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♦> ' i4*-k or seeing 'h*- M i of the siskins i-foamei. 7«mr«. T^iTi-. Feb. 4.— A wireless me« ♦ . tp i^ticr. by the powerful station here states ttvnt th* Kentucky went cfeTrn "With HOtJ-.iH*r or vAlur saved. Th-: l^asssn^r* art all ro!>. "Washington, Feb. 4.- Within five min tii.es after the first word of the Kcn tudky's |Mrfl we-- received In Wli^itng tbn the in>iiilsw_ of the revenue cutter ■Hi ! aivJ the Xavy Department -was tct In motion to Mil aid to her. Hear Admiral "William P. Potter, the nxictn j'" sM foe personnel, immedl >t*ly riivjialobca «■>^l :^^n« by wireless to the., battleship L-ouisiai'.a. cruising off ■-■ coast or. sa rVr^nly-four hoinr speed --.._■ to proceed with nil haste to the X • • Tiie. •.■ <• ■■.■*• utter service rushed >>ire3es? tyrflot^ to th« cutter Yamaeraw. w-si!cb "ivas v.Urtin • ■'•■ miICF ■■■ the im jrrilled ship on a hunt for a derelict. rr.-l aIEO '.mmediatel;- ordered the Semi ro?e. al Charleston, to si;,. Kentucky's sid. OFFICERS QCTT SFfTP. Dritdock People Say She Was - Srrj-.L-orth?/ Leaving Here. The Kentucky carried ■ crew of forty •2x BStl !cc3uein~ <""sptahi F. B. Moore, Baff cj*?ter. "W* ! ,en fhe awl lack to New i or: News for repairs after having passed v - that port on her way £outh Ernest fisti, the first oflleer; A. C. Anderson, the *eooo6 <?fflc+.r. and Alexander Medlund. the third officer, refused to mahstlr, contend - In* that the vessel v:ould not be able to *taiia BM ' .£ journey to Ine Pacific. It ■* *.; gill that 12. E. Piaskett, a reprr .••ntati'^ of tSae alaelßß ajid Pacific Steairi *hip Osaka**? •*• fas to have n-.ado the •»ntJT« trip to TacMns mi the Kentuckj-, f.urt lJ«r ** Newfjert SeW and returned to this city. Boiides th"> Fklpper and th? three officers wfca quit, the Kentucky took from this port * ■-. pea**] a deckhand, i chief eriEtoe«r fend three sssi£taiits. s-ix fiiemen. four oil ,-, thve< sal paaaere. me wireless Bper ar-">r tsghl seamen, one chief steward and t-«r»ivf assists nts. At »h« Flitch ?r drydork it» teftefcen $"*** t^rde? it -»-a^ paid that '** tientucl wss thor^uxhlr s-t-*worthy when she left tl - compary'E yards, l:^r hull, it was eaid. hsd beea properly calked and h<>r super ■UttMU fteutly hoarded to keep off heavy ■ n war- tai9 -• th« flodecfc that -it rr9 l TiST r -"-re*-!--- conditions the Kentucky <eu3s *a«sly h*ve made the journey to the PfceiSc CoA*t. sljA^a.- a«( pauirP^d * "■■ ne** engines. Tfc* ild BBM -'(i° tuned up and repaired «: i pyt into food v. orkir*: order. It was raid at the office of the T.'nited s*s-'r teaniboat Inspectors of •' •- ui? trlct yesterday that the ship was thor oughly feaworthy »limi she cleared port. AJfnou?h only thirteen year* eld, the HMs*! lifts isM a varied career. She v*j aafS st Bath. MM I*..1 *.. in UK. for the Kesasehac Bsea/BMhlp Company and was \ >"i on *; • run between Boston and Bath. Her »a»ie at that tisr.c -was the Lincoln. the -was 202 feet lo;it. bad a ..»-:"-,i>t beam ai«l > depth of C Tcet. She was of fctfi tf6£S tons anfl vas equipped « 'th engines fif -. <a°i juwcpw^'ti After a few years < " i »i — c BcFton-Bath service s=hc was sold to th* Florida. | tat Coast Line, renamed the *rtjr:ii ;• and *• « t»ed by thr. Kiaplcrs b*-frrfc*-n JlJaml, TJa., and the Bahama*. Tn .Tun*, ;:**. •;.- Joy Una bought her '-. -i chanced her iwrni to ihe Kentucky. ktVtt üb&ias For Some time bttflwen Xcw Vv-'r'-v Kht Boston she iras sold to the Hart ford slid Nev- York Transportation Cant ;*■■: i'fcc ■■ <»« recently purchased '•: 'lie a:*.*.'** «!■■: Paciiic Bteaan ■ Compiiny kt.4 fttiX 10 trie Fletcher <3rjd>>cks to be •->\rfU&^if^. It Is *aid thai about ?-a>.'X»3 -. -»«f fpent cv the vc^^el before the eft the fct jard.* in Hobokcn. It Many small craft of lesser tonnage than yf ihc Kernucky have been overhauled in this !*>rt aM sent out for tnc West Indict. South America Bad UM Pacific Coast. A f*.v ii.if met with disaster. The steam *hlp St. Cro:x. whic!i let the Fletcher dr; - occk in lioboken for Tacuma. c&ught fire ka ;..-i Pacifiv: tome eighteen miles uortta •■ m t of La .\.i ■ ' in Xovembrr oF last year, but these aboard managed to get 5 Way in lifcboatP. Th» strain lighter Columbia also is On the I'Ft of HtisMni sssaU craft that have fcrav<;4 t:.*» waters or the Atlantic while Iwuafl for '.or-£ ru«y. Captain BroOke, who commanded on* <•( the Jle^t or lightships thet ■.■(.".( euectn^fully to th* Pacific < "art a ytar aso, took the Columbia out of New Vnrk two months a?o i-i deliver her at Hayti. Sh'- wat spoken once after ■ ■ ing ihir port, but sh^ ever reached her desti nation. It -.- '■''■ ■■ she foundered simhc ■*i'6cfe OJT me at;.,i • Coast and lOOk all h«3iO«> to the bottom. TUg Oaancj* *>* Pride. c larjrc tvs: which <lid i*rfidera.ble towing in the -waters of th« Delaware, w&s sent around to the Pa die Coast by the Spreckcls company. She T-8S boards *Jf< M overhauled, and al 1 -c/ rhe i mnteted some etMt gelec ph* jnsiriHL-^d t • g<-' Ihrougt) Magellan Strait s?ai"ely, and la now in service in Ban Kmnci»co. About •• jcar »go a Jus mi netted at Vcra Cruz. .Mexico, jtnd the weil known •ea-jrolns t^g £2ug<e» K. Moran was pur ehateji. She V.as boarded up to withstand ih^. heavy t^as and was loaded With as much real as -'■• wmi aM« t6 carry i" her 1j62<1 *nd on he* d^cks. BBS arrived in Vena Cruz tvitinn twenty days after i<*\'inf Nr~ York. Of >■' the Waft that went through the Strait of Magellan to %»e used in the Pa c>fl<^ trad^ 1..- river boat City of Kingston •- perhaps i- ■- ■ • • roach 10 The type at th*' KtattsiUay. The dry of Kingston, whirh el?o MsXMaVlaj la* B#HBd jit--»n-ir! i;. City of ,• v oil. vac :itted out for her Jour «*y to the Pacific several yours ago. She . ■«■**. «* a*»: by U:o BaßHsdeU company, and I'llcd ci; the lludsou between Now York, Xenbur? and Kingston. She encountered fsifly jr66d weather 011 Ler lon^ journey Jroai ov<"&n to ocean, weathered a few aJi'J sot safely into Taconia without jnlfchxp. . The big tus. Xavigator, which tho Scully To-w-inK Company . recently to a fcteam tiiiip lin« *t tan ttaasKttJoa, made the trip to the Pacific tad port without accident. • 1 CHAMBERLAIN ASSAILS TAFT. 8»t? He Surrendered to Obstructionists .on Conservation. i-prins*6ia, Mass., Vch. 4. - Sptakinpr at the annual dinner of tho» Board of Trade here this, evening «»n inland waterways. senator C I". Cha:nberlein, of Oregon, said: It Is true that oi;r diistmgruishrd Pre^icitnt S<»r-JTli- to ttfrVa modlii«.'d lils View* some w;.s: t" snic tba— or Rome of our ultra, conservative friendj in Congress. lie ■ouglit to have :T-n:ombered his own words that BOaaettSßSe: it takct us much courage sod involves as much public interest to issue bonds for a purpose for which bonds . • •ug-iu to be ■and as it does to pay as we so. ■ aiiJ Instead of '■urrejiderins to Ob- KtTHcUoi: st« lie ought to ; ;a\v displayed -In the emergency the cour«s*» of a Jackson <r a Roosevelt, and have driven them out nf his path or to bis way of thinning. Brings High Class Men. New York Cltr. Tbi Uaaf»iwei TTJlruDe. fj»atltra*Ja— I iittiri "• »xpr«*f my »p. •BrittAtlCr of ttie r*«ulie obtained throu*!> my t:a»fc-:ieu »»v«rtii!ne tt>e rnaa in th» S*«-y-ork 1:-.b- ' 1 ttta r'*at'-'r« fn *■" '-''' that The <f*lt«9« br!nt« rat * >' tlsh trade men. trA i cUOly vouch for th; El*?" 1 "? col »»«•" •* Th* Tritants 1-it pr^nrift an<3 tffi ,..»♦ .SMS. TO*,* X?£WtoWA TO AID BALLiNGER COUNSEL RETAINED. Stcrctarft Acted ai Request of Committee. 1 r>t-.M Tba Tribune Bur Mi Washington, Feb. 4.— After a short ■•» sion to-day the special joint committee which is tnVftiUgfcttng the PnlUngef-rii" chef controversy adjourned until next Fri day. Th«» postpenement w.i« taken to mi able the attorney* Tor Secretary Ballingsr, Commissioner r»ennett and other officials of the Interior Department to examine- the testimony and become familiar with the ease. Two letters were made public to day, showing that the Interior Department officials did not retain Counsel until « re quest to to so had been submitted to them by thf investigating committee. Be fore the hearings r*-jtan. and when It was announced that I. It Glavi*. GiffiMd Pin «-hot and other former officials of the For est Service wsmM be represented by coun selj iMstl of Secretary P.allingcr advised him to retain attorneys to cro?s*cxamin;S witaeaeM and otherwise assist in present ing his fid* Of the case. Mr. Ballinger saM hi .had nothing to conceal, and there "as no need for him to employ Counsel. Th* first letter made public to-Gay was -.vrilten to Mr. Sallingftr on February 1 by Senator >feteon chairman of the com mittee. Mr. Nelson said he had been di rected by the committee to suggest to Mr. Ballinger the importance of Icing repre sented By counsel to examine and cross examine ■witnesses, and to present to the committee in orderly fashion such evidence as wetrid be material to "ins otner side." Replying to this letter on February c. .Mr. Taningrr said he desired that the com mittee should not be hampered in its In vostigatione. and lie ha«l been of opinion that by not having counsel be would be assisting Urn committed t.i make « full a«d free investigation. In view of the sugges tion of the committee he had decided to retain counsel, but he asked that an ad jourhxnent be taken until February 14, to enable his lawyers to go over the case. At an executive session, in which some of the members strenuously objected to any postponement, it Was decided to take no further testimony until February 11 !.■-•■:;• D. Hrwnd'-'! 1 -. oounieel for Mr. Glayis, complained to the committee to-day that the Interior Department- iiad been dilatory In furnishing; the document a evidence called for by him. Mr. Nelson announced that he had requested Mr. B*sllineor lo furnish this cviderc- In instalments, as fast as it could •■ Collected. Some ot this evidence is at Seattle. Portland f-ri.i juneaU, Alaska] It If probable that Wbeta the committee • ... next ■>,**■).■. Mr. fSallinger'<« attorneys •niil begin their frnps-csaininatiOn of Mr. Giav??". John J. Vertreee, or Tennessee. ;,'..i Carl P a t~»*. of MontoiiK. have been re tained as counsel for the Interior Depart ment officials. Mr. Vertrees, who is one of the most prominent members of the Tennessee bar find a "well known Dfmo prat, had a conference to-day with Presi dent Tafl and Secretary TJalllnter. Mr. Rasdl is now on his way to Washington. lie was formerly United States Attorney for Montana, and Is a specialist in litiga tion relatine to puMle lands. He lies pep i*W'iitt>ii the government in the prosecution of some of the most important land cases in the West. XEW GERMAN TARIFF. | Reichstag Likely to Accept American Terms. Berlin, Feb. 4. —A conference relative to ! the "American tariff proposals took place j laic Vi\\% evening t>eiween government ofTi '■ <-\» and leaders Of th? Reichstag parties. j The genera! impression prevails that the ) propositions will bo accepted by th* 1 Re'ch.* ) tag with slight modifications. The only ! opposition is likely to come from the <>•;- I i«rratlves and other agrarians. Herr Del j brueck, Prussian Minister of Commerce ! and Industry; Her; Wormuth, SecrotHry of \ the Imperial Treasury: Herr yon Scboen, Secretary of State for Foreign Affair?, and Herr yon Arnim-Criewen, Pru«?ian Mm! ! ir-tcr Of Agriculture, were present. After I Herr Dclbrueck had given the govern j ment's Hews on the subject the reprePent j atives of the parties present expressed the I attitude the various groups would take, i The proceedings of the meeting were not i ;: »•':>'' public. Chancellor yon Bpthmann-Holl*eg pent to the Reichstag to-day the rollowing com muiiietitlon regarding the German-American tariff Hprf-f-uK-nt : The American government has declared that the livestock question is withdrawn wholly from the negotiations on the con dition that the unlimited enjoyment of Ger many* conventional tariff t* conceded to thr- United State*. It further agree* that the advantages of the American minimum tariff shall be ex tended unrestricted!} to Germany after March 31: That the customs administrative features of the existing tariff arrangement shall re main In force. Thai this extension of the minimum tariff to Germany secures to her tho treatment in accordance with the most favored na tion clause; That the American customs administra tive regulation? shall he applied •to Ger saaxi goods In a friendly and condhatory spirit; That the present agreement respecting the labelling of wines Khali remain in force; <-)!'! That the customs administrative pro visions regarding the marking of goods >■!;!;! be applied in a friendly and con ciliatory spirit. BRINGS CASTAWAYS HERE. Liner That Sank Schooner Carries Her Crew to Port. . The Muiison liner Olinda, from tCaevitas, brought to port yesterday the captain and crew of the three-masted schooner Mary J. Russell, with which i«he was in collision at 4::0 a. m. on January 31. The Olinda, which was northbound, encountered the schooner about three hundred miles south east or the Frying Pan Shoals Lightship, off the North Carolina eoaK, and. nccord 'ing to Captain Anderson, of tho Russell, crossed his bow. When the vessels came together the bow of the schooner hit the Ollnda amidships on the- port Bide, smashing her own bead gear into bits. The crash was light, and It was thought that the schooner could patch up her damaged bow and get under way, but *■ heavy northwest gal* came up, and MM filled rapidly and stnk. Captain Anderson paid he was burning a torchlight until struck. As the schooner backed otT from the impact. Captain O'Neill, of the Olinda, had a. boat lowered and sent a crew to help repair ths damage to the schooner. Ho planned to help to patch her an and tow her to New York, but the gale stopped tin-. The FChoon-r's crew r^^e taken off in the Oitnda's lifeboat and the Russell was abandoned. Bhe is owned by Howard Compton. of Leesburg, X. J., and was bound with lumber from Mobile to Arroyo. She had a crew of six men. SCANT HOPE FOR TEWKSBURY. New Orleans, Feb. i —One chance In <* thousand for recovery «»y the physicians at the Charity Hospital, in reporting on the condition of Lewis Tewksbury, who fell from a bootblack's stand here a week ago and fractured his Kkull. Tewksbury announced thai he lia.d come to New Or leans to build a $2,000,000 hotel. He Is a free patient in the hospital. NO PHILADELPHIA CAR STRIKE. Philadelphia Feb. 4. — Following a con ferenci between the employes and officials of the Rapid Transit Company this after noon, Peter L. DrUcoU. president of th© union. ■ »id that ail dancer of a, etrltc at the preieut time had l)b€ii removed, a rcropromlsc agreement will be presented to t'l* board of eetors f»»r their considera tion Mcudtty. WLV.-iORK DAILY TRIBUNE. SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1910. THEVAyiJV WASHIJVGTOJ* [From The Tribune 6ur«au.* M'aeliinjrton. Feb. 4.— The gravest anxiety prevails In administration circles, including the lea«3<?rs Of Congress, regarding the forthcoming decision of the Supreme Court of the United State* In the can* or th* American Tobacco Company. If the de cision of th« lowr»r court i*» affirmed, It will mean the immediate appointment of ft re ceiver for the Totnecn Trust. Th« directors of that great corporation will bo discharged from all farther responsibility, and th* fo ceivcr will aspunikt charge of it* affairs, not for the purpose of adminfjitf-rinec tn*m in th-s interest of stockholders, but to wind up the company, to dispose of it* assets, presumably to the highest bidder, and to cast adrift on the financial w»a fh<l Integral parts of that great aggregation ft Concern* gradually brought together Under a s?inp)p management, with great loss tO those wiio own the securities of the of ganlSatton, Moreover, the affirmation by the court of last resort of the principle In \olved will leave the adrrtif>i*fr;itiov) no al ternative but immediately to institute simi lar FUits againit practically ftVery rori-frn Which has been- constructed by th* building Up pfftWaM ait the absorption of smaller competitors into a srreAt nnd powerful ■whole. One. dots not need to he a pessimist 16 foresee a condition Liortitfinjr On indus trial aiv.rehy as tii« result of th* disinte gration Of the ohi"f corporations In the country, xor is the realization of '.his*. fa,( is affected by the view maintained as to the equity or the reverse of the process whereby these great industrial structures have been built up. If they ara found to exist in violation of the brW they must come down, and their destruction will cre ate havoc, according to the almost unani ni6':-o ViSws of fnSn whose variations of economic belief run the Entire gamut from extreme conservatism to the most radical socialism. The expectation was largely entertained that the scheme Of federal incorporation advanced by <!)<'• Administration W*uid and was putpbUtd io provide ft. le&*l method for the < nn', -rrsion Of combination* pfGhln- Ui"l by the Sherman law into lawful in strumentalities for th* carrying on of the industries such combinations now control -- x method which would at least obviate anything approve an Industrial cata clysm. Just R9W this cGttld hare o**n sc coniplishM. in view of tlie fact that 'n his j.-"^-a^<» dOfiUro? *Hth the J-übJeCt the t*r t dent recommended tlifit th* pfOs*<«ed f<?o" rrc-1 corporations be mafic subject ta th* iSr.frmati anti-trust net. is not •.'i«-*r. '.■"•it It i* a reasonable assumption that th« «<]• ministration h»d in mind fom» effective means of avoiding th*> industrial i^ril so greatly f^pr°d. Thus far. however, the ad ministration baa not completed th-> draft of the federal Incorporation bill, nor U the delay due to any <ielin<lu£ricy >h its part. The original draft of the bill vas prepared long ago. It Wai then taken up at the White Hou.*e. and a number of changes were determined on. A Completed draft war. agreed upon, but almost simultane ously a derision was handed down ry the Supreme Court, in the light of ■which it seemed advisable, to make mill further changes. These have been niud», and th? supposed final proof is now beinty struck off, although it Is 111 possible that it may not be submitted to CongrCFS in its present form. There Is tin likelihood that the admin istration's federal incorporation measure •will receive favorable action by either house of Consjresfi at this session. There has been pome reluctance on the part of the leaders to admit this fact, but they have finally . concluded that there is no Longer any srood end to be served by con cealing it. Two factors contribute to th's situation. First, it would be impossible to adopt legislation or such far-reaching importance in the face of the determined opposition of the minority. It would be talked to death In the Senate, even were it possible under whip and .spur to muster a majority for it in the House. In tile second place, there Is grave Question re garding the political expediency of such legislation. Democratic administrations regarded the Sherman law as a dead letter, and finally it fell to a Republican admin istration, the legal end of which v.-as un dor the direction of Philander C. Knox, now Secretary of State, to resuscitate the statute and secure for it such Judicial in POST A L BA XX DEB A TE. Ilcj/burn 's Criticism—McCum ber Defends Fanners. irrom The Tribune Bur«au. ' tTashiAgtOh, Peb. 4.— The postal pa-ing? bank bill was a^aln the principal topic of <3t?eu«ion in the Senate to-da.y. Senator Heybum criticised many of the details of thf» pit.ipds*d legislation, and had several colloquies with Senator Carter which amused the gaJleriftß and held th« atten tion of a lure* number Of Senators on the floor. T^e. first Saturday session of the Senate this year will lv> held to-morrow. iscnator Carter expects a vote on the postal bank bill not later than next Thursday. Senator McCumber spoke at length in an* effort to show that th« farmers are not re ceiving a fair share of the high prices which food products command. Contrast ing the prices received by the farmer and those paid by the consumer, Ii« said that a four-year-old steer which in North Dakota would bring $70 woJld pell for $2,500 when retailed at an Eastern hotel. At prices charged for steaks In the Senate restau rant. Mr. .McCumber said, a good steer would be worth half as much as a farm in his state. Secretary Nagcl transmitted to the Senate a report on the trend, of prices, production of gold. etc., between I*o9 and 1508. The re port shows that there was a general in- Crease In both wholesale and retail prices of food products, although there was a slight reduction In the prices of sugar, tea, fcpi'jee and soda crackers. COMES TO RESCUE OF BAILEY. Texan Wants Attack on Senator Ex punged from Record. [From The Tribune Bureau.] Washington, Feb. 4.— ln order that the factional troubles In the Texas Democracy may not *><»> permanently transferred to Congress Banfesantattve Burgess, of Texas, took Eteps to-day to have a speech, print rd In tJi« Record By Representative Rufus Hardy, of the same f-tatr, expunged. The speech was delivered at Cameron, Tex., and was a bitter attack on Senator Bailey, as outlined in this morning's Trib une. Representative. Burgees declared that the insertion of the Speech in the Unc ord was an open violation or tha rule of the House, which prohibits members from referring to n;emDc.r 3 of the Senate. ll* offered a resolution to refer Mr. Hardy's remarks to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions that they be reported on with in ten days. Tho resolution was adopted. The House then adjourned on account of the death of Representative "W. C. Lover ing, of Massachusetts. C. N. TO TOUCH AT SOUTHAMPTON. London, ■'eh, 4.— lt is practically settled that Southampton will b« th« Engllfth ter minal port of th* nsw nieanifchlp service to be opened this spring by th" Canadian Northern Railway Company, fllr Charl«B Scotter, presiding at * meeting of the Lon don A- South Western Hallway Company, to-day made a veiled peterenos to tho sub ject, laying that negotiations wen proceed* ing which would reMh In another \nrg* lln* of st«arfl*ri using Southampton as a terminal port. ». terpretation as grave it force. Since the decision in th« Northern Securities case Republican administrations have been peeking assiduously to enforce the statute. The wisdom of seeking now. at a time when the end so long sought seems about to be attained, to mitigate its effects is seriously questioned, especially in view of the present temper of the people. Indeed, were the only sufferers those managers of the great combinations -who have brought them into being, there would be no hesi tation whatever about perniltUng them to take the consequences or their o*n folly and lawlessness, according to a prominent member of tile administration, but the anxiety that is f»lt is due to the vast number of innocent people whom it is feared It 111 be imfOlillW to save from th« dire effects of the punishment visited on the few. Testimony M the anxiety of business men t6 MM forM of federal incorpo ration law enacted «as furnished to-day by flaftfft W. rerkin^. of the firm of J. P. Morgan A Co., who mM after calling Or/ the President: "T see * great deal about the ftcpublican party redeeming Its plat form pledged. One of these pledges was to pas.« a law for federal incorporation of corporations. .Such a law should bo passed. Is Congress going to do it? A law of that kind would do much toward saving important business organizations from the dangers of frequent rumors that they art to be proceeded against for violating the Sherman anti-trust act" Mr. Perkins is mistaken, however, in saying there was anything in the Republican platform pledg ing the party to federal incorporation. To the determination of the Senate to conduct a thorough, intelligent and ex haustive investigation of the cost of living there Is practically no dissenting vo!c*. Senator Elklns's little Insurrection of yes terday will doubtless result in a broadening of the terms of the resolution, and the in dications point to the adoption of the reso lution introduced by the: Senator from West Virginia. The Senate leaders insist that if. ban been their purpose from the first to make the investigation as broad as pos sible, but since Mr. Elkins has laid so much stress on the pnraseology they are disposed to make that as broad as the intent. They realize the force of Mr. Elkins's argument, that the public us disposed to hold the Re publican party responsible, for the enhanced cost Of the neccesarfps of lif A , and they realize the importance of conducting an in vestigation which frill m^kc clear the facts, whatever they may be, and of doing it with «11 the expedition compatible with thorough method?. Senator Elkins points out that th* investigation by th€ Senate will command greater respect than that of the House, because there It Ii bf.it\s con du<ttea by th*» Ways, and Means ConSmittCft, which framed th<* tariff bill. In th* Senate the investigation will bo conducted by a select committee, appointed by the Vice president, and while it will doubtless con tain member*! of the Finance. ComniittcP, it Ii probable that it will also include others. Tlte investigation of the cost of living contemplated by the Senate will not in clude ''hearings" from a great multiplicity of witnesssß, as has be^n assumed. On tho contrary, the existing instrumentalities of the government "frill be utilized to procure the facts. The great army of cmployca Of the department of Agriculture. for in stance, will be used to procure and to pre sent in available form the. facts regarding the prices received by the initial producers — the farmers— for their product?, and to that army may also be confided the collec tion Of data regarding the prices at which such products are sold by commission men. Tii* Department of Commerce and Labor Tvlll be used to secure costs of manufactur ing, selling, prices at the mill, to the. job ber and to the retailer, and by the retailer, and so on. in this way it is believed the information can be quickly procured and an analysis and report made before Con gress adjourns. Senator tClkins, comment ing on this subject to-day, said he was prepared to admit that the tariff Increased some prices, but hr believed lie Increases were more than Offset by the benefits re sulting therefrom. Senator Lodge Is of the Opinion that the investigation will show that the prices throughout the world have increased as ft result of the increased pro duction of cold, although he expects a number of other interesting developments. G. G. 11. DEFENDS COXGRKSS. Hard at Work and Redeeming Pled Says Dtclght. [Krom The Tribune Bureau.] Washington. Feb. 4.— "A number of mis represent ati on b arc being made to the country regarding the attitude of the House toward the fulfilment of the pledges of the platform and action on the Presi dent's legislative programme," said Hep rrs<!ntatsvft John Dwijht, of SCew York, the Republican whip, to-day. "Th© truth is."' he continued, "that not for many years has any Congress done so much work as the present one la a corre sponding period. Congress has been In session less than »\x weeks. The House has passed the army appropriation bill, the urgent deficiency bill, the District of Co lumbia bill and the agricultural bill. T*ho diplomatic bill la now under considera tion, and th« legislative and Indian ap propriation bills are ready to be reported In The passage Of the four supply meas ures the President's desire for the strict est economy has been respected by the committees and only $4,000 has been added to these bills by the Bouse. "V\'e hay« albo redeemed the pledges of the party platform by passing the joint statehood bill and the bill providing for a breau of niin«s and mining. The other measures recommended by the President will be reported for consideration by tho House as soon as li, committees have familiarized themselves with them. They ill undoubtedly be passed with little p. position. The criticism which has bun directed against the House organisation on the ground of tardiness is wholly un founded." Champ Clark. Democratic leader in the. House, commenting on Mr. Dwight's state meat, eaid: "What the Republicans arc really going to do is to pass a few appropriation bills, some bridge bills and private claims ami one or two Of the Taft proposition*, and then adjourn and get away from Wash ington as quick as they Can. They want to adjourn Curly and gel ho , M quick as possible to f»vo at, many Republican Congressmen this fall as they .-an, but they haven't the Hliglitest hope :n the world of electing another Republican House of Representative! ;." PERKINS AT WHITE HOUSE. Says He Strongly Favors Federal In corporation Law. W*sh!tsfct<jn, Feb. 4— George v\\ Perkins, of New York, tailed at the White House today in company with Postmaster Oen <:.. Hitchcock; an..? had a short talk with the President. -vvi-.-n leaving the White Hou«<* Mr. Perkins expressed himself ftronnly In fivor of a national incorporation act, saying he had urged this project for ypur!*. that it was on.-- of the Republican platform pledges and would do much to stead and render safer the development of largo buslnc*r. Interests. J. F. CURTIS CONFIRMED. Washington, 1 eh. 4.— James F. CurtiF, of MaMsachti£ett£, w<m cohflrtnciJ to-day by th 4 Sinate to bi *«*|«i»*.nt tfecrctary of Urn Treasury. FUTURES TRADING SOT ALL KINDS BAD. Corporation Commissioner Di vides It Into Five Classes. (From The Tribune Bureau.) Washington, Feb. i. - Th* Commissioner Of Corporations submitted to the President to-day Ills report on the traffic In "futures" as conducted on produce end other <?x» chances. ThesG he divides into five classes: "Spot" transactions, which ar« eminently proper: "intently delivery^ transactions, which are common ana necessary: "bucket shop" transactions, -which are "unquestion ably evil and indefensible"; "hedging" transaction?, which h* regard* as "neces sary and proper," and "speculation.'' Thr last Subject Commissioner* Smith dis cusses interestingly and extensively, al though modestly declaring that his own information Is "too slight to justify m* In commenting hereon." In brief, he shows speculation to inchido both beneficial and detrimental transactions, and expresses doubt a* to whether the one can he elim inated without the destruction of IN oth^r In conclusion, the Commissioner expresses the view that a tax oil exchange trans actions may well be considered as * con stitutional and available means of regula tion, end suggest*, that if a .tax la* could be so framed as to distinguish between future transactions Which are beneficial and those Which are not, BMMI •••■ •••«■ pr6ba«iy result. ■->««-. "If a tax law should b« 3d framed, com missioner Smith says, "a* to distinguish between future transactions which are ttene fioial. which Five the fullest play to tb/5 natural lawn of supply and demand, and mot* transactionf'. on Hie Other hand, whidh are carried on under a fa!*« and uneco nomic system, much good probably • would result." Information r«<Jtt«Btt« by the President as 10 tfaa^ctions on produce cx-:hang*a and as to certain future contracts in farm products Ml to Mr. BMW)'* r£pdrt. AM r"i oulatlon, "where neither party Intend* td deliver or receive, Hot where ttvs contract ii made on » regular exchange, the rules of which make delivery and re ceipt obligatory, if demanded." Mr. Smith ass-ertß that this class of future transactions "present* a difficult pfOblettt. It£ exlStenC* prObAbly invotrfts the existence of the fat ure exchanges themselves ' Th* trouble *»h exchAnge speculation, li* fay*, in riot with the theory, but ttWa th* actual practice. He believes that the exchange? themselves can ■work out their own salvation. Where* an exchange by its own regulations or by Its own action or neglect, ho pays, abandons in tvVuJ'e or In part th<3 beneficial functions Which Arc th« sole justification for its existence, it places itself in a dubious position. So long M It does not voluntarily eliminate the «vlls Uhlch ar« easily remediable, he dp.clar?s. it is properly a subject of public regulation. The Commissioner bases his eomin*nlp In regard to speculation chiefly on the bu reau's recent examination of the cotton ex changes. Theoretical benefits of exchans* transactions, ha says, arc often nullified by Improper conditions oti the exchanges them selves, and he cites the New York Cotton Exchange, the basic defect of which, he say?, is Its so-called ••ilxed difference" sys tem. The false quotations produced under this system, he says, frequently O^Crease the prices of cotton received by the farmer. When the price of future contracts 13 disturbed, as it frequently is, by this arti ficial regulation, he says that hedging ••becomes, not a protection, but a source of danger." BEAUTIFYING CITY. Mr. Root's Bill for Benefit of Netc York. [From The Tribune Bureau.] Washington. Feb. I—Senator Root intro duced * bill to-day Which, ;f enacted into law, Will have an important bearing on the beautification and commercial expansion of greater New York. The measure has tile approval of Mayor Gaynor and is supported also by ex-Mayor Georgs B. McClcllan. In a letter addressed to Senator Root on December 20 Mr. McClellan said that New York City had found it very difficult, if not impossible, to carry out certain necessary and logical street improvements which would involve a partial or complete ob struction of waterways, technically navi gable, but of little or no commercial value. Under existing: law the Secretary of 'War has no authority to consent to the obstruc tion of such rivers. This question has been the subject of a number Of Conferences be tween the government engineers and the Now York City engineers. The bill Introduced to-day by Mr. Root was submitted to Mayor Gaynor. who. under date of January 27, wrote the Now York Senator that the measure met with his full approval. It provides that the Legislature or the city authorities, duly delegated by the Legislature, may obstruct the navigation of waterways lying wholly within a city When duly approved plan-; have been adopted for the city's beautifi cation, extension or expansion, or when its commercial interests so require. This ob struction may b^ made by closing all or a portion of the stream and by building structures in or over it, provided the. Secre tary of War is satisfied thru such obstruc tion is necessary for the best interest- >t the United State?. Tho plans arc to be ap proved by the Secretary of War, and the cost of all such work and of all claims for damages or injuries is to be borne by the city. A memorandum attached to the bill says that there are a number of short tidal creeks, or arms of the sea, which lie wholly within the limits of New York City. The expansion of the city requires that municipal improvements shall extend throughout the drainage basins of theso stream* It would seem, the memorandum says, that in eases where the waterways *)•<■ not avenues of connection between other navigable waters lying wholly or In part outside the city's limit?, and therefore of vital interest to other communities, under proper provisions for safegu^rdlngr and controlling the interests of the nation - *1 government th* city authorities should be permitted to conEtruct such works 33 may be required for the city's growth. The bill is designed to except from its provisions such waterways 33 the Harlem River or Jamaicn Bay, in which the inter eats of. tho entire country must be con tidered. FIGHTING CORPORATION TAX. Campaign for Repeal Started by Illinois I Manufacturers' Association. (Krom The Tribune Bureau. l Washington, Feb. <.— A circular letter Ii ■ being sent by tho Illinois Manufacturers" j Association to a majority of the corpora- 1 tions of the. country asking subscription-* ! of IS to conduct a campaign for th© r«j prai of the corporation tax. Representa tive Longworth, of Ohio, has a copy of tr>e circular, and has hud It printed In "Tho Congressional Record." It la signed by ■ committee representing manufacturers in most of th* states. Tho circular advise^ ! members to write to their Senators and i Congressmen and urge -the. repeal of *tt ft j tax. A cop) of the resolutions adopted !.'\ I i! conference of corporate Industries a . Chicago on January !4 is appended to the ' circular. The resolution* urge thut all i.,, a *<ihl« Influence bo brought to bwtr on sn^iu* beuj of Congress to secure repeal. ■TV ise tend .i contribution of k; or Eupr. amount a:; you care to contribute." th« letter* read, "unlebs you as>ve already con- j tributed to aid in the campaign. It "takes ■ pcktag< and printing to bruit this matter to the attention of all the corporations i, • the United states/! The Jutv of preparing th« tovemm^nt's brief la the corporation tax cases in ih» ; rniici Stat»s Suprr.mi court has be»n *s- I stgnM to SQUeltor General Botvers. | BEEF, SCHOOL PHIZES* Children Wrote Essays 'After Seeing Meat Cut. Chicago. Feb. 4.— Five hundred and W§Mm*i& *»»• *< ff a G ~; ham school -rw , fM-JM« »nd a loin of beef carved In school to-day, and after the demonstration Vt«M conjpel. the compositions on the subject How to Cook the Cheaper Cuts of Meat. Eleven pupils v/hose. composition* were declared the best then received each ten pounds of meat, part of the cheaper cuts and part choice, as a reward. The m«at *» 8 applied by on« Of the pjcklns >Ulim, ar.fl as tho butcher car- It Tl* explained the t'alu* Of the parts. After the awards Principal W. K. watt gave thfe4 reasons for th« high pri-i of meat-the high pries of farm product*, the large gold production and the high rate at which American families are liv 16*. ■ : -' : ' : THE SACKVILLE CASE. Belief That Petitioners Will Lose Suit. London. Feb. 4.— The defence . retted to day in th« Case of Ernest Henri Baptlsto West, Vhd &•*<!«» to establish himsdf as th« leg'Kimate aim and hair Of tho lata Lor<s Lionel iadrvlßa iadlnass»WMt Adjourn ment was taken until Tuesday, at which time the judge asked Sir Robert Finley to be prepared "to pull this complicated story together." It is belleVed that th« t?;bs4quent pro ceedings will be brief. The claimant asked to-day Sir John Bi^ham. pre*id*nt of the Probate Court, for an adjournment, ex plamint that be wished to bring tho «-hole OUvia family from apalu to iWCSf thai An tonio Olivia never marri-*t3 Jos-fa r>ur»n. who ihe petitioner alleges was tba lawful wif<s or hU: father. Sir John thought tha; it vould b". -it>"]^^ to introduce the Olivia family, adding "I batra formed very clear Views regarding ttiia care." This •**.» taken as a plain intimation that a Judgsaeat ad verse to the petitioner xould be rendered. To-day's witr»»R«!* included * d*tectiv^ and a lawyer, both of whom ;-*of» that they had seen the church record of tire jjmrri»«* of Antonio de I* Olivia and Jo sef* Duran do OafeajS in Wtt, at which time there was no trace of th<! erasures which ere diFcovered in 1901, having been nia'lc, according to the prosecution, by culprits. Colonel Cornwall? ' Ac*;, -a ho visited th* l*ti lord at Washington, *-»><*> that ti"i« be lief was entertained th»r* that the minis ter's children were' ttagltiasate. Uor<l tfeardalc and lord Baassares; diplomat'^ colleagues of Lord Mai Ii Hill in Fari*. .-r.i'l that they had never heard it sus?estcd that he was marri-d to th* Spanish dancer, and thought that tit* tntr!?u>i Was a matte: of common knowledge. GERMAN ELECTION BILL. Changes Proposed in Three-Class Vot ing Measure. L'crlin, Fob. i. — Cxpectias its presenta tion to the Prussian t)ict to-night, the "Norddeutsche A'lg^riipfnr-Zoiting" printed to-day the detail* of the election reform bill. Th* meature makes certain modi fications in tho plutocratic character of the present law, which divider all voters in each precinct into three class??, each of which pays one- third of lbs taxes of that precinct. The new measure retains the tripartite system, bat Umlta the amount of taxes of the highest class lo $1,250. Voters who have a speoMed degree of education, occupy certain official positions or have >e.rv«S a ticrigr.ated numjjer of ;/;ars as officers in the army or navy are :..-.~i^iv:'i to the two higher fiassrn independently of Urn taxes paid. Members or the ~rj k?hata« and of the Ftate diets, at well a> inunioip.it officers serving without pay. vote in tho higher classes. Viva rocs voting '..s retained, but tl; division of voters by precinct :- replaced by a division by electoral districts. The bill abolishes Ii dire.--, vdttns for electors. the counting of the votes tViiijir done by classes m such a manner that each < la- - as a wlao'e v.i!l ■-:.•■!•■;.; one-third Of tV. district's: voting power. The effect of the bill will be to reduce the proportion in tho present third class of voters, who consti tute more thai) $1 per cent of the voting population, probably to >. pi r cent. T'p»; biil wi'l come up for discussion next we;k and a warm Tight is expected. TO LICENSE CUSTOMS BROKERS. Fassett's Bill Intended to Check Frauds on Government. [From The Tribune 1-. -> . Washington, Feb. 4.— ln order that strict supervision may be exercised over business trans-actions conducted by custom house broker.". Representative J. Sloat Fassett, of New York, to-day introduced a. bill pro viding that persons engaged in thai busi ness be required to procure a license. The bill empowers the collector of. tilt port, or any other official who may be designated, to issue a licence to customs brokers, and provides that no broker who has not such a licence M permitted to»trans act business. It authorizes the collector to serve notice on Questionable concerns te show cause why the license should not be revoked and to require an nnswer within ten day.-?. Both the evidence and th« answer must then be transmitted to the Secretary of the Treasury lee Anal deci sion. An aggrieved broker is nnn>BIIBTCd to take his case to the Court of Custom Appeal?, and an action of this character shall operate as a stay in the revocation of the license. The Secretary of the Treasury la autho rized to prepare regulations for the opera tion of the law. and tho statute is so framed as to include all copartnership?, association?, joint stock companies an<l corporations. MISS MARGARET AMES ILL. Medical Inspector Attacks Paymaster j Anld's Father. [Py T'-I'frap:^ to The Tribune ] Boston. Feb. 1. — Miss BssargSOPat Ames. daughter of Howard E. Ant««. medical in- i spector of the United States navy, is ill ■ at her home as a result of the note-net I that has been thrust or. her by the trial \ by court martial of Paymaster Auld. Her father to-day gave out a statement, in which he criticised Joseph Aulfl. fMher of the paymaster. Tho latter is credited with savins that the court martial was nothing ■ but a tempest in a teapot and the direct i result of a woman with a serpent's I tongue. Dr. mas sears: "I pay no attention to veiled innuendoes. | i always allow for a man's breeding and j intfillißonce. Those irresponsible youths 1 (referring to PsrymauUr Auld and Dr r.obnett) created the trouble. What ab- i .H. nonsense to talk about the chivalry t shown by the young mm in the protection ! of the daughter of a dead eurgoon of the ! navy when neither of them ever saw th« dead oflleer in Ufs!" A BRACER j THE MORNING AFTER I RETAW ALSO CURES HEADACHE. \ Split? only. >; ot a Laxari Yt . JS cents at the bar. Hotel-. Cafes and Drugjists RETAW WATER CO 15 Whitehall Biff* City. j GBEYTOWN SHELLED Continued from (lr«t pajj*. before mailing had taken aboard aamriai tlon and f."i«t«»fl their cues. The United States cruiser Dcs Motats sailed for 6reytown ♦;»• f«-.!lo*ln« ra^ ins- B«c*i»tiy captain Ta«saja>* of da fins i.*h cruiser BCylla made an ofUclal &£., laration that there should b« no flshtfe at Grey town, where there are larse Brtti»» Interests. and where the British Cons^ Mr. Blt>*h»m. i* gsnerally r«p«>rt«Ml to t^ connected with certain enterprises „ which former President 2«lara also » a , interested. It xras said thst EM r^-|njg« ed that ,' warship be K<?nt to Greytarr.i and that the appearance of th* ScylU tot lowed i- a result. Captain T;:<*«in<>r ri&listta CajTalj Jhlplaj of tlic United States ship r>i .M^lncs to attach hit aignatar* hi tMaa» comfeat at Grey town aVflir, tMI BM Ameri can officer did not complr. The b*"- I *» a ., held at GrtartOtrn that Captain Sa'.pteyfcarj received Instructioris from Washington ♦.» have nothing to do with th« order. Greytowu lie* or, the east coast of Nica rn;i;» and is the principal j^-apor* Si th«» republic. Its trade consists malalr c • lild^s, oanana*. cocOanuts. ruftfe-r. thahaa> pry and tortoise *:i«' T Th* :^arl»r if •Ir"' 'own rtn<?4 »*aa * .4 ti*t '-. C«trti America. Th- town ha? i population of about two thousand. Mo- 61 t>9 property th4re is Mnsgd by Briti#^ *übje<its, 133-107 ot them bcln? cagrOfts from Jamarica. INSURGENTS TAKE* TOWN. Boar» Captnr«d— Figlit W»7 Through Besiegers. liana sua. N'lSarasTia. ';"- 4. -*-.•-. hun dred insursent* Bflaaf eaVJHMa ti >-- «*ral sla2!s eaptnrei Boaca. 4 gMva t. T — miles em tf Manama, • *?'«rd»v. Th* flghtlnar L)«ffd tr* hpur«. "T6« ca*ulltle« are ooc kno^n hers. The IMBI -^aa 4«. s"»nd-?4 by e»v»nt7*nve »ov«mraent soi dier?. lei by Colonel BarqTi«ro. Tm Ut ter ware snrroTjn'l-d. but ftaajmi th^ir "»-*;• f'.-.roufh ti*.3 insurgsot ' ■ -*«■ • — Btzrctroni reaching the main haaj of th* gpyerameg army <»»: Tou»t*p« 'Toe lniursrents are advancing ta tfcrsv column.', with an agxre?at» forc^ or «ne thousand ns*n. President Madris Is con fident that the advance wlB be checks-} at Tipitapa, twenty :r ';- east of the capita*, five :ndr'-d addlricfiai men and a Sfntra iiin hare teen anM M f- ■ • point v th* government. General IHMaa sa; thAt tHe orl**aa-> c; Sesßrs/i MaajpasßS, iaatractißj him t» cause the executions of Crocc •' I Can non. "-^rr :-: t :rrer'l''-*<i to tl»e forw- Pff!£ld<nt Before hi* ' : — .r 3 for Mexico. Medina is corroborated by the te!*sra?'i operator. "■'*'"■ •»*•■' that th* ortgtttals me turned over br him at the realist ni ZeUya, MANAGUA 'S HEWS BESTED. Estrada Says Madrid Fears to Attack Criontales. M'arhisston. Fe»j. '■.— Advices - -.-« -». CCircd Lore from G^n^ral E3trada to-ni?ht asMrtawd to Salvador Caftrillo. saying Cafj th« roport3 feet Out from toverr.ai<r.t :ouri-j.-. in Nicaragua Ti-cre aajtyaaMMMri ■ A dk>patch dated al Bluer . to-<i*:\ fcigii*<3 "'Estrada.* sazs: "The neT\-s Sjtvea •■■ • by SladrL: B ntsc lutely false. The insurgent army occupies Chontalea under General Cha&iorro a.-.'. | Madrid tfan not dare M attack tlieia." Repre?entatives of the Estrada a»wtrii« BMBd --<• t'-: - Mil 1 NBI not '- v » saaJe direct attack eft Oreytown. tccaus* It was his Intention to rcce^nlz* the r-i*r:«s of th= British aarerosai trhJcli l^^ - Warship in UM harbor. Hi: only feest t«as to attack the yrr*rr:m*nt tr*sp« o-;: side. It was added that President Madrts. ir he sees that r.e is about to meet <Se.fca% •'vould do ever>-thin; to encourage an at tack en American grunboats Tor trie pir pOse of forcing intervention in sflcacasjai on the part of the United i^tate?. Word was received to-nljcnt from fc'c2?r CftFtrlho that lie was hourly cxpectis? ad vices of importance reUtin^ tn the a:v. nients of the revolutionist?. HA2ERA OUT FOR MAIM "Washington. Feb. <.— L*3doro Ha=er», Z>.'i\ leva's 3Trnl3t&r to v aehznay "*ho « m nevfr received by this co\cmnien?. ha? ;ore j over to the Mad banner, asd in a pr-acla- '■ motion ir&icb hi has issued from Pa::i - • ; a copy of vliich received here v><Ja;-\ ' urges all Xi«.-ai^;Tians to do Uke^ise. Haxara eisUtal the tisurgeats to de sort the revolutionary standard* an "£:<•'< to Madrl;." Tlie provii-loro* goversc:3nt repre?entativc3 here -*■ t!:a: Harera. * IMnaman by nationality, is a ecldi-r of t«t- :? ■M of the Mi • rcginv?. jjj FIRH DRIVES OUT SMITH GLRLS. College Students Lose Much in Dor- | tnitory Bias?. Xorthampton. Mass Fcb \. — T"»'eat" five Smith College girl student* -vere forced to nee from their dormitory. Clarlu Kous?. '; leaving their dinners behind them, r» itn the buildin? r»aa discovered to >? 03 8r» to-r.isht. All the girls escaped ••..oa: »*■ jury, but most of them lost t^cir per sonal cffect3. The Baa practically de stroked the rear of the dormitory, o^e of t*:e oldest own* by the college. Clarke House is on the campus. atA 'jm stMir.dinpr Af t>.e alarm and the •--faa* <J* the frightened sirls qtii.-kly brcni^St C» v hole student body to the *c«ac. Advertising— 3 ' Tired of mere "space -btryiflf. | and space-filling?** Ready for an AdvertMsV I. Service that co -operates vn& marketing and selling pl*o*> with SALES its only goal? Talk with J&s\ Holbrook 4 Scb«efer, Tt* Q I V'O Advertising Service Ai«cy. v liJ W CSt •.<(] d*. CMW Shckct Ifcuiidfl v AT SODA FOUNTAINS OR £lst*HE*l ■•'«•« the Original •««* Genuine HORLICK'S. MALTED MILK "QtfoUaicJmitaiiCtii* I ThcFoodDrinfcforAllA<« \ KCH MIX, HALT SUM! IXTIUCT.ni W*" | Not in any Milk Tnt| \ PP^lmist on "HORLICK'S Tkkv « packs** boa** Many employers are advff tising for Kelp in the classify columns of The Tribune this morning