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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
SHAKEUP NEAR IN
THE UPSTATE BOARD
Commissioners Decker and
HOdsOn TO Go. 1t Is
Reported.

ALBASY, March 11.-An attack on the
legality Of the appointment, Of william
Temple Emmett az Public Service Com
missioner n testimony from Chair
man Seymour Van Santvoord OF the
upstate commission that he thought
only q genius could Ill the Job OF
chairman of the commission, as he
married the days hearings before the
Thompson legislative commission inve--
tgRting the Public Service Commissions
The hearing WAS adjourned until to-
morrow when Chairman Thompson was
called TO attend u committee meeting.
and &; is expected that the hearings wall
wind mp tomorrow afternoon. so that
the committee can get It's report pre-
pared 10Y submission 10 the Legislature
by March IS.
Reports to-day indicate ina Commits.
sluner Hodson Of Buffalo will be dis
missed by the Governor. that Commits
sloncr Decker. whose term has expired.
VIII he allowed to pass out and thai
the three other Commissioners. Van
S%antyoord. Emmett and Irvine will he
allowed to remain. tho Governor nam
iHg two Republicans 20 the board and
designating one OF them as chairman
In place OF Van S%sntvcord.
one OF the incidents OF the day was
tho .utrodu't!ou as evidence by Chair
man Van S~autyoord OF an AFFIDAVIT by
his daughter Edith Van S~antvoord, a
popular 25rl ~ Troy and Albany and
well fno"n IN New York as 4 horse.
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REFUSE CONTRACT STANDS.
Senate Declines 10 Recall BilI
Passed for the Mayor.

ALBANY. March 1.-THE Senate to-
day defeated a resolution by Senator
Foley of New York to recall from The
Mayor the hill recently passed by the
Legislature permitting the Street Com
missioner of New York to make a M
teen yea contract for the disposition
Of refuse.
Senator Cromwell, e~x-Porough Presi-
dent OF Richmond, explained that Supt.
Fetherston was in office under him in
Richmond when he devised a system 81
separating refuse, which was patented
ny a corporation under Mr.. Fetherston's
name.
MI. Fethcrston conferred with mo
and as a result signed over all his in
tCrest IN the pat"n' To the city OF Nc7
York, which will receive any benefits 10
he derived from the use OF the patent,
said senator Cromwell
Senator Foley and Democratic Leader
Wagner prophcsied that a company viii
be organized 10 get the fifteen year con,
tract for city refuse.
Mayor Mitchell said yesterday that he
would sign the bill, passed by the l-egis'
lature. permitting the city to enter into
a fifteen year profit sharing contract GOT
he disposition Of all garbage, ashes and
street refuse. John 7, Fetherston, Com
missioner of Street Cleaning, said his
name appeared as a patentee only as q
representative OF the city.
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DOHLING MAKES DENIAL.
sn,s Governor Was Nisinf"rmcd
About Compensation commission

Robert T. Bowling. chairman OF the
state Workinen's Compensation Com
mission. said yesterday regarding the
controversy between Gov. Whitman and
John Godfrey Sake over taxation es-
Inmates that the Governor had made
inaccurate and misinfor1ned statements,
entirely apart from those charged by
Mr.. sake In regard to the Compensa-
ton COMMISSIONS finances. and that
although the errors had been called
20 his attention Icy tho commission he
had never corrected them or even nc.
kuuNledged tho commissions letter con-
corning them. The Governor In his re-
ply to Mr.. SsN-. published yesterday IN
THE SC~. mentioned the commission In
some detail
About % month ago, said Mr..
Bowling. 'tlc Governor in his emergency
message to the Legislature recommend
ing q Si25.uU0 appropriation for tho
Compensation Commission stated that
the commission had already used ~
u $500. 600 appropriation granted 10
cover the fiscal year beginning October
!. 1914 This he amplii.d further by
saying that We had used MP a twelve
months appropriation in three months,
which he termed iuexcusably eNtrava-
a = The statement was so far in er-
ror as 10 be clearly made on mieinfor-
NATION.
The appropriation was grantee to last
as long rs IL could from the time Of
the organization Of the commission in
March. 1914. and tide us over until the
ueNt l-gislltiv" session. Every one
In Albany who had anything TO 10 with
- passage admits this.
In tp-dav's answer to Mr.. SAKE
the Governor makes mother statement
In regard 10 the commission that MAY
Do" construed IN the sam way. though
his wording may also mean not that
the commission has expended a twelve
months appropriation in three months
hut that last years Legislature should
nave provided funds 20 cary NJ through
the present fiscal year. | merely wan,
to max" IL plain that the $500. 900 ~
spent up to the middle OF January was
an appropriation for an ndeterminat
time that we began 10 draw on in March
1914. u that II tided us over unit
the next leg. slative session. "a WAS rs
ayowed intention"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
COMFY CAN HAVE ITS DODGERS,
senate Refuses 20 STOP the Mt
'Em on the Head" Game.

ALBANY. March li.-As far AS the
state Senate is concerned negroes and
other who desire 10 ma continue 10
hire ont as baseball dodgers. taking
their chance AZ sticking their heads
through a hole In Il cauyas for crowds
At Conov Island or any oih"r amuse-
ment resort 10 hurl hasehalls ~.
The senate to-day beat the bill ~
Senator Gilchrist Of Brnoklyn prohibit
ing any one from engaging In such
prnCtiptp
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DENTAL SOCIETY ACCUSED.
ssembIymnn McCue Tells OF
Charges of Graft.

ALRANY, March ll.-Assemh,, man
Martin McCue OF New YORK on the
floor Of the Assembly declared to-day
that ne has heen "r,liably Informed that
he officials 81 the State Dental Society
accept graft in lthe city % New York,
81 understand that a statement was
made by an Assistant District Attorney
OF the county Of queens that thrc"
agents OF the State Dental Society hav-
been indicted Cor accepting graft and
Tor extort.on ami hat one OF these
agents is now I fugitive from Justice,
said Mr.. NcCue.
"Mr. Morris. who is IN Assistant Dis
trict Attorney of the county of Queens,
said that TO his personal knowledge al
least 1000 men were practising den
tistry in the State Illegally. with the
knowledge OF the State Dental Society
and he further stated that ne knew ~.
stances where state Dental Society
arents had accepted graft"
Mr.. McCue has introduced n reso!u.
ton providing for a Federal iuvestiga.
lion OF the State Dental Society.
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STATE PLANS FOR FAIR MADE
Prominent Men 10 speak Mt Omen
ing Of New YOrk nnIldIng.

albany, March ll.--Nice-Chatrman
sohn r. Yale OF the New YORK state
Panama Pacific Exposition Commission
wir-n Ad)utant-'iencrai Stotesbury to-
aay mat all arrangements for dedicat.
ing the New York State Building at the
fair on March - have been made
Chairman Norman T. Mack viii intro
duoe Commissioner Cobb az the first
sneaker. The president OF the fair com
mission viii speak and then Judge Will-
lam Bailey Lamar will make an adj
dress In behalf OF the United States
Government,
seth Low, accredited representative of
Gov Whitman, viii make he chief adj
dress and Will be followed rs tho mayor
~ San Francisco and the president oi
the New iorN Society of California. The
exercises begin al Q o'clock in tho after
poon.
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nil to Tax Churches Doomed.

ALBANY. March 1l,-Legislativo lead.
crS believe that the bill providing ior
the taxation ~ the property of religious
charitable, educational and similar cor.
porations In excess OF Sl0u, 0n0 favored
IN committee, viii be Killed m tho As-
semhly within a few DAYS Tn" Senate
Taxation Committee hearing was post
pOncd until March 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
1915 CROP OUTLOOK
BETTER THAN EVER
Soil Full Of Moisture. Biooor
Acreage Planted. says st.
Louie Merchants.
SOUTH GOING TO WHEAT

ST. LOUIS. March li--IL l.s ,5l-o.
before Missouri Pacific oni,ii's ,, o.,
st. Louis Club, speaking on Tho O..
eral Outlook A. W. Douglas. ST, ..,,.,
ident of the simmons lIarlvu. co-
pauy, said that abundant m,..,u.,
everywhere in the soil pI,.arps n.
abundant harvest this year n. .g.i
"On the cattle range 81 ,a. Wa.
more grass can be seen than COY ,.,.,
The wheat Gro has IN, lrrg.~' ,r,e,,
ever planted. II is about ~! per con.
more than last year. Tive .ordit!or a..
the crop Is excellent
There has been more WHEAT and A.,
ter oats planted in the South TITS y.,
Than ever before. The outlook q,
greater diversificat.on Of crop, +, n.
South than any previou- period ~ i.
history. In this connection tho ~.,,
has "A greater variety ~ crops thqf In,
other section OF the Union. de~,,,.
much misconccption - the ,on,fary
The South raised 30 per cent. o. al.
the corn raised more fruits and nor,
vegetables than any other section ~ M,
Union has 81 per rent. OF all the c,'tl,
80 per cent. OF the hogs g per cent a,
the dairy cows. The cotton Hvl,ig, IN +.
ear will be less than last year ty d,
least 10 to II per cent. poss.ht .ol,
though Il Is a little early to spe as tuorr
definitely on this score
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
Mra. NcCielIa ms Body Arrive,

The body OF Mn. Ellen ". Nice.
widow OF Gen. George Is NDrI,It' H.
mother OF ex-Mayor Mcclellan ~ '
York. arrived here Yesterday .
stea mship Madonna from Mo-, o.
wherc Mrs. Mcclellan died 90. 'r'
was taken 10 Trenton. y i No
afternoon and placed IN a vaul' '- D. v p.
side Cemetery. The hur.a. W' I.
place to-day in III" family p'o'. " .s
the body of Gen. Mcclellan .rs '-.
will be no public service
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
Calder Won't Take Service Board
lob.

Albany. March LEX Representa-
William NJ. Calder OF Brooklyn will
not accept any place on the New York
city Public Service Commission, as had
hcen rumored, or n other state ONCE,
IL was learned to-day Mr., Calder dinel
with the Governor to-day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
Wet Towel over Her Mouth.

In this condition she IL laid across
the roll Of blankets. The assistant SUI
p"erintendent sits on the knees OF he girI
while the hospital nurse dips a towel in
water and holds Il. soppius wet. ove- the
mouth OF the girl for ten minutes. Tive
girl, being frightened. strgug.rs, and ir
the endeavor 10 breathe through the Wet
towel. draws IN the water. This treat
ment either strangle~ or -unoCates her
and Is kept up until the girl gives in"
solitary confinement even more Sc
we're II that in vogue a, the Bedford
Refornatory for Women II alleged ia
hr the rule AT the Hudson Training
school for Girls The cells are described
IS six by eight feet, without windows.
with a . similar TO IA refrigerator
door.
The cells are deadsned." says the re.
port, so that no ordinary sound can he
heard 10y the occupant. There is nothing
In the cell m the girl is obliged to 81,
all day on the bare floor. She is pro-
vided with a supper OF dry bread and
water, the same for breakfast. and for
dinner has "A meat and vegetable. For
exercise she IL turned loose in a hlel
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
senate Passes INSTRUMENTATION RiIl

ALpANY. March 1.-The Senate by n
unanimous vote to-day passed the bill
of Senator hin Of Binghamton providing
for the appointment OF local boarls Of
chill welfare 10 supervise the payment
= funds for the relief Of dependent
widows with children.
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Mr.. Douglas also reminded his he,;ss
that there were two forces IN the W.t
which in particular are working 'pU.'l'
20 make better farming and better aer-
culture. These. he said. are IN" ~'l'A
universities and the railroads Agr ,4'
ture IL fast being recognized a. re
most complex. most scientific, mos w
portant and most tunda mental hu, Hes'
in all The world
He said tina. ;here il also much 10y
ring Of loca. prid" 20 make lifc So 't4
small town and N tho farm worn
whsle. and IN tu" "a oi adv '.s
ment OF pleasures. Of constructed fs
said there was a steadily croUi's a.
mand throughout the country for ue".
roads, more md better school ..lse'
and all the advantages OF art y WIe
Mr.. Douglas concluded by Saying
the general outlook II for slow p-n--' e
az the present in the commer,.J' q.
but with great expansion ahead .",
fall.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-03-12
state Gould ss We 100000 900.

NJ. Delaney incorporated IN his re
port recommendations for the reorgani-
cation Of the state prison system, the
State hospital system and state reform
atOrieS ana tn" methods W building and
planning State institutions generally. II
rs asserted thai; SO. 600. coo san be saved
IN construction work In tho state instl-
tutions by following the plans outlined
IN the report. which have already been
adopted by several hospitals and chart
table Institutions
IL IL considered possible that the re-
ports on the Investigations OF ins;itu-
ions viii assist IN oustIng the present
STATE Hospital Commission ard the
Superintendent OF Prisons provided GOV
tanned IN the volume.
Mr.. DELANEY attacks the prison sys-
tenn In the report. saying that IT Is in.
effective
In some prisons bad food and dun
geon cells brutallze the inmates. while
IN others the efforts OF sentiinentalists
have produced II condition where men
who have committed serious crimes
against society are accorded the mos
distinguished consideration. one prison
In this state appears TO be a prison only
in the sense that the ~ups must
sleep and eat there.
"Tho remedy for prison conditions. in
addition 10 sanitary cells, good food Il
a reasonable amount OF recreation =
work. Every convict should earn his
living while in prison. II il time 10
check the development OF maud,tn sem
Immortality upon the subject Of crime
THE convicts are almost all vicious.
lazy degencrates. hut l!ttle above the
level Of the brute in mentality, gIorying
IN their criminal achievements and re-
turning 20 the society OF their kind -
soon a. released from the prisons. So
Getty wee no consideration TO such As
these
The should be put at labor early In
tne morning and kept ~ .abor at least
! As long as n law abiding man must work
20 supper his family. Any special priv
lrges should only be the reward for
work"
Regarding the results OF Investigations
II state hospitals for the car" Of the
Insane, Mr.. Delaney asserts that II ha'
been found that the New York Instl-
tut.ors sor the insane have nothing OF
a hospital character except the name
They are az much custodial asylurns as
they were twenty-five wears ago"
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some Business ,.ains.

The manufacturing busiue--
proving slowly. Lumber business ,. t4f.
ter. Mining copper, lead ana z!u. tr,
bright spots upon the otherwise so,rbr.
background. The outlook ~ ful an ,ao,.
nous acreage of all agricultural POD
ucts this spring
Mr.. Douglas referred 20 tho fsr' ma.
on January ! there was more food for
man and beast in this country thar ~ an,
similar period III its history. L,kepis.
cattle Of all kinds - we'll as hogs ana
sheep showed au increase on Jluuar,
l over the same period ior ths prev.ou.
year for the first time IN five wears
The general spirit of the peoIso. W.
Douglas said. is conservative and rtu.
tious, but nevertheless very hope'l. arI
cm!nently constructive. They seo aaN
ious 10 forget tho differences that aay,
divided the nation in years past a.. 70
do constructive work. such a. dre r.Hg
the 20. 900. 900 acres Of swamp ldli ia
his country. building new irrigation
projects, extending the uses of dr. farm
ing and IN general developing all ~ m.
resources.
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boys Not Properly Fed.

The chief complaint about the boys
school at Industry Is the noglect of the
boys, who are committed from 2 wears OF
age upward. II is charged that the
boys are not properly fed. that they are
not properly taught in school. that in
the month OF inspection last year no
toilet soap for bathing had been fur
nished for the boys. In addition to be-
ing underfed and not kept clean. Il Is
asserted that the Clothing given to the
boys is very poor. ragged and dirty"
The truth is sums up the report.
that all OF the resources of this institu-
ton are made subseryicnt TO the needs
and convenience of the officers and en-
ployees. Cream Is for the officers and
SKINNED milk for the boys. Matron
after matron at this institution stated
that she needed double the supplies fur
nished her to give good meals TO the
little boys"
The report shows that SKINNED milk
and poor food have been served 20 the
patients In state hospitals ns we'll az to
inmates In reformatories. II contains "A
resume OF the Investigations Into the
food supplied to the patients in the in
sam hospitals which were conducted In
the summer OF 1914. The report on the
prisons and rcformatories was written
By Charles Hervey Jackson. chief exam
written by the examiners and by Mas
NJ r. McCalmont. hospital expert. and
\. l.. Brockway, architectural expect.
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Slate Is Brutal to It's
Young Wards, Is Charge
water Cure Used on Girls at Hudson Training school
Boys Underfed. Says the Report of
Efficiency Department.


ALeANY, March i1.-Punishments de-
scribed as ''barbarous" are inflicted
upon the girls who are committed 10 the
New York State Training School for
Girls at Hudson, according TO the re-
port OF the recently abolished Depart
nent OF Efficiency and Economy upon
its Investigations OF state institutions.
which became public to-day.
The report. which was transmitted to
the Legislature by John II. Delaney. the
Commissioners. before he left Albany,
recommends that a new superintendent
be selected In place of DR.. Hortense V.
Bruce at the Hudson institution. The
investigation OF the training school was
made in December and was n OF the
last 70 be conducted by the department.
The report also assalls severely the
management Of the state Agricultural
and Training School for Boys at In
dustry, hear Rochester. and recommends
that a new superintendent be chosen
! 20 replace David Bruce, who Ia charged
with responsibility for Tho worst run
institution IN the State"
The report contains a description OF
conditions IN every prison. reformatory
md state hospital for the insane, and
may furnish grounds for charges against
the Hospital Commission and the prison
authorities. II Is highly sensational In
many RESPECTS and constitutes a sever
Indictment of the institutions.
Water Cure" in Use.
A form OF water cure for unruly
girls is III use ut the state Training
school In Hudson, according 10 the re-
port. The girls are almost ~strancled
Ii In alleged. as part OF the punishment
tor being lmpudcnt or disobedient. The
system Of punishments followed In this
school. which admits girls from IL q
IL years OF age, is declared to be more
severe than any in use In the stat,
prisons where the most desperate Grim.
2 mails are confined. some OF the methods
OF '~d!sc!pliac' are described in he re-
port as follows
II d girl speaks an immoral OF a
profaue word her mouth j. washed ou'
with four ,ablespoonfuls OF a compound
prescribed by the physician. consisting
Of asafoetida, gcntian and nux vomica
Fol more serious cases strips OF plaste!
Are AdStefti ulHeOut4lN ACROSS tle NOUN
extending from the temples 20 the jaw
on both sides Of the face. with a wild,
piece across the mouth. According 70
the assistant superintendent this plaster
IS KEEP: on for t~weu;y-four hours. but
it was explained We always litt the
plaster for meals.
The water cure" is described as fol.
lows
The girl il taken 20 her room by the
assistant superintendent, accompanied
by the trained nurse Of the hospital and
one Of the matrons of the cottage. TIL,
bedding il removed from her bed. a
blanket rolled IL placed az the wire
springs. Tn girls clothes are looseneC
and her hands are ha%ndcu;ied hchird hei
bacl; and leg IRONS are put on her feet.
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fenced yard for an hour daily. The gu
perlntendent complains that these isola-
ton cells are not entirely soundproof"
Under no circumstances are the girls
at this institution permitted to converse.
excepting for forty-fve minutes of a So
called recreation hour. not even nj their
meals. They must maintain silence all
day long while doing the heavy work OF
leaning ana s%crubbing the buildings. IN
class and In marching from one building
or room TO another.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-10-21
PENN AND DARTMOUTH
in DUAL X-C0UNTRY
RACE HERE SATURDAY
Hill and'Dale Event to Be Held
Over Course in Fair
mount Park-Quakers'
Chances Good
RED AND BLUE SCHEDULE

Coach orton, of the University Of Penn
sylvania athletic team, has his cross
country runners in good condition for
the dual contest with Dartmouth's rep
resentatives at Fairmount Park next Sat
urday morning at IL o'clock. The race
will be over a 41h-mile course.
The local men have been in constant
training since the University opened its
doors for the fall term, and the runners
are we'll shaped for hard contests. Leb-
srman. who is expected to be one OF the
star distance runners of the University,
is suffering from an injured ankle, and
he is giving the member a rest.
A fine band of athletes will wear the
University colors in Saturdays race.
Mitchell, formerly of Northeast High
School; Macomb, Of Central Eisele,
brother of the famous champion of
Princeton University; Jones, Episcopal;
Humphreys, De Korn and Cotton will
represent Penn.
Mitchell and Macomb have the ear
marks OF great distance runners, and will
essay the cross-country task until they
are strong enough to be pointed for the
two-mile distance.
Immediately after the varsity race there
will be a novice interscholastic race con-
Quoted by the Pennsylvania track authori-
ties for local and suburban schools. There
are 1O4 entries, the largest known for
such an event. The following schools
have entered their best runners: Central
High School, West Philadelphia High
School, Southern High School, German
town High School, Frankford High
School, Northeast High School, Roman
Catholic High School, Episcopal Acad-
emy, Lawrenceville School, Chester High
oh
High School. 1t will be over the short
course of three miles.
Novices and freshmen will be in their
glory tomorrow afternoon on Franklin
Field, as Doctor Orton has decided to hold
a set OF games for their benefit The
games will be scratch events. The re-
suits will give the coach a line on new
material
Pennsylvania track dates indicate that
the season is going to be a hummer. For
the first time In the history OF athletics,
Princeton will appear here in a dual
cross-country run Other important fea-
lures also have been announced
Dates for some Of the events decided
upon follow:
Tomorrow-Novice and Freshman track
and field meet, scratch.
Saturday Dartmouth cross-countrv
duaH at Fairmount Park
October 2s-Fall handicap meet. open TO
all students.
October 3O-Departmental smile handi-
cap. Ten individual and two time prizes
offered
November s. Princeton cross-countrv
dual at Paramount Park.
November 13-Cornell dual cross-coun-
try race at Ithaca.
November 2o-Intercollegiate cross-coun-
try race at Brookline. Mass.
The feature event OF the season is usu-
a NITffh ktak ~
probably will be equally divided with
Princeton.