New-York tribune., 1911-04-30
&THlS FEATURE IS INTENDED ESPECIALLY& BUSY MAN ~

FONT of the United states In favor OK
general treaty OF arbitration between tnat
country and the British Empire. ana
n,edged support to the principles OF sucn
treaty as serving the higher interests Oh
the two nations and as tending. to promo'e
the peace OF the world
"Sir Henry Wood. the conductor OK tne
Queens Hall Orchestra in London. was
asked to accept the conductorshp OK tho
New York Philharmonic Society.
France gave notice to the signatories 10
the Algeciras Convention that prompt ana
er ergetic Intervention in Morocco by france
had become necessary to protect foreigners
at Fee. re-establish order throughout the
country and safeguard the sovereignty OK
| the sultan.
Fifty thousand dollars was the record
price which the first important book ever
printed from movable type brougnt az III"
second session Of the sale Of the Robert
Hoe library. That was paid for the ""-
tenberg Bible. printed some time between
the years 1850 and 1855. and one OF tne
scant dozen copies on velum now known
to exist. It was sold to Henry f. Hunting
ton.
"What Is thought to be third to the high
est price ever paid for a single book was
also given at the Robert Hoe sale, when
.HeIvas. knight OF the Swanne. was
knocked down for s2l.co to Chicago
dealer.
with the most spectacular burst Of speed
that had ever been witnessed on historic
Dsytona Beach, Bob Burman. driving
300 horsepower Benz, covered mile IN
the remarkable time Of 25.4o seconds. low
ering his own worlds record OF 2612 sec.
onds
"Dr. Elmer Ellsworth Brown, OF Wasn~
ington. United States Commissioner OF
Education. was elected chancellor OF New
York University He succeeds the Hev.
Or. Henry Mitchell MacCracken. who re-
signed. His salary will be $4,000. $1,000
more than that which DR.. MacCracken re-
ceived when he was chancellor.
"Dr. John Jackola. who In the last two
months has been lecturing here on woman
suffrage. chiefly under the auspices OF Mrs.
O. n. p. Belmonts association. was sum-
moned to a police court on charge OF dis
orderly conduct in forcing his attentions
upon her. The complainant was Mrs Bel-
mOntS secretary, AiSSi""NA' 49,
coctor promised to cease his attentions and
the charge was withdrawn.
Mrs. Frances Ellen Burke Roche Ba-
tonyi is entirely cut out OF participation
in the estate of her father, Frank Work.
whose will was filed in the Surrogate's
office except in so far as the executors
in their judgment care TO make allowance
for her Mr. Work, who was a noted horse
man and retired stock broker, left an
estate valued at between sl500.0o0 and go
OOO0oO. The bulk Of it goes TO his three
grandchildren.
Replying to a question in the House OF
Commons. Mr.. Montagu. Parliamentary Sec
retary for the India Office. admitted that
tho authorities were alarmed over the re-
crudescence OF the bubonic plague In the
provinces of Agra and Oudh, India The
deaths from the plague in February. he
said were 43,50S, and in March they In
creased TO 95,sSi.'
That sounds dreadful enough" COM
noented Busy Man. but more than one
hundred thousand persons die every year
in this country from consumption, and We
don't show much alarm over it,