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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
The Missing Transit Links

Add cost of Sixticth Street tunnel
(not included originality. 300, 900
Total cost Of entire system con
struction Of structure. yards. terminals
and real estate, S211 544. SA5.
OF the fetal cost the Interborough
has contributed sos 100000 and the
New York Municipal, S1t, 100000.
To these amounts must be added the
sums necessary for interest during con-
struction and for the expenses Of the
commission in preparing tic plans and
supervising The work.
All the balance Of the cost. $780,
100000 for construction and more than
S25,00o.cG0 Tor other needs, must be
furnished by the city OF the Sl69,-
100000 all but s25.000.00 has already
been appl opriated.
The G,ures 90 not include the
amounts that the companies have spent
tor elevated extensions and third
tracks. for electrical installation, in
Guiding lighting and signals and Cor
cars.
V-Proposcd Ectcnsions to the
Dual System
The Public Service Commission
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

stop. These trains would therefore
take all the travel from Fourth Ave
nue. local stations between Thirty
third Street and City Hall, inclusive,
and would save most of the crowding
at Forty second Street and Lexington
Avenue stations. The north bound
trains from City Hall to Times Square
would not take the north bound travel
to the West Side. and these trains
should also skin Grand Central, making
no stop after Thirtv-third Street, until!
Times Square is reached.
"'rhc shuttle trains between Times
Square and Grand Central. Lexington
Avenue, would care for all Grand Cen
trial Terminal travel from and to the
West Side lines. and also all Queens
boro tunnel service With the stop Of
these trains near the Madison Ave-
nue.. stirways of Grand Central Sta
ton, much unnecessary loss of time
and comfort would be saved to thouS-
ands OF persons.
Little Expense Foresccn
at is the belief f our committee
that the slight change needed to put
the above suggestions into operation
could be so quickly and inexpensivelv
made and would change 20 little the
present construction, that any more
radical changes in the future would
not be seriously impeded.
eve offer the above recommendations
as temporary eXpcdient onlv, which
we feel will afford practically immed.
ate relief, but at the same time we
wish to point out the great necessity
for further and prompt steps toward
af1ording some permanent and i'm
proved method Of connecting the East
and West Side subway lines"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

of lurking marine which was
lying on the surface. Immediately
aftcr his warming shout one Of our
forward guns bazed out. and the ship,
with her helm hard oyer. spun around
like great racing yacht and crashed
into the enemy.
Blow Struck Submarine
The blow was, Of course, not a
clean one. o. there would have been
few survivors from the submarine.
Judging from the damage on the bows
of the ship when drydocked few days
later. the blow cut otf one end OF the
submarine. The rest driftcd past the
stern OF the Olympic, and one OF the
gun Crews on the poop planted six
iAch she'll squarely into it, One of the
destroyers in The escort dropped be-
hind, and by the light of star shells,
picked up thirty-one survivors, three
of whom died on the way to port The
total crew of the submarine was over
siXty.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

eucn VIII the dual subway system,
wAfch is TO make city travel cheap and
easy, be finished? 1t was promised
for 1917. but il the lines are all in
operation before 1922 the city will be
fortunate. Why the delay? Partly
BECAUSE the war checked the delivery
Of materials and the War Industries
RQard requested various new contracts
be not let, while as early as 1915
there was migration of Italian labor
crs from the trenches in New York to
the trenches on the Isonzo River. Fur
her the Public Service Commission,
being disrupted in 1915 by legislative
lrtquiry which kept all the staff on
tho anxious seat as to what questions
1t must be ready TO answer on the
witness stand, allowed it's work of
drafting plans and preparing contracts
TO tall III arrears Also, two bodies
being responsible for the work. the
Public Service Commission and the
Board OF Estimate. each having a po-
htlcal complexion. they easily get at
cross purposes, because one is Repub-
lean and the other Democratic Dur
ips thes Mitchell administration all
went merry as a marriage bell. There
WIS mutual confidence and teamwork.
During l9lS the city administration,
acting mainly through the controller
spirit toward the commission
Just now dispute between the two
boards is causing a deadlock, with de-
lays costly to straphangers and tax
payers. Several separate issues are
involved
I---Completiom of the Outstanding
Contracts for the Dual System.
Work has been completed and lines
put in operation of contract value
of 1892 900 Further contracts to
value of SS0,000.000 have been let,
on which there remains about 500
100000 worth of work to be done WHY
should there be any question. now that
peace has returned about finishing up
hat $2o.000,000 worth and making the
whole $S0,000,000 worth available? Be
cause. explains the Public Service Com
mission, the war rise in the prices of
labor and materials has put the con-
tractors into financial difficulties. They
hayc lost money and can't raise the
funds for finishing. If we drive them
into bankruptcy there will be vexa-
tlons delay and in the end the cost
viii be greater. 1t is sounder business
10 help them over the stile by making
agreements to allow them to complete
Tor actual cost, no profit being allowed
them. or "somc other satisfactory
business method" That this might be
done the commission drafted and
pnshed to passage through the last
legislature the Lockwood bill, which
the Mayor. on the advice of the Board
of Estimate, signed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
School Of Turbine Engineering

PITTSBURGF Jan. 1. In preparn-
ton for the American atfer,the-war
merchant marine the United States
Naval School Of Turbine Engineering
has been established at the Carnegie
Institute of Technology here, under d.
recton OF naval officers. Several de-
taehments of naval men. who have seen
Servlce as engineers of steamers opcr-
ating reciprocatng steam enrines. have
begun tho course.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Found Banks i'm Siberia
Japanese Establish Agencies to
Enlarge Their Commerce

TOXIC, Dec 25.-Two important
Japanese banks contemplate establish
ing branches or agencies in several i'm
portant cities or towns in Eastern ST.
IBERIA to enlarge their business inter-
ests. One of them already is doing
b, hiking business in Manchuli, Chita,
khabarovsk, Spaskaya and other prin
c'pal Siberian towns with Hardin as
the centre OF its activiticx.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Abrogation of Contracts
a Dangerous Procedure

Abrogation Of contracts because the
contractor is losing money is dam
scrous procedure, that must be sur
rounded by safeguards to prevent
fraud. Only stcrnest necessity can
Justify the city in taking the chance
In this case all concerned were forced
~ recognize that the war made an alb
normal condition and that the penalty
TO the city OF enforcing the letter
of,its contracts would be greater than
the possible cost OF modifying the
agreements. always on the condition
That the notifications were made with
more than ordinary circumspection. so
that contractors could not shift to the
cuy the heavy war increases and get
out themselves with fat profit. SO
each modifying agreement must be
sanctioned both by the commission and
by the Board of Estimate. The COM
mission has sent to the board four
agreements which it has made with
c2ptiactors and promises to transmit
proposed agreements on the other un-
finished contracts.
wo OF the agreements involve rela-
tiyely small extra payments. They are
icr e.:pcditing the track laying in the
Clark Street tunnel A on map and in
the Seventh Avenue section (B on
map north of Forty second Street.
Clark Street tunnel is a link essential
TO getting into full use the express
5rrvice on the Seventh Avenue line
West side line). At present express
trains down Seventh Avenue must make
turn on temporary cross-over be-
low Wall Street. which is on steep
grade and hazardous. The capacity of
The express tracks is thereby reduced.
Wnen, however, the Clark Street tunnel
TO- Brooklyn Is In operation the OK
press trains will 30 right through.
here viii then be brought into use.
also. two tracks from Borough Hall to
Atlantic Avenue which have lain idle,
except for incidental storage purposes.
since the line to Brooklyn was first
built
but to get full service to Atlantic
Avenue and permit Brooklyn riders to
ger IN the same car up Seventh Avenue
o. Times Square and the theatre dis
trrct temporary arrangement must
Also pc made just east of Prospect
Park Plaza. A cross over must be made
to'allow the trains 10 be turned around
pending the completion of the work as
i4r eastward az Utica Avenue, where
the permanent cross-over is to he
located This can be managed only bv
arrangement with the Inter Cont
mental company, which holds the con-
tract Tor that section. And here en-
1crs serious dispute between the
commission and the controller. inc
commission charging that the con
,roier IL unwisely espousinp the
loteF Iontnental's claims for DAMAGE
aug 10 delay and the controller a.
cnsing the commission of reprehen-
sioie neglect in furnishing plans and
specifications to the Inter Continental
company and other contractors, which
n1s gwen them sound claims against
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
Commission Asks Completion
OF inter-Continental Section

III - obvious" gays the commis-
s!on. that the completion Of the Inter
continental section is OF Importance
nor merely TO afford new facilities 10
fn Eastern Parkway section Of Brook
'st. but is actually necessary to tho
more ADEQUATE utilization of the caoac-
~ Of the entire ~ system. Con
sequentiy the commission fcclg that a
straightforward, businessiikc agree
mfnt with the Inter Continental Com
pspy - better method Of securing
Immediate completion OF the work thai
indirectly 20 attempt 80 settle claim
I2f losses Or damages on past WORK
The company, as shown by examina.
tItns made by representatives. Of the
commission into its accounts. has pros-
ceHted it's pagt work at financial Ioxz
~ itself and no longer has available
aNZets or IL able 10 secure the neces-
11ry funds to continue the work at
caEts that are bound to exceed CON
tr4ct payments. IL In better 10 allow
m contractor 70 complete upon the
payment Of actual cost or upon some
ofl4r satisfactory buginess method
tIt4n " burden the cost Of construc-
t,on' with continuing interest charges
apd 70 hamper the entire operation Of
me jnferbogagh system." 81 the com
mission ~ fbe Board Of Estimate
10 aDoroye - agreement it hax made
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05
WHEN WILL DUAL SUBWAY BE FINISHED;
completed Work Cost Il SO 1872 OOO.--U Unfinished
Contracts Amount to
$2O,OOO,OO0

ahead.
TO get the tracks laid in advance of
compulsory contract time in the Clark
Street Tunnel CA on map, the commits
sion has agreed to pay $4,000 extra. In
tins and another case it took chance
and told the contractor to go ahead
and assume that the Board of Estimate
would ratify the agreement. That was
to reckon without the controller, who
was. with some show of justice, in
dignant.
For it's unusual action the commits
sion can show that the interest charges
running against the city on the tubes
that are crippled in use by the want of
these few tracks are of more conse-
quence than the $4,000 and the es-
sential point is to get action and start
trains running. Doubtless the controll-
er, as is his custom, will make changes
in the agreement, but the Board of Es-
innate can hardly make its policy that
of spelling the ship for the safe of a
ha'porth of tar. The public will re-
mark. with equal surprise and Joy, the
unwonted alacri-y OF the commission
in this case.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

the full amount due annually on the
bonds issued against the lines. 1t will
receive part, growing part, before
that time. But the annual loss will sit
on Father hnickerbocker's neck like
an old man Of the sea. Also, since the
Peterborough sees no prospect of max
lng profit beyond the payments TO
the city and since it's own returns are
paid before the city gets red cent
there is 10 stimulus to the INTERIOR
cugh to increase efficiency end econ
envy A grim prospect for the TAX,
PAYER,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1919-01-05

Ire city committed 10 invest
nearly $2000000o0 in the dual sys.
TEN. 1t win receive no return on its
investments for some years and must
annually provide an increasing sum.
amounting to So $4,000 in 1919. to
meet deficits. The operating com.
panies, all of whose charges on their
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
NATIONAL COMMITTEE
Democrats of State to Be Represent
ed by n. c. comings.

Burlington, Aug. 1S-Herbert c..
Comings of Richford was elected ma
tional committeeman of Vermont by
the democratic state committee
which met at the New Sherwood
hotel this afternoon. Mr. Comings is
collector of customs for United
States customs district No. with
headquarters at st. Adams. He sue
ceeds James e. Kennedy of Williston,
who recently resigned to accept the
position as internal revenue collector
for Vermont. A resolution was adopt
ed expressing appreciation for the
service rendered by Mr.. Kennedy as
national committeeman and wishing
him success in his new position.
State Chairman Park H. Pollard of
Proctorsville presided at the meeting
Others present included Arthur Glea-
son of st. Johnsbury, C. l.. Gates of
Morrisville, Fl. A. Pond OF Berkshire,
Frank II. Duffy of Rutland, p. c. Cal
lahan of Monteplier. p. c. Dodge of
Randolph, Matthew G. Leary and ".
A. Bullard OF Burlington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14

Washington, Aug. 13.-The United
States Government has authorized
the shipment to Siberia for the use
of the anti-Bolshevist forces operati
ng under Admiral Kolchak large
quantity OF guns and ammunition. 1t
is understood that 100000 rifles have
already been delivered to the Russian
representatives and that these weap-
ons, with large quantities OF ammuni-
ton, are now being shipped to Xladi-
vostok on all vessels leaving the Pa
cific Coast for that port.
The guns and ammunition were
manufactured for the old Russian
Government. but shipment was stop
ped following the overthrow of Ker.
ensky and were taken over by the
United States to prevent their fall
ing into the hands of the Lenin-Trot2
ky regime. The release of these guns
was made possible, it was stated, as
the result of financial arrangements
concluded in this country by repre-
sentatives of the anti-Bolshevist fac
tions
In Government circles it is still
hoped that Kolchak may yet make a
definite stand against the Bolshevist
hordes, that beset him, but his hope
is faint one, In such an event and
should the American-made guns and
reach him in time t
might mean TIE check of the Bolshe-
visit advance in Siberia. Apropos of
this, some army officers are not so
sure that all is lost for Kolchak.
They point out that the Bolshevlki
are every day getting farther away
from their bases of supply, and that
this means longer lines of communica
ton to maintain; whereas, Kolchaks
lines of communication are being
shortened.
The situation in Western Siberia
however, remains critical in the ex-
treme, and it was learned at the
State Department that early recogni-
tion of the Omsk Government is i'm
probable.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
CHICAGO PACKERS THREATEN
May Abandon Plan of Arbitrating
Labor Troubles.

Chicago, Aug. 1S.-Threats to aban-
don the arbitration plan Of settling
labor troubles were made by repre-
sentatives of packing house employees
today at the hearings ON wage in
crease demands before Federal Judge
Alschuler, federal arbitrator.
The threats followed reafiirmation
by Judge Alschuler of his decision
that workers who walked out last
week should lose seniority rights and
return as new employees.
J. w. tombstone, secretary of the
stock labor council. said he intended
resigning and advising the organiza-
tion to close its doors. He said the
seniority decision makes 1t impos-
sible to abide by previous agree
ments.
John Fitzpatrick, president of the
Chicago Federation of Labor, charg-
ed that the packers had used all
methods possible to crush organized
labof.
Counsel for the packers denied the
charge.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
BLACK CAT MILL
STRIKE TAKES
IN MORE ROOMS
Cutters and Wash Room En-
ployes Go Out
ASK FOR HIGHER WAGES
Entire Plant in Which 500 Are EN-.
ployed Must Close Unless
Strike Is Settled
ASK FOR HIGHER WAGES

Unless some adjustment OF the diff
ficulties between the officials and the
employees is reached today or tomor-
row 1t is highly probable that the
Black Cat underwear mill ON Scott
street, where 500 operatives have
been working, will be closed. M
The employees in the cutting de-
partment and in the wash room have
followed the lead of the striking knit
ters and are out after the refusal OF
the company to grant 10 per cent
increase in wages.
With the knitting room and the
wash room shut down it will be I'M
possible to keep the other depart
ments going for any length of time.
AS in the case with the knitters,
the officials state that they made re
quest OF the cutters and the workers
in the wash room for an opportunity
to figure costs but the committees
representing the employees wanted an
immediate adjustment.
Some of the older employees In the
wash room declined to leave the mill
at once as there was large amount
of material in the vats that required
immediate attention. The cloth was
put through the necessary process
and preserved from damage and loss.
The employees who are out have
made their request for higher wages
on the ground that the increased cost
of living makes it necessary for them
to have more money with which to
meet their individual expenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
TRoLLEYs NEED AID
Public Ownership of Electric Lines
is Suggested.

Washington, Aug 12-Witnesses
today before the Federal Electric
Railways commission were in agree
ment that the financial situation of
the companies was serious and prob
ably would grow worse because of
rising cost and motor vehicle compe-
tition. =.
Remedies suggested ranged from
the proposal of May Couzens of De.
troit for municipal ownership and op-
Grafton of urban lines on the ground
that they were a social problem. vital
to the health and well being of citi-
zens, to suggestions by state utility
commissioners that revenues be in
creased. The commissions represent
ed were those of Indiana, Connecti-
cut and Rhode Island.
f. f. Ingram of Detroit, O retired
manufacturer who described himself
merely as citizen, suggested public
ownership of the street car plants,
nominal fare charge and absorption
of any operating deficit by taxation
of the land values of property served
by the lines. This, he said, was the
only alternative to municipal opera
tion. Mayor Couzens, however, con
tended that only by sociological treat
ment of the matter could any real
approach be made toward furnishing
the public with Comfortable and de-
cent transportation For the pres
ent, the Detroit mayor saids he favor
ed municipal ownership and operation
at reasonable rate of fare, but said
ultimately he might easily come to
believe that the street car lines
should be as free as the highways and
maintained at public expense as are
the highways.
Most OF the state commission repre-
sentatives who testified favored CO.
operative control over the trolley
lines by municipalities and state com
missions, the latter having revisory
powers. Mayor Couzens, however, in
sisted that home rule should prevail
and the people of the congested cen
ters solve their problems for them
Selves
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1919-08-14
YOUTHS TAKE s22s.soo
Messenger Boys Disappear W
Liberty Bonds.
with

New York, Aug. 16.--Harry Will
ham, 81 years old. a messenger boy,
who stole sS2 1000 worth of Liberty
bonds early this year and was releas-
ed on a suspended sentence by Judge
Malone in General Sessions, disap-
peared Tuesday, it was learned yes
terday, with another batch of Liberty
bonds, worth $4,000 entrusted to
him, this time, by the brokerage firm
of Simmons G. Slade OFFS Nassau
street.. JNt 81 9rtt rolloG
ilAt about the same time, Benjamin
H. Binkowitz rs years old. another
messenger, disappeared with securi-
tiles valued at $17S,000 entrusted to
him by Richard Whitney & Company
of IA Wall Street, making total OF
$223,500 taken during the day. Blink
owitz was bonded for 100000 by the
National Surety Company. Both mes
sengers are reported to have received
salaries of $50 month.
William, who was known as Mill
hand at the offices Of his employers,
was sent out with the bonds to be
cashed at the stock brokerage houses
in the neighborhood He had eight
nine $500 bonds and one 81 900 bond.
When he failed to return an investi-
cation was started, and the valise In
which the bonds had been placed was
found empty, lying behind counter
in the Offices of Simmon & Slade.
Binkowitz was sent out to deliver
to Kidder & Peabody at 13 Wall
Street directly across the street
from his employers office, $163,0O0 in
Victory bonds, $1,000 in Liberty
bonds of various issue. and $4,000
worth of negotiable securities. When
he failed to return telephone call to
Kidder & Peabody disclosed that the
bonds had not been delivered Later
in the day the satchel which Binko-
wtz had carried was found empty on
the sidewalk in Exchange Place