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New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
PROF. COOLEY GIVES ADVICE
Tells P. S. G. Of Defects in Reorgan
ization Plan for Metropolitan.

Professor Mortimer E. Cooley. dean Of
the engineering school ot The University Of
Michigan for the last seven years and for
thirty wears a professor OF mechanical en-
gineering in the university was The
principal witness at the hearing before the
Public Service Commission yesterday after
noon on the plan for the reorganization o.
the Metropolitan Street Railway Company.
submitted 20 the commission on Decem Der
17 It was the opinion OF Professor Cooley
that the appraisal of The system had been
somewhat conservative.
Among the item. which the professor
mentioned as appearing 20 him TOO small
we're So per cent q tho total FOR Incl
dentals. 10 per cent for general contractors'
pronts and Is per cent for inventories
The item Of per cent for engineering ne
felt 70 be at the lowest point al which II
could possibly be placed
In discussing depreciation Professor
Cooley explained that the effort 10 keep a
road UP 70 TOO perfect standard often en-
tail.t q loss. He suggested IS PEI cent as
about the degree OF proficiency desirable
This led 10 his pointing out kind Of de-
velopment charge different from that given
in The appraisal
1T takes TWO or three years" he SAID
TO get an equipment shaken down and
running properly and 1t may take more.
The cost involved should DE regarded as a
development charge and provided Tor as
such
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
ARRESTED AS sHOPLlFTERs
One Woman Puts On a New Dress
Over Her Own in Store.

TWO we'll dressed women and man vsre
arrested yesterday az two department
stores ard locked up in the West 30th
street station. charged With being shop
filters One woman gave her occupation IS
ar ac--sss. the ether as a nurse. The man
SAID ne was a clerk. n each case the ar
rests were caused by Tonaen detectives,
who turned -he prisoners over 70 the po-
Ice
The first prisoner vas Mss katherine
Shaw, who SAID she vas a nurse. lvins
al No. ls2 West s2d street Florence Myles.
a detective in a department store az sixth
avenue and 32d street. said Miss Shaw had
retired 70 2 dressing room with ready
made suit and had emerged in few min
ures wearing the new suit over her own.
In the station house the police say tAe
vomans mun concealed several pairs OF
gloves and a hat After she had given he-
name the woman was locked Up on a
charge Of perit larceny.
The other rornan prisoner gave her name
AZ Helen Grown. and said she was an ac-
tress, living at No. 2S5 West 429 street
With her was arrested a man who gave
his name as George Clayton. OF No. le5
West l6sth street. Both prisoners were
charged with grand larceny.
Mss Brown and Clayton were arrested
as result Ct their operations in de-
uartnent store az Fifth avenue and Ath
street
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
LAWYER COMMITS SUICIDE
Thomas w. Dobbie Found Dead
with the Gas Turned On.

Thomas " Dobbie, lawyer, with Of
fees AZ No. 2eO Broadway, vas found dead
in his house, No $50 East 18th street, Flat
bush. early last evening When discovered
Dobbe was lying on the bed partly dressed,
with two gas Jets in his room turned en-
full The poles have nlengrs report on
Dobbies death. and Mrs Dohnis refused
70 be seen. The fact that Dobbis commit
ted suicide vas borne OUT ~ note that ne
had left or a dresser in MS room, saying
that ne had decided 70 DO away With him
seif
on Saturday Mrs. Dobbie left her house
20 visit friends al No. 36s Jefferson street,
Brooklyn When she returned early last
evening she found the door leading 20 her
husbands room locked. and detected gas.
Fearing that something wrong had hap
oened, she called George Roys. oS No. 80
Broadway, a friend ot her husband
When Rows arrived az the house he broke
IN the door An ambulance from Kings
County Hospital ras summoned. and the
surgeon who responded said that Dooole
had been dead FOR several hours. Mr..
Rows could give 70 reason FOR his friend 5
act. He said that when he last saw Doboie
several days ago he seemed IN the best OF
spirits and there was nothing in his man
rer 20 indicate that he intended 70 do
away with himself
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19

which the Gould party vas in Tie clear
majority, would later retire in favor OF
nominees OF the banking interests. and u
was at all times the belief OF wal!
Street. until within few days tnat
,hose interests we're 70 name the new
president, as was indicated by their TWO
votes 70 one in the special committee.
The building Up OF the Missouri Paclhc
will require an enormous amount OF
money, which the banking interests nave
s,ood ready 70 furnish Il they should oe
auovsd 20 name a president competent
., ,ne,r Judgment 70 make the best pos
.,nie uss Of IL. AS the case now STANDS
there will BE much curiosity in the street
aver the identity OF the oankins mousse
-,,,,.h will be selected 70 replace kuhn'
To-, 4 CO. as the bankers OF the Mis-
.o,,r, Pacific. especially in view OF the
ao,,,rrirv ot interests which now EVIL
da,-Iv prevails among the largest oa"H'
,re institutions and firms. II is re-
,,.S that the choice will fall upon
80 a ro hut this is understood 10 De
improbable
rbe belief that control Of the road was
"a mass 70 the bankers induced
dsaI OF buying of Missouri Pacific STOCK
son,e time ago By spectators and ihVe'-
-ors who were willing 10 take u 'lor
,ong rul" The price has receded nearly
twenty points in the last two months
ARD many Of those whose bullish feeling
,,non I, led them TO become purchasers
hava lost money. A close friend OF MT
Could. when asked yesterday afternoon
what the stock would do to-day the
rev, OF the split in the councils OF the
road having come long after the close
a, the market. answered IT VIII
go up" i
BENJAMIN F. Bush. the new head OF
the Missouri Pacific, has seen service /
With the Northern Pacific and other
Western roads. He was president OF the
Western Mining and Coal Company
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
Whist the g. e. 7. Car Dc.

4 representative OF the Brooklyn Rapid
Transit Company said yesterday it would
take years Of time and much trouble for
the Interborough 10 get lines in opera
ton to take the people from the end Of
the subway lire Ct 43d street 10 their
homes here and there over the wide ter
ritory SPREAD. between the tunnel end
and Coney Island. The Brooklyn Rapid
Transit has every facility for the dis
tribution OF sucn crowds now. The work
OF connecting the subway with the dis
tributing lines could De accomplished in
a few weeks.
Engineers who have supervision over
the construction OF the Fourth avenue
subway and It's connection with the Can
ire street loop. Manhattan. by means az
the Manhattan Bridge, declared that the
line would be ready for use within a
year. Chief Engineer Johnson Of the
Bridge Department said the work OF
connecting the Manhattan Bridge with
the subway on the one side and the loop
on the other would be only a matter ~
five or six months.
One possible obstacle looms up. One
OF the four tubes on Fourth avenue IS
being used TO remove the surface waters
once carried by sewer cut in the con-
struction operations. The Board Of Esti-
mate and Apportionnent appropriated
S444. 900 for a new sewer. and then re-
ferred the matter 20 a conlrlittee, made
I'D OF the Controller and President Miller
of TIE Bronx. They are II favor Of
resembling the appropriation and having
the sewer built by assessments, it is re-
ported.
The actual building of the sewer will
take about year and a half, IN the opin-
ion o. Chief Engineer Fort Of the Bureau
OF Sewers. Meanwhile, one subway
tube cannot be used. While the closing
Of the tube will be !nconven!ent, II will
not prevent the running Of trains, as
three other tubes will be available.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
FOR QUARTERLY INSPECTION
TO Building Code Proposed
bv Alderman Dovling.

AT amen6rsrt 70 chs building code pre-
vi6ing that the Superintendent Of Build
:ags slS-l have made q quarterly inspec-
ton Of ell buildings used for nlarufactur-
.-g purposes in the city was proposed by
Alderman Dowling al the meeting OF the
Board Of Aldermen yesterday It ras re-
fe-red 70 the committee or laws and legis-
!aton.
4 resolution was passed asking III. Sd
pe-intendent Of Buildings OF the Borough
ot Manhattan 20 report 10 the board the
number o. inspections OF buildings in use
for business purposes made by his bureau
N the last fifteen months.
Another resolution passed asked the
Board OF Estimate 20 consider the advis-
ability Of purchasing Madison Square Gar
den aad continuing IL as a place for exhi-
Sit.ors and large public gatherings Sev-
sraI members of the Board OF Estimate
said last night that the CRY had other uses
Cor It's money and that under the present
!aw the city could not 60 INTO the business
Of renting buildings for exhibitions
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
sIAMEsE BARON AND SON HERE
Charge d 'Afaires Tells Of Autos and
Aviation in His Country

Baron San Pakitcn. ot Slam. arrived
yesterday on the steamship Kaiser VIII
helm der Crosse on his way 10 Washing
ton. where re will be charge d a3aires,
He was accompanied by his thirteen-year-
old son, Wongse. Both were dressed in
European costume.
The baron speaks English fuently and
mentioned with vivacity the aviation
meet" in Siam, at which only one aVia~
tor appeared. who was inspected in a
most interested way by the King at
Bangkok and thousands OF his subjects
The baron added that the King probably
Uould not ry for ten years, maybe longer.
bur that Slam had 800 automobiles and
more coming every day"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
G0ULDS WIN IN NJ. 0. P.
Continued from nrst pag.

consisting of Messrs. Gates, Adams and
Gould. appointed by the board immedi-
ately after the annual election in Feb
ruary last TO consider and recommend a
suitable president, did not favor Mr.
Bush, who was the candidate % the
Gould interests. but he was. neverthe-
less, elected to-day through the predomi-
nancy in the board Of the Gould inter-
ests and against the votes of Messrs.
Gates, ADAMS, Vanderbilt, Warburg and
Marston.
In consequence Messrs Paul NJ. War
burg and Cornelius Vanderbilt deeming
It inpracticable 70 accom- pllsh under
prevailing conditions the objects which
prompted them to enter the board. and
unwilling 70 share responsibility in the
management CT the company under these
circumstances, have resigned as direc-
tors"
The majority members OF the special
committee. IL is understood. were opposed
TO the selection Of Mr.. Bush because they
believed that he was mot a big enough
man tor the place" and also because
they were persuaded that he would be
acceptable 10 neither the banking inter
ests nor TO the investors In Missouri Pa
cifc.
man close TO Mr.. Gould repeated last
night the latter's objection that the cor
tinuance OF Kuhn. Loeb & CO. as bankers
for the, Missouri Pacific would be mad
visable because OF their interest in the
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific. add
ing. Kuhn. Loeb & CO. are fine people
TO do business with. but they are
human"
The firm, It was pointed out yesterday,
has for many years been the banker for
the Hartman system. and for many
years, with a break following the start
ing Of the Western Pacific. ha, also
acted as banker tor the Missour, Pa
ciac, its last important operation in the
financing Of the latter system having
been the underwriting. In January, 1910.
Of about ss0,0oO.o0o Of the conpeny's new
s175,000, 900 refunding mortgage con-
vertible bonds
MISSOURI Paclnc STOCK SOLO al 20 y on
January II. the day on which the hrst
reports were printed that George ].
Gould was 10 give UP the presidency.
run,or which Mr.. Gould promptly and
explicitly denied. That was the low
mark Of the year until yesterday. when
a new record was made at 45ia. Mean
while II had risen during the month fol-
lowing January y, and had touched SO
on February Il. when the rumors be-
came definite that the banking interests
and 3lr. Rockefeller would make con-
test for control and SO, its high point
Of the year. on February IS. the day on
which Nj Gould issued his announce
7nert that he had reached an agreement
with the opposing party.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
BETTER FIRE PROTECTION
Bill Before Assembly Calls for
Many improvements.
rEy Telerraph 70 The Tribune.

Albany. April lS-Assemblynan Fry in
trodloed q bill to-day providing that be-
fore the plans OF any loft building Office
building or factory in New York City shall
&c approved by the Superintendent ot
Buildings. they shall comply with certain
specified requirements, among which are
fire escapes OF such strength and pro-
portion and construction IS to hold with
safety those likely 20 use them Stair
ways OF the fire escapes must be set at
an angle Of not less than thirty degrees
and have trsads not more than nine inches
apart and z hand railing the entire length.
All stairways inside the building must be
al least three feet wide IN buildings less
than four stories high and proport!onately
wider in taller buildings
The buildings must also be equipped
with standpipes, automatic sprinklers,
roof tanks and automatic IRE alarms.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
ship OF the executive committee 70 nfteer
exclusive OF the officers
TO Hunt Out Osnaer Snnts

70 hunt Out Danger Spots,
Mr. Kingsbury reported 70 the directors
as 10 Offices and equipment. and although
nothing was definitely decided upon. n Is
understood that the new organization Will
take up SIS headquarters in the United
Charities Building The working staft vii
include the necessary clerical assistants
to the paid executive secretary and a
corps 81 inspectors. WHO will examine and
report upon factories and shops who's,
conditions are dangerous to life. II /, the
intention 70 push prosecution OF such
through the regular Official channels. the
committee en- safety acting in effect as an
assistant 10 the present city and state 81
Hcials in whose departm ents fall the work
OF IRE prevention and OF safeguarding the
lives OF the workers from the FIRE danger
The committee will also endeavor, as
ore OF its Arst steps. 10 assemble ard COM
pile the legislative suggestions which have
been advanced BY various bodies, such As
labor unions and other committees, with
a view 20 drawing up an act which shall
enectually prevent such disasters as the
recent Asch Building tragedy
Contributions will be relied upon FOR the
financial wellbe!ng OF the new organiza.
ton. ard r. Fulton Cutting, who presided
az Yesterdays meeting. was authorized 70
appoint a finance committee
Fire Drill in Every Shop.
Peter !. McKeon. a fire prevention :x-
pert. prepared tor the directors a terta-
tive plan OF work, which was discussed
bur not acted upon yesterday. The three
cher item. in McKeons g plan were the es-
tsblishrnent OF a bureau OF information
which should centralize the FIRE prevention
work Of the numerous bodies interested in
the subject in this city; i publicity plan.
which should he designed 20 keep UP the
interest Of the public in the question OF
fire prevention, and legislative campaign
which should. II need BE- amend the laws
relating 20 the subject OF fire prevention
and at the same time AID the officials
charged with that duty in the work of en-
forcing the existing laws.
aside from that general plan, Mr.. Nc
Keon pointed out that tire whole move
nlent now under way was born Of the Asch
Building fire. and that the committee should
first secure from It's experts a compre-
hersive report on that Arc. He explained
that such a report was made upon the
Iroquois Theatre fire. in Chicago. and that
the report was partly instrumental IN the
establishment OF the present strict theatre
regulations which are now enforced n that
city.
IN the same way. he said. the conditions
OF factory Buildings here could be i'm
proved by applying carefully the lessons Of
the Asch Building Are.
The committee on safety intends, among
other activities, 70 promote cooperative
movement or the part % owners Of build-
ings, employers and employees on the SUBJ
ject Of fire prevention and safeguarding
lie in case OF fire. which would include
as one Of its chief features the applica-
ton Of the IRE drill idea 10 all shops. lofts
ana factories.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
S7MSON HEADS FIRE
COMMITTEE ON SAFETY
LAWYER Elected President OF the
New Organization, and George
w. Perkins as Treasurer.
m PICK AN EXECUTIVE HEAD
Aim Is to Save Lives of Working
People from Flames and
Other Dangers in Places
of Employment.

-. Committee on Safety 0: the City Of
- vo-,r = direct ress,lt Of the agitation
g. ,s,t.- nrotectior against loss OF life by
=. following the Asch Building disaster
.rs Urged upor the public attention by The
--,.,,,s. effected a permanent orSanisa-
.,,, Yesterday. Henry L. Stinason was
,.6s president. Peter !. Brady vice-presi-
..,, John A Kinssoury secretary, anc
cAo-ve ". Perkins treasurer Definite ac'
.,,,arcss we're received from the three f!rst
-,-ed. who were az the meeting, and the
.,-r,it-ee eater-ains no doubt that Mr.
rs-,.rs will likewise accept
~. o~narizarion meeting was held r. the
.-...,sss, room OF the United Charities
-,,,rs,rS late Yesterday afternoon After
:, closed Mr Kingsoury announced that
=. ,-eli-o,narv moves for organization had
o4ea made although great deal had been
,s4- tor future meetings SO as not 70 curtai!
,hs new organization IN any way at us
start
Y. single purpose, as outlined BY the
-,eetirs OF cke directors OF the Commit
.es OF safety yesterday, was summed up in
this brief manner
IRE pu-pose CT this organization IS 70
--otac- and conserve rhe lives OF working
nso,le from IRE and other dangers. espe-
,iaI,v IN their places OF employment"
To Pick an Executive Head.
-xpxrts on ere prevention will be called
r,on 20 end their aid 10 the new orgapi-
,atiou. a-6 on acceptance will be elected
- ire board Of directors and 70 the ex-
..r.ivs committee. There will be paid
sxecut,ve head. who will probably be
..s,anated executive secretary.
r5sn-v = Surson and Mr.. K!ngsoury
r,l confer to-day over the candidates for
,bs, place. and the executive COMMITTEES
7,,l meet or Thursday afternoon 70 make
he hnal selection.
-ss following directors were selected 81
ere nesting yesterday, and have accepted
Peter J. Brady, R. Bayard Cutting. Miss
va-v 7. Dreier. Otto Eidlitz. Homer Folks
lanes :. Gernon. John NJ Glenn, Darie
Es-rts John A. Kingsbury. John Mitchell
anne Morgan. Henry Morgenthau. DR.
Eenry Moskowitz. Mrs Frederick Nathan
Euse-e a Philbin. Amos Pinchot. Leop- d
Plaut Dr. William jay Schisnelin. Henry
: sumson. Roswell D. Tompkins. Miss
Lillian . Vald, Monsignor william, ]
White and Rabbi Stephen 5 Wise
Jonn Claain. Thomas A. Buckner, VIII
arc u. Kingsley and Percy r Pyne Uert
chosen directors. but. NOT being present
had not sign!Aed their acceptance.
Under he plan OF organization adopted
sx Of re directors were elected 70 tht
executive committee. which IS 70 include
also the four officers of the committee. VIII
~ stirasor as chairman r Bayard Cut
ting. Miss Dreier. Daniel Harris, Henry
Norgenrhau. DR.. Moskowitz ard Miss Ann'
Morgan were the six so selected. and they
we're authorized 10 increase rhe member
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
SHONTS ON SUBWAY FIGHT
Continued from nrst page.

Areny Confined 70 his home yesterday
but as he expects TO De out to-day. me
conference with the Brooklyn RAPID
Transit officials scheduled for yesterday
was postponed until today. That Mayor
Cavnor is becoming restless about the
progress Of the subway negotiations vas
seen BIZ the fact that ne spent two houss
with Mr.. McAnsny az his house on Mon
day night.
President Shonts and Andrew Freed
man. a director Of the 1nterborough, hao
q long talk with the Mayor at the CITY
Hall Yesterday morning. None Of those
present would indicate the line OF ns'
cussion.
why. every one knows that whatever
route. are built have 70 be built py tle
city and owned by the city, and tnat the
city has to get some company 20 operate
them" said the Mayor when ne was
asked 20 explain the situation. Inc
nesotiations now going on are 70 get
company TO operate the proposed routes
on terms favora BILE TO the city. The de-
tails Of so vast ar undertaking are i'm
rense, but ! hope the committee is now
nearing the end.
When the triborough route was put
up 70 bids for an operator there was
not a bid. 7 hope we get an operator
on good terms. We have nothing else
in view II existing companies will not
come 20 an agreement another company
may be formed None Of US care who
the company may be, 50 long as it is a
responsible one"
Nothing can be said as TO fnal de-
cisiou on the subway situation pending
the decisions OF the Interborough and the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit upon the ulodi-
flcations deemed necessary by the con-
ferrees to the propositions made by the
two companies" said Chairman Wilcox
Of the Public Service Commission. IT Is
obvious that no proposition from any one
company can be considered which is
based upon a stipulation that all other
companies must be excluded from q par
ticular territory Such a proposition
would not be tolerated from any COM
pany"
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19

on December 1. 1909. he was elected
president OF the Western Maryland Rail-
way Company. the reorganization OF tho
railroad company.
Mr. Bush is fifty-one years old and II
a native OF Eellsburg. Penn.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19

which controlled the mining property OF
the Missouri Pacific. when, in March
1907. he succeeded Winslow $. Pierce as
president OF the Western MARYLAND Rail-
road Company In March. 1905. he was
appointed receiver OF the company. and
New-York tribune., 1911-04-19
Gould Had Insisted on Harmony.

fOUiU TAU iii@iSN~N Sfi iiN' ii'Ni'Jr
In this statement he said that there vas
and would be no controversy between
the controlling interests and that it had
long been his intention, known 70 Mr.
Rockefeller and 10 Kuhn. Loeb q Co. 20
retire from the presidency as soon as a
tuIlv competent man could De found TO
take his place; and be made public the
names OF the men agreed upon by him
and the bankers as the ones for whom
the vote. or both groups would oe cast
al the annual election
l. was crsdibly reported az the time
thar Mr. Gould, rhen he first realized
the seriousness OF the dissatisfaction with
his management which existed among
the important holders OF the roads secu-
rites. sought an alliance With James
Hiu. Mr.. Hill was inclined 20 ect With
him. IT was said. viewing the situation
as a movement against the Missouri Pa
cifc by the Union Pacific system, his
chief rival
But that idea vas abandoned. Il vas
reportec. when IL was found how large
we're the combined holdings OF Kuhn,
Loeb & Co.. who still retained the eZ-
tersive block OF stock acquired by them
from the Pearson Farquhar syndicate
last summer; OF the Deutsche Bank. the
representative OF great many foreign
investors, and OF Mr.. Rockefeller who.
according 10 Mr.. Gould's statement Of
yesterday, is, next 70 the Gould family.
the largest stockholder in the Missouri
Pacific
The board agreed upon originally, as
announced b. Mr.. Gould in his Febru-
airy Is statement. consisted Of George J.
Gould Kingdom Gould. his son. who had
been elected d director about a year be-
fore, when Kuhn. Loeb & Co. had ex-
pected 70 be invited 20 name a represent
ative: Edwin Gould. z. T. Jettery. r
T. Gates. J. J. Slocum. brother-in law
Of the late Russell Sage: Cornelius Van
derbilt. two 81. Louis men. ". K Bixby
and O. L. Garrison. and three new mem
bers. Paul VI. Warburg. E. D. Adams
and Edgar L. Marston. with the thir-
teenth place left vacant for .the new pres
ident when selected
At the annual meeting on March Il.
however. several changes were made In
this list. Messrs. Bixby. Garrison and
Slocunl being dropped. and z. 3. Pryor.
vice-p president OF the Wabash: 5. F.
Pryor. formerly an Officer OF the MIS-
souri Pacific and now a vice-president
q the Simmons Hardware Company. OF
81. Louis, and Charles S. Clarke. vice
president OF the Missouri Pacific. being
chosen in their stead
The thirteenth place in the board was
filled by the election or r. Lancaster
Williams. OF Baltimore. who received the
cumulative vote OF the Southern stock
holders. and OF the stock owned by
Frank J. Could apart from that voted in
his name in the Gould family holdings.
II had been commonly understood that
some OF the members or this board. In