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&?*: RAILROADS GIVE REASONS Have Been Carrying Coinmut at a Loss. They Assert. RATES GO UP THiS WEEK Increased Living Cost, Higher Wages and Heavier Taxes Must Be Borne by Suburbanites. .i»-rtf : . commuter.", or at least a good rhaie of them, will probably know to-day *>r • to-morrow ,i"si how much more they have to contribute to the high coEt of liv — in railroad fares. Commuters alone thr New York Central lines may be kept In f'js-penjse ■ little longer, but they are *ur*> to hay» to pay their little dollar or inn advance in Rood time. It won't pay in worry in the mean time. *«= trolleys arc 100 slow for the bustling population that live?. around the edge of the m^tropoli?. *nd airships are still be ?ond reach In the market, so there la no alternative for the suburbanite l "it to take Mr ■irtlClTl In jmblic with a philosophical »>prrsEion. and make Ms wry fares' bohind th* doctor's hack. • — Commuters may find c«n«-oiation in the fact. Jiowcver, a? representatives of the railroads w»»d <mi<aj that thr Increase in rat*-? would rot he a hardship, and pure ly nominal in most instances. TB£h ter minal cbavcr."?. large increases in taxes dur ing the latt few years ami the Increased cc-ft of maintenance and ■ Wet wer<" given generally a* the causes for Increased com mutation r«iic*. I>Tr>it«» the preyahini! Ho« of the ordinary commuter ihst iii* patronage contributes tr> rreflt columns of th«» rn«-Is. the com mutation business is not self-sustaining. • no" more aften means an actoml loss to the raltroad *»« th* s=tatrm«»rit at practically 81l the railroad oOeea • '-s'.erday. W." <*. Tier" 8 , renrral paflaeaojet acent of 11;« Central Railroad of Mew Jersey, said ithit ■-■ company expected to make the announcement of th* schedule of increased monthly commutation rates to-day or to inorrov. T!ic increase would be a nominal « nr . and tho rates aetowaa Plainfirld and >>t<- York would lif lx>nste<l only alx>ut -"■ *«nt* atwve ti-.p picrent rate of ?T 08, he *aifi. A corresponding ■: rrra will be made from <.ihrr stations along the line *T thr railroad. The actual revenue ob tained by this Increase would be smell. it •n??; said, probably not exceeding Jo, rt yj a jrsr. m tJie r^^.'-r: of the Erie '-'''I the l>a«/ka n^tma railroads ii was said thai the mat- Irir nf hicrciscd commutation rates was Mill tinder consideration, but thai an an nouTtcenieni probably would be forthcom '.v.~ sc-ok. II wan pointed out that the Erie's charges for commuters v.as Fi:b- Rtantially Hie sanie now as they were irvcrity >esrs ago, when the suburban line? **-*rr takT into the system. T: " time «hrn this clars of business ceased to be r'ofiiable wa«= hard to fix. it was Bald, but »h* company ha-« operated its suburban *»j.=ir>€£* at & lof- 15 for at least four years. It is trilling to carry the commuters at the "rtual co=t\6f furnishing the transporta tion, ivi :? desirous only of placing that «-nd of tli«- business on a self-sustaining basis, It was said. BpoaJUnc in general. " said a New Jersey . railroad official yesterday, "'the railroads *«vp. been affected by the Ugh coat of liv ir.r as well as the people. Taxes have in creased 400 per I'fiii. iii*' cost of mainte nance has doubled during ten years, and the cost of operating large terminals has Boon up prratly. The increase In travel *i'iring that lime has been by no means suf ficient to offset the Increase in expenditure. '"When you come to figure It out you will find that the average rate »• mile is no ' "h»r€ as much on the suburban railroads k *< it if on the subway. While the aver ■ >{<• commutation rate will not exceed 6^i rnJUs to the. "mile, tli«> average rate an the mbrray - rnpre than one cent, for the av '•sc passenger doc« not travel in th* 1 . sub way more Ihan five miles. The present commutation rates on tbe New Jersey rail ■r-i>f<- were established when the expenses , t> m about half what they are now." \.. r .T^. \'o:-»>^r>:li. ■■idilaill penrral pas icojßjer Hfcnt.of the New York Central lines, said th«t an -increase In commutation rates •n . '. come »= soon as the figures upon which to best the new ratfs could be de termined. "We ;<r>' ■working on the matter row. but ] can I say just when the in <-■<■«»■ a ill '■•' put into effect," he said. "Thr incroa?^. however, will not be a hard ship for the commuter; and in aome in- Manoes. in stanriardizing the rate? on the various branches, it win mean ■ decrease instead of .-.,< >-•} : iff-.' Mr. Vosbvirrh said that lli*> average In crease on the suburban lines probably •rouM lift exceed SI a month The recent Iticrf-afe in wage?. \hr> lilph co. of mainte natirr df compared with a feu years a?;o I r:<3 ihe creatiy i';rreasod laxr? and ter rnjnrtl cxj>t!iPe. c were i ■:•■ reasons for the iSpw rstcs. he «ai<3. ROOT TO MEET ROOSEVELT Senator May Urge Him to Re enter Politics. >»naior Km.-.- a;. 1 LlOyd c. Griscotn, ri^yider.t of the Republican County Com m "■' cam* '.:}) f ro ti Washington together pn the Conpres'-ional Limited last nißht. Trte xrit'or saU? for Uurope on Hie I^p 'siid torincsTOW. ajiO in view of the Bad »Vi*t Sw li<ij>es to a.t-außf a meeting with « "clrmrl Roo«:yejt, at which time be will be *bir to put thf » > \- President In touch with thf iwMUca] situation In this state, it is >-r • to «v that the conversation was l* «■£?]•• on political topic*:. Various Interests In t'.>e Cepubiican party it* prcpsrhit; to aj.pca 1 to Colonel Iloose \r)i if, cnttr tl"> political arena again as *•->< n »* he returns, and it will J»e of ad ■-"iif to i:im to be Informed as to the «!v flopnu.n'h tin'.-e i;' 1 Ictt him] bp •.. Lne r:;jtc-'t •.'luation at t!;i» i in< It is expected "tt'*t the - . patn will, if he set« the chance. . t«-n Co'onrl Itootevelt that las active par liiipation in the campaign thai fall wIJI be bcartJly welcomed b> - Übe leaders. Senntor Hoot in a speecSi at •;.■ farewell tirsfr si\-< - n for him by Senator Depew in '* s».:.r-.f:"~' en iVednwday night. s£id li«r ■w i-ulu be perfectly v ■il'ir.; to carry "rr.es "itffrf to Colonel Roosevelt from anybody, l! i <;!u<3iiig the Govf-rnor cf New Ycrli State «ii»i the 'governor of Albany.'" The !a«-t xfcier.ee was to William H.:i :it-s, jr., aiio •■- > c j:u«^t. Tlif ether cuests included ill*,- «l*on?re!:.smen from New York County, rtatr irnifcii Woodruff. JJi. Grls «c:n *:i<l fed ward 11. Butl'N . editor of "The Butlai-.? New." Tn«- pittiaii'tn ilmt <-'iiiftonted the Repub ':-"an j»a.rty in this state ma i >..< principal topic fi «ii.-<-ii»-i<in i I VB - iigrcH that ,t ■inquired vrbte teader^hig and hard work. . Ivjt. that Tlific sp«\ni<-d to hf no ivason why «i) m»inh<rf «f 11 if i>arty Ebould not won Icaettrer in harmony. K'nator D<wrt d'j* 1 .- not expect to return to tni* rtioniry until September, s-o tlte teasers v.ii! l»o deprived of lii« i-ounsel in tlw u»>k that '-oiif:o!it^ th'-m of Hading the ntzrt wbo wit |irove to h« th*> strongest t*orrib!c '«ndi<!*te lot Governor this fall. FOR SUBWAY IN HUDSON COUNTY. 73»t Hudson County <.\\ j.) Hoard of Freeholder* at <t* meeting yesterday aftet Tietin toofc action toward tlir construction of a Ribway under tlie Boulevard, to run Mm entire length of the county, from Ray onne through Jersey City. West Hoboken. T;nior. Hill and N*«.rlli Hudson, to the Herpen County line, and connect with llif MM<Joo as 4 other linr.«. a preamble and :esoi"ation were adopted providing for the appointment of a coinmitte^ to ascertain a f«r».s.!M*! nirtbnd of financing the project. it rcpim'ttee on engineer? to discuss ri*n». / < itlzcnfe* cemroitte* to consider the *o- of tiie undertajdns and n com mittee X? ■'■''•- witli Asssicyyraaa Tuniulty ca a 'Hail - s-Jiiat-li Tcs'sla five -.measure. SAILS FOR LAHM CUP H E. Honeywell, of St. Louis, Heads for New England. 91 Louis, May 30.— Captain H. E. Honeywell, of the Aero Club of . St. Louis, sailed at -V.DO o'clock to-night in the balloon Centennial in an attempt to win the I^ahm cup for a long dis tance flight. W. F. Asmann, of St. Louis, accompanied him as his aide. The ascension was made under favor able conditions. The balloon started northeast toward the Great Lakes. Cap tain Honeywell said he hoped to land somewhere in New England. The Cen tennial has a capacity of 7."»,000 cubic EmL FINDS 532.000 MISSING Station Agent Steps Outside, and It Disappears, Oil City. Perm.. May 19.— Three packages of money, containing 532.0:4 24. were stolen from the Pennsylvania Railroad station here at 3:30 o'clock this morning: John .T. Truby. th*» station agrent, wa« loading baar gape on to a Buffalo bound train. The money was being shipped by the Adams Express Company 10 Philadelphia. The railroad detectives investigating: the robbery are of the opinion that the thei| wan th*» wojlc of one man. who knew that the money was in the station, and who knew Just where it was. Th«* Pennsylvania Railroad pay car ar rived in Oil City late last evening and turned over to the day station agent three packages wrapped in maTilla paper, contair ins $32,024 24. which were receipted for tn the name of the Adams Express Company. The money was consigned to the treasurer's office of the Pennsylvania Railroad In Phila delphia. The packages proved to be too bulky for storage in the small station safe. and Truby, the night agent, placed them under a sack behind the ticket counter, cov ering them carefully. Ther: was DO one else in the building at the time. At 3 :30 o'clock this morning a Buffalo bound Pennsylvania train polled Into the station. and Truby stepped to the platform, cosing the office door behind him. The door i? self-locking. While rbout two hun died Feet from the office Truby saw by 'J>e light of the station platform that the office door was not closed. Hurrying back, he ran into his office and immediately discov ered that the three packages of money were n.issing. Shouting loudly, he attracted the atten tion of five policemen" wlio were within * block of the place. A hurried search of the train and vicinity of the station were made. with no result. Express* company and rail road detect are making an investigation. NEAR STRIKE ON THE ERIE Averted Yesterday — Will Submit Final Plan To-day. According to the grand officers of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen and the Order of Railroad Conductors, the Erie Railroad narrowly escaped a strike of its six thousand trainmen and conductors yes terday. Whether there will be a strike, they say. will depend on the final proposi tion of ■' ■ • ■oniprmy. which Will be in the hands of the heads of the trainmen's nnd conductors' organizations at 10 o'clock this morning. Presidents I^e of the trainmen and Gar retaon of the conductors bad what was in tended to be their final conference with General Manager J. C. Stuart of the Erie, leginning yesterday forenoon, over the de mands of the men for the Baltimore & Ohio wage schedule. At 1 p. m. the conference er.ded In a. deadlock, and the two men. who v.-er» angry, left to notify the grievance committees that the negotiations were oft and that the strike, which had been held up. could be called. Shortly afterwards hey received a telephone message from Mr. Stuart -asking to see them, and they went to his 1 office. The -conference was brief, re sulting in Mr. Stuart agreeing to send the dnal proposition at the Krie to them at 10 a. m. to-day, and the strike was halted again. On behalf of the Erie Railroad, a state ment made at the Krie offices said : "There will now be no trouble. The only question to be settled is when nome of th? lates of <ne Now .York Central will go into effect on the- Brie. The road agreed to some, of the .rate* will, the men, but is not pre pared to pay the rates in some classes of the New York Central until a later date, lii" date to be fixed." President Lee of the trainmen said last night ■ "Whatever proportion we receive to-mor tow, it will be accepted only if it is on the basi? of tbe Baltimore & Ohio schedule." NEW ANGLE IN HOCKING CASE Proceedings Against New York Central Lines Urged. Columbus, Ohio. May 19.— Samuel Unter )!.><;. of New York: Wade H. Ellis and < "ballen B. Ellis, of Cincinnati, sought to day to Interrupt a hearing in United States Judge Sater's court of the suit of minority stockholders of the Kanawha & Michigan Railway Company to prevent the Chesa peake. & Ohio Railway arid the Lake Shore *: Michigan Southern Railway from exer cising ownership of the Kanawha &• Michigan. The attorneys moved to trans fer the case back to the Common Picas Court, where it was first filed. Judge Sater will announce his opinion to-morrow. The minority stock holders opposing the tiansfer of the Hocking Valley to the Choasapcake & Ohio to-day filed ati amend 'i! petition with the Attorney General urg ing proceedings in ouster net oniy ajrain.-t the Hocking and the Chesapeake «■ Ohio, but against tie Lake Shore & Michigan Poutli ern and the New York, Chicago & St. Louie railroad*. The latter is allowed to lie owned by the Lake Shore, a competing and par allel line. There was submitted a mat> which giver tr.iciiißs alleged to prove that throughout Ohio the New York Central llnea control a system of competing railways, and that, the recent rale of the Hocking group of railways is in effect a transfer of owner ship from the old trunk line syndicate, ousted by the Circuit Court, to two mem bers of the syndicate. STANDARD OIL WAGES UP General Increase Ranges from 6 to 10 Per Cent, as of May 1. The Standard Oil Company has announce*! ■ general increase ranging from (< to 10 p«r c*nt in the wages of its factory em ployes, effective as of May L it la esti mated that this inrroaso,. which is volun tary on the pan of t.i«- corporation, will add from $►■......«•., to SIQ.OQO.<XO to the yearly compensation of the employes. No increase has beea mad" In the salaries of the of fice force. Similar Increases were recent ly announced in the waxes of the employes of the.Bayonnc plant <>■ the Sundard Oil Company ami the Eclipse Oil Company, at Piitsburg. [ Other corporation!, that have aude vol i untary Increases in the vases of their em | cloyea recently, the increases averaging j about 5 !«rr cent, arc th« United States Ktecl ■ araaraUaa. tlie Banrtnd-Whtta Coal Mining Company and \\ v Pennsylvania Railroad Company. The New 7«rk, New Haven & Hartford, l^ackawanna. Balti more A Ohio and several other railroad companies have made similar advances in the wages of their employe*, but all of them 4M not la -•■ voluntarily. In '<■'•■ case, ■•'■ the Standard Oil Com rany. ihe. advarre uas made, it nan said, because of tiie increased cq& "' i ing The rorr^ration iias p<ver had a otrtk* of NEW-YORK DAILY TBIBUIsTE, FRIDAY, MAY ; 20 : 1910. NEW KING SEEMS WOR « onllnurrt from flr«l p»p» orations and purchasing seats. The stand business, however, has been greatly over done, and seats for which $25 or $50 were asked a few days ago are now being hawked for from $5 to $10. The neighborhood of the palaces, the gov ernment offices and the great houses to day has seen a constant fitting of royal carriages with foreign representatives pay ing formal visits. Almost all the official visitors went to see Sir Edward Grey at the Foreign Office this afternoon. .•_■;>'. Emperor William of Germany, who ar rived this morning, was met by King George, and later had an affecting meeting with the Queen Mother, Alexandra. The Emperor then, accompanied by. King George, went to Westminster Hall and paid a tribute to th© memory of Edward VII. For a few moments, while the Emperor and King knelt beside the coffin, the thou sands who v.ere waiting in line to file past the catafalque- were held in check, though those, within Westminster Hall were per mlttted to remain. Upon rising to their feet the two mon archs gripped hands as they stood with bowed heads beside the body of King Ed ward. It was a striking scene, both mon archs being visibly affected, and greatly moved all those who -witnessed it. Thirty thousand soldiers from Aidershot and other military stations are camping In Ihe parks to-night. The weather is hot. Many thousand persons will pas? t'no night in the streets in order to secure points of vantage from which to view the cortege. King George, with King Ferdinand of Bulgaria, paid a final visit to Westminster Hall at a late hour. All I-^ndon is g r ar!>ed in mourning. Four thousand evergreen wreath*, received by the committee of women from all parts of the country, have been hung along the route, and great masses of flowers are to be *een everywhere. A trial trip was made to-day by the royal train which will carry the body to* morrow from London to Windsor. The royal saloon has been upholstered in purple and white silk. A catafalque has been erected in the centre, and in thl2= train will travel King George s.nd Queen Mary, the y;ieen Mother Alexandra, right other pov oroigns and the near relatives. Special trains will convey the- high officials, the foreign representatives and special envoys to Windsor. Windsor a Town in Purple. The Httle town of Windsor has assumed a purple hue. From the station., at the foot of Castle Hill, where the body of King Ed ward will arrive, to the sovereign's en trance to the castle every building, includ ing even the churches. Is covered with a mourning pall of royal purple. The stands erected In the open places have been en shrouded in a similar manner,' so that the coffin with the royal mourners will pass through an avenue of sombre description Throughout the day hundreds of people went to Windsor from London and the sur rounding districts, and a continuous stream of motors and carriages poured through the castle gates, carrying floral tributes to the dead King. The cloisters of the chapel are already filled with Rowers, and scores of extra racks have been erected, on which to place the others. On the lawns there is another great mass of flower*, little bunches of daisies or buttercups, from tho village children lying side by side with great wreaths of orchids and roses sent by State officials and the governments of the world. Prominent among those from societies is the offering of the American Society— the shield or the United States in flower". The tribute of. President Taft was a wreath of palm - leaves and orchids, en twined with an. American flag 'at -silk: Mr. :. Roosevelt Bent a'wreath of white "orchids^ Among the other- floral :. tributes were a cross of white orchids, sent by King George, and a Wreath of white may from the Queen. The royal household's offering was an oval, six feet in length, composed of roses, shamrocks and thistles. Ambas sador Reid sent a piece composed of mauve and white orchids. Mrs. Reid sent a wreath. There were many beautiful tokens from American residents In London. A piece composed of orchid.-- and lilles-of-the vallcy was received from Mr. and "Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain. Among the callers at Buckingham Pal ace to-day were ex- President Roosevelt. the King of Denmark, the King of Greece, Prince Henry of Prussia and the ; Lord Chief Justice of England. Mr. Roosevelt inscribed his name in the books of King Manuel of Portugal and King Albeit of Belgium. As he was leaving the palace he met the German Emperor, who took him to his apartments for an hour's talk. The former President was one of the guests at King George's state dinner. With Henry White, the special delegate from the United States, he will appear in the funeral procession. According to the prescription of the Duke of Norfolk. the Earl Marshal, the repre sentatives of the United States will wear evening dress, with black vest, black studs and while tie. A TRAIN FOR EVERYBODY. Convenience, comfort, time and cost are essential con siderations in travel. For the business man the fastest train with its additional appointments is a necessity. To the tourist, traveling for pleasure, or the family, the slower train, with the same comforts and conveniences of first class railway travel, appeals. The Pennsylvania Railroad trains between New York and the western cities accommodate all classes. The busy man uses the "Pennsylvania Special" to and from Chicago because its schedule does not interfere with office work. To St. Louis he uses "The 24-Hour St. Louis* 1 because it is last and reliable. The less strenuous traveler, and the family party, will take "The Pennsylvania Limited, " the world's standard passenger train, or the "New York and St. Louis Limit ( .l. " which are just as luxuriously appointed and provide :ii! Ihe comforts and conveniences of home or hotel. There are also express trains on fast schedules with sleeping cars, dining curs and conches, between Xew York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Chicago. St. Louis. Cincinnati and Cleveland, which have at convenient hours and provide high grade accommodations. The dining car service of the Pennsylvania Railroad has been long ami favorably known for its excellence MANY HERE TO HONOR KING Services To Be Held To-day in Trinity Church. To express their sense of loss in the death of King Edward, the Associated Brit ish Societies, of which Lloyd B. Sanderson is president, will hold memorial services this afternoon, the day of tie King's funeral, in Trinity Church. The Rev. Dr. William T. Manning, rector of Trinity, of fered th# church for the purpose to Courte nay Bennett, British Consul Genera!, and also the services of the choir. Admission to the church will be by invi tation only. Overflow services Will be held in St. Raul's Church, where admission will be free to all. In Trinity Bishop Greer, if he> is well enough; Dr. Manning. Bishop Courtney and the Rev. Arthur H. Judge will officiate. At St. Paul's the services will be conducted by the vicar, the Rev. Dr. W. M. Ge«r. Pew 70, which King Edward occupied in Trinity on the occasion of his visit to this city as Prince of Wales, will be left va cant. Among those who will' constitute the congregation are Mayor Gaynor, Senator Root. Senator Depew, Rear Admiral F^utze. oemmandant of the navy yard: Brigad'er General Walter Howe. Colone! Hugh S. Scott, commandant at West Point; Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler and Joseph H. <.'ho?le. Among the other services to he held to day win lie those in Grace Church, at 12:30 o'clock conducted by the rector, tho Rev. Dr. Charles L. Slattery. and those in th« Church of the Holy Communion, Sixth ave nue and 20th street, at 12:15 o'clock, con ducted by the Rev. Dr. Henry Mottet, rector of the church. On Sunday aft« moon at 4 o'clock the- British Schools and L'ni vcrpltjes Club will hold services in St. James's Church, Madison avenue and Tlst street. In memory of the Kin?: the New York Stock Exchange, the Consolidated Stock Kxchange and" the, curb market will not open for business until noon to-day. Tho Coffee and Maritime exchanges also trill remain closed, until noon, and on the Prod uce Exchange and the Chicago Board of Trade trading will not begin until 11 o'clock. The New York Cotton Exchange will be open for the full day. a recess being deemed impracticable because to-day, will be one of the "notice days." DEGKEE OFFERED ROOSEVELT Ex-President, Hovrever, Will Find It Impossible to Visit Glasgow. T,ondon. May I?.— The senate of Glasgow University has offered an honorary degree to Mr. Roosevelt in view of his family connection with western Scotland. Mr. Roosevelt, however, will find it impossible to visit Glasgow. Mr. Roosevelt spent the morning writing and reading. He saw no visitors. ; At luncheon at Dorchester House the former President met Lewi3 Ilarcourt, First. Commissioner of Works. During the week he has met- about forty men distinguished in the public life of Great Britain, including, with two or three ex ceptions, all the members of the Cab inet. JAPAN MOURNS PEACEMAKER Impressive Memorial Service for King Edward Held in Tokio. Tokio, May 20. — An Impressive memorial service to Kins Edward was held to-day in Trinity Cathedral. Th© Emperor and Empress were represented by the Crown Prince and Crown Princess. The streets were lined with mourners, but only a very limited number were admitted to the church. All theatres and oth»r places of enter tainment were closed throughout th*^ em pire. Never was a foreign monarch mourned here ?o deeply and sincerely. All the newspapers print special tributes to the memory of "the illustrious peacemaker." THANKS SONS OF ST. GEORGE. Youns»town, Ohio, May l?.— John Morley. grand secretary of the. Sons of gt. George, has received a cable dispatch from (.» l ueen Alexandra, through her private secretary, thanking the Sons of St. George through out the United States for their expansion* of sympathy in her great sorrow. "COP" FOUND PLUCKY MAN Wagon Had Crushed Driver's Leg, but It Was a Wooden One. : . It might sound like an Irishman's joke to say that, if John Rothgan? hadn't had a wooden leg yesterday •it would, not have been long until he had one, but such is th« fact, nevertheless. Rothga'ng, who is th» driver of a mail wagon, was run over by a heavy truck in Kast 17th street yester day. "There"*; the grittiest man I aver saw," said Patrolman Cnjjer, as he ran to Roth gang's assistance and saw how easily he was taking it. "I'll call an ambulance," he cried to the man lying in the street. "Ambulance nothing!" said Rotliganj*. "Get a carpenter. That's a wooden leg " SHIPPERS GAIN RICH RECRUIT. Chicago. May 19.— The strength or ship pers banded together to combat the pro posed advance in freight rates was aug mented to-day, when the National "Whole sale Dry Goods Association, representing an aggregate capitalization of 5J0P,009,',00, joined the movement. ARMY AND NAVY NOTES Quartermasters Find Prices of Horses High. [From Th» Trih-.ir;» D-jr»au 1 ..\ : ; Washington, May 19- SUPPLY SMALL: DEMAND BIG.-Th* quartermasters in charge of the purchase of • horses for the military establishment are confronted with an unprecedented ■ In crease in the contract price of those ani mals. The latest bids received for a sup ply of some five hundred horses, to be ob tained from the Middle West, show an increase of 10 per cent in cost, and an In vestigation ha? been Instituted by order of Quartermaster General Aleshlre 10 ascertain the cause and the ultimate af fect of this state of affairs, which seriously hampers the military authorities in ob taining horses for mounted troops and a? draft animals in the transportation trains. A way out of the difficulty is promised by the plans of the quartermaster gen eral, who has established two remount depot?, in Montana and Oklahoma, to which young horses, purchased wherever they may be found at advantageous prices, are. sent for the special training they require to fit them for military use. By this means the quartermasters hope to avoid the real calamity of being without suf ficient horses or without an adequate source of suitable animals to meet the needs of mounted troops and transports tion in time of war. ORDERS ISSUtiD.-The following orders have been issued: V ' I.V Major UEUMERK SKKRUKT. pB» irn^rf California, to Atlanta. Capt^n 6 JOSEF* R. A^ nr^ tio T^H master, assume charge construction worn K<*neral hospital. Fort Bayard \lc« Hrrt IJeutenant CHARUSS C WINNIA. 6tli Capta?n a wir,T,TAM W. HAMTi/rnN ceastsr tillery, from Hot t?rrlns» to proper station. Second Lieutenant HAMPTON rf. ROACH . .Tr ad Infantry, to Fort Bayard- general ho» r^avc^of abscr.ee: Major BEAUMONT * BUCK. 16th Infantry T • 1 «n p >*° roTH Second Lieutenant THOMAS A. ROTH WELL, MB Cavalry, fifteen day». N.VVT. Midshipman JR. S. FAY, detached the Missouri; Midshipman M. F. NORTHCROFT, detached the Missouri; to the Up la war*. _ _-___•_"_ t MMshlpm'n C. S. YOST, L. 17. TJNDSAT. J. S UATOHER and Is. V. M'CANOI.ISH. d« tached the New JerK»> : to tl^ Delaware Midshipmen E. G. HAAS. A. BARNEY -and W. J. CARVER, detached th 6 Missouri; to the North Dakota. MOVEMENTS OF WARSHIPS.— The fol lowing movements of vessels have- been re ported to the Navy Department: ARRIVED. Mar 18— The Vulcan, at Newport News; the i r> r>me at Norfolk: the Rocket, at Indian Head and Washington: the Salem, at Gar diner's Bay: the Albany, at Gray's Harbor. SAILED. May JV The Penaeook, frcm navy yard. N«t York, for Portsmouth, N. H-. ' ''„'.. May IS— The Vulcan, from Hampton Ron.o9' for " Newport Now*; the Dolphin, from New- York for Washington: the Rocket, from Indian UnA for Washington: th»> Birmlns ' ham, from St. Vincent for Hampton Road!-; th? Albany. from Gray's Harbor from Brem erton. ' ' , .. The tug F«»nauoolt. detached navy yard, Nor folk, and as.-igr.ed to navy yard, Portsmouth. N. II The tu?r Apache, detached navy yard. N*>w York, and assigned 10 naval magazine, lona Isl and. ■. YET ALIVE, DIVIDES PROPERTY Chicago Millionaire Places It in Trust . for Ei3 Children. [By Telegraph to The Tribune ] Chicago, May 19.-»Charles W. . Fardrldpe believes in distributing his wealth while he Is alive rather than leave It possibly to be tied up by litigation after his death. 80, still robust and. hearty, he put more than (2^00,000 worth of property Into the hands of the Northern Trust Company to-day to hold in trust for his four children. ; The property is. to be shared equally be tween the sons. . Kdward W. and Albert J. Paidridße. and the daughters, Evelyn, now the Princess EngaHtchcff.. and May. the wife of William D. Sargent, of Orange, N. J. Albert J. is to. be . the manager of the property. . .-,. ...-. . : AMERICAN SAILOR STABBED Members of the Crew ,of the Cruiser New York Attacked in Toulon. Toulon. May 19.— Three sailors from the American cruiser New York while return ing to their vesae' early to-day had an encounter with three French sailors. One of the Americans, named Adams, received a stab wound In the hip. but was not dangerously wounded. His companions', named Eccles and Radder, suffered less- The Frenchmen were put to flight and later one of them' wa» arrented. The police arc searching for the other two. RACE SUICIDE AT YALE Can't Have More than One Child, Says an Assistant Professor. [By Telegraph tv Th« Tribune 1 Xe^r Havon. May 19.— A demand tor larger salaries for professors nt Yale is voiced by an assistant professor in the following communication to "The Tal? Alumni Weekly?': "Yale needs something far more than new buildings— salaries should bo raised. I understand that the.ro hi a strong movement on foot .to raise the salary of the full professors from ? 4.000 to ? 4.500. They need It. and the assistant profes sors and Instructors need it. Tot. so far. I hav<s seen nothing in the discussion looking toward raising the lower sal aries. "I am at the $I.SOO stage, and by hard work and management I could possibly support my wife and one child (more would be a Kin against heaven) and myself at this figure, plus a slight income from a small inherits nc. If there were no debts hanging over from the past. But. in the two summer months of August and September wH get no check, and while an Instructor I had to borrow to live in this Interval.'* KILPATRICK MOT "TAPPED" Yale Athlete Ignored by Senior Societies — One Election Refused TRy T-Irjraph to TTt- Trlhuo-.l N'»w Haven, May I?.— John KHpatrlck, the- beat all-around athlete in the class of '11, failed to be "."lapped" on ."he annual tap day at Yale to-day. Aside from this the bip-Re.ot sensation was the art of Harry Van Slnderen, of New York city.. In refusing an election to Scroll and Key. This Is the first refusal thai society has had in twenty years. Allan L.yle Corey, son of the president of the United States Ftee! Corporation, was elected U» Skull and Bones. Robert Alphonso Taft. son of th» President, tapped Leslie Soul*, of Dorchester. Mass., for Bones. The elections follow: Skull and Bones- Arthur A. Oammell. Providence, editor of "The News"; John B. Dernpsey, Cleveland; Clinton "W. Pavts, Portland; Allan L,yl<3 Corey, Xew York City, "varsity quarter back: John McDonnell, New York, man ager of the baseball team ; Cornelius K. Lombard!. Berkeley, Cal.; Paul Badger, Winchester. Mass.; Leslie Soul' 1 . Dorches ter Centre. \ Mass. ; Harry Van Sinderen. Brooklyn. N. V.: Frederick V. Hyde, jr.. St. Albans, vt. : 1,. K. Wheeler. Portville. N. V., president of Phi Beta Kappa; John T. Rowland. Greenwich; Francis F. Ran dolph, Baltimore; Frederick Daly, '"am bridge. Mass.. captain of the football team, and Sherwood S. Day. Catskill. N. Y-. president of the Yale Y. M. C. A. Scroll and Key-Allen S. ITubbard. Au burn. N. V. ; William McAfee, New Haven; Clifford Wright.' Cincinnati; Robert , C Walker. Richmond, Va.: E. R. Fhllbtn. New York: James Dwi?ht Dana. New Haven; Mead- Robinson, Jr., LfOadaVflle; T. R. Evans. Ilaverford. Perm.; Morgan O. O'Brien. New York; F. B- Rives. New York: i?. B. French, 80, Wow York; X W. Horn*. .'Flttsburg; Charles XI Reed, Cincin nati: rK. B. Morris, Ardmore. Perm., and K. IT. Rand. Lawrence. Long Island, Wolfs Head— Reuben A. Ilolton. Cincin nati; Alexander W. Shapleigb. St. L— Walter if. Mills. Dorchester. Mass.: Will iam McKee Dunn, Hot Springs. Ark.; A. A. Low. Brooklyn; John T. Terry. M. New York; Francis W. Crandall. Wrstfleld. N. V.; Edmund C. Stanton, New York; S. F. Freeman, Plainficld, N. .1.: Rob"rt B. Luchard. Montclair. N. .T.; Edward G. TTotchki?<=. Millerton, N". V. : Henry T.. Fol- Eozn. Orange, N. J. : John B. Hoi lister. Cin cinnati; Egbert /Mersereati, Portland. Ore., and A. M. ■Hartwell. -Albany. . -. VETERANS TO .ESCORT TAFT. , f The Veteran Corps of Artillery ; has been invited by th« memorial committee of the Grand Army of the Republic to act as guard of honor to President Taft on the occasion of the Memorial I>ay parade Charles Elliot Warren, adjutant of the corps, urges the veterans to "turn out to a man." The corps was organized In ITSrt by offi cers and seldier? of -the War of the Revo lution, and membership now is limited to descendants of men' who served honorably in the army or navy in the War mi I*l3 an-i to descendants of original Revolutionary members. . . - CHILD DANCERS ENTERTAIN. The children of Green BOOM gave a series of dances yesterday afternoon on th« roof garden of the Waldorf-Astoria. It was stated that ■boa! JSW was raised. _ Store Ready at 8:15 A. M. Eight Car Lines Directly on the Interborcugh Subway. Each Way to Stora. At %WlJllW . * I New York, May 20, 1910 Even the full pages in tonight** Evening Tele-ram. Ev»?»»?»? }\& Evening Post, and Brooklyn Standard Union cannot held a!! the JW* news this store has to sell. I In the Men's Store Only eight working days before Memorial Day. The Custom Tailoring Section is taking* orders for suits to be delivered by that day of general decoration. Nothing more popular than blue serge, but some of our fancy Summer suitings may please, for a change. Three-piece Suits, to order, $'i.5 and upwards; tivo piece suits, $22.50 and upwards. Have you noticed how many men are already wearing cool silk gloves? - '• \ r 'S Gray is the most-liked shade. Tan and white. . al'son^ at 50c a pair. One-button or one-clasp style. Just as one buys a reserved seat ticket, 90 many vnfti are picking out their straw bats norr to be sure of having what they want when they want it. Lincoln-Bennett (London) Straw Hats are ready. Distinctive styks at $2 and more. .-; Genuine Panamas are ready at $5 upwards. - ,_T-i Stitched Cloth Hats Mich as Englishmen wear tor outings.' I/»S SI and serviceable. $3. .%. Sporting Shoes, of course, in this complete Shoe Si oT h Tennis and running, golf and hunting footwear selected with good judgment and consideration for varying minds* Balbriggan is men's favorite summer underwear. Fret* erably French balbriggan among men who %nor* Al* though an enterprising American maker with the help 6J the tariff has forced us to recognize the superiority of fos 50c garments, which we sell exclusively. , : . Main floor. New Building.' * ,-. I—:I — : . ; ; — i id I A f PVt iJ9 j4 I Ercaavrajr- raw* Formerly fc (\A ffi ll J) /// '/? if il A. T. Stewart &Co /vMft/HO^n/ V J E««hth to Te«th^ L _ , , i . i '-*** CALLS WIFE POKER FlElfo And She Retorts That He Parish with Money Reluctant]*. " Some unu3?ial features appear in ths r*«. for »«#par»tion brought by Mm jLT* Michael, of No. 11l Underbill a.r^ Brooklyn, against her husband, 2li~£nl 2llcbael. a uro'-peroua real estatw^JT Mrs. Michael alleges cruelty and fT** amonc other things, that Michael al-riJ' talked to her in mcnosyllabies. •< «n tf T* was a man of trncontroltahle tamper, as J* -. Michael declares that most «f t i.* trouble ha* come abor.t through t>, B ' wj* fascination for poker. He dHrt Tnlai'w playingr once in a whil~. but twic«> « a^L whs too mtieh. said th»> hur-band. The Michaels were married in iw go'x had been married before. Mrs. Zl;cha»« i fifty-two years old and, Mr. .'4icha«: ,* stxty-four. The wire says th*t Cfii JeILZ is n-orth more than ttffSjSm, and' j-a*t2-» MeCall yesterday allowed her %z a Ye * alimony pending her suit. T'.icy f^f C summer home at Anrero«; t>'it \* * Michael, alleges that the defendant p^S reltictantty with- hfi mon»y and 0:117 t£> with .«arca?tlc comm'r.t 1 ;. H» a L^> ri" mill?'- ' h» r before the servant?. Cm rituT tiff aver* ■ Only nnr». ho^rver. did tho fci-bani^n, the uncontrollable temper i;-« * rr^^- -,!"! to her. Tfiat harr^ned itfArVetn* it 1^ thi? way: Jfr". Michael "!t ia»Ljf ntprht." Tt Is alleged that Mlebad f^S "You Isave made It warm for m« *>**?* time: in fact ycti hive made thJa earth nell. * A* for the jramtirn- charj*. t» Michael says sh» played on! 7 -.;*■»* TThist. arjd anyway, as ste b flfty'-tw& js* doesr't -nant anybody to dictate to*tar* T!>e coupU: Uv* in Brooklyn with ti*b marrird daughter, and Michael ebj-cj,* 1 •> supporting th« ho»j;e a!on<;. ?a j* asrroed that, the srn-ln-'s^r rh^':!i fentrb. i.tn |S5 a « ■ IVIICHIGAN f S NEW RECOHO Battleship Reaches Speed c? 19.96 Knots. Rockland. lie. Ma I?. -In hir '---.mm* of standardization t?9t3 orer ths Racklazi mile course to-day the battleship IJicitam beat her best performance of «i4 makfng her fastest-^mlle at tjis ■ v _» jf ID.9S knots, an tn<-rrase of .<? ej a ta3» For this mil*» the maximum nu:nc»r rf propeller r<*vo«uri >r.a was IC3-1T a rniaaf- The average »p*>e<f of the highest St<» ttWi cf the fwent.v-fo»:r whirh tb»» battleahin made to-day was 131353 knor?, trttii ISSB propeller revo'utirns a minut». The nan, horaepO'WVf attain on these flv«i njiigj was W,s?t. Soon- aftT th»» ship- rcachrd the ''■bio early to-day thick weather compelled fc»» la return la the harbor. She ■--- bade *<* the course at noon, and at ence b<»jan th» trial runs. Tests over ?h*> ?3m» coirs» will be.nad* to-morrow morning by Ihe torpedo boa: destroyer Reid. The destroyer Flnss.ee m then complete h?r second trials. ..9 tim* ships engaped in th*ae trials will '.atsr t» sent over tWO otl^er' Atlantic xsOa exzpt* In order that their speeds In vrtrrlrj^dsptfej of water may be compared. Giving all details cte=»ary to maks yea vacation • «eccesj. SEND TO-DAY - : ■__ (or a ; copy t>i et»; WO «aarc> -I "New England - Vacation Resorts^ a practical guide beck with clear <L: zztxm that will help y-tj to quickly deads Warn to Go. hers to Stay. What «V 3 Cc* and What to See ana Enjoy b . ■ VACATION LAND. Take adrantsge of »Si» ©ppcrtrsnfy. It's Free Isj ?He «iung. Other Pnhllcntioii*'- c~'"r»- •- «♦ «S3 illustrating each section will be inr.*dtd foe (M 'lETHsHio^CUR rails to-car. nHH *ddre« I'-^ry ?,<>. I*, mffii NORTH STATION. CCSTON. ®ml££ C. M. 3U«T, O.l» » il£g£uaS