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New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
GREssER SUSPENDs CROWELL
Eliot and Weinberger Take Over His
Work-Sullivan Gets New Job

Another step toward cleaning Queens
Borough Hall, advised by Mavor
Gaynor, was taken yesterday when Bor-
Ough President Lawrence Gresser sus-
pended Robert R. Crowell, engineer I'm
charge Of the typographical department
of the Bureau Of Highways on charges
and appointed DR.. Walter G. Eliot as
engineer OF the typographical bureau. and
John II Weinberger as engineer in charge
OF the engineering bureau of highways
The charges on which Mr.. Croweu will
be tried based on Commissioner Fos-
dicks report in which IL was alleged that
the typographical bureau was run for the
benefit of an engineering company In
Queens. Mr. Crowells hearing has been
set for this morning In the Borough Hall
Long Island City.
President dresser appointed Joseph SulH-
van yesterday to the vacant place OF
Superintendent of Public Offices and Build
ings. Just the week before Sullivan was
forced by Gresser to resign the post of
Commissioner of Public Works The place
pays S3,br0 a year, while the post he
vacated pays 81 600 "A year Throughout the
entire graft Inquiry Sullivan and his affairs
escaped comment
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
TRAFFIC PACT WITH CANADA
Knapp and Dominion Official Be
gin Conferences Here.

In the conference between Martin \.
Knapp, chairman Of the Interstate Com
merce Commission. and J. P Mabee. chief
of The Railway Commission of Canada.
held at the Hotel Manhattan yesterday.
she subject of International regulation of
The traffic between the two countries was
carefully considered. Mr.. Knapp lately
gave out the following as the subjects
discussed:
Whether existing legislation in the two
countries is adequate for the effective con-
trol of through traffic and whether Joint
control Of such traffic would be mutually
advaIta geous 20 the business interests of
both countries
Whether il would he necessary to the
end in view TO negotiate q treaty between
the two countries. whether the result
could he accomplished by concurrent leg
jsIation
W neither under a treaty or such CON
current legislation joint control could he
enforced through .ihe separate administra-
tive or judicial authorities in each country
respectively. or preferably by the creation
OF = new joint tribunal in Tie nature Of
an International traffic commission.
Whether such joint control should in
clgde not only through railroad rates and
resuiations, but also express cornnanies
and telegraph and telephone comr,a,ios
operating between the two countries
Nj Knapp said that The conference v-as
thoroughly satisfactory, and added that
some lime I'm the Autumn a final rnoetino
would he held This would he followed b,-
reports by each 10 his own government.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
RAILROADS READYFoR HEARING
Early Decision on Freight Rate Ad-
vances Expected.

Washington. Aug IA speedy deterri-
nation of the case involving an advance 81
freight rates in official classification terri
tory is promised by the action Of the gen
eral counsel of the railroads to-day i'm m
forming the Interstate Commerce Comris-
sion that they would be ready to proceed
with the hearing in New York on Monday
The commission is prepared 10 so ahead
with tne hearing and it is probable that all
the testimony regarding the recent adj
vances on the Eastern lines VIII be in th4
hands of the commission by September T.
The hearing will be conducted by Judge
George y. Brown and Frank Lyon. exam
iners of the commission The sessions viii
be held in the Custom House at New York
BY thus facilitating the taking OF the tes-
timony it is hoped finally to dispose o. the
case by October Ia month before the new
tariffs are to become effective
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
sKENE INDICTMENTS HOLD
Justice Conan Denies Motion
for Their Dismissal

Albany, Aug. u.-Supreme Court Jus
tice Conan to-day denied the motion
made by William T. Jerome. of New York.
for the dismissal of the seventeen indict-
ments against former State Engineer Fred
erick Skene charging irregularities IN con-
nection with the awarding of state high
wav contracts during Mr.. Skene's admin
iStraton.
Mr Jerome had asked that the indict-
nents be dismissed on the ground that an
unauthorized person was present at the
sessions of the grand jury which reported
them Justice Conan also denied motion
for an inspection of the minutes of the
grand jury.
Mr. Jerome then entered demurrers to all
the indictments, which were overruled, and
the court fixed August %, at 10 a. m, as
the time for trial.
Mr. Jerome declared his readiness to
proceed at once, but Deputy Attorney Cen
eral Brong said the state was not ready
and assured the court it would proceed
with all decent. convenient and reasonable
speed
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
BIC HARTMAN EARNINGS
Union Pacific and So. Pacific
Show Heavy Gains in Fiscal Year

Accommodating their announcement yes
,o-aa,. 80 tho declaration OF the regular
quarterly dividends on the STOCKS OF the
Union Pacific and Southern Paclnc conf
nantss the directors of the Hartman roads
issued preliminary statement OF the
ca earnings of the two properties for the year
ended June 80 1910 showing heavy sains
i'm gross and net receipts fof tne Hscei
period The Union Pacific reports earn
ings from transportation operations ana
from income from investments aIter al
expenses charges and DIVIDENDS on th9
preferred stock, OF S41, ,727,sS9, equal 70 ls.z'
per cent on the common stock
The gross operating revenue was go
e2s.Os2. an increase Of S1t.f77.59o. as com
pared with the preceding year, and net op-
Grating revenue sH.c2s So. an increase %
81 10, Oss. The income from investments
amounted TO SIS 1g7. .sO4. and total income 70
SIS. .ae1. .4s7. a gain Of S30o9.279 over 1872 n
come after charges was Si5,T09,5e9. from
which was deducted the preferred dividend
of s3aSf. 80 leaving the surplus above
stated for the common. The actual sur-
plus for the common from the operation
of the railroad was s.. 30. o., OF 1o5l Per
cent and that from the income from
Investments SIS. .9s2, ,60S, or s75 per cent on
the junior issue.
Gross opera ating revenue reported oy tHs
Southern Pacific company was the largest
for any year in the history of the property,
amounting to s135. G22.6J7. an increase Of Slt-
5o0. SIS over the preceding year, while net
earnings after expenses and taxes also
made a good showing at 81, ,25S, 3s5 a gain
of Sc. 800 s51. The surplus after charges was
s24, ,6s3 III. an increase of g. BOSS. TO which
was added income other than transports-
ton operations, making a surplus OF So
461 .1S7. equal TO 13 per cent Oh the common
stock, compared with 98 per cent in 1902
This includes si,5so.Oo0 extra dividend re-
ceived on the cOmpany's holdings Of Wells
Fargo & Co. stock. equivalent TO 1-SS per
cent on Southern Pacific stock
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
VENDING rs oBsTREPERoUs
Fights Captor and Kicks Reporter as
He Nears Kentucky

Olney. H.. Aug 11.-Joseph A. Vending,
charged with the murder of little Alma
Kellner. IN Louisville. became refractory
here to-day and objected to Detective Car
nev, of Louisville, taking him from the
train In a struggle Vending kicked
reporter from Louisville paper who is
following the alleged slayer
Vending was handcuffed to Carney at
the time. He refused to leave the train
after his attorney, J. r. Clements, had
spoken 10 him. Vending was put in an
automobile which went southeast along
tie Illinois Central tracks Carney told
the station agent he probably would take
an Illinois Central train into Kentucky.
He wanted the time of his arrival in Louis
vile kept secret
A messenger from Evansville, Ind, says
that the detectives and Vending arrived
there late day and put up at a local ho-
tel for the night. At the entrance to the
city the automobile stuck in the mud.
Vending. who had got over his Obstrep-
erous spell lent a hand in getting IT out
OF the mire.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
DEFENDED ARMY CANTEEN
Speaker at G. T. A. U. Conven-
tion Saws Word for Soldiers.

Boston, Aug. 11.-AIthough he did not
directly advocate the re-establishment of
the army canteen, the Rev. Father George
J. Waring chaplain of the 18th Cavalry.
u. S. A, implied that its abolishment was
mistake, in an address before the na-
tionaI convention of the Catholic Total Alb
stinence Union here to-day. In the course
of his address Father Waring defended the
reputation of the army man. and declared
that the soldier was driven to drink large
Iy by the fact that he was practically
barred from high class places of amusn
ment and refreshment. He added;
"He has been deprived of a canteen where
he was accustomed to get a glass of pure
beer without going away from his home
and where he could neither meet bad COM
pany nor drink to excess. He is summed
by all respectable people His seIf-respect
is crushed within him, and he naturally
enters the only open door-that of the
saloon"
The Rev Father Walter J. Shailey, of
Danbury, Conn, former president of the
National Union. advocated political activity
on the part of members of the union
to secure more drastic laws against the
liquor traffic and to combat the political
work OF the liquor interests, whose power
in elections and legislative bodies he de
nounced as "a foul blot on our boasted
civilization
The Very Rev. Peter-J. O'Callaghan, c.
S. P, of Chicago, was reelected national
president. The other officers elected are:
Spiritual director. the Right Rev. J. Regis
Canevin. of Pittsburg; first vice president.
Rev. John J. Beane, Pittsburg; second vice
president, John j. Corbett. New Haven:
third vice-president, Miss Katherine Kelly
of Kansas City; national treasurer. the
Rev. J. V. Moylan, of NanticOke Penn.
and secretary, John T. Shea of Boston
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
COLOR LINE At BATHS
Race Feeling Finds Its Way Into
Pine Camp.
BROOKLYN TROOPS ARRIVE
General Grant Praises Men for
Quickness and System Of
Detrainment.

Pine Camp y. Y. Aug. n.-Practcaliy
all the miIitiamen assigned for the second
period of the instruction camp are on the
ground here tonight and a new set of
manoeuvers will begin tomorrow only
the 9Th battalion of field artillery, from
Binghamton. has failed to reach camp, and
it Is scheduled to arrive before daylight.
The sd Regiment. of Brooklyn, was
the first regiment to arrive, pulling in
the Pine Camp terminal about , o'clock
this morning The regiment is commanded
bv Colonel Frank II. Worton and numbers
about 500 men.
The three sections of the 47th Regiment,
of BROOKLYN. pulled in about o'clock. The
regiment numbers about 70o men and is
commanded by Colonel II. c. Barthman.
r2risadier-ceneral John J. Eddy, com
msnder of the Second Brigade, arrived at
Ills O'Clock.
General Grant witnessed the detrainment
of the militia this morning and was very
much impressed by it. He said that the
unloading of the troops and baggage was
the quickest and most systematic of any
that he had ever seen
Squadron { of Brooklyn arrived about
two hours later. There are nearly three
hundred of the Cavalrymen, and their COM
manding officer is Major Charles I. De Be-
voise One Of the busiest men in the squad
ron is Lieutenant Anthony Fiala, the arctic
explorer. who is the quartermaster
SQUADRON & is encamped in the place
formerly occupied by Squadron A-that is,
in the immediate left of the colored troopers
of the 10th Cavalry regulars. No trouble
has ever before been experienced in that
respect and the danger of race feelings
which has long worried those in authority
was thought TO be safely averted. With the
arrival of the Brooklyn squadron, however.
trouble started brewing Immediately. There
is but one line of shower bath houses Tor
the use of the cavalry, and those are sup
posed TO be used by both black and white
troopers with absolutely no distinction or
assto color. When the Brook
lvo men learned Of this to-day they prompt
" baked The officers protested vigorous
Iv that the color line should be drawn at
the bath houses 1t is reported that q petl-
ton is to be drawn up outlining the feel
ings of the men and sent TO General Grant
The only unfortunate incidents of Squad
ron C's trip were the loss of DIR. Johh
Areagher's coat and the loss out of car
window of one of Comlnissary sergeant
Browns famous meat pies.
lieutenant J. s. Zeman. captain of the
SQUADRON c baseball team. is out with
challenge 10 play any nine in camp
Colonel Charles H. Hitchcock, command
er of the 1st Infantry. \. G., was VISITOR
in camp to-day.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
Will Begin Prosecution OF
Memphis Car Officials.
DEATH OF RAWN RECALLED
Plant and q Sum in Excess
Ordered Turned Over to the
Railroad Company.

Memphis Aug 11.-Disc !osures of mos,
sensational nature involving high former
officials of the Illinois Central Railroad IN
the conspiracy by which the Memphis Gar
Coropanv is alleged To have defrauded the
railroad of hundreds of thousands of doi-
lars were made to-day when a decree was
entered in Chancellor Heskells court. BY
this decree every dollars worth of property
in the Memphis Car Companys plant, ana
a sum in cash. will be turned over TO the
Illinois Central Railroad. Deeds were nled
from the entering of the decree
Prosecutions will Immediately begin IL
is said against n number or FORMER OF
ffc;als, probably in the Illinois courts hrst
and later I'm the Tennessee courts
The stockholders mentioned IN the de-
cree. besides f. II. Ward and IL e Oster-
man. the organizers of the Memphis Car
Company, and their official places at the
time of the issuance of the STOCK WERE
Frank b Hartman. general manager or
the Illinois Central
Hugh McCourt general superintendent
Of the Southern lines of the Illinois Cen
t-a1
w. 8. King, general superintendent OF
the Yazoo City & Mississippi Valley Raii-
road operating also the Memphis terminals
cf the Illinois Central.
William Renshaw, until Nay !, .-I Is's. -- 81.
perintendent of machinery. having chdtse
Of the repair of equipment
Joseph r. Buker, assistant superintendent
of machinery.
John NJ. Taylor. general storekeeper,
burnside shops, Chicago.
Renshaw is said to be in France. but as
soon as a true bill is secured efforts VIII
be made to bring him back.
IT Is known that the Illinois Central re-
fused offers of large sums in a settlement
to include immunity, declaring that the
road would rather lose the millions OF
which it had been defrauded than to have
the officials who had been parties to the
alleged fraud escape punishment.
Two of the officials, it is set forth, have
returned to the Illinois Central the amounts
received by them as dividends. These are
Fl. McCourt and W. S. King, each of whom
made voluntary restitution Of $1,000 in
cash.
One of the stockholders, Ira G. Rawn, is
dead. killed by a burglar, according to his
family. but intimated in the Coroner's re-
port to have been a suicide.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
SALT LAKE CoNsERvATIoNMEET
Governor Hay Explains Purpose Of
Conference Next THURSDAY

Seattle Aug. 11.-The conference of xyes,-
ern governors called by Governor NJ. Z
Hay of Washington 10 meet in Salt Lake
has been set for August Is The Governors
of Montana, Wyoming. Utah and Oregon
have given assurances Of either atfendjoe
ia person or sending a Representative
The Governors or Idaho and Nevada have
not communicated their attitude
ia response TO an inquiry concerning his
purpose i'm calling the conference Governor
Hay says,
We OF The Stale Of Washington have TO
quarrel with the principle o. conservation.
aut we feel that l. i E'igh t.ia+ 10 get down
10 practica! business bss3s in CARRYING
cut tie Trlu~iple. We Taur. conservation
1hat Nia 1904 hamper arsagsiiy and retard
L.-NeiDfGl
-'The~. ar Jlo things thst viii be dis
C-lsstd ~ tie oEt1Trnce. and J hone that
"a z rc-yii ~ sre meeting Tie West Nil
''' siiai3ca to roesnlalia q lalTeT Cousider.l-
lion rom 1is~ E-st q tae Idticu an TINS
question
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
JAPAN'S NEW TARIFF
Not Expected to Affect Amer
lean Trade Seriously.
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Aug. 11.-Despite the gen.
eral increase of duties under the new jap
anese tariff which will go into effect at the
expiration of the treaties of commerce with
ali countries except the United States on
July j.. next year. trade with the United
States is not likely to he affected TO a
great extent. according 10 an analysis of
the law made public by the State Depart
ment to-day
The treaty between Japan and the United
States contains no conventional tariff The
United States, however, receives the most
faVored-nation treatment, and will, there
fore, obtain he-sloy-est rates accorded to
imports of othea,s countries under conven-
1ional tariffs. The provision of the treaty
with Japan will net be taken up for some
time.
Among the articles affected are rails, the
duty on which viii be raised from 3 per
cent ad valorem TO about 20 per cent ad
yalorem: locomotives and tenders, which
will be subjected TO a similar increase;
pipes and tubes of cast and wrought iron.
from 10 per cent ad valorem TO rates rang
ing from Is to 90 per cent ad valorem; sole
leather. fom Il 10 % per cent ad valorem;
parafiE wax, from 3 10 90 per cent ad
vslorem: iron nails from a specific duty
amounting 10 about 10 per cent to one es-
tifnated at % per cent: printing paper from
a specific duty of about 10 per cent TO one
of 1872 per cent: insulated electric wire,
from per cent al valorem 10 about "a per
cent: and railway passenger cars, from
per cent 10 50 per cent ad valorem.
Most of the articles of American export
winch now enjoy the old statutory tariff of
japan viii pay an increased duty under the
new statutory tariff of about per cent ad
valorem Among these articles are cleo
trical machinery. wheat. steam engines.
pumping milling. sewing, drilling and bor-
ing machines. mining machinery. steam
turbines, steam boilers and hydraulic
motors On all Of these the increase will
be : per cent ad valorem, except wheat
which will be from u TO 1872 per cent ad
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
'SLAYS GIRL; SHOOTS SELF
Young Woman's Parents See Re-
jected Suitor Kill Her.
HER FATHER HAD AIDED HIM
Brought Young Austrian to This
Country Four Years Ago
Little Hope, Doctors Say.
"GoodhY. dear mother" :"


With her last gasping breath Frances
Mengler. of No. 90 East End avenue, who
a few minutes before had received bullet
in her body, uttered these words slast night
to her mother, who was lying across the
girls PROSTATE form on the kitchen floor
of the tenement apartment. Only few
feet away lay Frank kindl, of No. 800
East list street by his side a revolver. the
same weapon with which he had killed the
young woman. after which he shot himself
in the right temple and may die.
The shooting, ii Is said, was the result
of disappointment in love Also it closed
lifelong friendship which John Mengler
had shown for Kindl. whom he brought
from Austria four years ago. and for whom
he obtained employment The father moth
er and ifteen-year-old brother, Otto, wit
messed the killing of Frances which came
so unexpectedly that help was impossible.
and Miss Mengler died before Patrolman
Walter Stephens could get her to identify
her assailant.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
SNEAK THIEF RoBS DOCTORS
Commits Thefts While Victims Are in
Operating Room.

While Drs. Samuel E. Getty and s New
ell Benedict were performing an operation
i'm St Johns Riverside Hospital. Yonkers.
yesterday. tall young man. who had
gained admission to the place through a
ruse, went through the pockets OF their
coats. which were hanging I'm room ad-
jacent to tie operating chamber He stole
a gold watch which DR.. Getty valued high
", and from the pocket of DR. Benedict 5
coat he took a roll of bills.
About noon some one called up the hos
pital and asked If any operations were to
be performed during the afternoon. He
was told there were TO be five operations
and that the first would be at $50 o'clock
About 3:i5 the young thief called at the
hospital and asked TO see Dr. Getty. lie
was told the doctor was in the operating
room, and said he would wait. He then
slipped into the dressing room and com
mitted the theft.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
TO DROP ASHoKAN EMPLOYEES
Only One Clerk Will Remain on Duty
After September l.

Kingston. n. Y, Aug. 11.-As the re-
suit of Mayor Gaynor's reform in the Asho-
kan condemnation proceedings the work
will be advanced so far by September I that
all the special counsel clerks and othes
place holders will he dropped on that date.
One clerk viii be retained to look after
the records and attend the two commits
sions which have not completed their work.
Counsel from Corporation Counsel Watsons
office who have been in charge of the con-
demnation cases since March I, will come
to Kingston as occasion requires TO close
up unfinished cases.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
MARKSMAN KILLS FOUR
Shoots Wife, Son, Father-in-
Law and Himself

Chicago. Aug. n.-W. j. Meyers, keeper
of shooting gallery on Cottage Grove
avenue used his skill with revolver with
tragic effect to-day. shooting three mem
bers OF his household through the head
and then taking his own life. Just four
shots were fired. and four lives were ended
by Meyers's unerring aim.
The dead are w. J. Meyers. aged forty
Mrs. Grace Meyers, aged twenty-five, mis-
wife: Ralph Meyers, aged seven their son.
and f. S. Bouton, aged ffty-five, father
of Mrs Meyers.
Policeman Dennis O Neil was passing the
Meyers home, when he heard the four
shots in rapid succession. Breaking into
the apartment. he found the dead where
they had fallen. A revolver with four
chambers empty lay beside the body of
Meyers. Death in each case, apparently.
had been instantaneous.
Meyers and his wife separated recently
after she had had him placed under bonds
10 keep the peace
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
A NOVEL SUBWAY CAR
Saves Cost in Tunnelling, Says Cleve-
land Inventor.
BY Telegraph to The Tribun.. /

Cleveland. Aug. IA. B. Dupont. ssso-
Ciated with Tom Johnson. demonstrated
the working of d new subway car with
which he expects to supplant those used
In New York. Duponts system involves a
great saving in tunnelIing. A subway 3
by IS feet Is ample for the operation of a
use,
and TO the rear of the body. allowing IL
TO rest within few inches of the rails
This allows the use of "a car six and one
half feet high. inside measurement. In a
tunnel eight feet high.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
BULKELEY IN TRAIN CRASH
Come cticut Senator Unhurt-
Engineer Killed.
roraoraab IN The Tribune

Middletown Conn, Aug. ll-tred -Bos-
worth, an engineer of New London. was
instantly killed this afternoon when an eA-
press train ran into four cars loaded with
ties at the Maromas station of the Valley
railroad. Frank Champion, of New London,
the fireman, jumped when he saw a col
lision was inevitable and broke his ankle.
The engineer plucklly stuck TO his post
and by putting the brakes undoubtedly
prevented more serious accident.
Senator BulkeIey was playing cards IN
she smoking car with President Reheid OF
the Hartford City Bank, and Andrew J.
Broughel, a Democratic politician OF Hart
ford when the crash came The Senator
was thrown 10 the floor but was unn-
jured.
The collision caused by careieSsness
on the part of the crew of the tie train.
who left six loaded cars on a siding and
failed to close the switch. The cars IN
some manner were set in motion and rolled
out on the main track.
New-York tribune., 1910-08-12
RETURNING GUARDsMAN SHOT
Saloon Brawl Began, Barkeeper Says,
When Drink Was Refused.

Erranl, Cusick. a member of the 69th Regi-
r,ent who returned from Pine Camp yes
terdav was shot and perhaps fatally
wounded last night in & saloon at No. 81
East 9th street Joseph Hickey, bartender
y, tho Mace was locked up, charged with
doing the shooting.
C,,,sick who lives at No 403 East 3Sd
street had been in the saloon for half an
borr and had been drinking freely. He
filmed A quarter on the bar and asked
for the same" which was whiskey.
Hickey refused to give him any more, and
C,isiclx. according to Hickey. became abu-
Give A fight and the shooting followed.