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.NIAGARA Git All REPORTED
SNAP HEARING HELD.
yew-York Civic Representatives
Fooled — Hope in Governor.
IST TEtCakATH TO THE Ti'.iarxi:. ■
Albany, April 18. — Precisely as was forecast in
Th« Tribune to-day, the well greased wheels
that are carrying the Niagara power "grab"
brought tr.e measure hack to tho Assembly.
after a brief and futi'.e hearing, granted, not to
nave the bill exposed, but merely to save As
«m'fc!ynian Thompson's political fac<^. The hear
ing was set down for the absurdly early our of
£•..'lO a. m., the earliest hearing of the whole ses
sion, possibly to rreclude the nrpraranc<» of any
of the representatives of civic bodies opposing
the ir.essure, lasted less than an hour, and was
concerned, not with the merits of (be bill, but
with the proposition that the city of Lockport
TBJ not getting Its share of the booty contained
la the measure. This was a proposition which
'-" serious rot to be considered, when the
charge was made and Insisted on that the bill
was a city hi I. needing the signature of the
Mayer cf Lockport to become law.
The fol© vo!ee raised for the falls was that of
Superintendent Perry of the State Reservation
at Niagara, who demolished tho theory that the
400.000 horsepower provided by the bill would
cot tnjtiro thQ flow and was a s-lncere fort to
limit the amount of water to be taken. Howard
TVhltbeck, Mayor ot I^ockport. declared that If
the bill reached him ti:ia:nended he would veto
it; th» amendment desired, of course, simply
being to give Lockport more and not to take less
from Niagara. He also insisted that the meas
ure ttos a local bill, and thero Foemed to be more
or le?s agreement on this point. County Judge
Charlis Hidcoy also Epoke against the bill.
The only unlclnd thing said about the bill
crme fron J. Frank Smith, the City Attorney
of Lockport, who disturbed tho even discussion
over the cosfilctlnc ir.t^rcrts in the measure by
declaring that the amendment, alleged to be
satisfactory to Lock;>r!rt, and made the rxcu-e
for reporting the measure out, was adopted
"when rascality fat at the head of the table
where it was framed." This disturbed the com
mittee until Mr. Smith explained, and the com
rcittee accepted the explanation, that the
amer.njnent had not be?n framed by the legisla
tive committee^ but by promoters interested In
the bill. Then cordial relations were renewed.
A plea to delay action v.as met by a j/rompt
statement by Assemblyman Leggett, who has
charge of the legislative end of the proposition.
"One day of de-lay will defeat this bill." lid he,
J?aysionate3s*; "one more day and it is dead."
"With this awful calamity In sJ&ht, the com
mittee met and in executive session promptly
reported the bill out ?.ga:n, and placed it on
the Assembly calendar, where it can be voted
on to-morrow. This was 'he extent of tho
farce, less than an hour being consumed in the
whole performance; ai.d now the bill is to pass
without more than a passing debate In the
Assembly, h^ bustled over to the Senate, taken
In charge by" the ncn-paxtlcinatlng group of
legislators that have looked cut for all similar
propositions in the present and In previous
cessions, and passed. If Lockport Interests can
b* eatlffied 1110 mtasure will then be sent to the
Mayor of Lockport to If not, it may be
*«?st to Governor Hi^gins. but of legislative
asrJytauce in defeating it there is not the
slightest hops. The votes hava been secured
and secured by means that 110 one has any
doubt about.
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LA FETRA SMOKED OUT.
Finally Asks to Have Sprinkling
Bill Reported.
Ibt Tni.rjGßAPn to the TiimrNE.]
Albany, April IS. — Out manoeuvred and power
less longer to hold up the measure, Assembly
man La Fetra, Charles F. Murphy's persona]
legislative represent&iire, to-day afked the
Assembly Cities Cominlttee favorably to report
his bin, introduced at the request of Commis
eiOTier Woodbury, g-i%lng the Street Cleaning
Commissioner the powf-r to regulate street sand-
Ing and sprinkling. Hut AEr.emblymaii La Fetra
tild rot take this action until the committee had
agreed favorably to rejort a similar bill, intro
duced by a Republican assemblyman. Mr. JJren
tlc», of New-York.
Tlie La Fetra bill was Introduced In January;
It was Bupported by ihe city administration and
indorsed l»y many civic bodies, but soon after it
was Jntrodared it was discovered that the Ftreet
sprinkling t\as done by contract, ami this i>ut a
iitw phase on the affair from a Tammany yoixit
of view ar,;l nearly cief out *-d i!r Lili.
F"or v.^cks La Fetra refused lo move the bill,
Commissioner Woodtrury camn up and
• ?ktd that the till be paßSffd. La Fetra inFi.«ted
thai h^ had be<n Ignored, and declared that be
would i;ev«-r move the bill unl<-?s be auw liv. At
Jtst thp situation htcan-.e no ScandalOQfl that Ji
MM of eimHar <!i: : racttr van introduced by Mr.
Prentice. On this Mil a hearing waa h:id to
day, and President John P. liaines of the Sa
„ clety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
tpp'-cred before the commitie«' and ursed the
Pastago of the Mil. Then Mr. La Fetra vias
forced to let ko. and after the Prentice bill had
b*ea reported his traa v^i «jut. Th>: Prentice
bUI "will probably pat's roun.
EEPUBLICAXS SWEEP NEW-ITAVEN.
Mayor Studley Re-elected Victory. Unpar
alleled in City.
Kew-XUven. Conn.i April :s.— After the liveliest
ttuniclpai catxtpslcn in Kew-Havea in many years
Major John P. Ktudl«-y. ncpuhlican, was rlected to
oTSce for ihe third time to-diO'. and hi> (tarty won
liccrly ail ih»> other offices in tho City Hall. th<» ox
c^ptionj t*)iiii tJ)o£« of Controller and Tax Col
*«ctor. wjilch went to the pre^(;llt Democratic in-
JonaUian X. Jiov.e at:'J Francis O. An
tfceay.
. <- they
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TO SEE WASHINGTON.
Pf-nr.Kjlvar.ia Railroad Uiree-day tour. April -*•
«*'*. ir;cJu<3:«:^ hottl accommodation, 111 or HUl>.
*2Mjf io iici.it aiCi*u.-A4vi.
To-il:!.t. fair.
To-morrow, fair: (mt ».it ninds.
PRESIDENT KILLS BEAR.
I* Satisfied with His Hunt and Calls
It "Bully Sjx)rt."
Glenwnod spring?. Col.. April IS.— President
Roosevelt has killed a bear and a bobcat He
is pativ-fied with his hunt for the biggest game
the Rockies afford. To quote his own words.
"I Sot what I was after. It was bully sport,
and I hope it keeps up."
This is the story brought to Secretary Loeb
to-night by Elmer Chapman, a courier, who was
chosen to bear messages between the President
and the temporary seat of government at the
Hotel Colorado In this city.
While lie came through New-Castle, where
are camped numerous correspondents of news
papers, he brought his story Intact. There was
no leakage, and all Information obtained at that
place was from a view of a closely rolled fresh
bearskin, which Chapman transferred from his
saddle to the car at the railway station.
"Is that all you've got?" he was asked.
"Isn't that enojgh?" he replied. This was
about the substance of the conversation In
which Chapman participated at New-Castle. He
was chosen because be knows when not to talk.
Before starting: on his hunt the President said
he did not want any newspaper men to follow
him. To three correspondents representing press
associations who accompanied him from Wash
ington the President said:
You stick by Loeb, and I will help you all I
can. I cannot send out a messenger every day,
but as soon as there is anything; worth telling
you shall have it.
The courier got through New-C«stle without
talking, and the President made good to those
who complied with his wishes.
But if the courier was reticent at New-Castle,
he was different when his journey whs at an
end. Secretary Loeb had removed the injunc
tion of secrecy. His eyes kindled with a fife
that told his admiration for the President's
prowess as a hunter more than could the words
at his command. One expression which the
hardy mountaineer Injected in: his story was:
Say, fellows, he's a beaut." and no mistake.
The way he scents game would make you think
be was born in the mountains and had never left
them. Say, now, being President don't make
any difference with a man that's got the real
stuff in him. Goff said he was the real thins
and didn't need showing, but I didn't believe
it.
It was late when Chapman finished his talk
with Secretary Loch.
MR. JEFFERSON SINKING.
The End May Come at Any Time,
Though There Is Still Hope.
West Palm Beach, Fla., April 18. 10 p. m.—
Joseph Jefferson's condition remains unchanged,
except that he is gradually growing weaker.
His trouble Is a. complication of diseases from
which he suffered last summer. His physicians
regard his condition as critical In the extreme,
and It would not be surprising If he should pass
away at any moment, yet he may rally and live
for days or even weeks. The veteran actor
realizes that his end is near and looks forward
to it without fear. All hope for his recove*"y
has been abandoned by his family.
For a number of years Mr.-Jellerson and Mr.
Cleveland have Extent a. week or two of each
year tcjether fishing In Florida!. i: was on his
return from one Of these fishing trips that Mr.
Jefferson's illness developed. He went to Hob«
Hound about three weeks ago on his annual fish
ing outing, and returned about ten days ago
to his home here slightly 111. He had taken a se
vere cold. He Improved for a few days, but re
lapsed. Dr. Worley, of St. Augustine, was tent
for, but at the time his condition was not con
sidered Berlona except that his age was against
him. He held his own until yesterday, when
his disease again took a turn for the worse, and
it was seen That the ond was near.
At Mr. Jefferson's bedside are his wife and
sons, Charles B. and Frank Jefferson, and his
granddaughter, Marion Jefferson, and Mrs. C.
Symons, together with his secretary, Carl Ket
tier, and his nurse, Mabel Bingham. Dr. Pot
ler. In physician, and Dr. Worley, of St.
Augstine, who has been called in consultation,
remain with him all the time.
SHAW GETS HIS CHOKE.
Not to Have a Gravedigger for a
Coachman.
a. April I*.— lnstead I
oiieitu. MSB by the Civil 6
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... Robert Bheppard, u> whon
• cause of i.
ieiters from political aup]
aftair was satisfactorily adjusted to-day a 1
which Civil Service Commil
ry.
The following statement w
Secretary Shaw refused to discuss the crayedlgger
coachman affair further than to say that he was
rot responsible for the incident being nia.io public
Th» narediner himself s^ys that Commissioner
Coolev is mistaken. and that it is his brother who
way coachman for the superintendent of th." Insane
hospital.' and that he has never been coachman for
any one.
T;-- Secretary said be was eurpri*
I
hy Mr Cooley'a Interview, failed t>
„i t.. per tx en ■
former c
l»r. liarl.in. snd for
nan for Alfred H< an
i.]y r-iiisiliar with the sti
■ ons of Washl
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epartnw nl ' bai ba had ev< r d< ■ •
w .rk tor the K« P : ' v. but thai
;n in the ey< a of I
had he known It, aad th<
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Secretary Shaw *.iys there is no quarrel between
him and the commission «vr>r tho Incident, ruid ha
is sure tho commission wi!l glndy favor an execu
tive order giving him an experienced coachman, a
man of suitable? character, and one who.: knows
th" streets and numbers of th<i city, lie- recognizes
that no Civil Service examination will discover such
a. man.
RADII M ( i RES CANCER.
lAebcr's Solution Docs Wonderful
Work at Flower Hospital.
A Boluticn of radium discovered by Hugo Lleb<?r.
the chemist; ha 3 been vied for sum* weeks ut tho
Flower Hospital in u.e *»:<?iuu?ru of cano.-r. with
wonderful Kuccesai The? preparation received tho
aoverest of initial tests. ilr.«. Surah Olsni. of Xew-
Canaan. Conn., ei«h!y-iwo year* "id, wa« brought
lo tin- bctfpHal. dyiap from a. cancer which had
otUirU»d the i.ibte;> of htr left, foot Too old to
undergo a rurgloal operation. *he eagerly agreed to
tho uso of Dr. Ueber's discovery-
She vai. first trwued with Iho solution two works
' ' S i X days later ihe i.iasi of malisnaiit srowtt
iit.rally dropped if. showing th- healthy flesh Le
!l^h to ta« nraazement of Dr. Wlllum 11. Dieffon
iu , i&oTnad personally directed Uj^ l ' - ' n?- .
iSmnatfSoVr remain* to show when; tb« £»*«*'
A " , -. Amm with a cancer on <«•• right
was utatVd once with, the prenrut on and h™ »»
,rH' •' li"!'""' 1 ment.
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NEW- YORK, WEDNESDAY. APRIL 11). 1905. -SIXTEEN PAGES.-* tJSCSHSU*
AGENTS INDORSE ALEXANDER.
EQUITABLE MEN URGE ACTION FOR MUTUALIZA
TION—HVDE AGAIN SHOWS FIGHT,
Gage E. Tarbell Make* a Warm Re tort— Bracket t Resolution Is Lost in
Semite After Fierce Attack on Society.
Senator Brackctt's resolution to take from the Insurance Committee of the Sen
r.te his bill to facilitate policy-holders' suits for accountings was defeated at Albany
by a vote of 56 to 7. This action followed a long and sensational attack on the
Equitable Society bj Mr. Brackett.
Agents and general managers of the Equitable Life Assurance Society, meeting
at the Hotel Savoy yesterday, indorsed P resident Alexander and Gage E. Tarbell
ami urged them to keep up their fight for mutunlizntion.
Mr. Hyde renewed his attack on President Alexander by a letter giving a list
of cheeks said to have been received by Mr. Alexander as profits in the Hyde syndi
cate. Mr. Alexander still denied membership in the syndicate.
H. 11. Knowles, a supervisor of Equitable agencies, said he had been suspended
for alleged insubordination because he had refused to let President Alexander keeo
him away from the meeting by a trick.
SAVOY HIE STORM CENTRE
Big Equitable Rivals Meet and Talk
Before Subordinates.
B sessions at th^ Hotel Savoy
and genera] managers of
.. lit Life Assurance Hocicty who were
summoned to this city to li.s.'iiss the factional
evolved live resolutions of
scope and Intent. Of these', the most im
t v;ns one calling on the legislature to
mendment to thr> charter of the
Equitable, fon ibly making over the society
ncern In which all the directors
shall ' tatlves. Just how
iuld annul the stockholders' mi
te the present charter was not
th.
Of the other ivsolutions, one expressed eonft
■ lexander and urged him to
ue his work for mutualization. Another
nts' affection for Gage E. Tar
bell, the v.iun from whom they obtain their
A third praised the Frick committee
lid it? Investigation surely would be thor
ough. The fourth call d tor an official announce
• ■ impany was now a mutual con
cern, as Its organisation provided for a mutual
. and only the policyholders had
any right to the surplus.
Two sessions were held, the mornir.eT session
ted tlrely to speeches by President
. Hyde and Gage E. Tarbell
and t: a praising Resident Alexander**
conduct of tho business. The afternoon session
. by rr.U' h vigorous argument, and
a rather strong Hyde spirit manifested itself at
ther meeting will be held this morn
it was declared last night by Alexander
ins that a resolution would be pushed
9 of the wild Westerners,' 1 call-
Mr. Hyde to resign as vice-president, if
the Equitable weather this
PROTEST AGAINST HISSING.
The most dramatic feature of the afternoon's
session came when John C. Eisele, of Newark,
N. J., denounced the entire meeting: for hissing
at him vlien he was advocating delay In the
radical course proposed. He asserted that in
hissing him they also hissed Mrs. A. M. Crulce,
of Philadelphia, who had declared for caution
tion is a disgrace," Bald Mr. Elsele,
It's not only a disgrace 10 tho
ty, which you say you're so
:; a disgrace to your manhood.
d would hiss a woman! I
*: ! ■ :-i from a State
we treat every man as a gentleman until
not. I've got something to say
ting, and I intend to say it. You've
with hisses. You know there are
two kinds of animals which h!ss— snakes
make it lit to suit your-
(ontinued oa second pace.
CAR WRECKS FIRE TRUCK.
Several Hurt in Collusion — Blaze at
Washington Irving House.
A 3d-ave. surface car and fire truck No. 7
came together yesterday, and as a result two
Oremen wera injured, several cut and bruised
asid many passengers in the surface car were
thrown Into a panic. The truck v.as responding
to an alarm at 16th-st and Irving Place. John
Hurley, tlllermari of the truck, and John Bren
nan, iireinan. were taken to BeUevue. The
truck was almost demolished, and the windows
in the car were broken and the front platform
was battered in.
Th« collision was In 28th-st.. near r,d-ave
When the truck, going at top speed, swerved
Into the northbound track, a car approached.
The motorman did not hear the bell. The truck
turned sharply to the right, to avoid the north
bound car. Tho car crashed into the truck,
however, near the rear wheel. The two firemen
were thrown from the truck and were picked up
unconscious. There were about thirty person*
in the car. and all made a rush for the rear
door. Many were thrown to tho floor.
The flro was In the old Washington Irving
Housfl :'t the northeast corner of Irving Plato
" [ J7th-st., now the home of Miss Elsie De
Wolf the actress, and Miss Elizabeth Marbury.
SX IIS ' in Ihe abiiS of miss De wolf, start
1* rrate lire and the flames unicated to
woodwork near the prate. The maid with a
hram^eartineuished the flames before tlie de
partSnt arrived: There v.as little damage.
HELL MAY AID CASTRO.
fs Thinking of Commanding Army
and Fighting the United States.
[p.r te!.f.-.::ap:i to TM intntNS.]
er Aprl] nun Bell, former adju-
Idering
mmander Ie chief
salary and
„ the posttlon.
iya he Is much tempted to "take the
He adds:
i« i -„ down there half measures In anything
■i ", -, with me I will iix that little army
.mmander of the
Bell pays be doesn't want to fight Roosevelt.
1.1. t bellaves if he cof<* to Venezuela he will have
to go asaiifst a United SaXwjumy P««* long.
BRACKETT OVERWHELMED
Long 'Attack on Equitable Musters
Only Seven Votes.
Icy telecraph to tck ntrarcrs.]
Albany, April IS.— Beaten by the overwhelm
ing vote of 36 to 7, but satisfied, since th<> whole
day In the Senate was devoted to his B]
Senator Edgar T. Brackett to-day made a legis
lative attack on the Equitable Life Assurance
Society of New- York through the medium of an
attempt to discharge the Insurance Committee
from further consideration of his bill repealing
that section of the Insurance law compelling a
suit to be brought against an Insurance cor
poration only through the Attorney General and
with his consent. His speech was crowded with
charges, accusations and denunciations un
equalled In the annals of this or any recent ses
sion, culminating in this declaration with refer
ence to the Equitable situation:
The scene h-is so far shifted that, whereas
the contest In the company began over th«* con
trol of its million?. It is likely presently to take
the form of a race to see who can keep out of
btate prison.
Senator Brackett's assault was almost un
supported. Senator Lewis, of Rochester, alone
spoke with him. and a lean band of six voted
with him, while Senators Mai by. Grady. Cog
geshall and White all opposed him with ve
hemence and with the support of the vast ma
jority of the Senate.
At thq outset of the fight Senator Brackett
admitted that he had no hope of success, but
me<int to have th» matter brought to a head
and made clear to the public. A special day had
been granted him for making his demonstration
on his bill. This bill would simply repeal an
existing statute and make it possible for a policy
holder to sue an Insurance corporation without
applying to the Attorney General for permis
sion. A<j an attorney for Mary S. Youny, the
Senator has such an application now before the
Attorney General.
The case had called forth a sharp criticism
from William Barnes, sr., on the attitude of
Senator Brackett in carrying: his law cases to
the legislature, and copies of these opi. 110113 were
circulated prior to the opening of the debate.
Catching sight of one, Senator Brackett saiu
bitterly:
I shall be able to get alonsr without any ad
vice as to my morals or professional ethics. No
talk that I am set-king to help some private liti
gation will move me from my position. The
suit of Maiy S. Young will take cart- of Itself:
the thin skinned representatives of insurance
interests need not worry themselves.
KNOWS BTKENGTH OF ADVERSARIES.
In starting out on his fl?hr Senator Brackett
sai.l impressively:
I do not forgot that T nra opposing strong: ir.cn
and great interests, men uml interests accus
tomed to having their own way in this legis-
Contlnued on twrond page.
GIRL FIGHTS FIRE.
Acts as Elevator Bon, Nurse and
Calmer of Panic
When Ore was discovered In an apartment on
the third Boor of the Learian, Xo. U l7 West
14Oth-st. a yesterday, Miss Lillian Sehnell, of No,
232 West 134th-st., the telephone giii, turned
fireman, first ai.i nurse, elevator boy and several
other tilings. The janitor • i the tire in
the apartment of Mrs. Albert Clarke. !!•» told
Miss Schnell of tii»- Ore, anl that is all he did
do, so far as can be learned.
Miss Schnell gave tiie alarm to Fire Head
quarters. Then sh.- found two Ore extinguish
ers, and, rushing to the elevator, ran it up to
tho third floor herself. Handing the extinguish
ers to some of the excited tenai roke in
the door and turned on one of the extinguishers
she had grabbed up again. The Ore had too
good a start, however, and the Ptre Department
had hard work in confining it to the i
apartment. Miss Schnell abandoned the haul
extinguishers on the arrival of the regular fire
men.
There are forty-six apartments In th« house.
and when the rooms and corrido ■ f!i!.»<i
with smoke there was a small panic, which .Miss
Schnell quelled. In the exciteti ellmi II
rush downstairs several women fainted. They
were revived by Mis< Schnell In the inti
of calming frlK!it<'iu-i| children. As soon as the
telephone girl was able to <::;w. a I
again Mrs. Clarke came home and pr<
came hysterical on seeing h<-r ■ ... [:,
about half bad calmed
Mrs. Clarke, and returned to her swit< hboard a.
quietlj was ail m
FATAL EXPLOSION OF GAS BTIOY.
Canadian Lighthouse Tender Badly Damaged
— One Dead and Several Hurt.
[BT TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.]
Kingston, Ont , April 18.— While several men wore
filling a gas buoy on the government 'h.>tj;.,.
tender Scout to-day It exploded, killing one ma:;
nrnl ■ riously Injuring four others, of whom two
win probahly die. Tne boat caught fire, and | a
badly damaged The explosion was terrific: and
windows were broken all over the city. The dry
dock shed was wrecked.
SPECIAL TRAIN RETURNING FROM AT
LANTIC CITY EASTER MONDAY.
On Easter Monday. April 2*. * the ' Pennsylvania
Railroad will run it .special train or I'arlnp I'ura.
I>lninsr Car and «.:onohe* from Atlantic i uv to NV W
York, leaving Atlantic City at ftp. pvrand .sto'ipinu
at Trenton, New. Brunswick. Kusabsth and
Newark.— Advt.
CITY SALARIES JIMP.
IP $420jM0 SINCE JAN. I.
Rapid Increase Under Tammany
Control Alarms Mayor and Friends.
The MeClellnn administration. In on» way or
another, has. sln<-e January 1. increased salaries
in the aggregate, about ?42r>.ix*>. Ip to March
1. the Increase had been $32.\ <*»»>. and since then
about $100,000 has bten added to the annual
budget In the way of .salaries and Increases. Tlic
rapid increases In the salary list are beginning
to alarm the Mayor and his friend*. The est»nt
of the increases was not appn iat» <i until the
various items were shown to the Mayor a day
or two ago by one of his political advisers.
Hardly a meeting of the Aldermen takes place
without the introduction of a resolution calling
for an increase In wages. As ?non as a parti-
cular grade of clerks gets a slight Increase In
one department, it is almost impossible for the
Board of Estimate and Apportionment to deny
a similar increase for similar clerks in other
departments. By the end of the year It is be
lieved by those familiar with the situation, the
Increases will figure up $600,000.
Commissioner McAdoo. with the assistance of
the legislature, which authorized special revenue
bonds for the purpose, got an appropriation of
$200,000 for new policemen. Th« aldermen last
week voted a similar sum for tenement house
inspectors, on a showing made by Commissioner
Craln that it was impossible for his men to
compel tenement house occupants to obey the
law, as the men were overworked and could
not be in two places at once.
It is the custom of heads of departments to
get first a resolution passed by the Board of
Aldermen appropriating funds for an addition
to the force. The resolution will be attacked
on the ground that the officials responsible for
the enforcement or the law are not diligent.
This naturally sidetracks the measure for the
time. Then some sort of an accident will hap
pen, and the explanation will be that the de
partment has not enough men to enforce, the
law. This Is what happened In Commissioner
('rain's case, and a similar argument was used
by Commissioner McAdoo.
The amended city charter provided for secre
taries, assistant secretaries, chief clerks and as
sistant clerks In many of the departments.
Under the Low administration many of these
places were left vacant, because the commis
sioners could not in good conscience put on men
for whom there was no work. The Tammany
conscience is not built that way. Every place
provided for by the charter has been filled, and
wherever it was possible to construe the charter
as authorizing more employes they have been
added.
The increases have been just as marked in the
Finance Department as in any other, but Con
troller Grout says there is good and sufficient
reason for the increases there. He said:
I have found it imperative to raise the salaries
of many O f the engineers connected with this de
partment. The city has under way a vast amount
of construction work requiring skilled engineering
supervision. Bright young- engineers are willing
to go to work for the city at low wages for the
sake of acquiring practical experience^ As soon as
they aro thoroughly broken In, however, their
services are worth more than we have been pay
ing them, and they leave us. The dropping out of
so many of these men retracted my attention,
i.nd I looked into the subject thoroughly. In
many instances, where the circumstances warrant
ed it, this department has raised the salaries of
engineers to a grade that would make them equal
to the pay that other people were- willing to give
It was either raise the salaries or cripple the de
partments by making It necessary to break in new
men. WhfTe the circumstances warranted It. we
have raised the pay of engineers in order to re
tain ™. We considered it economy to do it.
CATS CLAWS SAVE HOME.
Drossy Master Roused in Time to
Put Out Fire.
Held, N. J., April IS (Special).— Toby, a
big tiger cat, belonging to Mrs. Joseph H. Trym.
undoubtedly saved not only her home, but the
lives of those who were asKep In the house, last
niKht. Toby is generally kept below stairs dur
■ night, but lust night the door was left
ajar and he wardered upstairs. Taking
on Mr. Tryon's pillow, he began slowly to switch
his tull back and forth across Mr. Tryon's face.
It tickled Mr. Tryon's nose and ears until It
finally woke him. Toby moved then, and in a
hurry, but came back again, when his
master fell asleep. This time he explored
Mr. Tryon' a face \wlth his cold nose
tuitil he sat up with a yell and threw the cat to
the floor. Toby Instantly Jumped back on the
bed, and !'-ft the marks of ai! his claws down
Mr. Tryon's cheek.
Toby, being a wise rut. fled then, with Mr.
Tryon in hot praatt. Downstairs the pair went,
Toby leading well. He was cornered at the
kitchen door, but was instantly forgotten by
Mr. Tryon. who saw smoke eddying through the
cracks. Hushing back upstairs, he roused his
wife, two sons and Miss Fanny Van Riper, of
Upper Montclair. who was visiting them. All
got out safely, and the lire was extinguished
with little difficulty. Mrs. Tyron Insists that
Toby knew the danger, and awoke them be
cause of it.
Al TO' DRIVER HELD.
Havemeycr Man's Machine in Cen- \
tral Park.
Achile Jackhard. a French automobile driver, j
living at No. 122 Kast Mth-st.. which is said to i
be the. Havemeycr garage, was arrested in the I
East Drive in Central Park, near OSth-st.. yes- ;
terday afternoon, on a charge of speeding.
Mounted Patrolman McNulty said the man
was driving the big touring car at eighteen
miles an hour. Two young women were In the
automobile. At McGov/i's Pass Tavern the >
young: women said: "We'll hive to get papa to
give bail for .\ !:y right away."
Soon after tho young women left the station
a man who gave his name as 11. 1.. Havei '
appeared at the station boose, and gave hail. ;
Mr. Havemeycr gave as security the house at i
Ko. I East Otith-Ft.. th. home of Henry O. Have- j
meyer.
VA3TDERBILTS GRANDSON DEAD.
Oakley S. Barker Expires Suddenly —
Wife and Son on the Ocean.
[RT TEI.EGHArtI TO THE TRIBUNE.)
Stamford. Conn.. April IS.— Oakley g, Barker, a
grandson cf Commodore Vanderbilt. died «uddt-nly
nt the Hotfl Carlton h^rf to-day from heart ills ''
ease. His wife and only chllii. Harold, are on the ■
steamer Kroonland. having sailed from Dover on \
Saturday.
Mr. Barker" ■ mother was Catherine Vanderbilt.
ninth child of Commodore Vanderbilt. Sho married |
fmlth I'.arker. of w-Vork. Subsequently Mrs. j
U:irker xnarriPil Gustaxe Ignite, of Frame, and |
went abroad to live. Oak'.e;- Barker r*Bßatn*d u-. \
this country, and was brought up by I'ommtxtnrit .
Vanderbilt. li<* was educated at Willlama College. '
Sinio leaving collfl* he has "riga^ed 'n no active
business. H* has been a resident here for fifteen j
years. Mr. Earker was about fifty years o'<i.
Keep your liver active and enjoy lift. Boba a I
La^aUvca act pleasaatly.—AdvC >
PRICE THREE CESTS.
FUTURE OF LABOR LAWS.
EFFECTS OP DECISION.
Difficult to Estimate Number of
Agreements Affected.
'.. T. if. Kellogg believes that the deelsten
rendered by th? United States Supreme Court
on Monday, holding to be unconstitutional Us»
New-York State law making ten hours a day's
work in the bakeries, and sixty hours a week's
work, disposes for once and for all of the con
stitutionality of the labor laws throughout th«
Un'.ted States. He does net expect, so he totd
a Tribune reporter, yesterday, that the case, on
which the decision was based, will be reopened.
Mr. Kellogg has represented tho contractors in
labor suits for many years, and Is regarded. S3
on* of the best known authorities In this «lty
on labor qusstions. In dlscassD pj the subject*
Mr. Kellogg said:
Th» effect of the decision !» practically In the
main line of the decisions of the courts o? tftl*
State, -x ■»■-. i that it put.-* the efaua of bakers in
thf sanif R-neral oUiss of employers.
The decision is Important, because, as tn th*
case of Atkin ast. the State of Kansas th- Suprem*
Court upheld Kansas because the decision o* t?i»
Kanraa courts wouid he interffred v;ith hy th« Su
preme Court, and this Indirectly sustained the con
stitutionality of th*> Ll'ght Hour law.
I betlevf that ir thf> principles Jn the» Atktn de
cision had been ann!J?d to the decision in th«
bakers* case. th» labor law wnuM hixve been up
held, instead of btin? declared unconstltutionaL
Alfred Steckler. on the oth»r hand, thought
the bakers* case would b^ renrsued.
"In view of the ?:rn disssntir.s opin!ori«. and
the fact that it was only five against four,"*, h»
told the reporter. "I think It quite possible that
counsel will ask for a r-ar^iiment of the sags)
Before the decision. I admit, I thought the labor
law was constitutional. The fact remains, how
evep. that it in now declared unconstitutional."
Mr. Steckler could give no estimate of th»
number of agreements in this State which ara
affected by tho decision.
The decision or the Court of Appeals wWch
has just been reversed by the United States
Supreme Court was niad» on January 12. 1304.
The opinion of the court was written by Chic?
Justice Parker. an<l the en. 5 "? wi3 decided by a
majority of one. "When the case was fes the Ap
pellate Division of the Supreme Court for t'a»
Fourth Department it v as decided by the tarn*
majority. In the court below, wnere the cas«
had Its origin, the decision was in favor of tho
constitutionality of the la .v.
The result of the various appeals is that
twelve judges, including the four dissenting
judges In the United States Supreme Court. hay»
been of the opinion that the law was constitu
tional, while ten have been of the contrary
opinion. There is a large number of provisions
of law which have been enacted by the legis
latures of the various States in recent years
which the decision, will undoubtedly make in
valid.
JERSEY LAW IN DANGER.
"Bakers' Act" Similar to That De
clared Unconstitutional.
Trenton. April IS (Special.— decision bp the
United States Supreme Court, which, denies th«
right of a State to fix tha hours Of labor, as It
appear?'! In Th» Trlbun* of this morning, has at
tracted much attention here to-day. The interest
in The Tribune article was caused by the fact that
the New-Jersey Legislature at its last ulna
passed a bill in relation to ar.d regulating the hoars
of work in bakeries in this State, which is almost
identical with the act passed t>y tho Now-Yorfc
Itgislature. The Naw-J^rsey bill was known R3
the Bakers' act and as Senate bill No. l.*W.
it provided, among ether tr.ings. for the san'.tary
regulation and condition of bakeries. a:id de
clared that no employe should work more than
sixty hours In any one week nor more than ten
hours in any one Uay In bakeshoas.
The bill was signed by Governor stores on April
5 It wa3 earnestly aavocattd oy A. J- Oottloi>.
of Newark, and other members or the Xew-Jerser
Federation of Labor.
GOMPERS ON DECISION.
Declares That He Would Strike
Hard for a Ten-Hour Day.
At a meeting o? the Quill Club. belU last nisht at
the Hotel Manhattan, Samuel Gampers. president
ot the American. Federation or Labor, discussed
the decision of the United States Supreme Court,
wMch declared unconstitutional tie bakers' ten
hour law. He said, in tart:
I cannot restrain myself from saytng that i? Ow
majoiity of the member of that court who signed
the opinion had vlsite.l modern, bakeries In tnta
State and had seen the conditions that prevail .even
under the ten-hour law. »:iey would h:ive believed
that It was within the police rower of this State xn
KKUlate tiie hours, and would have declared ror
th? ten-hour law. What are the bakers going to
do I .* Will they submit .' I tell you what I wouid cl>.
I'd strike and strike hard until 1 sot the ten-hour
When it becomes necessary In the manufacture
of the .-tar. of l;re to make th» baker work lor.ger
than ten hour* a day. then ir Is time to pause ar.d
ask. "Whither are we drifting?
Mr. Gorapers also discussed the Russian situation
and said In part:
I am a trade unionist in America for the sanj»
reason that I would be a revolutionist In R^s'a-
The trad» union lure ure revolutionary. T^ey
have th* right of free speech and a . freo press by
■VFhi.!i they present theY demands. No r.iaii to-da>
is satisfied with condition*. There is here, m In
every land, a feeling o£ discontent with, wrong, wltn,
injustice. .;-/
A Cahan. Editor of "The Forward." and X.'ward
A. MofTett. Editor of "The Bricklayer and ?.!a*cn,"
also olCf.
UNION TO TAKE ACTION.
Journeymen Bakers May Ask Su
preme Court for a Rehearimr.
TV-* executive board of the Journeyman Isak«r»
nnit Confectioners" Internationa! Ur.lon yesterday
i?si;ed a call for a meeting next Saturday to t:Ao
preme (•,,urt on I ,
■
The *ffect of tho decision willrbe t«> declare un
constitutional many other labor laws and eventually
to nullity all labor laws in the United States. U
behoovt-s the labor unton* of the I'r.Urd Sutes'ta
make tatraordtnary efforts for rt« enfurcetaentof
union conditions uud working pours.
Former S<-iroiary Thnrle* F. IloXUuan of Bakerir
•I am not pcsltive that thi* court has any jurisdic
tion in this matter. Th*- State of N'ew-rorW had
enacted tiii* la* solely jis a »-t:iit::ry measure fur
the protection of Its peopir. I cannot s-»e \i-hy such
protection. K'.iaranteed by liw, should op 111. '.•■Mil.
tution.il. The .tui>S's concurrtag In th«» decision
announce thai It tkarj deals with the right of con
tract and that the Stat« stUI holds the rirhL tv
enforce its <ntn sanitary measures.
The effort ot the l»ik«rs to enferew the ten-bmr
■workday on May I for the torain^ year will mean
serious trouble, .is many of th* smaller employers
will refus* to consider any clause in the new ssjsw
tract* providing for th« tea-hoij^ wurlsliay.