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New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
MORE UNMETERED WATER PIPES.

Colonel Michael {. Padden, Water Register says
that not only is Sing Sing Prison taking thousands
of dollars worth of water without paying the city
for it but that his chief inspector has uncovered
second S-inch pipe, also unmetered, connecting
with the city's main, and that he has TO
believe that still another unmctered pipe. that has
been furnishing city water to firm of contractors
will be found.
Il sent a letter to-day to State Superintendent
Cornelius V Collins asking him TO send a repre-
sentative TO New York to confer with repre-
sentative of the Water Department concerning
new contract and the payment of arrears for water
that the state has been taking through un-
rnetered pipe for years" Colonel Padden said
.'Chief INSPECTOR John ]. Hanan has discovered
second unmetered S-nch pipe running to a pond
from which the state ice for the prison. It
seems that when there is water in the pond it
has been the custom the ctys water into
the pond and fill it up TO the desired mark after
which the ice would be harvested
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
j. r. ROOSEVELT WINS SUIT
Court Holds Elerated Road Had No
Right to Build Third Track.

Justice Davis, in the Supreme Court handed
down a decision yesterday awarding 900 dam
ages and a yearly rental of 81 500 in favor of James
Roosevelt Roosevelt and others as trustees and
against the Metropolitan Elevated Railroad Com
pany. The suit. which was begun In August, 1902
based the charge that the elevated road
injured the plaintiffs property at Nos 29 81 SO and
80 Ninth avenue because of the construction
maintaining and operating of a three-track ele-
waited railroad by defendant"
The Metropolitan Railroad contended that, "as
the two tracks erected in 1880 have been contin-
uously in for period OF over twenty years.
prior TO the commencement of this action in Au-
gust, 1862 il has acquired absolute right by
prescription TO the without any liability
plaintiff. and that the only damages II any,
plaintiff recover in this action those suf-
fered by of the construction, maintenance
and OF the third track since lsg7.
Justice Davis holds that the building of the third
track. which is for express trains. not included
in the rights obtained by the railroad company
under it's legislative grant Il think that the build
ing of this third track operated an effective in
terrupton of defendants original uses" he says
"and defeated the claim of prescriptlve right"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
ESCAPES OYER HURDLES.
Burglar Traps Pursuers by Placing
Chairs IN Hail.

Since the attempted burglary of the home of Ed
ward D. Page. of No. 2SS East 18th street. last
Tuesday morning, when burglars, who had nearly
succeeded in entering a third story window of the
house were frightened away by the screams OF a
governess, the residents in the vicinity OF StuyVe-
SAINT Park are making that their doors and
windows locked at night
Shortly after / o'clock last Tuesday morning
burglars descended from the roof of the Page
house by the escape and began to force an en-
trance through one of the rear windows The gov
erness was awakened by the noise and ran TO
front window and screamed. Her screams were
heard by two patrolmen, and also awakened MT.
Page.
Tie officers and Mr.. Page searched the premises
but the burglars had made good their escape The
police suppressed the fact of the attempted bur-
glary. but the details were learned from Mr.. Page
last evening. Mr. Page said that he had taken
down the rear fire escape. by which the burglars
facilitated their descent to the window on the third
floor
\ kind of burglar invaded New York yes
terday morning, and incidentally the bedroom of
Mrs. Charles f. Orvis the wife a broker living
No. 80 West 6sth street The burglar, dressed
in black wearing d light broad brimmed hat, III
the band of which stuck lighted candle
stood Mrs. Orvs. When she saw the strange
hated thief she screamed.
The burglar Mrs. Orvis and her husband
gave chase. but the burglar had placed chairs at
intervals along his course, over which he jumped
His pursuers stumbled them in the dark, and
he escaped.
A burglar entered the hcme of Edward Moeller.
a woollen merchant, No 4s West Goth street. last
night while the family was dining The room Of
Mrs MoeIer, the second floor, ransdcked
and jewery valued at $50 stolen.
4 negro, said by the police to be Walter +.
Handy. No 244 West sd street. arrested last
evening at No 220 West 2Sth street charged with
receiving siIvcrware valued at S2fo stolen from
the home of William X. Vanderbilt, No. go Fifth
avenue. According to the police the silvCryare
stolen by a man who arrested March Is and
Uh they say is Z. J. Harvey.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
SURFACE LINE RUIN.
Rehabilitation Hopeless Problem,
JTilliam II. Irins Says.

The City Club listened last night 10 discussion
of New York's street railways William M WINS
had two of his most interested auditors Paul d.
Cravath and J. p. Cotton, jr of counsel for the
'Inter-Met.' President George McAneny presided
Mr. WINS told of the capitalization of the surface
roads in stock and bonds at more than SZf'o"V"'
exclusive of the capitalization on the 'Inter-Met
a holding company, and said:
Whatever tho cause and whosever the fault the
system. taken as whole is to-day hnanci.tiE aIn
physically bankrupt Both results have a single
cause.-the division among the holders OF thiS
enormous capital, in interest and dividends Oh
money that was not earned ,.,.
by the abuse of the company credit which broughl
about the financial bankruptcy and next by tf tl,e
devotion TO dividends and rentals OF moneys tnat
should have gone to the MAINTENANCE OF the pant
It is certainty, and not a probability, that 70
meet its rental charges the New frk CITY RaH"aE
Metroaalitsn Street Railway Company and divided
the money among the shareholders of & yhe Metro
shareholders were getting was not dividend on
the earnings of their capital but dividend OF that
One thing is certain-that financial history pre-
lem The invitation private capital is not ire
stibe What the committees I'm red Of 70 n Rben
the to sell cannot be foreseen put II
would not seem that they VIII run over e soo 600 n or
So l6 of money in order TO put the planI on
its feet and 10 get and proper start, as they
did in 1902.
Nr WINS declared that under consideration
could private capital be induced to invest money
in the construction of subways, and cited hgures
TO show that the earning capacity of the present
subway was slight. and that without the assist
ance of the l. its finances would be anything
but inviting. Mr.. WINS intimated, although stating
that he would himself offer no solution, that mu-
nicipai ownership alone solved the problem a 1act
tacitly agreed by Controller Metz
Frederick ". Hinrichs charged that the late w
c Whitney and his associates knew that the sur
face roads of New York, because of transfers and
long hauls could not be operated at pront, puI
deceived the investing public and expolteo lhe III
vestors buying stocks at prices whlch theS
knew represented practically nothing
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
NO ICE INDICTMENTS.
Grand Jury Finishes Inqury-Jdck-
son Disappointed.

Tho srecial grand Jury finished its investigation
of the affairs of the American Ice Company yes
terday. No indictments were found. and it is un-
derstood that the jury voted unanimously that
there was not sufficient evidence TO warrant re-
turning an indictment against any one in connec-
ton with the investigation. The jury will probably
report TO Justice Dowling on Wednesday,
James ". Osborne and William A De Ford, rep
resenting the Attorney Generals Office, were on
hand when the grand jury convened Several wit
nesses examined, and then Mr.. Osborne. it is
said told the jurynen that he believed there
was no necessity for calling witnesses from Maine
thereby reversing his attitude. AS Mr. Osborne had
presented all the evidence he had. there moth
il left for the jury do except to listen TO his
summing up. President Oler was not called TO
testify yesterday, although he was waiting outside
the jury room.
For over un hour Mr. Osborne made an impas-
stoned plea for indictments. After his address the
jury within ten minutes unanimously voted. it is
said against returning any indictments.
1t is understood Mr.. Osborne urged that in
dictments be found-one against an official OF the
company and the other against the corporation it
self-on the charge of conspiracy 20 restrict trade
Attorney General jackson seemed downcast over
the result of the investigation. Il do not know
1 will do now hs said in reply to questions
'or whether / will do anything" If Mr.. Jackson
wishes TO have another grand jury investigate the
question he will have TO get the consent of JUS
tice Of the Supreme Court
After District Attorney jerome had held that the
evidence in the not strong enough to
indictments. the Attorney General got per
mission from Governor Hughes to conduct in
vestgation Then, suddenly, last week the Attor-
ney General decided to withdraw the from the
present grand jury TO lay it before subsequent
one on the ground that any indictments found
would probably be Invalid because, he said. no quo
rum had heard all the evidence. Justice Dowling
instructed the jury that could continue with the
inquiry if it so chose. The investigation has lasted
about three weeks.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
BE4T STAMP MACHINE.
Sharp Youngsters Get Free Postage
on First Ddy.

A new way make money was discovered yes
terday morning by several sharp youngsters sent
out to mail circulars from offices near the iehtrai
Postofice When the first entered the bulIdlng lie
saw two queer looking boxes. He inquired 1T
crce what they for. and the old Waterman
told him he could push cent in one ana eet
a penny stamp while the other, in consideration OF
the deposit of two pennies, would give him :
cent stamp.
'Gee,' said the boy. IT ink of the time IL taxes
It's quicker get fifty stamps from the guy IN
tie window than stand here and push HIlN
pennies into that thing. But he tried II, just 'he
same and. TO his delight, received not one stamp
but two The watchman had gone then ana the
boy rushed TO change half-dolar into pennies
Then for a quarter he got fifty stamps, and went
spread the glad tidings- There was Il run
On the machine a while after that
The 2-cent machine well behaved, put the
1-cent stamp distributor kept on cheating Uncle
Sam until some in authority heard OF II ana
suspended its operation for repairs IN the AFTER
neon it was opened again, but It's generous ten
dencies had been checked.
s machine selling scent stamps Will be put III
to-day and the three will be tried out for thlrly
days Then a report will be sent to Washington
and it will be decided there whether or not the
machines are be continued
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
GRAHAM ON THE STAND.
Sescer Engineer Tells of Inspection
Sustem IN The BrOnT.

II was brought oil, Yesterday in the investiga-
ton of the Office of Borough President ftaHe" o'
The Bronx by the Commissioners OF accounts
that following letter from President HaHeh III
November 1906 the system of counting time on
contracts in the Sewer Department was chahseo
from elapsed days to inspectors days oo"iiii'
sioner Mitchell, who had c. H. Graham ehs1hee,
in charge of the Sewer Department. On the stahu
all dav brought out the fact that frequently this
change in the method of computing tifne "ouio
the practical elimination of all the penal
ties due TO delay in the completion OF contract
The letter. which written TO J. A Brlsgs'
chief engineer and by him transmitted 10 MI.
Graham. read follows:
In the future in all payments on accepfancess es rs
made out in the sewer bureau you are re 20 Gn,.
days and the total time allowed, the same 10 reao
s follows:
Days allowed contractor
Days allowed for unsuitable weather: weather
Days allowed for unavoidable delays. o.
Days allowed for inspection not chargeaoe 10
contractor.
Days allowed for excess of rock excavation
Inspectors time on work
Mr. Graham was. asked If he thought this new
time arrangement referred to all contracts under
way as well as to all future contracts, and he re-
piled in the affirmative.
did you realize that the result would BE- IN
some cases the elimination of all overtime?
Il had not studied the question in that light,
was Mr.. Grahams reply.
Commissioner Mitchell brought out the fact that
the duties of the Superintendent of Sewers at
$1,000 a year, and the general foreman. at $3.50 a
year were much the same-that is, inspect
ing the work of the cleaning gangs MI
Graham would not admit. however, that the ONCE
of superintendent was supernumerary. lie couio
not say which of the two men was the more
useful.
In reply to a direct question Mr.. Graham would
not say that his work had been hampered by the
action of the Borough President or the chief engi-
neer "AI / can say" he replied, lis that the
method l took did not turn out as successfully as
had hoped
Have you ever found" asked Commissioner
Mitchell. that men have been appointed inspectors
when their services not necessary and If they
had not been appointed their salaries would have
been saved to the city,?
Il may have the most definite answer the
engineer would make.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
CONTROL OF THE TIMES" UNCHANGED D

London March l6.--The litigation over the dis
posaI of The London Times was ended this
afternoon by court order sanCtioning the agree
ueut under which company will be formed prt-
vately to take the newspaper and the bust
ness connected with it Under this arrangement
the board of directors will consist solely of the
members of the present staff cf the paper The
provisional agreement of sale made with G Ar
thur Pearson consequently has been defeated by
the opposition led by g +. Afoberly Bell man
ager OF the paper. Mr.. Bell becomes managing
director OF the new company. No shares are 10
be offered to the public, and there is to be
change in the political or editorial direction Of
the paper A +. Walter. chief owner of The
Times will be chairman of the board of direct
ors of the company Among the directors
will be George +. Buckle. editor. and Valentine
Chirol director of the foreign department of The
Times"
II is reported that the controlling capital OF the
Times Company has been provided by Lord North
cIIffe The capital OF the company Is &. .7J000o
aud the amount paid for the goodwill 81 $4,000. IL
is understood that G. =. Moherly Bell had the
support of s. per OF the shareholders for his
scheme Of reorganization. The disSident share
holders will be bought
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
WHAT IS GOING ON TODAY.

The Rev John HAYNES Holmes on Sb o, va Mazsr
Branch gsncs cfu15h 1d of the Messiah Park ave
Mrs Mary Chittenden Bradford an The Spanish King
dom" home Of Mrs Frederick Jennings No Sc
Woman's League No. los West 4tth street. 2. >.
Jewish Women West End Synagogue, sd street
between Amsterdam and Columbus avenues, go
Reception Daughters of copfederscy Hotel Asor
Dinner Of the Quill Club Hotel Manhattan. s p m
Dinner of Friendly Sons of St Patrick pelmonicos
$50 p
Dinner Of the Delta Upsilon Club waldcrf-Astoria.
Dinner of the Ps,ricks Society of Brooklyn, Pouch
Mansion Brooklyn. evening.
Ball of the Ancient of Hibernians. Lexington
Opera House. evening
Dinner of the side Republican Club, Hotel Astor
Dinner of Irelands American Friends Hotel Astor s
Green evening of Gotham Club. Waldorf Astoria 5
Meeting of the New York Diocesan Branch Of the
terests Labor. ST. Michaels Parish House SIS
leigh High school 1I5th street. near Seventh
school II. No. 222 Mott street William T. Smith.
Eaat sh srse 9tfs Miss MnTsaet Klein AS You
Like ~ & gP seheo ess1 IS Sd ana @cdmbe ah s'resis r
liticai orsanizaton and Ideals OF the Chinese =
and Tf"s second avenues MIS- Anna y Reed Across
the continea Ys ,aa, iTss lsoa and us,rS5s ndm Iun
InsIee II. Berry The Treatment of Shock.
Museum. nth street and Central Park West,
T. Smith. Literary and Historic Shrines OF
Boston an9 Vicinity dllustratedD: Mission o the
Immaculate Virgin Great Jones and Lafayette
streets Albert X. Aldnger. Common Physical De
fects'' illustrated; New York Public Library No
ioa la5th street Meyer bloomfield, What
Immigrant Can Do for the New Country
ST Cornelass Church. No. Ar West street.
Mrs Frsn Huff. 'Ciounod's Opera, Faust:
versty settlement. No lst Edridge street. Eiwood
q Tewksbury. "The Real Chnamsn'' dllustratedt;
West side Neightorhood House. No. sol West 50th
street Frank stephens In Venice and DO. Cyprus .
and Third avenue Frederick Warde. ''otheIIo;''
school II, Park 2l5th ol6th
llismsbridge Ernest Harold Baynes.
Wild Animals OF New York state" ui-
Iustratedi: Riverside Hall. Riverdsle avenue and
asOth street. Baraum Brown Travels In Pata-
Sonia.' QllustratedJ.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
WHY COCkRIN is OUT.
Murphy Says He Is No Longer a
Democrat

Charles T Murphy says that Representative W.
Bourke Cochran dropped from Tammany Hall
because he not Democrat. Mr.. Cochran
says that he has written ali the definitions of
Democracy approved by Murphy of late years
and that Murphy's attitude is amazing and
amusing At the meeting of the General County
Committee Of the Tammany organization week
ago. Mr.. Cochran dropped from the sub-com-
rnittees Of which he member
Charles T. Murphy is a reticent For the
first time In his life probably yesterday he sent
word TO the newspaper that he wanted 10
say something for publication
Il want TO be interviewed" said he. Il have a
statement TO make. It has been published that
the reason Congressman Cochran dropped from
the subcommittee was because [ had some
difference with him over the appointment of re-
ceivers for the Knickerbocker Trust Company.
That story is true. I had difference with
Nj Cochran in that matter Tammany is a Demo
cratic organization and puts none hut Democrats
Mr. Cochran dropped.
Representative Cochran in town yesterday.
and his telephone kept busy all day by people
who wanted to know the why and wherefore of the
break with the boss. Mr.. Cochran, through his
clerk. gave out last night the following in answer
TO Mr.. Murphys statement:
1t is beyond my intellectuals. II is well known
thai have written the definitions Democracy
accepted and approved by Mr.. Murphy duSdng the
last four years Which of these does he repudiate
infer he is incapable, his critics assert.
of understanding the significance of expressions
which he has applauded publicly. 1t is all very
amazing and amusing"
The receivership story that Mr.. Cochran
asked Attorney General Jackson, in behalf of the
Tsmnlany organization, TO appoint his father-in-
Law, Henry 9. Ide, former Civil Governor of the
Philippines, Of the receivers OF the Knicker
booker Trust Company, and that this was done
wholly without consultation with the leader of
Tsrraany Hall
II is understood in Tanlmany circles that Mr..
Cochran viii resign from the board of sachems
Of the Columbian Order the organization that owns
the Tammsny Hall building and really controls
the policy the political organization. Mr.. Cock
ran IS at present grand sachem of the board He
succeeded Mayor Mcclellan member of Congress
rom the 12th District, in which Mr. Murphy lives
This is the second time that Mr.. Cochran has
lost his yellow Jacket a grand rnoguI in Tam
many Hall Croker sent him Congress the first
tine and made him the chief of the organi-
wears Finally Cochran said something about
Croker that he did like and Croker threa tened
TO thrash him sight Cochran got out OF Tam
many Hall and stayed out till Murphy became
leader when he restored TO full favor and
power. He took leading part in the manipulation
which unseated anti-Hearst delegates at the Buff
fsIo CONVENTION two years ago and brought about
MIR. Hearst's newspapers have referred 10 him as
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
BINGHAM CALLS IN OUTSIDERS.
When Upper West Side Police Lay Down"
on Him He Hires Dismissed Detective.

Every means having been exhausted by Commits
sioner Bingham to put end TO the crimes that
have been making the upper West Side unsafe to
live in and arrest the criminals, he has at last
taken a step which is unusual in the annals of
the Police Department 1t was admitted yester-
day that private detectives have been engaged
TO clean up the district, the Commissioner has
found that the police either unwilling or un-
able accomplish the feat.
Ex- Detective Lieutenant Peabody. who was dis
missed from the force for his part in obtaining
evidence against Mrs. Howard Gould and now runs
a detective agency at No 500 Fifth avenue, is one
OF the engaged, and his friends betting
that single handed he will be able to accomplish
what nine thousand policemen could
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
MORSE ASSERTS HE IS NOT LIABLE
Counsel Serves Papers in Notice for Reopen
ing of Smith s155,OOO Judgment.

Eugene T Carver, of counsel for c. w. Morse,
stated Yesterday that notice to show cause, to-
gether with an affidavit, had been drawn looking
to the reopening of the Judgment for S155000 OBJ
tanned bv r. A. Smith against Morse. The affi-
davit will assert that the transactions under which
the Judgment was found entirely proper, and
that Morse is not liable for the amount. A copy
of the papers was served on John Z. Stanchtield,
counsel for Smith.
4 motion that he he permitted inspect the
minutes of the special grand jury relative 10 the
Morse perjury indictment, made by Philip j. Britt
counsel for Morse. which was down for argument
before Justice Blanchard in the Criminal Branch
of the Supreme Court yesterday, was referred to
Justice Bowling for hearing.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
FULL TERMS OF THE TATsU's RELEASE

Peking March 16.-The terms under which the
Tstsu has been released follows:
First-China agrees to punish the officers who
Lowered he IaDanese flag the TatSu and TO send
a warship the place where the vessel was selzed
10 fire a saiute as the japanese flag is rehoisted
Sacond-The Tatsu is 70 be released
Thrd-Chna will purchase the arms and ammu-
milton seized
F0urtf-Sne will punish the officers who COM
r,fttcd this breach against International usage
Fifth-TEe ViCeroy OF Canton viii settle the
amount of demurrage for the retention of the
steamer after consultation with the japanese Con
sui -. .,,
Sixth-Japan agrees 20 exercise extra vigilance
against her subjects in the matter OF smuggling
into
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
MOORS SURRENDER TO FRENCH.

Paris March l6.-A dispatch from General
Il, Amade commander of the French forces in
Morocco says that on the arrival OF his column
bafora Settat the leaders of the Mzab tribe came
ont and surrendered
General d'Amade further reports that two thou
sand tribesmer who recently attacked the French
column were beaten off with heavy loss The
French infantry captured the enemy camp at the
r,oint of the hayonet and burned number of tents
as a measure of repression. The French loss was
insignificant.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
FOREIGN NEWS.
ANXIETY OVER BRITISH PREMIER.
No Hope That Sir Henry Will Resume
Leadership in the House.

London March 1s-The bulletin issued TO-DAY
concerning the condition of Sir Henry Caihpoen-
Bannermann the Premier. which makes eSpeC!ai
rsference to the considerable weakness OF iile
,a+,.,t has caused a renewal OF anxiety Tns
beart trouble of the Premier is pronounced ann
while there are still great hopes that sir f1eirS
will recover his health it is recognized oy ms
friends that the Premier never again VIII De d
strong man. and all idea that he may resume
aat,-e ,aao.rsbin in the House of Commons mas
been abandoned
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS IN JAPAN.

A cable dispatch received yesterday by the IN
ternational Banking Corporation. No 90 wall
street from it's Yokohama agency in reply to an
inquiry as to financial conditions in the empire
says:
There is no panic in Japan but the Osaka mar
Let is overstocked and depressed In Toxic the
situation rather better Both markets are al
fectpd nv the scarcity of money. Several failures
have occurred among small banks and firms that
were known before to have been weak No I'M
provement is expected for some time