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THE VA VW WASHING TO N
; From The Tribuns Burees.]
Wnshingtot?. January SB.
ix If? NOTH1NO SESSION -That it It
irpoae ot the D< inn. rat:* to permit no
IsflBiatlan at this saaalaa ?as 'on g ?eeu
siispe.-trd. Th.it they Wil grplOllg the sen*
?or IntS the summer i?. feared. Their
Indention lu both directions Is now prac?
tically susceptible of proof. When in the last
issf Ion-* t-fision of t ongre*,?, .January -- had
c? tOUt of the thlr.fon big ap
Proprlation bills had bean ?vised by the
HoiiM sud tWO bx the Senat", While txvo
?mere rxore <*n ttic HetlSS calendar awaiting
delation. This session i.ot one has
I n,.. House, only one has been re
i? r of Columbia bill, ai??i it
|U bean delated for fourto? ?? ?ay.?. While
g dally inore obvious that the
i ?, ? . ,,t int. nri to permit any lov
lal l?gislation to bs pa.*-?*? <i. It hi enual
|) obvious thai they have no capacity for
?onsi rue live Isglslatlan, ibal thay cannot
..| ih' ir own forcis or Curtail the flood
which is ?leiayin,' Hie pass?t?
I |. of Columbia bill, for ?H
sisiit-e, and II I? quite posslols that they
X.ni i>. unable i? complet.* 'bur work by
tl.e liait i C national <on\;ntions meet,
, || the) xx i h i" The ?ast timo the
? l'un ol ot .ho llout-e
ti?, ? ' owtd much greater ability in the
approprlstion Dliis Per ex?
ample, h? January ?. Ott, r-,e Hous.* ha'i
?1 tvxo of ? propriation bllto.
and another *\h.s passed on ?faauarj -*??
tuet year ?"onsrese s'ljourncl on June II.
The reporting of the steel bill to-tlay proves
that the Democratic lead?*XB still b?-licve
sn "put til? President in S hole..' by
Banding him tariff bills he cannot approve,
??luis their failure in ras* u WaoJ bill in
secordan ?* with the SnOlnfl Of the Tariff
Board nuk?- evident the iiit-inctrliv of1
thrlr vaunted desire to reluve the eon- |
aumers of tariff extortion. -\ wool bill ;
framed m accordante with the report of the
Tanli* Boaud would bo c<rtain to pass the
Senate promptly and would In approved by
. lhaj I'rf.sid.i.t Buch .1 measure would af?
ford relief to millions <.f onsumer., ami
d reflect ?edit on Cangress, but the
f*ar that it might also reflect eicdlt on the
administration Is all suflicient to impel
the Democrat.*? to BacrlSc? Um ooasumer?
to their own pobucal ambitions. Tho dire
pie.?-pert of a prolonged do-nothiiiR and
van i y expsaalYt. sessiou is the oooastoa of
much discouragement to thoje who take
Seriously their responsibilities as members
cf ?'orja-rcss.
for home CONSUMPTION.?Obsenreri
sf things political in the national capital
?vxere surprised to bear this morning tb.-.t
"Taft besd?|ust'ters" were to be opened im?
mediately In WsaShlngton and were to be
under the Immediate supervision of Sena?
tors Pen rose, Snoot and Crane, while it
**as probable that either the Poatmaatcr
? rral or Secretary Dille?, would resign
b?- fon to take charge Of them. There xvas
? rabie Ism surprise hawseer, when it
fxas learned that these things bad M foun?
dation in fact, sn?l ih.it the story had been
giren out for its political effect on Penn
ey'veata'a politic?. The advisability of
M. Bill KFHED
Ways and Means Committee
Approves It by Party Vote.
ATTACKED BY REPUBLICANS
Minority Members Denounce Un?
derwood Measure as Crude, 111
Considered and Hastily Drawn.
m The Tribuna? Bureau. ;
Washington, Jan it?.?Declining to axx-,?it
the r? pot5! of the Tariff Hoard on the steel
industry and plainly Indicating that the
1ty will disregard the raport of the
board ?>u wool, the Dem?>cratl?' members
of the Ways and Means Committee to-day
r*puit..| to the House the I'nderwood steel
bill, indiscriminately reducing the existing
duties.
i'cpuhliesn members of ,he eommPtee
voted unanimously against the bill and
urged that steel ?evision should await In?
vestigation by the Tariff Hoard, Which is
now ready to gather information relating
to Schedule ?'. Tho House to-morrow will
begin consideration of the first <>f the half
baked tariff bills of the sear-dun.
Representative Payne, ebsenring that the
?Democrats were obdurate in their political
revision plans, moved that a sub-committee
be appointed to begin w?rrk Of* a wool bill
to be drafted ??loi'K the lines indicated m
the Paged of the Tariff Hoard oti .Schedule
K The motion xxas promptly voted down
by the Democratic majority.
"The aetfon of the majority to-day,'' said
r?<|i?-seiitative lordnex, - means that the
fagort of the T.iriff Hoard on wool is to be
east Mid? by th? Democrats and that we
luxe ?A,?: ted money In ???lleetlng these scl
cntilir- d.rta, for it txili not be net ?t by the
maiei H y "
In the minority rej?"? t on tne steel schsd
?lie, it ip suggested that the Democrats pre?
fer to go ahead with the pending bill,
?Aithout awaiting a report by the Tarin
atoar?!, because its report on wool lias ?I? *
Bar?trated th?- "abaurdlty" <?f the wool Uli
B? IM* tBSmBts.
In voting against the report of th?
bill the seven Republican member? of th??
IVa* s and Means ?'omtuitte presented I be
folio**. Ing pertinent reasons why the Demo?
cratic measure should not be reponed and
enacted into Is**? :
It Is framed without,anx hearings, without
?nv new evidence and Iihs n?. substsntial
basts of ascertained faeit to stand upon.
1? is in no ?Art* 'ustlfteg by the very fun
bearings taKrn thie. ynsrs ag.i before ??
full committ*?, with full llbertx to ? r?isr
?xamlne every wltne.sf who appeared.
Schedule C was levistd in August, 1909,(
Opening Taft hrado.nr.rra In IVat-hm*'""
has long been dlr.-ns-ed. but the pro.'*"
I, ,?. aaarar a head than it **** **'*
montha age, ?er la Itere tin- slightest Hke
ll!ir.?>.| that Situ?t Mr. Hlt-h.-ock or Mr
lidies WOUW t.ikc- charge of thcttt !f ih*t
xscro established H U highly probable
moreover, that If Buch headquarters wem
? to he established here Ml? Taft
would be oenaultad, and he has aol ?*?
taken into the confidence of Banaler }'<!
ro?c. tabo is credited with being the author
of tbia moniiiig' .-tory. Thai thera la Deed
for aomr organisation to ?are for th<* PO
UU-cal intsraata of tha resident is an ac?
knowledged fact, bol it la also tftM that
tha tack of (hi?ling Joel Iba right man to
take chargi of ii if far fiom an easy one
MIMOVM rni.iTK'S?it la remara??
i j Republicana erbe aw fiwlHar with ten
dltlona in Missouri, and eapeclally Mi f5'
Louis, thai lbs a?-tMn of the ?Ity Republi
? an committee lias not ha?l the effect of lit*
ducing a single newspaper to coma " "
ssainsl Presfdenl Tafl or to support the
? itv committee Furthermore, it is emphat?
ically denied thai ('ova nor Hagle) accu?
rately representa the aantlmenl of the ateta
?hen hi d?acrlbea it as mera favorable to
colonel Roosevelt than to the President
To ?he activity of Ormsby Mcllarg la at
trlbUted the r.-tlon of the city conm
As for the Governor, his course I.? n?*>t so
essily explained, bui it la insisted by Re?
publicans who ate familial with conditions
throughout the state th.it those who think
Ifleeour! stands again-1 Taft Will ht iin.le
c?i\e?1 when th.- \..ics for del?gales to
Chicago ronie to be counted.
NO WBDpINCI ?ARMENT-Member? of
the diplomatic corps of sufficient rank to
dare .io!>o with an ambassador are having
no little ft:n at Ce expense of th.- new
Russian Ambassador. The giieM*- at the
dinner *civ,ii recently Ity the Pi esirt.-nt Hlid
Mrs. 'iaft In honor of the diplomat!?* corpa
were greatly surprised to note (he tlm* set
for the dinner ?lipping by with no indie.?
ii"n ol the ,-;r.pe.?ranee of the host?. Three
? re of an hour passed with no ex
plani'tion, and -?peculation a-- to the muss
of the delay was life, son..- of the puesta
fearing that something serioua had hap?
pened to delay their hosts. Just as the
great clock In the corridor Struck the thud
quarter, however, the Russian smbassador
appeared, and ho wa.? Immediately followed
by the President and Mrs. '("aft No ex?
planaren was offered, and the jmrty wept
In to dinner, but the joke was too good
to keen, and it has now leaked out. It
appears that when the diplomatic gueate
were assembling Mr. BakhlMteff appeared,
but be had on no wedding garment, >o to
speak. He was in ordinary evening drew,
while his colleagues were ell resplendent
iii their court uniform?. The Ambasaador
.?ne piaiKi- at the gold-embroidered
r; nun! of hit colleagues and fled hastily.
11? had I" rush home and chante into court
end, with characteristic court-eay,
the President and Mrs Tafl refrained from
an appearance, which would nave |?iac??i
him in ;i position of much embarrassment.j
id. thev chose the alternative of per?
mitting their guests to think they we?e
at fault. Q ?1. II.
'upon a careful study of the evidence be?
lore th<* committee, and a heavy cul was
ma.I<* in the duties.
In response to a wide popular d?
Congress, by the vote of both parties, su?
thorlsed the pr?sent Tariff Board hy sp?
prop iatlng funds therefor This board ia
fully equipped and ready to undertake the
t.isk of ?lathering information upon B? I ted?
ule C.
The committee has adopted the ad va?
le, ?in system of dunes on every item <>f
i ni?- c. This aystem has been con?
<iemne?i by every United Btatea Becretsry
<>f th. Treasury except Walker, and has
i l-eeii Universally discredited by the great
commercial nations. For details as t?. the
! iii-ject of thp system we refei t?. the unan?
Nwerable argument of the Tariff Board In
; tli.- woollen schedule report
| This bill deals with "metate and manu
. factures thereof." In the magnitude of the
-three distinct Industriel which pro
duce articles su. h as ?ne embraced In this
schedule it overshadow? all other ached
il?es In the tariff law. In the <?? naua <>f
1906 they found in this ?-ouiiii . ti.uo* estab?
lishments engaged in tin* manufartun of
the article? i-overed In this schedule, with
.? total capital invested of $3.157.388, ">29, '*iii
ploylng 1,171.824 wage earners; receiving
and with an annual
product of 13.130,253,190. The census of 910
not >? t tabul?t? ?I. will show a larg? In?
orease h, the enormoua buslneea of prob?
ably more than 25 per cent Buch Ind
are entitled t.. fair and just treatment on
the par: of Congress.
The Msjority Report.
Th?- majority report say.?-* thai the pin
rates on steel and iron. Which are
::?i to ?"?" per cent lower than existing duties,
hi? made on a tariff-for-r.-venn,. hasis, ami
that it has been demonstrated that the
steel Industry here ran meet all competition
wit nom the Bid of protective duties, end
adds:
a survey ?-?r the iron and st?eel Industrj
show? convincingly that it ha*-* reached
a position ?if such sttrangth and Inde
pendenei thai the Industrj does not need
the hfiping hand ?.f tue governmnnl In
order io stand In ? omi>< tition with foreign
?ountrii-s.
The committee feel? warranted in reeem*
mending thai the duties !>,? placed upon s
distinctly revenue basla
Th?- report declares lhat the rate- should
be made low enough t?. permit potential
".inpetltion from Imports for the Ml
natural and proper regalatlon of domeatl?
pri'is, and closes as follows:
It is b?-11?-ved that the rat?- providl ?I f??r
m this bill are competitive and if enacted
would effect ;i substantial eronomy to I ?
poople greatly disproportionate In Its a?i
vantages to the small apparent lot
revenue,
The tariff revtstoa debate will begin i??
morrow, when Representative A. Mitchell
Palmer, of Penneylvaida, will open the ar?
gument in fav?n- of the steel bill.
lollowing the passage of the sieel bill
the Wa-.s and Means Committee will Intro?
duce the chemical end then the sugar
schedule-. Roth ar<? nearlv ready foi ?
Democratic rau-cua. The cotton scbednt?
win be laken up next. I batrtnaa l'nder
wood tstlmat-es thai these will be all that
?an be bandied at this session, but if there
is time for moio th? agricultural acheduhj
? will be considered.
Matfr?soiL
Silent Sixr
i r
uitt f$r TES **ih* y?t tha'bsstf
ott a-**?*?
n
Hmlir? ?eii.nlel?, *p a.
lall? nf eonjpment, e??T
riding. liiilirloiiK
BruadwaT at ?'.'nd stre-M.
I'll.- IMBOPIMF.NT or A?T IN TONE
THE FRANCIS BACON PIANOS
ESTABLISHED 1789.
fleten Bshibitieo Room*
505 5th Avenue, Room 505
ri \.u: PIANO* A M rit M TV.
KNOX GIVES VOUCHERS
Shows Champlain Celebration
Expenses Were Proper.
A -SCANDAL" EXPLODED
Secretary Explains Bills, but
Says Payments Should Not
Have Been Made from
Emergency Fund.
[PretSI th? Trll.nn? Bur'mi '
"tvashlncton. .Ian. I'.",. The scandal-hunt
fog Perno? rats InvestlpalhiB the Stsle I >e.
partition! met with another ilsaa-pointm-Snl
to-day when Secretaiy Kin\, with the ?mi?
sent if the president, cheerfully furnished
to the Demefiatln lavaetlgatera the vouch?
ers enverlnir the expenses lnciifred hv this
country In connection with the tereenten?
nial celehratlon of the dis?.n cry of Lake
< 'hamplalii.
When Secretary Kimt was s ?hrrcna?-?!
Tueaday he declined to futnish the vouch?
ers beeauf tka expenditures w<-re made
from the SmOfgOacy fund Of the State De?
pertinent. The law provides that only the
President mav make public expenditures*
fi? m this futi'l. l"!t this did HOI prevent the
House committee from !>??? .?mlnir peevish
at ti??* declination of secretar* Knez. Tha
Scretarv agreed to bring the matter t?i
n.<* attention of ti ?? Praatdent, a I o ?ire* ici
the production of lha vouchera f??r ihe edl?
im.pii?''i of the House ?ommlttei
The vouchen ahoe> that the $:*'V'"'? . ??
propi1a;l?.n was accounted (>>r h
ofTi.-ers commlsslonen n.id other partici?
pants in the t^'V?* ?*) a.? plain celebration
lof 190*? The bill paid to th? l?afee Cham
?plain Hotel was mote than It.OOO, Hilda
amount ??.verm*; the hills of the It* Am. ; j
???an gueata aii'i the coal ?>f two dinners !
One Item cover-ed excess fare for five mem- |
hers of the n -?? Yotrk begi lalure urhoj
missed their train. A moni ,?-*'' In? IdentaJa ,
are listed mineral weter, flowers, t. ,c-1
phone.?. ]|\, i . and lunch? ont
Se, letary KnOX, referring to n? ... I
chancea he has made In the bookkeeptns
methoda ??f tin- state Department, frankly
declare.I that the expens? cbrs
ti"n should nol i ave i>? en ? aval "i :
emerfency fund, aa Confi?es t.a?i :
rallv ?fiproprlate?! 120,004 for the i
in writing: to the Presldeni Ml Knox sa,?I:
In my judgment It was Improper to cover
th?- amount under Section 2*1, and there
was not sufficient res <>n t?. lyake .? certifi?
cate t?. th.- ? fr".???? ti.it -,t was ii??i sdvlas
ble to specify the mrpooes f"r which the
money was expended. The mon?*?) ?..??
appropriated t?.r th>* exp?enS(M Of the pro?
posed celebration, and what n wss neces?
sary for the St.ite Department to sscertsln
was wli'ther. us a fact, that am?, nil of
expenditure had keen lncurr?dd
when .?-?-..i.?i.-r t..lie,i t., materialise, the
committee seised on the tact the1 ihe
money had i?en eccounted foi by two com?
missioners, Governor G-eorge H Prouty, of
Vermont, and W C Witherl.ee of Ne?.?,
York. Chairmen Manuln san! he diaap?
proved the id?ta of turning the appropris
tion ovei t?> the stat?? Commiaalonera for
r. counting, and his .ommtttee would "in?
vestigate*' this.
S?-. telar. KnOX, In response to the Sonata
Foreign Relations Committee's reouesl for
information concerning tin- recen! sending
of Ameriesn troops to China, made h n
port to the sub.? omnilttee to.l.i-, ?-aytiiKi
the Praatdenl had acted under the rights
tr?nte?! bv the protocol of INI The <<>m
mitiee. probably on iVedneeday. w,n take
up Benator HI1 rh? o< ,. resolution, In whl h
he contended thai President Taft had no
right, without author!) of Congness or by
treaty, to order troops to China unless
there wss an emergency requiring pr?t?e*
Hon of American rights and property. Ml
Hitchcock will address the Senate on the
subject after the committee reporta
PwAINEY REPEATS OLD CHARGE
Declares Panama Revolution Was "Fo?
mented" in W. N. Cromwell's Office.
Washington. .Ian :.'. Anirrh an Intereel
with the knowledge end co operation of
the state Department? "fomented" the
-revolution of nil in Colombia which t?
sniied in the Independence ?>f Panama, a?
cording to Representative H-snry T
Ratney, of Illinois. Who wa heerd !
Forelga Affair: Committee to-day,
The committee began beartnga on Mi
Ralney's reao)utlon for an inquiry into
th? taking of the Panama ?anal strip by
tha l'nile'l Stair.*.*. Mr. lialnev said:
I propose to shOW In thla h.-arlnc that
the de? lnralif.li of independeni-c ,if Panama
va- prepar-ed In N?*?** *> oi k In Ihe ,.fn? <?
of William Nelson Cromwell and thai No
vember '?'?. BAA, was the dste agreed upon
for the heclnnin? <>f the revolution in
< ototnbia.
Our contention is that the pari the
Today?
The Annual Disposal of
GLOVES
7>366 Pairs for Men, Women, Children.
Which Were Priced in This Store at $8,23 1,
Will Be Disposed of at $4,786
Last year we liad 9,520 pairs to ?sell; tliis year, owing to
greater volume of business and possibly more careful
handling, we have only 7,866 meaning 2,200 fewer pairs
to offer our customers at tliese onec-in-a-ycar's rates. So
We suggest that all who wish any ot' these gloves conic early.
Every Qlove is a Wanamaker Glove
This disposal is actually what the name indicates a dis?
posal of all broken sizes, all slightly soiled or handled gloves.
all st\ les which will he changed another season, and therefore
arc not to he duplicated.
Every Glove Is Perfect
in make, lit and quality of skil
Expert service will ht*
assistants in the regular glen
counters.
Women's Gloves.
$1 pair, were $1.25 to $3.50. 1.546
pairs, long and ->hoit Rloves, glace,
suede, overseam. pique.
$1.25 pair, were $3.75 to $4.25 01
pairs, long gloves, glace or suc.ie.
small sizes.
$2 pair, were $2.25 to $4. 117 pairs,
lined gloves.
$2.50 pair, were $5. 25 pairs, fur
hncd gloves.
$3 pair, were $4 32 pairs. 12-but
ton length, fleece-lined ?ape gloves.
Main ,!r,.-,r, < M?I Building
10c pair, were 25c and 35c. 92
pairs, lisle, chamois lisle and silk
gloves.
35c pan. weie 50c and 65c. 380
pairs, glace, overseam, lisle, chamois
lisle and silk gloves.
isOc pair, were 75c to $1.20. 2.250
pairs, glace, suede overseam. pique
and cape.
S?ll*' I ?''! Building,
given bv experienced glove
c sections and at the special
Men's Gloves
50c pair, were 7.*;c to $1. 214 pairs,
cape gloves and buckskin gauntlets.
$1 pair, were $1.25 to $2. 249 pairs,
wool and cape gloves.
$2 pair, were $2.25 to $3.25. 179
pairs, lined gloves.
$3 pair, were $3.25 t ? $6.50. 66
pairs, fur-lined gloves.
Burlington An a?1?* floor, \>w KMr.
10c pair, were 25c. 1,657 pairs cot?
ton gloves, olive drab color.
Subwa j floor, ' Md Building,
Children's Gloves
$2 pair, were $2.50 and $3. 5 pairs,
fur gloves.
Main floor, ? Md Building.
10c pair, were 25c. 54 pairs, wool.
25c pair, were 35c and 50c. 221
pairs, wool gloves and cape gauntlets.
50?: pair, were $1. 188 pairs, boys'
cape gloves.
Subwaj floor, ? Md Building.
Best ?Men's News We Have Had in a Long While
Men's Shirts
2,700 $1.50, $2 and
$2.50 Grades at
95c
Product of a manufacturer who imports the best
French and English shirtings and whose own mills make
and dye all other than imported fabrics used in his shirts.
More than one retailing house has been seeking his season
overplus, but by good fortune it has come to ns. Our
friends shall reap a bounteous benefit.
Finest of percales in pleated-bosom shirts ; imported madras
in plain-bosom shirts, in soft shirts, mercerized fabrics and
corded cheviots, some silk-striped.
We are conservative in fixing actual values at $1.50, $2 and
$2.50. And the best of it is. there is approximately an equal
number of each value Beginning this morning?95c.
Burlington Arcade floor, New Building.
The Motor Apparel Shops in the Burlington Arcade Begin
This Morning an extraordinary Distribution of
London-Made
Coats and Ulsters
Some Lined with Fleece, Some with Leother
For Outdoor Men or Women
Garments as thoroughly English as the banks of the Thames.
Not to be confused with the imitations with which American
manufacturers have flooded the land.
Our exclusive importations.
Hiirliii.ctoii Airadc floor, New Building.
Because we arc merchants not bankers of mer?
chandise we announce for today, in face of the fact thftl
prices of skins show from ."iO to 8."> per cent, advance an<]
are still soaring.
The Closing Disposal at Lessened Prices of
Rich Fur Sets
Com prising All That Remain of What Has Been Called
"the Most Complete and Beautiful Collection
of Fourrures de Luxe Shown
This Season"?
Fur S.ilon-, Second fl.??"?r, Old Building.
JOHN WANAMAKER
Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co., Broadway, Fourth Avenue, Lighth to Tenth Street.
i nlt?*'i States playe? for* moothi pria** to
Uii?. ??? \??|iiii.?ir i .1 ?an th? hlatoi
of Mil?? ?*'?\ ? i nur. nl iili'l * 11 ;* r **. e RhoUld
in?k** luMii?* irnaiiririi reparation lo Colom?
bia for III' fl-al)?*?*'* l|?rll' i ? I
The ?onimlti'?* ?.1|.?iirni*'l aiihoni acttOtl
until rcil ????*<?*.
FEARS FOREIGN SHIP TRUST
Another Canal Toll Hearing?
Advance in Freight Rates.
WMhlnfftM, ?inn -'?'' Tii?* uithnat?
trol of ?all ?-iilppiii?* through H??? Panama
?.'aiidl by th? forrlaii "ehipptng tl lal " ?*..'li
<hief b(*ii#*rn m Mg Alum? .m shlppe
xiirli a..** Ihai I nil?*?! Sut?*? H("*l ?otn.??.?
llOfl, would result from the .?.lull?-* l"ii ,.r
for? ?rii thlpa lo I lia*. A mci iinn rOSStOiS.
Irada, gri'iii ?ling to ? ?<*orir?* S I ?r.i rlx'in.
ii. lidenl of iii?. Amei le .m Hawaiian
Steamship Company, wbo tostlfled again
to-day before ihe Houm Committee on la?
? <? ? 'ommeroe,
Proteati have boon made i<> ihe war i??
pai i m? i/ ii K. ? i ?. s ? hip proposed a<l \ *ai?. ?? In
freight lui.* of tii?* Panama Railroad
pany, effective Februar) t The lacrea
In th<* r.-itrja ?III rang? fiotj? II )..
c?nl -an*i ?mii particularly affoct shiftmen's
Of II M? tnr.il Iron hi,,I \ .at i?a?i?? building 111 ?
lor?ala
William n Wheeler, ,,f Hi.? Ban Fran
11 ? *. chamber of Commerce, arrived hero
to-day io presen! to ? i?-** Presiden! nn?l ihe
Becretarj of War u protest fion, the P
cille ?'oast, a suipen km of th? pr.i
advaaca in ratas i sought, and in?? m-r.?
nmy he carried to Congress,
San ["r.?ni*i.'< .i i? partloutarly int?*?-?" t??i
in ih?* propoasd advaaco <>n baUdlng ma*?
rial. beeOUM of tho ?on.'lriKtlon of t *?,
buildlnc-i f.ir tlio PaMIRI I IPO ItaTffl.
SUNDAY'S NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United States
fee $2.50 a year.
III. S. TO BUILD TROY DAM
State Agrees to Refer Powei
Question to the Courts.
IKioiu II.?- : * ? ,?
WTaahington, .Ian. :'? Beeretan of wai
Btlmaoa, in a letter io ? i i ? -. ol
Nee Y(tM*k, has taken .? Brm stand for th?
roiMti ctlon <?f the neu io?*k end dam
! project In the Hudson Rlv? t . t Ti ?
provided foi by Congress, In Ihe face <>l
opposition i?y He Sea % ??t K Btate author!
; 11? - Th?* s? c-retsr; ha direct? ?I th- en
. Rineei ? ..i p .?i ii,c arm] t?? pro-c? ?i at
I ?ui?*e wit h t hi w o: k '"ill
??n .?n opinion given b] th? Mto ? r-- tien
eral holding thai lb?
NOW York went heron?! their rights in re
? uklni ti." abandonment of the project and
in ml? gi "tiiirt io obtain , ? of the
water rlghta which have been held by Con
gr< to belong lo lha federel government.
Bocretery Btlmaon'a lettei wea written
following h ??.uferen. ?? on the subject with
Governor lux in Nee >?rk leal Bat
snd wuh Alt?me] tienerel Carmody sod
,->t.ii<* Pngiiici i Ben ? i In
? lwa>. Mi. Btimsoii .?? a thai V
Carmedy told lilm the state disclaimed anj
power tn prevent the United Blatas from
making ihe Improvement ?? ?n?*. luclud
big the building of dam and lo-cks, foi which
Congress npproprlHted ti,3^,000 Mi *<n
inod> hei?i however, thai the atate rlslnicd
the right lo auv surplus ?ate power whi.-h
tuigiit he created by such Improvement,
Mr. Carmody agreed t?. the federal govern
me-it proi-eedlng und?-r the law, having
the question of owner.-hip of tho water
power to be deiei mined later hv th.? courts,
it being andoratood that tiie state ?iocs nm
wsive lis claim of ownership in auch power
Boeretsry gtlmoon agreed lo this, ai
though ho believes ?he Untied dialer*, win
be declared the owner of all Ihe water
I power. Hut in eise th* power ? h"iild be
more than sufficient to p.iv reasonable in
? ?ar-t'l "-inkiiiK fiu.it charges on th<* ex
pendlture he would not object to the
i nitr.i Btatei colloctlng and turning tttat
any surplus to the state, The engtaaec"* tu
??? of the project have advi-aa-d him.
however, thai there t\tn not bs ? surplus.
retar) Btlmson writes to Oovernor Ws
thai for t?-n years New York State has
'bren iirr-.m?-. Ihr* t "nit. <i Slat- I to undertak.?
thia Improvemeni ? ? a pait Of 'he New
\., k State bHi*ge ?-anal system. Ho iioids
thai portion oi ih? Hudson is admit
I tedly h navigable stream and under federt!
"and national appropriations
fair Its Improvemeni an* Justified because
; oi the national and International .?port?
an?.f th?* navigation and commerce
[which ??ru be i*-i*n**flted by su. h Improve?
nient,
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CABINET MEMBERS TO PANAMA
_
Fisher and Hitchcock to Inspect Canal
at President's Direction.
Waahlngtan, .lau. ::> Bo**r?tary !
and Poatmaster Qoneral Httchcock, ti??'
only member* of tho Cabinet who ha?.?* not
I Vl**4ted tho Paliar?a i'aniil. have hern ?II
? r b) th? Presiden! to make a tour of
I inspect ton They **.iil leave here, prob
IaMy, about th<* middle ?if CMruary. ?r>n
I account of ihr nunieious qtteotlons which
I arise at Cabinet meetings ?VhIUi?- with
' ti.hanged commercial r*etattona th?* open
in?; ?.f the Panama ?'anal wHi brim*: aboat,
I th?* President denlres to have r?.?*??. mem?
Ut- of the Cabinet familiar with aflair*
ou Un* Latham
NEW YORKERS GET 11 YEARS.
Toledo, Jan. S Jaah ; Powew and An?
?lre?v IfOehan, ??f New York, both twenty
i.\ ?rain old, were ?*a* i? sentenced to eleven
and ene?half year?* lmpri*?onmenl In th**
i i e*t venu orth, Kan . and
* ?? ?? bj I'nlt? .1 State? Judge .lohn M
Kllllta to-day, after the? lia?i pleaded gullt?
to the joint Indictment of blowing the
Pauldlng. Ohio, *->?-i?*ili. ?*? safa on I he tdghl
? *! I '.'.?rrilbor ?.'(. l?*f*J.
CREDIT MEN AT DINNER
Plan to End Reign of Rogues in
Business World.
Almost five hundred members of tha Haw
York Oodlt Men's Asso-faMon. tepre-entin,
that many houses in all lm?-- ?*>f tr?*t In
this city, lathered tor th? annual mattafl
?nd ?lliiner in the Hotel Autor last night.
The meeting was sd lawyer*
They suggested plain tur 11 . ?I Im
provemenl of th? mcthofis o'f t:,m<.i tlm
buainesa Crank s Flagg ? * of tie
a ?oclntion. *\a? in i-ltarg.? of the meeliSl
and afterward tta? toaetma a ? dt*.
lier.
At the -peakci- iai.?c were A 11 AW
sud? . secretary of the Beetnces Men's la
? i? Istlen S Hot? 1er, of WeHii (tea,
Bears ,*-. Co.: P*rederick W. Pullo,
i esi.lent of the Kepi liable Trust ?*f>nip*?ni.
\\ r. n. Koelsrh, ssslstanl treaaurer ef
the 0 ' iranty Trust Company of New York,
Hup;' Gerden Miller, and OeOTge Willlatna
end K D Klannery, the itrst and a t wl
rlce-preaidr-nta, th? t'redfc
Men's a - ??" letton.
principal -reskeis were Qeorge W
Wllltoid?*. counsel for the ,-is ). iitf.Mi
Charles V Uoore tonner Jostle? of Ike
Circu?! Court of Virginia, and Robert E
treten, editor of "Financial America
Mr. Whiteaide made a. strong pisa tor *??
organised . -
lOKiie.- \ | '<\-,ill Of I - "
wa? .1.*. i.*l?il to form a bureau of inM"*->tig.4
tkhi and proaeentlon, whose duty sImII v>
t?. obtain Hit data relating 'o hanknjp*
fraudulent debiera ami tsueerepeleaa .?u*
tioneer .
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LA FOLLETTE'S FRIENDS DESERT.
. m sha lai Au oup *?' '*>" Ta ft
KspuMtcsns i?>i mei I.-, followers of Beaa?
tor l.a I'oiictic. organised a Progr-esalva
Republican Clua net* to da: ????'| declgiM
for Rooaevell 1er the Presiden? ?.
The Most I
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Famous Train in the World
testful "Water Level Route"