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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-05
In Some Parts of City Pipes
Should Be Replaced.
REASON FOR RAISE IN RATES
Report by Capt. E. w. Markham
Also Gives Other Causes.
WASTE SHOULD BE CURTAILED
More Equitable Adjustment of
Charges Would Be Brought About
by Meter System, He Thinks.

The recent increase in water rates
ordered by the District Commissioners
was not alone for the purpose of meter
| ing the water service, but contempla ted
producing revenue for replacing service
| mains in certain sections of the city, ac-
cording to information contained in Of
| fetal papers bearing on the case made
public today.
| The record of the Commissioners &C
| ton shows that the papers recon-
| mending an increase in water rates
were forwarded to Engineer Commits
sioner Judson by Capt. f. w. Markham
assistant to the Engineer Commissioner,
September IS. Two days later Commits
sioners Judson and Johnson marked
approved" under the recommendation,
signing their names. Commissioner
Rudolph, who refused to concur IN their
action, wrote noted" above his sig
nature.
According to the recommendation of
Capt Markham. it is desirable that wa
ter rates be increased to accomplish sew
eral important results, which are enumer-
ated as follows:
First-To complete the meterng of the
District and thereby conserve the Dis
tricts water supply
Second-To secure reliable data from
such metering whereby to determine def
initely when the supply should be in
creased well as to prepare financially
and otherwise for the work.
Third-To establish a more consistent
and equitable scale of water rents
Fourth-To replace in many of the old
er sections of the city service mains
whose physical condition and insufficient
size render their replacement imperative
Text of the Recommendation.
Capt. Markham's Endorsement, in full,
is as follows:
AT present there are some 5000 serv-
Ice connections throughout the District.
Of which about 1900 are metered 1t
is known that for premises of compa
rable size and occupancy the consumption
or the unmetered service is generally very
largely in excess of the metered, much
of such excess being pure waste. which
may be eliminated by meter installation.
Recent investigations show that our
water consumption in critical periods, is
fast approaching the capacity of the
aqueduct and storage, and it is fair to
assume will reach such capacity in a
very few years, unless measures are
adopted promptly to prevent extrava-
gance and waste. The departments eff
forts to eliminate preventable wastes are
| anu ulS0jy SUCCESSFUL. Dut
the known extravaganza of unmetered
consumption can be controlled only by
meter installation.
ITO secure the maximum use OF our
present supply and avoid the assumption
of a premature financial burden for it's
increase it is necessary to reduce con-
sumption to reasonable minimum when
an intelligent and reliable conclusion
may be had as to the time and cost of
additional supply. Complete metering
offers the only means of arriving at such
situation.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-10-05
Water Service Yields Surplus.

1t was pointed ou, by Mr.. Brown that
during the last year the revenues Of the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
AERONAUTICAL LABORATORY
Will Announce Plans for Institution at
Airmen's Dinner.

The endowment and establishment or
permanent aeronautical laboratory at
Washington will be announced AT the DIN
ner to be given by the Aeronautical Socie-
" at the Hotel Aston on Thursday. April
-. AS his laboratory is to be national in
character like the Smithsonian Institution,
President Taft. who will be present at the
dinner. will be asked to make the formal
announcement OF the details, according 10
pr Hudson Maxim, president of the So
Gety.
The laboratory will be the first Of its
kind organized in the world. The move
mont was started by the Aeronautical So
ci.ty some time ago. 1t will be endowed
by one Of the most conspicuous philanthro-
p,sts in America. II is hoped that this in
sIitution will have a material effect In de-
veloping the usefulness of aeroplanes.
some OF the men who are expected to be
IN charge Of the various departments will
be present at the dinner. Notable public
men from all parts Of the world will speak.
Thomas Sopwith. the English aviator, Will
represent the Royal Aero Club of Great
Britain
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
NO MORE BODIES FOUND
Scranton's Toll of Death Stands
at Seventy three.

Scranton. Penn, April 9-Every nook and
Granny of the workings of the Pancoast
colliery. where the seventy-three miners
and Joseph NJ. Evans. United States rescue
foreman. lost their lives on Friday, has
been gone over by squads Of searchers since
noon yesterday TO discover II possibly there
were other bodies TO be found, but none
was discovered.
The burial of the bodies has begun.
Among those that lay beneath sheets
awaiting collins were three brothers and
cousin in one room Five funerals If Hun
rarians were held this afternoon. The wall
ing and crying in the cemetery were pitful
The twelve hundred surviving miners or
Throop marched from one house TO the
other to pay respect to the dead, ana then
70 the cemetery to attend the burials All
the church bells toled continually during
the afternoon. The other funerals will be
held tomorrow morning and afternoon.
President Taft, as chief Executive of the
nation telegraphed his sympathy and as
head Of the Red cross offered aid.
Mayor Won Bergen called meeting OF
dozen citizens Yesterday TO take charge OF
a relief fund The fund has reached nearly
$1,000 including the Red Cross contribution
of 200
II is intended by the local relief commit
tee to raise $1,000
Nothing new has developed as 10 how the
catastrophe occurred, but the statement OK
the company that prior to sending men IN
TO urge the tunnel workers 10 hasten out
a telephone message was sent into that
part Of the mine TO warn them OF the FIRE
and order them TO get out has been verified.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
TO COMBAT SOCIALIST IDEAS
Catholic Clergy Create Laymen S
League for Retreats and Social Studies.

The growth of social unrest and anti
religious social theories In the United States
has been a source Of much anxiety TO the
Catholic bishops and clergy for some time.
To combat these features Of the socialist
propaganda. which are particularly directed
against the doctrines and moral teachings
of the Catholic Church. the Laymen'S
League for Retreats and Social Studies has
been created Archbishop Farley has been
chosen honorary president. and the bishops
of BROOKLYN. Trenton and Newark honorary
vice-presidents The headquarters Of the
1.apue are at No 20 Vesey street
The league will be governed by board
Of twenty-five directors and special COM
nittee on social studies" The latter VIII
have A twofold purpose. namely, the extern
sion Of the retreats" movement, begun less
than two years ago. and the establishment
NJ regular courses of systematic study by
Catholic laymen o, social questions ana
modern apoogetics The classes VIII be
onened next fall and will continue through
the winter and spring.
The plans Of the Laymens League Will
he made known more fully at pubic
meeting 10 be held on the first Sunday In
Nav at Carnegie Hall. Archbishop Farley
will speak.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
CHARLES S. ADLER BURIED
Thousands Follow Body Of East
Side Leader.

The East Side paid tribute yesterday TO
the memory of Charles S. Adler, for many
years Republican leader of the sth Assem-
blv District when thousands TANNED the
streets Of the East Side through which his
body was taken to Mount Hope Cemetery.
az Cypress Hills.
The funeral was held In the morning at
Temple Rodoph Sholem. SD street and
Lexington avenue. DR. Rudolph Grossman
ofticiated In the funeral procession was
the entire Republican organization OF the
Sth Assembly District. headed by members
OF the Lincoln League Club. the Federal
Club. the Republican organization of the
uh Assembly District and the Progress
Club There was q large representation
from the Masonic order, and Christie
Sullivan. state Senator. headed large del
eeation of Tammany men from the sth
District.
The march stopped at the Lincoln League
Club and Rabbi Rabinowitz spoke 70 as
many persons as his voice could reach ID
the streets around the clubhouse. The pro-
cesson then proceeded to the Wilhamsourg
Bridge, where the Masons took charge OF
the body. Deputy Commissioner Driscoll
was in charge Of the police. He estpated
that AT least one hundred thousand persons
took part in the march or witnessed the
procession.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
SKILL WITH BIG GUNS
Battleship Firing Shows Remark
able Accuracy at Long Ranges.

WASHINGTON, April e-American gunners
have once more shown their efficiency In
handling the guns OF the big battleships.
The first reports Of the battle practices
held a week ago ny the ships of the Allan
,ic Pacific and Asiatic fleets have been re-
ceived nv the Navy Department. and the
results indicate a remarkable Improvement
IN skill by the crews that handle the big
Pinch guns.
In statement to-day Secretary Meyer
said the results Of the firing showed re-
noarkable accuracy at ranges of ten thou
sand wards and over. distances of FIVE 70
.even miles Actual war conditions pre-
vailed in the practice this year. and the
department considers the scores made by
the sunners the more remarkable for That
fact.
THE accuracy Of the gun pointers and
the skill of the fire control party showed
remarkable increase over the excellent
work Of last year" says the statement
given out bv the Secretary of the Navy.
.Tbe Finch guns made the greatest per-
centage of hits. and the number of hts
was far greater than appeared possible on
such a small target area prior 10 THIS prdc-
tice."
The battering Of the San Marcos. for
merly the Texas. in the Chesapeake bay
few weeks ago is given credit 1or hdyl IlS
developed much of the skill OF the crews
having charge of the fire control 70 tne
time that the battleships turned tnem sunSs
on the old Texas fire control training mao
been secured only against canvas tarsets ~
,vhicn do not offer the same propieils 70
the runners as the actual supersructure u
E~nariments with aeroplane guns Will De
continued by the fleets. SdtlsiactoI1
rnethods have not vet been found Tor as
nosing of balloon and aeropiahe ehehi'e''
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
GUSTAV E. KlSSEL DEAD.
Banker Succumbs After Long ILL.,
ness After Operations.

Gustav T. Kissel. senior member OF the
banking firm of Kissel Kinnicutt Co. at
No 81 Wall street. died at 2:2O o'clock this
morning at his house. No. Is West 10Th
street with him at the time of his death
were his wife, his son. w Thorn Kissel.
and his brother. Rudolph Kissel.
In November Of last year Mr.. Kisse I'M
derwent two operations within short time
Of each other at the Presbyterian Hospital.
He rallied somewhat and his physicians
were hopeful for a time.
Mr. Kissel was one OF the defendants in
a suit brought by the Pennsylvania Sugar
Refining Company, Of Philadelphia, against
the American Sugar Refining Company,
and Henry o. Havemeyer and John r.
Parsons president and counsel Of the lat
ter corporation. and Mr.. Kissel and others
The suit was brought in the United States
Circuit Court for the recovery of S0.0O,oW
under the Sherman antitrust law. 1t was
alleged that Mr. Kssel, representing the
American Sugar Refining Company. in
duced Adolph Segal, who had organized
the Pennsylvania company, to accept
loan Of 81. 10000. in part security. for which
be- il was charged. extracted an agreement
giving the American company a controlling
interest in the Pennsylvania concern. The
result. il was alleged was that refinery
built in Philadelphia by Segal in 1909 had
never been put in operation. Segal had
been backed in building this refinery by
Frank *. Hipple. of the Real Estate Trust
Company. of Philadelphia. In 1906 the
trust company failed and Nipple committed
suicide. At the same time that the Penn
sylvania sugar concern began action, the
ole hrnt
suit against kissel.
In July. 1899 the federal grand jury
found a blanket Indictment in connection
with the Pennsylvania Sugar Refining Com
rany case against the American Sugar Re-
fining Company and others, including Mr.
Kissel The Circuit Court dismissed the
indictment against KiSsel on the ground
that the conspiracy charged had been
formed and all the overt acts in furtherance
of il had taken place more than three years
before the bringing of the indictment. IL
was appealed TO the Supreme Court. how
ever in December. 1910, and there decided
that the defendants must answer TO the
indictment.
Mr. Kisse was born in this city in 1854
He married Miss Caroline Thorn and
went into the banking business. eventually
becoming senior member of Kissel, Kin
niCutt e. Co. bankers.
He was a director of the Commercial
Trust Company of Jersey City, OF the Nor
ristown Trust Company. the State Trust
Company of Boston, the United States
Casualty Company. the United States
Mortgage and Trust Company and OF the
Brearley School. He was president OF the
Peoples Symphony Concert Society,
member of the New England Society and
the Chamber of Commerce and of the
Union, Century, Knickerbocker, Racquet.
Down Town, New York Coaching, CITY
New York Farmers and New York Yacht
clubs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
URGES CITY LABOR EXCHANGE
Martin w. Littleton Would Bring Job
and Man Together.

In the course Of his lecture last night IN
Carnegie Hall before the members ana
friends of the Society Of St Vincent de
Paul Martin W. LittletOn. speaking on the
subject of Man and His Opportunity.
said he believed the Labor Bureau Of the
state could be expanded so that there could
be added to IL Il great exchange IN TINS
city, which would be- a resort for laboring
men and women. where they could have at
their disposal a list Of employers needing
help. without having to waste time wan
dering aimessly about the city looking for
work.
III ] could bring the jobess man into
communication with the manless job said
the speaker, Il should consider | was do
ing great thing for the human race. In
the city Of Berlin they have established
such place. II Is a great four story build
ing with two wings. Fifty-hve thousand
applications were received there last year.
The applicant pays five cents registry fee.
There are many more In Germany and IN
England the bill providing for 20 Of these
exchanges passed tie houses Of Lords and
Commons with great enthusiasm"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
PARK BOARD AWAITS PROBE
Fosdick May Begin Inquiry into
Parsons's Work To-day.

II Is expected that Raymond h. Foso'on ~
Commissioner Of Accounts. will begin inns
morning an Investigation into the WORK vi
Samuel -. Parsons, IT.. landscape arcn''.'
Of the park board. Commissioners FosnicN
already has two OF his examiners IN inc
PARK Department Offices. their presence
having been requested by CORNERSTONE
Slower 20 look into conditions In the pu-
reau Of supplies and repairs and othe'
bureaus
II is not known how long the Parsons III
vestigation will last. Park Department oi-
fcials believe II will take ten days or tWo
weeks at The least. But since the prone
was ordered notice has been given by Gut
zon Borglum. chairman Of the CentraI raih
committee that he wouio asN
Mayor Gaynor. following the ilnhS Oh sPe-
ciic charges Of incompetence against 'o"'-
missioner Slower. to have the Commissioners
of Accounts investigate the work Oh Mr
Slower at the same time that Mr.. Parsons
Is being considered
The Park Departments VIII be IN a "e-
cidedly unsettled condition, according 10
number OF it's officials. until the present
trouble mas been ihrcshed out.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
MINE YIELDS 12S Dead
Five Free Men Among Those
Killed in Alabama CoI|iery.
CONVICTS AMONG RESCUERS
Sixteen Negroes Voluntarily Ac-
company White Men
Under Ground.

Littleton. Ala, April with the pre-
cision Of clOckwork trained corps Of res
cuers tonight brought steady stream OF
bodies from the Banner mine OF the Pratt
Consolidated Coal Company. In which yes
terday's disastrous explosion occurred IL
Is believed tonight that l2s is the exact
number Of victims.
This figure was obtained after making
careful check Of all the men who entered
the mine yesterday morning There is no
longer any hope of finding men alive I'M
derground. OF the 12S dead only fourteen
were whites
1t was o'clock this afternoon when the
rescuers were able to establish working
conditions in the mines, and at 800 O'Clock
the first three bodies were brought to the
surface. They were all negroes. Within
TWO hours ten more had been brought up.
including Lee Jones and o. W. Spradling.
both white.
When the rescuers asked for assistance
this afternoon company officials called for
volunteers among the convicts. stating that
no man need go if he were afraid. Six
teen Of the negroes in stripes stepped for
ward In response to the call and acconpa-
MED Inspector Hillhouse and six white
men underground.
The first party OF ten government res
cuers. headed by DR.. j. ]. Rutledge. who
entered the mine at 5 O'Clock this morning.
had narrow escape from death. An &C
cident occurred 10 the boiler used for the
fans. and the air was stopped for few
minutes. A faint cry for help was heard
IRON below and men with oxygen helmets
hurried down. The entire party was over
come by the after-damp. and when brought
to the surface physicians worked over them
for nearly an hour before they were able
to be moved to the rescue car. Members
Of the first party told narrowing story.
I'VE were going along all right until we
got TO the fourth entry said DR.. r. II.
Hamilton land in a few seconds nearly
every man in the party was down. | at
tempted TO carry one man over the lift.
but failed. and fell myself That is the last
/ remember until the surface v'cs reached"
While the loss OF life at Banner is the
most disastrous in the history OF Alabama
mining the damage TO the mine itself is
will cover il fully.
Ore OF the most pathetic incidents was
the death Of O w. SpradlnG, of Leeds.
Ala one OF the mine foremen. He escaped
with others, and then returned TO the mine
10 render aid His body was found to-day
in sitting posture on rock. with ms
head in his hands. He was only short
distance from the open air. He leaves
wife and ore child He had been handling
convict work for the last twenty years.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
FURLONG MAY BE PAR0LED
Ex.Magistrate's Minimum Sen
tence Expires on Thursday.

Friends Of Henry j. Furlong, Formerly
civ roagistrate in Brooklyn, who was con-
victed Of bribery a year ago. SAID last
nigh, that they had reason 10 believe that
no would be paroed by the state Board OF
Parole this week. Furlongs minimum
sentence expires on Thursday The maxi
mum sentence was for two years and one
month. Martin T. Manton. who was asso-
ciated with w. Bourke Cochran In the de-
fence of FNirlong. was one of those VINO ex-
nressed the belief that the former magis-
,rate would be paroled.
Furlong has been in i'll heaith ana mas
snent most Of the time in the prison hos
ni,a1 Should he be paroled he would have
"a report monthly 10 the probation oificer
of the Board of Parole until the expira-
ZION of his maximum sentence whether
or not he will return to Brooklyn when ne
&c released his friends were unable TO say
yesterday.
The facts that Furlong was disnarred
from the practice OF law shortly AFTER MS
conviction and that he will lose his citizen
shin unless pardoned by Governor DIX have
been considered by his friends. but they say
that he is not without money and. more
over. is full of resources.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Sunday, April 8,
1911.
ARRIVED

steamer soperea DAB. AscTs March s..
tf,oi1a 10 and Lisbon 90 70 simpson. Spence a
ycrn, Nth mdse Arrived AT the Bar at . n
s,'omer Phabus Ger. Hamburg March 81. 70
Phillp Ruprechi. in ballast Arrived NJ the Bar
steamer Georgian Philadelphia April :. to
tho American Hawaiian - Line. I'm ballast. Left
quarantine AZ 2.3I IN.
steamer Peruga tBr). Leghorn March -
xanlcs ~ and Palermo -. TO Henderson Broth
- ,,dso Arri-ed at the Bar al 10 10 m. Sth.
Gt.,mer Car0aia uIrl. Liver ool April | and
,,,..rs,oyn . 20 the 'unafd - 60. Ltd. with
10 Cahin and Laos ste"fare passengers. mails
ana mdse. Arrived At the far al !. % IN.
steamer CaNOur tBD. santos March II and
p...Lados Aurtl . to Busk & Daniels. with pas
seueers ana mdse. Arrived at The Ear at 30
s,o,mer raioma Cuban. Matanzas March o.
,..,1tnas o. sagu1 -. Caibarien - and Nipe
p,, ,wriI 4 10 The Munson IS Line. with sugar
49, ,,ood Arri,td At the Bar az = m.
an s,,,u,er san Giovanni n'al. Naples March -
., NIL Feltman q co. with passengers and
- on Ambrose channel Lishtsnir AZ < 10
- ,..no ,c.,, ,..,, NJ, .,
s'i.s % 10 Oelrichs & 90 with passen-
49,. 49,, - urdse Passed FIRE Island n; q 10 u m
11vtI anrhor of Scotland Lighiship overnight
" stesr,rr Ci,y 4 - Louis. savannah April 4. to
a,n = 90 with passengers an! mdse
-, ~ an Quarantine AZ 5.l5 n m.
!,'ar,cr Iroquois. Jacksonville April ami
80 l,,h",o, IL IN. clyde IS 60. with uassen-
etrs and mdse Passed In Quarantine at 40
, 9g,,,ou,er Madison. Newport News and Norfolk
a. ,he OLA Dominion - 90, WIN passengers and
!" nv Passed m Quarantine AZ 2 20 m
c,o,,ner Delaware. Philadelphia. 20 the Cli dc
g.. so Win mdse Passed In Quarantine at T. IL
81 Sandy Hook. y J. April .. $50 . m-wind
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-04-10
PRIVATE ACCUSED OF THEFT
snatched a Woman's Handbag the
Charge Against Him.

"I would like to havesmy case referred 10
the military authorities on Governors
Island. am already outstaying my leave
If absence" said Edward J. Doody. player
Of a French horn in the 18th Infantry
hand as he stood before Chief Magistrate
NcAdoo In the West Side court yesterday
charged by Mrs Agnes A. Reed, OF NO. lsi
west 1Olst street, with snatching her hand
bag containing two pocketbooks and $40
in cash.
Doodv stood at attention before the
ma gistrate and narrated how he had met
tho woman and had taken a ride on the
cixtb avenue IL" 10 l0ith street with her
Doody's examination was punctuated by
treatment and loud remarks from Mrs Reed
-"you're "a liar" You lie"'-until the
magistrate warned her that she would be
locked up.
Doody was held In 5000 bail for further
examination this morning. He acknowl-
.doed having been in the woman's COM
many. holding her hand bag and running
avav when he fell and broke the handle.
the pocketbooks were found 'ioon him