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A American Provision Company and
the United Dressed Beef Company-
KiF ISDICT HEBE.
Grand Jury Expected to Act in
Mill: Cases.
The sjmeW ET^nd jury which ha* been
Bond -•■ I an lMii«*Sjfcg*tl»isi of the milk
t-ade adjourned last night until We*»e»
c.v District Attorney Whitman s=r<*nt
»■*** time in the- jury room before ad
<curriThent7 He was summoned by Assist
ant District AUfllßfiX Ye F«rd. who lihp
Treen his representative before the grand
*ury curing the investigation.
* Tie ■ _.:,•■• was refpansible for a report
that the jurors had decided to present in
giUSSlKl BSjBSnSI peveral large milk deal
ex*.. The fact that the grand jury ••■*• not
com* into court on Monday morning, it
■OB reported, was "due to the desire of some
or the jurors to .-.,,., the Tuesday
holiday. District Attorney Whitman tv ill
Ptart this morning for Old Point Comfort
snd will net return .-'.iJ Wednesday.
Krfore leavinc- his office th* District At
isrucy acknowledged ihat it was "luttlt*
rosdWeJ that » prand jury investigation
.f the coid Bton ■■ ■ •:•■;. eggs s«4 poultry
Mould ■, th; - Xi _ thing on the programme,
rufther iher. this, he would not discuss the
•Übjrci. It is knonn. however. • that I**
controversy between dealer:? in void '" "
age eggs sad the Importers of w?' lja!8
roniintx.l hliiVtbot 11. *■ time Is ripe for an
Investigation of th* methods of the former.
• District Attorney "Whitman's rotj.-enee is
r.ve IO Cbe fp.ct that the gmnd jury which
may take up TO* m hisnsUgsitlßsi «m be
i-..:r«,tcd bx the court. Any preliminary
ftitemriU by hta> on the subject might *■
corM°tru«-t ■■ ■ discourtesy.
in cenocction wi.li the underetaading
that « COW s-tcrage .---.-■ is being
}.a-:r.cd. The visit yesterda- of District At
torney nerre Onrven. of Hudson County,
>- J.| wa* lons-ideicd significant.
Mr carves, stKtetl that" lw so«bM the
*v^*tar.re r,( DiMrlet Attorney Whitman
to obtain ioence that nvght he»P in an
Invr A t:g»tion trWrh .... makincm Hud
ton County: nn<] intimated thai it was re
tirataS the void stora=e of eggs.
Mo voi'.mt— re<? ... reciprocate »»y *=«i i'ly
,. , thp NVv.- York -•••'•- with, any in
. ..,-«■ f.hJaineii by him that might be
■yvr'ul in a s-invl.ir mvestig.-'.tion her*-; end
jMr.-pr- Ye orr?-rted. after n*W* thsii »n
•> ronferene,-. the two district attor
r , _ liKd re-died «» undrrst^ndinsr. .
iir r,?rvrr, was sfrompanipd by -lames
McCarthy, on- of his Bsshjtante, sad by
.jaricy .T. Quill, ■ lawyer.
Or* r>f ihf many »»)> in wlilch r>!.-trict
...... ; . may Bflßist the Hudson
CooriT? • emiioriti.~s will i- :■■ s- I**""** be
tar* ili« »w • prii ..... d Jury represeula
l!*TS; ct th" Fcvf Trust or cold storage
. r. r- whom ii would b<> Impossible lo
*-ur"TT3on into Sow Seme; There would
then be'tJOtbing *o prevent "nip turning over
<o y\r. <;nTVti a tratiscritu of their toati
»n«nv. In ib^ samr way the Hudson poun
['iy eurhvrirics cr>u':d eoc«re for Dißtrict At
torney Wliiimar, the testimony •■• persons
in that Mate considered * IraJbh) in an
Investigation here. "
TEST STORAGE FOOD.
Jersey Board of Health De
cides la Male Analyses.
■
TBt Trl« E rarli to Th«- Tribunal
y Trenton, N. .1.. I- ■ IS-— Assistan! Prow
t ... Jam*>* W. McCarthy^ of Mud=on
iCcni^ty. laid before the State Board ••'
{Hctltii to-day the fa^tF which •■■•' l^eii
jMhKftec*"! during the Investigation of >•<'*
Irtorar" plants made by tbfl pwecut«r*«
ioffiee Iti that L outy. After the MiuXvnce
• the »stß.te b«srd decided to initiate an in
'^SJStiga'ir.!-, of its OSRB. WSth ■ view «>f de
liftrwinlnp whether the foodstuff e kepi in
t --a,.' are Injuriops to health or in viola-
Sjnn cf the r» r * food law.
; The Inquiry fir :iie its Board of Health
i^nll *■• undT the supervision of Dr. R. B.
\Titr. Kandolrb. „< the Ftate laboratory of
•*:••«■!*«•. Samples ■■■•■■ poultrj-. eggs
«e.n4 other <_old storage products will be
•«ufcjected to analysis. Should those dis
■oleEe svy violations <>f the \avr the Attor
ney General t\il! l«e asked lo prosecuted
Dr. Fl'z Randolph, in dtocusstag infer
mally the r>'aiis of the t*mu board to-Hay.
nid the ;-«rj-)<jiiig mvertigation should not
\# in any wojr confounded with that to
« : ej*mijne txh^ther loKI rtorag« plants arc
jXsponriWc for the high itrices Of food
jrroductß. That, he- said, i^ a subject t-n
tir<-?> nitlimit ihe jurisdh'tion of the etate
h<«Hh b'.'Hi.:.
PACKING RECESS.
Jur/f Adjourns Until Wednes
day — Hog* Still Rise.
Chicago, Feb. :S— After Baring C li .
3'att'jn. menagrr for Schwarzachild «v SuL
l>CT£rr. th'- i>a. i:iig jury adjourned this af
ternoon until Wednesday morning. It was
«nr«r"jn<Td ihaT the long recess was ikc-cs
f.iri Ittcauis* a j;:r«»r had Ik-cii called T"
r»«w York on Importawt personal business.
M D. Miics. a forancr employe of Armour
■> O »ho i:- bclitveU to '••. coUectlnsr evi
dence ff-r thr g'jvrnimcjil lo be used iii the
invt.stjgdti-.in. rctarnoJ to-day, after a. slay
«'f «:i«ral weeks in Omaha --mi ...
John R. Hum manager «>f Morris ,v
«.'o.. «n«1 L.. W. Kr\iu<\ <-rc<j:t manager for
ihe *-amc company, were before the jury
to-d*y.
To» prices for live li^f-- at the stock yards
*<ivani;ed io-day to \'t 47 121 2 a hundred, h gain
tit .'.z centfc wcr >t,- ; tcr<jay, and fixed a new
rtcvnj fijup l%~». when tho «nima!>-- tijjl ;*t
JW. .1 rri<-e «f J3 :-t ivas Quoted irr'Olevt
lan«J and Iv'juif-ville.
I'itUburp. Feb. IS.— Hoy* were quoted at
Vi 7b a Isundrcd pound.s it tix stock j'irds
To-day. Tbi> is the fourth high record price
in as jnatiy dayp. Shecj» and lambs also in
«.-rea«-d Vf cents over j-csterday"s figures
Jcfftnson City, Mo.. Kcb. IS.— Six meat
ra<ki!'c companies <i<» 70 per cent of the
V^c'iUnc lia«rncc£ -.-».• and about
59'Jto S* i»er cent of the I»cal busi
i«FS at Kansas <iiy. • irdhig to the t' ■--
timcn> of h N- Rich, era! manager of
Swift & Cr>.. of Kansas '"ity, given In th«
i'atklng Jri'jiilry ''■■■>.
A PARIS SWEATSHOP DECREE.
l'aris. Feb. IS.— Night v. ark by French
*<»mstrorsrs and «t!:rr working girls wiJJ
ffanf on Jjone Mby .: ■( ■.'■..;•
*•! J>abcr. The mreatchop system in
> ranee, especially ij« Paris has respited
in. pnsßt abus*!>. In many fashionable
dressmaking egtabliylimenta Ltaie girls have
been i:j the hahit of working until 30 or
Jl o'rlock at night, an-1 during the rush
bl the American reason they are often re
tained all night, ..... .. four hour
♦-hifts.
Janes I
Natural Laxative Jgf i
I Water (sss*
Recommended 7^gijs|
by Physicians. f-^K^I
Re fuzz Substitutes- £&s£%
I! ycu have never uscfl it Ligsa£|*|j
ttfsre, try ft NOW fsr |jjgg|!§j[
CONSTIPATION I
INQUIRY UNDERWAY
LODGE PLANS WORK.
First Meeting of Committee on
Cost of Living.
[From fie Tribune Bureau.)
Washington. Feb. IS.-The vom.n.tire on
the cost of living, of which Senator IxMfe
is chairman, held its first session *'" <l
and outlined the plans of Its work Iteq
siUons were made on the various govern
ment departments for neb information as
they peases* which will contribute jo »•
inquiry.
Tht Navy Department was asked to pre
sent smttsnee showing tiie. cost of food an*
other supplies purchased in this country
and abroad for the use of the fleet, and
covering » number of years. The Secretary
of Agriculture was requested to dvtail Dr.
W. J. StlHman and the Commissioner of
Labor was asked to detail F. C. Croxton to
assist ihr committee in the digestion of
the statistics gathered from various searces.
The Secretary of Siate was requested to
dir«-ct the diplomatic and consular repre
sentatives of the United States In the prin
cipal cities of foreign countries to compile
and forward the prices of food and other
products which enter into the cost of living
at the present time, in the year ISOO and on
snob otber dates as may be available.
Having set this machinery In operation, the
committee adjourned, subject to the call of
the chairman.
It is not the purpose of the committee to
hoJd public hearings. ss has long been fore
told in these dispatches. It will. not hesi
tate, however, to call on any Individual
•who in its judgment can furnish impor
tant information to come before the com
mittee, its chief reliance, however, will he
the various exports of th* executive depart
ments, ma! of whom are known to pos
sess information which will be of the ut
most value.
The committee ''••■" not contemplate
making any recommendations to Congress.
although it is still too early to forecast its
course with certainty. Its purpose, how
ever, is to conduct a:; exhaustive inquiry.
to present the facts regarding the Increased
cost of living In such clear and explicit
form that they may be readily understood
by the public, and to submit such deduc
tions recard ing the causes of the increased
costs as in its judgment the facts col
leotf^t may warrant.
When the committee met to-day it found
that Senator Lodge had carefully thought
of tl«e methods to be pursued in the con
duct of the inquiry, and was prepared to
lay before II comprehensive data regarding
the sources of information available In the
federal departments. As a result, the mem
bers were greatly encouraged at the amount
of machinery it was possible, immediately
Jo M-t In operation, and they predict that
by diligent application they will i..- ready
to submit ■ Una] report to Congress before
the conclusion of this session.
The committee will consist of eight in
stead of seven members as at first con
l^mplated. The increase was provided for
ry a resolution adopted by the Senate to
day at Hie instance of Senator AM rich,
th* purpoee being to give the Democrats
.-> largo r representation. Vive-President
Sherman desicnated Senator Cham'berlaini;
cf OregOTi. i"i! be withdrew, and when the
Hcnatf idjourned i-" vacancy bad not
bceji filled:
BREAD MERGER SOW.
But It Wont Raise Prices, Ac
cording to Organizers.
A merger of twelve of (he fourteen large
Tvtioiesale bread bakeries of New York,
Brooklyn and the cities on the Jersey side
of the Hudson was formed yesterday, when
tl:e first steps were taken to Incorporate
ilki lk BiMlts Br^ad Company, with a eapßal
«tf $'V'A'. ( -"^- The most important wholesale
bakeries not included are those, of the
FleLsclinYann firm and Marten's bakery, in
', >.<■'■ • ii y.
John l". Hildebrand, chairman or the or
ganization committee, of the new concern.
said emphatically that it was in no sense a
"bread trusi"; th«t it could not possibly g»*t
a. monopoly of the business, and that it
would keep prices , ( : their present level,
defending them against the upward ten
dency of th* times rather than forcing
them up by any undue pressure.
"Tlje twelve firms named," he said, "use
about twelve thousand barrels of Hour a
week. '!',.. total amount used here, accord
]-;=: to Produce Exchange figures, is about
liWLQM barrels Very little of that goes for
family !>rik::ic. Housekeepers don't do their
own baking any more. There are five thou
sand small retail baktyles in the city, which
use. perhaps, liftcen barrels each. That
wnuM he 75.000 barrels for them. You can
■cc that to combine five thousand small
dealer! would i" iinpossibl;.
"Ours is a voluntary organization; there
is bo promotion and no watered stocks. A
committee will apportion the Block of the
new company among the member firms,
and it will take- over the plant.:. We expect
to have the new company In operation
within a month. The object is Jo effect a
savinc, In face of the increasing coal of
production. Flour this year costs 15 per
cent tore than in years past. The grocer
sells oread at five cents a loaf; we tell to
him at four cents and take back the unsold
loaves. In combination we can get sup
plies at lower prices and reduce the waste
wh'cl; comes from returned loaves.*'
The companies included in the merger are
the John H. Straits Company, the Hi!iie ;
brand K,<ki.'i;; Company. Probst & Sclio
malicr. the Kings County Baking Company,
the Friedman Baking Company, Wingfield
A- Taylor and 11. Dahn A.-. Son, all of
Brooklyn: the <> X Model Bakery, George
F. Droste and F. Kgler it Sons, of New
York. ;n •! John & hraaley & Sons and
Frerieils *.- Co.; of Hohoken.
MINE liOSS SHOT.
Tragedy Follow Finding of
Eleven Bodies at Cherry.
Cherry, lil.. Feb. IS.— -An attempt to as
' Basfinate one of the Ft. Paul Coal Com
j j>any"s bosses added to the tragedy of Chcr
ry*s mii.c lisaster to-day. Melas llandltch.
a dismissed employe, stepping up behind
Charles Atherton, a newly appointed top
j boss, whipped out a revolver, and, cry
' ing 'To pay you back"' fired three shots.
j Atherton fell, probably fatally wounded.
The shooting occurred during the work of
recovering the 163 or more bodies buried
in the mine since the disaster last Novem
ber. In ivhlcu three hundred men were
] killed. Eleven bodies had be/n brought up.
Athvrton was standing at the mouth of
th* .theft ordering the hoisting of the
bodk s.
About the mine entrance stood a circle of
| widows and ■•„;.:!! - all eager to learn'
! v.licther tiie next body would belong to
| them. Sudd* shots were Bred in rapid
I succession, and .•• man dashed from Hie
!. crowd, leaving the. spectators ii confusion.
] . Th« fugitivo was captured with i!.' 1 . revolver
still i! Us lianas. be said bo shot al itlMjr
tou because the latter had refused ■• give
Un a lob Later « in'»>> Surrounded the
locJk-up and i- -I. till the prisoner was taken
io li -.•.-' !■■! . II!.. i.. r . slots
To the amazement of veteran mine in-
Fpectors ' i- bodies entombed since last
Novr»nb<:r n-beu brought ■■• the .■...
were found t.. Ik: aiiaost perfectly mummi
fied.
- .• • . ll] ir ■ L| i • <- ■ ■ j ) - n *f n
of Etkte fund* toj th^ brneilt of "idont, and
o'fil'ar?- at •.l • : •:...: at the St. l av! mine
l
\KW-YORr; teiiLY THIBI \E, SATURDAY, 'FKBRIWRY 10, 1010.
MAT SEIZi: CUSTOMS.
French Ultimatum Sent to
Moroccan Sultan.
raric, Feb. JS.-The government has
instructed M. Regnault. French Minis
tor to Morocco, to send a special courier
to' Fez bearing- France's ultimatum to
Mulai Hang regarding the signing of the
recently arranged Moroccan loan. The
government has advised the signatories
to the Algeoiras convention of the meas
ures to be taken if the Sultan refuses to
acquiesce.
The ultimatum demand* a ratification
0 the accord within forty-eight hours.
If the Sultan refuses. M. Gaillard.
French Consul at Fez', and the French
military mission there will be ordered to
leave the city Immediately. France pro
poses then to seize the -Moroccan cus
toms. The financial accord obligates (
Morocco to pay an indemnity and the in
ternational damages arising from the
Casablanca affair and its sequences
amounting to 512,(K»,00O.
OVER 200 MEN HURT.
Details of Riots at Frankfort
— Police Blamed.
Frankfort! Feb. itr— Investigation to-day
develops thai there were many more cas
ualties in the suffrage riots last night than
at first had been supposed. The number
of wounded Is now placed at between 800
and MO. Twenty policemen are among th*
injured. Socialists charge that great bru
tality wa>« shown by the officers.
Other demonstrations have been an
nounced for Sunday, but the meetings have
been forbidden by the police, who are act-
Ing under orders from Berlin.
Berlin. Feb. IS.-Th« franchise conflicts
«; Frankfort nave, produced so unpleasaiH
impression, even among those who do no(
sympathize with the Socialists. The spirit
in which the Prussian police have under
taken to preserve order is especially <lis
turhin^.
GREEK PREMIER'S WARNING.
Deputies Urged to Accept Revision of
Constitution.
Athens. Feb. IS.— Premier Dragoumiii, in
■ long statement before the Chamber of
Deputies to-day, said that the convocation
of the assembly In extraordinary session
was caused as much by the condition of
internal affairs as by the foreign situation.
He explained that the Military League had
agreed to dissolve, and all those desiring a
return to » normal state of affair? bad .>
cided that there was no other alternative.
The Premier said he would submit a pro
gramme approved by all the party lenders,
and if three-fourths of the chamber imp
ported a revision of 'he constitution they
would succeed in settling the crisis and
would revivify the constitution into » "liv
ing, fertilizing spring of a great national
consultation."
If the chamber proved recalcitrant; how
ever, there might be undesirable conse
quences, and be warned them that th<=re
v.as no other way out. of the predicament.
He would be the last. be said, to head a
cabinet and force such a policy, but. he
.Tided: "The supreme interests at stakft
convince me that I must take this course,
which some might <-all the re" I to Cal
vary."
HEAVY SHOCK IN CRETE.
Many Buildings in Canea Damaged—
-—Six Persons in Ruins.
Canea; Feb. 18 —A severe earthquake was
foil throughout Crete at 6:SB o'clock this
morning. It was accompanied with violent
subterranean explosions. In this city a
number of buildings were damaged and a
minaret of the mosque crashed tifrough the
dome.
In th" village of Varipetro a house col
lapsed, burying six persons in the ruins.
PLANS TO CURB THE SEINE.
Commission Begins Work at Paris—
Another R«d Cross Gift.
Paris. Feb. IS.— The commission appointed
to make an exhaustive study of the causes
of. the recent flood and of the measures
necessary to prevent a recurrence of the
disaster began work to-day under the pres
idency of Alfred Heard, the civil engineer,
who was formerly Minister of Marine. He
sides working out a plan for keeping the
Seine within its banks either by the con
struction of higher protecting walls or or
a cut-off, to divert the waters around the
city, the commission is expected to sug
gest remedies for the defects recently
shown In the public services. including the
surface and subway lines, and the sewer,
gas, electricity, telegraph and telephone
systems.
Washington. Feb. 18.— The American Na
tional Red Cross pent by cable to-day to
Ambassador Bacon, through the State De
partment, an additional s'j.OW for the flood
sufferers in Paris and the adjoining prov
inces. This makes a total of 140.000 which
has been sent, and it is likely that other
contributions will follow as the needs of
the people require.
PRINCE MIGUEL'S DENIAL.
Says Reports of Investment in Emerald
Mines Are Unfounded.
Paris, Feb. 18.- Prince Miguel of Bra
pai:;:*. who recently married Miss Anita
Stewart, of New York, gave out a .statement
to the preps I ere 10-day as follows :
"The newspaper reports concerning my
self and 11,000.000 Invested In emerald
mines are absolutely unfounded. I never
beard of the matter, nor do I know the peo
ple paid to have been concerned."
The police or Berlin took possession on
Wednesday of promissory notes which were
Riven by Prince Francis Joseph of Bra
ganza, brother of Prince Miguel, in a min
ing venture to a man who, the prince says,
he supposed was Frederick Vanderbilt, of
New York.
CANALEJAS WILL NOT RESIGN.
Madrid. Pob. IS.- The frionds „r <x-J>re
n, id kforsl have united in opposition to
Premier Canaiejas, saying thai he is not
tiie leader of. the Liberal party and l»-
Blsting thai he resign and permit Captain-
General Weyler, the former Minister of
\V;ii-. to form a Cabinet The Premier has
refused to retire, saying ihat the forth
coming elections will decide* the is!»ue.
TO SOLVE LIVING QUESTION.
New Orleans Consumers Incorporate to
Conduct Large Farm.
New Orleans, i->.>. IS.- a method of solv
ing the cosl of living was presented her*
to-day in tho jirantins at ■ charter to iii*»
ci.nniiii'T^' Household Supply Company.
'j'h« company, which lihs a capital of
$.jo,o<V>. will purchase .i Inrßi? farm nnd
supply the larders of BlmrHie-lflms with
muriy of th* npoe (tarries of Mr*
D th" beginning Hip products or supply
w ||| be vegetables, poultry and <ef? c
Eventual the company expects to • tab
lish ■ v'lppjy ••• dairy and ■ ••'•-• product*:
ii;» company will be operated on i purely
,„.,. ., .i bss.fl with jtift i ro«| h prod)
clu!o«^ to Pay the ei,,6Uiu of uperatlon.
NEW BALLOT BILL
TOHArEc.v.supponr
Measure Said to Carry Out
Governor's Ideas.
» , v ' r- T rrarh to Th- Tribune. I
, Albany Fob. UU.TH* Massachusetts bal
lot bill drafted by the committee on legis
lation of the Citizens Union v.as intro
duced to-day by Assemblyman Lee or
Brooklyn. J. O Hammltt. secretary of the
Citizens Union, said that this measure
would be supported by advocates of the
Massachusetts ballot throughout the state,
but that they were bitterly opposed to the
Ward bill now in the Assembly Judiciary
Committee.
"The Lee bill." he said; "provides for the
grouping of names of candidates in alpha
betical order under the. titles of the offices
and that the party emblem shall appear
before the names of the candidates."
The bill, he paid, was drawn in accord
ance with the recommendation of Governor
Hushes in his annual messages, and by it
he believed that confusion would be avoid
ed, because there was only one way to
mark the ballot— by placing a cross in
front of the name of each candidate for
whom it was desired that the ballot be
cast.
The "Ward bill __ provides for a modified
form of Massachusetts ballot, on the left
of which is a scries of squares, contain
ing the circle and emblems of the various
political parties.
"This would render it more difficult to
vote a split ticket and easier to vote a
straight ticket; thus it would move in
precisely the opposite direction to that
of true ballot reform, the purpose of
which, as stated by Governor Hughes, is
to place voters, parties and candidates re
spectively on an equality, " said Mr. Ham
mitt.
The Ward bill will undoubtedly be re
potted by the Assembly Judiciary Com
mittee next Tuesday It would have been
reported last Tuesday had not one of the
minority members asked for time, to find
out bow his constituents felt about the
proposition. The Republican organization
men seem to favor this measure, it is Bald
by the advoates of the T*ee bill that this
is because of the advantage it give* the
parties through the facility it provide? for
straight voting. Assemblyman Ward, its
introducer, has pone so far as to say
that the bill meets with the recommenda
tion of the Governor.
"My bill is a form of Massachusetts
ballot," he said, "and that is what the
Governor recommended. He did ik>l re
quire necessarily the Massachusetts ballot
Itself."
Speaking of th* two bills, Mr. ItanVniitt
paid that the Massachusetts ballot is now
in force in eleven state? and the ballot
provided for In the Ward bill in only
three. The latter hurt been in nine state?,
hut six of the nine had become dissatisfied
»nd given it up.
CHAMPION FOR DOGS.
HartEOod Bill Would Let
Them on Streetcars.
i IV. >i»i:i»rli to Th« Tribune]
Albany. Feb. Assemblyman Har
wood has come to the rescue of women
with canine pets and without automo
biles to carry then* around in. '•'<•■ in
troduced a bill to-day providing for the
issue of permits in New York City to
carry dogs on street, surface, subway
and elevated railways. The permits,
however, are to be issued only lor dogs
of such size as can be conveniently car
ried. The bill neglects' tv state just
what this size is, which, if it becomes a
jaw. is likely to lead to heated argu
ments between 'he person issuing those
permits and fair owners of pets in the
form of husky English bulldogs. Thfl
introducer even forgot to specify that
die taking of a St. Bernard into a
streetcar would be presumptive evidence
01 violation. A tine of $05 is to be im
posed on the railways for each viola
tion.
Another bill by Mr Hanrood requires
surface and elevated railroads in the
Borough of Brooklyn, on the request of
n passenger, t<> give transfers to all con
necting lines, elevated or surface, when
owned by the same corporation.
NEW LIQUOR BILL.
Provides for Annual Vole —
Other Albany Measures.
Albany, Feb. 18.- The Question, "Shall the
manufacture and sale of intoxicating
liquors to be used as beverages be prohib
ited?" will be decided by the voters of each
county and of New York City at the regu
lar election next November, if a bill intro
duced by Assemblyman Holden, of Tomp
kins, becomes operative. The measure pro
vides that the same question Is to be voted
on in November. 1011 . and biennially there
after. If the total vote in a county does
not show a majority for the question, but
t^c proposition receives a majority in any
town or city in that county, the act shall be
operative in such towns and cities.
Bills were Introduced by Senator Travis*
and Assemblyman Glore to bring all sav
ings and loan associations uniformly under
the provisions of the general statute and
to simplify and unify the methods of doing
business and the manner of supervision, as
well as to modify certain privileges exist
ing in the old law. so that they may not I"" 1
abused. The two hundred and fifty savings
and building corporations In the state are
now operating under widely diverse law;.,
causing much confusion.
Assemblyman R&ldiris, of New York, in
troduced a bill creating a state board of
engineering examiners, to be appointed by
i i State Regents, The board ii to license
civil engineers, and the practice of engi
neering is to be prohibited to persons with
out licenses.
The life of the Champlain Tercentenary
Commission, which last year conducted the
celebration of the 309 th anniversary of Mm
discovery of Lake Cbamplaio, is extended
ia a bill introduced to-day by Senator Em
erson. The bill directs the commission to
expend any funds remaining of it> uppro
priation. as well as private contributions
received, for the erection, in co-operation
with the United Slates government, Ver
mont, Canada and the Province of Quebec,
of a permanent memorial to Samuel de
Champlain in the vallej of J-ak* Champlain.
Radical changes in the x^m-. laws sire
embodied in a bill introduced by Assembly
man Lupton, of Suffolk. It propose* to li
e« use br eders of nanie and Hsh and em
powers them to take mid .sell game from
September l to March l and Bah from April
l to December "i. Dealers In such game
aie to be 1p enaed.
MAN FAINTS IN SUBWAY.
Had Given Blood for Brother in Ford
ham Hospital a Week Ago.
Bernard Lister, a real rotate agent, or
No. Ml Weal [fid street, was taken from
a subway train at th^ downtown 7Sd street
station yesterday afternoon and removed
to Flower Hospital in a weakened condi
lion, due to loss ijf strength, occasioned by
his undergoing a blood transfusion opera
tion in Cord ham Hospital on yaturday. lie
wh» later taken homo.
Lister on Hatui d i permitted II 1 •■ sur«
ceons at Knnlham Hospital to pump blood
, r-m his body Into that •■• bis ouJigei
i rothw , Davja L>t*ter> »■ ha vj In the hofr
pita' suffering 1..-.. m a dilate which had
l« ... l thinning of the blood.
HINT GRAFT IN 11)07
(.'■nttnuerf from flrnt 9999.
vided by him— the question did not go
go. far as to nsk to whom part went if
the $-UXX) was divided— brought on the
liveliest battle of the lawyers so far In
the case.
lawyers IN Lively. 1 battle.
James W. Osburnc. chief of the Conge.
legal staff, protested vehemently that the
question 1 1 a rl no bearing; on •, the -issue.
"It doesn't tend to prove or disprove
that Senator Conger is telling the truth."
said he. "The only thing it can do is to
satisfy the prurient curiosity of some
body who wants to know something det
rimental about somebody ele».. If John
Jones or Bill Smith was paid $500 it
won't tend in any way to prove or dis
prove the guilt of this respondent Allds.
And it certainly cannot affect the credi
bility of Conger, because Conger has ad
mitted in the most frank -way that he
was engaged in a sehyme — whether in
duced to do It by blackmail or other
wise — to pay money to influence legisla
tion."
Mr. Osbnrne at various times has
characterized himself as "counsel for the
People" in this caae. His utterances on
this occasion certainly bore out that no
tion of his duties. He declared this case
to be the "most momentous trial in this
state in thirty years." and urged that It
would be 8 great misfortune to the cause
of justice to enlarge it beyond the spe
cific isStM of Allds'i; guilt or innocence.
He thought the answering of Senator
"Wa in wright's question, by tending to
bring in some matter which might per
haps affect the attitude of #>me Sena
tor, might have that effect.
Si HULZ DISAGREES.
Senator Kohulz, though, did not agree
with him.
"While it is true that Senator Allds is i
on trial here," he said, "it is not only
Senator AUds but it is the Legislature
of the State of New York. If the wit
ness docs know what was done with
that fund we should have the informa
tion- not to whom it was paid, but the.
fact that he does know— so that this
Senate can take action to empower thi3
committee to inquire whom it v.as paid
to. It does not make a bit of difference
whether it takes a month or a year.
There is not anything more important to
the people of this state to-day than to
know whether corruption existed in the
Senate, and if it did whence it emanated
and how it was stopped and how it can
be prevented ill the future."
This E«.\e to the AUds lawyers an op- :
portunity to demand a broader investi
gation, some persons here attribute this
demand on their part to ■ hope that
certain politicians, if they believe h gen
eral inquiry into legislative conditions
Imminent, may be willing to come to
Senator AUdS's aid and bring political
pressure on the Legislature to "put on
the soft pedal" on the Allds case and all
the rest. Mr. Littleton, in urging Sena
.tor Davis to compel the witness to an
swer the Wainwright question, said a
general accusation had been made by
the Conger side, only one-sixth of which
they were attempting to prove— th* de
livery of $1,000 to Senator Allds.
"If they can name one live human be.
ing outside of the Senator to. whom they
paid money." he said, "we purpose to j
summon him before this ••oinmittee to
disprove the charge, .because ••. claim
that if it is disproved as jo live-sixths of j
the transaction it demonstrates that this
statement is not true."
Senator in right maintained hotly
that this question was not asked to sat
isfy anybody's prurient curiosity, but to
elicit "facts winch the people of this
state demand shall be made known."
BUI when adjournment for the day was
taken his question had not been ruled
on by Chairman Davis. His decision
will be given on Tuesday morning, when
the investigation la resumed.
Speculation regarding .the course of
the defence next week Is to the effect that
an attempt may be mad« to prove that
Burnett was the only person to receive
the bridle company's money and that tho
friends of Nixon and Allds may say that
they took no money because the whole
affair had been fixed up beforehand, with
Burnett as the middleman, between the
bridge companies and th«J men who car
vied out their wishes in the Legislature.
Senator Grady voiced this idea when he ;
said to-day:
"Suppose that this witness Is obliged
to say that at the lime this agreement
was reached with Burnett for the $4,000
—if any such agreement was ever made
or contemplated— Burnett had promised
to . suppress this . legislation. Then it
would have be. the most natural thing
In the world for this witness when be
was held up. cither by Senator Allds or
Speaker Nixon, to say, "Why. we set
tied that matter with Burnett.'"
MR. CONGER FINISHES
Shore* Apparent Desire to
Withhold I for ma .
[By Telegraph to Th* Tribune. 1
Albany. Feb. I?.— With Senator Benn Con
per still on the witness stand the week's
labor in the Investigation of the Allds
bribery charges was ended to-day- Both
si. Irs practically were through with lv.m,
though he may be. recalled for a few ques
tions next week if some new matter is de
veloped.
His testimony to-day wa.i interesting In
■ showing for th« lust time an apparent de
1 Blre to hold back information. This bad
nothing to do with the connection of Sen
ator Allds with the alleged bribe taking,
however, nor with the part said to have
been played by Jean T..-Birrnett or Speaker
Nixon individually. All information relat
ing to those three men was Riven willingly.
The day also was notable because Senator
Conger declared specifically that be did not
mean ti impute anything like Improper
, action to Louis Bedell In saying he con
' versed with him about the highway legis
lation, or to the various introducers of the
highway bills in railing them "'strike bills."
The measures were manipulated by others
for that purpose, he declared.
Lewis E. Carr started off Conger's cross
examination to-day by siskins: who shared
with Burnett the. Jl.°"> which Conger says
Burnett received from Hiram G. Me* on
April 23. 1001, and who made the demand for
119,000 "protection" money, which the bridge
! companies refused tn \%5. The witness said
his brother Frank gave him Instructions re
| garding the distribution of the $*,<r>ii into
! the i iii <"• packages.
"Did your Instructions include anything
regarding the distribution of the ti.OOO?"
"No. sir." replied Conger, and he insisted
further thai be knew nothing tibout how
th*. ji.iwi was to be i.led.
"Was any; other fund brought hers to
your knowledge In |f>l: i to influence highway
legislation.!?^
"No '
The wttneM could not give details re
gsrdinj ''•>' iDejred demand for Jl1«vv) that
.•imp to the bridge companies from Al
bany in Wx All '"* ■"•' i recall va. that
such v demand wae mad;.
„. the person who made the demand !
dead or •**•*• asked Can.
••I can't My."
••Was he. a member of the Legislature at '
that finie?"
••1 don't r"err>mber."
.;-jg| nfl U*»o a-" member of the Lesls
lauire'.'"'
•I .ant remember.
Con«*r admitted that he had cast reflec- ,
tions on Senator AUds's lntrgritr to '>om» I
of the peopl* «t borne" when Conger entered .
the Senate in I»»
Touching «n llle inference of -!n«.ir- j
.•at*" at th> Hotel Ten Kyck lasi month,
when Conger joined in the pret*t afjsiMsl
ihe election of AIM* ™ majority loader. Can-
Inquired: "Did you regard the majority of ■
the. .Senate as honorable mm?"
"V'». Mr. 1
"Did >•"»» regard them a* rr.?n •*• would
vole for a man as president pro tern, who
had -acceptfd money for influencing his ac
tion on legislation?"
. "Not if they had knoxn it."
Conscr declared, however, that he had
mentioned his charges against Allda to sen
ators Mackenr.te. of Niagara, and IT-? >t«.
of Cayuga. hist before the "lasuigMutsf 1 h-ld
their UlUlllSJ Tie said M did .mt give Ms ;
information regarding Alld« to the Republi
can caltcuii 'bat ***** aM| but ilMlsasi
it at the M ias«srgjSßi* < conferenc-. "other j
Senaton were making uncomplimentary re
marks about A! Mr-," said Conger, referring '.
to this matter. "I expected my remarks to
be a matter of strict confidence. I did not
expert to influence those Senators by that
talk in any manner."
After asking the witness if bM knew Hen-
Jamin Babcock. a member ed the Assembly
Committee on Tnternal Afrairs m 1901, an«i
"J. 11. Clark,*" Carr announced that hi*
cross-examination was over for the present,
but that ho could not tell definitely until
Tuesday whether he would recall Conger.
Conger safd'he knrw Babcock and didn't
know Clark.
Conger mad© it clear that the contribu
tion he made to the Republican campaign
fund in IWJ was for lie purpose of buying
protection for the bridge Interest.-. Further
more, be declared, the bridge companies
mad* no contribution to th« Democratic
state campaign fund. Describing his « all
on Colonel George W. Dunn, clia'rman of
th* Republican state orcanlratlon, at his
office here in 1902. Conger said:
•1 told Colonel Dunn about th«* matter
of the previous year <the alleged -strike
bills') and told him those several bills were
aeain introduced and that we wouldn't Fub
mit to blackmail any more; that we were
Republicans and had contributed to Repub
lican campaign fundc T asked h!m to call
off such strike. legislation, and he* said he
would do what he could."
A«kel why he did not rise in the As
sembly In 1901 and tell his colleagues re
garding this "strike legislation," Conger re
plied bitterly;
••With the Speaker (Ntxon) and th»leader
(Allds) holding us up for blackmail I didn't
think it would do any good '
DENIAL FROM HEWITT
Senator Sai/s Copper Did Not
Tell Him Allds Story.
[By T*l»srapb to Th« Tribune,)
Auburn. N. V. Feb. 1 — Senator Hewitt
does not like th» inference sained from
Senator Conger's testimony at Albany th^t
he had shared with the Oroton man the se.
rret of the alleged Allds-Burn»tt-Nix"n
graft.
"An Albany dispatch para that you had
been informed of the AIM« briber-- story
before it leaked out in the Ten Eyes in
surgents' meeting?"' was an interogation
put to Senator Hewitt on hi* return from
Albany to-night.
•'Senator Consrr HWM told m«» the de
tails of any AIMS bribery, nor of any oth*>r
such case," declared- Senator Hewitt. "All
that be told me was that Ms I»ridce essj
pany bad had to defend itself apaln.'t hos
tile legislation back" in 1901. Mr. Conger
never said who got 1 th* money and never
mentioned a single- name to me. What he
said to me was since the last general elec
tion, but ! do' not remember the date. Tt
rrrtH to the effect that th* bride:* «-onipanv
had- been~neld up, but I am positive he
never mentioned a name."
"l.Md you" mention what he said to you
to others?*'
"No; what be said to me wa? in confi
•deuce. Understand, I am in favor of a
wide Investigation. In my opinion, the
■Walnwright resolution will b» reported out
of con-mlttc* without amendment, and will
be adopted. We want a sweeping investi
gation, and I will vote for it."
BARNES OX LOYALTY.
Reads His Followers a Lesson
— Attacks Hughes.
Albany. Feb. 18. -in a dramatic speech
early this morning at the doss of the thir
teenth annual dinner of th* Albany Comity
Republican organization "William Barnes.
jr.. Republican State Cotnmltteemari and
the organization's leader, read his followers
n lesson In political loyalty from the lif* of
the late State Controller, Charles IT. Gau3,
who for eight years prior to his election to
the Controllership was Mayor of Albany
and one of Mr. Barnes's stanch support
ers. Incidentally. Mr. Barnes took a fling
at Governor Hughes, who bad been invited
to the dinner, but who declined to attend.
Representative George N. Sc-uthtviek had
attacked at great length the proposed fed
eral Income tax amendment and "Its twin
outrage the corporation tax," both of which
he declared to br» Inquisitorial and unjust.
This attitude was echoed by Mr. Barn»«.
who cited this opposition to President
Taft'S views and that of the Albany Coun
ty Assemblymen to the direct primary plan
of Governor 'Hughes as evidence of the in
dependence of the local Republican organi
zation.
"The Republican party in this local com
munity." he said, "has never promised any
thin;:. It has only produced. A promise l.«
a politician's joke, to win for a little hour
and pass away.
"Yesterday." he continued. "I bad lunch
eon with Lloyd (Jrlscom. the newly chosen
president of the New York Comity Republi
can organization. Mr. Grlscom said that
Governor Hughes is getting wiser. T said
"You are mistaken. Governor Hughes Is
Wiser than you and I will ever be.'
"The Governor has been clever enough to
ruccced. I am making no criticism. That
is his right. Every man has a right to suc
ceed or lose, but we have lost nothing by
our devotion to our duty, and we have no
man who respects us more than his excel
lency."
Mr. Barnes declared that the Governor's
candidacy for the Presidency was absurd,
but that his candidacy for Governor was
legitimate.
"In this age of hypocrisy and hysteria."
be added, in closing, "where men believe.
they can rise to political place through be
trayal of those who helped. it Is the duty
of those who sit here to remember that
•very time you move upward in the scale
you 'don't do it alone. because Of your own
Intelligence, but because of the assistance
you receive from those with whom you am
associated, and whatever station in life I
may have to-day i realize has been given
to me, not by any effort of my own. but by
the consistent, rurnest devotion of tho.se
who have been chosen to represent 'he Re.
publican peoplo In Ik* election districts of
this county."
MEFIT SYSTEM EXTENDED.
Civil Service Board to Classify Rules
in Several Villages.'
Albany, i r •'•• || rbe Flat* Civil Gtrvltt
Commission tv»a voted to ext-nd *''* Civil
?«rvk'e- rules and reguh»tJmM »■■- t'.-s« •• >.?--.
of Batavia, Canamlalgus, Tort Chester.
Ossinlng. Peeksklll. Saratoga* kn>l 'TTElla
Plains.
Th* boards of trustees nf the- villages af
fected will r»<- Iv» a draft of th* propoi»<l
classification from the state commission,
and will then have a full opportunity •'■> t*
heard before tha .existing, position* In th*
villages are classified.
The commission has under consideration
the claeslflcatJon of the police s-rvlce of
all Ttllagrs in \\>«t<-h»«>t»r ♦:»>»mty.
COATS THREAD MILLS CLOSED.
la« ■■■:«•'. R. 1.. Feb. !».- I.abor trouble
that have disturbed the operation of the
thread mil!* of J. & P. Coat*. Limited, for
several *nr%.s. resulted in the dM nf
the mills by th* management to-night for
an indefinite period. Twenty-fly* hundred
operatives arc usually employed la ths
mnis. r* .:_
I Greenhul |
r and
I Company 'j
S Dry Goods
S. & H.
; Green Trading Stamps
; With All Purchases
(Cash nr Ch*rg;>
!
Double Stamps Before Noon.
L Single Stamps After Xoon.
I
Fancy Vests
at $1.50 |
That may be seen in many
first class shops at $2.00 to
| $2.50.
! A Manufacturing Tailor
i Gives Us the Benefit of His
j Season Clearing of
Small Lots of Vestings.
Fancy Vests in flannels
and mercerized fabrics; ail sea
sonable and desirable patterns.
Made to sell at $2 and « i -f\
$2.50. Sale price .... f-VV
3 civs House Coats,
made of double - faced cloth;
usually 3.95 and 4.95 t $? eft
at &•?"]
Men's Spring Shirts; ;
complete ranges at $1.00, $1.50. !
$2.00 and $2.50.
44 K. ami W. ' Shirts,
$1.50 to $2.50.
Main Worn
•Sixth Avenue, 1 Bth to ! 9th St.-^
CARLTON
Most of the successful
styles appear first in
Arrow
COLLARS
15c each— 2 for 25c
Gttett. Peabody & Co.. Maker*
ARROW CUKES, gc a P*tr
Not any Milk Trust
Tht Original and Genuine
HORLIGK'S
MALTED MILK
The Food Drink for I!! «*««•
For Infants. Invalids.and Growing
PuieNutrition.upbui!ing the whole fig
Invigorates the nursing mother and »&£■
Rich milk, malted grain, in powder
A quick lunch prepared in ■ ■JS5'
Take no substitute. Ask for HORLIU 3-
Others are imitation*
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San Antonio;
111 '«'":.." "iv: r^
Alamo, where the Texas heroes airo
Hit.i the ancient mission lingers "»
romance of old Spain. .^
Here the finest hotels *-*.£&
South: oysters and other sea .ft*"
from the Gulf. Here you can ny
out of doers; enjoy golf \><]'° *g
the Country Club, and IM "^
mil. < of boulevard roadway ■ „
tomoblles. Th* climate »■ do an
bru.ins:. and makes for health anj
happiness. Write for -.vox u^
-San \nt.-n;.> tIM g»«1llK ea -
Johnß.Carrington
Secy Publkitv Lesg'J*
ICO Chamber of Commerce
San Antcnio, Texas.