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DASH BABIES TO PIEB
GYPSIES LAST STAND.
Fight Bitterly Supposed Deporta
tion to the Old World.
Tiventy-four Russian ar.d Rumanian gypsies,
' men, women and children, ail l-rillißntly arrayed
I:: native trd and yi.llfuv costcmes, foupht a score
of ia-.misrati<tj Inspectors and longshoremen yes
terday afternacn t-.. save themselves from depor
taticn. For twenty tr.inute:-- they created the wild
est disorder on t!*e Knsi River pier. No. S. near
' the Fulton K.r-.y. Hrookon. Ins.n:;e with the toil
<£ tcing tali*!' hack to tht < >'.d World, the m^n
anci wcniLn behaved Kk<- cornered animals, liitinj:.
kick . and scratclwnp.
The babies In the party si:!Te:e,i most. Their
rcothers. M thrush rerertlng to Pnvasery. punched
-,evon llic srna'l'-.-t with closed fi^tt--. and in coin •
instarcos lift r-<I the litt!<- cn«s hljrh over their
htadF a:i«3 dashel th^ni to Hip wooden floorins.
One yoiitg wonu-n. wl;o v. ire a sc;;rl"t turban,
cauplu tier chik% not more tlißii three; «>r fotir
months old, by the ankle and (lashed its head in
tht- fsre Of an insi>(»cior. A RTpsy fortune tellers
"Incantation }>ot \va«*u.<sfd effectively on the officers'
licads bj the fgrutne toller h«r:=eif.
When tlie mad crowd was finally subdued sev
« raj of tl;e chiMr»n- were BO seriously hurt that
, t!;ey may die * 11 the ship that will take them all
Xac'K to Huenos Ayres. A woman bad her teeth
Fmashx-d'ln and a yoiinjr sirl's liose and jar.- were
lrcker» TJic me: in -the pypsy hand were not
seriously hurt, trol several of the inspectors and
lorurshorctm-n eufft reU ba^ cuts and bn:isep.
There »crp ¥lx m^ti. ei<rht women and ten chil
dren in tlH> party. They have Wen a!! through
Sfiuth America, going from settlement to settle
rrent and city t.t city. The purses crew bigger
tfce kinder the t--:>r continued, for their nomad
cxisien<f and carious enstoras J»i > l > * >Il l**'^ Sl> much
te> tl»e Spaiiish-Amcr-cans that at every hacienda
Ism !■• vm.< m welcome.
. Tlie fat of the iand was heaped on them, until
«hii Arj:c:itin:i I:ad It^-n traversed and Buenos
Ajre s reat-hed. tiir>r>» was much silver in every
man belt and much jewelry ad'-rrinß the ears
fird wrirts cf tho#rf.uivn. They decided to live in
ttie Vni'ci Btatea s:id iiff sail on tjie I>ami>ort &
Hoit iinrr Tennysori from the Arp»ntine capital.
V.*her. Ellis Island was reached there was a smile
OT3 every swarthy countennrn-e. and they threw
trunks cv?r shoulders and hustled to the landing.
The fypstrs wrr^ detained at the island several
Oayr. pending Connnb*toner Wflliams's decision
o:de'riris their deportation to South America. Ths
smiles turned To frowns and black looks as the
■weary <Jays passed by. and th^ storm broke yes- j
tercay after they had lieen bundled in the tugboat
Tohn H. ?!tnmons. t" l>e taken 10 the Lr.mpirt &•
Hclt flocks, in Brooklyn, for their return to Ar
g-er.rina-
"U'iia excitement started amon? the gypsies as
' the ruaio: sproaii from man to man that they were
Ecizig back, not to Argentina, but to Russia. There
■was no extensive fighting, however, until the tup
boct hove aloiyjsldj the steamship and the gang- j
pianks were let out.
Tl-e fight from the deck of the tusboat to the |
pier anJ thence to the steamship was watched by
nearly a hundred passenfiers. One or two women
among them fainted. The moment the last gypsy
woman was carried aboard, the hawsers were
<s;opped and the steamship put und. r way. No po
licemen were en hand duri:is the entire rifeht, and
no ambulances were called.
The silvrr and jewelry vf '.be gypsios did not con
fiitute the oniy jirecious metals carried away by
the Verdi, for. below decks, in little wooden kotrs.
each holding J.>V>«\ was a shipment of $7,f><V»".
the largest goid Ebipxnent save one that ever left
iirocklyn. The coin will go to Argentina. It lifts
the total amount of p"ld chipped this. year to that
count:;- to the sum of S3o.OoQ.ttft
CHAUFFEURS FORM ORGANIZATION.
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SUILIvAN COUNTY THIEF DETECTORS.
Book* and Publications.
fiction number
THE AUGUST
SCRIBNER
BEST SHORT
STORIES
By
ma CRICE HE wli:tt
EDITH WHARTOX
K. W. HORXUXG
mary CHOLMOXDELEY
F. HOPKIXSOX SMITH
KATHARIXE holla
BROWX
MARGARET SHERWOOD
In th»- same; number a. stirring ac
count of
The Recent Capture of
Constantinople
By H. G. DWIGHT, , n r y .^- lln^
Illustrated
A Walking Journey
Through the Famous
Black Forest. -L^ l)y
FREDERICK VAN BEUREN, JR.
,. Beautifully illustrated In rol.tr
Beginning in October
MR, ROOSEVELT'S
own story of his
AFRICAN TRIP
2b mawta, 52.CC a year
CHARLES SCRIBNbR'^ SOiS. N. Y.
ACTOR OUTWITS PRIEST
"MUGS" HIM AM) FLEES.
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; Latter 's Rage at Sobbing "Alien*
Now Part of Mori tig Picture.
Moving picture artists, with one lone actress,
whose face was painter] and whose grotesque as
ant attire was covered from time to time by a long
cloak, descended from the; Rial to yesterday upon
; tile Roman Catholic Chapel of Our Lady of the
Rosary, at No. 7 St.-iU' street, and for a good half
hour t^i.-re, was. ;i wordy clash between priests and
moving .picttir"' promoters.
The moving picture nun, under thf direction of
a white haired actor who was recognized as having
played "heavies" in many prominent Broadway
productions, foisprht caut!oun!y for the pose they
were after, and with a smlle of triumph huirrled
away from th<- cliapel before th«- arrival of a po
lloc-man who was eummoned.
Sno'rtly after tlie sun had moved over to tlie west
in the afternoon, a larpe red touring car dashed
past Custom Hous.- and swlngirur around came
to a sudden halt in front of the Chap< I • ' our Lady
of the Rosary. Tt was Hie most "artistic" lookinK
place of its kind amonjr thr> many Immigrant bo
cM>r nni homes at the Battery. ;tn<l ii appealed
strongly to the white liair-d actor in charge of
the J=t;ig<' direction?.
The name of the chapel api>e:?rs on a larK<> Roid
slstn «s lone as- the building, ■■ .'. on a crescent
shaped sism over the entrance is •painted, "Irish
Immigrant Homo for <;irls."
T"<> men jumped out of the automobile and
placed the moving picture camera on ■ tripod In
front of trio chap»-l nnd the ••s' le director" gave
his ord.'r~=. The automobile then moved away and ]
all was ready.
Hut some oiip. re.Tlizir.iT what was about to bap
pen, ran into the chapel to inform the Rev. Michael ;
J. Henry, the partor. H. was not nt home. His
Kssislant. however, came out on the balcony, nn.l j
this was tW cue for the actress, who doffed her i
cloak and walked up the steps.
The assistant pastor, greatly enraged, ordered j
her away, and this apparently was just what the
white haired actor was hnpinif WOUld huppen. for
he signalled the man with the camera to turn his '
roll, and some fifty f *>« ; of moving picture films
recorded the assistant pastor In the act of turning
a "helpless alien" from the door of th* chapel.
The actress alien went from door to door, and
a man from the moving picture party, who had j
pre.-o.led her to the entrance before the machine j
was started, was on hand to turn her away, while j
the pictures were being made. ;
The girl cobbed; clasped er hands to b^r breast j
and made motions that s**f>med to express a .TOSS
between despair and a first attempt at swimming
■•For the love of heaven, what sil* tht- darlin"?"
said a sympathetic Irishwoman Who came out of .
a house nearby. "Arc thim divils trying to stnle ■
he;- away in tl-.«t taxicab?"
'No. it's a Yon" jrnm<." said.a fellow countryman !
who overheard her "Them's the moving plcter |
guys wld a chorus 2>rl."
•■Tb<- yotms: hu»»y." brok«v i" the Irishwoman. ;
"Pl'-nty of nerve she has «•>,! her to make picters j
of the church and take them into the thee-ater. ;
I»oes Knther Henry stand fur that?"
After the made-up alien had posed enough the j
haired a. tor. who meanwhile had been hold- J
ins back a lar*:^ crowd of spectators not on the !
payroll of the movms; picture rnnn. told •"» to j
(tit in behind his and with .i smile ob- !
served that it was ••excellent atmosphere."'
•All right . 1 have enough now. irlle," sal ! '
the man with^the camera, and with a bound the j
actretsS, the white-haired actor and his assistants
jumped into the automobile and started north up
Whitehall street. As he got into the car the actor j
said: "It was splendid, boys, splendid: Bo True :•> •
life! lletter than i expected."
Father Henry's »ssistatit, not res dng that th^ i
mo\iiiK j.icture machine h;id been working when he j
ordered the actress ray, was indipnant when be j
learned that he was in the picture himself. He said j
the exhibition of the pictures would be watched,
and if produced in public 1-sa' means would •>•
taken to have them suppressed.
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SUES D. LEROY DRESSER
Los Angeles Man Seeks to Recover on Old
Mortgage.
It. M. S. rutnam, attorney for a Mr. Lawrence,
who is suing. D. L«roy Dreiujer to recover «n a
rart of a fi»reolr>sod morteair* . said last night that
the suit was the 'esult of a visit «M to I>oo
Angeles some years ago by Dresser rind a man
named Everett. While then* thf two men met
Lawrence, who lived In the Western city. Dreiser
and Everett l»v«mp Interested in some mining
property in California, and when financial rtiffi
cultif-s aro*e I>rfsser, Mr. I'utnam says=. persuaded
Lawrence v> tak«- oat a mortgage nn tho property.
Sim-t- that titnp. .--coordin^ to the attorney.
I»ressnr and Everett have not paid interest on the
morijiHiTP, and Mr. Lawrence fV-<:i<lcd to foreclose.
Previous to thi« action. Lawrence had Fold the
property Involved', tint the returns wcr» not suffi
cient to cov«x; tho rtgag< He now peeks to
recover a sum ggregating about J2?".<:«v>. which is
equal to the sura a!l»-:r<vj to have been left unpaid.
Mr. I'iitnam Bays that he has proof that l»r<*ps<-r
answered the original summons and complaint
served upon him in I-os Angeles, but this Mr.
i) rf .sser denies, saying that he was never served
in the suit before and did not appear in th< Cali
fornia courts. Through bis attorney, Claude W.
<;<ji:ld. of this city, Mr. Dresser answered the
present summons arid complaint yesterday.
DOG WAENS MASTER OF BURGLARY
! Little Fox Terrier Acts in Time to Save Con
tents of Safe.
He is only a small fox terrier dog. la Jou-Jou.
I but he can have the best in the house from his
! master, Lo:cnz D. Kerney, of Warren street, East
j New York, for last night Jou-.Jou gave his master
i • aining that there were burglars in the house.
j Though the intruders escaped, they wore forced to
j leave behind them much valuable silver and Jew
elry that they had packed up.
Mr X rnej Is IrVing alone, his family having
gone to the country for the summer. He returned
home last evening about 7 o'clock, and when he
opened tile door he was met by Jou-Jou, who acted
strangely, •v i, tor .-. dog. He stuck out his tongue,
wacged his tall and grabbed Mi Kerney'fl coat in
his t*H?th and pulled him toward the inner door
His master suspected that everything was not
right, and crept along toward the: parlor entrance
on tipto". (Then he looked In he saw three men
working over a small safe, which cntaiued some
of the family Jewelry and plate Mr. Kerney did
rot hesitate, but quickly ran upstairs «nd procured
his revolver. With this weapon in his hand he
pel out after the Burglars, but they bad evidently
heard him coming down and rushed from the front
door. Kernel followed, but the burglars outstripped
bun and escaped.
LIKELY CANDIDATE FOR MOORE'S JOB.
! Dennis J. Donovan May Become Brooklyn
Superintendent of Buildings.
Dennis J. Donovan, who was Assistant Super
! Intendetrt of Buildings under Borough President
j Martin W. Littleton, will succeed David K. MoorV
as Superintendent of BuHdtonsa In Brooklyn, it^is
beii.-ved. ISorough Hr.sidcnt flrd B. Coler removed
j sir Moore on Wednesday.
i Another candidate for the <irti><- la V >'. : - r ,
i lin. Both men are antJ-McCarrenites. Mr. Dutiu
,.van comes from the 12th Assembly Uiatrict and
Mr. Carl In from the nth. Mr. Color left town
i yesterday afternoon for Minoßtop Hotel, near
Pawling, X. y. where his family is staying. He
win be away a week, and it Is expected that no
I appointment will I •• made before Ms return.
Henry A. Powell, attorney for Mr. Moore, an
j Bounced yesterday that he would begin soon man
j damns proceedings to compel his client's rein
i statement. Mr. Powell says that he wants a
i chance to compel Mr. Coler to explain why he
I praised Mr. Moore on. June 29 and suspended
j him on July 15. He thinks it was because Mr
Moore suspended Chief Inspector M 11. O'Neil and
asked for the resignation of Assistant Superinten
dent Anderson between those dates.
TAFT KIN DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE.
Cincinnati. Ju!y B.— William C. Herron, brother
in-law of President Taft. la to be the candidate
i for th« Democratic nomination for Vice-Mayor on
j the ticket headed by Alfred M. Cohen. Mr. Herron
\ is a lawyer, about forty-five years eld.
XEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. FRIDAY, JULY 23. 1909
HOISTIXG THE HAI.I- MOON ON BOARD THE SOESTDYK IN' ROTTERDAM HARBOR.
HALF Moo.\ ARRIVES
He plica of Henry Hudson's Boat.
Here from Holland.
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If Henry Hudson were living i:> New York to
.lay and were told that the Half Moon (No Si
i had nailed from Rotterdam on July 10 and had
■ arrived «.ff Quarantine last night, the late Mr.
Hudson might Use the shorter and uglier word In
addressing his Informant Notwithstanding tin
probable remarks of the bold navigator, tlw
naif M<»-ri did accomplish this remarkable tim»
between Holland and America, arriving hen last
ni^ht. without sail, on the d ■■ v. of the Kolland-
America freighter Soestdyk, after a passage of
twelve days.
The Soestdyk will come up the harbor this,
morning with the Half Moon iN'>> "> and steam to
her pier in Hoboken t<. discharge h.-r carp.!. Th
replica of Hudson's vessel, which made 4he t;u>
from Holland t<> America In fifty-nine .Ih\s, was
dismantled befor.' being put on board the Snestdyk.
and will not be rigged until the arrival «t K. J.
Benthem, an Engineer of the Dutch navy, who will
direct that work.
The Jl.-iir Moon will be officially printed by
th.^ representatives of the committee of patriotic
I>utch citizen* who provided the funds to build her
to the llndson-FUUon Celebration Commission, and
will play an Important part In the Hudson-Fulton
celebration th!s fall.
The reception of the ILVIf Moon and the Cler
mont, a replica Flotv»rt Fulton's first iiwr Bteam
b..nt. will t>i«-<ir on the s;un.- .lay. September rr..
with appropriate ceremonies In th« lower bay nnl
the Hudson River. These ceremonies will include
a rendezvous, mann»uvr«>s and a parade which will
be participated In by about forty foreign and
American war vessels and r. great fi.et of merchant
ir.ift, private ocean going steam yachts, excursion
boai« and motor boats.
Henry Hudson will h* Impersonated on The Half
Moon .lurlr.p tho celebration by Lieutenant I.ar».
«if the Put. Mi vjushjp Utrecht, and tin* male will I*
(lmpersonated by Mldsjhlpman de Moest-r, of the
rsame ship, while the crew of the Half Moon will
h<- mustered from tin- .... I'trechr.
On the day of the ofrl«-i;tl r»-«-e pt ion of the Half
Moon amrl r opportunity will be offord-'d to all Mho
cafe to see her as «!«• cruises In the lower l»iv
along the Brooklyn arid Statrn Island shores mil
up the Hudson R!v< r. Shi- will be tfljeen lat'-r bjf
easy Ftns^s op the river with the Clermont, anchor
ing .■ four or fiv" towns between here and <Wu
wall. whore both boats will »^ overtaken on Friday,
October 1. by tli«- rwt of the r.;iv«! pnrwd*. The
« mir«- flotilla will then proceed t'. N«ul>urK. at
n-Wch point tli'- repllcsa Will 1..' turned over t<> p
naval division arriving from Troy. TJs«- North
Hudson River Naval Division will then .s.ort tic
two replicas to Troy, stopping one day each m the
county seats ->r the six counties of N< -w York State
which border bfl the •!:•■«•
GERMANY TO SEND WARSHIPS
| Admiral yon Koester May Command Squad
ron at Celebration Here.
.Berlin, July 22. Tl,< German government to-day
forwarded Its acceptance of the invitation of th*
! I'nite.l State* to lak< part in the Hudson-Fulton
I celebrations in the autumn. Four warships, the
j names of w,hica will be communicated later " the
United States government, will represent Germany.
The admiral s>f the fWt, Hans Ludwtg Hainiut:d
yon Koeeter. has been selected as the naval repre
tentative of the empire, and probably will take
command of the squadron although hu. lias re
tired from active service!
Admiral yon Koester, who served fifty years in
the navy, is regarded as the father of the ' rermao
navy, and * xercise* an Immense influence in naval
affairs. He > an intimate friend of the Emperor
and is president of the Navy League, He had the
honor of having hi* I- unveiled at the Kiel Naval
Academy by th« Emperor, tins honor being usually
reserved for the de:ui heroes of the. country. I!'!
also was created an hereditary member of tl.e
Prussian Houae ot Lords.
WANTS TUGS TO KEEP LOG BOOKS
j Without Them, Says Captain Harris, Viol.v
tions of Law Cannot Be Traced.
Captain Irs Harris. In charge of the Steamboat
Inspection Service of this port, appeared before
Collector Loeb yesterday and called attention •<•
the way tugboat owners and captains perglate/itly
failed to keep their log books.
The law compels the owners and masters of ail
team Vessels engaged In towiuc In this harbor
to keep a log recording their day's work and any
special Incidents that, may arise, mM Captain
Harris. The law allows the tugs to work thirteen
hours ■ day with ■ i- 1"*-11 "*-1 '■ crew, and if more tin •
Is consumed a second crew must be put on for the
extra work. A tine of 'JSOO may be Imposed for
violations of this rule, ■""' without the log book,
Captain Harris contends, there is no record to
i<h<>w hOW long .i tug has been working.
He said the rule is being evaded constantly; and
within the last week be obtained enough evidence
to place the matter of violations before the Col
lector. Captain Harris said that the tug Union,
of the Fred B. Palzell Towing Company, bju n
fuafid to keep i log book, and that the tug J. r j
l,nli!ii.iii -was working a single crew for fourteen i
hours.
Fred B. Ualzell said yesterday that the rule
was inconsistent and that lie will appeal for ;»
change or * compromise to the National Board
of Steam Navigation.
PRINTERS' LEAGUE MAY BROADEN SCOPE
Nothing * short of compulsory arbitration and ■
Btrikeless age is the ideal „t the printers' League
of \nnerica, which will hold its first annual con
vention in thin city from September 23 to 23. Tat
league so far lias confined its scope to the printers'
trade and allied interests. In' three years during:
which it lias been In existence it has saved to the
employers and employes hundreds of thousands of
dollars through the amicable settlement of trade
difficulties. The methods •<( the league are pat
terned after the German system. The league has
an agreement with 1 tint employes of the shops rep
resented, whereby all difficulties are settled In a
borad of three trade unionists, three employers
and V. W. Gregory, the § secretary of the league.
In <•*«•■ an amicable solution cannot be effected, an
outside arbitrator is asked to give a decision, whic h
Is final.
Scores of employers representing other trades
have already asked to become members, and it is
expected that the scope of the league will be
greatly extended.
J. S. C. TELLS ITS SIDE
Denies That Whitridgc Initiated
Alone Third Avenue Reforms.
William McCarroll. acting chairman of the Pub
lic Service Commission, took Issue yenterday with
Frederick W. Whitridße, receiver of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company, in r»Kard to the lat
tfr's statement that be instnll^il ks-jrno-enter
cars <>n the Third Avenue line in face of the com
mission's objection, and that he put safety de
vices on the cars, by which the number of accident*
was greatly reduced, before any orders to that ef
| feet were Imned by the commission.
•■Mr. Whitridjre is mistaken In • •!>• state wients."
said Mr. McCarrotl '•Orders for safety «W !»•«•«■
were Issued prior to Mr. Whitridge'a appointment
.-is receiver, and the commission, so far from dis
approving the pny-as-you-enter cars in^intWl by
Mr. Whttrldire, ommended them In «r"nerfll and
criticised only me minor details of ibetr con
structioTi."
Mr JW'in went on tn say that in the two
years which have elapsed .«ln< ■<• the I'uMir Servien
Commission hoßnn its work thera has beef) a m
ticeable improvement In conditions on the street
railways of Now York City. Two year* «sr.v he
paid, the rntlro.ids and • •••• railroads w»r» kill-
Ing people at the rnt» of six hundred a roar This
mortality has now been decreased to )e«- than
♦our hundred n >»-ar. The commission believes that
Its supervision, especially Its orders for the over
hauling and repair of Ptreetrars. ... IristnllattoTi
of airbrakes and the equipment of >ars with effi
cient wheelguards ami fenders have had much to
do with tins curtailing <-f one-third in th^ annual
loss Of life.
Answering Mr. Whitrldgft's ■ m*nt la regard
t.. the Installation or pay-as-ybu-enter cars in the.
face of the commission's disapproval, Mr. McCar
r -II sii ld:
"In rrnarrt to the pay-aw-you-enter car*, which
Mr. Wliltrldt?.. -iays he inßtallvd In the face of the
commlulon's objections, thr«-e commissioners went
with Mr. Wt.itriilK.- to Philadelphia to Inspect these
cars, and th«-y were generally commanded. The
<-!»-ctricaf »n«lr!«-"r of th« .on'.mi«slf>n fo»ind fault
v. nil <-<-rta!n delailii of construction of these ears,
#nd the commission notifi.-it Mr Whitrfdrp of this
• ■ril llium, but did not raiso any objections to put
ting the earn Into >-• r lee. A copy of •!• rrport of
the e!»'-<-trl< al engineer in rk':ir,| to these cars was
M-nt to Mi. Whl!rld«v on March J. It*** arrtl In hi"
r<-p!y. ilnt.-«l March i. ha wrote:
'• "I ha\» your* of th«> 3d contiiining: copies of the
r«-j»ort of th«- electrical • iiKiiieer of the commission
upon the n« w two hundred convi rtible in of Hits
company. I am glad to see that in the main he
approves of them.'
■'Tii iii« fall of l'» n l the commission took up the
question of car r'-pair*, b^ins patisfled that «l»-f»-c
ilve »'iutpiii»-nt waa responsible for many «f the «c
cldontS, which were l unlssl with uppHlllnjy fre
qilency 1 . At thai time Mr. Wbltridge. hod not esi
t.-red the street railroad business. It was not until
January 6, I9ov. that Mr. Whltrldge was ma'!" re
celver for tl.e Third Av«ri'ie system."
P. S. C. MEMBERS VISIT SUBWAY LOOP
Not Satisfied with House Cleaning Ordered
by Commission in Delancey Street.
Members of the 1 ' < >llc Service Commission fn
sp^cted the rtrooklyn loop subway In Delaqcey
and Centre streets yesterday to ascert.itn what
! pr.Ogresa llad been made on the Delancey street
section. Acting Chairman William McCarToll,
Commissioner John i: Eustis. Secretary Tr.nis H.
Wiiitney and Chief Engineer Henry B, Seaman
made up the party of 1.1.-7 ■ t i * . n .
Complaint was recently made to the commission
by Ram Marous, president of the Public Bank,
and other business men in Delancej street that
the contractor was slow in finishing up the work,
that th* street was in »n Impassable condition and
that business was suffering as a result. The com*
mission at once told the Bradley Contracting Com
pany, which la doing the work, to clean up I)e
lancey street,
The inspection party found that conditions had.
been somewhat improved, but w«r« not altogether
satisfactory! In cn. c e th tractor does not live
up to the orders of the commUslon it has a right
to terminate the contract on notice of thirty days.
KILLED ON TOBOGGAN CHUTE.
Asbury Park, N. .1 . July 22.— Struck by one of the
cars on the toboggan chute here while he was re.
pairing the track yesterday, Edgar Cook, father of
Clinton H. Cook, manager of the toboßßnn. received
injuries thai proved fatal later in the Any. Two
young women were in the car el the time.
Washburn -Crosby's
Gold Medal
Flour
THE VERY HIGHEST QUALITY
SPIER CREDITORS LOSE
Court Hold* Assignment of Life
Insurance Money Valid.
Jostle* Greenbaum has handed down a decision
determining th» disposition of a trust consisting
of two life insurance policies for JTS.Ono on the life
of Charles 1.. Spier, confidential man to H. H.
Rogers, who was killed under mysterious circum
stances on May 7, i*"*. at Ida home on Btataa
' Island. The original trustee was Alfred Laatex
psjeh, •who was killed in an automobile accident.
1 Louis Adl»r succeeded him in that capacity.
Spier took out the policies, whir', were incon
testable, a short time before Ms death. Th»y were
paid. Justice Grecnbo.mii upholds the assignments
made by Spier.
Several credit incl-iding the New Torh Invest
mewl and Improvement Company, of which f*r'e r
was president, which wan In th» hands of a re
reiver, the Ouardlan Tru»t Company. Use BaaTSSBSJ
flr»en Tnut Company. James M. Qlfsßt4 arid Dot
W. Spier, widow of Charles- J*. Spier, put in ctoaass
for money due them, asking to be paid out of the
proceeds of the policies. Some of these brought
suits.
Just Oreenbaum orders that the trustee pay
10.1W7C9 to the receive* of the New York Invest
ment and Improve-;.-?-* <v>mr»nnr trwrard th« dis
charge of Ha lne>svcdaasa t<> the Guardian Xnj?t
Company. |2.50>) to BaffjasM H. Howe: 1 , on! M.43^90
to Mrs. Spier, who declared her assign merit of her
Interest in the insurance policies was not binding
in law. The court «ls<» restrains the other cred
itors from bringing further actions for the money.
ECeech. Loew A Co., brokers, i lsland MMM o»»-d
mi a joint nocount In the names of Spier and his
wife for dealings amounting to fanrt' l Oft. John M
nifford asked |BMH on an assign*.! Judgment fr^m
the American Exchange National Rank. The claim
of the Guardian Tru*t Company was on some notes
to which Spier forced the name of Alfred iirtaf
bach.
in forwarding the policies to the latter. Spier,
who died Insolvent, told LawMrtacli if anything
happened to him to pay out of the ITS- I * l the
amoun; of thft.niu <H Co the <;u«rdian Trust Com
pany. ..f which Bogenc H. HOW( Is secretary.
He also directed the other two payments m»w
ordered by Justice qreeahauaa. The court re. og
ntaea th*» validity of the trust treats d by Spi*r.
and orders that If there Is a residue it be distrib
uted among the other creditors.
The money paid to the Guardian Trust Company
was a:: indebtedness of the New York Investment
and Improvement Company to that institution, and
the receiver of the latter concern Insisted that it
be removed from the company's liabilities as paid.
TRIES SUICIDE ON LINER.
Woman Coming on Panama Boat Said To Be
Under Arreit as Dealer in White Slaves.
A wireless repot"! received tn this city yesterday
from the Inbound Panama liner Alliance announced
that a woman named Mrs. Helen Batfaewv, now !■
the custody of two detectives from this city, had
attempted to commit suicide on board.
It was said yesterday at I'ollce Headquarters
that Detectives Kesseimarh and OlMsaj were SMM
to the Isthmus of Panama to arrent a Mrs
Soil, who is accused of Inducing young women to
Co from this country to Panama and Colon on the
pretext of giving them theatrical employment. and
actually inducing them on arrival to i*n<l Immoral
lives. Through the complaints of the captain of
the. Royal Mall Steam Packet Company's steamer
Orinoco, who had two of the girls, as passengers
on his steamer. Judge Brown of the Canal /one in
formed the «1»f»»rtlv» bureau In thi» city, arid asked
that "Mrs. Soil be taken back to New York.
It I* said that the Mrs. Srenc»r reported by ;
wireless as having attempted sutctde Is The woman
Kesselmark and (Irlffen are bringing to New York
on the AllUnca.
SENDS SON TO REFORMATORY.
Aroused by his father of stealing ftfty-fiv»» suits
of clothing belonging to him. Charles tjahiasa,
seventeen years old. of No. 151 L«'j(Jlow street,
wan committed to the New York Reformatory,
yesterday, by Magistrate Breen. in the Essex
Market court.
Charles In th« son of Joseph Schles*, a eletksag
manufacturer of that address, who says' that
Charles was sent to s. firm in Canal street with
the clothing, but that he did not show up again
until night, when he told his mother that he had
keen held up by two Italians, who took the
"clothing. This story did not please the father, who
put detectives on the rase.
AE3IY AND NAVY _\OT£s
Government to Build Laundries at
Military Posts.
[From Th» Tribune Ruraau.]
Washington, Joi y „
AT TWO NKW YORK FORTS.-The qi-7
master general, who has charge of th» ctxist^
tlon of new buildings at army posts, baa'fi/^*
obtained authority for the expenditure of t£r
for building laundries at a number of the
Important military garrisons. Congress gomecJ*
ago authorized the construction of laundries Mn.
the work should be Joae by the governaJr**
Considerable opposition was manifested a . 3™
the establishment of government laundries w*
was proved that the work would not he anT _.
cial Interference with the business lnt#r«sts
neighboring towns, as at best the laundry m
at army posts was bound to be distribute amon
all the laundries and some of the community r*
j the other hand, it was shown that past eeoaon^
would rom» from the establishment of tB«^l«T
ernm»nt laundry, while the army .->ura*an> ■»■ _
able to convince the Wat Department and Co
Kress that sanitary reasons Justified their obw*.
tlon. Among the places where such building* ■*'
to be erected was Fort Slocum. New York. wH«,
Is a general recruit depot. Congress, howw,.
placed a limit of $I<V<W> on the cost, and it »,!
found that the laundry building and tti TTinuyi^
according to the plans adopted ; •,• the njr - >
master general, would cost more man CPjJjft, --.
at some places, owing to the Increased pri C 9tf
labor and material, the cost would be -•<tr»r t3,n»
Authority has now been given to build th« iaon.
dries without the former restrict on as to am.
and It will b« possible to erect laundries at FbR
Slocum and Fort H. G. Wright, another of tie
New York posts.
ORDERS ISSUED.— The following orders tan
been issued:
ARMY.
Major GJ3ORGE MOHTOCnaBIT, niikißin 11 repvtns*.
from office chief of -■-■.-- to c^rrmand •niiSS
Arsenal.
Major WtLUall 'i HAAS. -..-• artitlerT. •- »_
Hancock to lecture on coast fi»f»n'-i» to cad«t» «f
tint cl*»» of Military Academy, luntt 20.
Major ELJ.6HA 3. BENTON a-: >.*a«ta:a EL'^WTji a
DAVIS, emm artillery, to Fa Fra.T-tsco. «BHms>
tlon for retirem«ni :
Captain IUVL C HI.TTON. m»«ltral corps. ;j Wjj^,
tniron. ejiainlnati. n for promotion.
Captiln irr»<»Aß A. afA<"KUN. 23;h Irfantr;'. aaKat
charge <-«Kijrtructii?n work F«rt G*crge iVrtj*.
ll»ving greens' Lieutenant RALPH DT<"aJXSO9I 34
Infantry.
First Lieutenant MARION B. BATTLE. :omm ama«n.
on arrival In >■"•• York City, tn N»w London, q
relieve cwscaln ALTHfID HAPBS^f'.Ti. ut ami.
I»ry. from command el mir:» planter Gessss] Rajn
T. Frank.
First mslineni HARI/JW C. M'LE«">D. rae<lic«i >t«n,
cnriiti. honorably rilscharge^ from the rtrrfcg «>
the trn!t#d 3t»te».
Leave of absence: First '--•- ECXAIQ a
rfTAR<""F. l«th Infantry. ' "** rrOTt. 1 "*.
NAVT.
IJ.u-nar.' C. It REAR, ts Nirjf Ai-ni-mrr.
Ltonfivint C S. KKRRI'K. <seta<:he<i -r~»nd a*
Truxtun: to rntniuan i thlrtl gotlHa ar.'i :h» [*•>
ien<-e. v.c* IJ-uterant A. >: HOT*", ■• btsrna <
nsrrsßStMi
Knsian K. F. GROSS" d'ta.-h-l ••- TtIUMJStt. to tai
Tnjxtin
ITr.lm ;. HIS* R to temporary d-jtr nava: ttattoa. S«r
ra«anpett But.
Mldibipn en J fi OVDtXtXmr. J. Tv Mt.-RPHT. r.
H MARIAS. A. MrOLAdSriS an<l R. S. r.VT. t
td-h-i Naval Aca<t*my: horn*. »«ai" Tdera.
A«sia;ant Naval t>r.stn:<-tor X .• HAMTKR. Jr.. «».
fartie^ nai-y yaH. -.■.-. r-> na-.a: rjrat
Assistant Naval OPUtiiettt r> P. BATTLES MMM
navy yard. N'orfr»:k. To F' r» River Shipt-aiiiteJ CoSk>
par.. Quinsy. >!■*»
MARtNK CORP9
Castatn H. C SVYt'F.R an-l Flr« L.<>'ifnant M. t
SHBAUFJIt. <'."'-fh"i r.i'a! Btatlor.. ir.T"!u!u. A^at
ir> tn rhilirrtn^ 1
Chptnn R M Oll^<>N. rep. t^ •major ssasnt co>
aavksaal
Ttrs? Lfe.iteranr W. A. MNEIt. dftscked baasponn
•-> ,■ mniaivl irartne det»rhn>»nt 'h» Col«a£« *!«•
S*«n«l :.- .» I R S KIXGSKTRT.
rim :.■ ■'-'-• •*. A. ftWHX. il»*a«"h-«l ri.t E»
ton. •> tnarin* SSSTarH rarai mattm, '>-jaai.
Flr»» IJoutfnar.: R. R BUtXJVAX. .via!i^"-1 for ;rn»
First |js MMaSSH F P JJO^ES. prrpvatnry oriwj :>
Philippines revoke^.
First rje-ifenanf P. W. P BUIKC tn v ssansj a)
port to mator general corn m.i mar.'..
Fir»t Lie .»•: »- ■ K. A. OSTF.PMANN. cmnmisrtnßrf
S-^ond Uei,r»r.aßf JOHN MARST"N. 1! ,'.—%• ifi sstf
vorfj Mar* :»!«n.l. Aufj.«T 4. t« FUHpP*O»"
I«ave of sitissmi M«!or U J. MAGILL. tij month ft^a
Aogiwl 1.
MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.— The fol!^w!r?j
movements of rtsselj have b»«r. reported to ti»
Navy Department:
ARRIVED.
July l»- The Ti>vm>i at l«u»fi«w:». '■'■
July »>— TT.» r-ncket •: \Va?Mr»- r. ire L?fcaaoa «
iijtt ytn*M. New YnrM
July 21 T>!« dt'rm at K«-<«p.r»: th* Wolrerlna it K:i
!can City; the ?tan<ll«h at Norfolk; rt* >ta:r.» i: 0 "
ten
Julr rt-The Naaskaa at Hoo» K«r»; tl»« ' "P«*
■aaa m
9KXtXX>.
July 21 -Tli» Salem frm B'»Vn f>r Bwt^it. «3?».: tit
" vr»* ■»!>— (rr^n -■ J.«*t>h tot Mi.-h.tcan l:ty. Ik:
-.- Maine from Pr<->vinr«u>Tvn for B-**:v.b : Vn ''•*=--
t*h from N-rf^lk for Atim^'.v rt« V-OOW =«
I'i;»r?.-> '• rr-T f.-r tlu»««ar»«.-i»-^ .
July 22— The. <-h»r:e«u>n. th» flovinri. tbj ••J^t«-P
»r ih* I^enver from Shanc'iai '" > r.%-TM. c*
Alexander Irora Shanghai •"- <'*»'•»»*
Hi* ami place,! sat of »er\nr» at r»i) yar.. I .ess*
STATES TO GET FIGUREHEADS.
TTsslilngia July S.-Secr»tar:.- 3rey«f ***
ordered that the flffureheads. to t> a WW* £**
the warships* of thi» navy ?hatl be lent to the «»
or cities lot which the vessels arc r.m'.*«l me**
heads taken from the foilowins; s'.'.ip* w! -* *" rt
The. South Carolina, the Orec^rt. th« iowa. "**.**"
le}|rh. th» North Oarolir.a, the Kentucky, '-' CsI *
rado. the Missouri. the Nebraska, the lfir.r.e*3tl
th- Denver, the Kansas. the South Dakota, C»
I>iu!i>iana. the Mtsstsstppi, th« Idaho; tIM Al36^
the Montana, the Tankton. the Ohio, tbfl CaestxSr
cut. the Rhod? L-land. th« Massachusetts iad *
Ualtlniore.
GA9 REFUND SURPLUS §75.271
Most Consumers with Known Addresses Ik*
Been Paid— Shields Asks Instructions.
Commissioner Shields, in charpe of tbs -'* | " (
bat* fund, BBBMSJBcaa yesterday that th« StaaJJ
Oas Light Company, which ha.l ftnish-J its «?
mer.ts fa jcas const:: ha t l a rr^v.-i-jsa^t-'
claimed balance amounting to JT^.IT^ SO. A - li:a^ i>i> ,
court for Instructions concerning this auoeT, vf*
mtsstoner Shields says:
f»r Tuesday. July *». IW. a.: taoaty Jue tc> <£
sumer* had ! e«-n repaiil. exo*»i>t J>:.rrrv>». * r g.
$2,91A04 Is covered by a!le<tfcl fcsaUCHro*"^*. TTZL
which It has not yet been rtetermtne-l •*T?5
ittjmor or asatgnee vheuld r*c^r« !t. .md ny »
davits of claimants which have n>-i o^>n & *■
In proper form or the validity of " r \* .1 irtty
been determined. Kxeept for rfci." R-*'^ •* J^jjT.
<-r.ti«:']Tner whose present ».|.lre.«-. has i>**'i "; _^
laSBOOI either by the special master .>r W. ,^,* |S
compaJiy. had l>een paid. CXtCPi *"' "' - c "ll^frj!
were presente-l within the? previous . ''"-■; "*» 9
hour-", which would be paid in th« ■■•■1 -
current week.
The commissioner adds thai inquiry h^*^
made for the nii.^tne; esjßjssja --- b'^t *«as»«
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