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New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
SOUTH SHORE BONDS LEGAL
Solicitor for Traction Companys Re-
ceivers Defends Validity of Issue.

To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Ny attention has been cailea 10
various articles appearing in this morn
ing's papers, alleging. I'm substance, that
there was some question az to the legaiity
of the bonds issued by the South ShoTc
Traction Company, owing TO the fact that
the consent Of the Public Service Commls-
sion was not secured to the issuance OF the
same These allegations are without any
foundation. owing to the fact that the Is
suance of theso bonds was duly authorized
by tho state Board of Railroad Commits
soners prior 10 the passage OF the fupiic
Service commissions law.
For the purpose Of covering Just such
cases as this and TO prevent any question
as 10 the validity of bonds issued under
these conditions the Public Service com
missions lew. In Section 80. expressly pro-
vldey. after n general provision requiring
the consent Of the Public Service Commis-
sion 10 all future bond issues, as follows:
But this provision shall not apply 70
any lawful issue of stock. TO the lawfui
execution and delivery of any mortgage or
10 the lawful issue Of bonds Hereunder
which shall have been duly approved by
the Board Of Railroad Commissioners be-
fore July !, 1907."
The mere reading Of this provision is
sufficient to dispose of any question as TO
the validity Of the bonds issued by the
South Shore Traction Company.
There arc also statements published IA
these same articles which Imply, without
directly alleging, that there was an over
issue of the stock of the South Shore Trac-
ton Company. Such is not the case.
At the tmo the receivers took possession
of this property it was found that certain
stock certificates had been prepared for
issue, which had been so prepared for the
purpose OF taking the place OF certain out
standing certificates which the officers OF
the company had been informed were about
to be presented for cancellation. Such
outstanding stock certificates, however.
were not presented. with the result that the
new certificates were never Issued.
Upon finding that there were certain
| certificates unissued, but which had been
prepared for issue. the receivers, acting
under advice of their counsel procured an
order from the court appointing them d.
reotlng the cancellation of these unauthor-
lied certificates. These certificates have,
in accordance with this order been cam
celled as a matter Of record, so that any
question as TO overssuance of stock on the
part of rhe South Shore Traction Company
is without foundation, and it is difficult 10
understand how the papers referred to
could have published these articles without
careful investigation of the facts involved.
ARTHUR CARTER HUME.
Solicitor for receivers Of the South Shore
Traction Company.
New York April e. 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
MURPHY CIVIL SERVICE REFORM.

MURPHY CIVIL SERVICE Reform.
II will not be the fault of Governor
DiX's Civil Service Commission II the
Democratic party lacks patronage. After
first transferring from the competitive
10 the EXEMPT class lot of places in
the State Controllers Department, in
Guiding many that did not exist, the
commission has now exempted a mum
Der more. all for whose exemption Con-
troller Sohmer asked and i'll addition
oil for whose exemption State Engineer
and Surveyor Bensel asked. It has
cleared up all present applications and
is ready for more, which will doubtless
pour in from other Democratic office
holders. The raid on the merit system
begun by Mr. Sohmer promises 10 be
come general. Additional reasons for
Tammany' anxiety TO pass Governor
Dix's bills legislatins Republican com
missions out OF office are furnished by
the attitude of the Civil Service Com
mission. Not only will the Democratic
party thus gain the heads Of various de
tUt Aiit bthiN hlVbihbNb D'i'
ocratic commissioners may make a raid
on the merit system as it applies to their
subordinates.
Governor DiXs attitude toward this
raid will be awaited with interest, but
il seems hardly probable that his Ciyi
Service Commission would have yielded
in the way il has 10 the spoilsmel
without some understanding with The
Governor THE New York Evening
Posts" Albany correspondent writes
that it is believed at Albany that GOV
ernor Dix will approve the action OF
his commissioners. the understanding
at Albany being that when early in the
''year Charles +. Murphy had talb
with the Governor about Civil Service
matters, which, according TO the GOV
"ernor. showed that he and the Tam
many chief were in full accord in tho
matter. these changes were the things
discussed" Is the state. then. 10 have
the Murphy brand Of Civil Service re-
form
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
WINTHROP AMEs GIVES 0INNt.

Winthrop Ames. director Of The Ne" "a
atre. gave a dinner on the roof ea'os' ~
might 10 the members of The Ne" -
company and his stan. Fifty cover ..,,r
laid. The souveniers were hs"' ...,s
bound pictures Of the Green Room n
the guests We're Lee Shubert, husN"s, -
rector; George Foster Plat. the ws.a,s
T.. T.. Lyons, business manager IT, 40
Bell. art director: Elliott schemes. rAs
director; Jed Shaw. treasurer; AS' M
Wynne Mat,hisoh Wilfrid No''" NJ
erick Stanhope. T.. NJ Holland. anu .,,b<
every regular member of the ors..A .
Following the dinner Mr ho" .s,pls
behalf OF the company and stan .v. =
Mr.. Ames with II gold cisare"e s,.n "
the upper left hand corner OF ..d q
embossed the crest OF the theap, ,,,eeta'
the lower right hand corner 'n' I'D "
initials. on the inside were ept,y ~
fac-simile signatures Of the eV"
stan
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS.
IFrom III. Tribune Bureau.

Washington, April 6.-The British Am
bassaGor and Mrs. Bryce had as guests at
luncheon ar the embassy to-day Sir John
and Lady Murray, OF Edinburgh. who are
here for a short time.
The Minister from the Argentine Repub-
lie and the Minster from cuba will pre-.
sent their credentials 10 the President fl
the Blue Room AT the White House On
Tuesday.
The Spanish Minister and Sehora dc Ri
ano entertained a number of guests at din
ner at the legation tonight.
Countess Moltke, wife Of tho Danish Min
istor. returned TO the legation to-day from
Boston where she went 10 attend her
fathers funeral some days ago. Count
MoltlSc. whose trip to California was pre-
yer ted by the death OF Mr.. Thayer, has
now gone to the Pacific Coast, to remain
for some time.
Nine. Chang and Nine. Henry *. Chang.
wife and daughter-in'aw Of the Chinese
Minister, and the younger women o. the
household received this afternoon from 4
10 o'clock. when large contingent of
resident and official society paid It's re-
spects. The legation was made attractive
by branches Of spring flowers, and a tea
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
A LABOR UNIONS GOOD WORK
To tho Editor If The Tribune

To the Editor If The Tribune.
Sir: " J. J. did the labor unions a
grave injustice when he said m his letter
in The Tribune OF April that "iabor or
ganizatons. protesting the welfare Of all
lahoring people did nothing 10 protect the
hundreds of people employed I'm the Tri-
angle waist shop The Ladies' Waist and
Dressnakers' Union could do nothing 10
protect tho workers in this particular fac
Tory because 81 was not union shop. and
while there were many union members en-
poyed there. there was no organized con.
troll over IT, II was in this very factory
that the general strike Of ladies' waist
makers had itS origin more than year
ago arising out of the attempt on the part
Of the employees 10 organize against the bad
conditions prevailing in the shop
The Ladies' Waist and D-essmakers'
Union. SO far as its limitations permit, is
continually rcmedyng, in many ways. con-
d'ions tha' affect the health and safety Of
the workers in tho shops where the union
has control. II w. J. T.. viii care TO in
vestigatc he will find that many Of the de-
mands made by the union in the general
strike included changes in physical cond-
tions that were menace TO health and
safety in the various shops II is signin-
can't that IT was mainly because Of these
particular demands that many employers
fought the girls on strike and denounced
the union for wanting to dictate how We
shall run our own business"
WILLIAM MAILLV
Business Manager. Ladies' Waist and
Dressmakers' Union, No. q. T. +. q.
W. l.
New York. April 8. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
TVE SPEAKER As LE4DER.

THE SPE1hER AZ LbfDEh.
"The Houston Post" perseveres in the
opinion that in assuming the Speaker
shin under the new order In the House
tho Hon. Champ Clark has surrendered
the substance Of leadership FOR us
shadow. 1t said pessimistcally the
other day: "Without the power TO ap-
"point committees Mr. Clark's influence
will he reduced 10 nothing" We vent
ured 10 suggest that Mr.. Clark had led
his marty in the House for several years,
though lacking the power 10 appoint COM
mittees. "The Post replies mistakenly
that "as the leader Of the minority in the
.1ast Congress Mr.. Clark was permitted
"to name the minority members of the
committees" 1t is we'll known that
Sneaker Cannon rewarded with choice
committee assignments certain Demo
cr-afs who supported him against Mr.
Clark in tho fight at the opening of the
G1st Congress over the House rules. Mr.
FITZGERALD. Of Brooklyn, was put on tire
Committee on Rnles and Mr.. RrousSard
and Nr. Harrison were put on the Ways
and Means Committee, much against
Mr.. Clark's wishes. He was not con
suited by Speaker Cannon in the assign
menf of committee places and patronage
and preferred 10 owe no such obligation
10 the Speaker. He maintained his in
fuence through the gifts and qualities
which he had exhibited ON the floor OF
the House. IN committee and in the
Democratic caucus. His authority was
personal and moral. not based on pat
ronagc or intimidation.
WHY should Mr.. Clark as Speaker
fail 10 maintain that influence simply
because he has resigned into other
hands the function Of distributing COM
uijttoe appointments? Does leadership in
the lower branch of Congress consist
SOLELY in peddling patronage and play
ing upon the narrow interests and fears
Of Tie members of the dominant or the
: oppoeition party? ''The Post seems to
think that II does, for il says
Under the new order Mr.. Ciarks power
aud influence will but slightly exceed
that of the Vice President of the United
STATES. who as eX-oficio President OF
the Senate is only pariiamentarian
He does not vote except ~ case OF ue'
he appoints no committees ana gives no
direction whatever 10 legislation The
difference is that Mr.. Clark is member
Of the House and can vote on all meas
urCs.
We are loath 10 believe that Mr..
Clark has condemned himself 10 impo-
,ency in the Speakers chair. He is still
In fill possession Of all his talents and
Is as much the counsellor and leader OF
his uarts Oh great political questions Us
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
FIRE DRILLS IMPERATIVE.
The Scientific American.

TrVN' " s''I'NIITc NfntrlCdn.
Above everything this lire 1.-THE Washing
ION race disastcrl has shown the need in
an crowded factories of this character for
Inc institution OF system of fire drills
tiiniiar To mat which Ia practised I'm our
public schools The majority uf tho nm.
iorinnRtes who lost their lives were young
people OF foreign parentaRe. and It needed
ohlN inc occurrence of some sudden eWer-
R"hcy such az an outbreak OF fire 10 throw
them into Il state of uncontrollablo panlc
" Inc manufacturers who are engaged in
making shirtwaists feathers and flowers
ana other goods OF highly iunammable
character are To be permitted To crowd the
upper floors of buildings with machines and
operatives, the law should make fire drills
compulsory. and the officials OF our city
should see 10 II that they are most strictly
carried out
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THE LOST STATE RECORDS.

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
sir: And, pray who ia TO blame that the
Invaluable library and the ":nestimable
records beiongi9s to the people Of the
state Of New York, and deposited I'm the
capitol at Albany were not In droproof
quarters? What's that? why didn't the
authorities know instead of merely thinking
that the Capitol building was absolutely
hreproof? And II that We're not possible in
such a building, why were not these unre-
piaceable things housed ia structure
whose absolutely freproof condition could
be known We may be a great people, hut
we would he far greater II we thought less
and knew more,
PRO BONO PUBLICO.
Now York. April 4. 1911.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
MAKING FOR MEXICAN PEACE.

The dispatch from our special corre-
spondent at the City of Mexico which
We printed yesterday materially strength
ened The IN pc which all must cherish of
speedy pence south Of the Rio Grandc
The conference between the Mexican
Foreign Minister and the principal agent
of the insurgents In Washington and the
probability that the latter will soon be
In direct communication with his chief
IL the field suggest the progress Of ear
Icst negotiations. The fact that Mr..
Madcro has indicated Or. Gomez as com
pctcnt and authorized Ia conclude an
agreement Of peace Is also highly signiii-
cant In view of the we'll known senti-
nents Of DR.. Gomez, and the ordering OF
Il practical arInistice in the field suggests
rllc existence Of not merely hope but
an expectation that hostililes will soon
be definitely ended.
II Is not Ia bc disputed that there is
need Of radical reforms in the Mexican
government But the chief reforms
which were demanded are now In process
of being granted, and there II reason for
confidence that they will bc promptly
ard effectively put into execution. In
lhat cisc the Insurgents ought 10 be sat
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
SUFFERING IN CENTRAL TUEN'
Situation sDaily Growing Worse "
cause of Unusually Severe Wintr'

Boston. April 6.-Charcoal fuei Is fcu''N
times it's usual price. hundreds c' ",
sands Of sheep have perished and
suferincs OF the people Of Central iu''
have been intense, according 10 the -"
reports received from the mission s's'.
OF that region by the National AH'
and India Relief Association. From '
to time the association has received s''.
from the missionaries In Turkey resa'N.
the sufferings occssioned by the nos
we're winter In the remembrance OF t"s
tlyes. and the latest letters indlcso
the situation IL daily growing mcre o''
The Relief Association. through H
rotary. Miss Emily q. Wheeler, OF W. w..
field, Ohio. Il cabling relief eon'ne"
whenever received.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THF BtNK GTIRiNTEF PL1N
EiIJTAG

~ ~ Y ~
Recent reports from Oklahoma indi-
cate that the Bryan system for guaran-
teeing dcpositors is decadent There il
4 rush of banks 10 escape from its re-
Quiremenis When the system was
adopted many national banks. fearing
that they might lose deposltors indeed,
certain Of losing public deposits if they
did not have their funds guaranteed.
surrendered their national charters and
became state banks. Now the tendency
is the other way. these former national
banks are reinccrporatlng as national
banks and many state banks are doing
it also. When the guarantee system
WAS started the state banks gained
rapidly in deposits Now depositors are
said 10 he preferrug national banks. de-
string to have their funds in banks
which are not subject to levy for the
purpose Of making up losses due TO
some other institutions mismanagc-
ment. The cost Of the guarantee sys-
tenn has been found burdensomc by the
banks.
How much The confidence of deposit
tors has been shaken by Speculative
management such as critics Of the guar
antce system predicted rs bound 10 re-
suit from It's adoption. il is not posi-
BILE TO say. Certainly the Bryan-IIaskell
plan stimulated an oyerexpanSion Of
banking in Oklahoma. and with the
state authorities feeling that their DO
lilcal fortunes were bound up with the
new scheme il must have been n ullps-
ton III the public mind what sort of
supervision they exercised over these
rapidly multiplying institutions. Ex-
amincrs Of national banks had the mani
fest advantage Of being free from po-
litcal considerations. At any rate the
national system has won the confidence
of the public and the state system is los
ing IT. A>rapid decadence Of the guar
antec plan may be safely predicted.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THE WORKING GIRLS WAGE.
% the Editor Of The Tribune

To The Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: Some Of the girls who Jumped 10
their death at the Washington Place fire
had only 81 80 in their pay envelopes. and
those same girls lived in Brooklyn, which
means that cut OF that weekly wage 81 20
went for carfarcs. That is more than one
third. Yet there IL serious talk of sad
ding this two fare system on the workers
of the city for tie nest one hundred years,
at least Please add to Your good work by
calling the peoples attention TO the fact
that the city OF New York allows its work
crs To he robbed before they are burned TO
death. NABOTH IIEDIN.
Brooklyn, April b 1911
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THE CABINET.
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. J

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, April s--The Secretary Of
the Treasury returned to Washington to-
day from Chicago. where he went 10 cast
his vote IN the municipal election. To-
morrow Mr.. MacVeagh will 20 TO Phadel-
phia TO attend the meeting of the Ameri
can Academy Of Political and Social Sci
ence, and will remain for the dinner to be
given tomorrow night by Charlemagnt
Tower The Secretary % Commerce and
Labor also will 90 10 Philadelphia 10 pre-
side over tho meeting and be a guest st the
dinner given by Mr.. Tower.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
PeoDke and Social lncident.

, table was laid with exquisite Chinese -.
and presided over by Nine. Henry Chs,.
Raron de Bode. Russian military attacSs
viii return to Washington tomorrow f,.~
q short visit in New York. and to-morr.~
night he and Baroness Elizabeth De nas.
will entertain at dinner.
Count Felix Won Brussele- -schauh~.s
Austrian first secretary. who recently :.
turned from a leave of absence in Euro,.
roportod at the embassy to-day for du,v
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
N. Y. U. AND WESLEYAN TO DEBATE

New York University and Wesleyan viii
clash Tonight In Joint debate at University
Heights on tie question. Resolved. That,
cpnstitutonality aside. a graduated income
tax should form a part OF the federal tax
INK system New York viii take the mega
tive side OF TIE question while Wesleyan
VIII uphold the affirmative. The speakers
Tor TIA. local Institution will bc III, II. Tn.
aerwood 12; H. Il. Brewster, ~, and $. 4.
GOLDSMITH, 1S. Wesleyans debaters are:
and H. W. Nriston II
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
Nelnsuprk Tribm,,e.
FRIDAY. APRIL Z, 1911.

This netospdper Is o,cned ana p"o'
l,shed by The Tribune Assoc'dttoh' q
Nefol York corporation; Office ana pr.n-
c,pal place Of business. Tribune bW'a-
iag. No. .154 Nassau street, Ne'c io'h'
Ogdcn Mills. president: Ogden w. he'o'
secretary: James NJ Barrett, treasurer.
gbe address of the officers IS the once
Of this newspaper.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07
THE Talk or THE DAY.

| PLANT your feet firmly and squarely on
| the ground, throw back your shoulders, fold
your arms and swear I'm most emphatic
! terms that you arc strong, healthy and
we'll DO this for few minutes every even
! ing and even # this IS not how you actually
feel, maintain by your physical and mental
attitude that it is your condition. and you
! viii soon find that it becomes and that
you are not really telling lies" This was
the advice given by DR.. J. Stenson Hooker
| In lecture on "Posturing aud Posing for
Health" in connection with the opening of
tho Simple Life Conference and Exhibition
in London. III Is wonderful to what extent
our state of health can he altered in this
way" DR. Hooker added ut stirs I'D the
currents Of feeling which act on the nerves;
these act on the blood vessels. and thus the
whole system 10 improved and we become
/ different beings
Yes" said Miss McBluf "Tvshsd nine
proposals since ] saw YOU last"
Indeed" replied Miss Wise "And did
you finally reward his perseverance by
accepting him. THE Catholic Standard
aud Times.
The now Municipal Building, With its
! little army Of workrnen and the constantly
growing metal framework f. becoming one
| Of tho sights Of New York tO which
/ strangers are taken by their guides \
group Of four, evidently visitors in New
! York. were watching tho placing NJ
/ gigantic girdor few DAY ago. When II
| had been successfully lowered into It's
| place one Of the party, speaking Of the
man who seemed to direct the operation.
said: Hes surely on the job Not as
steady as that fellow with the brown
derby" said = newsboy. pointing to
man in the crowd Of spectators. why,
who is he" the strangers asked Hes
the steadiest Of all the steadies that come
here. He's here when work begins and
he don't leave till tho whistle blows. When
the buildings al done he'll say ho helped
put 1T up
| Did your rich uncle leave YOU much?"
| -Four good excuses for breaking his
| will"-Detroit Free FreSs.
! Milwaukee's Socialist administration is
evidently grateful TO the newspaper men
| FOR the advertising it has received. Mayor
Sederg officials are planning Il new police
and fire telephone and telegraph system.
which Will be so arranged that reporters
can use IL for quick communication with
their Offices. All newspaper men VIII he
provided with keys to the signal stations,
and by simply stepping to the nearest alarm
box they can talk directly with their chiefs
connection with the various editorial rooms
being made through central at Police
| Headquarters.
Didn't | give you a piece Of pie last,
| Ueelrp 80 demanded the cooking school grad
uato u didn't expect 10 Sc YOU again so
| soon
II fooled you. ma am" replied the tramp,
81 didn't eat it."-Philadelphia Record.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

Mayor Gaynor has warned the Legis-
lature through Governor Dix against
ratifying the pending income tax amend
ment to the federal Constitution, since
I'm it's present form It apparently en-
powers Congress to tax income derived
as interest on state. county and munici-
pal bonds. 1t is to the advantage or the
state and Of all its counties and munici-
palities to keep their bonds tax free, so
as to guarantee better market. Why
surrender that advantage when 1t would
be Just as easy TO retain 1t by insisting
that the amendment he redrawn so as to
exclude interest on state and municipal
bonds from federal taxation?
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

There Is not efficiency enough In the man
aeement of tho parks of Manhattan 70 keep
A SO 900 business out of a acknowledgements
for three MONTHS Gutzon Borglum
What! Even though 1t could he hs-
ured out by the management to dot
that the landscape architect worked only
II per cent as much time as the clerks
and laborers. Isn't that system and
efficiency?
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

Government by epistle" is spreading.
The Mayor. OF course, writes his daily
letter. Park Commissioner Slower also
writes one, and digs up another that he
wrote long ago and never sent. And
Controller Prendergast and Dock Com
missioner Tomkins exchange communl-
cations. Who says that in this age OF
telephones letter writing has gone out OF
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

The Brooklyn police reported the theft
the other day Of n couple Of tons of coal
the burglars having shovelled It out of a
cellar and loaded IT on wagon. Grim
inals who would toll as hard as that
have almost reached the point OF being
willing to work for a living.
New-York tribune., 1911-04-07

Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert VI. Hartman ~
booked To sail for Europe on April u
remain abroad for six weeks. on their =
turn they will go to Newport for the s'1,
mer. They have xented their country r'''
or Lons Island to Mr.. and Mrs cha"
cary Rumsey.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-10-19
DIFFERENCE IN PAINTING

The fact should be made clear
to property owners that there is
all the difference in the world in
painting. , good painter is
worth more than poor one
because he uses suitable paint and
puts 1t on right. The Elko Paint
& Wall Paper Co. F. A. George,
prop, are now ready to quote ,Drr
prices on all kinds of painting,
tntny, piper hanging. grain ng
and syn work and they gratuar ee
their work.
A splendid line of fall Wall
paper just received. Phone 1G'