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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
THE UNION HOME FOR ENGINEERS.

A report made by joint committee 10 Inc
three national engineering societies whlcn nave
+aken advantage of Mr.. Carnegies offer of
81 100000 for a common home mas just Deen
published 1t shows that in the Distribution OF
tho ton or eleven floors among the occupants
there has been a departure from the plan pro
nosed more than a year ago. but the essential
features of the original scheme have been pre-
served and the changes promise TO enhance the
convenience of those who are to use the building
Three floors will be devoted TO auditorlums anc
lect1,re rooms of various sizes Each OF the
~fo,ndarr organizations-the mechanical, cleo
tricsl and mining engineers-will have hoor
divided into board, reception and storage rooms
and offices. Ample provision has also been made
for q dozen or more affiliated societies which are
10 be tenants of the building. but have 30 share
in the ownership. Two floors at the top Of the
structure are to be given up to the storage and
,,se of the combined libraries of the engineers,
the uppermost one being intended for reading
and reference and the book stacks being situated
ON the floor below. The contract for construc-
tion was signed on July /, and calls for compile
ton in fifteen months. To what extent work
will be interrupted by accidental causes cannot
be foreseen, of course but ii is not unreasonable
to hope that Mr. Carnegie's generous intentions
may be realized within year from the present
time.
The numerous scientific bodies which will de-
rive great benefit by these new facilities are to
be congratulated heartily on the prospect. In
the 39th-st. home they will have much more
spacious accommodation than they have ever
enjoyed before. Members of one society Will be
enabled to confer readily with those Of another,
and that kind of utilization is the more desirable
! because there many topics In which allied
professions have mutual interest and because
cooperation is often requisite both in projecting
and executing large undertakings. Again, the
situation of the building (between 9TH and eth
aves will make access from the Grand Central
Station and the new station of the Pennsylvania
road exceedingly easy. Thus attendance by sub
urban members on lectures and evening meetings
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
Lrrom -. rribuns Burea.l.1


Washington Dec 1l-Miss Alice Roosevelt was
overwhelmed with congratulations on her engass-
ment to Mr. Longworth, and almost buried ~
flowers to-day. Local florists were swaInpeo win
orders for American Beauty roses and VioletS' 10
after hox being delivered at the White HOUSE anu
messengers with notes and kilograms were con-
stantly seen in the White House grounds
The President and Mrs Roosevelt went Tor
horseback ride this afternoon through ROCK C1es'
Park the fayorfte ride of the President lhes a.
tended the theatre this evening -
President Roosevelt shock hands with TWO hu"
dred Statehood boomers from Oklahoma anu -. ~
Indian Territory this afternoon They wore 49,
badges fastened with button, on wnich "eie
t+,,r.s ~ two yellow hearts and beet one
heart bore the name oklahoma and the othsi
sTndian Territory and the beet was haOeAeo
..stsfehoodn over the pictures Of the three was
the legend 1.-TWO hearts with but single beat
It was first planned that the President snoulo near
the Statehood song sung by Of the visitors Dut
this portion OF the programme was eliminated
Wilbur B. Wakenan. formerly Appraiser at New
York and now secretary OF the Protective IaTln
League called on the President to-day to cell MIN
that the League felt obliged to oppose the Phinpe
pine Tariff bill. That BILL said Nj. Wakenaeh'
"contemplates breach In the protective tarln wall
and trust that it VIII never become law.
Mr. WakAman congratulated the President on the
fact that the government has won signal VICTORIES
in the prosecution OF the silk fraud orenoers-
Now that the criminal cases are pracuca4y
ended" he said. 'I believe that the government
VIII win the civil ones and co4ec1 SONS "a $40
money that Is due the Treasury.
Among the callers at the White House were VICE
President Fairbanks, who came on personal
GRAND and Commander Isam Takeshita, naVaI
attache of the Japanese Legation, VINO lntroou@eu
~. succeasor lieutenant Commander Taniguchi.
Lieutenant G. T. Emmons, retired officer OF the
navy. who recently made trip to Alaska TO re-
port on the condition the natives told the Pres
dent that measures should be taken at once TO
save the inhabitants Of the Copper River region
from starvation The commissioners appointed by
the Governor of Indiana to visit the institutions
for the treatment Of eplepsy in the East called
to pay their respects and before the opening OF
Congress number of members visited the Presi-
dents office on personal political errands.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
EXTENDS LIBRARY HOURS
Board of Trustees Acts on DR.
Bahngs's Recommendation.

Dr-J s. Billings, director OF the New-York Pub
lie Library announced yesterday that the public
libraries of the city of the Astor. Lenox and Til
den foundations will be open hereafter until 10
o'clock at night, instead of s. as at present, on
weekdays: that reading rooms in six of the circu-
lating branches will be open hereafter until 10
n m instead of g. as has been the case, and that
about twelve reading rooms Will be kept open sun
1av afternoons. and possibly evenings.
Resolutions for the carrying out Of these plans
were adopted yesterday at meeting OF the
hoard of trustees of the New-York Public Library
The resolutions based on recommendations
made by DR.. Billings.
Dr. Billings is not enthusiastic over the scheme
Of extending library hours. AS to opening brancn
libraries evenings he says that care must be taken
m RII1ings says that there is no demand that
the Tenox library be kept open In the evening
While as the Aston Library is library OF refer
ence only he does not oppose the idea OF opening
n evenings but says that If its opening time Is
extended the staff must be reorganized ana IN
Sccentinr Dr. Billingss recommendation the
+r11stees adopted resolutions providing for the ex
tansion Of the library opening time as stated
above and further. that the experiment OF opening
tie Ssfor library evenings be made for a year. Al
q cost not to exceed SS.VOp
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
a'sml1ostk DaiIa, 0ribr'tr
FRIDAY, DECEMBER Is, 1905.
THE NEWS THIS MORNING,

CONGRESS- The Panama Canal
F6nerrency Appropriation bill was under con-
sideration and bill regulating the issue OF
canal bonds was passeoi - ;nsursnce was
discussed ct length.
FOREGN.-Reports from Tsarskoe-Sel were
that the Gar would support Count Witte, the
cabal under General Ignatieff having been de-
featsd: ii was announced that the government
was sending several columns OF troops TO the
Baltic provinces. - a hundred sailors on the
Russian battleship Czarevitch at Colombo
Ceylon mut1nied. The agent or the AS
phait Trust left Caracas after falling TO induce
President Castro to interfere in the damage
suit Prince Won Bulow repleo TO d
sociaIis4ic attack the Emperor at Berlin, oe-
nying that he was a "disturbeT Of the peace
- former cashier of a New-York paint
firm was arrested in Queenstown on charge OF
stealing $500. - The death OF William
Sharp. the author. was announced IN LONDON ION
After a month without any sessions IN Ine
Cuban House met to discuss the killing OF Con-
gresham Villuendas-
DOMEsTTC.-Secretary Bonaparte announced
his determination to put end 20 hazlng at the
Naval Academy, and IL was declared at the
Navy Department that every midshipman guilty.
of that practice would be summary dismissed
- Attorneys for the beef packers az Cnl C.s
subpoenaed Commissioner or Corporations Gar
field Ex-Governor Yates of Illinois an
nounced that he candidate Tor the OIllteo
States Senate and that he would begin an acUVe
campaign later in the month. - E F. Ryan,
chosen Territorial Delegate TO Congress oy
Americans living on the Isle OF Pines went 70
Commissioner Draper at Albany announced the
appointment OF E II. Anderson. formerly head
of the Carnegie Library at PlttsDurs, TO DC
State Librarian
CITY-Stocks were active, closing weak. =-
E w Scott. president of the Provident Savings
Life Assurance Society. said before the insurance
committee that the Equitable agents had plotted
20 ruin him and his company and had stolen rec
ords Of the office It said that Edward Il
Hartman would testify to-day. == The jury
which will try Abe Hummel sworn and
viii be kept under guard at the Broadway Cen
traI Hotel when not IN court. - "A Tanmally
district captain arrested for terror1zlng
polling place on Election Day = The RAPID
Transit Commission urged to give subway
facilities tc Bath Beach and Coney Island
Washington Heights residents protested against
the delay in opening the subway above l5Ith-st
u. E. Corey has been invited to the an
nual dinner to be given by Andrew Carnegie tc
lis associates. A bankruptcy perJurer was
found guilty in the United States Court. ==
Several purchases of real estate destined as
Christmas gifts recorded. 49, Trade
agreements affecting $4,000 men were signed.
THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for to-day
Increasing cloudiness and The tempera-
ture yesterday: Highest, 80 degrees: lowest, 20
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
NO TRUNK SEWER LEGIsLATIoNs

Passaic County's four members of the New
Jersey House Of Assembly are pledged up TO
the hilt for equal taxation and limited fran
chises Because of that many persons assumed
that they would ally themselves at the outset
with the so-called Colby Assemblymen, who
stand first and last for those principles. Inc
first test came on the SDeakership OF the House.
All the open or secret enemies Of the proposed re-
forms rallied around Assemblyman Robbins,
but 1t is only fair to state that his personal
character and record attracted support which
couId not have been obtained otherwise. Yet
when alI is said and done it is apparent that
Mr. Robbins had behind him all the corporate
influences which are usually active IN New
Jersey politics For this reason and because
he refused to commit himself specifically on the
equal taxation proposition the Colby people made
fight against his selection as Speaker
When the lineup came on the Speakership the
Passaic delegation stood on the Robbins side.
Wby? Well il was explained that Passaic
County. and particularly the city of Paterson,
had more interest in preventing the passage of
a new trunk sewer law than in anything else
likely to come before the legislature. and that
Mr. Robbins had promised to help them Mr..
Robbins has denied this. but the Paterson
nevspapers stick to the explanation as the only
possjbIe reason that could justify their AS
semblymen in declining TO fuse with the Colpy-
ties One of the local papers says frankly Ifat
1.-The stand of the Passaic county delegation In
favor Of Robbins for Speaker means that
Robbins has pledged himself to appoint
committee that will promptly put to sleep any
trunk sewer legislation that may be presented
"at the coming session"
How much basis there is for that belief we
shall know within few weeks. and until the
facts develop it would be unjust TO assume that
there has been deal. Mr.. Robbins has said
that he wouldn't pledge himself to anything or
ANYBODY and he is entitled to belief until the
contrary is proved. But If the committee is not
packed against sewer legislation, where will 1t
leave the Passaic delegation?
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
THE ONTARIO WATER SCHEME.

The project of getting New York's water sup
ply from Lake Ontario is again urged. The
State Water Commission has been told by one of
the advocates of that scheme that aQueducts for
bringing hither 360.O00.00G gallons of water
day could be built for $3O0OO0Oo0 which. it is
argued, would be much better than getting
supply from the Catskiils. great deal is also
said about the inexhaustible supply which Lake
Ontario would afford and the excellence of its
quality, all of which is doubtless quite true.
There are two fatal objections to this scheme.
One is the distance of Lake Ontario from New
York, which is much greater than that of the
Adirondacks from this city. The water of the
mountains is at least as good as that of the lake.
and there is enough Of it to supply the city for a
century TO come Moreover. it could be got at
onethird the cost estimated for Lake Ontario.
The other objection is the low level of the lake,
which would necessitate pumping every drop of
the water TO an elevation of at least three hun
dred feet. The lake is so low that its water, II
left TO run by gravity TO this city, would come
hither in the sIowest and most sluggish fashion,
and then would be at tide level. But we must
have il at an elevation OF three hundred feet
So IT would all have 10 be lifted to that height
with pumps if indeed IT did not have TO be raised
one hundred feet more 20 give it fall enough to
flow TO this city. Water from the Adirondacks
on the other hand. would flow freely to this city
by gravity and be thus delivered at elevation
here of three hundred feet, so that no pumping
would be needed.
We use the Adirondacks for comparison tc
show how much more economical they would bt
as a source of supply than Lake Ontario. but Of
course without any thought of advocating tbs
taking of water from them. On the contrary
we regard the Adirondacks practically ruieC
out OF consideration for q number of reasons
among them being that Of cost. The best est
mates pat the cost OF Adirondack water, In I
quantity of 4O0.oo0,o00 gallons a day, plus 40
year sinking fund. at more than $35 a million
gallons Estimates ON the same basis by tn
same engineers put the cost Of Catskill water q
less than SIS million gallons, and that oe I
supply from the Waikiki and Shawangunk a
about $50.
Now, IL the AdsrondAcks are 50 much cheaper
than Lake Ontario as a source, and yet are ruleS
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

ont Of consideration as too expensive being
more than so per cent more costly than the oats-
kills. what folly it is to keep narKlng PACK 70 tie
laLef The secretary of the New York Depart
ment Of water Supply is quite right in declaring
the Lake Ontario scheme absolutely impracu-
cal" and It is to be hoped the State Water Com
mission Will take the same view of IT ana waste
no time over It. The most competent and I'M
martial engineers, after repeated and exhaustive
surveys. are agreed that, with this city shut out
of Suffolk and Duchess counties and the state
of Connecticut, the Catskill watershed aHoras
the best available source of increased supply,
ani the plans for utilizing that source should be
executed without further delay.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
DINNER FOR JAMES ]. HILL.
Guest of ST. Paul Commercial Club-Elab-
crate Floral Decorations.

81 Paul. Dec 1A-Tnree hundred ST. Paul
and Minneapolis business and professional men
and their guests were present tonight at din
ner given to James j. Hill, president OF the
Great Northern Railway, in recognition or ms
EFFORTS in behalf of the Northwest. Tne uIi ie
was given by the St Paul Commerce. S 3'
ever held in the Northwest
The table represented four railroad tracks IN
the ST. Paul Union Station, the railroad tracks
being on banks of ferns and smilax. Inc Taiis
were represented by white carnations ana the
ties by red carnations Each plate was Manned
after a station on the Great Northern Railroad
In an immense circle of green foliage repre-
senting the Pacific Ocean. hung suspended oacE
of the speakers table huge horal rephca o.
the steamship Dakota with electric lights
cleaning from port holes and cabin windoW1.
The speakers Of the evening were business ana
professional men of st. Paul. Their subjects
related to Mr.. Hills career as an empire
builder" in the Northwest Mr.. Hill responded
briefly
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
a FATAL FIRST CHAPTER.

From The Louisville Times,
.Y r5arstand - said the publisher to the critic
..tbat Virgins is engaged upon what IL promised
- ne the best novel written or kentucky man
20 1r ns and customs past and present
s.SJot d but was" corrected the critic
.sxWhyT Has he given it up
.rtvai explained the critic, you see ne per-
,,,,.tad his two leading characters, colonel and
Sac 70 get into a quarrel in the first chapter.
I'D the lie passed between them
AM sSrtats fine start-reastic and with the prop
- ,iarIsJmilitude I should think II would be great
- SaoS I Inust see about getting mold or H.
p.sSou needn't try said the critic. 1t was too
a.i,etic-too much verisimilitude They killed each
nthsr on the spot and Virgins lest the matera Tor
~ remaining twenty-seven chapters ana hAn 70
i've 1t I'D as q hopeless undertaking.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
the RURAL TELEPHONE.
From The Kansas city Star,

From The Kansas City star
The country telephone is the greatest gossip slim
ulator and patent eavesdropper OF the age youth
may call up" his 'best girl and hnd MS converse
ton printed In the local paper next week This is
from Missouri exchanges They do say that John
Piper would rather talk over the phone than eat
They say that he has Worn the ringer on the
phone and Is thinking OF getting just plain gold
rils. They also say that while talk is cheap, II VII
soon take cash to buy groceries. and that. While
one or two chairs may suffice he viii soon be
furnishing a house complete. Now. Johnnie. IL you
going to need cards for the affair. we would be
ttcixled TO death 10 print them. We don't mean
telephone cards. s4thsFs Johnnie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

will be encouraged. There has not been perIect
unanimity of opinion about the value OF close
proximity 70 the Engineers Club, which was In
Guided in the scope of Mr.. Carnegie's proposition
and whose new house win stand in 4Oth-st., but
that. we believe, will in time prove more aayan-
tageous than some skepttcs have expected Mnen
all of these possibilities considered by disln-
terested outsiders they may well wish that they
were engineers too.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
HIGH PRICES AT IRVING SALE
First Days Auction Brings $12,75o-AH'1f
cans Get Many Relics

London, Dec 1.-THE sale OF SIr Henry 80 ~. -
relics. art works and library began at Chris',e
day. The Actors Benevolent Fund. FOR the eoat
OF which the sale Is being held. Is hkeis !" -
largely, An unusual crowd gathered 70 80
the disposal OF the collection It included $50
everybody OF note in the theatrical world, 20 Se
other prominent persons. like Alfred lgsoItts.
Rothschid and Ashmead Bartlett Burdett-S,-Sopy
Personal friends and relations OF the actor. sor
OF whom hoped to obtain some mesnehe0 -
trifing sum, were disappointed. ,,-.5 An
The bidding keen and Sl2,3o0 was 81 artl-
amount far In excess OF the value OF ..1sssinee
cies American dealers said to have eAfee-
many OF the best lots
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

The attempt of two or three disgruntled mem
beers of the House to make political capital
against Mr.. Williams out of question OF COM
raittee assignments has fallen fat in Congress.
AS the Mississippi leader suggests. the recalci-
trants take themselves altogether too seriously.
Mr. williams is not an ideal leader for even a
dirainutvs minority. but he Is the best In sight.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

new method of transmitting by telegraph
photograph or drawing has been devised by
Munich electrician, Dr. Korn AS it requires as
much time as any of the half dozen other plans
which have attracted attention in the last ten
years. and gives only indistinct reproductions II
does not promise to effect revolution some
day system may be invented which the news
papers and police bureaus will find useful, but
the only one which is yet in practical service Is
the telautograph. which is an American tnyen-
ton, and which is said to have been employed
by asrailroad company for the transmission OF
orders.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15
NETWORK SOCIETY.
nessee.

Mrs Aston is confined to her bed suffering from
.boct resulting from a fall Wednesday even
ing, when she tripped the lowest step while
coming downstairs. No injuries were sustained,
and few days of and quiet will restore Mrs.
Astor 10 her usual state of health.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

Edwin H Anderson is one of the best known
younger men in the library field OF the United
States. He is a native of Indiana, where ne was
born in September. 1851. He was graduated rom
the A. B. course of Wabash College In 1888 ana
later received the A NJ degree In 1881 he con-
pleted the course in the New-York State Library
School His first position upon leaving the LADralS
School was that OF cataloguer in the Newberry "
brary of Chicago, where he remained for t"o
years He was then called as librarian to the Bran
dock Library, Pennsylvania where he remained
till 1895 In that year the Carnegie Library Q.
Pittsburg elected him it's head. and he remalnsu
there for ten years During that time Mr. Anoss
son was closely associated with all the great
brary interests both In this country and aoroaA
served on the executive committee OF the Americas
Library Association. and became one OF the =.
thoritiss OF the library world Under bis aoiilil1
tration the Pittsburg Library became famous ~
its administrative excellence and its thorough ~
probation of the wants OF the public serving -
model for similar libraries IN cities OF eQuaA
greater sze and when year ago, Mr. AnqS srsrT
severed his connection with the Pltts0uts 4ISrary
interests in general had suffered loss nc s-Sa-
ment is made that It was only after Inucn peslb5i-
ties afforded by the headship Of the New t ,bs
State Library that he was induced 10 Fe-eleS'
library field. - -
Mr. Herbert Putnam Librarian Of Congress. -
Gently wrote q letter concerning MI A ndsat Of
qualifications for the place Of State ldoFaI.AH -
New-York which closed as follows; "kis pre- a.
much in one quality as in proved cos 5o1ibt-
good qualities. unimpaired by any that are a. srd
is granted discretion commensurate VIII rs S4Srs
pacity, | shall feel great confidence for the thst
OF the New-York state Library and an I,Tofss-
this feeling will be shared by the library p-
sion in general"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-12-15

question is never settled till it is settled
right, and election questions-especially where
there has been demonstrated fruud-are no ex-
ception to the rule.