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New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
]. R. DRExEL's NEW PLAN FOR HOME.
He Will Build It at Nos and 8 East Sixty
second-st.

John r. DrexeI will not build a home on the
premises Nos. 13 and 10 East Fifty-fourth-st, but
instead on the site Of Nos. I and East Sixty
second-st He has bought through Herbert \
Sherman No East Sixty-second-st-, a four story
and basement dwelling house. a lot p BY 1905
feet. from Martin z. Green and No East Sixty
second-st a four story and basement dwelling
house on lot 20 by 1908 feet, from Mrs. Prudence
Boynton. The house bought from Mr. Green has
an eight-foot easement the west side
There were many reports TO why NJ. Drezel
had decided build the Sixty-second-st. proper
ties OF late the block OF which Nos. 13 and l5
East FIfty-fourth-st- form part has attracted
considerable attention. owing to the dispute over
No. East Fffty-fourth-st- The house No. East
Fffty-fourth-st. recently bought by DR. Robert
F. Weir though Mr.. Haan, proprietor OF the Hotel
ST Regis at the southeast corner OF Ftfty-Efth-st
and Fifth-ave., had option to purchase IL. 1t
was said that wing to the hotel might be built
on the site. DR.. Weir said he had bought for the
purpose Of protecting the attractions OF the street
as a choice residential section The home OF Will
lam Rockefeller is the northeast corner Of Fi1ty-
fourth-st and Fifth-ave.. and he was reported 70
be interested in the purchase or No East flIty-
fourth-St. -,
According to one report yesterday, Mr.. Drexel
aha ndoned his plans TO build In East Fi1ty-fourth-
st because the attractions Of the Sixty -second-St
site as a plot for a house for his own occupancy
"
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22

descended or his fathers side from the Pennsyl-
vania Ouakers He received his education at the
University of Virginia.
In 1877 he began to read for holy orders IN the
Virginia Seminary, and three years later ne was
Iaade deacon, and in the following year a priest
He then took up mission work in the sparsely
settled districts of Northern Virginia, where ne
labored with such that I'm 1885 he was called
to ST. Luke's Norfolk, Va to continue the WORK
begun by the late Bishop Newton. There he re
mained until December. 1899. when he accepted his
present post as general secretary of the Board of
Missions. In addition TO his various other respon-
sibilities DIR l. oyd has taken great interest
in the work of the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation. His present call, he told Tribune re-
porter yesterday. comes to him as a complete sur
prise.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
A PRoPoRTIoNATE TAX BILL.

Albany. Jan. A.-Senator Elsberg this morning
introduced what is known the local option tax
bill, originating from the New-York Chamber of
Commerce If the direct tax is entirely wiped out
the bill, If it becomes law, will be inactive, but
Senator Elsberg says that the measure is intro
duced inasmuch there must always be some
system for raising direct taxes in case the taxes
from indirect sources are not equal to the appre-
priations. The bill provides for apportienment
of taxes among counties in the proportion that the
local tax revenues bear the aggregate total of
local revenues of all the counties
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
A SISTER SHIP OF RECORD BREAKER

The Siberia. the second of the new l2Oeo ton
steamers of the Pacific Mail steamship Company
which is now on her way around the Horn to san
Francisco will make her maiden trip to Hong
Kong by way of Honolulu. Yokohama. Kobe.
Nagasaki and Manila In March. She viii sail from
San Francisco on March H. The Siberia is the
sister ship OF the Korea which recently broke the
record across the Pacific Ocean from Yokohama
by more than two days. Both are able TO steam
at q speed OF more than 20 knots hour. The
Siberia did better than this her trial trip. The
two steamers are among the festest six ocean
steamers built in this country
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
CROWD ATTACKS COAL TRAIN.
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Supply Rescued
After a Fight.

1t was reported yesterday afternoon that several
hundred people greatly in need OF coal had at
-arked a coal train OF seven cars in Vesta-ave..
Brooklyn: that a riot ersued, and that the crowd
nearly euaptied the cars OF coal When the report
was received at the Brownsville and East New
York police stations an investigation soon maze
clear that the supposed riot simply a hght be-
tween the crew OF the train and about score OF
persons who were stealing coal from the cars
The coal was intended for the yards OF the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company, and the train
was standing at Vesta and Suffer aves- al the
time A score Of raen women and boys. with pals
and bags, while the crew were ouSy az one eIld OF
the train, attacked the cars at the oIner end anu
carried off as much coal they could get hOId Or
A fight followed when the train crew began TO
scatter thenn
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
MILITARY CODE AMENDMENTS.

Albany, Jan A.-The most important of the
eu1endments to the military code approved by the
Ad3utent General and Governor and 10 be sub
r11ftted TO the legislature these:
Increasing the Governors staff by two detailed
commissioned officers to act des-de-camp: max
sng the minimum of signal corps A. instead of q:
preventing officers from holding two titles at once
both on the active and supernunerary list, and re
curing fifteen years active service. ten years
Q feld officer, before promotion to q hrigadier gen
er1f
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
sHoT MAN WHO wANTso HER To ELoeg

Kittanning. Penn. Jan. 2L-Mrs. Carmato L1eu-
anna. married woman. who lives with her huS-
band and children az Yatesboro. shot and killed aSt
evening SantO Marzis. who entered her home an"
assaulted her. Before Mrs. Lituama came 90 teiS
country she met Marzis. who fell in love with hsr
but she would have nothing to do with him ana
came here with her husband.
Marzis followed and continued bis efforts 20 ~
duce her to eiope with him. The woman Srlll =
fused his advances. MarziS went TO the woman
house and assaulted her She defended herself Wies
a revolver. killing him instantly.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
PLAN TO SHORTEN CIVIL ACTIONS.

Albany, Jan. H-An act TO amend the Code OF
Civil Procedure relative TO peadgs in civil actions
so as to allow every lawsuit to be more econom-
icaIy and speedily settled by endeavoring to have
all possible questions of law disposed of at com
paratfvely small expense in the presence of two
lawyers and Judge before the trial of the issues
of fact introduced to-day by Assemblyman
INirch
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
PHYSICIAN FRACTURES SKULL.
His Carriage Runs Into Trolley Car.

DR. Earl E Woolwerth. twenty-eisht years Old
Of Ne S64 Sterling Place. Brooklyn. yesterday noon
was thrown from his carriage, which ran into a
trolley car at Fulton-st- and WashinSton-ave.'
Brooklyn. He was removed 10 the Brooklyn AoS-
ptaI where IL was said last evening that his skull
was fractured. DR. Woolworth's home was FOR
merIy az Clinton. N Y He is graduate or
Hamilton College and the New-York University,
and is an INSPECTOR of the Board OF Health Al
late hour last evening it said at the Hospital
that his condition was critical
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
BILL AIMED AT TOBACCO TRUSTS

Albany, Jan. 2l-Senator Fitzgerald introduced
this morning bill designed to protect the retail
cigar and tobacco dealers from the inroads being
made by wholesale dealers and large corporations
which have opened stores in New-York Buffalo
Rochester and Syracuse, and are contemplating the
establishment of stores in every city of the State
The bill prohibits the issue giving away of
gifts. prizes in the sale of cigars cigarettes and
tobacco Violation is made punishable by fine
of 10 $50
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
WELL KNOWN SCOUT A SUICIDE.

Butte. Mont. Jan H.-George Van Buren, one of
the best known men in the Northwest has COM
mitted suicide by shooting in cabin in Rattle
snake Valley, north OF Mssoula. He sixty
years of age. and said that he was a lineal de-
scendant of Martin Van Buren. He was a scout
during the NeZ Perces trouble. He also by
General Miles with orders for General Custer
reaching the scene of the massacre the day follow
ing the annihilation OF the soldiers
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
DR.. LLOYD SURPRISED BY ELECTION
Sketch of Clergyman Chosen Bishop of
Mississippi.

AS announced in yesterdays Tribune the rev
DR. Arthur S Lloyd of Virginia, secretary OF the
BOARD of Missions, with headquarters in this CITY,
was ON Tuesday elected the first ballot to sue
ceed the Rev DR. Hugh Miller Thompson as Bishop
Of the Episcopal Diocese of Mississippi.
Born in Alexandria County. Va. in 1851 ana tne
son of John and Eliza (Selden) Lloyd, Dr. Lloyd IS
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
COUNTY LICENSE FOR sPoRTsMEN.

Albany Jan. N.-Assenblyman Coutant has in
PRODUCED bin prohibiting non-residents of eoun-
~ from taking game in that county until they have
first purchased q game license. to cost s25. Any
nonresident hunter taking game in county with
out e license is held guilty of misdemeanor pun
tshabe by fine OF Sas or by imprisonment Tor
year
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
TO AMEND INJUNCTION LAW.

Albany. Jan n.-An important bill introduced
to-day by Assemblyman Prince. of New-York
amending the injunction law to restrict the
power of the courts. 1t provides that courts or
judges shall not issue injunetiens strikes or
labor unions without giving notice the duration of
which notice the Judge NAV determine
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
REMEDY TRIED IN ST. LOUIS.

st. Louis. Jan. 2lAs last resort in an effort TO
the life of Mrs. Alice Garrett her physician
last night began the use OF formalin for blood
poisoning. a marked Improvement In her condition
has resulted.
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
A PARK AT FAR RockAWAY.

Albany. Jan. 12.--New-York City is authorized TO
acquire land for public park in Far Rockaway by
a bill introduced by Assemhlyman Doughty to-day
The property is at the Rockaway Turnpike and
TO
New-York tribune., 1903-01-22
THE GOVERNORS RECEPTION.

Albany, Jan. Ex-Governor and Mrs. Odell Will
give their annual reception to State officers and
members Of the legislature next Wednesday. The
invitations were issued to-day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
For a Larger Navy.

There is no question upon which
President Roosevelt has frmer con-
victions than hal of naval expan-
sion. The two sessions of Congress
since he came to the White House
have each made liberal provision for
naval increase, and have been Ill
fuenced in doing it by the Presidents
constant interest and enthusiasm. 1t
was finally agreed, at the very close
of the last session, early In March, to
reconcile the differences between the
two Houses as to the kind of new
ships to be ordered by providing for
five battleships, three of them to be
of 10000 and two of $4,000 tons dis
placement. The total naval appro-
priation bill for the coming year
amouts to nearly $84,0O0,000, as
against about $80,OOO,OOO for the
current yea The naval experts all
believe strongly in the relative value
of the very large type of battleship.
The famous Oregon will be a small
affair by the side of the Connecticut
anu IuG LOu1S1d1Ad3 III" O04ANAA4S1 oAN
the other big vessels just ordered.
The Oregon is a ship of about 10000
tons. We have now definitely provid-
ed for several ~battleships of at least
10000 tons. Our navy is decidedly
short of officers and~men, and the
large ship is relatively economical
in that respect, since it needs no more
officers, and scarcely a larger crew,
than the smaller type. Moreover,
our principal naval competitors are
building ships of the large type, and
England has even begun to build
| some $4,000 tons displacement. It
has become the habit of our naval Of
fcers constantly to compare our ma
val strength with that of Germany.
According to present indications, we
shall not be far behind that country
at the end of another year.-Review
of Reviews.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
Fourteen New Rural Mail Routes in
Mecklenburg.

In Mecklenburg County yesterday
fourteen more new rural mail de-
livery routes were put into opera
ton, making a total of twenty-five
in the county, and practically cover
ing the county with the service. The
starting point of these routes are
as follows: Charlotte, five old and
even new routes, including three
loop routes, beginning at Sandifer,
Shopton and Chapel Church; Mat
thews, two new routes; Derita, two
new routes; Huntersville, two new
and two old routes, and Pineville,
one old and one new route. The
county is a network of these routes,
500 miles being about their total
length.
The establishment of these new
routes cost the Government little
more than vas formerly expended for
postal service in this county. The
establishment of the routes has
caused the discontinuance of about
forty-fve fourth-class p~ostofices and
six star routes in the county. The
carriers operating from the Char
= lotte postofice report for duty at
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

Good Roads Progress in North Carolina.
Secretary J. A. Holmes, of the
North Carolina Good Roads Associa-
ton, furnishes the following state
ment of progress:
/. The Good Roads Circular is
now issued twice a month and the
newspapers use the notes freely.
Franked envelope of the Department
of Agriculture are used to save pos
tage.
Q. Replies from forty-one counties
received in answer to inquiries to
all counties show that t~wenty-four
of these are working under laws al
ready enacted; that cOnvicts are
worked in fourteen counties and
some report it impossible to get con-
victs from the penitentiary under
the present law. Sixteen counties
have purchased improved road ma
chinery and several have complete
road outfits for crushing stone and
macadamizing.
8. The most hopeful sign is that
fifteen counties have special acts
from the last Legislature for, cleo
tions on bond issues from $4,000
to 100000 to improve roads. Some
are already carried, notably GuilfOrd
for 100000. Campaigns for good
roads are on in several counties.
4. By cooperation of the State
and Federal Government, Mr.. w. /.
Spoon has been retained as road eX-
pert. He has given much time to the
work in North Carolina, and has been
at the A. & M. Summer School
giving instruction to road ]overseers,
5. To solve the good roads prob
lens wide tires on vehicles are urged.
especially on heavy wagons, and the
Association is asked to recommend
a means to accomplish this. A plan
suggested is to induce large dealers
in wagons to equip with wide tires
and to keep the necessary fixtures
near the farmers, as the greatest
drawback has been that farmers had
to send a long distance for them, and
for repairs to factories out of the
State.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

7.3O and leave on their routes at $50
o'clock in the morning, returning at
4 o'clock.
The benefits the people of the
county derive from the daily mail
delivery is incalculable and Mecklen-
burg has a lions share of the ser
vice, too. Inspector Boushee, who
laid out the routes, and who is to be
thanked for their establishment, saw
that the roads of the county and the
thickIy settled, intelligent popula-
ton and other circumstances would
Justify the government in covering
the entire county with the service,
and he recommended the measure
Charlotte Observer.
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15

places, is winter apple; in others it is
fall apple. But it is beautiful apple wher
ever grown, and should immortalize Peter
NJ Gideon its originator.
1t was my privilege to meet fruit grower
who owns a Ioo-acre apple orchard in the
Bitter Root Valley in Montana. Some ap-
piles we consider hardy in Washington go
down before the frost king there. Accord
ing to this gentleman, the Ben Davis is
worthless grown there 1t lacks color and is
tough and leathery with an insipid taste.
Some men think it has these characteristics
A man in Portland the other day, asked
me if apples grown in an irrigated country
are not inferior in quality to those grown
where irrigation was not practiced, and when
| told him the reverse is true, he looked as if
he thought the asylum for the insane had
lost one of its inmates. But [ have never
been thereto stay. | stand ready to fur
nish the proof that apples grown where If
rlgatlon is necessary are superior in quality
to those grown where irrigation is not nee
essary 1t is not the fact that the trees are
irrigated that makes the fruit superior. The
reason is that soil that needs irrigation is
richer in the elements necessary to give
quality to fruit than soil that has been
leached by copious rains.
Our soil chemists have abundant1y dem
onstrated that the richest soils in the world
are the arid plains Other soils are more
or less leached by the rains. Irrigation may
leach our naturally rich soils if injudiciousy
used. Beware of too much irrigation, which
is very common practice
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15
OUR DUTY TOWARD LEGISLATORS.

In the first place, we may send them let
ter. Uncle Sam is most faithful servant
in seconding Our efforts in this line In
day or two what we have written is in the
hands of the members, and it is certain that
if they are honest men, bent upon doing
their duty as public officers, they will be
glad to get that letter. Whether they would
be willing to admit it or not, they will be
little more careful in making up their minds
what to do about the particular question
about which they have been written than
they would otherwise. If any considerable
number of farmers seem to be interested
enough to write to them on the same topic,
they will be pretty careful to see to it that
their votes are on the right side. More than
one important measure has been carried or
defeated in state and national politics by the
letters sent in by the farmers.
The right of petition belongs peculiarly
to the farming community, and although
the average legislator may say that he is
absolutely independent of all such inf1u-
ences, we may be sure that he will not con-
sign these forms of popular opinion to OBJ
livion without giving them earnest con-
sideration and the chances are that he will
not entirely ignore them when he comes to
vote. Finally, we may pay our representa-
tives personal visit. If we cannot go Our{
selves, we can club together and send a re-
liable man to tell the lawmakers what we
think about matters and things. More and
more the farmers of the country are coming
to understand what power lies behind their
votes. More and more they see that while
matters are pending they may help or hinder
their progress by appearing before the COM
mittees having them in charge and letting it
be known how they feel about them.-Field
and Farm
The ranch. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1902-1914, 1903-01-15


pressure up to no pounds. The engine and
tank are placed on a low metal-wheeled
wagon which is drawn by two steady horses.
No driver is needed. Two men, therefore,
do the work of four men in the old way.
He says that his two men spray out five
tanks per day That is using at least TWEEN
ty-6ve barrels per day, which is three times
as much as can be done by three men in
the old way. This is a big saving, as it re-
duces the expense to one-third of the hand
spraying process.
Prof. Higgins uses the arsenate of soda
instead of Paris Green following the Ked-
zie formula | am not convinced that this
is the better way. This arsenate of soda
is much cheaper than Paris Green. 1t ought
to be good, but has not proven satisfac-
tory with me. | think | shall give it an
other trial If | am converted | will own
up Prof. Higgins claims that his spraying
with the gasoline engine is so thoroughly
done that he has discarded the use of bands.
This confirms the position advanced by
Prof Cord1ey of Corvallis, Ore, than bands
are an unnecessary expense. | am not
convert to this position but | may be. |
am not like the man who said: Il am will
ing to give up if | am convnced-but I'd
like to see the man that can convince me-
The size of the apple box is vexatious
question. 1t is very important for the fruit
growers to agree on the box they want, for
the railroads stand pledged to give uni
form rate per box whenever we agree on
the box that we want. [ speak advisedy
on this question: for | was on the commit
tee that met with the representatives OF the
railroads at Walla Walla last winter. The
Northwestern Fruit Growers Association
has had the matter under consideration for
several years and finally adopted the size
known as "The Washington Standard"
That box contains tWenty-One cubic inches
more than are contained in a bushe. That
ought to be satisfactory. But some other
local societies have adopted or recommend
ed for adoption a box one-half inch longer,
thus adding sixty cubic inches to box al
ready over size. Why this is done | do not
know unless it is to show independence
of the N F. G.. A. Brethren, we must work
in harmony or we will continue to pay dear
ly for Our bullheaded strife. How any sane
man could serve on committee III one So
ciety and recommend the adoption of the
'Standard' box and then recommend the adj
dition of a half inch to another society and
labor to secure its adoption, passes my I'm
derstanding And yet that thing has been
done unless the truth has been woefully
stretched. One thing should be settled be-
You'd any cavil and that is that the growers
should settle the size of the apple box and
not the dealers. If they don't want our
apples in our box, they need not take them.
We need not go around with Our hats in our
hands, asking men to buy Our fruit. In
slang parlance, 1--WE don't have to-" If any
one thinks he can defend the use of a box
oirir iObt