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TAFI AUTO INJURES WAN
President Sends Boston Special
ist to Italian.
TRIP TO NEW LONDON OFF
Robert A. Taft, Who Was Steer
ing Machine, Not Blamed
for the Accident.
Beverly, Ms*? . June 77.— The serious con
dition of Michael Thisthwolla. the Italian
laborer who was struck to-day by an auto
mobile operated by Robert A. .-.'• the
President's ton. has caused a hurried
charge In the plan* of the Taft family,
who •were preparing to depart or. the Sylph
for New London to-morrow morning to at
tend the Harvard-Yale regatta. Instead of
attending the races, which will take place
on Thursday, the family will remain In
Beverly unless there . is an unexpected
change for the better In the man's condi
tion. The report from the Beverly Hospital
i m nlgtiT «.as that his name v.-as on the
dangerous list, fnd he has only a slight
chance of recovery-
Dr. S. J. • >.:,'T. of Boston, sent at the
request of the President, arrived here late
this afternoon, and he is working -with the
hospital authorities, doing all that can be
done for the Injured man. Robert Taft
Ml greatly distressed over the affair, and
•pent much of his time this afternoon at
the hospital.
Chief of Police W. A. Ferguson has re
ceived instructions through the President's
attorneys to see that the injured man re
ceives every possible care and attention
untli his arrival, when he will take care of
the matter himself. Robert Taft has been
In conference with the chief several times
Mid refused to go out in the automobile
=^#gain to-day.
\ President to Arrive To-morrow.
Secretary King of the Board of Trade
received word from the Presidents secre
tary to-day that th» President would arrive
In Beverly early on Wednesday morning.
Robert Taft. t\ith two college friends—
beaten King, of Minneapolis, and George
I Harrison, of Washington— started out from
the Evans cottage this morning for a spin
along the Massachusetts north shore. Rob
ert, who has been driving the automobiles
about the city considerably since his ar
rlvaJ last -week, was a: the steering wheel.
At Pride's crossing, about two miles from
home, the streets were being oiled by a
pang of men. The automobile was slowed
down, the horn sounded and most of the
men stepped aside. The machine- struck
Thisthwolla, tossing him into the gutter.
He was unconscious when picked up by
Mr. Taft and his two friends.
I A nearby physician was summoned and
the injured man sent to the hospital, while
the President's son and his friends followed
•<".on afterward. The hospital surgeons said
that the skull appeared to be fractured and
that the man was In a Km* condition.
Purely an Accident, Say All.
All those who saw the affair said that it
■was purely tin accident: that the automo
bile was going Slowly and that the man
stepped directly in front of. it.
Robert Taft this afternoon received a lone
telegram from his father regarding the ac
cident. The exact contents of the message
are not known, but it Is generally under
stood that the President instructed the
3'oung man to render whatever assistance
■I possibly could to the injured man or to
his family.
IFrom The T- tana Sareka.]
Washington. June 27.— President Taft was
irreatly shocked to-day when he learned j
that an automobile driven by his 808 Rob- '
crt had run over and seriously injured a
street laborer at Beverly. As soon as he i
received the news the President sent the
following telegram to his frierd Samuel
Carr. at Boston: I
"By an unfortunate automobile accident .
at Beverly my boy Robert struck a street
laborer, fracturing his skull. He Is at Bev
erly Hospital. Will you not call up by
*r>hor;e the best Furgeon in Boston and have
him visit the hospital and tender service to
the resident physician and do ail he can \
for the injured man?"
The President then sent a personal tele
gram to the injured man, . •-.-;:; his
profound reeret over the accident, and cor.- '
veying to the victim his earnest ho}_-e for a \
•P«e6y recovery. This taiagßaM was not j
made public.
Mr. Taf: has been onfier a heavy strain
for several -weeks, and has been look::
forward with the greatest delight to his
bk vacation period. The accident to-day af-
II lecaaf him deeply, and he spoke of it to
jf *ever-J of his caKers. The President has :
been rising at 5 o'clock every morning for
two weeks and working until midnight, and
t sometimes later. He Will start for Beverly
to-morrow after nocn. Secretary Norton
announced to-day that for at least two
weeks after his arrival at Beverly the
President would make no engagements. He
r.eede rest, and Mr. Norton, who is himself
a high pressure worker, will tee to it that
no business except of the most urgent
nature Is brou£ht to the attention of the
Chief Executive for a fortnight.
HUNTING HOME FOR HUGHES
Parsons Believes Governor Will Take
Seat on Supreme Bench.
Washington. June 27.— Representative
Parsons, of New Ycrk. who wa.« at the
"White Room to-day, said on leaving that
he di<2 not think any one would be abie to
convince Governor Hughes that he ought
to give up his place on the Supreme Court
tench ar><S again run for Governor.
Mr. Parsons paid that, at the request of
Governor Hughes, ho wag look!r.j for a
permanent home for the Governor la Wash
ington, to be occupied by him this fall
•when he comes to enter on j is duties on
the Supreme bench.
PULLMAN CASE EXTENSION.
Washington. June .— On account of the
Inability of the attorneys to obtain a hear
ing: of the Pullman case before the United
States Circuit Court In Chicago to-day, the
Interstate Commerce Commission suspended
its order, effective July l. until July 12.
House Hunting?
Suppose you read the Real
Estate advertisements to
day. You will probably
find what you want. Ad
vertise for it if you don't.
It will aave a lot of worry.
THE TRIBUNE,
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: WANT OLD SENATORS' SEATS
i Dolliver and Burkett File on
Desks of Hale and Aldrich.
[From Tie Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. June 27.— Senators Dolliver
a-, i Burkett have filed on the Sen
ate- desks of Senators Hale and Aldrich.
respectively. Mr. BuTkett. who is one of
the youngest members of the Senate, is
i facing a hard fight for re-election, but if
She Is successful he will be assigned the
•eat so long occupied by the Senate leader.
Mr. Aldrich's seat is No. 54. and is near
the middle of the third row on the Repub
lican side.
immediately in front of him In the second
row is Senator Lodge's seat, and to the left
H >:r Lodge ie Senator Half's familiar
place. Senator Dolliver is in the back row
on the Republican side, in seat No. SI. His
seat mate on the right is Senator Crane,
but the Massachusetts Senator is always
so busy on the floor that few Senators kno w
which is his regular place. Mr. Dolliver is
now one of the most active members of
the insurgent group, but he will be unable
to convert any of his new scat mates to his
cause, for Senator Warren will be on his
left and Senator Lodge on his ri^ht, while
immediately in front of him will be Sen
ator Gallinger. These three Senators are
among the stanehest Republicans in the
Senate, and it is possible their restraining
influence may win back Mr. Dolliver to a
political cause which he espoused with so
much vigor before the advent of Senator
Cur:mins.
Under the practice of the Senate, each
Senator is jermitted to make one filing on
a seat. Akoat a year ago Senator Borah
filed on S»T.at<>r Aldrichs seat. Later there
v.as a report that Mr. Aldrich might seek
a re-election, and Mr. Borah relinquished
his filing and made a new filing. Mr. Bur
kett. whose seat number is 23, was anxious
to move. a.nd decided to take a chance on
the retirement of Mr. Aldrich. Fur a long
time Senators Root and Burton, who sit in
the Cherokee Strip on the Democratic side.
l.aye been anxiojus to move across the aisle,
whtre they might mingle with their politi
cal associates.
If the next Nebraska Legislature does not
re-elect Mr. Burkett. the seat of Senator
Aldricli wOI F" to Senator Burton. Sen
ator Root has filed on Mr. Dolliver's seat,
and is certain of a place on the Republican
side ;n the next Congress.
SUBSIDY HEARING ENDS
Unofficially Announced That No
Corruption Had Been Found.
Washington. June 27 -After three months
of hearings, the House committee to investi
gate ,-hargres reflecting on. members of Con
pea) in connection with shir subsidy legis
lation closed its Washington sessions to
day with an unofficial announcement to
r oir.s.-! that it had found no i orruptlon <>n
the part of any member of Congress.
Two Western newspaper tditors, J. A.
O'Mahoney. of Indianapolis, and W. A.
Shaw, editors of "The Texas Farmer,'"
testified to-day that they believed there
was a lobby here, hut neither produced any
definite details.
Mr. O'Mahoney had heard that ten men
were on the payroll of what he called the
"steamship combine," but lie could suggest
only two name?, and. asked whom he meant
by "'venal subsidized newspapers." said
newspapers were subsidized by their adver
tisements.
The committee rebuked Mr. Shaw for
his allegation that there we're steamship
representatives in Congress, inasmuch as
such a "slander" was. they said, unsup
ported by any details whatever.
HOURS OFJ-ABOR LEGAL
Ruling of Interstate Commerce
Commission Upheld
Washington. June 27 —Announcement was
made by the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion to-day that t"nited States District
Judpe Page Morris, holding court in lowa,
had decided that the federal law regulat
i: -r the hours of service of train crews on
interstate railroads was constitutional.
The attorneys for th<= defendant— the Illi
nois Central Railroad— attacked the consti
tutionality of the law on thirteen different
grounds. Their principal reliance, how
ever, was upon the decisioi: of the United
States Supreme Court in the employers,' Ua
!>■;;'-. cases. In its statement the cm
mission says:
In the interpretation of the bouff of ser
v:ce act. which limits the service of the train
crew to sixteen hours in any twenty-tour
hour period, the court held that the per
formance by the engineer of dutiea required
by the rules of the company in preparation
for a trip during the half hour previous to
the Kbeaoted tim« for the departure of a
train from an inif.a! terminal, made such
engineer O n duty during such half hour,
and that this t;rr.«» must be included in the
time of permitted service
Tli* case was a test case, the statement
concludes. It was the first decision by any
court upon the constitutionality of th«» law
and the first judicial interpretation of its
provisions.
LAURA R. CRAMER ENJOINED
Charged with Securing $40,000
for "Spirit Messages."
Washington, June 27.— Lee M. Hard, con
servator of the estate of Fenton J. Hurd. a
wealthy resident of Greenwich. Conn., got
■ temporary injunction in the District Su
preme Court here to-day to restrain Laura
R. Cramer from disposing of 540,000 in cash
and securities which the conservator al
leges the woman has obtained from the
elder Hurd without consideration.
The courts in Greenwich last March ad
judge.l the elder Hurd Incompetent to man
age his affairs and appointed ]>c M. Hurd
the conservator of his estate. The petition
to the- court alleges that Hard gave sums
of money aggregating $40,000, in amounts as
large as 510.000 each, to the Cramer woman,
who purported, it Is alleged, to be furnish
ing spirit messages from Hurd's deceased
wife. The money, or securities which may
have been bought, with it, is in a vault in
Washington, the conservator alleges.
The court set next Friday for hearing on
a final order.
BROWNE JURY TALKS FIGHT
Jefries-Joimson Contest Leads to a
Wrestling Match.
Chicago. June 27.— The jury which is con
sidering the Browne bribery case had been
out eighty hours at midnight to-night,
twenty-one hours longer than the previous
Cr.ciago ie:or<l of fifty-nir.e hours. Judge
McSurely intimated to-day that the "jury
might continue in talon until next Friday,
or even later If necessary.
Even in the jury room the Jeffries-John
son fight is not forgotten. This developed
to-day when Judge McSurely called the re
porters to him.
"Boys," be amid, "it is quite useless to
ruess how the Jury stands. Nobody knows.
1 don't know myself. 1 saw In one of the
papers that the jurymen have been en
gaged In a fistic encounter. As a matter
of fact there was nothing in it. Two
Jurors who are agreed as to the verdict
got into a friendly argument as to the re
lative merits of Jeffries and Johnson. This
developed into a wrestling match. It was
not serious."
ANOTHER MIDSHIPMAN ILL.
Washington, Juno 27.— Midshipman Rich
ard Evdjm Byrd. on the Massachusetts, of
the United States practice squadron, has
b*fen transferred to the Royal Naval Hos
pital at Plymouth. England, suffering trom
typhoid fever. I>yrd com— from Virginia.
When the squadron arrived in England
Midshipman G. A. Bmith. of Illinois, sta
tioned on the lowa, was taken to a hospital
with typhoid fever.
NEW-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY. JUNE 28. 1010.
TAFT WAS ECONOMICAL
His Desire for Reduction in Ex
penditures Sore Fruit.
MANY MILLIONS SAVED
Representative Tawney Says Re
cent Session Was Not a
. Billion-Dollar One.
fFrcm The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. June 27.-The desire of Pres
ident Taft for the reduction of govern
mental expenditures and his insistence that
Congress and the executive departments
curtail their expenses as much as possible
have borne fruit
This is evidenced by the statement issued
to-day by Representative Tawney. of Min
nesota chairman of the Appropriations
Committee. Mr. Tawney shows that the
appropriations made at the session Just
closed are about £3,000,000 less than those
of the last regular session and the special
tariff session. He shows also that his com
mittee reduced the estimates by almost
$1,000,000.
While Mr. Tawney asserts that the ses
sion just adjourned was not of the billion
dcllar variety, the ranking member of the
minority. Representative Livingston, of
Georgia, declares that the appropriations
amount to $1.027.133,446 44. Mr. Tawney's
statement shows that the total amount ap
propriated was $9:50.975.760 64, from which
should be deducted for the Panama Canal
expenditures $37.555.000. The difference be
tween the estimates arises from the fact
that Mr. Tawney includes in his appropria
tions only such expenditures as will be
made durint? the fiscal year 1911, while Mr.
Livingston includes even the authorizations.
President Taft's Efforts.
In speaking of the success which has at
tended President Taffs endeavor to secure
an economical administration of the public
funds. Mr. Tawney said:
"The Presidents efforts have been at
tended by remarkable and most gratifying
results in the first year of the application
of the law. in that the estimates transmit
ted by him at the beginning of this session,
in December last, show a reduction under
the estimates for the previous year,
mitted by his predecessor, of $80,261,738 43
and a reduction of $44,760.23166 under the
appropriations which Congress made pur
suant to the previous year's estimates, and
a resulting estimated surplus in annual
revenues of $33,931,327 49.
"The careful attention and businesslike
consideration thus given to the preparation,
of the estimates of appropriation* submit
ted by the Executive to this session of
Congress have saved to the Treasury, as
shown by the actual appropriations, a great
many millions of dollars. A fair and in
telligent application of this law in the fut
ure, and by other Presidents, will not only
tend materially to reduce our appropria
tions, but will place them upon a basis that
will indicate a total avoidance of wasteful
and reckless expenditure of public money.
And it will bring about, as it should, in the
public mind a realization that the legis
lative branch of the government is not
wholly responsible for the integrity and
amount of federal expenditures."
Mr. Livingston denounced what he called
a large increase on account of pubile ex
penditures, an increase of the public debt,
"half a billion dollars spent for militarism
and the treasury drained for army an-1
liavy. "
Debate on Militarism.
Mr. Tawney declared there was a sub
stantial reduction in current military ex
pends, while Mr. Livingston asserted th'it
under the reclamation issue and naval ap
propriations "we have a policy that stands
for interest-bearing bonds issued against
the humble homes of the settlers and the
lavish handing out of millions upon tens
of millions of dollar- raised by onerous
taxation to satisfy the greed of shipbuild
ers and armor plate contractors and to
maintain a national policy of pomp and
splendor."
Mr. Tawncy urged abrogation of tH« rule,
instituted by a Demoeiat 1 House, giving
to eight different committees the power
of preparing the morcy bills for each Con
gress, and the adoption of a new rule, con
stituting one committee, large enoug-i io
be representative of every section, to have
initial control over all appropriation bills.
He supported th:3 by showing that the
Appropriations Committee in the bills in
its jurisdiction cut $16,933,925 under the es
timates, while he bills from the seven other
committees exceeded the estimates by 527.
921,402.
Mr. Tawney figured that the total de
ficiencies appropriated for at the last ses
sion are less by $7,587,654 than thofee of t»ie
previous session, and $11,825,789 less than
the average annual deficiencies sines tha
Spanish war.
Mi. Livingston, comparing four years of
Roosevelt's term with the last four years
of Cleveland's administration, said there
was "nearly $4,000, 000,u00 for four years of
Republicanism as compared with less than
half that sum lor the same period by a
Democratic President. The military ex
penses," declared Mr. Livingston, "amount
to considerably more than all the rest of
the federal expenses put together—approx
imately 70 per cent of all such expenses.
I do not believe there ever was a military
despotism on earth th.vt took as large a
toll from the taxes extorted from all the
people for purposes purely of war."
Out Of these hundreds of millions of dol
lars thus difsipated. he said, there was
naught but memories of wages, food and
raiment bought for drones and non-pro
ducers; a few more floating engines of war,
costly fortifications that later will become
obsolete, the real, everyday service of the
people getting comparatively little.
RIVERS AND HARBORS POLICY
Future Bills To Be Trained by Army
Engineers.
Washington, Junt 27. — It leaked out to
day that three cays before Congress ad
journed President Taft started in to dictate
a message vetoing the river and harbor
bill, which he finally signed. At the last
moment the Pres'.dent decided to give the
framers of the measure a hearing. He sent
for them and it was because of their ex
planations and the announcement of their
plans for the future that Mr. Taft finally
affixed his signature to the bill.
The President was told that the commit
tee in charge of the bill had been com
mitted by previous Congresses to carry on
certain projects. The other items in the
bill, It was taid, were in accord with the
policy which the President has announced
for his administration.
This means that in the future river and
harbor bills are to be framed by army en
gineers. Certain specific projects are to be
decided upon by the engineers as feasible
and of general benefit. Then they will be
carried forward. Mr. Taft in his message
to Congress on Saturday last announced
that he would not sign another bill so gen
eral in character.
Senator Nelson and Representative Alex
ander talked the matter over with the
President to-day and announced that they
were in hearty accord with the President*
policy. Mr. Alexander said:
"The President wants an elimination of
all unimportant projects, even though they
have been approved by the engineers, and
th« systematic- completion, of the more im
portant ones. The act of 1910 paves the
way for this reform, in which Senator Nel
son and I are in hearty accord. It has also
paved the way for an annual bill of mod
erate size, not to exceed $25,Wj,0GQ or 530,
000,000, which in the only way of overcoming
the present piecemeal policy."
PLANS FOR RAISING MAINE
To Make Preliminary Investiga
tion and Then Build a Dam.
Washington. June 27.— 0f course, the army
engineers will do their best to carry out Mie
wishes of Congress, twice expressed, that
an effort snail be made to raise the wreck
or the battleship Maine from the bottom of
Havana Harbor, where it lies embedded in
twenty-seven feet, of slime an<l ooze.
But the engineers are frank to confess
that they do not know the extent of the
task before them, and they believe that the
$300,000 appropriation will not be sufficient.
So their present idea is to use as much of
the money as may be necessary to make a
thorough examination of the wreck and the
surrounding bottom of the harbor.
The only method known ot raising a Bhi;>
In the condition of the Maine is to surround
her with a coffer clam, from which the water
can be pumped, allowing the hull to be
drained and the holes in the bottom closed.
Engineering history faile to disclose a cof
fer dam of the mammoth proportions that
would be required to inclose the Maine, for
it must be as long as a city block and as
high as a five or six story building— that is.
from the bottom of the timbers to the top.
Its cost would probably exceed the total
appropriation.
So what the engineers probably -will do is
to make a thorough preliminary investiga
tion. This will cost a good deal of money
and occupy much time. Ir. fact, it is rea
sonably certain that Congress will again be
in session before the results are known and
the engineers can tell just how much money
it will cost to raise the ship. Then, if
Congress should decide to supply the de
ficiency in the appropriation the wreckers
will go ahead with their work. Otherwise
it seems probable that the Maine will be
broken up under water and removed piece
meal from the bottom of the harbor.
TO OPEN_POSTAL BANKS
First Meeting of the Trustees To
Be Held To-morrow.
[From The Tribune Bureau. 1
Washington, June 27.— Steps have been
taken to put the postal savings bank sys
tem in operation at the earliest possible
date. A great deal of preliminary work
must be done, and it will be several
months before any depositories will be
ready to accept funds.
The administration of the law is in
trusted to a board of trustees, consisting
of the Postmaster General, the Secretary
of the Treasury and the Attorney General,
the Postmaster General being chairman of
the board. Under the House bill, as pre
sented to the Republican caucus, the Sec
retary of the Treasury was designated as
chairman of the board, but this w.is
changed in order more clearly to identify
the new banks with the Postoffice Depart
ment.
The first meeting of the board of trus
tees will be held to-morrow, when the
situation will be gont ove.- in a general
way and plans outlines for organizing the
service and adopting regulations for the
conduct of thi« new government business.
A test will be made in a few postofficeo
before the system Is applied to the country
generally.
Postmaster General Hitchcock hao ap
pointed a commutes of departmental offi
cers to begin the preparation of such blank
forms and instructions as will be needed in
the establishment of the postaj savings
system. To aid this committe? in its work
he has requested the postal administrations
of all foreign countries that have savings
banks to furnish his department with
samples of their blank forms and copies
of their regulation? and instructions.
FEARED A CANNON SPEECH
Democrats Heard the Speaker
Was Going to Lecture Them.
Washington, June 27.— The story of what
threatened to be a dramatic episode in the
closing hours of Congress leaked out to
day. A rumor spread on the Democratic
side of the House on Saturday night that
Speaker Cannon would devote the final
hour to an excoriation of both the insur
gent Republicans and the Democrats for
their attitude in some of the strenuous
periods of the session.
Just at this time Mr. Martin, of Colorado,
1 Democrat, sprang his successful effort
for action on a resolution to investigate the
Philippine friar land sales. Mr. Rodenberg,
of Illinois, a Republican colleague of Mr.
Cannon, hurried to Mr. Clark, of Missouri,
the Democratic leader, urging him to call
off Mr. Martin.
Mr. Hark asked Mr. Rodenberg point
blank whether the Speaker intended to
make such a speech, declaring that if there
■c\as any such purpose he -would demand an
hour himself, and would not only not call
off Mr. Martin, but would aid him.
Mr. Rodenberg knew of no such intention,
nor did anybody else, so far as the Demo
crats could learn, and Mr. Clark and other
Democratic eonferrees talked with the
wrathy Coloradan. Mr. Martin was obdu
rate, but succeeded in having the resolution
passed without delaying adjournment.
OKLAHOMA CAPITAL FIGHT
Authorities at Washington Not In
clined to Interfere.
Washington, June 27. — In an Informal wav
officials of the Department of Justice have
been looking into the situation involved in
the removal of the Oklahoma state capital
from Guthrie to Oklahoma City. The de
partment has not interfered In the contro
versy further than to advise the United
States marshal's office in the state to avoid
friction with Governor Haskeli in the ser
vice of paper? on him, but in case of trouble
to advise with the District Attorney.
Direct appeal has been made asking the
government to bring proceedings in the
federal courts .to prevent a change In the
location of the capital. Whether it will
acquiesce in the request appears to be
doubtful. Officials who are willing to ex
press any opinion on the subject think not.
Others point out that there is plainly writ
ten in the Congressional enabling act the
positive declaration that the capital shall
not be changed until 1913.
Attorney General V\ ickersham, to whom
the appeals from both sides have come, is
out of the City.
REFUNDING PLAN ABANDONED
George Washington University Dis
cusses New Suggestions.
Washington, June 27.— The trustees of
Georgft Washington University announfed
to-day that the funding of the floating debt
of $105,000 through a proposed second 6 per
cent bond issue had been abandoned.
After a discussion of a plan for making
a second deed of trust, including as liens,
along with liens of creditors, the amounts
borrowed from the endowment fund, no
decision was reached. Acting President
elect Rear Admiral Stockton announced
that six rented buildings of the university
would be abandoned next year and that
the Department of Architecture would be
discontinued.
The resignation of the Rev. Dr. Richard
D. Harlan. who has acted for several
years as financial agent of the university,
■was accepted.
PARR'S FIRST INSTALMENT.
Washington, June 27.— Twenty thousand
dollars will be paid on July 1 to Richard
parr, the New York , customs employe,
whose vigilance in detecting frauds in un
derweighlng sugar imports saved the gov
ernment more than $2,000,000. Parr's total
reward is to be $300,000. For the remaining
$SO.fXK) Secretary MacVeagh will ask Con
gress to make the necessary provision.
The money to be paid on July 1 will come
out of the moiety funds.
INQUIRIES BY CONGRESS
Senate and House Ordered
Many Investigations.
SOME ALREADY COMPLETED
Statement by Senator Gore in
Regard to His Charges
of Bribery.
(From The Tribune Bureau!
Washington, June 27.— The session of Con
gress just adjourned, besidc3 having fstah
lished an unusual record for legislative ac
tivity, will go down in history as partic
ularly noteworthy because of its curiosity
and inquisitiveness. It xvas so anxious to
secure first hand Information on a variety
of subjects that sixteen committees or com
missions will be forced to work during the
recess and gather facts desired.
Many committees finished investigations
and made reports. Others have not yet
completed their inquiries, and some have
not started to work. In the near future all
will be under way with the usuai power to
administer oaths, make inspection tours
snd draft majority and minority reports.
The most important of the investigations
launched by the last session of Congress
were as follows:
Senate inquiry Into the bribery scandal
connected with the election of Senator
Lorimer, of Illinois.
Senate and House investigations of the
bribery charges preferred by Senator Gore
in connection with Indian contracts for
legal services. No date has been fixed for
the beginning of this inquiry, but it is
thought that hearings will not be held until
early next fall.
Joint investigation of conservation poli
cies involved in the Ballinger-Pinchot con
troversy.
Senate investigation of the administration
of the Reclamation Service fund.
Examination by three engineers into the
feasibility of the deep waterway project as
It pertains to the Illinois and Desplainea
rivers.
Inquiry by the Interstate Commerce Com
mission into the cost of railway postal cars.
Survey by a commission of the desirability
of legislation defining the liability of em
ployers for personal injuries to employes.
Survey by a commission to be appointed
by the "President of the desirability of fed
eral regulation of railroad stock and bond
issues.
Investigations by a House committee of
the naturalization situation in New York.
House Investigation of alleged irregulari
ties la the sale and use of Philippine friar
lands. «•
Commission to further the cause of in
ternational peace-
Investigation by the Commissioner of
Labor of conditions of employment in the
steel industry.
Survey of the question of preserving the
navigability of rivers by forest conserva
tion. ;
Senate investigation of alleged atrocities
perpetrated on prisoners in "third degree"
inquisitions.
House investigations of lobbying for and
against ship subsidy legislation.
Senate investigation of misuse of the
postal franking privilege.
The gr^nt majority of thesp commissions
have been fnstrurted to report to Congress
In December. Three of th<» five members of
the Senate committe--; which i? to investi
gate the oharffe3 made by Senator Gor»
held an informal meeting to-day. At the
adjournment of the meeting a statement
was given out, which is in part as follows:
'•The impression seems to have been given
out that Senato." Gore stated on the floor
of the Senate upon his own responsibility
that some* member of the Senate Is inter
ested in thes? Indian contracts. The com
mittee desires to call attention to the fact
that this is not correct, and that what
Senator Gore did say was the following: 'Of
course, the integrity of no one could be Im
peached upon the testimony of an inter
ested or untrustworthy witness. But the
gentlemen who manifested ?o much inter
est in my financial welfare stated to me
that a member of the Senate was inter
ested in those contracts, and he stated to
me that a member of the Housa was in
terested in those contracts.'
"From this it appears clearly that Sena
tor Gore himself does not charge any mem
ber of the Senate with being interested in
any of these contracts, but simply states
that this charge was made to him by an
other person. The committee will act as
promptly as circumstances Will perit anl
will make a very thorough investigation
within the limits of the resolution under
which they are acting."
HITCHCCCK FINDS A PLACE
Was for Widow of a Negro Who Lost
His Life 151 Postoffine Building.
[Eroin The Tribune Bureau. ]
"Washington, June 27.— Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock was happy to-day, for he
has relieved his conscience of a load which
has given him a preat deal of worry. Some
time ago a poor negro laborer lost his life
in the Postoffie Department Building. He
left a wife and five small children.
The idea of the mother and her little
flock losing their only means of support, al
most under his eyes, seemed to prey greatly
upon Mr. Hitchcock's mini.. Many times he
spoke of the unfortunate family in the
presence of members of Congress and other
callers. A fr;w days ago Mr. Hitchcock
asked Theodore L. Weed, his chief clerk,
whether the widow was physically able to
work, and. if so. to try lo find a position in
the department, where she could earn
enough to support herself and children.
After an investigation Mr. Hitchcock was
informed that there was not an opening in
the department outside of the classified ser
vice.
It wa& at this point that Mr. Hitchcock
convinced the men in his office of the in
justice of the charge of his critics that he
measures all his patronage favors by politi
cal considerations. After a silence he ex
claimed: "I simply must find a place tor
tliat poor woman. Weed, you call up Sec
retary Nagel and see if he cannot do some
thing for her." Mr. Nagel found a place,
and the negress went to work to-day in the
Department of Commerce and Labor.
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CHARLTON'S SURRENDER
Continued from flr»t page.
lice Commissioner Baker of Ml city to
watch for Charlton. Mr. Fuchs says
that no attention was paid to these re
quests, and the Italian officials in this
country are much Incensed. No special
inspectors were sent to meet incoming
ships, in accordance with the Italian re
quost. and if it had not been for Cap
tain Scott and Police Chief Hayes, of
Hoboken. Charlton would have escaped
from the Prinzess Irene.
The prosecution, and especially the
family of the murdered woman, are con
siderably cast down over the turn the
case has taken. There is a great deal
of talk about the choice of a time to
bring up the extradition treaty, and the
possibility that a self-confessed criminal
will go free, while the Charlton case
might have been considered on its mer
its and the general subject of extradi
tion taken up at a more opportune time.
The defence is so sanguine of the re
sults of the correspondence on the sub
ject of the treaty that the insanity plea
is being allowed to wait in the back
ground until Italy's final reply to Sec
retary Knox is received. The insanity
defence will be taken up again, if neces
bary, and it will be sought to make in
sanity a bar to extradition.
Insanity Plea in Background.
The stand will be taken that on extra
dition proceedings a prisoner has a right
to be heard In his own defence, and an
insane man cannot defend himself. The
prosecution expects this line of de
fence, and If Chariron is declared insane
will insist that he be sent to a govern
ment asylum. Captain Scott declares
that he will wait any length of time
that may be necessary, and if Charlton
is ever declared cured and freed from
his asylum the captain will insist that
the extradition proceedings be resumed
at the point where they were broken off
by the insanity decision.
There was a conference yesterday in
the office of Prosecutor Garven. In Jer
sey City, to decide or. the line of the
prosecution. Emil Fuchs represented
Captain Scott, while Mr. di Rosa and
Umberto Mossoli, counsel for the Italian
consulate, represented Italy, and Assist
ant Prosecutor George T. Vickers was
the representative of New Jersey. It
was decided to present to-day only the
evidence to prove the commission of the
crime and that Charlton was the mur
derer.
Mr. di Rosa has now copies of papers
from Italy furnishing the evidence neces
sary to prove the crime and the corpus
delecti, but the original papers were ex
pected last night from the Ita-lian gov
ernment If they do not arrive as ex
pected, the prosecution will ask an ad
journment of the case this morning.
To Ask for Delay.
The defence has already, however, de
cided to ask for an adjournment, and
yesterday afternoon Prosecutor Garven
Was asked to agree to this. Mr. Garven
refused to make an agreement in ad
vance, but insisted that the request for
an adjournment must be made before
Judge Blair in open court.
It was agreed, therefore, that Edward
Smith, law partner of ex-Senator Ed
wards, of New Jersey, who is associated
with R. Floyd Clarke, of this city, in
the defence, should represent the de
fence in court to-day and ask for an ad
journment. Mr. Vickers will represent
the state. As he has been informed of
the action the government Is taking in
regard to the extradition of Charlton,
he will not oppose an adjournment.
Prosecutor Garven said yesterday that
the Insanity plea would be a proper
defence in the hearing before Judge
Blair, but it is understood that there
will be no attempt to introduce it at
this time. Mr. Fuchs is still searching
for witnesses to combat the insanity de
fence. He plans to call as witnesses. In
addition to those he has already seen.
Police Chief Hayes of Hoboken and some
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and the group of popnlar places on the upper coast, where beau
tifully shaded avenues skirt the sea, are within easy reach and
offer attractions that appeal strongly to the inhabitant of the city.
Beach Haven, Atlantic City, Ocean City, Sea Isle City,
Anglesea, Stone Harbor, Wildwood, and Cape May on the
lower coast offer exceptional facilities for yachting, fishing and
bathing, and call long and loud to the lover of water sports.
All of these desirable outing spots are closely connected with
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To Celebrate
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Mayor Gaynor Has appointed an Independence Day Committee to ar
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to carry out the pians.
The Committee is planning a Military and Civic Pa'-a-.ie. for Dis
trict Celebrations in the Parks and Playgrounds, and for exercises in con
nection with the Centennial Opening of the City Hall.
The civic pride which animates Yorkers, no less than the patri
otic feeling inspired by the occasion, ieads the Committee to hepe tnat
the considerable expenditura entai.ed by app.-opriata decorations, bands,
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of the keepers in the Hudson County"
Jail, who have Charlton under their cart-
More letters were received by him yes
terday written by Charlton about the
time of the murder. One came from San
Francisco and was written on June 6 to
a sister of the murdered woman, it
contained the passage:
•You may think I am conceited, bat I
know that Mary is happy with me."
Says Letters Prove Sanity.
Mr. Fuchs la prepared to produce also
a letter found in Charlton's room in the
villa at Lake Como addressed to the
Russian Ispolatoff, who was arrested
when the crime was discovered and freed
in a few days. The letter said that
Charlton and his wife had to go away
for their health, and Chariton was sorry
that he could not wait to say goodby.
Mr. Fuchs said yesterday:
"1 am satisfied from everything I have
accumulated Saturday afternoon and
Sunday that I can prove absolutely that
he was and is sane, and was sane on
the way over. As for what has occurred
since then I can only reply that sir.
his arrest he has been acting under ad
vice."
.Ex-Judge Charlton and his son Robert
returned to this city yesterday from
Washington, where Judge Charlton went
Friday night to bury his father-in-law.
Mrs. Charlton. the prisoner's stepmother,
did not come with them, and It Is un
derstood that she will not come here.
Judge Charlton and Robert did not visit
the Hudson County jail yesterday, nor
did any of the lawyers concerned in the
defence.
Dr. Arlitz was the only one who called
on the prisoner, as has been the ca3e
since Friday. He made his usual state
ments about dementia and raving, which
were contradicted, as usual, by the
prison officials. R. Floyd Clarke said
that since the arrest of Charlton he had
received numerous letters about the
murdered woman. He was very vague
in discussing the contents of the lettera>
OFFICIALS IN QUANDARY
Belief. However, That Charlton,
if Sane, Will Be Given Up.
"-"> m The Tribune Bureau.]
Washington. June 27.— State Department
officials, unmistakably in a quar.dary over
the problem presented by the Charlton ex
tradition, apparently are not disposed to
regard whatever correspondence may have
passed between the department and the
Italian diplomatic representative as con
stituting a demand for the surrender of Ms
prisoner.
Although Secretary Knox refuses to dis
cuss the case, because he may be call-d
upon later to pass upon the question, the
department maintains that no forma; re
quest has been received.
It Is believed that any demand made by
Italy will be conditional, with the under
standing that it is not to be construed
as a modification of its former attitude that
the extradition treaty .iocs not co\.er the
surrender by either country of its own
citizens. If Charlton is declared sane, it :s
believed that he will cc given up ;r.d»r
these conditions, as otherwise the crime in
which he confesses would go unpunished.
This action would amount virtually r o a
suspension of the application of the treaty
in the present instance. The prisoner would
be turned over for trial on the broader
ground of the administration of justice.
The Italian Penal Code itself stipulates
that an Italian subject shall not be turntd
over to another government for trial, and
it is not regarfled as likely that the Italian
government will go to the extent of chang
ing its laws and revising Its treaty of ex
tradition with the United States in order
that Charlton may b« punished.
WILL ASK FOR SURRENDER
Italian Foreign Office Decides
to Act.
Rome. June 27.— The Foreign Offlo to
day decided to follow the provisions of the
Italian-American extradition conventions
and to ask for the extradition of Porter
Charlton, leaving: it -with the American au
thorities to accept or refuse the request.
With this decision the Lake Como mur
der case enters the realm of diplomacy,
and the outcome of the exchanges between
Rome and Washington will be followed
with an interest quite outside that attach
ing to the murder of Mrs. Charlton.
As soon as it was known here that the
confused slayer was nnrter arrest In the
United States, the Ministry of Just! i
ogclzed the unusual situation in which Iba
Italian authorities were placed, and forth
with referred the whole matter to tfca
F" reign Office.