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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
WHAT is GOING ON TO-DAY.

Board OF Education. p.
Rapid Transit Commissioners meeting.
Annual dinner of New-York University Alumni
Sherry's. 7:9o p. m.
New-York Credit Mems Association, Wool Club,
7:s0 p.
Republican Club of XXXIVth Assembly District
ball, Harlem Arcade.
Harlem Rowing Cub ball Lexington Opera
House.
Mohican Club beefsteak dinner Grand Central
Palace. s p. m.
Lecture by the Rev Dr. Gustav Gottheil. Column
bia University, 4:30 p m
Hilton art sale, Chickering Hall s p.
Society for instruction in First Aid to the In
jured, No. los East Twenty-second-st, p. m.
Dinner of League of American Sportsmen, Aldine
Club, D. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
ARRESTED FOR OBTAINING SAMPLES

Henry A Brockington. tailor, OF No. is7 Green
wich-st'' was the complainant in the Centre-st
court yesterday against man who said he was c
A Richardson, OF No So University Place. Brocking-
ton SAID that the prisoner had obtained from him
on Monday samples OF cloth. saying that he want
ed to order some clothes. He promised to return
the samples. but did not do So
In Richardson's possession was found bundle
OF letters addressed to well known tailors request
ing Samples he had also about thousand
pieces Of imported cloths. According TO Brocking
ton the prisoner could realize from 50 to rs cents
who could duplicate the patterns
Magistrate Cornell held Richa r6.or IN n no b.u
for further examination -
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
CHURCH REQUESTS IN VIII CONTEST

Justice Slower. in the Supreme Court to-day will
begin taking testimony in the contest Of Mary
Johnson's will by her cousins. Charles Shirley an
employee in the Postofice. and Timothy F. Dono-
van. the principal of school Staten Island.
Mrs. Johnson died at her home No. 2,013 Madison
ave. on March TO- 1899. leaving more than 100000
which she inherited from her brother, Stephen
Lovejoy, junk dealer, to the Catholic Church
st. JOsephs Seminary. Yonkers, was to receive
S152,000 All Saints Church $4,000 the Society for
the Protection Of Destitute Women and Catholic
Children $4,000 and the Mission of the immaculate
Virgin for the Protection of Homeless and Desti-
tute Children $53 600 Several small requests were
also made to other religious and charitable or
CARNATIONS. Surrogate Varnum admitted the will
to probate declaring that the allegations of undue
influence were not proved. The present suit is TO
have the will set aside
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
CANALBOAT MEN TAKE A NErYRAL SrAND.

committee representing ,he New-York Canal
Forwarders Association met in the rooms of the
Merchants Association February for the pur-
ing in the Legislature, which provides generally
for the removal of the present canalboat reserva-
ton from the East River 10 a point the North
River. between Fiftieth and Fifty-sixth SITS. After
full discussion by the interests represented il
agreed that neither those who had introduced
the present bill, nor those who had opposed 1t,
would any position all before the Legislat-
ure, and dispatch was sent to Edward c. Bren-
nan chairman of the Committee on Commerce and
Navigation at Albany. requesting that bill No
569 be withdrawn and hearing; be held it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
PAPER CIGARETTES LESS POPULAR

Anti-cgarette crusaders finding satisfaction
in the January figures for the two great cigarette
making Internal Revenue districts of the city the
Second and the Third These show falling off of
fully Is cent In the number OF paper cigarettes
made in January 1900. which 1869 100 as
compared with January, 1899 when the number was
l5s 1870 Delight this big decline in the out
put OF paper cigarettes must be modified
what however. by consideration of increase
the figures January, 1893. II, 74016O January,
1900 u,67,eSo. There IL also gain or $50 In
the number Of cigars
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
TIE BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT INQUIRY.
SPECIAL GRAND JURY EXAMINES NEWSPAPER
FILES AT A SHORT SESSION.

The special Grand Jury convened TO take UP the
case OF the alleged false rumors to depress the
value Of the stock Of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Company went into session again yesterday morn
ing. There witnesses to be seen in any
part the building outside of the Grand Jury room
and its anteroom, in which the witnesses are kept
till they are wanted by the Grand Jury.
John Proctor Clarke special Deputy Attorney
General, who has been placed by the Governor in
charge of the case and the Grand Jury. came in
before II o'clock without any witnesses accompany
ing him. The jury went into session at II o'clock.
further examination was made into the files OF
the newspapers which had been brought to the
Grand Jury room by subpoena These papers con-
tanned the advertisements which alleged to have
helped to cause the fall in the stock of Brooklyn
Rapid Transit in Wall Street.
The Special Grand Jury adjourned at ! O'Clock to
meet again this morning. None of those who were
in the Grand Jury would divulge what had
taken place. but 1t said that the session
taken up with the newspaper files. The jury re-
NAMED in session only two hours.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
PORT OF NEw-YoRK-TTEsDAT. FEB. 1s 1900
ARRIVED


Steamer Bowie CBr) Liverpool February 3 with ndse
cabin the White Star Line Arrived
steamsT werkehdaTn Dutch. Brulnsma ROTTERDAM an
seerss ss1sngeTs 10 The Holland American Line Ar
TSed he BaS a, 1890 i3ta ,tu.,, r.,-,,.-,
with mdse and passengers 70 the lntenaIi2na NaVisa
seaae5 Philadelp4 4 n1 oocs ana San Juan
puaIy = C9Ieeao "a = 70 Bolton bliss
Ds;lst arrived at the Bar , at 4to Fsn m 10 with
and 81 cabin passengers James q Ward s. Co.
steamer Concho RISK Galveston February and Key
Steamer AZ sud- higgins February
with mdse to J Van sickle ~ c,..-s rst,,.--
with mdse to J T Van s5kle s..+ r-+,-, =,
mdse and passengers 70 Ocean steamship Corlpany
with mdse and passengers 10 Old Dominion Steamship
steamer Wordsworth (Begl, Graham Rio Janero Jan
o. Barbad9s February and - Locls q Win 15
arrived at the Bar At NJ to 1,rs, January .
with coffee to Funcb. Edye & The Bar
0'E SANDY Hook J. Feb Is. $50 mwind northwest
SAILED.
Steamers Yemassee. for. Philadelphia; Helos Ger
Eushing wis0mnsn @ Ger R5em Pa JTH
% 1ysPool tarei $500 oT IPsggs s!s
savannah 5aV5. CITY Of Philadelphia. Baltimore.
THE MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.
FOREIGN PORTS.
car eyerP 18Th stra6o @ jaTdine Ne-ToT
'n auH. Feb 12-Arrved Ohio CBr. Hadaway
New-York-
New-YOrk
fT3rl New for Bristol
Bremen Feb 11-Saied steamer Munchen CIer) Traue
New FORK passed Lizard 13thl-
Amsterdam. Feb 13-Atrved. steamer Ocean Dutch
Cassens. New-YOrk.
Lisbon Feb 1a--Arrived, steamer Dona Maria Port.
Jensen, NeW-York via Azores.
Gibraltar Feb 13, u-Arrived. steamer Vera Oierl
Weyer New-Yor Naples and Genoa (and proceeded;
f2th p m sailed Ems Ger. Ha-Tassowitz from Genoa
Naples for New-Iork.
Feb SAILED, steamer Neustria GID. Sa
zols from Marselles for New-York.
Genoa, Feb II, a m-Arrtved. steamer Kaiser VII
helm III Ger Hogemann. New-York via Naples.
Naples Feb 12-Arrived, steamer Spartan Prince CBr)
Adanlson, New-York via Genoa, etc.
Naples. 1O-Saied. steamer Chateau Yquenn or,
Palermo Feb Sailed steamer Pawnee Or Cart
Rio Janeiro Feb 11-Ar:ved. Roman Prince
(Br) MILAN, New-Yurk
Para. Feb 12-Arrved. steamer Horauo OBI, Tocque.
New York Barbados
Bahia 9-Sailed steamer Belanoch tBrl Robertson
from Rio Janero etC). New-York
81 Lucia Feb l2Sal.ed, steamers mayer tbrl Nus
Murray from Para, New-York-
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HOME NEWS.
PROMINENT ARRIVALS AT THE HOTELS.

INOMINE IT AERI AIlS n 7 III ITO 1111's'
ALBEMARLE-The Rev DR.. ]. II. Eccleston. OF
Baltimore, and r. G. Erwin, OF Hartford. FIFTH
Acknowledgement Commissioner H. Clay Evans
Of Washington GRAND. B. Roach. Chester.
Penn HOFFMAN, b. Lyon. OF Albany. HOL-
LAND-Deputv Attorney-General John H Coyne
Of Albany and A. Henry Savage Landor. OF Lon
DON IMPERIAI-Ex-Mayor John p Hopkins of
Chicago MANHATTAN-Ex-C Congressman James
j. Belden of Syracuse and Justice Warren b.
Hooker of the New-York State Supreme Court
MURRAY HILI-Ex-Mayor James II. Manning, OF
Albany. PLAZA-General Charles Miller, of Frank
lin Penn. WALDORF-Calderon Carlisle. OF Wash
ington; Commander Richardson Clover, U. S. N, of
Washington; ex-Mayor Jacob Amos, OF syracuse
p A. B. Widener of Philadelphia. and A G. Yates
of Rochester
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
NO CONFIRMATION OF RUMoR OF THE UNION OF
BIG STEEL AND IRON WORKS

1t reported IN Wall Street yesterday that the
Troy Steel Works the Bessemer Steel Works and
the Rensselaer, Iron Works were to be consolidated
into a company to be capitalized 81, 100000. The
new company, ii added which would have
total yearly output of $4,000 OF iron STEEL
would also build shipbulding plant in
this city At the office of j. P Morgan & Co,
who, according to the story, were to finance the
consolidation. 1t was said that nothing was known
about the project.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
APPRAISER WAKEMAN GIVES WARNING.

Appraiser Wakeman yesterday learned that
somebody is going about among importers and
soliciting subscriptions. ostensibly for some pur-
pose in which the employees at the Public Stores
were supposed to be interested Apparently the
purpose is 10 secure funds for mutual benefit
association There is such organization how
ever and whatever the subscriptions are supposed
TO be for, the real purpose is 10 swndle the sub
scribers According to the information resolved
by the Appraiser some subscriptions s high as
$50 received.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
TO BE ARGUED SATURDAY.
JUDGE BROWN SETS THE DAY FOR HEAR
ING THE APPLICATION IN THE GAYNoR
CASE FOR REMOVAL TO SAVANNAH.


CASE FOR REMOVAL TO SAVANNAH.
The application for the removal to Savannah. Ga,
OF Colonel John F. Gaynor Edward H Gaynor
William T. Gaynor and Benjamin D. Greene, the
members OF the Atlantic Contracting Company,
Jointly indicted in Savannah with ex-Captain ODER
lin NJ. Carter. L. S. A. for conspiracy and de-
fraudng the United States out of $4,000 in con-
necton with the Savannah River and Cumberland
Sound Improvement work. made yesterday to
Judge Addison Brown OF the United States Dis
trict Court.
United States District Attorney Erwin, of Sa-
vannah. told Judge Brown that the proceedings
before Commissioner Shields had kept him six
weeks from his district, and it important that
he return TO the South soon as possible. Abram
]. Rose, of the firm of Rose, Kellogg & Smith
counsel for the accused contractors said that at
the examination before Commissioner Shields the
Government had offered in evidence copy of the
Indictment, which contains ten counts, and had
called but one witness TO prove that his clients
were the men wanted in the South. The lawyer
asked for time to get his in presentable FORM
saying that Commissioner Shtelds's decision that
there was probable cause to hold the defendants
was rendered Saturday.
Judge Brown set Saturday at noon for the hear
Ing Of the arguments and continued the bail bonds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
OPTIONAL TRANSFERS TO-DAY.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMPANY PUTS INTO FL

BROOKLYN HEIGHTS COMPANY PUTS INTO Eff
Feet RECOMMENDATION OF COMMISSION.
Orders were issued by the Brooklyn Heights Rail-
road Company yesterday afternoon putting into
effect the recommendation of the State Board Of
Railroad Commissioners for optional transfers at
the Sixty-ifth-st and Thirty sixth-st. stations of
the elevated railroad On and after to-day north
bound passengers the suburban lines will receive
transfers those two stations good either on sur
face elevated cars in direction of the City Hail.
and south bound passengers on elevated surface
will receive transfers at the above named sta
lions to south bound suburban lines.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
MANHATTAN ELEVATED MEETING.

The regular weekly meeting of the Manhattan
Railway Company's Executive Committee held
yesterday. The session was brief and without pub
lie interest. official of the company declared.
special dispatch from Albany giving the
pany's report for the quarter ending December II
last shows surplus after charges and dividends OF
$135,711. against 500 in the quarter of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
DIR. WILDE SENT BACK TO RIVER CREST.

DR. John Russell Wilde who escaped on February
from the River Crest Sanatorium. Astoria Long
Island, has been returned to that institution Be
fore IL became necessary send him TO River
Crest Dr. Wilde who has a large income,
garded a of high intellectual attachments
He studied medicine at the University of Pennsyl-
Vana, and after graduation conceived II TO be his
duty TO go TO China medical missionary. After
several years in China he to Slnga pore where
his health physically and mentally broke down.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
NORTH GERMAN L1OTD's BIG PURCHASE.

The report that the Scottish Oriental Steamship
Company. operating between Hong Kong and
England, lad been sold at Hong Kong to the
North German Lloyd Company for S4.5OOOOO was
confirmed yesterday at the offices of the latter
company in this city The purchase includes
twenty-fonr steamers. varying from 42s to 1920
tons burden, and twenty-one river steamers and
tenders, aggregatng 1917 tons The steamers are
to be registered under the German flag 1t is said
that the North German Lloyd Company is pre-
pairing to extend its service from Oriental ports
Puget Sound or California.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
NASSAU SYSTEM LEASED.
BROOKLYN HEIGHTS TO PAY NOT LESS THAN
FOUR PER CENT ON PREFERRED STOCK

Stockholders Of the Brooklyn Heights Railroad
Company and the Nassau Electric Railroad Com
pany yesterday and ratified the lease for 99s
years Of the Nassau Electric company to the
Brooklyn Heights company. The terms of the lease
the payment by the Heights company of all
fixed charges taxes and organization expenses of
the Nassau company, and in addition all net earn
ings from the property leased, said net earnings
to be less each year than amount equal to
per cent Of the Nassau companys outstanding
preferred stock. whose par value is $4,000 All
the stock of the Brooklyn Heights company was
voted in favor Of the lease, and 45647I1 shares out
of 10000 shares OF the Nassau company's stock
The lease takes effect April l. 1900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
LONG ISLANDS EAST RIVER TUNNEL.
BILL TO EXTEND THE ATLANTIc-AvE. CoMM1s-
SION'S POWERS.

sIONs POWERS.
President William H. Baldwin, jr. OF the Long
Island Railroad said yesterday that bill giving
the Atlantic Avenue Commission permission TO
construct an East River tunnel between Flatbush-
ave, in Brooklyn, and Cortlandt-st., in this bor-
ough will be sent to Albany probably on Friday.
The bill. he said, is being prepared under the d.
rection Of the Atlantic Avenue Commission and
the appeal is made to Albany because the City
Council has failed the Commissions appli-
cation for a franchise to build the tunnel. Plans
for the tunnel have been submitted to prospective
contractors, and II is expected that six or seven
firms will send in bids the work. It is hoped
that the bids will be in by the first Of next week;
1t is expected that John B. Mcdonald, the Rapid
Transit contractor will also put in a bid for the
East River tunnel.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
OLD DOMINION DIRECTORS REFLECTED.

The annual meeting OF the stockholders Of the
Old Dominion Steamship Company held al
the general Offices Of the company, Pier No rs,
North River, yesterday for the election OF board
Of directors. The old board was unanimously re-
elected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14

Santa Fe, y. NJ, Feb. 13 (SpeciaD.-The Conf
dence Gold Mining Company, $4,000 capital. carry
ing mining operations in Colfax County, was in
corporated yesterday by New-Jersey and Pennsyl-
Yania CAPITALISTS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
MISSING COUNT ToH BLUcHER FOUND.

Count Won Butcher. for whom his wife has been
searching diligently ever since she heard that he
had fallen heir fortune in Germany has been
found in the Soldiers Home Bath, y. Y. and
the countess has gone to claim him and establish
his title
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATERE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC
Sunrise 654 Sunset 5:33 Moon rises m Moons age IA
HIGH WATER.
AM-Sandy Hook 100 Gov Island sos He'll Gate e:52
P.M-Sandy Hook 1850 Gov Island S:3l He'll Gate 1920
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
T. & W.

Keep looking young and save your hair It's
color and beauty with PARKERS HAIR BAISAM.
GREVE7S OINTMENT makes a healthy skin. SOC
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel Line Mails close.
New York. Southampton American. 90 1000
Yucatan. Havana y & Cuba D M m
British King, Antwerp Phoenix. .......
Niagara. Tampico & Cuba 100 m 800 D n,
Cdribbee st kits, Quebec 1850 800 m
Alliance Colon. Panama X r.. $50 m o m
Algonquin. Charleston. Clyde. ......... 800 . m
Alamo. Galveston. Mallory -.........,. 800
Yarmouth NueVit8s Cuban l. a SIS Co 1000 A m
Silvia Newfoundland. Red IL 100 a m 100 d m
Truma, South cuba, Munson ..........
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY is
La Gascogne, Havre French. TOO a 1000
Columbia, Naples, Hamb- Am. a m a
PENN suar, Azores Empress ......... $50 m 10 90 m
Ardandearg, Manila Barber. ..........
Sarmatian Glasgow, Allan State.
Knit OF GeorSA Melbourne
Hea thcraig China, Perry ......... -.
Capri Rio Janeiro. u 4 Brazil. 1900 m 400 . m
Uler. Kits. Demerara M m
Chalmette, New-oreans, Morsan....,. 800
FRIDAY. FEBRUARY ia
origen Jamaica Booth ........,.. 100 m m
RIO Srande brunsWfcks Mallory 500 . m
Comanehs. CnAriesto1~ Clyds....4,... 800 N
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
INCOMING STEAMERS.

TO-DAY.
Vessel From.
NoIdby. ........... .Hambul January
Athesa. Hamburg January AT Trans
Bolivia. Gibraltar. January %.
Planet Mercury. Dundee, January Arrow
Fournel. Havre. January French
Orleans. February
Liverpool. February
Marquette London. February
Hendrix. Port Prince. February Dutch
Colon February Panama
F4ersche Lucia. February .amport & Holt
jacksonville February H..
Marengo Newcastle January so Wilson
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10
Bremen February 8........N G IJoyd
Bremen. February 3........N I,ovd
HUI February Wilson
Prince st Lucia. February
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY l6.
Campania Liverpool February ... CHInard
Mora .............. Hueva February I.........
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
Announcements.

Dress Shirts. E. & W.
Linen of special weave.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
SHIPPING NEWS.
REPORT OF BIG CONSOLIDATION.

ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., 100 WILLIAM ST., NEW Yoak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-02-14
SAN FRANCISCO STOCKS.

San Francisco. Feb. 13.-The official closing gu
tations for mining stocks TODAY Were as follows:
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23
Protecting IN, ris~

To prevent the SOW from crushing
her young the Canadian Report ad.
viscs placing board eight inches wide
horizontally about eight Inches from
the floor. The same paper makes an
other suggestion. and perhaps q bet.
ter one. saying: "a small enclosure
In one corner Of the pen. kept dry and
well Uttered. will also prove Of grca.
service In protecting the little ones, as
they will naturally go there to Sleep"
This smaller enclosure should have q
small trough placed In It SO that tho
little fellows may be fed separately
there and early taught to eat. Tho
hrst feeding given should be a small
quantity Of warm. new milk. for which.
after u few days. q little larger guam.
tity OF skimmilk, slightly warmed. NAV
be substituted. In this feeding keen A
close watch for symptoms Of indiges.
ton. Keep the troughs scrupulously
clean. If they are allowed to become
filthy and soured. the food placed IN
them will soon become unwholesome
This applies to the trough in which the
dam Is fed, rs well as to the one in
which food is placed for the little fel.
lows. This gradual training to eat Will
lead to easily weaving them when
about two months old without any loss
in condition or check in their growth.
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23
Ti,i.x. vs,a. Of s.,..s,L

Tho value OF the subsoii for tiilaSe
purposes must always depend on Its
local character. II Ii therefore mani
testify impossible to give advice for
Its treatment that can bc generally
applied. As We use tho terms. there
Ia great difference between soil and
subsoii. but this difference varies 90
greatly that In some cases the term
Subsoil Is almost Identical with tho
term soil. Tho soil Is that part Of tho
ground lying nearest tho air. and Ia
composed Of pulvcrizcd rock. humus.
animal remains and minute particles
Of stiii undecayed vegetable matter.
RcinE nearest the air the elements OF
the air. which tend to break up the
rocky material In which tho plant food
Is bound up. can operate. Tho frosts
take hold earliest and remain longest.
The subsoil Is that lying below. and
consists generally OF rock. with little
vegetable matter, and little opportuni-
~ for action by the fros,s OF winter.
the heat Of summer or tho elements oil
the air. There are. however, exccp-
tions In some OF our prairies. and
wherever the soil has been deposited
to great depth by action Of water in
swamps and rivers. There are subsoiis
that may. by deep plowing. be incor-
porated with the soil to great advan-
tage. since their texture Is similar.
and since they contain both some veg
etable matter and mineral elements
set loose by chemical action. When II
is possible to use such soils for cul-
tural purposes, undertaking will bc
found to make them more available.
In many localities the subsoil is 50
heavy that its incorporation with the
surface soil would prove detrimeut
Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-03-23
BURNING A STEEL VAULT.
Curious Method of Destroying Hanks
Property.


Back, In the COS a bank In Cincinnati
firc. but the attack OF every known device
OF the burglar. u was constructed by "a
wcll-known mechanical engineer. and
when he had finished his task he Inform
cd his employers that the only way they
would ever get rid OF the vault would be
and oen-haif inches thick; the plates
were screwed togethcr. and the screws
wure then cut OF and chilled. There
were but two openings, md these were
doors fitted with combination locks and
bolts of consumrnate ingenuity. After
occupied by the steel chamber. but they
found II was much easier to have It
built than to get rid of It.. Contractors
wcro told that they could have the steel
II they would only remove II, but they
decided that the only way to solve the
ally man who knew something OF the
enormous heat generated by the electric
arc has confidently taken the job in
hand. When asked by the bank officials
how he proposed to do IL he Informed
them he was going to burn out the vault.
to remove the metal walls. but leave
enough to be used by the bank as n safe
for Its books. An arc-light wire was
tapped and rubber-handled tool carry
Ing an arc-light carbon was attached to
the circuit. An electrician made the re-
pair OF heavy colored goggles, turned tho
switch and started to work. In less than
n minute the molten metal was running
In stream down the side of the steel
wall from hole half ao inch deep and
four inches In diameter. Before long the
steel plate. and the success of the eS-
pertinent WAS apparent.