The evening world. Newspaper, January 4, 1904, Page 5

NADOD SHS WIL GO SLOWL New Commissioner Has No Comment to Make Now on ‘ Enforcement ar Non-Enforce- ment of Certain Laws. ‘LATER HE MAY ASK . CHANGE IN EXCISE LAW. Has No Black List and An- nounces that Every Man on the Force Will Be Judged by His Future Conduct. Urged by many for a statement as to his policy {n the conduct of the Police Department, Commissioner William Me- Adoo to-day offered this typewritten atatement: “I have been asked what shall be my Policy in the enforcement and non-en- forcement of certain laws. As I con- ceive it, the duties of this office are to enforce laws, and by legal methods, and to seo to it that the personal security of one person and the personal liberty of the other person are not infringed or violated. “Of course, I have no views to ex- Press as to the ‘policy’ of enforcing or non-enforeing of. existing laws, Later on, when I am better acquainted with the Police Department, I may have something to say in common with other citizens, both in and out of office, as to advising the Legislature on modifying Gr amending the Excise or other;Jaws. “I accepted this establishment as Gen. Greene left it. Assuming that it is in 00d working condition, I do not con- template any changes at present in the personnel of the force. “I have no black list. The officers or men will have to make that for them- welves, not on past scandals, but on the manner in which they perform thelr duties in the present and future, “While I do not contemplate the mak- ing of any changes in assignments I will not hesitate to move and move most quickly and keep on moving if the public good requires and the best interest of the service demands it. He Invites Confidence. “Any honest and honorable officer who finds himself thwarted or hindered from any source whatever in the con- acientious performance of his duty whould come to me at once and give me his confidence, and if I am satisfied he 4s telling the truth I will stand by him to the end. “I want it understood that I am the Police Commissioner. There 1s no other. No politicians will be received in this oMce to ask favors, Politicians may come here and shake my hand, but they must not ask favors “I have not, as reported, condemned the system adopted by Capt. Piper for making street crossings safe."* Then the Commissigner goes on and tells what he thinks of strect traffic and oromisés to give the matter his personal Attention. ingemerty Takes Office. cially announced to-day the ap- of Henry 3. Haggerty, of rooklyn, as his Second Deputy. ‘The Commissioner had carefully prepared this typewritten statement, further than which he would not say "The Commissioner takes pleasure in announcing the appointment of Henry 8, Haggerty as Second Deputy Police Cominissioner, He was strongly recorn: mended for the position by the best- known and disinterested ‘citizens of Brooklyn, and T am sure he will ( position with honesty and abil! ‘Mr. Haggerty appeared at H. ters soon after his appoln sworn In, In a remark: flowers commenced to He ol intment tim arrive dor the new deputy. STRIKE THREATENS Officers of the Corporation Are Uneasy Over the Attitude As- “ sumed by the Workers in the Carnegie Mills. Considerable uneasiness exists at the offices of the United States Steel Cor- poration over the possibility of a gigan- te strike following the general reduc- tion of wages that took effect last Sat- urday. In some of the Pennsylvania mills the men refused to go to work to- day, and a conference this afternoon in Pittsburg between Alvah C. Dinkey, President of the Carnegie Stecl Com- pany, and a committee of skilled em- ployees will bring the matter to a head, It 1s more than Ukely that the skilled workmen of the Carnegie plants will be granted concessions. The reduction Schedule cut thelr pay from $2.72 to $1.74 @ ton, They ask for a rate of $2 0 ton With assurances of ty : fess warrants, ‘The Carnegie employees pith skilled branches are not organ- It remains to be seen What the Amal- gamated Association of Steel Work will do 1f the non-union Carnegie w men are allowed more pay than the la- borers of skill in other plants. Very iy a big strike will result, to the further financial derangement’ of per- sons holding Stee! shares, ver since the announcement was made that a cut in wages waa impend- ing, agents of the Amalgumated Agso- Gation have been-at work among the Carnegle men. A refusal to yield to the $2-a-ton demand will probably re- gult in unionizing the Carnegie plants and the tie-up of the entire steel indus- try. It is this that the directors have to discuss when they meet for the quar- tor, ession to-morriow afternoon, In case the regular quarterly dividend is not declared at to-morrow's meeting FIRST BABY OF THE NEW YEAR Belongs to the Bronx and His Middle Name Is Mc- Clellan, in Honor of the Mayor. BORN ONE MINUTE AFTER 1904 BEGAN. Robert McCletan Roden’s Fa- ther Proud of Him and Will Raise Him to Be a Good Tammany Man. The first baby of the year born in Greater New York, agoording to re- ports received at the Bureau of Vital Statistics, ts Robert McClellan Roden, who arrived at No. 665 Rae street, Bronx, exactly at 12.01 A. M., Jan. 1, 1904. The time of the baby's birth is duly attested and sworn to by the attending physician, Dr. Willlam Davis, of No. 63 East One Hundred and Fifty-second street. ‘With the ringing in of the new year, welcomed dby the din of cannon, bells and whistles, young Mr, Roden came into the world. Mr, and Mrs. George Roden are the proud and happy parents of this dis- tinguished individual, who is thelr third son. Mr. George Roden is a good Amori- can, in the grain-exporting business. modic effort can avail but littl isfactory results, complished at once. the public. our confidence. physically. purpose for the good of the city. before you ir detail. new to you. “Relief, partment of Street-Cleaning | shall upon the subject. main at his post. prompt attention. pressure, city's finances says: twenty-five clerks in the main offices in this city will be thrown out of employ- ment... Their duties have been to look after ‘the payment of dividends and it no dividends are to ve paid there will be nothing for them to do. Most of them are hunting for other jobs, which dicates that they have informa: t the dividend is to be passed, “I have confidence inthe integrity.and ability of aye pointees, and J assure them of my earnest support. The public expects from each of them the faithful performance of his trust, and I shall exercise all) he power conferred upon me in the charter to insure the efficiency and the honesty of the administration of every department.” THE STEEL TRUST’ be no restriction upon its use for all proper and necessary purposes. health of the city and the comfort of our people depend upon an amp) supply of pure water, and safety from fire demands that water shall be always ready for an emergency Jn abundant quantity nd under. sufficient There should be no unnecessary delay in supply adequate in all reepects to the future needs of the city.” THE STATE OF CITY FINANCES. The Mayor in dealing with the chapter of his message relating to the GRAFTERSMUST GO, SAYS M’CLELLAN. (Continued from First Page.) those charged with the suppression of vice end those who live by law- breaking. In the endeavor to accomplish unything in this direction spas- Only constant vigilance can produce sat- The methods employed should not be sensational, or for the purpose first of winning applause, but earnest and sincere, so as to be thorough and permnent in their effect. “I am convinced that {t is no unreasonably critical spirit which has for years been charging that officials high in the Police Department have connived at the maintenance of certain public evils for their personal gain. “A vigorous and persistent effort wil! be made to sever any such rela- tlon between law-breakers and those sworn to enforce the law. D “I appeal to all our citizens, and especially to those who supported my candidacy, to ald in purging the Department of such men and practices. HE HAS CONFIDENCE IN M’ADOO. “It would be useless for me to appoint to the command of this Depart- ment a mere disciplinarian or a doctrinaire. I have intrusted the office to aman of such character as to inspire the respect of his subordinates and the confidence of the public, and of such discernment as to make it un- likely that he will be the victim of imposition or deceit. “In this, as in any other department, everything desired cannot be ac- Intelligent effort directed to one evil at a time must before long result in a general improvement. “I ask for the Police Commissioner the patience and the assistance of “The vast majority of the members of the police force Are wortuy of Their lives are not easy, whether considered morally or Contact with crime does not tend to individual improvement. I believe that so far as possible consideration should be shown to them, so that like all other government employees, they may have a reasonable amount of leisure from thelr very exacting duties. “The best results cannot be obtained, either ir. public or private busi- ness, except by the hearty co-operation of every employee, “I admonish the heads of all the departments of thé city government, r-| while maintaining strict discipline, not to be so needlessly harsh or ex- acting as to cause discontent among their subordinates. “] shall expect and require from all the departments complete unity of POOL ROOMS BEGIN eMfo® PH Wepne THE DIFFICULT SCHOOL PROBLEM. In dealing with the public schools the Mayor says: “The administration is confronted with a most difficult problem be-,Mr. Jerome Says These Places cause of the inadequacy of the present school accommodations. The solu- tion of this problem cannot wait on our convenience. “I intend to give my immediate attention to the matter, with the idea of adopting the speediest method of rellef. The demands of modern life are so exacting that our children of school age must not be deprived of a moment which should be devoted rightfully to the education which is to fit them for their places in the world. After a conference with the depart- ment officials, and an examination of the question, I shall lay the matter/afternoon in Judge Cowing's court- Bridge terminals, street cleaning and water supply obtain the follow- ing disposition at the hands of the Mayor: “The problem that arises in the handling of trafMfc at the terminals of! were running in full blast. the Brooklyr Bridge, especially during the so-called ‘rush hours,” is not | IMMEDIATE RELIEF FOR BRIDGE TRAFFIC. here is another pressing need and cannot be had too soon. The task is stupendous, but It neither can be avoided nor delayed. “The administration will address Itself to the question at once. “Until I have had an opportunity to observe the workings of the De- not be in a position to address you “Appreciating, however, the importance of clean streets, and aware of the popular verdict of his administration, I have invited the gentleman who served as the head of the department under my predecessor to re- “Provision for an additional water supply {s a subject demanding Waste of water should be prevented; but there must T roviding for such a “As tho incidence of taxation for thd support of the municipal govern- ment is shiftea to the people as a whole, the question of the city debt, the cost of government and of the system of taxation under which we iive are of great concern and should ‘be of the very firet Interest to every citizen. “A wider knowledge of our financial system can bring nothing but good to the city. A greater inteicst on the part of the taxpayera—and the entire population pays the taxes—in how the revenues are raised and expended, must necessarily result in an increased share of responsibility on the part of the administration, and a more direct feeling of accountability by the public officials to those who have given the trust to them. “In initiating public improvements, the needs considered before the needs of the future. ‘of the present should’ be “In gauging the financial capacity of the city when embarking upon new enterprises material necessities should first be met. “New York must be made healthy, and clean, and safe, before it is made beautiful.” The statement of the city finances shows that the total deb:, funded | fna mi tiom| and temporary, is $375,918,098.30, an increase over Before the Board of Aldermen received the message from the Mayor last year of $81,000,000, Recognizing his son's predilections in choosing Jan. 1 as the date of his) arrival, Mr. Roden promptly named | him Robert MoClellan, in honor of ihe new Mayor. Of the young Mr. Roden si “He, will be brought up a good Tam- manylte—that's sure. It's quite evi- dent already that he {s a politician, for he has taken comolete possessiun pt this establienment, and keeps us wil iopping, while he calmly takes his ease, ag you sec. man's future career “If things do not seem to come his way fast enough he hollers till they do. “His voice is lusty, his aggressive- ness pronounced, and his will strong.” As befitting a future man of mark, young Robert McClellan Roden pos- vesses much distinction in appear= | f a and manner, weighing at birth twelve pounds, his well-shaped bead deing covered — with luxurious | dark hair, and his large brown eyes beam- Ing “with jutelligence. He speaks volubly a tongue unknown as yet to his parents, but which sclen- tists claim |s akin to Volapuk, or the universal language. Long life and happiness to the little politiclan! voted rightfully to the education In the world. the Brooklyn Bridge, especially le not new to you. SOME STRIKING POINTS IN THE MAYOR’S MESSAGE. | Intend to give my immediate attention to the inadequacy of the public schools, with the Idea of adopting the speediest method of rellef. ‘The demands of modern life are so exacting that our children of school age must not be deprived of a moment which should be de which Is to fit them for their places The problem that arises In the handling of traffic at the terminals of during the so-called “rush hours,” Relief at the bridge entrance during rush hours is a pressing need and cannot be had too soon. Tne can be avolded ner delayed. task is stupendous, but it neither The administration will address itself to the question at once, 1 am convinced that it is no unreasonably critical spirit which has for years been charging that offici: have connived at the maintena Personal gain. als high in the Police Department nce of certain public evils for their A vigorous and persistent effort will be made to sever any such relation between law-b-eakers and thore 1 appeal to all our citizens, and esue candidacy, to ald in purging the department of such men antil age. Practices, swor. t eaforce the law. lly te those who supported my It would be useless for me to appoint to the command of this depart- ment a mere discipl'narian cr a doctrinaire. | have Intrusted the office to a mar of sich craracter as to inspre the respect of his subordinates and the confidence of the public, and of such discern- ment as to make it unlikely that he will be the victim of imposi- tion or deceit. ee the body convened and introduced t then the Board met according to rul call upon the Mayor and notify him that the body was in session. he new members to the old. It was le, and a committee was appointed to A mes- senger was then sent with the message to City Clerk Scully, who hast ion {ts journey to the Aldermanic chamber, ae In the médnwhile the chamber was being rapidly filled with floral emblenis sent by constituents to the old ud new members in honor of the first meeting of the Board for the ‘year 1904, During the reading of the new Mayor's message the floral designé>continued to arrive and were rapidly passed around the room ‘unt! appearance of a floral establishmen leries and upon the main floor. i] the chamber began to take on the it. Spectators crowded into the gal- An unusually large crowd was in attendance, 10 LOOSE UP Are Opening Up at the Rate of Three a Day and Only Thirty Working. District-Attorney Jerome declared this room in General Sessions, that for the past three months pool rooms had been opening at the rate of three a day, and that he now had evidence that thirty Mr. Jerome made this statement when Annie Simmins and Ed ad Graham, convicted on Dec. 2 last of running a pool room for women, were arraigned before Judge Cowing for sentence, ‘The District-Attorney said that he knew it was unusual for the public prosecutor ta make any statement to the Court on such an occasion, but felt that he ought to do so in view of the Manner in which pool-rooms were springing up all over the city. ‘In spite of this mushroom growth of gambling-houses and pool-rooms,” sald the District-Attorney, “there are fewer wuch places in the elty to-day than there has been for many months. “Phe District-Attorney's. office greatly hampered in Its efforts to bring the proprietors of these places to bar in order that they #hoyld be punished, becnusé of the many dilatory motions Qpposed to his efforts by the counsel for the offenders, I thought it proper that the Court should be made aware of this fact.” Judge Cowing replied that it was the Court's duty to see that the law as tt stands on the statute book should be enfotced, Then he ordered the weman to pay a $60 and the man a $100 fine, ————$—_— Not Typten) of the Stute. jad twenty-four, who has néver been on a railroad train; has never seen @ circus nor a, circus parade; has never been inside a theatre; has never been more than twelve miles’ froin tasted liquor except as ON A street car Vhen Koloff comes je trip In and back fetiins home jn ume to inner. The elder Roloft js son ‘no the young man does the cooking, wash- to town be fn_the mornl t hip father’s fe 1s! ‘DEAD IN HIS ROOM; THE GAS TURNED Ch ‘Joseph Van Noort Asphyxiated in the Same Place Where Two Other Men Died Three Weeks Ago. PATERSON, N. J., Dec. 4—Joseph Van Noort, a brother of City Physician Van Noort, was found dead to-day in been caused by axphyxiation County Physician McBride, who made an investigation, says he believes it was not suicide, He thinks Mrs. Van Noort in turning off the gas last night upon retiring accidentally turned it on again Mr. Wan Noort registered at the hotel on Saturday, It is said, as James Pry- He was ina nightrobe. He had an arti- TAFT NAMED AS President Sends His Appoint- ment as Successor of Root and Nominates L. E. Wright as Philippines Governor. WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—President Roosevelt to-day sent to the Senate the fomination of William H. Taft, of Ohio, to be Secretary of War. The President also noniinated Luke E. Wright, of Tennessee, to be Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands, and Henry C, Ide, of Vermont, to be Vice- Civil Governor of the Philippine Islands. Other appointments made by Pregident were: Civil Service Commis- sioner—John C. Black, of tinots Consul-General—Henry D. Saylor, Pennsylvania, at Coburg, Germany. Assistant Secretary of Commerce and Labor—Lawrence O. Murray, Illinois. Marshal—James A. Toler, Northern District of Mississip!. 8 Root left here for on private business, ary New York. to-day but expects to return to this city to-mor- row in time to attend the regular mvet- binet. i —Gov. Taft, who 1s on his way to the United States from the Philippine Islands, arriyed here to-da. United States Minister Griscom will giv him a dinner and reception, and the Em- peror and Empress will give a private audience and luncheo! JURY DECLARES “LUM SMITH 1S SINE On Trial as to His Sanity in Jus- tice Scott’s Part of Supreme Court, They Acquit Him in Ten Minutes. L. Lum Smith, on trial on the charge ‘of being a lunatic, was acquitted tn |double-quick time by a jury in Justice | Scott's part of the Supreme Court this ‘afternoon, although Dr. Flavius Packer, |- of the observation ward, Bellevue Hos- |pital, gave his opinion as an expert ‘allenist that he was full of insane de- lusions, His greatest hallucination was that he could burn water. L. Lum Smith's own story, told from the witness-stand, was remarkable. He invented the Idea of letter broker- He bought letters from’ big con- cerns by the vanload and has 40,000,000 in storage now, classified so that if « merchant wants the addresses of 10,000 people who have shown some special in- terest in his Ine of goods he “rents that number of letters in his class from the letter broker. Smith said a, detective-sergeant ar- {rested him on Oct, 20, telling him he ‘would learn why later. g In Jefferson ‘Market Court, when he essayed to ap- peal to the Magistrate, the latter shut him off with: “Now that will do, I want you to 60 right along with the officer.” ‘Those in charge of him would not let the “crazy man’ telephone or send a message to any friend. He was sent to the observation ward, Bellevue Hospl- taly and all along the line it was w: sumed that he was insane, and he was smiled at and indulged as a lunatic, Smith explained that Prof. Wilson had worked thirty years on a theory of generating gas from water, and he had co-operated with him, This he called “‘purning water/* “1 was transferred from Bellevue to the pauper hosiptal on Ward's Island, on the ground that I could not pay my way,” said Smith, with a smile, adding, “L can make $1,000 @ month, and never less than doubled my money on any transaction in seven years,” Under cress-examination Smith ad- mitted that he told Dr, Packer that the Standard Oil people were prosecuting him. said that because I couldn't think of any one else,’ said he, Edward J. Wessels, of No, 44 Broad- way, testified that Smith is “t brightest man I ever met in business.”’ Clark Bell, President of the Medico- Legal Soctety, said: mith has always been an active, rgetic, aggressive, combative man— Room No. 2 of the Bellevue Hotel, The| certainly not an Insane man. z " 'B. Smith, a sweet faced daugh- gas was turned on full and death had] or "Sf Lum Smilth, testified that his e life was sweet and dear, They eet No. 216 West Fourteenth street Dr. Simon Goodheart, allenist, William Brown, of the Esterbrook Penn Com- pan, and others Joined in testifying that Lum Smith was the brightest thing that ever came down the pike, and his law- yer, John G, Snyder, suld he felt that he was talking to the jury only to earn his fee. Assistant Corporation Counsel land. He remained in his room almost |Cowle had little to say, The jury d all yesterday, When round to-day his| cl! ULE hands were clutching the bedclothes ij GOOD RESOLUTIONS ficial leg, which he had taken off be- fore golng to bed It ix belleved that he was awakened r by the gas, and, finding himsett sut-|A Few Here in Reference to focating, had started for the window to + toalr, but was over ne. Mr. Van Your Health and Happiness. port was forty-one years old. Be sere toad sides the County Physician he leaves] Never be careless about your two other brothers, John and William | health. Van Noort ‘A neglected cgld leads to grip, ‘The room in which he died seems to bo] bronchitis and = pneumonia, They ot ated ns meverul men haw lead to the grave. here. within. & gew. faonths, Never allow a cold to wear off—it igo. Avoid the patent medicines, “cough —=_- and so-called “immediate- ALLEGED RIPPER INDICTED. p rela e ee | What you mistake for ralief is deadening of the nerves by the Man Who Slew Sarah Martin Ac- opium and other poisonous drugs cused by Grand Jury. The Grand Jury to-day returned an indictment of murder .galnst Emil Tot- terman, the alleged _'pper, in the case of Sarah Martin, who was found dead in Kelly's Hote! >. 9 James Slip. The indictment was filed with Judge Newburger in Part 1,, General Sessions. The witnesses who appeared before the Grand Jury were Inspector Mc- Slusky, the two ‘salesmen at Bridgeport, Ww jonn., and shoes that were found after the murder had been committed, and ae people from the hotel where the body of the woman was found. Totterman will be arraigned before Judge Newburger to-morrow, 0 sold Totterman the sweater | they contain. ‘hat weakens your body—the dis- eane remains and gets a hold. If it 1s a cold or grip, it turns into pneumonia, because the drugs have robbed your body of strength and vi- tal force—the only power by which you can fight off and overcome dis- tare, We again remind you that Father John’s Medicine cures colds. 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Special reductions in every department now before stock-taking. » | joins forces with reduced prices dor your benett. i COWPERTHWAIT &). 104 To [08 VINCENT Stein-Bloch Suit or Overcoat for anything The actual COST TO MAKE the very cheapest Stein- i For Infants and Children, ‘The Kind You Have Always Bought. - In Use For Over Thirty Years” ASTORIA THE CENTAUR COMPANY. MEW YORK OrTY. | @ St AK SUITS, $110. and wet TABLES, $50. Credit ath ee vdsi~ 50h eo to $10.00. at. pce to deliver a lot of suits and overcoats in adequate facilities held them back till NOW. That's why you can buy Fresh, Stylish Stein-Bloch Clothes: “a2 $15 SUITS & OVERCOATS, . . . $10.00 $20) . » + Se $25 ° “ ial a im fot 14.00 $30 s s o . 6 616 18.00. $35 OVERCOATS, fe 8) elt ee $40 and $45“ + eee « Rule $50 “ $55 © aierey nc taexeveiues 31.50 Broadway—22d Street. Sixth Avenue—12th Street. re 25¢ | Wel. DOUGLAS ‘ "| $3,322 SHOE wXBT KNOCKS See oe Daze D-Y-S-P-E-P-S-I-A. | 3330 tote St oo ene NEW. RES. 125th at. and 3 438 |RIKER’S DRUG STORE, |: Ave. & 23d St. | WRK CITY STORES Want St Cures piles and constipation Guarante: Price $1 00, PILE OLD esterase 400 W. 57th &t., N. = = | SUNDAY WORLD WANTS WORK MONDAY MORNING WONDERS Cures a Cold inOreDay, G 6 Ebon Wee sis. gt Px. ae