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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
GONE, THE COMMITS
SlONER TALKS.

But now. as Fetherston himself SAYS,
The worst is over. and New York can
ride or walk without a chance to srumble
,r on tn sleep without undue fire risk.
and our busy little street commissioner
has got minute or two ON his hands
and is not only willing but anxious 90
talk
81 didn't care what criticism was lev
olIod at me when we were in the first
,ush Of the snow removal" said Fether-
ston i'm his once yesterday. 81 was
working with all my men at top speed
,wenty-four hours day, and I had faith
in the fair play spirit OF New York and
was willing to wait until the 1ush was
over for any answer that might be nee
cssary. Well we see daylight. or, rather
clear streets ahead of us again. and now
] want to say that J. for one FEEL PROUD
Of the work the men under me have done
..This has been reccrd-oreaKl"s
SnOWStOrm ana we ~ 'iV'f'i' 90
in snow removal. We've been nearing
LOT for the last ten years or so aocut the
iob they've been taclIing down at Pan
ama wei. this snowstorm that tried
90 make New York shut up shop WASH
pieayune in any sort Of way 1t was
bnilt on the scale Of the Panama Canal
IN q certain sense. end the heures arc
here To show it.
In 1910 the biggest months work was
done on the canal and trife more than
? 900 600 cubic yards Of earth were re-
moved. That's for thirty days WORK
with the trained army and the perfect
mechanical equipment they've got down
there. In nine days my department re-
moved $4,000 cubic Yards of snow
besides the hundreds Of thousands OF
cubic wards we goth rid Of by shovellng
into sewers I believe those figures in
themselves answer our critics. In 1917
se4s79 cubic yards were removed in
eight DAYS, so that it may be easily seen
10 what degree We speeded up in removal
during the last two weeks.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
SITUATIONS AND FlGURES-6oTH
ALARMING.

The records of the street Cleaning
penartment do not show another snow
fan comparing in any way with the enc
We have just come through Now that
if is almost behind US and normal con
ditions have been practically resumed. /
don't hesitate to say hat for time the
IRE situation was extremely grave That
was one problem that demanded imme-
date action. and which. until il was
solved. kept me or an anxious seat.
Il got telephone message from Fire
Commissioner Adamson that IT was i'm
possible for any Of the fire companies
10 move their apparatus. This was sun
day morning TWO weeks ago ~ big
m. then had broken out it might have
spread practically unchecked imme-
diateIy ordered that al the removal Of
garbage and ashes he dropped and tnat
,he entire force regularly employed for
mi, work be detailed TO clear the nrc
streets There var no other alternative
Tor the emergency had 70 be met Be
fore twelve hours had passed we nad
shoyeiled out lanes for the fire engines
and other apparatus. ana the danger gas
past
This snowstorm in the end viii cost
- ,.tt., Il c00 900 ar f0oroab0uts Tho
ran IN Manhattan amounted 10 more
than 5000 900 cubic yards enough 10
keep the Pauama Canal army ~ iaoor.
erg working ~ top speed for nearf i""
months Taat WAS The Job SO had 10
tackle, ana { don't wonder some DerS1nt
got the impression - the fiart W. wore
Joinz SLOW work n look 20 more ihan
Two 0aya 10 make aDy decided imprcs-
si,n on tbs snow BANKED b. the main
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
WORK WHILE THEY SLEEP-lN
MEXICO.

They call the Mexican Iudius .azy
said Alfred Y. sundstom. the Vel hnoTn
engineer. but the Mexican Indian rs the
only man I've ever seen who works white
he sleeps
In the interior OF Mexico. ona balm'
January afternoon. . came upon an In
dian hut Economically situated beside
stream 4 hammock of native grass Wa
swung across a narrow branch of the
stream, an Indian slept i'm the hammock
and string tied 10 his foot darsled II
the water.
As approached the strins ushiened
with a jerk The indian aao@e. lie
seized the string and hauled it i'm. There
was fish of three pounds weight on me
end OF it.
Here you are. Mercedes" shouted ue
Indian.
His brown wife came aud removed wv
fish. She rebaited the nook. Then inc
Indian. lying back In the hammock asa"''
resumed his sleep-anslins act
Work while YOU slcep-l've never sec"
It done except in Mexico amons the sup
poscdiy lazy Indians"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

feet long and the Miraflorcs board being
- feet long In each case the board is
in large measure a miniature reproduction
of the locks which IL controls. Thus.
down the whole length Of the top of In"
board run two nat strips Of light marble
10 represent the water IN the double flight
OF locks In the same relative positions
as in the locks themselves there appear
miniature fender chains and swinging
arms that present the same view as would
be had by one looking from above at tn"
swinging lock gates. As the man AT ,ho
control boards moves the levers that set
in motion the machinery which operates
the gates and fender chains. these mini1-
turc reproductions move In unison with
their prototypes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
CRITICS CRITlCISE AND CRANkS
IMPORTUNE.

II shut my ears against my critics and
kept on working. trusting finally in New
York's good sense. l found it harder,
however. to dodge the crank with every
conceivable sort of device. or idea. for
disposing Of Manhattan's five million cubic
yards OF snow i'm. perhaps, an hour or
two. one man came to my office with a
plan for melting the snow by patting it
with the backs Of red hot shovels. Others
kept calling mp by telephone with schemes
equally ridiculous. Tests have shown that
TO melt a cubic yard Of snow by cleo
tricity costs about 80 cents. This is for
power or heat alone. and does not in
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
Continued from third page.

sored it and seized about thirty thousand
copies. but at least one Of them found
its way to the Emperor's writing table IN
the palace. To discover who had placed
IL there was found 10 be impossible ana
il showed that even in his own stronghold
and among his own private retainers the
anarchists had their agents
st the time Of the little CzareVitch
the source OF which much
sensational and fictitious matter has o"7n
was a scandal concern
ing the Grand Duke Michael Alexandra
Witch. who after an early love affair with
q lady-m-waitinc to his sister. married the
wife Of an officer in the Gatschina Cuiras-
sicrs. who had already been divorced once
and who secured q second divorce in oroer
TO marry the grand duke.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
THE MANIFESTO OF NICHOLAS
AGAINST MICHAEL.

Tie scandal was particularly iaireach-
ing. as the Czarevitch's Illness cause'
much discussion about the probable sue
ccss.on 10 the throne. Gut then came the
astonishing act Of Nicholas. that dis
tcaved the entire land. for he ISSUED
manifesto to the nation in which he de
prived his only brother Of the functions OF
recent Ina the event OF the future SOW
ereien being a minor AT the time OF his
succession. In addition. he sent ukase
10 the Senate by which he made hinse'
guardian Of his brother thus reducing
Michael TO the position Of a mad
nan or n baby six years old
The grand duke retired to Came with
his wife and leads pfivate life IN the
South Of France under the name OF NJ.
Braysov. Fortunately for him. he mad
taken large part Of his property ABROAD
before the storm came.
The Empress Alexandra FeOdorovna,
the present Czarins. says Count Nassih.
soon became unpopular and finally even
lor virtues were turned against her one
day she sent 70 badly spelled letter 10 an
aisbassadrcss. and her unpopularity was
.,t.b that even this trivial incident was
made much Of
She was not amiablc or couciliatinG
among her immediate cntouage' ana hcr
Iadlcs-ih. waiting had t. put mp with lot
from her innpcrious temper aud her cold
and disdainful manner She did not FOR
give them the slightest failing ~ then
duties. aud treated them with high ais
dalu She never allowed them Ia 80 down
in her presence even expecting them 10
stand while reading aloud 10 hor Thcy
t,erc always obliged also To- DO "a fun
dt.ys 10 await her commands. no matter
,,t.tbor shc required their services or
not"
"A lot ~ rubbish has been written about
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
Fetherstonc

UyHOS Fetherstone
w WIS Fcthcrston is the little man
from staten Island who for two
weeks has been digging New York ont o.
snowdrifts, digging il out SO hard and
diligently that not until now. when
the end Of the job is i'm sight. would he
pause to talk about himself and his
snow-shovellng work. which mp to yes
terday had cost the taxpayers @la"o
short. thin and why. John Turney
Fetherston-to eve his fun nsme-would-
nj make a mouthful for BIG Bill Ed
wards. the man he succeeded Is Street
Cleaning Commissioner. Soft spoken.
mild-mannered. dinident and unobuusi1e
but a hustler setting the pace for his
men. and a thinker with mind as quick
as a steel trap-that's Fetherston.
lie slipped into his commissionersh'"
with the city reading the full details OF
the exit Of the jolly. ex-football hero Big
Bill" lie held the reins. nigh up in his
office in the Municipal Building, for SIN
weeks with the public knowing only he
was there by the sndppy paragraphs tell
inc of the cleanup Big Bill was max
ing of the streets i'm Newark.
Then the snow came down. and at al
once the town began asking, 'Nho 5
Fetherston. and what's he doing
Well, Fetherston has been too busy to
answer any inquiry. or pay heed to any
criticism. lie has been straining on Il
lob that would make a Hercules fresh
from his shovelling feat in the Ausean
stables. sit up and take notice.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
HE VISITS THE DEPARTMENTAL
STABLES.

Fetherston is proud Of the fact that
every man in his regular force has stood
! by MIN valiantly in the snow emergency.
Men under him say this is due 10 the s
| spirit he already has instilled In the de-
partment In Illustration they tell
story of Fetherston's first visit to the yari-
! Gus departmental stables and yards seat.
tered over Manhattan Brooklyn and The
Bronx, the three boroughs under. his
charge. IN each stable or yard he called
the men together, and in a short psr-
sonal talk told them that he was Tor
them. one ana all. as long as they were
for him and the good Of the department
Then Fetherston went down the line. shak-
ing each man, irrespective of position. By
the hand. In one uptown yard a hostler
expressed the general feeling Of all the
men everywhere Fetherston went.
I've been rubbing down horses for the
city Of New York for thirty years" said
the hostler and this is the first time any
Street Cleaning Commissioner has shaken
my hand. He's good enough for me-
There il another feeling among city en-
ployes. and this is not confined 10 the
Street Cleaning Department They want
TO see Fetherston make good; they are
highly gratiiied by the showing he has
made in this snow removal. Why? Be-
cause Fetherston is "A city worker risen
from the ranks; he is one of the few com
missioners who have come up step by step
from lowly position in the city service
and the city employees as q body have
caught the idea that it is sign OF nope
for them all
Fetherston is an expert trained IN city
work. As young engineer iu Staten ISL
and he designed and built sewers and
nine years ago became superintendent Of
the Bureau Of Street Cleaning Don that boz
oush Since then he has gained au inter
national reputation as an expert 'ou street
cleaning work in all its branches lie has
been called to Canada as am expert wit
ness on street cleaning matters lie has
studied garbage disposal in score OF
American cities, and I'm the principal cities
in Europe With the snow removal prob
lem disposed OF he will face a stin bigger
job IN lettering the ash and earba-c dis
posal facilities of the greater civ Il
was especially for his expert knowledge
I'm these matters that Mayor Mitchell
brought him up from Staten Island and
set him down in the Municipal Building.
A fifteen-inch snowfall to Fothcr-ton
much as it may worry and porplcX as as
citizens, is 10 more than AN incident Of
routine to him-a big incident. Of course,
but, after all, street cleaning IS his lies
work And he's the first Of his kind New
York has had at the head OF lbs Street
Cleaning Department. And hes only
thirty-nne.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
GATE VALVE INDEX ON THE CON
TROl BOARD.

Another little machine on the control
board. called "A gate valve index. Is "A r"-
production Of the great gates. modsurih
ID by Is feet. which control the flow OF
water IN the main culvcrts Of the o'hs
and this index shows AT all times ,h'
oNnct aperture at which the gate stands
Sun another tNpc of meek on the board
IL the "noatw.ll index which shows to
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
GOOD REASON.

Chairman William r. McCombs OF the
Democratic National Committee listened
the other daN In Washington with "A FAINT
smile To the loud praises of an exposed
political eraftcr
And he always kept his word" the en-
posed eraftcr's advocate said anxiously.
lie always kept his word MIR Me
Combs
Yes, know. He has to-" Chairman
McComhs anwercd. Nobody will take
It,"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
TIE HUMAN FACTOR INVOLVED
ACTS BADLY.

Tile human factor involved cannot be
lost sight of We had thousands volun-
teer for shoverers But these men. from
the lodging houses i'm the main, came TO
us poorly clothed and poorly fed and NOT
hardened to work As a result, hundreds
of the men failed physically under the
strain And the vast majority we're will
ing to work only when the weather was
fair \ couple of days after the work
started rain set iu. and within an hour
half of our emergency force had thrown
down their shovels and run for shelter.
II was impossible to persuade them to
return to work until the rain had stopped,
and it is the same with them when the
temperature falls near zero.
THE storm has convinced me Of one
thing: The real relief for New York m
case Of snow is through the sewers. The
Sewer Bureau had designated certain
sewers for use in SNOW removal | sue
ceeded in having the bureau release many
other sewers in all parts Of Manhattan,
and the results We're exceptionally good
i'm every case.
Sewers and scoop shovels that's the
combination for New York against the
next snow fall I have tried out the
ecoon sboyals which are drawn bV a sin
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

or more Supervising engineers abo1t hfty
craftsmen and between four hundred ana
i've hundred workmen in the factori's "a.
Schenectady.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01
FTE5FRSTON TFJJ s ABOUT DIGGING OUT BURIED NEW YORK
He Is Planning to Perfect System Of Get
ting Rid Of the Unwelcome Gifts of Win
ter Storms by Means Of Sewers
His Loyal Force Eager to See
Him MAKE Good"

clude the hauling of the snow to the
melting machine. We pay the contractors
90 cents cubic yard for removal The
average wagon takes four cubic yards. SO
TO remove the snow that fell in Manhat
tan means l,25o,OOO wagonloads But. Of
course. removal of the snow from ever,
side street IS a manifest mpossibilty
Tn, need for such complete removal is not
great, at least not great enough to war.
rant the expenditure. When the chief
streets and others have been cleaned. pcr-
uniting free travel i'm all directions.
think it is safe to wait for u thaw and
thereby save hundreds OF thousands Of
dollars for the taxpayers
"Sleighs have been suggested az prob.
ably better than carts. but they are Use
ful only under certain conditions. Thev
require easy travelling, and thoy are dit.
iicult to empty No the more ] think il
over, in the light of this experience. the
more / am convinced that the ideal snow
removal device is the scoop shovel. run.
ming to the sewer"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

Throwing kiss is something Ike u'"''
i'm Imagination on the rich blll Oh Jaw
see printed in the papers
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

Some women think themselves ""'
because they pencil their eyebrows
paint their cheeks
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

for snow purposes before the Board OF
Estimate and Appointment.
Also / ann going To try % perfect
some system OF getting rid Of snow. At
present we are restricted to certain dumps
along the waterfront We are not given
free access to private docks, believe
this could be satisfactorily arranged IN
the majority of instances
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-03-01

forever memorable through his own inita-
tive, but tho manifesto that he ISSUED was
dispriting 10 all.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
CHAMBER URGES
SUPPORT FOR
REGIMENT
National Guard Helps City and
Youths, Merchants Are Told,
Must Not Dsband,

Atlanta employers who object 10
their employees connection with the
National Guard are made the object
of - special appeal by officers OF the
Atlanta Chamber Of Commerce.
aroused by statements from the Off
GERS Of the Fifth Regiment that uu-
less il met with more oncouragcment
the regiment would be compelled 10
disband
President Nell r. Wilkinson and
Wilmer l.. Moore. former president
and now director have issued
strong statements appealing 70 the
loyalty Of Atlanta business men and
merchants, not only TO permit their
employees to belong TO the guard, but
also to encourage them
There is no question IN my mind,
said Mr. Wilkinson that this valu-
able asset TO the city can be main
tanned a. full strength without any
burden OF inconvenience on Atlanta
employers II is my firm belief that
every encOurag ement should be Of
Tered to these young men, for their
connection with the Fifth Regiment is
good for them and good for the city
Mr. Moore said it would he a grave
mistake to let the Fifth Regiment be
disbanded.
at want 10 say in the strongest
possible WAY that it ls our duty, and
ID should be our plea sure 10 maintain
at fun strength this admirable regi-
ment which Is distinctly an Atlanta
feature Atlanta employers should re-
membe that nothing can take the
place OF troops OF this kind in check
ing outbreaks and riots, and standing
as a perpetual guard upon lives and
property.
Il know that many Atlanta employ
ers favor the guard now. | am sure
an viii favor il when they under
stand what II means TO the young
mon and 10 the CITY"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
CARDS To SOUND
ENTINENT ON
GRADY BONDS
SummeraIl, Soon to Quit as
Superintendent, Scouts Idea
of UIterior Motives in Issue,

A postcard ballot In The campaign
Tor Greater Grady Hospital was be-
ing prepared for Tuesday boy nom-
bers of the general committee. This
faction was suggested by Ivan +. All
len at meeting Of the committee in
the Lowry National Bank Monday
fafternoon
The purpose of he ballot viii be
10 learn the sentiment OF the voters
before the issue rs submitted TO the
4peoplo on May g. ID was also de
scided to establish committees in each
of the ten wards Of Atlanta In order
10 further the purposes Of the cam
paign.
Dr. ~. y. Summerall, superintend-
cnt Of Grady Hospital asserted be
fore the meeting that one Of the chief
cries being raised in opposition To he
proposed $4,000 bond issue was
chased on the dclusion that the Grady
improvements were meant 10 bencht
IA private institution
To Make Issue Clear.
The doctor stated that this opposi-
tl6n was being promoted by those
who had the idea that the Atlanta
Medical College was to derive bene-
.fit from the Grady improvements, and
AfiAi AfNhNhHiNs the iIthiAdi 0htlbift
aplanned to assume control of Grady
Hospital
Dr. Summerall said that i'm order to
remove such opposition he cam
paigners must make themselves clear
son that particular question.
we must let the people know the
Fsfacts." be said. THE college IS not
sprivate institution 1t Is maintained
a4E a board like ourselves, which does
hot derive biz of revenue. The only
ealaried positions are the faculty
members. who devote their entire time
and energy to the school and It's
glasses.
SummeraI to Resign.
Both the hospital and the college
depend upon one another for support
and none Of us have selfish motives
in seeking these Grady Improvements
However there seems TO be "a belief
afioat that there are Interior motives
in the proposition. A short time ago
! was approached by a Councilman
who said that ! wanted the hospital
enlarged So that l could receive a
larger salary
IN order TO set this mans mind at
ease. / viii say right now that, after
this bond issue has been passed
shall give the board of Grady trus
tees GO days notice Of my resigna-
ton"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Clergy Harmonious
After Locker Fight

Harmony breathes once more among
the clergy Of Atlanta IN fact. the
ministers protested Tuesday that there
hsd never been lack Of harmony. and
that the incident arising al Monday IS
Meeting Of the Ministers Association
when Rev G " Daniel. ~ the First
Baptist Church. left the chamber. was
not the result Of ill-fceling or contrO-
vorsy Or. Daniel left because Of an
alleged parliamentary discourtesy but
with the best Of feeling
The incident occurred on resolution
indorsing the First Baptist Church In
the locker club fight. The question
arose whether the association should
indorse the action or the "pripciple'
and Dr. Daniel argued for the original
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Order of Moose to
Install Publicly

The installation Of officers Of the
Loyal order Of Moose of the World will
take place Wednesday night a 4 3 o clock
in the lodge room of the Moose Home In
the Silvey Building Peachtrec and
Edgewood avenue. The installation will
he open to the public The regular
meeting OF the lodge will be called at Z
o'clock, and the Installation Of officers
viii take place after the meeting
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
opResENr ADDRESS UNKNoWNl

DALTON, April 7-"prcseut address
unkrown' was written across two let
ters received here marked "Iohn Bow
man. care whitfield County Jail, Dial
ton. Ca, when laiier puclSworth re-
fused To accept them BOWMAN. with
three other prisoners, had escaped the
night before.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07
Auto Injuries Cause
$4,000 Power Suit

suit Tor 10000 damages has beer
nIed In the Superior Court by Roscoe G.
Irwin against the Georgia Railway ant
Flower Company for injuries received hN
NV. Irwin when he was run down ~ q
u,dor car after being iolted from M
ssteg OF AM East Point car November ~
lgi3
Mn irwin states that he told the con
ductov he wanted to leave the ear az
sthe oaks, hut the car having been al,
slowed No run past this stop. he decided
III aiirht al Fort Mcpherson and walk
shack While standing on the slcn MI
Irwin SAYS the conductor gave the SIG
nal for am emergency stop, and ar:
Irwin was thrown INTO me street ana
run over boy a passing motor car.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

resolution when. II is said. he was not
recognized by the chairman, and de-
parted.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-04-07

NEW YORK April George Chin
~ Newcastle Pa recognized In the
Fast as the middleweight champion of
fhe world has been matched TOT ten
rounds with johnny Howard, or ba4
onne. in Harlem on April H.