The chronicle=news., 1913-02-14

New York. Feb. S.-A huge art
building and public auditorium IL
float In the waters OF New York har-
bOr Ii the next wonder which is In
store for New York, if the plans are
carried out which havc met with re-
markabl. approval here duprinE the
exhibition Of the Architectural lea
sue. On II huge circular raft or
/, Sow of concrete the designer would
erect "A building OF circular form.
with graceful DUric columns oi
concrete and steel, and inside he
would have. besides ample space for
art exhibitions and schools OF arts
and crafts. AN auditorium which
would Uutclass anything now stand-
ing In this country. Its seating ca
paclty would bo 5000 persons and
provisions would be made to use II
tor public meetings. great concerts
or operate performances. by sys-
ten OF screens. the size OF the audi
torium would be capable of being re-
luocd to suit theatrical pcriorm-
ancc. Performances would be given
by municipal actors. according to the
designers plan. and prices would be
kept At the lowest possible level. cs-
pccial emphasis would be laid. how
ever. upon the use OF the building
tor artistic purposes, particularly as
school OF the arts aud the higher
crafts. by floating In the hurb0r II
would save entirely the cost of land.
and could be moored where most
convenient. Engineers ray. accord
ing to the designer. that such u
structure Is entirely feasible. Water
tight compartments In the "huIl"
would provide protection against
possible leaks. In view OF the de-
s!gncr's plan to anchor his floating
art palac. Off the Battery. IL Ii In
tcresting 10 remember that for years
New Works great auditorium and
concert hall was mammoth cir
cular structur. surrounded by the
waters or the harbor-cnstl. Gar
den. an old fort with twenty foot
stous walls, which is now surround
ed by tn. made land Of Battery Park
aud used for the Aquarium.
New York. which has scon about
every possible kind OF commercial
and financial war start within It's
borders. from the Stamp Act struy-
giles OF colonial times to the gamb-
ling war Of last year. is now the
storm center OF u Cigarette war"
whose field OF operations covers the
whole United States. The fight is
raging between several OF the lead
Ing tobacco companies, and the dis
tinsuishing features Just now nrc
the "souvenirs" which each side Is
giving away with packs Of It's cigar-
cites. The trick IL M old as trade
Egyptian embsimers used to slip pic.
turc cards OF clay showing the pro-
Irc.ss OF the dead through the lands
OF the other world Into the cases Of
the munimics which they prepared
for burial. hut u mummy was "a
bigger piece OF goods than IA pack
age OF nvc-ccnt cigarettes. aud the
Egyptians never wcnt. to the trouble
OF working out such bcwilderiUK
systems Of cards az the modern Gig
urrttc makers do In their attempt TO
make people believe they are getting
something more than they puy for.
Pictures OF actresses. Of fishes. Of
baseball players. Of buildings. and
about everything uutlcr the sun.
scarps of silk with college cmbIcns
stcncilcd on them. playing cards.
coupons rcdsemabic for Il tooth
brush or an automobile when YOU
have smoked u few thousand dollars
worth Of the ciHaTcttes--lll IN grist
that comes io tho premium mill. Evi'
IDENTIFY tho souvenir plan works. or
II would not draw the hundreds OF
thouaand~ Of dollars which tine to-
bacco people pour into II. a maa
who Is prominent In the anti-cicar-
ette movement has suggested that.
since the souvenir plan seems to
haves tartcd with mumn,ics. II might
be well to throw In mummy or
two with each package as gentle
reminder Of the moral which she
would have drawn from the whole
affair.
Another step In the progress OF
painless" trust dissolution which
is going on here rapidly ut present
was marked this week by the an
ncuncemcnt that the American Su-
gar Refining COMPANY. otherwise
known as the Sugar Trust. was
| about to rid itself OF its holdings
OF stock in the National Sugar Re.
filming company by the simple pro.
cess of distributing these holdings
pro rata among its own stockholiers
This Is the same kind OF dissolution
stat has worked so satisfactorily Il
the owners of standard Oil and To
bacco. Legally II seems TO answer
every requirement for II reduces
the Trusts share in the total out
put of refined cane sugar to less thar
| one-half. In view OF the continu
ance OF the common ownership o
the two companies 1t is not likel,
however that there will be any acute
competition between them. In fac'
it was brought out by the Hardwicl
tongrcssionai investigating commit
tee last year that there is friendl!
understanding among the big refin
rrs and that they interfere with ont
another as little as possible. 1t l,
well understood here indeed that th'
reiiners In their fight for q reduc
ton of sugar tariff are working II