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7a. vr- SPORTS KENNEL CLUB MEETING. DELEGATES TAKE rACTIOX.r ACTIOX. Favor 'Annual Election of Officers and Committees. Delegates presented their grievances at a meeting of the American Kennel Club, held at the Ashland House yesterday.

This meeting, which was called by the board of directors to hear the report of a special committee on the manner and reasons for Incorporation, caught the disgruntled delegates unawares, as they had planned a meeting of protest a little later. They -were pressed for time, however, for the annual meeting- of the association Is to be held early In February. As a result, dissatisfied ones took advantage of yesterday's meeting to I asset their troubles and suggest proposed to be acted on at the annual meet- Ing. Should these amendments be carried by a two-thirds vote, the delegates will come in to nearly all the privileges taken away, by Incorporation. These amendments call for the resumption of the regular quarterly meetings, at which each delegate shall have representation; to abolish the board of thirty directors for three years; to elect all officers and committees annually, and to give thirty days' time to pay annual dues.

In the absence of August Belmont, the president, as weil as all the members of the board of directors. Dr. F. H. Osgood, a delegate of the Boston Terrier Club, presided.

James Mortimer, on behalf of the directors' committee. read the report on incorporation, which was In part as follows: committee finds that the Idea of the Incorporation is no new one, as in May, 1901, a memoer of New York bar, who was much Interest- ed in club and Its welfare, pointed out to secretary the hazard of remaining an unincorporated, association by reason of the provisions of the statutes of this in regard to unincorporated clubs, pome of which were practically impossible to be carried out and the failure to carry out which would render the secretary liable to fine and Imprisonment, and, further, that the. experience of the club in. its suit for libel might be repeated with more disastrous results than were averted through Mr. Belmont'n generosity.

Accordingly, in M.ny, a resolution was unanimously passed appointing a committee to consider the advisability of Incorporating the club, and subsequently, on the 17th day of September. 1901. the matter bavins; been attain brought up before the club and discussed, it was unanimously resolved that the committee authorized to Incorporate the American Kennel Club. Mr. Rodman, a member of that committee, unfortunately, died, and for some time the matter was held in abeyance.

Subsequently. Mr. Rockefel- ler was appointed to fill the vacancy on that committee, and tho club was finally incorporated, and after several days such incorporation was completed in November of last year. The certificate of incorporation was duly granted in December. 1903.

but precaution and care was taken, so that the matter was not hastened in its completion. In fixing the number of directors at thirty, the maximum under the law. the committee finds that it wae sought to give the delegates of the active members the utmost possible. In 1 view of the large number of directors and that the board could be convened more readily than the delegates is the reason for discontinuing the general quarterly meetings and to replace them by meetings of the directors. The delegates have, ptill the same power to call special meetings that they had in the unincorporated club.

The executive committee Is left unchanged In numbers and members. Its powers are unchanged, and all the standing committees are identical. Also, all of the old standing were "looted members of the present standing committees and directors of incorporated club. The committee shows that in the unincorporated club the associate members were entitled to one delegate for each 100 whereas they now have one delegate for each 100 members up to 300 and two delegates for each 100 members over that number. Next year there will be seven delegates to be elected from the associate members, an increase of three such, delegates.

The quorum In the old club was only nine members, and now it Is twelve The amendments to the new constitution were then presented by Dr. J. E. De Ifund. of tho Russian Wolfhound Club.

A vote of approval cast in favor of the amendments and a committee was appointed to speak for them at the annual meeting. B. Maguire, delegate of the Irish Setter Club of America, in opening a discussion on the report read by Mr. Mortimer, suggested that It might not be a bad idea to have the disfran. chised delegates call upon Mr.

Belmont with -words of explanation to the effect that they were still loyal and only sought Ms aid in restoring the oldtime fellowship. Both Mr. Maguire and Dr. Osgood expressed the belief that Mr. Belmont had been misled.

S. R. Cutter, the delegate of the Bay State Kennel Club, announced that he had called at the A. K. C.

office. In the morning to pay club's annual dues and that Mr. the secretary, had refused the $10. Under the new constitution had to be paid by December 81, else the club would be dropped. According to Mr.

Cutter forty-nine clubs had been dropped on this account. The disgruntled ones claim this to be another trick. RACIXG AT XEW ORLEAXS. The Victory of Furnishes a Big Surprise. New Orleans, Jan.

3. victory of Zaniles. at 15 to 1 In the first race at the Fair Grounds to-day was a big surprise. Bettors lost heavily on the race, as Spider Web, the favorite, finished third, while the other choices finished outfide of the money. Aubuchon.

the Jockey who injured yesterday, was back in the saddle to-day, Smith and Garner are rapidly recovering from their injuries. The weather was clear and the track fast. The summaries follow: First net (five inn (McAllister). IS to 1, won: ninemock. 102 (LJoj-d).

8 to 6. Spider b. loft 14 to 5. third. Time, 1 H.

June. LJntllla. Villa, Coventry. Rig Fruit Masker. Miry Buchanan, BWeta.

Addie Sliter Ida, Lamia. Parties and Relna Hegente also ran. Second race Workaday. IIS (J. 60 to 1.

won; Kazel fWalVer) 12 to 1. Meond; Itebel Queen. 11l (Mitchell). 8 to I. third.

Time. Mc-ntbert. Ida llty, Flarney, Foster Miller. Ruhywlck. Star of Woodstock.

I.utice Lady and Lulu B. also ran. Third race. Silvertkln 111 6 to I. won; Ruftllne Silk.

100 (Austin). to 2 second' limerick Girl. 113 50 to 1. third. Time Xutweod.

Optional. Sea Water. Finery. Lai Coat Volney. Mary Brent and also ran.

Fourth race (seven us (Troxler) I to 1. wen; Telerrapher. 114 1 to 1. Kittle Platt. 113 (Martini.

2 to 1. third. Time Jatomo. Poliy Prim. Sophie Carter.

Favorlta. Dr. Heard' Tsrlac. Horseradish and Proud also ran Fifth (selllnr: Fix furlongs. -Pplon, PS 6 to 1.

won: CainpaJpner. 98 IS to 1. FecoM; P.eSned. 107 (Mountain). 4 to 1.

third. Time 1 re. Mies Bertha. Zack Abrsmii. John kaufman, Judge Burroughs, Entre JB Our Own and Saw ran.

Sixth rare ions Flavlgny, 100 (Lloyd) 4 to 1 wen 11l (Mountain), 0 to 1. Pride of Woodstock. 104 10 to I. third. Time 1-40 Oaaaa.

Delmore. Society Bud. Grand Bitter Brown. Withers and Dappja Gold nlso ran. WILLIAMS HAS NARROW ESCAPE.

Eim' Francisco. Jan. L. Williams, the Jockey. had narrow escape from death at Oakland tofiay.

being thrown by Calmer after leaving the post. COLLIS PROBABLY FATALLY HURT. Los Angeles. Jan. An accident marred the races at Ascot to-day.

May S. fell at the second Jump in the steeplechase ar.d rolled over CoIHs the jockey, probably fatally injuring him. BRIGHTON HANDICAP ENTRIES. Entries for the Brighton Handicap for 1907, which closed last night, number fifty-seven, and there will be additions by mall. The entries so far received are riu.

Montgomery, Dlsnabllle. Israfel. Bright Boy, Tut Penarria, Oxford. Accountant, Olteau. Gallavajit, J.

Core, Klectiouetr, Ballot, V-H, Artful. Peter Pan, Cot Maid. Convllle. Good Luck, H. Hyperion 11, Orbicular, Clovercrest.

Blaxdr. Dleeo, Tiptce, Okenlte, Cottontown. Whimsical. tronddei, Kurok'. Court Dreta, Burgomaster, AERO CLUB MEX BACK.

Say St. Louis Is Ideal Place for Balloon Race in October. Cortlandt Field Bishop ami other members of the Aero Club committee who picked St. Louis for the starting 1 place of the race for the Bennett Aeronautical Cup, got back to town When the race starts under the full October moon there will be at least fourteen biK balloons ready for tho flight, and perhaps more. The first full moon In October is on the 10th, and the race will not be held until that The first week In the month of October Is tho big festival of the Mound City, that of the Veiled Prophet, and the business men's leagues which are behind the festival probably will postpone It for a couple of weeks so that balloon race may be a feature of tho carnival.

"We could not start before the said Mr. Bishop. "Wo dare not start without moonlight; It Is too dangerous. The Ideal wind would bo one which would carry us north of west mid take us Into Xew England. We can easily beat de la Vaulx's record of 1,200 miles and still stay in our own country.

"In the race last j-ear there were ten clubs in the International federation represented anl there will a gTeater number this yenr. Tho entry list was to have closed February 1. but it may be extended a month, as some of tho European aeronauts seem to need considerable enlightenment on American geographical conditions, and 60 have not pent in their entries, but may later. There probably will be from fourteen to sixteen entries, but there is pas there available for thirty or morn balloons." The ground which St. Ixxils has provided for the balloon park Is on the enstern rige of Forest Park, which contains about ten acres.

The end of a twenty-four inch g.is main direct from a holder, with a capacity of 4.e.00,0n0 cublo feet, is only a few feet from tho park entrance. As an exhibition of what, they could do, St. Louis committee had l'Oricnt filled In forty minutes. Although this balloon has a capacity of only cubic tho gas plant ot Pittsfield could not fill it under two hours and a half. St.

I-ouls business men are enthusiast ic. one of them, James E. Smith, going so far as to say that the race would attract from 100,000 to 400,000 persons more than the. fair attracted on any one day. An aero clul.

has been of which L. D. Dozler is president. The Gas Company, to encourage who wish make practice flights from St. before the start of the big race.

111 give them gas at cost. If properly accredited by tho Aero Club America. The St. committee has promised to innate the contesting balloons free. Tho committee will petition to station tho army balloon corps at the Jefferson Barracks, The hotel men offer rt ratos.

and business men's committee promises reduced railway rates. MOTOR WAGOXS AT SHOW. One Used by Fire Department at the Garden Exhibit. The basement of Madison Squaro Garden will be occupied with commercial vehicles and arceesorles at the coming automobile show. There have been some interesting developments in motor wagons in the year, which will be shown for the first time, and as the late plicants were assigned to the basement, a number of novelties In the accessory lino will bo found there.

An exhibit certain to be of general interest is a motor fire wagon that was built by the Knox concern for the Esprfngfleld Masp.i Firo I "ejartment, where it has almosi revolutionized the work of thf fire Offhters. The motor wagon carries eight men, i.oh.-, chemloal tanks, axes, and by placing it at a central station an increase In the number of men employed by the department was obviated. Tho fire wagon, which has a four-cylinder, air cooled motor of forty horsepower, similar to that In tii-i new Knox touring car, responds to alarms si quickly that many Ores Jiro extlnguinhed in their lnclpiency. The machine lihr answered every alarm In Springfield for more than three months and 1s a forcible illustration one of the uses which the automobile i bound fill The commercial vehicle end of the Industry seems to be the one that is now to be looked to for the greatest revelations. RO SEVILLE TAKES LEAD.

Wins Three Straight Games in "Athletic Bowling League. Four series were rolled In the Athletic Bowling league lafit night. The New York Athletic lub team, at homo, won the odd game from the Passal club; the Rosevllle Athletic Association, on its home alleys, won all names from 'the Newark Bay club; the Jersey City club Quintet visited the Elizabeth club alleys nnd won two games, and the Columbia club team, at home, won the odd from the Montclalr club five. New York received a setback at the outset of the series with Psasaic, when the team, aided by Harper's 227, totalled 926, good enough to win by 18 pins. After that the New York Athletic Club team won easily, averaging better than for the series.

scores were as follows: NEW YORK A. PAfcSAIC CLUB. Beam 14" Harper 227 124 IKT Fherwood 200 Iflb 188 160 288 br00k. Jsl 174 7- Arnold UK OWS 179 Ul 185 170 IM 908 001) Totals 020 788 RoSJSVfUe assumed the lead In race when It downed Newark Bay three times. The last was close, the totals reading: 911 to and New averaged high for the winning side.

The scores were as follows: ROSEVILLE A A. I NEWARK BAY rim 100 W. Griffith. ifi5 B- 200 100 Davles ioo Ml 142 Wood 171 170 Jaener Jss At Van New 218 177 104 Perry ISO 147 Person 372 Uh 152 181 308 Totals 011 Totals SOO BBS BOs Elizabeth received a surprise when Jersey City won the odd frame. The firm, the only one.

won by the home team, was the closest of the three, Elizabeth winning by two pins, with BW. Thereafter Jersey City had matters pretty modi its own way, especially in the last game, which was good for 871. The scores follow: ELIZABETH CLUB. I JF.RSEV CITY fl Nolte 169 171 installing 102 174 A. West 101 107 17' ii( ii R.

169 160 Lamster 163 167 -ii Clams Myer coiiara Iff las Totals 886 873 £63, Totals 884 971 The Columbia five slumped to 794 la tho second game ag.iinst Montclalr. and that allowed the tailenders to escape a triple defeat. The on both sides were lower than usual. The scores follow: COLUMBIA CLUB. MOXTCLAIR XI ball 149 101 Lock wood.

Mllll in 157 125 123 i.i Ha Haruei 107 177 147 13,1 lluesman 173 177 Mrown 43 38 Keller 178 0n. 187 IS6 Totals SSI 704 868, Totals 763 881 DURAY TO DRIVE AT ORMOND. who finished third to Wagner and In the Vanderbllt Cud race and won the Ardennes circuit contest last year, is to be a contender at Ormond, the entry of his 130 -horsepower De Dietrich to all to which it is eligible having; been cabled. far as present nominations and indications go its most formidable competitors will be the new Stanley steamer, the reconstructed 200-horsepower and the six-cylinder Napier. In the' Ardennes race Duray averaged 67U miles an hour and In the de bUt 60.

27 Dmay comes to Ormond with a ICO-miles-an-hour bee In his bonnet. De Muad, Horace Holdfast, Prince of I-edj" Hadle.v. Kentucky Beau, Go Between, Old Honesty, Cairngorm, Dr. Gardner, Tanya, Gretna Green, Running WaUr, Wexford, PUBLIC SCHOOL GAMES Increased Interest Subject of. Discussion at Annual Meeting.

Tho annual meeting of the Publio Schools Athletic Leagrue was held yesterday afternoon at the office of General George W. Wingate, president of the league. Reports were, made of tho progress of the league In the last year by the president, 6 ecretary, treasurer and president of the girls' branch. The term of office of eight directors having expired, the following were elected to fill the vacancies: Egerton 1... Wlnthrop, Victor J.

Dowling, Hugh H. Baxter, Gustave Straubonmuller, George T. Hepbron, John F. Waters, W. H.

Andrews nnd G. Raymond Hall. The election of officers for tho ensuing year resulted as follows: President, General George W. Wlngate; first vice-president. Dr.

John H. Flnley; second vice-president. Kgerton L. Winthrop, tiiird vice-president, the Rev. M.

.1. Lavelle; treasurer, S. R. Guggenheim; as- Bistant treasurer, C. Myer; secretary, Luther Haisey Gulick, and assistant secretaryi Leo F.

Hannier. The following committees were appointed: Executive committee. General George W. "VVlngate, S. R.

Guggenheim. I.uther Haisey GulicVt, James E. Sullivan and Gustavus T. Kirby; finance committee, S. R.

Guggenheim. John S. Huyler and John R. Van Wormer; games committee. James E5.

Sullivan, Dr. Luther Halsoy Gulick, Dr. C. Ward Cninipton and F. Hanmer.

General Wlngrato, in his address, said: have twenty-four well organized district leagues, covering all of greater New York, each of which hits hold many competitions In the last year. The winners In these district competitions meet In the championship matches which the league itself holds in the spring and fall. In 190fi there were twelves championship matches held, In which there were 8,387 entries; thirtyone authorized contests for boys given by outside organizations, with 1,065 entries. Taking all the competitions together of the schools, district leagues and of the league itself, there huve been fully 150,000 entries. The league can, therefore, Justly claim that it Is the greatest athletic organization In the world, even If Its competitors are boys.

The Introduction of rifle shooting in the high schools lias proved even more successful than eras anticipated. Through the generosity of pome of its friends the league has installed in each of the high schools, at a cost of $260 each, a sub-target gun machine equipped with a Krag army rifle, regulation pattern. Although none of the boys had ever previously tired a cartridge, the scores that they made at Craedmoor were remarkable. They shot at hundred yards standing and four hundred yards lying, in 11 trying wind. The team of De "Witt Clinton High School, who were the winners, averaged 43 out of points, which lit Letter than the scores made by many National Guard teams.

The report of our most efficient treasurer. Mr Guggenheim, shows our financial condition. While the Increase of the work of the league In 1906 has made the drain upon its treasury heavier than at any previous period. its receipts up to within a recent period have been less than in previous years, instead of morn. Its officers, however, were successful In obtaining Rufflclent to pay off the debt and provide the balance of $1,130 appearing in the treasurer's report.

This was largely owing to subscriptions of $1,000 each made by H. R. Guggenheim. Harry 'Payne Whitney, C. W.

Morse and Andrew Carnegie, and of $500 from John D. Rockefeller. Miss Catharine, P. Leverlch, president of the Girls Branch of the Public School Athletic League. In her report said: An active campaign for funds was carried or.

by a members! Ip committee, consisting of Mrs. Mackay, Mrs. Bpeyer. Mrs. Winthrop and Miss ('hauler: and the, total receipts of the Girls' Branch, from the time of organization to July 1.

1906, were as follows: Meint-r. 1 800 Donation 00 Total $3,370 CO The disbursements In the same time as follows: 77s Printing 1 170 07 Entertainments 74 Total $1.765 on hnnl Juiy 1 11.004 TWO CUP RACES TO JAMESTOWN. The American Power Boat Association Votes to Cruise to Hampton Roads. J. Olyj lent the American Power Boat Association, whs chairman oTa of tl it organ la itl .1 eld laal night at thr Hotel Knickerbocker, 42.i sire I Delegates from twenty in the association were present All t) bangea in the rules Recommended by the executive commit! i the association adopted, with slight amendments.

Several chances In deed of trust of the American Power mat Gold Challenge Cup. which have been passed upon, will have be by the holding the La Chippewa Buy Yacht The Brooklyn Va lit Club, through Ita rommittee offered cupa one for the winner of race of motor boats by the Inside route to Jamestown Exposition, other the winner of 1 uute The association cepted tlie cups with thanks, and it will appoint a committee to manage races of the association, appointed to arrange the details for inual cruise, reported that it would be from Xev. fork to the Exposition, and thut the would made on August IS At meet- Ing of the association beld three days Gold Challence Cup was awarded to the Chippewa Bay Ya-Mu There had been a i.v tiiij Riverton STacht Club, whose boat was the Bparrow The Thousand Island STacbl Club lias challenged for the cup for 1907. Ttoe motion of Mr Wan. wriKht.

of the Chippewa Club, thru clause be adder) tn the deed of pjft of challenge cup to tin, effect no protesl accepted In races 'for that clip, unless It i.s Wed personally by the bona (-wner of tht boat protesting, wm carried. There are now fifty-three rluba In the association. NEW ORLEANS ENTRIES FOR TO-DAY. FIRST Helling; for maidens four years old; $.100. 81x Xsnu.

Wt Knishton Ill" Flagatona 6 C. J. IH Dueaaa un of Owansboro 114 Fast Mate H)h Wild Indian Ill; The Oorwilr 101 Madenla Wooltessa 101 HonatA 109; Country 101 Btla Willis im SECOND For maidens two rears old; $400 a furlonm Liberty vill 118 i Water Cooler 115 No lit! On us Jennle'B Bmiu 112 Sabailn 116 Toro Blue 11." Southern Knight Court 118 Dick Rosa 108 THIRD RACE Handicap; Six furlongi. Colloquy US 1 Voting or Mordea 1 1 1 Monorr 03 lOOil.uoy Marie 02 Oro 103 Sweet Kilty go Uorttboy FOURTH $500. One mile.

St. 118 Orbicular 101 Bcsterllos 107 1 Terns Hod in, Rather Royal us Hollonay 1051 Sneer Ulseouri 105 Mercea wi Lady 108 Lady Ellison 03 Dromlo 103 i Verlbest FIFTH Selling; $400. One mile. Western 110 Prhroeder's Midway Of) Gargantua Nancy Hurt Henry Bonworth Gold Ulna King 97 103 i Impertinence H7 Drulen S. "ft', Anaoetate 101 Kaiserhoff Fire Alarm Oft nrnlcen Melody Royal Bond M) Vtmont ua BIXTH RACE Selling; purse $400.

and miles. miAjtKle 104 Adbell lillHappy Jack Langford James 1 101 Lemon. Girl 103 Scalplock 110 Merrlck mi Qreencrcst Lory 101 Bed LlKht lortl Omar Khayyam Hio Bullfinch KHSMieie Strome Safety Uajbt Nell 84 ENTRIES FOR THE BROOKLYN HANDICAP. The entries for Ihe Brooklyn Handicap were received up to 4 p. m.

yesterday: Account ant. J. C. Avaunteer Water Lipht. Bull" a rtp.i Friar Go Between.

Bright Hoy They're Off. Ueaudere Cottontown. Clark Orifllth. Spherlenl Tanya. tf rU Cederatrome.

Ironsides. Oxford. Hyperion II Gretna Green. Blandy. Good Luck Kurokl.

Yon Dleco. 1 "lover Creit Ballot. Tiptoe. Malacca' Philander. Far Weet.

Gallavajit oiirt Bat Mastereon. Buttling Veil. Comedienne. King: Henry Inquisitor. 6amue4 H.

larafel. HOW TUB NEW' METROPOLITAN LIFE BUILDING WILL LOOK WHEN 1 COMPLETED. WOULD RECORD BUILDING, Tower, on Metropolitan Life Will Be Forty-eight Stories. The pinna for the tower which will complete the marble office building of the Metropolitan Ufa Insurance Company, covering the block in Madison Square and Fourth avenue, bounded by 23d and 24th streets, were filed with Superintendent Murphy of the Buildings Department yesterday by Napoleon La Bniri Bon, the architects of the building. The tower la to occupy the site of Dr.

Parkhurst'i old church, nt Madison avenue and 24th street, anil will be, it is said, the highest building In the world, rlslnjj 668 feet above the curb level and comprltlnjf forty eight stories. Work has already been begun on ttH foundation, and the officers of the Metropolitan I-ife expect that it will be completed In January. The estimated cost la J3.0C0.000. The main rart of the tower will be 74 feet square, feet Inches high and will be lighted tit each story by rows of nine windows on each of three aides, It will be a part of an eleven story annex to the main building. Extending from the story to the twenljr-Alrd story will be an ornamental clock, with dials on each 25 feet In diameter, handa 12 feel and figures feet long, at a.

height of 334 feet above the sidewalk. The early Italian Renaissance style Of main building will be preserved throughout, tho tower in its general design and outline belonging to ttaa typo of the Italia campanile of the perl It will Has from in ornate base, continuing' In lino and detail the general of the four lower Btorlea of the main building. Above fourth story the design of the tower shaft will bo severely simple. The capping to the shaft will consist of a lino of bracketed and panelled balconies and of recessed lonlo loggias, with live openings on each side, of the tower. Abovo will be a cornice and a parapet balcony, and from this point tho walls of the tower, receding HkIU feet on each face, will rise to four more Htories in height and then be terminated by a pyramidal roof.

Six express elevators will be Installed In the tower, four of them ending at fortieth story and the other two at the forty-second story. A fireproof with threi landings to each story, will extend from the ground to the top of the cupola. BISGUAM FOR REFOUM. Advocates Changes in Detective Bureau ami Detail System. Pollco Commissioner Blngham made publia yesterday his annual report to the Mayor.

It Is first time In history of the department that tha report of tl a preceding rear has been Issued fw promptly. The commissioner attacks the detail system, which he declares Is "a favorite device of politicians to reward their friends." He advocates reforms In the Detective Bureau, which he snys he has found seriously defective, and announces that lie will submit 11 special report on this branch of police work ns soon ns possible. He Issues a wnrtiing agalnat the undue) authorization of special patrolmen and asks for more clerks, stenographers and copyists, so that tho patrolmen now engaged In that duty can go back 'on patrol. Speiklng of the House of Detention i ond the Boiler Squad he says It would add greatly to the efficiency and benefit of the department these two bureaus could be unloaded upon me other department of the government to which they more properly belong. Speaking of tlio detail system tho oommlysloner says: When I took charge of the department year go there were 2.

"07 men detailed away from their regular duty. Many of them were, assigned to squads that were later found to be useless I have succeeded In returning about fi thousand of theso men hack to police work. Tl detail la a favorite device of politicians to reward their friends, it is astonishing to what a degree the Pollen Department Is doing the work of other departments of city government This condition la cumulative, the re- I suit of years of detailing, and Is one of the most serious Instances of the Interminable meddling of politicians with the discipline and work of the department. When citizens sen the larze amount in the budget for the Police Department It Is no wonder they cannot understand why they do not receive bette. protection One reason Is that several hundred men In the department are not doing police work at all.

commissioner then furnishes a long list of other departments In the city government where policemen are detailed, and suggests that they em- Floy their own men to do the work that the Police Department Is doing for them. This, he says, would add materially to the strength of the police force and at the same time work for economy in the other departments. In speaking of the plain clothes men. he s.iy« that the temptations of a policeman are great, and are Increased when they are In plain clothes, they are then less liable to detection. But, he declares, they are necessary to police work, and Intimates that their transfer from the captains to the inspectors will render them less liable to temptation.

lie attacks the present system of keeping the records of the men. on the ground that ill that appears In the records is what comes from the trial room, and that a man may be a scoundrel and still have a good record In the department. He points out that tho men on detail and In plain clothes seldom have complaints made against them, doclaring that It Is the man on post who get the complaints and the bad record, while their loafing brethren have no marks against them. The report shows that on December 31. lPOfi, the number of men cm the force whs 8.817 ot the 8 572 allowed by law.

During the year 311 men retired! 73 died, 53 were dismissed and 49 resigned. Five hundred and thirty -even now men were appointed, 61 men reinstated and three reappoinfed Of the, three Inspectors retired, two were reinstated. GOMPERS COMING TO AID SHEA. Chicago. Jan.

3. President Bhea and the other men on trial with htm were much cheered to-day when they received a cable message from Samuel Gompers, president of tho American Federation of Labor, now In Havana, saying that he would make every effort to come to Chicago It was understood yesterday that Gompers, who was expected to be a witness for the defence would not be able to come to Chicago. The message received to-day announced, however that Mr. Gompers will leave Cuba on the first available boat and will come here direct. AGAINST STANDARD OJL.

Judge Land is Overrules Demurrer in Chicago Indictments. Chicago, Jan. Landis, in the United States District Court, to-day overruled the demurrer of the Standard Oil Company to Indictments pending against that corporation, but sustained the demurrer as to two other indictments because of technical defects. The court ruled against the defendants' contention that the Elkins law was enat ted rtaMy to prohibit the employment of indirect 3 to obtain preferential rates; against the defendants' claim that the provision of the Kikins law requiring shippers tn adhere to a published rate was void as being against that provision of the Interstate Commerce law; against the defendants' contention that the Indictments wfre bad because the Interstate Commerce law not require railway companies to publish raics between points beyond the carriers' own lines of road, and against the defendants' contention that the provision of the Interstate Commerce law requiring carriers to publish terminal charges was not operative upon consignees. holding that In respect to such terminal charges.

Inasmuch as the consignor would have only little. If any. Interest in the question, the law plainly was intended to be binding: on consignees. "II Is contended bo behalf of the United States," said the court, "that the act of June 20. 190 did not go into effect until after these indictments were returned.

It Is urged that the postponement was effected by the adoption of the Joint resolution by Conpreas, approved June 30, 1000. That resolution provides that the rate law 'shall take effect and be In force sixty days after Its approval by the President of the United "Of course, the purpose of resolution Is obvious. But it was wholly Ineffective- until approved by the President. This occurred June 30. And by Its own terms the act became effective on Its approval by the President one day before.

Plainly, therefore, on June SO, the resolution was powerless to postpone that which had already occurred on June While possibly on June 30 the resolution might operate to suspend the act for a period of time (and as to this I express no opinion), the questions presented by the demurrers to these indictments to be determined as though a postponement or suspension of the act had not been attempted. "It is the duty of the court." said Judge Landls. "to enforce the will of Congress as expressed In the written enactment. In the ascertainment of that will I nm not at liberty to ignore the ultimate object of the law. That" object was the establishment of uniform railroad reasonable In amount." .7.

B. DUKE OX STAND. Testifies at Trial of Subsidiaries of Tobacco Trust. James Brodlo Duke, president of the American Tobacco Company, known as the Tobacco Trust, went on the stand yesterday in the T'nlted Ptates Circuit Court before Judge Hough, nt tha trial of Mac Andrews Forbes Company and the J. R.

Toung Company and their presidents, who are charged with violating the Sherman Anti-Trust law In an attempt to monopolize the sale of licorice paste in this country. The Heater part of the day was taken up with the arguments of John D. Lindsay and Ernest E. Baldwin, representing the defendants, and Mr. Taft, the special Attorney The defence first moved that Judge Hough order the government to elect which the Counts of the indictment It proposed to rest its case upon.

One count charged the defendants with effecting: a "combination," another that it had entered Into ii "conspiracy" and a third that the defendants bad attempted to "monopolize the paste industry." The lawyers arcued the points Involved, which resulted In Judge. sustaining tha of Mr. Taft. nud the case will go to the iinv OB all three, of the courts ppecifled In indictment. At this point Messrs.

Taft and Levy, for the prosecution, after consultation, rested their side of the case. Before Mr. Duke was put on the stand Junius Parker, of the defendant's counsel, In his open- Ing address, declared that the companies on trial wore practically controlled by Continental Tobacco Company. When Mr Duke took stand, being called by the defence, he admitted that this company owned 70 per cent of the stock of the MaeAndrews Forbes Company, "Were you much In the office of the MaeAndrews Forbes Company?" he was asked. "I never was there.

If they had any business they came' to me." he replied. Mr. Dxike then explained that Karl Junpbluth. president of MacAndrews- Forbes Company, managed tho business. He said he knew as a practical manufacturer that licorice root or paste was necessary, and recalled suggesting- to Mr.

Jungbluth in London that they had better increase their usual root supply. He knew, he said, they had considerable difficulty in obtaining raw root. Mr. Jungbluth objected to raising- the price of paste. Mi.

said he wanted tho prlco raised. "Why did Mr. Jungbluth object to the increase of the price?" asked Mr. Taft. "He thought we had better supply the Independent dealers at a low price, so they wouldn't bo induced to go into the root business, find therefore interfere with our own root supply." was the reply.

Mr. Duke said they bought out Young and Lewis to get control of their root supply. "You wanted to keep every one else out of the business?" he was asked. "It was a matter of supreme indifference to me whether we sold the Independent dealers ox not." said Mr. Duke.

Mr. Taft pressed Mr. Duke to admit that their purchase of the minor licorice concerns had been to keep others out of the paste Industry in America, but Mr. Duke insisted their only reason in wanting to keep others from croing into the business was to prevent the forcing of the price of the raw material up to an unreasonable figure. BIG FIRE LOSS IN MONTREAL.

Montreal. Jan. A hnlf million dollar tire, in the death of one man and the Injury of six firemen, took place this morning in St. Antolne street. The collapse of a wall caused death of H.

Oagnon. a carter, and Injured the firemen. r.agnon rushed into the fire to rescue his son," whom he thought imperilled, and was crushed beneath the wall. The firemen will recover. The firms which suffered total loss, are the DtMlge Manufacturing the Standard ii mr thp 1 511 Comnanv.

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WANTS UNION QUARTERS. To Run Ship Hundred Miles am Hour on Ton of Coal a Day. The officers of Xew York unions hava fo? the last day or two been receiving mysterious culars. signed by rsojOaa aa Interview on a matter at "vital interest to every union man," at No. 116 Nassau street.

write? Baid he did not know whether the matter ho wanted to discuss could be taken up by tha not. but that ho could tell better after an laterview. Am. thoae who received the letters were James McCabe and Frank McArdle. delegates at the Gold Beaters' and Foundry Helpers' unions, respectively.

They went together yesterday to No. Dl Nassau street, which Is the Morton Building', but tha naais) of the writer of the letter was not in directory of the building. On the tenth floor they found office of thd Stephens they wars for. Iwas a small room, with a stone floor, a rolltop desk 'and several chairs. Mr.

Stephens was no; In. but man with Iron gray hair and an uallrsited power of speech said he would do as well. The two labor men were tool that it was intended to let union people in on a project which would revolutionize locomotion by land and sen. This the running of steamships, trolleys and by atmospheric pressure. sai.l that he asl others had a patent on It.

but they did rot wast the trustees to get hold of it. lie wanted it to be owned by the common people. "Wo have proved and tried this. said. "We will bo able to run steamships at rate a hundred miles an hour with a ton of coal a Jay." He.

then showed a pile of postal cards, which, ha said, wero from unions. He had sent the letters to 831 unions, and was WSjUtaaj kg hear from them. He next produced diagrams and explained Ma scheme. He was asked why he did not go to saassj capitalist, and replied th.it If he did the truita would get It. He wanted the people to own It.

Then came the business end of the interview. His idea was for the plain people as represented by unions to have the whole stock. He tha unions could not take it up as organizations, and he proposed that their officers do missionary woric In getting members to shares at a mere 25 cents which would soon be worth $30 each. They could make a start with $15 worth of bought at 25 cents a share by members of each union. As they would own all motive power they could Insist that only union men should employed.

The two delegates looked dubious, and were not inclined to bite readily. They said they would about it. and gave the man the names of aewrai officers of unions that ho asked for..