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or county taxes prior to the Incurring]
>? such indebtedness.
Constitutional Rights Exceeded
"The Mayor states that the levy in
the year 1921 is within a million or
two of the 2 per cent of the real and
personal property as it appears on the
assessment rolls. It is about ?--1,000,
000 more as the valuation of the real
and personal property appears upon
the assessment roll of the vear 1920.
and I claim, therefore, it is $2-t,000.000
in excess ot the constitutional rights
to levy the 2 per cent.
"The assessment rolls here referred
to are not the assessment rolls in the |
Course of preparation by the Tax De- j
partment for use in assessing the state j
or county taxes, but they are the com- !
pleto assessment rolls of the city on
the last assessment for stat?' or county
taxes prior thereto.
"It should be referred to the pre- |
ceding year instead of the current
year, because of the language of the
constitution: 'It cannot in the aggre?
gate exceed in any one year 2 per
centum of the assessed valuation of
tho real and personal estate of such
county or city as it appeared by the
assessment rolls of such county or ( ny
on the last assessment for state or
countv taxation.'
"If it does not refer to a prior year
the following situation might arise: A
city might levy two taxes in the same
vear, one before and one after the
levying of the state and county tax
for that year. The time when, and the
i-ircumsta'nces under which, a city tax
is levied is purely a statutory matter;
it is not necessarily at the same time
as the state tax.
Definition of Liability
"Resides, at the time this amendment
was adopted the assessment rolls were
not delivered for city purposes until
the first of July, and it was essentially
necessary that the city authorities
should have knowledge, at the time
they incur indebtedness which ought
to be provided for by budget, of the
limitation under which they incur that
indebtedness or liability. It might well
bo that the subsequent assessment
would be ;t lower assessment, and they,
even if it were lower, basing their
right to levy upon the preceding tax,
would levy a valut tax, even if it
dropped.
"We have for instance in the City
?if New York now an extraordinary
assessment, the highest assessment
that has ever been -nade in the city
of N'pw York. We have also a financial
condition which foreshadows a large
reduction in values, a shrinkage in val?
ues, and there will he great difficulty,
unless all signs fail, in maintaining an
assessment roll as high as the present
assessment roll against the dropping
off in value. Yet if the city incurs in?
debtedness which must go in the next
year's budget on the basis of this as?
sessment roll and the next assessment
roll is lower the incurring of the in?
debtedness will be propei and will be
within the constitutional limit.
"Now 1 have made this statement
after consultation with a number of
counsel and after careful study of the
subject, and in this case, as in the cast;
of the debt limit, 1 am only too will?
ing to be shown that there has been
an error in tiie opinion and conclusion
which I have formed, but it is a highly
important matter to the City of New
York that the rule which it is to fol?
low in observing the 2 per cent pro?
vision of the constitution should be
definite and certain and not the sub?
ject of d'-'bate or doubt."
Mayor Interrupts Inquirer
The Mayor here broke in: "I want tc
say this, Senator: This policy that wc
have followed has prevailed for year.?
and it prevailed when you were down
here with your investigating commit
tec in 1916. You didn't say anything
about it then."
Mr. Brown asked: "Ha.s the questior
ever arisen before in the history oi
the state?"
"Not that I know of," replied tin
Mayor.
"Has there ever been a time whet
tiie tax levy exceeded - per cent of th<
assessment roll of the preceding year?'
"Not that know of," the Mayor an
swered.
"Very well. This is the first time.'
"It exceeded it because of the actioi
of the Legislature in sending us dowt
mandatory legislation," burst out th<
Mayor, pounding on a desk before him
"but you are not going to place th<
!?lan;e on the shoulders of this admin
stration."
"There have been enough outbreak:
of this character from the Mayor," re
torted Mr. Brown. "I wish to ask th?
Mayor whether his attitude is one o
assisting this committee to frame leg
islation and constitutional amendment
to aid the situation of the city o
whether it is one of hostility to the pro
feeding? of the committee."
The Mayor replie?!: "It is one t?
help, but you have $100,000 to emplo;
help to make the investigation and
i ave not tin. facilities to do it, Sen
. "or."
Mr. Brown liow many employees ar
there in the Commissioner of Account;
??ffice?
Tue Mayor They are all busy o
???her matters, I will give you all th
?';> that I can. but you ure placin
???Uli v on me thai you could' hav
??ailed the Comptroller, and you woul
the information without taking u
t - time of the Mayor and askin
luestions that. I haven't any inform*
on on. All I want is a little fairnes
vou have not been fair with me who
you called me lure on preparen nue
.?Mi- after your examiner.? have gon
??? "r these things for months and ca
m ? and examine me on matters tlu
pe 'tine I for this purpose.
Duties of City Executive
Mr. Brown If I have not been fai
! ago ogize. But i looked at tiie cha:
' ?? In the course of my work and
n the charter, in Section 11"', tin
it} was imposed upon t he Maye
to keep himself informed of the doinj
the several departments.
The Mayor here flushed up. "A
? - na tor, ! have worked he
: ? d am working every day that is a
light. Senator Robinson, laugh at
but I am working here every da
ding my time in the interest of i!
eity." .
"You i will agree with me," went i
Mr. Brown, "that it is highly desi
able that the burden of taxation
the ? ?tj of New York should bo d?
? rea-sed. You v.Mil agree with me?M
"Yes."
_ Mr. Bro ? (he main a:ni ?
'his committee.
The Mayor?J Would like to ser a
tnx'-ji taken oiT, if it could be, but i
r:inr.ot do it with the burden comii
down hero from the Legislature.''
continued the counsi
"in looking at the per capita cost
pit) government that in 1899 it w
16; thai it gradually mercas
?iov.n to 1917, when ii was $85,92; th
it was $40.02 in 1918; (40.99 in 191
M8.40 in 1920 and $59.77 in 1921, a
? *'i " to a - you, from your experien
' mi . oi ai ?. ; oui a? q taintanc? v. i
m?> Reeds of the city, whethei
? ' ' . ed in the yc
19227"
No lax Relief in Sight
it won't be if the Legislature w
-ak- of* the direct Ux of $22,000,C
and ?top pa? ? v. ? andatory legislati?
;,'? It Will.
Have }o?) a:, y other m?
? ,.* ??"
? '?.<,.:?? ? -MM ! k now of at tl time.'
'You ?re then down to the bone
th' u,k'.'.< i of city ?pen
"I don't say that we are dowi to '
I have a suggestion. If th
amend Chapter 4 si of the Laws
Ml, ;- ? :.,' th? ' ty Ot New York t
/ ? right? and the same home n
,m that they have given the s<
and t? rd class cities, we will hn
? n opportunity to consolidate dopa
ments and n-fjr? oot scientific?
T/heri sre can cut ?onn the
but if ?>:<? are going to be ?oveiroed
Bianduii '..,-.!. A loar y, irhcn sec
and third class civics have an oppor?
tunity to conduct their own affairs, we
wont get any place."
"You think that power ought to be
given to the city?"
"1 think that power ought to be given
to the city, and I think a great deal
of saving and at least a great deal |
more efficiency could be effected."
"But you have not made any plan ,
from which you have estimated what ?
saving could be made by that means?"
"No, I haven't any plans except we
have some hope some day of Retting!
it."
Duplication in Departments
"Well, have you made up your mind,
during your experience, as to any con?
solidations that you think ought to be
made?"
"No, not definitely. I think first
that we ought to get the power for the
Hoard of Aldermen and the Board of
Estimate ami Apportionment to con- i
solidate these departments and work it
out scientifically."
"Has it appeared to your mind that j
there was any duplication of service in |
the departments which could be abated j
by combination?"
"There may be duplication of service j
that might be abated. I haven't any
particular case- at this time. I thought
about it from time to time, but never
reached a definite conclusion."
"Can you tell me whether the num?
ber of employees in the city, as a
whole." asked Mr. Brown, "has in?
creased or decreased during your term
of office'.1''
"1 think increased," replied the
Mayor. "There are in the neighborhood
of 1,400 or 1,500 in the Department of
Education and about 600 in the Police
Department, and 1 think about. KS0 in
the Fire Department, and I think in
some other departments, like the Tene?
ment House Department, I think there
is about 9.") of a decrease; in the Water
Department I think MO some odd."
Mr. Brcv.'ii here referred to a re?
port the Mayor had received from Com?
missioner of Accounts Hirshfield in
November, 1920. wherein it was set
forth that "during the last three years
there has been an increase in the
budget due to mandatory legislation
amounting to nearly $4,000,000."
The matter of reducing the number
of employees working for the city and
the elimination of duplication and
overlapping was then taken up.
"Have you at any time," asked Mr.
Brown, "given consideration to the re?
duction in the employment of inspec?
tors employe?! by the city, combining
their functions ?"
"I have thought of it, but there was
no definite conclusion."
"You have made no plan in relation
to it?" . ,,
"No plan, because we had practically
no power to consolidate."
"You think there are too many in?
spectors?"
"Yes, sir. I think there are too
many inspections."
'"loo many inspections, and you
think that the inspections could be
made for different purposes by the
same man where they are now fre?
quently made by different men?"
"I am inclined to think that that
would be proper."
It here developed there were 2.173
inspectors in the various departments
of the city.
The salaries for these inspectors, it
was shown, amounted to $4,354,406 an?
nually. Friendly offers of assistance
in connection with the gathering of
data on the point were exchanged be?
tween the Mayor and the committee's
counsel.
"If 1 can be of any service to you,
Mr. Mayor, at any time," proffered
Mr. Brown, "you can call upon ra?'."
Walker Has Word to Say
"And if I can be of any service to
you, you can call upon me," returned
the Mayor. At which Senator James
J. Walker, the minority leader in the
Legislature, remarked: "They are both
assisting each other?out."
With respect to the engineering
ftvees of the city the Mayor said that
there could be some consolidation; that
he thought some savings could be ef?
fected here, but had not mapped out
any plans with this iti view. He knew
that there were about 1,196 persons
employed in the engineering depart?
ments of the city.
It was at this point that Senator
Walker got up and made what Mr.
Brown called a stump speech with ref?
erence to the school teachers' salary
bill and numerous other, subjects, in?
cluding Watertown, Herkimer and sec?
ond and third class city charters, add
in;;: "'We would like to run our show
for a little while."
Mr. Brown, after objecting to Sena?
tor Walker's speech, remarking that
"the Senator thinks this is a debate in
tiie Senate," finally declared:
"Mr. Chairman, I am willing, ii J
have the backing of the committee, to
proceed with this investigation. But
I am wholly unwilling and shall de?
cline to proceed with the investigation
for the committee if matters such as
have been discussed by Senator Walker
?re not discussed in camera and the
policy of the committee settled as a
whole. If wc are to have from time
to time a stump speech by a member
of th?' committee in relation to the
j conduct of the business of the com
. tnittec th.?' committee will employ
other counsel very soon. I want that
understood fully and 1 mean what I
say, and the committee will have tu
lake charge of itself ami manage itself
in a way so that it is possible for
counsel to conduct this examination in
the way examinations are usually con
ducted by counsel."
Walker rejoined that lie would re?
ign rather than be gagged.
Budget Increases Bared.
The matter of budget appropriations
for the las!, five years was then taken
up, it being shown that the budgets had
increased every year.
Said Mr. Brown: Now I find that th:
budgcl appropriation for departments
was $203,000,000; 1918. $2r?O,000,000;
1919, $240,000,000; in 1920, $264.000,000;
??nd I find that ihe budget appropria?
tion i?t 1921. from a compilation fron
the budget, i-. $313,000,000, showing ai
incrcasi" in these appropriations o1
$110,000,000 'inc.' 1917 and $83,000,00(
-?nee 1918."
"Well, i know thai II has increased,'
said tl ?? Mayor.
'Ami that it has increased since
I''1 7 more i han 50 il-r cent"
"Yes."
"Nov.-, have you any suggestion t(
make in relation to that increase tha'
would aid the committee'.' Have yoi
, any suggestion for relief from tha
, source ?"
"Well, except, trie cost of material:
1 and thitigs like that. If that come?
down, why, there will be soma re
lief."
"You have not conjidered any re
??action in salary"
, "No."
"Now, I notice thi' total m increas?
of salaries between 1919 1 haven'
got the preceding year and 1920 i
about $30,000,000 for salaries am
wages In the departments. Vou thin!
those are all justified?"
Ihr. Mayor said he favored reten
tion of salaries, but was Investigate;
the per diem wuge question.
"Have you considered at all the fac
I that there hace been large decrease
: by most of the large employer
throughout the country since tha
? time ?" asked Brown.
"We are now making investigation t
take it up in the making of th
; budget."
"And you recognize that in vu-w o
; the very extensive reductions that hav
been made, a large reduction by almo?
all of the great employer! of th?* coun
, try, that it i* proper now for you t
, make a reduction in the per diom em
? ployoes?"
"Well, we are now making an investi
gation to consider that subject mat
ter."
"But you have not reached any cor
on '\ It?"
., nol ye*."
Jl u mi'.! I here that salaried '?).?'.
ployees in private enterprises were get
ling less than formerly.
"You are not in favor of reducingj
salaries of anv city employees?"
"No."
"ton do not think there ought to be |
any deduction for the benefit of the ]
city on account of that deduction in the !
cost of living, in those salaries?"
"No, sir."
Hearsay Information Offered i
Y/hen the Mayor was asked on what !
grounds and from what figures had he
been able to compare favorably the cost :
of government of this city with that !
of other big cities he said, "Merely \
from general and casual information, |
not. from any place particularly."
Earlier in the day the Mayor was '
asked if he had been in favor of the
act fixing higher salaries for teachers.
"I complained of it because it was
mandatory legislation," he replie? .
The question of financial figures came
up again and the Mayer burst out:
"Any examination of the Mayor or
anybody else with reference to figures
compiled by the Comptroller cannot '
bring about any reliable information j
because the Mayor or nobody else ex-!
cept the Comptroller made up the I
figures. If you are looking for proof I
of any inaccuracy of these figures you |
ought to go to those that made them I
up, Senator."
The Mayor then intimated that Mr. I
Brown was trying "to disprove to some j
extent the Comptroller's figures by ;
me," which Brown promptly disavowed, j
The Mayor here suggested that dur?
ing the examination of Mayor Mitchel
and Mayor Gaynor, in the course of
various investigations, the questions
were always written out and sent, to
the Mayor, and asked the same
courtesy, "so that I could have an op?
portunity to see there was no trick or j
catch in the questions."
Mr. Brown denied that any such pro- ',
cedure took place. Figures were then
produced showing that the debt limit
of the city when Mayor Hylan took of?
fice in 1918 was $825,000,000, and that
in 1921 it should have been $997,000.- |
000 in accordance with the increase of j
the assessed valuation on real estate.
The increase between these two j
dates in the debt incurring power of j
the city, insisted Mr. Brown, would \
thus be $172,000,000. On the other!
hand, the city's actual debt limit as of ;
July 31, 1921, was only $137,000,000. j
showing a decrease in the city's debt,
incurring power of $53,000,000.
Method of Expenditures
"That's right," commented the j
Mayor. "Of course, we spent the ]
money, you know, for schools and rapid '
transit and things like that, Senator." j
"I don't say it was spent improp- ?
eriy," replied Mr. Brown, "hut that in- |
eludes all your c.xpenditurcR."
It was here brought out that the,
amount of uncollectable tnxes totals !
$30,000,000. The Mayor said he knew j
nothing about this.
The Mayor and Mr. Brown at this >
point engaged in a lively tilt over the !
question of the teachers' salary bill and
mandatory legislation, which was
marked by bursts of applause favoring
the Mayor from the audience. Chair?
man Meyer warned the spectators that
if repeated the hearing chamber would
be cleared.
"I noticed yesterday/' said Mr.
Brown, "that you complained of the
act fixing the wages of teachers
throughout the state as affecting your
city."
"No. sir; i did not complain of the
act affecting teachers' wages. I com
plr.ined of it because it was manda- ?
tory legislation."
Fixing of Teachers' Salaries
""Vvell, now, T want to ask you if the I
wages that were f'n:.ed by that, act were ?
more than you were in favor of fixing ;
them at?"
"I was in favor of fixing, and every
member of the Board of ?stimate and ,
Apportionment was in favor of fixing, |
the teachers' salaries right here, where. \
they are paid out of the pockets of
the people. I do not object to the \
wages, but the wages being fixed at j
Albany by mandatory legislation and i
holding the city officials responsible j
for the increased debt I do object to." |
"Now, Mr. Mayor, I want, to ask you
another thing. Do you regard educa- j
tion as a state function ?"
"Well, some of the state authorities |
have regarded it as a state function
in so far as managing and running af?
fairs in every possible way except pay- j
| ing the bills, and they leave the city
? to pay the "bills and fix every
1 other" -
"That is true of every community in
| the state, isn't it?"
"Possibly it is."
"Don't you know that, it is true of
?every community in the state, includ-i
ing the City of New York ?"
"Yes, I presume it is."
"And don't, you regard the proper ?
! compensation of teachers a necessary |
; part, of the successful conduct of edu- |
! cation ?"
"Positively I do, but I do not think]
' it ought to be done at Albany, taking j
: the money out of the pockets of the i
I peopie here in the city, without con- J
; suiting the city authorities, and then
; come down here with a legislative!
committee to try to blame the public
officials who have had no say over it."
Mr. Brown, after two days' elfort,
| finally obtained from the Mayor an !
'. explanation of what a funded debt
was, the Mayor saying, "A debt is made
and securities or notes given, and later ?
on it is funded by a long term bond
and the sinking fund is to pay off the j
bonds when they come due."
"I did not expect I would be given a
civil service examination," went on the j
Mayor. "There are lots of definition'
to these different terms that I am not ?
i familiar with."
More, ejuestions on the sinking fund
brought the repealed rejoinders from
the Mayor that "you ought to go to the
Comptroller for that" and "it is just
unfair that I be asked about these de?
tails."
The hearing will be resumed in < ity
Hall at 10:30 o'clock this morning.
, when the Mayor is again expected to
I be the star witness. .
Hoover. 17, Gives Dinner |
WASHINGTON, Aug. 10. Secretarj
1 Hoover celebrated his forty-seventh,
I birthday anniversary to-night with ai
I dinner for Attorney General Daugh- ;
i eriy. High officials of both the De
'. partmenta of Commerce and .Justice
were present.
Murphy Drops
Talley as Slap
At ?1 Smith
?'Continued from pas? one)
advice of the Tammany executive com?
mittee, an Governor Smith did when he
appointed Mr. Talley to the General
Sessions bench over the protests of
Murphy and Foley last December.
Second?The pressure exerted by Cor?
nelius F. Collins, a justice of Special
Sessions Court, chosen yetserday for
the General Sessions bench, and his
younger brother, William T. Collins,
whose friends supposed he was to be
named for Borough President, was a
larg?' contributing factor.
'third?The action of the Republi?
cans in recognizing voters of Jewish
and Italian blood, compelled Mr.
Murphy to give heed to the members
of hi." own organization who clamored
for the designation of a prominent
Jew and some popular Italian.
These three factors finally elimi?
nated Judge Talley and brought about
the naming of Joseph F. Mulqueen,
Cornelius F. Collins and City Magis?
trate Francis X. Mancuso as d?sign?es
for judges of General Sessions.
Alderman Collins Big Factor
When Alderman Collins, who ex?
pected to be designated for Borough
President, heard that he would have
to give way to some prominent Jew
he and his friends rallied behind tin
Alderman's brother, Justice Collins, oi
Special Sessions. and forced hi:
name on to the General Sessions slate
Alderman Collins held that if hi
waived for tee benefit of the who!?
ticket, the least the leaders could d<
was to designate his brother for thi
General Sessions. He prevailed. Then
to give City Magistrate Mancuso ;
place, some one had to be dropped
and Judge Talley was the victim.
It is understood that Tamman;
women had something to do with th?
passing of Judge Talley. Not loni
ago, in an address, it was said yester
day at Tammany Hall, Judge Talle
remarked that, the place for womcr
after all, was in the home, rather thu
in the political arena. This remar
rankled in the memory of some of th
women leaders, and it was quietly cit
culated to the political detriment o
the judge.
However, none of the factors con
tributing to the relegation of Judg
Talley were comparable to the reviv?
of the. controversy between Murph
and former Governor Smith over th
appointment of Talley instead of Dis
trict Attorney Swann last year.
Slate Accepted as Named
Murphy, backed by the Hearst-Hyla
crowd at the City Hull, is so rigorot'
in his grip on the Tammany machin
that his slate, involving the politici
demise of Judge Talley, was accept?.'
without a murmur of opposition. "AI
Smith's name is no longer heard i
Tammany Hall. Judge Talley h;
served as chairman of the Tamman
law committee and as president of tl
Civil Service Commission. His rel:
tions with Murphy and the controllir
powers in the Wigwam were intima'
and cordial until Smith appointed hi
to the General Sessions bench.
Former Senator Julius Miller, desi?
nated for President, of the Borough ?
Manhattan, was bom in this city fort;
one years ago. He attended the publ
schools and the New i'ork Law Schoc
and was admitted to the bar on h
twenty-first birthday. February I
1901. He was elected to the State Se
ate in 1918. defeating Schuyler I
Meyer and carrying the Senate di
trict when his three running mates (
the Assembly ticket, were defeat?
Last year Senator Meyer defeated M
Miller, wlio is a bachelor and lives
19 Fast Ninety-eighth Street. M
Miller said yesterday that he w
strongly in favor of a live-cent fa
and against the fixing of local fares
any appointed slute agency.
Banton Took Talley's Place
Joab H. Banton. designated for Di
trict Attorney, has been First Assis
ant District Attorney since the a
poiutment of his predecessor, Alfr
J. Talley, to the General Sessio
bench last December. He was ed
cated at Transylvania College, Lexir
ton, Ky., graduating there in 1890. :
took the post-graduate law course
the University of Virginia, and v,
appointed an Assistant District Atti
ney under District Attorney Swa
January .1, 1918, and was an assist?
until he resigned September 1. 1919,
resume private practice. He is a me
ber of the [roquois Club of the H
Assembly District, of which George
Olvany is Tammany leader. He is
member of various bar associate
and the National Democratic Chili,
James A. Donegal), designated
County Clerk, is at. present Regist
Politically he is a Hearst product, u
but for the working agreement
tween Hearst and Murphy, Donee
would not be prominent.
Miss Annie Mathews, who enjc
?he distinction of being the first, worn
to run oti a Tammany county tick
lives at 63 West 127th Street, win
William Allen is leader. She is
native New Yorker and for years !
hern engaged in civic and social wo
She has traveled extensively and 1
written on current topics/ As s
frage leader of the old 21st Dis'i
.-he attracted the attention of
politicians by her ability as an org;
izer. Since becoming the woman lea?
of th?' 19th District she has built u
strong organization among the worn
Miss Mathews wa3 one of the Dei
cratic electors from the 19th Congi
sional District (?tiring Tne last Pn
dential campaign. She is a men'
of the Mount Monis Baptist Chun
Nagle Tammany Lender
Major Percival E. Nagle, designa
for Sheriff, is one of th?' best kin.
district leaders m Tammany Hall.
beat out Joseph .1. ?McCormick, Chai
\\. Culkin and half a dozen other
pirants for the nomination. He -
born in County Cork, Ireland, fi
nine years ago, coining to New Y
when he was eight years of age.
After serving for many years in
69th Regiment, in which he ros?>
high rank, he enlisted as a privat*
Cue World War as a member of
I02d Ammunition Train. He rose
successive promotions for gallant r\
action until he became a major.
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Mihiel and Meuse-Argonne and was j
promoted for gallantry at Verdun. He ?
has been a district leader from the Har?
lem neighborhood, in the old IMth, 30th
and latterly the 20th, since 1890. He '?
served as .Street Cleaning Commis-'
sioner for two years under Mayor Van
Wyck. He also has served as clerk
of tiie 8th District Municipal Court
and as Alderman.
Judge Mulqueen, who has been re- :
designated by Tammany, is closing his ;
fourteenth year on the General Ses- j
sions bench. He was indorsed by the i
Republicans. Justice Collins, desig-1
! nated for the General Sessions bench, j
has beer, an assistant corporation coun- I
sel and justice of the Children's Court, j
City Magistrate Mancuso was designa?
ted for the General Sessions bench
largely because of his popularity with
; Democrats of Italian descent.
j Judges Valente and La Fetra are
? finishing terms on the City Court I
i bench.
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| County Clerk Schneider
May Run as Independent j
| Nominating Petitions in Circu- j
; lation; Says Murphy Remem- I
bers Rout of 2 Years Ago
County Clerk William F. Schneider j
! said last night that nominating pe- |
| titions in behalf of his renomination j
were in circulation and that within a j
j few days he would decide whether he i
would run independently of the Dcmo
I cratie primaries.
"I shall take into consideration the
! fact that the petition circulated by the
! Lawyers' Committee contains the
| names of 2,200 signers," said Mr.
, Schneider. Referring to the sarcastic
j remarks of Charles P. Murphy at his
? expense, Mr. Schneider said:
"There are two reasons why Mr.
i Murphy, who has the sole authority
! of making nominations, does not want
i me on his ticket. One reason is that
I my activity two years ago for Justice
! Newburger and the late Judge Smith
j resulted in their reelection and the
I utter rout of the boss, and the other
! he thinks I have had the job long
i enough.
"My course two years ago was fully
' approved by tiie people in the election
i of .fudge Newburger by 82,000 plu
i rality.
"Regarding the second reason, Mur
I phy figures that almost everybody has
? had a job long enough except him
i self."
i Shoots at Charging Bull,
Bui Peppers 14 Citizens
| Philadelphia Suburbanites Fail
as Steer Subduers, and Po?
lice kill Runaway Animal
Special Dispatch to The Tribun?
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 10.?Fourteen
?persons were injured, four of them i
i seriously, when an escaped bull was1
cornered in Kensington to-night and aj
I citizen shot at it with n gun loaded;
j with buckshot. Four of the victims ;
j have buckshot in the abdomen. The j
I bull was unharmed.
The bull escaped from a herd and
ran, followed by police and civilians.
A. riot call brought motorcycle policc
] men and policemen on foot.
Pedestrians ran terrified into side
j streets or shrank into doorways as the
I large brown and white animal plunge?.1.
| by head down.
Nearly five miles from where he es
! caped the bull found himself facing a
? wall of police and civilians. He
! charged, head clown, as his pursuers
closed upon him afraid to fire because
of the crowd in front.
Several civilians attempted to throw j
the animal by twisting his head, but ?
the bull plungod on, with the amateur
"bulldoggers" clinging to him.
Then a man appeared with a shotgun ,
and tired. The animal dashed on, but!
was finally shot by the police.
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? Spurgiii Arrest Awaits Cash
; Mexico Police Chief Wants His
Kxpenses Paid in Advance
CHICAGO, Aug. 10.?Dispatches re
ceived from '.Mexican and border points
' to-night indicate that Warren G. Spur
: gin, missing president of the wrecked
; Michigan Avenue Trust Company, has
i been located near Chihuahua, Mexico.
i but is not under arrest.
The first report, that Spurgin was
I arrested came yesterday from Chihua
| hua. This said that the Chief of Po- ?
i lice actually had Spurgin in custody.
This afternoon came a dispatch say-!
' ing that Spurgin was in Urachica, <
i Mexico, a mining town 200 miles from I
j Chihuahua, and that the Chihuahua i
i Chief of Police was anxious to go there |
| and .-irrest him, but would not do so j
until expense money was advanced by I
; American aulhorities. j
Slates Attorney Robert E. Crowe tel
egraphed to Chihuahua that he would
guarantee the expenses of Spurgin's
removal to the border.
Riefielniann Leads Ticket of
Kings D?mocratie Committee]
John 1!. McCooey, the Brooklyn Dem?
ocratic organization leader, yesterday!
announced thai the executive committee
I of the Kings County Democratic Com?
mittee had formally indorsed the fol?
lowing as its recommendation to the ;
1 voters in the primaries for th?: borough I
and county tickets:
For Borough President -Edward Rie
gelmann, t?i succeed himself.
For Sheriff?Michael Laura.
For Register James A. McQuade.
For County Court (3 places)- George i
W. Martin, Alonzo <.L McLaughlin and
Frank Taylor.
This completes the tickets in Kings
with the exception of the Supreme
Courl ii?id those for Aldermen and A -
semblymen.
Register O'Laughlin, who was ;i can
didatc for renomination und had the
I backing of the Hearst people, was side
tracked after a prolonged consideration
by the district leaders.
Curran Stands
For 5-Cent Fare
And Home Rule
_
Coalition Candidate for]
Mayor Says Companies !
Can Provide Good Trans- j
portation at That Figure j
City Should Govern Self
Asserts Public Will Know
His .Views on Each Issue i
When Platform Is Drawn j
Five-cent fares are not to be the ex?
clusive campaign property of Mayor
Dylan. In two speeches in Harlem |
last night, Major Henry H. Curran,
the coalition candidate for Mayor, de?
clared that he believed in a five-cent
fare and knew that the transportation !
companies could provide good service i
at that price.
"I'm for a five-cent fare," the j
Borough President told his audience i
at the 19th Assembly District Central
Republican Club, in 23 West 124th
Street. "I've studied the transporta?
tion problem, too, which is something
that certain people who do a lot of
talking on the subject have not done.
From my study I have learned that
five cents is sufficient to enable the
companies t? give good service and
earn a profit. I'm for it."
Arthur B. Murtha. president of the
club and chairn?an of the meeting, led
the applause that came from the gath?
ering, composed principally of pre?
cinct captains and their assistants.
Student of Home Rule.
"One thing more," said Mr. Curran.
"I'm for home rule. It is my belief
that the City of New York should have \
the say over matters that concern only
the people of the city. I believe in
home rule and 1 have believed in it for
a long, Jong time. Seven or eight years :
ago 1 was writing magazine articles
about it at a time when most of those
who aro prating about it now didn't
know what it was.
"I haven't come here to make a cam
paign speech. The platform isn't ready,
for one thing. Later on the issues
will be drawn and then I am coming
back to talk to you again. Then you j
will know where I stand on every issue
that is to be discussed in the cam?
paign. I know right now where I
stand.
"I was ready to serve anywhere on !
this ticket where I could give the best I
service. But* the Republican party j
leaders meeting with independents and |
Democrats opposed to Tammany rule
agreed to recommend me. I haven't ;
been nominated yet. The nominating
will be done t'.t the primary election
September 115.
Asks Full Republican Vote
"There are 640,000 enrolled Republi?
can voters in the five boroughs and
every one of them should come out.
The vote of the Republicans in the
primaries will forecast the result in
November. It is every Republican's
duty to cast a ballot in that primary.
They don't have to vote for me. I've
no objection to anybody going into the
primaries who wants to be Mayor but
let them consider their qualifications.
City government is different from any
other kind of business. You can't learn
it from books or have some one tell
you how from an armchair. You have
got to get into combat with it, study it.
For ten years I have devoted myself to
a study of the problems of governing
the City of New York.
Takes a Gibe at Hylan
"If it were not so serious it would be
Horse Sense
"Thank goodness to get home!"'
neighed Winnie o? the modish!
gray coat, who does team work*
with Ned, a Knickerbocker:
horse of the old school. Win-,
nie, true to her sex, was glad to '
"get out of her harness" after a:
long day. "I'll be glad to hit the
hay myself after a wild oat or
two," said Ned. "It's great,
though, when you think of the
suffering we've relieved today
?even the haughty butter came
out and patted us at that house
where the little girl is sick." "I j
no longer sigh for my Old Ken-'
tucky home, either," replied
Winnie, "since I see how much;
humane work there is a for an!
ice horse to do in a great city." !
The above conversation might have been
overheard on the roof (?arden of the
horses of the?
Knickerbocker
lUJi
Company
Are you the sole support
of a decrepit boiler?
?F your boiler is ten years old, it is
wasting about one-third of your coal.
An Ideal TYPE A Heat Ma
CHINE will save that waste: 1000 New
York home-owners have proved it.
'Phone us today or send us a card
which will admit a Heating Engineer
to your cellar. He will examine and
report without the slightest obligation
to you. Do it now ? while the family
is away.
American Radiator Company
amusing, some of these revelations of
abysmal ignorance at the legislative
investigation into city affairs. Counsel
for the committee this afternoon made
a slight mistake in some figures he.
quoted. The Mayor was quick to take
him up, but, as usual, the Mayor was
wrong. He told Mr. Brown that the as?
sessed valuation of New York property
was eight billion. It is ten billions of
dollars. However, what is a couple of
billions between friends?at City
Hall?"
At the 13th Assembly District Re?
publican Club, in 403 West 126th
Street, Borough President. Curran told
the gathering that he was going to
celebrate two events on November 8.
"One will be my birthday," he said,
"and the other will be my election to
be Mayor of New York City."
"Atta boy, Major!" howled one en?
thusiast. 'And then you can send Red
Mike a ticket to sit on the pump!"
Senate Confirms Linney;
His Race Stand Attacked
North Carolina Republican
Chairman Made U. S. Attor?
ney After Bitter Debate
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10.?The nomi?
nation of Frank A. Linney, Republican
state chairman of North Carolina, to
be Federal Attorney for the Western
North Carolina District, was confirmed
to-day by the Senate after opposition
had been voiced over his position on
the question of negro voting. The vote
was 31 to 17.
Mr. Linney was charged with having
prevented voting of North Carolina
negroes and also was criticized for his
alleged statement that he favored ap?
plying the literacy test to illiterate
white persons as well as negroes.
Confirmation was voted behind closed
doors, and a veteran Senator said the i
discussion o**er the race question was i
like former "bloody shirt" debates.
Party lines were divided, but the roll
call was ordered kept secret.
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Peril in Maternity Bill,
Declares Congresswomau
Enactment Will Create Auto?
cratic Propaganda, Says Miss
Robertson, of Oklahoma
WASHINGTON", Aug. 10.- Kxpressir*
opposition to the Sheppard-Towiny
maternity bill, Miss Alice M. Robert?
son, of Oklahoma, only woman member
of the House, declared to-day jn
statement that "its salient feature ?
not tangible help of the kind the t-r,
eral public infers would be given _._?
the establishment of an autocratic _r
'-"lined, p-actically uncontrolled' ve
Federally authorized center of pro__"
fiinda." p
"Statistics presented by the pr6
ponents of the maternity bill mio-iV
find difficulty in passing the antriL
test," said Miss Robertson, adding ?}?
without complete statistics, which 'arc
not to be had," the "sob stuff" c aim
which she said had been made by Mrs'
Florence Kelley, general secretan- o-'
the National Consumers' League, thai
"680 babies die every day," was a!
turd on the face of it and in keeping
with her comparison of Congressmen
to Herod.
The bill, which has been passed bv
the Senate, is pending before the Houie
Commerce Committee.
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City Must Build Highway
Upstate for One It Flooded
NORTH SALEM, N. Y., Aug. 10.-.
Under a Supreme Court order just is?
sued in Westchester County, the Citv
of New York must build a new upstate
highway.
Frank Reynolds, of North Salem, a?.
plied for the order. He set forth that
the Department of tVnter Supply o"
the City of New York had flooded Ian?5,
in the vicinity of Titicus Lake reser
vior in such a way that public road?
ways are shut off. The city is there?
fore directed to construct a roadway
on the north side of the reservoir
Justice Young issued the order.
Tiffany & Co.
Fifth Avenue &? 37^ Street
Pearls Jewelry Silverware
'THE PARIS SHOP OF AMERICA"
New Location in the Autumn
Fifth Avenue at 56th and 57th Streets?
Reductions Become
More Drastic as
Removal Sales Progress!
The timeliness of the styles and the
advance character of models in the
darker shades renders many selections
highly desirable for prolonged wear.
Tailored and Costume Suits
Formerly $75 to $350
?t $35, *45, ?75 and ?95
A r?sum? of various lines, including ?everything from strrctiy
tailored town or country suits to handsomely embroidered
two? and three-piece costume?.
Street and Sport Coats
Formerly $95 to $150 -at $38 and $55
A grouping of many remaining lines.
Gowns and Dresses
Formerly $95 to $195?at $45 to $85
Afternoon and Evening styles, in the favorite silks and
sheer, soft fabrics.
Light Summer Frocks
Formerly $55 to $125 at $25 and $35
Ginghams, linen? and sheer materials.
Remaining Summer Hats
Formerly $15 to $45?at $7.50,$10,$15
Of feit, straw and m hand tailored fabrics.
Fur Coats and Wraps
are included at
Removal Prices
Prominent among which are a limited
assortment of Natural Russian and
Hudson Bay Sable Skins, which will
be mounted to your individual order
at ?95?*110-*125??175
Values $165 to $295