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New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
WORK. NOT CHARITY, NEEDED.
Superintendent of Five Points Mission Says
Hundreds Go Hungry.

Work snd not charity IS what the unemployed
thousands in New York want most according to
the Rev T. J Belcher. superintendent Of the Five
Points niseion No. So Park street, who said yes
-erjaY:
1t is not always those who stand in the bread
line Of make the greatest outCry who are most
needy and deserving The mute sufferings of moth
eIhood and childhood infinitely sedder, ana
next tn that is the despair of strong men who can
get uol hing o do and must needs see their wives
and little ones suffer What these people want is
work and any who put MS in the way OF
obtaining them matter what the char
acter or pay. viii not only help preserve self
respect nut will alay world Of suffering and
misery
In speaking Of the work that IS being done ny
those who provide tho children with free lunches
the Rev. Nr BelcheT said:
THAT hundreds come 10 school every day insult
fcienflv nourished and without breakfast at
all and that \ MONDAY lunch. Of the painest
kind * Il Godsend. who work among the poor
know only too well. as at the Five Points Mission
more than five hundred children have received daily
free lunch for fifty wears In the vast
iority of cases have found this not only a
Christlike charity but absolutely Necessary 70
the commonest comfort
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
BUSINESS TROUBLES.

The following petitions in bankruptcy fled
yesterday with the clerk OF the United States Dis
trict Court:
Involuntary against Anna Block. of No, West
l17th street. by Samuel Brown The owner It Is al
legged. of assigned note for s34oH given by Louis
wife. Louis Block died or February : and four
collected s1aMo in cash from the Equitable Life
Assurance Society, which she derostted in I the
arv - il WAS asserted Anna Block has left the
Jurisdiction Of local courts. making her home with
Involuntary against John Greenberg- No 81 De
anfE snG EExnert company. m the Regina compam3
tiel the coIpb biz PhonogTaph comPany S9ge s
NJ Goldsmith appointed receiver.
Involuntary against Louis cohsn cothine seS0 N0:
Milius Guggenheimer s6oe, and Herring Brothers,
a< Tsster Brohers No 74s Broadvay Creditors
\ stern & Son SOS: Brown & Louis s9t, and A.
Schultz. S275, Charles L. Brookhem appointed re-
yolan,sE RsEtns : a. Hookey 30 90 wesf l2"th 2
6Sfi EmT jacobs for 500 perscnai propsrty eS
sanse eRsd Bank eTson Bank I % Second
Ward Bank, $,531 1t WAS stated that accOmmOda-
Sn @ the nq @ Neons ae 2f Tn
Street MerSRanls ESGhapge G I,Tenythird Ward
obigoons given fer stated & periods hlss with The eS
notes for .5o,ooo and ss,ooo.
The schedules of Jacob Yatkowsy show debts of
]. Bernstein. S85l. The assets consist OF stock
$500: accounts. sl5o. and 81 deposited in bank.
The schedules Of Jacob Leibe show debts of
slsms and assets of Sl60sl. consisting of stock
sl5eo: chinery. $3.50: accounts so89: deposited in
bank. S2cno. The principal creditors are Curtis
Leggett & Co.. 5000, and Wilson Brothers 30a5.
A number Of others mentioned but the
amounts OF their claims were noted unknown
Listed also the property at Great Neck
value unknown. and lease the premises at No.
Ils I'D street, running until 1912, the value OF
which IS not known.
Tie schedules of Samuel Bernstein shows liza
hilitIes s.. and assets of s1oe The principal
creditor is J. s. Sachs, 800
The schedules OF Louis Halpert. jepelier. shows
debts of sei.s1s and assets of sl47s0. The sum OF
So is due for goods supplied. sl.714 the Mer
camille National Bank. and $1,000 notes To
the Of Eisler a Laubheiin. The assets consist
of for goods furnished. 81 537: stock outstand-
ing on memorandum. ssi3; personal property. $3.50;
stock in trade on hand s39T; accounts IS eOs. and
the bankrunf's tools a diamond setter sl35.
Justice Platzek OF the Supreme Court, appointed
yesterday Abraham Stern receiver Of the assets
property OF the North American Export Company,
Of No. 81 Broadway, on application of RaIpi. VI.
e. ]. Eugene Sitterly. directors, for q voluntary
dissolution OF the corporation. The liabilities are
1881. and the nominal SIS sos. The re-
"-iVer is required 10 give bond of $4,000.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
0F Interest ~
" TO 6Uomer7.
MILLINERY DOESN'T PAY
Poor Girls at Trade School Adt7Sed
to Keep Ont Of 1t.

.,.houvb hats are continually going up N price
and the millinery bill is one of the nioS' i'' "
bills that husbands are called upon 10 pay =, 9
to be hard for the Millinery "'ihei ~ -
any of this money 49,.
According to the annual report OF the 'i'""
tan Trade School for Girls, which rs just so''7 =.
nress millinery in New York IS very pA" pu9
ness for 2 young girl TO go into The trade schoo'
s,ar.ed millinery department in its second year
and took orders for hundreds of hats o"t ouIi"s
the last year this department has been reduce" 20
tho mere training of millinery assistants ana inc
poorer girls. those in whose families every ""i''
counts. are advised not to go into II
The reason for this is the irresularlty OF t''e
work There are long slack ieasonS, ouf!hB VIM
only the more expert workers are Fetaihs"' anu '
young girl Just going into the business iiaN '''
chance at all In Boston. where there IS aho''iVl
trade school an odslIooI OF the New YORK one 'i'e
situation is quite different There the work IL leSs
highly specialized, establishments are siialIei '""
the employer knows his workers ana taxes Soii0
personal interest in them so there theS ar ct' -
kept through the slack season. In Nc" toIA i
has been found that many of the millinery "ofA
go into the business just for pin money
The report shows also most interes'Hs aAo
valuable series Investigations into the neafih OF
the pupils Every girl when she enters mas d
thorough phvsicaI examination and is advised
to avoid those occupations that would agsfaFats
any Of her weaknesses. If she has weak eyes lo'
instance. she is advised to avoid sewing II SH-
needs glasses they are provided at the expense "I
If her teeth need attention she is directed either 10
private dentist A disperlsary- Adehoios are re-
moved with the consent of parents. and when TIE
latter are made to understand that these Things
limit earning capacity they consent very readily
Twice week group Of girls is sent 10 the Bei4e-
vue dispensary 10 be treated with X-Tays for SKIN
diseases. Even the feet are examined and impress
sions of these members are taken. to be compared
later on with similar impressions taken at the
Horace Mann School. where the pupils are all chill
dren of wealthy parents
The class of pupils entering the school Is found
to be much better than at first. When il was first
opened parents sent their stupid children TO 1t
thinking that the training not necessary for
the clever But when the stupid ones got
more paw than the clever ones il opened their eyes
In the case Of Italian twins the clever was
getting 81 d week when last heard from and her
less brilliant but better trained sister get
ting Sl2.
The orders taken during the last year amounted
s14,6aH $4,000 of this being in the dressmakiuS
department.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
STUDENT BETRAYED BY HIS ZEAL.
Active in Search for Friends Canoe, He Is
Jailed and Boat Is Found

Fred l. Ottman. nineteen years old. a student at
the School of Electrical Engineering, in West 18th
street was locked up the West 52d street police
station last night charged with stealing canoe
and tent belonging to Albert Fielder. 4 Columbia
University student, living No $50 Greene ave
nue.. Brooklyn
Fiedier's canoe, In which stored the tent.
was taken from the Dauntless Rowing Club house.
West li7th street and the Harlem River. in Sep
tember. Ottman and Fielder friends and the
latter received many letters of sympathy from
the former. who said he would Try find the canoe
Fielder became suspicious OF the zeal OF his friend,
and in company with Detective Connolly went to
Ottnlan's home at No 50o West 1jlst street, and
there found the canoe and the tent.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
BoNApARTE ON THE LIQUOR TRAFFIC,
Should Be in Safe Hands or Prohibited
Like Dynamite or Laudanum.
~ Telegram 70 The Tribune ]


Baltimore. Feb. 1t--~in some communities
and under certain circumstances prohibition un-
.Io,Ihtedlv materially dininishes drunkenness
and. with drunkenness, vice crime and misery
and where il does This il is a success and pro
1lotes the public welfare said Attorney Gen
eral Fonaparte TO-DAY when asked what he
thought Of the prohibition question Else
where in other coDrnunities and unoer dlfler-
ent circumstances and conditions u doesn
diminish drunkenness. and then il is 2 failure
especially IS prohibition which doesn't really
rrohihit is attended hy some peculiar evils and
IS p source Of dishonesty and corruption
Asked If he thought the sale of liquor essen
-iallr wrong M. Rensparte replied; I think
ii resembles the sale Of laudanum dynamite
II may iesd crime and 10 great damage, and
therefore sacb traffic either should he kept Tn
ssfe hands or not he permitted at all. which
eosIrso is the better. nay mind. being matter
of enpeaien.-7. dependent on the circumstances
of each case"
The Attorney General further declared that
drunkenness should he punished crime.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
ARMY, AND NAVY NEWS.
Military Appropriation Blu Re-
ported to House.

Washington. February H.
PROVISION FOR MORE PAY.-Chairmsn Hun
of the Committee on Military Affairs to-6ay re-
ported tn the House the army appropriation bill
CARRYING a provision for q per cent increase VI
the nav of enlisted and non-comnissioned OH
GERS Referring the omission of COMMISSIONED OF
fcers in the proposed increase, Mr. HUI said: Ihis
does not mean that the committee thinks the pay
Of officers is adequate. To the contrary the COM
rnittee was agreed that II should be increased
though by what percentages was not uetei eiiiiieu'
but the committee, fearing a point OF oroeF' leit
that 1t would be uDwise include such provision
in the appropriation bill. The Senate may do So
Probably an increase for officers will be tncorpo-
rated in the bill in the form Of an amendment on
the floor
ORDERS JssUED.-The following orders have
been issued:
ARMY.
Captain FREDERICK A DALE. assistant surgeon TO
Captain PATRICK II NJ ANDREW, assistant surgeon to
Captain GEORGE f FRENCH. 10th Infantry. found in
Chaplain ALBEIT ]. RAIDER. 9th Irfanry. from Hot
Second lieutenant JOHN w. Lang 23d Infantry leave
Of absence for two months granted
Lieutenant Commander J. l. JAYNE. detached Navy De-
1,,'spn, NJ nTn, Ta1RMAcK a1G to the Tennessee
Lieutenant a G. XAvANAGI, detached from the Ten
nessee: home and wait orders
MOVEMENTS OF wARSHIFS.--The following
movements of vessels have been reported to the
Navy Department:
AFEITEp
Feb 14-The 81 Louis at Magdalena Bay. ,.. ..
Feb 15-The Lebanon at Puerto CoTez the Fotondc az
san Juan; WhippIo the Hopkins. the Hull. the
Stewart the Lawrence and the Truxtun at Talcahuen"
SAILED.
Feb 1srbo Yankton from VALPARAISO for the
from rom ass s a lssnd @ ampan 5aT Roadf
The Leonidas placed cut of service at navy 5afd
mouth 10Th inst
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18

somehow. here at the side OK my den 1 hate shut
doors in a place like this
Hang a rortiere it, suggested the guide,
philosopher and friend who had dropped in to
assist.
But IL if / ought 10 do something WITH
that space. even though it is only three feet b7
two
Then. ! tell you vhat-Jnake little cosey err
ner of H. Hang some soft stuff. something that
harr1oszes with the tints in your den, around tha
walls Of the closet. and have portteres OF the
same stuff drawn back either side OF the door
frame The door must be removed. OF Courss-
Fling in a heap of sofa cushions. any now. and you
have the ioHiest kind of a resting place. Or you
could have low seat built in. one which would
serve both for receptacle and a seat. and throw
rug over It. and have sofa cushions at ths
back"
1t sounds awfuily nice ana sleepy and Ort-nta1.f
said the ba -heIor girl I'll do it
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
GLE1NINGS.

People who have lectured in farming localities
on behalf of the National Plant. Flower and Fruit
Guild say that that part OF the work has a value
quite asiGe from its primary one of bringing con-
trIbutOns of flowers, etc TO the guild 1t opens
the eyes of the country people 10 conditions in the
city in the tenement districts and indirectly helps
keep in their own healthful native places some
of the boys and girls who otherwise would rush
try their fortunes in New York.
The lectures are illustrated With stereopticon
views said one OF these lecturers, and it's the
pictures that do the work. l think The ignorance
of many country people in regard TO life In the
crowded parts OF New York City is astonishing
and yet not astonishing, for how should one know
who has not it? There are even many city
people who do not know. But throw upon a screen
before audience of farmers and village people
fresh from the sweet air OF their open fields a
picture showing the narrow alleys and dark
choked rooms that are the fate to-day OF thou
sands OF workers in New York, and it opens their
eyes It's pretty safe to guess that the younger
ones among them have been thinking of New York
CITY as a place of glitterng possibilities :. get
rich-quick' place. ely ysium of brilliant streets
q pia1e pant for. III short. Pictures like ours
are likely 10 give them pause.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
METZ ON DEBT LIMIT.
CoutroUer Blames Restriction for the
High Tar Rate.

,.-.-,,er ,,.tz smoke last night at the City Club
on the necessity for the extension OF ihe oi,s W.
limit. The present statute, which co'iPeis t -
nicipal authorities to restrict the city eSpeHu'
. ,,,,bir IN ner cent of the total assessed Talua-
tion is responsible in his opinion for the slasnao
in improvements. and is also the cause Vi .ne
high tax rate The commercial futuTe ot 'iie N't''
he said is threatened by the latter
To show how city extravaganza had kept pace
with the municipal revenues. the Controller clteo
statistics from his report. In compare ause
statement he said that in the year 1899 Ne" horh
had spent s9o0o0.ooe to pay its budget FOR 'he
wear 1907 it cost more than Sio.eO0eN
The iternizatien by departments. he said. proven
that the educatipnal inte%sts had received the
greater part of the money in both years }" io'.
s13 GAL 600 was appropriated for the purposes "i
education while in 1907 SIS. 900 had been appro
priated. -
He showed that the police ratio had fallen on
In 1889 the department received sl,1s2"o to carry
on its work while Tor 1907 it was allowed >i1'''1""
He said, however that it should nave rec'iNeu
more for the station houses were in condition
that was "A disgrace to New York. He was in favor
of better accommodations for the policemen
For the Health Department, in 1899. s941e"" iiad
been given. For 1901 this increased 10 so''f-'
o10. The corrections bureau in 1893 was allowed
s7ei0e and in 1901. S.15,eo
The increase Of the ctys debt interest from
s11 91 o in 1sea to s257eo in 1917 brought with it
an increase of the tax assessment. Between the 10
per vfuation of property and the expenditure
authorized, he said. there vas still balance Oh
81. SOS 7eo in the citys favor.
Among the reforms that he favored was one that
allowed the heads of department to employ theif
own men for special work at salaries adequate 10
the services rendered. In his department. he salo
a few experts would be Of immense advantaSe he
would also reorganize Offices. that business
would be conducted according TO business princl-
pies He added that it would be godsend II some
one would send copy of the city charter to every
newspaper Office. the flow of editorials. ne
thought. would then cease
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
STILL BITTER OVER THE MAINE.
Spanish Paper in Havana ReviTes Old
Charges Against Americans.

Havana. Feb I1--The --Disrio EsPaf1ol. The or
gan n the ultra Spanish clement. in leading
editorial TODAY referring 70 the special relebra
zion by Americans cf the tenth annverfary Of the
tloNine up the hattieship Maine says: They
commemorate the bsckeFt blot on American his
-ory. the world. including honest Americans be-
lBeving that the ship blown up by direct or
Gers from the War Department for the purpose Of
5usffscsTo,a in tie plan Gespo Spain Of Cuba.
The paper sd6uces convincing proof that
Off cers of ths Maine attended the funeral Of
rhe victfyDs IN full dress uniform, which showed
that they rlgs- have sent their uniforms ashore
in anticipation of explosion and alleges that
Ihe reason the wreck has not been raised is that
81 would conclusively demonstrate the explosion
WAS IN ffe magazine.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
DEATH MAY AID HECkHkM.

frankfnTt. Ky, Feb 1I--Rirgil Mcknight Demo
cratic Representative from Mason County, died
from cardiac asthma to-day, after an Illness OF
-=zr than tventy-four hours. lie OF the
seven Democrats who had refused to for
fcrme- Governor Beckharn for United States Sena-
tor, and his death may mean Beckhan's election.
a successor Mr.. Mcknight viii lie chosen in
Mason County q special election the end of
ten DAYS Beckham Democrats say Democrat
sure 20 be elected there who will vote for the
rzrtr's nominee for TnItcd States Senator.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
THE NORTH CARoLINA'S SPEED

WASHINGTON Feb. 1.-THE official report Of the
trial Of the new annored cruiser North Carolina off
the Virginia Capes Saturday night confirms the
statement IN the press dispatches that she aver
aged approxmately a2.43 knots IN her hours
speed trial. The acceptance OF the cruiser by the
government is now guaranteed. Although the speed
of the North Carolina is the best made by
American arnored cruiser, English built vessels Of
the same class have made much better records run
ming up to twenty four knots hour. and one of
them the Duke of Edinburgh 1t estimated
would make e,.I5 knots.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
FLORIDA MEMBER

Mrs Jane Lyle. Of FarmdaIe. Fla has sent sew
eral pairs of mittens and wTisJieJs made -Teih
vools contributed by Mrs Newton. AMI sac vlShes
she might have more woOls 10 SSep E't Aa'-'
busy in Sunshine work Although Mrs LIVE ANv'
in a remote place. she hDds many opportunities .
do kind deeds She writes I sent cut ten pun
dies OF reading matter last month. and vii a' ael-
ter than that this month The people up and dow !
the bay are learning what Sunshine means AM :
am grateful Jbe Northern friends who hdN'
supplied me with reading matter 10 pass on .
means much 20 these Isolated people a'onS ne
coast
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18

Washington. Feb. i7-An order cxcusinE army
officers duty in Washington FOR two hours to
prsctise horseback riding tTo afternoons week
vas issued by Acting Secretary Oliver TO-DAY. The
purpose of the regulation IS permit army officers
keep themselves III good physical condition in
view of the orders which they may receive az any
time 80 report fer field duty
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
FATHERS MONEY TO DEFEND HARGIs

Lexington, Ky. Feb lin the defence of
Beecher Hargis for the murder of his father James
HarSls. the expenses Will he'pad of $50 600
which is the boys share of his fathers large es-
tate. When Judge james F. Adams convened the
Breathltt County Circuit Court at Jackson to-day
the Hargis case was the important awaiting
action. Hareis was indicted for wilfuI murder and
II Is expected that his trial will begin at once
Seli-defence viii be pleaded. it being alleged that
HaTgiss father choked the young man and
knocked out several teeth before the son fired
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
nEArH or AZ AGEp MEMBEE

Mrs Mclean state president OF FLORIDA. rsPo''s >
the death of Mrs league. the aged mother g
Mrs Lizzie league Caudle. who 50 recent> 1o'
of pneumonia, a few months after her ma'f''=F
Mrs league was taken from Lady Lake To uc''N
soon after the sudden death OF her daughter "'-
she could not recover from the shock. as she ne :
self was in poor health She was more than elsi'
years OF age. and many sorrows and ln4iOl l
losses had come into her life durinS the last wv
Years
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
SI-NStIINE NATENrINr

The T. 5 : does not often receive such vsl-
entine the sent by Mrs Cooper. N0r euly q
it pleasure to record this gift but the sunshins
il will bring to other lives makes IL doU5.J ws'-
come. This valentine was check for 81, Of vhfc1
so is pay the expenses for the cripple Eri at
the trade school. and the ether 50 IS 20 be applet
to the coal fund TO provide warmth Ter some 6e'-
cate persons who need it" Mrs. cooper says:
This check is valentine for Sunshiue.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
WEDNESDAY PRAYER MEETING.

Women are CORDIALLY invited to attend the Pi AZ -
meeting OF the Ladies' Christian Union 10 oe ns,~
tomorrow II a in the chapel of tHe WV
leSiate Church. F,fth avenue and 4s'h S'Fss'
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
WORKING FOE EASTEE-

Mrs Annie Miller. Of Plaiufeid. y. p, acilcvi-
edges the receipt Of large package of vCcls frert
the general Office. which part - the SIT
sent by Mrs. Hornbloser. Of Jersey- tf-y- and sis
SAYS she viii begin at 20 make different az
ticles 20 be passed Easter gifts
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
The GLACIER REACHES CALLAO.

CaIIao Feb. 1.-THE United States supply ship
Glacier arrived here this afternoon The United
States supply ship Culgoa and the repair ship
Panther are expected TO reach here tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
REQUEST.

\ T. s. :. member at Southport. conn ~s ~
for directions for crocheJing bedroom slpPeiS-'
slipper stitch pointed toward the toe
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18
OTHER GIFTS

Mrs. n. II Gccdwifie has sent < 70 - Cssd
wherever needed in T. ;. : work. Mrs Edward
King s. for the emergency fund and NJ \ Il
for some T :. :. need.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18

Il don't know what do with this closet COM
planned bachelor girl who had taken nat and
fixing II up according TO her own artistic ideas
Il don't need il 10 keep things in. for I've plenty
OF closet without il. And the door looks ugly
New-York tribune., 1908-02-18

Yet this n7e thing 7 learn 70 know.
Each day more surely as J 90.
That doors are opened. WAYS are made,
Burdens are lifted are laid.
Fv sOUHe great law unseen and still.
Not as + Will
Helen Hunt Jackson.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-04-26

scolding caused the brewing of a re-
volt
When one of the younger element
resented something done by the older
senators, he was not alone in the
movement He had the sympathy OF
the gallery, as we'll as the younger
men on the floor.
Senator LaFOllette, who never did
show disposition to bow to a yoke,
has evidenced the audacity to say nay
when he did not like the exercise OF
the prerogative of the oldtimers.
There was an anxious moment not
long ago when the Aldrich bill was up
for consideration. II was with diff
Guilty that the younger members were
forced into line. Borah, Bourne,
Brown, Hepburn and LaFollette voted
against it. Senator AIdrich scowled
right merrily when he saw the revolt.
Beveridge, of Indiana. kicks up once
in a while; Dixon. OF Montana, re,
fuses to go along smoothly when the
road does not suit him; William AL
den Smith is not entirely amenable TO
discipline and a number Of others
grow refractory when they are So in,
clined. AS matter OF fact. the
young senators now pOunce upon ev
cry opportunity TO break.