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•lie iransai-tioa would appear from Mr.
Kennedy's book*.
. "I didn't k«-« | • any books on the** mat
t« r»." Mr. Kennedy rxrOained. and when ■
Mi llurrflle pi.M-utNiex! to read from the
minutes of tit* finance committee of the
i>onrd Mr. Kennedy questioned whether .
tie had rvrr Wen |«r«>«e«t at those nr.eet
tni;».
I Mr Botct&tsa aaaurai him that the
fisoni Khoucd he hud l»ren present at
one of the meetings «t least, and Quoted |
from tit. ri'r.ird «>f that or.c:
; "Mr X- m i| <rKj.laimd tho items of
hU bill ut If ngth."
The witness a|»|x-: ■ t«» b>' cenuinely
atsrpr'st d. «nd when Mr llotchkiss eaid
tluit lie w anted to pet all the data in rv-
Ji.tmn to the matter in tlie |nispi'ani««a of
the witness Mr. Kennedy answered:
"I assure yam that I'll BJhva you all the
Cat. that I have- «nd I'd tike to know if
I was chairman <>f the committee at that
Unie."
. Mr Qaji was chairman, Mr llotchkiss
BjßJßjdjßfJßafi.
The witness was unable to \erlfy any
tS the rei-ords which were presented to
bin. tit at the afternoon session he said
that be had thought over |he • vassal
«•; 11" »1 and was able to *;ive details
v.hlch Bar «ould Hot rrmcsnlxr in the
hjSßSßjigfJ
Mr. Odeil Has Mo Memories.
Kx-C2ovornor Odetl s-a.il last night at ,
his ••". at New burs, that he hud abso
lutely a* recollection of the bill which
Mr Kennedy worked for. or of any
such stormy BSSBaS mi the executive
■aT m us the witness described as hav
ing tukiti place just pi rto the signing
or the hill
"1 «ipncd aoene few thousand bills up
thcr»«," •aid the former c, ( .v. tn> T, "and I
don't recollect this one m all. As a
rnattrr of fact, I don't wen remrnibtr
Mr. Kennedy."
Mr Odell was asked al>out the <«n
iribution ..1 $r.,<H«» made t<» the Ftate
committee by the fire insurance interests i
thi^uirh Mr. Fox. but he eaid he knew!
Ssatfatii: <.f ctatt* .ominittce affairs at '
that time, nnd didn't believe thai any ]
Ouch luiynient as descriU-d by Mr. Ken- |
t.tdy took place.
At the afternoon session Alfred Hur
relle to..k ui< tho i]ue«tiuning „f Mr.
Thoiliurn for a f.w minute!.. He was 1
asked about three different items con- ,
Bided with motiey j. ;t ij out l.y the board
1n 11"»7, but disclaimed «ny knowledge
of them. «»ne of them read: 'June IX*.
1H"»T to Ausust 1-. Hutchins, bill f..r m r •
i'tbes at Albany, $;>•<»."
' "Who is Hutchins?" asked Hurrelle.
"J don't Rtiow." r.j'lied Thorburn, and ;
Jif guvo the samp answer to queries n»n
cernlrtß an item «>f S3."i<> paid to Fred- !
••rick T. Case and »>ne «>f $T."i«» imid to i: !
J^. TerhuiM .
Mr Kennedy then resumed tho stand. J
a I Mr. Hotrtikiss .isk«d him if he had
looked up the payment by the New York '
l?.»ard of Fire Cfa&et Wlttcn to him. In !
y«i<>. r.wii, ..f PM.3IIIM
Kennedy Seeks Delay.
Mr. Kennedy replied that he had not
looked 1t up. but that be recalled aoaaa ]
tj[ the circumstances connected with that ;
t»a>'ni< • • un-1 asked Mr. Hot. hk to !
wuit until Monday aftem.Hin lx-f.»re I r...
i*«*»'dinij with his examination.
f 'Su," said Mi. HotchUiss. -l don't
want to arrest the |>r.*-eetiinir until t h«-n '
I'll try to refresh your mtmury with
these nimutes."
Mr. Hurrello lie** read from the m!n
an«f of the fmanco C4jnimUtee fir tt.e
board, dated May :J7. May *JK, May
81 and June 4. l'.tOl. The minute.
told of the presentation by Mr. Kennedy
Ito the lioard of • Jiis bill j,»r wrvices at
Albany, and how after three or four for
mal discussions of the bill the committee
approved the larper juirt <.f It. The last
item in the minutes of June -I. 1>»1. read
UK follows:
"Mr. Kenn<«ly on invitation «\j>lained
the <l<'tails of bib bill at length, after
whii-h nil th'i tin -tatters of the Committee
uti Lam's and LrgislstJoa retired. After
a short disrtnvlon it was, un motion,
«oied that till ih? Items of Mr. Ken
nedy'.s bill be approved, esoe|Jt the $."».<*►!
item, and the chairman was instructed
bit t<» inform the OotttSlittee uej Laws and
L> Bi.-h:tiu?i, itft.-r whiih the meeting ad«
jo.:rncd."
Discussion of Bills.
Mr. Hu rr< .!!..• thei« asked the witrficss
whether lie reinembeied that then- was
a lot «>f dlscuasJoq about that ■ for
r'i;;..'U 1 '.•*», and Mr. Kennedy replied that
If they would let him tell the story of it
It. his <>wit way thin£B would move
faster. Mr. H->t.itki>> assented, and Mr.
Kenncdj went «»n.
"i frit under am obllgatlua to l»ay the
sum <<f S7>,i*W wittitt--s said. "Tlioy
a i. ; tne it 1 had Incurred a legal obli
gation to |ja> and 1 told them no, but 1
felt they ou^ht to juiy. When Mr. Odell
prem-iit.-d his elalMtrate scheme forelimi-
USXInS the direct tax he jirojKiS«*d several
bills, on.- t-i whiih was a t.-ix on the
property of New Voik State oomj>anie.s
II didn't reach the .oinjianles »>f other
nates, nor foreign dumpanles f'i M 'rating
li«re. The law eonimitteo w;i<« tetU acted
t-« antago!iize that bill, because even the
DUtJdde companies win- ufiaid that they
v.0u1.1 be in xt. Mr. WasbMurn and .juitr
6 ddesation went t.. Alb-<n> t»o«.r thr« •
tunes. 1 think. ;.nd I Ren. rally i^iid thu
i\\H UXH."
Mi lli.ri.ne interrupted Mr. K'nn.'dy
here to have him KJjectfy tbe number «.f
Hi' «i taken t<» Albany, und it Hpjjeared
<.:;it there witi- se\<n nun urhose ex
iMtises Mr. K« nn.ily paid.
1 hav.nt pi\m this matter a t!. ought
for years,** fcuiJ Mr. Kennedy; "but sr«
bud a large nuiab-r of men brought
::<>v\n later from various towns In th«
nate. li tluit !,il! »>:i«j bocjj jiais«-vl. I be
li<-\. ii then. Bttd DOW, th. re Wol'ldn't l*e H
flun. ..! tin* «'«.uu <jf Apfjte&li decJsloa. 1
I .-.pi t:p. »-i vx«ite.« timt Vetidcr thought
1 wur going to strike the G«vcrpbr, unu
'Utnj/od up t.» grau my arm. At any
:. ... ! .-:;■! t<> the Governor that I could
|iii.»c« t -. him that ihe (1 •» -isioti wa.- based
ur\ p m?c*/tatetncst, and asked Mia if I
\<ru Ili to ).- satlstartlon whether he
would not t" :i ..ii-n tbt- 4 .11."
Air. Kenti. <! . <!i.l n.*t !••••> eml.f-r Use de
t.ii'.s <il wi.;i lie J-.'.'ii Sl *.i:at time, out
Bisssy&eitHl
Natural Laxative
IV/ater
Recommended
by Physicians.
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JcOMSTIPAiiON I
TWO OF THE MEN WHOSE NAMES CAME OUT IN |HE KIRK
IKBUBAKCS IKUIiKY.
OCORQG W. ALX>RIDGE.
New York company doing business
here."
Mr. Hurrelle wanted to know how
many were brought down from other
towns, and it ap|<eare<l there had been
several hundred of them, of whom,
Mr. Kennedy said, he paid the expenses
of probably about one hundred. Fur
ther, he explained, he had given two
dinner parties at the Hotel Ten Kyck.
In Alhany. to thirty or forty men—leg
islators, politicians and insurance men.
When the session was nearly over. Mr.
Kennedy continued, the Court of Ap
peals gave a decision which, in effect,
refused to allow th. companies to deduct
th« amount of their unearned premiums
from taxable assets. It was a test
care, witness said, brought by the as
season in New York City, and was in
the hands of Pavies. Stone A Auerbach.
Surprise at Court Decree.
M . h to our amazement." witness
said, the Court of Ai>i**al? decided
that the unearned iTrmiums could not
he included as liabilities and the com
lanies had no riirlit la deduct them (rasa
their taxable asfeta, Wr had Mr. Davte*
draw a bill coveting thin puUlt, and wilU
.some additional fratuns."
•Who Introduced it?" mapped Mr.
Hotchk's*.
'"I don't remember in the Assembly.
l>ut Mr. Raines in the Senate. lie
was in the tire insurance busin.ss. It
was late in the session. My pride was
up to pass that bill. 1 had been n»me
wliHt active in ix'litiis. and I asked the
men there whom 1 knew to help me
j*as it."
Th. Mr. Kennedy said: "I after?
ward mule them presents «>ut of that
Mini of money.
•'Presents pS tile tegtslators'T' asked
Mr. H.'tilikiss.
'•N<». «!ir; no lesislat«»r ever cot one
dollar from inc." the witness answered.
"You SaSi 'them*; who?"
"Certain Republican politicians.**
Uafa have their names."
Well. I'm coming to that. HeuUn I*
F. x was an «>ld an/1 highly esteemed
friend <>f mine. He \\i».< then associated
.\ith the Republican State Committee,
I don't know whether as secretary or
not. I told him 1 wanted to pass that
ill. He said he vasjli awl help me. I
ticked him who son big men might be
•ho .-.Hibl help BBS He Hal. l he would
introduce rue to Mr. Ln.un. l,it« r he
t<»ok me to Mr. Dunn, telling Dunn that
1 wanted 10 talk on a very important
matter, and .en Mr. Fox withdrew.
"I . x:«.ai!.«-ei to Mr. Dunn that I want
ed help on that bill. I told him that 1
had been active In i>olitics; that i had
even declined nominations, and then 1
•.vent over the provisions of the bill. He
r«ld that I would have to wait until
the foQoming day. and then he would
tell m- whether lie could help me or
aot"
"Didn't he say arhj he had to wait
until the following day?" asked Mr.
Hotchklss, who fairly shouted the 'why.'
"N<»." replied Mr. Kennedy.
"Did you tell him that }■■ i would
Bast* |jros<-nts to him or t<> the state
committee?**
Never Promised Any Presents.
"No, never— then !*r at any other
time. Later ii. the sanje day he said
he would help n:e. ami asked me what
l,«lp 1 \.;-:i'.-ii 1 told him i wanted.
Jirpt. to Ret i> throush the Senate."
Mr. Hotchklss w tnte.i to know
crbether any ojiixisiti-in hm! developed
to the bill al that time, and Kennedy
::•)>} h- - under** I **! that the Governor
was oi>jjosi*iji it. Colonel Dunn, lv- said.
sdvfwd liim to go and make the same
r&pianatlua t>» the Gcvernor that lie
t>ud lust mu.ie to him.
111 the m- ill time. Ml . Kennedy said,
he learned that the Fidelity and Casualty
(-otnpanie* had become interested in the
bill !.«■<;« us.- of the decision given by the
Court of Appeals. Mr. Malar, who then
was hi the Seuate, ■!•; Mr. Kennedy, the
witness said, that he bad been asked to
supl>ort the bill 1-: IBM Casualty inter
is&s. win* als«» wanted an amendment
uliuh *• ii Id indud.' them. M.ilhy made
aii appointment with the tJovernor. »it
ness s;.:<i. and « BBJSBi time later IBM rep
• e-j. ntuti\<- of tbe <*asualty inter* stH and
;Ik witness • a:'« 'i on the Qovernur ;\ith
Senator Malby to int rod uce*t lien 1.
■•»Jo\ftiior <>d« II eaid, aft«T he heard
our arguments." Mr. Kennedy t« stilled,
"that tie thouKhl the Fidelity and Casu
alty companies had as k>»««i a li^ht to
the benefits as the lite insurance. «•> 111
paalea. 1 v.v* «juirk i»« take the hint.
and assured bin that lb< Lift would be
preacoted ivlth Urn r'-ic-siry amend
in. nt-. 1
"Was «•.>:. 't«-i Dunn there?" arked
liutrhldss.
"Ni.," aitness replied, "only the thr«»
«"f us, aith the Governor, :<.<i Senaloi
Malby was a iiulT* listener.*"
"Tb< bin -Aiis intr.wlu <<; lat. r." :ii«
aitp*gs kIM. M by rWnator Raines, .aid
iM-ople said I K«'t more for itothititf than
any ««»* that e\«r e^rnt «v. there. They
said that I knew lew to 'Kiss a bill
through.' 1 gave luncheons at the
Downtown Club here, and they used to
::iy thai 1 frequently bad a quorum of
iri- Legislature- there. I n.\«r !iad an>
tbing ft do with '■tiM.- bills' Thla bill
„aa»ed; unyway. it was one of the tliiity
day ■-■ii.' in (he bands of ib<> governor
Iftlter the I Kirl.lt UK- Jidjolil lied."
Worried by Odell's Oelay.
lie returned t.» n. w York, the witncbs
■aid. BSaJ assured ills aysuriatra' in the
fire iiusuian.e Lu»in.s.s thut tlie bill us
tli<> wanted it would *i«,oti In cot:ie ■ law.
Ht.w.v.r. tin time passed, day by Jay.
atld StlU Ihe bill v. ;i~ Hot signed by GoV
«in-.r Udell. Mr. K«itii. .); >« business au
sutirlcs lv this *it> began lii twit him
lie tsaid, but an thi? tllne passed llie> # l«
;.«in to £i" inu.c sciiwua abvul it, uud
\i\v.,,»i;k imii.y t::ii;im:. s\niiiuv. makcii i». ioio.
THE LATE RKl'llEN L FOJt
' Anally when there was only torty-elght
hours left of the thirty days' time sub
! sequent to the adjournment of the Leg
' islature he saw that something was
wrong, and hurriedly telegraphed to
i Senators Malby and Haines and to Com
modore Vedder to meet him at Albany.
Th. > had an audience with the Oa*«
ernor. lie said, and a very stormy scene
j ensued. At that interview with Gov
ernor Odell. Mr. Kennedy said, there
were present, l»ealdcs the Governor, only
himself. Commodore Vedder and Senator
i Malby. as Senator Kaineti had l»een un
i able to come.
"Vedder was a taxation expert," ex
: plained Mr. Kennedy, '"and that was why
, I summoned him to help me put our
Case fore the tlovernor."
Hut that explanation stirred up Su-
{ pertntendent 1! »tchkiss.
"I come from the west* part of the
Btate." said Mr. llotchkiss. "and we
know him there as a political expert;
how did lie come to at a taxation cx
i pert?"
Mr Kennedy thotißht th:it Mr. Vedder
had been on the Board of State Tax
Commissioner*, and said that It any
i rate Vedder had received a fee of some
1 tiling 1. .ss than >."Ki»» for his vices at
; that time.
••We had an exciting discursion with
the Governor." said the witness, -and in
the discussion he read from a i..ran
h« f. It then, h<- said, an.l v. as told by
i l^.tu VWdcr and Malby afterward, that
it was a very fine speech, and at the end
„j it the Governor signed the bill.
• H. threw it across the table t<> me."
said the witness, "and 'hr. a it so hard
that it went by me and f«-ll 10 the floor.
and then he called m back and aaU it
would possibiy »*• better if I let his sec
retary mark out the -veto' signature that
he had previously place.! «>n the bill."
Mr. Hotchklss commented dryly at
;th:s ix>int that he had been aw** In
terested m the i.. .i.i.t at the !egls!a<
tkm, biit he was muh more Interested
| in the account «>f the disbursements.
Money Net Paid in Cash. ,
"Did y»'U spend it all in cash?" asavri
I the Superintendent.
\ "I think not.' replied the witness;
' ••sumo «-f it ii, <«« h and "'.in'- 1 in
, eh« ks."
••What record ••! it all Is on your
lx.oks now 7" . * •"
•Son. f laaptf oi**w t.l^ ■ rtiecits.
.nd to-k the ,a.-h ait me."
"Where ar«» your check b^uksT 1 .
•"Destroyed l«»n>; he.».'- Mr. Kennedy
!,, „|.. and .iddtnl that he rememliered
they were ilia. >•:•> tli« Nassau bank,
[in which lie tht n kept his personal a< -
court.
M i\*hal proportion ••! this >>s.::ii for
I which V«U r.i.i|it«.l on Juno 1- IUOI.
(was made up of presents t<» Republican
politicians, as you have ili«<l?"
asked Mr. kl6tctikls».
"Possibly >;,«iiHi.- replied Mr. Ken
! nt-dy.
"is it not a fair inference, fr^m >x»ur
testimony, that your expense, other
th:in those prevents, would not exceed
•Ycji."
"Weil, now, the names of those recip
!iir«s?" demanded Mr. llotchklsa,
•Mr. Al<lri<l*ze. of Rochester." replied
[the witness. "He .said he% could do 111.
g.MHI in the, matter <>f the legislation.*"
i -How did he do you gttodr* asked
■Ml Hotchklss, with a entile.
"Well, he saw Assemblyman l^ewls, I
think, and he s.iid he would help me."
•\\ I', n -li.i >"v lirsi mention com«
|iensation t.. Mr. AldridgeT' was the
next .-lion
"I think not until ;tf. i the adjourn*
nunl ..I the K«Ki>lature.' - replied th«
witness. "1 don't recoiled l»»»»v ! Hot
him to ».»iiie t<» my hfllce.*"
• It v. .s in New- York th' n?"
"Yes."
■| M.l be in. utii.n money, or did \»»u?"
1 -.trsued Mr. Hotchklss.
"1 did; be nevei did. I raid, 'Yi»u'\e
i, •!:•<! in*' on this bill, and ii uus v
great triumphr-my ia^t bill -and I
want •>• d'» "omethlitj: fur .-on." " re
' p!ied Mr. Kennedy.
Mr. Aldridg.. he went on. told him he
i'.-<dn'i do anything for him. "Hut I
finally u avt< him,** continued Mr. Ken
nedy. "1 I tISBS not more thai! s.'4»i."
It was a sift, lie said. for the aid
[CVldridge bad given him in getting the
• tiill tlirougji just at the end »f the s<»
' mom when it was difficult to y.-i all;.
consideration i'n«ni the legislators.
"Kx-Mni»liiil Payn helped roe with »li«
, uill. t0..." fu\;\ Mr. Kennedy, "but i did
not make him any present <>f money."
"The forni'-r Superintendent, l.ou P.
' l'liynV" .e^keel Mr. llotehkiss.
■ ■» • answefed ill.- witness.
li. Kennedy* Memory Poor.
Mr. l|o|chktss find question nft«>r
i .4ixsti.il> at th< witness \.t an «-i:d. > avor
i 10 nave him mention ihe names of other
recipients, bu| Mi Kennedy contended
that lie could not remember well enough
11«.1 1«. mention any other names
Tin' witiu-.-> .-.1 1. 1 in answer to fnrtlw r
questions that the Instance a;>>n will- h
:Ik had been testifying, in ItMtl was the
j ..lily time when lie had paid in< ney in
connection with legislative matters other
: than to members of the 1 - ; ; . « 1 profession.
"l»ld j'.u i\t-r |m>- aiiy money to
[Colonel l>n:;»r."" usU.-d the xii|>< rint.-iid
' < nt.
"N.>." replied jh* wltnms.
"l»;il >ou i^pott th» di tails to the
I hard <>f Kiie Underwriters?*"
"V. a*"
"Tlj«-ii tli.y knew the money hsd been
u»c«i to |»«y tu. n of influcnc« l'<>r their
j Influence In leglvlatlonr'
"I don't like ywur inf. 1. 1:> .•.'• replied
1 >ir. Aeimed... "It wjim |>a!d aft. r tin-
I •,« ssion. inor»- because at Hie closing days
I'iiS Inc *u>:;lou it was hard to o- t m I.^
| ulators." and these men helped me to do
I ;hnt." . .'
The finance committee of the board, i
the witness said, had been divided on
| the proportion as to whether the «5.«»>
contribution to Hal state committee was
Justified* or not.
Most of the *T..«»m gift Bioney was paid j
over to the different recipients by him j
In his office In this city. Mr. Kennedy ;
said, and its to the S"..«««» which he ;
handed over to Mr. Fox in Juno. U'Ol. j
at the old Fifth Avenue Hotel, he ex- ,
plained that he could rot now remember
from which companies that money had
come.
• How was that tontrtlbutlon made?**
asked Mr. Hotchklss.
"Well. I went up to the- Fifth Avenue ,
Hotel, met Fox. and said: 'Well, now my j
i friend* have put me in a position to i
make that contribution.' Fox asked me ;
how much It war. and I told him It was !
the sum we, has! mentioned. Br».<XW." . [
The Superintendent reserved Ills ;
strongest ammunition la the last. v.hen •
he asked: "Do you remember any other •
1 contributions juiid to either Republican ■
or Democratic State committees by fire j
Insurance interests In Interest of leg- j
t (station ?"
"Most emphatically, no:" responded !
; Mr. Kennedy.
"Theo. we are better informed than •
j you art." was the investigator's retort, j
Charles L* Case.- who was the chair- ,
man of- the committee on which Mr. {
I Kennedy served as a ...ember, testified ;
j that in regard to the $.\<KM contribu- !
j tion item Mr. Kennedy had told him II j
was advisable to raJas that amount and j
I give it to the Republican State Commit- j
! tee to "save tl. • state."
As from the London Assurance Com- j
pany, which he repre-. here. Mr.
I rase test l he contributed §'!"*> to
1 that fund, and that was the only pay- I
| ment in the interest of legislation he
had ever made, he added.
♦
MALBY DOESN'T RECALL BILL,
• • • "~ — : .
! Knew Nothing of 310,000 Fund and
Expresses Great Surprise.
I Kr«>ni The Tribune liur.au |
Washington, Mar. I, ih. — When Represent- i
atlve George It- M.iii.y was Informed Ibis
I evening of* Urn evidence resMoratag him |
l UlVeli by K. i: Kenn<-«ly before Superill - I
I tend.-nt liutchktsa if expressed (Treat «ur
1 prlse and denied a!l knowledKe of the. |
p transactloti
"Mr Kennedy and m>.«elf," as said.
M have been warm per«o»ial friends for j
many year*. ...... place 1 do not i
iielieve tliat he has been correctly quoted. I
If I ever assist, .i in passing legislation |
desire.} by .Mr. Kennedy it was on the J
JKrii.nl U f my friendship for him. 1 know!
I nothing of the |la.aaj S|i«. ken of. nor do 1
' re.-all the 111 V.forred to."
HAIL INDIANA'S SON.
— — — — __
Former Vice-President and
Wife Guests of Honor.
I Charles \V Fairbanks, former Vice-l-i.
j lent, and Mrs Fairbanks were welcomed j
i home from a years lout Of the world last j
| i.iitt.t i.v ike Daaghten of Imliana. who;
j kave a reception and dinner for them at!
! the Hotel Astor.
| The cues--ts of tronor had a narrow escape !
i from missing •'•■ reception, for the woman'
1 appointed la take up" tarheta when the!
! guests entered ihr Bank ballroom insisted '
lon '"lie. linn them from everybody. As the!
firmer.. Vice-President and Mis Fairbanks. \
I aci-oni|>anied l>y Mr«. Mary Harrison I.e. a
I daughter ot the late President Harrison, i
ml Clou, i James K. I'urtls. president of
i Ike Indian* Society, came .j|> the faithful !
; guardian failed to rorogassa the man who!
Jume presided over the national Senate.!
! tltourb Ills ■r.i, which had been removed
i -*hi!»- i:e wa.s in China, had returned al- ,
j nt. st in its fun pristine glory. Whet, ex- |
1 pluti.itloiis had been n»a«le the party tough- '
InjtJy jiriHenle.l « ■ their way. an.l were!
: warmly welcomed as they « ntered the room. '
Miss .Mary O. Flay, president of the i
I Daughters of Indiana, was muster. i
in.' declared thai Indiana was ■■• >f•-*!f •-*! for
a« many things that it would take days* to
ten Jill shout them, ll was noted for i,,,,,. !
' »st politicians, .ii any rate, and they had;
j gathered to honor one ..f them.
<•«•!. 'iirl Curtis and William 1.. Taylor.
J.«f Indianapolis, In extending greetings toj
i the returning travellers on 1..-half of tlie i
Iri.liani.uis in New York and at home, em- j
| pliatiiully Kai.l that if they had had their i
■ way t!ie Riiest of the evening would now •
!be in the White House Both paid high:
j tributes l>» President Taft and his admin-!
1 •«'<•». nevtrthelets. and ad. led that In- j
itiiana. Ohio and Illinois was the President |
growing section of the country.
Mi. l>irba«iks w ; .s welcomed with the;
j <.'h:iutnu.|:i« salute, and declared that he j
I and Mr*. Fairbanks had learned to ,>re- I
clat« (he. United States all the more while]
•ibruad.
Mrs. Fairbanks expressed her appreci- !
; atiou .<f tl.c Kre»tiut» extended by the
j daughter-* of Itaiiana and by the *ons of .
: h- i native state.
I Other members w-^re Mrs. William t^m-|
; nui Story, Airs. < ".mi.- «.ii.ij.nian j,t, i
'. Jlrs. Wtnnlfred llarf<'r Cooley and Dr.
' William Bayard Hale. Jlr«. ibeth |
Nieholsot) Wheeler and Carl Morris aaag j
;s«verHl sonjj.s. accomt>anied by Mi-- 13. |
Margaret it..t.. m. - Katherine Uenuke i
Hicks gave readings from James WhltCOmb
l£il«-y*s works.
TELLS OF WOULD TRIP
~
Mrs. Fairbanks Found Awak
ening Among Women.
( All over ike world, in .1, |hs countries !
| whlen sne lia-* l«en visiting witii her hus
band, the former Vice-president, pnrtlcu- ]
larly «'hltiii. Japan ai.d Corea. Mr*. Charles'
j Warren FaiiU*r:ks found v "wonderful l
', ;t\\:ik'Uii!ii,' amoTin woruen."
'"In t.'hitia." lid Mr«. Fairbanks, when!
; Men in her suite on tiu- ■ aatk floor of I
! ih»- Plaza yesterday morning, "it i.s evident '
; that an important an.l radical change will
lak- place very kh.ii. The Chinese women
j are forKin^ rapidly t.» the front and it won't j
Ibe many >«-urH before they u re heat. l from
j in alliance with the women «.f other cuun
1 trie.-. i
1 «:»•* partlcularl) Impressed by the
| l-mpresn of Japan, by whom we w.-re en- I
I Urtalned Although oui conversation «ra»]
I «arric.l <.n throUKh an intfrpr.ter, «he an !
I moat grae!ous and clnrmin>:. She wears j
ruroj^an dre«i«. i>. fact, was gowned In v |
ParU 'creation.' .-<»■ were all iho ladles of the I
«ourt. tine of her atiit.-. a Japanese prln
. • ¥:•, '..:>.* fasciuatitiK in ;ii>|'«-aii»n •<•. ri'.Hem
lilliiK rritzi-lVln rr •10.-.ly.
, "The Japanese women nre*bj rw» means
j euntberers of thai ground~th4 lower claises.
li inr.-.n— for ti seems they •!«» everything
that men do, warklag aeokli them t:i tin?
field, carrying brick*, ami ra.irtur and as- I
sifting in all the labors of tho stronger sei
I l»« li» v«\ l:i fact, tin- only ones ill.- women '
didn't runtpcle with 111 work U.I ■ ih«> jlu- j
iikl-l. wen. I don't kn<>w whether tin
!~.-«tr<'ity of men latxir.-m tn i|i<- ii. I.i e»|st-d
i . i..i • i -„• win, or whether It ii l!ie direct !
i.fuii <>f Hi.- losses of Hie battlefield,
* "In llu rope, naturally, tny tim« autahle ol {
felgbtsorlvg ! »aa Kiv.ii over lv social duties.
Mini ..I Mil Ike « •iiiiiilri. ■ I rblted I Mil id I
|inj">.,l tluglaittl asust. London wna «!e
| llgtllfuL but New Yolk Is. the I^Mt vlaco
j after *«it ."
Mrs. Fail bankr Kald sh« hud tcsde i. >
1 |ilaaa '•>■ ll"* future, but im-.uit to »p-nj
1 the Biiiiimrr very (juictiy.
TAFT ASKS aid
Cnnllnurd from Uml p:'**-
It Is not a government of party we might
a* well go out of the governing business,
for we win never get ahead without par
ties. How are you going to give expres
sion to the varying views of ninety mill
ions <>f people and put them into the
form of legislation, to be agreed upon
by a majority of your Representative*
and your Senators, unless you organise
parties to select those Representative*
and Senators and agree within the party
to subordinate your less material predi
lections and opinions in favor of certain
fundamental principles of Improvement,
in order to advance which you are wili
ng to sacrifice nil less important mat
ters.
Therefore, you have to Have what is
known on the football field as team
■work. Arid the party hns t> get to
gtther — the extremes "on- asM side and
the extremes on the other- and both
must sacrifice something of their indi
vidual views ar:c) get the thins through,
and that Is what I am hopeful our Con
gress will do.
That they may differ in respect to the
details of the various bills Is to be ex
pected. Bit If they are really In favor
—all of them— of enacting useful legisla
tion, then they must be willing to sacri
fice some of their views in order that
there shall I '- ■ compromise measure of
rial Improvement and a real step for
ward in order to show to th<* people that
tie party which has assumed responsi
bility has th* sense find the discipline to
meet it by subordination of smaller views '
to the great question of human progre»s.
Pleasure to Praise Perkins.
President Taft began hia f ech with
a tribute to the late Representative
James Breck Perkins, who lived in this
city. He was a man." thy President
declared, "whom it is a pleasure to j
praise, for you say but the truth.** j
Launching into the s;il>.te t of legisla- I
tion. Mr. Tuft «aid:
It is now something more than a year ,
ago that the present administration be- '
gan. We had promised to revise the
tariff, and we did so. The operation of :
that law (luring the seven months it has '
been in existence is vindicating the i
pledge we made for it. A comparison !
with the preceding law shown the new
law to he a good revenue producer,
shows a reduced percentage in rates of .
duty and an Increased percentage of ar- i
tides on th» free list
Business has increased and prosperity
is here. Conditions are all that could be j
hoped for, according to the measure of
the business men. How long this condi- !
tion will last, how much It will be af- .
tected by the construction to be put upon j
the anti-trust law, will not be known j
until we have the decision and learn |
v. hat real effect the decision will have.
We have been trying to cut down ex- i
pesjasa at Washington. The estimates ,
for the next fiscal year are *4S.»»iO.»i»»> j
'fss than the appropriations for th» cur- |
lent year. In th«» navy we cut down i
IO.4NNHHN*. but saved enough to con- \
tinue the policy of two battleships a
year until the completion of the Panama
Canal. That was one of the dearest pol-
U-les of my predecessor— the one he i
thought perhaps the most of— and I |
would have felt the keenest regret to i
iave departed from it in the first year of j
my administration.
I would like now to direct your atten
tion to the legislation which I hope to j
g*t at this saarioa of Congress. First :
and most important are the amendments \
to the Interstate commerce act.
Detailed Explanation of Bill.
The President then went into a de- j
tailed explanation of the bill, which he !
said he felt was not generally under
stood. He explained the necessity of a
commerce court to hear appeals from !
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
First of all. it would expedite matters,
he asserted, and added:
The one thing which disgraces our civ- I
ilization to-day are the delays of civil
and criminal justices. And these delays
always work in favor of the man with
the SJBjgjeal purse. Hence they work In ]
favor of the railroads rather than the j
shipper. The commerce court." by avoid- |
ing the convenient delays of the past. I
will be a long step toward that regula
tion of the railroads which we have been
looking for.
A second provision of the bill allow*
carriers to make traffic agreements
among themselves*, subject to the ap
proval of the Interstate Commerce Com
mission. My predecessor in his every
message to Congress recommended this.
The provision does not permit pooling.
II allow that which the railroads have
to do any way. whether the law forbids
it or not. 1 am in favor of allowing the
railroads, if run rightly and justly, »->
run within the law.
Other provisions of the gliding bill
were taken up one by one. The Presi
dent explained the necessity of- giving
the commission power to readjust
classification of freights, to suspend in
creased rates until time Is. allowed for
I proper investigation as to their Jus
tice. to supervise the issue of stocks
and bonds and to prevent watering, to
fix through routes and to give shippers
a choice of routes. , Lastly he came to
that provision of the law which has been
the subject of recen* attack in the
Ha«Jg« of Representatives —to permit
railroads already owning ."<»► per cent of
the stock in another road to purchase
the remaining share* The President
continued: <
Borne gentlemen seem to think that
this gives the railroads too much leeway.
As a matter of fact it was Inserted to
Kive the minority stockholders a market.
If a railroad compuhy owns 74* per cent
of the stock It is in control. The House
committee ha* stricken out this* provis
ion, I. lit my Impression Is that after full
consideration it will be found advisable
t<> kltc this opportunity to the minority
stockholder to market his holdings, and
that the people least Interested in th.
provlslonwire the railroad companies.
From the railroad bill th<* President
passed to t!i»- postnl savings bank meas-
Mi . which already has passed the* Sen
ate. He said he hoped it would pass the
House, and he felt the ••na<*tment of the
I 111 would prove- the worth of the in
stitutions. In the etui he predicted that
instead of hurting the banking business
it would Improve it. Next the President
discussed til.- so-called :<nli-ipjuili lion
MIL lie said:
That. i... .presents some aspects' that
Mould be discouraging to a person less
optimistic than I am. our friviid liom
rcrs and the American Federation of La«
hoi are opposed to. the bill because they
<;• not think it goes far enough. Our
friend Van i*leve and the Manufacturers'
Association are opposed <" it because
they bb! it will hamstring the courts
a i».l prevent them from giving needed re
lief. The truth of the matter is that the
lull is on** of reasonable provisions, .and
li carries »»nt th«> platform to the letter.
Some people ask why si* should b»ther
to »...-s the .'in If it uoesti't satisfy th<
l:<»...: organizations. We didn't agree to
satisfy the labor organizations. We
agreed to adopt this law because we be
ii. ■ Ed it to 1.,- right. •
Th» Conservation Measures.
in speaking •:' the conservation atoag*
urea, the President said ha hop l at U-tist
that «Vnsr«\M.s at thsßaaaaaaa would udop;
the bill whiih rrl\«s the PraaataM spe
cific authority la withdraw lauds trim
public entry until such lime as Congress
can '"!•• laws for a proper disposition
i>( the vatuab.lv resources «>f Iht lands
Alter this iii la passed Un President
said he hoM-d ii,. 9&MM)IMIUU Issue ,»r
bunds off certiorates would by grant.,) | v
.any forwaTH the re. tentative, prujevta
ut the •foal Thin work, he said, ha i got
ahead or in. money in ,, vt „| [ n un cf _
fort '' satisfy Ihs hop, of those t»> in
1 en. fit. '' by 'the (♦ claim, d land.
The President referred to the right of
the Executive arbitrarily, to withdraw
lunda Ir^/m <n tri. a subjwt 'vthlvb'hus
' flaTurad in th* BalUager-Machot contn. !
f *•*•*. say Ins:
Originally, the Constitution provided '
that th» public domain should be dis
posed of by Con*ies». But there •*•"»
up the practice that 'vhsn th* Severn- i
! rnent needed a military reservation or «i
i lighthouse att # the Pr?sl«lent would re
! serve the nuiaaary land. Proceeding
■ upon the theory that that right bad been
j fully established, millions of acres af
lamia were withdrawn by the km and
1 *»• present administration, that Con- •
gress might deal with the landa In other .
i way* than the present laws prescribe.
The right of the Executive I* a very ;
• '••übtful one. to my n)lnd. and if tested :
| might not stand. Already a test Is being
mad* as ti» th« right to withdraw oil !
lands in California. The law that ought
»<» pass first ia the one giving the Presi
! dent definite authority to withdraw
; lands. There la some opposition to thi < (
j .-.nifinr -r>m» pentlewte* who live In the '
; West and hreathe the air of freedom who
j ihtnlc the land ought to >«• deponed of |
' under exist lnc law* and as rapidly as j
:I* ssiblr. The- say they will stand up
: and object to the law as long as there Is ;
Lather under their feet. But this talk
| is not to he taken too seriously.
The President discussed the various j
, problems of practical conservation, the 1
I question of the proposed) lease of coal
I lands, power site*, etc. Experimental
• laws would have to be passed, he
I thought, to be strengthened if found too ■
I lenient or made lew drastic If found toj ■
I abut out capital. Mr. Taft told a story !
. of ex- President Eliot of Harvard, who. (
1 after accepting the leadership in a ton-
I servatiop movement, came to th« White ;
| House dm* day and said: . ■
"Mr. President. I have been looking j
! Into thin conservation business, and I !
1 find that there are mime problems in it
that have not been solved and that are ;
so intricate U Is coins to take a lot ef I
j time and thought to solve them."
"I sjafas agreed with him." declared
! the President.
President W. C. Drown of the New :
j York Central Railroad Company pleaded
j for more intelligent farming, a more |
(careful utilization of the country's re
| source* in the hands of the individual as
: the true conservation work which de- j
, manded Immediate attention. He said. >
in part:
i A most careful investigation of statistic* t
! ytutw* beyond t!i<* shadow of a doubt that ■
: unie*" production van be immediately and
I powerfully »tlmu!atec» within fiv* y*ars '
I consumption of foodstuff* in this country I
vi 11 hay» overtaken production and trd* '
great agricultural nation wtlt be looking .
! with anxious eye.* for a place to purchase
i tne n«-cexsarles of life.
; The s«riouJ m e!*'» of the uttuatiou cannot be .
I overstated. An alarm should at mounded ',
from the Atlantic to the Pacific and from j
! our northern boundaries to the Gulf, arous- i
i in»; the farmers to the country* necmsi- ;
I tie-. to their own opportunities and poaal- .
i buttle*.
! There is no alternative— we must increase
production per acre by more intelligent
! methods or we must face the relentless. ;
I certain coming of the day when we shall
i not produce food enough to supply our own
| necessities.
Noisy Creeting on Arrival.
President Taft received a noisy greet- :
'■ ing when he arrived in Rochester at 4 j
; o'clock this afternoon. The street* from ;
j the Centre Park station of the New York I
: Central Railroad, where he detrained, to ;
i the Seneca Hotel were crowded with a j
cheering throng. The President seemed j •
| deeply to appreciate the demonstrative j
| welcome and had his silk hat off almost
i constantly acknowledging the saluta
j tions. Escorted by companies of the
! militia and naval reserve, he rode in a
flower decked automobile to the hotel, j
i where after a short rest he appeared on
[ the mezzanine balcony and made a brief
address to the crowds in the lobby.
After referring to the fact that the .
i last time he was In Rochester he was a
j candidate for oflke. the President said: •
"Since that time I have been elected
your President, and if any one here
J tfilnks that It la an easy Job lot him try
I it. It Is not easy to get there, my <
j friends, and not easy after you get there.
1 am glad to be In jour beautiful city
again. Tour Mayor tells me It Is the
! best city In the country. I have heard
} other nice things about Rochester, too.
I might tell you what President Brown
of the New York Central told me if I
wasn't afraid it would be reported In
! Syracuse and Buffalo."
A Tribute to Mr. Perkins. 9
The President spoke feelingly of the
! death of Representative James Breck
I Perkins, of this city. He said he had
j hoped to make him an ambassador of
the United States.
"But he decided he would not accept
the new work until the coming fall."
; said the President, "so again we see that
{ 'man proposes and God disposes.' I
; want to record here my high apprecia- ;
' tion of the man and to sympathize with !
you in the great loss you have sus
tained."
Leaving Chicago at II o'clock last T
i night. President Tafl did not arise until !
after his train had passed through Cleve- ,
'< land this morning. In response to tele- ■
graphic requests he appeared on the rear :
! platform and made brief speeches at j
j Ashtabula. Ohio; Erie and Northeast.;.
| 1 enn.. and Dunkirk and Batavla. N. Y.
! The train stopped only a few minutes at j
| Buffalo, and there was no speech. At
; tarn of his stops the President's re- i
; marks Here little more than a greeting j
|to the crowds at the station. He quoa
! tioned his hearers as to their local in
; .lu.Htri*»*. and hoped they were all proa- i
! perous and flourishing. •
Speech at Ashtabula.
President Tafl said at Aahtabula:
"This town Is marked in the history of
| Ohio, and now. 1 believe, you have
! achieved the position of the greatest ore
' importiag town in the world. That la j
j something. I hope that the freight and ;
| the business are making ail your fathers ' '
1 and all your brothers rich, and I hope
I 1I 1 that it may make all our husbands I
I rich. lam cumins to uhit> on the 3d of ;
jMay."
At Erie the President spoke in behalf |
j «»f the movement there to raise $UWMXX> !
for a Yuuns Men's* hrlstian Association I
building M. aaaj he had had a great j
' 'Ual of experience with the Young Men's ,
.Christian Association in different sec- i
j ttons of the world, and always found M '
• i doing a gjaaal work
'j The President was rather annoyed to
. j day at a stenographic error which crept i
I ir.to the report ,ii his conservation aptech •
SEE WASHINGTON
THE NATION'S CAPITAL
Pate Bock Beer
was aa innovation '.»•
Spring— a peat micicu.
It is * greater success
this .Spring. Now
on the market
everywhere.
RHEINGOLD
PALE BOCK
& Li«dbb«xub » Sana
y Br-w'g Co.
Carnmeyer
Stamped on a
Stioe means
Standard^Meril
6'"Ave.&2o'"SL
A New Rti^sin Calf
and Gun Metal Calf
Cam m ever Oxford lor
Young /"Wit. $4.00.
Will hold its distinct shape
and outwear two pair of ordi
nary shoes.
We carry every style Of
Men's Shoes at all prices.
Boy*' Patent Leather Dress
Shoes.
Hfsh and Low Cut.
LINDSAY
A most comfortable
and stylish
Arrow
COLLAR
15 cent * each — 2 for 23 cents
CJiirtr. I'cibotJv A Co.. Makers
ARROW CUFFS. 3 cent* s Ptir
Not any Milk Trust
Tht Original and Gannlna
HQRLIGX'S
MALTED MILK
The Food-drlnk for Ail -gjs.
At restaurants, hotels sod ountasm
Delicious, mvifofabr.g and sustains^-
Keep it on your sideboard at hoo^.
Don't travel without it.
A qaick lunch prepared in a minute.
Take no satwtituta. Ask for HORUCK'S.
Others arc imitations*
A BRACER
THE MORNING AF£ER
RETAvV
ALSO CURES HEADACHE.
Splits only. Not a Laxative.
15 cents at the bar.
Hotel*. Cafes and Druggist*
RETAW WATER COL
15 Whitehall Street. City*
at Chicago yesterday. Aastou* tj ■"•
credit to «;iff.. I'lnchot for his «"•*
■hare in the lunaervation movement. *£•
Fresldent referred to Colonel *tveH
"who was inspired by ilifford Pimhot &
that wonderful activity vf mind **•
wody with reference to tfto c asavvsfaal
movement The steobcrapoers rnutJ ß .'*
read. "\Vhi» nas it Inspired ,ilf«»a
Fiuvhi'i etc« leavins an reave
whit h was Jitst the rever**- of what ia»
PresiUt-nt i. ad said. „£ x
After spending the night at -.t.he. s>p
eca Hotel Mr. Taft will leave '>-re «SfJS
l«>- morrow morning for Albany. , •» »•
Pennsylvania Zu-lmi
TOURS
March 21.
April 7. 21. and May S. 1910
$12.00 and J Miff from km Tori (
Cover* .th necessary expense*.
Itineraries, itckata an.l full tnrarmntton »"•«> ;
»♦«• nh!:ii!H ■! from Ttrk.-t .*<•»•«• O sMa ,
l». I*. A., -•ttl Fifth \vtnue. New Yurk. •» '
.1 It IVOUU i;C(». W. no YD.
\'i\>*. ir.v.r.j Manager. Uvn'l I'm*. %•<•* •'