The evening world. Newspaper, November 16, 1915, Page 1

PrANSL Che “ Circulation Books Open to All.” =—_—_ Copyright, 1915, by PRICE ONE CENT. Ce. iin eid cet hain ‘The Frese, Fublishing NEW YORK, “TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, Fair and cold to-nights Wednesday partly cloudy, FINAL 4 J “Circulation Books Open to All | 1915. EQUALIZE CITY TAXES, RETRENCH IN EXPENSES, The Evening World, After Weeks of Expert Investigation, Submits a Programme to Reduce Taxation. The Evening World, after weeks of investigation into the crisis ‘which confronts the City of New York—a crisis seriously threatening real estate confiscation—begins to-day the publication of a series of articles dealing with the situation. These articles will establish: 4. That New York real estate is paying in taxes approximately 22 per cent. of its gross earnings—this computation being based on the as- sumption that real estate yields a gross return of 10 per cent. Approxi- mately one-quarter of the rent paid in New York City goes for taxes. 2. That the gas, electric light and power and street railroad com- panies carn a gross return on their assessed valuation of approximately 33 1-3 per cent. and pay in taxes only 6 1-5 per cent. of the gross earn- 3. That the burden on real estate has attained its limit of oppres- tionand must be reduced. 4. That such a reduction entails taking a load of $30,000,000 a year Off real estate because the debt servicg of the city, outside of the needs of a growing population, will arbitrarify increase the budget from $15,- 000,000 to $25,000,000 a year for years to come, MANY CORPORATION MILLIONS UNTAXED. , 5. That public utility corporations are evading their just share of taxation, that thousands of miscellaneous corporations are paying no city taxes at all and that millions of untaxed dollars are earning wealth in New York solely because of the advantages offered by the city as a mar- ket and trade centre, 6. That the Legislature, by designedly unjust taxation measures, Ds, 4 by people living north of the Bronx. 7. That the machinery of City Government embraces too many employees, too many departments, too many bureaus, too much red tape, all these causes contributing to extravagance and inefficiency, These points constitute a prok'-~ which must be solved, and the solu- tion is up to the 6,000,000 people of this city, We must equalize taxation so | that real estate shall be relieved of heavier burdens, and we must provide for inevitable budget increases at the same time, The remedy les: First—In the curtailment of municipal expenses, Becond—In forcing the Legislature, by the power of public sentiment and pubdlicity, to limit its appropriations so that a direct tax shall be unneces sary, and to eo apportion the State taxes that the city shall be relieved from contributing more than its just share, Third--In raising new revenues by a fair distribution of taxation from persons and corporations who and which are reaping profits solely from the advantage of New York's commercial supremacy, these revenues to be raised along the following lines: ‘A—A tax on the gross earnings of public utility corporations to bring thom into proper relation to the tax on real estate. B—A tax on tangible property to compel non-residents to pay their share in return for the advantage they guin from doing business in New York City—a trade advantage tax, in fact. The thousands of “hide-out” cor- porations which av business in this city and have their so-called “principal effices” in centres of commercial activity, such as Esopus, Lestershire and Millbrook, up State, would, under this tax, be compelled to pay the city a return on their tangible capital which 1s earning money in New York, Under such an act all tangible property which is enriching its owners in New York City would give a part of ite earnings to the city which makes such earnings possible. C—A tax on bond and stock transactions in the financial district of New York City in which millions of profits accrue each year solely because of the advantages offered by the city. For instance, all the stock transfer tax col- lected in New York should remain right here. The State will make up this amount by a revival of the old law taxing inheritances, WHITMAN ADMITS STATE TAX BUNGLING. First of the series of articles going into details of the investigation will appear to-morrow, The direct State tax of nearly $14,000,000 which the city must pay this year was clearly established as unnecessary and oppressive by The Evening World last spring before the Governor signed it. and admits The Evening World was right. In a statement issued from the Executive Chamber at Albany yesterday, referring to the appropriation and spectal bills on which the direct tax levy was based, the Governor said that— " “Owing to the brief time available and the frank ignorance of many de- ai partment heads concerning the financial details of their offices, most of the + retrenchment work had to be done, as in the past, ‘with an axe, e “The legal restrictions upon the Governor's veto, which prohibit him from reducing a single item, though he may veto it entirely, made it impos sible to segregate the necessary from the unnecessary appropriations with- out impairing the efficiency of same legitimate State functions.” ‘This statement of the Governor's would seem to dispose of all the talk about adding further to New York City's burdens by imposing a State in- come tax. NEW YORK'S GREAT NEEDS takes from the city millions of dollars each year which should be paid |“ Now comes the Governor |"; MAYOR DOING FINE: NOBAD SYMPTOMS, AFTER OPERATION Bulletin on Appendicitis Vic-' tim’s Condition Says All Is Favorable. MAY BE OUT IN 2 WEEKS. Wife Spends Night Near Him | in Hospital—McAneny Act- ing Mayor. Mayor John Purroy Mitchel, who was operated upon for appendicitis at Roosevelt Hospital last evening, was reported to be resting easy to-day, with all the symptoms of a quick re- covery, The following bulletin was| posted at noon: “42 M.—The Mayor's condition con- tinues to be favorable, His tempera- ture is 99.2, pulse §8 and respiration’ 20. “DR. C. H. PECK. “DR, W. L, POST.” ‘The temperature was over a degree higher than that stated in the last previous bulletin and the pulae count had decreased eight. The physician |sald these changes were not signifi- cant, Mrs, Mitchel, who occupied a room next to that of the Mayor, was up at 6 o'clock and was cheered by the soundness of the sleep in which she }tound him, From 8 o'clock on she was kept busy receiving visits from the Mayor's friends, including nearly all of the higher officials of the city dministration, including Dock Com- misioner R, A. C. Smith, Corporation Counsel Lamar Hardy, Commissioner of Licenses Bell and John E, Weler, Queens Park Commissioner, Com- missioner of Police Woods and Com- missioner of Charities Kingsbury telephoned. ‘The operator of the hospital switeh- | board called for help early in the day | because of the number of inquiries as |to the Mayor’s condition, The pres- sure became especially heavy soon jafter dawn, when a wild rumor of the Mayor's death spread over the city in a flash, Dr. Martin J. Dwyer, the physician who attended the Mayor through an Jattack of typhoid two years ago, found the Mayor awake when he called at 11 o'clock. “Hello, Doc, hope you feel as well as 1 do,” was his cheerful greeting. Dr. Dwyer said that he was amazed to find that no trace of fever had fol- lowed the operation. When the Mayor awoke he told the nurse he felt much refreshed and suf- fered wery little pain. This bulletin was issued at 8 A, to-day “Mayor Mitchel passed a very com- fortable night, This morning ho ts resting easy and has no unfavorable symptoms. His temperature Is 98.8; 96; respiration, 20. hitman tdlegr: sorry to lear that your r M. sincere! and ho speedy President George A. McAneny of the Board of Aldermen called on the Mayor late this afternoon, He report- ed the patient in excellent condition Aldermen Express Sympathy With the Mayor. The Board of Aldermen at thts after- noon's meeting unanimously adop the following resolution introduced by Chairman Henr Curran and Tam- “Resolved, ard) express Hits eympathy Honor, the |Mayor, in his sudden illness and hereby tenders ith hearty wish for his speedy and complete recovery,” oe ANCONA CARRIED $800,000. Gold Coin on Way Expenses Went Down With Liner, ROME, Nov. 16.—Eight hundred thou- sand dollars in gold, to be deposited In the San Franc Sub-Treasury'to meet ere to Pay War | and probably will die, |dress; Germans Organize a Camel Corps in Africa, Anticipating Invasion by the British Ost rm oer: it is reported that the British ica will shortly send « military expe dition against German Hast Africa. The Government of the Union of South Africa has decided to send 25,000 men a if necessary. ainst the colony The Germans have been preparing for resistance and have or- ganized, among other means of def ‘ense, a camel corps. FIVE ARE INJURED BY AUTO UPSET; GIRL USHER DYING Three Victims to Hospital— Four Other Members of Party Held. A big touring car containing four| women and three men, while going east at moderate speed through Fast One Hundred and Forty-ninth Street early to-day, swerved against the south curb near Union Avenue and] turned Ali except two of the men were pinné a complete somersault. under the machine. In Lincoln Hospi. are three « the occupants, who describe them selves: MILLER, ROSE, twenty-five years | old, usher in Apollo Theatre One Mundred and Twenty-fifth Street and living at No, 237 West One Hundred and Twenty-sixth Street. Has a frac ture of the skull and internal injuries, DECKER, ANNIE, nineteen, cashier in the Apollo Theatre, and living at No. 61 East One Hundred and Twen ty-sixth Street, Several broken ribs and internal injuries, DUNN, HARRY, fifty years old, stationer and printer, No, 893 Faile Street. Concussion of the brain and internal injuries. Others detained in the Walton Ave nue Police Station to be questioned gave these names: Mrs, Florence Lloyd, fifty, of No, ¢ ast One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Street, and her eighteen-year-old daughter, Shalren, a moving picture actress and model, of the same ad- Joseph Goodman, twenty-five, of Cathedral Parkway, son of a wealthy contractor, business he gave as No. 263 Bast One | Hundred and Thirty-third Street, and No. | Frank Demarest, twenty-four, 1002 Garrison Avenue, Bronx, son of certain war expen » went down with the Italian liner Ancona, sunk. by submi kes here made this an= Bouncement to-day, |a wealthy feed merchant, The police say Goodman first gave his name as Griffin and sald he waa whose place of| jerk living at No. Avenue, The police say the wrecked auto- mobile was driven by Demarest, ia owned by him or his father, and is almost new. When Mrs, Lioyd had sufficiently recovered from the shock and excitement she told the police she went to a theatre with her daughter last night, and afterward met Good- man, an acquaintance, and went with himvto a cabaret. Later they met the others, and finally started with Dem. arest for a cabaret in the Broux, According to the police, Demarest was driving and Miss Miller was on the front seat with him. The others were in the hooded tonneau, some sit- ting on tae laps uf other It is believed Demarest took one} hand from the steering wheel for an instant and caused it to swerve. When he machine turned over Demarest and joodman were the only ones among the occupants to be thrown clear. Later Demarest was held in $2,000 to this afternoon before the 1660 Valentine STARVING GIRL TOOK POISON IN CHURCH. Margaret McGrath, Said Had Been Looking for Work for Two Days Seventeen, She i bs of a girl attracted the at f three women day as Michael's Chureh, Street, B New to knelt in St N ! Jerome As tity approached she drained a of lodine. At the Kings County Hospital she » was Margaret McGrath, aev- enteen, of No, 2847 5 Third Street Island City; that she had been at sking for work two days and was sturving BOWIE RESULTS. five and “ }Sunday World “Wants” Work Monday Wonders, MRS. GUGGENREIM “SCORNED PISTOL IN BURGLAR'S: HAND Wife of Millionaire Routed Masked Robber From Her | Room in Country Home. GREAT NECK, Mrs. husband is Nov. 16.— whose ut, Harry V. Guggenhel von of Daniel Guggen- hel:n of the great mining and smelt- ing was awakened by a masked burglar early to-day tn her room in the uggenhelm country home here, Nevada, the famous show place of W. Gould Brokaw, The man had already taken $25 from a purse which lay on @ table near the door, After that he opened bureau drawer clumstly and Mrs ggenhelm awakened, She switched Jon all the lights in the room by a key at bedside and sat up, The man, who had a black handkerchief tied across his face, swung about and, pointing a revolver into her face, backed slowly to the door. In spite of the silent threat Mra, Guggenheim screamed to her hus | band, who was in the next room, The | man went tumbling down the stairs as Mr. Guggenheim answered and rushed Into the room, ‘The amall army of servants was aroused, but] none of them Was out in time to interests, anything of the intruder, | Footprints on the drive showed that the burglar had been joined in flight by two other men, who were | waiting for him in front of the house, ‘They had run into the thick woods in | the lower part of the big estate, | Constable William Ninesling was | summoned and with volunteers from |Great Neck Village hunted through "|the woods until long after daybreak | without result, He was Joined by | Detective Phineas Seaman of thy District Attorney's office later in the lay. Mr. Guggenheim found that the thief had been in his own room and | had taken $45 from a dresser drawer. |In his fight he also took a purne from a hall shelf which contained $50. | He had ¢ 2 the house by fore | the French window of the or, The authorities are inclined to think the burglars are the same as those who entered the Great Neck station | post-office Just Tuesday night and drilled the safe, but left before blast | \ng it, Mor a week before the attempt ed robt of the post-office tough looking strangers had been observed hanging about both Great Neck ata eat Neck village. Thoy inquy tion and ¢ guarded rout of M. the Coban, the actor, « them, 20 PAGES FRENCH LOSE BIG BATTLE TO BULGA WIN ANOTHER ON SOUTH SERBIAN LINE PRICE ONE CENT. [SS KITCHENER NEARING GREECE WITH MESSAGE FROM ALLIES ING DEMANDS ON KING French Troops in 36-Hour Battle Repulse 30,000 Bulgars, but French Centre in Same Serbian Front Is Pierced in Two Places. SERBIAN KING FIGHTING IN UNIFORM OF PRIVATE SALONICA, Greece (via London), Nov. 16.—After heavy fighting with the reinforced Bulgarian troops in Southern Serbia the French were compelled to retire at two points in the vicinity of Gradisce, twelve miles north of the Greek border. A Bulgarian attack along the Cerna River was repulsed, with heavy losses to the attackers. The battle on the Cerna was waged along the left bank of thé river, Two or three Bulgarian divisions (probably about 30,000 men) were engaged, anda desperate attempt was made to pierce the French centre. The engagement was in progress with furious intensity for thirty-six hours, after which the Bulgarians were beaten back along this entire front. The situation in Macedonia is developing rapidly. Large reinforce ments have been brought in by the BulgariAns, who are making renewed efforts to force Babuna Pass. The Serbians are still holding out there, but this movement threatens Perlepe and Monastir. Many inhabitants of Monastir are preparing to depart. The members of the Diplomatic Corps have changed their plans, and intend to proceed to Scutaria, Albania, instead of to Monastir, . BERLIN, Nov. 16 (by wireless to Sayville)—More than 1,000 additional Serbian troops were captured yesterday, the War Office announced to-day, Greek Plans Reported Changed In Favor of the Serb Troops LONDON, Noy, 16.—A report from |vllles to Greek soil, the Serbian treepe Athens says the Greek Government | will be placed on the eame footing aa has modified its position in favor of| the British and French. the entente allies, and has decided] Premier Skouloudis originally pro- that, 1 in the event ote a retreat of the posed to permit the French and Brit- 49,874 PRISONERS ON GALICIA FRONT change is due, the correspondent says, Petrograd Officially to formidable objections ratsed by the French Minister at Athens, This report is simultaneous with « despatch reporting the landing of Barl Kitchener at Mudros, on the island of Lemnos, 130 miles from Salonica, and forty miles trom Gallipelt Peninsula. Har! Kitchener was accompanied to Mudros, :. the Aegean Sea, by “the |Resident General of Egypt,” (by which \s probably meant Major Gen Jullan, H, G. B, N. G, Commander of the British forces in Egypt, Reports on the Operations for the Month of October. PETROGRAD, Nov, 16.—The Rus- sians captured 49,874 Austro-Hungar- jan prisoners of war during October, it was stated officially to-day, Of ptives 674 were fleers. The Russians captured also twenty- one Austro-Hungarian cannon, 118 Maxims, eighteen bomb throwers and threo searchlights. Rapid progress is being made with the equipment of the Russian troops for bitter weather. At some of the Caar’s frontal positions in the Cauca- sus there is already six feet of snow VIPNNA (via Berlin and Sayville wireless), Nov. 16.—-"After four weeks eof fighting about Czartorysk the Austrians retain thelr old positions against the Russians,” said a War Office statement to-day, + 6h Definite guarantees regarding her ittitude are sought from Greece by Kitchener, because they purpose send- ing another large force into the Bal- kans, establishing an entirely new front, according to an Athens de- spatch forwarded from London, early to-day. A despatch from Salonica says the morale of the Serbians ts splendid. Half trained recruits march to battle singing like veterans, Aged King Peter Is fighting in the trenches, clad in the uniform of a private, He seeks death, saying: “When I am killed you can flee or surrender,” Famine and inisery prevall, There is no bread at Mitrovitaa, The people are reduced to eating haricots, BERLIN Nov, 16 clashed at (via Tuckerton wireless), Greek and French troops have Salonica, Vienna messages say to-day The Wrench tried to occupy & Greek J ]