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New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
WOMAN ENLIVENS A BANK
Officers Deny, However, That
Angry Claimant Hit Them.

Mrs. Ida Claussen, or, as she prefers TO
call herself, Won Claussen. called on the
New York Mortgage and Trust Company
yesterday for a sum OK money which she
says was S25, 0n0 and the bank officials say
was 500. She made things interesting all
around while she was in the Offices OF the
company and she departed only when the
combined office force had made It apparent
that she could not throw everybody around
Mrs Claussen's grandfather. Matthew
Ryrne. left 81 90 worth of property. in
cluding the Hotel Lorraine. and she has
right to one-eighth The New York Mort
gage and Trust Company. of No IS Liberty
street, is the trustee The institution holds
that the heirs are entitled only TO the reve-
nue. from the estate, but Mrs Claussen has
tried repea tedIy to force the company to
pay over her share.
YESTERDAY accompanied by Mrs. Nellie
Van Singerland who edits a suffra gette
periodical she went downtown in taxicab
after advising the newspapers that she
was about to visit her bankers Calvert
Brewer. first vice-president of the com
panv. refused TO give her the money she de-
manded. and fireworks Immediately ensued
Mr.. Brewer denies the statement made by
those who were inside that the handsome,
6ashing Mrs C1aussen landed left upper
cut which put him out Of business. and he
also denies that she grasped Carl G. Ras-
mus, the second president, by the
lapels of his coat and after sitting him in
his chair landed a right on his solar
plexus All admit however. that the Of
fee force had TO employ careful tactics to
induce the women to go away. She did not
get the money
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
MANY SEE AUTO CRUSH BOY
Collision Knocks Bicyclist Down
in Front of Truck.

In the sight of hundreds of spectators on
Fifth avenue at 35th street, yesterday af-
ternoon. the rear wheel Of an automobile
delivery wagon, belonging 10 Tiffany & Co,
the jewellers. ran over Samuel Kraus.
fourteen years old, of No 158 Seigel street,
BROOKLYN, crushing him so seriously that
the doctors al Bellevue Hospital think he
has little chance of recovery.
a moment before he fell under the wheel
the bicycle on which he was riding knocked
down Miss Mary O'Connor, OF No 22S
Eighth avenue Though badly shaken up,
however Miss O'Connor was not injured.
The avenue was congested with automo-
biles. and Kraus had just lodged tour
ing car when he was confronted by an
autotruck. and in turning TO get out OF lis
way he ran into Miss OConnor
The impact of the collision caused MN
10 lose his balance. and he fell directly IN
the path Of the automobile delivery wagon
Samuel Willett the chauffeur, made des-
perate effort TO avoid the lad, but the truck
passed over him before he could brlng II
10 a standstiu. Nillett was not arrested,
II being clear that he was not to blame.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
AMERICAN RAILWAYS EXCEL
Our System Unparalleled, Says
Interstate COMMISSIONS Lane.

Washington, Sept. st return from the
international railway conference at Berne,
Switzerland, with much greater enthusi-
asm over the American railroads as agen-
Cies of transportation than | ever had be-
fore"
This statement was made to-day by
Franklin K. Lane. a member of the In
terstate Commerce Commission. who was
one of the representatives of the United
States to the international railway con-
ference
The conference established beyond ques-
ton I think the supremacy of the Ameri-
can railroad in efficiency" continued Mr..
Lane lone OF the questions that is left
in my mind is as to how the European
railroads manage to pay 4. and per cent
in dividends with the small volume of
traffic they have, compared with the vol
ume we have. I have seen more freight
moving in a single hour at Chicago, Pitts
burg and Jersey City than I saw IN an
entire month in Europe.
Our railroading system is without par
allel in the world because we are living as
a nation and in Europe they live as com
rnunit.es That accounts, in part. for the
wonderful eficiencv of the American rail-
road I doubt very much II you could
together and move the Iowa and Kansas
corn crop within a year
The United States in an economic sense.
is railroad-1nade country. That is not
true OF any European country. Therefore
our problems ave different and bigger.
Europe is just rs much disturbed over
the high cost of living as is the United
States and / think that in the near future
I'VE shall have an international agitation
for TIE regula ton of monetary systems
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
SOL DIERS THREE UNDER KEY
Badly Beaten Civilian Charges
Theft of $1,000 in Taxi.

Henry Koch. chauffeur. employed py
the William W Swan Taxi-Cao com
nanv hurried into the New Rocneile
po,ice Headouarters at 1 o'clock yes
terdav morning and told Sergeant Ernest
Rals that soldiers had killed man III
his taxicab. and that he had been COM
ne,led TO drive them back to the garage
and nromise never to reveal What hao
ha ppened
Later in the morning. Detective Joseph
Fane1Ii found a man with battered race
eb,r+ covered with blood, his clothes
torn and covered with mud. waiting loi
the Fort Slocum boat at the government
dock at New Rochelle.
The man said he was Jerry MurPhS !.
Of Jersey City Heights, and that ne hou
been beaten and robbed by sololers oi
ST 600 won in a card game at Coney
and He said he met Henry A. Cum WHO
uas an old friend, and that Cuff intro
d,1ced him to two soldiers who were WIFI
him.
Detective Fanelli accompanied Mur-
phv to Fort Slocum, where he lden'llleo
az the men who had attacked ana roooeo
him two soldiers known as Hans Witzel
and Philip CabanO.
Witzel had S154 90. which Witzel said
Murphy had given him for safekeeplng- =
Cuff was arrested in New Rochelie-
He said Witzel and the other soldler
had robbed Murphy, and that he did not
interfere because he was afraid He sa1d
they gave him 800 as his share or the
robbery The military authorities held
the accused men to await the actloh oi
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
ON RATE INCREASE
New York and New Jersey Live Stock
Exchange Against Freight Advance

The New York and New Jersey Live
Stock Exchange at a regular meeting held
tugus1 q passed resolutions protesting
against the proposed general advance in
the freight rates on dressed meats and
livestock as announced by the Eastern
trunk line railroads, asserted by the
exchange, by the published Chicago New
York rates of 30 cents a 100 pounds on
dressed beef and SO cents a 100 pounds on
live cattle which are intended to dispace
the present rates of IL cents and = cents
respectively.
The exchange states that this would
force Eastern live cattle shippers and
Eastern slaughterers TO pay a rate in
crease on live cattle 81 per cent greater
than the rate increase on beef. In the
resolutions the exchange protests not only
against the advance in rates on livestock
hut also againsL any inequita bic advance
in rates live hogs. sheep and calves as
being unjust discrimination against East
ern livestock shippers, ruinous to the East
ern dealers and s!augh:erers and unfair to
local consumers"
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
MANICURES LEOPARD'S PAWS
DR.. Bill Snyder Operates Sue
cessfully in Park Zoo.

Niger the black leopard in the Central
Park Zoo, has been linptng for the last
week, and Or Bill" Snyder decided she
was suffering from ingrowing claws. It
was arranged that the leopard would be
treated yesterday afternoon. and the public
was excluded from the menagerie.
Several keepers assisted in securing the
great cat With ropes. distracting its atten
ton by letting il chew a board when It
manifested A desire to attack them.
An examination of the leopard's forepaws
showed that the claws had grown into its
flesh One by one the paws We're treated
and the ingrowing claws trimmed by Sny-
der. who welded his instruments with much
dexterity.
The paws were treated then to soothing
lotions and the leopard was released Mig
ger had bitten into the board fercely
that some difficulty was had in removing
It. as one tooth was imbedded in the hard
wood. This was finally accomplished, and
the animal. with low growl. retired into
the rear of the cage. so exhausted that it
could not stand on its feet In a few days
the leopard will be as lively as ever.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
DEPoSED DIRECTOR LOSES
Court Says Terra Gotta Man Must
Seek Redress by Damage Suit.

Justice BischoT denied yesterday the
motion Of William Menice for reinstate-
ment as a director of the Atlantic Terra
Gotta Company. Menice and Dwight w.
Taylor were deposed as directors by the
board Of the company because Of their
alleged connection with the Federal Terra
Gotta Company, rival OF the Atlantic.
Nenioe said that he demanded time 10 con-
suit counsel II meet the charges, but that
the board Of directors would give him only
ten minutes. He and Taylor held 200
shares in the Atlantic company while the
other members of the board controlled 2l.-
90 shares.
Justice Bisohof said that while the direc-
tors had the power TO oust Menlce they
did not have the right to do so. He held,
however. that If the petitioner was wrong
fully removed lie must seek redress by
suing for damages, as he had approved or
the amendment Of the bylaws Of The COM
Iany which made it possible for the board
10 remove him.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS
ARRIVED


Genoa Sept 2-Duca deglf Abrrzri Utan New
York via Naples
Naples. Aug 31-Oceania tAust). New York Via
St. MiChaels
Havre Sept 3-Marina CBrl. New York.
ST Vincent V. Sept 4-Vermont tBr). New
York fer Auckland etc.
Liverpool. Sept 6-Mauretania CBrl New York
via Fishguard
Santos Sept 5-Corsican Prince tBr) New York
Via Pernambuco. Maceio. etc; Royal Prince
CBrp. New York via Rio de Janeiro.
Newchang. Sept 5-Anapa tBrl New York and
Norfolk via Port Natal. Sabang. etc.
Delagoa Bay, Sept 5-St Filans tBrl. New York
via cape Town. etc.
Port Natal. Sept 6-Ardanmhor CFsr>. New York
via cape Town and East London.
SAILED
Cherbourg. Sept .. SIS p m-Ameriks tGier,
from Hamburg and Southampton New
York
Genoa. Sept 4-Luisiana tItal. New York
HaVre. Sept 4-Mexico tFrl. New York
Antwerp. Sept la Flandre Dutch. New
York
Inrail Sept 3-Indradeo tBrl. New York
Naples. Sept l-Basiades tGreeA. New York.
FILMS tGreek). New York
81 Thomas Sept p m-korona tSr) from
peNerarat. New York.
81 NiChaels sept a-Atrato t2-l from south
aaptonp. barbados. colon etc. and New
York.
PASSED.
Perrin. sept 5--Gha-ce tSTl. Yokohama, etc, tor
Gost-n and New YORK
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
GRAND JURIEs START WORK
Regular and Special Bodies Find 16O
Gases Awaiting Action.

The two grand juries for September were
sworn in yesterday in General Sessions by
Judge Rosalsky. J. Edgar beaycraft. a
real estate dealer. of No. II West 42d street.
is foreman of the regular grand jury. and
William A Crombie, q lumber merchant.
of No. 1905 Broadway. is foreman of the
special additional grand jury. Awaiting
action of both bodies are one hundred and
sixty cases. the defendants in seventy
seven of them being confined in the Tomhs.
The others are under bail.
one of the turies will continue the investi-
CATION of the case of Erwin j. Wider. the
defaulting cashier of the Russo-Chinese
Bank. who has already pleaded guilty TO
five indictments.
The case of Alfred j Connolly. former
secretary of c. D. Morgan & Co, who con-
fessed to stealing several thousand dollars
of the firms funds under the alleged in
f1uence of the dominant personality of
member of the firm. will also be investi-
gated during the September term.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Tuesday, Septein-
Der 6, 1910.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Massilia FrI. Marseil1es August L
and Denia 90 to James W Elwen & CO with
cabin and l steerase passenger. and mdse Ar
rived at the Bar at midnight.
Steamer Richmond. Georgetown. :. C, Septern-
Der 8. to the Atlantic Coast Lumber Corpora
ton. with lumber. Left Quarantine at 6:15
a m.
and wilmington. c. to the Clyde S. Go. with
passengers and mdse. Left Quarantine at 6:43
Steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse (Ger)
Bremen August 80. Southampton and Cherbourg
81. to Oelrichs Co with e16 cabin and 341
steerage passengers, mails and mdse. Arrived at
the Bar at As a m
steamer Manhattan Ger. Tunis August IS
and Agiers 20. to Philip Ruprecht, in ballast
Arrived at the Bar at 6;45 a. m.
Steamer Apache, Jacksonvtlle September 5
sengers and mdse. Left Quarantine at IL 30
a m
Steamer Chesapeake. Baltimore, TO The New
York and Baltimore Trans Line, with mdse. Left
Quarantine AZ 9:15 a. m.
Steamer Irish Monarch CRr). Norfolk septenl-
Der 3. to Peter Wright & Sons. in ballast Left
Steamer Deutschland Ger, Hamburg August
80 southampton and Cherbourz 81. the Ham
burg American Line. with 197 cabin and 254
steerage passengers. mails and mdse. Arrived at
steamer Saratoga Havana September s. to
the New York and Cuba Mall SIS Co. with 162
passengers mails and mdse- Arrived AT the
steamer surname CDutchI. Demerara Au-
gust 25. Paramaribo - and Trinidad 30 to the
Royal Dutch West India Mail. with Is pas
sensers, mails and mdse Arrived al the Bar
steamer Mexican Ccable). Guantanamo Bay
August 90. the Mexican Telegraph Co Ar
rived at the Bar al S.45 q m.
Steamer Prinz Joachim Ger. Savanilla Au-
gus ~ Port Lmon % Colon so. Kingson Sep
tenber ! and Fortune Island ,. to the Ham
burg American Line. with 1n1 passengers
mails and nndse Arrived the Bar AT s -
a
Steamer Justin (Rr). Manaos August 90.
Para "a and Barbados 30, 70 Booth & Co. with
"A Messengers, mails and mdse- Arrived az
the Bar at
steamer Ashfeld (Br). Guanaco for Perth
Amboy. Passed in Sandy Hook s ;O5 a N
Steamer Narrasansett (Br). London August
"a 70 Philip Ruprecht with rapeseed oil. Ar
Steamer Princess Anne, Newport News and
Norfolk to the Old Dominion SIS Co. with PAS
sengers and ndse- Left Quarantine az 2:3o
y m.
Steamer Nueces. Galveston August 81 and
Key West September :. 10 the Mallory SIS Co
with passengers and mdse. Left Quarantine at
S5 p IN.
Steamer Niagara CFr). Havre August 81 to
the Compa gnie Generate Transatlantique with
1s2 cabin and PAT steerage passengers and
rndse Arrived AZ the Bar at u so 2
Steamer Sirius (Ger) Hamburg August IS
TO Philip Ruprecht in ballast Passed in
Sandy Hook at 1910 m
o5 to Philip Ruprecht. In ballast. Arrived at
the Bar at $40 m.
SANDY HOOK ]. Sept S. $50 o rn-wIrd
west. light breeze: partly cloudy. light sea
SAILED
Sesmers Noordanl Dutch. Rotterdam.
Kaiser Wilhelm II (Ger>. Bremen: Mohawk.
lSpanl Barcelona. Monroe Norfolk and New
port News; city Of Atlanta, Savannah
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
BLACK HAND STARTS FIRE
Bombs and Kerosene in House Of
Man Who Ignored Threats.

The house Of Frank Mastretta, who has
repeatedly received Black Hand letters at
his home No. 1875 3Sth street, Brooklyn,
was badly damaged by a fire which the
police say is OF incendiary origin. Actu-
ated by threats contained in the messages
demanding money. he had sent his wife
and family 10 Europe and moved 10 other
quarters. so there was no one in the house
TO thWart the elaborately worked out plans
Of thg firebugs who used bombs, kerosene
and newspapers in their attempt 10 destroy
the building. The fire completely burned
out the first floor Of the two story brick
structure. causing 81, 800 damage
The parlor and dining room were each
charged with a bomb. The fire had not
reached these, and they were intact. A
can half fun OF kerosene was found In
the hallway Much Of il had been spread
around and newspapers saturated with 1t
Were scattered about in every room.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
BOARD FOR LABOR DISPUTES
Mayor Should Appoint Commission.

The subcommittee on labor and wages
of the New York Congestion Commission
held a hearing in the City Hall yesterday
on the suggestion that municipal commits
sion or board of mediation and arbitra-
tion. be formed for the purpose of settling
labor disputes John j. Flynn, chairman OF
the committee. who originated the sugges-
ton. presided
Mr Flynn said that he thought such a
board should be appointed by the Mayor
from members Of employers associations
from labor unions and from among d!sin-
teyested private citizens. The members
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07

should receive no pay. he said, but the ex-
penses Of maintaining an Office force should
be met by the city
There seemed to be no opposition to the
suggestion Among those who spoke IN
favor were William Martin. of the knights
of Labor: Mrs Julian Heath. OF the Ma
tional League on the Civic Education of
Women; John Kelly. one Of the organizers
of the Longshoremen's Union: j. P. Cough
lin, organizer of the machinists' branch OF
the Central Labor Union of Brooklyn, and
Miss Helen Marot. of the Wonen's Trade
Union League. Mr.. Martin said that the
closing of all ports to immigrants for ten
wears would help labor conditions
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
KILLS SELF BEFORE CHILDREN
Dramatic Suicide Scatters Group of
Youngsters at Play in Street.

Calling TO a group of children playing on
the sidewalk in front of the house at No.
435 Elton street, East New York, yester-
day afternoon. Albert Kraft placed d re-
voIver to his head and fired. Death was
instantaneous The children fed in a panic.
When an ambulance surgeon arrived he
found the man dead The body was taken
to the rooms in the house occupied by
Kraft.
When Mrs. Kraft, who had been visiting
a friend with her little son. Edward, who
is a cripple. returned home an hour later
and learned of her husband death she
broke down She did not know what she
would DO, she said Her husband had been
long out Of york when nc obtained job.
of the sl5 a week he earned there went for
drink Sle SAID
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
WHO WANTS SNOW CONTRACTS ?
Commissioner Edwards Asks for Bids
for Coming Winter.

With the thermometer running UP to-
ward the ninety mark and the humidity
such that life seemed scarcely worth liv-
ing there was small comfort to be Oh
tanned Yesterday by reading In the City
Record the advertisement OF Street Clean
ing Commissioner Edwards for the snow
removal next winter.
The contracts are TO he based on the
work Of the Commissioner ard President
McAneny. of the Borough of Manhattan,
who have spent much time on working out
system which will be more favorable
to the city than that used in past years.
Last year the contracts had not been LET
,.hen the first snow fall came. and the
Commissioner does not intend that he shall
be caught in that way again.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
KISSES, THEN BITES BABIES
Negro Mother Objects to Habit, Caus-
ing White Woman's Arrest.

penchant for babies. white or colored.
and an admitted inability to pass them
without kissing and biting them landed
woman who said she was Elizabeth Nc
Guirk in cell in the East 126th street
police station last evening In the night
court the case was adjourned until night
Mrs lillian Smothers. q negro of No
West l35th street. put her baby Ruby
in a go-cart and went TO the rooms OF the
Legal Aid Society. at 123d street and Lex
ington avenue
Presently she heard the baby Cr- and
ran out to find teeth marks and blood on
its left forearm. Two little girls said the
woman kissed the child and then bit II.
Mrs McGuirk was charged with felonious
assault
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
SHIPPERS PROTESTS MET
Message Sent to Consuls-Eng-
lands Formal Objection.

Paris Sept S-ROber- Bacon. United
States Ambassador to France. received a
disratch from Washington to-day regarding
the new textile sample regulations which
American consuls in Europe recently put
into effect and the foreign criticism OF
them. Il IS understood that this coumuni-
cation viii Re transmitted to the American
consllates In England and on the Cont
nent-
While its contents have not been dis
closed. ana while il is unknown whether
i involves a modification Of the consular
regulations. the communication is under
stood 10 he conciliatory in tone and de-
signed TO assure shippers Of textiles that
n injustice 10 them is intended by the en-
forcement of the new order
london. Sept s-The British Foreign
Office instructed Ambassador Bryce to-day
20 make e formal protest TO the American
Sta-e Department against certain condi
lions imposed on English export textile
firms IN the circular recently sent 10 its
corsuls here and on the Continent, and 70
erdeavor 70 have what are regarded as
the most Objectionable OF the regulations
rnodifed.
kingston. Janlaic.. Sept. s.-James Bryce,
tho British Ambassador at Washington. ar
rived here to-day from New York, and is
the guest Of Governor Olivier. Mr.. Bryce
viii sail tomorrow on his way TO Chill.
Washington. Sept G.-Distorted inter
pretatiors Of American consular regulations
respecting the furnishing by exporters or
samples Of textiles they are sending To this
country are said 10 be the cause Of the
protests from English and French export
ers- The regulations probably viii be fur
ther modified If they are shown TO present
-ursurmount. ble Obstacles II was stated
al tne Treasury Department TO-DAY
For many years the consular regulations
have provided that when the value OF rler-
olandise subject 10 ad valorem duty could
rot he accurately determined by inspection
Of the invoice three samples should be de
posted in the consulate as q basis Of valu
alton and assessment Of customs The
regulations were not strictly enforced so
instructions We're issued last May To con
suls 70 insist on the furnishing Of samples
Subsequently. in response TO protests from
exporters, the regulations were modified so
as 70 make certain exceptions 10 require
only type samples and 10 reduce the num-
Der and size OF samples. Now further
notifications are demanded 10y the export
ors, and the department is giving the mat
ter much attention.
Tie circular Of instruction sent b. Wash
lngton 70 the American consuls abroad re
ouires shippers Of woollens and textiles TO
The Tinted States 10 deposit at the open
ing Of the season. with the nearest Amer
1can consulate, two samples Of each type Of
goods which il is designed 10 sell in this
country.
The new regulations have resulted in un-
Official protests from Paris and London.
Officials Of the State Department YESTERDAY
s-xUresseG surprise At the complaints from
France ard II Official sta tenrent said
thai there had been much less complaint
froYr C5reat Britain. where some of the
r-fYc!pal exporters had readily admitted the
--~sonGbIeness Of the regulations,
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Bartarossa. reported 25s mile. east OF
Sandy Hook IT II O5 yesterday, Is expected
10 dock this forenoon.
The Argentina. reported $50 mi les east Of
TO dock tomorrow evening Friday forenoon
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07

Mail Vessel
Vessel. For. Line. closes sails
I.usitania Liverpool Cunard- S 80 a m 900 N
Oceanic SOUTHAMPTON " s II 30 m 300 o m
Rermudian Bermuda Quebec 90 1000 a n
Merida Havana Ward .... 100 n IL 90 m
BlIcher Hamburg II A.. 100 m
Huron jacksonville Clyde. 100
San Marcos Galveston NAL. 100
ConlaI, Tampa Mallory. 100 u
THURSDAY, SEPTMBER S.
? F. Wilhelm Bremen, y c. L s so a m 1000 a m
La Provence. Havre French. 7:O0 1000 m
Metapan Jamaica L F Co. $50 m 1900
Seminole Turks Isle CLYDE. 20 a m 1900 m
Allegheny, Inagua, H-A -. II 90 m I 90 N
Pannonia. Naples, Cunard.... 1900
c F Tietgen Copenhagen. : A - 200 p n
Verona, Naples Italian. II 90 m
c of Columbia Savannah. Saw - 800 P m
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 9.
Principe di Piem te. It. Naples
Ascania Curacao. Red Dill :OO a m 200 p IT
Tigilancia, Nassau. Ward. II 90 800 2
Arapahoe Jacksonville, Clyde - 100 p m
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
FRIDAY. SEP
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer. Close in y. 7. PM.
Hawaii. Japan, Corea, China. Philip
pines (via San Erancisco)-Si-
IBERIA ......-.....-........-.- 8. s 30
Japan, Corea, China (vta Tacoma)-
Chicago Maru .................. Sept T. $40
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC.
HIGH WAT

Sunrise. 5:32 sunset, 6;24; moon sets. s:21;
moon 8 age, !.
New-York tribune., 1910-09-07
INCOMING STEAMERS
OUTGOING STEAMERS.
TO-DAY.

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