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SUNDAY THE BROOKLYN DAILY TIMES MARCH 7. 1926 434 Cars of Coal Lie Idle As Rubels and Railroad War 21,000 Tons of Bituminous and Coke Unwanted as Anthracite Begins to Arrive Here. Standing on sidings of the away Beach Division of the Long Island Railroad are 434 coal cars loaded, with 21,000 tons of soft coal and coke. The entire lot is consigned to the Rubel Coal and Ice Corporation of East New but the consignees don't And because they don't want it and have so informed the Long Island Railroad, a man-sized row has broken out between the Rubels and the railroad that really is an echo of the purchase some time ago by Isidor and Samuel Rubel of the Commonwealth Coal Company for $3.060,000 cash. The Rubels, who control practically all of the gigantic trade of Brownsville, with its hundreds of thousands of residents, during the height of the anthracite strike bought the Commonwealth Company outright for cash.

Thus, by the outlay of $3,000,000, a combination was formed which meant control of practically all of East New York, Brownsville and a good section of Queens Borough. Row Growing in Fury. Just what would have been the financial results for the Rubels had the strike continued can only be guessed at. then was being "Coke sold for $21 a ton. The profit at that price was attractive.

And soft coal was bringing prices that had never flattered that smoky fuel before. Hard coal simply wasn't to be had. With their own great business to supply and the customers of their newly acquired trade dependent on them, the Rubels sent out orders broadcast for substitutes. Coal cars were loaded up and pretty soon long trains began to wind toward the Rubels' yards. Then, suddenly, the coal strike ended, and the snaking trains suddeply got fangs.

They threatened to poison their purchasers. The home owner began to demand hard coal. He had smoked himself and his wife's washing and his neighbor's windows long enough. He wanted to be clean again. He did not relish having Brooklyn a perennial Pittsburgh.

And, peculiarly enough, just about the time that these coal cars began 10 pull into the sidings, Isidor and Samuel Rubel suddenly discovered BILLINGS MANSION WRECKED BY FIRE (Continued from Page 1.) of a wall. Owned by Rockefeller, Jr There doesn't seem to be any danger from fire, at present at least." I'll just inside anyhow." observed Shuhman, "and telephone for an ambulance while the wire is still working." He did so, and Dr. Partos, who remained 8 moment to watch the flames race along the roof which housed his sick family and his art treasures, reconsidered his decision and followed him to call a private ambulance. By the time the ambulance had arrived two alarms had been sent in and the puny streams which dribbled from the hose lines were in such contrast to the mounting fury of the flames that Dr. Partos was glad ho had followed the policemen's advice.

Mrs. Partos and her daughter were taken to Mount Sinai Hospital, with which their physician, a Dr. Berg, is connected. Four Alarms Turned in. The first two alarms were followed by two more.

In spite of the force the four alarms summoned. the firemen, embarrassed by lack of water pressure, were unable to stein the which wrapped the whole: great house and roared more feet into the air above its roof. beacon, perched on an eminence almost 200 feet high, drew throngs from all upper Manhattan. Streets in the vicinity were clogged with motor cars whose drivers had spied smoke from afar. called the Wadsworth ave.

station to controf the crowd. Firemen were fighting the flames at such close range with their feeble streams that they were showered with glass as the windows burst from the heat. Fireman John Corrigan of Engine Co. 36 and Lieut. Walter H.

Thompson of Engine Co. 95 suffered cuts on their faces and hands. Fireman Thomas Kelly of Engine Co. 84 WAR overcome by smoke. All were attended by Dr.

Harry M. Archer, honorary fire chief. Although the whole interior of the building was burning, the walls remained standing, and the French windows 011 the ground floor did not crack until sections the roof began falling. Falling of. the roof of the river wing was followed almost immediately by the collapse Men of Engine Companies 67 and 68 were close under the wall with two lines of hose.

They got warning only when fragments of the cornice began to hurtle about their ears and dropped their lines and fled just as the wall came crashing down. They were covered with plaster, half smothered by dust and smoke and lost both their hose lines--a humilitating tragedy in a fireman's lifebut not a man was hurt. Fort Tryon Hall was completed in 1907. Mr. Billings, long a prominent turfman and An admirer of good horses.

had bought land in the vicinity some years previously and had built his stables there. Enthralled by the magnificent view from the hilltop and by the almost equally magnificent idea of laying out a vast country estate within the city and 118 most congested borough, he built Fort Tryon Hall. came from the site, which that of an outlying work of Fort Washington, known as Fort Tryon. The breastworks of the forunicat still can be traced on the "LONGER HOURS, CROPSEY PROPOSES (Continued from, Page 1.) years ago. I don't want you to think that I consider the present situation the ideal condition, but it certainly is not the worst we have ever known." Justice Cropsey said he believed a lot of the routine' work of judges could be eliminated and that many of the smaller cases should never get on the calendar at all, but should go to the lesser courts.

Lewis Non-Committal. Supreme Court Justice Lewis thinks that something should be done to ease up the crowded calendar but he would not definitely state whether he approved of more judges or not. Supreme Court Justice William B. Carswell came out flatfootedly for additional justices, stating however, that five would be more to the point than the eight the Bar Association recommends. There are now 13,000 cases awaiting jury trial on the Supreme Court calendar, which is just 21 months behind.

"It takes two years for a litigant to get his case tried, at this rate. An average of 1,000 cases a month is added, which will mean at the end of a year; there will be 12,000 additional cases. Favors "Masters." Robert H. Elder, a prominent Brooklynite, with law offices at Dey came forward with a comprehensive statement, urging not more judges, but a better system. He recommends the return to the old system of "masters" or "assistant judges," to be appointed by, the Court of Appeals, to handle the routine 'and clerical work.

Present Supreme Court Justices are 90 per cento clerk and only 10 per, cent. judges, Mr. Elder said. His recommendation follows: is more work. I' think, "There than the present judges can do.

Therefore, we must have either more judges or a better arrangement. We 'can get. a better arrangement. Our judges. at present, are burdened with a lot of routine, which makes clerks out of them.

Our present Supreme Court judges are 90 per cent. clerks and only 10 per cent. judges. this routine, clerical work should be taken from them and discharged by subordinate officers in the nature of referees. In the old Court of Equity in Chancery (which we inherited from Great Britain and which was not abolished in this State until 1846) there were subordinate officers, assistant judges, who were known as masters.

Nowadays, we would call them Took Care of Routine. "These masters took care of the routine and detail judicial work. which otherwise would have embarrassed the equity courts, or overworked the chancellors. In many of our states this system has been continued. We ought to revert to it.

We ought to have an equipment of or 'official or 'assistant the name does not make much difference, who will hear and determine all motions that are now known as litigated for bills of particulars, relating, to examinations before trial, try all cases which Involve long accounts, or other issues which involve mathematical calculations. or slaver problems that require deferred hearings with the assistance of experts, thus leaving our judges properly free to devote their whole time, without the distraction of incidental disputes, to the trial of jury cases. and to the trial in equity of the large issues which are not properly referable to a Method of Selection these matters disposed of thus staff of competent masters or referees our present judges would find difficult to keep busy with the amount of litigation that we now have, or will have within a generation or two to come. But how ed? My idea is that they should should these subordinates on be selectbe chosen by the Court of Appeals. on the basis of fitness, irrespective of politics.

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We could depend upon them to make these selections on merit. They see the lawyers who come before then, get an. idea of of their could make the Also quality selections various confer and from ability, with appellate them. the and divisions Judges could They and from them learn of the merits of contemplated appointees, who should receive- adequate pay, and be required to devote their whole time to their official Judge Remedy Justice Lewis, While declaring that something will have to be done to clear up the clogged condition of the calendar, would suggest that legislation be passed to refer 75 per cent of the cases now on the calendar to lower court. "Unless something is done, more judges will be.

necessary," Justice Lewis admitted, "although I am not in favor of the Justice Carswell, frankly in favor of additional judges, stated that Justice Lewis' suggestion would do some good, but stated that more judges are still necessary. Justice Carswell has written the Bar Association his opinion in the matter. Favors More Judges. "The situation is hopeless unless we get more judges," Justice Carswell said. "I do not think there is any possibility of getting eight, but think that five would be very good.

am backing the movement and will continue to do so." Justice Carswell, who enjoys the reputation of being "a good in the court, declared that great deal of the legal procedure rise been "speeded up" and that judges work far more quickly nowadays than they did several years ago. The slate of the calendar is now such that a put for June, 1924, is just being tried now. Views of Lawyers. survey of Brooklyn lawyers reveals the fact that' those who will permit. themselves to be quoted are in favor of more justices, of the difficulty they experience, in trying cases.

Peter P. Smith, with offices at 44 Court says it is not humanely impossible for the judges to do the work. AS it accumulates. He says: am in favor of the appointment of more judges. main reason for approval is the fact that the court district is growing so rapidly the my is bound to fail behind in disposing of the cases, not because of any fault of our judges but because it would be.

humanly impossible to keep up with the growth of the. district." Conway Favors Plan. think that people are entitled to have their litigations disposed of as quickly as possible and the additional number will give the required help. More judges, more work done, is my idea." Albert Conway, counsel for Countess Salm, whose law offices are at 32 Court in favoring the plan, says: "I am in favor of the appointments. We need them over here.

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that the soft coal they had ordered was of very poor quality. Naturally, being that the coal was not excellent, they refused to take it. In all there were 684 cars or 34,200 tons. Demurrhage charges of $5 a day per car began to mount. Demands were made by the Long Island Railroad.

'Consignors of the coal began to howl for checks. To all of which the Rubels, it is said, shrugged their shoulders. poor quality," said they. "Our experts have examined it. Tak it back.

We don't want The row began the middle of last week. was eased a bit on Friday when unhe Bong Island Railroad took of the coal, representing 12,500 tons, from shipment. So that reduced the amount consigned to Rubels to 21,700 tons. Hard Coal Arrives Just what will happen this week is problematical. There was a rumor an embargo had been placed on all Rubel shipments by the railroad because coal people had refused to take the consigned substitutes.

But the railroad yesterday denied this. The situation was further complicated yesterday when hard coal began to arrive at the Rubel pockets in East New York. A reporter of the Brooklyn Times saw 250 tons in 5 cars at the Rubel pockets. This coal was being $15.50 to $16.75 ton, extra charges being made for 'a distant deliveries. And it was fairly gobbled up by nearby customers.

The sharp change in the weather caused a rush on the Rubel coal yards. Some of the sights seen around the yards were unusual. Three boys, carrying galvanized water pails, pursued a Rubel coal cart calling the driver ugly names. From time to time he would throw coal at them. These pieces they would fight for after dodging them.

One woman was seen on Pitkin ave. carrying a baby in her arms and wheeling a baby carriage containing a 100-pound bag of coal. "Here's a man says he can't pay for the coal because it's Saturday and he's orthodox," said a girl in the main office of Rubel to a Superior. "What shall I do the driver to deliver the coal." said the superior. In the branch, offices many wrangles were Cash was demanded, but there was no complaint about prices.

Over the Bushwick section. Charles Son, Meserole anthracite coal Schaefered at 75 cents a 100-pound bag. Railroad officials said the conhad overcome at the terminals and a steady supply been, of hard coal is pouring into the city. grounds and there is a tablet at the northeast corner commemorating the valor of Revolutionary heroes who defended it. Fort Tryon captured by the British November 16, 1776, after a sanguinary assault, in which Margaret Corbin, wife of a Pennsylvania soldier, was killed while.

serving a fieldpiece. John D. Rockefeller, bought the property early in 1917 and also acquired the large tract of highland in Inwood, on the northern tip of Manhattan above Spuyten Duyvil. His purpose was to give whore to the Interstate Park Commission to to be converted a Manhattan approach to the park, guaranteeing to operate ferryboats to the Jersey shore of the river. The Billings mansion house was to converted into a museum.

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