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New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
LECTURES ON CHESS.
Hodges Talks on Theory and
Practice of the Game.

Mr. Hodges, the former chess champion,
delivered the first Of a series of lectures on
the game OF kings in Brooklyn on Satur-
day.
The first part of ths discourse was de-
voted to the history Of the ancient pastirne
and TO brief review OF the leading ex-
ponents and masters OF chess in modern
times. Though indulsed in by all classes.
yet, Mr. Hodges declared, a great many
people were repulsed by the mistaken no.
ton that chess was of too abstruse a nat
ure to permit Of a knowledge OF It being
readily acquired Then the lecturer passed
on TO the educational value OF his subject
quoting Benjamin Franklin, who saw in it
e ready means Of developing foresight, cir
cumspection, caution and perseverance, and
Professor Huxley. who in his Lay Essays
on a Liberal Education refers to the
chesshoard as the world the pieces the
phenomena of the universe and the rules Of
the game the laws OF nature. Mr.. Hodges
then dwelt on the social, moral and ethi-
cal side OF chess.
According TO the lecturer. out Of eight
members OF college chess clubs competing
in recent university examinations in this
country no fewer than six gained medals
or scholarships. Touching upon the practi-
in his opinion the essence of properly con-
Quoting game was development, and, sec
ondly, more development. Following the
lecture he gave an exhibition CT blindfold
play.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
MAN SCALDs HIS WIFE.
Throws Contents of Boiling Teapot
Over Her During Quarrel.

Mrs. Annie Roland, of No. 224 East T4th
street. was severely sca1ded by her hus-
band, Thomas. last night, it is charged,
and was taken TO Bellevue Hospital. Her
husband hurriedly left the fat after he
had thrown the boiling contents of a large
teapot over her head, and plainclothes men
of the East 67th street station were sent
out to look for him
According to the police, Roland sent his
wife out early last night to get 20 cents
worth Of whiszey. While she was out she
met some friends and stood TO talk for
awhile. When she returned her husband
growIed at her for being gone so long and
became abusive. Mrs Roland walked out
into the kitchen, paying no attention 70
her husband This seemed to errage him
the more, and he followed her into the
kitchen, and when Mrs Roland refused TO
talk back he picked up the large teapot
that was boiling on the gas range and
threw the contents over his wife's head.
Mrs. Roland gave one scream and sank 10
the floor Neighbors heard her cry out
and did what they could for her until the
ambulance came.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Ties Top Individual and Team Lists in Atflet
League Contests for Seasons Honors.

Ties for the leadership in both the team
and individual contests make the Athletic
Bowling League race more interesting than
ever AS the matter now stands, Newark
Bay shares first honors with the EIizabe
club team, with a standing of 1S games
won and 5 lost each, while among the indi-
viduals vreeland and r. West have the
same average 10 a fraction-1a2.9
A lively series is scheduled for tonight
between Roseville and New York on the
latters alleys. Thus far neither side has
rolled up TO form, but they promise to turn
over new leaf from now on.
Montclair viii go to East Orange tonight
in another series, while on Wednesday
Newark Bay will go to Jersey City and
Elizabeth TO North End The following
night Passafc is booked for Columbia, and
on Saturday evening Jersey City and New
York will meet here in their postponed
series. The Jersey City Elizabeth date has
been changed from January "a to Janu-
arv IS.
The averages follow:
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
HELD UP BY LASCARS.
Their Fear of Cobras Hinders
Bronr Inn DortdtiOns.

Because CT the objections OF ships crews
TO seeing snakes for weeks at a time. II
may oe that the efforts OF Assistant Cura-
TOT Dltmars. OF Bronx Park to bring
oack dozen or more cobras direct from
INDIA VIII soon meet with some obstruction.
II IS cheaper and more convenient to have
the snakes sent direct from Calcutta to
New York than by way Of England and
then reshipped- But as many OF the boats
running direct have Lasca- crews and as
the natives are 50 superstitious about hav-
ing snakes aboard, they win have TO coma.
possibly, through more devious channels
Although negotiations have been under
way FOR some time. so far no direct line
has offered any ENCOURAGEMENT Other
than having them aboard there II no
trouble, for the snakes are boxed 10 and
do not need any attention whatever II II
the possibility Iof their getting out which
excites the Lascars most
The number OF this variety OF conras q
the reptile house IN Bronx Park has not
oeen Increased or lowered In soma tina.
Many OF the cobras have lived ror rtne
years N their cases, and how much older
they are IS not known Most OF them were
ontalned from snake charmsrs in India
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
COURT HOLDS RAYMOND DUNCAN.

EIeni Sikelianos and Andrea Bevaris, or
No. l72 West Houston street, who were
arrested on Saturday at saith street ana
Broadway while walking with Menalkas
Duncan the scantily clad four-year-old
nephew of the former, were released by
Magistrate Herbert in the West Side court
yesterday Menaikas was turned over TO
his father, Raymond Duncan. by the Chill
dren's Society late Saturday night, ana
yesterday Mr.. Duncan appeared in court
to say that he alone was responsible for
the way in which his child was clothed,
At the request of an agent of the Society
for the Prevention OF Cruelty TO Children
a charge or "endangering the health OF
minor" was entered against Mr.. Duncan.
and he was released in 5000 bail for eA-
animation tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
YACHT CLUBS MEET.
Install and Elect Officers for
Coming Season.

The Colonial Yacht Club held its annual
meeting at the clubhouse, Hudson River
and 13Sth street, Saturday night and IN
stalled the new board Of officers.
Commodore welch announced the follow
ing staff appointments and committee
Fleet captain, Jeremiah Crowley; fleet sur
geon, DR.. Henry NJ Burns; fleet chaplain,
the Rev. John W. Dooley; nleasurer, Thou-
as W. Purdie.
House conlmittee-Albert Robinson, r P.
Boissett. Charles P. Holland, Charles T
McGIone, John B. Linderran, II. 5. May
and Joseph H. Bashore.
Regatta committee-Davtd Crow. Ernest
VaIlient James Wallace, z. K Vanden-
berg and Nathan Salomonsky.
Law committee-Frank z. Ripple, James
z. Donegan and S. II Inlnlersluck.
Auditing conlnittee-W. 3. Russlands p
Walker Morrison and Frank Pohle.
Membership conn1ittee-Irving T. War
ren. z. z. Knowles and Warren c. Reed.
The annual vaudeville entertainment and
dance will be held at the Harlem Casino
on Jaufary %.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
NOT Il CITIZEN" "
Senator Dick Re,terdtes CHARGE
against Barber.

Akron, Ohio, Jan. e.--Another letter in the
series being written by Senator Charles
Dick and o. c. Barber. head OF the match
trust. as the result OF BARRIERS challenge
to Dick to debate the latter's merits as a
United States Senator. was issued by SEN
sror Dick yesterday. IL is addressed TO Mr..
Barber and is in part as follows:
I challenge your statement that YOU are
citizen OF New York and demand the
proofs. charge that you never voted in
that state and that you are no more
citizen OF New York than you are citizen
OF Ohio. and, not being a citizen of any
state, il follows you are not a citizen OF
the United States.
The statement that you want TO debate
public questions with me Is disproved by
the vituperation, insinuations, ISLANDERS and
barron abuse with which your letters
debate You said, Senator Dick talks
like an ass" Your saving so doesn't make
+ SO, Now. shall not reply to you. Mr.
respect for the ass to put you both IN the
same class. Furthermore, the ass is of
sn1o7nt e, 1.Il,s ins &c connlunrss IN a, VIII
you really think 'Dick talks Ike an ass,
why do you want to debate with him.
ping 'ST bur n9g o cHargs yoq WIZ yes y,
overheard all I said over the teIephone to
my secretary at Washington about your
letter to Senator AIdrich, and your ex-
perience is the common fate or all caves
droppers-you got it all wrong. Next
time, Mr.. Barber. come up 10 the house
and put your ear to the keyhole.
You say the reason you wrote Sena tor
Aldrich was because you preferred to deal
with the principal rather than with the
clerk. Now the fact is, received two let
ters from you, now in my possession. ask
ing that the duties on imported matches
be increased 80 per cent over the rates in
the Dingley law Perhaps you were right
about IL, but l am amazed at your audac-
ity in now posing as a tariff reforTner, de-
manding revision downward, or free trade,
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
TWO HELD ON BURGLARY CHARGE.

Fred Miller. of No. 165 St. AIMS avenue.
The Bronx. and Joseph Berry, who says
he lives in Longwood avenue, The Bronx,
were held in 81 900 bail each for trial on
a charge OF burglary in the Morrisania
court by Magistrate Steinert yesterday.
The men are alleged TO have stolen sew
eral hundred dollars worth of silverware
and cut glass, which Louis S. Samuel. of
No SO West 104th street, had stored in a
building in FaiIe street, opposite Gilbert
Place. The Bronx. They wers arrested at
the time the burglary was committed. but
Mr.. Samuel did not appear and they were
discharged Yesterday he identihed the
property as his and appeared as complain
Ent against the men.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
HORSES BURNED TO DEATH.
Twenty-three Perish in a Destructive
Bronx Stable Fire.

Twenty-three horses were burned 70
death early yesterday morning In a fire
which destroyed large frame stable at
Watson Lane and 17sth street. belonging
to James P. Green. OF No. S12S PARK ave-
nue..
The building, about zoe feet square.
was entirely consumed, with practically al
the wagons. surreys. hay and The Ike
which it contained at the time There
were thfrty-seven horses in all in II wnen
the fire occurred, but fourteen we're saved
at great risk, due TO the frenzy OF the AMI
mails in their fright
The fire had made such progress oy tne
time the iremen. under CHIEF Francis
Gray. arrived with three engines and two
trucks that it was decided there was moth
ing to do regarding the building and It's
contents but 70 leave them 10 their fare'
and in an hour they were reduced 10 utter
ruin. The police placed the loss at s11'ooe'
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS TEST.

When the front wheels are being tested
for play in the bearings, wedge Of some
kind should be inserted between the steering
knuckle and jaw. sc that any lost motion in
the latter and which usually is present TO
a varying degree, viii not manifest itself
and cause much unnecessary adjusting be-
fore the true situation is discovered. Some
times the mode Of adjustment is such that
II will not permit the bearings 10 be adj
justed as finely as is desired. and in such
cases. IL there is a choice between q snug
ft and a slight amount ot play, the latter
should be given the preference.-Motor
World
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
WHEN ToNNEaU DOORS RATTLE.

Tonneau doors which develop an annoy
ing tendency to rattle should not be 81
lenced BY the tinker's expedient OF wedg-
ing bits Of leather between the door and its
frame Instead of eliminating the evil
tendency, this only tends 10 accentuate it
in the course of time. since it is caused
by the relaxation Of some portion Of the
body framework Wedging, under the cir
curnstances. only serves TO increase the
spread OF the parts. Generally speaking,
an expert body maker can remedy the evil
for all time, if given z chance to go to
work before il is too late.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
EYES At TRAPS.
Good Scores 4bound on Ldrch-
mont Rdnge.

The gunners OF the Larchnaont Yacht
Club were favored with excellent condi-
tions yesterday for their weekly shoot. and
some good scores were made in all OF the
five matches contested
The leg for the January cup was won
by Stuart Scott with a full score of 25.
Sixteen shot in this match, and the same
number in the one for the Sauer cup,
which was won in sroot-of by r. L.
SPOTS, who had tied with 7. C. Batheson-
The leg for the accuTuulative cup was won
by Ratheson by n full score. W. D. Kinds
was the winner of the ten target scratch
contest, and F. ". Moffett Of the fifteen
target match, under the same conditions.
The summaries follow:
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
TRAFFIC MIRROR USED ABROAD.

Perhaps adopting the suggestion Of a
British inventor, who not long since pro-
posed the installation Of mirrors at all
highway crossings, the English town Of
woodbridge, Suffolk. is blessed with just
such a safeguard for the traffic about one
Of its narrow street corners. The mirror
Is placed in such q way that motorists
and drivers of other vehicles when ap
preaching the danger point are enabled to
see the nature Of opposing traffic and
10 govern themselves accordingly-Motor
World.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
STUDENT Held FOR vAcclnArtne.

Harry Brown. twenty-eight years old.
who said he aas medical student from
Chicago, was arraigned yesterday before
Magistrate Smith, in the Long Island court.
and held IN 800 bail The complainant was
Dr. J. Fl Barry, who has charge OF tbs
Health Department in Queens. Brown was
arrested on Saturday while making a tour
through Queens. whera it is alleged. he
renresented himself as from the Beard Of
Heelrh and yaccinated everybody who
u-c1lld give him 50 cents. Brown told the
court he was fully competent ID vsecinate
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
HOSPITAL STAFF MASQuERADES.

The nurses and internes of the Kings
County Hospital held a masquerade ball on
Friday evening in the ballroom OF the
Nurses Home. at Clarkson and Albany ave-
nues. FIatbush. This Is the first ball of the
kind ever given at the hospital. Nearly two
hundred persons were present, including
several physicians from Bellevue and St
Mary's hospitals. One Of the features Of
the ball was the presenting OF diploma TO
Or. Samuel Fisher. who Was graduated
earlier in the day.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
ANsoN. .M'KAY MATCH PLANNED.

Notwithstanding the showing made by
William Mckay in his match with Frank
Hoppe at Doyle's last week, Pop Anson,
OF Chicago, is still OF the opinion that he
is the equal OF the veteran. A match has
been arranged TO take place at Doyie's
the latter part OF this week. Arson viii
play there every afternoon at 2:36 O'Clock,
meeting some OF the local crack players.
in order TO get in shape for the Mckay
match, which will be played on Thursday
and Friday
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
coRETs cHAuFFEuR LOCKED UP.

Albin Anderson, who says he fs en-
ployed by William z Corey. president OF
the United States Steel Corporation vas
arrested in an automobile. after a chase OF
nine blocks. at 18th street and Lexinrtou
avenue yesterday. ana locksd Up in the
East 51st street station. charged with
speeding at thirty miles an hour.
The motorcycle policeman said Aade--
son refused 20 stop az his signal but cried
out TO him. you can't catch met and
then put on more speed
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

At the annual meeting Of the New York
Motor Boat Club, held in the clubhouse,
Hudson River and 147th street, the follow
ing officers were elected for 1910:
Commodore, Frank D Gheeu; vice-cona-
r1odore, A T S. Clark; rear conrodore,
z Z. Barney; treasurer, c. F. Chapman !;
secretary, G. II. Dougliss; member of the
board of governors. Arthur Bradley, jr-
Ninety-nine new members were enrolled
in 1909 To take proper care Of its annual
growth, the club recently acquired the lease
of an additional one hundred feet of water
front on the Hudson, adjoining the present
grounds.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
YACHTING NEWS AND NOTES.

The annual meeting OF the Seawanhaka-
Corinthian Yacht Club will be held to-
morrow night at the New York Yacht
Club, No. 20 West 40th street, and the an
rual meeting of the DIanhasset Bay Yacht
Club at the Hotel Astor.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
-NL NLA D ID L-lES-LL-
TEN TARGETS-SCRATCE.
FIFTEEN TARcETs-sCRATcE.
oLDFIELD SETS NEW MARKS.
Makes Worlds Circular Track Records
for Four Distances.

Los Angeles. Jan. e.-Barney Oidneld,
driving his Benz racer over the Ascot Park
mile track to-day. broke the worlds cir
cular track records for two, three, four
and five miles. His time for the five miles
was 4:24 10 The previous record. of 4;26.
was held by Ralph De Palma.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Commodore Arthur Curtiss James OF
the New York Yacht Club has reappointed
Franklin Plummer feet captain and DR..
George A Dixon surgeon of the club for
1910. The commodore's new bark rigged
auxiliary yacht Aloha, building at Quincy
Mass, is TO be launched next month.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Captain John Barr. nephew cf Captain
Charles Barr, has been appointed sailing
master of Morton F. Plants new 56-foot
sloop, rapidly nearing completion at the
Herreshoff yards. at Bristol, r. l. Captain
Barr was mate Of the yacht Atlantic when
she won the ocean race for the German
Emperor's cup.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
EIGHT DIE IN EXPLOSION.

The Dalles, Ore, Jan. 9.-The accidental
explosion OF some dynamite on the line OF
the Oregon Trunk Railway yesterday killed
eight lahorers and injured several others
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
du.ie, ON those things which you manu-

Won orlote webster's definition OF a
trust and then insist you never organ
tied one With the kind Webster defines
perienee nut OF that kind which creates
Tnonopolies you have manipulated indus
tries s1ntf1 volIr personal fortune amounts
10 rniTIioas Of III gotten gains. on which you
refuse 10 pay taxes. while you pose as a
reforrner and a champion OF the 'pepul.
hat
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10
AID FOR DESTITUTE FAMILY.

The Tribune received yesterday an anony-
NOUS letter containing a S. bill intended Tor
the relief CT William Higgins and his fam
ily. of No 1910 seth street, Brooklyn. Hig-
gins has been out OF work for some time
as the result Of an accident which left him
crippled
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

All yachtsmen are invited to attend a
meeting of the Waterways League TO be
held tomorrow night at No Nevins
street, Brooklyn, when officers for the
year will be nominated. The leagues
membership now exceeds eight hundred.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Henry C. Pearson. Of Columbia Cniver-
sity, is having a 60-foot schooner built at
East Boothbay. Me, from designs by Nor
gan Barney of this city. The yacht will
be equipped with a 25-horsepower engine.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-10

Colonel Robert NJ Thompson. OF the
New York Yacht Club, who made long
cruise in 1908 in the converted steamer
Mineola, has chartered the Duke OF Suth-
erland's steam yacht Catania for an ex-
tended cruise abroad. He and his family
are now on the Nile.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03

spectors who care for the city's inter-
ests 1t is these latter who make the
surveys, lay the lines and levels. scan
with lynx eyes every detail OF the con-
struction and often suggest it's prac-
tical execution The Merchants asso-
citation, legitimate heir OF the Civic
league, is also on the job by proxy
occasionally one OF their scouts hap
pens along with a criticism or word OF
advice, which, If deemed practical is
observed by the inspectors. Thus har-
mony is the watchword, and the work
Is rushed as merrily as it's unsavory
nature and the complex character OF
the labor employed have permitted.
Until recently representatives OF many
foreign climeS We're found side by side
on the job. Greeks. Italians. Servians.
Syrians were mingled with Scotch
Irish. English, Germans, Americans and
here and there Native Son. generally
or Irish extraction. But the recent en-
1orcement OF the ordinance that all
employees on a city contract must be
either citizens or able to prove their
serious intention OF becoming such has
eliminated the foreign element strict
ly so called.
In view of all the serious problems
involved in this huge sewerage system,
and OF it's benefits to the community.
it's successful completion should reflect
undying credit upon its designers Be
fore the actual work could be begun.
careful studies had to be made OF
drainage areas, soil water planes.
water consumption. rainfall rates.
storm water capacities. infiltratiOn,
run of rates. grades. and numerous
other theoretic and practical details.
But the condition of the work already
under way seems to insure the salts
factory solution of the most serious
problems involved. The progress made
in the large intercepting sewers OF the
east Potrero, in the North beach inter-
cepting sewer, in the tributary main
In Fifth, Howard and Sansome streets;
In the construction of the Sunset. Rich
mond and other districts Of the city.
argues strongly for the efficiency OF the
present methods of operation. AS the
system has been planned for an esti-
mated population of a million souls, il
is safe to assume that the San Fran
ciscan of the future will have less cause
TO worry over sewage disposal and will
breathe a somewhat more Sabean at
mosphere than did his less fortunate
predecessor.
The San Francisco call., 1910-04-03
TFE EXCANA TON AL ONG TIE LINE
OF THE NEW .SEWE7S

be built throughout of reinforced con-
crete and lined on the bottom with Wit
rified brick. Section A runs from Chan
mel street to Kansas, section B thence
to Tenth and section c continues the
outlet to Eighteenth and Division. The
first two sections are practically iden-
tical in construction and dimensions
that is, of three parallel compartments
or inverts under a common roof of re-
inforced concrete. For section c, which
does not have to provide for as much
volume and velocity of storm water,
two compartments of slightly larger
dimensions have been found sufficient
description of section B, the only one
near completion, will serve to illus
trate the type.
This section, then, crescent shaped.
following the line of Division street, is
1,400 feet in length. It's total width
from outer. wall to outer wall is 32
feet. Through each of its three COM
partments about seven giants s feet
inches in height could walk abreast
without crushing one another's feet,
and such is its strength that the heavi-
est locomotives of the Western Pacific,
whose tracks cross its roof near Ninth
street, can pass without disturbing the
concrete.
It's ventilation Is amply insured by
manholes at intervals of about 140 feet.
out most of It's length by sanitary
system of II inch pipes, also well aired
by chimney shaped manholes. In its
main dimensions and in its power to
resist strain it surpasses the famous
Cloaca Maxima of Rome. which with
its eccentric circles and solid blocks of
uncemented stone is still the wonder
of the civilized world. The compare
lively modern origin or concrete sew
eEage has as yet furnished no test of
the enduring quality of this material
for the purpose. But it is believed that
unless the action of whatever salt and
other chemicals the water to be carried
may contain is more serious than 1t is
expected to be, the endurance of San
Francisco's new sewerage system will
suffice for her development
That this huge section has been
rushed through to completion in what
is said to be the shortest time ever re-
quired for a great city contract of
similar exactions is due largely to the
methods of operation and of inspection
employed on the job Despite many
obstacles of unfavorable weather and
of experimentation necessitated by lack
of precedents the whole work has re-
quired less than 10 months.
AS shown in the pictures the con-
struction has followed the line of the
old sewer that debouched at Channel
street Along this course a huge ditch
had to be dug by pick and shovel.
Tagging and piles to prevent the sides
from caving and to. support the. outer
sheathing for the concrete had to be
driven. Often the triple row of piles
for the foundation were forced through
the heavy planks and brick of the old
sewer. The next step was the placing