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note. now say that paragraph 33, could
be made the laughing stock of the state.
Under one reading of the paragraph
a man who has Sl0,000,000 in taxable
bonds could take them to the bank and
borrow 100000 OH them. He would
pay a tax on his 100000 note II II
ran for more than year, but because
the 100000 bonds were up as col
lateral. II would not be necessary Tor
him to pay any tax on the bonds
Concerning the politics behind the
bill. II was asserted yesterday that the
legislators in Albany sought to give
the impression that New York business
men are behind It,
THAT was the idea in having Sena-
tor Mills Introduce the bill" said one
man yesterday. "The real author OF
the bill Is Senator Brown. but II was
decided that by having Senator Mills
introduce the measure IL would lead
many persons to believe that New York
business men wanted II enacted. As a
fact business men are against It,"
Senator Mills issued statement last
night explaining the aims OF his bill.
To this he added:
THE present condition OF the state
finances necessitates the raising OF adj
ditional revenue. a large direc, tax Is
in any event inevitable. That the en-
tire burden should be borne by real es-
tate II not only inequitable but GER
tainly, In 80 far as New York city Il
concerned, would he highly dangerous.
Under these circumstances the taxing
of holders OF certain securities at very
low rate seems ersAnently sound, fair
and proper
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AERO FLIGHTS ON JULY 4.
city Naked TO Provide $1,000 In
Cash Prizes.

The Aero club Of America has asked
the city Of New York for $500 to he
awarded for aeroplane flights around
Manhattan Island on July l. The con-
test committee of the Aero club has
suggested TO Mayor Mitchell that the
money he divided into eight prizes
Al is proposed to have prizes Of 81 900.
$3.50, $500 and $3.50, to be awarded to
he four avators who, starting from
Governors Island, shall make the best
time in flight around Manhattan, Four
additional prizes OF 81 ESQ, 81 $50. 81 900
and $500 are to be awarded to the four
aviators entered in the National Aero
plane Competition who, having started
from another city, shall arrive In New
York between . 80 and 4 80 r. NJ, land
on Governors Island. and either before
or after the landing make flights around
Manhattan.
The National Aeronlane Competition
will last from July to Columbus Day,
october IL, and will he held stimuli
taneously in several cities in different
parts of the United States, the con-
testants flying between these cities.
The total amount of prize money
awarded for the Fourth of July race
around Manhattan last year was $4,000.
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STOLE ON ship TO
SPEND ON BROADWAY
Junior Third Officer on New
York COnfcsscs RObbing
Strong Box.
BACK FOR PUNISHMENT

When Sidney NJ Foster. Junior third
officer Of the American liner New York.
sailed on his last trip to ENGLAND he left
trail OF golden double eagles In the
bright light district. adding to its in
candescence. For few nights he was
a sport. and after the careless manner
of the class he was a bit reckless with
the double eagles, four of which flew
out OF his pockets while he was In the
lavatory of the Hotel Imperial A porter
found the gold and turned it over to the
management OF the hotel Nobody
claimed IT, Foster, who read about the
honest porter next day. kept mum.
Detective Eddie Mallon Of the Inter-
national Mercantile Marine also read
the story and he coupled It with another
that told how the New Works specie
room on her trip ending at this port on
March 1 had been broken into, how
box containing double eagles shipped by
Barring Bros & Co. to Kidder. Peabody
& Co. OF this city was opened and how
shining new coins had been distracted.
The loss of s23GO was not discovered
until the remaining IFS double eagles
had been counted AT the bank
Detective Mallon and nobody else OF
the International Merchant Marine
knew then that Foster had been having
time In the bright places Mallon went
to the Imperial Hotel and learned that
nights and had ordered things from sew
eral department stores. Mallon found
also that Foster had paid for every
thing he had ordered and for sparkling
waters and foodstuffs in double eagles
which he had In all pockets. That was
quite enough for the detective. He told
the Federal authorities. and when Foster
returned to Liverpool he was followed to
his home In Southampton and arrested
He had had only five DAYS in the Tender
lon and still had Il large number OF the
double eagles left lie admitted that he
had been tempted to go into the specie
room and take the money and turned
over 10 the Liverpool representatives Of
/ the line more than 81 900
Foster arrived yesterday ~ "A cabin
passenger aboard the White star liner
bic. from Liverpool peni.eut and
willing TO stand his punishment. which
he hopes will be miticated by his sur
render and the fact that he has young
wife and two children In Southampton
lie was accompanied 10y Alfred l.amothe,
formerly of Scotland Yard but now Il
detective AZ Liverpool Of the / VI NJ
Harold \. Content. an Assistant
United States Attorney here. went down
the bay and came back with Foster. who
was formally arrested when he landed
by United States Deputy Marshal kumb
! He was locked up IN the Tombs. and
will be arraigned before Commissioner
! HouDhton this morning He has re-
stored In all 500 of the money. includ-
! ing $500 lie had banked here.
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GLYNN SAYS DIRECT TAX
is A BIG STATE CRIME

, build such new buildings as are needed
for the charitable institutions. To-day
the present policy at Albany IL to swell
this amount to nearly s5.0O0.O00. There
Is no Justification for such an advance
over Gov Whtman's original estimate.
THE only excuse Is log rolling ex
cuse for local political effect, and more
money has been spent upon our chart
table institutions through log rolling for
political effect than for necessity or need.
The charitable dependents ought TO be
well taken care of. but IL is a serious
question II they ought TO be housed bet
ter and treated better than the average
taxpayer OF the State IL able to house
himself and treat himself.
Furthermore, the scheme OF putting
up large public buildings and levying
the sum total for their erection out of
the general fund in one year or two
years Is not In accordance with the pass
ing spirit OF the times. These buildings
ought to be erected by "A series OF bonds
There should be no sinking fund for
the bonds. but they should be paid for
In instruments each year In this way
no one year would bear a burden and
posterity would pay it's share with the
present
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Continued from First Page.

leans undoubtedly feel that the public
may go to- II they have the jobs.
"'rhe state Engineer Ia reputed 20 be
behind the new organization or the
Highway Department. which already
has shown disposition to let con-
tracts for political purposes. and Is be-
ginning to give Off an odor of asphalt
which will soon be noticeable through
out the state. The appropriation Of a
large sum of money from the taxes of
this year for the barge canal is for poll
teal reasons and political reasons only.
Money. millions of 1t Is being used
on the good roads in Il way never In
tended by the law as 1t reads
The Ex-Governor then went into
figures TO bear out his contentious. say
ing
Under the guise of repairing roads,
millions of dollars are being expended
to rebuild and build roads over, This
is a deplorable system II keeps the
taxpayer going round in vicious
circle and prevents him from really
knowing what the maintenance of good
roads costs
Tho people voted SI00.OO0.000 to
build good roads and they provided for
the maintenance out OF the general
fund | charge this law IL being violated
in spirit and in letter. Money Is being
taken from the ReneraI iunu 10 reDuli'i
and practically build roads again. Some
day the people of this state will awaken
to the enormous cost Of maintenance of
the present system of good roads. and
when they do ! am afraid that the
politicians responsible for these roads
viii wish that they never entered public
life
The bonds to build the good roads
run for fifty years. The macadam
roads built are worn out forty years be-
fore the bonds mature. and then under
the guise of repairing the roads money
is taken from the general fund to prac-
tically build them again and this will
be done about five time before the
maturing OF the bonds originally issued
to pay for the roads
The system ought 10 he stopped
MaCadam roads are "A waste OF money
one of the ways To stop Il is to build good
roads with a proper concrete basis and
vItiihed brick top. This would prevent
the juggling OF millions Of dollars out
of the treasury OF the state for the
purpose OF rebuilding the roads undel
the excuse OF repairing them.
"The demands for magnificent build
, lnes for the charitable wards OF the
state are. in my opinion, all out OF
reason and have been for years. Al
the beginning Of the present adminstra-
} ton GOV. whitman stated If | re-
member right, that $4,000 would bs
sufficient to make such repairs and
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THOUSANDS WASTED IN RENTS
albany Report shows Reckless EV-
peMdltMrc hN the SInte.

ALRANY. April 1.-THE state has 1926
landlords VINO collect annually in rentals
FOR housing state departments nearly
sa25 900. Executive Auditor George A.
Glynn recently discovered In an investi-
cation of state rental costs. He found
also that although all state depart
ments are equipped with the best type
OF furnishings requests for new furni-
tuie for the next fiscal year foot up
sl25. 0OO
"t'nder the present system" says
Auditor Glynn. each department rents
offices at will. As a result In New York
city there are more than thirty offices
occupied lay state departments or bu-
r.aus. In some OF the upstate cities
there are as many az eight State offices.
Total rentals in New York city reach
close Ia $4,000. In Albany the rental
charge. when the various depa rtments
are moved to the new building to be
leased, will exceed $4,000. The rental
costs in New York city would pay the
interest on an entire office building cost
ing several million dollars The Albany
rent would pay the interest on a sub
stantlai structure which would not only
house present departments outside the
Capitol but would give abundant room
for the future
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
HINMAN SAYS FOLKS
LEADS HEALTH WAR
Lays to Charity Worker All
POlitirS in Fight on
Bills.
APPEALS FOR A CHANGE

AtpAxy, April lin q defence OF his
bills amending the health law Republic
1 can Leader Harold j. Human or the
Assembly said tonight that he Is In
ject,ng good governmental principle
into the health laws instead OF injecting
politics, az has been charged.
"Whatever politics Ia being mixed
with health or charity Is being mixed
by Homer Folks. secretary of the state
Cha rifles Aid Association" added Mr.
uinman. He asserted that Mr.. Folks IL
trying TO work up sentiment against his
, bills.
Mr.. Human explained that his bills
are not intended to cripple the Health
Department. ~ am in perfect sympathy
with the states work OF safeguarding
the health of the people of the state he
said
"The bills provide that the Commits
sloner OF Health. who receives $4,000
| year. shall devote his entire time to
the duties of his office" explained Mr.
| Human. They also provide that d.
rectors of divisions who receive $4,000
"A year. shall devote their entire time
to their work | fancy the overburdencd
| taxpayers will support me in this con-
tention. The Department of Health OF
the city of New York last year ordered
| full time service on the part of bureau
chiefs aud other important department
officials
Nurses. physicians. members Of
| chambers of commerce, teachers and
others interested In public health mat
ters throughout the State have received
| letters from Homer Folks protesting
| against the passage of these bills. ~
! Mr.. Folks is member of this public
! health council and its guiding star 1t IL
| plain that he is personally Interested be-
| cause IL intcrferes with his autOcratic
powers which as principle or gov
| eminent he ought not to nave 1t per
| hIpS has never occurred 10 thOs" IN
| terested in charitable work in the state
/ that MIR. Folks has little axes Of his own
I to grind
, Homer Folks has for years been
! actively engaged in personal and par
tisan politician manipulation despite that
/ he has earned his living during all such
| wears hy working I'm the circle Of public
! and private charity. The thought Mr.
Folks probably intends TO convey il that
| IL is wrong or foolish for any one else
( to try to mix such Incompatible materials
! 40 politics and health. or charity They
! do not mix unless they are mixed 10y Mr.
! Folks
! 1T is well known that a. he last cleo
I ton IN" Health Department was used
/ for political purposes. ltS publications
| contained PARTISAN appeals, letters We're
issued to the medical profession asking
/ support for Gov. Glynn. the funds Of the
department We're used in contravention
/ of the spirit IL not the letter of the law.
| Such a spectacle was never before seen
| In this State-the dragging In the mire
| of politics OF a great humanitarian de-
| l,iitmeut of the state government "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
TRPERARY THE WRONG TUNE.
Veterans Expected Patriotic An.
thems-lIcbrew Band Surprises.

1t was a Lincoln memorial service
last night In the Rev Dr. William II.
Murgan's calvary Methodist Episcopal
church. special music. patriotic ad-
dresses. u programme or patriotic
features and the presence of many old
veterans giving the hftleth anniversary
Of Lees surrender at Appomattox the
proper ardur and enthusiasm. And the
biggest feature uf the evening was to he
the band hidden away IN an anteroum
of the gallary to play the national an
thems that would touch the old mems
hearts They did Dr. Morgan opened
the service The band got his signal
and hogan To play It's Long Way to
Tippeary'
Consideration. Chagrn' Surprise
Dismay' &r And then pr Morgan an
uounred
II forgot to say. ladies and gentle
men. that Ne nave with us tonight the
boys band OF the Hebrew orphan
Asylum
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
NJ ANENY THRIFT IS
PRENDERGAST JOKE
Comptroller Thinks Alder.
mems President Lives i'm
Glass House.
DENIES STATE WASTE

city Comptroller William A. Prender-
CAST. discussing the much mooted direct
state tax, defended the state officials
against the charges OF extravaganza yes
terday by saying In effect that people
In glass houses should not throw stones.
lie limited that some Of the city officials
were living in glass houses, and he
named George McAneny, President Of
tn Board of Aldermen.
Hut Mr. Prendergast insisted that the
state administration was economical.
whereas some of the municipal officials
refused to heed his advice and sugges-
tons concerning the saving Of money.
lie chides Mr.. McAneny specially in that
regard. Mr.. prendergast said
These attacks upon the state adj
ministration have not been primarily
for the benefit of the city of New York
but for the benefit of Tammany Hall,
through such discredit as may 10 cast
upon the Republican state administra-
ton. For that reason | propose here
after to make IL my business to answer
thes. attacks when they are untruthful
or attempt to create an impression
which is untruthful by half statement
or specious reasoning. | Will begin
right away with an example of what
mean
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TITTA RUFFO SAYS
ITALY WON'T PROFIT
Has Stayed Ont Of War Too
Long to Get Territory.
Singer Declares.

Titta Rufo, the Italian baritone with
Nine Ruffo and Carlo Younger Of
Madrid, arrived at the Hotel Knicker-
booker yesterday from Genoa The trip
by the steamship Finland took seven
teen days. They saw no German SUBJ
marines. but they met a big squadron or
British warships on their way 10 Join
the allied fleets at the Dardanelles
Ruffo left New York more than a
year ago and has been singing In Flor
cnce Genoa, Venice. Naples and Paris.
He sang in Berlin just before the out
break OF the war, lie Is now on his
way to Havana. where he is to sing at
a series of performances to inaugurate
the opening Of the new municipal opera
house. From Havana Ruffo will go to
Buenos Ayres and other South American
cities. He IL to receive, II is said,
$4,000 night for his services.
Speaking of conditions in Italy. Ruffo
said that the general populace is anX-
ious for war, II Is generally UNDER
stood. he said, that Austria has con-
scented to cede Trentino to the Italian
Government The majority of Italians
are against accepting tho territory UNI
less It he acquired by force OF arms
Ruffo believes that Italy has kept out
OF the war so long that she has very
little chance Of participating I'm the re-
wards and the partition of territory that
will come when peace is declared.
The New York Legislative Leagus
will hold luncheon in the Green Room
Of the Hotel McAlpin to-day
Among those nj the Hotel Nassau
Long Beach, yesterday were Mrs Her.
mann Oelrichs, Mrs, Taller Smith, Mrs
, James Lowell Putnam, Miss Lota Rob-
inson. Frank Pollock, Robert Mckee
Mrs NJ, Lawrence Keene. Miss Elsie de
Wolfe. T Chelsely Richardson, A. Nor.
ris Bagby and Clifton Webb
Mrs. Marion March Welsh was In
charge OF last nights programme in the
McAlpn. when the first OF a series oi
evening salons OF the Women's Ameri.
can Club of New York was held Among
the speakers last night were Leon DabO
who spoke on american Art" Alfred
n. Brown on american Drama" and
Phadric Ago'n on american Music
| Miss Mary Carson, an American prima
| donna, Just returned from Italy, sang.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
PUPILS TO IMPROVE PARKS.
I ON missioner Ward Gets Many Re-
spOnsrs to Appeals to ChiIdrrn.

Park Commissioner Cabot ward re-
viewed Yesterday the results of his first
children
children in schools near John Jay and
Carl SchurZ parks. lie has already re
c.iy-d more than 20O letters from boy :
and girls who heard him expressing
their interest In park work and tho
desire to cooperate with him in improv-
ing park conditions.
Commissioner ward will continue h :
talks this week and expects to talk "a
loo, 600 boys and girls before the sum.
mrr vacation begins
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FRANK DECISION TO-DAY.
Supreme Court Opinion Expected
In atlanta Murder Case.

WAsHINGToN. April II The supreme
Court will hand ou' tomorrow another
grist OF opinions The chief interest
centres in the case OF Leo VI Frank.
convicted ~ Atlanta. Ga, Of the murder
OF Mary phaean, the factory girl en-
ployed in the factory Of which Frank
was superintendent and principal owner.
The case has been under Amusement for
several weeks and II Mas expected that
"a decision might come down last Mon
2nN
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The railways state that the smaller
bulk OF the actual business and cite,
as an instance, the carrying of 100 one
pound express packages aud the rate
received for each piece OF the same
Whether II is true that the bulk Of the
business Is made up Of the smaller
packages would depend upon the size of
tho packages so classified So far as
The one pound packages. insianced by
the railroads are concerned. special
statistics Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission compiled several years ago
Indicated that the revenue received by
the Adams Express Company from
packages not over one pound in weight
was only per cent OF the total revenue
received from all packages less than
twenty pounds in weight. and that the
revenue received by the United States
Express Company for such packages
was only per cent
since those statistics were secured
this percentage has greatly decreased
because the parce! post service has taken
over a vast number of small express
packages Before the advent OF the
parcel post il was found that the av-
rage weight of an express parcel was
slightly under 33 pounds.
I'm many cases even the entire ex-
press rate is lower than the rate paid
the railroad companies for the same
weights of mail over the same routes"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-04-12
ROADS OVERPAID,
BURLESON REPEATS
T0stmastcr-Gcncral Compares
Mail Charges With EX-
press Rates.
WRITES ANOTHER LETTER

wAsHiNdroS. April 1i,-Postmas,er-
General Rurleson, who is known AZ the
ready letter writer Of this admins
tration, issued another statement to-day
bearing on his controversy with railway
tnanag gers relative to railway mail pay.
In his previous statements on the sub
ject. Mr.. Burleson has used sharp Ian
gtnge In referring to railway managers.
accusing them of Misrepresentation, bad
faith and other acts Of improperly. In
to-day's statement. the Post ma ST r. Cen
eral resorts only to argument. contend
ing that all tho facts warrant the con-
cIusion that in carrying the mails the
railways are generally fairly paid. and
in some instances receive remuneration
far heyond the worth Of the service fur
nished.
Special reference is made by the Post
master-tseneral to statements recently
made on behalf of railways attacking
his compa rison of revenue from ma and
expresS on certain specific business trans
acted. The Postmaster-General reiteratee
his charge that railways sometimes
carry express at cheaper rates than the
mails. and he states that frequently
the Department sends empty mail bags
by express az a means of saving money.
Discussing the carriage OF Through
mails between New York and Chicago.
tho Postmaster-uieneral said:
Express Rates One-half.
1.-The through mails carried between
New York and Chicago are more than
one-third In weight of all mails car
ried on the route. Of these through
mails over 1OO, 000 pounds average daily
weight are what are called COMPETE
tive mails; that s they may he for
warded by either principal through line
and, therefore, are subject to equaliza-
ton agreement The Department pays
the railways for these MARS NJ the rate
OF t903.3bg a year. II II paid them
at the rate they would receive as their
share of the charge If these mails were
carried as express they would receive
only siJ2. 1852 a year.
Therefore. II carried as express these
differences would he slightly increased
or decreased as the mails should nuc-
tuate in weight.
"Under the present system. which
some of the railroads are contending
shall he continued, the Department II
helpless in such a case and cannot avail
itself of this advantage for the public's
benefit.
"lf the railroads desire to compare
their express revenue on one pound
packages, then such comparison should
he made with the highest mail rate
per pound received from the Depart.
ment. This II applied to such weight
between New York and Chicago (tht
example given by the railways for theii
one pound express package, IL SO cents
a pound, as compared with III, cents
pound which would he received BY
them from a one pound package of ex.
press. This comparison In greatly
against them, but the Depa rtment does
not advance II. because Il does not rep
resent actual average conditions II
either service.