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New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
ETNA REINSURES BUSINESS
Robins Old Company May Re.
tire from Field Altogether.

The Etna Indemnity Company. OF Hart
ford Conn, with executive offices in this
city at No. IS William street yesterday
announced that il had reinsured all of its
business. with the exception OF the surety
bonding departm ent. in the Metropolitan
Casualty Insurance Company. Of No. ~
Cedar street. The 45tna was formerly con-
trolled by Joseph g. Robin. and, following
an examination of it's affairs by the State
Insurance Department, was found 10 be in
depleted condition, suppos edly on account
OF Robins financial ventures.
Andrew r. Sexton, a vice-president OF the
F,tna company. said yesterday that the re-
insuring had been done 20 conserve the in
terests Of the policyholders and not with
the intention OF closing up the company $
business affairs. He said that all the
agents Of the 41tna had been instructed
not to write any new business for the
present.
Certain interests were negotiating for the
purchase OF the stock Of the company, he
said. and the officers and those interested
in the lErna were making every effort 10
put the company on It's feet and leave 1t
solvent and with a clean bill OF health
when II was turned over to the new man
agement. He thought this would be soon.
II was learned from other sources, how
ever. that the ,4Ctna might go out of busi-
ness altogether. or possibly begin anew as
a company doing a surety business eX-
clusiveIy. The HEtna formerly wrote acci-
dent. health. plate glass and burglary in
surance.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
TIE.UP TAXES BRIDGE POLICE
Accident to Train Chooses Worst
Hour of the Day.

For twenty-five minutes late yesterday
afternoon the squad OF New Iorks nnest
watching over Brooklyn Bridge was taxed
to its utmost capacity by an accident that
tied I'D traffic 10 keep the tide OF nome
going humanity that was just rising 10 itS
Aood from becoming a turbulent torrent IN
which life and limb would be unsafe. About
40 o'clock the second car on CITY Line
train. which was going down the incline
10 the Brooklyn side. got shoebound. u
was a quarter past the hour before the
elevated trains began running out OF the
station again.
Every train, the police say. has two OF
the oldtime cars. II was one OF these
that caused the trouble last night IN
order to avoid running past red Isht'
the motorman Of the train that stalled pu'
on the air brakes somewhat suddenly.
When he tried 70 take them of again one
Of those on the second car refused TO
work. and the delay resulted
In the mean time the upper platforms on
the Manhattan end Of the bridge began 10
fill up with returning Brooklynites. When
the police stationed at the points where
the trains are filled saw that the delay was
likely TO be of some duration they cleared
the elevated station of passengers, closed
the gates and marched down 10 where the
surface cars come in, each 10 prear-
ranged post. Acting Captain Edward j.
Rourke of the Bridge Squad has trained
them to do this in such emergencies with
out waiting for commands
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
CANADIAN SEASON OPENS
Renfrew Hockey Seven Defeated
by Quebec Team.

After much exciting preliminary work
regarding players and salaries, the Ma
tional Hockey League. the senior profes-
sional organization OF Canada has at
last opened its season on Saturday night
the Ottawas met and defeated the Cana
dians in Montreal by a score Of goals to
3, winning in the final quarter. and on
Monday night the much advertised Rem
frew seven. with the great Fred Taylor
back at coverpoint, was defeated by the
Quebec team in Quebec by 2 goals TO ?.
According to reports. the two Cleghorns.
who played on the forward line and were
with the Wanderers in New York all last
winter. showed up well.
Percy lie Sueur. who Is coaching Column
bia. plays goal for the Ottawa seven. and
was in the game on Saturday returning
20 New York on Tuesday.
The race for the championship this year
again seems TO be between the Wanderers,
Of Montreal, and the Ottawas. the two
great sevens seen down here at the end
OF last year.
The rules have been changed in Canada
this winter and instead OF playing two
So-minute halves. the game is now divided
into three quarters OF twenty minutes each.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
HINES HITS BRANDEIS' IDEAS
Useless in Present Circum
stances, Says Railroad Man.

Speaking last night before the Finance
Forum oil the y NJ. c. A. in West 57th
street on the subject, Should Railroad
Rates Bc Impaired" Walker y. Hines,
chairman Of the executive committee OF
the directors Of the Atchison, Topeka &
Santa Fe Railroad, argued that the people
must give the roads the opportunity to
earn enough 20 improve their properties
and do other things 10 make railroad
stock attractive security
a Young man in the gallery asked Mr..
Hines what he thought oC the theories
advanced by Louis Brandeis, Of Boston. re-
sarding railroad economy. Mr. Hines said:
Mr.. Brandeis is a brilliant man and has
done great good by bringing his ideas be-
fore the country. but until the railroads
set more money 10 snatch them from the
present crisis that cOnfronts them his rec
concentrations win be useless. Perhaps it
viii be possible in four or five years 10 put
them into operation, but the fact that The
Santa Fe road, which has done more than
any other road In the country along the
line OF Mr.. Brandess ideas has seen
lis surplus cut in haif in the last two years
shows pretty plainly that something be-
sides mismanagement is causing the trou-
bile. You cannot revoIutionize in a wear or
in two years vast industries that have been
years n the making
John Moody. an editor. spoke on What
VIII Re tue Market of 1912 He said he
believed that it would be long time be
fore the halcvon days of l9O2-'0J would re-
turn
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05

The attendance at the importers auto
mobile salon I'm the ground floor ballroom
OF the Hotel Astor yesterday was satisfy
ing TO the exhibitors. The visitors showed
great interest in the cars displayed. and
numbers Of them said they would place
orders In the next few weeks. the delay in
some cases being due to indecision over
choice Of coach work Invitations have
been sent to all opera singers, the Metro
politan directors and boxhoders TO visit
the show this afternoon, as II has been
stvled grand opera day.
Charles Y Knight inventor Of the
"sllent knight sliding sleeve engine. ar
rived yesterday, and spent some time at
both the Demarest and Panhard spaces.
where Knight engine cars are shown. The
Demarest firm had their English Daimler
"SiIent knight" chassis in place yester-
dav morning. II is painted a dull gray.
and was shown AT the Olympia Show in
London. II is a four cylinder, 5s-horse-
power model.
Among the visitors Yesterday was Frank
W. savin. Of the New York Stock Ex-
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
Foreign Cars Dras0 a Cros0d
Many Sales Pending Due to Some lndecision
Over Choice of the Coachwork.

change. who ordered a i5-horsepo~er
Napier car. fitted with a coupe body. he
now has ss-horsepower Napier.
other visitors included Charles Steel, of
]. p Morgan g. Co; Mrs. Bcrnheimer. n. NJ.
Kiibourne r. l.. Leeming. A. r. Shsttucs,
waldron Williams. George D. webber, n.
f. Andrews. Jefferson DE Mont Thompson.
Alden H. McNurtry, Herbert Strauss. Jess.
Strauss, g. w Hammill. Milton Kohn.
George Johnson, r.. George Kinsslsnd.
Arthur T. Donohue. Clarence Page. Fred
Bookmar, Lee Bowler and Arthur p.
Doelger.
The maroon Pegueot coupe Iandauict
shown at the salon was got into the show
only by record breaking cork on the part
of Rothschild & Co. the builders 81 the
body. The four-cylinder 5s-horsepower
chassis was not ont Of the Custom House
until Saturday morning. IN was rushed -
the RothschiId factory, and by putting a
biz force Of men al work the BODY va.
fitted. painted and vanished ready to h.
displayed AZ the salon after forty hours
OF incessant work
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
GOLD PRODUCTION DROPS
Mint Director Sees No Danger Of
Oversupply.

Washington. Jan. i.-Production NJ gold
fell off all over the world in 1910, according
10 preliminary estimate prepared by
George Z. Roberts Director Of the Mint,
Mr.. Roberts believes that any possibility
Of an embarrassing oversupplv Of gold,
with the attendant rise in prices which
economists predicted. has been passed.
More than sas.OOoooo in gold was mined I'm
the United States in the year Africa led
the world with more than tl75.e0,Ooo Aus
tralia was third. with ss5,ooo.CNo California
regained first place among the gold-produc-
ing states which she lost to Colorado in
1897. due, it is said, to the development OF
dredge mining. Alaska showed falling
off.
The total silver production Of the United
States in 1910 is estimated at 56,Go"0 fine
ounces. Montana led with II 10000 ounces,
Utah being a close second.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
APHAS|A VICTIM FOUND
Man. His Memory Gone, wan
derS to YonkerS.

well dressed, middle aged man was
,,,,,d Yesterday in the Ionkers Young
,Ion,s Christian Association Building SUI
sor,ne from aphasla. The police and doc
.ors Of st. Josephs Hospital have been
ahle 70 get little information from him.
s,,t Or I.arkins says he hopes TO have tine
- memory restored shortly.
The man thinks his name is Stanley 2.
,,-aIbridge and that ne comes from Porcu-
,,ro city in Northern ontario, Canada
tIe was on his way. he thinks. to the Of
eos of "Flint & McMartin. mining stock
dealers of Broadway. New YORK. lhere
= no company by this name. lie had
ouantity of silver quartz in his pocket lie
80 20 the police the names OF three
F-,.rda who live in Canada
The man was we'll dressed and wore gold
trimmed eve glasses. He Is about hfty-hve
,,oars Of age. FIVE feet six inches TAIL
roipbing about 10 pounds. He wears a
sbort gray beard and mustache and looks
uks a man who is in comfortable circum-
stances. although no money was found on
him
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
T0MKINS WAS ALL READY
Had Men Here to Take Places of
Striking Ferry Men.

Al a conference between a committee OF
'he engineers on the municipal ferryboats
ana the officials OF the Dock Department
At fler yesterday Il developed that a
general strike OF the engineers was threat
eheo at one time The engineers objected
10 "hat was said to be the proposed laying
Oh or man on account OF insufficient sp-
preparation. Preparations also appeared 10
nave been made by Dock Commissioner
Tcmkins to have A force Of strikebreakers
on hand to I'll the places Of the men leav-
lng their jobs in case Of a strike.
The committee Of the engineers was headed
yesterday by F. F. Yates. national presi-
dent Of the Marine Engineers Beneficial
Association. He read list of grievances.
principally objections to rules Of the de
partment. None OF the grievances was
cohSidered OF serious moment by the Of
hcials of the Dock Department. and it is
said they will consider them and remedy
any of them which are considered well
founded
Mr.. Yates said he believed strikebreak-
ers had been brought here and lodged in
several places and kept in readiness along
South street.
commissioner Tomkins replied with en-
rhasis that he would not discuss that mat
ter with Mr.. Yates. He said that the fire
men went on a stupid and indefensible
strike the other day. which they afterward
repudisted themselves, and which tied up
the whole service
was more than surprised" lie said.
when | came back after being out OF
town day to be notified that a strike of
the engineers was threatened il an engi-
neer who could not he kept because the
appropriation was insufficient was dropped
want to say that | deemed IT my duty tc
do what any other city official ought 10 90
have taken such precautions as deem 1t
my duty 10 take in such emergencies Ia
run the ferry service. and while 7 am in
Office shall continue TO do so.
The men must cooperate with the de-
rartment instead Of hampering it, We will
consider the matters talked over with vou
and then take them up again with you at
another conference at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. At that conference | will sug-
gest, and will. | believe. make a demand
that before any body Of men, engineers
1remon or others. quit work they must Civ,
ten days notice"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
CIVIC LEAGUE LEGISLATION
Superintendent Miller First to Register
Under Anti-Lobbyist Law.

Albany. Jan. 4-The Rev. o. r. Miller,
state superintendent OF the New York Civic
League, was the first person to register un-
der the so-called lnti-lobbyist law. In his
papers filed with the Secretary Of state to-
dav he states that he proposes TO appear
before legislative committees and the Gov
ernor in the interest of moral and civic re-
forms.
Mr.. Miller said tonight that the league
would work for the passage Of genuine
and effective direct nominations bill, a
measure to prohibit the publishing in the
newspaDers or in any other manner Of all
bets, odds or tips on racing; a uniform di-
vorce law. such a. the Weimert bill OF
last wear and for important amendments
10 the excise law. one OF the proposed
amendments will prohibit any licensed
LIQUOR dealer from shipping liquor into a
no-license town. Another amendment 10 be
urged Will prohibit all Sunday traffic, in
Guiding hotels.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
CUT RATES ON MEDICINES
Do Contracts to Prevent Them Violate
Antitrust Law?

Washington, Jan 4.-Do contracts 70
prevent "cut rates" in proprietary medi-
cines violate the Sherman antitrust law
or the common law in restraint OF trade?
That question was argued to-day before
the Supreme Court Of the United States
IN the decision s said 10 depend the con-
tinuatiOn Of "cut rates in proprietary
medicines In the United States.
The question was brought before the
court by 2 medical company OF Elkhart.
Ind. which entered into contracts with
dealers in medicines throughout the coun-
try These we're not contracts Of sale, so
the company contends. but contracts of
consignment. under which the dealers did
rot become the owners Of the medicines
but were agents of the company. one Of
the conditions ~ the contracts was that
the dealers should sell only 10 certain per-
sons and al certain prices II asked for
m injunction against Cincinnati firm 10
prevent il from procuring violations Of con-
tract and from selling medicine a cut
rates
Justice Lur;on. thrn on the circuit bench,
refused 10 grant tho injunction, and an
appeal to tho supreme Court was taken.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
FIGHT BROUGH AND BENNET
Progressive Republicans Oppose
Their Domination in 18th.

Progressive Republicans in the 18th As.
semby District have started fight against
the domination of ex-senator Alexander
BICugh the present leader. and Congress-
nan William :. Eennet, who placed Mr..
ProuCh in his own place as leader a little
O, er year aso. They have put mp an
opposition tickot'for the annual election of
tho 18th Assembly District Republican
cub. which is to be held at the clubhouse.
No. a62 West 1l1th street tonight
Among the hackers Of the opposition
ticket. which was made public last night,
are George a. Ferris. J. Boyce Smith, jr..
Fred H. Nichols and Albert J. Berwin.
speaking Of the regular ticket in a circular
that has been sent to all the members, the
prCgressiyes say:
1T represents but ono man. is the selec-
ticn Of but ono man and was forced
through the nominating committee by that
one person on his insistence that the entire
ticket must be accepted as presented by
Linn The makeup Of tho ticket shows an
attempt on the part of its sponsor to align
the club irretrievablv on the side Of the
"old guard" element in the Republican
party and against the Progressive Repub-
Leans Of the district"
The P~oeressives fought for an independ-
en- ticket at the last election and Won.
u is declared that IN attempt is now being
made to undo the effect of the last cleo
ten The men known as Progressives
no are officers or members Of the execu-
tive committee have been displaced" says
the circular. "and in their place have been
put men who were ropudiated az the last
election OF the cluD, and men whom the
leader apparently considers more reliable
and suLseryient."
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
A MASTERFUL STEER ROPER
Miss Mulhall Delights Crowds
with Rope Steering.

Miss Lucille MulhalI gave the second in
her series ~ exhibitions at the Durlsnd
Riding Academy last night. She was cata-
logued az the greatest woman steer roper
in tho world. and she might also he de-
scribed &C the greatest rope steerer. for
she sears able TO make an S0-foot lasso
land lust where she pleases, and never
makes a mistake.
Fred Gerken. O. j. Guide and r. r. Sanse
entertained themselves and incidentally the
spectators in ieu dc barre. Mrs. q. NJ.
Ianser. Miss NJ l.. Robson and Miss A $.
Colgate Judged the game. and 10 the un-
initiated !, seemed to consist Of chasing
tie judges from pillar to post around the
tanbark. Fred Gerken had everything his
own way. and he had not only the judges
but his adversaries running as well. After
snatching the red and the white ribbons
from Mr. GUIDE and Mr.. Sanse he defended
his own blue rosette against their COM
bned onslaughT.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
S12O,OO0 FINE FOR REBATING
Reading, Lehigh Valley and Beth
lehem Steel Company Must Pay.

Philadelphia, Jan. Judge Holland, IN
the United States District Court. to-day in
iicted fines Of $4,000 each on the Philadel-
phia e. Reading Railway, the Lehigh Val
Icy Railroad Company. and the Bethlehem
steel Company, charged with unlawful re-
batting The government charged that the
railroads RENTED demurrage charges on
freight cars used by the steel company.
The case will be appealed
The defendant companies were tried on
a large number of indictments. and had
the maximum penalty been imposed the
Bethlehem Steel Company would have
been obliged to pay a fine Of 81, 10000: the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, s2,50OOO.
and the Reading Railway. $4,000.
Evidence was presented at the trial 10
show that the demurrage charges Of the
two railroads against the steel company
aggregated SlSl ,69j, and that Of this amount
the steel company paid only 1891.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
GIRLS ALLOWANCE INCREASED
Court Decides She Needn t Wait Until
She Is TwentY-One.

Surrogate Kotcham. Of Kings County, in
creased the annual allowance OF Miss Dor
othy Lewis Of No. SCI President street.
from $3.50 to $500 Yesterday. The girl IS
now seventeen years old. When she
reaches the age Of twenty-one her income
will be $4,000 year.
The application was made 10 the Surro-
gate by the girls mother. Mrs Anna V
Lewis. after the trustees of the estate OF
her husband had refused 10 increase the
income Henry Lewis, the girls father,
died in 1895. leaving his entire estate TO his
children. The girl 10 the only one who has
not vet attained her majority.
She went practically blind while attend
inc a boarding school at Bryn Mawr. Penn.
a year ago. and her mother says more
money is needed TO amuse her and keep her
from brooding over her trouble.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
COMMUTERS TURN COMING
New York Central Closes Defence Be
fore Public Service Commission.

The hearing held yesterday before the
PubI,c Service Commission closed the case
cf the New York Central IN answer 10 the
complaints that the road had raised its
Communication rates higher than the law
allowed The complainants will read the
testimony submitted. and then ask the
commission 10 name a date when they can
present their evidence.
At yesterdays session James Russell and
others from the roads auditing Office pro-
duced more than three hundred sheets
showing the mileage. number Of commuters
ard amount taken from Communication and
family tickets for the last five years.
According to the figures. in 1907 there
were 44s4.1O5 Communication passengers vino
Maid s4s8. 9s9 A.. while during the last year
these passengers numbered i,47a9s6, and
the receipts from them were s522,3l7 80. As
on Offset 10 the increase II was testified
that the eIectrifcation Of the road had
cost S23 40 600
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
BROKERS AGAIN INDICTED
MEMBERS Of Boston Firm Held on lO2
Oonnts Of Larceny from As Customers

hos,ou Jan. f-That new indictment
'as eoeu fo9nd against the members Of the
s'o"k brokerage nrm OF SeGerauist. Barry
+" 'p was made known late to-day when
$50 Of The firm were arraigned in the Su-
iFior Criminal Court The new indict-
.'ehl VAS reported by the December grand
f1-'@ 10 avoid motions now pending to
glsso on technical grounds the first indict-
ment found.
Mihcr r. Sederquist and Harry F. Cur
were srraigncd before Judge Jenney to-
End after plea ling not guilty were re-
''as'd on bonds of $1,000 each. The other
,'lendants named IN the indictment were
Lusiace BigeloH. Of New York; Perley
= freeman and Iohn T. Barry. Of Boston.
eem2n vas not included in the original
'tncni and has not yet been arrested.
iF new Indictment Is somewhat diner
4" nom the old IL mas l0e counts charg-
.,s-aFesny from forty-five customers. while
- o.e bin had 100 counts and l20 Gus
'ns'' We're named II is alleged the nrm
~. f..'eTiated 10 its own use sums varying
',om $50 to 10000.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
URGE FEDERAL AUTO LAW

washington Jan. 4.-Automobile interests
are making strong efforts to force the pass
age of the federal registration bin pending
before Congress. Letters are being received
bv Congressman from owners and dealers
in many parts of the country urging the
massage of the measure at this session Of
Congress.
The bill is designed to permit AUTOMOBILE
ists holding federal license to drive in
various states without taking out local IT.
cenFes.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
PAID $50; DIDN'T GET JOB
Woman Says District Captain
Took Money for His Services.

on a charge Of taking &H from Mrs Jo-
sephine Dalton. OF No. l35 West 9sth street,
for alleged services in securing a city job
for her husband. Thomas F. Mcclure. Of
No 5l7 West 18th street, former district
csH1tain was held in $1,000 bail for exami-
nation on Tuesday in the West Side Court
by Magistrate Krotel yesterday. Mcclure,
VINO gave his occupation as an "investi-
GATOR" acknowledged receiving the money.
bat swore that he handed II over TO one
Alexander Brown. who lived somewhere
in 18th street"
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
spirit WIFE" LOSES SUIT.

Miss Reba Lawson. an employe Of the
Controllers office. 20 was for several
years the spirit wife" OF William T..
Prall, lost. in the Supreme Court yesterday,
the suit wherein she tried 10 establish a
claim for s., O00 on a policy issued on the
life OF Pral who assigned the policy 70
her.
The defendant was William II. Hotch-
kiss. as liq,bdator Of tie Union Life In
surance Company. which issued the policy.
The defence was that Prsll. who was sixty
Years old when he took out the policy. had
misrepresented his age
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
MANY USING POSTAL BANKS
Department Officials Consider First
Days Operations Successful.

Washington. Jan. liberalization IS sx-
pressed by officials OF the Postoffice De-
partment over the success Of the first days
operation ~ the postal savings bank sys-
TEN. kilograms received by Postmaster
General Hitchcock to-day indicated that
hundreds Of persons in the fortyeight towns
where the banks we're opened made depos-
its.
The comparatively small aggregate was
duo. in the opinion Of the officials. TO the
non-arriva at many offices or the certih-
Gates. In only one ONCE so far reported
there were no deposits. That was Clifton
Forge Va.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-05
WOOL GROWERS COMPLAINTS
Want Square Tariff Deal and Lower
Freight Rates.

Portland. ore. Jan. 4.-Following the
opening OF the convention OF the National
Wool Growers to-day. eX-President Wilson.
Of Douglag. Wyo. was cheered when he de-
clared, referring TO the tariff
"Al we want is that the cards be dealt
from the top OF the table with no hands
hidden; a square deal
Mr. Wilson said the materials in the suit
Of clothe7 he was wearing, for which he
paid $50. cost only IS.
President Gooding called attention 10
alleged exorbitant freight rates Wool. he
said. paid the greatest commodity rate on
long haus OF all Industries I'm the country.