The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1911-11-13

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and south of Grand street. More than
1900 pounds Of Carbolic acid powder
which means several hundred barrels oil
liquid, went to safeguarding the East
Sides health.
LEDERLE MEASURES Us.
Except for the lower East Side, condi-
tions in Manhattan and The Bronx are
not alarming" said Dr. Lederle last
evening. Il believe that Commissioner
Edwards will be able to take care of this
Job without any help from me, but II
Mr.. Edwards is held back by crcum-
stances and it becomes necessary for me
to step in | will act quickly and thor
oughly. The garbage will be removed,
you can be sure Of that, but am not at
liberty to say how.
There is no occasion yet for the public
to worry about danger to health. The
cold wave flag is flying this evening and
the fall Of temperature will help the city
fight itslbattle."
Police arrangements ordered last night
by Chief Inspector Schmittberger and
Inspector George McCmsky, head OF
the traffic squad. were a further indi-
cation that ample police protection viii
be given to Commissioner Edwards
recruits when they tackle the job again
to-day. The whole traffic squad will
go on duty minus belts. but with night
sticks in their hands. The custom of
the traffic squad is to wear belts and
ulSptuSt WlNIl IlRulSNl'hSs tDCllllllN''tl k'i
will have on strike duty about $500 police
men, not counting the mounted men
and mounted traffic men. Saturday 5
order. Club down anybody who inter-
feres with n street department employee
or policeman, goes to-day.
Save for the deserton of eighty regular
drivers and the failure of about hundred
sweepers to show up for work, the street
Cleaning Department force was not
weakened from saturday. The sweepers
worked steadily under police protection
and their brooms made reasonable
showing all over town. II was windy
day. however, and their work was nullI-
fed to some extent by fragments OF
paper. other rubbish and ashes that
blew from the piles of refuse along the
curbs.
As usual since the strike started all
work in the department ceased at p NJ.
BRICKS ARE tELoNIoUs ASSAULT.
Magistrate Butts in the night court had
before him last night a string Of men and
BOYS friendly to the strikers. Most Of
them we're arrested for yelling "Scah."
or for throwing bricks or trying To get
friend away from policeman. The
Magistrate put three prisoners under
bonds $500 in two cases and 81 600 in
another TO keep the peace for six months.
II meant the workhouse If the bonds
were not furnished. and last night there
seemed no likelihood that they would he.
In the other cases the fines ranged from
s. to s.. Five prisoners were brought IN
together for throwing bricks. The Mag
istrate said that this was felonious ASA ult
and he put their cases over 10 be heard
this morning IN the West tltty-tourth
street court.
FIRs PATROL EsTABL1sHTp
Orders were sent out Yesterday 10 all
company commanders in the Fire Depart
me nj notifying them that all regular leaves
] Of absence would be discontinued at
o'clock this morning and ordering IN"
company commanders beginning at the
same hour TO detail one fireman from each
company TO patrol the streets in the
| company's district on the lookout for
garbage and other fires in the streets
Each Of the firemen on this patrol is 10 be
provided with one length Of hose and q
! hvdrant wrench The order was sent
! out by Joseph b Martin. acting chief of
the Fire Department in the absence OF
Chief Kenlon
The reason given for tho order is that
numerous fires have started in the garbage
piles in the streets and in many cases
these blazes have irnperilled nearby
buildings
II is said that this is the second time in
the history Of the Fire Department that
such a patrol has been established IN"
other occasion wGs the storm of some few
years ago when the overhead wires in
! brooklyn WERE DlpWH 'NpNH
GARBAGE CHARIOT HAILED IN FLATBrsH
Flatbush saw a remarkable procession
through It's streets yesterday morning
and for once the Sabbath dignity Of
its residents was forgot IN a rush for front
windows and stoops. And slmulta =
neouslv and from beneath the said stOops
. came forth an army of domesiiCs laden
with tribute. For the advancing army
! comprised street cleaning recruits
mounted upon garbage carts and fanked
, front and rear and on hoth sides, with a
, regiment of handlers, another of police
/ and a corporal's guard OF street cleaning
inspectors.
, Ii was the first time in Old Midwout :
. history of paved streets that the rumble
> Of garbage carts broke the stiffness OF a
Sunday morn. While the houSeholder-
applauded the conquerors rumbled along
taking their tribute with CELEBRITY and non
ChalanCe.
{ In spite Of the decision of the Mayor
? and Commissioners Edwards that none
\ Of the STRIKING drivers OF the street
. Cleaning Department shall be reeln-
1 ployed and that the city shall break tn
5 strike no matt er how long IL takes. eflori
! are TO be made in two quar-, crs to-day
? to bring about a conference win the
. Mayor IN the hope of a Sc e.tIement Col
n Michael j. Reagan Of the state Board OF
Z Arbitration got IN touch again yesterday
s with the otncers of the drivers unoi
: and with W. II. Ashton. the strike
$ leader, who will go down 10 the CITY
' Hail his forenoon, where he Will Try
; to bring about a conference with th'
/ Mayor over new proposition. THIS
proposition Is that as there are 800 drivers
who WORK III the day y,lme the work l.,
2 SO arranged thai all VIII WORK during
Y the day and during the night i'll relays
Z the men 10 work two weeks in the day
time and two weeks a, nigh alternately.
= Harry Phillips, ex-Deputy Mayor and
1 ex-Alderman of West Ham, London, " hC
is here TO study sociological and po!ltica
questions from an American STANDPOINT
Y and to lecture, will also try to see If Il
truce cannot be declared He is frs
honorary trustee and president OF the
Y Dock Workers and Coal Porters Trade
5 Union of London and was a member o'
. the concihation committee which brough
\ about a settlement of the strike OF tn,
p seamen and dockers in England. lie
, called yesterday al the headquarters o
the strike leaders in Murphy's Hall tC
get the strikers side from Business Agen
= Prescott and will try to see Mayor Gaynol
\ to-day.
4 Il have a business in London which
brought me largely in contact with th'
. dock workers and Goa! porters, he sale
last evening, and had a good deal TO dc
in helping to settle the strike. They her
made me honorary president and truste,
= of their union.
g Il would not presume to say wha
0 Mayor Gaynor should do, but judging
: from my ideas of the trouble from what