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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
HELD AS TRAIN R0BBER
sunnosed Former Soldier Under
Arrest in Jersey City.

r,e Jersey city police are holding a
,.,oro, rrieoner. who is believed to be
Elmer McUrdy, alias Frank Curtis, a
former soldier. for whom reward Of
&, ooo awaits his captor. as the fugitive
;s u,antod for holding up and robbing
the mail on train at Coffeyvile, Kan.
on March %. According to the police,
- tho prisoner Is not the fugitive he is
his double as his features fit those Of
2 photograph of the man wanted. and
his measurements by the Bertillon sys-
fem correspond exactly with those of
McUrdy
The man went into the recruiting sta p
ton al Jersey City yesterday and wanted
10 enlist The officer in charge Sergeant
Eetty. Intercepted the applicant and
took his measurements. but the appli-
cant refused to give his finger prints, il
is said This aroused the suspicion nj
the recruiting officer, who scanned the
photogra phs Of fugitives until he found
the one that resembled the applicant and
then examined the measurements of the
fugitive. Convinced that the caller was
McUrdy. he notified the police who ar
rested the man. and Postoffice Inspector
Hottie lodged the complaint.
The prisoner said he was Michael Fer
suson. thirty-three years old. Of Provi-
dence. and on March 3 worked in the
Lancaster mill. at Clinton Mass.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
FORCED TONIC ON MRS. BULL
Indian Medicine, 1T Is Said,
Would Corrode Metals.

Bddeford. Me. June 6.-Eccentricities of
Mrs ole Bull. widow Of the great violinist,
and incidents connected with the admins
tration TO her during her last illness Of
certain mysterious Indian medicines or
ton by Miss Annie A. Murray. Of Boston,
Mrs Bulls maid, at the resumption Of the
hearing in the contest over Mrs Bulls
will. At the conclusion OF to-day's session
Judge Nathaniel Hobbs continued the hear
ing until Wednesday morning. owing to
the illness Of one of the counsel.
Miss Murray. the reading Of whose depo-
stion consumed the entire day to-day, was
a member of the Bull household for many
years. She referred TO the excitahle CON
dition of Mrs Bull. saving that Mrs Bull
frequently lost control Of herself, upsettlng
furniture and screeching loudly for help
from imaginary dangers until she became
exhausted.
That one Of the Indian concoctions ad-
minstered to Mrs Bull by Miss Marguerite
Noble. otherwise known as Sister Niye-
dita." contained such chemical properties
that Miss Murray was told not TO allow II
10 come in contact with metals. because
corrosion would result. was another state
ment contained in the deposition.
Mrs Bulls objections 10 taking the mys-
FERROUS medicines. which her attending
physician had advised her not 10 take, were
also related by the witness whose depo-
sition further stated that despite Mrs.
Bulls frequent refusals Miss Noble, after
saying You shall take il later. always
had her way.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
POWDER co. DEFERS ACTION
No Increase in Stock Until Final De-
cree as to Trust s Dissolution.

The special meeting Of the stockholders
Of the r. I. du Pont de Nemours Powder
Company. held in Hoboken Yesterday. for
the preferred stock from s25.0Oo.J go to $50
10000. adjourned without action on the adj
vice of the directors. The company is one
Of the properties in the so-called Powder
Trust. the dissolution Of which was ordered
by the United States Circuit Court last
week and pending the final decree in the
government suit the directors decided it
best not 10 increase the capital
The following statement was made after
the meeting:
In view OF the interlocutory decree Of the
United States Circuit Court prior to which
notice for this meeting was received, and
by which decree il was provided that fur
Their testimony might he taken for use at
court in framing the final decree in the
powder suit. after a hearing 10 be held
on October Is. 1911. IL was deemed by the
stockholders inadvisable 10 axe any action
which might in any way change or even
authorize change in the existing cond-
tions Of affairs while the court had the
question under Amusement
The board of directors therefore passed
resolutions advising under the crcum-
stances that stockholders should adjourn
the meeting without taking action on the
increase.
Both sides. 1t was said, will submit addi-
tional testimony concerning the merging of
the various concerns making M the r. T..
du Pont de Nemours Powder Company be
fore October.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
PHILADELPHIA BROKERS FAIL
Norman Macleod & Go. Make
Voluntary Assignment.

Philadelphia, June 2s-Norman Macleod
Co. of this city, stock brokers, to-day
made an assignment. The firm is we'll
known. but is said to have done little bust
ness lately. The firm made this announce
ment:
Norman Macleod & Co are compelled
10 announce that. due to numerous with
draWais by their customers. thereby re-
duGlnS their hrm capital and also unfa vor-
aoIe market conditions, resulting in losses,
they nave been compelled to assign. They
are no longer able TO continue their bust
ness. They are advised that the interests
OF all concerned can be protected by their
voluntarily going into bankruptcy, and they
are to-day fling A petition in the bank
ruptcy court asking that they be so adj
judged
Counsel for the firm filed petition in
bankruptcy in the United States District
Court later i'm the day. and Horatio @.
LLOYD Of Drexel & Co. Of this city, was
appointed temporary receiver
BY order Of Judge Holland the petition
in bankruptcy was impounded until next
Thursday. This was done. it is understood,
in order that banks interested In the failure
might make necessary arrangements TO Sc
cure or collect loans.
NO ngures can he obtained. but il is I'M
derstood in financial circles that the failure
does not involve a large sum Of money.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
BILLY SUNDAY CONVERTS 1,o0'
Seven Thousand Men Crowd Church to
Hear Sermon on Booze.

Erie. Penn June 2s.-As result Of series
If evanCelistic meetings being conducted
here nv the Rev Billy Sunday, former
baseball pIaver. more than one thousand
nersone have been converted. two hundred
If the conversions taking place during
earvice which started saturday night and
ended ~ 2 o'clock yesterday morning For
.hroe hours following the meeting more
than three hundred men who attended the
meeting remained in the church praNlnS
for the success of the campaign against
sin Following the prayer service ,heN
marched into the tenderloin district "here
they sang gospel songs in the streets for
two hours.
SUNDAYS text for the meeting last night
was Booze" and seven thousand men
crowded into the church 70 hear him
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
COLOSSAL INDIAN STATUE DONE
Work of dorado Taft To Be Unveiled
Near Oregon, ILL.,, Saturday.

chicago. June Colorado Tafts colossal
statue of an Indian, which STANDS on DUN
above Rock River. near oregon lli'' has
been completed and will be unveiled next
Saturday.
Among those who will make addresses at
the unveilng are Miss Laura Miriam Cor
ne,ius. Of Seymour Wis eranddaughter
Of Daniel Bread. and herself the last iu''
blood princess Of the Oneldas' ana 'haries
Eastman, who Is also full blood. MISS
Cornelius. whose Indian name is "ynno-
oonn or RAY If Light" will tell of the
,,orn she is doing I'm behalf OF her race.
Mr. Taft has been at work on the statue
for the last three years. It's facial Inca
roents are those of Black Hawk the cele-
bra,ed chief Of the Iroquois. but IL was the
sculptors idea 10 make the statue 'ypio"'
Of the vanishing race Of North America"
Indians
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
ACCUSED Of. BOND THEFT
Realty Company Head and Clerk
Arrested in Pittsburg.
SUM OF $4,000 INVOLVED
Loss Discovered in November,
190S-Bonds Sold Here a
Week Ago.

Pittshurg, June ga l., Pearson an at
torney and president Of the Union Realty
COMPANY OF this city. and Samuel NJ Car
nahan, clerk. employed in the office OF
Holmes. Wardrop & Co. brokers. were
arrested here late to-day. charged with the
theft Of bonds valued AT $1,000 belonging
to the brokerage firm. Pearson is a mem.
her Of a prominent family. His father
General A. l.. Pearson. commanded the
state troops here during the railroad riots
of 1877.
Both men were committed to Jail in de-
fault of $1,000 ball each. 1t is stated that
S5,cno worth Of the bonds have heen recov-
cred and the remainder have been traced
Charges If larceny and receiving stoer
goods were made against Pearson and
Carnahan by Joseph n. Holmes, senior
member of the brokerage firm.
The bonds in question disappeared from
the companys office on November IL. 1905
at a time when Mr. Holmes was in New
York and Mr.. Wardrop on a business TRIP
in the West II has been the custom OF
the firm 10 lock all valuables in a safe de
post vault overnight When the two mem
bers Of the firm returned home the loss OF
they had been mislaid. a thorough search
was made. over a ton Of waste paper
which had been taken 70 a freight station
was brought back 10 the firms office anc
examined without success During the
search Carnahan was one of the harde 81
workers. il is alleged. The case then was
put into the hands of detective agency
circular describing the bonds was SEM
broadcast. week ago they were onereo
for sale in New York The sale was al
lowed to go through.
To-day Pearson and Carnahan were con
fronted by officers in the former : once
Carnahan at once accused Pearson OF nav
ing the bonds and both were arrested
According to Carnahan, he found the
bundle of bonds-god debenture coupons ol
the Delaware & Hudson Rairoad-lying II
the hallway outside the firms Offices laie
in the afternoon of November Is. ne
picked them up he said, and, seeing they
were bonds. took them to Pearson oilce
several floors above. to see II the! "eI'
worth anything He left the bonds "i'r
Pearson, he alleges, receiving no MONEY
whatever. and Pearson promised TO Iooh
them up When the bonds were missed pS
his EMPLOYERS, Carnahan says ne was -
frightened for fear of being arrested thd'
he did not tell any one of his find
Pearson stated tonight that he nae
purchased the bonds from John d. hite
he SAYS he did not know they hau peei
stolen and that he fully expects 10 o'
cleared. Just who John d. Hite' Is ma
rot been made clear
Roth Pearson and Carnahan were re
leased on bail tonight. and will be given
preliminary hearing before police masls
frate next Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27

fare McMillen refused to pay, demanding
n he taken back free of charge to the
Mace where he had boarded the car An
inspector and four other employees seized
McMillen. It is alleged. and pulled him
from the seat Then they dropped MIN
I'm the street. In falling n great cash was
cut in his head.
The crowd became enraged at the sight
of the blood, and with yells OF Get the
inspectOrr' surged about the car. Two
noI,cemen fought the people back and
summoned an ambulance from the
BROOKLYN Hospital The surgeon toid
the man that he had possible fracture
Of the skull, but he insisted upon beng
taken home. The inspector was arrested
on the charge Of assault.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
ASK DIEGLE'S ACQUITTAL
Attorneys Ask Judge So to Order
Jury.

Columbus. O. June 26-Judge +. 4. hlh-
kead Of the CommNn Pleas Court VIII pass
tomorrow on motion made to-day ny at
tornevs for Rodney J. Diegle sergeant-at-
arms of the State Senate, charged with
ahet,ine legislative bribery. n direct the
iury 10 return a verdict of acquittal
The state did not rest to-day as promptly
as exnected. owing 10 a decision IN idenufy
in omen court Senator L. r. Andrews ~
Lawrence County, and Senator George Is.
Cetone. Of Montgomery County, as two
men 10 whom. it is alleged, brihes of 500
each were paid after negotiations IN that
end had been made between Detective Smi-
ley and Diegle.
The identification was made nv smiley AZ
the instance Of the states attorneys. al
though the defence stated It's Willingness IN
admit that Smiley would testify these two
Senators were among those 10 whom he
had paid brides The scene was dramatic
when the Senator'S stood up and Smiley dc
clared he had bribed them at hotel. De
fence attorneys declared 1t was grand
stand play
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
C. C. GARDNER A SUICIDE
Brother of Divorced Wife of A. I.
du Pont Shoots Himself.
fRv Telegraph to The Tribune

! y Telegraph n The Tribune.
Wilmington. Del. June 2s- Mrs BESSIE
Gardner du Pont. divorced wife Of Alfred
|. du Pont. vice president Of the On Pom,
Powder Company. tonight received word
from Detroit OF the suicide there this after
noon of her brother. G. &. Gardner. He
ended his life by shooting he was forty
three years old and was we'll known here.
having lived in Wilmington some years ago.
Mrs. Mary Mannerng Wadsvorih. the
actress. now in Detroit. sent a message to
Mrs. du Point, with whom she is friendly,
announcing the suicide and offering her
aid. Mrs. du Pont announced that she
would not go 10 Detroit. This indicated
that the body will he buried in the Michi-
gan city.
Mrs. Bessie Gardner du Pont is mother
Of Mrs. Madeleine du Pont Bancroft. de
PENDANT I'm a suit for divorce recently
brought here by her young husband John
Bancroft. j.. in which he names her infa1 n
as codefendant Young Bancroft denies
the paternity Of the child The suicide left
a note addressed to e. G. du Pont. Red
oak Road. this city. requesting she he mott
fed. He received weekly remittanoes from
her.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27

"i"cox OF the Public Service Commission
yesterday Together they went over to the
o'noe oi Borough President McAneny and
a'"eu win him half an hour. Later ex-
mayor Low saw Mayor Gaynor for ten
'"i"u'es' No confirmation could he OBJ
."iheu OF the report that Mr. Low had
"'ousht the information that the Inter
borough company would never consent TO
'"e per passenger basis of computing earn
'"ss' as suggested in the report and would
INSIST upon the car mile basis.
The members of the conference commit
zee OF the Board of Estimate and the Pub
lie Service Commission met yesterday to
discuss the routing OF the South Brooklyn
ilnes that are to be extensions Of the
fourth avenue subway and the Eastern
District line that is to go through the pro-
posed l4th street tunnel under the East
River. No definite decision was reached
on either problem
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
NEARLY MOB CAR employees
Crowd Sees Man Put Off and
Seriously Hurt.

There was a small riot in front Of the
Kings County Courthouse yesterday af-
office employe. fiftyfive years old, Of No.
1866 Clermont avenue. Brooklyn, was
roughly handled 1t was charged, by five
employees Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company McMilen, who weighs more
than three hundred pounds, says he
boarded car of the Sixteenth avenue
line at the Prospect Park Plaza. and
asked the conductor to let him off at
Myrtle and Vanderbilt avenues. The
conductor failed to tell him that the car
old not go along Vanderbilt avenue. and
carried him down to the Borough Hail.
When the conductor came for second
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
STATE TAKES OVER GEYSERS
Pumping of Saratoga Springs Gas
Wells Is Stopped.
Inv Teleeraph 10 The Tribune. ]


Saratoga Springs. n Y. June @-Ine
rrn,n,rg of gas wells In this village, which
for wears has nterfered with the no" q
the water. is AZ an end. tn" eno came
to-day. when the Mineral Springs Reserva
ton commission went 70 the reysers ana
nersonallv saw the pumps stopped lhS
followed a meeting this morning AZ "hlch
,ha details were arranged for the taxing
over nv the state ~ about l25 aces of land
q, the gevsers on which are situated the
nroper,ies Of the Natural Carbonlc "aS
COMPANY. the General Carbonc company
and the La Favette Springs.
Litigation 10 stop IN" pumping besan
.bou+ six Years ago, and has been carried
90 the United States Supreme Court. hut
little vas accomplished until the state ap'
propriated s95oc0D with which 10 Purch'Se
tho springs and create state reservation
II is expected that all the springs ar
oec,ed will - once resume their natural
flow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
MYSTERY OF A NECKLACE
Owner Refuses to Appear in Per
son to Claim It.

South Norwalk. Conn June 2s.-A mys-
terry seems to surround the finding of a
necklace containing los diamonds. by Mrs
Herbert A Mathewson a few weeks ago
on the piazza Of the Hotel Kittatinny, ~
Delaware Water Gap Although Mrs. Ma
thevson advertised for an owner, no one
claimed the necklace which is valued nj
about $1,000 until the other day. when q
man anpeared in the interests Of a Mrs
Bennett. Of New York. According TO him
Mrs Bennett lost the necklace from her
stocking while calling on friend who was
guest at the hotel
She wanted the necklace back, but did
not want to appear in the matter. nor did
she want the news OF her loss 10 get out.
&c her husband was suing her for divorce.
Il was explained. Mr.. Mathewson positive
~ refused 10 give up the necklace unless
the owner identified il herself. The agent
threatened to sue Mr. Mathewson and was
told to go ahead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
WATER NONE TOO PLENTIFUL
Commissioner Says That Supply II
Croton Watershed is Below Normal

Lest the dwelers in Manhattan and Tile
Bronx should again become careless OF the
water supply because Of the abundant rain
fall here I'm the last two weeks. commits
sioner Thompson of the Department OF
Water supply issued another warning yes
,arda, II seems according 10 m" Com
missioner that there has not been so much
r.t, &, the Croton watershed as on Man
haitian Island
,rho weekly report from the Croton reser-
,.o,rs recetved Yesterday show stored water
~ the amount Of i'."""'"' gallons as
compared with @l"","""' fa'lons wear
aro This indicates that the amount %
stored water L. lo10.eoooo gallons less than
IL MAS week ago.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
DR.. FERRIS TOOK $500 FEE
Money Was for Testifying in the
Balch Lunacy Inquiry.

Albany lime Swearing that q per
son il insane is not necessarily giving tes-
tmon,, against that person, Is the opinion
ot Or Albert Warren Ferris. president Of
the state Commission in Lunacy. who took
thc stand before Governor Dix to-day at
The hearing on charges preferred against
him bv Mrs. Georgia e. Balch, a former in
mate of the Rloomngdale Hospital at
White Plains
Dr. Ferris admitted receiving check for
5000 for his services in examining the
woman and testifying regarding her sanity
before Sherifs jury.
Counsel for Mrs. Balch declared that the
laws of the state provide that when a pub
lc officer takes money for performing ser
vices which are incumbent UPON him. he
is guilty of a felony and punishable by inn
Irisonment for ten years. a fine of $4,000
or both. and cortendcd that pr Ferris's
examination If Mrs. Balch came in the
course Of his regular work.
Or. Ferriss attorney maintained that the
examination the physician made of Mrs.
PaIch for the state was not sufficient on
which to base testimony before jury. and
that a second and unofficial examination
was necessary. The money he received
was for testifying and preparing for the
cross examination. Dr. Ferris declared.
While on the stand to-day Dr. Ferris
said his predecessors accepted fees for spe-
cal services in connection with insanity
cases. and thought there was nothing in the
law which prohibited so doing
In an affidavit accompanying the answer
! IL is charged that Fowler Lesser, of
New York. attorneys for Mrs Balch. threat
sncd ito take steps which would injure' DR.
Ferris unless he returned the $500. y
| civil suit is pending to recover the money.
According to ahldayits. Mrs. Balch was
declared sane without contest upon the
stimulation that she would leave the state,
arf is now Twins IN California.
Roth sides will submit briefs by the end
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
GETS A BIRTHDAY SURPRISE
Health Department Gives e. W
Scbefer Silver Loving Cup.

Eugene ". Scheffer, for many years Sec
rotary of the Health Department. received
q handsome silver loving cup yesterday
through Commissioner Lederle from his
associates in the department. II was the
occasion of Mr. Scheffers birthday and
was complete surprise 10 him.
The Health Commissioner summoned all
tho heads of the different departments at
2.2o o'clock for a corporate stock budget
conference Mr. Scheffer appeared with
tbe others After carrying out the bluff
for q minute or two. Commissioner Lederle
suddenly adjourned the meeting and said:
This is a loving cup for old Scheif.
handing the big silver vessel To the sur
rrised secretary. us not filled with any
thing. though
The secretary promised TO do that after
working hours. inviting every one 10 JOIN
him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
TO BEGIN FIREMENs MEMORIAL

Work on the Fremen's Memorial. which
viii be erected a, 10th street and River
side Drive will begin in July, Park Com
missioner Slower said yesterday II win
cost in the neighborhood Of s01.on ~ Van
guren Magcniele designed the memorial
The erection of such memorial was sue
eested BY the late Bishop Potter IN leo. AZ
he time Of the funeral of Fire Chef
Kruger.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-27
New Contest Proves a RecOrd=Breaker==-
Thousands Entered With Opening Yesterday
NOTICE TO CONTESTANTS
THE coupon upon which contestants are re-
! CURED to write their answers appears
on page each day of the contest
LIST OF PRIZES.

1-2-s-s4s5o-Eyerett go Automobiles. s1.45o each.
4--sI1oo Krakauer Art Player Piano.
$1,000 Electrical Player Piano. :
$3.50 Francis Bacon Art Piano. s
$3.50 Christman Player Piano. -
$3.50 Francis Bacon Player Piano. =
e-1O-Si. 400 Krakauer Pianos. 500 each.
11-ssoo Krakauer Piano
Ie-S25O Owen Daveno suite.
I3-14-seoO Carey Brennan Sets. 500 each.
I5-ot-Ss00 Bermuda Trips via steamship Bermudian.
25-o6-SsO Carey Brennan Ladies' Desks $40 zach.
4s-96-ss5o China Import Company Breakfast
sets. SIS each.
97-14s-S;5O Art China Import Company Luncheon
SIS each
2,-3s-sIOO IA smoking Chairs. SO each.
31-i6-SIOO Carey Ladies' Rockers so each.
H,-64e-sIooo Lucky Curve Parker Fountain Pens So
64,-1046-s6oO Fountain Pens. $3.50 each
IO4s-I05IS2O Brennan Magazine Baskets S. each