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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

United Fire Insurance Company OF New
York, was the first company to receive the
fire Of Superintendent Hotchkiss Of the
State Insurance Department. under the
amendment to the insurance law that went
into effect on July 1 giving the Insurance
Department the right TO investigate cor
porations formed to promote insurance
companies. The Superintendent asserts the
company got s17s.0o0 by selling its stock,
and paid sl5s.Uo0 for commissions, sal
aries, expenses and advances to statesmen,
leaving only $4,000 for the business.
Superintendent Hotchkiss issued state
ment In the form of a report on the inves-
tigation Of the Protective Holding Com
pany, OF Syracuse and the proposed Pro
tective Fire Insurance Company.
The original prospectus of the company
was severely criticised in the report as
grossly misrepresenting the facts TO pros
pective investors and when this criticism
was brought to the attention Of the COM
pany another prospectus was issued in its
place, concerning which the report said :
The prospectus which is now being used
while somewhat more truthful in the par
ticulars indicated. is still characteristic of
promotion methods and should not be relied
or loo implicitly by the investing public
Mr.. Hotchkiss also made public the re
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

Department of Justice went 20 inc ~ o'
of Duveen. Brothers, at No. 3o5 Firth ave
nue.. arrested Benjamin Duveen' 'he oniy
mariner who was in town seized all 'he
hooks and records of the firm ana 'ooh
r,ossessions of many of the art treasures
OF the greatest art importers In America.
When the Cunard liner Lusitania reached
this mort on Thursday Henry J. Duveen'
founoere OF the firm. was also arrested ana
brought to the office of commissioner
SHIELDS for immediate arraignment, 1hele
he was. held in $4,000 bail. The arrests
were made on charges of conspiracy 10 de-
fraud fine government out of customs uu-
ties. and although the specific fraud al
legged IN the complaint involved snaii
amount. Henry, A Wise, the Unltei states
attorney said that the firm had de1rauoed
the government out of more than .sl'Voo'-
900 in5years Of, Systematic underVaiuauon
of art Urea slsras. imported into this coun-
try" 20 80.
Several wealthy patrons of art are 10 De
called as witnesses before the federal grand
jury, while others, according TO Collector
Loeb. will themselves come under scrutiny.
The tota. amount of the undervaluations,
the Collector says, will exceed the sums
revealed by the Investigations of the Sugar
Trust frauds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
THE DEATH ROLL.

Amy persons of importance die?" asked
Busy Man.
Charles Gilbert. the noted French barry
tone, died in this city from an abscess of
the brain. He had been engaged TO sing
a the Metropolitan Opera House this sea-
sen. Henry Hammond Gallison, who was
the first American artist TO have a paint
ing placed in the National Museum of
Italy. and whose works have been exhibited
IN many of the famous galleries of Europe,
Ciei at his home, at No. "a Brattle street,
Cambridge. Mass, of apopleXy. Brigader
General John P. Cook, who as command
er of the Union army. received the sur
render of Fort Donelson from the Confed-
cate forces. died at his home in Michigan.
Robert Wilbur Steele, Chief Justice of the
Colorado Supreme Court since 1907. and
member Of that body since 1901. died at his
home in Denver from apoplexy. w L.
Stanley, former Governor of Kansas died
at his home in Wichita from hardening OF
the arteries. Lambert Tree. former circuit
Judge of Chicago. and also minister to Bel
.fIu and to Russia during the SOS died at
the Waldorf-Astoria from heart disease as
10 talking TO his doctor. William r.
Dana, founder and senior editor of The
Commercial and Financial Chronicle and
IT esident of the William Dana Company.
publisher of that journal, died AT the Ho-
te! Belmont in his eighty-second year.
George Lorillard Ronalds, who was the last
surviving member of that branch of the
Konalds family. died at his home in Tuxedo
Park from dropsy. He was the life tenant
of a trust estate worth 100000 from his
father. the late George l.. Ronalds of
Paris. His mother, Mrs. George Lorillard
Renalds. who before her marriage was
Miss A Wittmeyer, died last June DR..
John V. Shoemaker. formerly surgeon gen
eral Of the National Guard of Pennsylva-
MIA. and leading authority on therapeu-
tics and derma tology, died at his home in
Philadelphia. Edwin II. Woods, a news
paper publisher, Civil War veteran and a
leading factor in. Bostons business enter
prises, died at HIS home on Commonwealth
avenue, in that city.
The body OF George Ide Maicom, board
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
NATIONAL GUARD NEWS.

Three reviews are already scheduled for
this season. Colonel Bates OF the list Reri-
ment has decided to hold review al the
armory on the night OF Friday. November
4; Colonel Norton Of the sd Regiment will
hold a review on Saturday night, November
., ana Major o, h. Bridgman OF Squadron
VIII hold a review at his armory on
Wednesday night, December IA Colonel
Hotchkin OF the I'D Regiment has extended
an invitation to Adjutant General Verbeck.
OF New York. and Adiutant General Cole.
OF Connecticut, 10 review the I'd but no
dates have yet been selected
The bill for the payment OF officers and
men OF the national guard by the federal
government m time OF peace. which the
National Guard Association OF the United
states will have introduced in Congress
In the next session. allows 10 per cent
OF the annual rate OF pay 10 each officer in
his respective grade. provided that he shan
have performed 20 per cent of the pre-
serihed military duty. Enlisted men ar
tending forty-eight drills are TO receive q
per cent of the annual rate OF their grada
and proportionately for fewer drills in ex-
cess OF twenty. II a man makes less than
twenty drills he will receive no pay Each
enlisted man must also qualify as a marks
man before he can receive any pay. Ii will
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16

fult of his investigation of the affairs of
the Manhattan Funding Company. a New
York corporation, organized last March.
apparently for the purpose of accumulat-
ing sufficient funds with which to launch
the Life and Casualty Company Of New
York The promoters OF the company
says the report. appear TO have vested in
themselves. without any money payment
therefor a majority OF the total capital
stock of 100000. with the intention, as
stated by the examiners, to finance the in
surhnce company with the proceeds OBJ
tanned from the sale of the minority stock
as to which the examiners comment this
plan will enable the officers and directors
who paid nothing for their stock 10 control
10th companies
Federal authorities visited the extern
sive offices of the Redeemable Investment
Company at No. IS Devonshire street. Bos-
ton, and came away with the manager,
Charles II. Brooks, the books of the COM
pany and several thousand dollars in cash
all taken under a warrant charging the com
pany with the use of the mails in 4 scheme
TO defraud. According to federal officials.
nearly 100000 is involved under the
charges. The Rev Norman Plass presi-
dent of the company, had the alleged in
dorsement OF Richard A Ballinger, Secre-
J. Brewer. of the United States Supreme
Court; Senator Charles Curtis, of Kansas.
and several local Congregational ministers.
Mr. Plass was for seven years president
OF washburn College. at Topeka, Kan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
ROOSEVELT FOR BEvERIDGE.

THE elimination. although not the con-
cIus.on. Of Mr. Roosevelts stumping tour
was his great speech in, Indianapolis For
en- hour and ten minutes he held The clos
est attention Of ten thousand persons
while he exfolIed the virtues CT honesty,
courage and common sense. all OF which
he declared found their exemplar in The
Senator from Indiana The author, pro-
r1loter and passer OF the meat inspection
Law, the supporter Of all the amendments
which made the railway rate Law Of the
last session worth pressing. the tnstitutor
Of the movement 10 secure federal super
vision cf railroad securities, the originator
Of the movement to prohibit child labor.
not only 10y the states, hut by the federal
government. she enemy Of the system.
The opponent Of special interests. the devo-
tee Of the new nstionalism, the precursor
II the pure food gaV. The originator Of the
Tariff ComDlissio& idea; the ardent sdvo-
cate Of all that conservation nseans-as all
these Colonel. Roosevelt described Mr.. Bev-
eridee In conclusion he told them that II
would be shame and I'D isgreoe were Mr.
Beverage not returned TO the Senate
Upstate cities and towns haze been
flooding New York State and county Re-
pUblican committee Offices within the last
fsw-dass with requests Inst eX-Presidsnt
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
FINE CROP REPORT.

ANY important Developments in the
world of commerce?" asked Busy Man.
The government crop report, showing
conditions IS of October 1, indicated rec
ord harvests Of corn and oats and a con-
siderably larger crop Of spring wheat than
had been foreshadowed a month or two
ago The indication is for a corn crop or
S046 016 900 bushels. which compares with
the record harvest of {, 1927, 41e,091 bushels
in 1906 The estimate on spring wheat on
September ! was for a crop OF 2l1.2S9,OOo
bushels. or nearly 100000 larger than
that Of August l. The indication as OF DC
tober l shows a further gain Of Z2,236,ooo
bushels bringing the figures up 10 $685.
AIS. oOO bushels. The estimate on winter
wheat is 45s. 900 bushels. which, added
TO the latest spring wheat indication or
ga. as, 600 bushels, makes the total prob
able wheat yield for 1910 nearly 6s2.0oo'0O0
bushels. or not far below the 1909 harvest
OF 7sz.15s. 600 bushels The indication on
oats is for q crop of 1896, 396. 600 bushels
exceeding BY about 10000 600 bushels last
years record harvest Of 1,0o7,S5S, 900 bush
els.
"Ex-Governor Charles z. Hughes OF New
York was sworn in as an associate justice
of the Supreme Court, and because OF the
lack of q full bench @ general readJ,Istment
of important cases set last spring for con-
sideration this fall was made by the court
The Standard Oil and Tobacco suits under
the Sherman antitrust law were postponed
for rehearing from November Ia to January
s. The cases involving the constitutional
fly Of the corporation tax provisions OF the
Payne-Aldrich tariff law also were as
signed for argument on January 3. SO
were the cases involving the question Of the
correct penalty to be imposed on violators
Of the twenty-eight-hour law. regulating
the shipment Of livestock, and the interpre-
tation Of the national pure food and drug
act. It is expected that President Taft
will have filled the two vacancies on the
bench by January and that the success
sors to Chief Justice Fuller and Justice
Moody Will have assumed their places on
the bench.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
WITH THE SPORTSMEN.

what have the sportsruen been DOING?
asked Busy Man
THE worlds record for the long distance
throwing of a baseball, which had stood
for thirty-six years. was broken AT Cincin-
natl. when Sheldon Lejeune. Of the Evans
Vile club. of the Central League. threw
the sphere 426 feet So inches. That was
% feet 1o2 inches over the old record
Michael McDermott Of the Chicago Ath-
Ietic Association. broke the worlds record
for one hundred yards. breast stroke. handi-
can swimming by two and two-flfth sec
onds at the clubs first open meet Of the
season. McDermott covered the distance
in IL 3-5-
"A. B. WEIGH. in a Wright biplsne. at
ST. Louis created new endurance record
for America of hours IL minutes and 90
seconds The previous record was made
By Ralph tombstone, at Atlantic City, IN
hours minutes and 40 seconds
After making the longest continuous
aeroplane flight recorded in America, Arch
Roxsey. who SCARED aIoft in a Wright BIZ
plane at Springfield. Ill, landed upon the
lawn Of the St. Louis Country CLUB al
though the distance 10 ~ Louis from
Springfield is only Lightweight miles, Hox-
sew made a detour that brought his con-
tinued flight up 10 104 miles.
Alfred Leblanc, who is TO pilot the
French balloon He de France in the in
ternationaI race next week, established
what is said to be worlds record for
aeropIane speed over a measured course al
St Louis With a BIeriot mOnoplane, Le-
blanc made a mile in hfty-three seconds
Eugene Ely, aviator started TO fly from
Chicago 10 New York in a biplane for
prize Of 100000 On Sunday he travelled
eleven miles and was then forced 70 land
for repairs 10 his carburetor- On Monday he
made another short squirt, minor accidents
a gain delaying him. Only 16S hours were
allowed him by the terms of the prize
offer in which 70 complete the Journey
Ely gave up on Tuesday evening, leaving
his aeroplane in field near South Chicago.
twenty-one miles from Hawthorne Park,
whence he started
Which goes to show commented Busy
Man. that even the aviator flying through
the air may discover he has selected a
rocky road if he attempts too much
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
DESTRUCTIVE FOREST FIRES.

Forest fires wholly destroyed Beaudette,
Mimi; Spooner, Mimi; Pitt, Mimi; Swift.
Mimi; Ripple, MINI. Gravel Pit Spur.
Mimi; Engle. MINI. and partly burned
Rainy River, Ont; Pinewood Ont; STRAIT
ton. Ont. Warroad. Mimi. Sprague. MINI. !;
Cedar Spur Mimi; Roosevelt. Mimi, and
Williams, Mimi People homeless, 5000.
The dead (estimated), 1000. Bodies re-
covered, 800. Property loss, $50, 900, 600 10
S100,O000O
"A third case of Asiatic cholera was
found among immigrants arriving at this
port The health authorities increased
their precautions against it's spread The
first case of Asiatic cholera appeared in
England. A man who lived in one of the
Rewton houses, a series of poor mans
hotels died in a London hospital from the
disease.
THE population of the State Of Vermont.
SIS enumerated for the thirteenth census
showed an increase of 1876, or SO per
cent, the total number IF inhabitants be-
ing 355,956, as compared with 342.641 in
1900. In the previous decade. from 1890
10 1900. the population of Vermont in
creased 1121q or / ner cent
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
Roosevelt's campaign tour in aid Of MI
Siimsons candidacy include their sections
TEDDY FLIES WITH H0XSEY.

For four minutes Colonel Roosevelt was
4 passenger in Wright biplane, driV-
en- by Arch Hoxsey. at the St. Louis aVia-
ton meet. AS the pair iiew directly tow
ard the crowd In the grandstand there was
at first a cheer and then silence Every
man and woman in the vast crowd seemed
suddenly TO be overcome with sudden rear
that something might go wrong and tnat
misfortune might befar the distinguished
PASSENGER in the machine. When they sa"
him alight IN safety the crowd yelled Ike
mad Those in the field rushed Forward
each man striving TO be the first 10 greet
Colonel Roosevelt as he stepped out or the
machine The national guardsmen stroVe
TO keep them back, but utterly without sue
cess. BY George II was fine" exclaimed
the colonel L only WISH / could have
stayed up an hour. It was great
AT Hot Springs. Ark, Mr.. Roosevelt
made IL clear that he stood sduarely 1or uhe
federal governments sharing in the cost
OF the drainage of the swamp lands of the
several states.
President Taft said in a speech at the
Conservation Congress at St Paul. on sep
rernher :: Suggestions have been made that
the United States ought 10 aid IN lh@
drainage Of swamp land belonging 20 the
they would be exceedingly valuable for
agriculture. and contribute to the general
welfare by extending the area OF cultiVa-
-ion deprecate the agitation in favor Of
such legislation. 1t is inviting the general
government into contribution from us
treasury toward enterprises that should be
conducted either by private capital or at
the instance Of the state
Mr.. Taft decided TO sail for the 1sthmus
Of Panama on November 10 from Charles
ton s. c He will make the trip on the
armored cruiser North Carolina, and VIII
te conveyed by her sister ship. the Mon
tana. The President will be gone about
twelve days.
President Taft finally approved plans
for raising the wreck Of the oattleshlp
Maine from Havana Harbor, which call Tor
the completion of the work on or before
the thirteenth anniversary Of the desruc-
ton of the war vessel, February 10 next
I he work is TO he done according 10 plans
made by army engineers, and is TO be IN
der the direction Of an engineer officer
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
FREIGHT ADVANCE POSTPONED.

The Interstate Commerce Commission
decided to suspend the tariffs filed by the
Eastern trunk lines proposing advances Of
the rates now in force in Eastern classif-
cation territory until February l, 1911
This suspension is in consonance with the
action OF the Western Trunk Line Commit
tee in postponing the effective date of ad-
yances of its rates until February L. In
both instances the suspension is made in
order to give the commission adequate time
70 pass on the reasonableness Of the pro-
posed tariffs.
"A conspiracy on the part Of railroads
TO deprive Western grain shippers OF the
advantage of cheap water transportation
and TO drive the grain transportation bust
ness from the Great Lakes was charged IN
& petition fled with the Interstate Com
rnerce Commission by the Chicago Board Of
Trade. The complaint is directed against
the Pennsylvania Railroad, the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad, the New York Central and
seventy-fOur other railroads operating east
Of Chicago and other Lake Michigan and
Lake Superior points
THE monthly statement of untitled Or
Cors on hand made by the United States
Steel Corporation, as of September 80,
showed falling off the total reported be-
Ssloes1oo TONS, was htCitd-st
of 37s,O22 tons from the amount of I'M
filled tonnage on hand on August 81. 1t
is the smallest in the history Of, the cor
poration. with the exception Of September
30, 1904, when the total stood at 3.027, 436
tons
The first step toward the establishment
Of full and well defined cooperation among
the interests represented by the leading
steel and iron men not only of America,
but of Europe as well, 10 prevent cut-throat
competition and to bring about greater
stability OF trade conditions was made at
the ANNUAL convention of the American Iron
and Steel Institute in this city
"A solution of the cotton bill of lading
problem that has been perpleKing bankers
here and abroad for several months was
arrived at in conference between Sir Ed
ward II. Holden. the London banker and
chairman of the foreign bankers bill or
ladins consnittee. the American banking
committee and leading cotton interests.
held in this city. The plan provides for
the creation of a company 70 guarantee
cotton bills of lading AT a cost Of six 10
seven cents for each bale of cotton.
"A commission Of scientists came TO the
conclusion that American potatoes are no
longer a source OF contamination. and the
French government decided TO admit this
product which has been barred out Of
France since 1875 on the ground that IL
was infected with q disease dangerous 10
French potatoes The French potato crop
this year is poor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
On the Boardwalk
Autumn Guests at Atlantic
City Enjoying Life.

Atlantic City. Oct 15.-Qne of the inter
esting fall sights to rosters on the pavil-
ions and strollers along the Boardwalk IS
the great menhaden steamers plying along
the coast a short distance out from the
pier ends. These fish, valuable for their
oil and for fertilization purposes. have
been coming up the coast from southern
waters in vast shoals
An amusement park, destined TO equal
anything of the kind in the United States
if present plans are contaminated, will be
built at Margate City Park, on Absecon
Island, Just outside the limits OF Atlantic
City. II will be an Oriental Moorish Gar
den. the first of its kind on American soil
The garden will contain a hotel after
Moorish designs. with a restaurant in the
open air. palms. 1900 rose bushes, race
track and grounds for athletic events. etc
Mr. and Mrs. +. J. Huff have taken
apartments at the Hotel St. Charles for
the latter part of October
Mrs. William F. Schneider and Mrs De
Witt c. Konpal are at the Seaside House
for a brief stay.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. Kodybanoff will remain
at the shore for two weeks They are
housed at the St. Charles Hotel
Mrs. A Cullen is a guest at the Hotel
Strand.
5. F Justice and S. NJ. Nen are regis
tered at the Seaside House.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. ]. Topping. Of New
York, are fall guests at the Marlborough
Blenhein.
Mrs Edward o. Palmer and Mrs. c.
Underhill have engaged apartments at
Haddon Hall
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred B. Smith are guests
at the Hotel Chalfonte during a two
weeks visit at the shore.
A w. Arnold. OF New York. is regis
tered at Haddon Hall.
n. S. Graham of the cOuntry's metropo-
lis. is a guest at the Shelburne.
Mrs. e. 1. Baldwin and Mrs. A. p. Wood
arrived at Haddon Hall by touring car
from New York Tuesday
Mrs. a. l. Mordecai. of New York. ac-
companied by her sister. Mrs. E Shreck.
of New Orleans. has apartments for Oeto-
Der at the Hotel Shelburne.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Barker are stopping
for the week at the Hotel Chalfonte.
Among other New Workers registered at
Atlantic City hotels are:
Marlborough BIenhein-Mrs. j. Marcus,
H. c. Dinecker. Mr. and Mrs. NJ. s. Chap
pelle. Thomas Farmer jr.. Henry NJ
Blake. J. Z. Slinlp. S. F. Weston. Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Il. Elliott. Bertram Berry. Rob
ert Tony. Ross F. Hayes, William c.
Smith. J. Marley, r. W. Stuart, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Mccarthy, MIR. and Mrs. H L.
Kramer.
Chalfonte-Mr. and Mrs John W Arnold
Mrs. NJ. L. Buckley. W. W. Lighthope.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Wideman. George c.
Hail. H. r. Sherman. John Madge and
George V. Tyler.
Haddon HaH-George Abbott. Mi and
Mrs ]. NJ ErgaTd, Mr.. and Mrs w r
Westing. DR.. and Mrs. J. u. Duryea r
J. Davidson and Mrs. Edward H. Jones
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
STRIKE TIES UP PARIS.

What else happened that ought 10 re-
member? asked Busy Man.
France again faced serious strike
situation The employees of the Northern
Railroad went on strike on Tuesday MORN
ing, and by night il had spread to the
Western Railroad. which is owned by the
state, thus involving about one hundred
thousand men. The men of the Paris.
Lyons & Mediterranean followed SUIT Bus1-
ness Of all kinds was greatly impeded.
Hundreds of English and American
visitors in Switzerland, as well as those Of
ether nationalities, were stranded there, as
the chief routes from Basic, Geneva and
Lausanne to Paris had been completely
blocked owing to the strike.
The arrest of some Of the more prom
inent strike leaders and the failure of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-10-16
FEATURE is INTENDED ESPECLALEY4s BUSY MAN

English author. The letter sets forth that
instead of being the daughter OF an italian
count named Corelii. has often been
said, Miss Corelli is of English descent on
both her fathers and mothers side. Her
father being in straitened circumstances
Marie was adopted by well-to-do couple
and so became separated from her family
Former State Senator Frank j. Gard
ner of Brooklyn, was arrested in Scranton.
Penn. and held by the police OF that city
on a felony charge at the direction Of Dis
trict Attorney whitman. Of this city Gard
ner is alleged to have attempted TO bride
Congressman Otto G. Foelker at the time
the latter was a member of the state Sen
ate to vote against the Hughes anti-race-
track gambling bills