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New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
TO CURB MONOPOLTES.
Drastic Measures Likely to Be
come Lar an Canada.

Ottawa Ont. Jan. ia radical measure
against nnonopolies was presented TO the
House yesterday hy Mackenzie King, Min
ister OF Labor The measure resembles in
many respects the industrial disputes act
which has proved E great success in pre-
venting and settling strikes. The bill was
introduced by the government and Is there
fore certain n pass
In explanation or the proposed isgisla-
ton, Mr. King said IT v-ss not designed "a
interfere with trade. but effectively 70 pro
rect the public from the operation Of
mon opolies
sons show prin1a f9eie evidence to = su-
perior court Judge that combination ex-
lists which has unduly enhanced the price of
g manufactured article. limited production
of any commodity or restricted trade the
judge shall order an Investigation
Investigations will ne made by board Of
three--ene member appointed by those who
chairman BY the two If they fail TO agree,
the judge shall select the chairman The
hill gives the board the fuN powers of
court
Two remedies are provided where q com
hnatiop is shown TO exist The govern
ment may withdraw the tariff protection
from articles produced by a combination. or
a fine Of 1000 day may be imposed until
the abuse is remedied-
Patents used to restrict trade or TO en-
hancs prices may be revoked.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
4NSWERED.
EdrUards Tells MAYOR Why He
Fired His Deputg.

Owen ]. Murphy. erstwhile Deputy Street
Cleaning Commissioner for BROOKLYN, and
all the time Democratic leader Of the 18th
Assembly District in Kings County. wanted
70 know from Commissioner Edwards on
Tuesday why he had been removed. His
question, put in the crowded anteroom of
the aldermanic chamber. did not meet with
a ready response as the Commissioner said
he did not consider II the proper place TO
make such a demand
II Mr. Murphy still wants 10 know why
he was removed he may get a copy of a
letter sent by the Commissioner 70 the
Mayor Yesterday afternoon. In it the Com
missioner charges Mr. Murphy with devot-
ing most Of his time TO politics and little
of it 10 the work Of the department He
was never locked I'D 70 as the real head
Of the department in Brooklyn, Mr.. Tay-
lor. the acting superintendent being con
sidered the head of the working force. He
said
Irregularities and the Misrepresentation
Of the time books clearly snow that Mr..
Murphy was absolutely responsible for
dismissed on charges of holding up snow
ShoYelIers for money. was very close TO
Mr. Murphy. I hold that M. Murphy
should have found these matters out or at
least should have been alive 10 the situa
ton.
Deputy Commissioners Scott finds. upon
assuming his duties that there is thor
ough disorganization in the borough owing
70 the lack of discipline on the part Of
Mr. Murphy
II was stated that a number Of men in
the department were working under as
sumed names. and that a stableman,
friend of Mr.. Murphy. was assigned 10 the
snow office in summer as well as IN winter.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
NEW WAY TO GET ARREARS.
Notices by Mail Will Precede Order to
Sell Personal Property.

Controller Prendergast has decided TO
adopt a new method of collecting arrears
OF personal taxes Heretofore the Con
troller has on January IL Of each year.
issued warrant TO city marshal au-.
thorizing him to sell all personal property
which. the. taxes due the preceding Oc-
toher were in arrears This year all per
sons in arrears will be informed by mail
that unless their taxes are paid by Febru-
ary the usual order Of sale viii be issued
or the bill will be sent 70 the Corporation
Counsel for collection.
The new office committee appointed hy
Controller Prendergast has found that the
staff of ten accountants placed in the of
flee by Controller Metz TO install the new
accounting system had been shlnted on TO
the regular routine work and the, wheels
of reform had been stopped. These ar
co11ntants have now been segregated, with
orders to put through the new system with
out further delay.
with the view of making them more
sanitarv all rhe Offices OF the Finance De
psrtrnent are 70 he renovated The work
was started YESTERDAY. and countless col
onies Of germs were served with dispossess
notices.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
TRINITY CHURCH CLOCK STOPS.
Timepiece Looking Down on Wall
Street Needed oiling. That's AL

The clock in the tower of Trinity Church
came to Etop at nine minutes OF 70 YES
terday. and remained there the rest of the
day II WIS the first time this clock which
was placed in the tower five years ago has
nisbehaved. The only reason was that u
needed oilinE. The delay in fixing it was
occasioned by the inability to reach the
man who takes care Of it
It was hungry Wall Street office bows v,ho
first noticed that the big timeptece over
looking the financial district had come to a
halt The quarter hour had sounded. ana
il meant Z O'Clock in tust fifteen minutes
Then it got 10 the nine-minute mark. and
appetites Increasing all the time But there
il STAYED And then for the first time
Wall Street officially disregarded Trinity's
clock and went 10 luncheon. anyway
Every one who went 70 the organ recital
in the church az 20 o'clock looked I'M at
the clock before entering But the Soma
OF the organ reassursd them that the 70
citaI was ignoring outside appearances.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
MAY FIGHT ORDER
Net. Receiuers Make Reply to
p. s.. Com mission.

Tn the last analysis" the receivers IF
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company
declared in a letter to the Public Service
Commission Yesterday. the matter Of obey
ing the order of the commission 10 increase
the service on the il6th street crosstown
line was one Of whether the public interest
would ne better served by passengers hang
ing TO the straps in the rush hours or the
company having its operating expense in
creased. Then they reserve the right 10
fight the order
This question Of increasing the service
on 116th street has been hanging fire since
last October An inspection showed then
that in the mornings the cars were greatly
overcrowded. while in the evenings more
cars were run and Fewer persons were
dangling from the straps
Letters were sent 10 the receivers. and ar
last an answer was received in which il
was said that the service regulations issued
by the commission as 10 other lines af-
fected 924 cars leaving 5Sl cars for the lines
not regulated. The found shortage of
sixty-one cars in the number necessary to
cover the assignments To obey the n6th
street requirement would mean the employ
ment Of more men for part time service on
fun time nav
The commission examined the car assign
ments. and found there was shortage Of
only thirtv-seven cars. Hearings were sex
for December 2 and January z but the
receivers did not appear. Then Commls-
sionsr Malthis gave an opinion in the mat
ter. and the order was issued. The letter
Of YESTERDAY was received in reply. The
receivers declared that If the same policy
was carried cut by the commission as to
the whols system the company would be
put 10 an additional annual expense Of
$4,000. As ii is the receivers are going 10
''endeavor 10 comply with the order
The receivers of the Metropolitan in
petition fled yesterday in the United States
Circuit Court asked for instructions re
garding the payment of special franchise
taxes dating back 70 1901. The amount due,
with interest, TO DecembA 81, 1900. IS g.
az The interest alone amounts 70 81
III. .ao3 Is. The receivers say that they have
been advised hy counsel that in certiorari
proceedings, which are pending, judgments
will be obtained substantially reducing the
amount Of the tax AlloTing for this, they
believe that the assessment will be prob
ably 800 0oo wear on the whole system.
IT was said by the receivers that they
would have paid the taxes had it not been
for the protest Of counsel for the Joint
committee on reorganization. who said that
under agreements the taxes should be paid
by the leased lines. The petition says:
Your petitioners ara advised by their &C
countanrs ana verify believe. that each
500 600 paid on account OF the special fran
chise taxes will result in reduction in
the assessed valuation Of the franchises OF
s., ,S66 .ee6 which, edualized ar 50 per cent,
would amount TO 81 4SS32S Taking this
amount at the tax rate for 1903 of l.67S04.
il would show reduction in the amount
Of the tax 70 be paid Of $24 500 81 for each
s1ho 0oo OF taxes ultimately found 10 be due
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
CHRTyTT CASE ENDS.
Spanking Episode Feature Of
the Last D0u.

B Zznesville Ohio. Jsn. 1q-The suit cf
Mrs. Howard Chandler Christv wife of the
artist. 10 Obtain possession OF Natalie. her
tT-elve-year old daughte~. came 70 q close
today A decision l. expected 10 morrow.
Al alleged spanking administered To
Mrs Chrlsty h- her husband. which Mrs
Chrtstv received IN fairly good nature was
detailed b. Miss Rose Christy, the artist s
sister. who was the first witness examined
10 DAY
Miss Christi said taat one night she over
heard Mrs. Chrlsty in her room. at the
CHRISTI home ~ Duncan Falls. runms ging
through ? trunk and mumbling and swear
ing. Nr. Chrlsty said If she did not. stop
her talking and 90 10 bed he would spank
her
I guess he did spank her" Miss ChriEty
sid. "fudFinC from the sounds which came
from their room. The next morning Mrs
Christy laughed and said she guessed
she deser-ed II
Anna Washington negro maid for
merry A. the Christy home in New York
said she often saw Mrs Christy fntoxi-
cs sd ana that she often called Purdy. the
chauffeur. for her mistress. and that she
served drinks TO both in Mrs. Christy's
houdoir
on o-e occasion the maid testified Mrs
ChrIsrv said 70 her. regarding P,1rdy. I'm
crazy about that man Isn't he handsome? :?
r II were not fer Natalie I would be with
him always She also quoted PuTdv as
saving God only knows how much ! love
this woman referring 70 Mrs Christy
Judge White, at the Close of long in
7ervaeT with Natalie Christy. said that
che little girl would not indicate a preference
for either parent
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
REPORT on FREE LECTURES.
Dr.. Leipzigsr Tells of Greater Attend
ance and Extension of Work

In his report 70 the Board OF Education
for the year 1s0s-,sa. Dr.. Henry NJ Ieip-
ziger. supervisor OF lectures. refers 20 the
increased attendance. more systematic
courses, special lectures in italian and
Yiddish for foreigners, Sunday evening
lectures. special courses on city TOPICS and
greater cooperation between the public
libraries and the lectures as among the
more important features of the public
lectures during the year
DR.. Ieipztger points out that the begin
ming OF the public lecture courses twenty
years ago was in six sehoolhouses.- while
during the year covered by his report
lectures were delivered in Ise centres
throughout the city, on $50 different
subjects, before Sis audiences The total
attendance was 1.H311s. an average OF 212
az each lecture. The staff consisted OF
6.641 lecturers
In many centres. the report SAYS com
mfrteeS OF men and women who are regular
attendants have rendered much service in
the suggestion OF subjects FOR new lectures
Many communities all over the country
have established systems modelled more or
less closely upon the lines OF the one IN this
citV.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
HONOR LEES MENORT
North and South Join in Tr1b-
ute at Waldorf Dinner.

Under the folds of the stars and bars.
Southerners sat IN the ballroom If the
Waldorf last night and heard the ,irtues
Of General Robert r. Lee extolled The
occasion Of the dinner and speeches was
the birthday of the Confederate leader.
The Stars and Stripes hung next the
Southern Cross around the walls Of the
great room, and the band in the gallery
PLAYED The Bonnie Blue Flag" and
Yankee Doodle" with fine iripartiality
The Rev. Ernest n. sttres rector of ST.
Thomas ana himself Virginizn. spoke on
the character Of the Southern genera
Senator Ben Hin said OF him that he was
ths greatest character that history has
ever known, said Or Stires end he is
truly great American worthy OF enula-
ton. Lees example must be followed by
SoUtherners. end the obligation rests on
those living in the North and IN this great
city TO carry always in their lives the
credit Of all that ne represents. There is
e fhospitable South. but there is a hos
pitable North too, and here IN this big
hearted city must Southernsrs remember
the worth and character Of Lee"
John l. Shepherd, Of L. s Grant Camp.
c A r, sad
The great men OF this country DO not
LGiDi-s - 1--y SSCAoi4 Lee does mol bsionE
70 Virginia and Grant does not belong 10
Illinois Their grandeur cannot be defined
hy lines
The only reference made 20 the present
dispute over whether Lees statue shall be
placed in the Capitol 81 Waghfneton was
when William j. Hendrick formerly At
torney General or Kentucky, said: .'It mat
ters little wnetner Lee is recognized at
Statuary Hall The most Significant place
IN the portraits Of Englsnd's kings is un-
filled There is M picture Of Oliver C'ron1-
well This country. TOO. has failed 10 con
OF Fame
Miss Annie W4L,e5esler, L,5s, daughter OF The late
General Joe y nse.ef' was Z Gaest and
yell that she Was forced 10 rise md bow
hef thanks. @-=.4-..--..
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
WANTS BROKERS LICENSED.
Arrest Of Clerk in Auto Traud Gi7ss
Impetus TO Isoeb's Efforts.

As the result cf the arrest O Jsnn ?
McGrath. clerk in The erurlcv OF eIs
toms BROKER, who vas held II & 90 ban q
a charge OF dstrau9lns ths customs. CO.
Ieetor Loeb viii Try harder rha1 srsr %
get Congress &c pass a law fcr rhs re.rs-
ing or brokers doing business n the C1s-
tom House
McC7rath was said 70 have Changed ar
appiicarion for epprzIsersnt CT IN au-e-
mobile 50 that the machins was valtsd r
$3.50, instead OF s. 80. dsfraudinS the gF-
ernment out OF 500 The duty CT au-oue-
biles is 80 per cent The figure Z" vss
erased on ths application upon which ths
duty was paid. also the letters "ssz.
changing eighteen 70 eight
This particular automobile had been
used abroad To facilitate matters II
Loeb has permitted n such eases re Uss
OF applications for eppraiSsuenr instead Ct
the invoices. This permission was revoke
yesterday The Collector said that the DIS
covery of the change OF valuation gss
made accidentally BY officials engaged y
another investigation. He denied thar tlsEs
was any likelihood that automobile u-tsr-
valuation was practised az this Port
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
TEST EDISON,S IDFs
InUentor's Nezr Storage Bat
tery To Be Tried To-dou

West Orange p + Jan g (Sraci.N
Thomas A Edison said today thar ba "a.
everything ready FOR test ro-ro----- =
his storage battery on a street car =.
has car Of hts o-n that he has ss.-
experimenting vt-h IN tos -ar5 - =.
factories on Lakestde avenue II this Co.,
and Tomorrow Afternoon hs vii tss. !.
OUT 10 Washington street ana ~ = :,
some OF the local lines Of TIE Fl1sIc =
vice system
In getting from the factory ards :. -.
car tracks tie vehicle vtu &c pr1osu.s
along ths rosd-ay fust as an autorons
would Y was built for tracks hczrs~s-
and Mr. Edison wishes q see how = ~
work as z practical street cz- Tss -
venter believes he has rropositfo- .sa.
VIII solve some of ths gravasr prorle-,
OF street railway trafsC The car fs /.
rrnaH one but win carr rwsnrv aaa
serEers
The chief ori.rt Of to-merro~,s -.
vi1 ne 70 tsterrtns how ire ca- viii =.
under lead and On a srrais ishts~av t-.-
TT il ons thing" said The inventor a
figure cut IN your Iaroratorv fusc wiz,
machine ought - de. but y IS quite A.
other TO put il 70 work and make Il % ii
! have ever couhdsnce IN 1hs bsrtsrv
have perfected FOR thA street car. brt un-f
I have shown what - can &c L IS ror =.
ing 70 do much n the Ts- CT rsvoluttoa-
tztng street RAILWAY systems
The grear difficulty Undsr vni-n a
trolley lines labor is rhs heavy Iss
ot The rush hour 50 long as he uovsr
limited 20 the carrying capacity OF one ss-
Of wires AMI The u1ornertsrv naaxinar-
Of one power plant. a system -iu =
handicapped 70 take care - an sxtrs a
mand When The storage battery IS msss
a practical factor in street railway traHs
the company can be charging up i-s ez-s
IN advance cf the rush hours ard w.,
The load comes y can be handled Ths
problem then becomes only one et taa
number ct cars available
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
SETTLE TAX SUIT.
Commercial Gable and New England
Telegraph Agree to Paw Up.

The first settlement in the franchise tax
suits brought by Attcrnev General OMalley
was announced in tho Supreme Court yes
terday when tho cases of the Commercial
Cable CompanV and The New England
Telegraph Company We're called.
The franchise tax assessments, aggregat-
ing several million dollars. have not heen
paid since 1901. Tile New York Telephone
Company was the only corporation that
consented 10 pay without suit The CON-
mercial Gable Company agreed Yesterday
70 paw up on the basis of an annual as
sessment OF 500 90 d wear from 1901 10 1853
Tne tax on tlis amount is PEI cent The
New England Telegraph Company consent
ed 10 an annual assessment OF S325 000
The Consolidated Gas Company has re
fused TO settle because OF it's perpetual
franchise. which the company calls an
intangible asset which II declares should
not be taxed In the s0-cent gas litigation
IN The United States courts the company
placed valuation OF ST. 000 900 on this
franchise
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
DEAL COST $3.50?
PEOPLES LIFE SALE,
HotchkiSs Says Bank Repudi-
ates TraUers Acts.

Syracuse. Jan 1s.-W. H Hotchkiss state
Superintendent of Insurance. tonight gave
out a statement regarding the Mutual Life
Insurance Association and League Of this
city which the department has taken IN
charge
superintendent Hotchkiss SAYS that In
medistsly on taking possession Of the as
sociation no directed Chief Examiner Mel
son 3. Hadlsy 10 proceed 10 Toronto ard
collect the S15oeO9 certificate Of deposit in
the Farmers Bank OF Canada. When this
certificate Was presented the rank refused
TO pay the same. and to-day refused 70
recognize waiver OF the ninetv-day no
tice executed by its general manager Will
lam r. Travers Mr Hadlev was instruct
ed TO remain in Toronto and brlug this
refusal 10 the attention Of the Canadian
Bankers Association
The statement says that the examination
Of persons interested shows among other
things these:
John TevIs, a promoter whose specially
Is the purchase OF life insurance companies.
seems, by the expenditure OF oniv $3.50
70 have rented from Moran & Co. Of New
YORK 5000 shares OF the capital stock CT
the. Big VEN Copper Mine Company. which.
he claims 10 be worth upwards 81 uTa-
600. and with such rented stock 70 have
secured what he claims 10 have been &
loan 10 him from the Farmers Bank of
Canada of s150Ooo. with which sum. after
taking out $1,000 for personal use he paid
certain of his Obligations and by a dis
eursement OF $1,000 acquired control Of q
assets OF practically g ee9eoa
The present transaction seems to have
started with this alleged loan. the same
being represented b. Canadian currency
brought to Syracuse in satchel b Gen
era Manager TFaveTs. or the Farmers
Bank. on the evening OF December Is ana
py htrn taken TO the First National Bank
OF syracuse on the morning Of December
cashier. placed again in the satcheI. the
satchel being locked and placed inside the
door of the hank vault fher. the satcieI
remained until the evening. when Il vas
opened: t5e existence OF the currency in,
side noted, the satChel again locked and
taken by 41r. TTaVsrs back 10 Canada
The claim Is made by Mr.. Travers that
ne brought the currency expecting that he
OF New York. who would give him q csrtf-
ned check Tor Sl50.000 in exchange there
for. credit on the books OF rhe First
National Bark was, however. necessary
Hence. as part Of the arrangement a reso-
luton drawn. IT Is understood bE Li4uten-
anr Governor White. was adopted bv the
directors Of the Peoples Mutual on IRE
morning OF December u. with the result
that $lSo.0o0 Of its securities were pur-
chased by the First National Bank and
S15G090 Of this sum passed 70 the credit
of Lieutenant Governor White as trustee
Whereupon the certificate of deposit was
delivered 70 the Peoples Mutual
= IN the opinion OF the deparrrY1aur there.
fore. II the Farmers Bank rightfullr re-
pudtates the certificate the transaction
narrovs itself into a small compass OF
sale by the Peoples Mutual Of its own Sc
CUrttieS that the avails Of such securities
OF the Peoples Mutual in consideration OF
their designations.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
THEN He CAUGHT THE TRAIN
Conductor Jumps OF, Whips Dog and
Saves Child from Flames

Elkins, W Va, Jan. e-As |. n r,oon,ns
a conductor Of coal and coke railroad
passenger train. was pulling out Of <t-er
on MS afternoon trip yesterday ne saw n
the doorway OF J " Exling. sAc,ior
hand. a two-year-old child with It's clothing
in flames
Sooinns vas near the head end of the
tram ana jumped ON dashed into the door
yafe' lousht OF dog that tried 10 bite
hiih' put our 'he names with his bare
haHds' ana then by sprinting caught the
ieai Pialioihl ol the last coach OF his
with eager interest his nqht ,t,1 .t,
vigorously applauded him as ~ 'e uos
through his train PaSseu
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
CUTS OFF HER SONS WIFE.
Resentment of Alleged Bad Treatment
Shown in Mrs. NJ. A. Davis s Will.

In her will. filed AZ the Surrogates office
yesterday. Mrs. Marie Antoinette Davis.
whose home was at No 81 West 4Sth
street resents the alleged bad treatment
Of herself and members of her family by
her daughter law, Mrs. Gertrude Angus
tint Davis by making special provision that
the latter shall at no time share in the
estate.
Mrs. Davis divides the residue Of her es-
tate into four equal parts. Three Of these
parts go to Marie Antoinette Davis. ID a
daughter. and two sons. Pierpont Davis
and Dudley Davis Then the teststrix or
ders that the other fourth IS TO be held in
trust for her other son. Or. Fellowes Davis
1r II her daushter-in- law survives her.
Fellowes Davis. husband Of the tesla
trix is a member OF the Stock Exchange
with Offices at No y Broadway. The
daughter, Marie Antotnette Davis. "a. re-
ceives besides her share in one-fourth Of
the residue all her mothers personal be
longings. jewelry and $4,000 in cash.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
MORSE FILES DEMURRER.

Charles W. Morse who is serving a hf-
tten-year sentence in the federal prison at
Atlanta. Ga nled demurrer through his
counsel Yesterday In tho United States
Circuit Court 10 the complaint of John W
Mckinnon. the agent OF the shareholders
or the National Bank OF North America.
He sued 70 recover nom the officers and
directors the losses TO the bank through
the speculations of Morse and Curtis. in
the stock of the American Ice Securities
and Whiting Morse denies that Mchin-
ron. as agent has authority TO sue. and
further that there wers anv losses due
10 speculation IL the stock
New-York tribune., 1910-01-20
JOINS NEW REALTY CONCERN
Gage 2 Tsrhell to Direct the Garden
City COMPANY.


Cage : Tarbell IS going n retire ae rres-
.dent n the Garden Cfty Estates com
psnv. 70 take charge Of the new Garden
Cftv Compan--- j IS hkeiv that Timothy
/ Woodruf. ex-Lteutenant Governor --ilI
esacceed AIr- Tzrben as head of the Gar
den CITY Estates Company Al 4 meeting
~ the directors 70 be held IN Anril Mr.
Tarosn viii retain his interest N The com
usny. He EfiI continue 70 he 2 director
WHILE he mas been head Of the COMPANY
there have teen sold Of rhs Estates prop
erty n so acres ar Garden City. Long
Island. an acres
The Garden City Companv controls the.
holdings of the Stewart estate ~
Garden City. Fer thIs company aIr Tar
heH VII begin The Development Of tracr
Of about q mile square at Garden CITY.
east OF Gardsn City Estates and near the
new station of the long Island Railroad
4 considerable sum. Mr. Tarben said yes
ferdsy. ked ALREADY been spent on The pre-
liuiusrg wcrk of converting this into z
IIgh grade residential park. and contracts
hsre Just been let for about 81. a00 worth
oE new work Stewart avenue is 10 be
made into 17s-foot driveway.
The officers Of the Garden Cifv Com ra m,
are. Allen y Ev2rts, president, DevereJJY
E-nnlet iee-pTszident- Lorenzo Senple
flSasurer. and Charles Ste EoEt Butler
secretsry