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THE SUN, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1915. CAN SAVE CITY $200,000,000 A YEAR ON FOOD Invest ign tors Urgo State Control of Marketing and Distribution. TIIKEK BIO TKK3IIXAF; STATIONS OFKKKED Aidant, Feb. A saving of 25 per Oent. In the cn.it of New York city's food supply making a total of moro thnn KOO.OOO.OOO out of tho average S00,000,000 spent annunlly for food In the city can be made by systematic marketing nnd distribution of food prod ucts under Ktato supervision. This Is the report of the Htalo Department of Foods und Markets to tho Legislature to-day after a ytar's Investigation. "This does not mean that It will be necessary for the Stnto Department to supervise nil tho foods coming to tho city," says the report. "If 25 per cent, of the food products wero supervised nd regulated In theso markets the bal ance of the trade would be required to follow the same line by economic ne cessity." The department nks for J300.000 with which to Inaugurate a system to reduce tho cost of living. According to the report GS per cent, of tho cost of fowl goes In prollts and cost of han dling, tho producer getting but 35 per cent. "While hunger and want and high food prices prevail In tho city, tons of the finest kinds of food products in the world aro rotting within n few hours ride of the city of New York," says thu report. At Mercy of Spcrnlntnra. "We build for our children schools and churches, playgrounds nnd parks, hospitals and asylums, poor houses nnd Jails, but we abandon them to the tender mercies of the food speculator nnd sup port them as invalids, paupers and criminals, rather than disturb the prof its of the speculators who control tho channels of our food supply. "The system of reform must begin at tho farm." says the report. "We pro. pose to organize the producers In each section Into n cooperative selling asso ciation, and enable them to sell their products In their local towns. For this purpose they will rent or build a pack ing house or shipping stntlon for them selves, nt their own expense. "The shipping station will alo serve as a market for the local town. They will employ qualified management to as sort, grnde and pack the products. This will give the local stntlon a steady sup ply during nny season of production and the local families nnd hotels and dealers will be supilled In proportion to their wants. "Tho surplus of the neighborhood tl be shipped In refrigerator or other cars u required to metropolitan markets where tho class of goods are In best demand. The Information as to tho demand and the prices prevailing will be furrislicd by tho Department of Foods nnd .Markets. neccivi,, smth... pisnne.1. j "Terminal receiving stations In New Tork city are tho first requisite. These , terminals must bo distributed over the i aistrmution or roonsturrs trom every where, so that the food may be dis charged approximately In tho section of consumption so ns to avoid the present great congestion and delay In distribution. "Three of thoe lerminnl markets have been offered on rental to tho department without cost to the State. The department pioposes to develop only one or two nt a time. "This will open a frco channel for the passage of foods from Me farms In tho counrty to the, consumer In the city without obstruction of any kind, except the slnglo wholesale, expense at the terminals and the necessary cost of re tail distribution. "Tho department believes that the retail cost to consumers can bo ad justed on n fair basis through tho me dium of publicity and through the In fluence of the department to encourage, by advertising and otherwise, the trade of local distributers who maintain sani tary stores and sell the goods nt a fair profit, "Tho department h is no wish to disturb present business. Some adjustments will no doubt be necem.uy. otherwise there would bo no reform, but the ensy flow of food under the law of supply and de- mand will cause a larger consumption anil afford new opportunities for real economic distributing service. ItnllrimiU lit Aid. "The three terminal markets nre of fered to tho department by the New Tork Central Railroad, the Pennsylvania system and the Huh Terminal Interests. We nre only required to furnish respon sible lessees for a term of yenrs. The buildings will be erected and arranged to suit tho requirements nnd demands of the department and there will bo no ex penses to the city or to the State except a reasonable rental for the ue of the terminals. "The markets must be self-supporting. They enn easily maintain themselves In both rental nnd operating expenses and pronuco a reasonanie surplus inr emer- , genc es and new development, but to bo I a rfft 1 that' mimt hn llnilnn (Via iiiii.a.. ........... o mini ..,.... ... - Vision nnd control of tho department. "The department should have a work ing capital of J300.000 to be used In de veloping the markets nnd fur organizing a system of crop nnd market reports, for organizing the up-State markets and co operative associations and producers, for organizing the cooperative operating companies for tho terminals, for Inspec tion nnd regulation and for otherwise sustaining the scrvlco of tho depart ment." The report says that the piesent prnr tlce In the distribution of food products Is "wasteful, extravagant ami in many oases Irresponsible" and goes on to say : "For the most part goods are shipped to cities without previous knowledge of the conditions of tho markets, with the result that city markets are ofton glutted with similar products nnd the goods are sold nt a ruinous price. Theso same goods are often assembled In the city markets und returned to tho farmers' home town In quantities to supply the local trade, nnd uftor paying the freight both ways and tho city expenses und profits the goods are bold In local towns by peddlers or deuleis at a price less than the original cost of production "In the city wholenalo markets the prluos vary violently fiom day to day and often during periods of tho same day, but tho high level cost Is nlwuya maintained to the city consumer, so that the low return to tho farmer does not stimulate an extra consumption and In no way trnds to absorb the sur - plus.. Much of tho food spoils and enor- lliuus mime icnuiis. "In New Yoik ct conditions nre chaotlo and wasteful in thu extreme, W have tha cheapest form of trans portation on thu deep rlvsrs that ur- MONEY TO LOAN ON BOND and MORTGAGE LAWYERS MORTGAGE CO. RICHARO M. HURD, Pmldant Capital,Surplus & Pr.$9,000,000 liberty 8L.N.T. 1st Montagus Bt. Jlkn. round Now York, but we discharge our foodstuffs on the txttcme end of our long nnd narrow Island and curt It back through the long Directs by the most expensive means that could bo devised. "Some of It Is carted to tko coin mission warehouse, then to the whole sain nnd again to the Jobbers, nnd not Infrequently to n second Jobber beforo It Is tuken on the retailers' wagons. It Is subject to several handlings nnd ns many prollts. As Ihe quality declines the prices Increase. It requires no argument to show that goods shipped from a long distance In refrig erator cars deteriorate rapidly In Jour neys around tho city In an open wagon on a hot day, "This practice, Is wasteful, demoral izing and unsatisfactory to all con cerned, even to the men who are In the svstem and to some extent responsible for It. Tho best men In the trade con demn tho system. They make no npolo tries for It and enduro It only because they fear a better Kystcm may disturb their present routine. "The cost of distribution on farm products is BS per cent, of the prices . paid by consumers. On every dollar paid by consumers for farm food prod ucts 65 cents Is paid for delivery from , the country to the consumers' doors. Tho farmer gets 35 cents for producing, harvesting, packing, carting and pur chasing a, container for It. Surely we cannot ask tho farmer to tnko lees, nor can wo ask the consumer to pay moro. I We can only nttnek tho 65 por cent, i distribution expense." MUCH COTTON IN GERMANY. Ships llrlnRinit in 111k Mnpply nnd Prices Are DrclinttiK. Washington, rob. t. Cablegrams received through tho State Department by the bureau of foreign nnd domestic commerce Indicate that there are ample cotton supplies In Oerinany. A cablc grom from It. W. Thompson, commer cial attache at Rotterdam, says: "Cotton mills In Germany are run ning three-quarters capacity nnd using 150,000 bales a month. This amount Is apparently provided for by shlpi nrrlv Ing and atloat. Cotton prices are de clining. Shippers are cautioned against expecting a continuation of present high prices. They should go slow about chartering ships at the present Inllated charges. ! A cablegram from Ambassador I Cierurd at Herlln, dated February 1, says ; "It Is understood the break In tier mun cotton prices from SO pfennigs to about "6 pfennigs per one-half kilo (from 19 cents a pound to 16 cents a pound) Is due to tho following causes: Arrival of steamers with cargoes nt liftmen, opening up port of Rotterdam, slackening up of demand from spinners for cotton on account of much freer of ferings and anticipated decline In prices and sale of captured cotton stocks found Hi Lodz. Itussln, and Antwerp, Helgtum. Cotton landed nt CJeno.i, c. 1. f., and f per cent." Is sold In Germany nt less because of cheaper freight rates from Italy." ASKS INSURANCE RECEIVER. MucUlmldrr of Kentucky Com. .,., Accusm Olllccrs. Lexiniitov, Ky , Feb. t. Charging that olllccrs of the Central Life Insur ance Company, the largest organization of Its kind In Kentucky, have fraudu lently wasted and misapplied the funds of tho company, I'nimet F. Horlne, holder of ten shares of slock, applied to dnj f. r a receiver. The petition states hat the liabilities should he liquidated and tho business d.isolved. Horlne says the directors have taken notts from Insolvent promlssnrs for nt least J1S5.000 nnd th.it large sums have been lent on stock of the Southern and Citizens National Life Insurance com panies of lees value than the loans they secure. He says W. H. Gregory, while prel dent, personally farrowed 100,000 either with no security nt all or with stock of less value than the loans. AND ALONG CAME RUTH. .tlr. Illckel .Vow I.imiLIiik for Sil ver nml n .Vrw Handmaiden. Mrs. George L. Illckel, wife of tho vaudeville actor, living nt 600 West lll.MI, .Ira.t Ititu tinn tiftvt.M- lii. nu n when, last Saturday, along came Anna Ituth with a bundle of references, and every little household care seemed to vanish In thin nlr. Anna Ituth scrubbed and polished and things went on merrily until yesterday afternoon. When Mrs. Illckel returned with her children from the school near by Anna Ituth was not In the apartment, neither was Anna Ruth's big black satchel nor Mrs. Hickel's solid silver, lino gowns and Jewelry. Detectives from the Har lem bureau are looking for Anna Ruth anil Mrs. Illckel Is looking for another girl. I. W. W. PUSH RENT STRIKE. Also Threaten tn Get .Mitre llca llllirfillt Mollis Free. Tlio "committee on unemployment" if , ,niutm, Workers of the World , ,,,, juMcr,Uy mt ,h, ,. w. w. Is .. .. I(. nl,si,nJ tn rent strike move ment and "workers moratorium Idea, und within the laM four of tlive days a number of persons e-ioh day aro carry ing out the moratorium Idea. This Is done by going Into icHtnuratits, oidering and cntlng meals and not paying for I him. "A number of our people have beon arrested und locked up for tills from diy to day." nn iigltntor said, "hut the nr rcsts In most cases have not been pub lished W uro pushing the rent strike plan principally among the Italian nnd Jewish people and have speakers going through the districts where they live pleading our propaganda." THE SEAGOERS. Sailing to-day by the Quebec Line steamship Guiana on a cruise to Carib bean ports Mr and Mrs. C. C. Mr und Mrs. N. II NorriH Allen. Jr K K Cory Mr and Mrs T. II. ClarUe J C Hamlin Mr unit Mrs. A. It lUiilwuii K O Mover. 0 VV Palmer Mrs II W st John. Dr M. II. Whitney. .Mr and Mrs. T. M Hons K A VVndsworth. Arrivals by the Whlto Star liner Adriatic from Liverpool Allien J Ilolton. Ivan Tarvll Arthur Davidson, W Barton Kronen, Mr ami Mr F Kiuc.ley Mra J N Kield Matthew Orr (iihson. W. Mr and Mra. Charlei I Klralfy Charles McKnU'tit W T Monro Mra. K 1 1 i a belli C H.-ltldnltih T II MaeMrchen. ! Al,,1r"' , M."'lT tl,"i, y n?Z" Harold A Sanderson. Misa Kern nosers II l'Jlrnk T.iine Itli lurd 11 Sears Mme Isotxi Woddtnir Churlra E Tallow Inn Mr and Mrs S A Kecie-irk William Wallace. Wile. Df V H Williams TRADE CONVENTION AGAINST SHIP BILL U. S. Chamber of Commerce Votes 163 lo 90 in Disap proval of rian. TO TAKE A REFERENDUM WAslttNnTON, Feb, 4, Tho annual convention of the Chamber of Commerce of the United States went on record to night ns overwholmlngly opposed to President Wilson's ship purchaso bill. The vote Is regarded here ns the most Impressive evidence that has yet ap peared ns to tho attitude of the busi ness men of thi country toward the proposed Government ownership legisla tion. ' The vote came on a report by n spe cial commltteo on the upbuilding of the merchant marine. Tho majority of this committee, headed .by William Harris Douglas, repotted thnt "Government op eration Is un-American, Is likely to be moro extravagant and expensive than private control and will seriously Inter fere with Individual Initiative nnd re tards the entcrprlso of our citizens." This, of course, amounted to a con demnation of tho President's plan. Tho committee Itself proposed n plan for tho development of the United States morchnnl marine. The votn on adopting the report was MS for nnd 00 against. As this was less thnn tho two-thirds vote required, tho report fulled of adop tion. A Heterrtiilnm Voted. Later the convention voted to sub n, . i tho majority report to n referendum of the chambers of commerce of the I'nited States. Before this wns ndopted, a motion bad been made to ndopt the minority report of tho committee on merchant marine, which Indorses the Wilson ship purchase -bill. Ttils wns voted down. Officers of the association contended to.nlght that the action of the conven tion In turning down the minority report should not be construed ns a direct vote ngnlnst the President's plnn as the ques tions presented Involved a choice be t eon the adoption of the Administra tion's plan and the submitting of the matter to a referendum. No comment, however, was made on the vote on the majority report. The plan suggested by a majority of the merchant marine committee provided for a permanent Federal shipping board to be appointed by the President nnd made upof men of experience In marine transportation. Tho hoard would ba non-partisan and would have authority to loan for seven years, subject to re strictions Imposed by Congress, such porcetituge of the cost of building or buying ships as wilt afford a safe mar gin on tlie Investment. Such loans nre to be secured by first mortgage on the ships. To provide funds a marine development company with J30.000.000 capital Is proposed, the en tire capital stock to be subscribed for by the Government and held In trust, the first mortgage bonds to bo offered lo the public. This being In effect a subsidy plan the committee explained: "Wo question whether the American people are so strongly opposed ns Is claimed to the payments of reasonable subventions." Ml-Ailon nnd llurtitn SpenU. Speeches respectively expressing strong approval and disapproval of the Admin istration shipping bill were delivered be fore the Chamher of Commerce of the I'nited States by Secretar McAdoo and Senator Hurton of Ohio this afternoon Secretary McAdoo appealed for sup port of the measure on the ground that the country has not suftlcient ships to pinvlde for nn easy flow of our com merce. Ho said that exorbitant freight rates are being charged for shipments on vessels available and denied that any International complications would be threatened by the establishment of the Government owned marine. Senator Hurton declared that the or ganization of a shipping corporation would be nothing more than a mask und that It would be real Government ownership and Government operation. This, he said, might plunge the country' Into International controversies, the end and seriousness of which may -not bt foreseen. "Our foreign competitors," said Secre tary McAdoo, "who muster the seas have the entire power to destroy Ameri can commerce or to retard It ns they see nt, because they can lift tho rates overnight nnd there Is no power to con trol them and they arc doing It over night and putting them at such prohibi tive figures that they can stop any ex port they want to from this country to day. And we sit here and gabble about whether the Government shall or shall not co mo In and relieve the situation. "Where Is the courage of the Ameri can nation? Where Is thnt virile power that has made this American nation great? Hus It disappeared? 1 do not believe It. We are not afraid of any thing, my friends, as long ns wo walk tho path of rectitude and Justlco as a -nation, und wn Intend to do that. "Why, my friends, thero Is no moro danger of getting Into International dlttlcultlen If this bill Is passed than thcie Is danger that I will pick up the Washington .Monument and walk across the Potomnc River with It. Let's get rid of this bogy now and forever. The American Government Is going to stand upon Its plain rights, which are the rights of Justlco and neutrality." HUGO WILL AID AUTO MEN. j .Secretary of Stnto Assures Them I nt Dinner of Cooperation, Francis M: Hugo, Sccrctnry of State, I cilmu down from Albany lust night tn I nssure the members of tho Automobile i De ilors Association at their dinner nt the Cafe lies Ilcaux Arts that bo wanted to cooperate In matters vitally affecting tho uutoinnbllo Industry In this State. Mr. Hugo said that he thought It was time the automobile men got n "square ileal" at Albany. Mr. Hugo's only quali fication In his short talk was that he thought tho pedestrian had rights which should he safeguarded. Among the guests nt tho banquet wero A G. Ilatchelder. Charles Thad delis Terry, Kmanuel Lascnrls, Alfred Reeves, Harry Hronner nnd A. M. Day. EVA BOOTH IMPROVING. I'll nlr In n Snja .She Cniinnt I.rnve Clui'lniiiitl fnr Some I)nj, Cincinnati, Feb. 4. Commander Kvangellno Booth of tho Salvation Army, who Is III of grip at the Slnton Hotel, wns reported to-night by her physician, Br. S J. r. .Meade, to be slightly Improved. ( lie said sho would not ho nblo to leave this city for siveral days, Cnliinililn'H lliirnllment Inerenses. Two hundred new students entering Columbia University this term have furUmr swelled the record registration for tho collegiate year. Columbia Col lege takes seventy-flvo of these, thirteen have entered the law i-chnol, nine have tnken up work in the school of mines, engineering nnd chemistry. Journalism nnd nrclilleetiire have each beep In creasdl by one, Teachers College gains three, and nlnety-sov en luvsi elected graduate work. CAUCUS NOMINATES CLARK FOR SPEAKER Klfchin Succeeds Underwood ns Democratic Floor Leader. PLAN FOR EXTRA SESSION Washington, Feb. 4. At a caucus of the Democratic Representatives-elect to the Sixty-fourth Congress hold to-nlcht. Chump Clark of Missouri was renom inated to tho olllco of Speaker und Rep resentative Claude. W. Kltchln of North Carolina wns named an floor leader tn succeed Senator-elect Oscar W. Under wood. Tho Democrats otherwlso per fectcd an organization to bo prepared In tho event thnt tho now Congress Is called in special session. The meeting was harmonious and tho mention of President Wilson's name on two or three invasions brought forth cordial but not enthusiastic npplnuee. There wns no opiiosttlon to the re nomtnatlon of Speaker Clark. Kvcry body nlso knew there would bo no op position to tho election of Mr. Kltchln as lo-ider. There was mild Interest In the else tlon of a chairman of tlie caucus, an office of comparatively little Importance. A vacancy was created by virtue of the retirement from Congress of Representa tive Palmer of Pennsylvania, who was defeated In his campaign for the Sena torshlp Clark Thnnks Cnucu. Speaker Clark thanked the Democrats for honoring him with u third nomina tion for Speaker. He declared tho fu turn of the Democratic party depended upon Its course of nctlon In the now Congrcus. Ho ndjured members to stick lo their Jobs nnd to nsslst In expediting business in tho next Congress In order thnt the leaders might get Into the cam paign early In 1910 for the good of the party. Tho Speaker Intimated that, un less all Democrats worked "as a team," they might encounter defeat In tho next Presidential election. Mr. Kltchln said It was the duty of all Democrats to stand by tho N'ut.onal Ad ministration. There were a good many grins as Mr. Kltchln made this observa tion because It was recalled that he voted against President Wilson on the Pan una tolls proposition, and that only to-day he voted to override the Presi dent's veto on the Immigration bill. Also, reports have been In circulation for the last week that Mr. Kltchln Is out of tune with the Administration on the ship purchase bill, that he may oppose this mensuie and that he Is said to favor n nn derate revision of the tarlfl beforo the ISIS Presidential election. Nrn Lender Independent, To what extent Mr. Kltchln will uork with the Administration In the new Con gress Is a matter of concern among a good many Democrats. He Is known to be ready nt nil times lo part from his party on matters of principle. Six vacancies wero tilled on the Wnys and Means Committee, of which Mr. Kltchln will be chairman, by the elec tion of Representatives Crisp of Guorgln, Field of Arkansas, Casey of Penns)l van.a. Allen of Ohio, McGllllcuddy of Maine nnd Helverlng of Kansas, The caucus then proceeded to reelect the present otllcers In the House. They are South Trimble of Kentucky, clerk ; Robert G. Gordon of Ohio, sergeant-at-arm-; J. i yipeott of vi-i'!l', door keeper ; R. M. Dunbar of Virginia, post master, and the Rev. H. N. Couden of this city, chaplain. Representatives Foster of Illinois and Sounders of Virginia were the candi dates for the oltlce of chairman of the caucus. Mr. Saunders was elected by a vute of W to 86. CIVIL BILL PRUNED TO RELIEVE DEFICIT M ensure Onrries !?J ,000,000 Less Thnn Snine Items in Current Yenr. Wasiiinoton, Feb. t. Kvidencn that tho Democratic leaders aro pruning the appropriations with n view to relieving tho Treasury deficit Is to be found In tho sundry civil bill reported to tho House to-day. With the exception of the post office and pension bills the sundry civil budget Is tho largest handled by Congress. Tho bill carries a net total of ti:u,a:'S,000, which Is a reduction of $U.fiSS,000 be low the estimates submitted by tho De partments and Is $4,800,000 less than appropriations fnr the same Items In the current year. Tho principal rcduatlons nm found In the nppropiiaalonH for contractu on river nnd harbor works, where J3.000, 000 Is saved. Panama Canal appro priatlons for construction nnd operntkvn show n decrease of $3,750,000. nnd tho fortltlcaUons for the canal show n de crease of $1,500,000 Tho npproprln tlon for the Improvements of rivers and harbors cjtrrleel In tho bill Is $3, DSl'.OOO. For malntenanco and opera tion In tho Panama Canal $15,910,000 Is allowed. An appropriation of $2, 840,000 Is authorized to continue work on fV-rtlflcntlons of the canal. For public buildings already author lr.cd the sum of $13,000,000 Is curried, this item being one of th few that have been Increased, the npproprlntlon being $3,500,000 more than tho nmoiint mado nvnilnbln fnr the current year. The Senate Commintteo on Comni"rcn agreed to report a river nml harbor bill carrying appropriations aggregating n little less thnn $40,000,000. The Sen ate ndded n little more than $ 1, 000,000 to tho bill. The aullu rliaiUr. of tin use of un expended npproprlatlons for the removal of Coentles reef in the subway Im provements for Greater New York was not cnrrled In tho bill, but Senator O'Gorman prevnlled nn the committee to report It as nn Independent measure, This bill authorizes the survey of Now York harbor with a view of removing tho shoal In Oownnus Bay tn give a elorth uniform with tho Hay Ridge chan nel. Several surveys were ordered for tho Long Island shore of Connecticut. In cluding a survey of Myotic River and of the enat branch of Yantlo River from Its Junction with the Thames to a point 2,500 feet northerly to eeouro a fourteen foot channel, Tho committee struck out the authori zation for tha dredging of tho Connecti cut River nbovo Hartford, but gave a survoy of tho Thames River to provide n twenty foot channel from New Lon don hnrbor to tho city of Norwich, n survey of Mlnnlle Bay, with n view of creating a harbor or refuge nnd n sur vey of New Haven harbor nnd of Brandaford Harbor. Nevrnrk Cnrntc for School Position. Tho Rev. Wllllnm J. Iiwinr, curate of St. Aloyslus R. C. Church, Jersey City, wnB yestcrdny appointed assistant superintendent of the ptrochlal schools In tho Newark diocese. CHAMBER OF AGAINST DEFENCE INQUIRY Jacob H. Schiff Leads Majority Defeating Resolution for Action by Congress to Correct American Situation Caused by War. A resolution urging that the executive committee of tho Chamber of Commerco should consider tho Inadequacy of tho national defences, In view of the lessons learned from other nations of the vwluo of being prepared, and should communi cate with other commercial bodies with u view to making a concerted demand on Congress nnd the Administration for tho correction of the situation wns do feated yesterday by n largo majority, headed by Jacob II, Schiff. The resolu tion was offered by J, Howard Cowper thwalt of Cowpcrthwalt & Sons, Mr. Cowpcrthwalt in Introducing his resolution said that no ono could fore tell (ho outcome of tho war, nnd that the United States wns likely tn excite the nnlmoslty of tho belligerents on both sides, owing to tho frnntlc on dcavors to bo neutral, "I think that under tho circumstances It Is perfectly proper for us to bo pru pared to defend ourselves," ho sild, "We do not nuut, ut tlie end of this war, to be simply fat, sleek and prosperous and defenceless und wo don't want to he afraid of the exhausted nations of Kurope. So I think, on the whole, wo had better be prepared for war ut least to the extent of being able to defend ourselves. 1 do not think wo neod to go any further tlvaii that." Mr. Cowperthwalt's speech and reso lution created a considerable stir among the members of the chamber, and tho reading of the resolution was scarcely finished when Jacob H. Schlft sprung to htn feet. "Mr. President nnd gentlemen," he snld, "I nm of the opinion that the consideration of thin resolution ut the present time might open up i discussion In this chamber which does not belong here, nnd thereforo I move that the resolution lie laid on tho table." Mr. SchlfTs motion was seconded nnd on u vote being taken there was only ono dissenting vote against tabling the motion. Tvtii l.nrui t.lfln IIccIIuimI. The donors of two funds, ono of 1500,000 for the establishment of a col lege of commerce anil administration and the other of 1200,000 for n inucum of commerco nd civics, were released from their offers yesjUrduy by a voto I of the chamber upon (Tie rending by the ! secretary of a letter from President 1 McAneuy of the Hoard of Aldermen In which be stated that the city would be unable for nn Indefinite time to under 1 take Its part In tho tliilinclng of the ! projects. President McAneny wrote that i to maintain the two Institutions would require Increased taxation, and that In order to avoid further taxation ut tho I present tlino It might tw no.-cssury to I curtail some of the present activities land services of the city. I The names of the donors of tho above ' funds have never been miule public, , but Jacob II. Schiff Is supposed to have offered tho SOci,000 for the colioge of ' commerce and administration. The chamber voted Its thanks 'innors ' and to tho committee on commercial i education. j A letter from Andrew Carnegie to Seth Low, president of the Chamber of Commerce, was read. Ill which Mr. Carneglf, took Issue with James J. Hill on the statement that the cost of ships built here Is almost double that of ships built In Great Britain. His letter was as follows. "Touching the proposed American merchant marine action by the Clum ber of Commerce at Its meeting of Janu- CITY SENDING TETANUS ANTITOXIN TO WAR llonrd of Henlth Pliysieinn Tells of Aid in Iminiiniz inrr .Millions. Dr. Matthias Nlroll, Jr., discussing tetanus and lockjaw beforo tho Acad emy of Medicine last night, said tho efficacy of Interspinal Injection of anti toxin had been proved. He told of an experiment with three guinea plRs In oculated with tetanus germ. 121frhtn to twenty-thiee hours weie allowed to elapse before the antitoxin was In jected "ns mean a thing ns you can do to a guinea pig." said Dr. Nlcoll , but two of the threo guinea pigs sur vived and were cured. Dr. Nlcoll said the research labora tory of thu Hoard of Health, where he has been doing bin work, has shipped enough tetanus antitoxin to the Kuro penn battlefields to Immunise n quarter of n million men. It is the only labora tory which could ship such an amount, lie said, and It Is sending over ten million units of tho antitoxin n month. Dr. Wllllnin II. Pnrk said he and hl. fellow worker in tlm Board of Health, Dr. Zlngher, had found that n person once Immune to dlphtherin, bocnuso of naturally produced antitoxin, wus nl wnys Immune. Tho Schick test estab lishes this Immunity, showing that two thirds of the people aro not susceptible to tho disease ami need not be Im munized when nn epidemic threatens. To further lower tho rato of Infant mortality Dr. H, Joephlno Baker, another Board of Health physician, said the work of the future must deal with congenital causes of death. She said that 40 per cent, of the deaths under 1 yenr wero duo tn the Illnesses of the mothers. Malnutrition is also booomlng tinnier tn combat, she said, BEGIN $2,000,000 TAX FIGHT. Property tinners of ,im Itnebelle Tske Assessinrntn to Cimrt. Wiiitk Plains, N. Y., Feb. t. Wealthy properly ownors of Now Rocbelle nro so illsploiiBod with what they call oxcosslvo assessments levied ngnlnst their pioperty that a dozen of them, through former District Attorney J. Addison Young of Now ltochle, to day got writs of certiorari from Justlco Joseph Morschnuser In tho Supremo Court nt Whllu Plains ngnlnst tho assessors for u review of tho assess ments, It Is charged that Inequality In shows In tho assessment of different parcels. Tho Wykngyl Country Club Is assessed for $103,1100 nnd it Is asserted that tho amount should bo reduced to 1,10,000. On ono business plot Adrian Isnlln, Jr., Is nshessed $15,580, nnd ho protests that tho amount should bo reduced lo $1,500. Watson 11, Dlckorman claims that hla assessment of $334,015 should bo changed to $177,500, Among others who complain nro the New Ilochello Securities Company, Thomas (1. I In.ll, tha Forest Heights Do velopment Company, Charles F. Blukloy, Mary CnnMIn, Margaret I.. Robinson, tho Westchester Klrctrlc Railway Com pnny and Caroline Hunel It Is said that nearly fa.Ooo.OQQ S Involved In this latest tax fight. COMMERCE iiry 2, 1915, I nolo tho statement of Mr. James J. Hill that ships built hero cost almost If not quite double tho cost In ililtnln. "Tho Carnegie Sleel Company offered to supply shipyards on tho Allantlo coast nt the s.unn rate It received for steel delivered In llelfast, Ireland, vvhero so many Atlantic liners nre built. Wo havo furnished Belfast with steel for many years. I found tho shipbuilders on tho Clyde using American riveters nt Inst, No doubt this Is continued. I h'Mevo that our successor, the United Stntes Steel Corpornllon, would make the snme offer wo did to American shipbuilders. We make steel about as chc.fply nn Mrltnln, utvd I bellevo could oon build ships about na cheaply. Wood hero would cost less. 'This subj'ct deserves careful Inves tigation. Your committee has made an abb1 report, worthy of tho Chamber of Commerce," Inquiry nt the offices of Judge Gary of tho United States Sleel Corporntlon later ns to whother thnt concern would t muke tho snmo offer to American ship- i builders ns tho Carnegie company bad i made brought the response thst Judge Gaiy had nothing to say on the sub Jccl. Knullsli-Amrrlciiii Pence. A resolution from the board of direct-' ors of the Chamber of Commerce of Manchester, Kngland, on the occasion of tho cestenary of pnoco betwopp the United States and tho United Kingdom , of Great Britain nnd Ireland wus read i which expnssen innnKruiniss "tnai me deep sense of national responsibility posoesscd by tho British nnd American peoples alike has always 1m cn suftlcient to confine such differences to the chan nels of diplomacy " FINDS NATION UNREADY. t'lilim I.enKue Clnli Promulgates llesitlntliin nn Defence. A report of tho action of the Union League Club In Indorsing tho Iidge nnd Gardner resolutions In Congress nnd calling upon Congress to evolve nn ade quate, military policy based upon thorough Investigation has Just been sent to nil the members of the club nnd to members of Congress nnd the Stntc Legislature. This nctlon was tnken January H. nnd wns based on the re port of a committee consisting of Col. Thomas Dlmond nnd C. II. Corning, who Interviewed Senator Ixidge, Representa tive Gardner nnd various Government officials. The committee tried to ohtaln the memorandum submitted to tho Secretary of the Navy In 1912 by the General Board, which Is believed to contain seu sntlonnl statements about the Inade quacy of tho navy, but the present Sec rotary of the Navy regards that us confidential and refused to make It public The committee found that tho I'nlte! States Is unprovided wtlb facilities or material for use In long range torperto operation ; that It has fewer field guns than were used nt the battle of Gettys burg, that there Is no bureau In the Navy Department for directing tho navy when at war; that It would take from three to live years to make tho navy efficient for war service; that It has no scout cruisers of modern type , that of the seventeen submarines only ono eat' d!v : there nre onlv twentv- tbree aeroplanes nnd nn dirigibles ; that there nre onlv 33S mines, against 20,000 owned by France nt the outbreak of tho war. that tho navy Is short 18,000 men. nnd th.M there nre not 7.000 regu lar soldiers nvnllnble for service, not counting those stationed on tho Mexican border. i SAYS SKYSCRAPERS " WILL FEEL THE PINCH I'rehident of the Western Tnioii Snys f orporntions Wnnt Cheaper Offices. CincAon, Feb. 4 Hard times are abend for tho big nfllco buildings In the largo cities, becausa tho corjioratlons will mioii hire cheaper office suites and do uwny with luxurious quarters fnr from tlulr plants, said Newcomb Carl ton, president of tho Western Union Telegraph Company, hero to-day. Improvement In business conditions Is general throughout tho nation, he said, but It will bo months beforo It has re gained tho confidence possessed beforo tho war. "Corporations In this country have learned one lesson from tho financial stiiiigcucy through which this country has Just passed, nnd that Is the neces sity for grenter economy In operation," said President Carlton. "Wo have been too extravagant In the past, r.n .HHnl..,. ...Ml La.Ih i . I- i , tlllll-ll, not ,M-f,l ,l lutj IUAU , rlous suites of nfllces maintained In the UIK wiuia. nun memo Hlllliy villain floors 111 tho skyscrapers. Such a condi tion already exists In New York." MISS BONNER'S TRIAL STARTS. ChiirKril With 111k Dlnmnml I'riluil on VI ii I de n I, nne .leuellers. The trial of Miss Antoinette Bonner and her business partner, Joseph It. KIs linger, charged with grand larceny of diamonds, was begun yestcrdny before Judge Cralli In General Sessions, a mo tion to change the name of Ihe com plainant being withdrawn. She Is charged with defrauding Maiden Lane Jewellers. Assistant District Attorney McCor mack, wiui Is prosecuting the case-, said he would be willing to present the case from thoHldanf the nominal complainant, Francis H. Cooks, although the prop erty nllegcd lo huve been stolen was put In his possession by the truo owner, Charles S. Se.alo of 10 Broadway, from whom he got It on memorandum. Mr. Cocks wns still on tho witness stand when court adjourned until to-dny. WESTINGHOUSE CO. CHANGE. j II r 1 1 1 nil Subsidiary to Control I French nml llalliin I'lnnls. f i tluy II. Tripp, chalrmnn of tho bonrd ; of directum of tho Westliigliouse Kltolilc ' nnd Manufacturing Company of lilts burg, announced yesterday Hint plans have been completed for the sale of the j Soclete Anonymo Westlnglmiise of Havre, 1 I Fin nro, nnd thu Soclola Itnllnna West IngliniiHO, Ihe French and Italian sub sidiaries of tho American company, to the British WestliiKboiiBe Klectrlc and Mnniifactiirlng Company, Ltd.. of Man. I i cluster. Tho transfer will probably bu j mado to-day, he said. Mr. Tripp explained that the transfer will not affect tho control of the con cerns which remains with the American company by virtue, of Its ownership of stock In the British concern. COUSINS TO FIGHT RUTHERFORD WILL1 Twelve Unite In Contest for Share of 9,000,000 Estalc. SrniNoriEt.D, Xfo., Feb. 4. 'William L. Gullck, proprietor of a little shoo store here, admitted to-day thnt, with twelve other cousins of Henry Ruther ford of New York, who died two years ago leaving an estate of $9,000,000, he had signed nn ngreement with ox-Senator Spooner of Wisconsin nnd cx-Sena-tor Charles Towno of Minnesota, now of New York, employing them to brenk tho will. Most of the estate was left to Mr. Rutherford's paternal relatives In Scot land. Snmo of tho other cousins aro Mra Alma Gullck Allien of New York, Frank I). Gullck of Philadelphia, J. Franklin Gullck of New York. B. L. Gullck of Kingston. N. J. : Mrs. Utta Powell Gullck of Kingston. Mrs. Kntherlno McFarlano of Cologne. N. J. ; Miss Almeo Gullck of Kingston, Charles R. Green of New York, Mrs. Margaret Bolce of Cheyenne, Wyo., nnd .Mrs. J. Kdgcrton of Wash ington, I), C. Tho terms of the will pro vided that tho entire amount, except ing u few minor legacies to friends and Institutions, should go lo paternal rela tives In Scotland. The coimlns trying to brenk the will aro nil maternal rela tives. Henry Rutherford and his sister, Mrs. Janet Rutherford Marshall, who until Just before her death In nn Atlantic City hotel In 1913 wns estranged from her brother, were the only direct heirs of Janus Rutherford, the founder of tho fortune. At her de.ith Mrs. Marshi.ll left her entire shure of the fortune to her brother, with whom she hnd become reconciled. Mrs. Marshall, who wns the divorced wife of Gen, V.. G. Marshall, lived for many years ns n recluse In nil Immense mansion on tho crest of n hill near Pnlnierton, Cnrlmn county, l.i. Henry Rutherford died on February 25, 1013, A year and a half later a de cision of Surrogate Fowler held that Mr. Rutherford wns a resident of New York, nnd not of Green IIe, VL, where he hnd a home. The ruling cave New York Htnto nn Inherltnnce tnx of nbout 1350.000. Ills estnte was etlmited nt nbout 7, 000,000, the bulk of which he got from hit sister. Mrs. Jnnet R. Marshall, nnd his brother, John H. Rutherford, who died In France In 1911. His will cre ated n trust found of 1200.000. the In come of which wns to bo used by tho Rockefeller Institute for Medical Re search In Its study of cancer. For several years previous to hi death Mr. Rutherford hod lived In New York hotels. Another Tleup In Sutivvny. Construction men working nn tho sub. way tracks at the Times Square sta tion dropped material on the third rail early yesterday afternoon causing a general tleup of trnfflc that lasted from tbreo to twenty-six minutes. About twenty-five persons who became uneasy In a well filled Broadway local train, which was held for tbreo minutes, be low the Twenty-eighth street station, walked the tracks to the stntlon when all the lights except tho auxiliary ones went out. Argentine Semite Aids ItclHlnnn. nur.NOS Amies, Feb. 4. The Senate has voted nn npproprlntlon of $100,008 to nld the Belgian sufferers. WHO KEEPS YOUR MOTOR-CAR IN GOOD RUNNING ORDER? A MOTOR-CAR is a machine. All machinery needs attention from time to time. Lacking it, trouble and dissatisfaction arc certain. Who takes care of your car ? Are you forced to do it yourself, or do you run around to any garage and mechanic you happen to be near ? Would you like to know (he reason Hudson cars arc becoming so numerous on our streets ? Would you like to know why Hudson owners arc always so perfectly sure they have the "greatest car on earth"? Would you like to have a car that would give you the satisfaction your neighbor gets from his Hudson ? Then come and investigate our Perpetual Service System that goes with every Hudson car. It will give you an entirely new idea of motor car satisfaction. It will explain to you just why Hudsons arc so tremendously popular. The A. Elliott Ranney Co. Broadway at 64th Street - - New York oi-iiN i:vi:.m.is. llrnnWlin. N. Y.-The A. I'.lllott Itanney Co, llrnnx, N. V. II. Itsdrlllfe Co. Ncnark, -1'nley Motor Car Cn, l.JoughUeeMle, X V, !, Sher wood Angell, I.TntironU. I.. I. Ileaiu, Kern Mo tor Car Cn. Bit. Kliro. N. Y. Bedford farm era' ( iperallfe Asinclattnn. Ituthrrfnrd, .V.I. Bergen Auto Co, llorrlatnwn, N. .1, Geo. It, (Turn. Clutter, N .1, Cottner Brown. Hohokrn, N..I, Ilriainrr Antn Cn, Perth Aiubny, N. .1. C. A. Sextnn, Plain field. N. .1. A. C. Thompson Autn Cn, Sea Bright. N. .1.-11. I 7nhel. Brlmar, N. J. O. II, ISenman. Si Per MONTH UPON PLEDGE 0 OF PERSONAL PROPERTY THE PROVIDENT LOAN NEW OFFICE NOW OPEN Cor. SMITH & LIVINGSTON STS. BROOKLYN RECRUITING SLUMP DISTURBS CANADA Rural District's anil Smaller Cities Yar lielow Tlii-ir Needed Quota. only roo i:xii:u imkk Ottawa, Feb. 4. Tho last couple of weeks havo witnessed a disturb j slump In recruiting throughout Dominion, especially In the rural d trlcts, nnd the fact Is gUnig the m tary niithorltlcs no little concern. Lees than two weeks ago It was in dicted thnt enough volunteers for third contingent would be enlisted w ten days, nnd tho recruiting in " larger centres was stlflliinntlv liri-.v i warrant the belief, Toronto and of the western districts furnished the required number of men for helr d visions, hut the returns fiom the run districts nnd small towns In Ontar.o ar decidedly discouraging. In cities like Imdon, Windsor, Oi.T ham, St. Thomas, Strntbrny, Cl 'it Woodstock, Sarnla, Stratford. Walker' and Berlin not more thnn 35 per ce of the needed quota of volunteers r the third contingent bnve thus fnr eon forward, In spite of an advertising cam pnlgn carried on by the newspapers. Th falling off In recruiting Is cnustlcit commented upon In the prcsi", and t' Toronto Olnbr. declares that It is "tini for Canndlnns to wakn up." Pointing out that notwithstanding nil their t.i not more than 500 Canadians l.ave e been under lire the (Jfohc says ; "It Is disquieting to learn hat rural Ontario the recruiting for ta thinl contingent has been n failure I the cities and larger towns the respon hns been excellent, but acnrcclv one V four of tho number required fro smaller places has come forward. n the young men of rural Canada under stand thnt Belgians, Frenchmen, Itn slnns nnd Serbs nre lighting not on for the security of their own lands. Inn for tho malntenanco of Canadian lib erty? Wo shall not do very much destroy German militarism by slng'ti. 'Tlppernry' nt hockey matches." Tim Ottawa Jotirtinl, which Is consid ered tho mouthpiece of tho Government, refers to the nble bodied men who refue to volunteer ns "the shrlkers, the street corner hnyn, the rhenp sort who sneer nt nil sort of soldiering," nnd mlds tha It Is "a beauty of conscription that It not only gathers In such calves to th service of their country hut Improve them." Tho proposal Is mado that members of Parliament conduct recruiting cam paigns In their constituencies, nnd It U even suggested thnt Sir Robert Borden and Sir Wilfrid Laurie r tour the countrv In n call for volunteers. One reason ad vanced for the apparent np.ithv of the young men of the Dominion Is the long period of Inactivity undergone by th first contingent at Salisbury Plain. I Is believed thnt as soon ns the first di vision hns left for tho front and tho casualty lists begin to come In thero w. I be a return tn the enthusiasm for en listment which characterized the flrit weeks of the war. Ilnrkness's Sccretnry !ciitcnccil. Wlllard It. Thompson, for nine years nn $S0 a month prlvntn secreiarv to William L. Hnrkncis of Stunduid Oil fnmo nt 12 Hroadwuy, wns sent to Sing Sing prison in General Sessions ester day for not less than two yea s and six months nnd not moro than four years nnd six months, having pleaded guiltv to grand larceny. Ilackenaaek, N. .1. Maim Motor far Cn. Klngntnn, N. Y. Teter A. Illark. Ntspletnn, S. I.-l.ouU lllnm. Mew Itnehelle. N. Y.-lllamnnd Motor Car Cn. New MlUnrd. N. Y.- -.Inhn C. Drew, liar Shore, I. I.-.Iainh Flnkel- stein. Kat Hampton, I I, I, Y. Ilalier Bay Port, l I. Mm. Manilla Cn, Liberty, N. Y.-l'.. It, Mrhnls. Mlddletnnn, N.V. Central tiaragr. Nraik, N, V. -.Mack tiarnge. Vthlte Plains, N. V.-Paiil .Motor Car Co, Port ,lefferon, I., I. -.I, II, Price, burgh, N. Y, Moan .1- Clap per. Ciitiimgue. 1.. I. .1. Henry Yi'nlf. Freehold. .V. .1, Creehuld Slotor l.'art'u. SOCIETY OF NEW YORK