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The sun., 1903-11-05
THE SKYSCRAPER PROBLEM.
Otto Eidlitz Tells the Architc Gets About the
Sam Parks Factor.

The Architectural League dined at the
Fine Arts Federation, 215 West Fifty
seventh street, last evening. Arnold Brun-
ner, president of the league, was the toast
mast err and the speakers were II Harden
bereh who designed the Waldorf-Ast oria;
Mont gomery Schuyler, James B. Townsend,
Otto Eidlitz, one Of the organizers of the
Building Trades Employers Association;
Russell Sturges, the architect and art critic;
John NJ. Carrere OF CarIere d Hastings,
the architects Of the new public library;
Mr.. Kloman and C. H Israels
The general subject for discussion was
the New York skyscraper. MIR. Eidlitz
was asked to tell how they are built. Re.
plying, he said: There's no use asking
builder how a scyscraper is built. You
architects make the specifications and we
build accordingly. don't purpose answer
ing questions that are up to you, as Jerome
would say. You write the specifications
and We Well, we don't build a building,
but we produce something that's just as
But / don't think you men appreciate
the debt New York owes you for inventing
the skyscraper. If it hadn't been for that,
we wouldn't have had Sam Parks. The
skyscraper has come to stay. That's
the difference between it and Parks.
| Laughter
There are just two problems involved
| in the building OF skyscraper. With one
| the architect has to do. The builder has
to solve the other, You conceive an archi-
| tectura effect. We turn out the manu-
artist, Ours is the gladsome job OF solving
| the walking delegates, Laughter.
an carrying out our part part Of OF the s,on, con
of getting the men who kindly, consent. to
work for us to give full days work for
| n fair davis pay. The men have solved
the problem, under the mastery instruc-
/ ton of the walking delegate. by not doing
| the work.
| tion was formed for the purpose of attempt
| ing another solution. by which the employers
could earn a living as well as the men
We haven't quite worked out our solution,
but 1 am glad to be able to tell you that
we are getting on, and that, before we are
through. we win solve it and solve 1t right.
loud applause.
when we have done our work the men
of the unions will appreciate that thelr ,
McCarthyB and the rest, and that their
hest friends are those who give them steady
emnloyment for a full days work at wages
over which neither employee na NOR emR1oye
will q9ibbe or dspIhe that be akysoraper.
| of the future ought to be 80 designed that
| the frame Of steel. which was really the
| important part of the structure. should
not not be so thoroughly concealed by the
but said that under the present building
laws il was impossible to construct build,
| inc Of material which would lend itself
to such an effect. He suggested; were tho
! Laws ever amended so as to make 1t pos.
sihle that concrete be used In place of
Brick, stone and terra Gotta for the outside
| walls.
of elevators in the skyscraPers. anuiaroused
| great interest by the statement that the
kast elevator service In big buildings was
obt aimed, not by the big cars, but by smaller
cars and more of them.
The sun., 1903-11-05
NEW ATTACK on IRON LEAGUE
The HOusesmiths Hope TO Get the Help Of
the International Unions.

The international and local committees
of the iron workers are planning a final
effort to force the Iron League to recognize
Local No 2, as body.
The scheme Is to get the Board of Build
ing Trades TO Join in the fight against the
Iron League through the International
unions in case the national strike of iron
workers against the league goes into ef-
feet.
conference was held last evening at
the Ashland House between a committe e
of the Board of Building Trades and the
Joint committee Of iron workers to con-
slider this question. The committee of the
Board was heuded by Secretary William
Fyfe.
After the meeting it was said that no
statement will be made until tomorrow.
Tomorrow Is the day when Parks is to be
sentontei and also the day on which the
Board OF Building Trades meets.
1t was also said that no reply has been
received from the Iron League to the let
ter from International President Buchanan
of the iron workers asking for a conference,
c. +. Cheney, secretary of the Iron League,
said yesterday that no conference had been
arranged, but that the league would see
any committee looking for information.
According to members OF the Board OF
Building Trades, the unions which have
signed the arbitration agreement are dis
satisfied and some Of them are ready TO
cooperate with Local No. q This Is denied
by the representatives Of these unions.
The sun., 1903-11-05
PLUCKY COP HALTs RUNAWAYS.
He Ia Hurt. and Miss KIopfer's Bridal
Costume II Smiled and Lost.

Policeman John j. O'Connell Of the East
Eighty-eighth street station yesterday
afternoon stopped two runaway horses
In way which won praise from several
witnesses. And 1t wasn't his fault that
bridal trousseau was lost in the trouble.
The r7inaways we're drawing a carriage
In which were Miss Ethel d. Klopfer. the
daughter OF Benno Klopfer, broker at
IS Wall street, who lives at o5l Madison
avenue, and Miss Florence Cady OF 100 West
Sixty-sixth street. Miss Kopfer Is to be
married next week to Gerson B. Hayman
Of Philadelphia.
Miss Klopfer, with her friend Miss Cady.
went in u carriage to photographer
TO have her picture taken In her brloal
costume. When they started back the
costume was put on the seat with the driver
William Willinger.
avenue At Eighty-ffth street the pole
broke. soaring the horses, which started
on gallop.
Policeman OConnell saw the horses
beginning their dash. ran out into the
street and caught them by the br idle. There
he clung until the carriage reached Eighty,
ninth street when the team became tired and
one Of them stumbled and fell. OConnell
was knocked down and his clothing was
torn. His legs and left side were badly
bruised and he was taken home IN cab.
With the fall Of one OF the horses the
runaway ended. 1t was only then that
fallen from the seat. An unavailing effort
was made to find 1t. The police decided
that some boys had picked 1t up and run
away with It,
The sun., 1903-11-05
Business Troubles.

A petition in bankruptcy has been filed
against BENJAMIN Van Leeuwen and Leo
Nicholson. who compose the firm of Van
Leeuwen Il Nicholson. manufacturers of
women's trimmed hats at 833 Broadway, by
Lesser Bros. attorneys for Max Feist. II
creditor for $5l5. Judge Holt of the United
States District Court appointed James Hill
house receiver of the assets. Feist stated
that u few days ago he was Informed by
Mr.. Van Lecuwen that Mr.. Nicholson had
departed to some place unknown with most
of the funds of the firm. The liabilities OF
the firm are sl5,o00 nominal assets. SO, 700.
actual assets, $1,000.
The l.. f. Mcconnell Manufacturing Com
pany, manufacturers of sweaters and knit
goods AT So Worth street, made an assign
ment Yesterday to Henry W. Fedden. Lewis
T.. Mcconnell is president and Howard Fl.
MCAvoy secretary now. james Sargent was
formerly secretary. Mr.. Sargent. 1t Is said.
has not been at tho place Of business for ten
days Ira Bliss stewart attorney for the
had left the books of the company in very
mixed up condition and the company docs OF
know how il stands
Lewis E. Mcconnell filed petition in bank
ruptcy individually and ns partner in the finn
The Arm was dissolved on June / and has no
assets. Mr.. McConnell's liabilities are sl2, 1875.
with nominal assets of s3i 900. $. Hirsch
4 GO. are secured creditors for Sso,@55
Louis Novick and Philip Goldberg. who
compose the firm of NoNick & Goldberg
manufacturers of cloaks and suits at 40 East
Broadway, have made an assignment to Har-
vpy }. Cohen.
Four Judgments. agcregating s20l39. were
entered here yesterday against the Orange
County Traction Company.
The sun., 1903-11-05
RACE CLASH IN MARYLAND.
Fourteen Negroes in Jail In Cambridge
-Four White Men Wounded,

CAMBRIDGE, Md, Nov. A race fight
occurred at Hurlock last night and as a
result fourteen negroes are in Cambridge
jail. Trouble between the races at Hur-
lock had been brewing for some time.
On Tuesday afternoon the negroes COL
lected from their homes around Hurlock
and entered the town, saying that they
intended to take the place. They began
firing upon the white people at night and
a fight ensued.
The negroes put out the street lights.
shot the lights out OF windows and poured
shots upon the white people. Four young
men were wounded. but their injuries are
not serious
The citizens OF the town telephoned to
Cambridge to Sheriff Mills for assist anoe.
Sheriff Mills. Deputy Sheriff Cora, w. j.
Watkins and Richard Hughlett left imme-
diately for Hurlock and were Joined on
the way by posse from East Newmarket.
They arrested and brought to Cambridge
fourteen negroes, some of whom are said
to be tough chara cters. Other arrests
will likely follow. Reports from Hurlock
this morning say the disturbance is not
yot entirely quieted. The four young men
shot were Samuel Parvin Young, Mr.. Ben
nett, son Of James Bennett. a Mr.. Medford
and Mr.. mcfarland, a son Of the Rev.
mcfarland, pastor of the Methodist Eplsco-
pal Church at williamsburg. Several Of
the negroes in the Cambridge Jail have
shots in their bodies
The sun., 1903-11-05
TR4CKMEN'S STRIKE SPREADS.
All Those on the ShamOkin Division OF tho
Reading Go Ont.

TAMAouA, Pa, Nov. 4.-The strike OF
the trsckmen on the Shamokin division
Of the Reading Railway is now general
In all 800 men are out. To-day the men
who quit work were paid off and told that
hoy are no longer in the employ OF the
company.
Although he striking men have not vet
escorted to violence. they are endeavorng
to prevent tho company from filling their
places, Yesterday gang OF ltaian strike
brcGkcrs was brought 10 Mahanoy. Plane
- take thc places o. the dissatisfied work.
,ucn, nut they were met by a, committee
uf th"ir couu,rymen, who induced them
40: to 20 TO work. The company Is now
making plans TO bring n large number
or strike breakers from Philadelphia and
hrw York to work on the tracks These
rucn wii be quartered IN cars, just as the
coal and Iron policemen were during the
coal strike. and it will be impossible for
lh, ,,r,kers 10 modest them, unless they
"uCr6aCh on company property.
Il Is learned that the strikers have sent
o.a man 70 try to induce the trackmen on
lho entire road to 20 out. Az much dis
satisfaction is expressed among the track
m"r on The Reading division, Whining
Ion division and the New York division.
as result of the reduction in wages, the
brUrf ~ general here that the men Will
nr successful and that before the end OF
the week the company's entire force OF
section hands and work-train hands. num-
boring in all about five thousand will be
On strike
The sun., 1903-11-05
COURT STOPS A BOYCOTT.
Justice Dickey Declares That Union Must
Let Baker Mitter Alone.

Supreme Court Justice Dickey yester-
day granted the application Of counsel for
Wilhelm Mitter. baker of S3s Broadway,
Williamsburg. for an injunction restrain.
ing the president and members OF Local
Union % of the Bakery and Confectionery
Workers Association Of America from
interfering with Mitter's business.
The bakers lawyer told the court that
the union declared boycott against his
client on July %. Since that time, counsel
said, the union had employed a man to
walk UP and down in front OF the bakery.
CARRYING a sandwich sign bearing the words
Boycott Mitter's Bakery ssS broadway
over which was painted a skull and cross
bones The men employed by Mitter are
also subjected to all kinds of insults at the
hands Of the members Of the union, who
make it a practice to pass the bake shop
and use threatening and abusive language.
Counsel for the union said that the de.
PENDANTS had right. to employ lawful
means to induce people not to patronize
Mitter's bakery.
-That depends on what you call lawful
| means, and whether you 60 beyond what
the law permits" said Justice Dickey;
an this case the court deddes in favor OF
! the Injunction. This man must be allowed
to conduct his business"
The sun., 1903-11-05
JEROME'S OFFICE LACKSFUNDS.
THERE'S ENOUGH TO PREVENT
VIDE OPEN TOVN, THOUGH.

The District Attorney Says His Contingent
Fund Is Practically Reduced 10 S3S,.
600 This Year, hut He Can Always
Get Enough to Enforce the Law.
"If they think that because / haven't
any contingent fund to speak Of, this town
can be run wide open, win show them
that they have made a mistake" said Dis
trict Attorney Jerome yesterday In answer
to reporters question II he would still
be able to keep track Of poolrooms and
gambling houses.
Mr.. Jerome had just announced that
his contingent fund was practically re-
duced to $35 600 this year. He had asked
the Board Of Estimate and Apportionment
for 100000 for next year He said yes
terday that the board awarded him $4,000
and that SIS, 900 OF this amount would have
to 60 to paying up debts left from Mr..
Philbins term and from last year OF his
own term.
II can 60 downtown for money to carry
on this work." continued Mr.. Jerome.
"If they want the spectacle Of the District
Attorney of this county having to 60 to
private individuals for money to provide
funds sufficient for the enforcement OF
the criminal law they can have it. l can
also certify to deficit and send extraor-
binary cases to the Board OF Estimate
and ask for a special bond issue
"The Board early this year gave me
read justment Of salaries There were cer-
tain men on the staff who deserved an in
crease of salary. Disregarding this, the
board has cut my appropriation for pay for
my professional staff to the figures Of last
year, $l5SOOO. wanted $181,0O0. As
cannot cut the salaries of the men whom
I have raised, I shall have to let one OF
the vacancies on the staff go untitled, al
though we have more work to do than we
can handle now. We are short handed in
our appeals department. We prepare our
cases; we don't copy few decisions and
send them up,
when took office certain repairs had
to be made in my Office, and 1t was neces-
sary to get some new carpets and install
a few telephones. The Corporation Counsel
ruled that had to pay for them out Of my
contingent fund. We have had many in
volved, technical cases and many cases
where defendants have set UP insanity.
And then we have tried many defendants
who had money, Defendants with money
always appeal. and that makes work for
us. These conditions have eaten up my
contingent fund. and am now greatly
hampered'
The sun., 1903-11-05
STRIKERS WRECK A WAGON.
Brooklyn Hack Drivers Who Won't Work
Annoy Liverymen.

The striking hack drivers in the Brook
yn Heights section yesterday were still
using all possible means to intimidate the
men who had taken their places. An
express wagon, loaded with trunks, boxes
and barrels, which left the stables OF Alonzo
Nodine 4 Son, Of 158 Remsen street. was
attacked by the strikers and their sympa-
thizers and the load thrown to the street.
As a result Of the demonstration against
his stable Mr. Nodine had a special police
man sworn in and warned the strikers to
keep away from his premises
4 have posted a notice, on the door OF
the stable" he said. in which announce
to the men that they may. return to work
Mt their former wages within two days,
or not at all The other liverymen have
taken similar action.
MIR. Nodine expressed the opinion that
the strike would be over within day or
two. He said it made little difference to
the liverymen whether the drivers and
rrooms formerly employed returned or
not. and all that was asked was that the
men who are willing to work be permitted
TO do 30 without interference.
"We can get plenty of men who want
work" he said last night, but the strikers
must be kept away.
The sun., 1903-11-05
RAINBOW SOCKS CONTEST rs ON.
Awards offered for Gay Things in Hosiery
by Port .JefYerson's Unknown.

PORT JEFFERSON, l.. L.. Nov. 4.-Such is
the demand in this place for the gaycst OF
hosiery, the kind that leaves rumbling
noise in the trail, that local resident has
offered three prizes to be awarded to young
ladies' embroidering, crocheting, knitting
or fancy stitching the brightest, fanciest,
loudest. nobbiest pair of socks. just who
this enterprising resident Is cannot be
learned for he hides his identity behind,
Address, p. o. box Al, Port Jefferson. -
in an advertisement which he has had
inserted, in local paper The prize
offered are 81 in gold, s3 in silver and 81 in
greenpacks The only conditions govern
ing the contest are that all the pairs or
hosiery shall. be size lO15, and that none
Of them shall under any circumstance, be
returnable. 1t is set forth that three COM
petent judges are to decide, and prospective
competitors are assured that the COM
petition will be conducted fairly.
The queens of the knitting needle are
making strenuous efforts to ascertain the
identity OF the advertiser, hoping to thereby
get a line on his artistic tastes, and for the
same reason they have tried to find out who
will Judge the contests. The Port Jefferson
women know something about socks, and
they propose to demonstrate that knowledge
In the contest
The sun., 1903-11-05
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The sun., 1903-11-05
TRIED TO KILL CAPT. EVEN.
Shots Fired at the Chief witness Against
Curtis .Jett in Kentucky.

LEXINGTON, KY, Nov. An attempt
was made here last night to assassinate
Capt. B. j. Even, the chief witness against
Curtis Jett, who hos been found guilty OF
the murder Of j. B. Marcum and has been
sentenced to be hanged
Even had returned here from Ohio, in
tending to 60 to jackson to vote. He WAS
passing an alley when shot was fired,
and the bullet passed through his hat. He
turned and. drawing his revolver, tried to
locate his enemy, when another shot struck
the lapel of his coat. This bullet passed
through the front of the coat on the left
side, leaving a large hole in 1t.
Even then began shooting, and emptied
his revolver in the direction from which
the shots had come. He says that four other
shots were fired at him, and that there were
two men.
Capt Even remained at the home OF
Judge Mann last night. and is still in Lex.
ington. The holes IN the clothing and hat
of Capt. Even show that the shots were
fired at close range. Capt. Even has been
warned that he would be killed by the Hargis
people if he remained in this vicinity, be-
cause of his testimony against Curtis Jett,
the assassin of Marcum and Cockrill
The sun., 1903-11-05
FRENCH CHEF TRIES SUICIDE.
Writes Farewell Letter in Stationery Store
and Fires q Pistol in His Mouth.

Anthony GanisAet, 40 years old, French
chef living at e6Macdougal street, tempted
suicide yesterday by shooting himself in
the mouth with revolver. He entered a
stationery store at Bleecker street and
West Broadway shortly after noon, and
buying paper and envelope, asked the
proprietor Of the store to let him write a
letter. After penning u PEACEFUL ne walked
toward the door and, drawing the revolver,
placed the barrel in his mouth and fired.
He was taken to st. Vincent's Hospital.
At the Macdouga1 street address friends
Of the Frenchman said that he lately had
been in trouble and brooded considerably.
They refused to tell the nature of the tro ouble
but said they would do so in the event OF
his death. The letter he had written in
the store was addressed to his family in
Nice. His friends say the letter told why he
had decided to kill himself Ganisfet =
father, his friends say, owned a large estate
near Nice.
The last place Ganisfet held was that of
steward Of the Seymour Clubs summer
branch a. Bail Beach
The sun., 1903-11-05
LYMAN ABBOTT ON THE NEGRO.
,IyS THE RACE ISSUE rs KEPT
ALIVE BY POLITICIANS.
,n,,matcs That tho Democrats Want .
solid south-Thinks New York Would
lie Better Governed II We Had q
Property Qualification for the Voters.

<rw HAVEN, Nov. 4.-The Rev. DR..
1yman Abbott in a lecture at Yale tonight
ravo his ideas Of the negro problem He
said
THE question that confronts us is what
!. the duty Of the Anglo-Saxon race to
tho inferior race. Neither determination,
slavery nor absorption 10 possible Tor us =.
rInatriaton or colonization is practically
impossible. The South itself would rise
in indignant protest, for it Is dependeht
an their industry, We cannot absorb
them. for ntermarriage is out OF the ques-
ton. .
we have in the North few negroes
here and there, but they are politically
.n irsipnifcant clement How can we
look at the matter in the same way as the
south. where they are dependent on them
tor,es,ically and industrially and likely
~ be swamped by the negro vote? In New
York last night heard a miscellaneous
and wild procession go by my window.
1hcy were possessed of great e1hilaration
and animal spirits, also some not animal
shirts | was somewhat depressed by the
rows lust received and l said to 'rieno
,ha. it was pretty hard. but II that process
sion outside was q procession OF negroes !"
would be still harder.
"politicnilv / believe If the South were
f-oe from the race problem several ooutherh
Str.cs would have been Republican states
In he hands Of some men TINS prooleih ~
f.c u game CT chess. Thei1 1object ID 10
.rep the solid South and by stirring TINS
,seling of i'll will and securing New 1ork.
Irdic1e and possibly one or TWO on Inet
Sa.cs, they can elect Democratic rreei
liant I an making no charges against
The DemoCra. ic party nor rt'-lsihs Wy hu ,.
publican party, but part OF the race p3i,e ppeotions
!. MA shall we do when two sec,ions ;ni
look so differently at ii and when Pat,ies
mo int crested not to have il solved pu' W
keep it inso!vaoie' - ..aor,en+a,
principles of Democracy undertool. 1rey
are liberty, equality and fraternny. sar nr
tirst thing we must demand is liberty lor s
,Sn negro to make all he can OF himself :.
Fouaitv under the law does not mean ,he
right of every man to vote, ciaise
;n,he Constitutions of s. mo of the southern
States saws that any man who mas S3o0
worth of property, can read or %rne nuI
rovs his poil tax may vote To THIS
SEQ no reason why any man can take e1-
ception | think New York would oe
better governed If the right OF suffrage
was determined by this qualification.
There must be raternity between North 1
n1d South. bet ween black and white Ids
nero must have free chance for his own
development and equal rights before the
law. IF he is to be burned a. the STAKE
mr. a,nenable TO mob law SO must the white
man. The real leaders OF the South are
moving In this line OF liberty and fraIe IernIy, NY
Let them lead us and we Will follow Inc
negroes will never have political inde-
nendrnce without industrial Independence.
This is the right way. because Is the
Christ ian way