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New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
NEW CHARTER UP.
Assemblyman Conklm Says
Home Rule VIII Stay.

discussion of the WINS charter at q
Republican Club luncheon yesterday after
noon brought about an exchange of views
between Borough President McAneny Of
Manhattan and Lewis H Pounds Commls-
sioner of Public Works In Brooklyn, over
how best to get rid of undesirable Civil
Service employees
Il used to be pretty strong Civil Ser
vice advocate" said Mr. Pounds, but
think much less of the Civil Service sys-
tenn now than before / took office. Per
haps even McAneny has changed his views
on the subject. in the light of his recent
experience in administration
Mr.. McAneny smiled and shook his head
vehemently.
Mr.. McAneny illustrated his method of
getting rid of undesirable city employees by
relating a visit he paid to the public baths
in 18th street, where he said. he found one
attendant drunk, another absent and
third trying to lie about it all. He sus-
pended the three had them up before him
for a hearing and then discharged two or
them. If Anearn had followed this pro-
cedure with James G. Collins, his Super
intendent of Highways, Mr McAneny de-
clared, the latter would not have been re-
fnstated Now. if Collins hangs on until
'he may bother some of my successors.
John Purroy Mitchell, President Of the
Board of Aldermen, praised that provision
of the proposed charter which strips the
borough presidents of their adminlstra tiva
duties and confines their attention to the
questions UP before the Board Of Estimate.
LAS it is said Mr.. Mitchell "on!y two or
three out of all the members of the Board
of Estimate have the t,ule to give any at
tention to the boards calendar. The bor-
ough presidents are not able to study so
per cent of the questions that come up there
for decision He said he himself lad the
time but not the equipment. as ne needed
staff to investigate the many intricacies Of
the subjects on which he had to vote
Assembyman Robert Conklin, who Is a
member of the joint legislative commission
now considering the charter question,
thought he could promise that there would
be backward step taken so far as home
rule was concerned. He also strongly
in favor OF having the wages of city en-
pioyes fixed by the city and not by the
state Legislature. The commission would
report he thought by April /.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
WASHINGTON AND LEE.
Dr. LYMAN Abbott Praises Virginia for
Honoring Them.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.


Richmond Va, Feb 26-The Rev. Dr.
LYMAN Abbott, OF New York, in an ad-
dress to-day before the Virginia Legis-
Iature. discussed the propriety Of nonoring
Washington and Lee.
NO state was more directly connected
with the birth and early history Of the ma
ton than Virginia, and no city was more
closely associated and identified with the
same than Richmond said Or. Abbott.
.'I am glad to see that you are preserving
the memory of your great men. Washing
ton and Lee ard the others. They should
eyer be the objects Of your affectionate
care | learn that you have passed a reso-
,ution looking to the preservation OF the
old Marshall house. These names are more
than local OF state. Gentlemen. you have
moi a difficult task in keeping alive their
memories, but to keep on with the great
r,orl, which they began will require the
greatest skill and foresight. Virginia has
heen ever famous for truth and honor, and
,,itbout truth and honor all greatness is
Iittleness."
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
TO ERECT MANY HOUSES.
Larchmont Park Being Quickly Trans
formed Into Big Home Centre.

There is great demand for sites at Larch-
mont Park. Many buyers there intend to
improve their plots in the near future
A plot on Stuyvesant avenue, opposite
Grass street, has been sold 10 Harold B.
Mason, and one On Lincoln street to Austin
Brauckmeyer. Mr.. Brauckmeyer is having
plans drawn for "a house for his own use.
One plot at Stuyvesant and Larchmont
avenues, another at Mayhem avenue and
Lincoln street. two others on Stuyvesant
avenue and two on Lincoln street have been
sold to the New York Terrain and Building
CORPORATION, which has also secured op-
ton on ten other plots.
One OF the most interesting developments
of this section will be the ten o- twelve
houses. graded in cost from 10000 to
$4,000. which the New York Terrain and
Building Corporation is to erect and which
will be ready for occupancy early in the
summer.
Henry BlItz. the head of the construction
department OF this company, has built
many beautiful homes in Stuttgart. Ger
many. and in Vienna.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
WORK ON LIBERTY TOWER
Steel Frame Was Finished Recently
Building To Be Opened About April Is.

The flagstaff was placed on the New Lio-
erty Tower Building. at Liberty and Nassau
streets, few days ago. marking the mo-
ment of the completion OF the steel work On
the building The mason work is now so far
completed that the building shows hnai
form
The c. L. Gray Construction Company
has made ren1arka BILE rapid progress IN
this work The building will be ready for
occupancy about April 1 5.
Greenwood & Co. through Ihei- rental
department. have closed many leases IN tho
building The following is a partial list Of
those who will become tenants OF Liberty
Tower on May 1: Peoples Surety Com.
pany. Johnston & Collins, Claude Gignoux.
B. & s. Steiner Wesselman & Kraus Ia.
gram, Root & Massey. Earle & Russell. Gil
bert Fl. Montague Harcourt Ball, Louis
Duncan Standard Salt Company. Henry
Winans Jessup, e Ira Richards & Co..
Davis. Syrnmes & Schneider. c. L. Gray
Construction Company, Ada F. Chevaiier
(Hope). McCabe. Davis Herman, an5
Howson & Howson.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
NOVEL REALTY PLAN.
Ozcners Want Se1Cer System
for The Bronr.

Nearly all the ownerc OF large properties
along the line OF the New York, West
chester & Boston Railroad. especially those
IN the northeasterly part of The Bronx
have formed a property owners associa-
tion. The object Of this association is to
further transit interests in the territory
and to formulate plans for proper system
of sewers.
It at first decided TO conduct a big cam
paipn for better transit facilities at the
earliest possible time and also to stimulate
the scientific study Of the sewerage I'M
provements in the district. 1t was found
after a careful investigation, II Is said. that
the railroad authorities were doing all in
their power to build the proposed road and
TO have trains in operation in the near
future.
The property owners therefore deter
mined to cooperate with the railroad au-
thorities and to devote more attention 10
the development of a logical system OF
sewers which should provide for the many
new home centres that will undoubtedly
be created as soon as trains are running
between West Farms and New Rocneiie-
The plan of the property owners as
socia ton is to consult with the railroad
engineers so that a comprehensive system
OF sewerage can be adopted.
It Is not the aim of the association 10
propose the construction of glganuc
sewer system at the present moment, as
the section in question must be more
thickly settled before such a system VIII
become a warrantable expense Al the
first meeting therefore. a novel plan was
suggested for the proper drainage OF the
home districts near the stations OF the new
railroad Under this plan, II the owner OF
a property wishes to develop his plot ne
can arrange to have sewers laid IN ac-
cordance with the general plan. as adop,eu
and fled with the knowledge that event
ually his branch sewers Will connect d.
rectly with great trunk sewers to be con-
structed in the future. AT first these sew
ers in the streets under development WIN
probably end in a sewer disposal plant anu
thus make an ideal sewer system without
connection with trunk sewer. For THESE
disposal plants the developer VIII De eA
pected to set aside two three lots Nheh'
later the trunk sewers tap this sectioh the
owner can put the lots to other uses
IT Is thought that in this way. witnout
calling upon the city at the present time
TO build extensive sewers through a COM
paratively sparsely populated settlement
each developed section, which later is 1heis
to become large village. can provide itseil
with a scientific sewerage disposal system.
which, instead of being useless when the
trunk sewers are laid, will readily become
part OF a great network OF sewers
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
COURTHOUSE COST.
Controller Corrects Brooklyn
Board of Trade.

Correcting some figures made puohc os
the South Brooklyn Board of Trade IN coii-
nectfon with the assessed valuation ol pio
posed sites for the new Brooklyn coui
house. Controller Prendefgast yesterday
wrote to Edward Cassin, of that orsahiEa-
ton.
"A little while ago you published map
containing diagrams of the site selected Oy
the Judges Of the Supreme Court Tor the
new courthouse" said Mr.. Prendersast
land also diagrams of the present court
house site and the two blocks from L'-
,neston street to State street, bounded by
Roerum Place and Court street. Whlch TWO
blocks YOU are In favor of having selected
.1-non this map there is printed in large
type Mr.. Taxpayer compare these hg-
80 opd Won give the assessed valuation
of tho site recommended by the Judges as
q ofa oa0 and the assessed valuation or the
most available site-that recommended by
the South Brooklyn Board of Trade-at
s7ss 500. or taxpayers saving in the most
available site of $406. JOG.
The Controller said that an investigation
made of the values Of property in the
vicinity by men in his department showed
that one of the two blocks favored by the
South Brooklyn Board OF Trade. namely,
that bounded by Livingston street, Boerum
Place Schermerhorn street and court
street, represented an assessed valuation of
se25 300, whereas the second block, bounded
hy Schermerhorn street, Boerum Place,
State and Court streets. represented an
assessed valuation Of S4S9,100. The two
blocks, representing a total valuation OF
H1143o0 were really worth $315,5OO more
than the map Of the South Brooklyn Board
of Trade indicated, the Controller wrote.
due probably to the fact they did not take
into consideration, that number OF char
liable institutions in the block do not pay
q tax on their property.
The Controller says further he has
learned that the value OF the site selected
by the Judges is 81, 1876, 400, SO the difference
between that site and that OF the South
BROOKLYN Board Of Trade is only $S2, 100, in
stead of S406,10 The Controllers letter
ends: III, however. we were to take up
the question as to the probable figure at
which your site could be acquired If it were
selected am inclined to believe that, con-
sidering fits general business character, the
apparent difference in saving of s82 100
would in all probability be entirely dissi-
pated.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
TO PUSH HEIKE CASE
Arguments on Writ Before Su
preRe Court TO-mOrrO1c.

An effort will be made by the govern
ment before the United States Supreme
Court tomorrow to have the Heike writ of
error obtained on Friday set aside. George
w Wickersham will argue the case for the
prosecution and John B. Stanchfield will
appear for Charles r. Heike secretary of
the American Sugar Refining Company. II
there should be delay in the decision, the
trial set for Tuesday, for which Heike and
the former employees of the company were
to be arraigned Will be postponed
MI. SIanchf1eld got the writ of error
taking the case out Of the Circuit Court for
review in the upper court, from Justice
Lurton- When the issuance OF the writ
heard Of by Henry l.. Stimson the
special prosecutor in charge Of the sugar
investigation, he and his assistant, Felix
Frankfurter, prepared papers in a motion
10 have the writ set aside. These were
completed late at night, and It just
before midnight OF Friday when they were
served on Mr.. Stanchfield at his home
Mr. Frankfurter went to Washington
yesterday with the papers covering the i'm
munfty plea. which was decided adversely
by Judge Martin. II the court does not
make an immediate decision, and the gov
ernment IS assured that action will not be
delayed beyond week or so, the date for
the trial OF those with whom Heike was
indicted on charges of having defrauded
the government out of customs duties will
be put ahead
The prosecution is determined that all
the defendants shall be tried together
II the hearing is delayed too long how
ever, the trial viii have TO be postponed
until next autumn, unless the government
is willing TO go ahead with the case with
out Heike. II is not disposed to do this,
as il would mean the doubling of the OK
pense
United States Attorney Wise will have
extra federal grand jury impanelled to
devote its whole time to the sugar investi-
cation. now that Congress has authorized
this and the Eastern district to do this in
emergencies. The sugar case was interfer-
ing with the regular Investigations con-
Quoted by the United States Attorneys
office, and this act passed on
representations from this city.
While there Will be no indictments against
others in the American Sugar Refining
Company, according TO government Off
cial, the efforts to get further evidence
against those awaiting trial Will not
cease II was said last evening that it was
possible that these efforts might result
in further proceedings before the grand
Jury, and there might be revelations at the
trial that would make additional action
necessary.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
SPONSORS VISIT ANNAPOLIS.
Middies Entertain Young Women Who
Named Naval Craft.
GBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

BY Telegraph Inc IIlDuHe
Annapolis, Feb. ga party of young
women, each of whom has named a ship
of the United States navy. were the guests
of the Naval Academy for a few hours
this afternoon.
The visitors, who arrived from Washing
ton shortly before o'clock, were members
of the Society of Sponsors of the United
States Navy, which has been In session at
Washington for several days. They were
officially received by Lieutenant Com
mander Daniel w. Wurtsbaugh, aid to Su-
perintendent Bowyer. With Mr.. Wurts-
baugh were Cadet Commander R. P. Hall.
ranking midshipman Of the brigade, and
several middies.
The young women were taken through
the grounds and buildings, saw a part
of the fencing and wrestling contests, in
which the middes came off victors, and
then had afternoon tea at the home of Su-
perintendent Bowyer. They returned to
Washington later.
Those in the party were Miss NJ. D.
Coates, of Chester, who named the scout
cruiser Chester; Miss Mira O Brien, spon-
sor of the torpedo boat O'Brien: Mrs.
George Toland. Of Washington. sponsor OF
the Juanita; Mrs John A. Pels, of New
York, sponsor of the cruiser Denver, and
Mrs. C. W. Macquoid sponsor of the gum
boat Bancroft
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
LONG ISLAND RAILROAD PLANS.
To Run Tunnel Trains from North
Shore TO Manhattan in May.

M Mcknight treasurer OF the NC
Knight Realty Company, said yesterday IN
relation to pealty conditions In tne horth
shore districts of Long Island that ofnclals
of the Long Island Railroad had ass
him that the electric service or the norlh
shore through the Pennsylvania Rairoao
tunnels from the terminal at 33d street and
Seventh avenue would be In operauoh III
Nav. even though the electrifcation OF the
road is not entirely completed az liidl 'iiiio-
He further said:
.Trafps will be drawn by electric power
through the tunnel probably to Winfield
function where the electric engine OF
motor will be detached and the tram
drawn to Its destination by steam TINS
will involve no annoyance to passengers
and no change of cars OF course TINS Is
only a temporary arrangement, pending
the completion of the electrif1cation OF the
entire road which is making spiendld
progress and which will get along faster
as soon as the weather conditions are more
propitious-
I'VE have amply demonstrated our faith
In the Long Island Railroad and the con-
summation of their plans by recent in
vestment of 100000 in a 45o-acre tract at
Great Neck which is being developed along
high class and unique lines We find that
orr faith is justified, and to a large extent
shared by the public as the demand for
property is very heavy and sales are being
made rapidly We are quite confident that
all our Developments with the exception of
the estates of Great Neck, will be entirely
sold out this spring. and We deem it a
greater problem to supply the demand than
TO create a demand for the supply"
The Mcknight Realty Company sold last
week at Bayside-F1ushing: A plot to F. E
Watson, SOx100 feet, on Lawrence Boule-
ward. near Wright avenue, on which he
will erect two handsome houses; two lots
TO NJ Kaufman, 40x100 feet, Odell ave
nue 1SO feet from Palace Boulevard: two
lots TO Mrs Grace Watson, 4OX100 feet,
Stewart avenue, $50 feet north of Law
renee Boulevard, on which she intends to
erect a 5000 house for immediate occu-
pancy.
The Mcknight Realty Company also sold
last week at Cedarhurst North two lots to
M. c. Mcdaniel. 40x1O0 feet, at Bayview
avenue and Linden street; at Kenmore,
Whitestone a plot 40x15o feet to A. Lough-
lii, ON 5th street, near Seventh avenue; at
Flushing Terrace, plot to Frederick Ben
nett. 1OOx95 feet, at Beach and 18th streets;
at Lawrence Manor, d plot SOx1OO feet to
G. l.. WiIlett at Montauk avenue and 7th
street, and at the Estates of Great Neck,
a plot of about twenty-six thousand square
feet on Galway avenue to Mr. Louis.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
BENEFIT FOR BABIES DAIRY.

For the benefit Of the Babies Dairy, No.
A16 East Goth street, an entertainment will
be given in the ballroom of the Hotel Plaza
on Tuesday afternoon, March g. Miss
Edith Wynne Matthison, Of the New The
atre company. will read the ELECTRA" OF
Euripides and others will appear. The
Babies Dairy, now two years old, sup
plies children of the poor with inspected
milk, modified to suit the need of each
child. A physician attached to the dairy
diagnoses the cases OF the children and
prescrihes the correct mixture of milk.
So successful has been the institution
that the founders will establish a small
school in which girls will be trained as
nurses, and it is for this school that the
benefit will be given.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
SAYS TAFT IS WRONG.
Dean Declares Lac, Not Busi-
ness Methods at Fault

President Tafts statement III his Lincoln
Day speech in New York that If business
methods do not agree with the law then
business methods must be changed was
criticised by DR.. Joseph F. Johnson dean
of the New York University School of Com
merce, Accounts and Finance, at the an
nual dinner of the schools alumni last
evening at the Hotel St. Denis.
The address of Dean johnson. who be-
lieves that the law, rather than business
methods should be changed. was closely
followed by about three hundred former
members of the school, who had met to
celebrate its tenth anniversary and the
growth Of its membership from sixty to
more than one thousand students In the
course of his remarks Dean Johnson said:
Overhanging the industrial world at the
present time there is only one cloud black
enough to give the commercial mariner any
cause Tor Apprehension 1t Is the fear lest
Sherman antitrust act of 1890, shall de-
prive this country Of the advantage it pos
seSSeS on account of the large scale of it's
Industrial operations.
The decision of the lower courts against
the Tobacco and Standard Oil trusts was
based technicalities. Neither trust has
been found guilty of the obnoxious prac-
tees usually thought of as monopolistic,
The so-called crime Of which the lower
courts have declared these two trusts
guilty has undoubtedly been committed by
many hundred corporations throughout
the country which are inconspicuously
transacting a business universally regarded
as perfectly legitimate.
Every one knows that the Standard Oil
Company is no more and no less a monop-
oily now than 1t was before 1899, yet the
change made in its organization in that
year was the only "crime" of which it
now stands convicted Since changes of
the same sort have been made by numer-
Gus other corporations since 1880 it is evil
dent that they are liable to attack and
dissolution If the Supreme Court sustainS
the decision of the lower court.
Under these circumstances it is most
surprising that President Taft should
calmly assume that the antitrust act, a
law hastily framed to appease an angry
and ignorant public sentiment. is model
either of Justice or eXpediency.
The people of the United States hate
monopoly. but 1 do not believe that they
will endure a law which threatens to undo
all the good which the American genius
for industrial and business organization
has accomplished in the last thirty years.
II the Sherman act cannot Kill monopoly
except by virtue of a technicality that
would destroy all large scale production,
then il is the law, rather than business
methods that must be reformed
The other speakers. who were introduced
nv the toastmaster. Professor William H.
Dennis. were Joseph E. Sterrett, president
of the American Association of Public Ac-
countants: Harold Bolce, author, and
Charles F. Sprague, president of the Union
Dime Savings Bank.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27

Sold in Rio by commission merchants..... aSss4
From the above figures It can be seen
that the sales through brokers In no
brought 10 per cent more than those through
commission houses. while the results OBJ
tained in Europe were 30 per cent higher
than those obtained through commission
houses in Rio
ItkAde is no doubt that the agents or the
cooperative societies have accomplished
great results in Europe If one considers
the difficulties Of penetrating established
customs and business traditions 1t is,
therefore. certain that Il these societies es-
tebl!sh branches in the United States they
will get much better results. because there
is no import duty on coffee here, there are
wonderful facilities for business and lower
freight rates, and. above all. because enor-
nous quantities of coffee are bought at high
prices. Furthermore. coffee in this country
seems TO be a necessity. while In Europe it
is a luxury
There would be no reason TO fear that
the large importers of the product would
unite TO crush the movement: on the con-
trary. | think il can be safely predicted
that they would favor II. because X would
DO away with all speculation and risks con-
nected with futures etc. If the general
plan is successful. the planters will regulate
the price of coffee in Brazil in conformity
with the price obtained by their representa-
tives abroad When they can borrow money
from the state they will not have to de-
pend on commission merchants for it, or
dispose OF the crop at a loss.
There are a number of wealthy planters
who have not Yet Joined the cooperative
societies, although many Of them may join
at any time. They believe the United States
perfSH
New-York tribune., 1910-02-27
NEW NATURALIZATION PLAN.
Each Applicant to Have Fixed Time for
Calling at Bureau.

I'm order to overcome many of the COM
plants that have been made against the
naturalization bureau in the state Courts
Building County Clerk Schneider has
MANNED a calendar system under which all
the former waiting by applicants and con-
.estion vii, be eliminated. Each applicant
will have a day and hour for calling here
nfter and the March calendar is already
veil filled Additional space has also been
granted for naturalization purposes.
In accordance with permission granted
recently by the Department of Commerce
ano Labor, which has Jurisdiction over the
naturalization bureau. County Clerk
Schneider has appointed two additional
clerks and two assistants for the bureau.