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NEW YORK. TUESDAY. JANUARY 15. 1907. MARRIAGES AND DEATHS Anderton, Mrs.

H. A McCarthy, Margaret. Augustus Meehan, Matilda J. Gaffney, Mar. McKenna.

Mrs. Healy, Michael. Moarn, William. Hegeman, Elizabeth. Pigot, Francis DeS.

J. Jacobson, Abraham Potts. Elizabeth Col. S. C.

Jacobson, Annie S. Talbot, Keegan, Wm. M. Tucker, Catherine Liftchild, George DIED. -On Saturday, January 12, Mrs.

HANNAH A. ANDERTON. 1:30 Funeral on Tuesday, January 15, at P.M., from 464 Herkimer st, Brooklyn. ESSEX-AUGUSTUS ESSEX, beloved husof Melvina Anderson, died sudband denly at his residence, 691 Franklin av. January 13.

of Plumbers' Union. No. 96, and Member of Galena. Interment WedKnights nesday, January 16, 2 P.M. GAFFNEY- On Sunday.

January 13. MARY, beloved daughter of Ann and the late John Gaffney. her late residence, 389 Funeral from Third st, Brooklyn, on Wednesday at 9:30 A.M.; thence to the Church of Holy Name, Prospect Park West the Interment at St. and Prospect av. John's.

HEALY-On Tuesday, January 15. MICHAEL HEALY, beloved husband of Rose Healy. Funeral from his late residence, 176 Twenty-seventh st, on Thursday, January 17. at 9:30 A.M. sharp.

Thence to Church of St. John the Evangelist, where a solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the repose of his soul. MEGEMAN-On Monday, January 14, 1907, ELIZABETH S. HEGEMAN, in the 84th year of her Funeral services on Thursday. January 17, at 10:30 A.M..

at the Presbyterian Church. Roslyn, N. Y. Carriages wili the trains leaving Long Island meet City at 9:02 A.M. and Flatbush av, Brooklyn, at 8:58 A.M.

JACOBSON-ANNIE S. JACOBSON, wife of J. Frederick Jacobson, and daughter of William and Jane McCutehan, her residence, 1467 Bedford av, on Sunday, January 13, 1907. Services 8 P.M.. Tuesday, January 15.

Funeral private, Greenwood, Wednesday, January 16. Please omit flowers. JACOBSON-On January 15, 1907, in his 38th year, ABRAHAM. beloved husband of Rosa and devoted brother to Jacob. Dora and Sarah Jacobson, and Mrs.

Henrietta Abrams. Funeral from his late residence. 309 Washington av, on Thursday, January 17, at 10 A.M. KEEGAN--January 14, 1907, WILLIAM M. KEEGAN, beloved husband of Mary E.

Keegan. at his residence, 1426 Herkimer st. Funeral services at 8 P.M., Wednesday, January 16. (Albany papers please copy.) LIFTCHILD-On Sunday, January 13. 1907.

HELEN M. LIFTCHILD, wife of George Liftchild. Funeral from the residence of her son, George H. Liftchild, 188 Lincoln place, Brooklyn, Tuesday. January 15, at 7.

Interment at convenience of family. January 14. 1907. MARMCCARTHY, beloved wife of ex-Sergeant Michael McCarthy. Funeral from her late residence, 938 Kent av.

Wednesday, January 16. at 9:30 A.M.: thence to St. Patrick's Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be offered. Relatives and friends are invited to attend. McKENNA-At her residence.

Fourth avenue and Seventy-seventh street, Bay Ridge, on Sunday, January 13. JENNIE A. DEASY, beloved wife of Patrick J. McKenna. Requiem mass Wednesday, January 16, 10 A.M., at of Our Lady of Angels, Fourth avenue and Seventy-fourth street.

Funeral private. ME January 15, 1907, MATILDA MEEHAN. daughter of Henry and Johanna Warnke. Funeral from her late residence, 126 Van Sicklen st. Gravesend, on Thursday, January 17, at 2 P.M.

MOAR 14, WILLIAM at 458 MOARN, Lafayette av. 66 Brooklyn, aged years. Funeral services at his late residence, Thursday, at 8:30 P.M. PIGOT-Suddenly on January 14, FRANCIS DE SALES PIGOT, member of the Police Department, attached to the 43d precinct. Funeral from the home of his father, 370 Forty -fifth st, Wednesday, at 2 P.M.

POTTS-On January 15, 1907, ELIZABETH wife of Thomas Potts. Funeral services at her late residence, 1356 Dean st. Brooklyn, on Thursday afternoon, January 17. 1907. at 2 o'clock.

Interment private. Friends will greatly oblige by not sending flowers. TALBOT- Died Brooklyn, N. Jannary Colonel STEPHEN C. TALBOT.

in the 72d year of his age. Interment at East Machias, Vie. January 13, 1907, CATHTUCKERED TUCKER, widow of Selah Tucker. Funeral from her late residence, 405 Fifth av, Brooklyn, Wednesday, January 16, 2 P.M. IN MEMORIAM.

BAHRENBURG -In loving memory of my beloved husband and our dear father. HENRY W. BAHRENBERG, who died January 15, Anna Mangels Bahrenburg and children. MARGARET MAILLARD HELD. Will Probably Be Indicted and Forced to Trial on Charges of Perjury and Larceny, Margaret Maillard, the young woman who fooled 40 thoroughly until she found gagged and bound in Macomb's Dam Park.

Friday night, was remanded Magistrate Steinert in the Westehester Court She was down-town the custody of Captain Liebers and Detective Curran, who worked up the against her will be examined by Assistant District Attorney Perkins, to Indictand ment on perjury, She took proceedings with calmness and impressed court room Idea that she was bored by the whole NASSAU COURT CHAMBERS. Supervisors Authorize Lease of Rooms in New Office Building for Stpreme Court Chambers. (Special the Eagle. January Mineola, County Supervisors have authorized Will- jam H. Jones, chairman of the execute a for February 1, with Eugene W.

Denton. rooms in building the Court House, to be purposes Supreme Court Townsend Seud- The yearly for the portion building building, der. anticipated, February ing he will of H. SAYRE LEFT $1,000,000. The will R.

Railroad admitted personal property, amounting to children. The Independent Quartette Club will celebrate first to-morrow Ernst night Haengerball, 49 Tompkins avenue, with a banquet. NAVY YARD PRISONERS FACE BRIBERY CHARGE Lederle, Receiving Clerk, and West, Coffee Roaster, Deny Accusation. BAIL FOUND FOR THE CLERK. But West, Who Has Been in Store's Department for Forty Years, Is Not So Lucky.

George W. Lederle and John West, who were arrested yesterday at the Brooklyn Navy Yard by secret service men, on warrants charging them with accepting and promising to accept bribes, respectively, are among the oldest and most trusted employes in the Department of Provisions, Clothing and Small Stores. Lederle is said to be quite well to do. His father who died not long ago, was for many years a druggist at the corner of the Bowery and Grand street, Manhattan, and subsequently was a wholesale cigar manufacturer. It is said that Lederle received quite a legacy from his father, as well as from his mother, when the latter died.

He resides at 733 East Thirty-first street, Flatbush, and is the nephew of Judge Ruesch, of Manhattan. He is 40 years of age. Lederle, as receiving clerk in building No. 33, of the Navy Yard, received and checked all supplies destined to his department, amounting to millions of dollars worth per pear. It is said that upon his good will and disposition contractors furnishing supplies 10 the government were dependent for the acceptance of their goods and for the prompt unloading of the lighters and freight cars in which such goods were consigned to the government.

If he were so disposed, Lederle could have held up a barge for days, without unloading it, compelling the contractor whose goods were aboard to pay demurrage. To obviate any such delay or bother, the contractor might easily make it worth while to Lederle. Information was first received that all was not right in building No. 33, when Inspector Izzard, the officer in charge, was advised by a certain contractor that he could not get in right except by paying money to some one. is said he intimated who the some one was.

Mr. Izzard communicated the information to General Storekeeper Speel, who in turn notified the commandant of the yard. As soon A8 the latter learned of the situation he secured secret service men to work on the case, with the result that evidence has been secured implicating both Lederle and West in accepting or promising to accept a bribe from the Gotham Can Company. This company is not the present contractor. The contract is held for the current year by Ralph W.

Booth, jr. The Charles E. Clappen Company also had the contract at one time. The government uses annually about 50,000 coffee and four tins. The contract price this year is 23 1-5 cents.

At 60 cents per hundred coffee tins, the good will of West might have amounted to a neat sum--to West. This money which West and Lederle are charged with accepting, or being about to accept, from the contractors was not paid for anything tangible such as favorably passing upon the quality of the tins. With this neither had anything to do. The officer in charge and the chemist of the yard pass upon this; but inasmuch as this examination on the part of the officer in charge is cursory and en bloc and on the part of the chemist by testing a few isolated samples, it devolves upon the receiving clerk and the coffee roaster to notify the officer in charge of defects in any specific can or package. West was the oldest man in point of service in the small stores department, having been forty years employed there.

Both he and Lederle have been formally suspended from the service until further notice. The latter was at the yard this morning for a few minutes. He still refuses to make any statement as to the allegations. Although the general stores departments handles about $30,000,000 worth goods per year, the department has been exceptionally free from graft of any kind, according to the officials. So far as can be remembered, there never before has been a case of bribing.

An attempt was made at one time by an employe to accept a 'present' but he was detected and suspended before he could get his hands on the bonus. There have been several cases of petty peculations and thievery, but this is the first serlous charge of bribing or other dishonesty to be brought against any one in the department. The navy yard officials are not acquainted with the specific manner which the secret service men secured the information. but it is their opinion that unless the contractor implicated has been given an immunity bath by the secret service, he also should be haled before Uncle Sam to show cause why should not be convicted and punished for ing the bribe. 0.

F. G. Magie, counsel for the accused yesterday succeeded in getting bail men, for Lederle, and said he expects to have West out of jail before nightfall to-day. Questioned regarding the charges against his clients, he said that a terrible take had been made, Mr. Magle admitted that the Secret Service agents had probably discovered something amiss in that branch of Naval Service, but thought that in their zeal to catch the offenders they had lowed misleading clues and got the nocent for the guilty.

"When the examination comes up Thursday said Counsel Magle, "neither man will have any difficulty clearing his name of the charge, allegations do not think will Up to noon West had not succeeded getting bail. CAUSE OF DEATH A MYSTERY. Northport Man Died Under Circumstances That Render an Autopsy Necessary. (Special the Eagle.) Northport, January 15-Coroner W. B.

Gibson 1o-day investigating the cause death of Daniel Donovan, who died suddenly last night. Donovan left home yesterday morning work. About noon he returned had been drinking. He had a cut head, which he told his wife was by blow from another man. o'clock Donovan went to About barn at the rear of his house and lay the down on the floor, where his wife found soon afterward, unconscious.

forts were made to secure a doctor, but were he died before one ar- Donovan was of and resid- Brooklyn one Some years ago he summer boarding house at Centreport. adioining retreat of the Francis Brotherhood. Coroner Gibson announced last night that he would hold autopsy this morning ascertain the 39.000 FOR HENRY IRWIN. 1.. Riverhead, The sealed damage Henry Ir- win, of Brooklyn, against New York Rallway Company, opened by Justice Kelly yesterday afternoon, gives the plaintiff judgment $9,000, Counsel for the defense moved aside verdle and also for a trial.

Decision, reserved on both motions. STOLEN GIFTS FOR GIRL AND FOR HER FAMILY Amend Pinsonneault Just Took the Stock of His Employer at Will. WENT COURTING IN NEWARK. Made a Great Show With Cameras, Revolvers, Razors and Watches. Owns Up in Court.

His infatuation for a young woman of Newark. N. and his anxiety to make an impression upon her with valuable presents when he had no money led to arraignment of Amand E. Pinsonneault, of 40 Central place, a youth of 20 years, on a charge of grand larceny by his employer, J. A.

Noethiger, of 1522 Broadway, in the Gates avenue court this morning. The list of presents given by Amand to Miss Maud Lewis, of 12 Beach street. Newark, and those which he also bestowed upon other members of her family included a No. 3 kodak, valued at a No. 2 kodak, worth $15, and a No.

3 kodak worth $10, with films for each; several revolvers, two watches, paints paint brushes, pearl handled penknives. razors, and other miscellaneous articles which he took from the sporting goods store of Noethiger Foley, at Broadway and Hancock street, at different times. did you come to take these things?" asked Magistrate Furlong, of. Amand. "Well.

I wanted to make Maud some presents and didn't have any money," "said the youth; "but the presents were only loaned, and I intended to return them." "Was there anything wrong with your head at the time?" queried the magistrate. "Yes, I had a fit of temporary aberration," eagerly replied Amand. "So the presents had a string to them. did they?" asked the court next. "Well they have nearly all been returned and I could have got them at any time." responded the young man.

"This would apparently be a good case for our prominent alienists. Only that I hardly believe that you were suffering from temporary insanity," commented magistrate. "What did you do with the razors; did you give them to the young woman?" gave them to her brother," said Amand. "And three kodaks; did they all go to Maud?" made her married sister a present of one and kept the other myself." "How about the revolvers?" "I gave one to her brother and sold the other." answered the prisoner. "You were very good to Maud's relatives, were you not? Did you always lavish so much affection upon them?" "Yes." said the lad.

"Did the young woman know those presents were stolen property?" "No. she thought I was making money and had earned them." "So this temporary aberration, as you call it, came on just at epoch when these goods were easy of procurement by you?" asked Magistrate Furlong. "Well. would not have gone out of my mind only that my father turned me out of the house on December 22." At this juncture Officer McLaughlin, of the Ralph avenue station, who arrested Pinsonneault, stated that he had seen the young man's father. and that the latter had told him that the boy was disobedient and that he could not do anything with him.

"I don't think there is anything the matter with your head. I think you are dishonest, that's all." said Magistrate Furlong. You can explain your conduct Grand Jury. I shall hold you unto the der $500 bail." The total value of the goods taken by Amand was $109. A good part of the property has been recovered by the police, much of which was returned by the young man's sweetheart.

MAY INSPECT INDIANS. Babylon Man Indorsed for a Position Under the Federal Government. (Special to the Eagle.) Riverhead, L. January 15--At the annual meeting of the Suffolk County Republican Committee, held here yesterday, Samuel L. Parrish, of Southampton, was re-elected chairman treasurer.

and George M. Vail, of Riverhead, was reelected secretary for the ensuing year. Sidney 0. Weeks, of Patchogue, was indorsed to be survevor of the Port of Patchogue, and H. M.

Seymour, of Babylon, was indorsed 89 an Indian Inspector. Some present did not know what this position was, or anything about it. Assemblyman Hubbs was one of these. It was explained by Benjamin B. Wood that he understood the position was a federal one, and that it would necessitate the fortunate appointee moving out somewhere near the Indian Territory--that there were no Indians near Babylon needed inspection.

It was also said that Mr. Seymour had some guarantee of landing the plum. so the indorsement was then quickly voted. Mr. Seymour is a kinsman of Edwin Hawley, the Ta famous railroad magnate, and is now superintendent the latter's big country seat, Effingham Park, near Babylon.

WATER FOR LYNBROOK, System Now Being Installed Will Soon Be in Operation. (Special to the Eagle.) Hempstead, L. January 15-At the weekly meeting of the Hempstead Town Board, yesterday afternoon, notice was received from the Queens County Water Company, promising to have the Lynbrook water supply system completed by February 1. Residents of the district are anxious to have the supply ready as 8001 as possible for fire and commercial purposes. The company stated that the delay In the supply installed was caused getting tardiness in delivering bydrants and by which were ordered last August.

pipes, Work will now be pushed rapidly. The application of John J. Randall, of Freeport, for a lease of about eight acres of common land at that place, where he for a new channel to the 15 excavating brought up, and Justice Wallace bay, was explained to the board the exact location of the land applied for. The board will Freeport to-day to Inspect the meet at land and determine what action It will take concerning the application. YOUNG HUSBAND ARRESTED.

Elmhurst Man Accused of Beating His Wife--Father Furnishes Bail. Harry Holman. of Elmhurst, Queens Borough, was yesterday, in the Flushing held for the Court of Spepolice court, clai Sessions in sum of $500, bail being furnished his by father. The specifie charge against young Holmati that discolored both his wife's ayes by blows from his fate. The couple, who have three children, on Broadway, Elmhurst.

The asvault on Mrs. Holman occurred last week, and the day following. oll the advice of friends and neighbors, Mrs. Holman swore out a warrant for her husband's arrest. He was arrested Thursday night and locked up in the stat.oil house, which in Just opposite his home, until midnight, when his father went on his bond and he was given his freedom; New Investment Plan.

The Title Guarantee and Trust Company is now offering through the New York Investors' Corporation, organized especially for this purpose, an investment of unquestioned merit, Mortgage certificates in denominations of $1,000 and $500. These certificates are secured by first mortgages on New York City real estate, with payment of interest and principal guaranteed by the Bond and Mortgage Guarantee Company, and are tax exempt and pay k. For a safe, non-fluctuating investment this is unequalled. Full information upon application. TITLE GUARANTEE AND TRUST CO Capital $11,000,000 176 Brondway, New York.

175 Remsen Street. Brooklyn. 350 Fulton Street, Jamaica. Brooklyn Banking 198 Montague St. WOMEN TO THINK UPON PLAN.

Their Club Hesitates to Take Up Charles Sprague Smith's People's Institute Proposition. Charles Sprague Smith's proposition to start a branch of the People's Institute in this borough under the auspices of Brooklyn women was presented before the Woman's Club, which met yesterday at the Young Women's Christian Association. No definite action was taken in regard to it. As told in the Eagle a few days ago, it is the wish of Mr. Smith, founder and director of the People's Institute, Manhattan, begin the kind of work in Brooklyn.

It is his wish, too, to start it tunder the auspices of a representative woman's club. Several weeks ago he presented his plans and his petition to Mrs. Harriet T. Comstock. chairman of the sociology committee of Woman's Club, but the question did not come before the club members until yesterday, when Mrs.

Comstock explained the plan, advising rather than discouraging it. It is said that Mr. Smith will doubtless accomplish the organization of this Brooklyn branch of his work. whether he can secure the aid of the club or not, but he prefers to have first meeting with the members of the Woman's Club for hostesses. The plan of action is as follows: A mass meeting will be held; at which he en are represented.

There will will see that all classes of and women speeches, to explain the of the work of the institute, by directors; by a representative speaker from the "laboring classes," and probably by Dr. Thomas R. Slicer, who will tell of the ethical side of the question. An organization committee will be elected, and then will follow a series of mass meetings for which it will be the endeavor of the to rouse up an interest among all Brooklynites, The Woman's Club will not decide -upon the question for a month or two, and serious deliberation is to be given to it. The president, side Mrs.

Jonathan Wright, is inclined favor it, but there are many things to be taken into considerationthe places of meeting. the financial side of it, and the general responsibility of arranging the first meeting. NASSAU GROWING RICHER. County Treasurer's Balance on January 1 Is About $10,000 in Excess of Last Year's. (Special to the Eagle.) Mineola.

L. January 15-County Treasurer Ch les F. Lewis, of Nassau, has issued his annual statement of moneys received and disbursed and balances on hand in the various funds for the year 1906. The statement shows the condition of the county treasury to be healthy, and furnishes some interesting data for the taxpayers and residents at large. The year 1906 began with a balance in the various funds of $155,888.24.

From all sources and including the balance on hand the treasurer received $881,362.29. The disbursements for the year amounted to $715,788.81. Of this amount, $119,908.50 was expended for maintenance of county roads, the state paying a portion. Salaries cost the county the county poor, $9.640.10. Court expenses aggregated 256.81 and supplies for county purposes, $28.442.09.

The sum of $146,452.56 was disbursed on account of transfer taxes and $28.028.15 for court and trust funds. For improvement of public highways the county spent only $11,500. At date of the statement, January 12, 1907, the treasurer has on hand a total balance in the various funds of $165.573.48, showing an increase of about $10,000 over the balance twelve months ago. INSTALLED BY D. D.

G. M. New Officers of Jamaica Lodge Inducted Into Their Positions. District Deputy Frank Smith and staff, of Inwood, visited Jamaica Lodge No. 247.

1. 0. 0. F. last night and installed the newly elected officers.

The officers stalled were: Noble grand, Charles Olsen: vice grand, George H. Miller: secretary, George C. Gunther; financial secretary. Philip F. Wocher; treasurer, Lewis C.

Buckbee: warden, George B. Cornell; conductor, George W. Parker: inside guard, Samuel F. Bowen: outside guard, John W. Macey; right support to noble grand, W.

J. Brush; left support to noble grand, Alexander F. Baylis: right scene supporter. Robert Ryman; left scene supporter, Victor Barrowman: right support of vies grand, John Callister: left support of vice grand, Arrie Berkhoff: chaplain, Robert A. Stoddart: past grand, Elmer D.

Mills, The installation was attended by a large gathering of craftsmen and at the conclusion of the exercises supper was served in a hall on Washington street. INDEX To Classified Advertisements in Today's Eagle. CLASSIFICATION. PAGE Amusements Auction Sales Antoniobilex 10-11-12 Boarding 13 Business Notices 18 Business Personals Business Opportunities Coastwise Steamships Corporation Notices Death Notices Dividends 16 IDleetion Notices 16 15 European Resorti inanelat For Exchange 14 Purnished Rooms 1.1-14 Help Wanted 13 Horses and Carriages 14 Hotels Resorta 15 In Memorinin 18 Instruction 18 Legal Lout and Pound 18 Manhattan Amusements Meetings 10 Miscellaneous Musical tion 18 Personal 19 Pabile Notices Real Estate Fient Iatata Loans 14 Situations Wanted Special Advertisements Specini Notices To Let and For Wanted SPECIAL COMMISSION SPLITS ON INCOME TAX Report to Legislature Makes Various Recommendations on That Subject. INCREASE INHERITANCE TAX.

Minority of Board, Which Has Completed Its Labors, Favors the Imposition of Habitation Tax. (Special to the Eagle.) Albany, January 15-The report of the special tax commission, with the accompanying bills, was presented to the Senate to-day and referred to the committee. The changes in the tax laws recommended by the Special Tax Commission, of which Warner Miller was the chairman, were submitted to the State lature this morning. The following is an official summary of the changes suggested, prepared by Professor Edwin R. A.

Seligman, of Columbia University, a member of the commission, which points out in conclusion the inability to agree on the subject of an income tax: "This commission believes that its duty is to grapple with situation which faces the state and the taxpayers, and to endeavor to attack the problem directly, instead of resorting to makeshifts and to temporary expedients for raising slightly additional' revenges. "It is the local. burdens which are of chief importance from the point of view of revenue. The increasing demands upon the State Treasury, as could readily be met by some additional subjects of taxation, without again resorting to the system of direct taxation of property for the support of the state, but the tax which is felt by the citizen is imposed him by his locality. Since the complete separation of source between state and locality, neither the farmer nor merchant contributes nowadays to the support of the state; but the farmer pays a heavy county tax and the merchant contributes an appreciable sum to the support of his county and his village or his city.

Cost of Government Growing. "It is not generally recognized what an immense growth has taken place in recent years in local expenditures and in the needs of local revenues. In the city New York, whereas only several decades ago the expenses were but a few millions, the budget calls for revenue of about $125,000,000. In the remainder of the state, both in small villages and in prosperous' towns, the increase of expenditure has been almost equally startling. Even thus, however, the local revenues are not adequate to local needs.

It is a well known. fact that in many of the rural districts, especially. it impossible to raise sufficient funds to provide a modern system of education, while our local roads and highways are for the most part a disgrace to a civilized community. The state has undertaken the construction of a system. of improved highways, but there will still be many roads which ought to be Improved and which would be improved if the revenues were adequate.

Not alone in the matter of school facilities and highways, but also in many other domains of local administration, like police, jails. the conditions are notoriously unsatisfactory. "From the point of view of revenue, therefore, the local needs are the ones of chief significance. Since the localities are really performing some of the most important general functions of government, it is hence entirely justifiable that certain sources of state revenues should be in part utilized for the localities. This principle has long been recognized in New York State, and one-half of the proceeds of the liguor license tax is now tairned over to the local divisions.

It is proposed to extend this principle and to apply It to other sources of revenue as well. For while it is difficult to increase local revenues, it is comparatively easy to augment the state revenues, and it must not be overlooked that the system of state and local revenues must be regarded as whole. Equality in Taxation, The report then' proceeds to, consider the problem of equality in taxation and calls attention to the fact that the chief derogation from the principle of equality is found in the local tax on personal property. A detailed account of the operation and effect of the tax is given with the following conclusions: 1. That there has been a gradual and steady increase in real and personal property in the State of New York.

2. That personal property escapeR bearing its share of the burden of taxation under the present system. 3. That the greater the amount of personal property placed on the rolls, the larger the cancellation or reduction. 4.

That the burden falls. heaviest upon the residents of our own state, and principally upon the smaller taxpayer. 5. That non-residents find it easiest to escape taxation, and have almost ceased to pay any taxes. 6 That the collection of the personal property tax has become more and more difficult.

of the entire revenue of the City New York. of approximately $125,000,000 in 1906, only about two or three million dollars were collected from the tax on personal property of individuals. One of the bills submitted provides for the return to the communities from which they are derived, of a considerable proportion of these taxes, for reasons that will be developed below. Your commissioners believe that the effect of these bills, if enacted into statutes, together with a bill to be discussed farther on and providing for the return to the various countries of all sums the State Treasury above a reasonable and prudent surplus, will be to reduce the taxation upon real estate very considerably and to effect A far greater proximation to justice in taxation than exists at present. Your commissioners also recommend some modifications in the method of sessing the tax on stock transfers.

Laws Will Meet Demands. These alterations, together with their minor recommendations to be explained. subsequently, will, in the opinion of your commissioners. go far to satisfy the demands both of revenue and equality, and. If enacted into law, will put the tax tem of New York far in advance of those of her sister states.

The commission decides in favor of graduated inheritance tax of three classes of rates-1 per cent. in the case of near relatives, 3 per cent. in the case of more distant relatives and 5 per cent. in the case of most distant relatives and gers. These are called the primary rates, and they apply to the first $26,000 over the exemptions, which are $2,500 in the case of the immediate family, $250 In the case of more distant relatives and $100 In 'the case of most distant relatives and strangers.

There is a further provision that, in case of the direct relatives, there shall be no tax at all when the entire estate does not exceed $10,000. On the excess over $25,000 and un 10 $100,000, twice the primary rates are levied: on the excess of $100,000 above the exemption. and up 10 $500.000, three times the primary rates: on the of $500,000, four the, primary, rates. On all amounts in excess of 'the first $1,000.000 above the exemption, five times the primary rates, It is also provided that one-half of the proceeds of the laberitance tax, the ente from which is expected to be largely Increased, should go to the counties where the tax is paid. Taxation of Corporations, The next the taxation of corporations, The commission recommends that they should be taxable only on their SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS SPECIAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

Try Sitsoris real estate and franchises, if any, and that, on the other hand, the franchise and license taxes should be considerably increased. The bills which they recommend provide that in lieu of the varying and confusing provisions now governing public service corporations, there should be a single rate, either of per cent. upon the gross earnings of all public service corporations, striking out the provision for taxing dividends. The commission also recommends that the tax upon trust companies and banks be increased from per cent. to per but that the assessed value of the real estate owned and occupied by them should be deducted from the value of the capital stock.

The commission recommend that the stock exchange tax be continued, but that the method of imposing the tax be changed, and that the tax be assessed upon the market value of securities, instead of on the par value, as the original bill Split on Income Tax. "Some of your commissioners believe in a direct income tax further substitute for a personal property tax, while others cannot lend their support to such a scheme, although some of them prefer. the somewhat analogous project of the indirect income tax, sometimes known as the habitation tax. Since, therefore, we are A unit on all the preceding recom-. mendations, it has seemed to us wise to conclude our unanimous report at this point." Various supplemental reports follow.

One of the supplemental reports is signed by Messrs Ordway, Saxe and Seligman. This is the report for the graduated habitation tax, which would tax householders upon the basis of rentals paid, exempting up to $600 per annum in the cities and up to $200 in the country. There are several appendices to the report. Of these the most important are a' detailed statement of the workings of the personal property tax in New York City and an account of the systems of taxation in the neighboring states, which last is prepared by Mr. Whitten, the 60- ciology librarian at Albany.

All the bills recommended by the commission are appended to the report in a separate appendix. PAY OF WOMEN TEACHERS. Mr. Best Addresses Kings County litical Equality League--Owen Lovejoy on Child Labor. At a meeting of the Kings County Political Equality League, held last night, at the Williamsburg Branch of the Brooklyn Public Library, eight political equality associations of the borough were represented, which and the were organization addressed upon has been subagitating for some time, by Lyman A.

Best, president of the Brooklyn Teachers Association, and Owen Lovejoy, assistant secretary of the National Child Labor Committee. Mrs. Florence Kelley, acting secretary of the National Consumers League, who was expected to speak, was unable to attend the meeting because of the illness of her son. "Equal Pay for Equal Work" was the subject of Mr. Best's talk.

He spoke of the many attempts the women teachers of this city have made to secure pay equal to that of men. He said that while the women teachers of New York were better paid proporttonately than women teachers in any other part of the country, there is no reason why they should not be paid as well as men for the same work. He said women teachers and women principals, to his knowledge, gained by long experience, have been as efficient as men could be in the same positions. In conclusion, Mr. Best said that if the three mills deducted from every dollar of the assessed valuation of the city, which goes toward the maintenance of the city's educational facilities and to defray teachers salaries, was increased to four mills on the dollar there would be a brighter prospect of paying women teachers at.

the same rates at which male instructors are Lovejoy devoted his time to the consideration of the child labor question, explaining that the conditions at present are not so bad as they have recently been for the reason that some of the employers are becoming ashamed and refuse to ploy child labor. LEGAL NOTICES. SUPREME COURT, KINGS COUNTY -EDmund K. Romeyn, as sole surviving executor, pinintiff, against James Morse King et al, defendanta-in pursuance of a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly made and entered in the above entitled action and, bearing date the ith day of January, 1907, 1, the undersigned referee in said Judgment named, will sell at public auction at the public No. 189 Montague street, in the Borough of lyn, City of New York.

County of Kings and State of New York, on the 6th day of February, 1907, at 12 o'clock, noon, on day, by D. M. Chauncey Real Estate Company, 1.1m- Ited. auctioneer, the premises directed by mold Judgment to be sold and therein described as follows: All that certain lot, piece or parcel of land with the dwelling house erected on, situated, Ising and being in the Twentysecond Ward of the Borough (formerly City) of Brooklyn, in the County of Kings and City and State of New York, and bounded and described follows, to wit: Beginning at point on the westerly side of Seventh avenue opposite the center of a party wall between the aforesaid house and the house erected on the Int adjoining on the north and distant sixty 160) feet southerly from the corner formed by the Intersection of the westerly alde of the Seventh avenue with the southerly side of Sterling place, late Butler street. and.

running thence westerly parallel with Sterling place and through the center of said party wall far an it extende ninety 1901 feet; thence south. erly parallel with the Heventh avenue twenty (20) feet to point opposite the center of another party wall between the linuse erected en the lot hereby conveyed and the house erected on the lot adjoining on the mouth: thence easterly parallel with Sterling place and through the center of sal4 last mentioned party wall NO far It extenda ninety (90) feet to the westerly side of the Heventh aved nue, and thence northerly along the "westerly alde of the Seventh avenue twenty 1201 feet to the point or place of beginning. lyn, January 12, 1907. JAMER C. KELLOGG.

Referee George M. Hoynton. Attorney for Plaintiff. 132 Nassau street, Borough of Manhattan, New York City, The following a diagram of the property to he wold. 1tm street number In Seventh avenue: Steeling Place, Seventh of The approsinate amount lien charge 10 satisfy witch the alive described property fu be mold in with Interest therean the 34 day of January, 1907, together with costa and allowances amounting with interest and expenses of the sale.

The approximate amount of the taxes, 804 water rates or other flete 1n he allowed to the purchaser out of the purchase money or paid by the and interest -Dated Brooklyn, the day of January, JAMES KELLOGG. Referen, 3816 19 22 26 29 4-76 INTEREST ON YOUR MONEY GUARANTEED MORTGAGES ON BROOKLYN REAL ESTATE. Kings Co. Mortgage 185 MONTAGUE ST. PERSONAL.

wanted as to the whereabouts of EDWARD McGLENNON. formerly employed in the liquor business at Guernsey st. Brooklyn; important to him. DAVID DEUTCH, 320 Broadway, Manhattan. ONE securing information relative to one PATRICK COYNE, who disappeared from his home.

January 4. communicate with MARY COYNE. 110 Greenpoint av. Wore black sult, shoes and derby. SAMUEL HUTTON or his heirs will learn something of importance to them by calling on or addressing PORTER, 108 West Fortieth st.

New York City. BUSINESS PERSONALS. THE original proprietor of the Long Island bird store takes pleasure in announcing thas she has opened rooms for the treatment of sick birds; special attention given to birds moulting out of season. Call at. 131 Fort Greene place; telephone 3769-R Prospect.

LOST AND FOUND. LOST--Gold PIN. four-leaf clover. with diamond in center. REEB, 4623 Twelfth av.

15-3 LOST--Monday noon, in Halsey st car, a Royal 'Arcanum PIN: finder please return to drug store, Gates and Tompkins. Reward. LOST -One topaz drop NECKLACE. Satur day night. on way to $10 reward, 93 Garfield place.

14-3 lyn Savings A Bank. 643 Myrtle av: payment LOST -BANK BOOK No. 71.414, East Brooles stopped. Please return to bank. LOST, on Friday, evening, old fashioned pearl center: gready valued on account of association: liberal reward for return of same.

308 Marlboro road, Flatbush. 14-8 LOST--COIN PURSE. Saturday afternoon, between Institute and Loeser'8, Bond st side, Return to office of Brooklyn Institute. Reward. LOST--Saturday.

6:45 P.M.. In Flatbush av car. UMBRELLA with silver tipped handle, engraved name. Reward. ANTHONY FIALA, Hotel St.

George. LOST--A liver and white 'pointer DOG. tan spots over eyes. license No. 10315 of 1905 on collar: answers to the name of Jack: $10 reward for return to 426 Fifty-sixth st.

IN answer to letter in regard to reward leading to the recovery of lost DIAMONDS. 1 hO money for same has been deposited with V. M. STILLWELL, 186 Remsen st. Room 20.

second door. LOST-On Friday. January 11, between RockAWay Beach and Gates 'av. Brooklyn. small open -face enameled WATCH.

with fob and gold cross. CHARLES MILLER, 39 Park AV, Rockaway Beach. LOST--Saturday afternoon. in Loser's of Abraham Straus'. POCKETBOOK.

taining money and check. with Knox'8 Hat Works on check. Finder can have money for returning same to 667 Classon av or Knox's Hat Factory. BOUGHT STOLEN PIPE. Children's Society Prosecuting Junk Dealer of Brownsville.

Frank Bregando, 45 years old, a junk dealer, of 2082 Dean street, was arraigned in the Gates avenue court this morning upon the charge of buying junk from ors, and was prosecuted by the Society, for Prevention of Cruelty to dren. through' Officer Dorr. He 18 charged with having purchased lead pipe yesterday from 'Angelo 10 years old, of 2158 Bergen street, And James Leon, same age, of 50 Christopher street; which pipe was taken from building on Stone avenue, by the boys vesterday. Bregando was held in $500 bail for examination on January 22, and the boys were taken to the Children's Court, where they were charged with petty larceny. PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS FOR BIDS AND ESTIMATES FOR THE CITY NEW YORK. NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS. GENERAL' INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS The person or persons making a bid or mate for any service, work, materials or piles for The City of New York, or for any of its departments, bureaus or offices shall nish the same in a sealed envelope, Indorsed with the title of the supples, materials, work or service for which the bid or estlinate la made, with his or their name or names and the date of presentation to -the President on Board or to the head of the department at his or its office, on or before the date and hour named in the advertisement for the same, at which time and place the estimates received will be publicly opened by the President or Board or head of said department and and the award of the contract made according to law as soon thereafter as practicable. Each bid ur estimate shall contain the naine and place of residence of the person making the same, the names of all persons Interested with him therein, and if no other person be 10 Interested. It shall distinctly state that fact also, that it la made without any connection with any other person making an estimate fan the same purpose and is in all respects fair and without collusion or fraud, and that no member of the Board of Aldermen, head 00 department, chief of bureau, deputy of thereof or.

clerk therein. or other officer The City New York is, shall be or beenme interested, directly or Indirectly. an contracting party. partner, shareholder, surety or otherwise In in the performance of the contract, or in the suppiles, work or business to which it reinter. or In any portion of the profits therent.

The bid or estlinate must be verifed by the oath, in writing. of the party or parties making the estimates that thee several matters stated there. in ere In all respecta true. Each bid or estimate will be accompanied by the consent, in writing. two householders or freaholders in The City of New York, or of guaranty or surety company duly authorized by law to act as surety, and shall contain the matter set forth in the blank form mentioned below.

Na bid or estimate will he considered unless condition precedent to the reception OP consideration of any proposal it be accompae riled certifled check one of the state or national banks of The City of New York. drawn to the order of the Comptroller, money to the amount of five per centur of the amount of the hand required. as provided in Section 420 of the Greater New Fork Charter. The certified check or should not Inclosed in the envelope containine the bid estimate, but should be either inclosed in separate envelope, addressed to the head of the department. president or board.

or submitted personally, upon the presentation of the bid or estimate. For particulars as to the quantity and quails ty of the supplies or the nature and extent the work. reference must he made to the schedules, plans, on Ate In the said office of the president, board or department. No bid shall be accepted from or contract awarded to any person who is in arrears The City of New York upon debt or contract or who is defaulter, an surety or otherwise, upon any obligation to the city. The contracts must be bid for separately, The right reserved in each case to reject all bids of estimates if it be deemed to be for the Interest of the ettv an to do.

middera write nut the amount of their ar estimates in addition to Inserting the in nauren. Bidders are requested to make their bids or estimates upon the blank forms prepared and furnished by the city, copy of with the pruper envelope in which to inclose the hid. other with a copy of the contract, Include ink the specifications, in the form approved by the Corporation Counsel. can be obtained ups application therefor at the office In the inent for which the work te to be done. Plans And drawings of construction work may also be seen there.

Lice County South erly of death. Proposals (Special It.