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The Board Of Estimate passed a reso-
luton yesterday locating a disposal plant
for city garbage oil Staten Island despite
the protests Of Borough President Van
Name and the efforts of citizens to enjoin
the board. After the resolution had been
passed and the board wa about to vote
to reconsider m injunction. late In ar
irving. prevented even = reconsideration.
thus possibly defeating the very purpose
for which II wal obtained.
An injunction restraining the board
from acting was dismissed at 10 o'clock
yesterday morning. Mayor Mitchell i'm
mediately called a special meeting OF the
| board for I o'clock 10 take action that
would authorize a contract with Gaffney.
Gahasen 4 Van Etten for the erection
OF q disposal plant on Arthur Kill Staten
Island. Borough President Van Name
Immediately decided to obtain another
injunction. While Edward w. Brown. a
citizen. wae seeking the injunction the
Borough President started to ak against
time until the arrival Of the injunction.
PrsaAergast Sees Purpose.
Mr.. Van Name Was going along very
nicely when Comptroller Prendergas,
realized that the Richmond Borough
President was becoming diifuse In hi,
argument and suspected his purpose. HI
accordingly protested against further de
lay and asked that a vote be
The Mayor agreed to let Mr.. Van Mann
have about q half hour more. The Comp
troller again protested after the argu
ment had proceeded for nearly TIL
allotted time and q vote VA AIKEN. Onl!
Mr.. Van Name and Borough Presiden
Marks voted against the resolution.
Borough President Mathe wson OF TIT
Bronx. who ~yympathised with the POSI-
ton taken BY Mr.. Van Name. havint
had the same night . few weeks az
against the location Of the plant Of
Riker's Island. then asked for a recon
sideration Of the vote, urging that tn
Staten Islanders ought to have ever,
chance to keep the plant u Of thei
borough. Just ~ the Mayor was abou
to put the question OF reconsiderinI
Mr.. Brown rushed In with an injunc
ton, which he had obtained from Su
preme Court Justice Weeks. The Mayo
held that the Injunction very erectuall
restrained the board from reconsiderin
Its vote and the resolution accordingl
stood AZ passed.
J Notice of the boards action was give
to Street Cleaning Commissioner feth
erston and at 3:l5 o'clock yesterda
afternoon he signed . contract wit
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-04-11
Seek 4I,ioO Carhsrt Jewel Thieves

Detectives are working on the mys-
terious theft OF $1,l0O worth Of jewelry
from the rooms In h Hotel Gotham.
Fifty-hfth street and Fifth avenue. oc-
cupied by Henry %. Carhart OF the coffee
Arm of Csrhart Bros., 10 Reach street,
on Wednesday last. When Mr.. Carhart
and his wife returned from their country
home ut Greenwich, Conn. on Thursday
they discovered the theft.
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CITY GARBAGE PLANT IS
PUT ON STATEN ISLAND
Board of Estimate Reaches Decision After Injunction
Prevents Possible Defeat Of Plan-1slanders, Reused,
Threaten to Prevent Building.

CARNEY. Gahagen and Van Etten.
Under this contract a privately owned
disposal plant will be erected on Ar
thur Kill. one mile south OF the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroads bridge be-
tween Rowland Hook and Elizabeth
port, y. J
Borough Preslden. Van Name spoke
Indignantly last nighe Of the signing Of
the contract. He said that no matter
what action might be taken by the city
authorities he knew that the people OF
staten Island were determined not to
let any such plant be built In Richmond.
lie recalled that In 1875. when a cholera
epidemic was threatened at the Quaran-
tine station at Tompkinsviiie and pro.
tests were ~unavaiiins the people took
matters into their own hands and burned
the station.
Staten Islanders have retained Louis
Marshall a. attorney TO appeal from the
decision yesterday OF Supreme Court
Justice C~allaghan. vacating two tax.
payers injunctions restraining the city
from taking n action on the proposed
contracts.
The biggest hall In Richmond. the
German Club rooms. ha been hired for
. great mass meeting on Friday night to
protest against the action OF the city
administration.
Mr.. Van Name At his home last nigh,
expressed belief that In the event that
protest and appeal failed the people
would take matters into their hands
to prevent the erection OF a disposal
plant on Staten Island. They believe
he said. that Mayor Mitchell broke faith
with them in failing to give them q
public hearing before the signing Of the
contract.
viii Pay city e0OO.OOO.
During the Ave years for which tn,
contract 10 to run the contractors viii
pay the city . total of $780, 900 for gar
bage collected by the city and deliveret
nj the dumps. Al the end Of tbs nv
years the city will have the right to pur
chase the plant II II desires.
While the Boar OF Estimate was de
lliberating on the resolution an inJunc
tion was being sought In behalf OF tn
sanitary Utilisation Company. the owner
OF the present disposal plant on Barre
Island. which liz sublet to the New Yor
Disposal Corporation. This %inJunctio
was not granted.
James A. Ganney. head Of the con
tracing frm. put UP his check for $3.50
900 yesterday afternoon In lieu Of q bon
to cover the contract made with the city
The contractors must also put up a
additional bond Of 100000 to cover
provision Of the contract st!pulat'ng tha
the disposal plant must be operated WITH
out nuisance.
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AN UNJUST HEADLINE.
Board Of Education. Not Montcssori
system. mt Fault.

TO rur EDITOR OF THE SuS-Strt May
| call your attention to the injustice or
your headline on page 6 of THE L OF
February ) which reads. "Mon'"ssori
Teaching Plan called Fahure-ENrcrI-
mcnt Denounced by Teacher Who Tried
It."
Under this heading comes an article
reading THE fact that the Montessori
class in school 4. The Bronx, is IN
danger Of being abandoned because Miss
Naunberc. the teacher. cannot obtain
proper funds from the Board OF hdu-
cation TO continue her class why not
tell the truth and make the heading.
successful Montessori class may be
abandoned for lack Of funds-Miss
Naumbcrg Of School 4. The Bronx. can
not obtain money for ~class'"
And then let the great and powerful
SuN see that she does get the money
by making public such an outrageous
condition OF affairs.
Il IS things Ike this that make the
We'll to- do regret the enormous taxes
they pay There - enough and ~
spare FOR all our schools and child well
fare work II the tax money were hon
estlv used.
Where does IL all 60 and why should
lot Miss N~aumherg and her pupils have
what they require:
4 STATEsNAN's GRASpDArGHrER.
NEW YORK. February :.
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The Guilty Man.!

Too i~nfrcqucntll do the American
people. bascly devoted a. they are to
the sordid task of earning II living.
permit themselves to divert their at
iention 10 the higher things Of life.
The opportunities offered to them by
the superior philosophy OF the nation
others are not improved as they
should be. Yet occasionally the voice
of u master is raised In the land, aud
even the most Needless must give ear.
Who. for example. can close his mind
To the reasonable and enlightened
Herr Dr. EDMUND Won MACH, who
speaks in the Free Synagogue?
There has been considerable dis
cussion as TO the responsibility for
the war in Europe. Ignorant and
s~hortsighted persons have sought TO
ind its cause in national ambitions.
racial antipathies, congestcd popula-
tions. Tho clear eye of NoN MACH
secs beyond these trivialities, and his
finger points unerringly at the guilty
man hitherto unsupported
'IIc placed the blame for the war. in
u great measure. on ex-Ambassador Jo-
SEPT IT, CHoArr. whom he classed As a
tory and "A traitor. and "a Benedict Ar
.,-tl. II. ...t 80 ~. r,,a.-r tka A,aAv.
lear delegate TO the Hague conference
had not withdrawn the American mo-
ton for freedom OF the seas In time ot
war and peace after 1t had been passed
10y a vote OF Il nations TO IL at The
Hague in 1907. at the behest Of England
the wal might never have happened
Great Britain. he said. probably woult
not have entered into the conflict II thu
freedom OF the seas in time Of war hac
been engroesed in the laws OF all ma
TONS
So CHoATE Is n tory. n traitor.
Benedict Arnold" CHoATE started
the war. 1t is we'll that this SHOULD
he understood. But is not Herr Dr
voS MACH too detached. too imper
sonal in his discussion Of these vii
lainies? Would IL % he well to con
tido Ia a truly partisan logician ant
philosopher the disclosure of the un
suspected crimes and criminals he ha
discovered?
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ENDOWED GENIUS.
To Subsldize Inspiration WOuld he TO
Halo Ambitious Medlocrity.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuS-S'r: In
Spiration cares "a much about "endoW-
ments for genius as birds do. singing
under "thc Ypen.' z eNelids of the morn.
II would mean ere long the end OF litera-
turc and art and the browning of aspira-
tiou with a halo.
Poets would he Weakened at the break
Of day by the chauffeurs' horns instead
NJ the music OF the brooks, and driven
In chariots OF Satan instead of walking
through the dewy grass. From their
lutes would fiutter coupons ~ ease in
stead OF immortal verses on the beauty
~ the awakening day.
Editorial writer's would no LONGER SIT
on stools and write with an inspired
inch OF pencil. but have luxurious chairs.
mahogany desks and long elaborate pen
ellis she Tom Sarients OF Old would pass
away and with them their bad habits
Of stimulating wit Of an evening around
a bare oak table.
with inspiration gone and with long,
endowed pencils. 1t is awful to think OF
some editorial articles. Ther'll he "a
long and as iFeresting as b~iographers'
outpourings and inhabited by about as
much original thought.
Artists? ! don't know what would
happen to them they would probably
become 90 fat and luxurious that they
would Photograph a sunset insead OF
painting II.
There ouch. 10 30 eu~downcnts FOR b.
~ographers. just a. there are for profes-
sorS. Thor work IL about a. unimag-
NATIVE and drearv and IL needs encnur-
a-ing. JAMES II. DTwFii.. Jr.
New HAVEN. Conn, February :.
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JOB FOR THE NOISE SQUAD.
Too Enthusiastic Nender Disturbs
Quiet seventh Avenue.

To THE T.uIroR OF TIE SUM some
''ue ago 1t Wa announced wit "a great
il'uriS1 -! trumNcts 'haf tho Pol e Com
missioner had suppressed or was about
20 suppress as Ear as possible unncCcs-
sary noises in the streets.
VIII YOU please tell us II a single line
or word on this subject was ever uttered
by him outside Of tn. newspapers
Ever! saturday night Cor Years from
l. o'olp,t until about I in tie morning
a ulll voiced youth has stood at the
corner Of Sover;h avenue and Twenty
third street and called out the sunday
morning papers
There are severe hundred pcop," try
iuG to sleep witH,n sound Of his fellows
voice and connected sleep Is impossible.
Is there any sane reason why this
should hn permitted? Is this 4 "ucccs-
sarv' rntse?
Nobody cares " these people sell a
million paNor'. hut arv person who
wants a paper vii hu~ one aeiyhow. and
jus, ~ many parcrs would no sold with
ont disturbing ne sleep oc q wuolo
| uciEhhot hopl.
Come" uN SUNDAY morning and 10 the
sam" sN months from now arl tru vii
10 douh' ana the same conditions.
n%r or VICTIMS.
NEW YORK. Fehruarv :
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DO They Really Want Home Rule?

The report of the Legislative COM
cial condition of New York lays stress
on II fact that must V be ignored
when the relations of the State and
IN" city are under discussion. II Is
III" attitude of the Assemblymcn and
Senators from the five counties toward
measures affecting the municipality.
Generally. II not in every case. the
votes of tho legislators have been
given not with reference TO the desires
or needs Of the city hut IN support
the programmes 81 the political par.
ties to which those who cast them be
longed. THE SrS has heretofore said
that If the members of the Iegisla.
turc from New York would stand TO-
| gcther on questions of interest to the
! city no state machine. Republican or
Democratic. could AFFORD seriously 10
oppose them.
Mayor MIrCHEL is now cndcavor-
cratic leaders in the Senate and AS
senhly, to form a city federation NJ
| Albany whose members shall vote not
for Mr.. BARNES or Mr.. WHITMAS or
Mr.. MURPHY bur for New York. II
he succeeds he and his associates viii
have done more for home rule thar
any of his predecessors accomplished
for the principal invasions Of New
FORKS privileges are the fruit OF
municipal division or factlonalisn
rather than superior rural sagacity.
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LOOKING AHEAD.
America. Attacked by Europe. j. De-
Tended by canada and Mexico.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SrN-Sir: The
wear 1917 saw the Allies PROSTATE ne
fore triumphant Prussia, France ue-
spoiled Of the northern part of her terri
tory. all her mining and Industrial
provinces under the iron heel OF the
enemy while England had to surrender
her fleet and pay a crushing
while her colonies. India. Australia
South Africa and Canada. set up in bust
ness for themselves. TIT Canadian ana
Antipodean troops were sent home.
while many thousands OF the disbanded
imperial soldiers followed them IN quest
OF a better chance in new lands.
Friction between the United states
and the CerNral rower had increased
in spite Of all conciliatory effort on the
part of the former. An ex-Presideh'
had made q face at the Kaiser. where
upun in great secrecy an immense
notiila was modified and 100000 men
embarked for invasion OF tho still inaue-
uuately prepared United states. IN Two
weeks his armada. would be OF our
coast, and there was no apparent way
to meet the emergency.
But hold-our brethren ~ Canada
an army Of 800. 900 veterans. came to
our assistance and formed n first lire
Mexico, having come to herself IN ine
meantime, sent $4,000 veterans under
Pancho villa. who had been forgiven by
Carranza. to guard the Panama Canal.
In the meantime Japan was prepar-
Ing an expedition to attempt the PhlIip-
pines and Hawaiian Islands. But Aus
tralia. New Zealand AND South Africa
summoning their loyal conscripts to the
colors. got there first. The situation and
pacifsts were saved, while the Dove sue
cecdcd the Eagle as the national hird,
NEW York. February 8. NJ. ~ Z.
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The Defence Of London From Yep.
pelin Raids.

II is with II feeling of relief. no
doubt. that Admiral Sir PERCY ScoTr
turns over To Lord FRENCH the re-
sponsihility of defending London from
Zeppelin raids. Mr.. +. W. LASCHEs-
TER. the greatest British authority
upon ncronautics, says that 'the raids
which have been hitherto carried out
are quite trivial and ineffective AZ
fairs compared with what in due
course will become possible. He is
of the opinion that If the Germans
were To attack London in force under
cover of night 81 in II thick fog great
damage In property would he done
and the loss of life would he heavy,
for the defenders OF London would
10 powprlcss 10 drive the raiders off.
They could drop bombs as they
| pleased and make their escape when
| no more were to he exploded.
1t is only in broad daylight that a
fleet of Zeppelins would he in any
danger. according 10 Mr.. MANCHESTER.
or counter aircraft artillery he has
n small opinion. II Is difficult to get
the right angle of fire, and not only
IS the target moving at a high alti-
ludc but it moves fast. 4 hit NJ all
would be more luck than skill. Aero
planes would have 10 % up after
the IepprlinS and attack them, but
the big airships are we'll supplied
with rapid fir" guns This expert be,
licres. however, that the Xeprelin>
would he driven on and some of them
brought down if n great number OF
n~crnplaucs were held in leash, ms i,
were, 10 swarm around the slower
IrpI"lins when they appeared. Rul
why should the Germans take tn,
risk If II rout in daylight when the,
can uprrnt" safely by night and navi
ga," by compass in fog:
II is probable, however, thar /
there is ever II Zeppelin attack on ,
grand seal" il will he deferred foI
some time, Tho problem Of radiui
is complicated not only by engine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08
The Naval War Game Debate.

Washington divided into Fletcher
and Knight cliqucs takes n some
what tragic view Of the controversy.
growing out of the rcccnt naval ma
between tho commander OF
the Atlantic fleet and the President of
the War College. who was umpire.
Admiral KNIGHT. u%ndeninbly a deeper
student Of NELSON and MAHAN than
the sailor who commanded at Vera
Cruz. decided that Admiral FLErCH-
rI's Blue Fleet. ordered To defeat II
Red Fleet conveying an army of 100
200 men on transports TO establish II
base on the Atlantic coast, was itself
beaten by the enemy. because Admiral
FLETCHER divided his fleet and pro-
voked attacks in detail. As II result
the hostile army disembarked on
American soil in the game of war.
When Admiral FLETCHER. who had
lost the Blue Fleet (on paper). APP
peared before the Naval College to
defend his strategy he WAS told that
in failing TO keep his ships together
he had violated the rule laid down
by MAHAS and demonstrated 10y III"
great NELSON: and it was intimalel
! that he Ind not shown ~ much skill
as was to he expected in dealing with
| the Red Fleet. or exhibited daring
,,ya. tIn aids mann l,,n,tn tn Iui
against him. Concentration would
| have given him q chance of victory
he had spoiled that chance by I'M
scientific methods. To which Ad.
! miral FLETCHER replied that "thc UNI
pirr has an conception OF
what constitutes concentration in Il
military sense and fails 10 distinguish
between n division of forces aud =
strategical development admitting OF
concentration AZ the point of con
tact"
Let the discussion 60 on. provided
| there's no politics in it and the dc
baters keep their tempcrS. IL j. go"c
for n navy which has not been >tron-
on war plans. We should have moi
one or two hut twenty Of them To fol
an enterprislng enemy, But it occur
TO us that Admiral FLETCHER may l.,
beaten in n war game and still prove
a cool, aggressive and successful com
mandcr In n real campaign. w
sometimes doubt whether ALFRED Ma
HAN. much rs he did know nbou
theoretical strategy. would have beer
a Farrngut in action. t;RA>r cam
out of tho civil war one Of the great
est Of modern soldiers. but previou
to that struggle he would not hay
cXcelled AT the War College table
Before the war in South Africa 81
.IoHN FRENCH was "A muddler in Al
derShot manPuvrcs-hc did not pla
the game according 10 the rules bn
in the Boer war ne carried off tn
honOrS as q cavalry General and mai
urul strategist. So there is hope 70
FRANK FRIDAY FLETCHER.
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weight but by quantity Of explosives

weight but BY quantity or explosives
to be carried. A heavily weighted
airship must necessarily be slow. To
attain great speed the engine cannot
be light and the store of bombs must
be limited. If the purpose were TO rain
down explosives on London with de-
liberation, that would be practicable
only with comparatively slow air
ships but how could they get back
to the base In Belgium? With Calais
in their possession the Germans would
be ear enough to London to strike
a damaging blow by night or in thick
weather. The German base Is now
too. far distant for n raid on II grand
scale with the design, to lay a dis
trict of the metropolis In ruin and
kill thousands Of the inhabitants I'm.
less n very large fleet of fast air
ships is used.
IF the war lasts two years more
Germany may he able to darken the
mir with Zeppelins. In the meantime
the British will try to devise n plan
Of coping with the menace, but un-
fortunately the aeroplnne can he Of
little use at night. In the dark hours
1t is more dangerous to the pilot than
to the enemy. The only answer to
the German Zeppelin sweeping
through the mir at night would seem
10 be another great airship. II is a
fair presumption that, " it is not too
late" the British arc planning and
! building rival leviathans.
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The First Gun.

In the House of Representatives
yesterday the appropriation for adj
ditional facilities for warship build
Ing at the Brooklyn and Mare Island
navy yards passed without n roll call
and without division. Thus the sub
stantial sentiment of the nation in
favor of mn increased navy was suit.
ably recorded and the temper of the
House was satisfactorily indicated.
Encouraged by this significant in
cident the country will watch with
growing confidence the progress Of
the legislative programme, yet 10 he
decided on, from which the United
States will derive adequate defcncc~
on the oceans and on the land. II
will expect the same non-partisan on
thusiasm for this vital Legislation that
was displayed yesterday and il will
punish heavily any lawmnker who he
cause of obstinacy, misconception of
the temper of the people or obliquity
Of political vision seeks TO prevent or
to delay the arming Of the nation.
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ECONOMY OF A HIGH LIVER.
But How Did He Acquire the Repu.
tation oi "a Nc'er- Do. Ven:

To~uE Erirou ~ THE SIR: Many
wears ago IN England ! know a Young
man we'll connected but "t the rc'cr-do-
well class.
lie struggled to Neep up spreararres
was married and had ouc c1iii.
pu one nr,a>.ou he gave a musical
part. ard supper
The Icxt day ! heard couGdeuiially
from a bakery and lUucI room propr,e-
tor that the Joints used for sup0c~ were
hired. being weighed before bong used
tud agtu uu Their rrtaru and trr guam
r-r consumed pt.i fur'
IN Ills Ct-" ITO fu.l uI..c - tho Joints
was $50 all probability gor ~doppsltcd.
'Niuk 80 ,oguG mans economical
resource r,GGitcs some hrttiuE
W 7.
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Washington IS going to cxhort the
American banker and business man to
20 out in the world and contribute
to the progress Of civilization ana ut
the same time lct II be- understood
that the nation does not stand he
hind their ventures.
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Manifestations OF genius are always

Manifestations OF genius are always
interesting, Tie inventor of "A new
fashion IN women's hosiery that has
heen popularized at Palm Reach, Fla.
seems to possess the desired spark OF
originality. Conversation stockings
AZ the novelty in evening footwear
is called, display legends and de-
signs fashioned Ia revive what has
been called by pessimists tho lost art
Of repartee, Among the inscriptions
embroidered upon these conversation
stockings may he mentioned Watch
Your Step" Delighted and Good
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-08

An imaginative Washington oorrc-
spondent asserts that a ghost has been
seen recently by several %vcracious
witnesses in the corridors Of the CAPT
tot. 1t IL probably the d%isGruntled
wrath Of an old Continental in ragged
regimentals.
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There may not he a new heaven
and a new earth after the war. but IT
looks az though there will be n new
Africa.
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Small capital never won larger inter-
est than in President WILSON'S invest
ment in preparedness. on his Western
tour.