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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
CLASH IN THE MILITIA DUE
Friends of Verbeck and Organ
Prepared for Hostilities.

Rumors current during the last week
that a serious clash is impending between
Major General John F. Organ and Adju-
tant General Verbeck over the latters au-
thorlty TO make rules and regulations Tor
the national guard were verified yesterday
and II became definitely known that friends
Of the contending parties are prepared for
the outbreak Of hostilities at any moment.
The storm now gathering is due accord
ing TO members Of the guard, 10 AdJutant
General Verbeck's violation OF paragraph
No. 2jj Of the military law Of the state IN
Issuing an order amending the military
regulations without the recommendation OF
the major general commanding, as pre-
scribed. A few days previous 10 his retire
ment Major General Charles +. zoe re-
celyed a printed copy of General Order NO.
10. dated April s, 1912, and issued from the
Office OF the adjutant general at Albany,
which amended paragraph No. V6 OF the
military regulations relating to the issue
Of long service decorations to members OF
the national guard.
General Roe wrote to Governor Dix and
called his attention TO paragraph No. Zoo
Of the military law, which says that, while
the Governor is authorized to make rules
and regulations for the guard. no rule or
regulation shall be repealed. altered
amended or added TO except by the major
general or the commanding officer OF the
naval militia, with the approval OF the
Governor" The latter referred the matter
10 Attorney General Carmody for a legal
opinion, and on last Monday that officer
gave out a decision sustaining the action
Of the adiutant general.
Members OF the national guard contend
that under this ruling the adjutant general
Of the state a purely clerical officer, can
ignore the commanding officer Of the guard
and make him nothing but a figurehead.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
LANES CHANGE
Shifted Fifty Miles Further South
Because of Icebergs.
fFrom The Tribune Bureau I

Washington, May 11.-Warnings Of the ex-
treme southern movement Of ice and bergs
have again been given TO the maritime
world by the photographic office. and as a
consequence the eastbound and westbound
lanes across the Atlantic have been moved
approximately fifty miles further south
Shortly after the Titanic tragedy the lanes
were shifted south $50 miles.
BY peculiar coincidence the same steam
ship the Amerika. which sent the wireless
message through the Titanic to the hydro
graphic office on April II. the day before
the giant liner went TO the bottom of the
sea. announcing the dangerous movement
Of ice. and that bergs had been sighted, is
the vessel that has flashed out the latest
warning. From the Amerika came news OF
the ice peril along the new lane, and the
message was conveyed at once TO the
branch photographic Office in New York,
which scattered the warning broadcast by
wireless.
Steamship companies. prohtlng by the dis
aster Detailing the Titanic for ignoring the
first warning from the Amerika. at once
agreed TO a prompt change OF the trans
atlantic routes, and the new order be-
came effective to-day. As given out by
the photographic Office the new lanes are
follows:
The westbound lane follows the great cir
Gle to latitude SO degrees north. longitude
40 degrees west thence along the parallel
IS to longitude %.
The eastbound lane, to latitude 81 degrees
10 minutes north and longitude 80 degrees
west, thence along the parallel Of 81 de-
grees 40 minutes to longitude 45 degrees
west, thence by the great circle.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
BATON ROUGE IN DANGER
Rush of Waters Imperils the
Louisiana Capital.
NEW ORLEANS INUNDATED
Boats and Rats Used as Means
of Conveyance in Streets
Sun Gives Some Relief.

New Orleans. May liza day or sun
shine, followed by a starlit. cloudless sky
tonight, has given hope to the army OF
Ievee protectors. except at Baton Rouge.
where the situation is considered most
critical Federal and state engineers ex-
pressed confidence tonight in the con-
tinued resisting power of the artificial
barriers which hold the record food wa
ters Of the Mississippi River In check
In contrast with the alarm OF last
night. little concern was given TO condi-
lions on the river front to-day by the gen.
eral public here and at many upriver
towns. In New Orleans the excessive
rainfall of last night taxed the city
drainage system beyond it's capacity, and
tonight two hundred blocks in the upper
residential section are still flooded with
rainwater TO a depth Of from four to
twenty inches.
In some sections the only means OF rams
portation over a wide area to-day was by
boats. RATS and wagons. Hundreds OF peo-
pie did not reach their working places hn'il
after noon The few places in the city
where the water was dashed over the levees
last night by the high winds were repaired
to-day.
Five miles above the city a serious blowout
occurred on the land side OF the levee. near
SchiIIcr's. The soughing was discovered by
Lieutenant Maer, of the Washington ar
tllery, on guard duty along the levees, but
within half an hour the caving OF the en-
bankment had been stopped
At Fishers Mill, twelve miles north OF
New Orleans, near Harahan, the levee 10
considered unsafe. and to-day Junior Cnited
states Engineer sequiera, with loo men,
was nut TO work on bad stretch Late 10
dav he reported that the repair work was
progressing nicely and there was little Aan-
ger Of a break.
The New York Chamber OF Commerce
received a telegram from NJ. B. Irrelevant,
secretary of the New orleans food Keller
committee and New orleans Progressive
Union. Yesterday. stating that New Or
leans was absolutely unaffected by the
Goods in the Mississippi Valley. no
invea within one hundred miles or the CITY
bas broken he SAYS Mr.. Irrelevant ADDS
that in Louisiana the worst Is over, an"
SKIS support for the Newlands river 1esu-
iation bill, which will harness ths no1u'
ord force them to serve instead or 10 oe-
stroy.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
ALLEN DENIES FIRING FIRST
Says Sheriff Shot Him Before He
Drew His Gun.

Wythevllle. va, May 11.-Evidence In the
case Of Floyd Allen. on trial here for the
murder Of Prosecutor William NJ Foster
in the Hlllsvne courthouse last March, was
completed to-day
Allen testified that Sheriff Webb fred the
first shot and that lie was wounded before
he tried to draw his revolver
Allen was emphatic IN his denial that
there was any conspiracy among the Allen
clansmen to shoot up the court. He also
denied that at any time previous TO the
tragedy he had threatened the court.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
TITANIC MUSICIANS BENEFIT.

Victor Herbert telegraphed TO this city
from Oklahoma City yesterday to be added
TO the committee arranging for the mon
ster memorial band concert the proceeds
of which will be distributed among the
widows or families OF the eight brave
musicians OF the Titanic II is expected
that this will be the greatest assemblage
Of bands ever brought together. Boxes and
seats will be placed on sale this week.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
WILL EXECUTOR IN JAIL
6. H. Boyer Failed to Pay $4,000 to
A. s. Sherman Estate.

Charles If. Boyer, one of the executors OF
the will of Amelia S. Sherman has been In
Ludlow street Jail since last November on
A commitment signed by Surrogate
Ketchum, of Brooklyn, for contempt or
court in failing to pay over to the Sherman
estate $1,000. Under the order Of the court
BOYER woLld have to remain in jail until
he paid the money.
Boyer, through counsel, obtained an orael
Yesterday from Surrogate ketchum for his
appearance before the latter on TUESDAY
when tho imprisoned executor VIII ASK tnat
he be purged Of contempt.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
%. Altntatt & On.

AN IMPORTANT SALE OF LACE CURTAINS
BED SETS AND FlLET PANELS
HAS BEEN ARRANGED FOR MONDAY:
REAL FILET LACE PANELS.
USUAL PRICE $500 AT Sl75O
FRENCH LACE CURTAINS IN VARIOUS STYLES
USUAL PRICES 1915 & 1900 AT 1913 & IT'S
LACE BED SETS, SINGLE DOUBLE.
USUAL PRICES $3.50 1900 AT $685. $780, HOO & 1900
ALSO SUMNER CURTAINS
AT The FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONALLY LOW PRICES:
DOTTED MUSLIN CURTAINS. RUFFLED Sll5
NOTTINGHAM LACE CURTAINS l50
ErAMlNE CURTAINS LACE COMBINATIONS I85
500 FIBRE COVERED UTILITY BOXES
IN BROWN. NATURAL, BLUE. GREEN AND RED.
USUAL PRICE $500 EACH WILL BE- ON SALE
MONDAY AT $225 EACH
UPHOLSTERY DEPARTMENT.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
ASKS PAY FOR DIRT ON ROOTS
Man Who Leased Nursery to City Files
Odd Damage Claim.

Cincinnati. May 11.-One Of the most un-
usual claims ever filed with a city depart
ment is that Of Squire Herrick, at one time
well known nurseryman, recently fled
with the Park Commission. Herrick had
leased his nursery, on Price Hill, to the
commission, which raised seeding trees
and shrubs there. These were later trans
planted In various city parks.
herrick now says that when the trees and
shrubs were dug up some Of his earth chung
" me roots. lie wants to be paid for the
esfth which was thus removed from his
property. He says that during the last
i'ur years there must have been ffty-five
0afuoads OF It. and asks s. load
SUNDAYS NETWORK TRIBUNE
Walled anywhere in the United States
'or 81 so a year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
MEMORIAL FUND NOW s2,6s7
Additional Subscriptions Of 1862 Re
ceived for Lighthouse Project.

J. p. Morgan & Co. announce the follow
ing additional subscriptions 10 the Light
house Memorial for those lost on the IT,
tanic:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
Grand total

Checks intended for this Lighthouse Me-
mortal should be sent to ]. p. Morgan &c
Co, No % Wall street.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-05-12
TITANIC FUND NEARs $4,000.

Mayor Gaynor received ss4s 60 for tho IT,
tan,c sufferers fund yesterday. making a
grand total to date Of sl2e,735 Of. or the
amount received yesterday. S9s 90 came
from THE St Louis Post Dispatch and
lis readers. The Socete Culinaire gave $l0o.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
HARTMAN PAPERS SAFE
Biography and Securities Not in
Fire. Judge Lovett Says.

The biography of the late l.. ii. HAITI
man was not lost in the fire after ALL as
was believed yesterday. Judge Robert 3
Ioyett who succeeded 10 the captaincy OF
the Hartman lines at the fnancier's death'
said last night that the biography was no"
I'm the hands Of George ". Babson, the man
who is preparing It for publication.
"Mr. Harriman's private papers and hle
werc not destroyed. either" said Judge Low
et They we're removed TO the Offices OF
the Hartman estate some time ago. Some
Union Pacific correspondence may have
heen burned, but this was not personal 10
Mr.. Hartman; II was regular railroad
business II Is not absolutely necessary, bu'
its loss may be an inconvenience. We have
no securities here. They are not Kept IN
New York II the vaults did not hold. the
railroad probably lost stock books. but these
can be reproduced, although Ike the
papers. Il may be inconyenient to have
them lost II the road should want them Tor
any reason right now
The Union Pacific had begun Few days
ago 10 move TO No l65 Broadway and had
most Of It's equipment In the new offices
and thus II was by the merest chance that
so many Of the records and papers were
saved from the fire.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
OUR ONLY LOCATION

there was any sign of enthusiasm was
when a proposal was made to take up sub
scriptions for ihe families Of the men killed
in the fire. Cheers greeted this suggestion,
to which the traders responded with their
Usual generosity large fund was raised
during the day. and 1t is expected that 1t
will be increased within the next few days
1t Is reported that a similar fund VIII be
started by the bankers In the financial dis
trict.
The Stock Exchange authorities also
opened the luncheon club on the top floor
Of the building TO the firemen and police
men who had been on duty at the fire and
saw TO 1t that they were supplied with
plenty of hot coffee and all the food they
wanted to eat II was the first time on
record that this exclusive club had been
placed at the disposal Of any persons ex-
cept members and their friends, and need
less to say, the action of the Stock Ex-
change authorities was greatly appreciated
by their unusual guests.
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
HIGHEST BUILDING
EuuitabIe's New Home To Be
Sixty-two Stories.
WORLDS COSTLIEST SITE
Plot Valued at $15,000,OoO-
Height of the Proposed
Structure 900 Feet.

II the Equitable Life Assurance So
cIetv carries out its project to erect
sixty-two story Office building. for which
Il filed plans on June %. l9OS' at the
Buildings Department. its new home VIII
no the tallest building in the world
,rhe plans were drawn by d. II. Burn
ham e. Co.. architects and provided Tor
= structure To he 900 feet above the
curb The estimated cost was Nio'oVo'-
600
An idea Of the height Of the proposed
building may be had by comparing II
with the talest skyscrapers In TINS ci'!.
The Woolworth Building. being erected
, on the westerly block front IN broau-
way from Park place to Barclay street.
will be 75O feet high. 1t VIII nave
ar,v-iye stories and be the highest
building I'm the world. The Metropolitan
life Building, nifty stories. at -'th
street and Madison avenue, Is 100 tee'
. inches above the curb. The singer
Building. with its forty-one STORIES
caches q height Of 6l2 feet ! lnch
ohove the curb. The Eiffel Tower, III
Paris. Is 9S4 feet high. The Wasnihs-
.on Monument IS 800 feet
The proposed new home of the Equita-
BILE would be in every respect a recoru
breaking structure, as 1t would occupy
tho most extensive skyscraper site ~
tho world The estimated value OF the
old home site has been placed at from
s1o ONO Ooo To S15.000,OOo. The costii-
cot structure ever built in this city as
an investment is the Plaza HOTEL III
the westerly block front in f1tth ave-
,ra from 5Sth to 50th street That
boetIarv was opened in 1908, and repre-
=. nts an expenditure of nearly Slo,OOo,-
600
Only one other structure would ex-
cecd the height of this proposed nome
of the Equitable. 1t Is the Eiitel Tower
Rut n was also planned to put nag
staff on top of this new home OF the
Eouitable. AS the fiagpole was to be
15o feet. the building from street Level
TO the tip of the fiagpole would be
! .O59 feet.
The original plans called for main
buiIdine of thirty-four stories, or 4S9
feet high. with frontage of 1911 rect
ON Broadway, 1923 feet on Nassau
street and 3O42 feet and BIB feet. re-
spectively. on Pine and Cedar streets.
Above the main building was to be
square tower of twenty-eight stories
canned with a cupola. the tower ana
cupola being 40 feet high. The facades
were 10 be of brick and granite. with
trimmings of terra Gotta. The design
was of the Renaissance type, present.
ing bays set between piiasters of Cor
inthian and Doric pattern, with the
corners offset with clustered columns.
II was planned to furnish the roof OF
the main building with cupolas several
stories high, set around the base of the
tower. The tower structure was To De
in two sections. one section extending
from the thlrty-fourth Ito the forty
ninth story. The main cupola was TO
extend above this
The building was to be equipped with
a Sroup Of thiEtxfstght passenger els-
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10

~ ouaAs as to the calling of loans, but
i-eu'u'lons at which inquiry was made
"eteeu IN saying that in the circumstances
there would be no harsh measures taken
al money rates are ruling at nearly
nominal figures, and there is no incentive
" paiiks TO call day-to-day loans, as most
OF them have funds for which they can find
no Prontable employment but even In the
case OF maturing time loans there Is no dis
posluon to enforce the strict letter Of the
law
DlrectlY across Cedar street from the
Equitable are the American Exchange Ne"
uohal Bank. at the Broadway corner. and
next TO II on the east the building In which
the Chase National Bank and the Clearing
fiouse nave their homes, and then the Ma
uonai Bank Of Commerce building. Across
Nassau street, for the whole length OF the
block. is the Fourth National Bank build
ing, and close by are the offices OF the
Guaranty Trust Company and the Hanover
National Bank
work in all of these institutions was pur-
sued under great difficulties. owing to the
sitting smoke and the constant icy spray In
the streets and against the windows, many
of which were broken, and the operations
of the Clearing House had to be transferred
to the Chamber of Commerce Building in
Liberty street, while the American Ex-
change National Bank was obliged to re-
move it's business to the old Offices of the
Knickerbocker Trust Company, at No. &C
Broadway.
The widely extended fire lines Also while
a necessity, were, of course, a great incon-
venience and cause of delay to bank en-
ployes and customers, and also operated
TO limit the effectiveness OF the messenger
service, which is so important a part Of
the mechanism of the Street
The Stock Exchange opened as usual at
10 o'clock, but little trading was done until
the matter Of deliveries had been arranged.
when business became a little more active
and the market took Oh a somewhat better
tone. Traders, however seemed more dis
posed TO discuss the fire and it's probable
CONSEQUENCES than to buy or sell stocks and
as result the Gays business was not large
although the total transactions were slight
ly in excess of those of the preceding day.
The market was weak at the opening, and
. also IN the last half hour of trading. Union
Pacific being the chief sufferer, its net loss
for the day being 3% points.
Besides the difficulty over making de-
liveries. business on the exchange was re-
stricted by the fact that many brokers. as
we'll as their clerks and office boys. were
out watching the fire A number of broker
age offices also were within the fire lines,
ard access TO them was prevented by the
police. so that they remained closed prac-
tically all day.
The only time during the session wnen
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
DRAWS LESSON FROM FIRE
Commissioner Johnson Wants
Buildings That Will Not Burn.

Fire Commissioner Johnson said in state
ment last sight that the destruction of the
Equitable building, with its attendant loss
of life. was an object lesson TO New York
ers on the danger from methods of con-
struction in the city. He described the
burned building as 'an unrelated patch
work. started forty-two years ago. when
the paid department was in its infancy,
and was known to underwriters as sub
standard construction This simply means
that the building was not hreproof: but 1t
was permitted 10 exist in its hazardous
condition in the face Of modern fire pre-
ventive construction"
The plain lesson, the Fire Commissioners
declared. is that the ultimate OF fire pre-
vention is TO construct buildings which VIII
rot burn. He had words OF praise for the
chief Of the department and his men in the
work they did under the difficulties pre-
sented by the infsmmable character OF the
building in confining the flames to IT. and
I'm their heroic rescues Of trapped occu-
pants
New Workers fear" his statement
goes on "are under the deluslon that New
York will always be free from such con-
Gagrations as visited Chicago. Boston and
Baltimore. The same fuel for coniiagra-
ton which existed I'm those cities exists IN
Manhattan in the old wholesale drygoods
district and in the mass OF buildings IN the
Swamp and all the way up the East Side
as well as I'm several parts OF the BROOKLYN
waterfront. With weather conditions such
as prevailed this morning. and with an
area OF highly infammable buildings such
as exists In the districts have described
with no barriers or hreproof buildings
around them. I am somewhat fearful that
history may repeat Itself.
The present inadequacy Of the city's IRE
equipment. he declared. added to tho
menace OF the past decades of cheap
sbortsiehted and flimsy construction
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
To the PohcyholderS OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society

The burning of Home Office Building at 120
Broadway will but temporary inconvenience in the
transaction of our business.
The loss of the building itself will make reduc-
ton in the Soceys assets for has not been carried
an asset on account of small sze age and the high
value of the land on which it
The securities and important records protected
bv fire proof vaults which intact Most of the office
force and records removed time ago the
Society's new building No. Albany Street
The Executive Offices of the Society and the Cashiers
Department have been established in the City Investing
Buldine No. 165 Broadway The Society will occupy the
2nd 3rd and 9TH floors of that building. This will for
the time being be the Home Office of the Society, where
ali business with the public will be transacted including
the receipt of premiums and the payment
of claims.
w. A. DAY. President
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10

CANCEL BOSTON SAILING DATES.
Liverpool, Jan. e.-The saiIings OF the
White Star liner Megantlc to-day ana the
New-York tribune., 1912-01-10
COFFEE REVIVES FIREMEN
Many Incapacitated for Time
by the Weather.

Shiyering, suffering hremen and hroInen
so cold they could not shiver and had
ceased TO suffer stood or lay I'm doorways
and vestlbules along Broadway and the
side streets. Icicles hung from their mus
taches and their coats and their helineS
were covered with ice. They were cold and
hungry. They badly needed medical as
sIstance. Superintendent McGonnisIe OF
the Equitable Building sized up the sltua-
tIon on his arrival and got In touch By wire
with an officer OF the Stock Exchange.
"Find some restaurant man who VIII sup
ply all those poor fellows with coffee and
sandwiches" said the Stock Exchange
man. As soon as a thousand sandwiches
could be made and big cans Of coffee could
no prepared the firemcn. out Of commission
because Of the cold, were speedily revived
and restored TO usefulness.
one fireman, Edward Milligan. OF En-
gine. Company -. whose nose had been
broken by the falling Of part of the front
Of the Equitable Building. and who had
bocn on duty since o'clock, drank can
Of coffee ate a sandwich hurriedly. and
while his laws were still working jostled
another fireman out of the line and shouted
'.BuI. go and get warmer and took his
comrades place.
CANCEL BOSTON SAILING DATES.
Liyerpool Jan. 9.-The sailings OF the
White Star liner Megantic to-day and the