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New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

some big land developers TO the advantageous
location Of Long Beach. and that beach. together
with the section known as Far Rockaway. pre-
sents to-day the largest stretch of beach front
property suitable for transformation into high
class. aI-year-round or summer residential sec
ton. According TO many persons who have made
q study Of climatic conditions the island. Long
Beach has more sunshiny days than any other part
OF the great metropolitan zone Why it has is
mystery 10 the majority OF persons, but neverthe-
less figures and weather statistics have been ad-
vanced in corroboration OF this assertion More
over, II is averred that it not only has
shiny DAYS but that II is the coolest place along
the Atlantic coast between Boston and PhiIa-
delphia in the scorching days of summer. and in
the winter time the temperature is much higher
than in almost any other section of greater New
York. These assertions have been made by men
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

able variety in design ~ Is proposed 70 have six
sets OF moUds. the approximate cost Of the six
being about s1O5O but one set only De pro-
vfded. tbs first cost would Be 81 0a Mr. Edison
proposes 70 erect and take down the forms BY
means OF four small electrically driven derrfcks.
and expects that IL will take DAYS for erection
and two DAYS for removal Pipes for gas water
and all plumbing. also ducts for electrical wiring
10 be SCI in position fl, the form in advances OF
concreting. and the huas for chiulneys are 70 De
formed by thin metal forms which are also 70 be
left in position.
Mr. Edison proposes 70 USE mixture OF one part
cement, three parts me sand and hve Of stone or
gravel passing hslf-inch mesh sieve The initial
estimated weight OF the nloulds for each house IS
80 go pounds The engineer thinks that estiraJs
regarding the weight OF the mould for the house as
designed by Mr.. Edison is much less than what zt
Will probably be, and that the rnoUds viii probably
weigh $4,000 pounds and viii cost about SO h9 He
gives his estimate OF the cost OF the proposed C.
menr house. which is s, 49, and this Is exclusive
OF any allowance for general expense contin-
gencteS. 1T is at once apparent, he SAYS. "-illc
the cost Of single house by the method proposed
would be prohibitive unless the houses upon com
pletion commend themselves BY reason OF their
hreproof qualities. low Of maintenance snd
practical tndestructbiliry that they would be n
demand rather than the cheaper forms OF consJruc
ton" He further says that NJ. Edison has
doubtedIy taken bold step in the right direction
and that the ideas in motion By his expert
rnents will doubtless evolve scheme by which the
cost OF the forms viii be materially reduced and
time required for construction greatly short
ened.
Another engineer who visited NJ Edison hzs
also written a report Of his visit He saws that
Nj Edison seems TO have concIusivsIy proved first
that the house be built n rhe way he stated.
second. that every practical construction problem
can be solved third that The mixture of concrst=
can De obtained which will insure IFS flowing all
parts OF the form. thus avoiding voids- on the
whole. he says. the idea Is one OF rather revolu-
tiOnary type in engineering construction but iuL@-
ing from what Nr Edison has already accom-
pIished toward The solving % rhe practical dim
cultes which have arisen II Is likely thar he will
in the end be successful IN building house IN IN.
way he mas planned
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

pished on the so-called north shore Of New YORK
city When they see advantageous means %
getting more population they 20 right ahead u
cltnch the thing II is intended that there shall
BE- nothing that a north shore builder may want
that he cannot get II he should wish 10 bathe
in real salt water. Of the kind that is aersted by
frequent breaking the way 10 the shore line.
the new troIeys viii make access 70 the Atlantic
beaches easy Furthermore the roads viii De put
I'm the best possible shape. 50 that IN aUtomoble
IL will - easy 70 10 one Of the Rockavays o.
Hamptons
In the section Of Long Island - 10 especially
within reach or the north shore dvsIIars will Re
many golf courses. There will bA and country
clubs. and the whole life Is 70 he and already "a
OF the English country gentleman class There a
little dependence on rapid transit there nou al
though the facilities are fine. The men who live
where they can see the Connecticut shore have
automobiles, and can TO and from this citv. or.
for the matter OF that. to almost anv other place.
quickly trains could possibly take them The
buildings going Up there all OF the high class
order. with large grounds. stables and other coUn-
try estate facilities.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

subway Is as follows: Beginning AZ the Battery
and running north along Church street 10 Vesey
street along Vesey street 10 Broadway. Up Broad
to East 9Th street thence under various cross
streets 70 Irving Place UP Irving Place and
through Gramercy Park 10 Lexington avenue. and
UP Lexington avenue the Harlem River. The
line then goes under the Harlem by tunnel. and
the Bronx side separates into two spurs. one
connecting with the Gerard and Jerome avenue
routes and extending 70 Woodlawn Cemetery. and
the other running generally northeasterly and along
the Southern Boulevard and Westchester avenue to
Pelham Bay Park The crosstown line through
Canal street is planned 10 connect with the Broad
way-Lexington avenue subway. the present subway
and the various elevated lines and 81 the western
end Of the Manhattan Bridge route.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
MORE L. |. TRANSIT ROUTES
NEW TROLLEY LINES WILL FORM IN IMPORTANT
LINK TO TUNNEL SYSTEMS.
Time Of Trare 10 TariOs Tocns Whcn Electric Projects
pled-Long Beach and Massapcqua attract Homeeker8.

within three years all the projects now being
carried oUt or being planned TO bring the many
beautiful suburban places on Long Island within
essv rezc Of the business centres of New York
s-s ex7ecred 20 be in operation. Not only has
c-s- s2,lpo010 been set aside for the building Of
tunnels bur many thousands are to be spent in
ls-ing out trolley lines the island According
~ a. expert in railroad building the running time
n trains when the electrication plans OF the Long
Island Railroad and the tunnels of the Pennsyl-
ysris Railroad are completed between the follow
tnz points and Manhattan will be follows:
From The new station 81 Jamaica which is a
distance os twelve miles to New York, IS minutes.
From The new station az Jamaica 10 Wall Street.
h u-sv Of the Flatbush avenue subway, % minutes
From MneoIa. q distance OF twenty miles. 10
Herald Square n 80 minutes, and to the Wall
street section IN IS minutes
From Herpstead. Z distance Of % miles. TO
Herald Square, 81 minutes. and 10 Wall Street in
n minutes.
From P1-t Washington distance ot 1a2 miles.
Il Herald Square in &c minutes
ron Great Neck distance Of L miles. 70
Herald Square = . minutes
From Flushing distance Of s. miles. Is minutes
II Herald Square
From WhIJes-oue, distance Of twelve miles, 10
Herald Square in p minutes
From Fa- Rockavay, distance Of 1s miles. to
Herald Square il q minutes, and 70 the Wall
Street district II s. minutes
From Ro-kaVay Park, distance Of i7.5 miles. 70
Street section II 3 minutes
From Lvrb-ook. z distance OF nineteen miles. 70
Herald Square n 80 minutes. and 70 Wall Street IN
3 minutes
Thus rhA saving in time between al points 70
Herald Square viii be s. minutes each day, or .
minutes each way and the saving i time be
tween al the places named and the Wall Street
section wiz be - minutes each DAY. or 2 minutes
each way
SPEED OF ELECTRIC TRAINS
Electric operation has been brought 70 such &
high state of perfection in recent years that long
trains Of electric cars can be operated at an aver
aze rate Of speed OF fo-ty-7ve miles hour. and
under most favorable conditions can attain speed
q sixty niles hour. As the third rail system
q he Long Island Railroad will extend TO all the
towns named and 10 many other places, Long Isl
end wtu have in few years an electric zone which
= area and construction Will equal, If not sur
pass any similar electric project in this country
For years i has been 9 tedious journey To get
from -he north side q the island 70 the South
Shore but IN the near future il will be possible,
owing 70 The third rail system and many trolley
lines which are being constructed, 70 make the
Journey from the North Shore TO the South Shore
f- from -er to ffteer minutes
NEW TROLLEY LINES ON THE ISLAND.
There Is one project under way for building :
trolley line from Patchogue Z distance Of 81
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
7soo Large |ubsvay Routes
One Will Extend from Manhattan
Other from the Battery to Woodlawn.

Real estate men firmly Of the opinion that
the work of building the proposed Fourth avenue
subway in Brooklyn and the Broadway Lexington
subway in Manhattan will soon be begun. The
Fourth avenue subway route is follows: Be
ginning AT the westerly end OF the Manhattan
Bridge approach, thence over the Manhattan Bridge
TO Ashland Place, BROOKLYN, then under the Flat
bush avenue extension TO the F1atbUsh avenue sta
ton Of the Long Island Railroad, 70 Dean street
and Fourth avenue, and along Fourth avenue TO
4th street a. which point there will be two spurs
One spur viii extend through 4oth street TO New
Utrecht avenue, through New Utrecht avenue 10
thence along SriIlwel avenue 10 Coney Island The
other spur viii extend from 10Th street along Fourth
avenue &c 110th street.
The route OF the Broadway-Lexington avenue
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12
WHERE FLATS MUST BE BUILT

HohOken is becoming city OF fsthouses. Thsrs
are lots o. building space on the meadows. but the
factories croWdtnS into this. while the city
officials continue 10 discuss they have for
thirty years. whether the meadows should
drained pumped or flled in 10 make them suitable
for homes Hoboksu Is known the Mile
Square city. II has an area Of s4S acres popu-
laton close 70 1000. and an average of over
etShty-ouv persons TO the acre
Mayor SteiI said in speaking Of IT'S future. that 2
they would have % build skyscraper dwelling
houses IN fact for several years the building per-
mits have been fGr nathouses but the Hohoksn
Land and improvement Company. controlled cy
the stevens family. has recently been putttng up
high grade nathOuses The stevens family owns
large tract on the promontory known Castle
Point and maintains its home there. and this ar
rests from decay the hne residences that are cIus
tered about the stevens property.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Wsding River branch are the prosperous villages
or Cold Spring and Huntington on the Far Rock
away branch are the growing towns Of Springfield
Laurelton. st. Adams. Rosedale Valley stream
Hewlett. Cedarhurst, Woodmere Lawrence Far
Rockaway. Edgemere and Arverne and on the
Jamaica Bay route OF this division are Ozone Park
and Woodhaven Junction Among the attractive
towns Of the West Hampstead division are Hollis
Queens. Belleroser Floral Park. New HYDE Park
Mineola. Garden City, Hampstead. West Hemp-
stead. Hampstead Gardens Lakeview. Norwood and
Valley Stream And the Long Beach branch
will be found within easy reach OF this city Lynn
brook South Lynnbrook. East Rocksway. At
lantio Avenue. Jekyil Island. Wrecklead Queens
water and Long Beach
The North Side division reaches woodsde Win
field Elmhurst. Corona Flushing College Point
Whlteston-, Whitestone Landing. Auburndals Ray
Side Douglaston. Little Neck. Great Neck, Man
hasset and Port Washington.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Some Of the prosperous towns the main line
Of the railroad beyond Hicksvine are Central Park
Farrningdale. Ptnelawn. Wyandanch. Deer Park
Edgewood. Brentwood. Central Islip and Ron
konkoma
Rockville Centre Baldwin. Freeport Nsr-4ck.
Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford. Nassa pequa. Ar1itv-
vile. Coptague, Ltndenhurst. Babylon, Bay Shore.
Islip Great River. OakdaIe SayvilIe Bayport Blue
Point and PatChogUe, Long Island, are all within
easy reach Of this city. Beyond Hicksville on the
Wading River branch are Syosset Cold Spring
Huntington, GreenIawn. Northport Kings Park
snithtown and many other attractive towns
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

1 To S

tions Long Island, and therefore their state
ments on this subject should have great weight
THE CHARMS OF LONG BEACH
IN the future ths salubrious climate and
other natural assets OF Long Beach. from real
estate point of view. may be enjoyed by the ma
jority of persons of this city and country. 5 the
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Long Island is destined TO become one of the most
aluring residential regions in this state 1t has for
years been of the leading summer resort zones
fronting on the Atlantic Ocean and Long Island Sound
Its westerly end has been permanently lined by series
of tunnels to Manhattan Island
It is already connected with the business centres
Of New York by the Brooklyn and Williamsburg
bridges and in the near future several other bridges
Spanning the East River will be opened to the
public.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-12

Houses in Amityville having six or seven rooms
are quickly rented for the season for from
300 IN Those figures Will also help in detern1in-
ing the probable future valuation Of home sites in
the Massapequa district.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
BRAVE OFFICER
is KILLED BY
CRAZY WOMAN

FAIRBANKS. Alaska. Nov. g.
Chief OF Police A. Miller. who
was shot yesterday morning by
Blanche Duval. while he was at.
tempting 90 arrest the woman on
a charge of insanity. died In the
hospital shortly after noon Miller
had been called upon 20 make
the arrest hy Dave petree. propric-
tor of the Pioneer hotel. the wom-
an having locked herself In one
Of the hotel rooms and threatened
TO kin the first person who at
tempted 90 take her out Of It.
Millor commanded the woman
TO come out. hut she refused Go DO
SO and he proceeded to break his
way in The woman fired three
shots at him. one taking effect,
entering the left side near the
fourth rib The woman was ar
rested shortly afterward and S.
now confined In the federal JAIN.
She claims 10 have no recollection
of the shooting.
The dead man was 80 years of
age and unmarried, He has an
unmarried sister In Fairbanks. who
arrived only a few weeks ago 60
make her home with him His
father lives In urbana, m
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
THREE WILL
BE HANGED
tsy United Press,

VANCOUVER. r. G.. Nov. a.
Three men will be hanged In Van.
couver ON December rs. Out OF
four charges OF murder heard In the
recent assires Of Vancouver and
New Westminster three convictions
we're registered. and In the fourth
the jury disagreed. In Canada a
conviction Of murder compels the
Judge 20 impose the death penalty.
The trio will meet death on the
same scaffold the same day.
The convicted men are two ne.
groes and one ChlnRman. The Chi.
naman was sentenced Saturday for
the murder Of countryman with
whom he had quarrelcd over the
ownership Of PIG ranch. PertellA.
colored. killed woman in Van.
couver on August iS. Jenkins was
convicted OF killing Mrs. Mary Nor.
rison az Hazelmere June 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
ONE MORE CORPORATION TOOL
FOR UNITED STATES SENATE

Southern. the bnver a rio Grande
railway. the Colorado Fuel 4 Iron
company and the mining interests.
These powers now own the 81.
preme court. the governor. the pub.
lie officials Of Denver the county
officials ~ the county ~ which
Denver ia situated. the subordinate
Judges ia Denver with one excep.
ton ac party organizations. re-.
pnblssag aud democratic. ia the city
or Fn--rss. eouety and ntis0s. s0ao
neosd ID tise ~ tspapssF.
A fihifAsiug saaseh ~ tsaa eua.
pofaison structure WIN ~ tha sue.
ona aenatoFsllp GlfHnH GHEgan
heim. n will be Foeallca - the
amflter trust. wears the t0RR ~
senior senator. u0g "a emily re-
mains ia add tho attorney ~ the
Denver public utility interests. and
the work OF c0l0fado'g predatory
wealth win be complete
United States senators control
the appointment Of federal Judges
They dispense other patronage
They have influence in heading of
Investigations into land steals. Tor.
est dopfcdntlonH. coal grabhing and
other things In which railway and
other corporations have a heart in.
tereat 80 Charles Hughes. IT.
no relation 10 the governor 81 New
York has been chosen 10 Ell 90
GOGGLES" colleague they call him
Google hefe. as term ~ endear,
munt ard respect and do such
work for them az they may need
A. a. usual with corporation
candidates for the United States
senate. the road 81 Chaa : Hughes.
Jr.. h. being smoothed With money
The method ~ dispensing IL the
familiar one 81 contributions 90 the
campaign expenses ~ the legiHln.
tive candldaten Just nov legin-
latlye candidates ia an parts Of
Colorado are being helped To this
way.
Hut, IN addition. a bis help 70
that which comes from Evans lihe
republican boss Of nenvorl. who o.
using his enormous Influence to
Insure democratic members ~ the
legislature from the Denver dis.
tricfa.
OF course there has had 30 be
a preirxt 10 warrant the temporary
conversion Of a republican into a
democratic boss. 80 one was
cooked up Ia She shape Of an i'm.
llatinn faction fight between Evans
and CugFenheln. who are now be-.
lahofinE one another with political
stuffed clubs In inflated bladdcrs.
But THIS stage business fools no
body on the inside. The wise ones
aay
Democratic year; Bryan likely
% carry state. likely O. De demo
cratic majority IN state legislature.
necessary for Evans 90 keep con
tfol 81 bis supreme court Sure.
Buys democratic machine Has
got his candidate for supreme
court on both tickets. Going 20
pat bis attorney into the senate.
Sure. there's fighi between
Google and Evans II don't mink.
SO there you are Heads ]
Win. tails you lose"
Chna } nnKheH. lr Contributed
s. 900 10 VIM. J. nryAn'a cam.
paigu fund How about Tits for
tainted money!
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
Trolley and Cable Cars
Collide at Madison
and Second.

Six persons were injured when a
Bellevue Summit car and a Madi.
son st. cable car oollided at Sec.
ond av. and Madison IT. shortly
after ~ O'Clock last night One of
the injured men. Louis p. Clement.
was 20 badly hurt that he was car.
riod 90 shaw'a drug store. where be
was attended By DR. r. W. Willis
Prom all accounts the accident Was
due 20 the crew IN charge Of the
Bellevue summit car. Mosorman J.
WhlttIeton and Conductor T. Tres
self
The trolley car was running at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03

pTNvER, caio.. Nov. "A
dyedin,fho woai corporation man
has bern selected ~ SUCCESSOR 10
Henry NJ Teller. ln the United
States acuntp iiia name iH
Charles J Hughes. Jr lie has
for years been the special uti0F
noy Tor the Denver Street Railway
company. the Denver Gas a Elce.
lrle company and other public Hery.
Ice corporations 81 Colorado
Mr. Hughes il a man Of large
wealth, and ta supposed 90 be the
largest individual stakeholder Ia
the Denver Tramwny company
lie " an intimate associate ~
Vim. q Evans. who bosses tho
traction and political business Of
Denver. aud has had a hand IN
all the political card stacking 81
the last ten years. Evans Il nom.
inally a republican. and Hughes ia
noininaily democrat
ilogh are. IN fact. corporation
mauipulaiors. who play party
names and organizations for cor
pofatlon purposes
There are tao reasons why MT
Hughes ~ going a. the senate In
the first place. he wants the honor.
lie has worked long aud faithfully
for Evans and Che public utility
corporations which govern Den.
yer BE has appeared IN court IA
cases Involving fraud. protecting
the companies aud their franchises
from exposure Re has helped get
the officials 81 these concerns out
Of jail. aud 10 keep them out when
warrants were out for their ar.
rest. He has fought grand Jury
Inquiries. criminal. equity and
other actions By which honest
folks IN Denver tried 10 save their
streets from plumber and their
osn pockets from the hand ~ the
pe4sucai purse snnicher. And ia
these occupations Charles j,
Hughes. IF.. has won shat IL com.
monty named succcHs
Nov. like other men who have
achieved success 81 this sort be
Graves the glamoys Difference
aud power which SO with the
office.
The second reason Why Mr.
Hughes Is coming 10 the senate -
the desire Of tho corporation pow
ctn u Colorado 90 have him there
They want him 10 help make laws
Ia their interest. They know that
b. uhat he viii do when he gets
there. They have the assurance ~
faithful service record covering
many years.
The corporation power "a supreme
IN Colorado ia Denver the control
is exercised by the four corpofa,
ti0ns which furnish street cat trans.
portaslon. water. EnH and telephone
service Ia the state u IL exercised
b. the afnelter trust. the Colorado
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
PRICES PAD
PRODUCER

me feliouins rafeu.s, ls
aueted On Western 9 Y w NJ 2
pOUIrY ~ Old he. "
fs per pound at
.'.'.,H snr|nr rhlfhet
,..nj dressed. lie ~ 49,.
i've lSc yer fssas go. dsi y
sguahs. te.s per dsis.S ,'rt 2
uve i5c per pepHa ssna
no1na rireans 81 ~ NV
nrrrER Local fsa
p' ,..l5s Local ransa.
Meats - Tive YES
yrsf f-sc % steers eva n
wethers. &c, per p'e.es $500
~and llnrs t'ae ~ .,e NJ
tn p,r hi Bulls aH'
po ~ +, ra pressed y X. n 4
ner pound medium W.,
me following sfs n
Sc an Wcstsru ~ w .ais "A
irntlfr- Orayenstein ~.
-. 49, tsc seei appl's u
VEGETABLES easss Sss v
-rsan onions. sec aes M. q
Az ION spinach. ~ ~
dos heeiA
sqnesh ieril
pumpkin. Nc per ssek I
sack. parfnlna = sslast
tHre 6osffo case
mound. .........I|
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
JAIN Gull Y
Of MURDER
Jury Brings in a Verdict
After Dcliberatsag
Two Hours.

EVERETT, New. 3 After heing
out two hours last night the Jury
Ia the J Henry Jahn case brought
IN verdict af guilty of murder
IN the second degree lahn exhib'
tied no emotion during the trial AN.
~ yesterday afternoon. when dnr.
ing the progress 81 the addteaa OF
the prosecuting attorney he ave
every sign of being deeply TIMER
eated. and whom tho jury hrot4ht
IN is verdict he gave no lnditaFon
Of being disappointed
Jain was charged with having
shot down Jesse Price at narrps
ton on March 4
The defense put IN plea iOf 10
sanity. and seemed satisfied With
the verdict Of murder IN the sec
end degree. Il L. understood that
no appeal viii be taken. Jahn'a
wife and two sons. AGED ~ and
"a years. were Ia attendance upon
the trial
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
SIX Are INJURED when
CARS CRASH T0GETRE1

high rate Of speed The calh ,
climbing the bin IN charge II
Cruise. gnpman. and c. Cd
ilams. conductor. vA4 unsAs
stop. and when the gripnn \
that the electric car could ~ !
he tried 70 cross In frouf Il !.
The injured are:
Patrick Kearney. 49, 81 \
bruised.
C. A. Lang. res Belmou, 4
head cut.
Den b. Slater. 1890 Tenau y
head cut.
Louis r. Clement. losg ~
av. Internal injuries.
y J. Reardon. IL IN ux|
Miss Alice Seidesi pwa
Rainier bakery.
MofOrman Whltfleton rm 4
ia charge o. the elec,nk n 4
been IN the employ Of \ nd
Electric Co. but a few lisa 1
says he saw the cable car sNz1
Ing. bat was unable 10 stop
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
nIK Gnia striAr nrnnra.h

VANCOUVER. "a C.. Nov.
News ~ "a big gold strike az PEN
der Hnrhor. 90 miles north 81 Van
couvcr ia circulating through the
city and n what is heard be- true.
there H. likely 10 be stampede IN
that direction. More than "a hun.
dred claims have been stakrd A
mining man. named Armstrong;. was
the first 90 stumble ON the find. aud
hn left Tor Pender Hhrher te record
hta claims
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1908-11-03
LOST BOY HUNTERS
RETURN HOME

EDMONDS, Nov 2.--John and
Lewis Bastrom and Robert McClel-
land, boy hunters, missing since last
Saturday and for whom searching
parties have been looking since Sat.
urday night returned homo this
morning The boys went 'out in "a
small boat with only paddles for
propolling power A gale spiang up
and they drifted across tho Sound
20 Whldby Island, whore thcy were
picked up and aQut home hy steamer