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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
TO HANDLE SUGAR IMPORTS
Company Gets Treasury Expert
in Reorganizing Business.

The American Sugar Refining Company
announced Yesterday the appointment of
Charles 2. Montgomery. for many years
chief Of the customs division Of the United
States Treasury Department at Washing
ton. as head Of the customs bureau Of the
company. The following statement accom-
panled :he announcement:
Mr.. Montgomery il recognized a. the AL
,hority on customs laws and Treasury reg
ulations ,,., -,.o 81,
The customs bureau Of the company ara
MI have full charge % tire relations Of the
cornanv with the United States govern
yneut al its different rehneries and ports
Mr. Montgomery brings 10 tho service of
the cowpany "A long and valuable expert
ence. and his place al the head of such an
,mnortant department "a an assurance both
"a the stockholders of the company ana
The government officials Of Watchful. expert
attention.
This. as asserted by the company. is in
accord with it's policy of thorough reoreani-
ration adopted since the Havemeyer admin
tstrstion. when the sum Of $1,000. 900 was
r.aid 10 the government H. settlement OF a
emf brought against the company FOR Gus
toms frauds during d number OF years.
The testimony I'm the suit brought forth
the tact that II had been tho practice of the
compenys employees TO defraId the govern
,oent BY certain contrivances which at
fectcd the scales on which the sugar i'm
norted by the company was weighed for
the purpose ~ ascertaning The duties
since the settlement Of The suit the man
seement OF The company has been reorgsn-
,zod completely and comparative harmony
has prevailed between II and the govern
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
FOUR PINNED UNDER AUTO
Family Rescued Unhurt After
Machine Goes Over Bank.

West Hartford Conn. June 5.-Dr. Hunt
ing. of Quincy. Mass. his wife, their eight
yesr-od daughter and companion OF his
wife, had a remarkable escape from in
jury here TO-DAY. when their automobile
went over a four foot emhankment and
turned bottom VI. pinnins them beneath It.
The accident happened near Motifs Cor
ners. close ~ the scene OF the fatal auto
mobile accident Of a few days ago. and
not far from the trolley tracks. The car
swerved. vhlrled about completely and
then backing down the embankment over
turned, the occupants being caught under
~ in such manner that they were com
pletely hidden, but were not injured be
ycnd slight bruises and a shaking up
Assistance Was brought them hy th, crew
Of trolley car and after their rescue the
tao women and the child went to Hartford,
where they took train for Boston. DR.
Hunting remained with the machine. which
apparently suffered little damage. The
party had lust started on tour through
Western CONNECTICUT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
DUOS AND SUBS DISGUISE
Kleiner Henry Knows Mother
Before She Recognizes Him.

\ clean face and a new suit of clothes
served "a disguise eight-year-old Henry
saul. Of Brownsville. even from his own
papa and mamma last Sunday. and that
was why no was not Identified until yes
terday. Henry is a member of A family
numbering something less than bakers
dozen. which resides AZ No ais Watkins
street. His papas name is pincus Saul.
Just when Henry left home has not yet
been determined with any degree of GER
tainty, nor Is 1t known whether he Jumped,
or was pushed.
Mrs. Saul appeared at the Brownsville
police station aud announced the news her
self. How could l tell!' she retorted.
when the lieutenant asked when Henry
FIRST vanished. "Dey are so many. I can't
make count Of dem al all"
Maternal instinct led Mrs Saul 70 the
youngest vaif in the line AZ the Childrens
Society. Something familiar about his
hair and his bearing. maybe. brought her
10 nor knees before him The youngstcr
looked w with grin.
"Ach. Himmel'' she cried. Bist du
nein kleiner Henry"
An. sure. responded the small ono dur-
fully Why don't yer quit Yer liddn'?'
As papa saul conducted "kleiner Henry
ewsv. sripped tightly ~ the hand a.
precautionary measure, the policeman in
charge stopped him.
That's the same child sent in here from
tie Adams street police station last night.
he. said How Vas II YOU didn't know
him. when Won looked him over first
"Ach. ha vas 80 clean cried papa saul.
Ind damn die neuen Kleider'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
LARNEY SEEKS HIS JOB
Wants 70 Get Back AZ Secretary
Of Fire Department.

In asking Justice Herdrick I'm the
Supreme Court yesterday for q peremptorv
writ If rnandamus reiustatine him As sec
retarv If the Fire Department william A.
Terrev. who was dismissed from office last
January by Commissioner Waldo. said he
was removed by order Of Charles +. Nur-
nbv. the Tarmany boss" and because of
his political affiliations. Commissioners
Waldo appointed I'm LsrneyS place Daniel
= Finn. son Of the late Magistrate Daniel
f. Finn. and successor ~ his father IS
Tammsny leader or the lst Assembly dis
trct.
I.aruev became secretary OF tic Fire po-
psrtment in la07. He said that hi, or :
became a bureau. So that under the civil
service rules he could not ba removed
without cause and that II was necessary 10
give him a chance TO defend himself against
charges. Larney said that Commissioned
Waldo did not give any reasons To- the
Municipal civil Service Commission for hts
dismissal According TO Larney the COM
missioner asked him 10 resign last January.
which he refused 10 DO, whereupon Mr.
Waldo removed MIN. Larney lives in the
14th Assembly district. and last year made
a fght at the primaries 10 depos' former
Deputy sheriff Michael !. Cruise. the Muir
pbv man In the district. from the leader
ship
commissioner Waldo denied that Nun
phv had demanded Larneys dismissal tie
said that when he first went into tho Fire
Department Larney's work was satisfsc-
tory. but that later ne began absenting
himself from his work 50 much that he
found il necessary 10 dispense with his
services.
Justice Herdrick refused the peremptory
writ. but issued an alternative writ. and
the case will 20 70 a jury
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
MAINE ALMOST IN VIEW
Afterpart Of BattIeship Will Be
Above Water To-day.
MUD REMOVAL NEXT WORK
Some Weeks Must Yet Elapse
Before Complete Examina-
ton Is Possible.

Havana. June 5.-The preliminary stage
I'm the work OF exposing the wreck OF the
Maine was completed this afternoon. when
renairs TO the caisson which was ruptured
two weeks ago were finished by the driving
of the last nterlocking piles. Immediately
the work OF pumping out the wate- from
the main cofferdam was begun, two power
full centrifugal pumps being used. The
water level had been lowered two feet when
darkness set in and work was suspended
AT this stage OF the operations no indi-
cations have been observed OF any insta-
bility In the retaining walls. The pumping
Will he resumed tomorrow morning and II
is expected that the water level in the
cofferdam will 90 lowered about five feet
This will suffice 10 expose most OF the after
part OF the deck, which was remote from
the immediate effects Of the explosion
This mainly affected the forward part Of
the ship. from point just aft of the for
ward l0-inch turreL
After considerable quantity Of water
has been removed the pumping operations
probably will DC suspended for ten days. 80
that the most careful tests Of the stability
OF the retaining wall NAV be made before
the entire wreck Is freed from the water.
II the security Of the retaining wall is con-
sidered satisfactory the pumping will pro-
coed rapidly, after which the mud in which
the wreck is imbedded will be removed. per-
hitting an inspection Of the bottom OF the
ship and tho determination beyond all
question Of the character Of the explosion
10y which the Maine was destroyed.
Present indications are that some weeks
must olapse before complete examination
IS possible. The lowering Of the water level
this afternoon merely gives a clearer view
Of the afterdeck than has been possible
showing II - 10 encountered
with harnacles and other marine growth.
II Is not expected that human remains
will be found until the uncoyering of the
bulk ~ the hull permits Of a complete eX-
ploration.
The most important feature - the re-
movsl OF tho water So far IS the strong in
dication that the main coffcrdam viii fulfil
All the expectations Of the army engineers
hy resisting the tremendous water pressure
from the outside.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
PLANS FOR FIRE PROTECTION
Committee Organized Year Ago
Arees on Various Suggestions.

\ conference was held yesterday at the
Builders Exchange No. 80 West SD street,
BY the Committee on city Departments.
architects and members Of the Building
Trades Employers Association. at which
number OF suggestions were agreed on with
regard 70 protection from fire. sanitation.
freproohng material and proper exits from
buildings in case of fire. These suggestions
when tabulated are 70 be submitted 10 me
city departments.
The committee was organized nearly
wear ago for the purpose OF cooperating
0lth the city departments In making build
'ngs safe and sanitary, the question OF
exits being specially considered. A special
study 81 the question Of exits from factory
buildings has been made hy some OF the
architects on the committee, and some
months before the A,ch disaster the COM
mitee was ar work on plans to remedy con-
ditions in factory buildings n vas said
report would he made soon nv The COM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
BOYS ROB BOY IN PARK
Lad Knocked Down with Brick
and Valuable Watch Stolen.

Walter Abrahame. sixteen years old. son
Of DR. Robert Abrahanis. % No. &I West
sSth street. told the police Yesterday that
he had been robbed in broad daylight by
four bows I'm Riverside Park. near lo2d
street. Abrahsms said one OF the boys hit
him on the head with brick. knocking
him down. and the four then robbed him
Of a watch and chain valued sl2J.
Although threatened by his assailants
with more violence. Abrshams fought them
and shouted loudly for help. This caused
tho bows to fee. as persons In the park
ard I'm Riverside Drive went 10 Abrahams
assistance. Among those who heard the
hov's shouts fer help we're detectives Blake
and File. OF Police Headquarters They say
that they saw Ralph Fisher. sixteen years
old o. No l5l West ioSd street running
from the park. They placed him under ar
rest and later took him 10 the home ~
the Abrahams boy. nut the latter was not
SIRE of the identification. The detectives.
however took their prisoner 70 Headquar-
ters and locked him M on an assault
charge preferred by young Abrshams.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
SUCCESSOR TO VICE SQUAD
Hasn't Got q Name Yet, but Is
Ready to Go A.Raiding.

Plain and fancy raiding Will be done by
a newly created squad or plain clothes
policemen transferred by order Of Commits
s,oner Waldo yesterday from various pre-
cincts throughout the city. The squad has
no official name az yet. but will probably
ACQUIRE title soon after IL becomes &C.
lively engaged in trailing vice 10 its iair
Two lieutenants. two sergeants and eighty-
seven patrolmen will compose the organ
ization. which viii he connected with the
central Office and will succeed the hitherto
frequently mentioned vice squad element
J. Driscon founded CAPTAIN EDWARD
Hughes. formerly of the East 6lth street
station. will direct the squad in its work.
COMMISSIONS Waldo issued numerous
orders Yesterday He transferred Captain
Thomas Murphy from Adams street. BROOK
lyn. to Coney Island: Captain Matthew
Robinson from Coney Island TO S6th street
station. Flatbush, and Captain George ~
Holahan from the 3sth street station
Flatbush 10 the Adams street sta'ion
Last summer Holahan was inspector IN
charge OF Brooklyn and Queens. and al
that time was held partly responsible FOR
the situation that Investigation showed
to exist at Coney Island. As result
Holahan found himself a captain again.
The new commissioner evidently has faith
in Holahan. as the Adams street station
is In the heart Of Brooklyns tenderloin.
The harbor squad was also mentioned N
Yesterdays orders. because Of one lou
tenant. four sergeants and forty patrolmen
being transferred from various precincts
TO station houses throughout the city.
HEADQUARTERS gossips say the changes are
made uron the recommendation OF Captain
Matthew Mexican. In command NJ the hsr-
Dor squad.
The Commissioner has ordered that
patrolmcn must sit for two photographs
when entering the department In accord
ance with Paragraph %. Rule % Of the
Rules and Regulations. nut that renewal
Of these photographs each three years, as
heretnfnra rdsred be ahnllehed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
CHICAGO LUMBER INQUIRY
Involves the Industry in Middle
West. South and West.

Chicago June a federal Investigation
Of conditions in the lumber industry. look
ing toward the prosecution Of tho alleged
Lumber Trust" was begun to-day before
special grand Jury IN the nited states Dis
trict Court Three Chicagoane Henry \.
SsIsn. vice president o. q sash and door
company: Harry p. Munger. president 90
door company. and George ! Pope vice
president Of local lumber concern. tesu-
4ed
Coi1cidert vlth no opening NJ tho IN
quiry oliver r.. Pagan. government indict-
ment expert arrived and began study OF
evidence gathered by special agents. The
case = based on tho theory that the vari-
Gus lumber dealers associations and com
IA nles form = conspiracv In restraint Of
trade Tho inquiry viii affect only organi-
cations OF tho Middle W"@t, South and
West
Among tho points alleged boy government
Representatives arc:
That rho ASSOCIATIONS have forced con
sumers to buy lumber products from
"recoznzed" retail merchants.
That wholesalers and manufacturers who
have sold directly to consumers have been
blacklisted and that consumers buying
from manufacturers have mot the same
fate
That the purpose NJ lumber organiza tons
has been 10 create lists or persons vioat
Ing rules 81 the trade and "a maintain
strict rules governing the conduct of bust
ness
More than go lumbermen end msnufact-
urers have been subpcnsed TO give testi-
mony over hfy Minnesota lumbcrmen
and wholesale paper dealers have been
served with summonsos 10 appear between
June and June %.
Especis attention will % paid hy the
grand Jurors to methods said 10 have been
adopted by the alleged combination To keep
Chicago mail order houses from purchasing
IN, u, h. dlrc-f firm, r,,unnfacflrnrs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
HYDE WANTS EARLY TRIAL
Court Refuses, However. to Interfere
with District Attorney Plans.

James " Osborne. counsel for Charles
r. HYDE appeared In the Criminal Branch
Of the Supreme Court Yesterday and asked
for an early trial Of the former City
chamberlain on the Indictment againest
him charging bribery. He also announced
that Samuel rntermyer, who originally
appeared ss counsel for HYDE, would "a
associated with him in the
Justice Davis said he would not interfere
with the plan Of District Attorney Whit
man 70 place HYDE on trial after the case,
against Joseph e. Rechmann and William
J. Cummins had been disposed Of. Reich
msnn's trial has been set for June t..
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
OLD SPANISH CRUISER HERE
Peina Mercedes, Relic of Cuban War
in Drydock for Repairs.

with her hull covered with haInacles and
sadly I'm need Of coat OF paint. The old
spanish cruiser Reina Mercedes one ~ the
spoils Of the war with Spain. was hoated
into drydock Al the navy yard in Brooklyn
Yesterday FOR cleaning up.
She was one Of the larges, ships Of the
spanish navy and after being raised and
repared she was converted into a station
ship. without MACHINERY and with her
decks housed over and stationed at New
port. r. J.. a training ship She will
keep about one hundred men busy for a
week and VIII then be sent back TO her
pos.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
IN JOHN LANE COMPANY.

Walter 4. Johnson. formerly manager o'
THE International studio was elected
,ice-presdent and managing director or
the John Lane Company az meeting OF
the shareholders held yesterday. The orig
iraI business OF John Lane. New York
Was established fourteen years go 10 req
resent the Bodley Head. London. In TINS
country John Lane has recently been d.
recting the affairs OF the company follow
ing upon the retirement Of r. r. Jevett.
+ Jefferson Jones. formerly associated with
the j. 3. Idppincott Company, Of Philadel'
rhia, has been engaged as chief managing
editor for the company, and g. A. Can
ner sales manager OF the hook depart
mont
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
ASK MAYOR TO VISIT SOUTH.

Colonel J r. Burke. commander Of the
Gate City Guard. Of Atlanta. visited Mayor
tiaynor yesterday 10 invite him 20 attend
the unveiling In that city on October ~
monument communicating a mission that
the organization undertook thirty-tvo years
ago IN bringing the Northern and Southern
States into terms Of friendship after the
Civii war Mayor Gaynor said he would
he glad 10 attend the exercises which are
70 last for three DAYS II his ensaxements
at that time would permit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-06-06
TO PROTECT THE FUR SEAL.

seattle. June 5.-The revenue cutter
Rush. the flagship ~ the Boring Sea feet
sailed for the north to-day. carrying Cap
tain Daniel Foley. VINO commands tho deet
and who has scaled orders from Washing
ton as 10 the policy 10 be pursued Jap
aneee yese ell are non purtulng the north
hound fur seal herds OF the coast OF
British Columbia.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
ID LIVES ADDED
TO HEATS TOLL
VICTIMS OF HEAT WAVE.

eevers Mrs. Phoebe j.. seven'y-t"'e'
Years. No. 232 Plane street. Newark.
co,rer+v Catherine. seven months, MO
93 Mott street. Newark
Frank Mrs Rose, seventy years No'
1886 First avenue: stricken AZ no"'e'
IsI,v. Joseph. fifty eight years, laoore',
No SIS West 41st street; stricken a'
home. died last night at Flower HOS
ptat
Neylns. William G., forty seven years
No 345 54th street, Brooklyn; died IN
4 hotel at RockaWay.
Paterson. Emma. seventy years, NO. 'o3
Peabody street, Newark; stricken ''
home.
pate. Minnie, fifty three years, NO. ''o
Meserole street, Brooklyn; cIeo 't
his rome.
Pellly Mrs. Elizabeth. slrty-three years
No. t7f Thomas street, Newark.
Reilly. Thomas. tifty-sIr years NO. n
Summit street, Brooklyn; stricken a'
No. 40 CONGRESS street, died at Long
Island College Hospital.
Rieger. Mary, nine months NO % "a'"e
street. Newark: stricken at nome
U.rtaI. Gustav. seven months, No. 25s
Ferry street, Newark
Thompson, Sarah, three months NO o'o
West Both street; stricken AT nome
died before ambulance arrived.
Unidentified man, about slxty-tve years
poorIy dressed stricken In lot at ST.
NICHOLAS avenue and 128th street d'eo
before ambulance arrived.
Unidentified man, about fifty-f five years
feet inches. weight $50 pounds;
overcome from heat at Seventh avenue
and 146tr street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
CARMEN VOTE TO STRIKE
Employees of Two Brooklyn Sur
face Lines Want More Pay.

Nearly $50 motormen and conductors
of tho Smith street and Franklin avenue
lines Of the Coney Island & Brooklyn
street Railway Company voted last
night 10 strike unless the company grants
them an increase of two cents an hour.
\ representative of S. w. HUFF, presi-
dent Of the lines. saws there will he no
accession on the part Of the Coney ISL
and G. BROOKLYN street Railway Com
pany.
The voting began early yesterday
forenoon and continued until late last
night John Shea. national organizer
Of the Amalgamateu Association OF
street and Electric Railway Employees
TO which the men belong supervised the
voting AT the close he said the result
would be conveyed to the executive COM
,nittee Of the national association, and
that decision would be given in day
or so.
The De Kalb avenue line and the
Smith street and Franklin avenue lines
operated by the company together en-
rlov about five hundred men. The De
K9Ib avenue employees belong TO the
Knights Of Labor, and on June 30 they
accented the old rate for another year.
The dissatisfied men want 20 cents an
hour instead Of % cents. and they de-
mand that no motorman or conductor
he paid less than 50 a day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
RACING CHAUFFEUR KILLED
Crowd at Brighton Beach See
Machine Crush It's Driver.

= II. Frey who. driving a practice
heat I'm a Mercer car at the Brighton
Reach automobile races yesterday after
noon. crashed through the fence In an
effort to avoid another machine "hlch
turned across the track in front of him.
died at ;he Coney Island Hospital at
70 o'clock last night. This was the
third serious accident within the forty
eight hours prior to the matinee races
scheduled at the track for yesterday ana
to-day. Charles Robinson died Of in
iuries received Saturday afternoon. and
Theodore Taylor lies at the hospital in
serious condition, after being thrown
from his car by the breaking of the front
wheel on Sunday.
Frev's accident occurred directly In
front Of the clubhouse, where crowds had
gathered 10 witness the opening race.
Going AT the rate Of mile minute. he
was compelled to make sharp turn 10
the right in order TO avoid striking a
Simplex car which was swinging into the
snace reserved for the racing automo-
h'les. The turn brought him into the
soft earth al the side of the track the
ma schine swerved. tore away nifty yaros
of the wood and wire fence and capsizeo'
falling on top OF the driver.
Tho broken end Of the steering pillar
nierced Frey's side 70 the depth of about
three inches, his shoulder was dlslo-
Gated and he was internally injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
GIRL TELLS OF T0RTURES
Saws Father and Stepmother
Suspended Her by Wrists.

Utica. n. Y. July 3.-Retha L. Sucker
eleven years old, in court to-day charged
her father and stepmother with fastening
leather straps about her wrists con-
nected with a short chain and then sus-
pending her from a hook in the wall as
punishment The girl In her sworn
statement say that her mother died Wheh
she was three months old, and that she
was brought up by her grandparents III
Sullivan. Madison County, but recently
was forced to come to her fathers nome
in this city and live with him and her
stepmother. Her desire to return TO her
grandparents enraged her foster mother
end her father, she declared.
The straps were offered in evidence to-
dav. and seventeen bruises on the body
Of the child indicated some Of her beat
Ings. The man and woman were held In
81 600 bail for examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-07-04
THREE IN FAMILY STRICKEN
Heat Kills Child, Another III and
Mother in Hospital.

Mrs Mary Thompson, of No. 5oS West
3Gth street, was removed yesterday
afternoon to the Willard Parker dospi-
tai. suffering from scarlet fever, few
minutes after her three months old
daughter Sarah died from heat prostra-
ton. Mrs Thompson's three-months' old
con John. was later removed to the New
York Hospital. after he had been over
come by the heat Corner Fienberg was
notified Of the child's death.
Mrs Thompson's husband was away
AZ the time Of her removal, and 1t was
not until several hours later that he
learned of his daughters death. Lieu
tenant German. of the West 3Ith street
uolice station. was notified by telephone
Of Mrs. Thompson's condition. and sum-
moned ambulances from the wizard
Parker and the New York Hospitals,