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New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
PITTSBURG's DARKEST DAY
City Like Midnight at Noon, with
Electric Lights Lit.

pittsburg, Sept This was Pittsburg' s
darkest of proverbial dark days. Black
storm clouds that rolled over adjacent hin,
crowded down upon the city. the smoke
and gases from the mills shutting out day
light effectively as the pail of night
Even the oldest inhabitant" expressed
some tmidity a the blackness and at noon
electric lights were switched on the street
circuits, store windows reflected their light,
deep down into the depths of the wet.
slistenng asphalt, while the office win
dcWs of the skyscrapers twinkled from a
distance like late afternoon in mid
winter.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
REPORTS PLAYeRoUNp FIGURES

The vacation Fairgrounds of greater New
York were used by ,S+6 persons during
their eighth and last week. ended August
81 according to the report made yesterday
By Dr. William H. Maxwell. Superintendent
of Schools. The daily averages for all bor-
oughs follow: For indoor Fairgrounds
81 .I13; outdoor Fairgrounds, 4.276; mems and
boys Fairgrounds "a ZOE; kindergarten CEN
tres. 1874: evening roofs. ,7e9; baths, 4.2a3
The figures show that the indoor play
grounds, or vacation schools. gave occupa-
ton to about ten times as many children
as the outdoor Fairgrounds The grand
average fer all boroughs is given as 113, 26d-
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
HAS BRANCH OFFICE HERE
Upstate Service Board Ready for
ENLARGED Duties.

The Public Service Commission % Dis
trjct, opened a permanent branch office
yesterday in the Metropolitan BUILDING.
in Madison Square. The reason for This
move is that the commission wished to he
prepared TO carry out the provisions of the
new law which went into effect Yesterday
and which gives this department jurisdic-
tion over the telephone and telegraph com
panies of the state, except those of New
York City.
The new law eXempts certain of the wire
concerns which do not operate for a profit.
and also those which do not represent ar
investment OF more than slG,000 According
To Frank w. Stevens. chairman of the
commission the statistics already gathered
indicate that of the twelve hundred com
panies doing business outside Of this CITY
not more than 10 per cent will come under
the supervision Of the commission The
chairman also said that il was almost i'm
possible at the present time to obtain an
adequate idea of the work involved
We shall have TO feel our way care
fully said Mr.. Stevens. We shall in
Vestsate, hold public hearings. and in fact
do everything that viii tend to throw light
upon this new subject The new law gives
us about s25, 900 or $4,000 TO meet the ey
Tenses of the increased responsibility
placed upon the commission Whether It
wil be sufficient, none can now say.
Many of the telephone companies up the
state. we find, are mutual lines where a
dozen or so farmers provide the ways and
means for the construction and operation.
These lines are operated for the convent
ence of the farmers and not for profit
Then, too, we find that there are many
local companies operating that do not
possess the $4,000 investment necessary 10
include them under our supervision
MI. Stevens said that offiees Were onened
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
CZAR MINGLEs WITH CROWD
Visits the Baths at Nauheim and Has
Coffee at Public Resort.

NauneIm, Sept. I.-Emperor Nicholas
nlotored over from Friedberg to-day and
visited the baths IL the most democratic
fashion. His majesty left his automobile
outside the town and walked in, accom-
panied 10y tWo adjutauts.
As jhe party passed through the streets
large crowds gathered and hailed the En-
peror, VINO returned their salutations. He
visited various objects Of interest, ana
later had coffee at public cafe. From the
cafe the Emperor returned TO where the
motor car was waiting, and was driven
back 10 FFiedherg.
While here the Russian monarch exhibit
ID not the least nervousness though it was
ploba nly the first time in some years that
he had come closely ana freely in con
tact with The public.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
CHOLERA IN BERLIN
Sufferer Lives in a Suburb Which
Also Furnished a Suspect.

Berlin. Sept. Another undoupted case
OF cholera was reported from the suburbs
of SpandaU to-day. and one suspect there
was sent to the hospital for contagious
diseases.
The government medical commission has
now abandoned the theory that il held that
the conta gien WAS due to Russians in the
emigrant station at Ruhleben. the first
fatal case having been that of man who
worked in the government arms factory
The commission made an examination OF
the factory and found there empty ammu-
milton boxes covered with dirt and mould
which recently had crossed the frontier
These they have seized for meteorological
examination. and il is believed they are the
seat of the contagion.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
TRI-clTY RAILWAY & LIGHT co.

Announcement was made yesterday that
at the annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Tri-City Railway & Light COMPANY.
TO be held at Hartford, Conn, on Septern-
Der 15 action would be taken in regard to
issuing s2oO00.0a0 of the cOmpanys bonds
These bonds VIII be known first and re-
funding mortgage per cent sold bonds.
and will be a firSt and refunding mortgages
on all the property and franchises Of the
company and of its subsidiaries.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
TO LIMIT DAMAGE IN WAR
International Arbitration Union
Passes Sweeping Resolution.

Brussels. Sept 1.-The sessions of the
InterparTamentary Union for the Promo
ton of international Arbitration closed to-
dav after the passage of a resolution in
favor of the suppression of prizes of war,
the Limitation of blockades to ports OF
war the limitation of contraband of war
to arms and munitions destined for bellig-
erents and prohibiting the destruction Of
ships bearing contraband of war or cargoes
either than contraband.
The union invited the British, French
and Russian delegates to take steps to in
duce their governments to withdraw oppo-
sition to these reforms. The next confer
ence will be held at Rome in October, 1911.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
THE KINGDOM FLoATED.

Yarmouth y. S. Sept. 1.-The barker
tine Kingdom Of tlie Holy Ghost and Us
Society. which went ashore several DAYS
age on Mud Island, arrived here to-day.
having been pulled afoat during the night.
Shc was patched UP considerably while
aground and was easily brought into port,
where she Went on the marine slip for
more extensive repairs
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
BANK MAKES A CHANGE
Continued from first N,age.

reIinoliish his office with the worsted
connanv but will combine the duties OF
the two places.
While the Hungarian Anne rlcan Bank
has been passing through tn 2se Warnke
doings the national bank exa1 miners ana
the New York state Bankin Depart
ment have been busy running down TWO
! attempts to establish chain of country
banks and bring their money to this
| city for use in such enterprises rs ap-
pealed to the promoters of tine scheme
The first effort was to acquire sys-
| tenn of national banks, but this was
| frustrated by the prompt work of the
bank examiners as was exclusively told
in The Tribune few weeks agr'-
This attempt has already resulted In
extensive changes in the methotE; of ma
tional bank examination, and has set
Lawrence o. Murray, Controller of the
Currency, to work devising scheme 10
prevent professional promoters of banks
from carrying on their business.
1t is the purpose of the government
to prevent formations of chains c f ma
tionaI banks, which have frequeraly in
the past run up to line of from sixty
to hundred institutions. exteT ding
through two or three states. The Mid
die West has been favorite scene OF
these operations but this recent ef ,Ort
to build up such a chain almost in the
environs OF this city will probably put
an end to the whole scheme.
State Authorities Alert.
But having found themselves balloed
in the plan to acquire group of M
tional banks. the promoters of the pla
turned their attention to state bankfi.
Here again, they found the Banking
Department on the alert. 1t had re-
Gently gone through a siege with q,
Georgian, who tried to get together most
of the small state banks on Long ISL
and. and it was ready for the next effort;
in the same line.
Offers have been made within the last
few weeks to buy the controlling inter
est in half a dozen state banks The
men who have made the offers have
said that they have $1.5OO,OOO behind
them At the same time the interest
ing group of fnanciers has tried to place
several large loans. But the State
Banking Department has always been
promptly on the job. and not only have
the would be borrowers failed to get
the money they wanted, but the offers
for control of the banks have been re-
fused.
A call was issued yesterday for re-
ports from all the state banks and trust
companies The reports will be care
fully scrutinized for the names of any
of the chain-of-bank promoters among
the stockholders of any of the institu-
tions. and if any of the men are found
in the lists pressure will be brought to
bear to force them out. By constant
and close watch the State Ranking De
partment expects to drive this group OF
promoters out of the field of state
banks as they have already been driven
out of the field of national banks, and
force them from any such pasture for
the rapid acquisition of millions of I'M
earned increment
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
MORE DEATHS FROM CHOLERA
Infected District in Italy Reports Thir-
teen Fatal Gases.

Bari. Sept. Thirteen deaths from chol-
era and twenty-five new cases of the dis
ease have been reported from the infected
districts Of Southeastern Italy during the
last twenty-four hours, distributed among
Barletta Andria Trani, Spinazzola. Mol
fetta Margherita Savoia, TrinitaPoli, San
Ferdinando ana Cerignola.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02

here because of the fact that many OF the
upstate public service corporations hau
their home Offices in this city. 1t was MS
opinion that ar office here would put the
commissions in closer touch with upstate
affairs There is a branch office at Bui-
falo, Mr.. Stevens added, and in the future
offices will doubtless be established In other
cities.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
DAY TURNS TO NIGHT AT BOSTON

Boston, Sept. darkness settled over
this city to-day and by early afternoon
nightlike conditions prevailed Lights We're
turned on everywhere \ heavy mist fol-
ali day, developing at times into brisk
showers
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
TRIP OF GERMAN CROWN PRINCESS

Berlin, Sept Grown Princess CeCiiie.
while she will not accompany Crown Prince
Frederick William on the cruiser GneiseRau
on his trip to the Far East. VIII go over
land and join the PRICE in the East.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-02
KHAN OF KHIVA DEAD
Russian Vassal, He Ruled Over State
in TurkeStan.

ST Petersburg, Sept. 1.-The Russian
Governor General OF Turkestan telegraphs
that the Khan of khiva Seid Mohammed
Rakhim Rahadur died on August % from
uaraIysis of the heart.
Khiva is Russian vassal state of Central
Asia in Russian Turkestan. having an area
of about q, 600 square miles and a popula-
ton estimated al from 100000 to So0,ooo- 1t
became subject to Russia in 1873, but retains
nominal independence The capital is
Nhiya.
The Khan whose death IS reported was
horn about lS45, and succeeded his father
as reigning sovereign in 1865. The heir ap-
parent. accepted by Russia, is Asfendiar,
fh,s third son OF the Khan. whose mother
Was a Persian slave.
The Washington times., 1910-02-01

iance' even when II Is no Longer. young
ana there is very little OF that 10 he
found among the dahIias and d.
cnTysan hemUms. therefore the Buffer
ny turned 10 the Mint on the ground.
You see this plant has no blossom b75,
indeed II IS blossom all over fun o.
fragrance from head TO foot. with
Hover scent in eve--- leaf.
snail take he said the Butterfly
And he made an offer 10 her.
But the Mint stood silent and stiff.
listening To him AT last she said
Friendship. if y0u please. but nothing
more I am old. and you are old b.-f
we may very well live for one aro-ne-
bul as 20 marry uE-Uo-don-t Jet Us an
pear ridiculous at our age
And thus II haPpened that the Butter
fy had no wife Al all He had been
TOO long choosing. and thar Is bad
plan. So the Butterfly became what
we call an old bachelor
Il was late in autumn. with rain and
cloudy weather The wind blew cold
over the backs Of the old willow trees
50 that they creakeS again. Il was no
weather 20 be flying about in sumner
clothes, nor. indeed, was the Butterfly.
in the open air. He hau got under shell
ter by chance. where there was fire IN
the stove and the heat OF summer He
could I've well enough, but he said.
It's not enough merely 10 live one
must have freedom, sunshine, and h
little flower
And ne few against the window-frame
and was seen and admired. and then
stuck upon a pin and placed in the box
or curiosities- they could not do more
Tor him
Now 7 am Perched on a stalk Ike
the flowers, said the Butterfly 1T
certainly II not veTE pleasant II must
be something like being married, for one
is stuck fast
And ne consoIed himself in some meas
Ure with the thought That's very
POOR comfort" said the Potted Plants
in the room But, thought the But
terfly, "one cannot well trust these
ported plants They have too much Il,
do with mankind
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Household AdUtce

n afraid tn wash windows during the
cold weather try rubbing them OF with
tissue paper which has a-... .r,--tell,-.
with ammonia or alcohol Polish with
a fresh piece OF paper
To insure p carefully aired house IN
winter see that at least one window in
each room IS slightly down from the
top during the time il is being occu-
pied The merest fraction Of an inch
uyili be enough to let in fresh air with
out making a draft
The careful housekeeper covers her
mattresses and other tickings vita IN
h-eached muslin 20 keep them clean
This should be basted on OF, better yet
be provided with buttons and button
holes
should feathers in a pillow OF bolster
happen 20 get wet. dry well before using
again stand In front OF the register
and shake frequently during the drying
process In this way there viii be no
duSfiuesS
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Oarfety OF Food
Held as BsnefaL

A weIl-knovn physician said Most
people eat too many different articles,
and nearly every one eats entirely too
much. u you would eat less in guam
tity. masticate more Thoroughly and
avoid such a great variety. cOnfning
the meal 20 say two OF three articles.
the digestion would be carried on TO a
far greater advantage Il IS not right
10 eat 4 combination OF various articles
OF food
You eat all you really require Of one
or two articles OF food and then yoJ.
proceed TO tickle the appetite with a
half a dozen other foods, while II your
meal had been confined 70 two Or three
articles. you would not have eaten half
as much
The less YOU eat 10 maintain health
and strength and the vitality that is
essential. the longer the human ma
chInery viii wear; the longer you viii
live; the fewer diseases You viii have.
and the stronger you VII be IN every
conceivable way. Variety in food r. in
nearly all cases baneTul.''
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
FLOWEK PERFUMES
OFTEN HARMFUL

The perfumes Of some flowers affect
the breathing or digestion, or cause dix
illness and faintiDS. Among these are
the vanilla pitispOrum. japanese privet,
tuberose, jasmine, and lilac, and some
lilies are actually dangerous. The flow
ct OF the OIesnder exercises a remark
able narcotic effect Violets are forbid
den 20 singers a their odor induces
contraction and eventually congestion OF
tho vocal cords
Among all Eastern peoples scented
flowers and the shade Of peTfumed trees
are Indispensable TO the enjoyments o.
the higher classes of society Upon feS-
tai occasions the hIaTity IS much IN
creased by amounting the guests with
essences Of saffron, cinnamon, sPikensrd'
and lilies
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Gutta-Percha Uses

For mendinZ smOoth IA ed u1areriaI Is
ar FOR holding two surfaces together
Without stitches taiIors use sutta-perchs.
u comes in thin sheets. and IS laid
under the tear over a bit Of material.
then pressed with a warra iron
In me1di1E embroideries strengthen
the weak place with an U0derlay- and
then work over this With Izces. place
under tho broken place a lace mesh like
the foundation on which the design was
orked- WORK around every mesh,
using fine thread work II IN with the
same stitch as IN the original Trim
away the undeTlay after all uezhes
rave oeen caught into place
DaTni0Z a. q fine art wears much
better than iJ looks because the work
i- done without any pulling OF threads
mo IN The same weave a the material
It yecOUses almost recreation. Il is as
aHqDtru7iVe as mendinE ought 70 be
ana beautiful needle work has much
10 10 with the important business OF
making clothes last
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
"GOobers" Primal Home
Claimed BY Many Lands

The peanut is such a familiar ard
favOnte edible eith the people Of Amer
lea that they are apt to think Of it as
native 70 the soil IN thu first place. and
Of enjoying a longtime popularity in
the second.
As a matter Or fact, Brazil. Asia. and
africa IN turn, claim 20 - the oriEinaI
nome % the "Ecober'' and each has its
army Of scientific witnesses 20 bolster
up It's assertions BotauiscS also agree
that the peanut wes brought TO the
United States in the - -Iv part OF tie
eighteenth century - some phfIsn-
th-Opist whose name has not been p-a-
served, and that it, trans0Iantarfon
hither has refined rs taste and increased
its virtues This IS to experience Of
a good many other ia.nis grants.
So IL Is. that the American peanut
leads the world IN flavor, appearance.
and nutTtive qualities
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Daily Horoscope
The stars incline, but do not
compel"
Tuesday, February =, 1910

Let malice not betray thy feet.
Preserve thise thought and temper sweet
TIE Moon is in the last quarter.
l The sun and Neptune are in favor
able aspect for business and social az
fairs.
IN this aspect the Influences are es-
peCially adverse TO malice and deCep-
fion- Permanent success in undertake
ings begun today can be attained only
If they ere based on strict honor
Bright sugury IS for deeds Of gen
erOsity and beucvolence in this period
Be unusually Ieedful against admin
isterinS harsh rebUke- In matters Of
dispute, let kindness sway thee more
than mere policy
An evil sign rules over men faithless
iH love aad over women who deceive
ny coQuettisl vi!eS
An atmosphere Il permsnence pre-
walls. II viii bc well 10 make careful
preparations IN beginning any impor-
taut undertaking
Those who have power will do well
TO grant ravOrs this day
The tine should be good for seeking
employment
Magistrates teachers, superinJend-
ents, officials and others who have au-
thOTfty should benefit.
This is indicated by the signs as an
excellent day for the domestic affairs
Of tie household. The influence IS es-
peciaIIy favorable over the kitchen
hearth for distilling. boiling, stewinE.
preserving and picking and for any
thing connected with nsh.
The sign I'm this part Of the zodiac
shows IAN anxious spirit Grieving after
gain never restin- and uuDeacefuI--
Garb myself IN patience ana content
this month.
Children born today should be en-
couraged IN any love they may display
fer the open air and for natUre-study-
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
IMITATION CAUSE
OF MOST FAILURES

The world il fun OF limitations and
imItatOrs. and the world Is fun Of fall
Ures- Nearly all the failures in the
world. failures even as measured by
our false. foolish. and superficial stand
aids Of failure and success. are due 10
lack of Individuality A person can not
make q more serious failure, however,
than that Of not being himself. Even
though. because Of gaining wealth. or
fame. or some other possession which
the world almost invariably misplaCes
we cal a man a supreme success, Yet,
Il he has failed to be himself, ne Is e
colossal failure Success consists in do
Ing cur best in the place for which
nature has prepared US
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Physical Culture Popular
In All Spheres of Life

The Uide-awake world as a whole Is
gong IN for physical culture Iu some
IcTm or the other George Bernard
SndV' the brilliant author and play
wright in one OF his books says that
tine saddle has done more for the sal
Walton Of society than precepfs, prayers.
or priests" IN other words. that the
moral benefit Of wholesome exercise IS
more than that which arises from The
ehurCh-
It Is possible that in making his state
ment, AIr. SHAW has sacrificed -omexHz-
Of The truth 10 the temptation 4 an
epigram However. this may Hr- il Is
certain that men and women are be
coming more and more f-Uuun6 with
physical culture principles
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Rabbits oft Market;
Price of Eggs LOEUer

There is a feeling Of relief by the
Molly Cotton Tail, for the season has
closed. and Until next fall. bunny may
sport 20 his hearts content without fear
or being shot and afteTwaTd eaten
January q marks the end Of ths~rab-
bit season and none is found today in
the markets.
Eggs continue in their downward ten
dency- Thirty-tvO cents at wholesale
is the quotation -yday which Is oEs
cent a dozen lower than Saturday. md
cents below the price at the beginning
Of last week.
Fancy creamery butter went Up a cent
a pound this morning THIS Is effective
on the grades Of butter which dropped
s cents a pound early last week
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
Thorough Treatment Needed
IN Development of Root Crops

stantly stirred. Besides, The plant, to
utilize fully the fertilizer used. mus,
have room in which to grow. and If the
soil is packed, either below the roots
or about them. fiourishiuS growth &:
impossible
After the proper fertilizer has been
selected, the next point, which so many
overlook, is the quantity Of fertilizer
that can be used to advantage II IS
waste Of money 10 buy a fertilizer I'M
less the result viii more than pay for
the expenditure Three hundred pounds
10 an acre will bring nu paying Increase
in the crop. where a thousand pounds 10
the acre, if the soil is hight and sandy,
viii bring noticeable profit Another
point TO be watched, and for which
competent advice should be asked, is
the selection Of a fertilizer. Root crops
require certain combinations Of chemI-
calls; and the fertilizer that produces
leaf and stalk ami not fruit-wheu fruit
Is desired-is only a waste of money.
The home gardener should always Sc
lect the best land available. and when
possible II should be near the house
Undertake to use only as much land as
can be kept in perfect order The in
tensiVe method should always be ap-
piled TO garden Thorough attention
to a small plot of ground brings better
results than a large area only half
cultivated
In utilizing space. hand culture and
horse culture require a very different
garden planting II a horse Is 10 be
used IN the cultivation OF the crops.
Ions, straight rows three feet apart
economic time and space II the entire
culture is 10 be done by hand. each
patch Of vegetables can be blocked out
in squares or 10 suit the individual
gardeners taste.
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
DRY CHAMOIS BAD
ON VANISHED GOODS

To restore furniture -arnIsh when r.
IS defaced. or shows white spots. snply-
Hnseed oil ana turDentine- mixed IN
equal proportions and shake well so II
mixes thoroughly before being used.
Continue moisteninE with a soft "a
dipped IN this mixture until the color
returns, then wipe or with a soft dr.
rag Never use dry ChamoiE leather o..
vanished or French polished articles
The Washington times., 1910-02-01
HOW TO PREPARE
RICE FOR CURRIES

To prepare rice for cur-ies, wash a
quarter or a pound OF rice IN az least
three waters Have ready three quarts
Of sailed. rspidly-boilInZ water, and
sprinkle in gradually the rice, boiling
for twenty minutes Drain IN q coIander
and return 10 the back OF the stove.
with & little butter IN the bottom q the
pan Stir constantly with a fork, tax
ing care not 20 break the kernels OF the
rice Keep covered tightly With a cloth
and allow rice to swell for another
twenty minutes
As rice is the invarisbIe accompani-
u1eut TO the correct curry. great care Is
taken n its preparation TO see that
while Il becomes tender each kernel re-
mains unbroken and separate