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New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
IN TONES WITH MERGERS.
Lascyer mpIoyed by Them Charged
7cith SubOrnatiOn of Perjury.

James A Howard lawyer, who was formerly
connected with the Mercer brothers. prisoners
IN the Tombs a charge of grand larceny, was
arrested last night by Detectives Fitzs!mmons Of
the District Attorneys Office, on bench warrant.
following indictment for su5ornation Of perjury
Howard. the police say, was employed by the
Mercer brothers at their Office. No. 25 Second ave
nue.. prosecute accident against railroads
and street railway companies that were solicited
by Harry p. Mercer. Harry r. Mercer is the pris
oner Joseph A Shay, the lawyer. is accused OF
having aided in an attempt TO escape from the
Tornbs several weeks ago Shay indicted on
the charge.
Two indictments charging subornation OF perjury
have been found against Howard. and another man
not Yet arrested has been indicted the
charges The charges grew out of a civil suit that
Howard brought last october against the NeT
York City Railway Company TO recover damages
for the death OF the husband OF Bridget Corrigan
Howard taken before Judge Rosslsky. who
fixed his bail at $3.50 In default Of this amount
he was the Tombs.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
BETTER FEELING IN STEEL TRADE
United States Corporation, 1t Is Said, Is Get
ting Most of New Business

Both The Iron Age" and The Iron Trade Re
view in their issues to-day report better feeling
and greater activity the steel trade than at any
time since the open market declaration was made.
II is said in well informed quarters. however. that
most of the business that is being done is going TO
the United states Steel Corporation. and that the
indie pendents no longer having the protection of
the high prices maintained by the former before it
declared for an open market. have been forced TO
reduce production
The Iron Age says of conditions in the trade:
There is unmistakatly more activity in the iron
and steel markets that the trade has been able
get it's bearing. in a measure. II may be said
that more business has been done In some lines
than might be judged from surface indications
Yet there is such irregularity in prices makes
the situation I'm parcu lar pro ducts far from clear
Announcements of wage reductions in the iron In
dustry becoming more numerous, and others
are about to be made II is evident that this phase
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
END or SESSION SOON.
Jersey Senate Fircs Date Of i'd
jOurnmem at MdrCh 20.

Trenton. March 1O.-The Senate to-day adopted a
concurrent resolution fixing March ~ the day of
adjournment and prohibiting the Introduction Of
bills with the exception OF the appropriation bills,
after March 16 unless the Of two-thirds Of
the members he pbtaiuel. The House did not agree
to the resolution, and II referred 70 the Judi
ciary Committee 1t is probable that March q will
be the date agreed
The Democrats to-day presented TO the I.egisat-
ure their plan for taking OF the threatened
deficit IN the states funds No Cne took II ser-
ously although IL was ,he means of sharp skir-
mish between Senator Gebhardt, the minority
leader and President Robbins.
The Democrats we're unsuccessful in getting the
Senate to agree have their plan printed but met
with better success in the House, where resolu-
tiol ordering five hundred copies printed was
passed Senators HinchIife and Cornish and As
sembIyman dwell, the Democratic members of the
Finance Committee did not agree 10 the Demo
cratic plan.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
FIGHT DRIVE EXTENSION
Taxpayers Oppose Further Work on
RiVerSide I'm prOUemeHt.

Borough President Ahearn is likely 10 have nara
shedding with the contract for the extension or
Riverside Drive. NJ A cost Of about 10000. bids
for which Will hs opened tomorrow afternoon at :
O'Clock
Nelson = Lewis. chief engineer Of the Board OF
Estimate and Apportonmeut, yesterday began an
Investigation OF the contract, with the purpose OF
making a special report il at the meeting OF the
board on Friday. Alfred X. Conkling OF the Realty
League. and Or. George ". Brush, OF the Greater
New York Taxpayers Conference. have written 20
the board protesting against going ahead with the
work on the score that the money for such an I'M
prnvernent is needed for other things.
Borough President Ahearn said yesterday that
about sixteen bids the work had been turned In
and that he reason for halting the work
Nothing can ne done without the sanction of the
Board OF Estimate and Apportionment. which must
appropriate the money" said Mr.. Ahearn Under
the unit system Of constructing the drive we SHAH
let contract for not more than s25o"7 worth OF
work this year The money for the entire work
was authorized more than year ago, by both the
Board Of Estimate and the Board OF Aldermen.
There is no reason why the work should not be
prosecuted -
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
FOR AQUEDUCT BRIDGE.
President Bcnsel FdrOrS One at
Storm King as Hudson Memorial.

President Rensel Of the Board u Water supply
made the novel suggestion yesterday that the city
build a suspension bridge across the Hudson at
Storm King primarily for The Catskil aqueduct,
with accommodation for traffic. and let II he
memorial for Hudson. It IS the idea Of President
Bensel and Commissioners Shaw and Chadwick
that such 4 hridge would make It unnecessary To
r,uild a memorial structure At SpTyten Duyvil.
"A bridge across the Hudson Storm King
would be fine and real monument TO Hudson
said Mr Rensel Yesterday. We don't know yet,
however how the people or that vicinity would feel
about the bridge there / think that It would be
better place for a memorial bridge to Hudson than
snuvten Du,-,il bridge IS needed there, but
there is no call for making it a memorial to Hud-
SON.
Asked about the progress Of the work the
aqueduct Mr. Benspl said:
We have resumed work at drilling for cross
ing for the aqueduct under the Hudson at Storm
King The tunneng which was abandoned 10y the
contractors last year We are doing now by t'e
dav.z work and the progress is first rate II the
city should dacide bridge rather than tunnel The
Hudson al Storm King. the tunnellng We are now
doing would not he waste OF money. az We should
need the data concerning the rock under the river
for the bridge The bridge probably would 20
across the Hudson at the spot where are driving
The .est tunnel After sinking the shafts either
side Of the river is intention 10 drill lat
4rslIv from either side making he bores meet in
the middle Of the bed under the river
The Board Of Water Supply yesterday began
opening series of lids running from about S5P"S
to 8 10000 each on construction work OF the aque
duct between here and the Ashokan dam.
Tho FIRST Of TN series is that building what is
known as the Bull liiIl tunnel, IN Philiipstown
Putnam County. II is about mile OF tunnel with
TWO short stretches OF plain concrete 5aueduct Il
feet high by i3 feet I inches vide Fifteen bids
we're received. running from SSS i24 the BID or the
I,rave Contracting Company. OF Pttsburg, 10 the
highest that of the Glyndon Contracting Company
81 ISL 7J7 II is probable that the Drave people Will
get the work The next lowest bid was tnat oil the
Snare g. Triest Company, $A2S.fl.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
MAURITANIA UNDER RECORD SPEED.
Cunarder Not Expected to Set New Mark on
Present Trim

While she reported as $50 miles east Of
Sandy Hook At yesterday, il is not believed
that the inbound Mauretana will be able 10 make
any records this trip. in favorable weather
conditions
Captain Pritchard reported Yesterday by wire
less the local office that from noon Sunday
10 noon Monday. day OF twenty-five hours, the
fast Cuna-der had made 671 knots. This only equals
her best days run the long westward course.
The captain reported that the steamer had main
gained an average speed Of 25.75 knots from noon
on Sunday Yesterday
on the last eastward trip 10 this port the Maure-
tania had maintained up to noon "Wednesday
average speed of PSI knots. and at that hour
$40 miles east OF the Ambrose Channel Lightship
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION APPROVED

Albany March io.-Approval has been given by
fbe public Service Commission, "a District to the
consolidation OF the Rochester Railway Company
the Rochester & Eastern Rapid Transit Company
and sodus Bay Railway Company under the name
Of the New York State Railways, which it is
understood is to be substituted for the Mohawk
Valley Company, d holding company. which had
control Of the so-called Vanderbilt Electric Sys-
TEN.
The New York Central & Hudson River Railroad
Company is authorized TO take and hold the
amount of the capital stock of the proposed new
,orDoration which, under the terms and conditions
Of the consolidation agreement, IS To be issued TO
the New York Central in exchange for that portion
~ stock Of the companies TO be consolidated
which the New York Central was authorized to
acouire by an order OF the commission July
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11

Of the readjustment has been only fairly entered
upon and ii may be expected that the process VIII
be thorough. affecting operation from the
mining Of the the rolling of finished pro-
duCtion
The Iron Trade Review says.
Better sentiment prevails in the trade. and IN
lines. especially In structural material con-
siderable business either actually placed or
expected at early date has developed The re-
Gently announced new prices being firmly main
tanned. Wage reductions have been general IN
Eastern Pennsylvania. but In sections DIS
position is manifested to await tariff developments
The expected cessation of operations in the anthrd
cite regions has resulted in railroads and steer
companies largely increasing orders 20 the mines
and immense quantities of coal will be stored
Extreme quiet prevails IN pig iron in nearly all
sections and there is increasing sentiment IN
favor of reducing production. In the East anu
South prices weak. and lower quotations have
been made.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
PRINCETON SMOKER AT MoNTcLAIR.

Montcair March 10 (SpeciaD-Prnceton men Of
Montclair Glen Ridge. Bloomfield and other towns
in this vicinity made merry night the second
annual meeting and smoker Of the Princeton
Alumni Association at the Hotel Montclair. Among
tie guests were Professor McCIenahan. OF Prince
ton University: President Kirkland OF the Princeton
Association Of the Oranges Or. Wilson Farrand.
of Newark Academy; former Assemblyman Harry
Buxton, Of Morristown; Frederick Wendt, OF the
College of the City OF New York Roger f. Hol-
loway of Cornell University; George b. Maon,
city editor of The New York sun delegation
from the orange Association and number of stu
dents from Princeton University
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
EouR1H MApoo TUBE THROUGH TO-DAY

w C. Fisk president of the Hudson q Man
haitian Railroad Company said yesterday that
,he fourth McAdoo tube will be blasted through
sore time to-day This is the north tube Of
the downtown pair under the Hudson River. and
viii be used for wcstbound traffic between the
church street terminal Manhattan. and Jersey
CITY it is about six thousand feet long. and at
roon Yesterday there remained just six feet Of
rocL between the two bores, which have been
working toward each other
This tube win make a connection with the
pennsylvania ard Lehigh Valley railroads. and
also with the north and south bore on the Jersey
side which will make through connection with
The iackawanna. Jersey Central and Erie depotS
To-day will be the hfth annIyersary OF the ne
Il was on March il, 1904, that the work on the
lIptown tunnels from Hoboken to Morton street
Manhattan, started
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
RELEASED FROM ASYLUM ON SPEECH
Former Judge John Ulrich, Of Plainfeld Ap-
pears To Be Fully Restored.

Pisinheld. March 10 (speciaD.-John Clrch. former
city judge of Plainfeld, been released from
Morris Plains Asylum after years confinement.
ard is apparently well mentally and physically
as ever. Dr. Britton u. Evans, OF the state hos
pitsL has II is said been convinced that he should
be allowed 20 go 20 his relatives and friends.
Tae change that has Mr.. Ulrich has
been gradual and his letters to friends have been
rational and brilliant His opportunity TO prove
his mental faculties did until Lincoln :
Birthday. when he delivered oration that deeply
Impressed every one. On Monday Or. Evans placed
him On parole and he at cnce returned home
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
BROOKLYN s. p C. C. REPORT

The Brooklyn Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty TO Children issued yesterday it's annual re-
port covering the work for the year ended Oc-
tober 81. During the twenty eight years OF the
socieys existence has Investigated nearly 20 900
complaints concerning nearly a2O 900 children. More
than 40O0 children have been removed by the soci-
ETY. from improper surroundings and placed in
homes and institutions.
The report urges friends of the society who de-
sire contribute toward its work to make II
clear that the gifts for the Brooklyn Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
JUSTICE MARgAN DENIES FOOL ORDER,

Justice Marean. in Supreme Court. Brooklyn
has denied the motion to amend the summons and
complaint in the of Zirinsky agt. Micro
witz by adding another party defendant When
a Manhattan attorney called yesterday to learn
Justice Mareens disposition Of his motion he found
written on slip of paper attached the motion
papers the following.
j. T. NJ"
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
STONE MAsoNs ON STRIKE.

4 general strike of stonemasons numbering eight
hundred men, affecting contracts in the boroughs
Of Brooklyn and Queens, went into effect yester-
day. The employed on foundation work
rows of houses The demands are the closed
shop ard system OF employment by which men,
bers % the union who unemployed get
work on part time the 20 be put in re-
share ofNthe work
New-York tribune., 1909-03-11
DECISION IN MoA IRON MINE CASE.

Santiago de Cuba. March 1O.-The Baraeoa
Court of First Instance has handed down dscI-
sion in the Moa Iron Mine between the nEln
of Mclaughlin Brothers and the Juragua lron
Company favor of the former. The suit Vas
brought to get title TO and ownership OF eleIss,,
iron mines in the Baracoa district. covering 2sVV
acres
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

I a-green, tan, dazzling white. and tho
superb. unobstructed view across the
| fertile valley TO the distant snow
| capped ranges help to make work here
pleasure.
The girls are not TO waste their en-
ergy In climbing stairs. From the base
ment to the fourth story an automatic
elevator runs smoothly, carrying them
without jar.
The laundry, electrically equipped. tho
furnace room, bath rooms, locker rooms
and store rooms. occupy the basement
On the first floor are to be found the
Office OF the head OF the department
a library. two class rooms, one equipped
for demonstrations with lantern slides.
and large kitchen laboratory. fitted
with gas and accommodating 40 stu
dents at once. To see that number
OF young women gowned In white, each
at her own desk with its gas burner
and full array OF utensils, busily en-
gagged in actually cooking some dainty
from the recipe on the blackboard. In
this case tomato soup. WAS u revela-
ton to the city visitors.
The second floor is arranged for the
more advanced students of domestic
science, Here the large kitchen is fitted
with electricity instead of gas, and
stead of the grey. The guide pointed
with pardoaable pride to such devices
as the tireless cookers. and showed the
model dining room. seating about 20
with lie small tiled kitchen attached.
offices for the instructors. and two
small chemical laboratories for research
work complete this floor.
On the third floor Is Installed the de-
partment of domestic arts. A very large
room, beautifully lighted and airy. Is
equipped with tables for 30 girls. All
around the room are machines OF varl-
Gus standard makes. so as TO famillarl2e
the student with each kind. In one COR
ner is a small fitting room with cabi-
nets for the finished wuSs.
Adjoining this room is spacious -
flee for the instructors. and on the north
side of the building are two large
rooms-onc for millinery and one for
dressmaking. the latter with its full
quota of machines and Its fitting room.
The fourth floor contains two large
apartments, n museum and a combined
gymnasium and restroom. Here the
Instructor in physical education holds
sway and teaches the young ladies how
to care for their bo.iies.
In all the ordinary and regular
branches the cost of tuition Is nothing
and the cost of living is most reasonable
The young men and women who attend
this admirable institution cannot fall
TO receive practical bencf1t OF the high
est value. Farming has become sell
encc almost exact and II is the scientff-
Ic farmer who will bring most from the
soil and enjoy best the blessings OF life.
In short the result OF their eduoatlon
along this most essential line of human
endeavor Will not only prove lasting
benefit to themselves and society," but
vdIl become O great factor In the per-
enpIal prosperity OF the world at largo.
JACK FLAME
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18
c5nI1HzaIIWc III ~H20/caLa1 JDCI4nce II
lcluIzu~1 /<HyNM@yN IZAulu7I ~ y@l1uz

In tho useful and increasingly Import
ant science of husbandry And really
when YOU come to think OF 1t. the l-u-
pills are not all sons OF farmers. neither
are they destined to follow the soil as
an occupation. There are quite a mum
Dor of prominent business men In this
western country who acquired their
education at the Logan n. C., since IL
was founded in 1888.
SCHOOLS AND COURSES
To outline just what the students are
doing at the Utah State Agricultural
college at Logan and the agricultural
, experiment station would take consid-
erablc space, Briefly. for the purpose
of more efficient administration. the
college is divided into five schools; az
The school of agriculture; (2) the school
of domestic science and arts; l0 the
school OF commerce.: CD the school ol
mechanic arts. and (5) the school OF
general science. The schools are not
educationaIly separate, but are inter
dependent and together form a unit,
The school of agriculture offers % a
three-year manual training course In
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

I was the answer Just start in any
where" And they started in anG' never
did finish. One could have stayed
from then until no1. for 1t Is an In
tensely interesting place with Its varl-
ous departments and its dozens Of
branches OF instruction in each depart
ment.
on the way to the Mechanic Arts
building the institution with its beau
tiful campus. its huge acreage OF state
donated lands. Its many buildings and
It's myriad evidences OF good manage
ment and efficient service. were the
| theme.
What does the farmer boy get up
! here how docs he get II, and what al
| vantage Is 1t to him?" were asked.
/ That was just what the management
wanted to show, and before showing
there was briefly outlined the begin
ming, the middle and the end OF a boys
course at this most excellent Institu-
ton. The regular academic courses
| given by other colleges are here taught.
not only to the farmers sons. but tn
| their daughters. but the great and pre-
ponderant consideration Is instruction
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

something. An hour with the micro
scope, the scientific hunting out VI
orchard pests. the dclving into the hid
den and the reasoning out OF the re-
suit: these things are not toll. they
are Il delight to the average young
man endowed with an Unsuitable thirst
for knowledge. That Juvenile pest. tho
per0mbulating Interrogation point,
here finds surcease. And after all. the
lad need not turn his hand to tilling
the soil when he graduates. He leaves
the college at the end of his course
equipped for the battle OF life with
a trade or two at his finger ends. and
a wholesome respect and an Intimate
knowledge OF old mother Garth such
as his father before him mover dream
cd os.
All this and more was learned during
the inspection of the Agricultural col
lese under the guidance OF q member
of the faculty.
A RATHER LARGE ORDER.
What do you want TO see hrst?"
was asked
Il don't know There's so much"
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-12-18

I agriculture: (2) four-year college cours-
es in agronomy. horticulture and en-
tomology. animal husbandry and dairy
ing, irrigation and drainage. veterinary
science, and forestry. In addition q
course in irrigation engineering is of
fered Jointly by the Agricultural col
lege and the state School of Mines The
aim of this course is to prepare young
men for one of the most important
branches of engineering work In the
west.
The school of domestic science and
arts offers ID threeyear manual
training course in domestic science: (2)
q four-year college course In domestic
science.
The school of commerce offers % a
three-year high school course in com
mcrce. (2) a four-year college course In
commerce.
The school of mechanic arts offers a
four year course in manual training in
mechanic arts, which may lead to car
pentcy, forging. machine work, or
other trades.
The school OF general science offers
% two-year college preparatory
course: (2) a four-year college course
in general science. Upon completion
of the college preparatory course a stu
dent may enter any one of the four
year courses leading to degree.
All college courses lead TO the degree
of bachelor of science; all other cours-
es, to certificates.
EDUCATION FOR ALL.
But II Is not only the boys and girls
who take courses at the college. The
farmers too. are anxious to take ad-
vantage of the boon the state affords
Not the least interesting feature to the
layman is the horse judging and the
recording of points on all classes or live
stock under the eye of a trained pro-
fessor of animal husbandry. member
OF the faculty. The recent appropria-
tIon by the state legislature has made
POSSIBLE a judging barn where all can
he under cover In inclement weather
and take up the work in we'll lighted
and heated brick quarters which are
credit to any institution.
DOMESTIC SCIENCE BUILDING.
But right now interest properly cer-
tcrs In the big domestic science build
inc. which was completed a couple of
weeks ago. The college is to be con-
graduated on securing the services OF
Miss Huntington OF the state OF Con-
nectlcut as director OF the school or
domestic science. Utah has at Logan
possN)ly the best facilities for the
training OF girls to be practical house,
keepers, dressmakers. millincrs, cooks.
as we'll ms successes in other branches
of modern feminine endeavor. that can
be encountered In the west.
The inspection OF the magnificent new
building with it's thorough equipment
discloscs numberless cncrgy-savlnS
and up-to-date devices for the training
OF practical housokecpers. The beauty
OF the new interior. the delicate colors
used In the various rooms. bun. brown,