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V^-LXVL.-.X* 22.035.
HUMMEL AFFIDAVIT IN
JEROME WtSS LOXG FIGHT
Prosecutions Case Ended — Defence
to Recall Alienists.
The • Tig fight that District Attorney Jerome
has waced to introduce as evidence the affi
davit which Evelyn Neshit Is Bald to have made
to Abraham H. Hummel, charging Harry iv.
Thaw v.-ith having beaten her because she re
fused to swear that Stanford White had mal
treats! her, was practically won yesterday,
jlxm Hummel M permitted to testify.
The lawyer was put on the stand in the after
coon, after young Mrs. Thaw had occupied It
for a brief period. Mr*. Thaw was called in an
effort to head off Hummel's testimony by show
ins *h it he had acted as her counsel at the time
she made her statement to him, and that, there
fore, mv communication she had made to him
was : rivileped. "Was your visit to Mr. Hum
r.-.el made to htm in his capacity as your coun
«eler at law?" asked Mr. Delmas. "I object "
?Ir. 11l Win Interposed. "The witness has al
ready 'ratified as to all the circumstances at
tending her connections with Hummel." The
District Attorney was proceeding to argue tho
point at length, when Justice FltzOerald Inter
rupted him by ruling on the question raised by
Mr. Delmas fit the previous hearing, the effect
of which ruling -was that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw had
■•revs' the privilege of client and lawyer by
relating the dealings she had with Hummel.
Upon this ruling Mr». Thaw left the stand
ana Rommel was called. "When Evelyn Nesbii
called at your office on October 27, 1908, did Fho
then say that Thaw had begged her time and
time acain to swear to documents charging
Stanford Whit© with drugging and betraying
her when she- was fifteen years old, and that
Thaw had beaten her because she would not
sign these documents?' Mr. Jerome asked. Be
fore Hummel answered there was strenuous ob
jection by Mr. Delmas. but at last the •witness
replied: "She did; In effect."
Then step by step Mr. Jerome traced the
making of the affidavit and Its conveyance to
an office In Madison Square Garden. It was a
carbon copy of the document that was offered
and eventually accepted In evidence, and which,
unless the defence finds some new objection,
will be read on Monday. Hummel directly con
tradicted Mrs. Evelyn Thaw's story about the
burning of the affidavit In his office. She had
•worn that a paper, which she supposed was the
affidavit, was burned in a Jardiniere in Hum
mers office; be declared that the affidavit was
given to her, and that was the last he saw of it.
Hummel's story was corroborated to some ex
tent by Abraham Snyde cker,- who was a stenog
rapher and rotary public in his office at the
time. Fnydecker told of having gone to a room
In Madison Square Garden with a man named
Jacobson, also in Hummel's employ. After wait-
Ing a few moments Evelyn Nesbit and Stanford
White entered, Miss Xesbit having a paper In
her hand which he understood to be the affi
davit and which she swore to. This, too, directly
contradicted youiig Mrs. Thaw's testimony. She
had sworn that a paper had been placed before
tier, and that she had signed without reading it.
£nydecker «wore she had the paper in her pos
session fully five minutes.
When Hummel was turned over to Mr. Del
mas for cross-examination he was subjected to
a severe gruelling- concerning his conviction In
connection with the Morse divorce suit and the
subsequent proceedings by the Bar Association
■which resulted in his suspension from practice
as a lawyer. It was with a smile and a sigh
cf relief that he left the stand to make room
for his former employe.
At the end of the day Mr. Jerome announced
that in all probability he had rested his case.
He asked Mr. Delmas if he had any idea of the
length of time he would take In rebuttal, but
counsel for the defence would not enlighten him.
Mr. Delmas did Intimate, however, that he
would call his alienists again and that the Dis
trict Attorney would have an opportunity to
cross-examine them. It looks, therefore, as If
the trial will be prolonged beyond next' week-
DEFENCE LOSES GROUND.
Jerome's Experts All Say Than: Was
Sane— Laugh at "Brain Storm."
The examination and cross-examination of
Abraham H. Hummel, the suspended lawyer, at
the afternoon session tended to liven yester
day's session, which otherwise was given up to
the examination of expert alienists. Mrs. Eve
lyn Nefibit Thaw was again on the witness stan-l
for a few minutes, the defence calling her to
try to show her relations with Hummel at
the time the alleged affidavit was sworn to;
whether or not they were counsel and client.
6he was not allowed to answer and gave way to
Hummel. Mr. Jerome, in his examination of
Hummel, asked:
Q-— Wh^n Evelyn TCesfcit. as she was then, called
•t your office on Tuesday, the 27th of October ISC*
Olfl »he way to you as follow?, that Thaw had
«*■«"! hf-r time and tlm<» again to swear i" written
documents which he <Thaw> hod prepared involving
Stanford White, and that those documents that
Thaw had prepared charged Stanford White with
fcavirg drugged and betrayed her wh*n wm was
Cfteen. and that e\f had told Thaw that thin v.an
aot so, and that he ha<i b«-at»n h»*r because 6he>
would not 6ign those doeurr. That in
efffet, y«>s.
Q- Thf reafter in th* presence and hearing of
Evelyn Nr-sl'H, as she then was. did you dictate to
a *tenoprapher? A.— l can recall the dictation at
that time.
Mr. Delmas objected to almost every ques
tion asked by the District Attorney, but lost
point after point, until at the end of the day
thf-re remained -nothing for Mr. Jerome to d'>
bur place the affidavit in evidence, which will
be gor.c on Monday. Mr. Jeroiiw? continued:
Q-— What <s!d you receive from th* stenographer
— »iot thf eubKtance of it. you know, or anything
••bout th« contents of It. but what you received
fcack from the ethnographer? A.— An original type
*TJiit copy and a carbon indorsf-d.
W1,.-.i and where did you see this people's
exhibit ->. A.— ln my <.fn--«\
Wh.-n? A.— On the 27th of October. ISO 3.
V.— You have spoken In answer to a prior ques
tion of r«*o«-ivin;j subsequent to the dictation a
paper that puri»orte<l to be an original in the sense
of beir.f th<« first <-ojjy in typewriting and a carbon
«*>py. Is people's »-xhil>ii "' tor identification of
either of those papers? A— lt if.
Q-— Can you rwolleet on what .lay it was that
>'ou handed th«» original of which you say people's
exhibit 77 for identification Is a carbon copy to Mr
£nyd»k«r or Jac<»t;son? A.— Yes, sir.
.<*.— What lay was it? A.— same day It bears
■ate.
y.— What date in that"* A.— The 27th of October.
«r whatever it Is.
Q.-Have you ever wen Evelyn Xeshlt. as ,-he waj*
"> ".'*'>•, write? A.- I never saw her write.
Mr. Jerome examined the witness at length
about the drawing of the affidavit, who was
•result, how It was taken to the Madison Square
Garden tower for Mies Nesblfs signature, and
Particularly about its being photographed. Mr.
Ztelmas, on cross-examination, devoted most of
nls nsni to an attempt to discredit the credl.
bllltv cf the witness. He began by asking:
Q-— Sir. Ilunitne!, st what time did you say that
you :<;uri)<:3 this document, to Mr*. Thaw? A.— l
•M not My.
-Q— At •*>)« time did you return It? A.— Some
«*>s uSt*>r it was brought to me.
_V^— *uer« did you return it? A.— ln my of
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'.■•„• a t !t: ? 1 en fourth ;::o
To-day, fair and wanner.
To-morrow, thowera; southwest winds.
LOSS LED TO SUICIDE.
Manager of Washington Brokerage
Firm Kills Himself.
Washington. March 15.— Rather than face
prosecution for the < mbezzl^niont of $2.<Wt from
the brokerage firm of Wade & Hedges, of which
he was manager. Charles Abbott, twenty years
old. committed suicide by shooting to-night.
After Abbott had failed to mike his weekly set
tlement to-dny. Mr. Wade, the senior member of
the firm, visited the hranch office to-night to
examine the books. As he entered the office he
stumbled over Abbott's body and at once in
formed the police and coroner.
Two notes found In Abbott's pocket were ad
dressed to his lather and his employers. The
note to the latter reads: "You will be surprised
to learn that I am S'J.OOO short in my accounts
with you. Tho notes which you will find In my
pocket are all bogus. _H. owes me nothing. I
would like to make good, but I cannot."
The note to his father says:
I have been an awful liar. I have not only
lost $2,000 of money belonging to Wade &
Hedges, but all of nay own money and not a
small sum of youre. " THE LIAR.
Abbott's father attributes his son's downfall
to the sudaen fluctuation in stocks in Wall
Street.
KILLED IN SNOW HOUSE.
Ttco Boys Buried as Roof Caves In;
One Dies.
As a result of the caving In of a huge snow
house which hai been built by th" boys of the
neighborhood, John Ifeara, sixteen years old, of
N'>. 7J» West Wth street, is dead, and his brother,
three years younger. Is in a precarious condi
tion. The two boys are sons of Patrolman
Meara, of tho West 37th street station.
After they had been dismissed from Public
School K'A\, at BJtth street and Amsterdam ave
nue, yesterday, the two boys, in company with
several other yoottts of at>out the same age,
wont to the yard In the rear of N •>. 71 West JMth
street, and built a pile- of snow many feot high.
They then attempted to dig away the middle of
the pile to t^rm a houff-. The two Meara boys
wormed thoir way into the pile, and were en
gaged in passing the snow out to the other boys
when without warning tho top of the pil<» f^ll
in upon them. Tl:e other boys screamed in ter
ror, and ran for aid.
Patrolman «'raft, of tho West 10»»th street sta
tion, who was a short distance away, beard the
(.ries, and ran to thuir assistance. When he
reached the yard, he saw ;!ie feet of the younger
Meara boy sticking out of the snow, and polled
him out. He was unconscious. it once
carried to his home. The patrolman could see
no signs of the other boy, an 1 in company witn
several rescuers, dug ir.to the pile. After about
tea minutes' work they reached Mean's coat
and dragged him out. A hasty examination v.:is
enough to show that he was dead. Ho had been
suffocated.
Patrolman Meara was at home at the time of
the accident, and was about to depart for to-
station.
UNCONSCIOUS FOR MONTH.
John M. Cutter, of Trenton, Dead
as the Result of a Fall.
[By Telefraph to The Tribune. l
Trenton. N. J.. March ir..— Jihn M. Cutter,
one of the receivers of the Trenton Watch
pany and formerly vi< x-president of the Elgin
Watch Company, died to-day in sferoer Hos
pital. He had b<-t.-:i unconscious since February
3, when he was found with a fractured skull
at the entrance of tho Trc-nton Club, one of tho
prominent organizations of the city. Mr. Cut
ter had been attending a dinner the evening
before, and it is supposed that whin he left
there about 'Z o'clock in the morning he went
to the club and in the dark fell down the .stairs.
He was lame, and this may have been respon
sible for the we* Ident. Foul play was at Qrst
fcusperted, but this theory was abandoned after
a careful examination i>y the police. Mr. Cut
ter was operated uj>on a few days ago by a
am 11 Is list, but without disclosing the blood 1 lots
which it wa.s expected to JUid. ll<- leaves one
child, a boy of fourteen.
VANDERBUT TO REWARD PROTECTION
Offers North Carolina Townships Frizes if
No Depredations Occur on His Estate.
[By T*lf-sr«pll to The Tribun«v 1
A6ht-ville. K. <' .. March 19.— George W. Van
derbilt has "bfff-red rewards of money to town
ships and communities in Western North Caro
lina for the protection of his lands of between
and 23ttjOO0 :i<r<-^. Mr. VanderWH
igrees to give townships and communities in his
estate, traversing Hve counties, stipulated sums
annually, provided no depredations occur in this
time.
Mr. Vanderbilt has sustained a heavy loss
B««r sln'-e ha bought his estate here, twelve «,r
fifteen rears ago, on account of depredations
by mountaineers, which have been especially
destructive to t n*» forests and game. It is prin
cipally to save the forest, which abounds in
much valuable timber lands, thai he lias asked
the townships for their «o-op< ration. There
have been many serious forest Bret of late.
HIGH FOOD PRICES IN PITTSBURO
Legislative Witness Says 10 Per Cent More
Than in Any Other American City.
IBy TH-crapli to The Tribune.)
Pittsburg. March Plttsburgers pay exor
bitant prices for all food stuffs, according to
testimony to-day before the legislative commit
tee investigating the high prices of food here.
The first witness was J. A. Lord, statistician
of the Cham»>er of Commerce, who declared that
food prices in Pittsburg are 1<» per cent higher
than In any other city In the United States
and 35 per cent higher than in many other
cities. Mr. Lord "promised to appear to-morrow
with additional evidence. .
Dennis Hayes ant! W. H. Williams, commis
sion men. denied that any combination of prod
uce dealers existed to maintain high prices, and
stated that demurrage charges and lack of rail
road terminal facilities forced up the prices. He
admitted later that the dealers tried to prevent
a slump in prices at all ttwias.
. JEROME'S RECORD BADLY BEATEN.
fßy T«fle«T«pli to The Tribune.)
Boston. March 15.— District Attorney Jerome's hy
pothetical question of 13.«"00 words asked of Dr. Flint
Ik not the longest of the kind on record. About
twelve years ago. in a probate case tried before
Judge M.Kirn by Robert M. Morse, the latter pro
pounded a hypothetical question of 80,000 words to
three alienists.
THE TRIBUNE TELEPHONE NUMBER
On and after Sunday, March * 7l
The Tribune's telephone number,
instead of 234 John, will be
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NEW-YORK. SATURDAY. MARCH 16. 1007. -SIXTEEN PAGES.-^Th. e sffir- A SSw M »
UXIOXS TO FIGHT BILL.
JOIN THE CORPORATIOXS.
Object to Utilities Board Establish
ing Standard for Employes.
[By Telegraph to The Tribunal
Albany. March Labor unions are going to
Join hands with the big corporations in oppos
ing tho Governor's Public Utilities Commission
bill. Letters are being sent to legislators urging
them to work against the bill unless it is
amended to suit the labor unions. First In this
fleki Is the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers, one of the strongest labor bodies in thi3
country.
According to a letter sent to Assemblyman
Rogers by J. E. Clark, a member of the execu
tive committee of the brotherhood, and one of
Its legislative representatives, the opposition to
the bill is two-fold. The chief objection from
the engineers is to that section of the bill which
permits the public utilities commission to es
tablish standards of competency for employes.
"This may make it very bad for us." Mr.
Clark writes, "and I think it should be left be
twen the railroad companies and their en
gineers."
Singularly enough, this clause is said by one
of the representatives of a big New York City
corporation to be highly pleasing to the transit
interests, though there is some reason to think
that it would not prove so pleasing in actual
operation as it seems to be to them now.
"Why, that's the grandest thing ever for the
railway companies." said thin man. "It will
work this way. The commission establishes the
standard of perfection necessary for the *-m
ployes. A subway guard slugs a passenger in
the eye in a moment of friskmess Can ;hat
passenger have any come back against the com
pany? Oh. no. The company says to him
when he makes a complaint: 'Why. my dear
sir. we're very sorry: but that's not our fault.
You've come to the wrong shop. Go to the com
mission's office. They have certified to this
man's competency, or else we wouldn't be nl
lowed to have him. You'll have to take it up
with them." Or suppose another cnt-o. A ''al
streetcar collision happens through the mistake
or ignorance of a motorman. Can the company
be held responsible if the commission has cer
tified to that man's ability? Oh. that section Is
fine for tiie companies."
This view, and that of Mr. Clark, of the labor
union. seem to differ widely, but under the ap
parent acceptance of this provision by the cor
porations lurks a. decided objection, according to
the opinions of friends of the bill. They declare
that In actual operation this would compel the
companies to have men of much higher grade,
and of necessity to pay them bigger wages, and
therefore would be in direct opposition to all
accepted corporation procedure and precedent.
Another point In tlie bill to which Clark ob
jected was the section as to the giving of rail
road passes. He said It would prevent a rail
road's giving psssri to an employe of another
road, and reminded Mr. Rogers that the rail
road employes had killed a similar provision in
the Interstate Commerce bill.
"I ask you to use all your Influence toward
the defeat of this bill unless It Is amended In
these particulars.'' was Mr. Clark's demand.
Mr. Rogers has replied, suggesting ■ talk with
Governor Hughes on these points and an ap
ranee at the hearing on the measure on
March 27.
IXDIAXS THREATEN W.R.
Relic Hunter Took Bones of Scm
inole Chief from Everglades.
f ßy Telegraph to Th«> Tribune.)
Tarn ph. Fla., March 15.— J. T. Floumey. a
relic »iunter and historian of Johnstown, Perm..
visited the Bemlnole Indian settlement at Hun
gertand, Fla.. recently and removed from the
grave of Tom Tig^r. a former chief, a number
of the bones of the departed warrior and relics
bu:l«d with him, Including his pipe.
Th remnants of the Semi notes scattered
through the everglades are indignant, and Dlllie
Smith, the present chief, visited Fort Pierce
this week, giving notice to his white friends that
hi.i people were about to go on the warpath and
that expeditions might be made against the
wJiit'-.^ in nearby towns unless the bones were
returned to their proper resting place. Billle
said th.-> Indians were stirred as they never have
I)--, .i since the Indian wars.
Sheriff Carlton of Fort Pierce visited the va
rious camps of Indians and assured them that
every effort would be made for the return of
their relics. The subject has been taken up
with Th" Interior Department lit Washington
anr« the Governor of Florida.
WOOD LAWN WRECK CASE.
District Attorney's Assistant Inti
mates Possible Indictments.
Assistant District Attorney Nott. representliiß
Mr. Jerome, was before the Roard of Estimate
and Apportionment yesterday, and. while ask
ing for money for tho Thaw trial, «aye an in
timation that the District Attorney's office is
gnlnß to try to indict New York Central offi
cials on account of the Woodlawn wreck. Mr.
Jerome sent a letter asking for $15*000 to pay
for tin; expense of the Thaw trial.
The Controller asked if $ir>,<»«> covered nil
th«- expenses of the experts. Mr. N'ott said that
he believed the amount would more than cover
all expenses. He thought it would be about
$o.<mo less than the huiii asked for.
"Have you not a contingent fund for such
purposes?" anked the Mayor.
"Yes." answered Mr. N'ott, "but we will hay«
heavy drafts on that owing to the accidents on
th<- New York Central road, for which Investi
gation w ■ Khali have to pay for a large num
ber of experts."
What is the amount of the contingent fund?"
asked the Mayor.
Mr. Nott said $50,000.
"The board." said tiu» Mayor, "has no desire
to deny your request, but the Controller .sug
gests that we might give you a lump sum and
Use that up. and then ask for more."
"Yes, but we do not v/ant to deplete the fund
tdb much." said Mr. N'ott.
The board granted the request unanimously.
MUST FOREGO AIGRETTE PLUMES.
New Orleans Judge Decides Wearing or Sell
/ ing of Adornment Is Illegal.
[By TeleßTuph to Th» Trlbur*.]
New Orleans. March 15.— That the sale of the
aigrette plume Is unlawful In Louisiana, and
that women who wear the adornment aro also
responsible to the law Is the opinion of Judge
Creteln In the case of a merchant whom* he sen
tenced to a fine of $50 or sixty days' imprlson
mert for selling the plumes.
Th* opinion says that because of the remote
feeding grounds of the aigrette It is impossible
to detect persons killing the bird, and that there
fore the contingency is provided of holding the
sellers and wearers responsible.
Take peep at Drs. Flint and Macdonald in Chan
ler's book, on sal* Putnam's. Its index shows you
wnal's what— AdvV ..:-._:
NOT TO SEE PRESIDENT.
RAILWAY MEX HESITATE.
Large Conference of Managers To
Be Called Soon.
After an all-day secret conference In this city
yesterday, tho four railway presidents who were
recommended by j. p. Morgan to President
Roosevelt last week as best fitted to present a
comprehensive statement of railway problems,
separated and went to their homes without de
ciding to make any statement to the President.
They will have another conference, probably
next wwk, and will invite to it other presidents
of railways.
The hasty departure of Mr. Morgan for Europe
after his talk with Prestdent Roosevelt left the
four railway, presidents he had named without
matured plans for a conference. President New
man of the New York Central and President
Mellen, of the New Haven were said to be in
favor of going to see President Roosevelt at the
earliest date that could be arranged. At their
suggestion,' President Hughltt of the Chicago
& Northwestern and President IfcCrea of the
.Pennsylvania came to this city to join In the
conference. Mr. Hughitt arriving on Thursday
evening. ,
According to the understanding of Mr. Mor
gan's plan the four railway presidents had not
been invited to go to Washington and confer
with the President, but there was an Intimation
that the President would receive them and hear
their statement if they could agree on one show-
Ing the technical railroad conditions which
would bo affected by legislation for governmen
tal control of the railways. From some informa
tion gleaned in advance of yesterday's confer
ence, it was the understanding that Presidents
Hughttt and McCrea were not inclined to fall in
with Mr. Morgan's plan.
Great secrecy marked the long conference of
yesterday. The four railway presidents met at
a designated place uptown, where they could
not be reached by newspaper men. When they
were in conference in the afternoon a message
was sent to them by reporter?, requesting In
terviews. The presidents returned a reply that
they would not talk to any representatives of
the press.
The conference ended about 4 p m.. and th»
four presidents still declined to give Informa
tion except through an agent. It was said
that they hn.i decided not to ko to Washington
for the present, because they did not feel that
they had proper authority to see the President
ns the representatives of the railroads <>f the
country. They felt. It was said, that they could
ii t assume the position of a self-constituted
commission t<> fora ulate »nd present the views
of hundreds of railway corporations of tho coun
try which have millions of stockholders. They
hlpo recognised the fact that the railroad man
agera > f the country were wt In accord, and
that until some means could be found to obtain
a general managers and a
representative expression ••? views, it would be
Idle t.. lay any before the President
It was s;iM last evening thai no time or place
for a larger conference of railway presidents
had been fixed. It is probable that the con
venience of many of tho presidents will have t<">
b" eonanlted before a call for tho general con
fer<n<-e Is sen? out.
Thomas F. Ryan, when asked yesterday what
Kight of Mr. Morgan's plan for a meeting
between President Roosevelt and the railway
presidents. SaM: "I believe that If Mr. Morgan's
visit to tli.- President Is followed up as It should
be by all of our great business tr.ter>-sta ii win
do much X*"'d. I also believe that the Presi
dent's attitude toward corporations Is much
misunderstood by the general public, it is un
fair to thai it Is his desire to hamper
the business Interests of the country. I am. how
ever, convinced that he purposes to enforce the
laws as he finds them upon the statute books, and
I think th<- sooner the business men of the coun
try conclude t ■ » go to work to aid th« President
in solving the difficult problems that confront
him every dny. the sooner confidence will be re
ston <l and the business of the country move on
without interruption. So far as general busi
ness is concerned, the only fault to be found
with it is thai It Is too active."
Iv B. Harriman. when told late in the after
noon that Messrs. Mellen, McCrea, Hughltt and
Newman had decided not to go to Washington
for the present, but would have a larger con
ference, declined to make any comment He
merely shrilled his shoulders and smiled
WILL XOT IXI'ITE THEM
But President Will See Railroad
Men if They .ink for Audience.
Washington. March lft. — At a lajte hour to
nlrht President Roosevelt had received no word
from !he four railroad presidents who \\>-re sug
gested by J. P. Morgan as conferrees t«> discuss
thu railroad situation and to urge Mr. Roose
vit ;o take some action to "allay the public
ansJoty* as to th- administration's attitude. The
President will not invite Messrs. McCrea, Hugh
itt, Newman and Mellen to the White House.
bui If t*»ey ask for an appointment he will be
glad to receive them.
Tro position In which the railroad men have
been placed is due to the fact that Mr. Morgan
arranged the conference with the President
without consulting the ofSctals for whom he
asked the audience. It Is known that within the
last lew days President McCrea of the Penn
sytvaula communicated with the President and
made It clear that, while, he did not want to
Sho« any discourtesy, be did not desire to be
placed in Ine attitude of rushing to the White
H )t;: • to make a plea for executive clemency.
Since p<> much publicity has been given to the
prcpose.l conference it is the general belief in
oimij! circle* here, to-night that the railroad
prasMlents will decide to keep the appointment
which Mr. Morgan made for them.
"The President's policies have been outlined
rio Clearly in hi.s messages to Congress and in
public addresses." sui'i a member of the Inter
state. Commerce Commission to-day, "that it Is
liitaslhln tnat the railroad presidents have de
cided that their visit u> the White House would
be useless. President Hujfiiitt. who Is one of
Mr. Roosevelt's personal friends, hai; on several
occasions discussed the railroad situation with
the President, and he knows that tho administra
tion has no desire to punish the 'good railroad
corporations' simply because the "bad railroad
corporations' refuse to abide by the laws regu
lating tho common carriers. '
Governor Deneen iwid Attorney General Stead
of Illinois, who wert» invited to Washington by
President Roosevelt, arrived to-night and will
call at the White House to-morrow afternoon
While Governor Deneen reruaes to discuss the
object of his conference with the President it
can be authoritattvely stated that the Chicago
A Alton deal and other matters brought out at
the Harrlman investigation win be discussed
and the situation In general will f,« gone over '
Attorney General Bonaparte and members of the
Interstate <Jomriw>rce Commission will lake
part in the conference.
AFTER ALL, USHER'S THE SCOTCH
that made the highball taaoua.-Advt.
FIGHT AT SAXTA CLARA.
American Troops and Rural Guards
in Action — Five Hurt.
Havana. March I.".— A dispatch to '•The- Ha
vana Post" from Santa Clara says a fight oc
curred there to-day between some men of the
rural guard and a number of American soldiers.
Five persons sustained serious injuries. The
altercation began in a circus and grew Into a
not. The police were unable to cope with the
situation.
PLOT AGAINST IVATSOX ?
Mysterious Shots at Homes of Popu
list's Relative*.
Augusta. Ga.. March IS. — Several shots \v»re
fired into the sleeping room of J. D. Watson.
sr>n of Thomas E. Watson, the former Presi
dential candidate on the Populist ticket, at their
home at Thomas. Ga.. o.sriv to-day, and while
it was said tnat the investigation indicated a
plot against Thomas K. Watson or his family,
no definite clew was obtained.
Several shots were also fired late iast night
in the backyard of Oscai Lee. Watson's son-in
law, but dom of the shots were directed at
the house.
WRECK IX ARKAXSAS.
Two Killed and Others Injured—
"Cannon Ball" Left Track. .
[By Telegraph to The Tribune. 1
kittle Rock. March l.\-Th>- Rock Island
"Cannon Ball" passenger train, which left Little
Rock at 4 o'clock this afternoon for Memphis,
ran into an open switch at Cuneo. five miles
from Ha<ren. throwing the entire train into the
ditch. The engineer and fireman were instantly
killed, the Wells Fargo express messenger was
probably fatally Injured, -and six passengers
whoso names have not yet been learned were
also injured. A relief train in charge of two
physicians has left Little Rock for the scene
of the wreck.
KILLS JERSEY CHARTERS.
Annual House Cleaning of Delin
■ quent 1,600 Corporations.
[Pv Telegraph '"• Th» Tribune]
Trenton. N. J.. March 15. — Governor Stokes
Issued a proclamation to-day revoking the char
ters of more than 1,600 New Jersey corporations
which have 'ailed to pay the annual franchise
tax levied by the state for the fiscal year of
1905-'O6.
Tho proclamation Is an annual affair, provided
by the corporation laws for the weeding out of
delinquent corporations, and It seldom makes
Its appearance without sensational stories of a
great fight being waged against corporate In
terests by the state. «
Th.» fad Is thai the revoking of the charters
..f even 1,600 companies has little effect upon
the business world, since a large percentage of
the corporations involved are without actual
exlsunce. t-xif.pt on paper.
It Is estimated that probably 80 per cent of
the delinquent tnillßajlllea nave never transacted
any actual tlirlflftt since their incorporation.
many of them having Called even to obtain sub
scribers to 11.004 worth of stock, which is the
minimum an;ount with which they may start
business.
OIL MEXACES DRVDOCKS.
Crude Petroleum Covers Hoboken
Basin of Tietjen Plant.
Pouring oil on still waters has brought more
trouble to the Tietjen & Lanpe Ptjdocll Com
pany in Hoboken than is usually alleviated when
the waters are troubled. Several inches of
crude oil which escaped from the largo oil tank
of the Public Service Corporation three days
ago now covers the entire surface of the
"basin." the quiet Hudson Inlet where the dry
('.o.-ks are situated. It Is sluggishly washing
around the piles of the piers and the tugs and
earners waiting to go upon the ways, it har>
forced the drydock company to reduce the flrcj
In its plant, to screen its smokestacks against
the escape of sparks and to employ a special
patrol to see that not a man among its em
ploy -s smokes or lights a single match whiles
within the company's lnclosure.
In the mean time the Public Bin Corpora
tion Is employing a gang of twenty-five men
who. with big scoops, are feverishly skimming
the surface of the "basin." filling barrel upon
barrel with the oil which they scoop up and
transferring it buck to the company's tank.
This tank is part of the gas plant of the Public
Service Corporation, at 14th street and Willow
avenue. Hoboken, from which light Is dispensed
to the surrounding city. The tank holds from
70.000 to 80.000 gallons of crude oil. Three days
ago the fee.! pipe which leads from it to the
gas manufacturing plant burst, and for two
hours th» oil flowed out in great volume, filling
the plants yard and thence draining off into the
18th street sewer, which has Its outlet in the
"Basin." and Into the lateral sewer along Willow
avenue between 14th and l."th streets, which at
the latter point empties Into a vacant lot.
• This lot. which is 180 by 20ft feet in area. Is
now covered with from a foot to a foot and a
half of crude oil. which the Public Service Cor
poration employes are also carefully dipping up.
The gas company and Tietjen & Lange hay«
kept the whole affair quiet since the leak oc
curred, and were unwilling last night to an
swer Questions or to make an estimate ct the
value or extent of the. oil lost. The employes In
Tiet Jen's & Lange's yard, however, estimate
that some six thousand gallons must have es
caped before the lock was stopped. In conspic
uous places in the yard are posted notices
warning the men aralnst smoking or lighting
matches, saying that any one found doing so
will be immediately discharged.
The property at stake is valued at considera
bly over JI.OiMXOOO. Besides the company's
plant, there are in all nine vessels lying in the
"basin." waiting to go upon the ways. Includ
ing four tups and a ferryboat. Adjoining the
drydocks on one side are the Scandinavian-
American Line piers, a large sugar and molasses
warehouse and the Lackawanna 14th street
ferry slips and house. On the other side are
the Weehav.ken coal piers. The slightest spark,
therefore, mlsht cause a conflagration rivalling
that which centred about the Hamburg-Ameri
can piers In 1901.
The destruction of a large amount of property
Is also Imminent from the presence of the oil in
the vacant lot near 15th street, for immediately
adjoining this lot is a large lumber yard.
j. P. Morgan's yacht, the Corsair, and How
ard Gould's yacht, the Niagara, have been at
the Tietjtn and Lange drydocks all winter, but
were taken away two weeks ago.
*
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At a- R. Hula & Uemanoa, Jerez. Ssatn.—
PRICE THREE CENTS.
BIG RALLY IS STOCKS.
THE PAXIC AT AX END.
No Failures on Either Exchange—
Harriman and Union Pacific.
The stock market panic of March. 1937. baa
passed into Wall Street history, a panic un^S
in its absence of any tendency to recovery In
prices on the day of it., occurrence, and without
precede In the fa . t that no fa «— «SSS
the tremendous crash of securities values. Yes
terday a rapid an., extensive recovery occurred.
The annual report of the United States Steel
Corporat.on. - Vjth it 3 Bhowln(r enorm *ro»
and net earning, in the last year. appear! M
H d, d a, most coincident* with the occurred
rtsiri?^*^ **"* pr °° f ° f *• «*•
cl n r ,n, n .*' *""' ral »•»•« that the long «
uusinai and business outlook
ncr to rh« mnnn market by redeemln* »»■
00*000 of the bonds o? 1907. by deposit^ cus
toms receipts in depository banks In certa'x,
I\TLT by defemn * the retirement ct tho
516 000 000 additional circulation taken out la*
fall. At night, too. ther* were held uptown con
ferences of some of the most powerful financial
Interests. At these meeting it was decided to
support the stock market In the morning, and
plans were carefully made for carrying Into
execution this decision.
These causes combined to produce a remark
ably stronar opening yesterday, initial transac
tions shovring such advances over Thursday's
cloje as 9 to ii points In Reading, which opened
"wide" at from 102 to 104; 5?4 In Union Paciffcw
3*3 to 5' 2 in New York Centra?. 6 points la
Missouri Pacir.». tf| in St. Paul, 8% In Northern
Pacific. SVs to 4H in Pennsylvania, 7 In. Amal
gamated Copper. 5 points each In Baltimore &
Ohio and American Smelting and Refining, and
12' 3 in Delaware & Hudson.
Consolidated Gas and Illinois Central were ex
ceptions to the prevailing strength, opening at
declines respectively of 3 points and % point.
LONDON PRICES LEAD ADVANCE.
London prices for American stocks shortly
before the opening of the exchange hero were
reported from 2 to 10% points above Thursday',
local closing , with Union Pacific. Northern Pa
cific, Reading and St. Paul the especially strong
features. This was one of th© Important ele
ments of the early strength in this market, a
good impression also being produced by the an
nouncement that the Rothschilds would support
the I.r>nrir>n market.
In the first hour there were violent fluctuations,
prices rising rapidly on urgent short covering
and declining on profit-taking and on liquidation
by crippled operators. But when at 11 o'clock
it became- known that all sheets had gone safely
through the Stock Exchange clearing house, a
sharp rally occurred, and during the rest of the
session, except for a brief period In the after
noon. wh"n profit-taking was again In progress,
the improvement continued, th» close showing:
considerable net gains throughout the list. Tha
total sales for the day were about 1.725.000
share?, comparing with 2.559.13S on the pre
ceding, day. The following table, showing the
net losses In a number of active issues on Thurs
day and the net gains in the same stocks yester
day, will give a fair Idea of th© extent of tho
rally:
j Net lo«9 ,'JCet sain.
STOCKS. I March U. { March 13.
l-nion Pacts,' 20V 11**
R^aiiner J»\
tVLiwar* & Hudson ID 1 * 14S
?t. Paul IS 1 *! 00 l *
O-eat Northern » lOVj 8 1 *
Northern Fa.Mrt? » I ;~>\
Missouri Pacific -... 7V» «*4
Norfolk * Western.. 7-* 4Vt
Pennsvl»an!-» «S «^k
New York Ontral • 33 1 *
Southern Padrte S\ •»'.-»
Atchlson a\ BH
Louisville & Nashville 3 66 1 *
BalMmor* * Ohio ..... 4*4 4%.
Canadian Pacific « BHI
Missouri. Kansas a Texas..... 3% 4,1U
American Pmoutng 13^ 10?y
Amalgamated 17*» 13 ■
Aramnia 11-4 »'i
Brooklyn ipM Transit 9'». 4
t"ni:M States Steel DreferrwJ........ : 4 I 84fc
do common ! St! 2%
Among the Influences tending to strengthen
the stocVr market were the Interviews wtth wall
known financiers and railroad men, published
yerterday morning. Further reassurance as to
th.- underlying soundness of conditions was)
given yesterday by other men, on* of tho most
important utterances being that of William
Rockefeller, who. speaking for one of the moat
powerful groups of capitalists In the United
States, as well as expressing his personal Views*
said:
Tho present astonishing decline la the values
of securities is as much a mystery to me as It
car. be to any one. I know that public confi
dence hay been disturbed, but I do not think
tha* 't should hams been in any such measure
as t > Justify so great a fall in prices. With gen
uine, overwhelming prosperity throughout the
country there certainly seems no adequate rea
son for it.
As for myself and my associate* our faith fa
tho future of the country has not been shaken
at all. We have been buyers and not sellers
throughout the last ten days. Throughout these
trovbiea we have .lone and are doing all we can
to restore and maintain public confidence.
It is very clear to me that the people who are
throwing away their securities at panto prices
Will sorely regret it within the next six mont&s.
REMARKS BY MR. HARRIMAN.
The rumors of Thursday, which contributed
so largely to the break In prices, that B. H.
Harriman had been the especial object of the
bear attack and had been obliged to part with
some of his Union Pacific holdings, persisted
yesterday, and there were even reports that the
Morgan interests had secured control of Union
Pacific. Mr. Harriman was asked about these
stories, the first to be brought to his attention
being that '_•»)•>.»*«> shares of Union Paclflc had.
been transferred at private sale. "I don't know
anything about it.' answered Mr. Harriman.
"The transfer books show no change."
"It 13 commonly reported that the Morgan-
Hlll interests have been buying Into Union Pa
cific." was suggested. "Is it a possibility that
you have any new associates In Union Pacific
or that any new Interests have become identifies
with the property?"
"There has been no change of any sort. My
associates and I have been selling no stocks."
"l-.t t It is reported that some of your class)
assoo'ates have been selling Union Pa^inV" ;
• Who are they?" demanded Mr. Harriman.
"Mr. Rockefeller and Mr. Prick."
Tien tho persons for you to see are Mr.
Rockefeller and Mr. Frick." retorted Mr. Tfaill
man.
"There 13 also a rumor that your asaadassa
are gclng to part company with yon." one of
the reporters said.
If it gives ycu any satisfaction." Mr. Hani.
ma i responded, "you can say that 1 was) neves
GREAT BEAR SPRING WATER.
"Its reritr haa ca2a it fans***-**— - i<s»t.