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4 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN fcjUtGE AUDIENCE HEARS AN NUAL CONCERT. Graduating Exercises Held Tues day Morning—Cornerstone Laid in Afternoon. By SELENE ARMSTRONG. Milled gcvllle, On.. June 4.—On Mon- | Bn evening, the nnnual concert of the ( G< ‘ ' Normal and.Induatrial arhool wu* held In the nudllorlum of the main building. The seating capacity of the hull one taxed to Ita utmoet, many Out-of-town guest* being present. Tuio.,lay morning, the graduating | exorcises were held. Addreesea were made by If.. 11. Parka, prealdent of the Georgia Normal and Industrial [ school; Chancellor D. C. Barrow, of Aihrn-, and lllaa Martha Berry, L, Roto- iiii . onae and certlflealea were ^^Mtted by OoTemor J. M. Terrell. Cornerstone to Be Laid. TMs afternoon, the corneratono of lh'fr» Industrial building was laid. The ceremonies were conducted with j Was mile honors, and Were presided over |,\ Max Meyerhardl, grand mas- ter <>r the grand lodge of Georgia, se al.cl by other officers of the order. The speakers were Governor Terrell, lion John Temple ilraves, O. C. Bar ron. acting chancellor of the Unlver- *11.1 of Georgia; \V. 13. Merritt, state at Mo .I rommlaaloner; Captain T. F. Newell. Colonel W. P. Andrews and Miss .Martha Berry. This evening, the alumnae banquet w ill bring to a close the moat success- fu: inenremenl ever held here. Notable Guest* Attend. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Parka have as their guests at the old executive mansion Governor J. M. Terrell, Miss Martha Berry, Colonel Walter P. An ti lows. D. C. Barrow and Mlaa Helene A rmltrong. Mis. w. Y. Atklnaon. of Newnan, la tin guest of her son, Ur. J. P. Atkin- eon Besides Mrs. Atkinson, mem- bi t s of the board of visitors are Mr*. It.-i.-rt M. Hitch, Havannah; Mrs. John N Donation. Balnbrldge; Mrs. Hayes, Mis- Anno Wallace, Mrs, T.loyd Cleve- ta ml. GrllTIn: Mrs. II. H. Moseley, Rmno Miss Bessie Butler, Madison; Ml-- .Mattie Bass. Clarkeavllle; Miss Ni pple Hunt. Sparta, and Mrs. J. N. Griffin, Valdosta. CASH WEDNESDAY RYAN 'S PAY FOR EQUITABLE CONTROL TRANSFERRED. CONVERTED WU TING-FANG RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER USES JIU-JITSU ON GRA Y Report Today Says Tar bell’* Sal ary Has Been Cut Again By Morton. By Private Leased Wire. New York. June fi.—Wednesday Will be one of the saddest btrtbdaya James Haaen Hyde ever celebrated If he re members his ambitions of a few yeara ago, and all that the day might have meant to him had there been no scan dal In life Insurance. Ha la JO yaai old on that day and comes Into full possession of the legacy left him by hla father, Henry B. Hyde, former presl dent of the Equitable. On reaching the age of J1 Hyde be came one of hla own trustees, and Rye years ago the number waa decreased to three. Jamas W. Alexander and Louis Kltagerald being the others. He had laid careful plana to force himself Into the presidency aa Alexander's snecea eor. Then came the deluge of scandal which for a time threatened to wrick the Bqultable. Aa a solution, the stork was sold to T. K. Hyan for If,500,900, the actual transfer to be made on Hyde's thlrtlsth birthday. The Ryan syndicate has .been practically. In pos- session of the stork since July J, HOS, The arlutl transfer will take place Wednesday. Mr. Hyds la In Parts, and jropoae* to remain there. There will »e no ceremonies over the transfer. A rumor that would not down today a* that Gage K. Tarbell, vice presl deni of the Equitable has suffered an other cut In salary, and again hla res ignation whs predicted. There are many In the flnanrlal district who blame Tarbell'* ambition for the Equit able row which brought about the whole Insurance Investigation. The 20 per cent rut In salaries which was In stituted when President Morton came Into office cut Tarbell from 100,000 tu ft J,000 a year. It Is said the recent cut was to 130,000 a year. Equitable officials would not discuss the mat' ter. E CALLS Oil JOSEF KAISER GOES TO VIENNA TO SEE : RULER OF THE AUS TRIANS. rti Private I-eased Wire. vicuna, June 5.—Emperor William, • i i ompsnled by a numerous suite, ar- rlvcil today on a visit to Emperor Ki .i nets Joseph. Thor* was no ceremonious entry Into Vicuna the German emperor leaving hi- train outside of the capital and pr< Kieedlng at once to Hchoenbrun cas tle, a Ill-re he breakfasted with the Austrian Imperial family. Tin i.rlief that the meeting of the two mli rs possesses political meaning Is heightened by the announcement that the visit will lest but two days, ami by tha further fact that several high officials of the German foreign etai e aro Included In the kaiser's suite. RURAL MAIL CARRIER KILLED By T Bi«** ul to The Georgian. t hattanoogs, Tenn., June J.—A rural piall carrier, supposed to be J. D. Lon ».ia killed by a Southern train from wlama at Ooltewah this morning e-hiic . i - ting the tracks. Hi- h ires waa also killed and hie rig rn to atoms. London was about 15 years of age aid a brother of Professor London, for- nrr i -rlntendsnt of public schools at Iriatni, Tenn. IE SWAM ASHORE WITH YOUNO LADY to The Georgian. Seneca, H. C, Jun* J.—While drlv- ng a. rise Snow Creek, which waa ^Bten Sunday, the horse driven by A. Duncan and Miss Rstlle Williams ■ii in,» frightened and upset the bug- liuncan seised the young lady and |wnni .'-bore with her. ' OX MINERAL SPRINGS COMPANY IS ORGANIZED ho-, ul to The Georgian. \\ .<> nesboro, Oa.. June 5.—The Cox [itio nil Spring Company met and lie, ted the following officers yesterday irtein, oat W. M. Fulcher, president; V .1 lUtcher, vice pereldent; It. N. ferricn. Jr., secretary and treasurer. Batcher, manager; L. K. Hatch- L assistant manager. Tt tu company has thirty-live etock- ■Bden, among whom are some of the *t prominent business men of the f. The spring will be developed, a t'lon built, packing and bottling nt built, and means of putting this , at mineral eater on the market Uk be devised. Rhe springs are about • miles from Ba city. Confederate veteran DIES ON THE TRAIN li-'Otal to The Georgian. I Chattanooga, Tenn.. June (.—James jamas, a farmer. To years old, died on Iflkevllle train bound for I'hsttsnoo- ■pe morning. , Thoremaln* were taken off at South CAR OF BEEF BLOOD IN HEARTOF THE CITY TERRIBLE STENCH EMITTED BY DECAYING ANIMAL A box car, out of which noses beef blood, congeullng Into putrlfylng sta lactites, and because of tho heat and the laws of nature ejecting a stench which was almost unbearable for tbs hundreds of people working In the offices backed by Ihe Western and At lantic railroad yards, near the Forsyth viaduct, has remained stationary nearly all of Tuesday. The health conditions are not sanita ry In an Idealistic sense In the neigh borhood mentioned. In addition to the ear of beef blood, there are scattered- along the tracks pieces of cabbage, the ■Hlor of which mingles with that of the beef car and la wafted abroad on the "balmy breeae." The car of beef blood la not an un usual thing. Hsturilsy a car of raw hides contaminated the neighborhood with Its disease breeding Oilor. The city health department was notified and Insisted that the car be moved, which was done at the railway's leisure. The same will he the caae with the beef blood. Probably the cabbage* will re main where they have been thrown by the negroes who trim tha decaying leaves off before Ihe hearta are taken Into the commission houses. When nollltfd by The Georgian of the existing conditions Tuesday the city health department elated that Imme diate action would be taken. 1 TWO FINE ENGINES FOR THE A. & W. P. On May Si there left the plant of the Rogera Locomotive Works, In l’et arson, N. J., two of Ihe finest engine* ever turned out by the company and started on their journey fo Atlanta, consigned to the West Point road. On June 3 three more of the big machines were shipped, completing the order given the company several months ago. At the engines are moved only during the day lime, the lime consumed In the trip to this city will be about ten days, ao that the first of the number Is ex pected to reach here the last of the week. General Passenger Agent Billups has received a brief description of the new moguls and la confident they will prove to be the prettiest and most powerful locomotives In use In the South. Each of the engines Is accompanied on Its trip In the Hotith by an attendant, who takes the moat careful care of Ihe deli cate machinery until the delivery to Ihe West Point road. The new machines will be token to Montgomery before being put Into ac tive service, and after a careful Inspec tion by the expert* employed In the shops of the company, wilt ha put onto the fast freight service between At lanta and Montgomery. After a thor ough breaking In. two of the most powerful will be used for the fast mall service. These two engines are capable of carrying from twelve to fourteen loaded cars between Atlanta and Mont gomery In less than four hours. As soon as possible after the new engines are put into active service In the pas senger traffic the running time be tween Atlanta and Montgomery will be materially reduced. RAILWAY - SPECIAL AGENTS MEET IN WASHINGTON. By Private leased Wire. Washington, D. C, June E.—Between 200 and 300 members of the Association of Railway Special Agents were pres ent today st the opening of the tenth annual meeting of the association. The membership of the organisation Is com posed of representatives of the detec tive departments of the leading rail roads of the United States and Cana da. The convention was called to or der In the assembly room of the Eb- bltt house by the president. W. G. Bald win. of Roanoke. Va. The association was addressed by Major Sylvester, chief of police of Washington, who told of the work of co-operation between the members of the association and the police department* of American cities. The meeting will remain In session un til Saturday. Recent photograph of Mrs. John B. Henderson, who converted Wu Ting- Fang to vegetarianism and temperance, and who Is a strong advocatt of health culture. SPIRITED DEBATE MYSTERY CLEARED IN WOMEN'S CLUBS FROM CONVICT'S LIFE WORKING GIRL GIVE3 GOOD AN SWER AS RESULT OF AT- TACK ON UNION. By Private Leased Wire. Ht. Paul, Minn., June 5.—There waa a lively exchange of words yesterday In the meeting of the General Feder ation of Women's Clubs, held at the Industrial conference In the Presby terian church, when Mlsa Josephine Casey, representing the Ulon of Ele vated Railway Employer*, strongly advocated (Attics unions among women. She said she did not like strikes, yet the lot of the woman worker was a constant struggle ngulnst her male competitor and her employer, and that the only hope was tp put the women on a parity with the men through the trade* union. Mlsa Casey's remarks stirred the wrath of some of the cluh women who have lieen coping with the servant girl problem, and when the conference waa over, they took Mlsa Casey to task for her utterance*. Mm. W. H. Chlvvls, of 8t. Iaiuls, president tif the Tuesday Club, order ed the working girls "back to the kitchens," which she said were yawn ing for them, and offered a panacea for all the troubles of the working girls depleted In Miss Casey's clever ad drese. "We have been ridden to death by the working girl," declared Mrs. Chlv- vla. "Why don't you come Into our homes, where you can get good wages, excellent board, a Hne home and essy hourar" Mis* Casey answered that moat working girls were not competent to do housework, did not like to do house work, anil, besides, did not Intend to run homes for women who were In competent or too laty to run them for themselves. Girls working In factories could not afford to lay off long enough o hunt up a berth In one of those < *osy homes pictured by M». Chlvvls. “Not time enough to look for work," exclaimed Mr*. Chlvvls. "Why, we go right Into the factories and take you Into our homes If you would come. We are laying six, ten and twelve dol Inis a week for servant girls, but he' cause of your stubborn pride, you pre fer to ellck-qllflc, week after week, In your smelly work-ehope and eat |ioor food* Here a squad of the Illinois delegates surrounded Mlsa Casey and swept her away, and the Incident was closed. SUPP08ED CAPITALIST WAS IN REALITY BRENT NEAL, THE NEBRASKA FORGER. OHIO NATIONAL GUARD8MEN ARE HURRIED TO 8CENE. By Private Leased Wire. , Columbus, Ohio, June I.—In response to the urgent request of Sheriff Vorhls, of Jefferson county, for aid, and In pursuance of the general order of Gov ernor Pnttlson to send as many trnopa a* were needed. Adjutant General Oli ver Hughes last night dispatched a fore* of about 1.100 Ohio national guardsmen to Bradley. The troops sent to the scene were the Fourth Infantry, tha Eighth Infantry, the Second ambu lance company and the Second colt- pony signal corps. General * Speaks, commanding the Second brigade, waa ordered to mobollse these troops and proceed to Jefferson county and report Sheriff Vorhls. NEGRO BOY CONFESSES COMMITTING MURDER Special to The Georgian. Little Rock. Ark., June S.—Following the arrest of Will Gay. the 15-year-old negro, on suspicion of complicity In the murder of Mrs. Charlotte Leetham, proprietress of the Drummers' Hotel, came the confession of the crime by the hoy last night. ( Gay reported the murder to the po lice, but told a seemingly straightfor ward story to them st the coroner's Inquest, and was not then arrested. Mr*. I^etham made a desperate light ■ her life. When her body was found ■ was lying on the floor with several deep knife wounds In her breast. Fearing that an attempt would bo made to lynch Gay, the authorities re moved him to some unknown point out side this county. Special to The Georgian. Chariot to, N. C., June 5.—It la just learned here that "Brelt Amory," the young man killed by convict guards near Greensboro,, waa really Brent A. Neal, who had worked In Tacoma, Wash., and had served a term for for gery in Nebraska. He said, while west, that Louisville was his home. EXPO COMMITTEE HOLDS A MEETING At noon Tuesday the special com mittee of live appointed to prepare the way for the continued canvass In In terest of the 1010 exposition met add went over the tabulated and alphaBetl- cally arranged list of namea of those who have subscribed, and will by or before the meeting of the committee of fifty Tuesday afternoon arrange com mlttees for the Individual eanvasa. Although the exposition work at this time seems to be dragging It waa nsvtr more active, and within a few days the result of the committee's work will be most apparent. The Georgian Tuesday morning re ceived a subecrlutlun of $25 from C. F. Munday, gent In through Word Bros HU8BANO 18 ARRESTED) WIFE HAD TRIED SUICIDE. Upon an appeal for assistance from his mother-in-law, W. T. Smith, of 11 Cherry street, artd husband of the un fortunate Mrs. Lula Smith, who at tempted to commit outride on Satur day night as the result of the III treat ment of her by hint, was arrested Tuts- dsy afternoon by Officers Bass and Harvey Welle and locked up at the station lo await trial In the recorder's court Wednesday morning. The charge against the man Is disorderly conduct. It being charged that he. waa creating a disturbance In hla home. POLICE HOLD MeLENOON FOR CUTTING AFFAIR On suspicion of knowing something of the manner In which Cliff Shaffer wae badly cut In the neck by a knife In a row at the corner of South Pryor and Alabama streets MnntVw night, os tha result of which eeveral stitches were taken at the Orady hospital, O. L Mc Lendon waa placed under arrest Tues day afternoon and will be given a hear ing later In the recorder's court. C. B. Bostenrelter attempted to rag- cue the prisoner and was placed under arrest on the charge of misting an officer, and will be tried also Tuesday afternoon. Dress Allowance of Rsyal Daughters. From The Taller. People simetlmes wonder what sum Is put aside for dress by the daughters of royal houses. • Before her marriage. I read the other ilay, the duchess of Fife was said to have a small dress allowance, and tha sum of 11.too a year was msntloned. Besides yachting and every-day dress so, and all the usual costumes re quired by a girl of the upper das., royal princesses hdvs also to wear tie costly and elaborate dresses which tbcll rank demands at the wedldngs of th-L BMr relation*. On the whole. It may be asserted that a frugal princess may spend as little ar 1WW a year on tear dress, white bar more wealthy and extravagant state* may,Bnd her dress bills amount to ten times that sum. The empress of Russia, who more than any other European lady Is able to tndulgs her wildest fancies, dresses with the greatest simplicity—In Um daj time mostly In tailor-made coats and skirts, \|a tha evsnlng generally in the purest whits. Lieutenant Commander Eberhart, of Decatur,- Resent? Shoving By Stranger. REPUBLICAN MAY LAND IN THE SENATE. For an unprovoked *«**ult upon Lieutenant Comnnder Lay H. Kber- hart, of Decatur, On., a retired officer of the United States havy, who figured prominently aa an offiter under Ad miral Dewel in the battle *>t Manila during the Hpnnl*h-Am<M Iran uar, J. W. Gray, of Greenville, S. b, formerly a postal clerk In thU city. #a* arrest ed at 6 o'clock Monday night 1 and a copy of charges won served-on Kber- hart. The eventa leading up to the arreat of Gray occurred In the cigar store near the corner of Peachtree and Mari etta atreeta and created considerable excitement. It la said that Gray en- I tcred the store yhcre Eberhart ! standing against the counter and 1 roughlv brushed the latter one i ! Eberhart without a word went to the door and stood reading a paper. Aa Gray came out of the more he again pushed Kberhart, following it up I with a punch on the no*e. EberHart then threw down the pnper end an brella and sailed Into hla antagonist in true navy style. He landed several well placed blows and then brought Into play a little Jlu-jltsu learned In Japan while In the navy and held the man down until Policemen Iflorence and Johnson arrived on the scene and look chaTge of the defeated foe. The case will be heard before the recorder Tuesday afternoon. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEET AT NEW HA VEN By Private Leased Wire. New Haven, Conn, June 5.—The na tional convention of the, Knights of Columbus was formally opened today In this city, which to the birthplace of the' ordsr. Many eminent priests and prelates of the Roman Catholic church were present In addition to the large num ber of delegates on hand from every section of the country. Preceding the call to order the dele gates attended pontifical mass at St. John's church. The sermon was preached by Rev. John J. McCoy, of D HEAR RUSSELL SPEAKJJ GRIFFIN Mj rrlal to The Gen*gh»». Griffin. Oa.. June 6.— Judge It. I*. Itaa* iiell. Democratic candlilAte for th« iuhuIiiii* tlou for governor. *poke here In the «|>era hoime at noon today. Gotirt, which waa In Judge Knaaell will remain here nml de liver two more apeechen till* evening, one at Griffin Mill* nt 6:.*) o'clock and ut Spalding Mills at 8 o'clock. In hi* *peech today Judge llnnaell de- ared hlmaelf In famr of the ntnte fur- ..Jahlng school book* for the chlhlreir and dlacnaaed taxation at tome length, declar ing hlmaelf In favor of taxing the railroads at their stock value. The railroads or Georgia, he claimed, were taxed at ffiO.IW.* mo, while the true vnltie of the roads la $160,000,000. He favored nn Inheritance tax. hut said that the power to regulate corporations should real with the legislature*. Judge Hussell wan Introduced by Judge Itobert T. McDonald. CONDEMNS THE ACTION OF STATE COMMITTEE Special to The Georgian. Clarkeavllle, Ga, June 5.—The Dem ocratic executive committee of Haber sham county met here today and se lected July 14 n* the date for holding the primary for the selection of a coun.- ty ticket. By a unanimous vote the committee adopted a resolution strongly condemn ing the action of thO state committee as to the style of the ballot. SHE HAS GIVEN BOND AND WAS RELEASED Worcester. Cardinal Glbon*. of Balti more, was one of the central figures. The convention will oe In *e**lon through the remainder of the week. Tomorrow will be the most Interest ing dsy of the convention. The great parade will take place In the morning. In the afternoon the new building, which 1* to be occupied n* national headquarters of the order, will be dedi cated with much pomp and ceremony. Prominent among those who are to take part In the convention. In addi tion to the noted churchmen, are Uni ted States Senntors Carter of Montana and Genrin of Oregon, and Ju • Ice Vic tor J. Dowling, of the New fork su preme court. Special to The (leorxlnn. Tampa, KIs., June 0.-Atlanta parties have secured the Itnnd of $300 for Resale IjtKalte, of Atlanta, who has Itcen detained st this city on s chars* of theft, mid secured her PENROSE MAY FORCE STUART'S NOMINATION By Private Leaned Wire. Harrisburg, P*., June 5.—Edwin Stuart, former mayor of Philadelphia, I* to be the next governor of Pennsyl vania If Senator Penrose I* able to make him ao, and the Indications ere that he will be able at least to force Stuart's nomination upon the Republi can convention tomorrow. Stuart I* said by Penrose to be the one man who can gather together the remnants of the disorganised party In Philadelphia, and he regard* the elec tion of mayor of Philadelphia as of more Importance than the election of a governor or even prealdent of the United State*. Ha ha* *o declared. MEN FIGHT A DUEL ON BOARD STEAMER Gov. Chamberlain Is Leading in All Precincts From Which Returns Are Received. Special to The Georgian. Portland. Oreg, June Although the return* from tlie state election tr* not In. the Indication* are that Gov ernor George E. Chamberlain, Demo crat. I* re-elected over James Wlthv. combo. Republican. * Jonathan Bourne, Jr, Republican nppearr to be fairly certain of recelvl Ing the popular nomination for United States senator over John M. Gearln Incumbent. Jnn ' This I* based on very meager re turn*. but Bourne Is reported ahead In nenrly every part of the state, consid ering the fact that In the same pre- elnct* In which Mr. Bourne leads Governor Chamberlain is also lending Dr. Wlthycombe by a greater margin than that of Bourne over Gearin. and this seems to justify the prediction made. Both the Republican candidates are probably elected In the congressional race. lightWgkIlls SEVEN. PERSONS SEVEN ARE DROWNED AS RE SULT OF STORM. By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 5.—Jpseph Leno wee probably fatally hurt In a duel with Frank-Wolf on the steamer "Iowa,” of which Leno was fireman. The two quarrelled on the boat a* It lay at the docks and Wolf struck Leno over the head with a pump rod. Leno fought with n shovel, but was knocked sense less by Wolf, who then fled, seised a cab and drove away at a furious rate to escape policemen. He was captured later. OVERWORK CAUSES MAN TO END HIS OWN LIFE. By Private I-eased Wire. Pittsburg, June 5.—Thomas O'Connor Jones, son of the late G. W. Jones, com mitted suicide this morning by shoot ing himself In the head In hla apart ments at the Hotel Schendley, where he made hla home. Jones had been suf fering recently from great nervous strain, due te overwork. REFUSED TO PAY FOR PLAY «*l ansr raws Photograph of Miss Muriel Hope who says the mmaath written for her did not make for happiness i SLSee to Charles It Tiler, who alleged Mies The courts decided In Miss Hope's favor. ya the romantic dr n*ss and who! ref Miss Hope exfeed drama. "Fellclta," refused to pey ~* to pay him. Reports From Various Sections Show Tragic Results From ths Etssmnts. By Private Leased Wire. Standford, Ky, June E.—Henderson Young was killed by lightning near Highland, this county, today, and every bone In hla body was broken. A son of John W. Carter was also struck, and Is thought to be fatally wounded. Both- men belong to good families. TWO BALL PLAYERS KILLED BY FLASH OF LIGHTNING By Private Leased Wire. . Linton, Ind, June E.—Fred Edwards, Jr, and Robert Shortee, Jr, were In stantly killed yesterday at Lyons, by being struck by lightning. They were playing ball when the atorm came up and tok refuge under a tree. They were sons .of prominent business men. 8EVEN PERSONS DROWNED; LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR By Private Leased Wire. Odessa, June E.—A thunderstorm of extraordinary violence, accompanied by a deluge or rain, swept this city and district yesterday. Seven person* were drowned and four killed by lightning, which net fire to a number of buildings. WIFE AND DAUGHTER MORTALLY_WOUNDED MAN THEN FIRES SHOT THROUGH HIS MOUTH FROM PISTOL. By Private Leased Wire. Troutdale, Tenn, June S.—William Akers, of this place, sttseked his wife and daughter with a club-axe Satur day night, fatally Injuring them, and then fired a pistol shot Into his mouth. One daughter, who was away from home, escaped. The tragedy was not discovered till Sunday. A NEW YORK SKYSCRAPER. More Ride on Its Elsvators Than oa Street Cars of a City Liks Nsthville. llrusrn Crawford la ftaeevss. Wherever the fame of the New York skr; scrapers bss spread some vsgtie Idea or the enormous rapacity of these roto***l structures mast here bees formed, but l« la sot liuprotsibto that few persons living right In the metropolis have ever tusde * careful study of lbs activities of these eouisteretal renters. IVrbsp* there are • who would Isaak to sroru the stale- J that a stsgie Culknng Is New lork I* entered dally by k» persons, or ns many as Ihe entire population of llsrru- liunr. l*s, or other similar rlttes of th* ' sd States, like lloostos. Tex.. Ahrou. .... .Jaeola, Neb., sad more than their sre persons In rifles of ths atie of Montgms- Wherever sorb s statement msy he ills- credited It Is necessary only to point out the fact that so srrursts eosnt was m*>l* one day by P. T. II. Bsroa. sspertiiteu.l- cut of the Park Bow Sysdlrate building, one of Ike must eoasplraou* of the New York seksrrtpers, of every person who en tered the elevators In that edlgee. It was • simple matter to ststtoe rsards strrrry rstrsare to the building sad give rarh per- ecia enterics s tleket. wklrk ticket w«s taken up by tbs elevator driven. At t»» close of the day these tickets were eountr-t amt It was found that somrthlsg more this 'Persons had ridden oa the elevators This Ts mid to exceed the namber -'J fares collected by the entire street rar system of Naskrllfe. Tenn, In s single dsy. this IsforsMtlsa com lag from a gnucr ■Mprrtatrwimt of tha iKTrf | tlMt cltjr. who wax a«ba*watly syp'V* as oee it the scents of the Park How sky scraper. ^ Barefooted Waiting Maids in Jspen. From Smith’s Weekly. ... Unless there ere ladles among tn» g uests, the wife and daughter* of the oet do not appear at dlnn-r In Ja pan. Before the meal begins It I* cue tomary for them :o bring in no*' 1 cups of tea and dainty confectkab'D- <*nen they tab.- their survey of tne W If''gentlemen only are prevent, the Japanese hostess disappears after tn« greeting te over, and does not return until the guests are taking their *• part ura. . At a signal from the host, bnrvfoo'cl waiting maids, dressed In graceful and prettily tinted kimonos, bring In te-- quer trays bearing tiny covered bowls Before setting the trays on the tab!-* the maids sink gracefully to the kn*J* ami bend forward till their fore. touch th* floor, thm they aerve olw^ 1 * hlch la of several course*.