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CONSERVATION BOARD
AGAINST WATER BILL
Wants State to Distribute Power
from Reservoirs and Reap
All Profit from It.
SENATOR FERRIS EXPLAINS
Tries to Show How His Commit?
tee's Plan Would Not Give
Monopoly in Perpetuity
to Individuals.
Tflecrnph to The Tribune.!
Albany, Feh. 7 ?A bulletin issued by the
Conservation Commission to-day contains a
statement of that body's plans which
places It in direct opposition to the scheme
for utilization of the water powers of tho
State outlined by the Ferris legislative com?
mittee.
The legislative committee Insists that the
etate should sell Its wMer power under
such conditions that a perpetual monopoij
would he i rented in favor of the present
riparian owners along the Important
., ru d who constitute what is loosely
termed "the water power trust." The
rvatlon Commission takes the posi?
tion that the state sho iid handle iis water
power selling Itself and the electrical en?
ergy generated from it. That would pre?
Djrthlng like a watai power monop?
oly.
Tl. ? t section of the bulletin
from the Conservation Commission was the
following:
The Conservation commission ?s planning
( the unutilised water of the
state to the end that the ultimate con
burner ?hall secure all the accruing b<
A tentative outline of u programme his
I which contemplates the
construction of a great transmission line
state, from which will radiate
I i irrvln? Cheap power f"r
nufacturlng pur
; to every nook and corner of New
York.
power used to-day In New York is
* with approximate accuracy at
?? er. Of this amount only
wer ?s generat?
The remalnd r must be produced
by co.i. aggregating ;n tin- neignboi
cmmisslon estimates
that a* least 1.000.000 horsepower could I e?
developed by water powers which art
no? used The growing cost of power em?
phasises the importance of an early utili
? m rgy now wasted.
It is known that the commission has
r along this line as to prepare
ind plans, agreeing in gen?
eral with the ideas outlined by Governor
Dix in his ? to the Legislature this
year. If worked out, they would pi
a menue for the state while still per?
mitting muni? Ipalltles and manufacturera
and Individual consumers to have oppor?
tunity to purchase power cheaper than
to get It now. save undi r
extraordinarily favorable conditions.
WoiiM Net Permit Monopoly.
The r-'ans would not concentrate the un?
developed water power of the state for
fifty years certainly, and for all practica]
In perpetuity, in the hands of a
I favored group of individuals and
corporations who could thrive on this
cial privilege. To be sure, this plan would
: .t?te the state embarking In busl
but that has been the gist of all the
water conservation legislation hitherto and
the theory ot all state bodies up to the
time the Ferris committee presented Its
:
Tl.v Ferris commute? would limit the
State's business activities to selling stored
Water, which it could dispose of only to the
limited class of riparian owners, the only
!t to sdvsi
and the selling of electrical energy de?
rived from the surplus canal waters.
lor Ferris declared to-day that he
was i tirely to the principle of
the state engaging in business. He said
he favored its utilization of the surplus
canal waters through the sale of electric
that would be in the !
nature of a by-product When it came to
s pi"; that I state should use
stored water to generate electric power
and sell that, he was against it unless
such an operation was clearly In the nji
? f disposing of a by-product
"Th tee's plan, as embodied In
gtslatlon Introdu i I," said be, "will
give to the riparian owners rights In per?
petuity to purchase this water from the
I ke. Nos. there ?re two
necessary to create power from
w.'t.r?the water and a difference in alti?
tude. You can't create pow r without t ?.??
dlffe-enee in altitude. The riparian own?
ive that; they are the natural and
Inevitable customers for the wati r which
would be stored within the prop
Speaks for Riparian Owners.
"They bave certain rights whlcl
i ? ' take a* iy, hut must recognize in
any vt i l eal water stora?* scheme, you
can't tax them under the law on the
benefits they would derive from the build
' a storage reservoir at the head?
waters of the stream and compel them to
pay the cost of thai reservoir, too, (,,ir
committee pot around that by the require?
ment that they make contracts to pur
this water at prices fixed by the
rvatlon Commission, high enough to
pay f^r the COS! Of the improvement and
net the stats a return on the stored
or h profit swans Ht on the transaction,
"The Tribune w;;s wrong this morning
In saying tin re whs a joker in the bill
regarding profit! f'T the water
corpor suggest," Senator Ferris
continues "There's no protit in letl
man get hack his original Investspsnt with
laterest snl Interest tac leva] rate
That's no profit"
it ? . ? ted thai many Investors In
? ks and even mort
glad to take less than 6 per cent In?
figured they were nial
good ;?? ' ? Senator Ferris couM.-, ?
?.iy. He said:
Now ? ? ?? scheme of rebates pro?
i iti na commltti tlon whlrh
r< pi' s< m profit to the
,ii owners. That's ihe only way the
rpOl alien COUld he pi, -
from ni iking a pront VVe a
m'misfflon will be on
Sd will fix the annual ch
high enough so they will work out the
operstlon and maintenance cost and
? ? . ? ./. tlon 1 I'd at the < nd of (he
I fty-yi d, plus tie statt profit
age capacity of th< rei r
so th'ie would be no occasion for
rebut?
Bui suppose the corporation sold its
pow. r at auch prices, that a surplus was
.dated That must be rebat? d to th?
ine corporation
i>e making a profit, whi< h the bill
must not
A f- ? months before. Senator Ferris bad
.Iy practical and feasible j
operation of the committee's scheme was
for tin riparian owners, who would be the
to form the water storugn
corporal
\Vhe--e the Profit Would Be Had.
s> as stockholders of the corporation they
Would | .rit interest on theft
mvestmenti In stock, also as "Bersaflolartss"
of the*Watershed improvement they might
recelvi ei part of the amount
| ?SS of the water, If necessity
to presan? the corporation from accumul?t
ing a 'i, in spite of the provli ion
in is coeamUtee's report and the phrase
in ths hill thai tli" corporation should
?
it la . i :-e< ?. i that th.- bearing on the
week will brim, fer?
mai apposition to ibera from the ?
km, or at least a formal j
eeciiu-atlou 0r tho commisalon's policy and I
plans for the development of the state's
' waters moro definite and detailed than to
: -ay's bulletin.
The commission in g. ner.il is supposed to
hold the opinion thai what the state create*
through its activities it should enjoy and
profit from and that the building of reser?
voirs through its agency would not only
cr?ate much power now running to waste
in floodtime, but create additional power
all the year .-? each private power dam
for which It Is entitled to collect rental.
MRS. ROGERS'S AID IN VAIN
Woman Who Stole to Peed Hex
Family Is Held.
Charles Benner, confidential secretary to
Mrs. Henry i" Rogers, widow of the Stand?
ard 011 man, and Henrj Wheeler, a lawyer,
appeared in the Manhattan avenue court,
Wllllamsburg, yesterday and trie.! to have
the case of Mrs. Ida Franklin dismissed.
They failed In their purpose, however, and
Mrs. Franklin, who pleaded guilty on Sun?
day to ? charge of burglary after telling
of pitiful circumstances which promi
her to steal, was hi Id for the grand Jury
In fl.600 ball by Magistrate Harria
Mrs. Rogers, al Ing the pathetic
storr- told by Mis. Franklin in Monday's
papers, Investigated the ease through her
se< etary, end found that the prisoner had
testified In a straightforward manner aa
to her condition. Mrs. Rogers then took
Immediate steps to help the woman.
The night Mrs. Franklin was arrested her
stepfather lay dead in the bouse. She ex
thai te was unable ' >: any
to pay for a funeral si ? her
three-year-old child was starving.
Mr. Cooper, Assistant District Attorney,
vigorously opposed the request of Mr. Ben
n.-: and Mr. Wl ? ve the es ?
i. One of the fashionably attired
? ? ? i. ar the proceedings
furnished the necessary bond for the re?
t? prisoner.
-?
MACFARLAND SENTENCED
Appeal Will Bring Convicted Wife
Poisoner to Supreme Court.
A.lison M. MacFarland. who was eon
vlcted last week In Newark of murdering
? fe Evelyn with cyanide of pota
?.i- .- ni. i ..I yesterday to die in the elec?
tric cl air at the Tr< nton state prison In
the week beginning Mach 17. Frank M.
McDermltt, attorney foi MacFarland, filed
11.?the ' . This will act as a si iy
of execution unless the case be finally
aettled before Mai h 7, which Is unlikely,
i MacFarland faced Chief lustice Qummere
! calmly while the sentence was Impost
seemed not In the bast disturbed. Thal h
and ! I have noi .iL'r.'cd pei ? U
was indicated ? ? MacFarland'? remarks to
rt before he was sentenced. When
asked if h< thing to say why sen?
ti n< ?? ?!? 1 should not be pronounced
Mai Fsrland asked tl e rouit;
"What am I pei mltted t 1 .-ay?"
" Y may aay anytl fit as to
why t< ? renounced
upon ?? ou at this time."
"WOUld anytl
effect on thi no slbll ty of a review of my
case?" he asked the court. Justice Gum*
n ere roplli d: "N
MacFarland replied: "There are many
- that I think could I ive beei
at the ti lal thai would have it.'
f.-r. nl light on my case II tl <? I . '
ted, but I was In the hands of an?
other man and was guided by li coun?
sel. Under superior force I yield to the
passing of sent. ' " : rOtl m "
chief Ju? tli ?? thi n Impost d the 1 en
alty of the lau I thi dat.
The case will now go on appeal to the
full Supreme Court, and if a new trial Is
denied win then go to tne court rota
YOUNG ELOPERS^ RETURN
Boy Promptly Shoved Into the
Lockup at East Orange.
? Orange, N .1 . !"??' :. (Special) ?
When Duel L. Edelhoft an. wered a knock
at the door of his home-thi? morning he
taw ii for. film his thlrti en year-old daugh?
ter, E 1. and John Fltspatrlck, of No. u
Centi Orange, who had run away
? . r Just a week ago to-day Edelhoft
: lad sworn s week a* > that if he ever laid
?yes again on Fltspatrlck he would have
his bl.I. To-dsy, though, under the pro
lection of promised forglyenea 1 itspatrick
? ?cap ? ? ith,
He bad not been at the home of the Ede|.
- inford sir. ? -, n ore than
two I ?foro 1 ?elective Hiker
ut for his arrest on the
Of seduction and he na.H taken to
the lockup. Recorder Francia A. Nott, Jr.,
v. ill give him a hearini w morning.
Fltspatrlck is seventeen years old, but
[hardly look? it. He was under probation
he ran away with the trlrl. having
Ity several months ago of
?k.
SUNDAY'S NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
for $2 "i0 a year.
FORREST SALE, $22,224 70
' Mahogany Brings Good Prices
and Paintings Go Well.
An old Sheraton mahogany corner cup?
board, in two pilots, cause.1 the liveliest
i competition In the bidding yesterday at
i the afternoon Fission of the Fale of the
! Forrest collection at the Anderson Auc?
tion Company's rooms. It was finally
knocked down lo B. Newbold for $400. the
highest price of the session, the total of
whl h was MtSOa The next highest price,
1230, was paid hy M. J. Wo? for an old
B iton crotch mahogany sideboard, with
a I ow front, reeded posts nml tapering
round le^'s. The same buyer obtained for
1200 an old carved mahogany sofa, and for
$150 tv d mahogany Directoire side
chairs, with grooved and curved frames
He alto paid &00 for a Sheraton mahogany
David Belaaco gave BOO for an old mar
quetry table desk, showing an Italian villa
and pergola and with a mirror back. An
old William and Mary mahogany desk
went to s Newbold for $K">. and a Colonial
upright "Washingti 1 ?" mirror was Bold to
A. B. Mat lay for 113s,
The palntlnga belonging to the Forrest
Collection "ere sold at the llnal session in
the evenl ig, and the top price. tl,40s, was
I j .Mr. Bris foi "St. Louis de <;<>n
lagu?," a canvas by Josef de Ribera
The same buyei paid ill?1 for six lots ol
old Chinese porcelsln; |1,2C0 for a sepia
drawing, by Pierre Prudhon, and J|7T> for
an Empire painting on glass, "landscape
with .Mi. goi leal Figuras."
The total of Hi., session was {''.|iV.'^. and
oi the entire sale, 122,224 '?'.
?
"PO!" SERVED ON STAGE
Hawaiiar.s Entertain New York
Natives in Laua Festival.
a spread of strange dlshei and a quad?
ruple row of bottles containing 1
which looked promisingly like beer, but
w hi. h l?;r:ied out to be 1 Im spple |Uli ?-,
were arranged on the floor of the itsge at
t1 ? Maxlne Elliott Tin itre
afternoon after th.. matinee of "T
of Paradise," while ?he nativo Has
? .??!? ?no their Imitation brothi
s of the 1 1 . gathered in thi
...stum., t.. welep. tie mere outsider*
who a ? re nvlti I p < elebrsti
Lai 1 f< tival
Mira '.mi. tte Taylor in lu r pi
1 Hawaiian, not Parisian) wa
ts" and ? 1.1. 1 ?
lowered themselvea f.> the floor and
B level with their food, Usa ?.'...
? 1 on wo. ? and a ro
to th.
of th.- ?.
' ; 1.d( d. a little !
Hawaiian singi rs i; ithen ?! son ?
in the dai I dltorlum and. .
companylng themaelve? on native li
1 ssng vailou ? lull ible- ti at bri
? ? th. theatn I 11
? 1 flight.- of Hawaii.
? rai m. tub. is of th<
to the varied h I
pleasure and ? ment of 1
? .
muse 1 Th< a If glii si nati\. . t
11 ue\. r h- ? 1. sei n lo
develop such -? thla
AFTER MARRYING JUSTICES
Jersey House Passes Bill to End
Their Privilege.
1 '? ? . ? '
1 ri toi . N J . Peb. 7 The bill di ; 1
? s ..f the l" a ?? of ti... ?" v.. r to 1
form tin- marriage ceremony passed the
House py a unanimous vote to-day. Th?
bill la aimed primarily at the lustlees ef th?
' 'Hy and Hol ekel?, who
for years have done a lucrativa t u
marrying couplas ir.uii New Tort A
n air.- of these hasty marriage* aft rward
d their way to the divorce courta
The bill was backed by the clergy of
Hud on County, and it provides that :
can 1 ? 1 foi tu a i. ?ai marriage eeremi ?
1 ? pt the mayor of a muni Ipallty or an
ordained 01 stated clergyman Th? bill, t
is said, ?ill tas* the Her?ate with llttl?
difficulty, a? no opposition to it has as y<-i
developed.
? m 1
MEAT DEALER HELD FOR TRIAL
No Mercy for One Who Selig Rotten
Food, Says Magistrate.
Louis Cohn, living si Sa 110 West l^th
?treet, srith s meat market al Ko ltd Weal
100th street, wa? arraigned In West Bide
court ?? ng charged with hav?
ing in lus poaaeaaion a quantity ol neat
adulte: :.tid With Si id lie ua- hi Id !..
1 ail b.r Bprcial H' nions, He n'as lum
moned lo court aftei a quantity of the
neat had ( ?? en 1 ited by an Ins pi. tor
Of the Health Depai tm< nt
Ti..- attorney foi Cohn asked thai
client be paroled on th? plea that ' ?? wa?
a bUSlnt-ai man and had s ?it- dependent
upon him for support. "No one can ex
? ? mpal hy from this court." '?
Magistrate butts, 'who la charged with
helling rotten food to the people of the
of Ni w Tort."
U. S. Department of Agric&llirre
+* WEATHER, DURSAU
Si.t WILLIS L MOORC. Chitf.
.?<> ?.(7 In.-?.
(,,?,,17.11 In Hvj!
Ua> n.K2 to |?9ft |
THE WEATHER REPORT.
ml mi Rerotd sad i <>r.? <-i
>: ;. : n vailed during W< dnes
day In th? southern hike resion and I
and : '
i again In tl The
Coa t. 1 h tempi ratura ha?, ri* n
aralljr In Eastern snd Bouthern sections, ?rhlle
: adlnga
','.?.. r an " ?? ' ?
Dakota ai i W> ?-'?? rn Mil :
.1. ??.-." ? <;
-carian km of New Eng
pii.ii sad Mes fort Bute, and snow i? indican i
tor the i: ?ky Mounl
i,, tbc n i N'
ajo? i V il ? ??. i ' itlj fair I
win prevail throufhoul Mm southern and i
Atlantis a? tloni ai Valley, Tr*
l? rature will bs ? mowl all dtatl i II
from tM apt* i and ?'.i i II? Mlssaastggl ral ?
o 'i
ti., a Im ? ala y the 1 -st will
i?. .:? to ?? st; slom the middle
ig tti? smith
atlsni a? ""' '?"" Coast,
ngtit var?an : ? Mk his ?. mo* I
t.rlwk i
rhursday for Bai
tS west
?rinds, eith. parti aeetbet and H*ht
snow ." to the I lias ! Beak*
i,,.? 'er Isarial Lsssfhiss foi North
,.ri-. N.? i : a Serrtea I
.iiiy tin and eoMsr; rasderate
por i i ? mostly ciuu.iy n>
. moderst?
rn Now York, generally fair to 'lay
*ad Fluey, sxc^t ?nuw flume? Thursday is
i .! re?,1er; mod.rat?
indi
l'..r l?a.t.rn lennf. lv.mla. generally fair t>
rhat i..i.ier; moderst?
v. -t to north?'< I wlnil?
I .,, \, h I fair t.. >'.::y |M
i i -i? lsy? '.i' raw wr?t
,.'?',',',.' Delaware, Marjrlani or.d Idntrirt of
Columbia, renerallj fair to da\ and I ?
i . t ( uldi i by TI - '. H....1. rat.'
I hid* . . . j , _,..
Vlralnla generally f',lr to-oay und i-ildn.
? r,,, ?hat ' roldn m aorthera ai d wi ?tern ; 01
... '? "" "' ' w""1' .
,, n, ? fork, a..?- flurrli ? and
Koin.-wHa, . .l.l-r ... ?'..'.. l"-?M..v ?-Wtl?!, ??th
; a lal ?.. modera ?
! M;$r we?iternndpeni rivaala, a?a?rslh fab la
! ... .... ? K rid a y ????? i?' """"' tlm i !???? ne?i Uak?
, ,irter In northern portion Tburaday; mml
-t v. n. la
g a. m_7S li m...-? 8 p. m-1?
official iiaaiiiiatln? af Uassal Btaus ??-ath^r
bureau, taken ?t 8 p. m. lasaMiSl foUow:
TciiipfriUure. >S"alti<>r
. ,J ">? . SO i'lmi.lv
Albaiiv . .?, ( 'loti.1v
?tlsntlo City .?-?;;? g |%?g
'""J"," ..'..... is Snow
Buffalo . ,n , ,, ,r
1-1 fcago. .. ** Clear
,';.* Orlean. . 2 niai
WashliiKt n. ,y
i,H,ii oiihiai aussei, ti.. Mtowtaa
rrars ?'?? ITsaiasr Baraea ?how. im
change. In Um uaaparatate for th? m.t .
.??,. m .???arisen with th. corre.po.i.llng
.i. ... s ,' .? s
b1.-:::: S IltS::::::?
i n m.M
.;
? '?? *,'. ??'?"? ? ?..?,.,,.,. fur corrcupoiiding
Ihk dat? liiFt >?-m. gB? ?^rrai,,.rf.1 '
.late laut thlrtv Itere. v,;'!,y -%.r to.rfaw and
laxal F.-r. .-.si. '.Mi-'.nv fuir to-aa* ana
Friday; modtrat? weal wuuta
N?wsqf|nt?r?st
to .Women
"DOCTOR OF CITfES" TALKS
Woman Who Cleaned Up Kala
mazoo Emphasizes Civic Duty.
_
PREACHER AND TEACHER
Now Goos "Seeing with Her Own
Eyes" on Behalf of Cities
Needing Advice.
The mother of Spotless Town"?sho is
railed nlso "the woman who cleaned up j
K.I imasoo," "I'nele Sam's municipal li<<us<?- I
keeper" and "doctor of cities," uny one of
whtcb titles almost tells tho story Itself in
these days When the world has grown fa?
miliar with women sharing in puhlie af
falra Only it is much nicer to hear the
"In another town it was a large photo?
graphic business which Was responsible
for pure water being installed. The most
! Important event In the history of sanita
I tlon. I believe? will be the decision recently
handed down by the Supreme Court of
Minnesota that B town Is legally responsi?
ble for the death of nny person from ty?
phoid fever which can be traced to the neg?
ligence of the town concerning its water
supply.
"I hope suits will liebln all over the coun?
try on this ground. Then the officials will
le awakened to the Imp?rtanos of keeping
on the safe aide of typhoid fever epidemics.
They'll be much mon- careful to safeguard
the public treasury than the public health."
"And what can women do"
"Well, of course, the time 1? coming very
soon when women will tr.ko part In these
public affairs. Polities lr, a noble profes?
sion. I fain would share It.
"Seriously, though, aromen will soon come
to regard tho town With tho tame feeling
of responsibility that thoy do their home?.
Isn't it Walls who prophesies the time
When London will be one huge apartment
hm. ? with glass walls and roof? No dirt
THE Hl.\ CAROLINE BARTLETTK i'RAXE,
TOWN."
MOTH Eil OF BPOTLE8S
story from ??
!|eK. Will' h \'W Yolk is . I. '
week
The !:? ? ? lartli tts ?"rane It u
u .. non pn :
to analysa Crot?n water or make r*ma
about our system "f . I ? collect!
When Kobi rl Rrsklne 'or of
foi Political Education, urged
? ? r day i" ? : ti ii us ant
and our foil h s" ?I ?? .it roui << '. ?
.IK
"I rever go where I'm not In' Ited," f
? d.
I, the league ought to Invite rot
i .Mr Bl) "New Tork cert li
i?? cdi ? ? u, f'.r "f all foolish,
vain, bopcle i - ni lei towns sjs
the worst All "nr ?t'v ofllcials who w?
? ? od would srelcome ) ou, and thi
wh< did not would show wh;>t they wee
And there the matter r. |
.Mr- Crane Ii s tall, quiet, gentle-far
win.m, who would be re pected or nothl
more daring than un essay, o ??? le.
Browning before a literary rhib if It w?
not for the little air el assurance about i
st.e ssya
"This Is h fact," she seems to h* | ivii
"i taw ii with my own > i feu rann
den) ii '
lentally, this seeing with her o?
la Mrs Crane's i.illar method. Bl
? hi. ?. nut sit in an "tibe and study up. si
goes and sees. This Is constantly heir
'noticed as sie- deecrlhee her adventures
"i was asked i" Investigate the watt
supply of a certain Western city," si
told the Tribune reporter. There wi
nothing the matter with the aewsge mall
or the reservoirs, but i sralked along th
bank of the little river which supplie.i ti
town with water anil counted thirty sms
private sewers empt\lng Into it."
it, another place she t.'.is ai tin of walk
i?. ride a brook where i ows a ids?
brook w.is known to be contaminate!
? nd the water Itself was not u.-ed, but itn
p'iritli i were carried on Ihe cows' bodli
and transferred to ths men's hands am
then to the milk supply <>t the < tty.
Mrs Crane has Investigated In HiIm prac
tical way the, saintaty conditions of mor
than tiftv towns ..f the middle West, iipni
invitation of the dvtfl authorities or el Iocs
welfare sssoriatlflns She began her care?
an an Investigator in hi r boms town <>
Kalamasoo, afich.. about IMS.
Previous to this she had been engage?
In the professions of teaching, reporting
editing and preaching, She was pastor 01
the Unitarian Church In Kalamasoo. ant
Intel "i the "People's Church." ? creadle si
Institution, much praised by the late Colo?
nel Hoheit Q Ingersou, of this city, wbc
le?ame a personal friend of the woman at
Itl head. 11 Is, by I lie way, at <'ol>>nol In
gersoH's home, No. 117 Bast Ust street, that
Mi Crane I* staying now, the guest si
his daughter. Mrs. vYalston Brow?,
This abundant rettglOUS work Mrs. ?ran.
gave Up, she says, bOCSUSe she f.-lt she
COUld do more good by making people real?
ire the importance Of having tho places
they lived in clean and safe.
"People do not understand," she, said
again und again. "They do not realise
that most of the deaths and sufferings
from disease are wholly unnecessary, und
could be avoided by taking simple preoau
lions shOUt their meat, milk, water and
other .supplies. There are many like tha
little town to Which S former cltu. n, grown
wealthy, oflered u filter for lb- Water tys?
tern. He rememhei.il the epnh ion s of ty.
Phoid which hau sw.pt It In his youth. Th?,
town coujiiiitlee waited on him, saying :,s
for the lllter. If it was all the MUB* (,,
bint, they'd rather hSVS S soldier^' moni.
nient.
"Anothfr obstacle in the way of the ,-,..
former, of course," Mrs. Crane OMtlaOed,
"is the avarice of politicians, but as soon
an they ran be made to see th? advantage
t.. eoeJasgg of h tualthy town, they aro
? .??! t.. co-oper?\tii. MTKaess PaWlntsaa.
Which has Just voted to Install a sewttSu I
di;?.)b.ii plant, beoauss ti'e eystat prop wsel
being endanger. .1. Not human Uvea, you
understand, but ojotera. J
Ii allowed on the ?treats, t,ecau?o the
street, ?r. ? f th? house, and the
not allowed to pour out ?mok??
and dirt i roof any more
than the housekeeper to-day permit? a
amoky lamp in her parlor
"Whj cannot women to-day take their
pei tonal!) ' The great blu?
Is our roof Why smirch
if with smoke? And the dirt on the streets,
? tl.it a p. rs.it,al m.tter to U?? (eir
children walk In it and track It into our
? ?? iter, the breed,
'the laundry work ??? sena out, the ta
OUf chah, h are made, and
I the schools whore our children breatho
| vitiated air, all theae are prohlems which
concern women far more than the little
dirt In their own house?, because there Is
i so much more danger In them.
"Now, don't say I am antl-euffragigt, be
j cause It nearly broke my heart to be so
I quoted once before,"
BALL BY "LONELY WIDDERS"
Men To Be Chosen for Partners While
Incased in Paper Bags.
|. Thi? "pncietee that we will never be
j lownsome any more," as It waa described
by the Baroness de Oroyss, who organized
It for the benefit of "zee lowneome peo?
ple what likes to have a good time," Is to
have a novel ball.
The Foclety of the Lonesome Rich?
that Is its official title?known colloquial?
ly though It be as the "lonely Widders,"
for the baroness will tell you herself with
a languishing toss of her Slond coiffure
! that she Is a widow and ao are sixty of
! her friends In It held a business meet
I lng yesterday at the Hotel Aator and de?
cided to open the battle against the
"lownsome man" with a dinner dance at
Delmonlco's some time In March. Just
to a/Id that little touch of bohemlanlsm
so adored by all who are out for a good
time, the men at this dinner dance will
be Incased In paper bags, but there 1? ?aid
to be no sppclal significance In that, alnce
neither lobsters nor pills nor any other
commodity whose name Is applied In bo?
hemia to the lord* of creation are accus?
tomed to being conveyed In paper bags.
The men will simply walk In, shoes shin?
ing, toeing the mark, and the fair ones
Will make their choice of partrers accord?
ing to their taste in shoe leather.
The combination of paper bag dinner
and leap year dance 1h being lauded as the
cleverest thing of the eeason "outside of
Russell's."
HOT WATER BOTTLE BURNED
Woman Awarded $7,500 for .Injuries
to Her Foot.
Chicago. Feb. T.?Clara S Appell learned
la m night that she had obtained XI,?M
lian.ates against a Chicago hOHpltal for
burns on the foot suffered In IfJg whll^ a
patient there. The finding was an affirma?
tion of a verdict of a lower court.
Mis? Appell was placed on a bed which
had been heated hy three hot water bottles.
Two of these had teen removed, but the
third was overlooked, and came In coo tact
with her foot.
EXPECTS CROWD AT BALL
Women's Political Union Has
Sold 1,800 Tickets.
The "Women's Political Union feel? ?tire
of a crowd at the ball It will give at the
Murray Hill Lyceum to-night, for more
than eighteen hundred tickets have been
?old. In addition to these are the tickets
the union has given to groups of working*
women. One of these groups includes the
striking laundry workers, who, headed by
Mrs. Rose Schnelderman, and carrying ban?
ner?, will go to the ball in a body.
The fact that woman Is rapidly gaining
a plane of equality with man Is ?hown by
the number of girls who have bought tick?
ets and asked anxiously when they bousht
them : "Can I bring my fella?"
Mrs. John Rogers, Jr., chairman of the
ball committee, urges them most cordially
to bring their "fellas," for even if it 1? a
suffrago ball tho union does not want the
feminine element to preponderata
Mrs. Harriot Stanton Blatch, Mra John
Winter? Brannan ami the reat of the ex?
ecutive committee will head the grand
march that is to usher In the general danc?
ing after tho programme of folk ?ongs.
The couple that looks handsomest and
marches best will receive two prizes?a
solid sliver clock, richly chased, for the
g'.rl, and a plain ?liver clock for the man.
Miss Elizabeth Burchenal, mistress of
dancing in the public schools ; Mrs.
Margaret Stanton Lawrence, and Mrs.
William J. Qlockens will Judge the march?
ing couples.
The Misses Fuller, of England ; the Mltiee
Lewlsohn, Mrs. A. Chatham and B. C
Rector will give the programme of folk
songs.
MISS BINGHAM PRAISES CITY
"Most Moral Town In the World,"
She Tells Clubwomen.
New York City Is the most moral city In
tho world. Miss Amella BIngham told the
Halny Day Club so yesterday, at Its meet?
ing at the Hotel Autor. None of the
Daisies thought to ask Miss BIngham
where she had been?or perhaps they didn't
dare.
It was president's day at yesterdi/s
meeting, and the heads of sixty women's
clubs were there as guests. Among those
who made speeches were Mrs. Charlotte
Wllbour, Miss Mary Garrett Hay, Mrs.
Bello de Rivera and Mrs. Clarence Burns.
Mrs. A. M. Palmer presided. Miss Bing
ham represented the Professional Woman'?
League, and In her speech paid many com?
pliments to the men who run New York.
It was, she said, an excellently governed
city, and this was partly due to women's
clubs.
CUPID MAKES HIM BANKRUPT.
Morris Garr-arsky. cigar maker, of No.
?>',.", st tnton street, has filed a petition in
bankruptcy a? a peor person, unable to
pa] th? fees, to get rid of a (udgment ob?
tained against him in the city Court on
January 31, for $1.331. by Sadie Solomon
for breach of promise of man'tage. His
on.-Lst of books worth $10.
Some Practical 'Recipes
Pound a lint of ?helled Walnuts cr hick?
ory nuts to a fine pasta Add to them grad
ttally a quart of cream, and ?ft the mlztUn
aside while the following custard is :>einu
prepared: Beat four egus with a cupful ol
sue ur, add a pint of milk and a scant salt
s;...o!,ful of salt. Let It thicken on thi
atove, being careful that It does not curdle.
Then add another small cupful of sugai
..nd tak. the mixture from the tire. When
the OUStard !s cold add the nuts and cream.
Then treese It.
Chicken Jelly Is often much appreciated
hy Invalids, ?'lean a fowl that Is ahout o:..>
year old. remove the skin and fat. and
after dl-jolntlng put two quart? of cold
water Into ft soup digestor or big kettle
11..it It slowly, skimming often and care?
fully as It beata. I*et it simmer for S'X
hours Then add one generous teaspoonful
of salt and strain through a napkin. Set It
asile to become cold, and when cold sK.m
off the fat. When wanted for use It may
i... reheated and served as soup, but the
Invalid will often (?refer it In Jelly form.
Dec?rale It prettily with a bit of green
lettuce or celery tips.
Por Dutch se. .1 cakes erenm half a cup?
ful of butter with two cupful? of sugar.
Stir In four tablespooflfuls of milk and
two tablesPQOnfulS of caraway seeds. Sitt
? two -ui.fuis of flour or enough for rolling
I and add two teaspooflfuls of baking pow
i der. Flavor with lemon or vanilla If de?
sired, but many will no douht prefer the
caraway seeds only In the way of flavor?
ing.
The following Is an excellent recipe for
crisp walnut cookies: Heat to a cream
I half a pound of butter and a pound of
sugar. Add two sggl and a pound Sf
mined English walnuts or hickory nuts.
The hickory nuts, owing to their finer
flavor, mike the best cookies. Stir In
enough flour to make the dough o,uite s?lff
I and then roll it out into a very thin layer.
\ No baking powder is used. Cut out th?
layer into round cookies and bake tlsSSS
? in a moderately hot o\ ? :i.
Th<? favorite omelet celestlne Is thus pre?
pared by S famous chef: Pulverize six
, macaroons, put them Into a bowl, add
three tablespoonfnls of apple jelly and one
spoonful of whippet! cream. Mix all thor?
oughly together. Encepare a ?w?-et omelet
la the usual way. using as many as a
dozen fresh eggs, and Just before folding
po ir the mixtura Into the centre. Kohl
and turn out upon a hot platter and .
sprinkle the top with three tablespoonfuls
of powdered sugar. <?laze the omelet with
?i hot salamander and decorate it with
three ladv lingers, cut in two: and a cup?
ful of whipped cr?ant, arranged over the
surface in any design that tho fancy may
dictate.
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