DRESSED FOR BURGLARIESFIRE COMPANY'S APPEAL10

'onhnn-d from flr»T pa**.

Official Says Lavi'yers' MortgageCompany Has a Blacklist.

NEW SIDE TO GRAFT HUMT

WILLARD IN INTERCITY FLIGHT.Vm Ansrel^s, CSaL, Dec. 10.—Charles j».

"Wfllard, the. American aviator, reads aforty-seven-iaDe flight over th«» city n;Los Angeles and across th» rour.Uy toPasad«na. and return to-day. }i. •xaj 1^the air an hour and four minutes. r^«, j,^formed on his aeroplane.

Itwaa expected that the •-. would b*kindled at night and afford a spectacle

for the .countryside, but ths authoritiesare fearful that such a proceeding 1 woulddraw a rough element into th« town, an<lfor this reason and beca'ise of th- ex-citement that might, ensue they arsplanning to hare th« Hr» before dar'<-"Iness falls.

POORHOUSE TO BE BURNEDBut Montclair Blaze Will Occur

During the Day.Montclair. .V. J., Dec 10 (Sp-dal).--

Alderman Thomas P. McGlycn, of ••« ,town. Is b*lnir besie«r»d with .-*-.,'toarrange for th» Incineration of the toxr^poorhouse her© st night, instead -'dur-ing the day. Th* poorhous* is to foabandoned n«xt week, and the local au-thorities plan to destroy \u2666'-» and»ntbuilding and Its contents by ttrm as th*easiest and most sanitary means of dis-posal.

An X-ray examination of. th« Injury

showed that one of the vertebras below thebase of th* n*»ck was fractured and thata portion of th. bone was pressing against

the spinal"

column. • cansinsf • completeparalysis >,c.low th«*.shoulder":

"T"• doctors,

however, say the young man may yet re-cover. '.l*\~:~

"VVarr-n'B bodr is paralyzed. He- became

conscious to-day and exonerated Griffith.from all-blame. j ;?t before the accident

ocurred Griffith had Warren's head andon© shoulder down on the mat and wasworking to* the fall by means of a halfnelson When !i» was about to force War-ren's other shoulder to the mat Warr*nmade a desperate attempt to get away.Suddenly he cried out and collapsed.

Warren, who 1? about, twenty-one years

old. is the son of Dr. Georp« Warren, &

dentist.

BACK BROKEN WRESTLINGDoctors Say Princeton Student

May Yet Get Well.Princeton. N. J.. I>ec- 10.—Harold Collins

Warren, of Swarthmor-. Perm.. a student

in the Junior class of Princeton University,

preparing for the ministry, is in th* col-

l^sre infirmary to-day in a serious conditionas a result or a fracture- of th* spin*, re-

ceived in a wrestling match "with Major D

Griffith, of Jenklntown. r»nn . a senior, in

the gymnasium to-day.

Giacomo

PUCCINIComposer of th" opera

"Tha Girl cf the Golden West"which had it? premiere performance last nightat the Metropolitan Opera House, endorses

PIANOregarding which he wrote, under date of

June 21. 1910:

''Ihseot had in? pleasure to prove yoar piano md /ha~ become -very enthusiastic. The sweetness of itsione transports the soul and makes one dream ofst'ance'worlds cohere dwell the spirits elzd- It is in-comparable in strength and roundness, and Iattest tothe grand impression received'

"

In creating the greater part of this opera at

his home in Toscana, Signer Puccini used th«

KNABE MIGNONETTE GRAND5 feet 2 inches, $*7f\f\mahogany. Price / \J\J

Where others have failed and admit their in-ability to build a small, yet perfect, grand piano, theHouse of Knabe has succeeded in producing -'

WORLD'S BEST SMALL GRAND PIANOas attested by the foremost musicians, grand operaartists, composers, etc. The KNABE MIGNON-ETTE GRAND is indispensable where space i*

limited—

desirable in the highest degree where anabundance of «pace exists.

wm. KNABE & Co.sth Aye. and 39th Si

BtosMhass 133 T.

Buffalo Company Left Out.

"TVo«>o"?ur""'s\u25a0;

?-

con*sin»d lb» names ofej?h insurance «-orr.panies as had bought

thi bonds of the Lawyer^ Mortgage Com-

pany, and Bo» sv.-ore that-1"- new list of

\u25a0\u25a0tir'-*?\afr'lf> compariie?" wa« idrriTica.l "with

the list of those which bsd bought bonds.and that .-• .-- the companies wh.-h ap-

r^ared on <tie -v list of "acreptable corn-

rar.ie?" and not on the boa* buyer*' list-,-••\u25a0• *?10 lirt of "acceptable

< ".mpaTiies \u25a0"The Buffalo «-

Tertr.an. he testified, -rat

T*ted~a> th- "bird strongest American

<oTnp3-n:-. ar.6 without-

iag ituo deuiilsri«- classified f<yrn* of th« comoanies on thebond buying list and the 1910 "acceptable

j--\u25a0•j --\u25a0• as recent entries into the field of in-i»cranoe, or companies of comparativelyemail capital and reserve.

Jobs G. "Wiekser, the president of the

\>r. Rocp presented to the committeethree lists, two of which lie said had beenprepared by the Lawyers* >'

—csc- Com-

pany *nG !li» other by Woodbury. The

fins was \u25a0 lisT of "anceptaMe companies."

nated Pecmbor. "M}T.. in which th" Buffalo( \u0084-—.-

-name was conspicuous. The sec-

r-nd--

a?-

list of "acceptable com-

ranie?." d3T«d April. OH. in which the

Buffalo G-rman- together with several

inter equally c-o-rr American companies.

co»? not spsjsmr.

Ross's Statements Denied.»- the offices of the Lawyers* Mor g;ige

rmr.parv a wan who said be was the treas-

urer of that corporation said that Mr. Rofs

was mistaken, in that the bonds of whichhe spoke trere not lionds of the Lawyers'

Mortpaee. Company; but were bonds of the

MortcaEre Bor;d Company of New York.

which. b*» paid, was a distinct and separatecorporation from the other.

The treasurer said, however, that R. M.TT ;rd was president of the Lawyers* Mort-Hhsr Company and vice-president of the-Mortgage Bond Company, and that his

brother. George Hurd. was president of

the M "-car' Bond Company.

At b's home in Locust, X. .1.. last night

K. M. Hurd •denied that his company had«ny sur-h Ihtag as a. blacklist, and explained.

tb« relations of the- Lawyers* Mortgagercmpar.y with the Buffalo German Fire Ib-r-

--.• • \u25a0 Cornpa^y as "reciprocal.

"

"TVoodbury says that he did not make»ny <=ue)s

-----\u25a0 ac Ross claims." said Mr.

Herd, "and if 1 were called to the stand I

tc-o-uld testify that if be did he exceededhis authority. Our policy is felly outlinedi~, a letter Iseal to Mr. Bass upon thisfubje^t in April of this year, when Iwrote:-

• . policy of the Lawyers' Mortgage Com-pany Is to give a preference to fire insur-

wi?e companies which furnish reciprocal

buMne« either to this company or to its

*?lied companies.' That Is only fair, and

tr»-r is v- suggestion of any fuch thing as> blacklist in that."

Buffalo German Man's Charges,"However. Are Denied

—Lloyds Told About.

F. H- Ross, the X«*w York representativeof the BuSalo German Fire Insurance Com-rarsy. furnished the first instance or recordof th* fire insurance company appealing to

the ]eri«iativ» tnvesticatinc committee,

\u25a0ahen h» described yesterday what hete-med was •'practically a blacklist" of in-surance companies discriminated againstby the Lawyer?" Mortgage Company.

The committee's investigation up to dat«hut be^n largely an Jtttack upon the. rat-

mskine powers of th» fir- insurance, com-*->ante<s of the state, with inferred -=ug-

srertions of rer-ommendations: for some kindtn *\u25a0*<-*? supervision or control. With Air.

Raaa** session" on tli« stand, howe\er, a!!"«\u25a0 <-!-•• seas opened Up.

Accordintr to Mr. Ross. Theodore CWoodbury. » bond sa-Jesman

-for Lade.n-

hurs. Thalmann &• Co.. eanie to him in the,

»«?rly part of IPT*' wiih the proposition thathis company. th*» Buffalo German, shouldbey certain bonds of the Lawyers* Mort-ca^re Compa.ny. eoyplrd with the threat\u25a0that If Caw <nsuran*-e company didn't buy

tb» \u25a0bonds ••\u25a0 .•;!;;be taken off the li«=t of

""srceptalile companies" of the bonding

company.-•-Boss turned the proportion over to

John G. Wiekser. the. president of theTlutTalo German and formerly State. Treas-urer under Governor Oie;j. and Mr. Wick-•«• promptly turned it down. Thereupon,- Tiers testified, policies written by his com-Ti&ny on property over which the I^aw-------

Mortgage • .TTr.;.ar.v ;:»id mortgages

»•!» returned arkl refused by the Lawyers"

Itortcars Company, entailing a consider-able Iqs? of business.

KILLED IN BREATHITT DUEL.Lexington. Ky. 1><:" iif

'?n * revolver

duel a* Wilhurpt, Breatbitl County. last• z \u25a0 "Bad Bill" Bailey, :i mountain d«s-

. Ed by J C. Shepherd, ac-og to a report received here to-day.-

ruck by a bullet and\u25a0rounded. [1 ;

-said F.a ;!-"y had a

grievance against Shepherd,

Application blanks for cl*rk arid junior

clerk must be "filed on or before, noon ofJanuary 7; for other positons on or be-fore, noon of January 21. 15*11-

TO STOP SALE OF GAME BIRDS.Syracuse. Dec W.

—At the annual meet-

Ing of the New York State Sportsmen'sAssociation, held here to-day, it was de-cided to petition the Legislature to limitthe daily duck bag to twenty-five kills: to

prohibit the sale, or serving of partridge.

ruffed grouse or woodcock: that the useof ferrets be prohibited: that the StateFish and Game Commission be placed un-der civil service rules and that the stateprovide artificial feeding ponds for duckswherever necessary.

Axeman. Minimum ace eighteen years;Ciot So a day.

Chainnian. Minimum a^e eighteen years;Sl' 50 to 13 a. day.

Rodman, Minimum age twenty years;53 ."0 to $4 a day.

Appraiser of Forest Lands. $"*>' to JI.OSO.Assistant. Office of Farm Lands. Depart-

ment \u25a0•: Agriculture. Ji.njo.Court Stenographer. *th Judicial District;

53.O"""). Open to residents of this districtonly.

Fireman. Ossinins: Village service.Assistant Steam Kricrineer. Westchester

County service; S.Vi to $7.". a month.Assistant Superintendent, State Game

Bird Farm: $mv<o.Bertillon Clerk. Erie County Penitentiary:

$1,200. Open to men only, residents of EricCounty.

Highway Inspector, county service: $300to £4 50 a day.

Inspector in Modern Languages. Educa-tion Department: $2,500. Men only.

Inspector. Sewer. Water and Street De-partment. Saratoga Springs.

Laboratory Assistant. State Cancer Lab-oratory. Buffalo; 5730 to .000.

Medical Superintendent. Erie <~ountyHome and Hospital: $2.0n«. Open only to

men. residents of Erie County.instructor, miller, with wife a? matron.

State Agricultural and Industrial School,Industry. Man IS. wife (3d. a month withmaintenance.

Prison Guard: s^^Storekeeper. State H"=pitais and Institu-

tions. Men and women. ?420 to J750 andmaintenance.

On January :>. IfU. trie following f\ami-nations will be held:

State Commission Announces NumberTo Be Held NextMonth.

Albany. Dec. 10.— On January 14. 1311. theState Civi: Service Commission will holdexaminations for the following positions:

Clerk, Open to men and women, mini-mum ace twenty-one rears. Salaries usu-ally $720 to si.2vo.

Junior Clerk. Op^n to men and women.minimum acre sixteen years. Salary not toexceed &jQO.

Buffalo German/in correspondence withR.M. Hurd. declared . that if the Lawyers'M \u25a0\u25a0-'cape held to it determination to re-fuse policies of his company he would startan investigation to find out whether "thecharter given by the state, to such a cor-poration would allow them to so discrimi-nate arainst any Insurance company, and,particularly, against an American and NewYork State company, in. favor of Englishand other foreign companies."

When he was asked about this point MrHu'-d said that, entirely apart from thestrength of any insurance companies, hefelt that his mortgage company was en-tirely within its rights in limiting thamount which various companies mightcover for them.

Ross added to his testimony the swornstatement that the Lawyers' Mortgagecompany had been returning and refusingall the Buffalo German's policies since thebond matter had arisen, and that he hadhad seven such policies refused within thelast week. He amended that statement inonly one particular, when he said that atthe opening clash the. mortgage companybad re? rested to the extent of permittingth« Buffalo German to cover one risk inEast 63d street, but that was the last.

Teils of Workings of Lloyds.ll(mas H; Trowhridge. of Hall ft Trow-

brid^e. told the committee of the workingsof the. English and American Lloyds, inwhich, -he said, the rates v.-ere usuallylower than in the ordinary stock com-panies. American Lloyds, lie said, weresomewhat limited on fire risks, exceptwhere the automatic sprinkler system wasinstalled. -"--.i

Henry W. I/iwp.a young broker in thefirm of Johnson At Higgins, add^d some in-formation a* to the insurance broker'smethod of placing risks or portions of risksin companies not doing business in thisstate. Some times such risks or parts ofrisks were placed outside the state be-cause of \u25a0 favorable competition on pre-mium rates, hut very infrequently, and thebulk of foreign business was so placed be-cause tin. Don* .•empanies could not handleall at it.

Mr. Lowe frankly admitted that the com-missions paid to brokers in this city weretoo high, and lie thought a flat rate of 10per cent commission to the broker wouldbe ample, instead of the sliding scale byWhich. Under the present system, thebroker sometimes retained as much as 25per cent of the premium. Reduction ofcommission to brokers would also tend toeliminate rebating. he said. The commit-tee will meet again on Tuesday morning.

CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATIONS

Fi IQC

Alleged Leper Living Under an As-sumed Name. It Is Said.(By T<?Vesraph to Th» Tribune.

'Cincinnati. Dec. 10.

—John R. Early, the

alleged leper, whose case hap been the

topic of discussions in Washington andother cities of the East for the last twoyears, Is living here, under an assumedname. This information came to Cincinnatithis afternoon in a letter from Everett C.Everett, an attorney, of Flattsburg, X. T-,

to Coroner Coe, of Cincinnati.Several weeks ago the Xe-w York attor-

ney wrote to Dr. Coo. asking ifEarly mightcome to Cincinnati to live. The coroneranswered that he might ifhe said nothingabout the matter. Mr. Everett now writesthat Early has come to Cincinnati and isliving under an assumed name. The city

health authorities are investigating.

Kansas City, T"'e<\—

What physiciansbelieve to be a well developed case of lep-rosy was found to-day in the genera! hos-pital here. The victim is Tom PsalamatiF,

a Greek laborer.

.TOTTN' F. EAKLT IN CTNCTNNATT

While telling her story the ;rirl. withoutany show of emotion, described plunderingexpeditions in Colltngswood, near <"amden.where. Howard had to press a gun acainsta woman's side to make bis .-scape; inHad°n?f!el(i. N. J.. and in Providence,where he grot a gold bracelet, a diamondlocket and an amethyst ring.

The, detectives said that the prisoner.

who is now in a Passaic hospital, confessedto a prison record. Under several aliasesthe authorities said he had served, besidesthe term in Charleston, eighteen months inElmira and two years in Baltimore. He issaid to com* of a good family.

Ifstories told by Jean Mitchell, the girlcaptured with him after the attempt to robthe Tap]«\v house, arc true, Howard wasthe Bean Brumtnel of burglars. The girl,in a statement made, in Passaic for the pur-

pose, she said,' of 'clearing the name of theman who lies at the point of death, saidthat they worked only between 5 and So'clock in the evening. They always lefttheir living place clad in evening clothesof faultless make and generally rode in

taxicabs. Howard called their nightly ven-turing forth the "supper trick."

The pair went to Jersey City recently.They had been working around Boston formonths, the girl says. They always madegood hauls and never had any trouble inpetting away with their plunder. After

their stay in Boston they went to JerseyOity. the pirl says-, because New Yorkcould easily be reached in case of trouble.

The man never worked after 5 o'.clock,

bis companion told the police. He nevercarried a revolver. but when Inhouses al-ways looked sharp for weapons, which hewould not hesitate to use. Once, whileleaving .1 Boston house, neighbors surprise/

him. and he hau to fire two phots to escape.

The girl's story included accounts of rob-beries in Germaiuown. Perm.: West .Phila-delphia. Camden. N. J.. where they got a$125 diamond ring, and other cities. Amons

the stuff secured in Boston were a pair of$163 earrings, which were pawned in a place,

named by the crirl. They also got away

with a woman's gold watch. !iiark<-.l "Mol-lie Stark. Canton. Ohio." This watch anda man's watch were found in a trunkowned by Howard.

Police Believe Wounded PrisonerTo Be Former. Well Known

New York Pickpocket.*''

/ ...'\u25a0".* -I:-:. '\u25a0'-:,The man who was Shot by Theodor° Tap-

l<-v. p "wealthy manufacturer, whose homein Passalc X. J.. he was entering lastThursday niarht. anii -who en».c the name\u25a0'.Tomes TT. Hanley." I<^ beiiovpr]1 by the N»wYork p-MlroMo be "Tommy" Howard, for-merly w»!l known as a pickpocket in NewYork. Tlnward sawed his way 10 freedomwhile in prison 'In Boston with implements

UlUlftSled to him in a cake. \u25a0

Hanley. or Howard, went to Boston afterhe find two pickpockets known a? "WalkinePenny" I>riscoll and "Oagn T>ouis." whovpr» captured later, robbed OonerressmanGk»idfog:le of a watch and- a" $iuifigold *-hamwhile he was talking with friends at Broad-way ami:I>ennard street, about five years

a:ro. He was naught in Boston after do-

ins: a "house lob." the detectives say. andwas pent tip for a five years' term inChaflestown prison. While he Tas thereMazie, Coyle, known in Boston, asked per-mission for her and Howard to get mar-ried. Soon after the. wedding a cake wassent To Howard. With saw? secreted in ithe an 5 another man named Han" cut theirway to liberty.

WORKED IN EVENING ATTIRE

Gir!Pal of Passaic Prisoner Tellsof "Supper Trick."

\u25a0 Aroua Prairo Grisco." replied thehopeful dppli-'ant. appealingly.

By a process of ••litninati.-.n. arjr] aftermuch gesticulation by the man on theoutsid'-. his envelope was discovered.Bowing and smiling. Mr. Grisco grippedMrs. Grisco to hin side and hurriedwithin. Samuel S. Cox, special police-man formerly of the Manhattan Opera

House, did much to assist the crowdsthat patiently spelled its numerous lastnames for the^benefit of the man withthe precious coupons.

"Arona Prairo Grisco," said an Italian."What's you're last name?"' pleaded

the ticket man.

"We will send upstairs and try to findout the mistake." said the other. Thirty

minutes lat°r Mr. Gross was still wait-ing for the latest advices from the front.

In40th street the men and women whohad chosen the family circle crowdedaround the ticket window as early as 6o'clock. At 6:45 business started.

"What is your name?" ask«d the ticketman.

"Maybe if Iwait here whoever's got

my two seats will tell me how good itwas when it's over." suggested Mr.

Gross. His voice indicated that he was

laboring to be happy. . .

Mr. Gross struggled with himself so as

to be able to enunciate. He said:"F.xcuse me: where do Icome in?""It's very strange," purred the gen-

tlemanly assistant. "The book says youpaid the $12 all right."

Seme Didn't Get Their Tickets.

Mr. Gross was never calm. His case

was different. He could not. get in andwas made to stay out. He had paid $12

for two scats on Wednesday. Yes, hisname """as on the treasurer's book. S.<;r<.>s;=. dress circle, D C- and 64, and

yet there were no tickets when, afterwaiting in line at 3ftth street and 40th"street, he did the same at. the Broadway

entrance and again applied for help.

•'Souk one lias called for your seats.Mr. Gross." said a gentlemanly assist-ant behind the brass railing. "Yours'.ats are occupied."

"Done." said th<=- other and departed,

the calmly disposed person that he had

been throughout.

•Right wherv T am now," promised

th. detective, fervently.

• "Bother th«» rules." replied th« other,

with a KlitteriTier smile. "Itell you. my

d*>ar f«lk>w, that Iam going to my din-ner. Istood h*»r*. two hours on Wednes-day. Then Ipaid your man ?10, and got

nothing for it exr»ppt instructions to call

eaj-lj- to-night. 1 did so. For an hour I

have again stood in line in a draft to get

my ticket. Now that ihave my sealyou tell me Ishall not din*-. Itis ab-

surd. No man 'Jin keep me from my

dinner. You and Caruso together can-

not, keep me from my dinner."

jq^ seemed so amiable, withal, and 30

drawn by th.c verbal opportunities of the

subject that the detective showed con-

cern lest the young man might say it

all over again. So the detective in-jected: "It's against the rules of thehouse, T toll yon. But. if you give me

ycur ticket you can eat.""Where will you be?" inquired the

hungry one.

"It is-against the rules. "of the house."said the detective: . .

prtivprine trrios*> head held tight to the

rail outside the window \u25a0of-the $10 r?s*r-

vations. The way from' all ticket win-

dows to th*1 entrance door was as clearly

defined as at any circus. Ropes dividedthe ticket obtainers, from the rest ofmankind and by trying to get outside the.ropes they quickly learned that all suchhopes must be smothered. Five or sixmen did get away by making: -uncovered

retreats, but whether they sold theirholdings could not be ascertained.

A young man who expertly handled acane, not in defence, but through a s^nso

of pleasure In it? companionship, stoodin line one hour, got bis $10 ticket andstarted jauntily for Broadway. A housedet.*>rtlv«» complained that that was notplaying the gamp fairly, as the ticketwas reserved for him for two days andnow delivered, and the seat it called forwas empty. He should go right in andfillit. said th« detective.

'"I am srnins to my dinner." said the

young man.

Lo*VeMysteryIntrigueSocial *Ri%)alry

All These Figure Inthe New Serial Story .

Thurley RIXTONBy PHILIP VERRILL MIGHELS

==WHICH WILL BEGIN IN~

JVejet +J*unday 9f

TRIBUNEJames Montgomery Flagg is the illustrator

"You've always been a thoroughbred, and 1 thought, ofcourse, you'd be one to the end." Acton Gaillard told Thui-ley at New Haven.

That Thurley was a thoroughbred you willbe ready toadmit before you"have finished the first instalment.

Her gUM fight against great odds in the Metropolis,where she went to accept a humble position, and where herversatile abilities caused society to take her vp

—but read

the -story of her triumphs in love and society for yourself.And be good to your friends by telling them to get

JVejct Sunday 9^ tribuneMigHela wrote "The F\irn&.ce of Gold"On© of the best sellers of last year.

T"orer»dt for Spf-.-i«i l.xulil!«-»..- For the pis.trlct of Columbia, clenrlnp t"day; Monday fair:l'Bht to moderate variable winds, becoming westand northwest.

For Bastam Pennsylvania and New Innsnow or rain to-day, followed by clearing Insouthern portion; Monday fair; moderate south-west to west winds.

For "Western Pennsylvania, local enr.ws to-dev. Monday fair, except unow flurries near LakeKr>: m .<lernT.' west winds.

For Eastern Now York, enow in northern,\u25a0now or rain in southern portion to-day; nome-what warmer; Monday lair. moderate south towest winds.

- -\u25a0-..:-_.

For Wesfsm New York, mow tri-day; Monday\u25a0now flurries; moderate shifting: \u25a0winds, ;becom-ing west.- .

For N*w England, enow In northern, snn orrain in southern portion to-day; somewhat warm-er; Monday fair; moderate shifting triad* t«.I

lßn<l and the middle Atlantic states, and willfall !somewhat in th« j;i*siFH!;>pi and Ohio vallt-ysSad the upper lak« r»glon.

Th« winds along the N«-w Kngianii Coast -Rillb« moderate and variable, probably b^<-ominpbrisk over eoutbern jx»rtlon; mldd'ln Atlantic j<V>a*t, moderate and variable; south AtlanticCoast, moderate southwest, shifting to north-\u25a0ni'bt; east Gulf Coast, llsht to moderate. b*>rom_ 'inu north: wast Oott Coast. llßht to BMderate1..--i>nili]»f nortiioaM: Lake Midilßiiii. mo<ieraienorthwest.

Official IU-«ord »ml Forocait.—

Waehinßton.I>ec ML

—The middle West disturbance of Fri-

day night moved rapidly fi^tward to Lake Erie,maintaining Its mod«rate character and attendedby pen-ral enows and rains east of th*' Missistil;ill£lv«r except in New England and New Yortcand alonr the south Atlantic Coast. The precipi-tation va.> neither heavy nor of long duration Inany locality and was accompanied by risingM-mrwrntßrfc, although It in still unseasonably

cold m th« lower lake r*plon. the middle Atlan-tic states arid Hew England. There has alsobf-en another coneideratl** fall In temperatureover th«" Northwest, hut elsewhere over the We6tF«a;or.&t>l<f MsfMtHMprevail. liithe MissouriValley. th« plains Mates and the ILoeky Moun-tain region the weather was fair, while In theFar West rains were quite iteneral except InArizona and extreme Southern California.

There will be enow Hunday from Michigan east-ward through New EJißland, while in the south-ern portion of the middle and south Atlantloetates the weather willbe clear. In the centralvalleys, the plains states and the Southwest the•weather will be fair (Sunday, and It willbe sen-«rally fair Monday over all districts east

"'the

Rocky Mountain*. West of the Rocky Mountainsrains v.:'.. contlnee over the central and southern-.'

—except in the mountains, where there

v.lllbe snow.T«mf«rature« will riMt Sunday in New En#-

TEE WEATHER REPORT.

FROM TRAPPER TO WEARERBuy the "FAMOUSKRAMER FURS"direct trom America?leading manufactur-ers at our wholesalesalesroom and savethe middleman'senormous profit.

KRAMER FURSKNOWN

THE WORLD OVERWORLD OVERSINCE "1873"

C m ttt c tp °- !\u25a0••\u25a0*•\u25a0\u25a0 who copy our•*-* V v*«*i- <— M#««rtißementa Raid im-pcctpn -: -\u25a0--«\u25a0 vimnm with spurious name*end misrepresent in selling Une

Jr.* "Famoii* Kranw Vur±" enjoy ther»r«<l*Tice of the most reputable merchantsthroughout '•\u25a0«\u25a0 United Statue, -who «<\u25a0'! them•

b>nr» IRIS." T'.f- are \u25a0warranted a«r«-pr*-e*me<2. and ar» not lo'ind in •:• etores.\u25a0.». -.jo- lor

•• •f»"a»on. We hay tio retail

#»or», but you cac buy :.ipm <lirect trom us at\u25a0w-hol»«l» pr "'•• ivtivr RUSSIAN tow COATS fnotcallskin, «uch a* »>->l(3 by retailers ay ponvt,

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ROYAL WARRANT FOR PIANO.The manufacturers of the Steinway piano

have received a cable message, dated De-cember 1. from the London branch In whichthey are Informed that KingGeorge V ha*awarded them a royal warrant for theexcellence of their instrument. Th.- plan,,has already earned many warrants frommembers of royal houses throughout Eu-

Mr? Harry p. I^ehr had Mis«= <**atb«riri«'LiHamersl*»y a« her guest, and Mr?. OitverHarriman had Mrs William B. T/eori* withher. Mrs. Leeds was in white satin bro-caiie and Mrs. Harriman was in black satin.

Mrs. E. J. Berwind was with Mrs. JamesB. Haggin. who was in white satin anddiamonds, while Mrs. Berwind wore rosebrocade

Mrs. Vanderbilt occupied her box. andwas attired in white sattn, with crystalembroidery and diamonds.

Mrs. W. K. Vaxiderbilt. sr.. was in herbox, and had as her guest her sisfr. Mrs.Frederick C. Havem^yer.

With General and Mrs. Lloyd P. BrvVrewere Mr. and Mr?. Henry A. <'. Taylor,the latter in black satin and diamondsMrs. Bryce was in amethyst satin and

chiffon.

Mrs. Elbridge T. Gerry had with her Miss

Mabel Gerry and Mr?. Peter omelet Gerry.

Colonel and Mrs. William .Jay -"ere inMrs. Ogden Goelet's box. No 1. and hadwith them Mrs. James W. Gerard and Mrs.O. H. P. B"lmont.

Mr. and Mrs. W. Goadby l-o»w w«re theguests of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Baker, mBox 10. Mrs. Baker was in yellow satin

and Mrs.l,oew wore bla^k jetted net.Mrs* Stnyvesant Fish was with Miss Con-

stance Warren, who also had Mrs. Ed-mund T. Baylies with h»r.

SOCIETY AT THE OPERAPerformance Fills House with

Leaders in World of Fashion.Society tunic] out in Pore* lost night st

the opera, and nearly every box in the

parterre row and in th« errand tier wagoccupied, while many of the regular sub-scribers were noticed scattered about inthe orchestra.

I'nlike the opening night. the b^sho'dersand their guests arrived early and were intheir seats shortly after the performancebegan.

Among those present was J. PierpontMorgan, who had as his guests his sister.Mrs. Walter Burns; Lady Johnston*, wife

of Sir Alan Johnstons, and Miss Ann» Mor-gan. Mrs. Burns was in am°thysi velvetwith diamonds, and Miss Morgan woreblack velvet."

Mr. and Mrs. Henry Clews were, in theirbox. No. 12. V :.

Mrs. W. K. Vanderbllt. jr.. was with

Mrs. James A. Burden, jr.. who wore whitesatin and lace. Mrs. Vanderbilt being inblack velvet.

With Mr and Mr?. H." B. Rollins wereMiss Marion Hollins and Miss Herman B.Dury°a. who was in grass green satin anachiffon. Mrs Hollins was in white satin,

brocaded with silver, and her daughter

wore white chiffon satin.

MEASLES DETAIN THE PANNONIA.Development of a large number of eases.

of minor contagious' diseases among chil-dren in the steerage caused the temporarydetention of the- liner Pannonla when shearrived yesterday from Trieste. Most ofthe cases were- of measles, and nearly onehundred persons in all were removed forInspection and treatment, this number in-cluding children and mothers of the littlepatients. A Greek steerage passenger diedof peritonitis during th« voyage and wasburled at sea.

"With Mr. and Mrs. .1. Nelson Borlandwere Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth Wickes. thelatter in white satin' and a wrap of silverbrocade with ermine. Mrs. Borland worewhite chiffon over satin embroidered indull steel. Mr. and Mrs A. D. Juilliarri hadss their guests in Box ] Mrs. George Eg-gleston Dodge.. Mr. and Mrs. William Douglas Sloane oc-cupied their box. Mrs. Sloan was in greenvelvet heavily embroidered with gold, witha low ,crown or' diamonds and pearls anda necklace of diamonds.

Sirs. PhilipM. I,ydig had with her Mrs.F. Egerton Winthrop. in white satin andan Oriental Cl° - Mrs* Lvdig was inblack velvet.

Others seen were Mrs. Charles A. Childswho was in black satin ami chiffon- Miss'Helen and Miss Kate HrW. both in'blacksatin: Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Bdey thelatter in pink satin and pearls; Mrs. EbenWright, in purple chiffon, spangled withcrystals; Mr. and Mrs. 11. Van RensaeJaerKennedy and Miss Marian Kennedy th«latter in white satin and her mother inblack velvet: Mrs. X ,- Potter, in blacksatin: Mrs Charles A. Chllds, in black satinand chiffon: Mrs. O. H. P. Belmnm inblack velvet, with diamond ornaments andpearls: Mrs. James IV. Gerard, in whit©natin. with a long overdress of orange chif-fon embroidered; Mrs. Morris Kellogg ingray satin, embroid-red with dull silver-Mr. and Mrs. <"laren.»» H. Mackay. th©latter in cloth of silver brocade, trimmedwith black velvet, and wearing Russiancoronet of diamonds and a diamond neck-lace, i

CURTAIN CALLS FREQUENTBelasco and Puccini Respond to

Brilliant Audience.The audience within"the' house was one

of exceeding brilliance: fullyas brilliant as,

that of th«» opening: night of the. season.There »-,<: in addition something In theatmosphere, a sense of expectation that a

\u25a0rat night audience rarely possesses. Itwasan unusual occasion. -this production of.aerrand opera* 'on an 'American theme, forthe first time .on any. stage.' and each in-

dividual present seemed to be- impressed

with the fact that he was assisting at anevent such as Jew Americans have wit-nessed. . . ,

The audience as lat«» Inarriving, and asMr. Toscanini evidently did not wish to be-gin until the major portion was ,in thehouse, th« curtain did not rise until 8:23,

though it had been announced for s.When Mr. Toscanini entered the con-

ductor* hox the house was fairlyiw»llfilled and his appearance "was greeted witha slight burst of applause. ,

The audience followed the action in thefirst net intently, but with only two slight

bursts of applause, after Amato's first semi-aria and at Caruso's entrance, but at. the

curtain a spontaneous burst of applaud

swept the house., and Miss- Destinn andCaruso!. Amatd. Gilly and Tomaninl werecalled repeatedly befor" the curtain. Tho;applause continued until Mr. Puccini andMr. Beiasco were finally brought out.

Mr. Relasco's appearance was greeted

with loud cheers, and he and Mr. Pucciniwere forced to bow their acknowledmentsfourteen times.

During, the second act, too, there waslittle applause. .but again at the curtain ademonstration broke out that quite eclipsed

that at the end of the opening net Thesingers. Mr. Tosc3ninl. Mr. Puccini and

Mr. Beiasco were brought repeatedly before

the curtain, and were, completely buried inthe mass of floral tributes that were passed

over the footlights. The largest of thesewas a huge silver oak wreath, eight feethigh, that Mr. Puccini received. Therewere, after this act, in all nineteen curtaincalls, there having been fourteen after the.first act.

Puccini after the performance expressed

himself an thoroughly happy and satisfiedover the reception of the opera.

••My heart is goinc like a contra-base.'said the composer, "but Ian unutterably

happy. The performance has been perfect.

Ihave no doubt now of Its success.Mr. Gatti-Oasazza was equally enthus-

iastic"Th" performance Is a great event in the

history of the Metropolitan Opera House."said Mr. Gatti. "It is a ;ivnt success.Tlir acting of Mis= Destinn. of Mr. Caruso,

of Mr. Aniat", of Mr. Gilt? is a revelation."Mr. Belas<*o was all smiles."Iam divinely happy," was all that he

would say.

Many of th« European newspapers badrepresentatives in the opera house, »nd aconstant stream of boys was kepi running

from the theatre to the cable offices.

; ..liuu. \u0084f ,-nl,

ed Slat-, weather bureaus, taken at fa p. m. yesterday follow-;

AttKr Temperature. «,th*r.

Atlantic City':;;;;;:;^:;::::: M »Boston ls MM UVUVBuffalo . . "

34 ;°v2 yChicago \u25a0• !-.«? ;.;" ';vNew • irtnuta

'

4.. "loudy

SI Ix.t:i> . 7- |:lwir

wa*bingu.» . ::: •* £U|£;Local ofiiri»iK«or.i. -Ta* following official

record from th» Weather «Bureau elm,-, lhechanges In th« temperature for th« itwenty-four hours. In comparison *iVk .ifcorresponding date last year: lln lrit'

sa. mllW>o. 1010 a,,..^ mm

3a. m 21 is «p. m ..„' 101.,°..6a. m 21 17 ftp. m...

"2 ;;•?

ft a. m M i« 11 d. m..."" ~?\ S12 m 2S 21 12 p. m .' '««""

4p. m , 31 23 .*°—

Highest temperature, yesterday, '•-. ,.B-r tlowest. 1«: ay erIBftl 20: average, for £orr£•ponding data last year, 2fi; averaar- for mr™apondin* data lajit thlrty-thr«« j-«arB

'a-.

"-rre

Local fon-eaat: To.im. men or Vain Anrlsomewhat warmer; Monday, fair moderate

I;,™'"* 'Oaat a"'J \u25a0•*\u25a0«» brtak over southern

PUCCINI'S LATEST OPERANEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SUNDAY. DECEMBER 11. 1910.

oUr.day.Dse.il, I1910.

Local Temperature Datafor This Date.

Normal ••-••••••• »35Highest..6o in 1890Lowe*.. 6 In1904

L-qcal Precipitation Data»o«*Thi» Month.

NonrM) 3«*C iMhfttn.tataj ••\u25a0« In 188*Leas, 0.95 In1877

\ I 1 yM

EXPLANATORY NOTES•„ -OSsetrjflons taken at 8 p. m.. 751b mt"diar time. las'night. An preuure "raurro to *ea level.

I*oOfrs, continuous linn,pass through points ofc<jiaiairpressure.Isotherms, dotted lints, pass through points of etjtUL' tem-

perature; drawn only tor zero, freezing, SO, and IOC degrees.O Clear; 3 PirU. Cloudy;

•Cloudy; R Rain; S Snow;

MRepojt mining. Arrows By withthe wind.**PWtfigures indicate temperature; second. 24- hourprecip-Ml;ot>of 0! igeh or more, (or24 hours ending &£.m. yes-terday; thirC.'Mnd velocity when 10or more miles peT hour.

U. S. Department of Agriculture,%* Weather BUREAU< 30.? WTI r!S I V4OOPT «-h,o«