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ENGINEER KILLED AT
SIDE OF HIS ENGINE
Governor Strikes Him on the
Head, Crushing His
Skull.

While getting his engine ready for
service In the sash and door factory oil
Howell. Field & Goddard at No. 40
East Ninety-third street just before
o'clock this afternoon Otto Giforn,
forty years Did. an engineer of No. al
steuben street. Brooklyn, was struck
by the governor in the head and In
stantly killed.
He was not found TIL a quarter OF
an hour later, when another workman
went through the eng!ne-room. Gifforr
was lying dead on the floor with his
head crushed. How he happened to &c
too near the governor Is not known.
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TIE report proposes that the city
grant operating rights. both for the
extension of the fnterborough system
in Manhattan, the Bronx. Queens and
Brooklyn. and for the extensions OF the
q. r. T. In The home borough OF that
company and through Manhattan, by
way of Broadway TO Fifty-ninth street.
and over 10 Queens. as follows;
INTERBoRouoH.
Lexington venue line north from
Forty-second street. branching In the
Bronx 10 Pelham Bay Park and TO
woodlawn Cemetery. and the Sew
NTH avenue route south by way OF n
new tunnel to Brooklyn. with a new
extension through the Eastern park
way n branches through Nostrand
avenue 10 Flatbush and through Liv-
ouIa avenue TO Brownsville, all to he
operated In connection with the pres-
: snt lines under a single contract.
A new line running easterly
: through Forty-seoond street from
= Times Square 10 a point of conJunc-
4 ton with the stcinway tunnel. incor-
q poratins the unnel line and continu-
= Ing Il by subway to the greensboro
a PIdza and thence. dividing into ele-
.. waited lines, ~northward to Astoria
= and eastward to woodside and Cor
- ona. A proviso Is inserted permit
. ting the additional connection OF tho
: Queens lines with the Second ave-
= nue. elevated hne by IA OF tho
\ Greensboro Bridge. ard a second
. proviso to the effect that the Stein
: way tunnel. which cost tho Inter-
: borough q, 600, 900. and Is included As
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a part OF the proposed route. shall he
entered In the construction cost ac-
count At a valuation not to exceed
100000; and
An extension OF the 1n~terborough
Company's present subway north
ward from the West Farms division
va White Plains road to It's project
ed terminus Just this side Of the city
line.
BROOKLYN RAPID TRANSIT.
The Broadway, Manhattan, line
connecting with the Fourth avenue
subway at Flatbush avenue. Brook
Ign. proceeding under the East River
via tunnel TO the Battery. thence via
Broadway and Seventh avenue 20
Fifty-nlnth street and across tho
Queensboro Bridge 20 a point OF con-
nectlon with the projected elevated
line TO run through Long Island City
south TO Williamsburg Bridge.
The Bridge Loop lines In Manhat-
tan. connected by way OF Spring
street with the Broadway line, and
south ward through Nassau and
Broad streets to the Wall street dis
trict. The projected connection by
way OF Canal street. from the Man
haitian Bridge terminus to Broadway,
Ia omitted as. for the present at least.
unnecessary.
The projected line from Union
Square through Fourteenth street
and under the East River to tho
Eastern District in Brooklyn. thence
to n point at present undetermined
In the direction Of the Eas, New York
and Ridgewood districts.
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John Desmond. aged ~thlrty-six. a la
borer OF No. 20? East Thirty-frst
street, was found by Patrolman Xii
dorm OF the East Slxty-seventh street
station at Seventeen street and Sec
ond avenue this afternoon In a semi
conscious condition. He was suffering
from conclusion C the brain and con-
~tuslons of the body and was taken to
Bellevue Hospital. He said he had
fallen from a Second avenue car.
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addition, an aggregate OF S21, 100000 for
new equipment. and the Brooklyn COM
pany s2i,Oo0.0co.
The total outlay. n all lines were in
cluded. would therefore be:
Construction. Equipment. Total.
By tho
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Prison and Hospital Libraries.

Alderman John ]. whites resolution
calling on the Commissioner of chari-
ties and the Commissioner OF Correc-
lions to establish libraries in city hos
pitfalls and prisons passed the Board of
Aldermen to-day.
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In trying to stop n swinging glass
door on the Broad street side of the
Stock Exchange this afternoon John
shearon. aged twenty-five, of No. 81
Second street, Brooklyn, a messenger
on the Exchange. showed his hand
through the heavy glass. he sus-
tanned n bad cut Ave inches long, an
artery being severed. Or. Orr of the
Hudson Street Hospital viewed up the
wound.
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Both .he Brooklyn Rapid Transit Com
pany and the marlborough Rapid Tran
sit Company-compris!ng the ransit mo-
nopoly OF the greater %city-are prepared
TO refuse to carry out the suggestions
contained in the subway report. This
much was practically. admitted to-day
at the ofices of the respective COM
panics.
Tho transit companies count upon
keeping alive tho local feelings and
wants OF the respective boroughs they
now serve with straps. a single. indc-
pendent subway ~system-part OF which
Is already built. the 49, 900. 900 Centre
stree. loop and the SIS. 900. 900 Fourth ave-
nue. subway. Brooklyn-which was the
original solution OF the problem planned
by the Public Service Commission and
then suddenly abandoned last fall. is
still advocated by Comptroller Prcnder-
CAST and President Mitchell Of the Board
OF Aldermen.
MORE THAN FIVE YEARS THINK.
ING IT OVER.
The b. r. T.. fan-shapcd with the
steHh-COnkcstiUs tTdIlC ht bTOohiyu
Bridge. Is reported to have been given a
distribution loop through the richest
short-haul territory In Manhattan. up
Broadway TO Fiity-ninth street. On the
other hand. the PETERBOROUGH with its
north M south vertical lines. Is per-
mitted to finish its subway H and in
stan express service upon It's IL" roads.
besides transcrtoinE q subway circle In
Brooklyn.
To think all this out has taken the
Public Service Commission four years.
and the Board of Estimate eighteen
months. The latest series OF secret con-
feronces have been going on since Feb.
/. The ~lnterhorough Company offers a
nve-cent fare to Coney Island-a b.
r. T. Decent monopoly at p~resent-ln
preference to sharing Manhattan with
the Brooklyn corporation. while the Il.
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MALCOLM A. STRAUSS WEEDS.
Artist Becomes Husband of Kath-
crime A. Mcdonald.

Malcolm A. Strauss, the artist, and
Katherine Agnew Mcdonald, obtained a
marriage license at the City Hall to-
day and were married at Christ Church,
Broadway and Seventy-ninth street. by
Rev. DIR. George Alexander Strong. Nj.
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DIE ..

GRIMFS.--On June IL, 1911, FRANK A.
beloved husband OF Elizabeth
Grimes (nee Mclaughlin. In his SAD
year.
Funeral from his late residence. 244
Grove ST., Brooklyn, Wednesday, 9.3O
a. NJ; thence TO ST. Barbara's Church.
Interment Calvary Cemetery.
THEATRICAL PROTECTIVE INION-Ofticeis
and members are requested 10 attend the funeral OF
Brother WILLIAM +, lEfM lyum his ate
Is1dencs, $50 =. Tooth ST. on Wednesday. Inns
H. CHARLES C. SHAY. President.
THOMAS BURKE. Secretary.
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construction, Is we'll as the equipment and operation. OF the socared
trfocrough route (bids for q large part OF which are now In hand. with
a view toward securing n Independent operator for such route
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SHIPPING NEWS.

ALMANAC o TO-DAY.
Sun rises. 4 20 sun sets. III Moon rises. OFT
THE TIDES.
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PORT OF NEW YORK.


INCOMING STEAMSHIPS.
u
"' Glasgow. Cristobsi, Cristobsi'
Csrmnia. Liverpool. Yumur. Cienfuesosa.
Saratoss. Havana.
OUTGOING STEAMSHIPS.
SAIL TO-DAY.
Kaiser wilhelm H.. algonquin, Vile
Bremen. City OF Savannah.
FoXisy. Mouteyideo. Savannah
H. A.''"s'7A .....- ssizs.' &c.,;
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the city's agreement TO carry deficits;
but that the profits OF the operator
upon Inner lines shall be limited to
2 per cent. above the cost OF Its In
vestment. so long as such deficit con-
tinue. the surplus over 3 per cent. be-
Ing applied to their liquidation.
That the companles' banking discounts
Incidental TO the loans they secure shall
not be included IN the account OF cost
Of construction. but that brokerage not
to exceed 8 per cent. nay be allowed.
A separate argument IS submitted on
this point also.
That the cost Of real estate ana
easements shall be included In the
construction COST. The Inter.
borough Company has commended
the City should bear this expense.
- IL ala In the cost Of the con-
struotion OF the present subway.
The conferees say, however, that
they see no reason why this dis
unction should be made, and why
real sststs costs should not be
amortizsd from the earnings OF b
roads along with other expenses.
That wherever the city acquires the
right to %recapture over Q particular
line II shall rave the right either to
retake II upon payment of an amount
required to reimburse the operator or
to transfer directly 10 n second opsr-
ator pon the payment of the amount
involved directly to the original ope-
rator.
The usual provisions are inserted
i "a sAt.tA- A. ah. 1.s.I
tion and management. n 1t 10 re-
quircd also that either company ircor-
porate In its leases the essential pro-
visions Of the Public Service law gov
erning operation and management,
strengthened wherever the city so re-
quires.
All contracts for the construction
OF other han city lines are to be let
subject to the approval OF the COM
mission as to their form n terms.
TIE conferees state that they nave
also taken up the matter of tho pro-
posed franchises for the third track
ing and extension OF the Manhattan
elevated lines. The ,Interborough and
Manhattan companies offered a year
ago to do this work at their own ex-
pense. II the cay would grant the fran
| ctises and accept as an annual rental
two per cent OF tho aggregate In
crease In tic gross receipts at tho new
express stations" The con.erocs have
stool out for ilfty pet cent. OF tho In
crease IN net profit on tho entire sys-
tenn. While this change. as proposed.
has not been accepted, II Is understood
that the representatives OF the city and
tie company ave not been far apart
and that some settlement may yet be
reached hat Will permit an immediate
start upon the third tracking work.
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1905 900, 900 CITY FUNDS AVAIL.
ABLE WITHIN FIVE YEARS.

I'm dealing with the financial consid-
erations underlying the general plan
proposed. the conferees have kept IN
mind not only the probable trafnc yieii
OF the future, put the ability OF the city
to carry It's part in the furnishing OF
funds for construction,
Upon the basis OF figures furnished
by the ~oficlals Of the city, the amount
OF available credit. above the constitu-
tional margin OF Indebtedness. during
tho next Ave years will be as follows:
Cost Of the NeO Lines.
Margin on June 30, 1911. gen.
eral sio'vVo'vvo
Special credit for transit pur-
poses on June 20. 1911, re-
served under the recent con-
Uitutlonal amendment ex-
empting self-supporting In
vestments ..."",".,,,..,. W,Wo,oVO
Ten per cent. of the additional
assessed valuation OF the
city. becoming effective July
!. 1911 .................,.,.. sO.ocO.Oo 0
Ten per cent. OF the estimated
increase OF assessed valua-
tion during the four years
-, following ,..........,.......... 100, 900, 900
Proportion Of the current city
debt. paid annually through
NdAaiOl V'iVV'Vol
Total 49,. 1922, 600, O0C
Allowing a deduction OF 100000 10
take care OF uncollectible taxes to be
balanced under a recent statute through
the issue of bonds, this would leave
sSoO.Oo,Uo for all purposes, in,ludins
/, waterways. We are advised also that,
In addition TO the $50. 600. 900 reserved
: specially for subway purposes. the city
. can readily spare $50 600, 40 from this
sum for use during the next hve years.
I They show hat the lines TO be con,
structed for the marlborough compan
AZ an allowance OF 81 600, 900 be included
=, for the Belmont t~unnel-would cost 500,
GOo,0o. half Of which amount-or $54. 800.
: Oo-would he borne by the city and hal
: by the company.
. The total amount OF money that IN
city would be called upon to Invest n
the new lines. in addition 20 It's presen
, subway Investments, would be. there
, fore. tlls, $4,000. and. II there DE adde,
5 the allowances proposed for the soutl
Brooklyn lines-sl0,OcO. OO-and allow
ances for real estate, the city's shan,
I. OF which Is estimated at sS.Oo, 0OO-th
| outlay In view would be sl3l. o 1900.
n The marlborough company figures. Il
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1911-04-05
HOW TO HAVE WINTER EGGS.
Make Hens Comfortable and Keen
Chicken House Clean,

Chicken House Clean,
One great essential in getting winter
eggs is to make the hens entirely COM
Portable. The first thing to do is to get
busy now and clean out the house thor
oughly. Remove every useless article
and leave the floors entirely free from
anything that will obstruct their free
use as a scratching place. Clean down
the walls, spray thoroughly, remove
every bit of litter from the floor, and
If it is a dirt floor take out at least a
couple Of inches of the old dirt, which
should be replaced with clean loan.
Make ready a corner in each pen
that can be used as a busting box.
This can be kept supplied with the
fine siftings from hard coal ashes and
will be much enjoyed by the whole
flock. II it can be placed where the
u will shine on 1t so much the better.
Do not close the windows until the
weather gets real cold. Let there be
n glass window for each pen of 10
by II or 16 feet and one muslin COW
cred frame, with at least twelve
square feet Of surface for each pen.
AAAS "it LUX ike u OIu PROPOSE
ton, but it will be found the muslin
does not make the pen any colder than
does the same amount Of glass surface
and at the same time gives a steady
supply of fresh air. This muslin will
help greatly in keeping the poultry
house dry during the winter and will
make it much more comfortable than
a closely shut up house can we be.
For colder nights have a curtain of
cheap sheeting running across the
front of the roosting place. This does
not need to fit tightly except at the
top and may hang out some inches
from the dropping boards, giving plen-
ty of room for the fowls to pass to
and from the roosts. On the very
coolest Of nights the roosting place
will be found to be entirely comfort
able, and in the morning the hens will
come out ready to scratch and hustle
for their breakfast.
Above all things, be sure to keep a
good six inches Of perfectly dry straw
on the floor for scratching material.
There a be little comfort for the hen
in scratching a pile Of dirty, damp lit
ter that has been on the floor for a
month or more.
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since then has not been used as a
family residence.
Many strange CLEANS into Scotland's
ancient history were thrown on the
trial for possession Of the castle. The
defendant said he is the twentieth
hereditary captain of Dunstaffnage,
and he produced a genealogical tree
which carried his ancestry back to
1onganeach, Of 'The Wonderful"
The Duke of Argyll is descended, the
defendant asserted, from the eldest
son of "The Wonderful" and witness
family from the fourth son of The
Wonderful" Dugald Minor, who was
reckoned the first D~unstaffnage. The
defendant testified that his ancestors
lived in the castle until the fire of 1910.
when the present mansion house was
built.
Many tales of heroism, love and MUIR
der were told in court as the history
OF the castle and the family trees of
the two claimants were under investi-
cation.
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Cement Houses
To Lessen Cost
Of Construction

EMENT houses r expected to
solve the problem OF cheap
~ homes, which Will mean cheap
rent. This method # const1uc.
ton has proved its value IN the erec-
ton of business buildings, warehouses,
ETC., and 1t is now being widely used
for residences. Even when construct
ed in the usual way by the erection
OF temporary molds the cost is less
than when the work is done with brick
or stone, and the building is almost In.
destructible.
Experiments have recently been made
with a view Of cheapening the cost Of
cement construction. Thomas A. Edi.
son has announced the perfection Of a
system by which iron molds will be
erected and cement poured in so that
when it hardens in a few hours the
molds can be removed and q solid
building will be left.
The difficulty encountered consist
ed in the fact that when the liquid
cement is poured into a mold the tend
ency is for the heavier particles to set.
tie, and this has heretofore set a limit
on the size of cement blocks that can
be cast. Mr.. Edison, however, says
that he has solved the problem and
that he can mix a cement that will
harden without any change in it's con.
6tituent elements.
For nearly three years experiments
have been conducted under the aus
pieces Of the Russell Sage foundation.
which will build a model town on
Long Island within easy distance of
New York. The object is to develop
a method of construction that will ma
terially cheaper houses and make low
er rents possible.
In these tests the sectional method
Of building has been adopted. The
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plan is to cast huge blocks Of stand
ard size and join them into buildings
where they are needed. In this way
1t will not be necessary for houses to
be all alike; they can be constructed Of
standard units, but they can vary in
size and design.
In the few houses that have already
been erected as experiments various
faults and mistakes have been found
and corrected, and it is believed that
the solution of the problem of cheap
homes has been solved. Some of the
blocks for the floors are 0 by II feet
and weigh nearly three tons. One Of
the roof blocks Is s feet 6 inches by
1S feet 10 inches thick. It weighs a
trife more than three tons.
In putting the houses together a
portable crane capable of lifting FIVE
tons Is used. The various sections of
the walls, floors and roof are cast
with tongues and grooves, which are
run full of plaster or grout as the
pieces are set. The soft mortar quick
~ hardens, and the building thus prac-
tically becomes one solid chunk of
granite.
AS the cement sections are cast hol-
low the cement building Is cool in sum-
mer and is kept warm in winter with
but little heat. 1t is damp proof and
will last forever. AS the interior walls
are smooth they can be left white, can
be tinted any desired color or can be
papered as any other plaster wall.
BY st~andardizing the sections so that
they can be constructed economically
the cost Of the building will be re-
duced materially, as the labor required
Will, with few exceptions, not be skill
ed, and the work Of erection will be
comparatively trifing. For instance,
In b houses already erected the stairs
We're set in one solid piece, a tremen-
dous saving In work and time.
OF course in constructing these
ous there will be space left in the
walls for water and gas pipes, for
electric light wires and for chimneys.
This will lessen the cost Of the plumb.
Ing and will at the same time make
the building fireproof.
This method of cement construction
Is merely an amplihcation of the brick
method that has lasted since the time
OF Pharaoh. 1t is simply an effort to
make the units larger so that they can
be assembled more cheaply.
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his income from the tourists who try,
usually vainly, to "break the bank"
There are less than 10000 inhabitants
of Monaco, though the visitors at
Monte Carlo are S numerous that
there are usually 10000 persons there.
The Prince Of Monaco succeeded to
the title in 1889. He is devoted to
scientific pursuits and has given much
study to oceanography. Last March
the demand was made for q constitu-
ton, and the prince granted the de-
mand. The constitution as promulgat-
ed did not suit the people, and there
was a threat Of a revolution. Prince
Albert Honore Charles again yielded,
and a constitution was promulgated
that was satisfactory.
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HINTS ON HOUSE W
How to Care For Plants During the
Winter Months.

TOW TO Nar0 for rants During the
Winter Months.
Keep plants we'll watered. Many per
son will pour n little water on a plant.
enough to soak in an inch or two, and
wonder that the plant does not grow.
The trouble is that the growing part of
the plant receives no nourishment.
Plants should be watered every day
and in such a way that the roots get
plenty of moisture. The soil should be
rich. Care should be taken in placing
flowers near a window. Remember the
upper sash is warmer than the lower.
Asparagus ferns and sword ferns are
very good winter plants. They must
be kept moist and be closely watched
for the red spider.
Primroses require much care. They
should be changed from one pot to an
other until in a pot five or six inches
in diameter. The atmosphere should
be cool, about IS degrees. They should
be kept well watered.
The umbrella plant, the cyclamen,
the geranium, the petunia, all will
thrive in the winter If attention is CIV
en- them.
Heliotropes need especial attention.
The soil should be rich and the room
warm and the plant kept where it will
get lots of sunshine. The soil should
be kept just on the verge of drying out
and differs from other soils in this re-
spect.
Palms need a moist heat. They are
among the most difficult plants to care
for in the winter. Coal gas often
proves fatal to them. They always
should be kept moist.
Bcgonias are the best plants for win
ter. Their foliage is beautiful, and the
coloring on the leaves is as dainty as
that on the flowers. when they bloom.
Good soil and plenty Of water will
make them grow.
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der the pen name of Carmen Sylvia
she has written books, plays and
poems and has made a reputation that
would have brought her fame had she
been Of other than noble birth. While
on a recent visit to a girls school one
Of the pupils asked, "Your majesty.
why are you called Carmen Sylvan"
"When l was a little girl like you l
loved to stroll in the woods" answered
the queen. my great desire then was
to be able to sing to the birds. Later
on l thought much Of these solitary
walks, and as Sylvia means forest and
Carmen song, l took the name of Car
men Sylvia as a memory of my youth
and because it is such a pretty name"
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which are then folded over the wheels
of the gun. holding it firmly in place
while the auto is in motion.
This auto is not armored. and It is
merely designed to take the place of
horses. On good roads it can cover
several miles while horses are going
one. and even on bad roads it has
been found to show great speed. This
is an essential. especially as aeroplanes
and dirigible balloons are likely to
have important parts in future wars.
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How to Bronze Cast Pewter,

Here is a simple method of b~ronzine
cast pewter articles requiring no great
skill and entailing little expense. Aft
er cleansing the surface Of the pewter
thoroughly wash the articles in a bath
in which twenty parts of water, one
part green vitriol and one part blue
vitriol have been stirred. After the
surface has been dried wash it again
in a bath of eleven parts wine vinegar
and four parts verdigris. When this
in turn has dried the bronzed article
may be polished with crocus.