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couldn't ran cars through the tunnel in Its pro
*CW«f Engineer Rica—We could «•* them
through.
Mayor McCleUan— lsn't It a fact that there has
been a depression of two feet in the tunnel? _
Chief Engineer Rice-Yes, in the grade of the
tunnel as first laid down. put that is not at all
*£ayeV Mcdellaii-Isn't It a fact that the
cheerful Mr. Pegram says that it will take
sixteen months before cars will be running"
Chief Engineer Rice started to answer, but
the Mayor started In again as follows:
And Isn't Mr- Pegram patching up the defects
by freesing- the mud?
Chief -Engineer Rice— Yes; they are using the
freezing process on top of the tunnel where
they are working.
President What la the cause of the de
pression In the tubes?
Chief Engineer Rice— The cause of the set
tlement In the tubes is due to the manner in
which the work was done.
Mayor McClellan— it a fact that the
contractor says that the fault was with the
original plans? \
Chief Engineer Rice— There has been sueh 1 a
claim, but it is not a fact.
Mayor McClellan-~What is the clearance In
the Pennsylvania tunnel — nine Inches?
Chief Engineer Rice— l think about that, but
I don't remember.
Mayor McClellan— lsn't it a fact that Mr.
Jacobs says that about twelve hundred feet of
the work will have to be rebuilt?
Chief Engineer Rice— Perhaps so. but if so
he is in error.
Mayor McClellan— And doesn't he think, too.
that it will take two. or three years?
Chief Engineer Rice— That may be his opin
ion. What I expect will be done is that the
work will go ahead the same as usual, and
that as soon as the tubes meet the work of
getting the cars running will not take much
mor* than six weeks.
Mayor McClellan— say what should be
don-! .and what you expect. What we want to
know «s when will cars be running?
Chief Engineer R«c--About the first of Jan
uary.
4t^M°f * cC ' Mi *n-But if Mr. Jacobs is right
XTJ take J wo or three years longer, and even
f the cheerful Mr. Pegram is right it will take
right or ten months longer?
Chief Engineer Rice—
Ma £? r , Mc 9 ellan — Mp Chairman, I move that
the chief engineer report at the next meeting on
the condition of the work in the Brooklyn sub
r?J' il l 1 me that w * "hould have been
before?" * in th Brooklyn "noway
A resolution of the Allied civic Associations
of the 4th Ward of the Borough of Queens was
read. In which a protest was made against giv
ing franchises to any railroad unless the said
railroad stipulated that It would not charge
more than prevailing rates for passengers and
freight.
Engineer Rice reported that wires were being
laid in ducts along East 18th street to connect
•with tbe subway to furnish electric power from
the latter to the surface lines. Counsel Rives
iaM that he had discussed the question with
counsel for the Interborough. company, and that
the latter contended they did not need the city's
permission. "The question is similar," con
cluded Mr. Rives, "to that of the slot machines,
and the court will have to decide it."
Controller Met* said that it would be all right
for the Interborough to use the excess of poweF j
provided the revenue so derived be deducted
from the operating expenses to the city. The j
Question was referred to counsel for further in
vestigation.
Controller Metz said after the meeting that,
as he figured it, the borrowing capacity of the
city for the year 1906 was about $00,000,000 net.
He continued:
But there is one thing that seems to be lost
eight of in this controversy, and that is that the
city cannot spend all that amount In any one
year, and the year following her borrowing
capacity would be increased proportionately.
"Work could go on from year to year and be paid
for in instalments.
There is another question open to debate, and
that is whether or not bonds issued should be
connidered a? assets of the city or not. It is a
grave question.
Reverting again to the Mayor's figures, the
Controllc-r said: "I don't know whether the
Mayor got those figures from my office or not.
but I have not been able myself to get such
figures. Some one may lose his Job, perhaps,"
concluded the Controller, significantly.
Chief Engineer Rice, in commenting on tho
tunnel matter last night, said:
The depression in the tunnel is not a serious
matter. The tunnel should be a perfect circle
lifteen feet in diameter. Instead of that, there
has been a slight flattening, due to pressure
on top. so that the diameter lacks two or three
inches of being as contemplated. The depres
sion is be]ng corrected by taking out the bot
tom plates and substituting others that will
make up for the depression. Ttiere is no defect
in the tunnel plates. These depressions occur
In every tunnel. We have known of It for a
long time. It was reported on nearly two years
ago, when Mr. Parsons was chief. We have
withheld $210,000 from the contractor on the
Brooklyn work on account of alleged faulty
work.
RAILROAD FIGHT SETTLEMENT.
Board of Estimate Expected to Decide To
day on line Through The Bronx.
At the meeting of the Board of Estimate and Ap.
portlonment to-day a decision is expected upon th*
application of the New York and Port Chester Rail
road "Company for a franchise to construct and
operate a railroad through The Bronx.
The application has been before the city author
ities for several yearn. About two years ago a
rival company, the New York, Westchester &
Boston Railroad Company, was granted a fran
chise by the Board of Aldermen after a bitter con
•*•*. It Is alleged that the latter company cannot
possibly carry out Its project, and that Its fran
chise will expire next August by reason of the fail
tire at the company to acquire tights of way, etc.,
from other municipalities through which the' road
would run.
The Port Chester company says It has acquired
fey purchase rights of way through fifteen miles of
private property, of the twenty-five miles required
to connect the terminal, at l«Ui tu*«t on the east
Side of The Bronx Rivt-r ar.a at Westchester ave
rue and Southern Boulevard, and to have fran
chises for all of the road from the New York City
line to the terminal at Port Chester y
TO RELIEVE BRIDGE CONGESTION.
Commissioner Stevenson Wants Double
Deck Elevated to the Bowery.
Commissioner Stevenson yesterday offered a new
Idea for the relief of th* congestion at the Brooklyn
and Willlamsburg bridges. His plan is to double
d«ck the present elevated system running out of
Brooklyn Bridge to Ddanoey street and the Bow
ery «nd build an elevated structure from this point
to the New York end of the Williamshurr BUdge.
The city could build and own these structures, he
•ays. and l»-ase them to an operating company until
the subway connection between the two big
bridges is completed, when they could be torn down.
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quit the use of coffee as it Is for a whiskey or
tobacco fl>r.d to break off, except that the coffee
user can quit coffee and take up Pont urn Food
Coffee v.Uhout any feeling of a loss of the
m i r£r .bey. bey ' ra S*. for when Postum is weli
boiled and served with cream. It Is really better
In point of flavor than meat of the coffee served
nowadays, and to the taste of the connoisseur it
is like th? flavor of fine Java.
A great trar.sfr rrr.ation takes place in the bwlv
within ten day;-, or two weeks after eoftea Is left
eft and Postum Food Coffee used, for the reason
that the poison to the nerves has been discon
tinued and in its place Is ttken a liquid that
contains the moet powerful elements of nourish
ment.
It is emty to make this test and prove these
etatetnente by changing from coffee to Postum
Food Coffee.
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He said h« did not think this scheme would conflict
with the Mayor's well known objection to the ex
tension of elevated systems, and that the people of
Manhattan owe it to their neighbors in Brooklyn
to give them relief as speedily as possible. De
lancey street, he said, was wide enough for occupa
tion. Continuing, the Commissioner said:
In a few words what I propose is a subway and
elevated connection between all three bridges. Both
service* ur« needed and both are possible If there is
no objection to the "L." structure In Delancey
street. lam not. however, pinning my entire faith
In the solution of the bridge problem on these plans.
If another "L." structure is barred by public opin
ion the subways must give the relief. There Is no
doubt that the subways can give the relief eventu
ally, but I am in a hurry, and in connecting the
bridges the elevated structure Is the quicker. Ihe
loop proposed can be constructed within twelve
months, and in the mean time a temporary I*
station at the Manhattan end of the Wllllamsburg
Bridge will permit the use of the elevated tracks oil
that bridge.
MR. LEDYARD SWORN IN.
Appointed to Rapid Transit Board
by Mayor McCleUan.
Lewis Cass Uedyard was appointed a commis
sioner of the Rapid Transit Eoard yesterday. He
appeared at the City Hall Just after 10 o'clock, and
was sworn In by the Mayor, but Mr. Ledyard did not
sit with the commission. The Elsberg Rapid Transit
bill, under which the power of appointment to the
Rapid Transit Board was given to the Mayor, was
signed by the Governor Wednesday, and the Mayor
named Mr. Ledyard as soon as the Governor's sec
retary, over the telephone, informed him that the
bill was a law. incidentally the Mayor, In an
nouncing the appointment, said that, notwithstand-
LEWIS CABS LEDTARO.
The new Rapid Transit Commissioner.
(Photograph by HoMnger).
ing all reports to the contrary, the place had not
been offered to any one else.
Mr. Ledyard takes the placa left vacant by tne
resignation of John Claflin. who resigned on the
passage by the Legislature of nn act providing that
commissioners of rapid to ar.slt must be residents of
New York City. Mr. Claflln's residence Is in New
The new commissioner is one of the best known
lawyers and yachtsmen in the country. He is of
the law firm of Carter. Ledyard & Milhurn, of No.
54 Wall street. His present address is the Tiffany
apartment house, at 72d street and Madison ave
nue. He is a Democrat, is fifty-six years old and
is a personal friend of Mayor McClellan's.
Mr Ledyard was graduated from Harvard in
1672 and married Mlsb Gertrude He tea
member of the Century. Union. University, Knick
erbocker. Metropolican. Downtown, New *ork
Yacht and Lawyers' clubs. Ho is vice-president sec
retary and a director of the National Express Com
pany. a director of the Boston & Maine Railroad.
Grcit Northern Paper Company. Maine Central
Railroad. Merchants' Dispatch Transportatjon
Company, National Park Bank and Newport Trust
Company and a trustee of the Atlantic Mutual
Alliance Company and the United States Trust
OUn ßl^ Stephen*, president of the North Sine
Board of Trade, expressed deep disappointment last
night that The Bronx had not been able to obtain
the place.
ELSBERG GIVEB THANKS TO AIDS.
Senator Elsberg expressed last night his grati
tude to the Public Utilities Vigilance Committee,
and particularly to William SI. Ivins. its chairman,
and ex-Senator Ford, who aided him in the passage
of the Rapid Transit bill, which Governor Higgins
signed on Wednesday. Among the other organiza
tions thanked by Senator Elsberg were the (_ itizens
Union, the Transit Committee of One Hundred and
the People's Institute.
STEVENS TO OPPOSE WADSWORTH.
Senator Will Run for Congress — To Name
County Delegates.
Rochester, May 17. -A meeting of the Republican
County Committee of Wyoming County was held
at Warsaw to-day, and Senator Stevens was em
powered to name delegates to all county, Senatori
al, judicial and Congress conventions. It was an
nounced that Senator Stevens would bo a candidate
for the Congress nomination against Congressman
Wadsworth. _ . .
It was said by the friends of Senator Stevens that
Mr Wadsworth agreed that there should be no
change in the make-up of his Senate district, and
then formed a combination with Collector ganders,
of Genesee. and dropped Wyoming County.
C. U. NOT ANTAGONIZING THE BAR.
R. Fulton Cutting, president of the Citizens
Union, commenting yesterday on a report that the
lawyers Intended to nominate a Judicial ticket of
their own, said:
The proposed action of the Citizens Union with
regard to the nomination of judges is not neces
sarily antagonistic to any movement which nngni
be undertaken by the bar. The importance to the
city of the election of seventeen Supreme Court
judges in this city next fall is a subject which has
naturally led the Citizens Union to consider tne
Question very carefully, so as to take such action
as may be necessary. The suggestion so frequently
made of a deal between the Republicans and Demo
crats to parcel out these office* between the two
organizations is in the nature of a warning to in
dependent citizens. ..
If the lawyers of this county are taking an active
Interest in this question, and if, through a com
mittee that will fairly represent the whole bar
they shall select as candidates for these judicial
offices men of character and attainments, the
Citizens Union will certainly welcome the action of
the bar. The union is anxious for results, and has
no personal pride in the matter. The appointment
of a committee under the auspices of the Citizens
Union will not. In my Judgment. Interfere with any
plants contemplated by the bar. If the ticket se
lected by the bar is of the character which we
must assume that It will be. until the contrary Is
demonstrated, any representative committee of clti
eenF appointed at the Instance of the Citizens
Union, or any other public spirited body of men,
will be likely to approve the choice of tho lawyers.
Ah far as the 2ff Judicial District Is concerned I
have not yet heard of any action by the bar.
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LABOR UNIONS TO OPEN CHICAGO BANK.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune.}
Chicago, May 17.— Organized labor of Chicago
will open its new bank Saturday morning at No.
02 La*alle street. The institution will be known
as the Commonwealth Trust and Savings Bank.
Its bylaws provide that organized labor Khali al
ways be in control of the institution. Financiers
are the officers, but the workmen are in the ma
jority in the directorate. The projectors expect
that the bank will be the depository for all union
funds in Chicago.
JOINT- FRISCO FUND NOW 91,050,000.
The Kings County Medical Society forwarded
$1,500 to the Ban Francisco Medical Society, which
has been acknowledged by a telegram from Philip
M. Jones. Jacob H. Schiff, treasurer of the Mayor's
aid Red Cross fund, announced the receipt of con
tributions yesterday amounting to $12,000. The total
joint fund to date is $1,050,000.
The Rtf Cross received the following telegram
from Dr. Edward T. Devlne, who la in charge of
tho Red Cross work in Ban Francieeo:
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(HIteON PUT ON GRILL
cowles Trass the spit.
Snow Removal Contractor Looked
to Sun to FYy Out Profits.
The integrity of Francis M. Gibson, deputy
street cleaning commissioner, was questioned
yesterday at the hearing before tho investigat
ing committee of the Board of Aldermen. The
hearing became so Intensely interesting at this
point that the dropping of a pin would have dis
turbed it. Frederick Cowles. vice-president of
the Electric Cable Company. In his testimony
actually questioned Captain Gibson's motives,
and William M. Spier, a business partner of
Cowles. bluntly answered the query, "What did
you understand he wanted?" with "I don't! Ike
to testify to my ideas."
Once the testimony got so close to the line that
Mr. Ivins jumped up and asked:
"Do you mean to say that Captain Gibson is a
thief?"
Mr. Cowles flushed, hesitated a moment, and
replied that such was not his Intention, but
added that he did not trust Captain Gibson
and did trust Commissioner Woodbury.
"What a pretty compliment!" murmured Com
missioner Woodbury.
Captain Gibson's name was first introduced
when Cowles was put on the stand. He seemed
willing to testify. He said his company offered
to remove snow by a melting process, and that
it was demonstrated before the Commissioner
and Captain Gibson, who approved it. His com
pany did some work and sent a bill for $7,500.
which, he said, it had difficulty in collecting.
This brought him up to Captain Grbson. He
said that after the experiment it had been hinted
to him that his "game" was "all to the good,"
and he should see Captain Gibson. Instead of
his seeing Captain Gibson, he said. Captain Gib
son called at his office, but he. Cowles, refused
to see him.
Q.— Why did you refuse to see him? A.— l would
not do business with him.
Q.— Why? Did you not trust him? A— Well. I
don't trust many people, but my reason was I
wanted to % do business with the Commissioner.
Q.— ls it not a fact that the snow removal in
spector told you at the time the test was made
that if you wanted to do business you had better
ccc the captain? A.— Yes; he said I had batter see
Captain Gibson.
Q.— Did you see him? A— No. I refused to see
him. and when he called at my office I sent him
word I did not want to see him.
Cowles. on being recalled, testified that he
made charges against Gibson to the Mayor that
his company was discriminated against. The
bill of this company was reduced about 75 per
cent.
William M. Spier followed Cowles. He testi
fied that an inspector told him that he should
see Captain Gibson. He could not recall the
Inspector's name.
"Why did he want to gee you?"
"I don't know," was the answer. He said, too,
that he did not know what caused the shrink
age of 75 per cent In the company's bill; that he
had tried to keep out of the affair, and that his
knowledge was "second hand, anyway."
William Bradley, the present snow contrac
tor, was the first witness of the day. Bradley
calmly admitted that he depended on the win
ter's sun for his profits— ln other words, that
streets were not cleaned, and citizens were made
to believe that th» Street Cleaning Department
was working overtime. Bradley complained
about his employes robbing him. He said he
lost $50,000 last winter in tickets. He said that
it had cost him 42 cents a yard to haul snow,
besides the cost of loading. He bid 17 cents a
yard for removal and counted on the "shrink
age" (melting) to make up the difference. He
defied Mr. Ivlns to get any Information of his
profits under the contract and said It was no
body's business. Once he bid 5 cents a yard, he
admitted. Just to kill off competition. Bradley
wore diamonds almost as gorgeous as those of
Marrone, the Italian dump trimmer.
ATTACKS COMMISSIONER WOODBURY.
East Side Civic Club Determined to Have
Clean Streets— Boyi May Work.
The administration of Commissioner Wood
bury was attacked last night by the members of
the East Side Civic Club, in Grand street. Sev
eral members had a conference to devise means
to procure cleaner streets. Professor Hamilton,
head of the University Settlement, thought that
the chief difficulty of keeping the East Side
streets clean was with the people who use the
public ways as a dumping place for the garbage
and rubbish. So did Miss Peirson and several
other persona who have made a study of Easl
Side conditions.
Professor Hamilton's cure for the evil of un
clean streets was to arrest the offenders and
give them a punishment that would impress
their neighbors. This view was that of most ot
the , members who had studied the question
seriously. Other speakers told of dead horses
lying in the street for three days, of mattresses,
garbage and all the refuse of a tenement dis
trict littering the street without attention from
the Street Cleaning Department. It was as
serted that in Delancey, Division, Ludlow, Or
chard and Rutger6 streets entire blocks were
visited only weekly by the cleaners. Sentiment
was about equally divided as to whether it
would be more advisable to make a complaint
directly to the Mayor, hold a big mass meet
ing of protest or turn the scores of boys' debat
ing clubs into amateur street cleaning gangs.
This last plan was that of Colonel Waring, who
achieved wonderful results through the co-oper
ation of the boys.
ODELL LIKELY TO STAY.
Proh(d)ly No Change of Chairman
Before Fall, Say Leaders.
Kx-Lleutenant Governor Woodruff says that it
looks as If the reorganizers would not do any
thing toward choosing a new state chairman
till next fall.
"I have no information on the subject," said
Mr. Woodruff, "but I Judge from appearances
that Mr. Odell is to remain at the head of the
state committee till fall."
President Parsons of the Republican County
Committee said last night that so far aa he
knew there was to be no change in the state
committee.
"Have you indorsed George W. Wanmaker
for the United States Appralsershlp?" he was
asked.
"Yes," said Mr. Parsons. "I have recommend
ed Mr. Wanmaker. but I don't know who will
fee appointed."
MINE EXPLOSION BURNS SIX.
Naked Lamp Ignites Pocket of Gas — Three
Men Injured Seriously.
Scran ton, Perm.. 'May 17.— An explosion of gas in
the Diamond Mine of the Uic-kawanna Coal Com
pany to-day burned six men, three seriously. The
men were engaged in placing carriage fans in po
sition, and Edward Owens, John Kelly and Thomas
Recce were bo badly burned that their recovery la
doubtful. Three others were slightly burned.
Owens, a rockman, opened a door at the foot of
the shaft. Ills naked lamp Bet off a pocket of gas
which exploded. Bending a sweep of name through*
hat part of the mine and enveloping th« men close
by. The force of the explosion wed e<3 the car
riage In the shaft, partly wrecked the nearby
workings and made it necessary to rescue the la.
Jured men by way of tho supply shaft. ■
SAYS P. It. R. REBATED
Costtmed fros* flrst page.
Brubacher Coal Company, which i« a holding
company only; nine $500 bonds In the Aroma
Gas Coal Company, five 11.000 bonds of the
Pittaburg and Chicago Gas Coal Company. 560
•hares, par 66, of the Thacker Coal Company, on
the Norfolk * Western Railroad, and fifty
shares and 110,900 worth of bonds of the
Thacker Fee Company, a holding company.
R. L. O'Donnel. general superintendent of the
Buffalo * Allegheny Valley division of the
Pennsylvania Railroad, said that from January.
1802, to January, 1903, he was superintendent of
the Plttsburg division of the Pennsylvania Rail
road, and before that assistant superintendent of
the same division. While there he was In cfcai &>'
of the distribution of the car*.
CAR DISTRIBUTER'S STOCK.
Mr. O'Donnel said he had 300 shares of the
Keystone Coal and Coke Company, which were
given him in exchange for 100 shares of the
Madison Gas Coal Company, which was merged
with the Keystone. The Madison shares were
given to him. His holdings In the lAtrobe-Con
nellsville Company are 400 shares, received In
exchange for Saxman Company and Superior
Company stock when these companies were, ab
sorbed. Mr. O'Donnel said he purchased no
bonds, but shared in the free stock issue. J.
Howard Patton. he said, gave him 120 shares of
the Lucesco Coal Company. He received 200
shares In the Jamison Coal and Coke Company
from Edward Pltcairn. trainmaster of the Penn
sylvania Railroad. In the Preston Company Mr.
O'Donnel has 25 shares, Gilpin Company 20
shares. Aronwall 20 shares, and Bagdad 20
shares. He said he paid $3,000 for the stock tn
the last three companies and had been receiving
from $75 to $125 a month dividends on the stock,
Mr. O'Donnel said also that he held shares In
the Johnstown Coal Company, the Saltaburg
Coal Company and the Bowman Coal Company,
which he had purchased.
"During the time you received these gifts of
stock," said Attorney Glasgow, "you were either
assistant superintendent or superintendent of
the Plttsburg division?"
"I was."
"And you were in charge of the distribution of
cars?"
"Yes."
"The Jamison Company had a standing order
for twenty cars daily for fuel coal, did it not?"
Witness did not remember.
Frank B. Wigton, of this city, head of the
Morrisdale Coal Company, with bituminous op
erations in Clearfleld, Bedford and other coun
ties, accused the Pennsylvania of discrimina
tion. He declared the company had estimated
his company's oaapoity at S per cent of the en
tire district. This percentage of capacity, ho
said, called for sixteen hundred tone. The aver
age of cars supplied by the railroad to the Mo;
risdale Company in the last four years, he said,
was four and a half cars dally. During 1902
and 1903 the price of coal advanced and the
supply of cars was reduced to two and a half
dally. Mr. Wigton said he complained to Messrs.
Trump, Provost and Pugrh and asked permission
to build individual cars. The officials permitted
the coal company to purchase a hundred and
fifty cars, which were delivered several months
later. The railroad also sent ten cars a day,
after much pressure, to the Morrisdale mines,
Mr. Wigton said, and the company could have
used sixty. In 1902 and a part of 1903. the wit
ness said, his company's production was prac
tically nothing because of lack of cars. The
Berwlnd-White mines, he said, were able to pro
duce their normal output.
SATS HE GOT REBATES.
Mr. Wigton declared that the Pennsylvania
Railroad had given rebates as late as 1903.
He was asked by Mr. Glasgow if he had any
knowledge as to rebates, and said:
"I know of no rebates since the days of W. H.
Joyce."
Mr. Joyce was general traffic manager of the
Pennsylvania Railroad and retired in June, 1903.
The Elkins rebate law was passed in 1901. Mr.
Glasgow asked the witness If the rebates he
referred to were given shortly before Mr. Joyce
retired, and he said within a few months.
"I would like something definite on that point,"
said Mr. Glasgow. "When the commission was
in Baltimore Vice- President Thayer appeared
before us and asserted that the Pennsylvania
Railroad had made no allowances nor conces
sions since 1899. What knowledge have you of
rebates ?"
"Knowledge of settlements I myself made with
the company on tidewater shipments. The
amounts ranged from $7,000 to $20,000. The
actual amount a ton was never paid."
Mr. Wigton said he understood the Berwlnd-
White Coal Company, the Sterling Coal Com
pany and the Puritan Coal Company had received
rebates.
Asked as to the reason for the rebate Mr.
Wigton said there was competition between the
all-rail and tidewater shipments to New Eng
land which had to be met. Further, he said, the
Pennsylvania made Its tariff rates subject to
rebate according to the destination of the coal.
Mr. Gowen said he thought the witness was
mistaken in the date and asked him to appear
before the commission again to-morrow with
a more definite statement as to the time. Mr.
Wigton said he would do so.
SCHOOL 100 YEARS OLD.
Number One, Parent of Public Sys
tem, Celebrates.
"Old School Number 1." the parent of the public
school system of New York City, celebrated its
100 th birthday last night in the assembly hall of
the school building in Henry street, between Cath
arine and Oliver streets.
Edwin Markham contributed from his volume of
verses. "Lincoln and Other Poems." Addresses
were made by President Finley, of the College of
the City of New York; Justice Greenhaum, Eger
ton !■•■ Wlnthrop, president of the Board of Educa
tion; Mrs. Rohert Abbe, president of the City His
tory <"lub; Superintendent Maxwell. Abraham Stern,
chairman of the Elementary sehols committee;
Joseph N. Francolini, chairman of the local school
board; W. H. Harkness, of Brooklyn, and Dr. John
H. Haaren. district superintendent.
In tin- audience were many former principals and
teachers of the school. Among them wa» Mrs.
James w. Prendergast, who was principal of Public
School 1 in 1865. and who, at the close of the
Civil War, caused the flrst United States flag that
was ever hoisted over a New York public school
to bo raised over this school.
Dr. Finley said the alumni of the College of the
Oty of New York are accustomed to boast of the
sixty years of that Institution. "But, while hun
dreds and thousands rail her Alma Mater, she
Is the daughter of the public schools, and there
fore the granddaughter of Public School 1." He
therefore brought filial felicitations.
Efteriou L. Winihrop. president of tha Board of
Education, went into the details of the history of
the school. He said that In the second year of the
nineteenth century an association of Qunk**r women
contributed of their private means and established
a free school for the education of girls. A lot in
Chatham street was given by the city, and a btilM
ing capable of iiccumtnodating 650 children was oc
cupied December 11, 1W». This building was torn
down by the city in 1837 by the extension of Centre
Street. A new building was opened in William
street, near Duane in 1838, and this in turn was
destroyed in lhtt), with the opening of New Cham
bers street.
Tli f n for a short time a building at No. S3 Kos«
street was rented. In 1863 a school was built tn
Vandewater street, near Pearl. In 18S7 the present
building was erected in Henry street.
RECTORS CONDEMN TAINTED MONEY.
[By Tel* graph to The Tribune.]
Indianapolis, May 17. — The diocesan conven
tion of the Episcopal Church adopted resolu
tions to-day oonoernlng "tainted" money and
the receipt of gifts frum men who have amassed
wealth by questionable means, the subject com
ing up through the address of Bishop Francis.
The resolutions declare that it Is the buslneu*
of Christians to be honest before they are rich*
that success gained by violating laws or swin
dling ones fellows la a base thing; that the
Church must not allow men to think that her
alienee, much less her approval, can be pur
chased by gifts, and that the greed for wealth
and power, which leads men into these crimes,
must be checked.
WARNICK WOULD SUCCEED LITTAUER.
Amsterdam. N. V.. May 17.— State Benator Spencer
Warnlck to-day announced his candidacy for the
Republican nomination for Congressman in tho
fcth District to succeed Representative I* N.
IJttauar. who declines a renomlnuUoo,
At the gate of Summer —
Thin underwear, including the best
meshes.
Neglige shirts.
Washable scarfs.
Fancy hosiery.
Suit cases; steamer rugs.
White Oxfords for tennis and
yachting.
Rogers, Peet & Company.
Three Broadway Stores,
253 842 1250
at at at
• Warren »l tttb « 82a«Sst..
OIL TRUST METHODS.
GARFIELD TO PRESIDENT.
Commissioner Replies to Standard
Oil and Railroad Officials.
Washington. May 17.— President Roosevelt to-day
transmitted to Congress the complete report c*
James R. Garfleld. Commissioner of Corporations,
on the Investigation which he made Into the opera
tions of the alleged Oil Trust. A full synopsis ot
the report, accompanied by a message from the
President dealing with the facts developed by the
Inquiry, was sent to Congress on May 4. The pub
lication of the message and the synopsis of the re
port attracted widespread attention. Comments on
the message and the report were made by officials
of the Standard Oil Company and by officials of
several systems of railroads. In submitting the
full report of his Inquiry Commissioner Garfleld
wrote a letter to the President Inviting his atten
tion to some of the published comments on the oil
report attributed to certain railway officials and
representative* of the Oil Trust. That letter was
made public to-day by direction of the President,
although it was not sent to Congress with Mr.
Garfleld's report. It is peculiarly Interesting be
cause It contains Commissioner Garfleld's answer,
by directing attention to certain parts of his com
plete report, to the comments which have been
mada. The substance of Commissioner Garfleld's
letter is as follows:
Mr. Tuttle. president of the Boston & Maine, la
reported to have said: "The Boston & Maine Rail
road for years, except In certain sparsely settled
sections of the country, has Joined with roads on
which oil traffic originates in through rates, and
every shipper and receiver of oil has been treated
exactly alike."
As shown In Chapter 111 of the report, the Boston
& Maine states. In a letter to the bureau, that the
road does not prorate on a portion of its system,
giving a list of 394 stations affected. Some of th«
cities to which that road does not prorate are
Lowell, Lynn, Lawrence and HaverhlU. Mass.;
Portland. Me., and Portsmouth, N- H. These can
not properly be termed the "sparsely settled sec
tions."
Mr. Thayer. vice-president of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, is reported to have said regarding the
special rate from Olean to Rochester, that the
traffic to be transported under such rate was
"crude oil and unfinished products moving from one
refinery to another, belonging to the same owners;
that the rate has not been withdrawn": that "per
haps the rate was applied on refined oil In a few
Instances, insignificant as compared with the total
trade," and that "the wording of the tariff was
corrected": that "it is not a secret rate, and never
has been secret."
The rate of nine cents a barrel was issued some
years ago, was reissued and approved by J. 13.
Thayer, Jr., on March 10. 1902. and applied to "pe
troleum products." This tariff did not confine the
shipments to crude oil or unfinished products. More
than one thousand cars of illuminating oil. gaso
lene and other finished oil products were shipped in
1904 on this rate from Olean to Rochester, or on
the corresponding rate of 10 cents a barrel to Buf
falo. A large portion of the states of New York
and Vermont was supplied In this way. This rate
was unknown to independent shippers, end there
were printed at the top of the rate order. In capital
letters and underscored, the words "Not to be
posted."
Mr. Garfleld says that, in view of Mr. Thayer' a
statement that blind billing is not a secret device,
the statement of Mr. Everest, first vice-president of
the Vacuum Oil Company, a corporation subsidiary
to the Standard Oil Company, which operates re
fineries at Olean and Rochester. N. V.. Is Interest-
Ing. Mr. Everest says that if "the railroad com
pany sees nt to grant a company special rates on
the goods handled over its line, I know of no reason
why they should not be accepted." although he
recognises that rebates between states are now ille
gal. Continuing. Mr. Qarneld says:
George Crosby, freight traffic manager of the
Chicago. Burlington & Oulncy Railroad; Is quoted
as saying of the Bast St. Louis rate: "The rates
which the Commissioner complains of are intra
state rates, and do not have to be filed with the
Interstate Commerce Commission. They were and
are to-day open rates, and all shippers of oil are
conversant with them. This company has never
paid a rebate to the Standard Oil company, so far
as I know."
As shown in Chapter VII of the report, the rec
ords of the Chicago. Burlington & Qulncy show
that the six-cent rate was applied on hundreds of
cars wnich moved from Whiting. Ind.. to East St.
Louis. 111., and St. Louis, an shown directly on
the waybills. The rate did not appear In the reg
ular tariffs of the Chicago, Burlington * Qulney.
but in what were known as billing orders. After
the rate had been raised to 10 cents, but before
It had been filed with the Interstate Commerce
Commission, an independent shipper at Chicago
telephoned the office of the Burlington for the
rate from Chicago to St. Louis, and was quoted the
regular 18-eent rate. A similar quotation was
given by the Alton at the same time. No inde
pendent shipper interviewed by the Bureau of Cor
porations was ever aware of this rate, except one.
who had formerly been In the employ of the Stand
ard Oil Company, and who used the knowledge
he obtained there to force the railroads to make
him a correspondingly low rate, which was also
secret, from Kankakee. 111., to St. Louts, and the
refinery of that one shipper was soon thereafter
purchased, as he believed, by Standard interests
and immediately dismantled.
-, Mr - J. T. Harahan, second vice-president of the
I S3S S^ I */* 1 ,- «■ ouoteH as saylmi that "all the
Illinois Cantral oil rates are open and published
ja ri when they «***•»«» to Interstate trafflc." Rod
YSI th , at HP"}!*" 1 * 'has not paid rebates nor made
Company*^" 1 nn * tOry ta favor of th * Standard Oil
As shown In Chapter VI of the report, the Illinois
which* wir,,L.? a & y *.?. the OrandJunctlon rate!
thrniiU «t.«™ for the purpose of obtaining a
through rate on oil to the South and Southeast
?n££?^L.t£"i than th * P ub "»hed rate; that the
Illinois i central waa a party to blind billing In
~. n ,?™ C i.s, On »« Wt h ! l t^ 8 » rm f c: i hi " *«• Wind btli were
returned to the central office of the Illinois Cen
tral and the rates there entered, and that the offi
cers of the Illinois Central were aware that the
rate, although filed with the Interstate Vomimrct
Commission, was so handled a. to be absolutely se
cret. /
REPLIES TO ROGERS AND ARCHBOLD.
Mr. Rogers and Mr. Archbold. officers of the
Standard Oil Company, are quoted as saying:
j* "If the New England roads ought to prorate,
but refuse to do so. it must occur to some one
somewhere that perhaps the New England roads
and not the Standard Oil Company are^blameable."
As shown in Chapter 111 of the report, the Stand
ard OH c ompany for years has enormously bene
fited by the refusal of New England roads to pro
rate, and a representative of the New York. New
Haven ft Hartford system ■*«"*» that the Standard
Oil Company "wanted the road not to prorate."
Messrs. Rogers and Archbold are quoted as say
ins regarding the Whttlns-Bt. Louis sal*:
i*. quite true that, having our oil at Whiting
and desiring to transport It to points In the interior
of Illinois, we used tha state rates." ««w
As shown In Chapter T or th* report, all ship
ments from Whiting into Illinois are Interstate.
The mere Inclusion of Whiting In the Chicago
switching .district, by an application sheet, does not
mike Whiting an Illinois shipping point. AsThown
in the report, the Standard Oil Company ha" used
the location of Whiting for th* purpo*c« of claimtnjr
the right to us* cither Indiana state rates or iul
noia state rates, as best suited Its convenience. The
railroad waybills show that the Standard Oil Com
pany directed . that hundreds of these cars MUed
irom Whiting to Bast St. Louts aaould go on to St.
Over we go!
Take the jump to straw hats— tl*
cool, clean straw hats that some sea.
sible men have been enjoying ihess
last hot days.
• Our straw hat stock is all reach*,
Aren't you?
Rogers, Peet & Compaq
Three Broadway Stores.
151 842 ,23
opposite near opposit*
City HaU. Union Square. Cictl^S— '„- ,
CARPET siiiicKiica.
CLEANSING tel sts^*
« HMrßt^Hi T«Hm r.
Louis without unloading, and the railroad nesrt,
show that hundreds more went on without iinlsai"
Ing to many parts of the Southwest, which factS
Standard Oil Company necessarily knew. a "-** aa
ruxtbermore. it Is an interesting fact that la IS*.
In response to a request from the Industrial Cob?
mission for Information as to th* freight rates «•.
certain points In the South. Mr. Archbold wt^
th» commission and gave the rate from Whittnsta
Birmingham. Ala* as 44 cents; from Whitlag is
Memphis. Term.. as 18 cents, and from Whiting to
Little Rock as » cents, whereas at that tln»Vd
until the secret rates were discovered by tits E-
reau of Corporations the Standard Oil Ceases*
was shipping traffic on the following rates: Fro!?
Whiting to Birmingham. Ala., by way of Graai
Junction, 29',i cents; from Whiting to Memphis, by
the same route. 15 cents, and from Waiting to tt>
tie Rock, by way of East St. Louis, as cents. The*
facts are all set forth in full In Chapters 6 and 7
the report.
The report of Mr. Garfleld covers five fci- 1: • :
printed pages. In support of the various allega
tions made few him he prints copies of wajWßa
letters of railroad officials bearing- on transacted
with agents of the Standard Oil and independent c".
companies, special oil tariffs of various railroads.
bills of lading, blind bills of lading and secret «JS>
dexstandlngs and agreements of the railroad ess*
panics named with the Standard Oil Company. Is
many Instances, according to the copies of lbs
war bills, the rate paid by th* Standard Oil CM*>
pany was only 83 1-3 per cent of th* amount states
In the bill.
The testimony of employes of railroads la given la
confirmation of th* bureau's charge that there was
a concealment of rates granted to the Standard Oil
Company. Although, it is alleged, ir. the case of
the Chicago & Alton Railroad, the general taim
officers admitted the existence of a saeret rate and
that the purpose was to conceal It from other rail
roads and not from the shippers, one of the lead,
ing freight clerks of the Alton Is quoted as testify
ing that the secret rate was intended only for the
benefit of the Standard Oil Company, and that had
any other shipper Inquired for rates he would not
have obtained the tow rate given to th* Standard
The report further shows the establishment off
through rates from small. Inconsequential and In
many Instances obscure points. near large shipping
centres, and the filing of the tariffs, with the Inter
state Commerce Commission as evia*nee that the
rates were not secret But Mr. GarSeld maintains
that by this arrangement the rates were effectively
seere? because any shipper, other than the StawbM
Oil Company, in applying for rates, would obtain
the published rate from other places ln the; vicinity
of the small points referred to, which in every east
we" considerably higher.. He declares that ft*
railroads recognized the irregularity of the £
rangement. "and that they designed to Wde •»
rate from all shippers except the Standard Oil O=>
pany." »_____
BEAM IN HIS OWN EYE.
Medicine Man in 'Anti- Tented
Money Minister's Flock.
At the forty-sixth annual commencement of ti«
New Tork Homoeopathic Medical College and Hss
pital at Mendelssohn Hall. In West 40th street. yes
terday. Dr. William Harvey Kins, dean of til
faculty, declared in an address that a certain ss>>
later who talked about "tainted money" and *rr<*«
a long letter against the acceptance of a gift ten
a rich man had In his congregation a member sf »
patent medicine combination and did not refuse »
accept his money. He said:
That man. through specious advertising tsQtlg
of innumerable alleged cures, induced many thous
ands of afflicted persons to pay him he r ™22
for bis medicine. And what 7*» that , milhSJlf
Well, when It cam© to be analyzed it turned
to be. aside from water, nearly all whiskey- sse.
mighty poor whiskey at that. And when tlw e»
d*> eCScers tried to make him take out • | «s>•
license, he fought against paying, an * saia t
his stuC was medicine. He said that the <*«*»«2I
Of medicine was so small that perhaps the C"* 18 ""
had not been able to detect It. but then, *»«£
plained, a great many people believe In »»»■•
patblc methods, and his medicine was adapted »
that belle:.
A class of thirty was graduated.
HEW SOCHELLE FLORIST MSS:V>
Wife Asks Felice to Aid in Search-^
Flay Feared— Last Seen Tuesday.
Mystery surrounds the disappearance of Joa»
McNamara. a florist of New Bochelle. who caasf
to this city Tuesday rooming with about $1,003
to buy flowers and shrubs, and has not seea
heard from since.
His wife fears that he has met with foul plat
and has asked the police of New York aad
Westchester County to aid in the search for ana.
The missing man Is fifty-eight years old. an«
owns property in New Rochelle valued at about
$125,000. Only recently he sold consideraW*
property to the New York. Westchester 41 Bosun
Railway Company for $60,000. _^
The day that McNamara disappeared he wen
to the flower store of William Elliott & boa at
No. 301 Fulton street. Manhattan. He pur
chased at an auction held there a large cove
tlon of flowers, plants and shrubs, which arrives)
at his establishment In New Rochelle yesterday.
He was last seen by Mr. Kreckeller. a florist of
East New York, who parted from McNamara *•
Church and Barclay streets Tuesday afternooav
At that time. Mr. Kreckeller told the peßee^
McNamara was In a pleasant frame of «w
and said to him: "Now lam going to my hosat
in New Rochell*." _
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sweep away the buildings, but an
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a score oi years the Title Guarantee
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business of insuring land title*
Its policy is an absolute guaraate*
against loss.
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