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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-30
Tobacco Stock Sells Above 5OU
Before News Is Out.
REST OF MARKET DULL
Suspense and Desire to Spend
To-day's Holiday in Open Air
Reasons for Inactivity.

Every one had expected that the decision
in the Standard oil case would he adverse
TO that company. but there we're many who
held the belief that the Supreme Court
would not order a dissolution ~ the Amer
lean Tobacco Company, their impression
being based upon the fact that the Circuit
Court In its decision In November. ;as
finding that there existed a restraint II
commerce did not touch upon the charge
of monopolization made by the government
against the Tobacco Company, and also
that that court found that there was "an
absence Of persuasive evidence that by
unfair competition or improper practices in
dependent dealers have been drag ooned
into giving up their individual enterprises
and selling out TO the principal defendant
Uhe American Tobacco Company.
Moreover. il was recalled that the lower
court had dismissed the governments pc
tition as 10 three Of the defendant COM
panies: that the decision of the court was
not unanimous upon all points. as was that
OF the Circuit Court in the Standard OIL
case. and that all Of the judges had decid-
ed that no receiver should be appointed
for any Of the companies, a procedure
which the Supreme Court now indicates as
a possibility.
AS on May Is, when the Standard OIL ne-
cision came out. the decision yesterday was
announced long after the close OF the STOCK
market. IL being well on toward cioch
when the tickers began to print the sum-
mary Of the points of the Supreme court
conclusions on the case. The market had
been lifeless during the session up 10 Z
O'Clock. the uncertainty regarding the TO-
bacoc case tending TO restrain operations.
The fact that the conference OF steel manu-
facturers called by Judge Gary to consider
the policy TO he adopted in vie" OF the ne
public Iron and Steel Company price cut
ting was still In session also operated In
smaller measure, to curtail activity III
stocks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-30
Delay Makes Market Dull.

The announcement at 2 o'clock that the
court would take an adjournment until 8
o'clock ended whatever hope might nave
existed that before the close the fate OF the
Tobacco company would be known and en-
lightenment might be had as to what COLI
stitutes reasonable trust, ana the mn
ket dragged along as before. closing WIN
no, rrice changes which in only few IN
stances exceeded fractional proportions.
The American Tobacco has not. like the
Standard oil Company, announced that II
has prepared no tentative plans for re-
organization in anticipation OF an adverse
ending OF the government action against
{, but no intimation has come from any
Authoritative source as to the form Wnich
,he concentration now compelled 10 be
made IS likely 10 take. Whatever plan snail
he settled upon. the common stock holders
~ that COMPANY are I'm a strong position
and the strength Of the issue shows their
confidence that all will he we'll with them
THO common stock which closed on Satur-
Ia. on tho curb at 49, opened Yesterday at
..o and advanced TO so. closing at sos.
net gain Of p points. II sold as low as i19
ON tho dav Of the Standard oil decision,
and week later on May q. had risen 70
ro,n,s 20 $50 new nigh record.
The stock was brought out at the end OF
1904 AT 20. and for a long time held at
about that figure. gradually rising then 10
flS IN January. laoG, its high record prior
80 Tuesday Of last week 1t was then pay
in 2ois per cent yearly dividends. against
90 per cent now. In 1907. in the panic
ueriod, the stock dipped TO 1852 the divi-
dond in that year being % per cent. In
1905. in which year It paid 32ia per cent
dividends, 1t moved between 2lO and 995.
In 1909 the dividend was advanced 10 IS per
cent. and an additional per cent was
given to the stockholders in the following
YEAR
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-30
Save cnrnress Eorhade AIl Restraints.

BY every conceivable form OF expression
Justice Peckham end his associates IN the
Trsnsnissouri and Joint Traffic cases said
thar the act Of Congress did not allow
res,rain, Of interstate trade 20 any extent
~ in anv FORK and three times distinctly
rejected the theory persistent!y advanced
that the act should he construed a. # u
had in II the word unreasonable or 'un-
due But now the court, in accordance
with what IL denominates the rule 81 rea-
son" in effect inserts IN the act the word
undue" and makes Congress say what "
djd not say. what il plainly did not intend
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
PLAN BIG PEACE DINNER
Taft Agrees to speak-Clubs Ar
ranging Details.

More than dozen presidents Of non
political clubs in Greater New York met
at a luncheon given at the Press Club yes
terday afternoon 10 hear the report of the
committee sent 10 Washington 20 Invite
President Taft 10 speak at proposed
neace dinner this winter. IT is planned 10
hold the dinner either az the Hotel Astor
or at Madison Square Garden. and covers
for about three thousand persons viii be
laid.
President Macauley Of the Press club
and Edward Owings Towne. Of the provi-
sional committee Of arrangements. reported
that the President was heartily in favor of
tho plan and had agreed TO speak at the
dinner. which IS SGT for December %.
other speakers M the peace dinner will he
William Jennings Bryan. Ambassador
Brvce. Andrew Carnegie. Speaker Champ
clark Senator Root and Theodore Roose-
Welt. The dinner will be given by tie citi-
zens OF New York.
Various committees were formed yester-
dav. Mrs. William Cummings Story was
elected chairman of the committee Of ore
hundred women The chairmen or the diff
ferent committees are TO meet at q confer
ence next week.
clubs represented at the luncheon in
cluded the CITY. National Arts. Lenox.
Chamber Of Cnmerce. American Civic Al
lance. Municipal Arts. Harlem Patriotic
Society. civic. Union League Lawyers
Traffic. Representatives. New York Yacht
TRANSPORTATION and Press Club.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
CHoLERA's RAvAGEs IN ITALY
Report Shows 1886 Cases ard 593
Deaths from Aug. 20 to 26, Inclusive.

Chiasso. Switzerland. Aug. 3l.-AccordinE
TO an official statement issued to-day by
the Italian government there were 1886
cases Of cholera and 500 deaths from the
disease throughout Italy between August
% and August %. inclusive.
The report shows that in the Province
Of Naples there were 104 cases and 40
deaths and in the city of Naples 3 cases
and deaths i'm the Province Of Genoa,
IS cases and 70 deaths, and in the city of
Genoa SO cases and 80 deaths in the Prov
ince OF Palermo. 30 cases and deaths,
and in the city OF Palermo, Sc cases and
es deaths; i'm the Province Of Rome, 3
cases and no deaths and in the city Of
Rome II cases and y deaths Province of
Catania. 40 cases and is deaths; city OF
catania. % cases and % deaths; Venice and
e,,rro,s,dIng villages, o. cases and .
doa,bs. Province Of Alessandria. II cases
and 2 deaths: Campobasso, 20l cases and
n dcat,s. Caserta .2CG cases and III deaths;
Catanzaro. 81 cases and l3 deaths; Leghorn,
t-2 cases and 81 deaths; Massa, 10 cases
o,d 10 deaths; Messina. p cases and 6
dea,bs. salerno. IA cases and 81 deaths;
piea Il cases and 4 deaths; Trapani. 81
cases and 20 deaths and various smaller
southern towns. $50 cases and i2 deaths.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
PARK BOARD PROTESTS
OBJECTS TO Dock Department
Control of Waterfront.

The Park Board yesterday criticised the
provision in the new city charter which
would turn over the jurisdiction of all
waterfront park property 70 the Dock De-
partment Park Commissioner Slower said
that Il put 10 a vote Of the people the Dock
Department would be defeated in it's aims.
Commissioner Higgins also spoke strongly
against such change.
II the Dock Department gets control of
park waterfront property" said Commits
sioner Slower, 1T viii be the death kneIl
TO the Riverside Drive extension project.
Without even consulting the Park Depart
ment part of Battery Park was recently
usurped by the Dock Department.
There are nearly three hundred and six
ty-f1ve miles Of waterfront property in
the entire city. Why. then, should the
Dock Department want 70 take the little
bit away from the people Of Manhattan
still under the jurisdiction Of the Park De-
partment? II would undo the plans ma
turing for years in the matter Of beautify-
ing Riverside Park and increasing its
area?"
Commissioner stover said he already had
written a protest against such move.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
RoCKEFELLERS IN REUNION
Family Association Invited to Visit
John D. 8 Home.
II Telegraph % ~ Tribune. ]

POrghkeepsie. y. Y, Aug. U--At the re-
unioI. of the Rockefeller Family Associa-
ton which was held here to-day light was
shed on the ancestry OF John D. Rochelel-
Ter. the wealthiest member of the family.
who sent his regrets and best wishes FOR
the success Of the gathering. He invited
the association TO visit him tomorrow at
his home near Tsrrytown.
BENJAMIN r. Rockefeller president OF the
association a third cousin of John -.
Rockefeller. acknowledged that most of the
Rockefencrs were prosperous. John D..
simply accentuates in the superlauve de-
gree a family trait he said.
The Rockefellers had merry time all
day. closing with a dinner tonight at the
Nelson House. Uncle Clint Rockefeller. OF
Red Hook veteran member OF the fam
lis. said tonight he was sorry he could not
go down 10 SOC John n. al Tarrytown to-
morrows but the apple crop up IN his home
borough needs harvesting. and he couldn t
spare any more time Uncle Clint Is past
eighty. SO John p isn't the on'y old Rocke-
teller who has an sciive interest In current
business
The Rockefeller Family Association * go
ing on Saturday 10 Germantown. n. Y.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
A BRIGHTON BEACH PARK
City Considering Offer Of Race.
track and Hotel Property.
OWNERS WANT S2,250,000
New Proposal Now Before Board
of Estimate with Dreamland
and Rockaway Projects.

Sending the propositions 10 buy the
site OF DreamIand at Coney Island and q
site at Rockaway Park for public parks
To q special committee for further con-
sideration as TO terms. the Board Of ESQ
mate yesterday also referred TO the oon-
nnittee a new proposition. II was that Of
the Brighton Beach Racing Association TO
sell all Of its property. including It's race
track bathing houses. hotels and beach
front. 70 the city for D.250oO0. This in
cludes ninety acres thirty o. which are
under water. and 1000 feet OF ocean front
The largest individual owner Of the stock
Of the Brighton Beach Racing Association
10 said to be William A. Engeman. who 10
brother-in-law Of former City Chambsr-
lain Charles Hiram Hyde
The Mayor made no comment on any of
the propositions except &c say that he
would exercise his power Of veto later Il
he deemed Il wise. He made no msr don
Of the 81. 10000 mortgage which. he says,
encumbers the Dreamland property and
would place on the city that additional
burden over and above the price OF 81
5OooO0 for which the company offered to
sell It's property. The owners Of the prop
erty declare that they intended TO give
the city a clear title 70 the property cor
8. S.50oeoo
Borough President McAneny said that
the Board OF Estimate had practically
committed the city 70 buy both the Dream
land and the Rockaway Park sites. and he
only question 20 be determined was a fair
purchase price. He had no doubt that tnis
would be arranged The special COMMITTEES
was instructed "a report 20 the Board OF
Estimate on September N
There was a tilt between Jacob A. Rtfs.
who was advocating the purchase OF ths
Rockaway site. and Mayor Gaynor. Mr.
Riis said he thought $4,000 was a fair
price. The Mayor replied that as Mr.. Rns
was interested solely IN the Humanitarian
side Of the purchase he had better let the
city officials settle the question OF Price
Il am interested on all sides OF the oues-
tion," said Mr. Riis The question OF pr,os
has stood IN the way for siv years The
city has broken its promise e us repeat
edly"
The city has never broken IFS promises"
retorted the Mayor. You are on the phil
anthropic side Of the question. ana I am
surprised 70 see you trying 10 have the real
estate men get the price they ask"
Alderman White said the only opposition
to the proposed Coney Island park was
from the storekeepers VINO were afraid
that in time they would lose all OF their
ocean front as far as Sea Gate
Or. John ". Brannan, OF Bellevue and
Allied Hospitals. spoke In favor OF sc-
quiring the Rockaway Beach property as
by thus doing the city would get the bene-
fir Of non-pulmonary tuberculosis sana-
torium that a private charitable organiza-
! ton proposed 20 build there
Mayor Gaynor said he had always UNDER
stood that the damp afr OF the seashors
was not good for tuberculosis Dr. Bran
nan explained that while IL was not good
for pulmonary tuberculosis. II had proved
/ OF great benefit in bone tubercular cases.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
OBITUARY NOTES.

Miss LOUISE WARNER, for twenty
five years a teacher in the Horatio street
public school, New York, died yesterday
at the Hackensack Hospital, following an
operation for appendicitis Miss Warner
was a member OF one Of Hackensack
oldest families.
GEORGE W LINDSEY, who started IN
the employ Of the Long Island Express
Company as a driver twenty-seven years
ago. and worked his way up to superin-
tendent OF the big stables in Long Island
City, died suddenly at the home OF his
brother, No. "A Sterling Place. Brook
lyn, yesterday, aged hfty-six years. His
brother. w. 3. Lindsey. is eastern passen-
ger agent for the Lehigh Valley Railroad.
The Rev. 6. RICE, a prominent Metho-
dist clergyman and editor OF the Guide
70 Homes" church publication issued az
Philadelphia, died on Tuesday at the
home Of his son. IN Seattle, Wash. He
was sixty-nine years Old.
EDWARD B. KEAR, County Register
Of Westchester County. died at the Kear
homestead IN Yorktown Heights yesterday
from cancer He was born there forty-dve
years ago. His father. grandfather and
great-grandfather were all natives OF the
place Mr. Kear LED the fight to compel
the city OF New York TO pay taxes on land
taken in the northern part Of the county
for an additional water supply.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
SMALL STRIKES SETTLED
Trouble on Great Eastern Lire Amica-
hly Adjusted by Taking Mer Back.

rcndon. Aug 21.-Numerous small
strikes. the aftermath Of the recent up
beavaI. have been amicaby settled. The
most serious of these. which threatened a
renewaI Of the general railway strike.
arose on the Great Eastern line, owing n
the company's failure to reinstate the men
in the places they held before the strike.
The Board Of Trade took up the matter
and tonight announced that settle
mont had been reached. the company
agreeing 10 reinstatc the men.
The consequences Of the national strike
are now seen in the heavy decreases IN
traffic returns Of all lines concerned. The
losses. coming in the midst Of the profit
able holiday season. are almost certain TO
lead 10 reduced dividends. Hence a serious
slunip in the prices Of railway stocks Is
now evident on the Stock Exchange.
The chairman Of the Automobile Asso-
citation. composed OF S5.0co members, with
a 90 motor cars. has submitted To the
Home stcretary a proposal 70 organize a
motor service 10 insure food supplies and
the transport Of troops. in case OF another
,.,itway strike
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01

Neither the introducers nor any other
advocate has come forward at the clubs
public conferences" says the brief In
opening. nor at the special meeting of
the Chamber of Commerce. On the con-
trary. day after day new 'jokers.' un-
announced, unexplained. undemanded
provisions. have been unearthed. and =.
Hampden Dougherty, who YVES retained
to revise and edit the former so-called
Gaynor charter, not only repudiates this
draft but urges its defeat, unless thor
oughly revised and redrafted."
thirteen reasons why the charter
should not be passed are given, the last
oeing that 1t is riddled with jokers. an
even dozen Of which are specified.
The Bureau of Municipal Research. t..e
directors of which had horrors in re-
gard TO the charter in their heads, ac-
cording TO Mayor Gaynor. said in a
statement last night:
The horrors mentioned by Mayor Gay
nor were not pipe dreams Of those who
nave pointed out line for line defects and
dangers In the proposed charter brt ac-
tual charter provisions which the Mavor
rep presSentauves helped draft and which
tne Mayor was. just as long as he dared
so anxious 10 preserve that he denied their
presence in the charter
ne cnarter did provide for destruction
on records by the Mayor. II did provide
to5 Iooung the treasury. II did not pro-
woe Tor burning the city becausef that
would have been like killing the goose of
golden egg fame. "
SUI the two horrors cited by the Msvor
WIN WIN scores OF highly paid lawyers to help
@ @LllIn are slight compared with the innu-
iiIeTahe horrors suggested by the two fol-
first-Ihat greater New York's Mavor
makes repeated misquotations and mis-
and '' PiOFisiohS'
Second-Ihat after merely touching unon
= teW eVlls he says he believes he has
covered everything and abandons the pub-
~ ne mas sworn to protect in its light
asalnSt hundreds of dangers that vitiate
sal public protest. -''i g
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
PARIS FIGHTS FOOD COST
Parade with Devices Demanding
. Lower Prices Invades Streets.

Paris Aug 31-A campaign which has
for its purpose a reduction OF the high
prices Of food was started to-day, in
Paris Ten taXicabs. their occupants car
rying devices on which were inscribed
demands that the cost OF necessaries be
lowered, paraded through the Champs
Elysees and other throroughfares.
open agitation, with some violence, is
going on in thirty or forty towns and
cities in the northern departments and
the movement is spreading 10 other parts
Of France.
Energetic demonstrations are being held
at ORLEANS, the capital Of the Department
OF Loiret.
Douai Department Of Nord. France,
Aug. 3l-Banners bearing the inscription
'Butter at Thirty Sous or Revolution
were borne in a procession OF 2,OoO per-
sons. mostly women. here to-day.
AS they marched the manifestants sang
revolutionary hymns
Lille. France. Aug. 51.-The General
Confederation Of Labor has taken up the
agitation against the high price Of food.
six thousand metal workers voiced their
protest today by parading through the
streets.
ST. Quentin, Aug. S1-Serious riots over
the high price Of food occurred here to-
night The mob wrecked and pilaged sew
eral butcher stores and set fire 10 one Of
them. IN spite Of the efforts of the police
request has been sent 10 the government
for additional troops.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
OBITUARY..
JOHN r, rETIEY.

Red Bank. y. J.. Aug. s1.-John 7. Tet-
ley. who for many years had been one OF
Red Banks leading citizens. died at DIS
home in this city to-day. Mr.. Tetley was
born IN New York City sixty-three years
ago, and came here wheh he was ABOUT
thirty years OF age. For Ions time ne
was the only newsdealer in town.
Mr. Tetley. who was an active Repunh-
can. had held many Offices. He was Cor
oner ct one time. was also Overseer OK
the Poor Of Shrewsbury Township, was
one of the City Council. and was mem
Der OF the Republican Executive Com
rlittee OF Red Bank He was a victorian OF
the Civil War and was a member OF Ar
row.rnith Post. G. A. r. He was Mason
and held membership in the Knights OF
Fythias. Odd Fellows and other organiza-
tions here.
Heart disease was the cause OF death
He left a wife and i've children.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
WOMAN browns AT SEA
Jumps Overheard from Steamer and 1:
Picked Up Dead

The husband of Justina Fight. who is
waiting for her 10 join him on an Arkan-
sas farm. will wait in vain. When the
steamer Rhein arrived here yesterday from
Rreren. Germany, her captain reported
that Mrs Fight jumped overheard on the
morning Of August % and was dead when
taken from the water II is thought the
woman was demented.
The chief officer was on the bridge when
he alarm was given that woman had
jumped overheard. The steamer checked
her speed and swung round in a circle
while boat was lowered, and the crew
picked up the body. Mrs. Fight was buried
at sea
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
THE. DRAMA
Rose StahI Appears in Her New
Play, maggie Pepper"

In his new play, presented last night at
the Harris Theatre. with Miss Rose Stahl
in the leading part, Mr.. Charles Klein
drops all the isms and the ologtes-all the
burning issues which keep the Chautau-
quas rumbling. He threshes out no proo-
lem other than that Of providing MISS
Stahl with a vehicle for demonstrating
again the talents which made her famous
in her presentation OF the chorus girl as
she is rather than as she is pictured IN
conventional theatrical fiction.
The playwright obviously made his littie
comedy. streaked here and there with not
TOO strenuous melodrana. to ft the de-
mands OF the star. The character OF
Maggie Pepper, the head buyer In de-
partment store, is a near relative OF Miss
sahrs earlier creation. giving much the
same outlet for the crisp comment, biting
humor. native wisdom and kindly heart IN
the woman who has worked and learned
and who can be both cynical and genuine
as Mr. Forbess playlet offered. Miss Stanl
dominates the scene whether she is the
downcast, overworked assistant buyer
about TO lose her job. the promoted ana
honored brains Of the reorganized house or
Holbrook e. Co., or the injured but not
over-resentful victim OF the gossip which
causes young Holbrook 10 break OF his
engagement to a society girl and gives him
an opportunity to throw himself at Maggie.
These who ike Miss Stahrs finished art
and racy naturalness had a pleasant even
ing. Those who like TO go to the theatre
TO hear the orchestra play also had good
time. for the musicians put in about fifty
minutes playing in the long, drawn-out
intervals.
Besides Miss stahls part, Mr.. Klein has
furnished a cheerful and amusing role in
Jake Rothschild. the enterprising jobber'
we'll played by Mr.. Kohlmar.
The cast was.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
CAST or MAGGIE PEPPE
CAN'T PRODUCE "EvERYwIFE
Ziegfeld Gets Injunction Against
Percy G. Williams and Others.

Florenz Ziegfeld, jr. the producer Of
The Follies Of 1917 at the Jardin de
Paris. secured an Injunction yesterday
from Judge Lacombe. Of the United States
Circuit Court. aginst Joseph Hart. Clay
ton White and Percy G.. williams, restrain
ing these men from producing as vaude-
vile sketch that part OF the "Follies"
known as "Everywife." The Injunction
was granted pending the outcome Of suit
for damages.
In his application Ziegfeld stated that
The dialogue and lyrics OF The Follies Of
1911" were written by George V. Hobart,
who transferred all his rights in the COM
position 10 Ziegfeld. With a fun knowl-
edge Of these rights, Ziegfeld charged, the
defendants have advertised that they in
tended to produce "Everywife" as vaude-
VILE sketch.
New-York tribune., 1911-09-01
JAPAN WILL Be FOR PEACE
Change in Administration Means
No Change in Policy.

Toxic. Aug 31.-Marquis saionji. the new
Premier OF Japan, to-day authorized the
Associated Press 70 say that the change
in administration does not portend a funda-
mental or material change OF any policy.
The government will, in all essentials, fol-
low the traditional policy, devoting itself
especially TO the enhancement Of the ma
tional credit and 10 the development Of In
dustrial resources.
In no less a degree will the cause of in
ternational peace receive the attention Of
the Premier. who positively asserts that
the government Will continue TO cult.vat te
the closest amity with all the powers.