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■ - THE ATLANTA UEOKU1aN\ COMMENCEMENT HYDE WILL GET CASH WEDNESDAY CONVERTED WU TING-FANG RYAN'S PAY FOR EQUITABLE! CONTROL TRANSFERRED 1 JLARGE AUDIENCE HEARS AN NUAL CONCERT. Graduating; Exercises Held Tuei- day Morning—Cornerstone Laid in Afternoon By SELENE ARMSTRONG. ' Mlltodcvvlllv, Ga., June 4.—On Mon d-l evening, the annual concert of the O'. ikU Normal and Industrial school v •> held In the auditorium of the main b nldlac. The renting capacity of the ltali v. aa taxed to Its. utmost, many out .f.town guests being present. Tuesday morning, the graduating •S'I cist s were held. Addresses were mud., by M. M. Parks, president of the Georgia Normal and Induafrlat at lH>);' Chancellor U. C. Barrow, of Athens, and Miss Martha Berry, of it i< ' Diplomas and certificates were ■we .I'd by Governor J. M. Terrell. Cornerstone to Bo Laid. [#l- afternoon, the corneratono of the ew industrial building was laid. The ceremonies were conducted with Masonic honors, ami were presided hut by Max Meyerhnrdt, grand nuta te t o' the grand lodge of Georgia, ns- alet"| by other officers of the order. , The ep.-aWers were Governor Terrell, H"ii John Temple Graves, D. C Bar- i"w, acting ebamcllor of the I'nlver- en ..r Georgia: IV. II. Merrill, state m> .ah.| conmilsaloiier: Captain T. F. Newell, Colonel W. P. Andrews and Miss Martha Berry. This evening, the alumnae bamiuot "ill I Ting to a close the moat aueresa- ful . immeneeinent ever held here. Notable Gustls Attend. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Parks have as their guests at the old executive mansion Governor J. M. Terrell, Mias Martlia Berry. Colonel Walter P. An tin'",., D. C. Barrow and Mlsa Selene Armstrong. Mi W. Y. Atkinson, of Netvnnn, Is tlm gu< *t of her son, Dr. J. P. Atkin son Itc-ldrs Mrs. Atkinson,, mem ber. of the board of visitors are Mrs Holier! M llltrh. Savannah; Mrs. John N Donalsnn, Bnlnbrtilge; Mrs. Hayes. Ml-s Anne Wallace, Mrs. Lloyd t’levs- ■ nil']. Griffin; Mrs. B. S. .Moseley. Homo Miss Bessie Butler, Madison: Mis-. Mattie Base. Clarkenvllle; Miss Ni pple Hunl. Bparta, and Mra. J. N. Grinin, Valdosta. Report Today Says Tarbell’s Sal ary Has Been Cut Again By Morton. ad Wir CALLSJN JOSEF KAISER GOES TO VIENNA TO SEE RULER OF THE AUS TRIANS. F' Private Leased Wire. Vienna. June 6.—Emperor William, a. Otnpnnled by a numerous suits, nr- rlved today on a visit to Emperor Frauds Joseph. I Imre was no ceremonious sntry Into Vienna, the German emperor leaving hi- II.I In outside of the capital anil pi citing at once In Heltoenbrun cas tle. "lien- he breakfasted with the Austrian imperial family. Tim belief that the meeting of Hie tw inters possesses political nirunlng Is heightened by the announcement thiil the visit will last but two .days, tml by the further fact that several litah otffrtala of the'German foreign ofth n are Included In the kaiser's suite. By Private Lei Nejg YdrW, June -Wednesday will be one of the saddrat birthdays James flaxen Hyde ever celebrated If ho re members his ambitions of a itw years ago, and all that the day might have meant to bltn had there been no scan dal In life Insurance. He Is 10 years old on that day and cornea Into full possession of the legacy left him by hla father, Henry B. Hyde, former presi dent of the Equitable. On reaching the age of 11 Hyde be came one of hla own trustees, and five years ago the number was decreased to three, James W. Alexander and Louis Fltxgerald being the nthera. He had laid careful plans to force himself Into the presidency as Alexander's succes sor. s Then came the deluge of soandal which for a time threatened to wrack the Kqultable. As a solution, the stock was sold to T. F. Hygn fdr $1490,000, the actual rVnn.ftl t > t» made on Hyde's Thirtieth birthday. The Ityan syndicate has been practically In pos session of the stork since July-0, 100(. The nctusl transfer will take place Wednesday. Mr. Hyds Is in Paris, and proposes to remain there. There will be no ceremonies over the transfer, ■■i rumor that would not down today tins that Gage 12. Tarbell, vice presi dent of the Equitable, has suffsrsd an other ntt In salary, and again his res ignation -was predicted. There are many In the financial district who blame Tarbell's ambition for the Eqult able row which brought about the whole Insurance Investigation. The 10 per cent rut In salaries which was In stituted when President Morton-came Into office rut Tarbell from 1(0,000 lo (40,mm a year. It la said tha recent cut was to ((1,000 a year. Kqultable officials would not discuss the mat ter. CAR OF BEEF BLOOD IN HEARTOf THE,CITY TERRIBLE STENCH EMITTED BY DECAYING ANIMAL MATTER. RURAL AAAIL CARRIER KILLED BY T Special lo The Georgian. • 'hattanooga, Tenn., June A rural nmol carrier, suppooed lo be J. D. Lon don. ".la killed by a Southern train "from Atlanta at Ooltewah this morning : " hi it- crossing the tracks. Hit horse was also killed and tils rig t"in tu atoms. I ndon was about 15 years of age ami i brother of Professor London, for- n:ei superintendent of public schools ut Bristol. Tenn. HE SWAM ASHORE WITH YOUNG LADY Fl to The Georgian, pa. B. C, June 5.—While driv ing . cross Snow Greek, which was e»" "it Sunday, the Itorss driven by A A. Duncan and Mlsa Radis Williams bom me frightened and uiiaet the bug- gv Duncan seised the yuung lady and son ti ashore with her. COX MINERAL SPRINGS COMPANY IS ORGANIZED rial to The Georgian. I'aynesboro, Ga, June 5.—The Cox lersl Spring Company met and tad the following officers yesterday rmoon: W. M. Fulcher, president; J. Hatcher, vice peraldent; R. N. Tien. Jr, secretary and treasurer; N Hatcher, manager; U R Hatch- itsslsunt manager, feta company has thirty-live slock- lers, among whom are some of the >t prominent business men of the The spring will be developed, a lllon built, packing and bottling at built, and means of putting this at mineral water on the market I be devised. h" springs are about t miles from city. CONFEDERATE VETERAN DIES ON THE TRAIN to The Georgian, tnooga, Tenn, June (.—James a farmer. 70 years old. died on Ills train bound for Chatlanoo- mornlnx. i-malns wen taken off at South Confederate veteran. A box car, out of which noses beef blood, congealing Into putrlfylng sta lactites, and because of tha heat and the laws of nature ejecting a stench which tvaa almost unbearable for the hundreds of people working In Ihe offices backed by the Western and At lantic railroad yards, near Ihe Forayth viaduct, has remained stationary nearly all of Tuesday. The heallh rontllllons are not sanita ry In an Idealistic sense In the neigh borhood mentioned. In addition to the nr of beef blood, there are scattered olong Ihe tracks pieces of cabbage, the odor of which mingles with that of the beef car and Is* wafted abroad on the 'balmy breexe." The car of beef blood la not an un- usuul thing. Saturday a car of raw hides contaminated the neighborhood with Its disease breeding odor. The city health department was notified and Insisted that the car be moved, which was done si the railway's leisure. The Nttni' will be Ihe case with the beet blood. Probably (he rabbnges will re- imiln where they have hern thrown by the negroes who trim the decaying leaves off before the hearts are taken Into the commission houses. When notified by The Georgian of the existing conditions Tuesday the city health deiHirttnent stated that Imme diate action would be taken. TWO FINE ENGINES FOR THE A. & W. P. RETIRED NAVAL OFFICER USES JIU-JITSU ON GRA Y Lieutenant Commander Eberhart, of Decatur, Resents Shoving By Stranger. Vor an unprovoked assault upon Lieutenant.Comander Lay H. Eber hart, of Decatur, Ga., n retired officer of the United States navy, who figured prominently aa an officer under Ad- mlnii Deuel in the battle of Manila during the Spanish-American war, J. W. Gray, of Greenville. 8. O, formerly a postal clerk In thla city, woa arrest ed at 6 o’clock Monday night and a copy of charges ur&Jt served on Eber- hurt The events leading up to the arrest of Gray occurred In the cigar, store near the corner of Peachtree and Mari etta streets and created considerable excitement. It Is said that Gray en tered the store where Eberhart standing against the counter roughly brushed the latter one side. Eberhart without a word went to the door and *tood reading a paper. E* Gray came out of the store he again pushed Eberhart, following it up with a punch on the none. Eberhart then threw down the paper and an um brella and railed into his antagonist in true navy style. He landed several well placed blows and then brought Into play a little Jiu-Jitsu learned In Japan while In the navy and held the man down until Policemen Florence and Johns9n arrived on the scene and took charge of the defeated foe. The case will be heard before the recorder Tuesday afternoon. KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS MEE T AT NEW HAVEN By Private Leased Wire. New Haven, Conn, June 5.—The na tional convention of the Knlghta of Columbus was formally opened today In this city, which If the. birthplace of the order. . . Many eminent priests and prelates of the Roman Catholic church were present In addition to the large num ber of delegates on hand frpm 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 Worcester. Cardinal Glbons. of Balti more, was one of the central figures. The convention will M In session through the remainder of the week. Tomorrow will be the most Interest Ins day of the convention. The great parade will take place In the morning. In. the afternoon tile new hull.link, which Is to. be occupied as 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 Senators Carter of Montana and Gearln of Oregon, and Ju , Ice Vic tor J. Dowllng.'of the New York su preme court. Recent photograph of Mra. John B. Henderson, who converted Wu Ting- Fang to vegetarianism and temperance, and who Is a strong advocate of health culture. 200 HEAR RUSSELL SPEAKJT GHIFfll SPIRITED DEBATE MYSTERY CLEARER IN WOMEN'S CLUBS: FROM CONVICT'S LIFE WORKING GIRL GIVES GOOD AN SWER A8 RESULT OF AT TACK ON UNION. By Private Leaaed Wire. St. Paul, Minn, June 6.—There was a lively exchange of words yesterday In the meeting of the General Feder ation of Women's Club*, held at the SUPPOSED CAPITALIST WAS IN REALITY BRENT NEAL, THE NEBRASKA FORQER. Special to'The Georgian. Charlotte,' N. C, June 5.—It la Just learned here that "Brett Amory," the young man killed by convict guards near Greensboro, was. really Brent A, Industrial conference In thf Proaby- Neal, who hip] worked In Tacoma, terlon church, when Miss Josephine "I' 1 . eerved a term for for- Casay, representing the Ulon of Eic on May 10 there left the plant of the Rogers Locomotive Works, In Pat erson, N. J, two of the flneat engines ever turned nut by the company and started on their Journey to Atlanta, consigned to the West Point road. On June i three more of the big machines were shipped, completing the order given the com|iany several months ago. Aa the engines are moved only during Ihe day tltne, the time consumed In the trip to this city will l>e about ten days, so that the first of the number It ex- liected lo reach here the last of the week. (lenernl Passenger AfcriK Billups has retelled a brief description of the new moguls and la confident they will prove to be the prettiest and most istwerful locomotives In use In the South. Each iff the engines Is accompanied on lie Trip tu the South by an attendant, whu takes the most careful care of the deli cate machinery until the delivery to the West Point road. The new machines will be taken to Montgomery before being put Into ac tive service, ami after a careful Inspec tion I* the experts employed In the shops of the company, will he put onto the fast freight service between At lanta and Montgomery. After u thor ough breaking In. two of the most powerful will be used for the fast mall service. Theme 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 aettve srrvlee 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. O, June 5.—Between 20O and KM* members of the Association of Railway B|>eclal Agents were pres ent today at the opening of the tenth annual meeting of the association. The membership of the organisation la com posed of representatives of the detec tive departments of the leading rail roads of Ihe United 8tatee and t'ana- da. The convention was called lo or der In the assembly room of the Eb- bltt house by the president, W. a. Bald win. of Roanoke, Vs. The association wax addressed by Major Sylvester, chief of police of Washington, who told or the work of co-operation between the members of the aasriclttlon and the S illcc departments of American cities. he meeting will remain In session un til Saturday. vated Railway Employees, strongly advocated trades unions among women. She said ahe did not like .strikes, yet the lot of the woman worker was constant struggle sgulnst her male ompetltor and her employer, and that the only hope was to put the women on a parity with the men through the trades union. Miss Casey's tYmsrks .stirred the wrath of some of the club women who lisve been, coping with the servant girl problem, and when the conference was over, they took Miss Casey to task for her utteraiu'es. .Mrs. W. H. Chlvvla, of 81. Louis, president of the Tuesday Club, order ed the working girls “hack lo the kitchens," which ahe said were yawn Ing for them, uml offered u panacea for all the troubles of Ihe working girls depleted In Miss Casey's clever ad dress. •We have been ridden to death by the working girl,” declared Mra. Cblv vis. "Why don't you come Into our homes, where yon ran get good wages, excellent board, h line home and easy hours?" Miss Casey answered that most working girls were not competent to do housework, did not like to do house work, and, besides, did not Intend to run homes for women who were In competent or too laay to run them for themselves. Girls working In factories could not afford to lay off long enough to hunt up n berth In one of those cosy homes pictured hy Mrs. Chlvvla. "Not time enough to look for work," exclaimed Mrs. Chlvvla. "Why. we go right Into the factories and take you Into our horiies If you would come. We are paying six, ten and twelve dol- lure a week for servant girls, but be cause of your stubborn pride, you pre fer to click-click, week after week. In your smelly work-shops and eat poor food." Hers a squad of the Illinois delegates surrounded Miss Casey and swept her away, and the Incident was closed. OHIO NATIONAL GUARDSMEN .ARE HURRIED TO SCENE. By Private Leased Wire. Columbus, Ohio, June 5.—In response lo the urgent request of Sheriff Vorhla, of Jefferson county, for aid, and In pursuance of the general order of Gov ernor Paulson to send aa many troops as were needed. Adjutant General Oli ver Hughes last night dispatched a force of about 1,100 Ohio national guardsmen to Bradley. The troops sent to the scene were the Fourth Infantry, the Eighth Infantry, the Second ambu lance company and Ihe Second con. pany signal cor$*s. General Speaks, commanding the Second brigade, was ordered lo ntoboUse these troops and proceed to Jefferson county and report to Sheriff Vorhls. gery In Nebraska. He said, while west, that Louisville was his home. EXPO COMMITTEE . HOLDS A MEETING NEGRO BOY CONFESSES COMMITTING MURDER Special to The Georgian. I.ltlle Rock, Ark., June S.—Following Ihe arrest of Will Gay, the IS-yesr-old negro, on suspicion of complicity in the murder of Mrs. Charlotte Leathern, proprietress of the Drummers' Hotel, came the confession of the crime by the boy last night. Gay reported the murder to the po lice, but told a seemingly straightfor ward story to them at the coroner's Inquest, and was not then arrested. Mrs. Leetham mads a desperate light for her life. When hy; body was found It was lying on the floor with several deep knife wounds In her breast. Fearing that an attempt would be elde this county. At noon Tuesday the apeclel cam inlttee of live appointed to prepare the way for the continued canvass In In terest of ths 1910 exposition met snd went over the tabulated and alphabet! cully arranged Hat of names of thoso who have subscribed, and will by or before the meeting of the committee of fifty Tuesday afternoon arrange com mittees for the Individual canvass. Although Ihe exposition work at this time seems to be dragging It waa never more active, and within a few daya Ihe result of the committee's work will be moat apparent. The Georgian Tuesday morning re ceived a aubacriutlon of (15 from C. F. Munday, sent In through Word Brot. HUSBAND IS^RRESTEDt WIFE HAD TRIED SUICIDE, Upon an appeal for assistance from hla mother-in-law, W. T. Smith, of 11 cherry street, and husband of the un fortunate Mrs. Lula Smith, who at tempted to commit suicide on Satur day night as the result of-ths III treat ment of her by him, was arrested Tues day afternoon by Officers Bass and Harvey Wells and locked ' up at the station to await trial In the recorder's court Wednesday morning. The charge against the man is disorderly conduct. It being charged that he was creating a disturbance In his home. police hold”McLendon FOR CUTTING AFFAIR On suspicion of knowing something of the manner In which Cliff Shaffer was badly cut In the neck by a knife In a row at Ihe corner of South Pryor end Alabama rtreeta Monday night, aa the result of which several stitches were taken at Ihe Grady hospital, O. t Mc Lendon waa placed under arrest Tues day afternoon and will be given a hear ing later in the recorder's court. C. B. Boatenralter attempted to res cue the prisoner and was placed under arrset on the charge of resisting an officer, and will be tried also Tuesday afternoon. made to lynch Gay, the authorities re moved him lo some unknown point out- and skirts, In Ihe e» entng generally In Drsst Allowance of Royal Daughters. From The Tailor. People oometlntes wonder what ram Is put aside for dress by Ihe daughters of royal houses. Before her marriage; I read tha other day, tha duchess of Fife was said to havo a small dress allowance, and ths sum of (1.(00 a year waa mentioned. Besides yachting and every-day dresses, and) all Ihe usual costumaa re quired by a sUi of the upper eta*, royal princesses have also to wear the costly and elaborata dresses which th-li rank demands at the wedldnga of th.L near relations. on the whole, it may be asserted that a frugal princess may spend as little r».00* » year on her dress, while her more wealthy and extravagant state* may find her dress bills amount to ten times that sum. The empress of Russia, who more than any other Kuropean lady Is able to Indulge her wildest fancies, dresses with the greatest simplicity—In the day time mostly In tailor-made coats tlon for goreruor. spoke here in the opera house st noon today. Court, which wns In sesalou, adjourned for the spetiking. There were from 150 to 20) ot the *|M«klnff, nnd the applause waa frequent. Judge Itnaaell will reuinln here nnd de liver two more speeches thla evening, one at Griffin Mills nt 6:30 o'clock mid at Kpaldlng Mills at 8 o’clock. In his speech today Judge Itnaaell de clared himself lu fnror of the state fur- ulahlug school I foots for the children and discussed taxation nt home length, declar ing ldtnsel/ In fnvnr of taxing the railroads at their stock value.) The railroads of Georgia, he claimed, were taxed nt $60,006,- 000. while the true value of the roads la $160,000,000. . ] He favored an Inheritance tax. hut said that the power to regulate corporations should rest with tho "legislatures. Judge llussell waa introduced hy Judge Hubert T. McDonald. CONDEMNS THE ACTION OF STATE COMMITTEE Special to The Georgian. Ciarkesvllle, Ga., Jltne 5.—The Dem ocratic executive committee of Haber sham county met here today and se lected July 14 as 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 the state committee aa to the style of the ballot. SHE HAS GIVEN BOND AND WAS RELEASED 8pectal to Tho Georgian. Tampa, Fla., Juno 5.—Atlanta parties have secured the bond of $300 for Resale taSaUe, of Atlanta, who has been detained at this PENROSE MAY FORCE STUART'S NOMINATION By Private Leased Wire. \ Harrisburg, Pa., June Edwin Stuart, former mayor of Philadelphia, Is to be the next governor of Pennsyl vania If Senator Penrose Is able to make him so, and the Indications are that he will be able at least to force Stuart’s nomination upon the Republi can convention tomorrow. Stuart is Said by Penrose to be the one man who can gather together the remnants of the disorganized party in Philadelphia, and he regards the elec tion of mayor of Philadelphia aa of more Importance titan the election of a governor or even president of the United States. He has so declared. REPUBLICAN MAY LAND IN THE SENATE. Gov. Chamberlain I* Leading in All Precincts From Which Return* Are Received. Special to The Georgian. Portland, Oreg.. June (.—Althouri. the returns from the state election ... not In, the Indications are that Go. emor George K. Chamberlain, Demol crat. Is re-elected over James With., combe, Republican. y Jonathan Bourne, Jr., Republican appears to be fairly certain of recelv Ing the popular nomination for United States senator over John M. Gear*? Incumbent. “• This Is hased on very meager rs. turns, but Bourne Is reported ahead is nearly every part of the state, coneld. erlng the fact that In the same are. clncts in which Mr. Bourne lead. Governor Chamberlain Is also leadln. Dr. Wlthycombe by a Treater innrrin than that of Bourne over Gearln and this seems to Justify the prediction made. Both the Republican candidate, are probably elected In the congressional LIGHTNING KILLS SEVEN PERSONS SEVEN ARE DROWNED-AS RE SULT OF STORM. MEN FIGHT A DUEL ON BOARD STEAMER By Private Leased Wire. Chicago, June 5.—Jpseph Leno was probably fatally hurt In a duel with Frank Wolf on the steamer "Iowa," of which Leno was fireman. The two quarrelled on the boat as If lay at tha docks and Wolf struck Leno over the head with a pump rod. Leno fought with a ahovel, but waa knocked sense less by Wolf, who then lied, seized a cab and drove away at a furious rate to escape policemen. He was captured later. OVERWORK CAUSE8 MAN TO END HIS OWN LIFE. By Private Leased Wire. Pittsburg, June (.—Thomas O'Connor Jones, son otthe late G. W. Jones, com mitted suicide this morning by shoot ing himself tn the head In his apart ments at the Hotel 8chsndley, where he made his home. Jones had been (of fering recently from great nervous strain, due to overwork. REFUSED TO PAY FOR PLAY the purest white. Reports From Various Ssctions Show Tragic Rssults From ths Eleemnts. By Private Leased Wire. Standford, Ky., June (.—Henderson Young was killed by lightning near Highland, this county, today, and every bone In hfs body was broken. A son of John W. Carter wan 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 6.—Fred Edwards, Jr., and Robert Shortes, Jr., were In stantly killed yesterday at Lyons, by being strurk by lightning. They were playing hall when the storm came up and tok refuge under a tree. They were sons of prominent business men SEVEN PERSONS DROWNED: LIGHTNING KILLS FOUR By Private Leased Wire. Odessa. June 5.—A thunderstorm of extraordinary violence, accompanied by a deluge of rain, swept this city and district yesterday. Seven persons were drowned nnd four killed by lightning, which set flro to a number of buildings WIFE AND DAUGHTER MORTALLYJYDUNDED MAN THEN FIRES 8HOT THROUGH HIS MOUTH FROM PISTOL. —t tttvnl Photograph of Mlaa Muriel Hope who says the romantic drama. "Fellclta." 1 1L(00 to Charles R. Tyler, who sBcgad Mias Hope"£2.id “hT w’ h!SL The court* decMM In Ml.-* Hope'* favor. T ninu By Private Leaned Wire. Troutdale, Tenn., June 5.—William A kern, of thla place* attacked hla wife and daughter with a club-axe Satur day night* fatally Injuring them, and then fired a pistol ahot Into hla mouth. One daughter* who waa away from 'home, escaped. The tragedy waa not discovered till Sunday. A NEW YORK SKYSCRAPER. More Ride on Ita Elevatora Than on Street Cara of a City Like Naahvill*. H>iu*4*n Crawford in Hurrra*. Wherever tho fnme of the New York •wrapera haa apreml aome vague Idea or the enormotia eapncltjr of theae rolowai atroeturra moat Imre Iteeu formed, hut It la not Iranrotmlde that few persona Ilyin* right lu the metropolis hare erer made a careful atudjr of the actlrltlea of tbew* commercial renters. Perhaps there are those who would laugh to acorn the stair* ment that a single building In New \or* la entered daily hy 60,000 nenoui. «r ns many as the entire population of llairh“ burg. l»a., or other similar rltlea of 1’lilted Htate*. like Houston. Tex.. Akron. O., IJncoln, Neh., ami more than there are persona In cities of the site of Montgom ery, Ala. Whererer auoh a statement may credited It la ueceasary only to point »«t the fart that an accurate count waa may one day by 1\ T. II. Bacon, superintend ent of the Park itow Syadfeata hnlfdfiig. oue of the moat conspicuous of the York ackacrapera, of erery [lerson who en tered the eleratora In that edifice. It waa n simple matter to atntioo guards at event entrance to the building aaa give each |wr* aoa entering « ticket, which ticket was taken up by the elevator driver*. At the rloae of the day these tickets were counted and It waa found that something more that 561000 persona had ridden oa the elevator* that day. , . This U said to exceed the numlwr or fnre* rodei-ted by ihe entire atreel «* r system of Nashville. Tenn., In a alngb* thla Information coming from a superintendent of the trolley servlce er that city, who was subsequently e^tHugeu an one of the agents of the Park Row scraper. Barefooted Waiting Maid* in J*P* n * From Smith’s Weekly. .. Unless there are ladles among tnj guests, tha wife and daughter* of the host do not appear at dinner In pan. Before the meal begins It Is <*«»• ttwnary for them :o brfa* *n Mna , i cups of tea and dainty confection*^. *nen they tal:.* their survey **r »ne p»rty- #K . If gentlemen only are prevent. Japanese hostess disappears after greeting Is over, nnd does not return until the guests are taking their d*- parture. . . . At a signal from the host, baref** 5 * | waiting maids, dressed In graceful sua prettily tinted kimonos, bring In quer trays bearing tiny covered bond*- Before setting the tray* on the table* the maid* sink gracefully to tfc** kn # J* and bend forward till their forehead* touch the floor, then they serve dtna*n hich Is of sevsral course*.