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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-04-15

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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
'BR0KAW
BROTHERS
.sInp PLACE AND FOURTH AVENUE

- Easter gives us a
NJ chance to show
~ our true colors-
r it's the time most
n men start in wear
y ing Spring Clothes.
D And wh atever
= your CHI dice of
color is you'll surely
find it in our great
showing of Spring Suits
and Overcoats.
p Easter Gloves:
Oak Tan. Duck Egg. Gray
and Chamois.
Easter NeckWear:
New shades-Quaker. Drab
Amethyst. Pearl. Wine
Emerald,
Easter Shirts:
Russian Cords. Silk and Wool
and pure Silk.
Hats:
Silk Hats. Soft Hats. Derby
Hats.
We have a Special
Department for, Motor
ing Clothes.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
MORE S. P. G. A. MEMBERS
Hundred Names Acted on FavOrahly-
tn Have Seventy Fountains.

One hundred new members were elected
Yesterday at the monthly meeting OF the
board Of managers OF the American go
ciety for the Prevention CT Cruelty to AMI
mails. The new members include Dr. Man.
ming, of Trinity; Mrs. J. p. Morgan Mrs
John Z. Parsons, Mrs. William D. Sloane,
John Innis Kane. James \. Scrymser and
Mrs. Peter G. Gerry. who became life mem
bers. The list OF annual members elected
includes Mrs John w. Auchincloss, Mrs.
Percy r. Pyne Mrs. E. y. Hartman and
Miss Carol A. Hartman. Mrs. Reginald W.
Pives. Mrs James Roosevelt. Adrian
Iselin, jr Miss Daisy Greer. Mrs. George
Gordon King and Mrs. F. W. Rhinelander.
President Wagstaff reported that a num-
be-' of substantial gifts had been made TO
the society. including 500 from +.
Augustus Schermernorn and 800 each
from Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry and
James r. Ford.
The report OF the fountain committee
showed that when the nine drinking foun-
tains now in course of erection were COM
pleted the society would have seventy
fountains in operation. representing an in
vestment Of over $4,000. F1ftyeight OF
these fountains have been erected In the
Iast Ave years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
SAY DOOR WAS LOCKED
Girls Tell Coroner's Jury About
Asch Building Conditions.

The taking Of evidence at the Coroner's
inquest into the deaths OF two OF the VIC
tins Of the Washington Place fire was
ended yesterday. The jury was excused
until Monday, when It will return YER
dict in an endeavor to fix responsibility for
the disaster. In the meantime the jury Will
study the evidence and the laws governing
buildings. The testimony yesterday Of sew
eral Of the girl survivors Of the fire tended
to show that the door on the ninth floor
leading to the stairway on the Washington
Place side Of the building was locked. One
girl testified that she tried this door ana
couldn't open 1t and called out to the others
that the door was locked.
Several Of the witnesses said the girls
never were permitted to use the door on
the Washington Place side OF the building.
They always had to 60 out the Greene
street door and be searched by employees
for stolen goods. Two girls testified that
they had worked for several months in the
factory and without knowing there was a
door on the Washington Place side
Witnesses said they never had had tre
drills and that the electric lights on the
stairway were never lighted.
Before the jury retired Assistant District
Attorney Rubin requested that 1t be direct
ed to return its verdict as to the death OF
Rosie Grasso, who was burned to death on
the ninth floor. The greatest number OF
girls we're trapped and burned on that foor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
GIVES UP FlREPROOF TOWERS
Architect Changes Plans When
Murphy Seems to Oppose Them.

r Hustace Simonson, of No. 3l5 Flltn
avenue, an architect, thought 1t would be
fine idea 10 introduce two ireproof stair
ways each inclosed In a freproof tower. In
nlsns he had prepared for an apartment
house to be built at No. II Fort Washing
ton avenue. The building is TO be named
the Fort Washington apartments. There
was 10 be a winding stairway within fire.
proof tower at each end OF the ouildlng'
but. unlike fire escape. the stairways were
to be inside the building.
Unfortunately. Mr. Simonson and Tene-
ment House Commissioner Murphy had
misunderstanding. Mr.. Simonson submitted
tentative plans Of the towers and MT.
Nurphy considered them until he discovered
,hev were not the final plans Mr.. Simon
sons feelings were hurt when MI Murphy
did not give him definite answer and ne
dec,ded not TO use the fireproof tower
stairs.
I'm the roughly skutched plans which Ny.
sironson submitted" said Commissioner
Murphy yesterday. "the stairs which he de-
sires 10 install are only two feet wide, while
s.c.,on Is of the tenement house law re-
ouire. that stairs, as we'll as halls. shall be
also whether he has provided for the full
.,oh,.an SQUARE feet Of window area re-
ouired by law on each moor.
"If Nj Simonson changes his mind con-
,inued Mr.. Murphy. and erects fireprooi
| towers which will be connected by doors tc
.verv apartment and these towers conform
"a the law my only objection to such pre-
cautions against FIRE is that the towers are
ukelv 10 be used by the tenants as store
houses. Whatever is left on fire escape 1:
| nosi,v seen. but that is not true OF thing
which are put on an inclosed winding STAIR.
way"
! Rudolph p Miller. Superintendent OF
buildings. showed more enthusiasm 70,
areproof towers. Il trust the people OF
Nav York will be educated to the point
WHARF, they will have such towers in al
h,,jidipee" he said.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14

pert men and women inspectors to WISH
every factory, loft and crowded tene-
ment building in the more congested
parts Of the city and to make thor
ough examination Of the facilities for
protection against fire. Pursuant TO the
inspectors reports an effort will be mace
to compel the owners Of unsafe struct-
ures to do their duty In guarding against
the loss Of life of those employed on
their property.
"As You Like It. will be given at the
matinee, with Beethoven's pastoral
symphony, and "A Midsummer Nights
Dream" in the evening. Tickets can De
obtained from Miss Doane. No Is west
Saith street, and from Tyson's theatre
ticket offices.
Among the pstronesses for the affair
are:
Mrs. John Blair. Miss Emily R. Cross
Miss Mary E. Dreier. Mrs. Charles +.
Rowland, Mrs. John A. Hartwell, MIS-
Frances Hellman. Mrs. Richard irwin
Mrs. Adolph Lewiston. Mrs. Henry OIL
lesheimer, Miss Virginia Potter. Mrs
Isaac Newton Seligman. Mrs. James
Speyer. Mrs. Ernst Thalmann, Mrs. w. H.
B. Emerson. Mrs. j. Mayhem VAIN
wright. Mrs. William Rand. jr., MIS-
Samuel P. Blagden, Mrs. Joseph W. Bur-
den, Mrs. E. n. Potter. Mrs. E. n. Pot
ter. tr., Mrs. Charles H. Russell. Mrs
r. B. Swayne, Mrs. Archibald u
Thacher, Mrs. George W. Bacon. Mrs
Brandeis, Mrs. Myron L. Borg. Mrs. SID
ney c. Borg. Mrs. Walter Damrosch'
Mrs. Michael Dreicer. Mrs. Harry Hark-
ness Flagler, Mrs. Benjamin Gussen-
helm. Mrs. R. Guggenheimer, MIS-
Charles Hirsch. Mrs. Morris Loeb, MIS-
s. Neustadt, Mrs. Adolph S. Ochs, MIS-
NJ. L. Schiff, Mrs. Jefferson Sehgmah'
Mrs. Ralph shainwald. Mrs. Henry VII
lard. Mrs. O. G. Willard. Mrs. stephen .
Wise. Mrs. Frank Wolf, Mrs. Lewis .
" of and Mrs. l. Wormser.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
MORE CRIME EVIDENCE IN
Whitman's Office Busy Preparing
foe Resumption of Inquiry.

Assistants OF the District Attorneys OF.
fee had a busy day yesterday examining
witnesses and preparing other evidence Tor
presentation to the grand Jury. which Vim
resume its investigation Of the adnninistre~
ton of the Police Department this after"
noon
Mr.. Moss and Mr. Battle had q long
conference also during the day. and II was
announced later that the grand jury would
take up the trial Of former inspector
O'Brien on Monday, following the sugges-
ton Of Magistrate corrigan when he was
before the jury that they might Be able
to find from the minutes the real reason
why no decision has been rendered In tho
case by Commissioner Cropsey.
Afr. Reynolds received more "squeal
books" and blotters from the precincts IN
which he Is making tables Of statistics 70
show the Insignificant percentage OF ar
rests resulting from complaints Of crime
made By citizens
Judge Rosalsky sentenced o number Of
prisoners in Part OF General Sessions
yesterday to long terms IN state prison
for various crimes. following his state
ment on the preceding day that he in
tended 10 do his shar. in furnishing crooks
who thought the city was wide open"
James Buse a burglar. vas sent 10 state
prison for not less than tw, nor more than
five years, Frank Frnnin. convicted OF rob
berry, was sentenced to not less than ten
nor more than twenty years. and Edward
Cheney to not less than five nor more
than ten years.
7 want the experience Of these men "a
be warning to other touehs in this city
that they cannot commit crimes and then
expect mercy from this court" said Judge
Rosalsky. =,
Judge Foster In Part III, ser .encAd
Daniel ". Ely. convicted Of larceny. 70 not
less than one nor more than four years In
state prison. and Mrs. Rcbecca Frank. OF
No. 81 Monroe street. who was convicted
Of receiving stolen goods. Nv not less than
, two years nor more than four years In
Auburn State Prison for Women.
A.. the parts OF General Sessions and the
Criminal Branch OF the Supreme Court viii
be closed to-day in observance of Good
Friday. The session OF the grand jury
which is investigating police conditions VII
necessitate the District Attorneys ofacs
being open for the day
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
FIND FIRE ESCAPES BLOCKED
Factories Get Until Tuesday to
Heed Buildings Bureaus Orders.

Three disregarded FIRE escape orders OF
the Buildings Bureau were responsible for
a like number Of arrangements in the JET
terson Market police court yesterday after
noon and Assistant Corporation Counsel
John P. OBrien threatened the onenders
with injunctions II they did not obey the
orders by Tuesday. the day to which Mag
istrate Herman adjourned the cases
Inspector John OConnor. OF the Buildings
Bureau. testified that he had made an ex-
animate of the six story brick lott oulio-
,re at No. POI Wooster street In December.
7, Is q variously occupied Hiding. and on
some of the floors he found nothing against
which he could make any complaint
On the third floor however. occupied by
Herman KATE, he said he found a steel
shaft used to operate the machines cross
ing the main aisle leading to the fre es'
scape. at height Of some twenty-five
inches above the level Of the floor. KATE
g. q maker Of hats, and employs about
twenty women and girls.
In the waistmaking establishment OF
Goodwin & Corbin. on the fourth floor. ne
added that he found two such shafts I'M
nediny progress toward the window which
opened on the fire escape. Goodwin q Cor
bin employ thirty-five persons, mostly
women and girl operators. Max stern,
maker Of women's hats, on the sixth MOOR
With twenty employees. had no shafts par
ring easy progress TO the fire escape WIN
dows. but Inspector OConnor declared that
he found the aisles in Stems shop too mar
row TO admit Of quick egress In case OF
fire or panic.
Acting on his recommendations the Su'
perintendent Of Buildings ordered the steel
shafts removed or lowered TO floor level on
the third and fourth floors, and the aisies
videned on the top floor. The order went
nrst to the Fairfield Realty Company. own
ers Of the building. but they turned over
the responsibility to their respective ten
ants, and, according TO OConnors tesu-
mony, these tenants ignored the orders.
The cases dragged along, with repeated
orders going from the Superintendent OF
buildings to the tenants named above. I'M
ii, they were finally turned over to the Cor
roration Counsels Office for prosecution.
Each of the defendants declared yester-
day in court that they were ready to obey
the order Of the Buildings Bureau. but none
Rad any excuse to offer for his delay since
December.
Magistrate Herman finally ADJOURNED
the cases until Tuesday, and Assistant
CORPORATION Counses O'Brien and Louis
Cans declared that II the defendants hac
not started work on obeying the orders
by that time, they would seek Supreme
| Court injunction to restrain them from hav
ing any employe in the building until they
cleared away the distractions to egress.
| The prosecutions were under section 5
| OF the Sanitary Code. which forbids ar
employer having any material or equipmen
which might be injurious to the life or liml
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
80 SAVED BY FIRE DRILL
Soap Works Burns Down and 45
Girls Reach the Street.
ALL GET OUT IN 4 MINUTES
Forewoman's Goodness Largely
Responsible for Discipline and
Absence of Panic.

The lesson Of the Washington Place fire
resulted yesterday in the saving Of four
score Of lives in a fire that destroyed the
six story factory building Of the Manhattan
Soap Works, at Nos. $50 and $50 West ssth
street. Through the GOODNESS Of Miss Bar
bara Nolan. a forewoman over forty-fve
girls. and the fire drill that had been In
stituted by the proprietor Of the factory
after tho Washington Place fire, all the
employees were safely out OF the building
within four minutes after the first alarm
Of fire was given.
F. G. Burke, Of No. 1856 West s9th street.
the owner of the soap works. Instituted a
perfunctory fire drill In his factory about
two years ago. but not much attention had
heen paid to it until after the Washington
Place disaster. Since that time there have
been instructions twice week In the way
10 escape IL a fire broke out.
I'VE did not have to have an actual drill
In going down the escapes. but the en-
.ployes on each floor were called together
and the aises to the escapes pointed out
The foreman on each floor had charge, ana
there was practice In marshalling the en-
plcyes In line to reach the windows with
out crowding. AS the escape on the west
side reached to within one story OF the
ground, we advised the use Of that side. II
it were possible.
THE fire this morning started in the en-
CINE room. near the soap watts. smelled
the smoke and sent a man out to turn IN
the alarm for the Fire Department. and at
the same time went myself to the second
an ~ NH fOYtV-1ye
girls. working under Miss Nolan. She had
sYt1elled the smoke already, and had her
girls in line and started for the Are es-
cares. There was no panic and no crowd
ing BY the time / reached her side the
first girls were already on the ladders and
making their way TO the roof OF the tin
shop.
Within four minutes after the first
alarm Of fire was turned in every one was
out of the building. Practically every one
came down the fire escapes In accordance
with the instructions we have been having
since the Washington Place fire. Miss
Nolan was the last one out OF the third
floor. She saw all of her girls safely out.
and then came down the ladder herself.
There never was any one cooler than she
vas in that emergency. l have no DOUBT
that 1t was her excellent handling Of the
situation and her careful instructions for
the last three weeks that saved panic
and loss Of life among our girls"
The district is one that has fire history.
Thirty years ago the entire block from 18th
to seth street and Tenth to Eleventh ave-
nue. was fire swept. and ten years later the
old Manhattan Market, in 3ith street. Just
west OF Tenth avenue. was burned. There
was great loss Of life in both Of those fires.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
CAPITOL WAS UNGUARDE0
Adequate Fire Alarm Apparatus
Installed in a Hurry.

Washington. April B.-Ever since IL.
completion the great Capitol OF the Unteo
States has been without adequate nre
alarm facilities. The discovery. made mad
vertently yesterday. was followed to-day
by feverish activity on the part OF electri-
clans and engineers, and the building was
equipped with modern signal alarms con-
hecting with the Fire, Department OF the
District Of Columbia. The destruction
caused by fires in the capitols Of Missouri
and New York sent SILVER Of apprehen.
sion along the spine Of the custodian OF
the big granite and marble pile that crowns
Capitol Hill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
LEFT 100000 WITHOUT A WILL

The estate Of Alexander l.. kaufman "A
estimated as worth more than sl.oo0o00 by
his son. Arthur Kaufman. who obtained let
ters OF administration on the estate from
Surrogate Fowler Yesterday.
Mr. Kaufman lefr no VIII so Tint his
property will be divided among his five
children and two grandchildren. The bond
OF the administrator was hxcd at $500. 900.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
TAKES CHARGE OF INSURANCE co

Justice Blanchard granted yesterday the
arolication OF William H. Hotchkiss. SUI
norintendent OF the State Insurance De-
nar,ment. for permission 10 take over the
aNairs III the Liberty Life Insurance Com
rony. a New York corporation. doing bus!-
ress az No. III broadway. and TO liquidate
TO bus,nees The ground on which the
Insn-ance Superintendent proceeded YVES
,nar an e>anina ton revealed that the com
nany's capital had been impaired 10 the ex-
tent Of $4,000
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
wHITRlpeE GETS COMMISSION.

The Appellate Division Of the Supreme
Court granted yesterday the application OF
Frederick w. Whitridse, receiver OF the
Third Avenue Railroad Company. for the
appointment Of commission to assess
damages to property for extending the
Forty-second Street, Manhattanville & 81
Nicholas Avenue Railroad one block in
West 129th street. The property owners
refused to give their consent for the build :
ing of the extension to enable the cars TO
20 around The corner to- within snort
space Of the Fort Lee ferry. whereupon
Mr.. whitridge appealed TO the court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14

and they are still well remembered In the
neishborhood. Three alarms were sent IN
In a few minutes from the hre YESTERDAY
and nre boats as we'll as land apparatus
were called to the scene. A hard hght
confined the flames to the building occupied
by the soap works, but 1t was tota' loss.
all the floors. the roof ana the rear va"
falling into the cellar. Mr.. Burke esti-
mated his money loss at $4,000. but ne SAD
that the relief at finding that all the en-
ployes had escaped safely was so great tnat
he had not yet had time to realize the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
WHAT BORROWERS PAY,

Sometimes inexperienced borrowers
on real estlte pay uIsres con able teee
for loans because they do not know
what the proper charges are.
Borrowers who come to ~, wheties
they are experienced or not, fluid thse
our charges are fixed and reasonable
You know the exact cost IN advance.
TILE GUARANTEE
AND TRUST CO
Capital s 4,3z6,0 900
Surplus (all earned) 10,626, 900
ITO Bway, i7S Remeen O., 0adyA
$50 Fulton g., Jamaica.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-14
The Tariff Law.

OF course the chief triumph, Of committee
work. OF covert phrase and unexplained
classification. is the tariff law. Ever
since the passage Of the outrageous PAYNE
AdIich tariff law our pie nnys O snd
purposes which lay hidden in H.. Trey
are discovering. item by item, how deeply
and deliberately they were deceived ana
1t came about BY design. by elaborated,
secret design. Questions put upon the
floor IN the House and Senate were not
frankly CT truly answered aNG an
ELABORATE piece Of ieSs nns n waS possby
have passed If It had been comprehended
by the whole country.
But there are other arbushes. TAKE for
example. the ENTIRELY legitimate extensions
made Of the idea Of private property for
the benefit OF modern corporations and
I trusts. A modern joint stock corpofauon
cannot In any proper sense De SAID 10 oase
its rights and powers upon the principles ot
private property. It's powers are wnoily
derived from legislation. II possesses them
for the convenience Of business at the SUI
ferance of the public. 1ts STOCK is widely
muItitudes OF men into It's shifting partner
ships and connects II with the interests
ard investments Of whole communlue9.- II
| is a segment Of the public; bears no anal
80 IN a partnership or TO the process by
| which private property is safeguarded ana
managed. and should not be suffered 20 az
| ford eny covert whatever % those WIG
are mana ing It. Its MANAGEMENT Is OF
public and general concern; Is IN very
| nroper sense everybody's business.
Hence our objects as a narty taKe
these objects to be to open all the processes
| ~ poIi,ics-open them wide TO puelc view
~ make them accessible 10 every force tnal
moves. every opinion that prevails IN me
thoneht of the peore: 10 give society com,
nuand of it's own economic life again, not
! Nv revolutionary measures. but by steady
onnlicatjon OF the principle that the peop!s
have a right TO look into such matters an. ano
~ control them: to safeguard our resources
ond the lives Of our workmen and women
and children (our chief natural resources
aoainet the selfshness OF private use ano
nrost. 70 cut all privileges and PATRONAGE
and private advantages and score, use s OF
orr ascaI legislation TO equallze the our'
Gens of taxation. tand 10 throw open ehe
Gates o. opportunity 10 MANKIND
+ Hamilton Lewis. Of Chicago toas'rnas
ter az the dinner, announced that Willian
7 BRYAN. who was TO have delivered an ad'
dress was detained to-day in Brooklyn oy
the funeral OF Tom L. johnson former
Mayor Of Cleveland.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1911-06-28
No Need to WorrYi

The thrifty person makes hay while the sun shines, in other words pre- pares for the future needs of himself and family in so far as 1t is possible. The old idea of ordering coal from hand to mouth, ton by ton, is being replaced by a better thought, and the majority of the homes are having their coal bins filled during June and July with a supply sufficient to carry them through the winter This is the economical way, the wise way. At this time of the year coal is cheaper and a material saving can be made, beside enjoying that feeling of pre- paredness for the cold blasts of win ter. Many Bridgeporters are ordering Invader coal this season because of the good reputation given it by their neighbors. Patrick McGee of 269 East Washington avenue entered the coal business with the one idea In mind of selling absolutely the best, the clean est, the most economical coal sold in the city Invader coal is broken into cubes by a patented breaker, every bit of slate and other dead" substance is carefully picked out, and the coal is carefully screened and washed To lay in a supply of this coal is to make no mistake. Try 1t.