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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
BETTER WATERMAN
ASKED BY MI7CHl
Urges Congress to Proyid,
for Improving New
York's Harbor.
From The Tribun. Bur.sul

Washington. Jan. i3,-Mayor John Pr.
roy Mitchell. heading q delegation q. ",
York business men and fanked bv ar.
eral members OF Congress, was n. es,.
advocate before the House Commitsss a,
Rivers and Harbors to-day. which ss.
up bills making appropriations for "a.
improvement OF New York Harbor.
New York's new Mayor made an sr.s.
lent impression and several OF the en-.
mittee members Joined IN the ap,su~
which followed his argument. Nav,
Mitchell was followed b. represenssr,u
OF the North Side Board Of Trads. a.
Chamber OF Commerce. the Merchazs
Clue, the City Club and other orgau,u,
lions. and the committee was fairly svvs
off its feet by urgent pleas FOR liberal n
preparations for the chief port OF tn
country.
This isn't a purely local affair" NJ
Mayor Mitchell. 1T has a national b>,r.
ing. About As per cent az all the inpcrs
coming into this country come throw
the port OF New York, and yet New Ysn
Harbor has had only about 81, per ~
OF the total appropriations made for o.
harbors."
Mayor Mitchell strongly supported ~
army engineers proposal to spend tiT'
90 for deepening the channel OF the Ev
River. so that It may be utilized By u
larger ships. lie also sponsored pencg
bills for the Improvement OF the isrlsn
and Bronx rivers and a deep water eh,r
mel connecting the Sound and the Hx.
son.
Representative Small. commiiir
member, INTERCEPTED the remark that CO..
tain New York newspapers referred 70 q
river and harbor appropriation bills a
pork barrels" although New yorkn
seemed to want better haroor.
THE Mayor OF New York has no .grt
diction over the newspapers smiaas1
responded Mr.. Mitchell, proceeding VII
his argument.
Mayor Mitchell and other speakers asin
for a thirty-fve foot channel up the "a
River. They said IL was necessary to
east shore OF Manhattan Island. iae'dsi
10 the city's project for acquiring y
waterfront from Grand street TO "a s'fo
for municipal terminals and docks AZ
70 the west shore OF Brooklyn and Queto
County.
The Mayor declared that unless "
government Immediately took UP the IN
River project II could be execu'ed ~
only at the risk OF great loss OF IRE az
property, as the construction OF 'uOe'
der the East River. passing u'''
Coeuties Reef. soon would begin. and u.
dynamiting afterward would menace uh
&c through such tube.
The New York visitors included n''
than a score OF harbor enthusiast Y"
were met hero by members OF th' "
York delegation in the House. IN 49,
ton to Mayor Mitchell, the Rivers -
Harbors Committee heard hep'e"A~
tives Goulden. Bruckner and oslesoy' ~
Representative Bennett, X. a. - -
Dock Commissioner: Colonel VIM.
BLACK. OF the engineer corps IN enH".
New York Harbor. T. Fl. Whi'n"
others. ~,
Following his appearance oeto's
House committee. MAJOR Mltcho ~
luncheon with the President IL 49,
that he and President Wilson d'''
in a general way New York sIs"
tics. but that the luncheon conl."
did not relate to New fork C'g 80 :,
MAYOR Mitchell returned to New 10"
this afternoon.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
POUNDS PREDICTS
VOTES FOR ANTS"
Borough Presidents Error at
Meeting Stirs Ire of Both
Sides of Cause.

Brooklyn suffragfsts and anti-sufrraglsts
are both disturbed over story which
was being told yesterday in votes for
Borough President Lewis H. Pounds and
his attitude on the vital question
The Borough President. so the story
goes made an address TO the members OF
the Flatbush branch OF the Women $
Municipal League Monday afternoon at
the home OF Mrs. Richard Il. Browne, No.
543 Ocean avenue. Also present and a
speaker was Mrs. +. II. Hewitt, president
OF the New York branch. The league,
its chief officers. are strongly opposed TO
woman suffrage, it is said.
Accounts of Mr.. Pounds speech. which
dealt chiefly with municipal admnistra-
tive affairs. have 1t that, seeing the well
dressed and intelligent women present,
he prefaced his remarks with the conven-
tional pleasantly of the day on such occa-
sions. He said that he supposed In a
few years he would be addressing such an
audience as fellow voters" Finally, 10
conclude his short address in fitting fash
ion. 1t is said he touched again on the
subject OF votes for women and their
speedy accomplishment.
Blank establishment and an absence OF
hearty applause was the response. 30 II
Is said.
Then. to set Mr.. Pounds right. the story
goes. Mrs. Hewitt arose and informed the
speaker OF his mistake. Anti-suffrage
was the prevailing sentiment OF the
league members. II was said. Whereupon
Mr. Pounds Is quoted rs having ejacu-
lated.
Thank Cod
Comments by those OF the league who
favor suffrage are not repeated.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
"OnIy Studying SYSTEM
His LaCOniC Comment
at Hearing.
i'm FULL ACCORD
WITH GOV. GLYNN
Executives Proposed Reforms
Used as Shield for Tam
many Grafters.

Albany. Jan. l3-James W. OSBORNE
alleged investigation OF highway grait
has become p farce I'm the opinion or
those who have been watching the recent
turn In events. Here is statement py
1 Osborne taken from the official records
OF the last hearing:
~ am not studying individuals. do
not care about incidental derelIctions
Of law. They belong to the district at
ternsys. am studying the system
Il do not look upon the purpose OF his
Investigation in that way" said Governor
GJynn. when this statement was called 70
his attention to-day. and earlier In the
conversation he said that he proposed TO
punish the grafters. And vet II was only
Yesterday that the Governor told Ihe
Tribune correspondent that the prosecu-
, ton OF highway and other grafters ne
longed to the district attorneys. showing
that he is in perfect agreement with ms
special commissioner.
When Mr. Osborne was appointed
continued the Governor. II had reason 10
believe from what he had done IN the
past that he was the man for the work
We knew that he had considerable law
work 70 clear ND. and he was given an
allotted time i'm which TO perform his
work. He has told me that he VIII come
back here next week and will stay mere
until the task Is completed. II he does
not then bring out anything ! VIII get p
man WHO will.
In spite OF this the Governor let IT be
known Yesterday that If he decided upon
an Investigation Of the State Hospital
! Commission it probably would be con-
Quoted by Osborne Osborne. who IS al
WAYS late I'm opening the highway hear
ings and has barely scratched the surface
, OF state graft
"r am doing the best I can. the Gov
| ernor said. "T don't believe the editor or
| The Tribune wants 10 punish the graiters
| any more than 7 do. The best evidence
Of that is shown when | was state Con-
troller. Men whom 7 had indicted then
are still serving prison sentences. inc
$40 cases The Tribune speaks OF nave
never been turned over TO me.
But Hennessy submitted fifteen cases
TO YOU as an illustration OF the evidence
he had" said The Tribune representatives
These have all been turned over 10
Osborne" replied the Governor.
osborne has not yet taken any acuon
on them. Have YOU not brought somo
pressure to get him down TO this work
| II was at this juncture that Glynn OK
pressed dissatisfaction with Osborne
work. 1t is pointed ont also that when
he was told by John A. Hennessy about
these hundreds of highway graft cases
the Governor asked that a dozen be SEM
TO him for investigation. Hennessy pro-
posed that he take fifty, and did SEM
fifteen instead OF a dozen. Now, Glynn
SAYS. the 3l0 cases have not been turner
over to him. IF he could not have one of
the fifteen investigated, it is wondered
hero what he could do with the 3lo which
he could have had for the asking
Governor Glynn acts as his own press
agent, and is advocating many reforms
to improve the condition OF the voters
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
FRIENDS PLEAD FOR
HORSE P0IS0NeS
Justice Asked to Deal Len'''"
with Kalholfer ana
SWirSkey.

rustica Davis. before whom pe' :.
hotter and Max Swirskey VIII 49,
raigned to-day for sentence on Wv. ...,,,.
vict,on OF horse poisoning. has =.
requests from at least twenty-h'.. =,
dred persons to deal ieniently WIZ
two men. Personal letters 10 tne ~, o.,
of six hundred have been recs'.s y
10 two thousand names are st's' a,
n.,,,iors which have been sent
justice. =. rusl.r
Among those who wrote 70 D.ss
Davis or saw him personally arc L,,,.
Relais president OF the Humane % ror
Dr Henry Moskowitz. Civil ser','e AZ
missioner: ex-Judge Leon ~ vossr
ex-Judge Gustave Hartman. " ..As
WITT like many OF the others 49, "
knew nothing OF the men persons,.ys ",
friends in whose judgment he uus~ $50
told him they were entitled 70 - hsa
DR.. ]. l.. Magnes. who Is saw ..s
seen Justice Davis. admitted ne %
terested in the case. but asserted !,
not at liberty 10 say "ne'"s ..,,eh ~
called on Justice Davis or VIVID
his sympathIes lay. ,,. rcct
II is evident that consioe'ss, "a 30
has been spent in a Anal eho,, r,,nse
clemency for the men. Morse ~ .. ass
OF the Horse owners Pro'scu,,s srpes
cation o, which Kalholfer Was ~ s<f
president said the expenses No ~
by the defendants personally, s.yw
defended by Abraham Levy w. r,osss''
Intyre has been retained 70
them to-day. =. ht1
The opinion that appears 70 - ,,ss -
most OF those who knew AA sssy ~
swirskey personally " tns' ne y
the victims Of a conspiracy W s,d
of horse prisoners whom inc, bssv
to Jail. Justice Davis is ssia " s..s .
opinion that whatever may nav ~,
motive that led Joseph rosiin'. 49, |
as "Yesky Nigser". samuel .,,s ~
and Tboma. o'Brien 10 'ssrp ~
Kalholfer and swirsksN the CO.. Ell
them was clear
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
Ar,v.r nv Michael Render. Of No. 1i3

driven by Michael Bender. Of No. lab
West SOD street. He was thrown down.
receiving numerous cuts and oruises'
hut was able 20 go home.
A curious accident a. result OF the
cold occurred in the kitchen Of Mrs. J.
Fisher at No. pa Corona avenue.
Corona, Queens. The wsterback IN her
stove had become frozen. and when
FIRE was built in the stove the pipes
exploded blowing her fifteen Near-oid
son. Solomon. through door into the
next room and cutting him about the
head and legs. The explosion started a
fire. which did $500 damage before it
was put out.
IN Jamaica John O'Donnen. of Shell
ton and Flushing avenues. eighty wears
old and weighing over 220 pounds. was
hurled 20 the sidewalk by blast ~
wind and seriously hurt.
Among those taken TO the hospitals
suffering from the cold were Anne
Janing. OF No. 251 West 4lst street;
Mrs. Mary Horton. Of No. ~ Nandam
street. found on the steps OF the 'hu!Vh
Of ST. Paul the Apostle, AT Columbus
avenue and 6Oth street: Thomas Lin
skcy. Of Broadway and 2o4th street.
found lying unconscious last night on
the sidewalk by Pauolman Hughes.
and Charles Dalton. Of No. IA West
61st street. overcome at list street and
s-c,sr,1 Iparl- Nrcsf
Even the merry skaters did not cs-
cape the righteousness OF the weather,
albeit the cold snap did so much for
their joyance. pwo dozen OF them 80
at Van Cortlandt Park suffered from
frozen ears. noses and toes. and an ann
bulance from Fordham Hospital with
two doctors was sent to stay on the
scene and treat them as they got L."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14

sailed from Halifax on December FOR
West Indian ports, and started north
again on December 80 from Grenada.
She called at Bermuda on the 9th, and
then cleared for st. John.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-14
Scene of Many Disasters.

The Grand Manan lodges have been
the scene Of many disasters, but loss
Of life has been comparatively small.
Twelve years ago the steamer war
wick struck on MUIR, one OF the most
extensive OF the lodges. and eventu-
ally went TO pieces, but all on board
were brought ashore, and much or the
cargo, including hundreds of cases OF
whiskey. had been lightered by fisher
men. The steamer Hcstia was lost on
Old Proprietor ledge four years ago,
on October IS, 1909, and all but six OF
the forty-one on board we're lost
The Goth was built for the Union
Castle Mail Line at Belfast, Ireland, In
1893. She is OF steel and registered
400 tons gross and 1910 tons net
she is 400 feet long and has twin
screws
Hamilton. Bermuda, Jan. l5-The pas
sengers from Bermuda on the steamer
Cobequid. reported wrecked off Grand
Manan. are W. G. Kenny and Captain
Hicks, director and marine superintend-
ent, respectively. Of the Royal Mail
Steam Packet Company; two Sisters Of
Charity. Wallace Gallant and the Misses
Marguerite and Dorothy James. Four Of
the passengers were bound for ST. John.
Boston, Jan. 13.-Upon receipt OF news
dispatches expressing doubt that the To-
cation of the distressed steamer Cobequid
had been correctly reported, the revenue
cutter Woodbury. was ordered this after
noon TO proceed in the direction of East
port, Ne.
The Woodbury. was then about one hum
dred miles from Grand Manan. She can
make the distance in about ten hours.
A break in the cable has cut off Grand
Manan from communication with East
port except by wireless.
A radiogram received later from the
Woodbury. said that she was proceeding
at full speed TO the assistance of the
Cobequid. Lieutenant Ridgely reported
the vapor was the most dense he had
ever seen.
York Yesterday afternoon by the North
German Lloyd Line from the Kron-
prinzessn Cecille, reporting her position
at noon, made no mention OF the receipt
by that steamship OF a call to go to the
assistance OF the Cobequd. The kron-
prinzessin Cecilie was then 40 miles east
of New York, and. at rough estimate,
125 miles south OF the scene Of the wreck.
1t was said at the office OF the Royal
Mail Steam Packet Company yesterday
that the steamer Cobequid had passen-
ger capacity OF ninety persons. including
fifty first cabin and forty second CABIN.
on her trips north at this season Of the
year, it was stated. the steamer generally
carried few passengers. Including stew
ards and others not engaged in working
the vessel, 1t was said, the Cobequid's
crew numbered seventy-ive.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-25
A Double Cross,

Irate Parent-No, stree. You
can't have her. | won't have SON.
in-laW who has no more brains than
to want to marry girl with no moro
sense than my daughter has shown
in allowing you to think you could
ave her.-Life.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-25
Bought at a Bargain.

"Your neighbor, Mrs. Comeup, has
so much savoir faire.
"Then | bet she got it at cheap
bargain place. baltimore Ameri-
can.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-25
Warlike.

War correspondents have an easy
time. When there is no battle they
get arrested and then write sensa-
tional stories of their escapes.
,, Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-25
Not a Family Tree.

The Botanical Old Gentleman Tin
public gardens)-Can you tell me,
does this belong to the arbutus fam
lily?
The Custodian--No, Sir, it belongs
to the corporation.-London Sketch.
The gazette-times. [volume] (Heppner, Or.) 1912-1925, 1914-06-25
Not a Bit Safe.

"No, I'm not going to call on Julia
Brown again. She's too advanced" !"
Does she keep a diary?"
"a diary! Rubbish! She keeps
a dictaphone!" - Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
BIRMINGHAM'S NEW "CTTY
 BEAUTIFUL" DEPARTMENT
For Information Help Advice Address City Beautiful De
 partment City Hall

deep. Then cover to a depth of three or four inches with we'll rotted stable
 manure, fork it in deeply. and pulverize thoroughly. Your ground is then ready for planting. but after the plants, w.heth- CT Towering or vegetable. are well up, and ready for their first working the ground should be covered, after being well worked. with an inch or two oi we'll routed manure as a mulch, as well as a further means of softening the Jumps of clay and pulverizing them
 These directions for preparation are es- sential to the proper making of a foun. dation for lawn, a flower or a vegetable garden. All this work can be materially assisted by planting clover, vetch, ol other legumes for winter, and whict should be forked in early in the spring This imparts very valuable asset tc the soil, in the form of humus, whicf is like new blood to man. The method advised for the farmer can be prac ticed on a small scale by the home gar dener-that of rotation. A small piec, cultivated this year in root crops should be planted next year in crops that pro duce above ground. Then plant one par or the other in legume for winter graz ing for chickens or pigeons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
CARLOADOF GUNS ID BE SOLD IN MERIDIAN
War Munitions Consigned to Mexico Will Be Sold to
 Satisfy Judgment

Meridian, Miss, March 24.-(Specia1) The novel sight of an auction sale of whole carload of war munitions. includ- ing 1200 Springfield rifles and 5o,0O rounds of ammunition will be had here. The sale will be ordered in short time by the sheriff to satisfy a judgment for $1250 given in the circuit court yesterday in favor of N. Carrie of New Orleans the suit being brought against o. Perez ct al, to secure payment for services alleged to have been per formed by Carrie in 1911 in switching the car that contained the munitions about between Meridian and Mobile and finally in the Meridian yards. At the time the matter attracted national attention, and
 government officers were sent here to make an investigation.
 Carrie, following instructions. had the car, which came originally from St. Louis,
 switched to the Bonita tracks in this city.
 Finally the boxes containing the war mu-
 nitions were taken out of the car and
 their labels torn off and placed in an- other car. About this time a Mexican
 was seen about the car of war munitions, and it is said that this Mexican made an effort to have the goods shipped over the Northeastern railroad to New Orleans, but as the label, arms and ammunition. had been torn off, the receiving clerk re- fused to receive them. About this time Carrie was notified of what was being done and came to Meridian and had the munitions stored with a local transfer
 company of this city. where they now are. This company also has a big bill for 1 storage that will have to be paid. The | munitions were at the time designed to be shipped to Gen. Bernado Reyes in l Mexico. Since the embargo on arms has l been raised it is considered that the arms {, will not now be so saleable to either fac 1 ton in Mexico, as they prefer some other kind of guns. Some of the ammunition l is for Krag-Jorgason guns.
 The sale of these guns will close an in- cident that has caused much comment and
 considerable expenditure of energy in try i ing to get them through.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
EUROPEAN AGENTS NOT ENCOURAGED
 BY THEIR VISITS United States in Better Posi- tiOn Than Ever to Meet Foreign Competition IMPROVED METHODS
 ARE RESPONSIBLE Inventive Genius Has Been Stimu- Iated-Foreigners Have Advant-
 age in Fine Silks and
 Textile Goods
By HOLLAND.

New York, March 24-(Special-)-ih- formation brought by some of those who have recently visited Europe, confirmed as it has been by private correspondence, indicates that different view is now taken. certainly in England, and to less extent upon the continent of Europe, re- specting the effect of the new tariff law from the viey which prevailed when that law was under consideration. Last sum mer European manufacturers and those or Great Britain were persuaded that the enactment of a low tariff law by Congress would greatly stimulate expectations to the United States, at least in certain lines of manufactured commodities.
 To be in readiness for the expected in- crease of American demand both Great Britain and Germany sent competent representatives to the United States. The Germans were especially inqus1tlVe
 They were anxious to learn about prices, selling costs and the domestic markets. The English manufacturers were presum- ably better informed with respect to the condition than were those of Germany. But some of them deemed it prudent to send representatives to the United States There is a strong suspicion in mercantile circles in this city that these representa- tives were not able to report as favorably as it was hoped they could do. They discovered, among other things. that American manufacturers are in bettel condition to meet foreign competition, ex- cepting possibly in the highest grade oi silks, and some other textile goods thar they have ever been. This Is to be ex- plained in part by the great advance made by American manufacturers in cer tain lines at least, in the foreign mar kets. To capture these markets 1t has been necessary to perfect system, ant organization, gain world-wid informa tion, to take heed of manufacturing pro
 cesses which are characteristic of Ger
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25
SELMA RAISING FUNDS
 TO FURNISH A SCHOOL

Selma, March 24-(SpeciaL)-The com mittees which were appointed at the meet ing of business men Friday night to se- cure subscriptions from among the busi- ness men of the city for 5000. which is to be used to equip and furnish the recently erected Selma high. school building, have met with great deal of success Satur- day and yesterday. It is believed that all of the money needed will be secured by the different committees within the next few days.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-03-25

New homes are being built so rapidly in and around Birmingham, and seldom, if ever, with any regard to soil condi- tions. so essential to good flower or vegetable garden. Excavations for cell lars or foundations are thrown as near to the building as possible to save the contractor a slight expense of hauling with the result that what little top soil was on the lot originally is covered under a foot or more of soil-more frequently clay, rocks and debris of all kinds. To get such a place in shape requires care and particularly at the start that few people can appreciate.
 It requires hard work and quantities of either good woods earth, garden soil of coarse manure. Of course 1t would be better if the ground were covered with a foot or more of good soil but many times it is impossible to get it, or too expensive. Therefore, in order to get it in shape for this seasons garden, it should be thoroughly forked up, deeply, and all rocks and other substances re- moved. to a depth of fork and a half