be-
ginning September -.
The coburn Players announce for to-
night at Columbia University an outdoor
nrcsentation or the Electra" Of Euripides
,C,ilbert Murray's translation).
The reopering of The spendthrift' at
The HUDSON Theatre has been postponed
from August S TO August lI
Lionel Walsh, Juliette DilIa and Florence
Reid are three or the principals engaged by
Henry ". Savage for the first Of his
musical comedy productions OF the season,
..rhe yVffe-Tariers' The piece will open
a. Atlantic City on Monday, August 3.
Oliver Fierford and james Clarence Harvey
arc the authors Of the book and Robert
uood Bowers wrote the score.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
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New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
Active in Politics.

Mr. Ridgway, elected in 1855 as District
Attorney. did not think he then had reached
the limit of his political advancement He
was reelected defeating General Tracy
John Green and George r. Elliott sue
cessively by majorities running from li,ooo
TO Is 600 He was always active in politics.
He was n delegate to the convention that
first nominated Grover Cleveland for Presi-
dent and was one of the delegates-at-la
TO the convention that put Alton B. Parker
in nomination for the same office For
fourteen years Mr.. Ridgway was mem
her of the Democratic State Committee
In The early SOS he allied himself with
General Henry W. Slocurl, William NJ.
Tyins and others IN the Jefferson Hall
Democracy, which was opposed 10 the Nc
I.auehIIn machine When the late Senator
McCarren supplanted Mclaughlin as leader
Mr. Ridgway followed the political fort
unes of the Senator The Senator named
him for Borough President OF Brooklyn In
1905 but he was defeated by Bird s. coler,
who ran under the Municipal Ownership
emblem. Major Ebstein being the Republi-
can nominee.
Mr. Ridgway was member OF the New
York Yacht Club. the Brooklyn Club, the
Crescent Athletic Club and the Andrew
Jackson Club. He was director in the
American District Telegraph Company.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
THE WEATHER REPORT.
osciaI Record aud Forecast.-washin,

onlciaI Record aud Forecast.-vashinEton.
July 2S-Tne winds along the New England and
Middle Atlantic coasts will be light variable;
South Atlantic and East Gulf coasts. light to
moderate variable: West Gulf coast, moderate
south; on the Great Lakes. light 20 moderate
variable.
High temperatures continue in the Southw es.
States ard in southern Kansas and western Mis-
souri, Maximum temperatures above 100 de-
grees were recorded Thursday in Oklahoma,
Kansas and western Missouri. and Wichita.
Kan. the record OF high temperature during tho
month OF July broken. the reading on Thurs
day being 100 degrees or six degrees higher than
that previously reported Moderately warm
weather prevailed in the Southern and Eastern
States while in the Rocky Mountain region. the
northern plains states and the lake region mod
crate temperatures the rule showers &C.
CURED within the last tweuty-four hours in the
Atlantic States. the Ohio Valley. Tennessee and
the Rocky Mountain region In all other parts
Considerably lower temperature II Indicated
for Friday and Saturday IN the middle plains
states. High temperatures win continue, how
ever In the Southwest States and mcdera tey
warm weather win prevail In the Eastern states
and in the region west OF the Rocky Mountains:
the temperatures in other districts viii be
the normal
the south Atlantic and east Gulf states the
lower Ohio and lower Mississippi valleys and the
south Rechy Mountain region. the weather will
be generally fair Friday and Saturday through
out the country
steamers departing Friday Cor European pores
viii have light to moderate variable winds and
generally fair weather to the Grand Banks
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
SOME COHEN & HARRIS PLAYS.

Messrs. Cohen & Harris announce s
their preliminary list of productions for
next season: The Member from Ozark -
q comedy by Augustus Thomas, which will
open at Detroit on September 3; THE Girl
in Waiting" by Hartley Manners, in
which Miss Laurette Taylor has already
been successful; The Aviator, a coined V
by James Montgomery. with Edward
Abeles In the leading part; The Penalty
d drama by II. c. Colwell in which Hilda
Spong and Harry Mestayer are the chief
players: Raymond Hitchcock, in his last
seasons success. The Man Who Owns
Broadway: J. Z. Dodson. in The House
Next Door" and Get Rich Waliingford,'
George Cohans adaptation Of George Ran
dolph Chesters novel Of the same name. IN
which Clayton White viii be the star. Mr.
Cohan win also introduce new musical
play Of his own composition at the open
ing Of his new theatre at 43d street and
Broadway, on October /.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
CHOLERA SWEEPS RUSSIA
Forty-two Districts Affected
Many Die in Capital.

St Petersburg, July 28.-The extent OF the
cholera epidemic is shown by figures pub
lished by the government sanitary COM
mission to-day. The stricken region now
includes forty-two provinces and territories
of European Russia, and since the out
break of the disease last May there have
been a total OF 37.65e cases, with 1851
deaths
Recently there has been startling In
crease in the number of victims During
the week ended July %, 1884 cases were
reported. and of these 1913 We're fatal
For the last fortnight there has been
daily average of forty cases and twelve
deaths in the capital. Fifty-four cases and
fourteen deaths were reported here yester-
day, and there are 514 suspected cases in the
hospitals, including thirty-elght children.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
GEORGE BOYD AckERMAN.

George Boyd AckerU1an, a retired i'm
porter and commission merchant, died on
Wednesday at his home, No. 53 East 18th
street. after short Illness. He vas born
in Bristol, r. l., in 1888, and was educated
III New Jersey
As young man he spent q number
of years in Mobile in the commission
business with his father. Previous to
coming to New York City, about twelve
years ago, MI. Ackerman lived in New
Rochelle. where he a member of
Husuerot Lodge, F. and \. NJ, and of the
Odd Fellows. He leaves wife and daugll-
ter. Mrs. j. Lawrence Habberton, OF Mont
clair. \. j. lie will be buried with the
Masonic service in Woodlawn Cemetery
this afternoon at 4:15.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
JAMES v. R|DGWAY DEAD
Former District Attorney of
Kings Expires in Paris.
SOUGHT HEALTH ABROAD
Advancement Stopped by Hugh
Mclaughlin, Despite Ability
and Popularity.

James ". Ridgway. former District At
torney of Kings County, died in Paris on
"Wednesday Mrs. RidgWay, in a cable
message to Thomas kelby, OF Brooklyn,
said she would bring her husbands body
home as soon as possible
Mr.. Ridgway had been In falling health
for several months when he went abroad
with his wife, late in June. They arrived
ut Cherbourg on july and planned 10 go
to AK, but he failed so rapidly that they
decided 10 go TO Paris, hoping to sail for
home in September.
Friends who saw Mr.. Ridgeway before he
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
IIBERIAN LOAN SUPPORTED
Germany Favors Americas Plans for
Syndicate Action,

Berlin, July &.-The Foreign Office it Is
understood. fully agrees with the American
piuns TO assist Liberia and gives its moral
support to German participation in the in
terna tional syndicate loan TIE sen1i-offi-
ciaI Cologne Gazette discussing the plan,
SAYS:
The United States, through the develop
u1ent of her present plan, will have pohtt-
cal influence on Liberia, but has no fnten-
ton to tmpinge on the independence Of that
country
News of the movement originating in the
United States TO refund the national debt
of Liberia is printed fully In the Berlin
papers, and usually with the editorial sug-
more definitely than ever before in Old
World affairs.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
kILTIES BAND WILL PLAY HERE

Led bv Donald Mccormack. a seven-foot
drum major. over seventy thousand miles
by land and sea, the KiIties Band arrived
here Yesterday on the White Star liner
Teutonic from Southampton. While on
their long tour the kilties gave one thou
sand concerts and appeared in twenty coun-
tries. having been commanded to appear
three times before the late King of Eng
land The bano viii appear at the Ameri-
can Roof Garden on Monday Also on the
TelItonic were eight members of the COM
pany which win present Our Miss Gibbs"
= CIR
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
JAMES /. HOUGHTElING.

Chicago, July IS. - James Lawrence
Houghteiing, founder of the Brotherhood
OF st. Andrew OF the Episcopal Church
and well known in the financial world
died at his residence in Winnetka. sixteen
miles north of Chicago, to-day. Mr..
Houghteling, who had been i'll for some
time with nephritis was a member of the
firi Of Peabody & Houghteling. bankers
and bond merchants
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
The Things That Hurt.

Mr. RidEvay felt it keeniy when the
prosecution of Mckane was taken out OF
his hands and given to special attorneys
general, including Edward NJ. Shepard and
General Benjamin p. Tracy. In later years
some of his financial ventures we're unsuc-
cessful. a short time before the wreck OF
the Jenkins financial institutions, in Sep
temher 1907 Mr.. Ridgway bought between
$4,000 and $4,000 worth of the stock of the
Jenkins Trust Company.
The late Hugh Mclaughlin, long Demo
cratic boss of Kings County. and Mr..
Ridgway seldom pulled well together,
though Mr Mclaughlin. for political rea-
sons, seemed satisfied with having him in
the Office OF District ATTORNEY Mr.. Ridg-
way never got beyond that place. 1t was
said that he wanted the nomination for
Mayor when il went to David A. Body,
but that he and Mr.. Mclaughlin were un-
able 20 agree about certain appointments.
Il was believed that Richard Croker, who
with David b. Hill liked and admired
Ridgway, once wanted to name him for
Attorney General, but Mclaughlin rejected
the suggestion. Mr.. Ridgway was a
kicker in politics. and the grim Old man
of Willoughby street didn't like 'kickers.''
Mr. Ri,igway, who was born ffty-nine
years ago was brought by bis parents to
Brooklyn when he was child. He at
tended there Public Schools II and and
later went to the Moravian Military School
i'll Nazareth, Penn. which has among its
graduates George B. Cortelyou, former
Postmaster General the late Admiral Ben
ton McCaIla, Fletcher Harper and Senator
Regan. who was the Confederate Secretary
of War.
After studying in the office of his father
Joseph S. Rfdgway, James ". Ridgway was
admitted to the bar at the age OF twenty
one. and about that time he married Miss
Evelyn Sandford. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elijah ". Sanford.
New-York tribune., 1910-07-29
LION WELCOMES MONKEYS VISIT.

With a leap and bound over the train
er. who were repairing a cage In the Bos-
tock arena Coney Island. yesterday. Milo
one of the East Indian monkeys, made her
escape into the auditorium and fed into
the cage occupied by Menelik. the lion.
Instead of tearing the monkey to pieces,
MenelI1 welcomed the animal and gently
pushed II into corner. The trainers set
a guard in front of the bars until trail
Of peanuts hla zed the way back to the
monkey cage. Thus Milo WAS lured back
TO her own reservation.