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New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

sonat and incidental including $40 % cash divi-
deHds paid TO workers. without which the average
cost or living was only 81 IS week per worker
ana We had as good food and lived as comfort
ABLY as the average person who spends 81 or IS a
week for the same service. or the average family
VINO runs house with or two servants at a
weekly expense OF SIS or $50
Ihe census experts estimate that the average
wealth OF the United States rs sslS II per capita
ot ths' about 500 per capita is property that may
Do cassed as Industrial equipment. IL one person
In three Is engaged In productive industry the
average equipment throughout the Industrial world
Is about 2,i0 "a worker employed
The Straight Edge Industries have been con-
Quoted for nine years with average equipment
worker OF less than one-tenth OF that amount
This IS too small. and places workers under too
great a handicap. The average should be at least
500 worker employed in order TO make a fair
comparison
Adult workers are admitted to the settlement
Tor two months on probation, and are then listed
as partners in the enterprise. with earnings based
on thlrty-six points of efficiency Every month
the points are reckoned up and voted upon In a
general meeting of the workers Sometimes there
are very conscientious workers who decline points
which their fellows would press upon them. The
monthly gathering used be a sort of Methodist
class meeting. with the brethren confessing every
thing and commenting on one another's faults with
great eandor This practice has been somewhat
amended. since 1t was realized that good worker
may be poor confessor and vice versa and that
nnespun personal criticisms do not promote har-
mony among co-operators. soma OF the effcency
points are the ability to do useful and necessary
Work. 10 superintend ones SELF carry rssponst-
oillty, TO require no waiting clean up and 10
be orderly. TO be consdsrats OF others to be eco
nomical and 10 make helpful suggestions
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

economies thrown in with his purchase For ex-
ample the bread certificate that "this busi-
ness originated In a desire TO do unto others gas
Economically the things like TO have done unto
US The Straight Edge Industries are a
labor unioh. organized fight employers but
TO eliminate them altogether and do business In
the interest Of the workers. each of whom shares
in the common earnings in proportion 10 a grade
based on Industrial efficiency and length of SER
vice"
The total number Of workers In the enterprise
last year thirty-four. The number Is some
what less at the present time Children of all ages
from four years TO twelve. are listed as special
workers, being members OF the "Pay-Work School"
and entitled to proportonate earnings Formerly
the youngsters carried sort OF time card like tho
adults. showing whether they worked enough 10
earn their meals. Now It rs assumed that all work.
ers. and old. entitled to food and shelter
anyhow. and the only question is how much sur
plus value they produce. AZ La Hacienda blue eyed
little girls In overas sravely figure out whose
shift IL is to wash dishes and who must worl, IN
the garden and who is on the job to sew on but
tons. A winsome miss OF four summers whom the
visitor mstook for little boy on account OF her
costume, was quite indignant because she was called
baby, since she was already enrolled In the IN
dustrial battalion The children get up an a n,
and play or work In the garden until o'clock when
they go to home school for two hours. They have
nothing TO eat until school is out at IL o'clock
which is breakfast time. for Mr. Copeland holds
that they study better empty stomachs After
breakfast the right shift of youngsters does the
dishes. each moving to his task like little soldier
From TO p m they scheduled for CONNER
eiai work which Is making boxes peanut waters
seeding dates. and so forth. After this there is
more play time and little garden exercise
tiny brook al La Hacienda has been turned 10
surprisingly good use. 4 hydraulic ram lifts the
water into house and bungalow. and the waste
water is automatically slphonsd of into a system
Of sub-irrisation for the garden. The waterworks
We're installed by the same miscellaneous artisans
and unsiilled laborers who built the bungalow and
at cost quite nominal II Is projected TO dam the
brook and get electric power and have a big open
yytrn mir tope
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
NOT ENOUGH GOOD HORSES

A table has been compiled from the s'' s gri-
the Census Bureau and the Department ~ ,arkst
culture. which shows that the rise IN '"0 - in
value OF horses has been all out OF propo' sum-
the last fifteen wears to the increase III isas tho
her In the United States. From lssa 70 -Ss "a or
horse population. so speak. Increases In the
% per cent In the same period the sas, sa, or
number OF human nhabitants was 2.s,s"'. ~ tho
per cent But the Increase In the Naias s-s ,0l0A
horses in this country was no less 'h""
S. per cent -. ,vho have
These facts will astonish many persons, inter
supposed that the growth of the suson u1e hrsedsfs
est has been very adverse TO the ho'Se ,hs con-
and 10 the market demand for horses GIarSeS ss-
trary, the prices obtained for soou, s,rd ara
pecialiy for heavy draft animals c1 ~ "a h0rpe
stamina, have risen far beyond the nopsrsh abeHl
dealers few years Horses are r.,r uunD~
90 per cent more in PROPORTION 70 -
than they were In 1SsS-C1eveand Leeo~
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Land Is SO scarce In Japan and the people so
numerous that farm rarely consists or more
than an acre or two. These little farms are di-
yded up into tiny fields. During the sea son OF tho
year In which made journey one OF these
fields is filled with sprouting barley. light green
In COLOR another reld-perhaps the next-with
veteh a lavender-colored elovernke fodder:
neighboring field with a dark green grass fro,, ,b
seed OF which lamp oil is manufactured; an
other, with the pale yellow flowers OF the mustard.
and scattered here and there fields filled with whe,
looked IKE variety OF lily-some white, some red
some yellow, but all equally brilliant '
Then, TO get the complete picture you must i'm
agne patches OF towering azaleas dotting the road
SIDE; towering round topped camella trees break
ing the skyline with frequent splashes OF bright
sreeni usually IN the shade OF these trees honsss
wth White pastered walls and red tiled roofs:
dpou, the more pretentious OF these houses white
piasteIed walls, above which appeared a pros,sion
N m .ne aooI%ays OF the garden walls kimono clad
coiored as the garden that framed them-t1utinsS
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SMOKY FIREPLAcES
hADE TO DRAW OR no CHARGE
Fssmtnatcn, end Essfratss FrsI
References-wm W Arssr. Jon n cnoats
Reid and many other prominent people
JOHN WHITLEY,
Engineer & Contractor.
Rls Fulton St. BrookIyn n r rsisphons io'
DIET FOR THE FAT.

II is popularity believed that all fat persOp' ss
gross feeders. but this is not true. inde0u'
reverse Is often the case. Obesity may DC ~.
ease. or rather a prominent symptom OF one
trouble being with the internal chemistry o. - 4.
tion-a disease of metabolisn. as u - Sst tr In
Is comparable TO dabetes-neariy reiassu Scsss IN
fact In this disease sugar is formed ~ In with
the system, even when very little IS sarev saass 10
the fOCd and so In obesity there IS ts Iittls
the formation OF fat In the body. ever even - much
fat forming food Is eaten. IN most sN7sS
be done by regulation OF the oleIosd oleI but
The amount OF meat should not De lhSI se,i5 be
the quantity of sugar and staFehy Ioous ns,ar,hy
reduced. their places being taken oS no. a salads
vegetables. such spinach, cauiinoWeI any ,,dera-
The foods 10 be avoided or taken IN sIees such
tion are those which coutan mucn ssa'se,,,,6,r@s
rice and potatoes and all sweets-pies. -. x,fh-
and candy Tea and coffee should De Ies" ".sould
out sugar. IL taken az all. ana ehoeos'e
be omitted entirely, a, .eeras
Bread L. fattening but for most persons y csn
an Indispensable article OF diet lts aniou.Ss
however, be limited. and IL should De 'esS'ssf sf.rch
Fats are less harmful than sugar aha terrs
and may be allowed in moderation N lie -
OF butter and salad oil . ,,.kSs Fat
The belief that the drinking OF HAtef ~ - ssrd e.
Is erroneous. II one eats juicy ,,iss and
pecay the less sweet fruits, such as aPr ~ ,he<s
grapefruit. and abandons the use CT suss xafsr
will be natural reduction In the amour. assded 10
taken. but should drink all tnat 10 "
quench thirst.-Youths Companion
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
s11.0o Box CoucAes, $50.
Deep box. covered with denims, with |
| spring opener attachment.
Library Chairs and Rockers.

AT $500. regularly S22s Mahogany Arm
Chair; green leather,
At $1,000. regularly $500. Mahogany Arm
Chair; red leather.
AT s2o75. regularly $500. Mahogany
Rocker; green leather.
AT s24.oo. regularly $500. Mahogany
Rocker; tapestry.
AT $500. regularly $4,000. Mahogany Arm
Chair; panne.
At $3.50. regularly $3.50. Mahogany Arm
Chair; leather.
AT s44.7s. regularly $4,000 Mahogany Arm
Chair; green leather.
Odd ParlOr Chairs and Rockers
At ss.7s. regularly $3.50. Mahogany finish
Chair: Velour.
At $500. regularly sl1.Oo. Mahogany hnisn
Chair; panne.
AT $3.50. regularly $500. Mahogany mn
ish Rocker; velour.
AT $500. regularly $500. Mahogany mr.
ish Chair; velour.
AT $1,000. regularly s2400. Mahogany nm
iSh Chair; tapestry.
At S22.50. regularly $500. Mahogany NM
ish Chair; velour,
At $2400. regularly $1,000. Mahogany nm
ish Rocker; damask.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
BR0Ok uYN SOCIAL CHAT
Weddings Engagements and IN
nounce nbeRts of the BorOugh.

Mrs. William G. Beecher and Mrs s Edwin
Buchanan wer' joint hostesses at the bridge of
fourteen tables given " the Hampton Inn West
hampton. Long Island, last week.
Miss Ruth G. asEsdar has had her guests at
Westhampton, oEg island. Miss Althea Gibbs and
Miss Gertrude j. rlnu lgs
Miss Edna Biz dss Ill is the guest Of Miss Elsie
Arnold at Westh am lpton.
Mrs. Ruel Ros Appleton and Miss Maria Apple
ton have left La be Mohonk, n. Y. where they had
been since early june, and now at Seal Harbor,
Me, where they will pass the next two months
Judge and Mr. a Alfred L. Steers spending
August in the A Grondacks
Mr. and Mrs. j howard McVilliams the latter be-
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ParlOr Arm Chairs.

At Sos. regularly s4.oo. Mahogany finish.
wood seat
At ssss, regularly 5000. Mahogany finish.
wood seat.
AT $500. regularly $500 Golden oak. wood
seat.
At $3.50. regularly $500. Mahogany finish,
rush seat
At $3.50. regularly sl2oo. Mahogany finish.
wood seat.
At $1,000, regularly S14.5o Mahogany fin
iSh. wood seat.
At sl2.so, regularly $1,000. Mahogany fin
ish, wood seat.
Music Cabinets.
At S3.7S. regularly $3.50. Mahogany finish.
At $3.50. regularly $1,000. Mahogany finish.
AT $500. regularly Sl7.0o. Mahogany nm
ish
At Sl6.75. regularly S2l.75. Rookwood.
AT SIPS, regularly S2o.75. Mahogany.
AT $500. regularly 5000. Mahogany.
AT $500, regularly $s2.00. Mahogany.
Cellarettes.
AT 5000. regularly $500. Mahogany.
AT $1,000. regularly $3.50. Mahogany.
At $500, regularly $500. Mahogany.
At 90. regularly $4,000. Mahogany.
AT $4,000. regularly S4so0. Golden oak,
wax finish
AT $4,000. regularly S50.OO Mahogany.
AT s43.oo, regularly $500. Mahogany.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
BRIDGE C4BLES STRUNG
important Part of the Ne1e Struct-
are Com mpleted IN Record Time.

The -four longest suspension bridge cables 4, ,h.
~oria-tho.e that support the new Manhattan
briase-~ere completed yesterday a year almost
10 the aay' from The time the first wires wsra
strUng To-day from the curved snchoraees on
the Brooklyn and Manhattan sides OF the re-,
River they sweep gracefully to the top OF the two
towers ninety feet higher than the hirhest noi,,
on the towers Of the Williamsburg bridge From
the Il" train windows you cross the Broollvn
Bridge, the cables look like thick red spider uehx
the work OF master insect
On August B. 1905. workmen laid the first thin
strands The work has gone on with great rapid,
ty. Heretofore. the placing OF the cables has bee,
the tine-consunling phase OF bridge building Pu,
that sas true only when old methods were en-
ployed- Necessity was the mother Of invention in
the present instance. snd when the Carbon steel
Company OF Pittsburg found q dangerous time
limit IN its contract engineers In the company fac
tory invented machines. operated by electricity
which reVolutionze this work. BY the use of these
machines the time OF serving" on the ca bles the
slow process OF binding the strands together WAS
reduced on this lob nearly three-cuarters And SO
te company, TO the immense satisfaction OF Bridge
commissionsr Stevenson. was able remove the
last Of the scafrolds on the cables yesterday
The cables cs5s feet long Over suo tons n,
galvanized acid-stee used In their co,,,os,,,or
1he total end-io-end length OF the strands i nsar
1ssve mles Zach cable is made I'D OF s72 uuir.s
The eiectricaiy operated serving machines -
Gently patented. furnished one OF the snec,ac,,l.
ieasuiS OF lhe Work ON the new bridge Each OF
the Tour machines was made I'D OF a huge iron
Wheel feet inches in diameter. which re-
yoysd around the cable. Up and down the c.,,a.
they rolled, hour after hour Accomplishing ,h.
work OF 1--WE men at the direction OF one WHO
simply pushed electric button from the h4an
OF the superstracture below. The operation of tn.
machines seemed 10 have fascination for, the
thousands passing on the Brooklyn Bridge.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
HOW MUCH LIVING COSTS.

The cost of living on the cooperative plan is
thus stated by Founder Copeland:
THE expense to the Straight Edge Industries for
keeping an average force of seventeen workers for
six months was s7A 35, an average OF 81 Is weak
apiece. This did not include the time of workers
spent In preparing and serving food. taking care
OF rooms, gardening, gathering and caring for
vegetables and fruits washing aud mendin. clothes
repairing shoes and other service done by workers
IL simply covered the wholesale cost of materials
and supplies, transportation between the city ana
the country place. rent OF rooms for several CITY
workers and all other expenses classified as per
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Abbott who we're In Berlin last week, are TO re-
turn about the middle of next month
Mr.. and Mrs Henry A. Meyer and Miss Anna
Meyer returned by the Baltic.
Returning the Adriatic on Thursday were MI
and Mrs. Clarence seamans Miss Dorothy Sea
mans Mrs. George r. Sheldon and Miss Gertrude
Sheldon.
]. Hampden Dougherty was passenger on the
Adriatic also.
Judge Norman s. Dixie left last week for an
automobile tour through New York, Vermont and
New Hampshire. He will also visit his mother.
Mrs Camden c. Dixie. and his sister. Mrs Murray
Boocock. at Watch Hill, r. l.
Among the Brooklyn people in Paris last week
were Mr. and Mrs John d. Rue. jr., the latter be
fore her marriage. in June Miss Mollie Flagler:
Mr.. and Mrs George D. Yeomans. Frederick I.
Aldrich Miss Marguerite Aldrieh. Mrs. Patterson.
Miss Patterson. Mr and Mrs. George E. Hyatt MIR.
and Mrs. W, NJ. Dayton and Miss Angelina Day
ton.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
COSTS LITTLE TO BUILD.

Ihe bungalow Is interesting TO home builders in
general Tor It's economy OF construction. which is
largely due to its mathematical design Founder
Copeland figured IL all out, desiring the acme of
individual freedom and privacy to tibe with social
union and thrift. Therefore. a bungalow which Is
a hexagor and six separate rooms which are eoui-
lateral trianges. with the apices at a common CEN
tire. In other words the structure is something
ike cartwheel, with six sides. each room being
contained within two spokes Six stoveplpes lead
into the central chimney at the hub. and six wash
basins are closely connected with one waste pine
The economy in plumbing and in having one chin
ney is easily seen. Access each room Is bv a
door on the outer side. hanked by two windows
and the angle OF the sides forhids vision from one
set OF windows TO another. The rooms are l6 feet
on each leg OF the triangle the sharp corners being
utilized for closets desks. tables and washstands
At first the idea OF living within triangle even
though IL be equilateFal, may a little repellent
to people who used TO live in squares but the in
Ventors say 1t Is the plan of the co-operatiye
future. Three walls can be just as homeIike as
four and the occupant soon forges the geometrical
difference. The walls themselves are Of threei,cb
reinforced concrete with the studs used In con-
structon left In place as ornamental panels Th.r.
is an additional small window above the inner amer
OF the triangle.
The bungalow hexagon will be slightly mcdined
for the big twelve-story home OF seventy-two fam
ilies which is planned. In this case ,he huh vii,
contain an elevator shaft and a circular nas.au
at each story. IL is estimated that the matar,a, |
for the big house will $1,000 The labor cos,
figuring 30 cents day for the vegetarian food
consumed by each worker will certainly he Ias
than the union schedule plus contractors nrce,.
Thirty cents day is the official estimate q, 81,
cost of subsistence of abie-bcded stro,.h, |
Edger. IL means three square meals OF nu,
cereals garden stun, substitute coffee frt 49,,
fins and whole wheat bread which has NOT bsan
paved over by horsey-smelling teamsters, ar a..
posed TO the other hazards OF the common bakers
produce:
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
TO ELIMINATE EMPLOYERS

When la Hacienda gets populated with savara,
hundred workers their products in baking. print-
ing. laundering. weaving and what not will he car
ried by automobile every day 10 their own retau
stores in the metropolis. There is now one stor.
the old headquarters of the eo-operators at No
Abingdon Square. and every time customer buys
anything he gets q piece OF printed gospel ana
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

a perfectly accurate compass adjustment that the
yacht made entirely Of wood and bronze.
There is iron steel in it's composition TO de-
fleet the needle. The ships errand of correcting
ocean surveys could never be accomplished unless
the compass was accurate This work VIII be done
under the auspices of the Carnegie Institute a.
Washington and win take fifteen years. The Car
nege viii sail for northern waters Immediately IL
the trial is successful.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Women in the Bath Beach section are indignant
over the action OF the officials OF the Department
of Highways Hundreds OF pretty gowns have been
ruined ana there prospects OF many suits
against the city al because of the decision 70 lay
the dust on the macadam roads In that section with
crude oil Thousands OF gallons were sprinkisd
over the highways there OF course the eva spirits
that kick up the Bath Beach dust were utterly an
initiated Everybody rejoiced over the improve
ment until the driving over the roads started ana n
was discovered that the OIL In tiny particles was
kicked up by the horses hOofs and scattered over
the gowns. The spots were hard 20 remove Il was
found. and protests came into the Highway De-
partmsnt from hundreds OF women residents the
nrst couple OF days. The Highway Department has
advised the residents 10 be patient as the OH win
soak into the ground In few days
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Everything from New Jersey exespt the mos
ouitos viii be al Pains Fireworks Amphitheatre 70
witness the Battle in the Clouds tomorrow even
ins IL win be Paterson and Passaic n,eh, and
mayors Mcbride and Frederick Low are expected
nesoes' 81 Georges Drum and Fife Corps win be
'he quests OF Henry J. Pain OF the local Sunday
schools there will be present classes fro,, ,ba
sheepshead Bay Methodist Episcopal Church the
Ridley Memorial Church and the Congregational
Church OF PsrlVille
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Many prominent Brooklyn Republicans talk
ing OF the prospects of nominating Justice William
ID. Dickey for Borough President in the coming
campaign. Justice Dickey Is personal and po-
htcal friend Of b. b. Odell. former New York
State leader This may affect his chances favor
ably, as IL is well known that the men whose
names written large in the who's Who" of
Brooklyn Republcanism still friendly TO the
Newburg leader. Justice Dickey elected 20
the bench from the Newburg and transferred to
the Brooklyn department when he moved 10 this
borough
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
s2.75 Brass Costumers, $500.
Polish finish, with three hooks Neat
design

$4,000 Circassian Walnut Bureau, $3.50.
Shaped front base. with two large and
two small drawers, claw feet and large
beveled mirror.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Trim and taut. with all her sails bent TO the
yards and the rigging in place. the non-raagnetic
yacht Carnegie will sail from the Erie Basin this
week up Long Island Sound 10 Gardeners Bay on
her trial trip. II with the purpose OF obtaining
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
parIOr Desks.

ParIOr Desks.
At SAYS. regularly $3.50. Mahogany finish.
At S87S. regularly Sll.50. Golden oak
At $1,000. regularly $3.50. Mahogany I'm
iSh, secretary.
At s22.oo regularly $500. Mahogany
At $500. regularly $4,000. Mahogany
At $500, regularly $500. Mahogany, sec
retary.
At sils.Oo regularly si4sOO. Mahogany,
inlaid.
ParlOr Tables.
At $500. regularly $500 Mahogany finish.
At $3.50. regularly $3.50. Mahogany finish.
At S.2S. regularly S97S. lockwood.
At $1,000, regularly $3.50. Mahogany
At Sl2.50. regularly $1,000. Mahogany
At $500. regularly s2s.Oo. Mahogany.
ParlOr Rockers.
At $500. regularly $500. Mahogany finish.
wood seat.
At s2.9s regularly $500 Mahogany finish,
wood seat.
At $4.7s, regularly $3.50. Mahogany finish
golden oak. wood seat.
AT $3.50, regularly Sll.00. Mahogany finish,
leather seat.
At $1,000. regularly sl2.7s. Mahogany I'm
ish, leather seat
At slo.7s. regularly sl4OO. Golden oak,
wood seat
At $500. regularly $1,000. Mahogany fin
ish. leather seat.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
GOSSIP OF THE BOROUGH
Last of the old Brooklyn Cable Cars
TO Disappear.

The last OF the old cable cars-the diminutive
vehicles that ply between Fulton street and the
wall street Ferry-will soon be gone from Brook
lsn. In a few months the little cars that move
so noiselessly from the heart of the business
sion Borough Hail Square. through the quarter
OF a mile OF Montague street TO the East River
Win be replaced by trolley of the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit Company Permission for the
change was obtained from the Public Service Com
mission a few days ago. Consents of the property
holders have been obtained and the work of erect
ing poles etc. viii soon begin. All the Brooklyn
Rapid Transit trolley viii transfer TO the new
line
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Abbott, who In Berlin last week, are to re-
turn about the middle of next month.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

Mr.. and Mrs, Henry A. Meyer and Miss Anna
Meyer returned by the Baltic.
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15
Great August Furniture Sale Bargains

$500 Dining Room Chairs. sl-25.
Golden oak cane seat. with shaped
legs and claw feet
New-York tribune., 1909-08-15

]. Hampden Dougherty was passenger on the
Adriatic also.