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posale made by the Porte reached Lon? don a few days ago. The chlef pomia are. The armlatlce to rontinue durlng tne whole perlod of peace negotiationa; Turkey to have the right of revlctual ling all besieged forts, together wltb all detached bodies of Ottoman troops left ln Macedonla and other part-s of the penlnaula. and also the Turkish population in various parts of the theatre of war; Turkey to have the right of revictualllng by way of the Adriatlc and Ionian seas, in additbm to the ordinary available routes; the allies to furnlsh a safe conduct for this purpose by the shortest possible routes: the revlctuallins to be ln <ac -ordance with the needs of the troops and the inhahltants; the Ottoman con vovs to pass. if necessary, tlirough the forces of the allies. and the blockade pf the /EKean and Adriatlc coasts of Turkey to be ralsed. Moral Reault Faarad. The Greek government flnds itself unable to agree to the terrns, the ef? fect of which, it is pointed out. wou d ba to enable Turkey to accuimi.at. nf amount of food, mtinltions of war and coal throughout the theatre Of operations. In addition. the moral re ?ult that such conditions would _*?? hoth on the Turkish army and popula? tion. who would regard them as hav? lng been imposed by vlctorious Turke on all.es rclu- ed to Impotence, would be enormous. Aa regards the Bulgarinn position at Tchataldja Cbraaca offered Bulgarla three divlsions of fresh troops to land at Enos or any other adjacent port aiul also the entlre disnosal of the OraaK flert in order to force the Tchataldj. lines and bring the war to a close. This offer has been made more than once. without, so far. a.? rapljr ha*. - ing been sant by Bulgari... Ti.e i.reck Minister in London yesterday in an in terview said: ?'It is unly just that the CoUowlo. points. for whi.h l van aouob. *ouM ?ot be 10.1 slght of in judg ng the Oreek attitude In the latost develop mentofthesituation. Immediately be? fore the war the Porte approached Vanlaaloa with tempttng offers. w__bn_| to detaci, Graaca tron Oxa alllance, These were indignantly rejected. TOan Turkev declared war on Bulgarla and Servia. bBt DOt BpOB Greece. once more with tlie object of detachmg her from the allies. but Greece de larcd war against Turkey. Quite recently. Imme? diately before TUJ-M-y*s demand for an armistice. the Porte once more ad dressed itself to the Greek Premier with offers of separate peace. and again Venizelos declared he would 00 00 ?*> count come even to a partial undcr atanding without the full knowledge, co-operation and OOOOBDt of tlie allies. Fleet Decisive Factor. "(?jiecc.'s eantiibuUon In th. i raoaol wnr has not been coiitined to the un interruptedly victorious operation of an army of 140,000 men ln action. Her lot may Justly be coosidered "* the one decisive factor in the arhole war. With? out the preaenca Of the Greek ships Turkey would have been enabled with in ten days at tlie utmost after tlie declaratlon of war to bring her best troops from Asia Minor and Arabia and land them at Dedeaghatch. on the flank of the BulKarian arwtaa, thus rendering their magnificent victories nulte impossible. The Creek fleet also paraly-cd the whole system of Turkish rnilways by innrrupting the coal sup? ply. thus compelhng rcinforcemeiits from A.sia Minor to arrlve weary and footsore after long and exhausting mari hes. "One must also considcr the moral effect of the n.uch vaunted Turkish fleet not daring to show its nose out slde tbe Dardanelles in view of the presence of tho Creek ships." The questlon now arises what will be the effect of the armistice. Wttl Q-BOi " and Turkey conduct an actlve campaign meanwhile, or will Greece content her avelf with malntalning a blockade of the .Egean and Adriatlc coasts of Turkey and so preventlng Turkey revlctualling by aea? In this case the allies would in all probablllty galn by the armistice, and the eontingeney suggesta the pos slblllty that Greece's refusal to slgn tbe armiatlce waa by prearrangement ?avith Bulgarla. On the other hand, lf there haa been a dispute between Bulgarla and Greece the breach will be wldened by the latest devejopment of affalrs, and Turk iah diplomacy may yet win a trlumph after the Porte's fightlng power has been apparently hopelessly crushed. There ia a rumor ln Sona that a sug gcetion has been made to substltute Rumanla for Greece ln the Balkan League. lt is reported that France is trying to persuade Greece to adopt a less un yleldlng attitude. It is understood that flnanclal presaure and the exhaustion of their fcrcea had much to do with the willlngneaa of Bulgarla and Scrvla to conclude peace. In this respect, IF YOU eonsult the Room and Board Register of the Tribune YOU SHOULD find a suitable room. It contains a list of desirable Rooms and Board Wanted in Manhattan and Brooklyn. FREE upon requcst at over two hundred stationery stores and 320 Tribune Building NEW-YORK TRIBUNE Want Department 'Phone Beekman 3000. Greece, which secured her victories with less expense, ls better able to continue hostllltles. GREEKS FIGHT BULGARS Former Try to Take Town and 250 Are Killed. London. Dec. 4 ?A Vienna dlspatch to "The Dally Toloiraph*1 aajra that of ficlal quarters thorr- have recoi\ed in? formation that tbe lisson.sions between th eGreeks and Bulgars havebecon.e serlous, and that 250 Greeks were killed when three thousand of their troops nttempted forclbly to occupy the town of Serres, whlch was already oeeupled by the Bulgarians. The Vienna correspondent of "The Chronicle'* asserts that there are dis sensions between Servia and Monte? negro. Vienna. Dec. 4?The "Neue Frele Presse" asserts that the Greek Premler, M. Venirelos, has intimated to the Rus sian Mlnister at Athens that Greece would rather wlthdraw her navy from the ^Egean Sea and conclude peace separately with Turkey on the basis of the cession of Crete to Greece than to rt-cognlre the Bulgarian occupation of Oreeo-Macedonian districts. ADRIANOPLE MAY YIELD Turkish Commander Wants to Discuss Terms. London, Dec. 3.?A Sofla dlspatch to fhe Exchange Telegram Company says that the Turkish commander at Adri? anople has demanded the presence of tho Bulgarian Jelegates in order to cliscuss terms for the capitulation of the beleaguered town. NEG0TIATI0NS IN 7 DAYS Said To Be Clause of Protocol, but May Not Be Practicable. London, Dee. 4.?"The Times" prints the following dlspatch from Sotla: "The armlstice protocol contalns a (lause provldlng that the peace negotta tlons shall begin within soven days, but It seonis doubtful whether this will be found practicable. "It is understood that Bulgaria has abandoned her demand for railway corn munieatlon through Adrianople, Hs, owmg to the large quantlty of rolttOg BtOCB captured on the Dedeaghatoh line, there wlll ho no further dtfftculty ln supplylng provlslonw to Tchataldja. Tho construc tion of the proposed loop, avoiding Adri? anople, has boon abandoned, owing to In undations, and. Instead, a road has been completed Ortmt ()f Adrianople to De niotlca, whlch greatly facilitates trans pori "It is understood that Bulgarla no longer Insl.ts on the removal of the Black BM hlookade." a Conatantl-ople dlapoteta to "The Tlmes" say.? a report Is current there that ? crtaln of tho powers ad\ isod Bulgaria to sisti tbe armlatloe without the Gn-'ks ob condltlon that tha campalgn, if con? tinued hy Oreeee, should be locallaod ln Bplrua Tho Kussian press has heen forhidde;] to puMlsh any military or naval news without the eanBor*a peiiulealou, aajra an Odoaaa dlspatch to "Tho Post " The RBB* sian gunboat Terets has been ordered from PlnVUa to Trehizond. Discussing the question of QtUOh dls content, the Sofia correspondent of "Tho Post" expreaaea tha bollet that the Oreeka favor an autonomoua Maeedonla and Thrace. heeausc ln the eorrjuered territory, whlle tho rural popillatlOB ls prrdomlnantly Bulgarian. In the towns, (speolally near the coast, tho Qraoha are stronger, and tho latter are carrylng on a qulet but perslstcnt agltatlon against Bulgarian role in Maoortonla. ? it aeoma llhely," aaya lha oorrwpead* ent, "that Just as Bulgaria had plann-d for horself the brtint of tho war and the chlef share in the frults of vlctory, she must now face the chief share of the disappointnient, inasmii'h as tho eoBCee* sions Turkey may obtaln for her deience ot Adrianople and Tchataldja wlll moatljr he at the expense of tho Bu garlana AGAINST FREEALBANIA , Russia Would Agree to Autono mous Province Under Powers. Vienna, Dec. 5,?A "Neue WtO/a* PrOBBfl" dlapatch from Constantlnople says that the Russian Ambassador ha-; informed the Grand Vlzler that Itussia could not recognlzo the independen.c of Albania. At most Rusaia would agree to the establishment of an autonomoua prov? ince under the guarantee of all the great powers. SWISS PREPARE FOR WAR Filling Military Storehouses with Wheat and Corn. Geneva, Dec. 8.?JBVBB Switzorland appears to bfl preparing for the event uallty of war. The federal government is filling tho varlous military storehouses wlth wheat and corn ordered from the Unlted States and Canada. A large quantlty, consisting of 572 carloads. is on the way to Zurich from Rotterdarn, whlle other cargoes ordered by the Swlss government are still afloat. The hostilities ln the Balkans have had the effect of greatly rt-duclng Rus? sian ahipments of grain. CROWN PRINCE AT BERLIN Mystery in Visit of Ferdinand of Rumania?Guest of Kaiser. Beriin, Dec. 3.?Crown Prince Ferdi? nand of Rumania. accompanled by Gen? eral Albert Robesco, of the RumanUn army, arrived here unexpectedly thia morning. The princ-s was tho guest of Emperor Willlam at luncheon, and ln the courae of to-day and to-morrow wlll con fer wlth Albert von Klderlen-Waeehter, Imperial Secretary of State for Foreign Affalrs, and other Oerman statesmen. No announcement regardlng the mean Ing of 1'rinee Kerdlnand's visit has been made, but the press generally declares that it would not be wrong to consider it aa a llnk ln the recent demonstratlve eliain of v_-itn of courtesy, whlch, like the trlp of Fleld Marshal Baron Conrad von Hoetzendorf, the lnspector general of the Austrian army, to Bucharest, are lntended to mdicate to the )utslde world the soli darity of the members of the Triple AI11 anoe ? Germany, Austila-Hungary and Italy?with Rumania. The eonferenee of ambassadors of th? great powors r"-eently proposed by Pre mler Asqulth for the purpose of discussing the aolution of the Balkan problem, wlll, lf arranged, be held in London. Prince Henry of Prussla's comlng vigit to London Is, aeeordlng to the d?eiman Foreign Offlce, rut'r.-ly without polltlcal | ?lgnlflcaace $325,000 FOR HOSPtTALS Province of Red Crescent Does Not Extend to Cholera Camps. Con.'tantinople. Dec. I.?Thfl Turkish Rod Crescent has eollected and srent UttM* on the Turkish hospltals. T'nfor tunateljr, the province of the Red CrflB. coat Society does BOl extend to tho cholera camps. As a result of overwork. Miss Alt, who at one time was the only woman at tendant ln the cholera camp ll g? Stefano. has heen brought to th? Br'tlsh hospltal here. lt la not ^-2J*J_3^__?? is -ufferint from "holera. Several Aus? trian s^sters of charity are assi-ting tho BriUahRed O*oaa detaehment. which has b-gunWOrt There aro still many death* dafiy through lack of atuattoa. A ajw camp for invallded soldlers has been flB* tabllshed at Ban ItflfBBO._ RED CROSS AID FOR SERVIA Conditions in Constantinople Nor? mal, Ambassador Rockhill Reports. Washlngton. Dec, 3.-The American Red Cross to-day forwardod 11.000 to the ln i/rn_tlonal bureau for the aid of war prlsoner" at Belgrade. Servia, for Balkan "A^legSm received by the Department of BUtfl from American Ambas-ador Rockhill. at Constantlnople, reports that ?eneral conditions there are normal and that there is a decrease ln the epid.nm. of cholera._ FERDINAND RETURNS SWORD Gives Turkish Commander Pennia sion to Lire Anywhere in Bulgaria. Sofla, Dec. S.-King .'erdlnand at Klrk Klllsseh on December 1 recelved General Ynver Facha, the commander of the Turk? ish column which was captured near De ' TBfl WM returnod hl* BUOtiI to VWg I'acha. and told him that bfl could reslde where he chose tn Bulgarla. The TurK leh commander chose Sotla. I RUSSIAN9 LEND TO BULGARIA. St. Peteraburg. Deo. 4?It ls repotted that three JTfl?IBB hanks have advanced Bulgarla *.ViOO,000 on easy terms and have consented to juibsrrlbe for part Of the loan of 18,000.00 now being negotlated at Paris._ FIRST ILLNESS KILLS AT 100 Cold Fatal to Oentenarian Who Had a Son Seventy-six. (By T*1?-_raph te. The, Tribune.) Baltlmore, Dec. _.?After having llved 100 years 111. months without ever havlng requlred the servlces of a physi cian, Barnett Richelson eontraeted a cold about a week ago and died yester? day. He was born ln Russia and __d been in Atnerlca about forty years. |*P to one hour before his death -ie retained all his senses, and was able M rend and write. His last words were spoken to a grandchild. Richelson is aurvived by a son in New York Citv who is seventy-six years old; a slster in Washlngton. who Ifl slxty-eight >e.irs uld, atal ten grand ohildron and two great-grandchildren. PUTS COOKS^ATJHE TOP They're More Necessary than Governors, Says Marshall. Indianapolis, Deo. 3.?"Good cooks are more necessary than Governors," said Covernor Tlnunas It. Marshall to day in his address on "The PBTBOOBl Touch" before the local council of women. Ho added: "I do not thlnk thflTfl in uny one in this w'irld, BflKU from my wife, that ia more competent. than my eook I think she is wll flducatfld. 1 don't suppoae she would ne recelved at many of the ?ocial fuir tionfl, bul she does hc-r work Bfl it sh" iid bfl done. "ThflTfl is not l worklng woman ln this city that is dolng un honest work that is not more important to this staio than the Cuvernor of Indiana. All I havo to do ia to hold an offlce, draw n salary BXhi j?et mad nt any ono I doa'l like. The workers are the 0MI upon whon. our institutlons rest." POOR MAN AIDS H08PITAL $26,500 Subscribed for Min eola In8titution at Meeting. Oarden Clty, Long Island. Der ",.- A campalgn for the purpo.se of ratslng 1100, 000 or more to eyulp the Naaaau Hospltal at Mlneola with matrrnlty, children's and Isolatlon wards and other lmprove ments began to-nlght at a meeting ln the Oarden Clty Hotel. A man who signed himself C I C Bchnelder sent the flrat $1 from his home In Helmore. He wrote that he waa very poor. but that he wanted his II to be the flrst. On the other hand, rich people have agreed to glve public dlnners every nl?ht for the BM- and luaebflOBfl every day for the women who are to ralse ?aaaifljr. Chibfl of ton or more will sollclt BUhnt rlptlons for twelve, daya and an nnunr-e tho reuult each day. Biahop Bur ness, Herbert 1'. DflBBBBMI and Wilham 1'. Baldwln spoke to-nlght at the meet? ing. and 1.6,000 was Immediately sub? scribed. ORIENTAL RUGS Desirable Holiday Gifts The wideat possible range both in weaves and prices ____NTCo_r_TK\_*_N S^ 8 West 38th Street Onl j _?Gatl-n WISE 9Bi THIS. AT 4 Littie Fellow Recovers Truck Containing $5,000 in Loot. BAD BOY GIVES HIM RIDE Then Runs Away and the Tiny Driver Hunta Police?Other Lad Arrested. Tlia* proudest boy ln Br-mklyn to-rtnv |1 George Hm kley. four years old, son of an expert accountant. of No. ?9 1th Place. Yesterday, all by lils small self. (Jcoigie was reaponslble for tlie reeovery of a large tru< k, a large horse nn<l ilfteen bales of silk, valued at about JS.One, _]] of whlrh had heen stolen earller In tlie dav ln Manhattan. While the littie fellow ?a? playing ln front of his home about 3 o'elor-k I UtOOm went by, with a boy aboul twelve \ears old In th* dmers seat. The lnd loofced rather scared, hut flnally hmught the horse t" a Btop nnd nsked (Jeorgie lf he wanted a rlde. Osargk ?n? wllling. BBd rllmhed Into the seat. Then h<- drov along for a long tlme. he Baid. erOBStag over a big brldgc until h< came to NeW York. Then *he big boy hoppet off tlM tt_*ll and told Oeorgie io drlve up Ifl the n> Bl corner. The littie fellow did so. anl w<*n.|ed hla way through th<- m.ue of trafTle until 09 was forced to stop at West BrOOdWai nnd 4th street. H--re h? was seen hy Willlam Maher. of OtaOO wh-h Ylllage. who a*k<?d OBBfgM what he wns doing with such a blg tiurk. The Uttle drlv.-r said | blg BO. had told him he had StOtafl tlM wagon and ba WOt going to turn it over is ? pattcauaii Maher ralle,] P.-itrolman Kelly. ,.f tl" Merger street station. and the hor.??- and wagon were drlven to the Btaflon hOUBe. Tl.r-r. it vaas found that th" tru.'k was fllled with bales Ot silk Just at this tlme the MacdOUgal str.-. | atatton ealled up on th> lali ??' i na and asked if anythlng had i"*i*n aeen of ? mlsalng irm-k owaad by / T I i trookman, of No :II Theouason straal naniei Maboatjr, th. driver, had fl I Mnnding at King and TbOBipoOfl streets while he ate his lun< h<*>>n in a rostaO* rant Wh?-n he c-ime out the tnirk was gone. DstOetlVaS from the MBedOUgflJ street station started an ln\estlg.itlon and IsafBSd thal August Itelner. twelve years o!d. ut No I KlBg street, had drl\en the truck h?,iv ;it>..iit nOOD while Mabonay was eating Th. > wa-nt to the l.oy's house and BITSatad him I I said he had not latended 10 da nny harm, >>ut iras fond of driving lie said he had drivei, io groofclya and there plefcad BB >..nng Bt* Illl v and brougbl him ha. v. t.. Maahattaa and had dasartsd the trnch when he put _< his Aft?-r belng fed ln the station house by tha poli.emen George was taken hOTBa by his si.-t.-r .M.irgar.t sad his father. who had Le. n ?aarrtllBl tba clty for him. Ralaac was rBorgsil with favaalla da* iiii.|'i-ti,\ and takaa to the Cfelldren's Bodaty, SAUSAGES "BUCKING UP" Kitchens Improving, Says Led erle, but Need Watching. After an Invettlgatlon hy the Depart ment of llealth of > onditl.>n8 In Baosaga kttchens In this elty llealth OoOHnfs* Bloner Laederle aald yesterday that there had been a great Improvement over former years. The ("ommlssloner amlled at tha sug geatlon that horae meat mlght ba used for Bausages, nnd said Inspectors had found none. "Qeneral sanitary eondltlona." he de? clared, "are much better than ln the past." Rome of the B_BBBfl dealer* have asked that the Board of llealth remova aome of tho rextrh tlons on the productlon of sausage. but CommlBBloner I.ederle ?_td no changea would he made unle_s lt waa found that the rules were really SPOB-B slve The sausage men want to ha.e em ployeB wear llght blue garmenLs Instead of the white Hiiits now required. It is a perfectly defi nite claim we make for our card and filing equipment: The finest materials obtain able. Noteworthy beauty in finish and design. Sounder, more lasting con* struction than in ANY OTHER filing cabinets. Mueh simpler mechanical details. Mueh easier, quieter operatjon. WITHOUT THE FANCY PRICES. Telephone, Prauklia aaii Shaw-Walker 371 Broadway IIGH1BACKS ITffl ON HYDE'S INNME Deputy Commissioner Goes on Grill To-day Before Pris oner Is Sentenced. KEEPERS MAKE AFFIDAVIT Swear They Never Spied on Robin?Length of Banker's Prison Term May Be Fixed Soon. Betot. sentencing Charles H. Hyde this mornlng: Justice Goff will examlne Iu court Willlam J. Wrlght, Deputy Commlss'oner of Correctlon, to dlscover whether Mr. Wright can produce any ihing to back up his expressed opinion that Hyde is innocen! of bribery and should not. thcrefore, be punlshed. The court session promises to be almost as uncomfortable for Mr. Wrlght as for tha convicted Clty Chamberlain. Wrlght bOCkod water yesterday with conslderahle violence. A morning pap^r ipioted him Monday as saylng trusties in the Tombs had reported to him a conversatlon ovorhcard between Joseph O. Robln and his slster, which led htm to believc Hyde innocent. Later in the day ln- re| eated his hellef ln Hyde's (nnocence, while denylng he had de ilved Iii- opinion through the eaves dropptng of trusties. This questlon srai pot'tO liim yesterday: "You still bellevo, don't you. in the Innocenca "i yoor friend Mr. Hyde?" '-Well, tliat's for the cofirt to say." he aiisucre.l. "I didn't try him; I don't knoa " Witli tliis the deputy comtmssioner tled back into the Tombs, when.e he bad Just bwuad. He had by that tlme i ? \ l word tluougli Commissioner Whltney, his superlor, that Justice <;..ff ariahad to see him in the mornlng. Keepers Obey 8ubposnaa. Tho offlce of John Klrkland Clark. ? t Dtartliet Attorney, was in ftfltod "1th Tombs keejiers yesterday afternOOO. They had COflM obedient to the tubpflinaa - IIMd by Mr. Whttman, and ona and all mnde solemn urTldavlt they had n.-ver overheaid a convcrsa ti..ti letw.en Robin nnd his slster, had never eooyaraad with any one who bad, had never instructed "trusties" to spy upon the cnnvh'ted hanker or his vislt ora, had never. ln fact. heard, said or dODS anythlng In rclation to the Hyde , ase of t.i RobtO- troubles that was not m sui't compllaoc- wtth tlie law and tl.eir duty. Tliey nssured Mr. riark tln-y had always supported the Dltttict Attorney, so far as in them lay, in his cffurts to see Justice done to m.'ih'fa, ton, Thlrty-nve of these keepers made mi h alfl'lavlt. They will all appear be? fore the grand Jury, whleh will begin to-day Its "Joe Doe" inqulry into the udniiiustralion of the county'a Jails. The lmmedlate question to be decid ed hy the grand jurors, of cotirse. la whether Hyde has been the redpient of apaeta] favors as a Tombs prisoner. It ls expected they will personally visit und Inapaet tba "Cummins shack," in Whleh H\de has a room and bath. They will Und the "Cummins shack," so ealled b-Caaga the convicted banker and "pai" of Charles H. Hyde was conflna'd there a year ago, a two story fniiiie bulldlng standlng against the ni.iln prison bulldlng in the Tombs .-.airlyard. It has four rooms. War dana Klynn and Van de Carr llved and dlad la it Hyde OCCtiplOS one room on the sec? ond Boor, to whi.h is attaehed a pri? vate Lal li. Its onVlal name la the "hoapital ward." Two unbarred win? dows look out upon the courtyard. A piiBOB bed, two straight backed chalis and a deal table comprise the furniture of the apartment. Tho walla aro whlte waslieil. but the floor is uncarpoted. and there Is no wardrobe. The room has about three tlmea the floor apace of an ordlnary cell, however, and Juat otitside the door la a ten-foot hallway ln which the prlsoner may take his dally exerelse. To Examine Tomba Phyaioian. Dapoty ("ommlssloner Wrlght ex plain.d ou the flrat day of Hyde'a lm prlsonment that he had i ut him ln the "hospltal ward" on the advlee of Dr. I'runk A Md'ulre, the Tomba physl clan, who considered conlinement wlth? ln tho craniped dlmenslons of the ordl? nary etll would injure the health of a man the Bjgg of Hyde. Tho grand Jury will aeek inforn.ation from Dr. Mc Oulre OO this polnt. lt will also lnves tlgate the report that Hyde ls per initted to keep his llght going after all lights in the main prison have been put out, thnt he may arlse when he pleases In the mornlng, and that he recelves In his room In private conference his law yers and frlends, a tremendous prlv llege. But then. as Warden Fallon said: "This ls not a penal instltutton. lt is g houso of detention." It baa not been fully declded yet whether Deputy Commissioner Wrlght will be Invited to add what enlighten BMOt 00 can in person to the dellbera tlons ol the Grand Jury. John H. Stanchtlcld vlalted Hyde yes? terday afternoon. He said later thal to-day, soon after Justice Goff hud passed scntenco on lua cllent. he would apply in Part 2 of the Supreme Court for an order to _huw rause why Hyde should not receive a certlflcate of rea? aonable doubt. The law requlres that the District Attorney have forty-elght hours in which to prepare his answer to such an order, so the argument on lt will not take place earller than Fridav afternoon It ls underatood that Jua? tice Pagr, in Part 1, will hear the argu? ment. It was learned that Robln would probably be arraigned before Juatice Seabury for aentence on December "24, notwithstanding tho fact that tha for? mer controlling spirlt of the Northern Bank will be needed as a wltnesa for the state In several trlula stlll to come growtng out of the collapse of tha FOR CHRISTMAS It is extremely difficult to emphasize one of our optical or photograph special ties at the expense or the others. All ttore* are full of gift article*?useful, worthy, economical, appropriate for men mr women. Pricea abaolutely uniform in all atore*. Oa December 8lat onr 381*4 St. branch wlll rrnm* Um ajraora, Ihe frt-ck ??- eatlro bn-laeaa to be trrmaferred to oar new mai n aad emlr Flfth Aveaae atore, wbleh ia aow head?aartera. FIFTH AVENUE AT 27th STREET. 237 FIFTH AVENUE (27th St.) 125 WEST 42nd ST. (Nr. B'way) C50 MADISON AVE. (Cr. 60th St ) 104 EAST 23rd ST. (4th Avenue) OPTICJAN 255 L1VINGSTON ST. (Brooklyn) ,. #!T?;:? ??. t *.?&.*? New York i^Jbasa*^ i Northern Bank and the other Robin in stltutlons. The District Attorney would like people to know that Kobln's teatlmony la not colored by hope of re ward. Wanta Van Tuyl'e Help. District Attorney Whitman purpoaes askmg George C. Van Tuyl. Superin tendent of Banking, to produce what teatlmony he haa which he thinks may be uaed ln obtalning further lndict ments againat Robin. In his letter to the District Attorney, published yeater? day mornlng, Superlntendent Van Tuyl aaid Robln had stolen $1,000,000 from the Northern Bank. Mr. Whitman has never had enough evldence to lndlct Robln for any of the losaes auffered by the Northern Bank. The eight indtct ments found againat him, to one of whlch he haa pleaded guilty, were found aa the reault of his manipula tlon of the funda of other concerns. notably tho Washington Savlngs Bank. In partial answcr to Van Tuyl's 1 llflll? Robln'a friends were asklng yesterday why the Superintendent of Bankint? had waited two years to bring the facts he alleges to the atten tion of the District Attorney, and they anawered their own question by aecus ing Van Tuyl of frlendliness toward the CnmmlnB crowd, to whom his bank had lent ?50,0OO, nnd toward Hyde. Mr. Van Tuyl let lt be known that he dld no. conslder the lnalnuatlona of Robln on thl8 MBVB worthy the dignlty of a reply. since aeveral reputable New York bankB had "been atung" in the name manner aa the Albany Trust Company hy .he Cummlna coterie. He dld, however, feel Impellcd to make a ?>hort statetnent concernlng Robin a charge that the State Banking De? partment had enough cash on hand to pay depoaltors ln the Washlngton SivingB Bank a 10 per cent dlvldend. The statement ln part follows: Since the flrst 50 per cent wa.* pald to creditorn there never has been avallable money with whh'h to. pajr a 10 per CflBt dlvldend R niimt t,e lenr-rnberi-d that ' ever t$."?) In heM bv the HankiM* [?epart mer.t lor the first. dlvldend ot Ou p..-r cent nol yet paid on unflled claims. Tafl department also holda IVj/00 await Ing a de< re* ln a sult between the North iin Bank <A New York and the W'a.sh mgton Havlngs Rank. growlng out of th<i luaallna of nv>rt_a_ea between those two. lnstltutlons, In which Mr. Robln wa* tli*. coiitrolling factor. Kvery effort ls being P__de ' | Uiw i-.nl/lt." I ,.. , ? t -. . i; - tn r-nnvr.rf th* _? FACES LIFE ANEW AT 75 A Convict 53 Years, Warren Opens Cobbler's Shop. fBjr Telearraph to The Tribune.] Mlddletown. Conn., Dec. ;i?John Warren, seventy-flve years old, who was pardoned last June after aervlnt* fifty-three years ln Wethersfleld prlson on a Ufe sentence for murdeting hla wlfe, has opened a cobbler's shop ln the town of Wllllmantl?, by means of whlch he hopes to be able to support himself. Warren learned tne trade, tt the prlson, and ia an expert at it. HU chlef complaint ls the prlce of sole leather, whlch he flnds so hlKh that he fears it will eat up a large part of his proflts. Warren has great falth in his ablllty to make his llving, althouKh when he opened his shop he ha.l oniy ?1 laft He livea In his llttle shop, cooking hla own meals. Warr? n bai four brothers and a sister llving ln r.earby vlllages, all of whom would havo been glad to take him ln, but he prefera to be lndependf-nt. BAY STATE CITIES "WET" Elections Fail of Changes?R?pub lican Mayors Chosen. Boston. Dec. 3?No upst-ts ln the Itc-nsei vote occurred, aoordlnK to aaxlS r--t in the fourteen MRSh.n!: .--th < itlcs whlch held elt-ctions to-day. Twelve rt mained ln the liconhe colunui. In ill ex-j cept Taunton mayors wi.ro alflctfld. Inl r-uirs where national party I valled at- Repul'licuns aml tWO >? c-rats were successful. Progn tered the fight in three <>f tl Pittsfleld, Quinry and Wa.th.v with no aucceaa e\r?-pt in Qulney. ? they elected two eom The fight for sch<n?! committei Fall River furalatifld thfl Bai 1 IriK feature, ten thouaand wonn votes. Demo'-r; i WOB la/fl ot tn-; positions on th" schoal bomrii 1. Altmmt Sc (Un. WILL HOLD THIS DAY (VVEDNESDAY) A IHIaghly Important Sale of FURS & FUR GARMENTS made up especially for this occasion In the new styles and offered at EXTRAORDINARILY LOW PRICES ILAItmmt^(SiL THE BRIC-A-BRAC DEPARTMENT has in stock, at moderate prices. an inter? esting collection of useful and ornamental articles approprlate for holiday glfts. Included are mahogany art furniture, clorfts and clock sets, photograph fran.es, electric lamps, lamp and candle shades, smckcV necessarles, etc. Also tea, coffee and llqueur setti, and an interesting selection of Dutch silver. The STATIONERY DEPARTMENT is show ing a new and very attractive assortment of CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR CARDS Also FINE STATIONERY in fancy cabinets, especially desirable for Christmas gifts. A speclalty ls made of the engravlng of cards for vlsltlng, weddlngs and all soclal functlons. Monograms and book plates designed to order. Jfflf) Awtutr, 34tlj otifc 33fly JMmts, Nrw