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THE BJtbqKJLY DAILY EAGLE, KEW YOBK, THUBSDAY, MARCH 21, 1901. MISCELLANEOUS. THE PARIAHS OF NEW YORK. NEW MUSIC. Walter A.

Dolane, tire well known Brooklyn musician and composer, has just published a new march, two stop and cake walk, "The Auto Mo Bubble," dedicated to the Aurora Grata Masonic Club, in whose parlors it was recently played for the first time in public and where it was Instantly popular. i r. jtr 1 ,2. 't oW HEBE'S HOPING YOU'LL WIN, ME. GREAT SINGER.

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134 Cedar cor. New York. did not mean that all committeemen advocated it. Mr. Elliott then said that Tammany Hall was playing very pretty politics in New York City, and having been forced by political exigencies to materially increase the working force of the city, was trying to raise additional revenue.

It hit upon mortgages as a possible stone that could hit two birds, for they would raise some money and in doing it would force the Republican party to either kill the law or pass an absolute mortgage tax bill, while at present the Democratic authorities did not dare to enforce the one in existence. He said the result would be that the people would hold the Republicans responsible for the obnoxious measure and punish them for it. "Mr. Elliott," said Senator Krum, now thoroughly aroused, "do you realize that the country districts have to make up for the tremendous adverse Democratic vote in your city? If you wish to overcome the Democratic vote in your city you must come to us for your Republican majority, and you cannot get it if you do not tahe some heed of the countryman's demands." Senator Foley, the Tammany representative quietly inquired if the hearing was to be considered confidential or whother tho representatives of the minority were to take advantage of the "privileged matter" discussed. This out short the political discussion of the bill.

Mr. Elliott continued bis argument, in part, as follows: "Of all the legislation proposed at this session, this bill. become a law, would prove the most disastrous act affecting the whole people of the state that will bo placed upon the statute books. I appear here, the chairman of the legislative committee of the Republican County Committee of Kings County, which body paused a unanimous vote advocating the nnssjigi' of the Slater bill; and, while I do not ask this body to recommend the defeat of this bill from any party standpoint. I do say, as a Republican, that, in my judgment, the people will condemn the Republican party at the polls if this bill should become a law.

"Real estate in my home county has been in a crippled condition for the last five or six years, and was just beginning to boom before this proposed drastic legislation was introduced. Money was just, commencing to come out of banks, stockings and long pockets, but it will go back again and remain there until the legislators of this state come to their senses and repeal bill, should they be unwise enough to pass it. "I know, gentlemen, that the broad view to take of the passage of all laws is that It shall benefit the entire people; but I think i nave discovered the fact that this is a bill whi. is recommended by a majority of the legislators with the belief that they are I now paying more than their share of 'the taxes of the state, and that the cities do not bear their proportionate share. A greater fallacy was never indulged in.

Should this bill become law, there is no class of people in the state who will feel it mora keenly than the farmer and the member from the country district who may have the no cesslty to borrow money for a long or short term: he will not only have to pay his 6 per getting it from the individual louder, but before he receives a dollar he I will hove to pay in commissions for broker I r.go, which will be perfectly bgiiinintc under i the law, more than enough to reimburse the lender for the extra live mills he mav have to nay cn hiu mortgage. For the "life of me, Mr. Chairman, 1 cinnot understand why my friends from the up country districts cannot see this; it is as plain as a plpestem to me. "I want, to say as emphatically as I know how, that to my mind Ibis law proposes tho perpetration of an outrage upon the taxpayer, rent, payer and law abiding citizens of this slate. I nm in favor of defeat.

I am in favor of the passage of the Slater bill exempting mortgages from taxation, and I am not in favor of any compromise. I would rather sec the present law remain inviolate than to see the officers of this state attempt i its general enforcement, for the people would register what they think of such proposed I'ltforcement nt the polls at the first, oppor tunity nttorded. Law son i'tirdy, secretary of the New York Tax Reform Association, then advanced arguments against, the bill, substantially as given in yesterday's ISagic: Lawyer Brewster of Hie Republican Club of Brooklyn was tho next speaker, saying in part: "I am here as a borrower, a citizen of this state, owning real estate, but not owning any bonds or mortgages. I am. therefore, tho Individual who is to he protected by the proposed 'bill.

I most vigorously oppose the bill. The taxation of mortgages upon real estate Is wrong. It is unjust; it Is inequitable; It operates as a double taxation upon real estate. The owner of the real estate as the borrower, must have the money to be borrowed or he will suffer loss. The lender may or may not lend.

Therefore, the borrower must submit to the exactions of the lender. He must pay fees for the examination of title, all expenses Incident to the loan, and if a tax be imposed upon the loan, he must pay that tax and will be forced to If he does not want to. "No mortgage tax has ever been Imposed in any state that has resulted in an amount estimated by its sponsors. This tax. If imposed, will result in a net loss to the revenues of the state.

"First Fieeauso evasion of the tax will he; bad where evasion is possible. Citizens, in tho past, have not hesitated to defeat an un measure. The spirit or the communities. In the past, have sustained the assessors who did not assess mortgages until recently, although the law directed that they should. "Second Because this lax will affect real estate itself.

In all investments the earning powers control in determining true value. Tn real estate Investments, as In Investments In stocks and bonds, a decline of 1 per cent. In the net. earning power will result In a decline of the market value of that Investment from 10 to 20 per cent. By Increasing the revenues of the state through these taxes so far as It may be collected, the stnte will diminish the assessable value of the land and Its taxable Interest therein.

"This tax will fall upon the poor man. Throughout this state, the real development that affects the population has been had through enterprises that enable the establishment of homes. I have had. on the authority of one of the officers the largest developing companies of this slate, that a difference of from to 'ho resources of the honie soclior will make the difference of that man's abilitv to iiocut i ito tn purchase bis homo. The itnp isi' ion nf at per cent, tax will bo thrown hark upcii t'o he.me Koekers and those living in the smaller homo.

will In afr. oi. il." Tbore w. ro in: other yicaki rn. but the conimit too was ton ed to adjourn on account I of the lateness of the hour.

APPEAL POR WORTHY PURPOSES. The Brooklyn Unreal: of Charities renews I its appeal for iTf, for the procuring of an arti tii ial eK fii' a most rof.ie. iablo and indus who i likely to become self support if she can so ore a log. The ii'ircau ai. tri's i appeal for the su .1 of v.

i 1 1 1 which to aid a widow with four children. The only earnings of the fam liy at present are $4 a week, and illness and i. fort une have reduced them to the neces I sity for help. All contributions for these purposes should bo nont to the Brooklyn Bureau of Charities. ''fi Kchermcrborn street, Samuel II.

Bishop, assistant secretary. MRS. WHITE LOSES A KEEPSAKE. While returning from a visit to the Home for Friendless Women and Children, at 20 Concord ytrcet, a couple of days ago, Mrs. S.

V. Whit' of 210, Columbia Heights lost a pin which she prizes highly on account of Its associations. As a pendant to tho broo. is a small gold knap sack containing a lock of hair of Mrs. White's hrothor, who lost bis life in military service during the Civil War.

and the keepsake is therefore much valued. A reward of $20 will be paid tor the return of the pin. How the Cupidity of East Side Politicians Was Excited by Xexow Committee Disclosures A Shocking Confession Made by a Young Man Who Has Lived on the Proceeds of Shame But One of a Hundred Foul Birds Snared by the Police. VI. A veteran and keenly observant representative of one of the great metropolitan papers, a skilled writer whose duties brought him into daily contact with policemen and politicians, during several years, recently said to the writer in the course of a discussion the social evil: "The police will tell you that the Dr.

Park hurst Society for the Suppression of Vice and the Lexow Committee's influence upon the Police Department resulted in the scattering of immorality all over the city; that many of the fallen women of the Tenderloin were driven into flats. There is a large, measure of truth in that statement, but. there is another fact connected. with the spread of the social evil which has escaped general notice: "When the Lexow Committee was making its black disclosures the East Side ot New York by comparison with the West Side was comparatively free from established houses of evil repute. The march of business, the erection of large mercantile "buildings, had driven the scarlet women from Crosby, Houston, Bleecker, and other old time haunts of vice east of Broadway; the dens of Water street, infamous in the days of Burns, had been closed.

When the Lexow Committee made public the fact that police officials dealing with West Side vice had made barrels of money by levying tribute upon the keepers and denizens of immoral houses, these disclosures excited the cupidity of East Side politicians. These disclosures opened up now fields to blackguard East Side poli ticians. As it is the political business of every district leader to protect the interests of his 'consti some of these East Side leaders undoubtedly saw that' the pro tection of a certain class of 'consti tooents' could be made to pay handsomely. At all events it was not long after the Lexow Committee had made its report and was dis charged that the social evil began to grow rapidly on the East Side. It is well known in Tammany circles that one of its district leaders, a man with a foreign sounding name, has grown rich since the Lexow Committee disappeared from public view.

He is the owner of many East Side houses, in some of which the agent collects from $50 to $75 per month for three rooms. Evil houses have been 'protected' on every side until recently, presumably by district Ieadr ers and policemen. If these: district leaders were opposed to the establishment of evil resorts on the East Side, there would be a great deal less of vice on the East Side. But it pays well for protection." Ex Judge W. M.

K. Olcott, who ably represented the last bi partisan Board of Police Commissioners in the prosecution of charges brought against Police Captain Herlihy, had this to say to the writer concerning East Side vice: "We proved before the board that in Herli hy's precinct there were thirty established houses of ill fame, and that in seventy flat houses there were rooms of evil resort. In that precinct there are 1,785 five story tenement or flat houses. One of our witnesses told us in a very circumstantial and undoubtedly truthful manner how she had paid a certain police captain, paid to his collector, $100 a month. A sergeant collected $10 for himself every week, and the policemen picked up a dollar here and there whenever they could from the women of her house." The ex Judge communicated other information which cannot be printed, but showing that vice has reached the lowest depths on the East Side, under the protection of policemen and politicians.

Little boys handing out cards to passers, young girls lured into and detained in these ante chambers of Hell, debts charged up against them to justify their detention, vice transacting its infamies as a business with a register recording the polluted dollars accumulated. The sale of innocence and virtue on the East Side has become so common within the last few years as to be regarded purely as a business matter by those engaged in this damnable traffic. Here is a clipping from the news columns of the Sun of March 21, which is as a searchlight revealing the horrible conditions existent in a great stronghold of twentieth century civilization: "Mandel Schnelderman, accused of selling his wife Dora to a house of ill fame on their wedding day, and wanted in New York on a charge of abduction, was arrested yesterday in Toledo, O. "His wife was on the witness stand again yesterday in the General Sessions on the trial of Louis Greenherg for treating his own wife Henrietta in the same way. Lawyers Brekstone and Harris, who are defending Greenberg, sought to break yesterday the force of the testimony which Dora had given the day before about Greenberg's collection of money from Henrietta at Kate Smith's disorderly house in West Seventeenth street, where both were imprisoned, and about his beating her for not earning more.

The lawyers asked the girl the roughest of questions about her occupation at Kate Smith's. Dora answered that she had been good until Schneiderman forced her to be bad. s. "Judge MeMahon called Henrietta Greenberg back to the stand, in order, as he announced to the jury, that they might judge for themselves how old she was. The Court of Appeals, the Judge said, has held that the jurors must have an opportunity to satisfy themselves as to the age of complainants in cases of this sort.

"Detective Murphy, who went with Inspector Thompson to arrest Greenberg, testified that when Greenberg was taken to Jefferson Market Court and was in a room near tho court waiting for his case to be called, Greenberg said be was guilty. 'He told said the detective, 'that he knew a hundred or more fellers who were doing the same thing that he had done. All his gang, he said, had girls that worked for them in disorderly hmouses and some of them had two or three. He said that he wasn't any worse than any of the rest of them only he got caught. He had not had the right sort of girl, he said, and that was what got him into trouble.

He got scared in court and said that he guessed he better "go that it would do him good to be sent up and teach him a lesson. He told the clerk of the court that he was "He told me that he knew a hundred or more fellers who were doing the same thing he had done," said the detective. And the horror of it all is the probability that this miserable pander told the truth. The statement that the police have caught but one of these foul birds furnishes its own comment. It is by far safer, however, to be a pimp than a Magdalene on the East Side, although at present the New York police are making a great pretense of being zealous in the performance of their duties.

To Illustrate: Here Is a clipping from the news columns of a morning paper, which tolls what the police did a few days ago, after an unsophisticated fisherman had shown a small roll of bills in a Bowery saloon: "He was promptly knocked down, the OLD IRON PIES SOLD. The old iron pier at Coney Island was sold to day by Receiver Albon Man to Charles Martin, a Manhattan lawyer. The terms ot the sale were private. CA8TORIA Baars tlie oimature of Chab. H.

Fletcher. In use for mojre than thirty jean, and The Hind You Have AlwajiM Bough. Pawnbrokers T. New man Son, 1,076 Fulton st. bet.

Classon and Franklin ava. Liberal Loans on DiamondsT Watches, Jewelry, Wearing Ap paiel and Personal rroperty of every description. MARRIED. HAWKINS WILIUNS On V2dnesday, March 20, 1M1. at noon.

at the residence ot the bride's aunt. Mrs. Hellen Mottatt. 913 Bay ard av. St.

Louis, by, the Very Rev. Car roll Davis. Dean Christ cnurcti catnsarai, HKLX.EN M. WILK1NS to LOUIS ADDISON HAWKINS. DIED.

PGAR Suddenly, ot pneumonia, on the morning ot the inth ALICE MAUD, only and be loved daughter ot J. C. and Elizabeth Crump and wife of Leavitt 5. Apsar. 'Services privaie.

(Syracuse and Ithaca papers please copy.) BELL On. Wednedsay, March 20, at the resl (l.cnca of her son, in Baltimore, Mrs. J.VMES BELL, formerly of Brooklyn, in her S6th year, Interment at Greenwood on Friday, March 22, at 3 P. M. JERGEN Suddenly, on March 19, EMMA L.

wife of William J. Bergen and daughter of the late Rev. Thos. F. and Mary A.

Cornell. Funeral services at her late residence. 31 Decatur st. Brooklyn. N.

Thursday evening, at 8 o'clock. Interment private. 20 2 BLUM Suddenly, on Wednesday. March 20, GEO. BLUM.

Funeral from his late residence. 11S14 Sumner av, Friday, at 1:30 P. M. Interment at Evergreens Cemetery BROWN At Manhasset, L. on March 20, ALICE wife of Wyman S.

Brown, for of Brooklyn. Funeral private. Interment at Greenwood. CROSSON (nee GARRAHAN) Anniversary mass requiem for the late Mrs. ANNA T.

CROSSON at St. Augustine's Church, Sixth av, corner. Sterling Saturday, March 23, at 3:30 A. M. DAVIS Entered.

into rest. March 20. 1901. FLORENCE (FLOSSIE) EDITH DAVIS, of meningitis, aged 13 years 2 months 17 days. Services at the residence of her parents, Mr.

and Mrs. Edgar D. Davis. 251 Steuben st, Friday evening, o'clock. Relatives and friends are.

invited to attend. Interment Saturday in Evergreens. 21 2 On Wednesday, March 20, PATRICK ENNIS Funeral from his late residence, 912 Pacific st. on Saturday, March at. 9:30 A.

M. thence to Joseph'8 Church, Pacific st. near ander 'but av. a FOSTER On' March 19, 1901. at her residence.

1,724 Pacific, st, PHOEBE E. FOSTER, beloved wife of Geo. D. l'pster and daughter of William Andrews. Services at the Mission Dean st and Utica av.

Friday. 11 A. M. Burial, East Meadow. L.

1. POSTER On Wednesday, March 20, SARAH widow of James Foster, In her S3th year. Funeral eervices at her late residence, 142 Wilson Saturday morning at 11 o'clock. 21 2 GOINOfl March 20, CHARLES E. GOIN, beloved son of Charles E.

Goln, and Ann Goln. Funeral on Sunday, March 24. at 2:30 P. from his lato residence, 173 Nassau st. Relatives and friends Invited to attend.

21 3 HAGGERTY On March 19, 1901. PATRICK STEWART HAGGERTY. beloved son of the late Patrick and Margaret Haggerty. Funeral on Saturday, March 23, 1901. from his late residence, 52 South Elliott place, at 9:30 thenco to the Church ot Our Lady oC Mercy, Eebevoise place.

Friends and relatives are respectfully invited to attend. Interment Holy Cross Ceipetery. 21 2 HARLOW On Wednesday. March .20, 1901, at her residence, 121 Gates av, ELIZA M. HARLOW, widow of Charles Harlow ot.

Cambridge, Mass. Funeral services March 22. at 3:30 P. M. Friends please attend without further notice.

HENDRICKSON On Wednesday. March 20. SAMUEL, son of Samuel H. and Alletta C. Hen drickson.

Funeral from 13 Greene av. Saturday, at 10 o'clock M. 21 2 KlERNAN On Wednesday, March 20. SUSAN, beloved wife of the late1 Bernard Klernan. Funeral from her late residence.

335 Sackett st, on Saturday. March 23. nt 9:30 A. M. thence to St.

Agnes Church where a solemn requiem mass will'be offered for the repose her soul. Kindly omit flowers. 21 2 KING On Wednesday, March 20, 1901, AMOS P. KING, aged 66 years. Relatives and friends, also members of Brooklyn Masonic Veterans.

Montauk Lodge No. 2S6, F. and A. and Jefferson Democratic Club, are respectfully invited to attend funeral services, to be held at his lafe residence, 724 Halsey on Frida'y evening. March 22, at 8 o'clock.

Interment at convenience of family. 21 2 KING Brethren of Montauk Lodge No. 2S6, F. and A. are hereby summoned to attend an emergent communication of Montauk Lodge No.

286, F. A at the lodge room on Friday evening, March 22, at 7:15 o'clock, for the purpose of attending the funeral services a. tribute. of last respect. to our late brother, AMOS P.

KING, at his late residence, 721 Haleey strat 8 P. M. By order of WILLIAM CAMPBELL, M. Master. E.

P. Thomas, Secretary. MORRIS Oh Wednesday, March 20, MARY widow of Frank MorriB. at her late residence, 157 Pulaski st. Funeral services Thursday evening at 8 P.

M. Interment at Norfolk, Va. (Norwalk, and Charlotte. N. papers pleaso copy.) OBORNE Suddenly, at Jamaica, N.

on the 19th EMILY AUBREY OBORNE, aged 59 years. Friends are Invited to attend funeral servieeB on Thursday evening, 21st at 8 o'clock, from her late residence, S9 Clinton av. Interment Friday morning. Greenwood Cemetery. 20 2 FARES On March 20.

at his residence, 1,249 Ocean av. CHARLES H. PARBS, in the 77tll year of his age. Funeral private. PRAY On Wednesday, March 20.

SARAH widow of Isaac C. Pray, in her 86th year. Funeral from her late residence, 209 Halsey st. Friday, March 22, at 2 P. M.

SMITH On Wednesday. March 20, 1301, at his residence. 230 Ainslle st, Brooklyn, GEORGE W. SMITH. In his 24th year.

Funeral on Saturday, March 23, from St. Mary's Church, corner of Mauler and Leonard sts, at 9:30 A. M. Relatives and are Invited to attend, also members of the John Ennis Democratic and Farmers' clubs of Brooklyn. 21 2 iSTUBBS In this city, on the, 20th JESSIE BAMBER STUBBS, wife of John II.

Stubbs, and daughter of A. Victoria Bamber. Funeral services at her late residence, 263 Monroe st, on the 22d at 8 P. M. interment private.

(New York Herald please copy.) 20 2 THOMPSON Orr: Thursday morning, THOMAS THOMPSON of 101 Park place. Notice of funeral hereafter. TOPHAM On Tuesday. March 19, 1901, AMELIA widow ot C. W.

Topham. Funeral service at late residence, 471 Henry st, on Thursday evening, March 21, at 8:30. Relatives and friends Invited. 20 2 VINCENT On March 20, 1901. at his residence, 742 Herkimer st, L.

H. VINCENT, aged 75 years. Relatives and friends, also members of Tuscan Lodge No. 704, F. and A.

are invited to attend funeral services at his late residence, on Friday evening at o'clock. Interment at Albany, N. Y. 21 2 WOLCOTT On Thursday, March 21, ELIZA WOLCOTT. in her 7Stb year.

Funeral from residence of her son, Mr. Curtis. 416 Madison at, Saturday afternoon, March 23, at. 1:30. Relatives and.

friends respectfully invited. (Hobokcn papers please copy.) 21 2 WOOD On Tuesday. March 9. EMILY wife of Stephen A. Wood and daughter of the late Edward Adams.

Funeral "from her late residenoe, 847 Halsey st, Friday, March 22. at 2 P. M. EDWIN BAXHA, UNDERTAKER AND RMEALMER, .119. Atlantlo av.

Telephone 1.259 Main. money was taken from him and then he was kicked into the street. He complained to Captain Walsh of tho Eldridge street station and Detectives Walsh and Baxter went to the saloon and arrested the two men. They said they were Joseph Turner of 94 Fourth avenue and Charles Cooper of 320 West Thirty fourth street. "Captain Walsh waited until about 2 o'clock yesterday morning.

Then, with a squad of policemen, he raided the saloon and arrested White, thirly five men and eleven women. In the Essex Market police court the captain declared that the saloon was the resort of thieves and panhandlers, and said he was determined to close it up. "Magistrate Flammer held Turner and Cooper for trial, for robbery, White for violation of the liquor tax law, and committed the women to the Island for a month each. He discharged the thirty five men." The eleven women were committed to the Island for one month each. Although the saloon from which they were taken was shown to be a resort of thieves and pan handlers, and the men arrested were probably of the same class, the magistrate turned them loose.

"He discharged the thirty five men." That is the sort of action almost invariably taken when a house of evil repute is raided, and men are among the prisoners. Modern justice, taking its cue from modern society, draws a broad line of distinction between male and female violators of the Seventh Commandment. Discharge the. men. To the prisons with the women.

And it was woman, lovely woman, who gave expression to the latter severely righteous sentiment at a Sunday mass meeting held for the purpose of protesting against "protected vice." Perhaps when there is less protection for the male sinner than there is, the scarlet woman will be less conspicuous in city life. MUL. (To be continued.) HINDOO CHILD WIDOW TO SPEAK At Meeting of Brooklyn Ramabai Circle Next Tuesday Evening. The Brooklyn Ramabai Circle will hold a meeting on Tuesday evening nevt, at the Young Men's Christian Association, at which the principal speaker will be one of the child widows of India, who will give an account of her experiences in her native land. This child widow is about 17 years, of age, and has spent several years at the school at Poona, India, which is conducted by Pun dita Ramabai for the education of the child widows of India, and has recently been at school in this country.

Through the efforts of a member of the Brooklyn Circle $800 was contributed last year for Ramaibai's work, and it is expected that a large audience will greet the Pundita's protege when she makes her appearance, here. THE PARK THEATER. "East Lynne" was the play presented at the Park Theater yesterday by the Spooner stock company. There was tho largest audience yet seen at a matinee in the theater and it was almost all of women. It is a long time since "East Lynne" was played in Brooklyn, and it has been presented in its time with talented actresses in the dual character of Lady Isabel and Mme.

Vine, but it is fair to say that none of them portrayed the character with more sympathy than did Miss Edna May Spooner yesterday. She is young and has plenty of time to improve, but she won the hearts of her audience, and at no time did she overact her part, though the temptations were doubtless many. In both dissimilar characters she was equally at home, and her expressions of pathos brought honest tears to many eyes. As Archibald Carlyle. Augustus Phillips was self sustained and fully reserved.

At no time was his elocution at fault. Lee Daniel, as Sir Francis Levison, a polished villain, won his meed of praise in the hearty hisses of the gallery gods. Miss Heliine Nixon was a sweet little Barbara Hare, Miss Olive Grove as the maiden sister. Cornelia Carlvle, infused good comedy into the character, and as Joyce servant Mis? Jessie McAllister won a curtain call. Little Louise Allen as Little Willie was perfectly natural.

The other characters, sustained by Edwin H. Curtis, H. B. S. Stafford.

W. L. West and Tom Sheedy, were well acted. The performance of "East Lynne" will be repeated at to morrow's matinee. At all other performances this week will be given "Fanchon tho Cricket," with Miss Cecil Spconer in the title character.

Next week "The War of Wealth" will be given at all the afternoon and evening performances. ONE YEAR AGO T0.DAY. The Third Avenue Railrond Company, Manhattan, was absorbed by tho Metropolitan. James McMahou, president of the Emigrants Savings Bank, was nominated to take the place of Silas B. Dutchcr in the hoard of management of the Long Island State Hospital.

Senator Morgan's bill for the depression of the Atlantic avenue tracks was favorably reported at Albany. The Hamilton Bank, on Hamilton avenue, wan sold to the Union Bank. The Crown Princess SUphane of Auslro Hungary wedded Count Lot jay. lected from mortgages shall be ultimately paid by the borrowers, then no tax should be imposed unless revenue is needed at any cost. "The bill under consideration bears the earmarks the bill introduced last year.

To be sure, it has been much improved since its first draft, is more comfortable and fair and shows the results of conscientious study. The premises which prompted the bill of last yea. are clearly set forth in the report of the Special Tax Commission of 1900." Mr, Bailey then reviewed that report and pointed out how It was then proposed to justify a tax of one fourth of 1 per cent, per annum on all mortgages. Continuing, he said: "It is proposed, therefore, in as much as of interest are one half of 1 per cent, more than they should be, because of the existence of laws which this honor abl hotly has for ten years boen asked to repeal, to continue the same process excepting that the state shall from now on grab one halt per instead of the lender. This is a laudable attempt, perhaps, but if all taxes on mortgages were cut off, then it must follow that the borrowers would reap this one half per cent, now received by the lenders and which it is proposed by this bill to appropriate for the uses of the state.

All taxes then collected, under this bill would bo paid by, the borrower. That he must accept it, because he will then be no worse off than now, is the cup which the borrower is expected to drain and 'look Tho borrowers of the state demand relief, not further imposition under the guise of relief to some lenders. "The staunehest advocate of this bill can predict only the maintenance of the current rates of interest. Exemption of mortgages means reduced rates of interest. It means New York City's good mortgages at per cent, interest, money loaned In New York as cheaply as in Massachusetts.

"The per cent. lender, it is urged, will not be able to raise his interest, so In his case the t3x will be paid by the right party. For years every bit or legislation has tended to maintain the rate of Interest in the country districts at 6 per cent, hy keeping ever before the lender the fear of a 2 per cent. lax. It would seem as if these lenders would lend at, fVi per cent, exempt.

with no trouble as quickly as they will at per cent, and pay 'i per cent, tax under the devious and troublesome method proposed in the bill under discussion. If, however, the tax cn per cent, mortgages should always be paid by the lender, how can the taxing of 20 per cent, of the lenders afford any comfort to the 80 ppr cent, of tho borrowers, who must continue in submission to an unjust tax for the benefit of the free and clear real estate and themselves share and share alike. "This bill proposes to collect. $3,000,000 of revenue, from certain mortgages in the state. If that revenue is needed it should be collected elsewhere and not from an encumbered real estate.

The owners of tho free and clea. real estate should have an equal chance to contribute. "The advocates of the exemption of mortgages are told that the present income from mortgages in the rural counties is so great that "it Cannot be cut Now It is well known that the rural counties of this state are faring well. There are thirty counties with an assessed value of $536,000,000, which in 1808 paid about. $30,000.

net in direct state taxes; while the City of New York, with an assessed value of about six times as great, paid in tho same year $5,000,000 net. How this has. come about can ho seen from a study of the table showing how the percentage of state tax paid by those thirty counties has decreased annually for twently years two counties only excepted. Under the laws now under way this session those counties will fare still better." Mr. Bailey presented figures in support of this contention.

Continuing, he S3id: "Mortgages are not taxed in these country districts or the state reports arc false. There are $230,000,000 mortgages in these same thirty counties. The total assessment of the personal property is only and that sum includes bank assessments amounting to $1.5.700.000 and all other personal property. I think these thirty counties can exist with no tax on mortgages. "If this hill collects $5,000,000 revenue from certain mortgages only, what will be the effect, on the rate of interest on other mortgages not taxed? The rate of Interest on tho exempt mortgages will, at the best, re main as at present or, to quote the report of the Tax Commission.

'Vj per cent, higher than it should be. The mortgages taxed will nor decrease, so aw between mortgage exemption and this bill the arithmetic is this: In thr tnto Intr ropt nnw paid hy ho: rr.wr of tax nt Vj pT T. ix rf ei S.Vt'w.W t'. tion i Hlvirf nf c.wiu'i.i nf frf oivl 'l. r' tl 'Milt' paid by borrowMV i.ops ti l.nrroiv'TK 'hi l' ii" 'V'lu.

tin nmount fol pfti ,1 from th" six p' i nt. IMiniarl llf. 'ny l.wn.rvtO loss li'irrov. i rs anh year i.T.T'i.Y) "If it ir; the purpose relieve the bor rovor. relieve hhn, for ho needs it.

The majiirity of lenders in tho state do not want o.v mpi Inn of mortgages, for It will lad to reduced rat' uf Interest. It is the borrower and estates who need relief. The inertia of what is is mighty, but riKht. is might and right is with the borrower." Judge Allen Points to Maryland as an Illustration. John J.

Allen of Brooklyn, the next spenkcr. referred to an advertisement in a Maryland ipor which stated that mortgages i rmld Jia at per whli were 5 per the extra half holng added of lb i enforced half per cent, tax imposed hy th slate. Fie believed this was a vivid HIWntMnn of the tact that the borrower would the Lewis asked tho speaker If he did not thin conditions wore dlfTer orit In Now York then in M.iryir.nd. Allen said did not think no. IIo snld MORTGAGE BILL STREKUOUSLY OPPOSED.

Threatening Arguments Before Joint Committee on Proposed Stranahan Measure. TOTAL EXEMPTION IMPROBABLE. Measure Will Be Passed in Some Form and Will Be Put Before a Caucus. (Special to tho Eagle.) Albany, March 21 The strength of the delegation at the mortgage hearing yesterday was not as great as that which was present at the hearing some weeks ago, but Senator Slater explained that it was called at short notice and his efforts' to have it postponed for a week in order to enable him to notify the people who were willing to state their objections to the half of 1 per cent, tax, were not successful, the committee absolutely refusing to give any more time. There is reason to believe that the tax will be reduced, and that some changes will be made in its application.

There is no reason to believe that the bill will not be passed in some form as the Eagle correspondent was informed that the measure would be put before a caucus shortly and tho many Republican legislators who are inclined to listen to the roar of remonstrance from their constituents now will be whipped into line. More money must be raised the state taxes and though there may be reductions in the rate to be. levied, the bill will go through and total exemption is practically an impossibility this year at least. The arguments before the joint tax committee on taxation and retrenchment yesterday were more than forcible. They were threatening, sarcastic and sometimes inclined to bo almost' insulting.

Alfred Healey of Manhattan, who made an able address, plainly told the Senators and Assemblymen that the railroads. were not taxed and corporations were, exempt in that respect simply because the legislators did not dare to hit them. It was the proposition to exempt the railroads that caused Governor Roosevelt to put his foot down on practically the same bill last year. Frank' Bailey, vice president of the Title Guarantee and Trust Company of New York acted as chairman of the opposition, and was the first speaker. Before he had hardly entered into his arguments against the proposed tax law, Assemblyman Lewis, who really favors mortgage exemption, asked him this question: "I do not think that it is a physical possibility to pass an absolute mortgage exemption act this year.

Is it not better, therefore', to' take the next best thing and address yourself to the method of collection of the mortgage tax and to suggest such a means of collection as will cause the least hardship? "Last year," Mr. Bailey responded, "I received many courtesies from the committee that drafted a bill similar to this insofar as It touched upon the mortgage question. But it did not care to agree with me in my suggestions lor the collection of the tax. Neither Senators Stranahan nor Krum believed my method to be as good as their own. I see no reason why they would be more inclined to adopt my suggestions now." "Would you rather have the law as it is, or have this bill become a law?" asked Senator Krum, and he asked this question of every speaker.

"Less evil will result by permitting the law to stand as it is and enforced as it is. than by putting this bill through." Mr. Bailey answered. "We will admit." said Senator Krum. "thai if mortgages were exempt we would get a lower rate of interest, but this ignores the fact that the state needs an income to pay its poreative expenses.

"Then give the actual owner of real cstnle a chance to pay only that which In? owes to the state and do not enforce double, taxation," retorted Mr. Bailey. "If a mortgage tax is to be collected." insisted Senator Krum and you say thr system of collection in this bill is bad, how would you collect it?" "By a stamp tax," said Mr. Bailey, "hut I would call it in the bill 'controller's receipts' instead of stamp tax." Mr. Bailey then proceeded with his argument as follows: "That thi3 bill will, if passed, bring about many conditions more comfortable than those now existing and prevent the continuance of the present Injustice to executors and guardians, any and every.

man conversant with what now is. admit. Improvement is not, however, what. Is desired, but relief, complete and thorough. The taxation of mortgages at any rate can only be defended from one of two standpoints: "First, that, such, a tax will he paid hy the lender and so relieve over burdencrl real estate, or "Second, that revenue is needed and must bp had.

the source of the, revenue and the injury done being secondary. must fonVv then that If any tax col that his concern dealt with both the borrower and the lender, and that every mortgage now being made out was so drawn that the borrower would have to pay the increase, whatever it might be. He replied to another question that it would not help matters of the borrower knew that be had to pay the extra tax. and that, if it was definitely fixed at one half of 1 per cent. The result would bo that money would be loaned through people out of tho state.

Krum said that the present, bill had taken care that no such subterfuge would be possible. Lawyer Healey interrupted to say that he would guarantee that the bill could not be drawn so that it could not be evaded. In I reply to the usual question, Mr. Allen said thit he believed the present law was Better than the bill, a3 the tax now could not be imposed. Healey Says Means Can Be Devised to Evade the Lav.

Alfred Healey said that while he had represented many corporations, at the present time he represented no one but himself and had no retainer from any company or corporation. "I will guarantee." he continued, "that any number of lawyers can devise a means nf evading this tax! The bill is cumbersome and lacking in ingenuity. I will undertake to devise a means of evading it. myself. You cannot draw any bill, no matter what Its provisions may be, which cannot be evaded if it is unjust.

"In reply to tho question whether it would be better to have the law stand as it is rather than to pass this bill. I would say let It stand as it is, for If you were to attempt to really enforce the present law, calling for a rate of over 2 per thero would be such an avalanche of foreclosures as to simply astound you and destroy any political party. The men who now bold the mortgages would hold the real estate." "Is it not true." Senator Krum replied, "that this is belter than the per cent, tax? The Brooklyn men who were here at the last hearing said they were hunting out mortgages in New York City and that they wanted some relief from the oppressive tax." "If this hill had for its main and only object the reduction of the tax from to 2'i to of 1 per It would be a laudable idea," Mr. Healey said. "But that is not the idea nor the object.

You wish to increase the revenue of the state and to put. through a tax that, can be enforced. Now if you want to really put in an equitable bill, why could you not tax the rate of percentage. Make the tax one tenth of the rate of per for instance. That would make the rate on a mortgage bearing 5 per cent, one half of 1 per as you have it; on a mortgage bearing 4 per four tenths; 3 per three tenths, etc.

You would then have a more equitable method of collection. The value of the mortgage is in the interest it pays, and that, is the only part you should dare to tax. You do not want to confiscate the principle. Mortgage Is not personal property, and it is the erroneous belief that it is that has caused this scandalous state of affairs. Mortgage is merely an Interest on real estate.

You are attempting to tax real estate twice, as you know There is absolutely no need to argue that point with any reasonably sane man. It has been talked to every Legislature since mortgages were first taxed, and finally the men who could not understand in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Connecticut, had it pounded into their heads, an they quit taxing mortgages to the benefit of the whole communities affected. We have money loaned ft per cent, in New York. It is English money, and we are glad to have it here at that rate to use. It does New York City good.

Corporations can hire lawyers and escape your tax, unless it Is reasonable and just. "We have exempted corporations," said Mr. Krum. Railroads and Corporations Exempted. "Yes, and that is the most dangerous thing in your bill," quickly responded Mr.

Healey. "You had to exempt railroads and corporations generally last, year and you have this year, because you could not pass it otherwise and you know It." 'You don't want to ho too sure of that this year," suggested Senator Humphries. "We have succeeded Id getting through this session some measures that were considered very dangerous. 1 i nut 1 rr. ii oh fov Kill.

Vll, I mil'" c.v nil I trust companies and others." Mr. Healey sain. you exfiupieti morigagos irom corporations because the' railroads have some $200,000,000 worth at 3 per cent, upon which they promised pay all taxation that might cnine up. You know you cannot hit them. Thoy are too strong for you, and so you leave thorn out.

It would. I confess, be unjust, but mo is tho tax on the average borrower." Mr. Healey objected to being questioned by the committee. He wanted to proceed uninterrupted with his argument, but Senator Krum insisted upon suggesting little things, and this led to some words between the two. Mr.

Krum asked him the usual question if lie would nrpfnr thf. nrottTit t.i 1,111 Mr. Healey said the present law iminforec.l DC It In li'u hflftor demanded that, he reply directly to the direct question and not to evade it. Hialoy declared that bis reply was direct, as it showed the present slate of affairs, tin authorities not daring to enforce the tax as it stood on the books. Senator Slater made an emphatic protest against any tax upon mortgages.

Elliott Says Republicans Will Be Held Responsible. George I'. Elliott, chairman of the legislative committee of the Kings Republican organization, asked Mr. Krum: "Is this an orKar.i.at ion mea uiro?" Senator Krum hesitated for a moment and i then said that, the question was ono tie was not. prepared to answer.

Mr. Elliott said asked the question lie i cause outside of the committee he could not find a man that favored it. Chr.li man Krum said that Mr. Elliott would do well to boar In m'nd 'hat t'i mote fact that tho mm defended the measure In Its charge.