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New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
M'ADO0 ASKS EXTENSION
Says Progress on Proposed 9th
Street Subway Will Be Slow.

There was a brief hearing yesterday at-
ternoon, before Commissioner Eustis, on the
application OF the Hudson & Manhattan
ailrcad Companv 20 the Public Service
Commission for an extension of the time
the company's subway in Sixth avenue
should be built, from June Is, 1911, 10 June
l5. 1913
William 6. McAdoo, president Of the COM
rany. said there had been several reasons
for delay in entering upon the work. first
among which he mentioned the diff
Guilty IN determining as 10 final plans for
the subway in the neighborhood OF Broad
way and Fourth avenue so long as there
remained any uncertainty as to ths de,
tailed plans for the triborough route
Mr.. McAdoo explained that It was the
intention to build the eth street extension
by the sheath method for its entire length,
just as would be done with q. tunnel under
a river. For such work compressed air
would be Indispensable and progress would
Of necessity be slow because Of the char
acter Of the soil, which Is largely sand and
gravel The engineers have estimated the
probable daily progress at three feet and
working from the beginning ar Sixth ave-
nue. in one direction only.
Commissioner Eustis suggested that Il
would be we'll II the company's engineers
/ should confer with the commissions en-
| gineers regarding the plans 10 be used near
Broadway. Mr.. NcAdoo cheerfully agreed
/ 10 act on this suggestion.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
BOARD SILENT ON SUBWAYS
Who's Ducking Now7" the Con-
troller Asks.

No mention Of Mayor Gaynor's statement
on the Interborough proposition for the
building Of new subways. in reply TO the
majority report Of Controller Prendergast
and President Mitchell Of the Board or AL
dermen, was made at the meeting OF the
Board Of Estimate yesterday AS It was
received by the secretary too late TO go on
the calendar. it was supposed that the
Mayor would bring II w Of bis own VcA-
ton.
Every one was waiting for another lVely
passage ar arms such as occurred az the
meeting of the board last week, but when
the last thing on the calendar had been
disposed Of the Mayor declared the board
adjourned and walked away.
Later in the day. however the Mayor Is
sued a formal call for a meeting OF the
committee Of the whole at which the In
terborough proposition will be considered
In executive session with members Of the
Public Service Commission The meeting IS
20 be held at II q. m. on Tuesday. Both
the Controller and President Mitchell Of the
Board Of Aldermen were primed yesterday
at the board meeting 70 reply 70 the com
munication of the Mayor had It come. They
we're disappointed when not a word was
said about It,
who's ducking noT?' wss the comment
Of the Controller when the Mayor ad-
iourned the board and went away.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
FOR DIRECT SENATE VOTE
Senator Roosevelt Introduces
Resolution at Albany.
rBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.


Albany. Jan. l2.-On the ground that II
would increase popular confidence N and
respect for the United States Senate 81 the
members were elected directly, Senator
Roosevelt tonight introduced a resolution
calling on the New York Congress delega-
tion 10 support such proposition. His
restitution. vent over under the rules. SEN
ator Citizens, Of Niagara County, intro
duced a resolution calling on the Congress
delegation 10 act in favor Of a parcels post
Senator Wagner presented a resolution for
the ratification OF the income tax measure.
Assenblynan Murray, Of New York,
started the first debate In the Assembly
tonight, and thereby gave Speaker Frisbie
his first occasion TO swing the gavel in
squechlng minority member. u was
noted that the new Speaker would have 10
exercise some before he would acquire the
thunderous rappings of which Speaker
Wadsworth WAS capable. The discussion
was started because Mr.. Murray and the
majority leader introduced income tax
resolutions which were exactly the same
The majority leaders measure was read
first by the clerk in the list OF bills intro
duced end this aroused the ire Of Mr.. Muir
ray. VINO says hts resolution was in the box
first. He also felt hurt because the credit
Of the income tax resolution was TO be
taken away from him. IN spite Of his ef-
forts in its behalf last year 1t is tho
same measure that was introduced last
year.
A number OF other measures were intro.
duced IN the Assembly. including some
which had considerable age behind them.
A bill by Mr.. Ward makes assault on en-
elective oficer. with intent to kill or feloni-
ously 20 injure his person. punishable by
imprisonment OF not less than twenty-five
years. In introducing this bill Mr.. Ward
said he had IN mind the shooting OF Mayor
GaynOr,
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
PRIMARY BILL INTRODUCED
Higgins Measure Resembles Hin,
man. Green Bill.
rBv telegraph 70 The Tribune.


Albany, Jan. l2.-Assemblyman Higgins
OF New York. who last year was one OF
the stanchest Of Governor Hughess sup"
porters in the lower house in the fight for
direct nominations, tonight introduced a
direct nomination bill which, with little ex-
ception, is about the same as the Hinman-
Green bill Of last year.
a. z. Smith, majority leader, was after
ward asked Il any action had yet been
taken toward formulating the Democratic
direct primary legislation. He replied that
the Democrats Of the present Legislature
would wait until they were better organ
lied before they tackled this subject.
The Higgins bill differs from the Hin
rnan-Green bill in that Il has no prefer
ential place for committee designations,
and 1t makes the signature law apply TO
primary as we'll as to general elections.
The bill provides for statewide direct
nominations. abolishes conventions and
provides statewide enrolment. In election
districts where personal registration IS not
REQUIRED voters arc to enroll on Election
Dsy. The bill extends the provisions Of the
election law requiring challenges to pri-
mary elections, so that there are the same
safeguards -7r the primary election as at
the general lection.
II provides that the fall primary" shall
be held in a year in which a President Is
to be elected on the eighth Tuesday before
2 general election, and in other years on
the seventh Tuesday before the general
election.
fixed number OF signatures for nonli-
mating petitions for the two parties cast
ing the highest and next highest number
OF rotes for Governor and a percentage
basis for signatures TO the nominating psti-
tons Of all other parties are among other
provisions.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
SAY v0ORHIS IS TOO OLD
Objection to His Confirmation as
Elections Superintendent.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]


Albany, Jan. 12-Objecting to connrna-
ton Of Governor Dlx's nomination OF John
r. Voorhis. as State Superintendent oi
Elections, on the ground that he was en-
tirely too old for the work, senator
Bracket tonight forced the reference OIL
the nomination TO the Finance Committee
When reported, Senator Wagner. Tammany
leader, sought TO press the nomination
through, but Senator Grady sided WIN
Senator Bracket, and the matter went
over.
When Mr. Voorhis's name came up
Senator Bracket objected violently. Ihe
mere age Of the man." he said, warrants
investigation OF his ability to perform the
duties of the place. His appointment
demonstrates the fact that II is the con-
trolling wish OF Tammany Hall to break
down the legislation guaranteeing SAFETY
OF the franchise in New York City. FRAUD
has been prevented so effectually that IL Is
practically eliminated at the polls. II Is
amazing that the first onslaught is In tnat
direction"
Senator Wagner declared that the satety
Of the franchise would be preserved, out
the Indecent and discriminatory leglsla-
ton foisted by the Republicans on long
suffering Democrats would be changed.
Senator McClelland made strong de-
fence OF Mr.. Voorhis. Senator Grady IN
his most suave fashion said he intended 70
vote for the confirmation Of Mr. Voorhis'
but the unbroken precedent Of the Senate
required reference OF his nomination to a
committee. Moreover, he pointed out 70
Senator Wagner that there were not
enough Democratic votes present TO con-
firm the nomination. anyhow. Whereupon
Wagner capitulated.
The nomination Of Thomas Mott Osborne
as Forest, Fish and Game Commissioner,
was unopposed.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
LINEUP FOR TRTBoRoUGH
Peoples Institute Committee Gives
Reasons for Decision.

Ths forum committee Of the Peoples In.
stitute has entered ths subway fight by
sending a written protest 10 the Board Of
Estimate and Apportionment against the
Interborough Rapid Transit Company and
advocating the building Of the triborough
route
After saying that IL has been proved be-
yond doubt that the city can build the
entire trioorough system with public
money without embarrassing its treasury,
the committee takes up the question OF
the city's financial standing at the present
time. According to the committee, the city
has e total credit, all or any part Of which
can be used for subways and available
within the next I'VE years. Of ar least $751;
3000
AS the total cost of the triborough sys-
TEN will amount 10 $3.50 100000, at the out
side estimate and s25.0C001O Of this amount
has already been expended or set aside for
the Fourth avenue line and the bridge loop,
II is evident that there remains comfort
committee reads the figures.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13

Wash Dress Goods,
White Goods and Linens,
Art Needlework,
Laces and Embroideries,
Handkerchiefs and Waists,
Veilings and Ribbons,
Untrimmed Millinery.
Flowers and Feathers,
Chinaware,
rse Purchases Until Noon.
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13

Muslin Underwear,
Silk Petticoats,
Wrappers and Corsets,
Hosiery and Knit Underwear.
Women's and Childrcn's Shoes,
Infants Wear,
Boys and Youths Clothing,
Silks and Dress Goods,
Beds and Beddings,
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13
REPORT ON RULES REVISION
Committee Robbed of Some Of It's
Arbitrary PoWere

Albany. Jan. 1.-THE report of the COM
mittee appointed by the Assembly on the
first day of the session 10 revise the rules
was submitted tonight. After a prelim-
mary explanation by A. z. Smith, major
fly leader, It was decided 10 postpone ac-
ton on it until Monday night. The ma
1ority leader said that before q vote was
taken every member would have ample op-
pcrtunity 10 become acquainted with the
proposed changes
The rules committee receives particular
attention in the proposed changes. It was
New-York tribune., 1911-01-13

pense. On objection by Senator Grady, a
proposal to submit bills TO the revision
committee before they were printed was
not adopted. He said the revision CON-
mittee, unless IL were ordered TO report 81
given time. would be the grandest hold
up committee on record.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
Oriqinal "OId Glory"


The American national flag was
named "Old Glory" in 1881 by William
Driver, skipper hailing from Salem,
Mass, and captain of the brig Charles
Doggett Just before leaving Salem
for the Southern Pacific ocean,
young man presented Captain Driver
with a large and beautifully made
American flag. When it was sent
aloft the captain christened it "Old
Glory" After retiring from active
life, Captain Driver settled in Nash
Vile, Tenn, in 1897, and the fieg that
haG accompanied him to the Pacific
was displayed from the window of his
home. At the beginning of the Civil
war 1t was fired upon. Then it was
kept out of sight until February 27,
1862, when General Nelson appeared
at Nashville with a division of the
Union army, Captain Driver presented
the flag tod the general to be hoisted
on the capitol. After the war the
original odd Glory" was carefully
treasured. And on the death Of the
captain in March 1886, the flag was
presented by the compiled of the "Dri-
yer Memoir" to the Essex institute at
Salem, Mass, where it is now secure
~ kept.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
The Smallest Pension.

Great Britain's pension system is as
liberal as may be, considering the vast
number of persons carried on both the
military and the civil lists; but in one
case the record for smallness of pay
ment has undoubtedly been estab-
lished. Various factors enter into de-
termining the amount to be paid sail
ors, and these factors so combined
against one old salt that it was found
that he could draw a pension of not
any more than four pence-say, eight
cents-a year
Promptly in each quarter day there
comes an official communication trans
hitting the amount due, in the form
Of postage stamps, and he is granted
leave of absence in order that he may
convert this into money at the post Of
fee Then, after the proverbial man
ner Of sailors, he promptly proceeds
to blow the entire amount.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
17-YEAR LOCUST HARMLESS
Officers Of Bureau of Entomology Say
There Is No Danger to Be Feared
Feast for the Birds.

Don't hurt the pretty things; they
are harmless" and Don't be scared"
are two donts issued by the depart
ment of agriculture with regard to
the 17-year locusts which have now
appeared. Farmers all over the coun-
try have ben throwing all kinds of
fits after reading the "scare heads"
of newspapers resulting from the ap-
pearance of the insect, and are send
ing in scores of letters to the de-
partment asking for immediate relief,
says a Washington dispatch to the
Baltimore American. Every time the
department predicts the appearance
of the 13-year or the 17-year cicada it
endeavors to impress on the farmers
the fact that it is harmless and should
occasion no alarm, but all this good
work is thwarted by newspapers
which endeavor to find something SEN
sational in the curious workings of
nature.
So harmless are the cicada consid-
cred that many years ago there was
a brood planted" artifeially in the
grounds Of the department OF agricul-
ture. They came out on schedule
time at the end of II years, and as
near as could be estimated there were
about 10000. But not one ever
reached the singing Stage. The birds
attended to that. just as they are at
tending to all the broods that are COM
ing out this year. The crowblack-
bird is the one that lives high while
the 17-year locust last, while the rob-
ms, the wrens, the bluebirds and even
the despised sparrow wax fat on a
diet of cicada.
The officials Of the bureau of ento-
mology are interested in the appear
ance of the brood, but say there is no
danger to be feared.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
Reason Why Your Ears Whistle.

Vibrations of the ear drum are COM
nunicated to the inner ear by means
Of three exceedingly small bones.
one of which is called the stirrup.
When this particular little bone is
displaced, however slightly, the pa
tent hears sounds which are subjec-
tive, or, to use palmer terms, noises
confined exclusively to the auditory
apparatus and not heard by others.
These sounds frequently seem like
wind whistling through crevice or
buzzing such as one hears when pass
ing under a network of wires on a
windy day. Other sounds of similar
subjective origin are classified as
musical. They take the form of ring
ing bells, trumpet blasts, organ notes
and the piping Of birds. Still another
form conveys to the patient sounds
such as frogs make as they sit ON logs
and like the shouts Of a crowd at a
ball game.
Doctor Marage, a famous French
aurist, recently laid before the Acad-
envy Of Science in Paris the results
of his study of thousand cases of
this general sort He has found that
the nerves of the ear in certain cases
maintained the conducting position
which they assumed when they trans
mitted the sound of ringing bell or
like sound, and, like an electric but
ton out of position, kept the bell vibra-
tons from being interrupted. Other
sounds were produced by the persist
ent excitation of the auditory nerve
centers. High frequency electrical cur
rents and vibratory massage have been
used by leading specialists in the
treatment of ear troubles in these sew
eral conditions, and the results have
been encouraging.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
DOOM OF THE CATERPILLAR
niaf Of e4tuce Gives Pests Cholera
and the Disease Spreads Rap
idly Among Them.

It begins to look as if the destruct-
i've brown-tail and gypsy moths and
the pestiferous caterpillar have been
conquered at last. A simple diet OF
lettuce leaves, it has been found, is
the easiest and best way to get rid
of them. All you have to do if the
caterpillars are spelling your shrubs
and trees is to catch one or two OF
them and feed them on some lettuce
that has been soaking in water four
days. After they have eaten all they
care to, turn the caterpillars loose
again. They will do the rest.
The explanation is simple. 1t has
been discovered that watered lettuce
give caterpillars the cholera. One
caterpillar so infected quickly spreads
the disease among its fellows. In
Massachusetts the epidemic is spread
ing among caterpillars, brown-tails
and gypsies, much to the delight OF
the state entomologists, who almost
despaired of ever getting rid Of the
pests.
A caterpillar suffering from cater
pillar cholera or wilt disease soon
stops eating, according to the expla-
nation offered by Prof. William Reih
of Harvard. 1t becomes weak and
lazy, and usually crawls up on some
object, as the trunk Of tree. fence.
a wall or other vertical surface, where
It remains without motion. In few
hours there drops from its mouth a
blackish liquid; the caterpillar be-
comes more and more aaccid, one leg
after another loses its support, and
finally the creature, reduced to black
skin, hangs dead, still holding on with
one or two of its false feet.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
European School Statistics.

There are 465, 451 schools with 49,
100000 pupils in Europe, presided over
by Lib, 431 teachers. According to
the average, there is one teacher to
every As scholars. Twelve years ago
there was only one teacher for every
80 scholars. The number Of teachers
in Russia is about 5000, while those
in Germany number 10000. In Rus
STA there is one teacher to every 644
Inhabitants, and in Germany there is
one teacher in 361. In England there
are $500 teachers occupied, which
allows one teacher to every 234 inha-
itants. In Germany there are three il
literates to each 1000 of population,
while in England there are ten. The
most illiterates are to be found in Rus
STA, where there are GIT to every 1000
inhabitants. In Germany 68 per cent.
of the attendance at the schools is
composed of children between the
ages of five and fifteen; in Russia the
average is only twenty-seven per cent.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
LIGHT ESSENTIAL TO TREES
Secretary of Agriculture Issues Eulle-
tin on Points Necessary for
Success in Forests.

The secretary of agriculture has just
Ice on Light in Relation to Tree
Growth. The bulletin is designed to
show the benefits derived by the tree
by light from all angles, particularly
that reflected on the roots.
In introducing the subject the bull
letin states: Light is indispensable
for the life and growth of trees. In
common with other green plants
tree. in order to live, must produce
organic substance for the building of
new tissues. Certain low forms of
vegetable life, such as bacteria and
fungi, do not require light. They ex-
list by absorbing organic substance
from other living bodies; but the
higher forms of plants manufacture
their own organic material by extract
ing carbon from the air. The leaves,
through the agency of their chloro-
phyll, or green coloring matter, absorb
from the air carbon dioxide, and give
The carbon dioxide is then broken up
into its elements and converted into
organic substances which are used in
building up new tissues.
Light also influences Transportation,
and consequently the metabolism Of
green plants. 1t influences largely the
structure, the form and the color Of
the leaf, and the form Of the stem and
the crown of the tree. In the forest it
largely determines the height growth
OF trees, the rate at which stands thin
out with age, the progress of natural
pruning, the character of the living
ground cover, the vigor Of young tree
growth, the existence of several
stored forest and many other phe-
nomena upon which the management
Of forests depend. A thorough under
standing, therefore, of the effect of
light upon the life of individual trees,
and especially on trees in the forest,
and a knowledge of the methods by
which the extent of this effect can be
determined are essential for success
full cultural operations in the forests.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17

it has already aroused more than un-
usual enthusiasm.
Approaching the value as an at
traction of the sheep dog trials Secre-
tary J. G. Simpson, after much cor
respondence and continued efforts,
has succeeded in completing arrange
ments for bringing to the Minnesota
State Fair, John tombstone, James
Scott and Mr.. Robertson, three of the
best known and most successful sheep
farmers in the United Kingdom. These
men with six dogs all of which have
won many prizes for the handling Of
sheep, viii start for this country next
month and viii be in Minnesota dur
ing the six days of the fair and per-
haps longer. Two Of the dogs are in
transitional prize winners.
The trials will be conducted every
afternoon during the fair They win
be given over a course eight feet vide
ana about half mile in length, to be
laid cut on the fair grounds. the START
ing point viii be on the hill near the
agricultural buildings and from there
the course will lay across the track
through gates, back and forth through
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17
Blair and the |
Stubborn Storys
By ALICE LONG

Everybody thought that Jack Blair
had the inside track with the Storys,
from gruff old William Story to inquis-
itive Billy Story, to say nothing OF
Mrs. Story and Bell herself, and it
was the inside track with Bell that
Jack Blair sought.
Fred Widmer pressed him close for
advantage, but Blair was the more
popular with the elders as he was in
dependently rich and Fred was de-
pendent upon the salary he received
as manager for the Automatic Ma
chine company. 1t was not very
large salary as yet, for the company
was new one, and though it seemed
destined to Fevolutionize certain lines
of industry with the application Of
its new methods, the industries, as
yet, had refused to be revolutionized
and the fight promised to be a long,
hard one
Blair, counting upon parental sup
port, regarded with mild disdain
Bells slight preference for Widmer
and was graciously patronizing to his
rival
Blair was offensive in his patron
age, as he was offensive in his love-
making. He had been accustomed
from childhood to regard money as
the magical and that can conjure
up the hearts desires. He had
sought to impress the elder Storys
with his wealth. instead of suing for
Bells favor, and so Widmer, with his
boyish good humor and tender rev.
erence for the woman he loved, had
gained at least one point against his
rival. Bell favored his suit, though it
seemed a hopeless case, with both
parents in favor of Blair
:. Then came the vacation season, and
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1911-08-17

The actual tree into which King
Charles vanished was hacked to pieces
within a few years by relic hunters.
and the present royal oak at Bosco-
bel is merely a descendant. A salver
made from the original royal oak is
still possessed by Oxford university,
and countless chairs, tables, affairs.
picture frames and snuff boxes claim
to be made out of the same sacred
material. Charles IL. intended to COM
memorate his escape at Boscobel by
establishing new order of knights
of the Royal Oak" but thought best
mot to keep awake animosities." The
name of the Royal Oak" has been
preserved in the navy since 1864. The
first ship to bear this historic name
met with an ignominious fate, being
burned by the Dutch when they came
up the Midway in 1867.