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p?d?n! mm ?
iioijsraw
Holds Conferences at Columbu
with Many State Repub?
lican Leaders.
FAR FROM BEING SICK MAI
Cold and Cough Cause Incon
venicnce, but Are Not Seri?
ous?Meets Harmon
at Luncheon.
Columbus. Ohio, Jan "A-President Taft'
second day In Ohio developed less speech
making and more politics than did ?ils six
:>eV,) * stop in dey? land, for many IU
publicans who ?111 no? journey to the north
ern pari ol tke si.'?te to weleOMS hir
dropped In to-day t? have a word or tw
and to add something t<> the President'
growing information about political condi
tlon.- here.
The President spoke at :i luncheon of tin
Chanber "f Commerce on pea-e, and dedl
csteil the new Federal Building with .
sKcrh agam-t the judicial recall, and to
ni-rht was the guest of the Columbus Calf
I .,,*, ?ff. ?nent ?M night In ColOmbUI BW
will end bis nip to-morrow St Akron.
Short v after his arrival he held a re? ep
tlon im ,? local hotel, and, a? ?ordlng to Du
estimate? of members of his party, mor?
than Ihree thousand persons marched b*
and shook his hand. Hi? MOeptfons ?t tin
Chamber of Conim? rce luncheon and at to
night s dinner were friendly and Die np
plause was fr?quent Columbus was bus*,
with a near-blizzard most of 1he day anc
there were no big crowds on the Btl
wat? h the Presidential party pas?*.
The alarming reports as to Mr. Taft':
physical condition which went out of ?'leve
Und last night were denied to-day, ;?o?h b]
."?resident and by Dr. Thomas I,
Rhosda th" army physician who
panted Mm on ihe trip. The President snii
that he was far from being a sick man. an?1
th? on'y lneon\eiilence he suffered WSi
from I i- ? OUgk and the fact that his cole
interfered with his sleep. Dr. Rhoads Mk
thai tie PresMsal was recovering from ?
bronchial attack which could be ex,??'tec
to run ils ?nurse without serious conse
quen.es in several days. Although hi!
tratet was still hoarse, Mr. Taft spoke to
day wit!, ?ess difficulty and coughed mud
less
Th** President arnverl in ?'olnmbus early
A. I Vorya Republican National Commit
teeinan, ?ame from Cleveland with him. bu
r-ail there had l?ccn no political talk on th?
wav or e\en at the breakfast table.
'We didn't talk politics at breakfast.'
r-aiil Mr. Vorys. "Y*.'e discussed the condi?
tion of our eggs."
Other Republican leaders who called tr
see the President ?.id not talk eggs, but poll
t"s. Among them weie Congressman Tay?
lor, of f?hio ; -.---.?-Congressman Charles II
t'rosvenor, known in the House as "Old
Plggere"; ex-Senator Dick, !.. c. Laylin,
wk I is generally conceded to share the lead?
ership of the Taft movement In the state
with Mr. Vcrys; T.awrence. K. J.angdon. flocn
leaner of the Ohio House; Malcolm Karsch
iier, who has taken an active part In the
"'(??.nliiatlon of Roosevelt clubs In Ohio
sad msny others. Several leaders told th?"
Pr?sident that the Taft forces would con?
tre; tke Ohio State Central ?"ommittee b\
a comfortable majority and others sale
thai the movement In his behalf was gain?
ing strength.
Governor Harmon, who was a luncheon
guest with the President, could not escapo
the political atmosphere, for when Mr. Tafl
ros-? to speak, he prefaced hli address with
. few (onfesslons in which he snd Ohio'?
QoventOr figured, much to the delight of the
diners and to the amusement of Mr. Har?
mon, who apparently enjoyed jt ns much
as the President.
"Wren a man has been ?ravelling a boni
the country as I have been doing," said th?
President, "and as some ??ther executives
have been doing, there a-e times when
there is an unjust suspicion that the Jour?
ney has other than official motivee.
"Now, the advantage I have la coming tr
Columbus Is tbat I am buttressed around
with reasons for coming other than poli?
tice. Here is a public building that hae t?
be dedicated.
"CJovernOr Harmon and I, because of our
old and affectionate aasooiations, could no!
keep sway from each other upstairs when
we get within reach of each ether, even
though the proprieties require that we
should observe the due official relation to
eat* other that circumstance* suggest, and
so we had a talk, ?nd we talked politics,
snd you would bo surprised to know how
many subjects, personal and otherwise, we
had complete agreement about, ??ui \iews
of Insurgency don t differ greatly; there is
little difference m detail as to persons, but
as to the principle of the thing wc are
??or."
Qovarnor Harmon did not continue the
THE DA y /A WASHING TOJ*i
|K>on> Tk? TribuM Burn,,, |
Washington, January Ml
DEMOCRATIC DIMENSION. -Every ef
fort to prateh up th?* Irreconcilable differ
batW-Md Representatives 1'nderwood
and Henry ha? tailed, find the Democrats
have now dcctdtld to hold another caucus
next Wciin?; ?Uy night to decide, first, If a
general Investigation of the all?-g?-d money
trust" shall be iin<lertaken at this session,
mid, MCOnd, whether, if undertaken, It
shall be conducted by a special committee
or by the standing Committee on Hanking
and Currency. Mr. I'nderwood has about
given up hope of defeating the determined
purpose of Mi. jlcnry t?? compel such an
Investigation, but he is insistent that at
leant It shall be conducted by the standing
committee of whigh U?-pr?s? ntatlve Pujo,
of Louisiana. Is chairman. Mr. Henry
wants to have the Investigation confined to
a ?pactad committee of which, presumably,
Mr. Henry would be the chairman and
which would be coniposrd ?if thus?- who, In
Mr. Henry's estimation, constitute the
i.?ai> weights of the Democracy, but w-ho
are termed by th?- Irreverent "the brain
trust.'' Mr. I'ndciwood regards the entire
inv? -tigatlon as unwise, and he is extrema*
ly Irritated by the fact that his views would
easily prevail wen It not that William J.
Bryan ha? spurred his disciples into action
on the subject. The persistent interference
of th?1 Nebraska!) In the affairs of the
House is a ?onstant o? < asion of irritation
to the Alabama statesman, especially when
he finds himself wholly unable to resist the
Influence Ol the "Peerless leader." Many
of the Democrats dread the prospect of an?
other caucus, contending that these m<fl?
ings only serve to emphasize the wide dif?
ferences and dissensions in the Democratic
ranks.
DEMOCRATS FRIGHTENED There
are many Democrats who are badly fright*
ened to-day nt the possible results of the
hasty action of the Democratic caucul in
forbidding the authorisation of any battle?
ships this year. The Demo? rats have no
love for the navy, but already some of
them have heard from horn?? In terms
which Indicate that it was the height of
follv to show their ? *)mo.?*lty at this ime.
Demo? rats in the vtclnlt; of Norfolk have
not lost time in telegraphing their pro?
tests, and eome, too. ha\e rea ied Repre?
sentative Fitzgerald. Some of the Demo?
cratic Senators have pointed out to their
colleagues In the lower chamber that it
was most unwise to take the actlr.n which
marked last night's cam us, and the House
tendera thcmscl-.es realize that there is
considerable likelihood that the sentiment
in favor of maintaining an adequate navy
may assume euch proportions as to over?
rule the decree of the caucus For in
f-tance. it is pointed out that of the four?
teen Democratic members of the N'aval
'Affairs t'ommlttee at last night's caucus
eight \oted against the Purnett resolution
prohibiting any battleships Should these
same Democrats decide to disregard the
mandate of the caucus and vote with the
Republicans, the naval bill would unques?
tionably contain provision for at least one
battleship, and were such a bill brought
in it would probably carry, despite the op?
position of the Democratic leaders. The
anxious leaders are now more than half,
disposed to bring the subject again before
a epucua, probably that to be held next
Wednesday, and there to rescind the ac?
tion of last night, as it la believed this
would be less subversive of party disci?
pline and would reflect less discredit on
the majority than to have the caucus de?
cree overruled by a coalition of patrlotlo
Democrats and Republicans
BTBBL BILL PROTESTS.?Th? Demo?
crats are also greatly disturbed over the
flood of protests against the steel tariff bill
which 1? pouring Into the Capitol. The
numerous manufacturers of tools, minor
mach'nery, sewing ma< hlnes, et?., in Ohio
are panl^strlcken at the thought that the
Democratic bill may become a law, and are
telegraphing their protests to Repu bit? ans
and Democrats alike. Furthermore, a dele?
gation of ?orne twenty manufacturers of
this class of goods came to Washington to?
day and camped at th*? Capitol, imploring
?Senator? to save them from the Democratic
bill. The Republicans cannot but regard
the situation w)th a certain degree of equa
! nimity, f??r Ohio 1?- e?=re. ?ally hard hit
with the Preslilent sp?aklng there in
p.rt of the tariff policy of this admlni
lion and tke Oblo manufa? turers pi*'
that th-y he saved from Ihe liem*- l*atl
the Insurgents, it is a reasonable as-1
tion that Insurgency in Ohio will fade
Inslgnlncanoe ?mi thai all talk of an
Taft <lrlc(*a'.iolSfl<.tii that state will SOt
shown to be ridiculous. The RepoW
Senators are dcteimined to liKht the
bill to the last ditch. Senator ?um
purposes to make a light for his own
but sime he declare?! hlmsilf an aspi
for the Presidency It is improbable the
will receive much assistance from Sen
l.a Kollette. Benatof Reed, of Miss?
gave notice to-day that In* would niov
instruct the Finance COMMlttee to re
lark the -tr.?; hill almost immediately.
he docs not change his mind he will c:
an immediate tariff debate of l?n*<' pro
lions. II Is probable thai bad the 1??
iratic members of the Ways aii'l M?
Committee given mor.? consideration
their subject they wf.uld not have brou
In a Mil Which would prove s?> dlSSStrOU
a large number of Ainsi I? an manufaci
??rs. but In tl.'ir hast?' to "put Hie l'r
.'uni m a kola" th. y did not allow ih?
selves time for n aturo ?lelihcrallon. snd
iiitif ation.-. pre that they i>a\?? put th?
eetvi s in a hols of fsr dejepei propo tl
lhan they supposed they had dug for Pn
dent Taft.
I > T l > HAV BREAK FAITH! The I
bill, ss Introduced In the House vent
day, le a serious ?.?sappolntinent to I
War Depsrtment. Most of tiie comp
mise<> Secretary Btlmson euppoasd he h
obtained faiie?! to appear In the compte!
messurs, while ? number regarding whl
the War Department was noi consul!
ami to which ii la opposed have been I
sorted, The five-year enlistment pro
??ion. which Secretary B maon and I
advisers regard as moni i iwlsa, is ?
talned, hikI iln?ie is m? provision for a l
serve corps, Which th??>' regard ?.*< lilil?
important In fact, in Its report the II;
committee elludea with considerable aa
?asm to llie reserve ? orps proposition
was uiideistood that Chairman Hay hi
agreed to the recommendation that the pr
posed general supply corps, whliii won
Include the gusrtermaster's, ??ommissai
and pay departments, should be head?
by a brigadier general, but the hill pr?
\ides thai this place shall be filled by
major general. The number of officers l
reduced by for! v. and ihere Is provlsi"
for ?me less major general, which does nr
meet with the approval of th?* Wsr P?
pat tn em Another provision which i
serlSUSl) upponeri ?'. one which wnul
?redil officers with .vet \ ne nuls from Ih
time of their being commissioned as se*
ond lieutenant?. Thla would reduce th
pay of all offices from S6 to tfin a mont I
Secretar?. BtlHttSOn declined to discuss th
measure to-day, but Will prepare an opin
ion Which he will submit to the Presiden
before .??ndlng It t?> ?'ongres?
FT! M PON S POLICT There is a K"n<
deal f?f inisappr. Inn-ion of the poll? > of tin
Becrstary of War With regard lo the ni o
lltlon of obsolete army posts Mat
Jumped to the conclusion that Secretar]
.--tini-on was seeking legislation provtdini
for the abandonment of the poets cnuui? t
ated in his recent reply to a House resoln*
tlon. That is not the case, in his am lal
report Bscretary Btlmson referred t.? thi
general policy of redistributing the troop.?
St strategic points. This lc? t to the Intro?
duction of u resolution callln?,- on hi in for
specific Information as to the plan refer i i
to. it was in reply te thai resoiatlo
he outlined the policy, not only 1
congress Is entitled to know what the
tary authorllles regard as the proper policy
lo be pursued, but in order that, us, from
time to time, auch srraj posts may ... aban?
done?! -which can be ?lone without an
<ilV authority from ? ?.nsres.? It may be
understood that the War l?.-p?irtm< nt i?
working to a carefully thought oui pian
which has for Its obje, t souiy ti?e ineraassd
effieiency and moro economical admlatatra
Sf the arms. When this pan will |?e
'-arried into effe? t is purely s matter of
ion je. ?nue, i ut sui-h steps as sr?. taken with
the approval of the Secretary of War aill
| M In harmony with It. ?; ?, n.
confession. He did not have an oppor
tunlty.
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STIMSON SUSPENDS INCREAS1
_
Panama Railroad Rates Unchangec
Until February 16.
Washington, Jsn. 30.? B ?se re tar y ptirnser
to-day postponed the operation of pro
posed increased freight rates over the
rar.atna Railroad m,d its steamship line
from N>w Yoik to colon until Feb?
ruary 18.
The rates were InCWiatd beegi.se Colonel
Gocthals had reported that canal construc?
tion was greatly delayed by the amount
of heavy freight thrown on the Panama
Ua?road. Colon*-! ?ioethals will be In
Washington soon and Secretary BthMon
expects ?o l>e in possession of much addi?
tional information by Februar?.* li
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SUNDAY'S NEW-YORK TRIBUNE
Mailed anywhere in the United State?
for $2.50 a yesr.
Every Hour
To Philadelphia
From 6.00 A. M. to 10.00 P. M. week-days.
Eleven two - hour trains.
Twenty-seven other trains.
Ample service Sundays.
Through Trains No Ferries
Kvery train runs from the heart ol
the hotel district, one Mock from
Broadway, easily reached by elevate?!
and surface lines from the residential
section- -the
Pennsylvania Station
..eventh Avenue and Thirty-second Street
Ibrcci connection from llud?"*! Terminal.
C?.rtlandt, Dey .ind Church Street?, bj
Rapid Traniil Klrctnc trains at iMfcuti
mately the Sam* Time.
See tune table.
Telephone "Madiaon Square 79-00"
Tickets will be delivered at home, h"tel <?r oftice on request.
PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
'CHILD BUREAU DISCUSSED
?Senator Bailey Attacks Intelli?
gence of Women.
Washington, Jan "f* The proposal for
n Children'? Bureau In UM Department *t
mere? nn<i Laboi to invest?ante and
1 report on all matten ?ffeetlng tb<- wotfare
of | hildren trgg dlSCUSSed In th? ?Senat?
I to-day without action The vote will he
i taken befor.? I S'clSCh to-moi row.
Senator <'allliiK*r 0?9posed the bill as
[contemplating ?? un?.?iTunte?) Intrusion
I Into private aif.ru*.->. Il? ?-.-"i thei r?
i mad? by h child labor bureau a f?-w year?
ago revealed nothing ?rom? than the
I "turkey nm la rssjue la Washington
Clt>
Mr. lle.biirn attacked it .**** I di-crlmi
? nation against II ? pooi. mul Soi utor < >\? r
1 RUUI ? alled It unne? ??s?<:.| l
'?Senator lloke Smith, of (?eorRia. mini?
his maiden Speech in support ot the bill
.lie de?'iareii it wool* be oi voai b u'fl? t?>
? i hlldien without interfering with ?tat?
I rights.
Senator Hnilev attributed tie f>nj>iil?*i
} itv of the hill to the inlluence of women.
"'The more a woman knows about the
j thlntce ?h?* oucht to know," h? said, "the
j less ?he knows about thlnas we are doing
! h'-re."
?Senator 8tone characterized the Mil as
I inquisitorial an?l Involving unlimited ex?
penditures
ff-nntor Korah. author of Ihr hilt, fAiil
\ ipe b'ireau waa ns much warranted at*
many of the ?exlstlna ?ovo-rnrncnt ofTt? er-*.
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LORIMER ENDS TESTIMONY
"Fairly Lively" Chicago Cam?
paign Would Cost $10,000.
?"?Vaahlnis'ion. ?'an. M, With a dSSt rlption
of Ma pail lu ?litttliihiliiiK olll? ea In hi?
section of < hlcHgo, lenatSC l^oilmer to (Ihn
en<icd Ins testimony befor?* the Inv-astlggttng
rrmmlftpe. Sonntor K?*rn had Insist ?Hi that
h?** should te}\ of fh<- ?*S|?olls system ' In
iiiinoi.- Air Lorimei < i in?, t? >i thai ? can
di?lat^ for Congrega ooubl ?oikIiki a "Yairl)
lively' campaign, with brass ban? :
Usine and m.?lllnsr. for It'i.^iO Tho salary
o) ?'on cress men is now tl.UH, and was for?
tnr-tls ti.Ojtl.
SUGGEST TAX ON EDITORIALS
German Ambassador Speaks at Press
Club's "Hobby Night."
Washington. Jan. M Th?* annual hobby
night" celebration ?>f the National Prt -
t lub was held this evenlnii.
Beeretarj Knoi talked about the arbitra
tinn treatic? .*?n?i world pence Hi? v
were reflected by Count von D?rg?tu|ff. th
German Amfc-aaaadei The amhaanad-or
flealt BWre parti? ulailv with n- nrspaper
retadlngi sasiu^ thai perbapa |i might i>?
Inter foi MriOU? KOveriiin??nts "to In
a special tax en editorial articles'* t<- pre
PtgtA futu**? ?enetatlons from getting '?"?
?*,uc-h In the habit .?f hSVtgf their opinion*
formed foi them '
a
PENSION BILL IN HOUSE
Carries $152,579,000 and Abolishes
Seventeen Agencies.
Weehlnicton. Jan V* The pension ap?
propriation hill. carrying |15?.a7'>,*Vin for
the -on-iing fiscal year, was reported to the
Houm to-d.iv. ?n?i de.bate nraa immediately
begun,
*!*he hi I would elim?nate seventeen branch
eeitaion agenclea at an eatlmatgd avtng <?f
-t a ?ear l?ctnocratle leader? d'
I i<.-dn\ that thf>* were ?l?-i< rn>u,? ?l
I to abandon th? m.
HILL ATTACKS DEMOCRATS
Denounces Their Action in Rush?
ing Steel Bill Through.
[rrorc Th" Tribune Bureau I
Waahlngton, Jan. ?.-Kot obtsinlng ?>n
opportunity t?. apMk when Oat Democrats
rushed through the atMl hill under ihe
?gag rule" yesterday. Representative Hill,
of I'onnecticiit. to-ds ? arraigned the pur?
pose of the Democratic House to report
and (MM tariff revision h?ls without scien?
tific Information. Mr. Hill sp**?-"- -" *??**
general debate on tin* pensi***** a,?proprla
tlon Mil and gave the majority a ??ad
quarter ?f an hour.
Mr. Hill at talked first that section of the
steel bill putting sewing machines on the
free list, which permits the fire Importa?
tion of finished parts made by ?heap labor
abroad and which wotil?! convert the
I'nited .Slates Ititoaniere assembly shop."
In the absence of chairman I'ntlerwood
and other Demoi-raii?* members Of the
Ways and Means Committee, Representa?
tive Fitzgerald, who says l^e Is not a tariff
export, allenipl'i tO Justify Oat D?mocratie
I *.?ilion, and made sad work of It. Mr.
Hill for. ed Mr Fitzgerald to acknowledge
that he had not even read ihe report of
Ihe Tariff Hoard on the wool schedule, The
minority howled its approval as ihe Now
York tnemlier retreated under the rapid?
llre questions of the Connecticut Repre
g< ntatlve.
"Why do you not bring In a hill covering
a rabie? i on which you now have a lentlfl?'
data?the wool aehsdule?" Mr. mil de?
manded. "Why bring In this steel Mil.
screed upon over night, without healings.
without Inforniallon rmrt without regsrd
for the vas! Industries nff."'tol by it?
i advise ihe Democratic side to slop
playing poNtlca and get down !o business,
In fairness t" I ie people. Hie Pr?sident and
the lndustti? of this country," .?aid Mr
Hill. He de? hired that the President would
be derelict In his duty If he did not demand
scientific Information on the half-baked bill
Which IbS Democratic House thtends to
send to the White Housa.
BRANDEIS ON STEEL WAGES
Saiys They Are Less than Cost of
Living in Pittsburgh.
Washington, Jan .10.-That ?W per cent of
the employes of the I'nited Pta??s Hied
idiporarlon In the Pittsburgh district earn
less than th?* actual cost of living of Ihe
average American family 1n that etty was
a calculation made nt the steel hearing to?
day by LasBfa D. Ftrandeis.
"The Assraclated <',iarttle.a of Plftahureh
have '"onipuled Hie < ?is: of bare existence
of a family of a husband, a wife and three
children In thai city a!. frm," ssld he ? tu
working: twelve hours a day, Hi days a
rear, ? per cent of Ihe pfee] workers there
earn $1 .'-0 less Ihan the amount actually re?
quired fu-- the bare cost of living."
"How about other Industrie-/ which paj
an average of 10 ccn?*? an hour'"' SSksd 1'
A Peed, ? oiin*?i f.?l the H|ee| ? orporatlon
"We are rr't i . '.. . vr?at \ our n?lgh
Tliey are n??t under Investigation.
you are," replie?! Mr Brand?is.
Mr. Brand?is t-ald that In ten xtnra th?
Ft? ?1 ?'orporatlon had taken from the
?.maricas people HIO.S0S.000 m e?, ?*ss of a
liberal profit on Its Investment?
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AMERICAN CLAIMS TALMYRA
Sovereignty Over Island May Be Sub?
mitted to Arbitration.
aVsshii ftton, .Ian H The I nlied .?-ta.e'
ati'i Great Britain may have to aubaaii io
itional srMtratlan the question of
gut) over Palmyra island, m the
Pacific Ocean, There is every reason to he
lleve thai the ?tata Departmsnf ?in r??*
?. alt. nipt ef a lltitish s?, ndk ate .-r
of the l?rl'i?h government to a ?Se if tO\:
it) over Ihe Island
?iov.ri.n? Kraar "f Hawaii to-dsv In?
formed th?*. department Un?! tho Island i *'l
lens* h'*en )n the *Meeesa|On of .ludre flenrv
SO|xr, Of th" Hawaiian Hupreine i'oiirt,
,ii tue ed o? ? i the r* port
thai Oreal Britain araa aaout lo a-lalm title.
iii.? rtrpartnteni has undertaken a?i ?? .
llgatlon win? ii 'ins ?'own ihst, anile e>
- ?-how ihe IvUi'il I?, he Hi It ? ? ? i
of r* inn? Ration in ]ft*r b) ? 'ap
? ? gunboat f*orm*>rsni
I ?iad pretrtouslv ?i*. n annaxed to
ih.' Hawaiian kingdom Is 11*1 arnl the rom?
misai? n ai ? ? Inte?, h* ft? I? ? \f KlnUy
? lo lake mrr the HxwaH.in l-la??'! .
ed ." the I'nited Htalu m .rat fear,
?H) in? i d? i lain?, m lelaad ss
part of Hawaii
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LA FOLLETTE ANTI-TRUST BILL.
w.?.. hingt? Ina ." Bei ?? m La l'on? 'te
I? da) i' ntt'.'i ? . I hl antl t: us! MU <?f
last .-? - i. ko?,lalnns lo t re
iiibir the government from buying from
im*-?? and forfeiting psienis on artl? I? ,
manufacturad i?? ?i "ais
LAWMAKERS WERE ALARMED
Accident to Empire State Ex?
press Stirs a Protest.
Albanj Ian M Six Assemblymen I I
natoi s " wert on .h? Empire Stam
at trail? of 111" Neu York 1'inli.l!.
viii.ii v,a- <iii??\.?i an hour an?! eighteen
mlnutei ti-ii i*hHses thlo morning b] ?
broken trucb senl ;> telegram to w i"
'. ? ? ,.f ? ii?. . . r,t ral, in vit l nie
u. ii'ioii to these fad '
\ft?r the bresklng of Ih? | uch on n??*
dln?*i ?' Hi? Umpire tn-d?iv. ?ae?.er?'h ?- ,
Ing the <??*>-. n i""k four algasia <>r hi
ie;i*pt .-,i signalling, t-for?* ih, engineer
? i familias to ?op the tram. ali|<*h
t' ?veiled at least two mil?a s? full speed
:,ii. i the scddenl iii- Is the ? ??? omi u<
.lient t.? Tuesdsy'a Empire within tun
weeks
This ?sj< -lgne.1 bv Assemhl?, men .-.rooks.
Rennedy, Kopp. icIUIferdeclMr, Heiiev a??d
irf-ni and Senator Duhaassl
io ni.ii. Mr. I a .ok? ?aid he ??as availed
<n b) William .1 l-'rii.p, general superln?
feiirVi t of the N>w Xnrk ?'entrai aim
w.is i*?-ni to him h\ Mr H roan Tlie 0IH
elials of the load Will ?omlu. ? an ni.*.i||rv
int?, lb.? ?n. It. r
A loose plank a? a crossing ?.roke trt.eka
on the eaf? rar sud g ?hair <ar. Hnd |i
aecassari to stop the exprosa *n\ rui
< two ?ii sbled ?-.'?i - Ko.i m a ? in
Jvred
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WANTS "MONEY TRUST PROBED
Bryan Says Democrats Opposing It Are
Not To Be Trusted.
Ill Telgpaph ?o iii? Tiit.iine )
i.m..-?.ui. Neb.. Jan 10. Deelaring thai
I'.'i'm stk msmhsn of tin national h
?rhe ?. i. opposing u?e "iniMiaj hum" in
asstlgation ?.e not to i?.. trusted, wiuiam
Jonniilgg Bryan urge? Repreaeotativ" Hani*.
?o go on lu Ih?. foi tin tuning li-htie of his
"Commoner," under the beading "Immedi?
ate a? lion la Kscegegry," Bryan saya
Desporsts efforts me now being made bji
tiie eg? nt- of Hie "moiies irust t*. pi. ?. nl
Hie proposed lnv?*StigSllon of Ihsf trust
In ihe I?.'iii?.' rath House of Repreaenta?
ll vea. Repeseantatlve Robot*! i? Henry,
?ho has led Ihe ?ghl In favor of thl* In?
.. situation, has in his possession .1.
men lar y evidence "bowing ihe estraorrit
nsry ?ray in which the "money trust"
magnatSS exert their pouei, nIoiMIhk off
the sources ??f mon? y sccommodatlona no"
only In tliis ? ?>'? n?i v bul in foreign Unan?
<ial markets Messis rnder-A-ood. l.li'ieton
and other false lead* is save SbJOcted to
tins Investigation l,ei l>nin..?*iatH <??. r\
where wlie Ihelr ?'ongrrsHiiien lo mpporl
Mi Henry In the "mon.-' trust" Investl
aallcNi
MERGER BILL STIRS DEBATE
Mbnnv, Jan Jft - The Mura*, hill permit
ilnr, Ih? Hierein? of ?orporailfina and al
lowina, the "merger" to take a new name
or Ihe usine of either of Us eomponent
part?*, brought on the Aral real debate of
the session In Ihe Assembly to-rtoy, hut In
spite of strenuous opposition by A. J. I^e\ y
the bill passed. *S to S
Mr Levy said that If the hill became ?
law . orporailons would "**ggMe after mid?
night, In the dark," and 'hat merchant?
?h?? deal with corporations would wake
up some niornlns and find the firm that
owed them mon? y operating under another
name.
"And the) have DO redress iin?ler our
. lie COntlnned. He declared the
lull would iegailsi Ira t making.
NEAR SINGLE TAX IDEA
Congestion Commission Bill
Worries Legislators.
REAL ESTATE PANIC FEARED
Opponents of Radical Measure
Say Mortgages Would Be
Foreclosed Forthwith.
f H> TVlotftaph to The Tribune. 1
Albany, Jan, r>n.-A bin which win un-1
?loubtfdly cause a lively fight where parly
lines will be lost la that of the New* Vork
City Congestion i 'ommleslon -gradually de
? rca>lng the tax on Improved property and
adding it to land and unimproved property.
The meneur? was introduced by ??sseinMy
nina Brook? and Senator T. I>. Sullivan,
and It is expecfod that licarlngs <>n It will
soon he held in New Vork City. The bill
follows In modified form the single tax
thenry advanced by the late H'-nry fieorgo
in "Progres? and Poverty.'*
At a meting of ; he Assembly ? *lt ie? I om
mlfte,. tills afternoon Jlr Kiooks rea?! I t*e
tj? i?--1 from the Congestion Comital?IW1 thai
hearing? be hci.i in Now v??ru City, ttng the
committee decided first to confer with the
Senate Cities Committee. If the hearings
am givfii in New York they .'in he before
loth commtttee?. Th*? Assembly committee
? such hearings, but will first have
to net a resolution through the Assembly.
Th?-* bill has already around much tiitorr-<t
here, but irost iinmhcr? hefore committing
themst.lv.s nay that they ?ant to study the
propoeltlon more thoroughly. Bven .Mr.
Urooks. one ?*f the introducer.-?, ?ay? that
while ho favor? the measure In a giticral
w.i\ h? Intends to look carefully Into Its
pOMlMe effects before acting on It. As?
semblyman Andrew f. Murray, on the !
oth'T hand, has ?ome out ?'tnphatlrally
against It
"The purges? of the Mil," he ?aid, is to
relieve congestion In New Vork City, but I
don't believe that It will change the pres?
ent condition In the slightest. However tba
tax la divided, any man will build on hi*
property when ?m value warrants It and
when transportation facilities are inch that
If is easy of ac?*c*js, and not until then.
"This measure would Impose an ur
burden on the holder.-? Of unoccupied prop?
erty, and the only effect It will have on
the situation in New York will he to CUttSC ?
real estate pani?-. In nearly c\ery mort?
gage that Is beM m New Vork City there
is ? clans? that the mortgage fall*? duo
at any time that the Legislature change?
the taxation law.? And I know that the I
minute thi? bill become.- la-v the large |
majority of mortgage holder? win demand
that they he raid.
The title guar.int.e companies and, In
fa?t. ail the money Interest? are again?!
this measure because tt would depr.
the value of property. I hrllexe that the
ens^tlng of the Sullivan-Rro?k? bill woul?l
bring about an appalling situation, su? h a-?
New York < Itv has seldom aspSrleiMed." l
FOLLOWS HOTCHKISS'S IDEA
Bill In to Make Insurance Head's
Salary $10,000 a Year.
| By T? I? graph m Th? Tribun?-. I
Albany, .ian. Si? In ?rrordans? with wo?
ommendatlons whl* h Superintendent Notch
l(lS? Ol the Insurance Department has an?
nounced he win make in his annual report,
Senator T. D. Sullivan to-day Introduce?! a
bill Increasing the annual salary of the
Superintendent of Insurance from $7.OK) to
$10,000 n year. Mr. HotchklM said that he
felt at liberty to mitke such a recommenda?
tion, as his term expires next month and
he Is not a candidate for rcappointment.
The bill also provide? that the three-year
term of the Superintendent shall begin on
July I succeeding his appointment and
that a vacancy shall he filled only for the
remainder of an uncxpired term. I'nder
this measure the definition of Insurance Is
greatly broadened and the insurance law
I? made applicable to all persons, partner?
ship*; associations and societies operating
as Lloyds intorlnsnrers or individual under?
writers, whereas the law now applies only'
t?. corporation? authorised by law to make
insurance.
A concurrent resolution to permit three
fourths of B Jury t?> give a verdict was j
Introduced by AssemMymnn Adler, of Mon
roe County. The purpose of the measure Is |
to do aw?y with ihe many ?ilsagreemcnts of
juries.
JOHN F. O'BRIEN'S FIRM SUED
State Seeks to Recover Alleged Losses
on Coal Supplies.
Alhan". Jan. **X?Attorney Ceneral <"ar
mody has begun an a?-tlon again; t a
former ?Secretary of State, John F O'Brien,
and Ceorge C. Kollonrg. a ? ?--partnership,
engaged in business under the name of the
Dock and ?'oai Company, of Plsttstntrg, to
recover about $i".,Cu0 for alleged false and
fraudulent clslma presented and paid for
?oai furnished at ?Union and Sing Sing
misons.
Commlaatoner? Osborn nnd Van Kennan
reported to ftovernor Dit that the Dock
an?l c?ial Company contracted to furnish
pea COal for Clinton Prison, but was per?
mitted to substitute buckwheat coal, a
cheaper grade, although it was hilled and
paid for s? pea coal. They asserted that
this company was permitted to substitute
trate coal for eg****- ,-oal at Sing Sing Prison.
FUND TRANSFERS LEGAL
Court of Appeals RmIcs Against Private
Depositories.
Albany, .Ian 30.?The preeent policy of
keeping court and trust funds in public to.
atend of private depositories was upheld by
the Court of Apr*"-''^ to-day.
in IM UM I/-xi Ma ture authorized the
State Controller to apply for an order
transferring any court funds from any
bank or trust company to the treasurer of
Ihe pioper county, or in New York City to
the City'Chamberlain. In accordance with
this law th?*- sta*-? ?ontroller obtained an
onler to transfer certain of these funds
from the New- Vork Life and Trust Com?
pany, of New York, t?i the City Chamhcr
The company ?viestinned the validity of
_* 77*
Avoid Typhoid!
Dr. Oiler toys: ''Infr? tion of water
is unquestionably the most comnwn
mode of conveyance."
75 # cf Life'? ill? may he ?ttriWuted
to impure drinking water. Drink
Still Rpck
Water
A Delifhtfut. UnrhjriH Wjier f>rm tk? tgggM
Wbite Roclc Sprui-. Wiulc-nbt. V _., ?, t. ^
AtU^n<Grix?m.Druciii-j.R?t?uuruU'kC?rfw "I
tlie order, on th? ground that the person*
interested In the several funds should hav?
been brought Into court so that tht ?on,.
pany might be discharged from all liability
to them. Attorney Qeneral Carmody con.
tendeil that this waa not necessary, and hit
position now has been sustained by t!*ie
Court of Appeals.
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PLAN TO BLOCK INCOME TAX
Legislature Asked to Repeal Resolution
Favoring United States Levy.
I My Tel'SMpli lo TM Tribun? |
Albany. Jan SO. In f-pite of the faut -Jtet
last year the Legislature adopted a resolu?
tion approving the proposed ln?-orn* tax
amendment to the federal i "institution,
this question is a?aln to be thrashed nut
during the present session.
Assemblyman Ilinman. of Albany, to?
day Introduced a resolution rescinding the
action of the I/cglslature last >ear Th?,
new resolution carries out the i?l<-a of the??
who are opposed to an income tax at this
time, and those who, while favorlna ths
income tax principle, object to the par
tlcular amendment submitted to the stet?
by Congr?3se.
The question has arisen as to e bether g
state may recall or rescind a resolution
approving a constitutional amendment It
Is expected, however, that It will be lestH
In the courts -houid the Legislature ad?>?*pt
the resolution.
Mr. Hlnman --aid that th-? matter might
be taken to th? courts on the failure of
the Secretary of State to permit the stale
to withdraw Us flrst resolution, or it mtght
be tested by a taxpayer when an effort
?*? as made to collect an Income tax Tt !?
believed that should New- York formally
?hange its position it would lave th? ef?
fect of preventing other mi?m from (t'vlnj
the neoe^ary approval.
Before an amendment to the federal ?"on
stltutiou hcomes effective it munt he
ratifl?d by the legislatures of three.fourth?
of all the ?fates.
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TO MOVE TO NEW STORE.
Lewis & Conger Mil remove tomorrow
their i ousefurnlshlng warerooni* from
their present site, in Cd street, which the/
have occupied f<->r twenty-one ream, tttv
new building constructed by th?m a* tfth
street and Sixth avenue. The new bulto
ing will give I^ewli A Cotiser doubl? th?
eapsctty <*t their old ?tore. All IN in
terior conveniences, Including a Ullr.*' par
lor. have been provid-d
$^f(%Mlfc<?rL
TO present a better February Furniture Sale than even
our friends expect us to, is setting about as high a
standard as we know.
But we are ready to let you see how well we have planned
and how great is the helpfulness of this event.
We have made ready all these stocks on four great floors,
classified them, tagged them with the February tags and have
set aside?
Today as a Day of Courtesy and Inspection
Come at your leisure, wander about these four galleries,
compare, ask questions?see whether we have builded as
well as we have planned.
While today is intended entirely as a day of courtesy?when
one may look around without thought or suggestion of pur?
chase, arrangements have been made by which orders can
be placed to be tilled tomorrow.
For the convenience of our patrons who may like to come in
family parties, we shall begin today in the Restaurant,
Eighth Gallery, New Building, the service of the Old-Fash?
ioned Luncheons at 50c.
Children with parents will be served at half.
The February Furniture Sale
Opens Tomorrow, February 1st
Men's Suits, Overcoats,
Raincoats and Trousers
At Half Price
Sounds rather attractive, doesn't
it? Well, that will be the situation
beginning this morning, regarding all
the men's clothing left from last season.
Winter suits that had been $16.50 to
$35, just hall ; fancy overcoats, storm
coats, staple black and Oxford over?
coats and raincoats that |iad been $16.50
to $30, just half ; young men's blue suits
had been $16.50 to $22.50, just half;
men's worsted trousers had been $5 to
$10, just half. This is all WANA
MAKER CLOTHINC, from our
regular stocks of last season. We shall
assemble it in its various groups for
ready selection. Today is the day,
HALF!
BURUNOTOM Arcade floor, Ken- Bul.rlln?.
Imported
Silver-Plated Ware
1 larked One- Third
'Below Former Trice*
February 1st turn! a now leal in the Sil?
verware Store. Many new pieees are ?*om
inj; in, anil some articles wbdM room we
need must hurry away before their arrival.
Ilrucc new prices of one-third less on ??****%*
\crv desirable and beautiful pieces, stich as
sherbet sets, berry sets, egg sets, breakfa-t
BCts, cordial sets, trays, tankards and similar
pieces.
Former Prices, $11.SO to $?55
'Present Trices, $8 to $100
Silverware Store, Main fWr, Old Buildin?
JOHN WANAMAKER
-Formerly A. T. Stewart & Co.. Broadway. Fourth Avenue. Eighth to Tenth Street.