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New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
METZ CHANGES WAY OF BOOKKEEPING
Adopts System Recommended by Bureau of
Municipal Research.

Controller Metz authorized yesterday the adop-
ton Of new system Of accounting recommended
by the bureau of municipal research. 1t will go into
effect in the departments of Street Cleaning
Health. Water Supply. Gas and Electricity and
In Bellevue and Allied Hospitals. early next spring
1t provides for the consecutive registration Of
contracts orders. invoices and vouchers in spe-
cally designed books of original entry and In such
manner to develop significant totals. which WILL
IN turn. control the accuracy of the details and
analyses contained IN the several ledgers dealing
with appropriations, bond funds stores. expenses
and contracts.
Through the medium of controlling accounts form
ing the subject of the general ledger of each de-
partment, not only will the vouchers charged
against appropriations and bond funds be currently
summarized. but the liability contract and open
market orders. the stores hand and the expenses
both institutional and account of construction
will be established with equal precision and sus
ceptibility of proof.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
ARMY SHORTAGE HERE.
Department of East Has Only Halt
It's Complement of Men.

The shortage OF men in the ranks of the army, 10
(which The Tribune called attention yesterday is
felt as seriously in the Department Of the East as
IN other sections of country. Figures compiled
from Official reports at the department headquar-
.ers on Governors Island yesterday show that out
of total authorized strength of 1884 officers and
men only 69O2 or less than so per cent Of that
number, can be mustered for duty
Major General Fred D. Grant, who is in command
of the Department of the East, is in the South at
present but HIS military secretary, Colonel II. o. s.
TIestand who is familiar with every detail Of the
situation. said yesterday: THE time is past when
the chief requirements of a soldier. for which
he received sl3 a month. that he could carry
g gun and drill and perhaps dig ditch. Those
were excellent wages. Now the requirements are
increased but not the pay. The army to-day Is a
big industrial school. which must fill the demands
Of civil employers In the old days enlisted man
got acquainted with his captain. and If he went
away the men were often anxious for him to come
back Now the officers are changed often that
they do not know their men. The present relation
of the officer 20 the enlisted man destroys horno-
geneity. In regiment there were no less than
twenty-five changes of officers in fifteen months
This system would be detrimental 10 any business,
as is the army. The necessity for these fire.
ouent changes makes it hard for officers and men.
for Il keeps every man duty instead Of allowing
the relief military service intends he should
have. The system, far the performance or
staff duties is concerned. is not sufficient"
The great shortage of officers. Colonel Heistand
said caused by the different details which take
away from the army four hundred officers.
Some are on recruiting service and some are de-
tailed for duty the military colleges There are.
for instance forty 'on the general STAFF, eighteen
with the Philippine scouts. fortyve with the state
militia about seventy-fve in the recruiting ser
vice about thirty In the school of instruction at
Fort Leavenworth, ten each at Forts Riley and
Totten, fifty West Point and twelve at Fort
Monroe.
THE adjutant general of the army is endeavoring
to make the best of the situation by availing him
self of the services of retired officers. hundred
of whom are detailed with the various military
colleges; some also in the recruiting service
Two officers are stationed at Porto Rico"
Here is the present strength. authorized and act
tral Of the regular troops in this state:
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
STATE And ALIEN LABOR.
Kracke Denies That NOrTcegian
Vas Brought Here as DairymGn.

"Our attitude all the time has been w.,hin
strict observance OF the federal immigration laws.
and we have never made any attempt to exceed
them" said Henry II. Kracke. Acting Associate
Commissioner of Agriculture. in charge Of the met
ropotan district. yesterday in discussing the case
of II n SnOen. the Norwegian who was detained
at Ellis Island and later released in the custOry OF
the Rev. Mr.. Peterson. pastor Of the Swedish In
migrant Home, at No. s State street
The Young man is said have stated that he
came 10 this country TO obtain work as a dairy
ment of Agriculture in Albany. and immigration
officials wondered IL the case did not come under
the contract labor law
III any contract had been made by the DEPART
ment at Albany with Snoen." continued Mr..
Kracke. I'VE would have been ordered TO meet
the young man and look after him, would mott
Well. we received no such orders. and we did not
so TO the steamship to meet him. We have never
seen him. He has not been here. talked with c.
L. Flanders, Assistant Commissioner OF Agricult-
ure. in Albany over the telephone this morning
and called his attention TO this case. He told me
that there had been violation of the immigra-
tion law in anything the state had done on be-
half Of the farmer in obtaining Iaborers.
The New York Office Of the Department OF As-
riculture does not send men to meet the incom-
ing steamers looking for immigrants. but when
they apply TO at the office for work we investi-
gate their qualifications and II the men look Ike
desirable laborers we show them the list Of yar
cant places If they want the jobs we direct them
how TO reach the places. purchasing a ticket with
money advanced by the farmer, checking their
baggage to his town and sending the check for il
10 him IN a letter. That IS far as this office
acts This office has had no correspondence with
anybody in Europe regarding work here"
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF.

a warrant was issued yesterday for Albert A..
Sommerville. who mysteriously dropped out Of ssnt
while sitting juror in a case on trial before
Judge Grain, in General Sessions Judge Grain de-
clared mistrial, and detectives We're sent TO iooS
for the missing man.
Maurice b. Curtis. the actor who brought on
here from. Wilmington. Del. charged with grand
larceny. was arraigned before Magistrate Wahle IN
the Tombs court yesterday. and held in 900 for
trial.
The American Druggist Syndicate. which met IN
annual session yesterday at the Park Avenue Hotel
will attend the Hippodrome tonight in body. haV
ing purchased 500 seats on the lower floor.
William c. COrnwelI. of J. S Bache & Ca Jl
speak on the present financial situation beft me
students of the School of Commerce. Accom- f. and
Finance Of New York University to-rnorr-5 wen
ing at the Washington Square Building.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
GEORGE BLAIR PLEADS GUILTY.

George Blair, superintendent of the department
Of outdoor poor under Mayor Van Wyck. pleaded
guilty 10 a charge of larceny yesterday afternoon
in Part l. General Sessions Judge ROsalsky be-
fore whom the case was being tried. suspended
sentence The indictment filed against Blair
on February H. 1895. The charge is that he appro-
priated $3.50 and jewelry valued at $780, taken from
Mrs Dora Johnson. of No. 161 West 18th street,
who was an inmate of the insane pavilion at Belle
vue Hospital In March, 1902. Blair dismissed
as superintendent of the department OF outdoor
poor but was reinstated in the same year. Two
years later he was again removed. charged with
being unable properly to account for funds. Blair
for the last two years has been manager of a
manufacturing concern.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
NEW WAY TO MIKE LINEN.
MUentOr Says His Process of Treat
me FIar WW Work WOnderS.

Benjamin c. Nudge, n chemist and inventor or
Lynn Mass. who recently perfected a process for
treating fax which he and his friends hope Will
revolutionize the linen industry. gave demonstra-
tion of the chemical part of the process at No 90
Fifth avenue yesterday afternoon. According to Mr.
Nudge he has reduced the time necessary TO pre-
pare flax fibre for spinning from eight to twenty
four weeks TO few hours.
First Mr.. Nudge made a machine which cleans,
scutches and haclles. the mature flax and
leaves the fibre in good condition This process Of
cleaning is a natural I'm the Old World
where all the fax for spinning is raised The woody
air and the cleaning is completed by allowing the
straw remain in running streams for weeks at a
time. Bleaching is accomplished by exposing the
fibre 10 the sun for long periods
Mr. Nudge took tho fibre, which had previously
been extracted by his machine and showed how no
got the gums out Of II by chemical treatment. It
has never before. he says been possible TO remove
all these gums but he is able to make his
product absorbent and produce absorbent linen
by special treatment. This is a product for which
physicians have been wishing for years. II makes
a more cooling and healing dressing than absorbent
cotton.
Mr. Nudge saws he make linen products OF
all kinds. including the absorbent Hnen which IS
called oxolint much cheaper than cotton products
can he manufactured.
Heretofore America which raises next 10 the
largest amount Of fax Of any country in the world
has used the product only for tho seed. out of
which oil is made BY Mr. Mudge's processes every
bit oS the fax can be utilized the tow. out
Of which is made a heavy linen paper. Mr.. Nudge
expects that America, on account Of the cheapness
with which the product can be manufactured. will
in time lead the world in linen manufacture.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
FRENCH INVENTOR BRINGS AUTO BOAT
Says It Can Make 40 Miles an Hour on
Land and 19 Knots in Water.

Jules Julien Ravoilier the French inventor who
has recently perfected combination boat and au-
fornobile which he calls canot voiture,' arrived
here yesterday morning on La Gascogne. His
machine. which he will exhibit in this country.
arrived here several days ago. It looks like life
boat on wheels, and make, according to the
inventor. forty miles hour on land and nine
teen knots in the w~-er.
Mr. Rsvniher said that after exhibiting his ma
chic At the automobile show In Madison Square
sarden, he was going to Washington to show his
invention to the War Department The French
government, he said, has two special machines
building and has given order for sixty
for use in the army. navy and lifesavng service.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
ASK AID FOR WORKING GIRLS HOME.

The Sisters OF Mercy appeal for help for their
home for working girls In East 106th street. which
has recently been enlarged. The Home Is ex-
pected to be self-supporting eventually. but there
is a heavy initial cost TO be met. and the amount
the girls who live In the houses can pay for board
is too small TO pay for the buildings
The Sisters feel that there thousands OF girls
In the city who are practically homeless saying
that the boarding house. with its dingy atmosphere
is worse than no home Many girls. they say. are
ruined by the lack Of the things the Home afords
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
ONLY SUPERVISED woRK-cRImMlNs.

John D. Crimmins yesterday said he was not n
director IN the streetcar company when the work
of eectrihcatiOn begun In 1887: that he as
sumed this work at the personal solicitation OF
H H. Nreeland and others in the company that
while he himself was the hest qualified man for
this work. he personally did not contract for H.
but supervised the work. which was let to sub
contractors. and that at the end of "a year be-
cause of the great strain he resigned all connec-
tion with the work His price of per cent COM
mission. said Mr.. CTimmns. much chea por
than other we'll known contractors had demanded
for the work.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
ROADS PLEAD POVERTY IN BRONX.

Answers from the New Central and the New
York & Harlem railroads received to the
complaint of William Heating. that the local SER
vice of those roads in The Bronx not up TO
the mark The railroads said that this service
was run at a loss. considering the service of the
elevated and subway in that territory; that fur
ther service }would cause deficit. and would be
10 the detpnment of communities along the lines
above Yt;dkers. which had other transit facii-
ties fer getting TO New York.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
3. r. T. MAY HAUL ASHES ANY TIME.

At the meeting OF the Public Service CoItrnis-
sion yesterday Mr.. McCarroll reported that for the
present the commission would not issue an order
requiring the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company TO
transport ashes and garbage at night only. be-
the terms of the company's contract with
the city practically forbade such action. The re-
port was approved. but without prejudice to ac-
ton by the commission any time in the future
when the present contract expires.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
WILL NOT HOLD UP SUBWAY.

Controller Metz said yesterday that it was a mis-
take to believe the Mayors announcement of re-
trenchment in city expenses and his orders to his
heads of departments not 10 make any more con-
tracts for improvements meant that the Fourth
avenue subway TO be held up. He said this
Improvement was which would be given pref-
erence because OF its need and importance.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
TO DIE EoR ARMENIAN MuRnER

Badros Hampartjoomian sentenced to die in
the electric chair at Sing Sing Prison in the week
beginning December IS by Justice bowling, in the
Supreme Court, yesterday The prisoners counsel
made a motion for a trial. which was denied
He said an appeal would be taken. Hampart-
ioomian was convicted of the murder of Hoyhannes
Favshanjian in Union Square July %.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05
BURGLARS LOOT LARcHmoNr STATION.

Burglars forced an entrance into the IAarchmont
station of the New Haven Railroad last night and.
1t was said. secured more than $3.50 in cash The
theory is that they to the station in an auto
mobile A red car was seen there long after the
''Owl train had leet
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05

Colonel Heistand declared that the only remedy
for the depletion in the ranks of the army was
first and foremost increase of pay. With more
officers and men under better pay, he thought,
there would not be much Of desire to desert
the service for civil life.
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05

Nov. 3-The Albany. a Sana Cruz.
Nov. 4The Helena, the Vtllalobos Nanshan a
Shanghai.
SAILED.
Nov. The Abarenda, from Bradford r. L, for Nor
folk the Albany. from Iaunen. Salvador,
Sana cruz, Mexico.
Nov. 8-The Chicago. AcaiutIa San salvador for
Acapulco. Mexico the Rocket. Norfolk Wash
New-York tribune., 1907-11-05

ts easily the most delicious favour flake food known
And the call what?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
Cuba.

A Gen. Castillo warns us about remain
ing in Cuba too long. He does not think
such a course would be good for US. The
Cubans, he tells us, want another try at
seif-goyernment. and want 1t soon. Well
Of course they will get another try. Our
return to the island was distinctly upon
that assurance. made by the President in
a state document AS to the time for our
departure. that is largely with the Cubans.
They may hasten. or retard 1t. If they CO.
operate with US in our effort to put mat
ters upon firm basis We shall not tarry
much longer. If. the other hand. they
talk foolishy, as Gen. Castillo does. and
threaten us with war and determination.
we shall go along a little more leisurely.. in
their interests as we'll as in our own.
Uncle Sam doesn't relish being hustled and
especially while doing the work of q friend
ly trustee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08

the name OF democracy Who is there to
take his place? What eastern man may
hope to do what Judge Parker, with his
Wall street connections and Mr.. Bryan's
support, could not accomplish? The talk
about a southern man falls fiat by force Of
its absurdity and insincerity. Those who
doomed lend no countenance to the
trick They might openly resent it except
that praise. even Of that quality. has sooth-
ing properties.
1t is incorrect to say that "Mr. Blaine in no
sense was serious candidate for President
in 1S92.' He was never more serious In
his life. He would not have made the sac
rifice he did for another's benefit. Some of
his warmest friends deeply regretted his
course. They regarded 1t as a grave case
of disloyalty, both to his party and to his
chief. and they excused it only on account
of his health, which was sadly broken. In
fast. so far gone was he physically that.
in the opinion of men we'll qualified to
speak, he would not, had he been nomi-
mated, have lived to see election day. The
excitement of the campaign would have
finished him. AS it was he died within
few months after Mr. Cleveland's second
triumph.
Among the Blaine boomers that year
none was more earnest than Senator Wolcott
of Colorado On the eve of setting out for
the national convention he was asked by
personal friend. DO you know Mr. Blaine's
physical condition." II know" was the
reply that he could not this year make
such a campaign as he did in 1854. But
that will not be necessary. He can win
this time from his chair in his study. And
We are going to Minneapolis tor give him
the chance to do it. He Is the only repub-
lican who can win in November"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
Bryan and Blaine.

This current paragraph Is probably the
latest appeal to Mr.. Bryan to get out of
the way:
Bryan has twice led his party to defeat I.
and this recalls the words of James G.
Blaine In 1883, when his friends requested
him to become again the candidate Of his
party for President:
No. no. / led my party to defeat once,
and that is quite enough
Blaine in no sense was a serious candi
date for President in 1892 He merely per-
mitted the use OF his name to aid the anti
Harrison men and the friends of William
Mckinley to defeat Gen. Harrison for re-
nomination. The fact that Blaine was
Harrison's Secretary of State at the time
worked to the advantage of Harrison the
argument being that Blaine as a member
OF Harrtsonss official household should not
have Joined a movement for the overthrow
OF his chief"
Well. the Bryan of 1904 copied the Blaine
of 1888. He left his party free to make a
new choice. He did not approve of the
choice II made. but acquiesced. The result
was even more disastrous to the party
than either of Mr.. Bryan's contests had
been Judge Parker was simply buried at
the polls.
The Bryan argument now is that as the
effort to do without the peerless leader
failed so completely. the party should turn
again to him. He is still In health. still
popular. and still Of the disposition to lead.
He controls the only thing worthy to be
called an organization which operates in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
Ice and Disease.

The disclosures of the experts who re-
Gently investigated the local typhoid ques-
ton with reference to the conditions sur
rounding the manufactured ice supply OF
the capital are such as to cause great un-
easiness on the part of all users of that
product. Inasmuch as large portion
Of the local supply comes from the fac
tories situated IN the District. any charge
that those establishments are unclean or
that the methods are insanitary or that the
water is contaminated will necessarily ar
rest public attention at once. Such a charge
Is definitely made by experts who are pre-
sumed to have positive proof of their ac-
cusations. This brings the matter squarely
up to the local authorities for such action
as the laws at present permit
While the freezing process Is supposed to
destroy bacterial life to a certain extent,
tests conducted by the typhoid commission
nevertheless demonstrated that the manu-
featured ice a rule contained more bac-
terra than the water from which ii was
made. This condition can be accounted for
only by the assumption that the methods
of manufacturing are uncleanly and insani-
tary The details given In the official re-
port regarding the conditions in which the
Ice is manufactured are of a character to
prevent full publication. and this fact alone
attests to the extremely dangerous char
acter of the product itself %
1nasmuch as a great many people put ice
In their drinking water in summer to cool
1t. the filtering of the water supply by the
District is OF slight avail to prevent the
spread of disease II the ice itself is a me-
dunn of contamination. Dirty and germ
Infested ice will render the purest water a
possible conveyor of disease. This fact will
perhaps account for the otherwise mex
plicabie increase in the typhoid rate since
the filtration plant was completed. The dis
covery that the ice plants are as a rule In
sanitary should be taken as a new starting
point by the officials who are trying to
solve this vitality serious problem of the
LOCAL health
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
War Talk.

War with Japan? Why? What is there
to occasion It? What difference exists
between the two countries which should
not yield to ready adjustment by the
means of friendly diplomacy? The San
Francisco episode is one of which we, as
a people are not proud. and the FRESH
dent. speaking for the nation. has pub
licly rebuked it Mayor Schmitz, who
sympathized with the anti-Japanesc sem
timent displayed, is now in Jail under
conviction as a common boodler Those
Japanese whose property was destroyed
in the recent outbreak in the clty are
seeking redress in the courts-a justi-
fable and perfectly proper proceeding.
Why then. an appeal on either side to
arms" The very suggestion is absurd
And yet there is war talk-plenty of it.
Europe suddenly flames with the subject
If we were actually at Japan's throat, or
Japan at ours. speculation in European
capitals would not be much liyeiier. Much
of it is complimentary to US, though
We were being cheered on to some ex-
treme step. Paris flutters with the news.
Berlin takes notice. St Petersburg reads
slowly, but, we are told. is reading, and
leaning TO our side.
1t is a great time for jingoes. both Japa-
neSc anu AfntTlCdH- Win US Sdpl f1OD-
son renews his predictions and demands
the biggest navy afloat. Following him Is
to believe that war is at hand. and appro-
priations by Congress a war basis should
begin at once. From Japan comes an al
legged interview with Admiral Sakamoto
which reads like a deliverance of the
Spanish government on the eve of the war
over Cuba. The American navy is belit-
tied, and both the patriotism and the ca
pacity of the officers and crews impeached
Let us hope for the credit of this Japa
nese sailor that he was misquoted. or even
that fake has been cabled at his profess
sional expense.
We should all assume. and stick to it. that
war is not on the cards We need no war
talk to point out our duty, either as to the
completion and protection of the Panama
canal, the protection of our already
great. and rapidly growing. interests in the
Pacific. Without such means we shall get
all the ships we need. and keep them In
good fighting shape We are in no danger.
No nation would be justified in striking our
shield at this time. and the nation doing
such a thing without Justification would find
for an antagonist eighty millions OF capable
people backed by colossal resources, and of
the disposition to put every man and dol
lar at hazard in the country's behalf. We
shall. and should, keep ready for war. but
not in any staggering way Of provoking it.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-08
Danger Of National Isolation.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
The failure of American merchants. and
indeed OF the American people as q whole,
to go about the work of establishing good
reiations-commercial and poiitical-with
the other republics of the American con-
tinent and especially in the southern half
OF II, Is an old story. Publicists have
preached the sermon so often that there is
danger that we shall begin to regard the
topic as trite. and SO accentuate and make
permanent the failure that has thus far
been to|a great extent the national lot in
dealing with Latin America And that
peril Is all the greater now that our ma
tional power and national responsibility
are beginning to bear their natural fruits,
the rest OF the world remain to be ad-
justed. and when by reason of our power
economic and strategic-all the world. the
old as well as the new. is triie suspicious
OF US.