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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
PLAYGROUND STRIKE JOKE
Officials of Bronx Centre Not
Worried by Youngsters.

The strike Of a large number Of young
sters I'm The Bronx because n playground
leader at the Bronx House Playground
at l72d street and Washington avenue.
was relieved OF his job is not worrying
Eugene A. Philbin, president of the Parks
and Fairgrounds Association, which con-
ducts the playground.
IT'S a tempest in teapot said Mr..
Philbin YESTERDAY Yes. I have heard
there was strike declared by nu'noer
Of children because play leader was
deposed. but it will not he successful TOT
the play leader was deposed because nc
was found to he not up 10 requirements
And that settles the matter.
Arthur Copeland Brown is the play
ground leader whose removal has caused
several Youthful frequenters of the centre
20 rise up and demand his return under
main Of staying away from the ground
Nathan Shenkman. ten years old. OF NO
1919 Washington avenue. assumed charge
OF the strike. and the pickets go worked
on the sympathies OF dozens OF young
sters that a man-sizcd boycott was or
ganlzed.
But even At that. there were some
longing looks at the Fairgrounds appar
a,us yesterday. and there Is difference
Of opinion as to how long tho strikers
are going to withstand the call OF the
playground. leader or no leader. patrol
man IL stationed nearby the play centre
Ia tho mean time Mr. Philhn says ~ q
divcrtlng story for a hot day.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
ROBIN FORCES BANKRUPTCY
Convicted Financier Chief Cred
itor of Bond House.

An Involuntary petition In bankruptcy
was filed Yesterday against the Fidelity
Development Company. Of No. % Broad
street. bv Joseph O. Robin, the convicted
0nancier. now I'm the Tombs: John l..
Gerety. Of Brooklyn. and tho Chambers
Printing Company.
The claims Of the petitioning creditors
aggregate s3O3.Il1 o6 and the gross assets
of tht company. which deals in stocks and
bonds. arc stated TO be $4,000 Prefer
entjal payments amounting TO S5'ooo'
transfer of stocks. securities and real
estate worth about 100000 and pref
crences through legal proceedings are al
legged IN the petition.
Robin asserts that between July !, l9o''
and December T. 1910. he lent the COM
panv s76.42s 81 and the others claims
which he has brings the aggregate amount
of the indebtedness up TO 100000.
Gerety's claim. which totals s2,979, IS
for services rendered in figuring and esu'
mating the cost Of drainage systems for
Morris Park and for estimating the dam
age done 20 the property by the building
Of the New York. Westminster g. Boston
Railroad through IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
FREE SNUG HARB0R LAND
Trustees of Home Gain Right to
Sell Property.

The trustees Of Sailors Snug Harbor,
who include the Mayor. the rector Of
Trinity Church and the president of the
Chamber of Commerce. were helped out
Of q dilemma Yesterday by a decision
handed down by Justice Page, which
stated that they have the power to sell
property belonging to the corporation
They have been pressed for ready funds
to keep up the home and hospital for
seamen.
The truth is. the Sailors Snug Harbor
corporation ia land poor. The property
left by Robert r. Randall in 1901 TO estab-
lsh the home. now I'm Staten Island, has
a value to-day Of about 500 Oo0 900. but II
is not all in profitable use. Much of the
property left by Mr.. Randall covered an
area now known as BrOadv ay and sth
street. From 1890 10 1850 much Of this
land was used for residences, nut with the
northward trend Of commerce the prop
erty has become Of no use for that pur-
pose Besides. the trustees were empow-
cred to lease II only for twenty one years
which was a drawback 20 disposing Of
leaseholds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
MARKET PROBLEM UP
Joint Meeting to Discuss Plans
Called for Tomorrow.
EITHER COSTS MILLIONS
L. L. briggs Describes Systems
in Operation in Other Cities
for Handling Produce.

Shall the city build q large wholesale
market south Of Little West 18th street
and west of Greenwich street, as de-
scribed in Sundays Tribune, TO cost S.
10000. and a marginal elevated freight
railway along the west waterfront from
Goth street to the Battery. with spur
running into and feeding the market, at
an additional cost of 100000, or shall
the city solve the problem of the enor-
nous waste caused by the present sys-
tenn of food distribution by building nine
terminal warehouses at different points
along the West Side, each to be con-
nected with piers by means of overhead
railroads which would cross West street,
at cost OF $25OOO,0o0?
This problem will be discussed to-mor-
row at a joint meeting Of the Mayor
market commission and the engineers OF
the special committee OF the Board OF
Estimate and Apportionment.
The first plan was presented in the form
Of a brief to the Mayors commission by
a committee representing the Gansevoort
Market Business Mems Association, the
West Washington Market Association,
the Chelsea Association OF Merchants and
Manufacturers and the Greenwich VII
lage Public Service Commission. The
second plan is the one favored by the
engineers.
The members of the Mayors commits
sion. Borough President Miller. Law
renee l.. briggs and f. II. Outerbrldge,
would not discuss the matter directly, but
members of the market mems committee
pointed out that I'm addition 10 saving 81
10000 IN money their plan would release
nine OF the most valuable piers in the
world from their present and proposed
use az produce terminals.
Mr.. briggs however. In discussing with
a Tribune reporter the report Of the State
Food Commission. published last week
made some remarks which are pertinent
TO the situation.
Although the report Is thoughtful and
admirable in general" said Mr. briggs
there are some few particulars In which
! cannot agree with IT, For instance
their objection to the proposed central
wholesale terminal market Is based upon
the alleged facts that il tends 10
strengthen the hold OF the wholesaler,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
COURT FREES DR.. j. SIMMS
Pleads Guilty to Carrying Army Pis-
tol 20 Years Doubly Veteran,

Dr Joseph Siulms, eighty years oi1'
veteran Of the Mexican and CIVIL vars
naturalist and author who was arrested
August {. pleaded guilty TO carrying a
concealed weapon yesterday. James Sui
Ivan charged DR.. Simms with threatening
him with a revolver in Central Park be
cause his child had frightened squirr ais
and birds Dr. simms and his wife were
feeding Dr. Simms was arraigned IN
Part I. General Sessions. before Judge
Grain and was released on suspended
eentence.
The weapon itself was IN court and
proved 10 be on ancient pistol tho old
naturalist had carried during the Next
can War II did not look as If II conle
he coaxed to 60 OF.
DR.. Simms vas represented In court by
Edwsrd Carpet. who said. The defend
ant has carried this ancient relic on his
person more than forty years and has
never discharged it, RE served In the
9Th Ohio Regiment under General Grant
during the Civil War
He is well known figure In the scien-
ffc world. lie has travelled extensive
X lecturing in all the English speak
Ing countries OF the world. has written
MANY books, and is now engaged In the
prepsration of al eXha ustivc study Of
birds and animal life.
Judge Grain advised Dr. simms to give
the pistol TO some museum, and warned
him about violating the Sullivan law In
the future.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
TALKS OF GERMAN MARKET
G.. S. Atwood Arrives from Berlin to
Attend Commercial Conference.

George S. Atwood, secretary OF the
American Association of Commerce and
Trade at Berlin. arrived here yesterday
on the Holland America liner Potsdam
to represent that body at the Interns-
tIonal Congress of Chambers Of Com
merce, which will open in Boston on Sep
TENDER q. Mr.. Atwood has lived twenty
four years in Berlin, before which he was
a professor at Bowdoin College, Bruins
wick, Me.
The organization Mr. Atwood repre-
sents was founded ten years ago by
American business men, with headquar-
tiers in Berlin. Mr. Atwood said It worked
I'm close harmony with the two govern
ments, and had done much to promote a
friendly feeling between this country and
Germany.
There was great chance at the present
time in Germany. Mr. Atwood said, for
some American automobile of standard
make to secure a large market He
thought small agricultural implements
would sell well there also. The larger in
struments In use throughout the country.
such as reapers, he said, were almost eX-
clusively American.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
APPROACHES APPROVED RAIN OF TO0THBRUSHES
Art Commission 0. KS Design
for Manhattan Bridge.
COST WILL BE 100000
Structure Opened January 1,
1910, Now Represents an
Outlay of S26,000,000.

The Municipal Art Commission. al It's
meeting yesterday. approved the design
for the approaches to the Manhattan
Bridge. Tentative approval was an
nounced in 1910 II was one Of the most
important plans Uassed on in many
months 10y the commission. and spe-
cial committee had spent much time con
sderng the design.
The approach from the corner OF Bow
cry and Canal street. IL c.oS7 feet long
The Brooklyn approach TO the bridge,
from Willoughby street. n 80 feet long
\ large arch AT the very entrance ~
the bridge opens up into a broad oblong
plaza. which Is hanked OIL either side by
wings Surface cars run to the left 81
the entrance and elevated trains 20 the
right
Al the Department OF Bridges II was
said by Mr. Uawlcy. one Of the engineers
that IT was estimated the approaches
would cost ,S0cn
Carrere & Hastings arc tho architects
who executed the design.
Park plots of considerable extent on
either side Of tho entrance VIII further
neautlfN the approach ~ .hdIHe''"".
The plots" said Mr.. lIawlev, will be
directly in charge Of tho Department OF
Bridges"
Now that tho last barrier has been re-
moved. plans will be got under way 10y
the Department. ~ Bridges 10 mako An
early start on the approaches. II was
said however. that not much progress
could be- made before carly next spring
The estimated cost Of tho Manhattan
Bridge approach Is considerable less than
that Of the Park Row approach to Brook
lyn Bridge. which Was approved by tho
Art Commission on March II, 1893. and
the cost Of the terminal placed at 81 go.
90 Ioppin q Koen, of this city. were tho
designers.
The cost OF the property IN Manhattan
which had 70 be acquired for the Man
haitian Bridge vas about 100000, and
81 On 900 In Brooklyn. The bridge rep
resents all outlay of S2s."0""o
The bridge was opened on January J.
1910. It will connect with the Brooklyl
and Manhattan subway systems Wheu
work on these is completed. Because OF
MAYOR McClellan's anxiety TO open thu
bridge temporary rosdways had 10 be
built
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
and necessitates long hauls from this
market to outlying parts of the city.

8IQ uCNSS8lLAt<b iODB hduI0 AfOh sN'~
market to outlying parts Of the city.
1T would appear. however. under mod
ern social and municipal conditions, that
just az reservoirs Of drinking water are
necessary, wholesalers are necessary, be-
cause we have no other means of storing
and distributing large quantities of sup
plies.
I'VE must have wholesalers, or else live
dangerously near the starvation edge on
the retailers little hoard. Now, IL the
central market terminal cheapens tho cost
of farm produce to the wholesaler. he
can sell cheaper He must sell as cheaply
as possible for rival wholesalers are COM
peting with him. Hence the consumer
buys cheaper. At the same time the cen
trail market relieves the sixteen piers
from the car floats and diverts the trucks
from the overcrowded waterfront street.
las for the long hauls to outlying
points, il is proposed to connect these
outlying points with elevated or subway
railroads. and establish local market
terminals there as soon as the central
market is built and the Department OF
Markets machinery is provided. Then the
outlying districts will be supplied by car
load lots instead OF truckloads from the
waterfront as recommended by this re-
port.
we should be cautious in weighing
untried theories. We should be bold and
quick TO change known and wasteful
methods for a system Of operation long
established and successfully administered
by other large cities. Such a system in
cludes the central wholesale market
terminal, with railroad connections, auc-
ton sales OF produce and municipal con
troll OF all the factors Of the transporta
ton and selling OF food in our city"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
VETERANS SCORE A VICTORY
Bowling of Kelly and Hoskings
Feature of Cricket Match.
nv Telegraph 10 Tho Tribunel

BY Telegraph TO Tho Tribun".l
Ottawa. Aug i5-An Overwhelming vic
tory by an innings and 3S runs was
scored to-day by the visiting New York
Veterans IN their cricket match against
the Ottawa team. Exceptional bowling
OH the part Of r. +. Kelly and A. Hos
kings brought about this result and with
the exception Of Rankin, tho canadians
failed 10 solve tho deliveries Of the two
New York truudlers. Hoskings captured
! vIrkets IN the first inning and I'm the
second innings. while Kelly secured )
gickets IN tho first and AT the fOllow-on
With a total OF 20l against them the
homo players started fairly well, but with
the fall Of the fourth wicket the game
changed. and after Rankin was dismissed
FOR capital ~ tho total just reached
three figures. When the Canucks tried
again. however, they failed to reach even
this mark. only Rankin and tombstone
getting doubles and they were all out for
n total of S. The visitors left tonight
for Montreal. where the Montreal Cricket
Association play them on wednesday and
Thursday
The score follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
CAMPANIA SAILS AT ! A. M.
Cunard Liner Off With 5000 Bags Of
Mail-R. w. Goelet on Board.

The Cunard liner Campania. with 800
bags of mail, sailed at l a. m. to-day for
Liverpool. Among those on board were
Robert w Goelet, OF this city, and Gil
bert Fraser, British Consul at baltimore.
Mr. Goelet engaged his stateroom late
Yesterday afternoon and arrived aboard
The Campania only n few moments be-
fore she left the pier. Mr.. Fraser has
been the British Consul at Baltimore Tor
that acted in the same capacity at New
York. He is planning 10 return on the
Carpathia fter an automobile trip from
Paris to Naples.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
SEES SON KILLED BY AUTO.
fpr Tel.eraph 10 The Tribune. !

fBv Telegraph 20 The IrIbuno.I
Long Branch. \. j.. Aug. i3.-Wilbur
Fmmons. the four-year-old son OF Mr..
and Mrs william J. Emmons. Of Bath
avenue. was struck by an automobile
here this afternoon and died four hours
later at the Monmouth Memorial Hos
nital The boy ran directly in front OF
the machine. driven by, Edward l.. Blais-
dell. an electrician. Mrs. Emmons heard
IN. chiId's cries, and. rushing out Of the
houso. brought him to the hospital.
where he died.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14
METAL BILL VETO READY
President Has Support of Entire
Cabinet on His Stand
From The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Aug. 13.-President Taft
and the members OF the Cabinet at to-
days meeting considered the metal and
legislative messages which will soon be
sent to the House. The metal bill veto
Is about ready and will probably be sent
I'm tomorrow. The President has decided
TO send In the Executive veto message
soon He has the support Of his entire
cabinet in vetoing the steel bill and the
priation bill as was evident from the
expressions of ecah OF the Cabinet off,
GERS as he left the White House to-day
The Panama Canal bill was also consid-
cred at to-day's meeting Until the bill
reaches the President Ii will not be
known definitely whether he will sign Il.
He is far from satisfied with the measure
as It passed the Senate. Ii Is quite posi-
BILE the bill Will not reach him this
summer.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

WAR Souvenir Coupon found two Of odays
;ssue and bring the Tribune Office lS4 Nassau
@ West l25h Street with 10 cents 4 cents by TaiD
handling clerk
There conditions
but as late
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

Here are a few OF the pictures
further vitalized by an authenticate
sons represented:
Sharpshooters Behind the Shelter
Confederate Defences,
Mole-Hill Ramparts Near the Crater
Gracie's Salient - After Gordon's
"Forlorn Hope" Charge.
Rebel Boy in the Trenches.
Generals Who Were at Appomattox.
Scene in Petersburg After Surrender
Lees Last Attempt to Provision His
Army.
Scenes in Richmond After the Evac-
uation--and Many More.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-08-14

The series naturally begins with Bull Run. that
ter of armed troops OF the North and South. II yo
mi, section or any OF the others that follow it, cut OH
and we will supply you with either or all OF the first
10 cents each and the coupon (by mail IA cents
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30
TO ELECTRIFY A SCHO0LROOH
New York Board of Education win
Try Swedish Scheme to Get
Extraordinary Results.

New York-The New York board
of education is expected to authorize
a trial this fall of a Swedish scheme
tor electrifying a schoolroom and
thereby producing extraordinary re-
suits from the pupils. The exper.
ment, which has met with some sue
cess in Stockholm, will be tried on
room in which a class Of defective
pupils is being taught. The cost for a
years trial will be less than $4,000
The electrifcator consists of Sc
ries of wires in the walls of the class
room. These wires will be charged
with high frequency currents The
plan will be to have two classrooms
as nearly alike as possible. one cleo
trified and the other not, each to have
the same number of pupils. AT the
end of a certain period comparisons
will be made between the pupils in
the electrified room and those in the
room not electrified.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30
BUDGET SYSTEM
IS IN FAVOR
Mr.. Shirley Proposes Reforms
in Appropriations.
CONDEMNS PRESENT METHOD
Kentucky Representative Serves
Notice On House That He viii
Advocate Change Of
Present System.

Washington.-ln serving notice on
the House just before adjournment,
that he proposed to advocate sweeping
reforms in the manner of appropriate
ing funds. Representative Sherley, OF
Kentucky, Democrat and a member OF
the appropriation committee. attacked
the present method Of drawing on the
public funds for the conduct OF the
government. Mr. Sherley said that
no human being now knows how
much money will be appropriated by
this Congress, even in round figures.
Some Of US who have watched are
enabled in general way to estimate
what the total VIII be. he continued.
Nearly every really serious trouble
that has arisen in connection with APP
preparations in this Congress has
come about by virtue of the fact that
we consider the individual bills separ-
ately and apart from their relation
ship to the whole expenditure l hope
that this Congress will be the last
one that ever will appropriate vast
sums of the conduct of the public
business without having presented to
it at the beginning of its labors a
statement of expenditures that, when
approved by the Congress, shall rep
resent the total that shall be eXpend-
ed for the ensuing fiscal year.
Mr.. Shirley condemned as alto
gether unscientifc" the present sys-
TEN, and insisted that broader view
OF the financial situation so far as the
government was concerned was neces-
sary TO prevent extravaganza and
check unnecessary expenditures. He
declared the budget system would
solve the situation.
I'VE are the only great nation on
earth he said, that undertakes to
appropriate these vast sums without
consideration of the matter as a whole
And when you think that the Con
gress of the United States appro-
PIRATES a thousand millions and yet
we bring in from various and sundry
committees bill after bill and no one
except as he may gain by private con-
ference, has any knowledge OF what
the totals may be you can see the
absolutely unscientifc character of
the method The wonder is that with
such a method the expenditure is not
even more than it has been in the
past"
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30
STAG PARTY SEES SEA LION
Animal instaIs Itself as Watch
dog at a Mansion, According
10 d BeIated Party.

Hillsboro. GAIA weird story to
the effect that a real live sea lion had
found its way from the ocean beach
to Uplands, the Hillsboro home Of
Charles Templeton Crocker, has been
going the rounds in San Mateo coun-
~.
Up till the other night the report
was received with considerable skep
ticism, albeit many motorists are said
to have steered clear of the Croker
gateway, at which the new watch
dos" was supposed to have installed
himself
The monster of the deep may have
departed for regions where there is
more congenial society than that of
Hillsboro millionaires, but that he
was there in spirit and in truth, even
II more in spirit than In truth, is 10
longer doubted.
What greater confirmation OF the
report is needed than that he was al
legged to have been seen by members
OF iovial stag party returning in
tie cold, gray dawn from a midnight
revel at polo club?
AS rule poloists do not run to
SEA lions, but they are a pleasing
variation of vision of pink crocodiles,
blue lizards and polka dot boa con-
strictors.
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30
SEEKS HER HUSBAND At 100
kittitas squaw Dresses in Finery to
Woo Back Deserving Spouse
Met Him 80 Years Ago.

Spokane, Wash.-A tale OF the 10y
atty Of an Indian squaw comes from
Ellenburg. where old Julia" Hansen,
as the whites know her, has donned
her fnery at 100 and is endeavoring
to WOO back the husband who has
deserted her. She has attracted much
attention on the streets as day by day
she has sought the runaway. He has
not returned to her yet. but she be-
lieves that his cid love will Re re-
awakened in time.
Julia IS the last OF the chieftain-
esses of the Sockley tribe OF Kitti-
tas Indians. She and her sisters
have been we'll known to the white
settlers since the region was first
invaded The three of them once
owned more than 1000 horses and
much land, but the property was
largely dissipated by the husbands
who were unable to withstand white
temptations. These derelictions,
however, did not shake the loyalty
Of the squaws. Old Nancy. another OF
the sisters, for years led her blind
husband about with every evidence of
devotion, so that they become known
as the Darby and Joan of kittitas
Valley.
Julia met her husband more than
eighty years ago at one OF the great
councils Of the Kittitas tribe
The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1912-08-30
AMERICANS SHOT
IN NICARAGUA
Two Killed in the Massacre by
Rebels in Leon.
FEW ESCAPED SLAUGHTER.
More American Marines To Be On
Guard Than Ever Before Sent To
South American Republic
In Time OF Peace.

ashington.-Tw Americans are
reported to have been deliberately
murdered in the massacre of the Mica
raguan loyal troops by the rebels at
Leon on August 10 One was said to
be Harvey Dodd. OF KosciuskO, Miss;
the other man named Phillips. The
two men had been wounded and were
seeking refuge in a hospital accord
ing TO the report received at the State
Department.
Dodd and Phillips were said TO have
been fighting with the government
troops. In the defeat they were taken
to the hospital badly wounded, where
they were killed in the massacre
which followed. No more details were
sent to Washington.
The killing of Dodd and Phillips,
though not entirely a parallel, recalls
the killing OF Cannon and Groce by
Zelaya in 1909. which resulted in an
upheayal which threw the dictator out
of office and sent him 10 Europe an
exile. The State Department is press
ing for more information.
A delayed dispatch from Corinto TO.
day says the rebels are taking towns
between Leon and Chinandaga. They
are reported to have confscated a
large plantation and distillery con
tanning 100000 worth of alcohol
With the arrival of additional Unit.
ed States forces in Nicaragua, Rear
Admiral Sutherland, on the cruiser
California, will take full command.