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Senator Walker Def ies Hcarst to w4Ruiti Him" Calls Editor a "Graftc >r" W aiving Immunity, Am nertH I'iiIiHhIkt^h A i d Ihreatened Him IU cattse of IYndin?r llilln Says INewspapers Rob Poor Widows Charge Extortionate Hate for Advertising for Lil iganta, lle Deelares Staft Cnrrtaponrlen <? ALBANY, Apnl 0.- Sonntor Jivmoi F>, Walker, of Now Vork City, attackod William Randolph Hearst nml his New York newspapers to day from tho floor of tho Senato. lle waivod all immunition as a legislator and --aid he would begin a civil action against tho llearst papers for their recent editorial references to h im. Senator Wnlker made these charges: FIRST. He bad been approiiclied by I.. J. O'Rcilly, acting as an agent of the Hearst papers, and told him he must cease his opposition to certain bills, or the llearst papers would "get hirn." SECOND. That while thn Hearst papers were denouncing graft they were grafting upon thc small cstatcs of widows, He cited a specific instance where the Hearst papers had received from $300 to $-100 in advertising from a widow's estate that was only $1,'J00 in all. THIRD. That thc Hearst papers were charging in excess of the legal rates for advertising of estate claims and that this excess charge was "steai mg." Defies Hearst to Sue Senator Walker rose to a question of personal privilego in making his at? tack on Hearst. The Senator, who was the active manager of Governor Smith's campaign in New York City, declared Hearst had carried on a campaign against him in his newspapers because he had refused to do thc bidding of Mr. O'Reilly, Hearst's political representative. He said that. O'Reilly, who is a Com? missioner of the Board of Water Sup? ply at Sl'2,000 a year under Mayor Hylan, had sent word to him on two occasions that if he did not "Iay off" the three advertising bills he had in troduced "Hearst would get him." Would Cause Loss to Hearst These bills, if they become law, Sen ator Walker said, would cause an an? nual loss of $60,000 to the Hearst papers. This is the second charge of the same sort made by a legislator here this year. Assemblyman Joseph Stein berg, of N'ew York. asserted that a Hearst agent had told him to drop the resolution he had presented callmg for a state committee of welcome for rc turning troops or "Hearst would get him." Says He Will Sue Hearst Senator Walker said that within a week he would file a suit for libel against Hearst and his papers for re ferring to him as "the Democratic doughbag man" and "Hinkv Dink" Walker. "Somebody is going to tell a joury - and 1 don't care whether that some? body is Hearst, the czar himself, or Hearst's lowest paid ofiice boy," said Senator Walker, "what justification his paper has for printing this kind of tiasty stuff. "Hearst has been sellin-? his dirty sheet over the dead political bodies of public men for a generation. Hardly a man who has been attacked has had the temerity to rise up against him, because he fears Hearst will hound him. But Hearst's 'American' has been prlntlng nanty iiei about tne nnd [ i'm going to (irag Nomobody out mf< tho (layllghl aud make a public Uai* OUt of him, "if lioarsl can provo what ho has heen prltltlng, well and good, and I'll take a pleu. Hut if he enn'f, I'm going ??? place tho rosjionslbllity where ii belongs." Senator Walker read lottora from the Now Yoik State Un r Association, the New Vork City Bar Association nnd the New Vork County Bar Association Indorsing tho three hillw in question. lle showed that tho bills gave to litlgants and their counsnl tho right to domgnaio lhe nowspnpors In which to pubflsh legal notices. This is n<*w done hy tho Judges, Senator Walker, after showlng th Al on seventeen such ndvertisoments tho Hearst [.apeni ohtaiiied 81,665.60, when tho legal churgo should havo boon $4011.20, cried! "Now whero's the erafl and who's tho I graftor, Mr, IfonrstT Mr. Ilenrst ih" man who Ihreatcns to ruin public men who refuse to do his bidding I ay thal he'h. tho graftor, lle was nol only a graftcr, hut he was ongagod in stoal ing money in elenr violation ut lhe law. "Robbing i'oor Litlgants" "No wonder Hearst is heartsickened. He seestthat I am trying lo stop him from puti mg his hands in the pockets of widows and orphans and stcaling their money. And you can see why Hearst attacks me. It Is heeause my legislation would prevent him from robbing poor litigants. "If the time has come when n man behind an editorial desk can serve no? tice.on n rnemher of the Legislature that he will ruin him unless he drops certain legislation, it. is time we found it out. I nm going to find out if a court and jury wil! permit the acts to go un punished which have followed this threat." Senator Walker then cited an in stance where in a small estate of hut $1,200 left to a widow the Hearst pa? pers charged from three to four hun- j dred dollars for the advertising. "There is little left for thc widow! and poor orphans after Hearst gets through," said Senator Walker. "The legal rate, as I said before, is 12 cents I a line. Reputable newspapers in New1 York City aecept t his advertising at the j rate prescrihed hy law, and that is all that is charged by The Xew York Trib- ' une, "The Evening Post" and other, newspapers which observe the law. Thinks Judges Intimidated "I suppose that the Hearst papers send men to the judges of the courts1 who have power to designate the papers to do the legal advertising, and proba- ', bly say to the judges, as they said to me: 'If you don't give it to us we will ruin you.' "These attacks made by Hearst on me are slimy, snaky and insinuating. It ' is the stoaling from widows and or phans on thc inside pages of 'The Now York American- and 'Evening JournaP which enables Hearst to indulge in ! high class mud slinging on thc back I editorial page. "The reason Hearst and his news- I papers are vilifying and attacking me j is because I am nwshing these bills to prevent Hearst and his dirty stealing j newspapers from sticking their hands : into the pockets of widows, orphans and children. "On the editorial page the Hearst papers pretend to be for thc poor and j the unfortunate, while tucked away on ] the columns of the inside pages are' legal notices for which they charge thirty and seventy-'flve cents a line in i direct violation of law.. Answera Hearst Attacks "'The American' says tho committee should inquire of Mr. Walker whether he knew that, were his attempts to dis credit the slush fund charges success? ful, the increased trollcy fare steal would have heen pushed through both Houses. "Now isn't that something new, my effort to discredit tho 'slush' fund?, Do you discredit a 'slush' fund when J you offer a resolution to inyestigate j it? Is that the way to hit something, to ask to open the doors? It was my j original motion that we ask the .Iu- | diciary Committce to inquire into this. j "The American also says thc com- I mittee should plainly ask Mr. Walker ; further who the two Democrats are I who were said to Tiave been pledged to support this bill, and whether he was one of them. "Has anybody around this chamber! heard anything about two Democrats! pledged to it? From the time the bill ?was mentioned -and this is not an apology or explanation?from the time the increased fare bills were first spoken o? around these corridors I J Our haberdashery experts have "hitched their wagon to a star." They aim high?knowing, full well, the critical demand of the well groomed New Yorker. The real Metropolitan spirit has been sensed and interpreted so perfectly that every item is thoroughly Correct. Men who know enjoy the col lections?fmding them pitched in the key of their preference. In every line a faithful respect for the tenets of good taste? Spring Shirts, Neckwear, Hr> siery, Underwear. Weber ahd Heilbroner Clothiers, Jlaberdmhers and Hatters?Eleven Storet ?24J Broadway 345 Broadway 775 Broadway *UtS Broadway 44th W Broadway 1363 Broadway 58 Naiiau 150Nai*au 20 Cortlandt *30 Broad ?42nd and Fifth Avenue Satisfactory Wtar CJuaranttfd A I IIIK't, uioHicn f havo clearly said at all timea 1 did not believe there waa one man from the City of New York who would dr could vote for any bill that might directly or Indlrectly help to increase the fnros in New Yori City. That docsn't make iiny duTerence to thi- shoet. Again I am call inc; your attention to thia atib tlc, mean. slirny, contemptible insinua tion, nnd only because of the biils which would Blon them from robbing. "Now soiiio of you think thal some day I will hnv" to pay for Ihis in the way uf undi?! Irable uewspapei udvoi tlsfng, ir l cannnl say tho \rulh about these things und stay In thh game, then I wanl to soy ti hoarl broaklng aoodby to Hut Senate to night, Hul I nnd rather say goodby than to b)I I lontly, II" him bc? ii ironl Ir wil h every ono he ever wrote or talked about, bnsn'l I"1'.' Thora Isn'l n mon of stand Ing iti tho State of New Vork and n groat many outsido of the state who ul some tlmo hnsn'l run nfoul of thc mme William Uandolph Hoursl " With an upology to tne ^'rn>it<? for whul hc was aboul to say, Sonotor Walker ended hia attack 011 Hcarsl by oxclnlmingi "Tho man, woman or child who faceliously or otherwiso terms me thc Domocrutic bug muti Is a contemptible lutr." Whon Sonator Walker finished, many or those present gathered round him to coiigriitulnto him, ? Rc|Hiblic;m (IIiiH'h Favor Judge Miller For (jovrrnorship Nathan I.. Miller, of Syracuse, for mer Stato Controller and Judge of tho Court. of Appeals, atanda tho best chance at ihis time, in the judgment of tho leading Republican:;, to bo thc Republican candidate for Governor next. year. Judge Miller retired from the bench because of need of a larger income. At present he is counsel to some of the leading corporations in central New York. Ilo is an upstate man and popular in Onondaga County, a Re? publican stronghold, where his can? didacy is counted on to heal factional differences. His candidacy would eliminate from consideration various nspirants in New \ Vork City. He is one ot the best campaigners in thc state, and. his friends nssert, his nomination would be so satisfactory to Republicans all : over the state that his election would be a foregone conclusion. The activity of tlie friends of Colo? nel William Hayward, who seem to ho in dead earnest in their desire to name him as thc Republican standard bearer next year. is moro or less of a shock to the Caldor and Whitman mon, who seem to be fast making up their minds . that no Now York City man should be named next year. Judge Miller's candidacy would eliminato Colonel Hayward, at least temporarily, Lieutenant Colonel Roose? velt, and Colonel William Boyce Thompson, of Westchestor, all threo being classed as Now York City candi? dates. The defeat of Governor Whit? man last fall atfords the upstate mon ground for saying it is time lo pick an upstate man lor the head of thc tickot, as the voters in tho upstate Republican strongholds did not sup? port Governor Whitman as thoy wero expected to do. The candidacy of Judge Miller is counted on by the Whitman and Calder men to bc sufficicnt to blanket thc booms of Speaker Thaddeus C. Sweet, Secretary of Stato Hugo and State Controller Travis. Liquor Issue Comrs Up Again in Legislature .Staff Correspondenca ALBANY, April 9.?The liquor ques? tion has come to the fore again in the Legislature. Tho prohibition forces are demanding action on their bill to enforce the "dry" amendment. Senator J. Henry Walters is lining up members for his .'{ por cent beer bill. Tho for? mer measure is believed to havo littlo chance of getting out of committee. Tho Walters bill is being attacked hy both the teniperance forces and the saloon and restaurant people. It would permit the consumption of ?", por cent beer in homes only, thus eliminating the Baloons. A bill which meets the desires of the restaurateurs and cafe proprietors was introduced to-day hy Konneth P. Suthcrland, Democrat, of Brooklyn. It would permit the use of wmes with as high as 12 por cent of alcohol and of malt. brews with -1 per cent. William II. Anderson, superintendent of the Stato Anti-Saloon League, said he would demand a hearing on the Walters bill and that trouble would result if it got out of committee with? out one. "It is absurd," he said, "to ratify prohibition and then to nullify it by tho passage of such measures as these." The Mullan bill, which retains and reorganizes the State Excise Depart? ment to enforce tho Federal prohibi? tion amendment, was reported favor ably to the Senate to-day. No attempt is made in the bill to detine intoxicat ing beverages. 12 Jurymen for Fricke Spy Trial Are Sworn In The twelve jurors who will docido on tho merits of tho treason charges against Albert Paul Fricke were sworn in yesterday before Judge Julius M. Mayer in Federal District Court! Thomas J. O'Neill, of counsel for the defenee, exercised his last challongc before tlie jury was accepted. He objected to the fact that the govern? ment had a linal preomptory challonge. Judge Mayer overruled him. The following jurors were sworn \r\: Foroman, Ferdinarrd S. Rossiter clerk, 209 West 100th Street; Edward D. Hooker, enginecr, 10 West Thirtioth Street; Frederick Rcgan, publisher, 789 West, End Avenue; Mathew Far? rell, suporintondont. 125 West 100th Street; Charles W. Rubion, linens, 817 West End Avcnue; Harry J. Cohen, manufacturor, 240 West Nlnety-eighth Street; Walter L. Frank, real estate, ?102 Cenvont Avenue; Frederick Rodgers, exportcr, 101 East Seventy ftfth Street; Floyd Thompson, clerk 212 West 105th Street; William C. Rogers, manager, 16 West Forty seventh Streot; Edward J. Backonsto's, salesman, 218 East Forty-ninth Streot; Mortimer B. Rosenthal, insurance broker, 1049 Grand Boulevard and Concourse, Bronx. Judge Mayer instructed the jurors not to discus8 the case with any one, and adjourned the case until Friday] when the testimony will start. Fricke is charged with being tho pay master of Teutonic spies who operated in this country under the direction of Mme. Marle K. de Victorica. -,-v-_ Women Sail for Europe Joanette Rankin, former Represcnta tivs from Montana, <nd Janc Addams of Hul] House, Chicago, were among the ten delegates to thc International Congress of Women who sailed yester? day on tho Noordam. Others wero Dr. Alirc Hamilton, Chicago; Mrs. F.dwin D, Mead, Boston; Miss Emily I). Mead, Boston, and Mrs. Lewis F, I'ost, Wash Ington, .Miss Rankin said this would he tha first sesMion of the conjures* in fivo years. She added sne expected wom c?i dolegfttes from Germany, Austria Hungary aml Russia would attend ftnd |oin In consideration of tho problems i ntad by ?he menAte of Bo1 hi Coal Prices Going Higher, Say Dealern Chicago Retailers IVc<li?*i Price by September Will Hc 82.1.1 'Mon* Than iu IOIK CHICAGO, April ;?. Retall prici ? for anthracitc coal hore aro from $1.90 to $1,08 n ton higher than n year ago, whllo bllumlnous u from Ul to !HI ' onls ti lon hlghi r, Desplte tho pre vnillng high pi Ico . con iumer i ar- be Ing urgi d I hrough on advci 11 Ing cam paign of coal di ulei to buy their noxl winti r i i upplj of fuel now to suvo money, Ri glnning on May I, 10 cents n ton will Im added to tho prlco of anthru cito coal each month up to September I. which will mean a further Incfoaso of 60 conts ii ton boforo noxl fail. Dealors expluin that the high prices are due to increases ln labor, frelghl portago and other Items Includod In tho cost of production and handling. I hey declare prices eaim.it. bo lowcred until these conts are reducod, and that theru are no prospects thal they will bu loworod In tho near futuro, U. S. iionlrol Waiveri on ?,OOOSiiMiri?lioiirlJm>M WASHINGTON, Anrll 0, An ordor issued ln day by Postmalsor General Burleson grants almosl complete froe dom from Federal control to "Class D" i ilephono compnnies, ahoul elghl thou siind fif the smnller companies through oul ihe counl i y which do oot maintain t rii ii k line service, li also was announced thal govern? ment comnensal ion contracts with com panies of the A, B and C classes would be executcd as soon as pos%ible. Except for general supervision by the government. wire control organiza? tion anrl certain restrictions, such as the forbidding of parallel line construc? tion, the Class I? companies under to day's order will operate their prop? erties as they see fit without inter ference from the government. The Class I) companies are those whose gross annual revenues do not exceed ? 10.000 and for which no form of financial reports has heen prescribed by the Interstatc Commcrce Commis? sion. ;*,000 U. S. Agenta To En force Dry Law Afler July I Many Violation* Expected and a Trained Force Will lle Kcpi Busy lo Stop the Sale* and Mannfartiin* WASHINGTON, Apnl 0, Three thousond Internal rcvonuo agent", working ln spoclully arranged zones throughout tho United States, wjll en force prohibition after July l, accord? ing I" plans announced to*day hy the Revenue Bureau, Nearly 800 Inspectors will be added to ihe force of 2,283 revenue agenta al ready avallablo for police regulations, and lhe onforcomenl mnchlnery will bo in working order boforc thc date when absoluto prohibition becomes effectivo. This force of special agents will bo dlstrlbuti d in disl rlrl i whprc revenuo offieials look for mr, it porslstenl ofT irts io tu/ike whlflkey lllegally, ln additlon iho rev, nue anihorllle i plan to co onornto with local police and to leave ihe greater parl of the nnforconiont work to ihetie authorities ln localltlen wlo-n- tho pollco appear ofllclent, Although the manufacture of Liquor for personal use will bo equally illegal with the production for sale, rovanuo agents are cxpocted to devote mosl of their timo to the commercial traffic. One chief inspector may bo as? signed to each y.one, with as many as sistants as tho character of the terri? tory indicates necessary. The men will bo especially trained in detection work. most. having served in that capacity for many years. One aspect of liquor law violations has grown out of the hundreds of recipes for home manufacture of beer, ale, wines and distilled liquors now being circulnted in all parts of the country. It was explaincd to-day that to make liquor according to these recipes will constitute clear violations of the law, although it, was admitted it would he difficult to prevent the manufacture in most cases. Private st.ills can be acquired legally only by registration with the revenue ChaiuifffeiLiirs9 Suits aodl Raincoats io m?w assortmnients for Spring; and Smunrnmer are a preseot feature om the Sixtlh Floor. SmSts off Oxifoird gray whi-pcord at $28.00, 32.00 & 35.00 Raiocoats off Oxfford gray gabardioe at $35 J The mraatenais are excelPeirat. The taofionng is exceptioniallfly good, The prices are very moderate. HJabtami Aurmtr - 5FtftJ| Aartutr 34tl) atuV35t!? &tmte %m |flrk a matter of very' obvious importance in selecting a floor-covering, but one which may be simplified by the choice of Looni Carpets - Imported from England They come in solid tones of green, brown, rose, blue and mauve, recog nized by the best authorities as the most ?suilable background for modern decora tive schemes. These carpets are vvoven of Chenille yarn in WIDTHS OF 9, 12 AND 18 FEET, thus making it possible to carpet the extra sizcd room with few or no seams. IVith wool or tapestry back $6.74 lo $14.24 sq. yd. NfFZyi!'?KoiirUi Floor?Front *& gyfffJrera* m wassasm ^mu. mmm m.sdifc'%. h collector of the district. Manufacturers of stills are under strict regulation of the revenue bureau, being required to pay $50 a year liccnse foe for doing business nnd a specilic tax of $20 on each still or worm sold. Many reports of thc mnntifarture of "family stills" on a largo scale nnd their sale at low prices have reached tha revenue bureau, but have proved falso ln most cases. "Open $ll^duy,', Oppo*??<l Delegates to tho sixty second nn nual Mothodlst < onferenco, which con vonod at N'ewnrs, ,n. .i , yesterday, pusscd its their first resolution a pro test ttguinst lhe "open Sunday" bill providlng for public amuscments on tfic Sabbuth, Thc conference Is bcing held nt the Hnlsey Street. M. E Chjurch, Bishop Luther Wilson presided, Tho following officers were elected: Sec triary, Dr, Frederick Blooni, of Bay onne; statlsticlan, the Rev, Dr, F. c, Moonev, of Ellaaboth; treasurer, the Rev, Dr. Warren R. Neff, of West , N'ew Brighton, Staten Island.> Bruziliun I.inv mul !Mr<!ical Slmlciit* Uu Out on Slrikc RIO DE JAr.KIRH. April D, Thc students In tho medical and law de partments of the National University of Bra'/.ll wonl on Btrlko to day. Thoy domand ftff pasBos on stroct earn. Unmaskrcl Bandita Rob Pawnshop, Shoot Pursnrr EDscape Wifh 81,530 In Curren? cy and Jewelry Into Lexing* ton Avenue Subway Three unn ?<? k< ' I old-up men y?itcr< day morning robbud lhe pawnshop of M. Bruckheimer, i:?t.t Third Avenue, ol $1,600 in currency and jewelry valuod at $50 They ihol om puriuer md escaped Into the subway at 110th Street nnd Lexlngton Avcnui Ono of the bandil - ntored the pawn shop jusl after l( had heen oponed by Hugh Mc< abe, the <\< rk, and niked to redeem a wach pawned for $J, llr handed McCabo the tu-kr*. nnd when thc clcrk tfcrned to get the watch felled him with a blackjacK, Tha othera th.n entered and ransackod the cash drawer and .jewelry ease Mc< abe recovored and gave chn?c through 109th Street, but was com pelled i>. qult because of tho wound made by lhe blackjack. Max Morrlson thirty two, of 100 East 109th ! Jolnod ln the pun nll A bandll whlpped out .- rovolvoi und shol Morrlson through tho right arm. Ilo wa,-. taken lo tho Harlem Hospital. The only clew the police havo to the bandits .< ?? the pawn ticket. Another store owned bi Bruckheimer ' W^evi/Zc F lreres Silver Fox Cross Fox Fancy Fox for Spring Wear Sth Avenuo at 53d Street New York -J at lOO.'l Third Avcnue, was rofcbed aW n month ago, and tho bandlU CH???j with a quantiiy of jewelry. ywi^iiynajyiyM^^ \m llrad Bqq 'iiadr Imrrtto?$104 00 the JVeiX) Easter ;AGS Are Smart for A rl's Sake FOLLOWING the lead of so many purely utilitarian articles, they have incorporated the utilitarian idea in decorative form. Though more conveniently fitted, more spacious, in some instances, than ever before?it is on the beauty of the out? side covering that designe?rs have concentrated their efforts. With this modern emancipation of the handbag has come an increased importance to the ensemble of the costumel Handbaps used to'be chosen for their interiors ?To-day they are chosen for their exteriors "Thc Parisian toucli" that in-| describable something that was nearly always an ultra-refinement: of detail, has been learncd by American manufacturers. The linings of bags are put in with exquisite care. They are worthy of the bag's beautiful ex terior. Some new frames provide'for a tiny change purse on the outside of the bag, so that it need not be I opened for carfare. Reprodue I tions of old Dutch Silver designs rival the originals. Celluloid irames lmitating shell, amber, ete., are distinctively used?a few are pamted to resemble enamel inlay. Jeweled corners adorn some of the metal frames. The BeadBags Imported?A rather Iimited but exclusive ! collection of bags that rank as works of | art. Beads so fine are used that the fabric hangs in folds as soft as silk. ! Most of these bags are draw-string; 'styles. Quaint o!d flower pattcrns and Persian motifs form the designs. The Silk Bags are fashioned of tricolette. fancy and antique moire, and duvetyn. Most original styles are shown; rarely are two of the nioic expensive bags found alike. Some duvetyn bags are batik dyed in scenes that depict the war-country. Chateau Thierry, Ypres, Rheims and Louvain are among those shown?the colors are marvelouslv subtlc. Domestic?These are chiefly notabic for their unique design. Scenes that re scmble maryelous stage settings arr pictured, as well as the floral and geometric designs. Bead bags on frames are now as roomy and practical as silk or leather bags. The Glove Moclia Bags comprise a collection in which we take tonsiderable pride. Mocha of exquisitely soft quality has been used; the best colors j are nmuse, chamois and a rich chocolatr I brown. A particularly lovely bag is mousc color with a blue and violet frame. A real color symphony! ln this Easter collection of several hundred bags we believe you will find every one not only mocU erately priced but actually lower priced than you expected. #7 7~'?Mnl? Floor, .14th Strort. ?A HERALD SQUARE '^y^fsur NEW YORK 'TTT