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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
FORGAN CASE STIRS
The RESERVE BOARD
Amendment to Law Proposed to
Prevent a Similar
Election.
GLASS ASKS FOR RULING

WASHINGTON. Jan. 7.-somethins OF a
sensation was precipitated at the meeting
OF the Federal Reserve Board this after
noon wicn Chairman Glass OF the House
Committee on Banking and Currency ap-
peared and brought up the subject OF the
election OF reserve bank directors with
special reference to the intent OF the
law regarding groupings Of the member
banks
Mr.. Glass was careful to mako his
remarks impersonal and to inform the
boar that he was interested only in
the construction OF the law. but 1t was
evident that the question had been raised
BY the election OF James b. FNorgan as a
director OF the Chicago bank
Mr.. Forgan. though the head OF one OF
the largest OF Chicago banks was elected
a director by the smaller banks olassed
In group 2. Chairman Glass said sew
eral days ago that the purpose or the
trainers OF the reserve act was TO pro-
hfbit such an election. as the provisions
regarding elections OF directors had been
drawn with the purpose OF preventing
larger member banks from dominating
the reserve bank of their district He
said when the charges relating 20 Mr..
Forgans election were brought to his
attention that he would ask ruling
from the Federal Reserve Board regard
ing Il.
A atep now under consideration Is the
introduction OF an amendment to the re-
serye act which would remove any pos
sibility OF such an election as that or
Mr. Forgan. 1t is said 90 be within prob
abilities that the Federal Reserve Board
may construe the law as permitting IL 10
review the elections OF the reserve BANK
directors. These elections were conducted
nv the organization committee, body
which ceased TO exist with the organiza-
ton OF the Federal Reserve Board
Members OF the board and Mr.. Glass
regret that the question should have been
ra ised by the election OF Mr.. Forgan Tor
whom they have q high regard. 1t is be-
lieved a certainty that any steps taken
will be designed to prevent a repetition
OF such an election and not with any
thought OF bringing about Mr.. Forsans
removal
New elections are TO be held next fall
and the board will then have opportunity
to fix its own policy regarding the over
tapping OF the three groups into which
the member banks OF each district are
divided.
Governor Hamlin OF the Federal Re
serve Board announced to-day that In
view OF the restoration OF normal eN-
change conditions between the United
states and Great Britain the continuance
OF negotiations initiated between Sir
George Paish and the board Is deemed
unnecessary.
Future interchanges regarding the OBJ
legations of this country to British credi-
tors. he said, will be conducted by the
bankers OF the two countries. This an
nouncement confirms the statement pub
| lished In THE SUN several weeks ago
that the paish negotiations had been
bandoned.
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new CASES OUTSTRIP
TRIALS, SAYS JUDGE
Justice Weeks Tells Lawyers
Association of Court DIFF
ficulty.
CRITICISES NEW CALENDAR

Supreme Court Justice Barlow s.
Weeks. in greeting the members OF the
New York County Lawyers Association at
their meeting in the Hotel Astor last
night, said that there was a lack OF sue
cess in the trial of the new calendar. He
thought II almost advisable to go back to
the two day calendar.
ut has seemed to me that the separa-
ton OF the ready calendar among the
various parts has not accomplished all
that was hoped for IT," said Justice Weeks.
Less difficulty would be attended II the
ready cases were all upon one calendar.
Judges In the trial parts OF the courts
would have a more satisfactory working
calendar"
Justice Weeks also said that the calen-
dars were still increasing more rapidly
than the Judges could dispose Of the cases.
something ought TO be done to eX-
pedte contract cases by disposing OF
them out OF court" he said. MANY could
be settled II each side knew the real facts
In the case or knew the facts IN the pos
session OF the other side. Why shouldn
the respective parties be submitted to
an examination after issue is drawn?
Wouldn't these contracts be settled then
without trlal?'
A resolution was offered at last nights
meeting to indorse making lawyers also
notaries public and commissioners OF
deeds ipso facto. In support Of such a
law It was pointed out that II did not add
to the dignity OF the law for lawyer 10
have to call In an office boy to swear a
client.
Julius n. Cohen. chairman OF the com
mittee on unlawful practice OF the asso-
citation, presented a report that an in
vestigation OF two title companies In the
! ely had led TO the conclusions that these
corporations were practising law and were
violating the penal law.
The committee Is going before the Al
| torney-Gcneral with these cases. holding
| that neither a title nor "A trust company
may offer to draw deed OF trust or a
will for the purpose Of becoming a trustee
or executor. Action is to he taken also
against the collection agencies. whose
| practices the committee has determined
| to be serious violations OF the penal law
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U. S. RUBBER DIVIDENDS.
Directors Declare Regular Quarterly
Disburse

At meeting OF the directors OF the
United States Rubber Company yestet-
day the regular quarterly dividends of
per cent. on the first preferred and y
each on the second preferred and common
stocks were declared.
After the meeting President Colt gave
out the following:
The treasurer's statement as submitted
TO the meeting showed net earnings OF the
company for eleven months from January
l to November 80, 1914, sufficient to cover
the dividends declared for the year 1914,
including those declared to-day. While
there has been some Improvement In the
business for December, which Is continu-
ing into January. the existing war has
introduced an unprecedented uncertainty
into rhe situation, There II every reason
to believe that the embargo placed by
Great Britain upon the Importation of
crude rubber will he so modified as not
20 embarrass the company in obtaining its
requirements of the crude material"
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LOAN TO BRITISH COLUMBIA.
Equitable Trust Company Takes
s2.7OO,OOO Treasury Notes.

Announcement was made yesterday
afternoon of the purchase Of s2,IOO.OOO
Province OF British Columbia one year Az
per cent. treasury notes by the Equitable
Trust Company. The notes are dated
December 81. 1914. and were obtained
by the Trust company from Bernhard
Scholle & Co and Colgate, Parker
& Co, who in turn bought then from
British Columbia, This is the first New
York loan made TO a Canadian province.
IL was said, although the city OF Montreal
got $4,000, 900 here recently.
Since the outbreak OF the war New
York has tended to become more and
more a market for international loans.
Some OF those made recently were 70
Argentina, $4,000, 900 Panama. $4,000
600 Norway. $4,000 900 Sweden, $4,000
900: France. S22,O0O 900 Switzerland,
S.. 100000; Canadian Pacific Railroad
Sl2,6g0OOO
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NEW PUBLIC MARKET PLANNED,
Com mittee Would Open One mt 31th
street aud 18th Avenue.

Immediate steps for opening public
wholesale and retail market at Thirty
fourth street and Twelfth avenue were
urged at a meeting yesterday Of the
Open Market Committee Of the Borough
OF Manhattan State Commissioner OF
Markets John J. Dillon. who originally
recommended the site, attended the
meeting.
II is proposed that no city money shall
be expended and that no charges shall
come back upon tho city, but that CO.
operative association lease the land, put
up the buildings and work in connection
with the authorities.
The cost of distributing the produce TO
retail grocers is not 10 exceed 10 per
cent. OF the wholesale price. Mr.. Dillon
estimated al yesterdays meeting that
this would save the consumers 30 per
cent. on the cost of their food supplies
and al the same time allow a larger re-
turn for the farmers than they now
receive.
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MAY DROP PLAN FOR
COMMERCE COLLEGE
Mortimer l.. Schiff Wants Of
ferers of 100000 Released
From Pledges.
BLAMES CITY OFFICIALS

Discussion az the meeting OF the Cham
her Of Commerce Yesterday Indicated that
the plan proposed in November. 1918,
by Mortimer l. Schin for college Of
commerce and administration and a mu-
scum Of commerce and cvics in this
city may be abandoned owing to the in
ability OF the city officials and the COM
mittee having charge of the matter to
agree and the unwillingness of the city
TO make further new expenditures at this
time. The situation surprised the MEM
bers OF the chamber who had listened
10 Mr. Schin's proposition more than a
year ago and had supposed that matters
were progressing smoothly between the
city officials and the Chamber OF Com
merce committee on commercial educa-
ton.
Mr.. Schiff at that time announced that
an anonymous supporter OF the plan had
agreed 10 give $500. 900 for college OF
commerce and administration Although
confirmation was never secured IT was
generally believed that Jacob l.. schifr was
the donor. Mortimer H. Schin also said
that four others had agreed to contribute
$4,000 each for a musuem of commerce
and cdcs The Ave who offered gifts
stipulated that the city OF New York
should assure the Chamber of Commerce
that the city would provide for sup
port OF both the college and the museum.
To offset the responsibility and expense
that would be put upon the city Mr..
Schiff suggested that the college be put
under the Joint administration OF the
# 81. e VAr uv,1 ha
Chamber Of Commerce. The old site OF
the City College at Lexington avenue and
Twenty-third street was suggested for
the location OF tho new institutions.
Speaking on the matter at the Cham
her OF Commerce yesterday Mortimer L.
Schiff said that thus far the city ofii-
clals and tho members of the COMMITTEES
on commercial education had been un-
able to come 10 an agreement and urged
that tho offerers OF tho 100000 be re-
leased from their pledges.
Comptroller William A. Prendergast
explained that II was not until last fall
that a decided opposition TO proceeding
with the project arose in the Board OF
Estimate. He added however. that ever
were the city the donors and the Cham
her Of Commerce to go ahead with th'
plan at once there were certain features
Of the proposed contract which would
have to be radically changed. as they
were not acceptable to the city officials
At this time. however the Comptroll' n
aid the Board OF Estimate felt that Il
Culd not add TO the expense OF main
tanning the clty's educational features
The educational budget OF the year, III
SAID already amounted TO s4o.OOO.OOO
an Increase OF sl.s64,0oo over the bulge
Of last year
At the suggestion OF Seth Low, pres
dent OF the Chamber of Commerce. actor
On the matter was deferred until the mex
meeting.
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Biackmar. j. PAR rN-ispinav
N.--Benedict J. Part Nt-Nsn S...ar
Part N1f--JaycoN. j Court opon Z.
a. NJ. Causes irrespective o. Inc
quircd for trial thereof viH b.. ~
Fridays. n not finished thar d. y
carried ovet to !he. to,loNire Noat,, ~,
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sGS. 3@3l, 36l2 1888. cQii etNc $50 ,;n
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OF the day clicndg~ sta1de over u..l,
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call. it-F. y"
supreme toutt -TrU, Tern T.-.
Before Jaytox. } court op,f, T.. To- u
Criminal calendar-.Mosri. Easl.s...
TEMPTED murder; John lo.i ...' 1.t, q,
Thomas Corcoran. rranI .s.'... ''1y.
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Trial-Pary l--Hcfore Dile con-. 30.
a. 10 \ VI. John Lombard, garrei.r ~
gerous Weapon; Louis HosvtI.t. t-yssr.
Philip McMgnus, Joseph ErNar rr...0 y,,'
ceny' Mariq Bricn. turr,,. psl, a.
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dangerous weapon "t
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Live stock Market.

Thu RSDAN. January Z.
Receipts OF beeves we're 7G7 head, mainly
for slaughter. There was very little trading
In live cattle. The feeling was dull with
fairly liberal receipts expected for to-mor-
rows trade. Dressed beef was quiet at i2D
l4Isc. per ID, for city dressed native sides.
Receipts OF calves were $50 head, includ p
ing 13 for the market making with the stale
stock 90 head on sale. There WAS a fair de-
mand for the stock, AT steady prices. COM
mon 20 prime Neals sold At SlOMSI3 per 100
lbs. mixed, calves at $50; barnyard stock
at S6.2j. DRESSED calves were In fairly good
request AZ l1W 2Oc, for city dressed veals and
~ a ~ &c, for country dressed
Receipts Of sheep and lambs were 3997
head. including - cars for the market
Prices Were steady FOR both sheen and lambs
common 20 good sheep (ewesl sold at san
$50 per 100 lbs common to prime lambs
at 81 5Off S9.25. Dressed mutton steady at
StsIfllc per H.; choice wcthcrs ~ III. IA
l2cs dressed lambs at l3nl6Hc.. country
dressed hothoUs, lambs AT sia 81 Ter carcass.
Receipts NJ hogs were $50 head. all Tor
slaughter The feeling was steady. Country
dressed hogs unchanged in price,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
MAY BE ROCK ISLAND CONTEST.
Stockholders Control Possible
Through Default In Future.

Before the meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific
hallway Company, which is scheduled for
the middle Of March, IL was asserted yes
terday by persons associated with large
Rock Island interests that II will be neces-
sary for the stockholders, formerly the
collateral trust bondhoders, to unite in
obtaining a majority for concerted action
4 thls is not done II was said, the
S,0ckholders are threatened with the pos
siLility OF default at any time taking
the road out OF their hands and putting
the bondholders in control.
II was held that the necessary money
needed for reorganization OF the road can
he raised to best advantage among the
stockholders of the Rock Island company.
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Part vitf.--Before Erlsnser. Nos 1871.
1l2S, ii25, 1864. iiis. Case unfinished.
Part IX.mBefors shesrn. J.-,Nos. ?oia
1919. 1881, Pisa Case unfinished.
Part X Before Ford, Nos. 1882 1851.
Case unfinished.
Part XI-Before whitaker. J.-Nos. 1869.
1857. 1898. 1910. 1855, 1871. 1855, 1888, 1899.
1900. 1901, 7l25. Inquest-No 1854, case
Part XII-BefOre Ross, J--Nos sieo. 1850.
2i59, 1890 1855. i7i7, 22st, 'iio. 2iii. case
Par! XilI.--Adjourned until Monday Jan
ss Ff' ioss SIS si F 5c , IT? IS, az
PART Nv-Before Weeks, }. case on.
No day calendar.
Part XvI-Before Donnelly. J.--No. sss.
81. sSO. sea. ISL, 3Ss, Sis. SIS. SIS. Inquest
No. SOS clear.
Part XVII Recess
Part XVIII Before Platzek. Nos. 30S.
s3&. Case unfinished.
Surrogate's Court -Chambers-Befor Co
halan. $ Gouri opens At 1880 A. Mo-
= Eisemann, Fredk y \. Berlin, solomon
, Wechsler Thomas Wool Kate Van Nos
tfand. Mary u. Needing, Jacob Goldberg.
Sophie Hirsh. Anna v Drummer. JEANNE
Ettinger. Frank V ~ Glldcrseeve. Hy. FL
well, Theresa Hammer
Surrogate's Court-Trlal Term Before
Edmund Edmund Kohn '''''e' O' ny D'""'
Allen. j Court opens az 10 A NJ Motions
Part ll-Before Ieller !. Court opens
a. 10 A. VI. EN parte matters.
psrt Trial Term-Before schmuck. j.
Nos. sstsh, Si9!. Ste3. Sise, 32i6. s22..
32t0. 8e4s. 325i. 32i3, 3l95. 1884. 3g5s. 3s57.
SIS. i;ii siss. siii isos 1901 7So I'LL,
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ss5.. sss issi 5o9 jsO5. ii, 1856 1873 liz liz
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! sj5. 500. n3i oil SO eO7 90, e3s. clear
Part IIl.-Beiore Ransom: J. CONNER
| siel. $3.50. s9ii, 9S5s, 1905, eOI7, ssei. Tho
following cause causes YIN DO passed for the
/ Part lN-Before Smith. !. Case unnn-
ished. Causes to be sent from Part Ill for
Part v.-BefOrs Lynch. ). Case unnn,
ished.
Per, vI-Bsfore oDwy.r, C J. Case un.
Part vr.--Betors McAvoy. }. Gas. IN.
Psrt ,v1Ir-Before La Fe,rs J. case IN.
/ Causes to he sent from Part T. to Part,
( v VI, VII. and VIII. for trial
KINGS COUNTY.
! supreme Court--Appelate Divlsion--sec
l ond Judicial Experimentation jerks
/ r. j.; Thomas. Carr Stapleton and Putnam
/ day calendar-Nos. 10. 81. 10. 81 81. SO. SO
/ g a. .. ~ 60 20. u, 49, 49, 49, IS 20
supreme Court-Appellate DIyIsion--sec
! ond Judicial Experimentation jerks
! =. j.; Thomas Carr, Stapleton and Putnam
/ 81. Court opens a. 10 4. NJ Motion cal.
: cudAr--LubltH vs. Mathcs.
Supreme Court--Appellate Tcrm-Secone
! Judicial Department. Recess
| supreme Court - Special Term Befor,
/ Manning, J. Court opens at 10 A. NJ Lit,
, gated motions. Before Garretson, J. L,
| partc matters
! supreme 'ourt-Spcclsl Term Trials-Be
/ fore kapper, !. Court opens az 10 4 NJ
Special calendar, mortgage foreclosure -
/ No 1859. Regular calendar-Nos 1854. 1863
R 1870. 1915. 1876, 1875, 1850, 1882, 1883. 1855
Highest number reached on the regular call
q 1853.
supreme Court-Trial Term-Part l.
. Kelly. j. Part II-MaddoN. !. Part M
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-08
RAIN RUINS CUBAN TOBACCO.
Crop Of Sugar Cane AL-- In Seriously
Damaged.

HAvANA, Jan. THE tobacco crop in
almost all sections of the island has been
ruined by the heavy and unreasonable
rains Of the last week. The destruction
was completed by a torrential rain la,,
night.
The rains also have caused serious in
jury to the sugar crop. The cane has be-
come so saturated with water In many
districts that it is yielding only half the
normal amount OF sugar The grinding
season has been postponed to give the
fields time to dry out. II ls feared that
the regular rainy season will come before
large part of the crop has been har-
vested.
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FINANCIAL NOTES.

Gable reports were received in Wal street
ysstcrdny that at the annual meeting of
the stockholders OF The British America n
Tobacco Company. Ltd., In London, a report
OF The company was submitted showing net
I2.l5i,S $50 in the preceding year and a sur
plus Of fi5G,9lj. against lelj,els in the pre-
vious year
TIL Stock Exchange Committee ostab-
lIshed new minimum price Of % for United
States Alcohol preferred
Announcement was made Yesterday thar
the $40, 600 600 por cent Sew York Central
notes recently offered had an been sold and
the syndicate dissolved.
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BRITISH TRADE IMPROVES.
\ucr Heavy Losses November and
December show Recovery.

LONDON. Jan. Tho Board OF Trade
returns for 1914 show that the imports OF
Great Britain decreased by I'll ,302, 900
1856, 10000 as compared with the pre-
cedlnG year, exports decreased by Cos
~ 900 (S475.O70.OOO and rccxports by
L1A.OS5. 600 C7O i25 OO0).
4 bstautial recovery in trade il shown
IN November and December
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Ga Direct MAINE STEAMSHIP IN
s sf's' York a p ORTlAND
EASTERN sIEAMsHiP iORPORATI0N
CHANGE or CORPORATE NAME.


Notice IL hereby -given that tho NN"'
Franklin Engineering COMPANY, Inc. I'l
nestle corporation having iS pm,
business ONCE at II Battery Place, 40 o's,
OF Manhattan. City. County aud S'hi, ~
New York, VIII apply to the supreme Col,l
OF the state Of New York a. TT,S%'
Term, Part |, thereof to he he'd At ".
County Court House, located at 'h''npr
street, In the city OF New York o..y
OF New York, on the Ord day o. teoLi n
1915, at 1880 o'c ock IA the forenoon al
that day, or as soon thercdl"r as '.'.i
can be heard, for an order author Ems y.
corporation 20 change us corpn' ''' ''
TO willard Case and CompanN IN. ,o,A
Dated New York, Decembcr al-L,,t.
MILLER FRANKLIN ENGlNhLN'H'
COMPANY INC, r.,,
BY WILLIAM n. BASSET vice F'a.''-"
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supreme Court-By Ju-t,.. G.T .i,snl
synod OF the Reformed church v- Tow 81,
wilbur Larrcmorc; CoHcy $751; rr|l.. A.. f1r
y. Giegerich. Frucaun vs. Moore. J. mp.
bell Thompson.
by Justice iIeudrlck--E Eject storage RAT.
terry co vs.. Mason seaman IT, CO., Mn
II. Black
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By Justice Gon-Chas H. Ea.Har., a.,
Sadie Lewis. James !. Cu.ueu THO. y.
Deyine vs.. Walter Melton, Chas $ amp.
bell
BY Justice Lehman--IIsrFy Stupo1 %
MorrIs Kelss. Morton StoIn.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. e Tho odd. ali
Of the United states supreme CwI,, for
January S: Nos. $50. ig3 g-, .'. ia,
,and Ssp, iis tand 3se and ass, ~
3ai land 6l6L. MS and 10
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Questions Irritate johnson.

ut is not who | amt is the kind OF
service given by the b. r. T. that is under
Investigation" exploded Mr.. johnson. He
was asked If he would concede that his re-
port was partisan and unfair.
I'm conCede nothing snapped the
transit bureau chief. Your insinuation
Is false
At another stage Mr. Yeomans told him
there was ignorance all through the re-
port.
The lawyers also tackled Supervising
Inspector w. q. Smith. Mr. Johnson's
chief subordinate. He admitted that he
had no figures to show that there would
be any standing passengers IN the aver
age rush hour on the SiXty-hfth street
elevated line. He also admitted that the
inspectors did not profess TO make actual
counts of the passengers. lie said that
they sometimes stand against the build
ing line. sometimes on the curb and some
times in the street.
The counts. then, are estimates rather
than counts ." said one OF the lawyers
They are estimates, pure and simple"
replied Mr. Smith.
Mr.. Johnson will he questioned again
TODAY.
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Cnnri Of Anncnl, Cnlrn.ln,


ALBANY. Jan. THE Cpust .t ,n,...
1tg and SIS
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inspectors Did Counting.

NO sir. | do not. My statements are
based on the counts OF my inspectors"
do you yourself say that more cars
can be operated on lower Fulton street."
Specifically | cannot answer that dues-
tion. but | should say that the entire
Brooklyn Rapid Transit service Is sus-
ceptihle to about 10 per cent. Increase"
Mr.. johnson warmly objected to mem
DRY tests on the witness stand lie said
he could give exact figures by looking
Into his report.
you would only know 1t by hearsay
at any rate" remarked Commissioner
Williams.
Mr.. johnson said he considered It his
duty to act as a prosecutor In behalf
OF the travelling public
you need not take the report so
seriously as an indictment" he told the
lawyer ut Is, naturally, a case against
you. | have no doubt that you have a
few virtues but 1t is not our business TO
lind them out"
The inquislton reverted 10 the matter
OF service improvement.
do you know how many cars can be
operated past one given point at the speed
We operate on Fulton street per hour -
was question to which Mr. Johnson q
answer was NO" little later he pro-
tested, You've got constitutional lawyers
fighting over every question here"
Fighting reports submitted by experts
such as you are" retorted Mr. Wood
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B. R. CATECHTSERS
STIR JOHNSON'S IRE
Service Commissions Flaw
Finder Resents Hint He's
Not Fit to Criticise.
BESET BY THREE LAWYERS

Three Brooklyn Rapid Transit lawyers
who wanted TO find out how much ex-
Fire Commissioner Joseph johnson knew
about rairoading belabored him with
questions for two hours yesterday. This
was at Public Service Commission hear
ing on the report OF Mr.. johnson. as chief
OF the transit bureau. raking the Brook
Ign car service and recommending i'm
provements.
The three lawyers-D. A. Marsh and
Messrs Yeomans and wood-seemed 20
think that Mr.. johnson was not sum
ciently expert 10 be making such a report
and that the commissions method OF
checking traffic conditions was defective.
In reply 20 their crosshre Mr. johnson
said that he once lived in Brooklyn. and
at one time was railroad editor OF an
Atlanta newspaper. but never in his life
had operated a railroad. In his invest-
CATION for the commission he made no
specific personal observations or counts
his men did that.
do you know how many cars are
operated between Flatbush avenue and
Borough Hall loop in the maximum after
noon rush hours?" Mr.. Marsh asked.