Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-12

Mattresses RenON
Sprir
that such publication was in restraint OF
trade.
The injunction was afterward made per-
manent
Mr. C,omners and his associates refused
to obey the order of the court and de-
clared that they would go 10 JAN before
they would do SO. They claimed that they
had the right to inform the memners OF
their organization who were and who were
not their friends. and that any attempt TO
prevent them from doing so was viola
ton of the constitutional guaranty or
free speech and the free press.
Full Court Unites to Vindicate.
Mr. Gompers discussed this subject and
criticised the action of the court as tyran-
meal and unjust in the columns or MS
paper and upon the platform, and 1t was
one of the principal subjects discussed oy
him on the stump during the recent pres
idential campaign.
No action was taken by the court and
no attention officially given to the
refusal to obey the violation of the IN
junction until after the election. mere
the District, and after consultation they
decided that action must be taken To vim
dictate its authority. The Offenders were
summoned by the regular method or pro-
cedure to show cause why they had not
obeyed the order of the court. They were
heard through their lawyers, and, after
several weeks elaboration. Justice NriSnt'
speaking for the court. declared them In
contempt and sentenced them 10 lmpris-
onment in the Jail of the District of Co
Inn and fo large hncS. Inc Oe-
PENDANTS appealed from the action OF the
court. and their lawyers are now prepar-
ing the necessary papers.
President May Not Pardon Offenders
President Roosevelt has received bushels
of kilograms letters, petitions and reso-
lutions passed by labor organizations and
other socties, urging him to intervene
and set aside the judgment of the court
by pardons He has officially announced
that he cannot interfere SO long as the
case is pending, but the opinion prevalls
among the highest authorities IN W ASH
fngton that the executive cannot intervene
in such case: that the offense for which
the defendants are punished is not against
the people but it Is against the court. ana
that neither of the coordinate branches
of the government has any CONSTITUTIONAL
authority to intervene to prevent the third
coordinate branch from Nlndicatlng It's
dignity and authority.
There Is no feeling against Mr.. Gompers,
Mr. Mitchell Mr. Morrison personally,
and it is generally admitted that their ac-
ton is Endorsed by the labor organizations
of the country almost unanimously, and
that the sympathy of the public is very
largely with them: but the question is
whether an exception shall be made In
favor of the officials of the American
Federation of Labor, and whether they
shall be granted exemption from the rules
and penalties that would be imposed on
any other class of citizens for similar
offense.
Building Operations in New York.
During the year 1908 there We're 1,943
apartment and tenement houses erected in
the city of Greater New York, containing
accommodation for 21.51S families, at
cost of So. 242, 800.
In 1907 there were 1901 apartment and
tenement houses erected with. accomnlo-
dations for &c. $50 families, at cost OF
S71, 1865 $50. This makes a total during
the last two years of J,144 apartment
and tenement houses. to accommodate
IS O6S people. and. counting five to a
family. a total of 29O, $40 people. at total
cost of sl25.7O9,3o0 a slight calculation
shows that these apartment houses cost
an average of $22S. 672. which makes them
very expensive Some of them were
very large. In 1905 and 1906 sew
era big S structures Ynr We're Of erected Gsn
n,
trail Park. which cover whole blocks. and
were able to accommodate one hundred
families. They were fitted up with the
greatest degree of luxury, with all the
were advertised as the largest and finest
apartment houses in the world.
Americas Largest Apartment House.
| In 1907 the Aston estate built the Apthorp
apartment house, which covers whole
block, between Broadway and West End
avenue and 18th and 10Th streets. 1t is
large enough to accommodate 40 fami-
| lies. with suites varying from three to
| twelve rooms. renting from $3.50 to $500
| a year, according to the size and location.
| The Apthorp was considered at that time
the limit of size and luxury, but now
comes a syndicate which has purchased
still larger block between Broadway and
| Amsterdam avenue and Seth and S7th
streets where 1t Is erecting an apartment
house fifteen stories high. which will pro-
| similar size. This will be the largest
| inhabited building in America, and will
| be unsurpassed in the world except by the
Vatican, the winter palace in Russia. the
palace at Versailles. and one or two other
| official structures in Europe. 1t will be
| built of buff brick and Indiana lime
| stone with terra Gotta trimmings and
will inclose central court yard go by
| 100 feet. with a grassy lawn and fOun-
| tain There will be six entrances from
| the street. each with its separate corri-
doris and elevator service.
Taller Than Washington Monument
They are building higher over here.
we'll as wider, all the time. The tower
of the Metropolitan Insurance building, at
the corner of oath street and Madison
avenue is now almost completed. to
l,;~
the Washington monument. 1t is one of
the most beautiful structures i'm existence.
and its perfect symmetry makes il look
less lofty than it really is. The tower of
the Singer building is 6l2 feet high. or So
feet less than the Metropolitan tower and
81 feet higher than the Washington
monument
The Equitable Insurance Company has