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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
TODAY IS WARDROBE DAY.
SELECT GARMENTS FOR POOR
Ransack Closets and Atcs-Nlake Up bundles to
Clothe Needy-City Seeks l,OOO'ooo Packages
So None Will Need Want Proper Covering

unteered 10 transport bundles IN from
the suburb and have set aside space
in their terminals to handle them. o.
fetal tags are being spread broadcast
so that not bundle of the hoped for
million may 60 astray. Tomorrow spe-
cial tags will be distributed at the al
ternoon and evening performances OF
the theatres TO keep the matter fresh
in the minds of every theatregoer.
Yesterdays mail brought more than
a thousand letters ash ng for wagons TO
call on Thursday, anu before noon the
bundles had begun 20 pour IN. These
were the results OF tags distributed in
churches, Sunday schools, public and
parochial schools. The first bundle 10
arrive. without name or address, was
from a Mason. for in the lapel of the
coat was a pin Of Mecca Temple Of the
Shriuers. The owner may have his pin
by calling az headquarters.
Mrs. James Speyer, chairman Of the
committee, issued special plea yester-
day that the children be not forgotten.
The huge task of collecting, mending,
sorting and distributing the bundles has
never before been equslled Every
garment will be cleansed, and such as
may need repairs will be mended by the
hundreds OF women and girls who will
do the work. under the direction of Mrs.
Vincent Aston.
While the actual work Of collecting
will begin on Thursday, the committee
wish it understood that such collection
may take two or even three days. In
such a case leave the American flag
out until the wagon calls Or rsmem-
Der that you can save time by taking
II 70 your police station. sending II to
school or direct 10 2l0 Fifth av. by
parcel post --,-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
TUNNEL SCHEME IS
FAVORED BY BOARD
Greensboro Bridge Not TO BE
Rebuilt for Transit Lines II
Contractor Helps.

almost unanimous for the tunnel
was the way President McAneny OF
the Board Of Aldermen expressed the
attitude OF the Board Of Estimate on the
problem of tunnel or the greensboro
Bridge for the subway trains of the
Broadway-59th st. line after the mat
ter had been considered at an eXecu-
tive session yesterday afternoon.
Borough President Pounds, Of Brook
lvn. is about the only one standing out
for the reconstruction Of the bridge
at cost of over S2,OO0,OOO. Several
Of the board members have been con.
-inced that the arguments ~ FAVOR 81
the tunnel which have been advanced
in The Tribune are sound and COM
polling.
II it is found that no insurmountable
obstacle exists the tunnel Will be built.
Three things must be determined
first, the exact character OF the leg's-
lation that will be needed and It's effect
on the public service law; second. Just
what financial adjustments may be
necessary and may be made with the,
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company; ana
third. Just how concretely Michael >.
Degnon. the contractor, will put his
offer TO build tunnel for s4.5OO,OOO
and cut 100000 off his seth and 6Oth
SITS. contract in view Of change IN
plans. .,,
The second point will be considered
tomorrow at conference OF the
transit committee Of the Board of Is
innate. Controller Prendergast, the
public Service Commission and the Of
fcials of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02

been given 70 the executive officers OF
the corporations in which you are IN
terested regarding the hours Of labor.
living wage or sanitary conditions?
the Commissioner asked.
The witness could not recall any.
Mr.. Walsh followed by asking # 1t
were no. true that labor conditions
were the only matters not subject 10
an audit and check of some sort.
MIR. Morgan answered: That's very
limiting. ! would have 20 think that
over before ! could answer
The directors, he told the conmls-
sion. were informed Of labor condi-
lions. but the information did not come
in the balance sheets, nor were the
facts in writing.
After the banker had declared that
the minutes Of the finance committee
would show wherever there had been
an increase in wages Of the Steel Cor
noration's employees Mr.. Morgan was
asked TO submit 10 the commission ex-
tracts from the Pullman and Mercan-
tile Marine statements which might
show the conditions Of labor.
Mr.. Morgan on Wages.
"t's a long undertaking to go
fully. "but IN have it done.
The witness then admitted tat he
had no opinion as 70 the length OF the
working day or the income Of an un-
skilled workman. He also said he dld
not know whether SO week was SUI
fcieut oav for a longshoreman. lie
could not recall the name OF Captain
John Watson when asked TO do so. II
was pointed out that he was at the
bcad Of one department Of the inter
national Mercantile Marine.
"If $40 a week is all man can get
and he takes II. | should thank that was
enough" he declared. This brought
hearty laugh from the audience. when
was soon stopped by Chairman Naish;
The banker then said, when asked
what he considered the proper age at
which a child should begin ~ork,
REALLY. I haven't thought much about
il. hut I suppose the later the better.
DO YOU believe il is proper 10 nave
a rule prohibiting unskilled empioyes
being taken on after they are thir's-
five or skilled men AFTER the! arc
forty-fiye?" followed.
II would prefer the people VINO are
running the industries answer tna,.
Ne could not remember whether
there was suCn an OTuti y" WV
Steel Corporations subsidiaries, ana
would not state whether he considered
il n good rule. "
Admitting that some employees OF me
Steel CORPORATION worked twelve hours
a day, Mr. Morgan said he did not Know
whether il was too long. He did not
remember ever having been present
when strike policies were being DIS
cussed, but said in 1914 he had attend
ed meeting at which labor IN nor
nal times was considered.
DO you know of the organization OF
unions in any Of the companies you
are interested in?
Mr. Morgan believed there might be
IN the Northern Pacific. but was not
sure. He could not state definitely
whether that road dealt with the Order
Of Railway Conductors, but presumed
il do. lie added that he was not OPP
posed TO men organizing II it was done
in a proper way
do YOU as a director Of the Steel
Corporation object TO the men forming
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
HOUSEWIVES ASSAIL
FOOD COMMITTEE
League Denounces the Mayors
Body for Urging Insanitary
Purchase in Bulk.

Bulk purchase Of food does not suit
the National Housewives League.
The leagues executive committee.
acting for 100000 women, met yesterday
at its headquarters. % West 10th ST.,
and unanimously denounced the sugges-
ton Of the Mayors committee. They
mailed a copy Of their resolution 10
George ". Perkins, chairman Of the
committee. The resolution was:
Where's, since the inception ~ he Housewives
League movement 10 has been our atm 10 encourage
End promo,o tle use o' such io|l proHur,,, a. S,'
produced handled ana marhelel uh'et s@''aN 'o'
0', Wherea, 100, can only bs achieved when The
manufacturer name Is painN p'ce1 W..
uIsrt nav Ne open 90 inspection snd the manu-
iar'urcr he'd responsible for the quality o' his
whsrca. the use % bulb good, erd' to sncou,-
age ADJUDICATION and irsaritaF handling au1 tenn,
state authorities m requiring proper labelling O.
Rcsolved That the Nsuors' Housewives League
n-otes,s against the action ~ the Mayors 'o"d COM
mittcc In recommending the Use ~ bulk goods.
Mrs. Julian Heath. president Of the
league, said last night that the resolu-
ton was not needed so far as the league
members are concerned, although 1t is
being sent broadcast over the country.
The danger. she stated, lies in the fact
that the committees recommendation
was given out through tie schools,
thereby reaching persons who might act
on it through ignorance.
"Such a recommendation was all right
in the DAYS of our grandmothers,' said
Mrs. Heath. "Our grandmothers were
both producers and consumers and they
knew what they were getting. Nova
DAYS We are just consumers, and we
must have the manufacturers name on
the package and must know what he
stands for"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02

of Brooklyn; Or. Meyer Wolf. Of New
York. and James Lavery, Of Princeton.
They were accused OF violating the
spirit and letter OF the civil service
law by the New York State Civil Ser
vice Reform Association, OF which
Samuel II. Ordway is president. These
charges were dismissed by Governor
Glynn just before he retired.
Among the bills introduced in the
Senate was one by Senator Christman
providing for transferring the licens-
ing of motor vehicles TO the Highway
Commission. At present the work is
done by the Secretary OF States Office.
Senator Christman says the state will
save S250,000 annually in salaries if the
bill goes through.
There will be 8 hearing on the
widowed mothers pension bills before
the Senate judiciary Committee Feb
ruary 9. There are three such bills
now before the Legislature. IL is be-
lIeved that tie bill introduced by Sens-
tor Ogden l.. Mills and Assemblyman
Martin McCue will be the one which
will be passed. if any is passed at all.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
ORDWAY NAMED
FOR CIVIL SERVICE
Whitman Appoints Upstate Men
TO Other Places on
Commission.

Albany, Feb. l. Governor Whitman
tonight sent TO the Senate his ap-
pointments to the State Civil Service
Commission. They were referred to
the Finance Committee under the new
rules, and will be reported out to-mor-
row, bringing them before the Senate
for confirmation Wednesday Samuel
II. 0rdway. OF New York, was appoint
I'd for the siX-year term; william Cor
ham Rice, Of Albany, for the fourycar
term, and Willard d. McKinstry, Of
WATERFOWL, for the two-yesr term.
The Governor said this afternoon
that he would reappoint the three
when the proposed law reorganizing
the commission was passed.
The new law advocated by the Gov
ernor reduces the salary OF chairman
from $4,000 TO $4,000, and those Of the
three commissioners from $4,000 to
$4,000 IL also cuts their terms in half.
The present commission. whose res
ignation is now in the hands Of the
Governor, will continue in Office for a
couple more days. They are Jacob Neu
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
JEFF OF HOTEL DE GINK GETS
S162 FOR HIS WEEK ON STAGE
Agent Received Half of $3.50 and Davis Finds RE Is
Tied Up Divvy Fifty-Fifty on All He May
Similarly Earn in Whole Year.

dc Ginh, and we'll let en- see It is run
proper. We want the community 10
see that you and me is honest and
square"
Let me see the agreement you
signed" said William c. Beecher. OF
the Mayors committee on unemploy-
ment, who, with other members Of the
committee, was at the hotel.
The agreement was produced, and
after reading 1t carefully Mr.. Beecher
said;
'Do you know that you have pledged
yourself 10 give one-hslf Of what you
get for public appearances for year
10 the agent through whom you effected
the engagement az Hammerstein'sr II
you go and talk in a church and get
SO you are bound 10 divide il with
him.'
JeT's naturally pale face became
shade paler as he said 81 didn't know
that. ! told you that ! never read e."
Davis read the agreement through
end. rubbing his brow in perpleXity.
said: That's one on me. | wish ! had
read the paper first. But ! won't leave
the Hotel de Gink anyway. ! refused
the forty-two-week offer because I'm
not going TO desert the ginks."
Then he took the agreement. and.
remarking Here's what think of
this here agreement" started in 20
tear it in pieces. He had torn il in
two when some OF the others inter
vened and told him that he might need
to produce it some time.
J. Eads How's Brotherhood Wei
fare Association hoboes we're not dis
possessed from their winter quarters,
at 81 East Attn St, yesterday, though the
lease for two months, for which Mr..
How paid the rent, expired on Sunday
and was not renewed.
oven be able to hold on here" said
ono Of them who sat before the lighted
stove. Some of US is rollin' bandages
ard some's doing other chores, so we
can pay the rent till Mr.. How comes
across again"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02

Look here. boys" said Jeff Davis.
bursting into the Hotel de Gink yes
terday after conference with the
theatrical agent who booked him for
the weeks engagement at Hammer
STEMS, which ended Sunday evening.
The ginks crowded around as Davis
waved a 500 bill in his hand, end their
eyes bulged when he said he had bills
Of other denominations with him. They
found the big. bill was real, and some
Of them fingered it in a gingerly man
ner and exclaimed:
"Hurrah for JEFF"
Davis explained that by an agree
ment with the theatrical agent. which
ne signed in presence Of witness, the
agent was 20 get one-half Of the pro-
ceeds.
He did not know. apparently, how
ever. that the agreement was for a
year, and under its terms the agent Is
TO get half the proceeds for every time
he does any kind of a public stunt for
money during the year.
Here is the agreement in black and
white" he said, pulling out the docu-
ment from among bills of various de-
nominations which he had stuffed into
his outside pocket. ms voice qulFerIng
with excitement. ut says the engage
ment is for $3.50, and I have half Of IT,
cutting out money borrowed from the
agent and other expenses. ! signed
the agreement without reading II, but
it's come out all right"
The net sum received by Davis was
$l62-odd, and he deposited $50 in the
Hotel de Gink kitty" and said he was
sending the rest of the money to bring
his wife and two kids" from Cincin-
matt. part of the money to be paid for
arrears Of rent.
Jeff said he had been offered forty
two-weeks' engagement by another the
atrical agent to go on a tour through
out the country, but would not desert
the Hotel de Gink.
'T1l stay here with the boys" he
said. 81 came here 20 start the Hotel
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02


unions 20 deal win 'he company '''-
iectively? was asked.
rs long as theN are enp,"Nee ~
not care one way or inc n'ner' ou'
certainty "olect "nen ou's'"''N 90
Drought IN 'oh MIN" u'.oI "'Io.
lzers addressing W2rAhGh o. 'n' 'o',,-
Pany so '"us ~ 'n'' w W.. 'ou,'
upon inc ''me "nch inc nv" a'e ~"
gaged g.. ..-
Condl'lonS' ! peIe'e' arc I'M Flo' l ny
decrease. In the last five years the
ard that md II has spent much money
an saretv anpIiarces and better homes
Fer yortn,on and think the cnployes
fccI kirdi,- toward the comparv Ard
marc han once tborc has been an IN
croas. in u.oge. g"
Tho fra0cicr was unable 70 toll
whetbcr wealth Was divided I'm pyopor-
lion (, the value performed by society.
nor could ne state the cause why q
LARGO proDortiou Of the populatior
failed TO obtain an adequate living
while Others were enjoying superiority.
~ have no opinion on poverty" he
replied when asked for his views on
that question.
Mr. Morgan conceded the social DC
STABILITY of endowed foundations as n
method Of helping society The Rookie
Teller Foundation, he explained. has
cone much good, and MIR. Carnegie
libraries have aided millions
Commissioner Wcinstock then asked
tie witness about Mr.. Untermyer's
testimony that a large part Of this
ccuntry's railroads were under the con-
troll of two groups OF fnanciers j. P.
Morgan & Co. and Kuhn. Loeb & Co.
"u.d,, No,;ood IL"
"o" '''''' -
"Tba, ;s en,iroIv incor,ert I do rot
know ANYTHING OF the Other conce,r
bnt if We dominate half the railroads
hadn't noticed il. We have often rs
.;efed tbcm nv SELLING their sscnr;tics
sn6 in many cases we have staTted and
re ,, roads. and the sre CONC
on very we'll now When we rcOrganize
- ia necessary that the nolicy be con-
trolled for five or ten vears nv vot-
irg trust, which terminates at the end
Of that time"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
Suffragists 10 Rap oglesby.

The Congressional Union will hold a
meeting tomorrow afternoon al .
o'clock al the home Of Mrs. william
Ptendergast, So Eighth sy., Brooklyn.
This is the second Of a series OF -FOUR
meetings being held in the district OF
representative Oglesby, who voted
against the Bristow Mondell suffrage
resolution when IL came up for debate
IN the House January 10. The speakers
Today will include Mrs. lnel hihol-
land Boisseysin. February % the or
sanlEation will have a mass meeting
a. Cooper Union.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
IjDCE GARY WANTS
,s35o,OOO FOR IDLE
u,vor's Committee Starts
Fight Shops and Has
Raised $4,000.
ANS TO FIND JOBS
FOR 10000 AT LEAST
.....rt A<tor Added 10 Board
Hungry Wait in Rain at
New Bread Line.

,.-f
rs6. enc .A''.'t "N''o''
...- cstac. shed oN inc mayor Com
80. c- Unemployment. and fund
...,-aon raised. The announcer cpt
q Si''' l.. a. 81
80 made >',.'''''
,,.re E'bc~' u. GARY chairman O. me
.... .-,-,--.ttcc. The committee
He'-..' -.-..s 81, ON, cr,,o,c,. 1oso
d frs con
..f sS-ro'10 Judge Gary SslG yes,
.,-5sy cha. 'a.' ID. "' vas. S'''''''
-,..t be- necessary .-., 1900.
Rtr .r, . 7.'c""L IN man, new
..-ssror, .. '' 'P''Ne" j" 0u.'h S"S
..s.5r U.. ' me a'Ses, NOV -. 49,
ct S.. ST. ..i me N"'y, 80. 10
..,,,-' Shop o.. ;H" DOG" 'epSi''mCn. n.
-.,,s srs t5E mon employed mere Q.
..,~ gog o.. res tered voters an" on
..,, roc. references. ono huaor'H are
..-sd Tho average age - ihirtN-nIne
=. The average per oo o. unemp'o\
-. is 'r.ra months. More IMAM nan
u. Arr-.s-s uN birth.
ne, rar- Els. hours Gay a. I'D
On .-.. BardaCcs and other
-. fo- .... Institutions arc turned
,-r rf-a.r work may NJ done on
'' ann shoes Lunches are served
49,. -r-.. each
NJ 1.As 10, 10 OoO
'A'' .--..., 10. .,.
g~c-Sc0c. 7o'NS'oI 80. ..,ot 49,,
y,yo-' co~~'i''e a.v o..''' 49,. to-.
n-.aa,o.- ~ n.'h lo 56o 49,,
.r7orrc". ur,.'s ~. 80 eve.
ri women. D.. Is 49, r 90 %, 81
r- V'.. N' '''eroe" 10 ''''
,t,; 1000. ...,., H.. ..,
Wor> has nto' urn ,S-s"
Vfor. ,r"0. .'e' 10 aoGu'
.-.t IT.. those VINO ARMED IN IN,
-srty .-Cr- G. IN" 'N.'CI g" ~ - -
81 about 200 women nave .ou-u
re-.. They ~ase c..o'nIhE OF -.
,.'yss ard .re.~ 'amI,l'S' ano -. 20 "
E cents an ''A' %, nv, MI CLlT.
Vincent Aston W nam n c.L;4
irt-. far- nan ana no. ,l.I.' w.,
rave been added 10 f0F executive N''''
-iete
Pain Soaked Ncr Want Bread.
.o br,-, ~
The .Tf,,' po'ieu - :, 80 Hotel
-srear nay q - - iiro ,ostcrday ar
kNc,oroocNe. o-eIL o,,rd from, .he
ieT1oo7. S.o'.' 80. - he tilted
lar. 70 no TOT. l-o,ooa ,broucL
g rf2' '.- ~ % 10 crouo
. Nr-~. |f cen 70 '.N f..h- N..N 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
Bradish Carroll Under Knife

Bradish Carroll, jr., OF 81 East a9th
St. was operated upon yesterday at
Roosevelt Hospital. The operation WAS
to have been performed ten days ago,
but was postponed that he might take
part in the Junior League entertain
ment, lie Jour Ferie, given last week at
the Waldorf Astoria.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
If Firm Controls Railways,
Morgan "Hasn't Noticed It
onttnued from page

me amount Of work he did "a a mem
ber and also as q director was small
IN reply 20 the chalYman's question.
ne said he attended probably ten meet
uCs o. the Mercantile Marine GIrec-
tors year and rs many weekly meet
'nGS Of the finance comm 'ttoc as he
could. THIS also applied 20 the Stce.
Corporation
The meetings OF tine Mercantile
Marine last from five minutes 20 al
hour. probably averaging thirty min
utcs. r oil depends on what comes up
FOR discussion
Between meetings o. he Steel Cor
poralo0 what duties do YOU perform
as 4 director
II am on call whenever anyth nG Is
discussed. w0'cH 3. rather frequently
Mr., Morgan said he rad visited som"
o. the plants o. the corporations 'r
which he IS interested, DUt not All. He
could not recall any Nc had Inspected
IN 1914 or even in 1918. but said in the
last five years he had gone over the
Gary plant. the Carnegie and tube
works Of the steel Corporation and
several ships OF the Mercantile Marine
Executive officials or the person
hey sppo.U, 20 AXE charge Of matters
are fCSpCNS.D.C TOT inc CoNOiJOn o. a
corporation. Mr.. Morgan explained.
Control OF Labor Delegated
VIVA; authority 90 you. as dIrec-
tor. give the officers % establish and
maintain labor conditions" DO you
plan out certain maximum or give
ANY limitation 70 their authority ." was
The next question.
MIR. Morgan hesltsteG for 4 fraction
Of a minute. and then replied: "Oh. !
should say that they had entire au-
thoritv about that. II they want ad-
vice they 90 70 the directors. They're
accountable for results and responsible
for the labor and financial conditions
Chairman Walsh then brought out
the fact that the witness received no
report as 70 labor conditions similar
20 that issued IN regard 10 the tinau-
clal situation. He ncX' sssa'led the
methods OF directors, and asked # The
methods they adopted were taken mere
~ because 4, has always been the
habi, % act that way.
Yes" replied the bsnke~. Because
that's the natural WAY OF running
coTpo~a.ior.'
What general instructions have
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-02-02
New Complaint. Clerk Named.

William Howard. Jr.. a Brooklyn law
yer, was appointed complaint clerk
yesterday by Commissioner Woods. TO
take the place OF Frank Lord. who IS
now Second Deputy Police Commits
sioner. Mr.. Howard lives at 1856 Ster-
ling Place, Brooklyn.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-06-17
NEW RULES REGARDING
BAGGAGE VALUATION

The new regulations just put into
effect under the Cummins law regard
ing the valuation of interstate bag
gage will probably for time cause
some confusion at railroad stations,
and perhaps lead to missing of the
trains. Under the new statute inter-
state passengers must declare the
value Of their baggage before receiv-
ing checks and pay at the rate of 10
cents for every 800 of value over the
permitted 500. Thus trunk con-
tanning property worth $500 will cost
the Sender 40 cents. Heretofore bag
gage Losses were chargeable against
the railroad companies only up to
the EFT mt of 500, but now full loss
es may be recovered on proof, and
the tax of 10 cents for every hundred
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1915-06-17
TWO TYPES OF sILo

| (By c. A. Hutton, Division of Exten-
sion, University of Tennessee.)
The two types of silos best adapted
for use in Tennessee are the cheap,
temporary silo built of wood, and the
permanent type, or solid wall, concrete
silo. For farmer who wishes a cheap
silo, there is nothing better than the
Tennessee wood-hoop type. This is
built of 1"x4" fine flooring, which
should be of good quality heart
pine, free from knots and sap, match
ed, planned, and tongued and grooved.
The hoops are made of 1a"x4" green
white oak, Or green elm boards. They
should be bent around a form and
made four-ply thick. The 1"x4" slaves
are set upright inside of these hoops
This makes the cheapest and best
type of wood silo, and one of the
easiest to build. The average cost of
such silo is $500 per ton capacity,
where all the material is purchased
and all the labor hired.
For permanent silo there is moth
ing better nor cheaper for Tennessee
farmers than concrete. They can be
built for an average cost of $3.50 to
$500 per ton capacity, and if properly
constructed will last indefinitely. They
should be built of good material, with
a solid wall, six inches thick, properly
reinforced, and made smooth and slick
on the inside.
IF nroDerly constructed conernta
silo will preserve silage absolutely, |
as we'll as any other kind of silo, and |
should not cost any more than the |
patented wood type. There is posi-
lively no excuse for a Tennessee farm
er paying out his hard-earned money
for patented stave silc when he can
build one of concrete for positively the
same cost, and which will last at least
life time.