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New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
DIR. ADLER ON GAMBLING.

..Tbe Gambling Passion and Its Consequences
was the subject OF Dr. Felix Adler's address be
fore the Society FOR Ethical Culture at Carnegie
Hall Yesterday morning At the outset he made
a distinction between gaming and gambling. The
puruose Of a game he said. recreation with
out anv Interior object. The play instinct was one
OF mans noblest characteristics and as n nation
Americans needed more play. They were too busy.
Mere repose the speaker thought was inclined 10
be enervating and not helpful
But when In our play said Or. Adler. we In
,ude the element Of gain money when. as you
saw YOU must add zest TO II. then II becomes
gambling. Perhaps you say the money involved
In some OF this gambling is small, but give me
what is squandered at the card tables in this city
and | will change the face of New-York
"One of the OF gambling is ennui. An
other is the pleasure OF suspense, but the chief
cause IS the wrong attitude which the gambler
takes toward chance.
Much is said nowadays about the Produce and
Stock exchanges II is undeniahy true that they
offer chances for gambling eNcelled by no faro
bank anywhere. Yet a careful examination Will
show, ! think. that they are a valuable element
in progress. Through them the difference in place.
far as supplies go, has been effaced. Through
increased. but extremes are prevented. At the
same time they have opened the door In the deal
ings in margins and futures to those who are In
terested in prices, but In the huctuation or
prices.
What we need do in this day is TO lend our
influence to the unspeculative side of life In spite
of some improvements this city is still wide open
The difficulties In the way Of improvement are
immense. Let first that we clear our skirts,
and consider what our example is on those around
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
CHIEF DEVERY LEADS A RAID
GATHERING IN A CRAPS" AND "KLON-
DIKEr LAYOUT AND FOUR PRISON
ERS IN EIGHTH-AVE.

Chief OF Police Devery in person headed
SQUAD of detectives and policemen early yes
terday morning in a raid which was maue OH an
alleged gambling house at No 49, Elghth-aVe
known as the Independent Star Dramauc anu
Social Association The raid was made on eVl-
dence obtained by Agents Thompson ana Lei'eil-
berg of the Society for the Prevention OF vice
Chief Devery was assisted by DetecuFe ser
geants Grady Devery and Bennng, OF MS own
staff; Captain Cooney, Detectives Mlchael' anu
couehlan. Roundsman Kerr and six policemen
of the West Thirty-seventh-st. station. Ihe'e
was no difficulty in entering the place The po-
ucernen entered the side door of the building At
No o69 West Thirty y-fourth-st., and slipped past
.ba suar3 on dutv at the door of the large room
ueed nv the association. About seventy men
v,ara In the nlace at the time the policemen en-
tered. most of them engaged in playing craps
and .'klondike" CONSERVATION seized the game
sters at sight Of the police, and re" iiiade
frantic efforts to escape. but all were COZ l'ei
Agents Thompson and Leitenberg were aIready
In the place, by previous arranSemeh'' - P''e
Of $50 in banknotes was on the table III I'o'''
~ John Atkins. of No 16 West Sixty y-hfth-st-'
the reputed proprietor. The policemen H'ade d
concerted grab for this sum- but Atkins hau 'De
advantage of position and secured the money
This was afterward turned over to Captain
Cooney 10 be used as evidence against the P'0e
Chief Devery. satisfied with his success III
getting into the place easily, allowed the ma
iority Of the persons found there 10 60 ana ar
rested only four. These were ATKINS IN III SUP
posed proprietor; Louis Weiss, OF NO. = EASY EASY
Twenty-sixth-st; James II. Collins, OF NO -
West Thirty-seventh-st., and FRANK ouiilh y,
No Ar West Seventeenth-st They were loch'd
IN on the charge Of violating the gamonhs acl
A full craps and "klondike layout was Iou"u
in the place and taken 10 the station. NIL.
Magistrate Hogan, In the WesI o!ue ~ 'r,
Court Yesterday morning held each OF the prs
oners In $500 bail for further exapinauon on
zee tho comolaint and Detective Sergeant
Grady acted as Chief Devery's representatives
taking a verbatim account Of the court pro-
ceedings which were BRIEF
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
EVILS OF EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES.
BILL To REMEDY THEM WILL PROBABLY BB
PRESENTED A. THE PRESENT SESSION.

BILL To REMEDY THEM WILL PROBABLY Bs
PRESENTED A. THE PRESENT SESSION.
Albany. Jan. 2O-The proprietors of many private
employment agencies are charged with evil prac-
tices in the conduct of the business by the super
intendent of the New-YOrk State Free Employ
ment Bureau in New-York City in his annual
port TO the Legislature. He says;
called to the loose manner in which business was
conducted by the proprietors of employment agen-
despite the agitation of the New-York press,
change for the better has taken place. BUT on me
contrary, evil influences nave Deen augmented anu
the wrongs emanating from the same have been
local courts or some OF the IN
the city did not result in wiping out such 1nstitu-
they did before attention was called TO their
one of the employment agencies in this city has
a unique method of promoting business. An ad-
vertisement will be inserted in a sunday edition
of more newspapers: stating that there is q
vacancy open for a housekeeper or a position or
equal grade. The advertisement is so worded as to
appear to emanate from a private employer. In
answer this advertisement, numerous letters are
the case may be. and on the following Monday and
Tuesday mornings lady tne ne IePFeey dTg 1--WE II t
the employment agency coLectS Ihe IeJters sent n
answer the advertisements. Then those letters
10 each party who answered the advertisement,
telling her to call at certain number and street
dence Of the business nature of the institutions
sending out the communications. As each person
is charged She is told that her reference will be
investigated, and if satisfactory she will OBTAIN
the position / informed that the net income
from any Sundays advertising under this pet
scheme amounts to between S27 and Sl5O- or
course there was never a vacancy of the kind
advertised for which was to be filed by the
proprietor. g., -,
The law governing the intelligence agencies in the
cftv of NFw-YOrk distinctly states that the money
paid for the procuring of employ or for registrs
ton must be returned unless satisfactory work IS
found within thirty days. / regret to say that l
fear this section OF the law is almost null and
void so far as it's protection the people doing
business with many employment agencies Is con-
cerned.
the legislative session of 1900 which sought 10 place
the agencies under State control and which failed
10 pass the Senate The bill Will probably be REIN
troduced at the current session of the Legislature
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
WORK OF SOCIAL SETTLEMENTS.
THIRTY OF THEM IN TOUCH WITH SIXTY
ONE THOUSAND PEOPLE HERE.

Albany Jan 20.-''In New-YorlG City the thirty
Social Settlements in friendly touch with more
than sixty-one thousand people" says John Nc
Mackn. Commissioner of Labor Statistics, In his
annual report to the Legislature. In the metro
politan houses" says the report, there S2S
classes and 2SS clubs, all having membership Of
1860 Clubs the number of 102 organized for
purely social purposes in twenty-seven settlements.
and they have membership of 2,S47 divided as fol-
lows Four composed of 325 men. fifteen comprising
452 women, thrty-fve having 623 boys, twenty-four
with 72O girls and twentyfour containing 727 chill
dren Recreative and instructive features are COM
bined in thirtythree clubs, with 1887 members con-
nected with fifteen settlements. In six OF these
clubs there 353 men; in fourteen, $50 women; In
two 50 boys; In eleven, COL girls. In twenty-five OF
the settlements there twenty-nine kndergartens
with / SD children.
activities. The popularity of these libraries will
be realized when il Is observed that they are in
successful operation in seventeen settlements where
they have a membership o. 1851. and the yearly
circulation reaches 357 .S53 volumes. General and
local history, civiCs, economics drawing cooking
sewing. clay modelling, needlework and a variety
of subjects taught
There gymnasia in seventeen settlements
while four others that conduct physical culture
classes do not have regularly equipped quarters
for apparatus work. Both manifest deep
interest in this activity there being 209S members
In ffty-seven clubs and classes. Twelve of these
are composed of S14 young men. five OF 159 young
women, twenty-eight OF SO boys and twelve Of
2i5 girls
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
TAX BILLS READY THIS WEEh.
TO FOLLOW THE IDEAS EXPRESSED IN
THE GOVERNORS MESSAGE.

Albany. Jan 20 (speriaD.-It is expected that the
three bills for the taxation Of trust companies, in
surance companies, savings banks and banks OF
deposit viii be introduced in the legislature in the
present week. These bills 1t is said, Will tax the
capital. and in other cases the surplus, Of these
companies TIE rate Of will be l per cent, and
the bills viii follow the lines recommended in Gov
ernor Cdelrs message,
Governor OdeI expects 10 raise 100000 by these
bills and 10 reduce the States expenses another
100000. making 100000. The present Indirect
taxes put $ 00y,Jlg in the State treasury BY all
these means the Governor hopes to abolish direct
taxation for the support Of the State government
and to substitute for il indirect taxation. II IS
hoped that 100000 more income viii be obtained
by the State by lowering the tax the incorpora-
tion Of companies from one-eighth TO one-hftieth
OF ] per cent.
will resist the taxation OF their surplus and that
the trust companies viii protest against any in
crease Of their taxation ASsemblyman Merton T.
Lewis. Of Monroe County. Is said 10 he drafting
most of these bills taxing the savings banks, trust
companies and insurance companies.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
4 SLY INCH RAPID FIRE GUN.

Washington. Jan. 20 CSpeciaD-Secretary Root
has approved the allotment recommended by the
Board Of Ordnance and Fertilization for the con-
structon Of q six inch rapid fire gun, with pedestal
mount and fitted with shield The gun will be
built at the Bethlehem Steel Works, and must
give a muzze velocity Of 1900 foot-seconds and
be capable Of being fired at the rate of at least
eoe pounds minute, at 2.5OO foot-seconds velocity
The distinctive feature Of this gun will be the
breech mechanism, patented by the Bethlehem
company. The Navy Department recently pur-
chased the right to the breech mechanism Of
the Nickers people IN England, the paid be-
Ing $4,000. The Bethlehem mechanism Is sup
posed be an Improvement the Nickers design
Some recent tests made with the Nickers device
II is said. resulted in a gun being fired many
as ten times a minute. The guarantee In the case
OF the Bethlehem mechanism is eight rounds in
The same period, and there is hope, OF course
that The Eickers achievement will be surpassed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
FIFTEEN MAY AID FIVE.
MR. NIXON'S EVIDENCE IN MR. PHIL
BINS HANDS MAY BE SUPPLE
MENTED BY MR. BALDWIN'S.

Important developments are expected this
week in the crusade against vice 1t is reported
that the Committee of Fifteen has decided to
supplement the evidence put in the hands of
District Attorney Phlbin by the Committee of
Five. The Committee of Fifteen has had agents
at work for time gathering evidence
against certain corrupt police officials and gam
bling house and poolroom proprietors, and COM
parison OF this evidence with that which has
been gathered by the Committee of Five shows
that all OF it points to nearly the same indi-
viduals Mr.. PhiIbin has declared, however
that the Five's evidence lacks distinctness and
directness and the Committee Of Fifteen hopes,
so 1t is said TO fill this want completely that
the District Attorney will feel sure he won't be
wasting the time of the Grand Jury by laying
the matter before 1t.
partial confirmation of this report was had
yesterday from a member Of the Committee or
Fifteen who would not allow his name to be
used.
Mr.. Nixon" he said, has declared that MS
evidence is strong enough to hang man: out
when supplemented by ours L think IL Will De
found strong enough to hang dozen men
Politicians who heard last night or thls eX-
pected unity of action between the two com
mittees said that II the plan was really carried
out ii boded Ill for Tammany. The committee
of Five will meet to-day and the Fifteen on
Wednesday, Neither Chairman Baldwin nor
Chairman Nixon would forecast the action which
might be taken at either meeting.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
THE Go0D ROADS CONVENTION.

Albany Jan 20 (SpeciaD.-State Engineer BOND
is receiving encouraging reports In regard 10 the
nrosnective attendance at the Good Roads Conven-
ton to be held in this city on August ID and 10
under his supervision. Nearly forty bolrds OF SUI
pervisors representing many counties. have ap-
pointed delegates to the convention. and IN some
cases the entire Board of Supervisors has resolved
to attend the convention. Quite body of lndi-
vdual delegates is coming.
The State Engineer will have a carefully pre-
pared statement submit to the convention In
regard to the work done by his Department In the
Improvement of the roads OF the State accom-
panied by lantern slides to show the roads In their
hrst condition and after their Improvement, and
the processes OF road Improvement
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
WOMEN IN LABOR UNIONS.
THE NUMBER INCREASING. COMMISSIONER
M'MACKIN REPORTS.


Albany, Jan. 20.-The number of women in labor
unions throughout the State has steadily Increased
in the last according to the annual report Of
John McMaCkin, Commissioner of Labor Statistics,
which will be transmitted to the Legislature to-
morrow night. In dwelling upon this subject the
report says:
In 1899 they did not increase rapidly did
the men but in 1900 they once more pushed ahead
OF the male unionist. Thus the percentage of
women In the total membership of labor organtza-
tons az the end September was 3.4 in 1897 "A in
1898 4 in 1899 and as in 1900 While the percentage
of women may continue to increase somewhat. 1t
can never become very large. for the reason that
the Industries which In this State lend themselves
to organization rarely employ women.
Relating TO the eight hour law the report says
that 1861 employees. "a per cent OF the aggregate
number were reported in 1899 working regularly
more than seventy hours week; OF these ,l5S
were workmen in paper mills a large proportion
OF which have for several years been operated
tWenty-four hours a day, or seVenty-tWo hours a
week large proportion of the employees OF gas
companies also work In two shifts or twelve hourS
each and the same may be said or stationary
engineers and hremen who are found IN nearly all
Industries but are especially numerous IN brewer
les Finally a considerable number or employees
of railway carshops work seven days IN the Week
thus aggregating seventy. seVenty-seVen. OF even
eighty-four hours week
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
LOW VITALITY,

weakness, and lingering cough, which
nearly always results from the Grippe, is
helped by SCOTS EMULSION OF
Cod Liver Oil. 1t is the natural remedy
for those conditions 1t will heal the
Inflammation of the bronchial tubes,
give strength and vitality to the suffer
ers, and restore them to their usual
health.
Send for trial bottle free.
SCOTT q BOVINE 100 Pearl Street. New York.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
PHOTOGRAPHS or SURGICAL OPERATIONS
INSTRUCTION OF STUDENTS MAY BE FACILITATED
by THE USE OF PICTURES

Albany, Jan. 20.-Experiments lately made by E.
II Fairchild in the operating rooms Of the Albany
Hospl,al have proved that II is possible to get a
series Of photographs OF surgical operation and
Tins 70 prcvde lantern slides a basis surgical
instruction Operations by Drs. Albert Vanderveer
and Willis G. Macdonald have been successfully
nbotogra phed in series each stage in the operation
being represented by a photograph taken instan-
taneoUsly and without in any way interfering with
the operate
isfactory instructions. because during operation
M slIrgeOns much absorbed TO lecture, and
afterward the opportunity is gone. By means Of
srecial camera series Of photographs can be
fakeu showing all that any student can and
with these as a basis the surgeon can give an
tliustrafed course OF Illustrated lectures
eynisnatorv OF all the common operations and also
of the exceptional and remarkable operations that
come so rarely as TO make il impossible to secure
clinical material for ~s-Tv class, can be built up
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
MORE STEALING IN HAVANA.
HEAD OF THE MONEY ORDER DEPART
AIENT OF THE PosToFFICE ARRESTED.

I q IL FfVfcf-S ED
Havana. Jan. 2O,-John Sheridan who has
been in charge of the money order department
of the Havana Postoffice, was arrested to-day
ard formally accused OF the theft of 81 300 sent
from the postmaster at Guantanamo December
6. 81 80 in cash and $50 In check He has con-
fessed his guilt. and admits having destroyed the
check.
Sheridan was appointed from the Boston Post
office on the organization of the service in Cuba
He was made postmaster at Matanzas. About a
year ago he placed at the head of the money
order department in Havana. with a salary of
$1,7o0. He seemed trustworthy man. and the
authorities considered the expediency of ap-
pointing him postmaster at the time former
Postmaster Thompson was removed. An invest
ment of $500 IN stocks in Boston first attracted
suspicion TO Sheridan. He now offers TO refund
what ne has taken
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
SNOWFALL IN CUB4.
ISLANDERS sHIvERING IN A TEMPER
AZURE OF SIXTY DEGREES.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 2O.-This section OF
the island is suffering from the severest
cold known here for years. Much distress has
been caused among the natives, who are entire
Iy without protection from the rigOr of the cold
wave. A temperature of sixty degrees is quite un-
precedented Many children are without suit
able clothing. and are very badly of.
A telephone message from the Guamas mine,
forty miles west of Santiago. reports snow on
the summit Of Mount Torquino. at altitude
of eight thousand feet. Telegraphc reports
from the north coast say that a severe nOrther
Is raging and that shipping is delayed.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
4 TOBACCO TRUST IN JAPAN.

Yokohama letter in The Chicago Record.
Messrs. Mural Brothers, the we'll known tobacce
manufacturers of KiOtO who amalgamated with
the American Tobacco Company last year, have
lust entered into arrangements with Messrs. XII
Tnura & Co. the tobacco manufacturer of Toxic,
for the further extension of their business. Mural
Brothers have purchased the plant, business and
stock of the Toxic company fOr 600 yen $50,
COO under contract that the latter shall not en-
gage in import and manufacture of tobacco for
thirty wears This practically places the Toxic COM
pany in the position of mOnopOhst in regard to
the tobacco manufacturing industry in Japan
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
A DONS SAD AFFLICTION.
The London Telegraph.

From The London Telegraph.
well known Oxford don has says THE Uni
versity Correspondent" reputation for mixing
up the initial consonants of his words with results
that often prove startling to his hearers. In
mon he once said: II have in my heart a half
warmed FISH" meaning, OF course. "a half-formed
wish" Again. at meeting he alluded in speech
to 'our queer dean" but he meant an afectionate
reference to the royal visitor OF the university not
criticism Of any hard worked college official
Mrs. Blank told yesterday she had left off
stealing the doors" is another instance which
needs no exclamation.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
WORK OF THELEGlSLATURE
BILLS INTRODUCED To CARRY OUT
THE GOVERNORS RECOMMENDA-
TIONS FOR ECONOMY.

Albany Jan. 20 (SpeciaD.-In the course of the
ten days that the Legislature has been in session
hfteen bills have been introduced which embody
recommendations made by the Governor in his
message The majority of these measures for
the purpose of Iessenng the States expenditures,
and 1t is estimated that a saving will be
prshed. by what legislation has already been
brought forward of much s5OOOOO Governor
Cdell wishes to cut the total budget down eventu-
ally more than 81 5000
The measures which the Governor recommends
FOR the purpose OF curtailing expense by consoli-
dation of commissions and the abolition of more
than one head for one department which have all
been introduced with the exception that affect
ing the State Board of Health will put out of office
men whose compensation, not including necessary
expenses amounts to s43735. The further abolition
of expenses which will result from such consoIida-
ton is expected to result in a further saving of
s15OOO0
Thus the consolidation OF the Board Of Mediation
ana Aroltraton. the office Of Factory Inspector and
the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the establish
ment OF single commissioner with salary OF
SS0tO and two deputies at 81 500 each as provided
for In the bill of AssembIyman Costello will result
IN an immediate reduction of SIS 500 The Governor
expects that by the abolition Of other expenses of
these departments the curtaiment will reach s72 OOO
The eight members of the Prison Commission;
whose compensation at so for each day of service
amounted for the last fiscal year 1885 are to
be supplanted by one salaried commissioner, asso-
ciated with two unsalaried commissioners of the
LdHu OHce- Inc chle1 commissioners salary Is TO
be $500. The GOvernor eTpects further economy
In this department to bring about a reduction of
$4,000 in It's expenses.
Likewise, the State Board of Charities as pro-
vided in bill introduced last week (Which is now
board OF twelve members, at so a day whose
compensation amounted to 5000 last year,. is to
be abolished to make way for q single commits
sloner at $500 a year associated with two COM
missioners of the Land Office The total saving in
this department as estimated by the Governor
would be about $4,000.
Ihe consolidation of the Forestry, Fish and Game
commission and the Forest Preserve Board turns
out or office five commissioners having total saIa-
res or $4,000 and places in their stead one salaried
official at 5000. His two associates are to be
commissioners from the Land Office serving with
our extra pay. The total amount to be saved in
this department by the change is $72 900.
OFFICES TO BE ABOLISHED.
The following is the list of offices to be abolished:
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
MILITARY ACADEMY APPOINTMENTS.

Washington IAN. % (SpecIaD-The following ap-
poin IN ents 10 the Military Academy were made IN
the last week: :. ". X Allen. jr. East Green
wich. l.: Ralph V Rich. Chincoteague, Va; l..
A. Peatross alternate. Bowling Green, Va; Joseph
Parzyuski CHICAGO: Frederick J. Winslow. alter
nate Chicago: Thomas II. Emerson. Arcata. Ca; .;
Frederick f. Humphreys, alternate, New 1ork
Citv fXVth District). and Arthur Y. Lane Port
land. Ne.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
PLANTERS ASK FOR LOWER DUTIES.

Havana, Jan 20.-A mass meeting of plant
ers merchants and representatives of the
rious political parties held in Havana to-day
adopted resolutions asking the United States to
lower its duty on Cuban products. and advocat-
ing the suppression of the export tax on to-
bacco One member of each OF the bodies par
ticipating in the meeting appointed
delegate TO go to Washington TO lay before
Congress arguments in favor of tariff reduction.
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21
FREE SIBERIAN PORTS NOT YET CLOSED.

Washington. Jan. 20 CSpeciaD.-The State Depart
ment mas received a cable dispatch from CONNER
cal agent Greener. at VlacivOstok, 10 the effect
That the customs tariff which IL had proposed 10
lfapose al that port will not take effect for the
present. According 20 imperial decree, the free
ports Of Siberia 10 be closed this month, but
lhe municipal authorities united with the leading
nerchants IN a petition the Russian Minister OF
Finance 10 keep the ports open. The cable dispatch
reads: .-Tarir probably postponed; regular customs
July"
New-York tribune., 1901-01-21

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