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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
NEW YORK BOY WAS SLAIN
Berry Pickers Find Body, and
Autopsy Reveals Crime.

.Hv Telegraph 20 Tile AF1luAe-I
Norwich. Conn, July 2j.-The body Of
Harry Levine, the Observation-Disclosures
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ansalm Levine, Of No.
% Columbus avenue, New York City who
had been missing twelve days, was found
to-day o. mile and a half away from the
farm where his parents are spending their
vacation. in Hanover. on the day they ar
rived. July 49, the title fellow disappeared.
Two huckleberry Dlckers. Peter Crotts
and Jeremiah Donne.ly, stumbled on the
body to-day lying face down in the bushes
IN an isolated spot. entirely nude
Tho ch!ld's trousers and waist were found
beside him. Dr. Mason. medical examiner
was called. AS the body was nude and
there was q mark on the boys neck, he
believed a crime had been committed. a
Polish farmland IS under suspicion.
Or. Masons suspicious We're confirmed by
the autopsy held tonight.
The farmland has been examined several
tines since the boys disappearance, but
has persistently denied knowing the childs
v. rereabouts or having been responsible for
his disappearance.
IIe Iefr the farm soon after the boy was
missed and went to work IN Occum. Due
Quit that job to-day.
Tha father OF the dead boy is employed IN
the Howe sewing machine factory In New
York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
YOUNG LAWYER A SUICIDE
West Hoboken Mans Body
Found Floating at RockawaY.

The body Of Alexander J. Schem. well
known young lawyer of West Hoboken'
was found floating at the foot Of Orienta
avenue, in the Belle Harbor section Of the
Rockaways, yesterday. That Schem com
mitted suicide was shown by a letter writ
ten 10 his uncle Monday night.
When his uncle. Julius Boissearth. who
with his wife IS at a hotel a block from
where the body was found, received the
letter he went TO the Park Inn, where
schem had been staying, and not finding
his nephew there notified the police. the
letter said that Schem was sorry to give
hts uncle the unpleasant job Of looking
after his body. but as his wife was in the
Catskills and his sister, Dot was III
West Hoboken. there was no one else to
do IT,
schem had evidently had the letter In his
pocket when he called on his uncle ana
aunt Monday night for he mailed II AT
Fifth avenue and the Boulevard short
time after he left them. His body was
FULLY clothed. and some tablets found on
10 make the police think the man took
poison. The tablets will be analysed by
Coroner Amber
schen's young wife could give no rea-
son for his suicide He told her he was
going % spend Saturday and Sunday ar
Belle Harbor but would De back Monday
as ne had engagements at his office
Thinking he had changed his mind she
did not worry. Schem told his uncle and
aunt he was afraid of heart failure. The
police say one letter he left indicated slight
trouble over religious differences, but that
this would not account for suicide. Two
confidential letters were left 20 his mother
and his wife. the latter addressed simply
wi"
Just before schem was married to Miss
Viola NAPLES. Of Brooklyn, on March u
last hls fri,nds gave luncheon for him
and brought In a coffin with a silver plate
bearing the bachelors name. There was
a cur glass bowl inside. scheu- the black
shropded .paUbearers" and the candle
bearers all thought It a huge joke. achem
was twenty-seven years cid.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
REPORT ROUSES RECORD
Assessor Urges Heavier Tax on
Main Stem Railroad Land.
HANSEL ANSWERS CRITICISM
Expert Recommends Valuations
Considerably in Excess of
Boards Figures.

Trenton. July &-George L. Record par
ticipated in a lively argument at the meet
ing OF the State Board Of Assessors here
to-day. when he demanded that the land
used by the various railroads Of the state
for main stem be taxed at two and three
times tho value OF the adjoining land.
Mr.. Records demand was brought about
by the report OF Charles Hansel. the ex-
pert. who for the last year has been max
ing a revaluation Of the railroad and ca
nal property of the state for the purpose
Of taxation.
SIr. Hansel explained that he had ap-
praised the value Of the land in the main
stem at what he considered the going
price Of the adjoining land. saying that IN
doing so he was guided by recent decisions
or the court. Mr.. Hansel also pointed out
that II there was any additional value To
the land used for main stem it would be
found in his valuation Of the fourth divi-
sion. which. after the physical valuation
has been made, consists Of the remaining
property. including the franchise"
Mr. Record asked that the value Of main
stem land IN farming districts he placed at
twice the value Of the adjoining land In
farming districts and AT three times IT'S
value I'm cities. He asserted that the
courts would support this plan, although
his fellow members on the board were
not so sangune. The matter was left I'M
settled. however, and will be taken up by
the board tomorrow morning.
For the purpose Of making a compari-
son with its former figures the board had
Mr. Hansel apply his franchise theory 70
the Central Railroad system, with the re-
suit that he found thr intang.nble property
Of the system TO be approximately GLOW
go more than that fixed by the board
The physical value Of the system he
placed at approximately $50,oo2ooO. which
is close 20 the value as dXed By the board
The value Of the remaining property m
Guiding the franchise he estimated AZ
N0Cl0.00O. compared with SGooo0o as fixed
by the board. He placed the total vaIua-
ton Of the Central system at $sonoVo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
WOMAN HURLED FROM AUTO
Two Trolley Cars Hit Machine
Carrying Brokers Wife.

Montclair. ~ J., July % 6peciaD.-Mrs
Hodson, wife OF Clarence Hodson. brok-
er. Of No S2S Broad street Newark, was
injured here to-day. when the large tour
Ing car which she was driving was struck
by two trolley cars on Bloomfield avenue.
Mrs Hodson had left her husband In the
Bank Of Montclair. and was turning her
machine across the trolley tracks when
westbound trolley car struck the antomo-
bile and forced It on TO the eastbond track
in front Of another car bound for Newark
The second car hurled the machine tow
ard the curb, and Mrs. Hodson was thrown
over the steering wheel into the street
She was picked up and carried into the
Bank Of Montclair. where she received
medical treatment. Her injuries are ho'
regarded as serious. but she suffered great
Iy from the shock. The automobile was
badly damaged
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
mLOUGHLIN ON HIS GAME
Beats Winston in Play FOR Vests
Lawn Tennis Title.

lake Forest. H.. July Rain, which
started 10 fan shortly after 3 o'clock. called
half IN the Western championship lawn
tennis tournament IT the Onweutsia club
This afternoon. after most of the matches
I'm the second round of the mems singles
and i'm the first round of the mems doubles
had been completed.
out of town players Jared well. The feat
IRE match Of the day was that between
Maurice NcI.ouehIn. of san Francisco
and James II. winston, OF Norfolk Va
+ha californian winning after "a hard strug-
C4eo. surprised the critics by easily de
fe.+iur Drummoud Jones, Of ST. Louis, M
straight sets a. %. OIL
Tile summaries follow:
Meme rInq.cs drst roundl Maurice p. Nc
Laughlin san Francisco defeated 4. iu'''''
'4 aeaae5 9 roma c. Potter Omaha defeated
r9iu d. Neely. ir.. chicago. 6-t. b" =. a. -
erribner Omaha. defeated Jos'ph barker. ,,.'
sil',tli G,.oisc WieHtman. Harvard, 60. 6;
L. H whitman. chicago. l.Ic.te1 l'i Il 1 NJ,
I Ci.5lIn San Franciaca. defeated Jaines H.
-'ss g,riraeo. defeated Delano DE W.ndt. Chi
l.ao co CO D. D Amstr0ne. hnntdp' ii,
1l..+rrr intercollegiate champion, defeated ~
sickav. University of Illinois g. =, . itaIiy
r.. Martin New York. defeated 3. j. seiiDH'i'
o1 I91-i,,e ldr-i raundl Dean Matbey and q Nj
churrb. Princeton University. defeated 80 Ale ,5A
-GI..g au. A. d. Green. university ~ Dhl,as9 a,
Isl ID 60, O.. C.; n. j. Mc' ii ~,
End sf4fris T. Johnston. Chicago. defeated ii"i,
ace Frrv and A. Mcclure Chicago. 9-'' -
G-3. 40 G-3. s. ,us.
WomeIs singles preliminary IgunLl 30,
Margaret Davis 81 Paul. defeated MISS b.i",,S
Robbins. OnWentsia. ca CO. Miss iia1'I
ff.t.r.iss. san Francisco. defeated Miss ''Fe
l-.ryeIl Cnuentsia. Go q .
rIfef round Miss Carrie b.. Nolcy ken""'d ~
4ef.afed Miss Marjorie Robbins. DnWentslh y.
a. %. Mias Mary Winner. Washington, d,i'a''H
S.,. HAYDEN smith. Lake Bluff. III, I'll o-L
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
| avn Tennis ~ Golf e Other Sports
Toucbard Wins in Hard Fi9bf
Beats Long on Lonswood Courts-E. p. Larned
Also Reaches Final Round.

10 the base line. and the match was prac-
tically back court duel Long was ner-
vous and erratic and was frequently
passed at the net. while his service lacked
speed
In the third set Touchard had COM
Portable lead when he began 10 complain
of weakness and Long quickly made the
set five games all Long was within
point OF this set several times. but finally
Touchard shook off his weakness and won
the necessary two games and the match
Against the brother of the national
champion Bishop played the worst lawn
tennis that he has shown in the tourna-
ment Both tried high volleying but the
wind was so strong that the ball frequent
~ fell out of court. Bishops errors gave
Larned many points, yet the match ran
the limit In sets.
Touchards victory to-day was the sec
ond over a Pacific Coast champion, as he
disposed Of NJ T. Mclaughlin last week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
THE WEATHER REPORT.

Oncinl Rrcord and Forecast. Washington.
Talv 25-Tne centre of the lake storm has
now passed beyond the Geld of observation.
Put during tho last twenty four hours It caused
showers .u tho north Atlantic states the region
10 the Great Lakes and the ohio valley
showers are also reported from the south At-
lantIc and Guls coasts and the south Rocky
Mountain region. Another barometuc depres-
-.ou of marked depth has appeared in the
northwest.
cooler weather Is genera. east OF she MIs-
sissippi valley. and general reaction 90
warmer weather ia JOB prolress over the region
from the Mississippi Valley westward to the
Pacific Coast and temperatures arc now con-
fld-fIhlY above the seasonal average Boo tha
Pacific states and tHe Northwest The ludiea-
tlous are that the weather viii Doc generally
fair Wednesday and Thursday BOB aU districts
from tho Mississippi Valley 90 tuo Atlantic
coast.
The weather over the plains states VIII be
fair "wednesday. followed hv unsettled weather
and probably local showers Thursday. while
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26

Boston, JULY 25.-Gustave F. Touchard,
of New York, and T. r Larned OF sum-
NIT, n j.. won their way TO the final
round of the Longwood lawn tennis sim
giles to-day. Touchard defeated Melville
H. Long. Of San Francisco, in straight
sets, at 81 q. 10-S. while Larned dis
posed Of Richard Bishop IN a fve-set
match by a score of 6-3, 81. 81 6-3. e.
The finals will be played tomorrow and
the winner will have the right to chal-
lenge William A. Larned the present hald-
en- Of the cup on Thursday.
Interest centred in the Touchard-Long
contest. and while the New Yorker out
played Long, the formers physical weak
ness allowed the san Francisco player TO
bring the score up TO five games all in
the third set. and it was not until eight
more games had been played that Touch
ard took the set and the match.
Both Touchard and Long tried running
in on their service. but soon dropped back
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
SAYS WOMAN IS PIGAMIST
Man She Wed Charges Her with Hav-
ing Been Married Five Times.

Mrs Julia Weiss, OF No. 263 East lOth
street. Manhattan. who said she was a
nurse. was charged with bisamy in the
New Jersey avenue court, Brooklyn, yes
terlIav. bv Charles S.ngalov. IN auctioneer
OF No 43 Henry street. He declared she
had been married at least five times.
He named In an affidavit attached 70 tne
cor1pIainr papers Marcus Weiss. of No. 90
Fast S7th street Manhattan, as the most
recent OF her matrimonial acquisitions.
SirgaIov's counsel. Albert Knitted tol1
MAGISTRATE Manner the woman had showed
-iDg4lov rabbiuical papers which she
stated he saws. We're equal 20 divorce
uauers. According 90 Singalov, he and tie
woman were married at her former nome
30. as New Jersey avenue Brooklyn, on
a rrI IT, 1910 She left him after three
r1oDfhs ON April 10. 1895. she was married
10 Marcus Weiss he alleges.
MAGISTRATE Manner held her In $1,000 for
examination next Thursday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
WOMAN HAS 4 CLOSE CALL
Auto Hurled Her 80 Feet, but
Injuries Appear Slight.

Egg Harbor city. ~ j.. July Miss
May Brady. Of Egg Harhor. had q most
miraculous escape from death yesterday
evening Miss Brady and her sister were
in tho act Of crossing the county road. at
the corner OF Philadelphia avenue. when a
large touring car approached Az the two
sisters were waiting in the street for the
auto 10 pass another machine rounded the
corner from an opposite direction, striking
Miss Brady and hurting her about thirty
feet 10 the sidewalk
Pystauderq rushed 10 her assistance. eX-
pecti1g 10 find her dead bat 10 their sur
prise found that 20 all appearance she
had only been badly bruised. Internal iu-
iuries. however. are feared. The machine
did not stop but instead applied more
speed a telephone message was az once
sent 20 Pleasantvlle. where the auto was
caught. The case was turned over 10
County Detective Shinn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
MAY MISS MANGUVRES
North Dakota Needs Repairs
Work on Tacoma Begins.

owing TO repair work on her turbines, tho
battleship North Dakota, which has been IT
the navy yard for two months, may be de-
clared out OF commission. II this is done.
her officers and her 800 men VIII be dis
persed among other ships of the fleet tax
ing part IN the mauguvres at Province
town, Mass.
The ship was 20 have taken part IN the
recent manRuvres Of the naval militia on
Orient Point. but was unable 10 Join the
fleet because OF the condition OF her en-
g.nes.
Work on the cruiser Tacoml, which is 20
be thoroughly overhauled az the navy yard.
was begun yesterday. The work viii cost
$4,000 and will give employment 10 SO me
chaniCs and labOrers.
The Tacoma engines viii have 10 be re-
newed on modern lines. Since her construc-
ton six years ago the Navy Department
has secured many improvements which viii
be installed. The big crane Hercules Will
lift out the TacOma's smOkestacks on Nom
day or Tuesday. She has been entirey dis
manrled
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26

over tHe Rocky Mountain and south plateau
r' fions there VIII Doe local showers Wednesday
aud Thursday
a reaction 90 higher temperature will be IN
progress over tnr plains states Wednesday. and
Thursday over the Mississippi and ohio valleys
and the lake region, and Thursday in the At-
1ntc states. Tho weather Will oe cooler IN
the Northwest Thursday
The winds 1lour the New England coast viii
ac MODERATE west. middle Atlantic coast. light
west. south Atlantic and Gulf coasts light
variable. ol The lower lakes moderate west
ana on the upper lakes. moderate west prob.
ably shifting 90 south and southwest Wednes-
dav night
Steamers departing "wednesday for Euro
peau ports VIII have moderate west winds and
flir weather to the Grand Banks
Forecast for special Iocalities-For New
Eneland. Eastern New york Eastern PenrsyI-
vania. New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland and
the District OF Columbia. fair to-day and
Thursday. rising temperature Thursday. Heht
20 moderate west winds.
For Western Peunsy.vlnia. fair to-day and
Thursday RISING temperature, light west
winds. becoming variable.
For Western New York. fair today and
Thursday. warmer Thursday. moderate west
winds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
AGAINST EXPRESS COMPANIES
jersey Utilities Commission Holds They
Must Deliver Packages Free.

Trenton. n. j.. july 25.-The star Public
Utilities Commission to-day ruled that exc
press companies doing business On this city
must deliver packages not only i1 tnr e.fy
but also In the suburbs without extra cost
IL ruled that wherever department store
wagons made deliveries the express com
ranies must do likewise.
The matter came before the commission
on the complaint OF Ralph speers, OF Hnl-
crest. suburb OF this place who set forth
that the Adams Express Company refused
10 deliver "a package at his home at his re-
ollest. lie said ne complained OF this 90 the
companvs officials here ana they told him
THAT The business the company was doing
i'm that section did not warrant il max
ing deliveries In sparsely settled districts
like HlllcresL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
BANK CLERK AN ACCUSER
Head of Windsor Trust Company
Admits Charges Are True.
BIG MEN ARE INVOLVED
Clark Williams Makes Revela
tions on Stand in Union
Bank Inquiry.

Clark Williams. president of the Windsor
Trust Company. identified on the stand yes
terday morning at the Union Bank inquiry
in Brooklyn an anonymous letter he. as
State Superintendent Of Banking had re
ceived in the summer Of 1875 charging gross
Irregularities in the conduct OF the bank
before the penic OF 1907 and successful at
tempts at cOncealment after the panic.
James T. Ashley. vice-president Of the old
Mechanics and Traders Bank. which be-
came the Union Bank when II reopened
following its failure at the time Of the
panic and X. A. Southworth. assistant
cashier arc the men particularly accused
by the writer. who wrote that he was
formerly in the employ of the Union
Branch Of the Mechanics and Traders
Bank, and who signed himself, a Young
but Honest Bank Clerk"
Mr.. Williams said he had never been able
10 identity the handwriting OF the letter
or to find out who the writer was, but he
said he had Investigated the charges the
letter contained and found some of them
10 be true. That part OF the letter EN-
bodying the charges follows:
James r. Ashley has made false re-
IpltS 10 the tanning Ia Pa lllltill A'L ~
ward Of three years. and has tampered
with the books OF the bank just prior %
each examination by your department. AS
treasurer OF the Orr Construction COM
UdnF "a subsidiary company Of the bank,
Ashley was guilty of many irregularities.
The books Of that company were kept by
Ashley and will show whore the company
was credited with several thousand dollars
Of guudry accounts charged off customers
lodgCre. They viii also show that certain
profits NJ the Atlantic Branch were trans
ferred 10 the Union Branch. and there
credited TO the orr Contracting COMPANY.
VINO iu turn paid 10 over to Ar. sullivan,
one entry of over $1,000 in particular.
An examination II the ledger containing
the three Chea~eborOugh accounts VIII
show temporary debit OF 100000 against
purpose Of cOnce3IIn- certain transaction
from Examiner HatClins. Sullivan dc-
count about that time viii reveal hand
some overdratt unless SOuthWortn or
Ashley have since manipulated the BOOKS
as has been their custom.
When Mr. Hays made q special inves-
tigation Of certain questionable trans
ter Southw0rth. then assistant cashier,
visited the Atlantic Branch NO midnight,
prepared certain debit and credit tickets
n blue pencil % cJucea the right chan
mel through which certain profits had
passed. involving Mr. Sullivan. All IN
eliminating evidence was destroyed 10y
Southworth that night. and the books
contained nothing. upon which the grand
jury of Kings County could find an in-
ulctmeut.
southworth also forged some paper
which found ite way 10 the Home Bank. OBJ
Brooklyn and later was taken mp.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
BASEBALL IN FAST TINE
Rochester Makes Short Work of
Newark in Two Games.

Rochester, ~ Y, July g.-Rochester and
Newark played two full games this after
noon in hours and 30 minutes. The sec
ond game. in which ten runs were scored,
was completed in 1 hour and I minutes
This is believed 10 be a record for
doube-hcader, while the second game i
believed 10 be record for a. contest in
which ten runs were scored.
Rochester won both games, the first by
10 ad the second by 9 TO L
The scores follow:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
Pacified with $4,000.

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Aur 'eSl-'Ii'Hs 'L q -7'''''. ~ -l'''.-.'
clerk il the Mechanic and Traders
Rank was included in the reading 0f the
-, r,,.-,.,.,,.,,,.. r,eords and ra+s-
--.-'-''',. -'''
tlotWell himself repeated 10 on the stand
According 20 Florweu. DE had personally
,..,.e,,a5oJ ,rrg -hoasaboro--r ,,-+ +o with
draw he" deposit mat inc na.@ was SOUND,
although a run on a. had started Mrs
t....t t .-t4 ..r4 t.i... 49,, -.,f1
'ia's'''T ""--'' i' 7"'o' '''' i'l'' s"e '''
ge, along for the time being cu 5000. o.
check for which he C.shtI for ror The
744 ~. - . .4 49,.
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or so later % ma lldt tltiF' mad been
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-26
TO IMPOSE WATER PENALTY.

mmissiou-r Thompson OF the Depart
msnt OF Water supply issued warning
Yesterday that all water rates remaining
unpaid on August 1 would be increased by
per cent II they are not paid by No
vember an additional 10 per cent will be
added.