vice paj chief of the Brotherhood ofLocomotlv*- Firemen, has l*-«n in this

Xumber Demanding. 10 Per

Cent Increase in Wages May

Reach 188,000.

Two other railroad liritharaissa. Itv.-as learn»-d on comprtent authority lastevening, fcave decided to Join the 10l.<»K)

nirmber*. of the Brotherhood of RailroadTrainmen in the demand on thlrty-twa

Eastern railroads for a 10 per cent ln-t-rtasie In wages In the event of "strike this, would involve about lM^t*men.

The two new organizations Inthe nsrhtare ha Brotherhood of Locomotive Ptr-rnen and tae Order of Railroad Con-ductor*. The firemen's brotherhood hasabout IMWaaeanarrs and the Order ofIlallroad Conductors 37AM

•members In

the East, and the three bodies will*tandtogether inenforcing tbe demands.

The Brotherhood of lx»coniotl\c En-gineers and the Order of Railroad Teleg-raphers mill not joinin this combination,

and If they make any demands ea< h willait independently of the other brother-huuda.

U was Ktrnni that Charles Wlkaaa.

MOKE TO AbR RAISE

FIKEMES A\D t()\-

DICTORS IS FIGHT.

In black and white, in,! to colors.

Mezzotints in Colors by Ed^ardiEtchings

by Kr.MRK%M»T. WBftWTI.BK. Cut.RON. HAH;awl other eminent artbt*

220 Filth Aye.. BeL 26th & 27th Su.

CALLS WATSON CAD

FOR \ /-.l'' DORMITORY.jPrinceton to Have Specifics- :

tions Drawn Up.Princeton. N. J.. Dae. « (Special) Ths/Ji

j board of trustees nude definite -TinasssTl! ment her© to-day that sufficient money hasj been given to the university hy the unasl

•'to warrant th*drawing up of saeeMratssaa 1

I for the erection of a new dormitory. rh*^ t| new Ballailii will take th« form of *n aa-I tension uf the Bouthern side of the cmia, of which the Sage dormitory. n ,w nearias: completion, f-.rrr..- a part.

Th« construction of this latest addsttsa; Hi to the buildings will be one mare ste;> :!toward the completion of the new archi-

'•'tartural development of Princeton as ]-aw

i up by Mr. Cram, • INew York <•!:>•. Tli«; original plan provide.: for Qm .... of part| «.f this southern section, «• well as thtItransverse aajsMfeaas which are yet to b«

constructed, as the new hal'.s for the an*.

Ivatstty commons, but the trustees ha>»idecided to modify the plans slightly la,*1

!matters of detail and alas to u>« \u25a0...., new*'

[ section as a dormitory.The new dormitory is to Ivave three «n» j

j tries, all opening Into the Inner courtyard1

Of what will ultimately be a large quad-i range and will contain apace suSlcient forj about forty-five occupants. This section,

'

; combined with the buildings upon tt»*

I southern and eastern sides of the cocrt>

| yard, the gift of Mrs. Russell Sage, wtlaccommodate practically 130 sen. i« ij

I expected tnat the new building wtu %ready for occupancy at the opening of oti-leg* In th* fall of the year 1310..

Private Citizers Assist inCittuuag OstGaablers.

Joplln. Mo.. Dec. «.—The Connor Hotelj was raided by Mayor Guy T. iiuniea, pa.; trolmen and private citizens last nigktj From one of the rooms a roulette wneal'

was taken.Vv*lFirey and Walter M!!:or. who weiv>

| in the room at the time, were arrested'and a warrant for the direst of F W.

! Young, manager of the hotel, was issaat,*

ELLI3 JURY STILL OUT.Uttle Rock. Ark Ir a—Tha JBBS ti

the trial ai f» v :-: ita»murder of N P Wi:. :-.apoljs, re-ported to-day that MbbJ »a»« .rr:*ble Isagree upon a verdict, after bains; aat anteSaturday evening. Judy* I-ea sent rhe Juryback for further delir>erat: r.

Dr. Aked Says He Hopes

English Poet Is Insane.Tb« Rev. Dr. Charles F. Aked. pastor ot

the Fifth Avenue H«pUat Cnurch, confinedis expressions to forceful prose yesterday

Inan attempt to da Justice to ala fellowcountryman. William Watson, the poet.

There was. therefore, method. Ifnot music,

la Dr. AkasTs inmailsg op. He took the

.'••..: view that the. enw impressive

poet must be Insane, else, mid Dr. Ahsd.he certainly we«ld not have done those

things that he had done since his arrivalInAmerica. . The poet must be Insane, he

continued, and Ifnot. wby-It was too bad

to have to say it-Mr Watson has) shown:tmself to be a mean, spiteful, malignant

cad!

"Ishall have a very poor opinion of those

American* who suffer ...n. to darken their

doors." said Dr. Aked. Tor years Ihave

teen an admirer of the principles and opin-

ions, of William Watson. Ido not know

him personally. et Ihave thought that Iknew him Ultimately. 1 have frequentlyquoted him. V'). will Cnd selections from

els pe«sas la mi books. Ihave adsmtredhtm for years with a tn—admis and

wholehearted admiration That Mr. Wat-

kon sho*ild repeat the conversation that hehad with Miss A>julthpasses all belief. Ishould be profoundly thankful if he wareInsane and not responsible for this am*-Ity."

Dr. Aked said that he did not know Mrs.

\u25a0 \u25a0Utillli. but. of course, bait known of her.

-Mrs. Asqclth has said nothing." he con-tinued, "done nothing that a refined andgracious —ii of the world might not say

or do. The fact thai Mr. Watson shouldbring those letters across the Atlanticshows premeditation. The. fact that he

could give out a signed statement empha-

sises his intention, and now that he hasdone It. what does itamount to? There Isnot the lessons* suggestion in the Uttersto Justify a moment's resentment on thepart of Mi. Watson. But that he shouldrepeat the conversation that he had with

Miss Asquith passes belief"Iam still English enough to be bitterly

ashamed that a famous Englishman could

do a thing s» mean and disgraceful Ihavebee* on the same side as he Is In the greatnational controversies to which he has re-ferred tn various interviews. During thelong drawn »«rony of Armenia Iregarded

him as a prvphst of God!"He seemed in those days, according to

Dr. Aked yesterday, the one great Englishvoice. -And to-day." he added, "only abelief that he Is Insane can restrain ex-pressions of boundless contempt for him. Iwould rather think of htm as dead, withglorious achievements upon his records andhonor unstained, than to know him forwhat he appears to be to-day— a spitefulgossip, a fool and a cad!"

Fits Nigel, a frequent contributor of verseto The Tribune, pays his compliments to

Mr. Watson In the following:

liwoman has a serpent \u25a0 t>w«ueThere's vary raw who know It;

Tet Watson tell» us If 19 true.And seas sis hast to show I*.

Although th* serpent » hated beenFine* time of Adam's fall.

"How sharper than a *erp»nt't tooth"la loogtta that s tiiipsd with rail.

rrrz xigei.

H. V\'underlie!. & Co.Rare Mezzotints

MAYOR LEADS IV A RAULPROPOSED ELIMINATION OF PARK AND WIDENING OF WEST 10 STREETThe drawing snowa a plan suggested by

Charles It. Lamb, the a-chltect. ex-presi-dent of the Municipal Art Society, to ar-cade West ttC street and to eliminate thepark and rearrange the tracks in OreeJey

Square no at- to Improve traffic conditionsnecessitated by the opening of the newPennsylvania Railroad Station The Trib-une publlFhed an article on the subject on

TnursdavThe drawing also shows s proposed re-

arrangement of tracks la Herald squareto conform to the plan for Greeley S<iuareand elminate Urn dangerous diagonal.:osa:ng at 34t1; Sixth avenue andTlroadway bf «•« ingliiK t tit- t«ld Broadwayline to the Bj*aat at 32d street on to theSixth avenue itr.es and then to th*

at 35th street from the Sixth avenue lines

back to Broadway.In this proposed change not only is the

triangular crossing elmlnated at 34thstreet, but extra space Is secured for theopen esplanade between Sid and 3:.dstreets on the south and 34th and 33thstreets on the north.

The plan of Mr.Lamb will soon be pre-

rented for consideration to the Manhaxtan

Central Improvement Association, recent-

ly Incorporated to develop, improve andprotect property tn the section between31»t street and 36th street.

Among the directors of the associationare XV. R. H. Martin. Uidor Straus. OscarHammersteln. Roderick M. Cameron.George *'. Bold: and Isidor Saks

MIELDON REMOVEDContinued from ftr«r pare.

EXPLAINS WAGE DIFFERENCE.Some of the railroads involved in the

demands have members of the Switch-men's I'nlon of North America in theiremployment as well as switchmen be-

;\u25a0. :r.-.i: to t!:«> brothThood. l"p to lastnight not* of then had struck on trains

:•••». with the ...... \u25a0

Jt \u25a0M statt-d tit the office of the ErieIlai'.road that its switchmen have notstrurk at Chicago. wheTe members of the

\u25a0Ms t!i»- railroad companies and theobbc-*- of the brotherhoods hoped for;*\u25a0«<-«• yestrrday. the feeling was th»t

conditions in t!:e Cast were looking i*erl-ous Tlm.iumpsfitss mill not discuss the

••tuaiion pending the actual receipt ofthe demands, but it Is known that all thecompanies have bera Informed that th*orn-.ii.ndii w ill »>e made, and that the Oss>>••* Manager*" Association, which rep-rcevnta most of the trunk line* in theCast, hat cyme to some kind of informaldfcifion of 'at kind could not be

learned.

city «-vera.l time* recently and Is be-lieved to have been in touch all alonjr

with th*- local divisions.I'ntjithe ne»« that the. three brother-

hoods !.ad practically joined hands Inthe demand* leaked out last evening

\u2666•very rftatt was made to keep the rant-ter secret.

Store Open Unul 6PMDirectly on the InterDorougr. SuDway

Kwltrhmcn'* I'nion are employed by theKne. In -

isisMisrtnii of the fact that the Eight Car Line*Each Way ta Stars

ExpressElevators

To Restaurant

•*ro«d»«r Sidt»h Building

? case fstl free to

avail yourseli o! the

rest' rooms and caa-forts of this stars.

MIGHT CAUSE «X)AL FAMINE.Thf possibility of v ccncml railroad

«tr!k« in t!i» llani hu* caused some anx-iety umong th»- t-oal morchants her*.

The Rjwltchraen in t'hipago and othering railroad cemr»-s where •.a* branch•'IT t<> «-v«t>- point of the compass havetnu-h huraer work to dr» trutn th«- NewYork c» itihrnt'ti. New York b»*lr.g onlyit t'-rmituii. \u2666>xt-e;-t for local rokdi Th«wurk 1> <-cirrjjilicatt-d in «'hicago and r«

-<juir"s thf b»rt i«im* of bbm who get th*highe«t wagt-s.

ewitcfcnien in Chicago are hiptier paid

th*n those 'n New York, the following

rtatemrnt was madt :

PIERCE EXCEPTIONS OVERRULED

Legality of Woman Notary Upheld in

Texas FroMcntion.

They are of leather, in wonderfully exact facsatllto: Antique Cordovan art screens. Painted and illumi-nated :n transparent colors, metals and lacquers.

Richly ornamented and adorned with medallionCourt pictures, in the styles of Vcmis-Martin, Wattemand other French and some Dutch) masters.Third Gallery. New Build

An Especially Fortunate Day

Among Christmas UpholsteriesEVENT No. 1

A Division of Profits on "Frou-Frou"Portieres, at 54.50 a Pair, and a Few

Tapestry Couch Covers at 52.25These represent a special clean-up of the last pieces from a mill

and the selling price is less than manufacturer's cost.

EVENT No .60 Illuminated Screens to Sell at S :

A Price Less Than WholesaleThey come to us from an atelier whose chief em-

ploys a large staff of artists and wished to keep tbemengaged through a recent dull period. Ordinarily theysell at $55.

"Th»- people who have thfir p«ti louse*wry likHybought all the coal last springttat th.y needed to last them through

tii* wintt-r. but th-rtie who live in tene-

ment bOOKf ar> in the habit of buyingth*ir fu«l by thf bag. and thry t-rrtaln!y

hfiv* nnt laid la an adequate fjpply.Thf li.rcfM lightingcoirpar.>' in the city

hu •> li-rp»- amount of coal on hand and<-oi;ld probably ft along for a long timewithnui ar.y addition to its supply, butpractically *very other inarufacturingr«nc*-rn tluit Iknow of would have tohhut flown after a few days

\u25a0'Thf l^rir*' «Slce buildings downtown.v. L.i( h mak« thrir own Ugtit ;ind produce» thf tif«-*-saary p^w*-rto rm their ownclrvatoTF. would \#- s»»v«-rrly hit. as vt-ry

f»w ct»uld Keej> on for much more than avode"

"Nm York would h*> crippled inside ofa >vc*k If th»» railroads- fntering the city

\u25a0tn tied up." Kuld P, I*. Burns yester-day. "Then ..- no way of storing cialin th* city an th* amount needed Is s«>rnorraou." and the available sp*re> is nut

<ir.!y small but exceedingly expensive.

Th«- ku;i;i!v now on hand would not lastnvr*' than a we*>k or ten day* at theniost. Main of the mifroads have plen*v04 '-onI.hut it ipstored mostly out of therlty.and v hat culd they d<» with it iftheir employeii w«-r»- not villinF to bringIt to a point irom which it could be dls-tr:r>utf>J*

Coming Conference in Pittsburg WillFight Opes Shop."

PMajssjaaj Pec. «.—Tlie presidents if thevarious organizations affiliated with theAmerican Federation of I^afior will meet Inthis city on December 12 to take ti'-tionagainst •••

"open «hop" policy of theI'nlted Majtsa Steel Corporation. Especialattention m-i!l be given fa the strike* atBridgeport and Martin's Kerry. Ohio;Wheeling. W. Va.. and Pittsburg. In theplants of the American Khf-et and Tin PlateCompany.

The present strike i*a struggle for lifenn the part of the Amalgamated Associa-tion of Iron. Steel artfl Tin Workers againstthe steel corporation The meeting herenext *e*t. «Ip authorized by the Torontoconvention at the solicitation of Presidentli<Ar of the Amalgamated.

Bridgeport, Ohio. Dec. «.—Orders reachedhere to-night for the removal of half of themilitia from the tin Ktrike zone. Six hun-dred aaafh i willb* left here to guard the-ttn» -Standard rr.'.U*. To-day passed without a elgn of disorder among the strikers;

and their friends.Huge electric lamps placed at intervals

along this side of the Ohio River, divid-ing, thi* state and West

'Virginia, were

utilized to-night by the itia in search-ing the West Virginia shore for reportedbands of pert-r.ns bent on firing on theroi'.rtlarr.ert under rover of the darkness.

The .^tua-Standerd plant vill attemptto operate fie latter part of the week withimported workmen brought from Pltts-turg.

TIN WORKERS LAST STRUGGLE

Mayor Sanderson of Springfield to-day, andappealed to him to use his influence to pre-vent further evictions.

STRIKERS WILL ARBITRATE.

Girl Waist Makers by Vote Agree to

Proposed Plan. mMarcus M. Marks, president of the Na-

tional Association of Clothiers, who sent aletter, signed by John Mitchell as well ashimself, to President 1. B. Hyman. of th«association, suggesting a plan for arbitra-tion of the waist makers' strike, spoke yes-

lerday to the Associated Waist and DressManufacturers at the Hoffman House.

Mr. Marks said that much sufferingwould be caused among the workers If thestrike was not speedily ended. After hisspeech it was decided by vote to agree to

the arbitration plau. which provides for acommittee of six arbitrators, and a letter

»as rent by President Hyman to Mr.Mitchell and Mr Marks to that effect.

There were more fight* yesterday betweenstrike pickets and non-union employes.Jennie Klosknwsky and Oussie Romenoff.\u25a0»•• strike pickets, were arrested on thecharge of assaulting Jacob Rosenberg, anemploye of Hlumenthal Brothers, at No. 169Worth street

if a strike of switchmen, issued a state-

ment to-night declaring that there wouldbe no 'gloomy Christmas" for any onebecause of Inability of the roads to de-liver Christmas freight. At the close oftrie rtxth day of the switchmen's strike."r*m4m the general managers' statement,

"we have shown greater progress thanany day since the striae vas called.

"Trie railroads at no time have teenapprehensive of any controversy in deal-ing with other organisations, and thelabor leaders themselves to be met In thefuture undoubtedly have the same attitudetoward the railroads. The time la at anend when labor organizations pursuing

fair end businesslike methods cannot hitside by side with the higher ciScer* ofthe railroads and dif»cu** In common theirdifferences

"

The railroad i^tnagers' conference com-mittee i* now nt work obtaining neces-sary authority from the various railroadlines involved in the Northwestern striketo meet a committee from the Switchmen'sDajaai

NORTHWEST TRAFFIC MOVES Art Sectional BookcasesToday we will show the commendable features d these Ste-

tionai Bookcases for the home, including the three oi""units.

'\u25a0

>A'(.uiii^ the "Ideal" Stvh- Um4 in a Hull

These home-types are the 'STANDARD.' the MISSION"and the "IDEAL."in which we exhibit SIX DISTINCT PAT-TERNS of art glass doors.

Their three mechanical features have made Sectional con-struction one of America's largest enterprises.

Also, the new base "units" with sanitary legs, which enableyou to SWEEP without moving the bookcase.Representatives will show many combinations, such asDesks. Drawers, Lockers. Music Roll" Cabinets, etc.. as part ofthe bookcase.

SnK&estiim>4n<l prices without obligationtopurchase.Seventh Gallery. New Building.

Judge Calhoun said the exception to a1 woman notary hi the matter of the affi-! davit was not wel! taken, because the con-] stitutlon of Texas doe* not prohibit a wom-i an from serving in that capacity. TheiJudge ruled that the affidavit was prop-| erly prepared, lnaemueh as It absolutely1 followed the legal formula.

At to whether Pierce is guiltyof perjuryin the matter of rwearir.K falsely, the courtae>y« he tine* not consider the question hasproperly reached him yet. a* the state has- not had as opportunity of announcement as

! to whether or not it purposes to try Pierce\ for false swearing or for perjury, either of; which can Le done under the indictment.

! The defendant's counsel took exception tothe m;ings of Judge Calhoun.

The chief contention of t!ie defence U*\u25a0 day was that the state sought to hold\u25a0 Pierce responsible tor confessions made on

th* witness .--tiind under the immunity

{ iBSjßi of Missouri. This, it war .-aid in

connection with the Texas iaw of 1*37granting a like immunity, exonerated t'.i*;

ilt-fendazit •:\u25a0-,:: any responsibility iii con-nevtlon with his narrative as to the his-tory of the Water»-Pl*-rce Oi! Ooripan*'and it.- \u25a0—Delation with tbe Standard Oi!Company or ar.y other company.

t&UXIMCIIas Hit- Ktate seeks lo establishthe greater part of It* ca*e on t!:e testi-mony bubmltted tn Missouri, arguments onThi* iMa fur immunity will he, long.

Attorney* for H. Clay Pierce will presentto Judge Wilcox. of the 2Ctri District Court,to-morrow, a petition, asking that be deferthe Kate of the Waters-Pieii« Oil Com-pany property in Texas, fet for to-morrow,until nth time as Mr. Pierce or his rep-rtsentativeti can le present.

Austin. Tex.. t>e'%. fi—Judge Calhottn|overruled to-day all >xcejitlons offered by

I H. "lay Pierre In the proceedings against'Mas charging fal«e swearing, and ordered

1 the trial to proceed.

HUGHES DISMISSES PETITION.

Euitcirien'B Strike Seems About at anEnd.

Bt Paul. Dec. « -The railroad officials re-I port »»:; yard:,, including the Minnesota. Transfer and South St. Paul terminals,

working full capacity SuperintendentDooley of the Minnesota Transfer Yardssaid t(»-<iay that the yards were clear and

j that h* had forty-two experienced swltcli-men working. Wholesale merchant* naytheir phipment* are lielng delivered and

'. they are receiving freight.ruport* from \u25a0asm terminal points

sJk»» freight trains moving, although th«storm : v- .».•<!:\u25a0 a; ;>•\u25a0<! the work b'-me.Nearly every flour mill in sfIMHSjpaABIwa*!i;operation to-day.

At Seattle tbe Oreat Northern and North-ern ParUir rallroadb will receive non-union

:men from thr- East to-morrow. Oj>eTattrij»; official* smy the nrlke will Us ended\ Wednesday.

I'retsident Btaepberd "ftti*«jrder of Hall-way Conductor* arrived yesterday irom«"«^lar Haplds. lowa, and ha» ordered outth-jx»- memtwrs' of the conductors' organl-ratloti who tnrrmgh recent promotion by

! the Northern Iaiinr and Great Northernhave he*n acting a* train mastery Incharge of non-union rwitrhmen. The uum-

j tier of men bo employrd l> rniall—a^cutfour In Mlr:neajK)li« and seven in gt. Paul.

\u25a0 ;overnor Hua\u25a0

.iv srita •\u25a0 itIt

' Controller man of Schenectady Ex-onerated After Hearing.

Albany. Dec. t—Following a hearing to-day Governor Hughes dismissed the peti-

; ncn ttli-d with him by repre^eiitatlveij ofI the Trades Assembly of Bcheaeetatfjr furi the removal from offi<-e of Olin S. Luff-!man. Controller cf that city. It wasI charged that Luffman \iolated fhe stato

labor law by paying bi!U for street paving'. \u25a0risen protests had ben filed beiause the: contractors had employed their men ten

jar.dj ar.d eleten hourk. contrary to the law] limitiitghour* of labor to eight on munlo-\ iii.il work."All tt-.i» talk i \u25a0\u25a0 .: « strike of the

B!'«<tverhooil of liv.-in. Tralnm<-!i andtiTi.lated organizations Is ataHit* and trie

sjßji assj ;, of '•• organization fullyrfal-tar» it"

Tlie Geticial Manager*' Association oftlie Northwf*terr mlirtntdfr on winch ttiere

"'in order tlmt yuursvlf and tht? publicnifcy know t:.e truth. 1 deem It necessary

I" »>tute that the ;>ress reports indicatingXlim\ \u25a0--\u25a0 strike of the Rrottit-riiood of Ilaii-r"*d Traiiimen anci othe' agitated organ-izations t* thrratetjrti tt this tin-.e us a retiult of th«r iiisssnru made lor lnrr*a>ed;ii»> in the territory fart of t"!.icago. areiilm>luv J> without joundatiou Whatevertc'.l'.ii i? taken ti\ the ornnMrsti'm 1 re]»-r»K»-tii will »le;>rnd «nUreiy ui>on the in-dividual exfsrr*trlon of ttie member* throughtli«- prneral lommtUHi fur the raiiwuv* in

".lie territory, and KtO !«.- hanUUJ m theUfual rr.ar.nri. Tht demand* of the train

••mpliiye* ir. train «r<J »>er»-i(e en*t

of <"liivjigo«anri<it take proper !t»rni e*en

for delilK-ratc c<in*;deratif>t; iHtween theitl]v»'.»- ..rr:--ik!» and their e>n-.jil<»ye» beforethe «*arly |»art ft 1210.

Trainmen* Head Telia Presi-dent Heports Arc Absurd.

••tilcagn, Dec. «.— Wi'.iiam <.» Lee. presl-o<nt tif tlie Urotherh'jod of Kai!r<.ad Tniln-ii.« t,. £..-m . tclfgrara U» I'rtsident Taft to-tilplit fabturiug the i*hief ilxecutive that!»•JM^rt^ c«.»ncernlnjE k aaassßßj railroad strikeare without foundation. The message foi-|..w>.

SO GKSKMAL STRIKE

FormerJyA.T Stewart 4 Co

Broadway.

Fourth »\u2666*.Eighth to Tanti *•>

Have you read

The TribuneHelp Wasted Cdamiu th» Morning?

IIyou are i*nii|emp oyßa^B* th«ccolunia* vnH be a red "Help**

POSTPONE BROKAW DIVORCE CASEMlnecla. Lung Uland. D«c. 6.—Th* trial

of the suit for a separation brought byMary Mai Orokaw against W. GouldUrokaw was postponed until next Wednes-day at the special ttrni uf the SupremeCout hero to-day. Mi Jlclntyr«. ofcouustl fur the defendant. lalfl Justice Carrthat many of bis \u25a0IIIHMIi were out or thecity.

DINNER FOR STEERS.liorough rresldi-m-tlc-ct Alfred IZ. Rt«ers

and F. J H. KrarUe. naval officer of theport. U-adtr of tl«e :sth At»t.::iLly Dbtrlct.lirooklyn. who have been aLuetil in Uuroj»-

fot the last few we»-ks Mr.Btteru'i" fclatt. received" their political wel-•. :•• h-mi- M

" d:n:ier given (hem .\u25a0. tM-

clubhouse of the district. No. ICI Churcha\rt:ui. I'talliUfeli. lakt night. Lewia 11.rawiuli pre»lcJe«l. A number of friends haulpleasant thing* about Urn quests of honor,

and they responded In kind. About threehundred Republicans cl i>iuuiu>u w«r«prcMSt

PROPOSAL TO END STRIKE

Lodlow Associates Make Offer PendingArbitration.

i.j.!<v.. \iaits.. I*ec C— A propofai fromthe <.f!icib.l* of the bagging mill* t-f tbeLudlow M<U.ufactu:iiig A^*(K•iates. thatthe »ir;kerii relurr. to nork at the mte ofas •\u25a0flits' a reO <i.'tiding arbitration ui!| ;<

-eubmitted to-morrow throusli the .it..'.Board «t 4'oncllUUui. and Arbitration, ac-n.rdi!i; to \u25a0 member cf the »iriMr commu-te* to-n!Clit. T!ie fjrßUilttee rx|x-cts toj»re»ei.t dM prupukltion to Hit strikerH at acia*» lueetinii. •"•\u25a0« .-tnl.c »tarte<i afterthe rate wa* reduced from lictnt» tvSt tenu ai.J thci. to 9) tenu «•<>'•. A MBBBlllw Gl Urn ftrla«r» uut*C on

PRAISES FELLOW JUSTICE.Justice Gleuerlch. presiding In th« Ap-

pellate Term of the Supreme Cou:t. reada nit-raTandum yesterday as the exprea-\u25a0ion of the court with regard to the re-tirement of Justice Henry A. Glldersteeve.The memorandum said:

For a long period It has been our goodfortune to be associated with htm In th-work of considens.g appals. af.U we hay«thu> come la have an Intimate and thot-ough knowledge of hi* admirable qualitiesfor judicial service. His « xun.-lvc knowl-edge of the law, hU evenly balanced mindwithout any tiace of intellectual bent or1.1.is his broud acquaintance with men andwith affairs and his insight into and ap-preciation of the aigriihcance of the factsin •\u25a0acii case, his Industry aid his pains-taking rare to do exact Justice In everyli.ttance. whtther great or rmall. all con-tribute to render lam an exceptionally val-I'atiie Judge.

Chicago Action Ends Long litigation

Over Estate.Chicago. Dec. 6—Judge Cutting confirmed

to-day an agreement entered into someweeks m by Mrs. Mary Adelaide Yerkes.widow of Charles T. Yerkes; tlie ex-ecutor of the state and other heirs bywhich Mrs. Yerkes relinquishes her per-sonal claim to property in New York anilChicago valued at $3.oiT»J.t>oo.

The confirmation of the agreement bring*to an tnd liticatlon against L. S. Owsley,the executor of the estate, and specificallyprovides that Mrs. Yerkes waives all of herclaims to the real estate and l>ersonal prop-erty in New York, she to receive her dowerIn all the r»al estate and the widow's thirdcf the personal property after all debts arepaid, and also JWO.tOO In case this amountremains.

The agreement rises L. IOwsley in hisplace a<* executor, and also provide* thatMrs. Yerkes shall hereafter be represented

by Gt-orge \V. Young, a New York bunker,who Is authorized to act for her. •

CONTIRMS YERKES AGREEMENT

Conried Estate Says DalmoresBroke Contract.

The Osssrtsi Metropolitan Opera Com-pany was the plaintiff In the trial of a suitbegun yesterday before Justice Ulschoff. In

the Supreme Court, against Charles L.Brin, \u25a0 French tenor, known professionallyas Charts* Dalmores. for $».000 for allegedbreach of contract.

Dalmores is the leading French tenor ofthe Manhattan Opera company. The plain-tiff asserts that on February st, 1508, the

singer signed a contract for the ConriedMetropolitan Opera Company for the sea-ton beginning in November. 1906. and end-ins m April. ISOS>. He was to receive S»'JB»for his services, according to the allegedcontract, and agreed to pay the Conriedcompany $20.f»i) If he failed to live up tothe contract. Dalmores continued withOscar Hammerstetn's company. The Con-rted estate is the actual plaintiff.

Andreas Dippel. administrative director ofthe Metropolitan Opera Company, who vat

a witness, cave IMb opinion si the de-fendant as an artist:

•I eejsjstder Mr. Dalmores one of thegreatest si French tenors. He has a greatrepertory W'r had to engage four dlf-• teasn to sing hi? roles. There area few other high ela.^ \u25a0 -enors. butall were tinder engagement. We could notget them

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The iase vat aajaanssi ur.ti! u>-aay

SUES FRESi IITESOM.

BROKERS CARHIED LOAN.

Thereafter and until 1907 this loan wascarried by such broken in the personalaccount oi Mr. Sheldon. unU when the lol-laterals were closed out in the la»t men-tiicied yttar it showed v lo.*s of upward oftlb.uit.

William IIBuckle Tlurd Deputy tJu-peiimeud< i of Iniuirance from Kebiuary.tftfe tv January, I*'J. borrowed In the samemarker Wl.'O*. Cti.mn. of which lojii wa«repaid hi 1!M), and the balance paid ;ntu.i and the a count fluntd in April. ii»o3.If the law of thin Male provides no pun-

i-biiri.! for transaction*, oi this characterbetween an insurance, roinpany and themembers of lt»> supervising ln.surai;c<- iit

-pa:tmeii». that luw should Iw piomptty..i:hi.iii-i If it tioeh provide for punisti-me::t and the .iiiifnow U- irnpt.*atibie -jw-

lriK to death in orie <••£>?*\u25a0 and Uit- running**f tl>v Htatute . f limitations In the other*.the people of tin- state will. Ian. sure.p«JH .-\u25a0.;<.:ia verdict upuii such tra::*u\u25a0 :u-!i*as to inane them unlikely or impossible inif-

•mi.

Under the present law the departmentrnuii examine life Insurance companies atlenst can in every threw years. Its staffis inadequate to examine all of the rvma.n-lr.r insurance colorations In the state Mirui.r.uiAf intervals. la my Judgment,therefore, he aize of the examining forceshould l>e so increased that all insurancecompanies may be examined at least oncev. •very nvo >*2tb. This matter will b«

FORMER OFFICIALS ARRAIGNED.

In an additional statement Superin-tendent Hotehkiu arraigned four formerofficials el the State Insurance Depart-ment. The late James F. Pierce, \u25a0 It*was the Superintendent of Insurance inJuly. lb&3. borrowed from the company,through President Sheldon, to the extentof $39,500. J15.000 of which, says Super-intendent Hotehki«s, was credited aspaid, with a corresponding: churge forcounsel fees. etc.. and another $14,500" It charged simply to "profit and loss."The last. item, however, was later metby a {>a.vm«nt to the company from th*estate of Mr. Pierce.

From May, 1899, to June. 1904. IsaacVanderpoel. who m during that periodchlel examinvr of insurance companies,borrowed from the company, throughSheldon, '-'•\u25a0• statement naid. upward of$100.00ii. \u25a0;\u25a0\u25a0 • last credit on this account,and the MM which closed it. was madeon November 15. 1904. by a. transfer ofthe account to Tilghman. Rowland & Co..ti firm of brokers now out of business.

Th»* statement continues:The books of the company a!*o shov

thai from April. 1301, to June. IW4. Rob-ert H. Hunter, then First Deputy Huperln-tradcel of trance. In chart;? ai theNew York <iftic»-. bciToueii from th-Pranix. through Sheldon, a total of |s>.-o. . .:...£. ii. October, I*6. the bai-aiit-* of principal and i: tereHt of mi t,loans was paid l>y a transfer of the sameto a broke age house on their check fjrupward of $23.<X0.

Hie ciub Hat also includes the Univer-sity. N«-w York. Downtown. New YorkWhist. Mendelssohn and Indian HarborYa.-nt

Mr. Sheldon Is now almost sixty-threeyears of ace. He was graduated fromYale in 1*57 In addition to his insur-ance presidency, |*) is a director in theAmerican Light and Traction Company,the Southern Light and Traction Com-pany and the Underwriters* SalvageCompany, of New York. He —in \u25a0 hisborne in Greenwich, where he has beenprominent for years in the GreenwichCountry Club.

Sheldon had been president of thePhenix Insurance Company since 1887.<ieorg<» Ingraham Is the vice- president

and Charles F Koster is the secretary-

The directors, at- listed by Superin-

tendent Hotchkiss. are John Cartledge.

E. C Converse. B. J. (Jreenhut. George

M. Hard. Frank J. Logan and WilliamJ. Logan.

The rharg^s made, said the Superin-tendent, do not. by any means Includeall the "improper transactions, ana1

' with which the president of the

PtsMta is charpeable.

public which holds Its policies need bemuch concerned as to the name.

PRESIDENT SHELDON REMOVED.

The board of director? of the companyremoved President Sheldon from officeyesterday, and elected in his stead E.W. T. Gray, who has been auditor of theContinental Insurance Company. Henry-

Evans, president of the Continental, wasflet-ted a director and made chairmanof the executive committee of the

Phenfx."This action." said Superintendent j

Htitchklss. -meets with the approval of :the department, and should assure the jpublic."

\u25a0HMSjM to the attention of the next Leg-islature.

PRESENT SURPLUS.Superintendent Hotchkiss. in discuss-

ing the present condition of the com-pany, says:

The annual statement as of December31 last indicated that this company had apaid-in capital \u25a0•' one million B.ve hundredthousand dollars <51.."<> •.'«"> and about onemillion dollars iJI.OOu.UOO) surplus, or asurplus to policyholders of about two andone-half million dollars iC.i'i,i<"i. Frominformation now m hand the departmentbelieves that a charge off of one milliondollars iSl.uii4.tMo) will be sufficient to bal-ance the losses due to the transactionsand operations above outlined.If so. there will still be. on the basis of

the annual statement of December 31. last,a surpiuv to \u25a0 icyholders of one million,five hundred thousand dollars (&.MMW).The quarterly statement of September 30.1S«.». sh^ws a claimed increase In surplusduring the first nine months of the presentyear of approximately five hundred thou-sand dollars (t5O>,000) and If *uch state-ment is found to rw eorect on verification.the surplus »o policyholders on the abovebasis would be two million dollars(C.<«».cnO).

.YEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TTTSSPAY, DECEMBER 7, 1909.4

New York,December 7, 1903