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New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
ROAD TO SPEND $4,000, 900.
Extensive Improvements Contemplated
by the Boston & Maine.

II became known in Wall Street yesterday
that at the first meeting of the reorganized
board of directors OF the Boston & Maine
Railroad Company, held in Boston last
week. and which was attended by J. Pier
pont Morgan, the expenditure of s2.eo0,VO
was authorized for improvements and bet
terments Most of this money, it was said,
would be used for strengthening out curves
in the main line and double tracking about
fifteen miles of the road between Salem and
Gloucester. Mass.
II is understood that the New Haven
Railroad interests intend 10 so systemati-
cally TO work to improve the physical con-
ciition of the Boston & Maine so 10 put
il in q position 10 handle economically the
traffic passing over its lines Ii is said that
the 10000 authorized at the last direc-
tors meeting is only small part of the
expenditures TO be made for improvements
and betterments by the company
These will include. II is under stood reduc-
tions in grades. Feballasting OF the road
bed. STRENGTHENING out the line where nec-
essary, and supplanting the present sixty
and seventy pound rails by inety pound
rails.
The present management. il is said, also
contemplates the removal OF the Salem tun-
rel and the construction Of 81 tunnel under
the CITY of Boston to serve as a connect
ing link between the north terminal sta
tion OF the Boston & Maine and the south
terminal station. the terminus OF the New
York. New Haven & Hartford Railroad.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
FEAR IKE NAY FALL.
Finance Department En- ployes
Get Hint of Changes.

Controller Prendergast has been 50 much
taken UP with getting into the routine swing
Of his Office that he has not had q chance
to make sweeping changes in the Depart
r1ent of Finance, but yesterday there was
hint of what he has in mind and the re-
suit was that every ernpTeye was feeling
his head last night 10 sec how securely Il
was screwed on.
yesterday six OF the eight cashiers in rne
office OF the receiver of taxes in Brooklvn
were told that their services were no longer
required Two new appointments were
made making net cut in the force OF so
per cent and an annual reduction in the
salary list of Ss,40o. The men appointed
were Joseph F. Mcdonnell a Democrat
and NJ. Harry Osborne. Republican.
Dr.. Peter Hughes. OF Brooklyn. who was
the personal physician OF the late Senator
Nd Carren, lost his place as medical exam
iner in the Department Of Finance He was
succeeded by DR.. Joseph II. Byrne. one Of
tbs shining lights in the Independence
League.
Controller Prendergast last night an
committee on Office organization and work
which VIII have advisory charge. under t!2,
controller Of any changes in administration
which may be deemed necessary 10 eff
cheney. Among other things the committee
was directed 10 find means for the efTective
introduction Of The new accounting system
ard 70 formulate & complete system OF
record OF documents in transit through the
DEPARTMENT of Finance
The members of the committee are Doug
IaS M9theWSon, First Deputy Controller
Edmund d. Fisher, Second Deputy: Charles
> Heryey, supervising sJatiStician: Hen
derson NJ. Wolff. chief auditor; George l.
Bruere and Dr. Frederick a Cleveland. ~
the Bureau of Municipal Research.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
TO CONTINUE HOE co ,
Hers of Press Maker TO In
corporate old Firm.

Justice Amend, OF the Supreme Court.
granted yesterday the. application OF Dr
Samuel NJ Evans, OF No. Ii5 East as,h
street, as general guardian of his :hrea
chlidren-ENen James. Robert T and sam
Tel h Evans. nine, seven and five Years
old, resr ectiyeiy-to take steps on their hp
half 70 carry out an agreement entered into
among sn the heirs OF Robert Hoe. ,ha
senior partner in the firm of E Hoo & 90
makers or printing presses. TO incorpo-s -
the business under the old firm name IN
stead OF having the business liquidatesi ana
the proceeds divided among the heDa-
ilciarfes under Mr.. Hoes viii The Chi,
oren are grandchildren Of Mr. Hoe s1fs are
rcSlduary leSateeS under his will Mr. 49,
died oa September - ISa and left ~
reSidusry estate 10 his living children ~
whom there are i've, ard 10 the children ~
two dead daughters. in equal parts. ire
children OF DR.. Evans, whose mother Ellen
James Hoe, died in 1891. are therefore, on,
titled TO oDe-seyenth or the residnsr- - -
tate 0S
DR. Evans sets forth in his petition ,ha,
lis fatker-in-law owned ninetecr-tweDf%,~
rrStS of the Hoe & Co. business the tha-
tWo-twenty-fi being owned by his nsrr
neT, Charles w. Carpenter, Who was 3i
rectcd 10 continue the business l,nfiI NJ
cember u lest, and then liQuidate and Uins
IL up. "'''N
The heirs of Robert Hoe and Csrna,,~-
have entered into an agreement oF con,rro-
mise dated December 80 1903. unaer tEa
provisions OF which an Incorporation ~ a.
business is 10 be had with an s,,tho~iSa.3
ca pital OF S.S75.0n Mrs. Olivia p H.
Robert Hoes widow. in IN afT.davit So
ported Dr.. EvanS's application.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
COLUMBIA BUYS LAND.
Acquires Property in 116th Street from
Stokes Estate and j. j. Goodwin.

Columbia University purchased for saso,-
go Yesterday. at an auction sale in the
Nesey street exchange. the old frame
homestead standing al the northeast cor
ner of Amsterdam avenue and ll6th street
facing the college. The property, which
has frontage of 1oou feet in Amsterdam,
avenue and 175 feet in the street. was sold
by Joseph P. Day for the estate Of Caro-
line Phelps Stokes 10 the Douglas Robin
son. Charles s. Brown Company, acting for
the university
The same brokers. in connection with the
purchase, acquired for Columbia the eleven
lots adjoining in llSth street, including
one-half of the MorningsiGe avenue 'front.'
age from James J. Good win These pur
chaSes give the university control of half
OF the block bounded by Norningside ave
nue. AmSIerdam avenue. 16th and Il7th
streets. The remainder OF the block Is
owned by Mrs. DreNel, of Philadelphia
No plans for the Improvement Of tho
property have been decided upon as va1
but II is believed that the block. which has
never held any building except on the Am
sterdam avenue frontage, viii be covered
verSity. -
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
RIoTING IN PHILADELPHIA.
Police Make Many Arrests-Sym.
pathizer in the Tolls.

Philadelphia. Jan. n.-Increased rioting
and charges of police brutality made by
the striking shirtwaist makers and their
suffragette allies marked the progress Of
the strike to-day in this city. Clashes be-
tween the girls doing picket duty and work
ers were numerous.
More than score of arrests were made
by the police. and on two occasions IL was
necessary to call out the reserve squad
from City Hail. Among those arrested
was Oscar Dornebloom. the local strike
leader, who was taken into custody while
escorting Miss Eleanor s. L. Pue. young
woman prominent in Philadelphia society
investigating strike conditions. She de-
cares the manner of his arrest was an
outrage.
Mrs. Q. II. P Belmont is expected here
tomorrow, when she will be the guest Of
honor at meeting arranged by the Penn
sylvania Woman's Suffrage Association in
the interest of the strikers
Fourteen striking girls were held in bail
here to-day on charges arising out OF dis
turbances last night. When policemen
came to the aid of the non-union girls
they were bombarded with snowbalis and
other missiles by the strikers.
Miss Fanny Travis Cochran. a SYM
pathizer who was acting as strike picket
yesterday, was arrested. She was de-
tained at a station house for short time
and then released.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
BIOLOGICAL SOCIETY.
Elects Managers at Innual
Meetin g-Croleds Fisit Park.

So great is the interest of its members
in the New York Geological Society that
over seven hundred attended the sixteenth
annual meeting. at the Hotel Plaza last
night. Among the interesting points brought
ment that 5fs4A persons attended the
Geological Park and the Aquarium last
year.
Twelve members of the board o. man
ayers were elected 10 succeed the outgoing
class of 1910 to be known as the class OF
1918. as follows: F. Augustus Schermerhorn,
Percy r. Pyne, George R. GrinneiL Jacob
H Schif. George c. Clark, Cleveland II.
Dodge, Nelson Robinson, c. Ledyard Blair,
Frederick 6. Bourne. W. Austin Wadsworth,
Emerson McMIllin and Anthony r. Kuser.
The members of the executive committee
are Madison Grant. chairman: John 5.
Barnes. Percy r. Pyne. Samuel Thorne,
William White Niles. Levi P. Morton, Will
lam Pterson Hamilton and Henry Fairfield
Osborn.
DR.. William T. Hornaday, director Of the
park since its establishment. received
large silver loving cup. After the business
session 4. Radcliffe Dugmore exhibited his
photographs of living animals taken last
year in British East Africa.
Madison Grant said after the meeting that
several of the members of the society had
expressed their intention of contributing
s. 600 each toward he endowment fund. This
fund ultimately is to be 10000. and
campaign to raise $4,000 OF this is now in
rrocreSS
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
AHERMAN ON THE INSURGENTS
Discusses Furniture Smashing as a
Sign Of Friendship.
- Telesranh tn ~ 7-rihn,,n

fnt AttNSFarh 10 ne Tribune
- Philadelphia, Jan. Thames SchooIcraf,
Sherman. Vice President Of the United
States, and Mrs. sherman came TO this
CITY TINS afternoon as the guests of Charlie
msgne Tower, formerly Ambassador TO
Germany. and Mrs Tower. Mr.. and Mrs.
Tower entertained the distinguished guests
~ dinner at the Tower home. No. 1913
Locust street, in the evening
The Vice President was asked 10 expres.
some opinion as 10 the contention of the
insursent members OF Congress-. who de-
clare they are the best friends and not the
enemies Of the Taft administration.
Nov, you know" be said softly. those
members % Congress are in much the same
position as guests invited into mans
home Suppose those guests were 10 smash
up TIRE furniture and push vases and crock
cry ca the Psrlor mantelpiece What then /?
Mould they be called friendly TO them?
There arc certain men in Congress who
hy their actions arc in5uring the Republi-
can party or course. 1hey cannot destroy
The Republican party. when they cisim 10
he friendly with The administration az Mr.
Taft they are just like the guests who
would go into tho house OF their host and
smash the furniture DO YOU know. I
really suspect that those eertieme, are ACT
ing thus with an eye 10 the effect bscl,
home and that they heps 10 gain strength
by H.
Now. would not dixie 10 assert that
these gentlemen arc no longer members of
oGr party and have forfeited their Repub-
licsn titles ANY man can claim to be a
Republican and announce himself as such.
But other men can have their own opinion
as 10 whether he Is really Republican or
rot so when these gentlemen in Congress
act as such way to iniure the Rep.,bli-
csn party and administration other men
Can form their opinions as TO whether they
are any longer Republicans"
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
CAN'T INSPECT BOOKS.
Court of appeals Decision on
Stock Tar Lar

Albany. Jan u.-That section OF the law
imposing tax on transfers OF stock which
gives the representatives ot the state Con
troiler's Office the right 10 examine the
books or stock broker was held 10 De IN
constitutional by the Court OF Appeals to-
day The court affrrns the order OF the An
pellaIe Division. in ordering the release O<
John s Ferguson. who was arrested for r.
fuslns 10 permit examiner OF the
State Controllers Office 10 examine N.
books Of Benjamin, Ferguson & McNiurray
Of No. Is Wall street. New York Mr.. Fer
suson would allow only the book ot ac-
count to be examined. conlending that The
other books and papers OF the firm were
private and not open 10 inspection.
Judge Hiscock wrote the opinion OF The
court. in which al concur except Judses
Haight and Vann. who dissent. but they
did not write an opinion
The effect ef the decision 6sclsrinS this
particular provision OF the tax law. Section
~. Unconstitutional. does not Interfere With
the operations of the stock tax Ian.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
POLICEMAN LOCKED UP
Magistrate Orders Him Arrested for
Beating a Prisoner

Policeman James Devon. Of the Jar,.,,..-
avenue station. Williamsburg. was or5.r,9
under arrest and held in 500 bail ves,e-s..e
in the Manhattan avenue police con-, -
Magistrate o'Reilly. charged with feIo,,,.',!!
assault on Oscar Gregory. stesr, s.''- %
against whom Devon had appeared - ,'--' -
plainant Police Captain Becker 3 So, CoIi4- o5Ii4
the policeman be paroled Nhat
He is a prisoner . Ike any one else .
man Is in uniform or not W. "stHer
accused OF an act Ike this he ouch, - ls
punished" 10 ne
Gregory Is twenty-nine Years 81.
lives at No. 100 Hart street ~, and
wife and two women friends h. - IN MS
Richmond Hiil Monday uigE, VISITED
yesterday morning, when tT.,' eSfIy
Myrtle avenue and BroadWss ~ athFd
cry, IL was said raw DevoT, az, ~, Pfe-;-
site side % the street F,rr-g5i,,ti ti'e "Pff1-
MitA hts Ciub- As she tltts-sl man
husband put his baud over b.r E SlE her
This was noticed by Devon st, al"9if
Gregory vas striking the y,,rnao uhought
arrested him. When Gregory -, .tl ne
Was terribly ehlhbed 4 u 1ts ed he
tlscn, despite the protest 30 trn and
women. ~as locked Ip On a ~ha-,ne nc three
ing assaulted the policeman o. nav
face was IN tsrrible condifi,,, @Iesory 5
erss A~'s- e>&s sSs.ls.. IA court.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
TRAINMEN HERE TO CONFER.

II was announced yesterday that Vice
President James Murdoch OF the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen will he in New
York tomorrow 10 arrange for the hoped
for conferences with the officials of the
Eastern railroads over the demands for ad-
Nances in wages. representative OF the
Grand Lodge Of the Order OF Railroad Con-
ouotors viii also be here II is the inten-
tion 90 hold joint conferences between the
committees OF the trainmen and conductors
and the railroad officials
Some Of the officers OF the trainnen had
Informal talks with representatives OF the
companies several DAYS ago in re.,ard 10
the conferences. They believe the confer
eaces will take place. and that II so an
aniicabl settlement viii be reached The
companies have not spoken on the subject
set eut II is understood they will act to-
gethsr.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
Guardian
Trust Company
Of New York
ITO Broadway
Capital & Surplus $1,000. 900
GALLUP CASE OPENS.
fiction to Reinsfdte HIM an
State Controllers Office.
IBy Telegraph TO The Tribune. ]


Albany, JAN 1l-"Are you Democrat or
a Republican," was the principal question
asked by the opposing attorneys in drawing
a jury for trial of the action of Earl If.
Gallup for an order directing Controller
Williams TO reinstate him as chief clerk
OF the transfer tax bureau OF the Con-
trol,er's office. Gallup is a Democrat and
an appointee of ex-Controller Martin H.
Glynn. He was removed from Office by the
late Controller Gaus With the statement
that he felt he ought to be allowed to fll
the place with man of his own party.
Declaring that his removal was for political
reasons, instigated. it was said, by William
Barnes, jr. Mr.. Gallup asked for an in
vestigation by the state Civil Service Com
mission BY vote OF to the commits
sion reported that Gallup illegally re-
moved from office. 1t. however. did not
have the power to order his reinstatement.
and the present Controller has so far failed
TO do 50.
The trial OF the mandamus proceedings
was before Supreme Court Justice Belts,
Lewis f Carr and Patrick c. Dugan.
former Deputy Controller representing Mr..
Gallup. and Deputy Attorney General
Franklin Kennedy and Everett z. Risiey
the Controller. Mr.. Carr asked every Juror
Republican, but the court sustained an OBJ
lection TO his question as 10 whether one
of the jurors was an organization Repub-
lican." II was the evident intention Of Mr.
Carr TO get as many Democrats on the jury
as possible. six men whom he challenged
being Republicans. Mr.. Kennedy, on the
other hand. sought Republican jury. chaI-
longing six Democrats. When completed
the jury was composed Of seven Repub-
hcans. three Democrats and two Inde-
pendents.
Mr.. Carr was unsuccessful in his attempt
to get the report of the Civn Service Com
mission put in evidence, the judge de-
clarlng that IL had nothing 10 do with this
case. All the afternoon Gallup himself
was on the stand. The Deputy Attorney
General tried hard to learn from him who
were the other men in the transfer tax
bureau, il being his intention to show that
Mr.. Gallup was appointed 70 the place Of
chief OF the bureau over the heads OF
older and more competent men Justice
Belts. however. sustained all the objections
made to such questions by Mr. Carr. on the
ground that the question to be decided was
the competency OF Gallup The case will
be continued tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
MRS. VANDERBILT SEES TRIALS
Deeply Interested Throughout Entire
Session of Children s Court

Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. sr. and
a friend Mrs. NJ C. Sclapp. were inter
ested spectators throughout the entire SOS
sion OF the Children's Court yesterday. oc-
cupying special seats directly in front NJ
the bench and in easy hearing Of tina
fun proceedings
Mrs. Vanderbilt explained 10 Justice
Deuel. that she wished TO see how the
court handled Juvenile delinauents. and il
was said that the object OF her concern in
the work is the ultimate welfare OF ths
youthful offenders.
The days docket was lighter than usual
but there were several typical Chijdren's
Court cases. Nicholas Nentimiglia fiftern
years old, was charged by his father a
building contractor in the Bronx a he
ing incorrisible. The father said that fba
lad associates with vicious boys and "a
Gently had falsely obtained SO from ooa
firm and SO from another upon the reorA
senIation that his father wanted the meDev
for pay-oG purposes. Nicholas was -
manded three days for Investigation nv
the Children's Society.
Samuel Perniek, fifteen years old and
Alvin Weisberg. fourteen years old N,era
charged by Charles Morix. coal
dealer, With stealing coal from him Tba
any moro stealing. The justice nsTolsst
them, as II was their first time in court
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
STRIKE STILL ON.
edlthy Women Plan Coop
erdtire Factory.

disappointment yesterday awaited
several volunteer pickets and watchers,
some OF them Yassar graduates who were
ready TO risk arrest for contempt of court
py doing picket duty at the factory of \.
Sitolner. waist manufacturer, at Nos. 80
and Al Walker street
Mr., Sitomer had obtained preliminary
injunction restraining the strikers or their
representatives from interfering by force
or persuasion with his employees. When
the pickets went to the factory they found
II closed and not patrolman was TO he
seen. so after lingering around a while
they went away. Solomon SCHNEIDER. the
strike leader. said that before the present
strike against Mr.. Sitomer the latter had
made two agreements with the union and
that this was the third strike. SCHNEIDER
said that Mr.. sitomer offered yesterday TO
make another agreement if the union paid
one-half the costs of the injunction, but
that the offer was refused
State Labor Commissioner Williams yes
terday sent word from Albany that he had
received the letter from Miles NJ Dawson,
attorney for the strikers. offering arbitra-
tion on their behslf and would communi-
cste with the manufacturers. Mr.. Dawson
also wrote TO President I. B. Lyman of the
Associated Waist and Dress Manufacturers,
repeating the offer.
Mr.. Hyman. in advance OF the receipt of
the letter said there would be no arbitra-
tion, as the strike was petering out and set
Ting itself Chairman Simon OF the exec
utive committee of the association, ad
dressed a meeting of waist manufacturers
In Philadelphia. and movement was start
ed to make the association national tpdy.
Mrs. Valesh. on behalf of the wealthy
women who are aiding the strikers said
yesterday that money is being raised 70
start a cooperative factory 20 aid the strik-
ers while the strike lasts
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
NEW AIR RECORDS
Continued from first page.

his motor started. Then he rose ma
jestically.
At the same time. Willard and Hamil-
ton brought their machines TO the start
in front of the grandstand. Directly
after they got into the air. Curtiss took
Clifford Harmon. the New York sports
man and balloonist. into the seat beside
him and rose again on another fight
with a passenger.
PAULHAN FLIES WITH TWO.
Aii four aeropianes in the air at once
presented a sight that set the crowd
into frenzy. Paulhan landed in few
minutes, and. determined TO regain some
of his lost laurels. ordered one of his
assistants into the seat with him. Then
he twice circled the course, his great
biplane soaring as gracefully with the
extra man as Il had dcne with Paulhan
alone.
In quick succession Curtiss estab-
lished starting record and q record for
landing. But Willard. coming next to
the landing. beat the best his chief could
do Curtiss, however, set a new record
for getting away to make up for the
landing honor he lost. He started from
a marked square of ten feet. flew about
the field for two minutes and, returning,
landed exactly in the same spot
Paulhan tried to beat both marks, but
the best he could do was TO rise in twelve
and a half seconds from the time his
engine started, and his machine ran
more than one hundred feet along the
ground before it rose The trip with
Curtiss was the first flight Harmon had
ever made in an aeroplane, although ne
owns the one that had its first trial yes
terday.
\ TRICK ON HARMON
Harmon was so pleased with the ex-
perience that he determined to make an
effort at fight alone. Willard lent the
millionaire sportsman his machine,
though without giving any intimation
of his intention, he fixed it so that it
could not rise from the ground. This
was done at the request of Commodore
r. c. Benedict. of New York, who
yesterday offered Harmon the price of
ten aeroplanes If nc would not go up.
Wizards trick prevented the sportsman
from experiencing more than rapid
run along the ground for several hum
dred feet.
To complete the days events Roy
Knabenshue and Lincoln Beachey, in
dirigible balloons, rose from the ground
both at the same time. and. gaining a
height of about three hundred feet
while flying into the wind. turned to-
Eether and began race with the wind
knabenshue, higher by fifty feet than
Beachey, won the race by two lengths,
when the course of one thousand feet
bad been covered.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
NEW TROLLEY APPLICATION IN.
Hearing on Scent Fare Line Pro-
posal Set for February 9.

The application of the Manhattan Bridge
scent fare line for a certificate of con-
yenicnce and necessity 10 build and op-
crate surface railroad from Desbrosses
and West streets through Canal street over
the Manhattan Bridge and through the
shopping district OF Brooklyn was received
yesterday BY The Public Service Conmis-
sicn. large attendance is promised for
the hrSt hearing, on the afternoon of Feb
rusFy :. al which Commissioner Bassett
v 10 preside.
The commission also decided 10 take q
look into ne facilities or the Brooklyn
EEpid iFansit company for removing snow
from it, tracks. A hearing on tho matter
viii &c held next Saturday morning by
Commissioners Mccarroll
Chairman Nillcox and Secretary whitney
OF The commission viii go fo-rnorrov 20
Albany. where N the evening the latter
uili present 90 the Legislature the annual
epoTt Of the commission.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-12
TO PROTECT PEDESTRIANS
Fifth Avenue Association Wants Mora
Isles of Safety

II the officers ana members OF the r-is.h
Avenue Association succeeded in acro,,'
pIshing ell they had planned last nigh, =,
their annual meeting al the Holland Hou>a
at which President Robert Gr!cr Coo,s
presided. the improvements In FIFTH a,-,
uue which they have already bee, -.
means ~ eneetins would re added 10 eo,-
slderably duFins 1910. The report Of ~
president showed that the association -
gained ~ members tn twelve months T,,-
Work OF 'ae association ia prcnofinc rha
widening and lighting Of ihe avenue -
efforts 10 stop the loltering of persons ~
for additional isles OF safety and ;he -
NiSAbliitN ct HaFsDS an advisory ceun>,,
Of women We're touched upon in the repor;
dent Robert tiFier Ceoke. tsrst VICE nrsss
dent. SiHs,9.n SING. bFSntsRe, seeond vice pres
dcHt- Nil15H8 Post SaCkett. third Yi~e
2 lhabi D. bieodsood. treasurer Henry a
A--.i-.s s--L -