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__ Industrial
Cotton
Movements in thc cotton market yes?
terday were narrow qr.d irregular.
Early in the day prices were slightly
higher than at the previous closing,
but ofterings became more press.:ig on
forecasts of improving weather. and
thc market dropped back. The govern
ment's consumption figures for April
were a strengthoning feature, however,
and prices steadied. The closing was
nt net losses of 19 to '25 points.
According to the weekly weather re?
port. cotton is coming up to a good
stand in North Carolina and germina
ticr has been excellent in South
Carolina. Planting is practically com
pleted in the latter state and in
Georgia. Chopping out progressed
favorably in Southeastern localities.
Frequent rains hindered field work
from Mississippi and Arkansas. west
ward, and cool weather retarded germ
ination and growth. Texas has had
washing rains, and wet soil has de
layed planting and cultivation. Fields
are becoming weedy in that state and
there is ^otne complaint of grassy
fields in Louisiana. Mississippi, Georgia
and South Carolina. Further general
rains were reported from the Eastern
belt yesterday.
The Census Bureau report showed
there were consumed in April 475,763
bales of cotton, exclusive of linters,
as against 433,720 in March and 544,
125 in April, 1918. Exports for the
menth were 411,916 bales, inc'uding
linters, as against 217,802 last year.
The number of cotton spindles active
in April wa.s 33,213,026, as against 33,
734.997 a year ago.
ln the local market, spot middling
was quoted at 23.35, a decline of 15
points.
Price:; for future contracts follow:
NCW STYLB
Previous
Open. High. I.ow. Close. close.
Hay... 28.85 28.88 28.55 2R.55@28.G0 28.75
? uly. .. 27.40 27.50 27.05 27.14?27.18 27.33
'.;... 25.75 25.83 25.40 25.46?26.49 25.70
>er... 86.88 -^5.40 24.05 25.00@ 25.05 25.23
[%a... 24.05 25.05 24.65 24.70@24.75 24.95
COTTON STATISTICS
Yesto.r- Last Last
.. day. week. year.
' art recelpts. 10,078 28,638 6.154
iJXPorts . 21.855 - 4.261
do season.. 4,081,045 3,918,677 3,334,427
'? ??. stocks.. 00,285 07,305 177,021
lort stocks... 1,230.792 1,281,554_
lat recelpts.. 11.992 11,596 13,687
do shlpmts. 12.687 13,600 10.099
ti Y. arrlvals. ... 1,609 552 3,219
SOUTHERN SPOT MARKETS
^ Yester- Stocks
I orts. day. Sales. Stocks. year ago.
jalveston... - - 203,080 262.087
ew Orleans 28.13 6,165 405,088 427,248
'Obile 27.00 - 15.543 11,003
ivannah... 28.00 327 200,308 205,053
rleston.. --58,150 43,452
ilmington.- 60.315 35,032 '
"?foik. 27.50 304 128,550 81,304;
ntimorc. 28.00 - 6.531 31,627
wYork. ..-99,285 177,021
unswtcU.. - - 3,460 10,594
1 >rlous.-_ 40,877 -?
^otals., 1,230,702 -
INTERIOR
'BUSta 27.75 355 177,897 112,010
mphis....-334,204 306,027
. !.ou;s- - - 21,508 10,003
-uston....- 252,274 154.040
UieRock. 27.25 146 44,600 24,308
LIVERPO0L COTTON
Futures ' were higher in the Liver- '?
>ol market. Spot cotton was quoted
17.40. Sales were 8,000 bales, of
tich 6,000 were American. Imports '
io 18,000 bales; 16,000 American.
oths ancl yarns were in good demand
Manchester.
Prices for future contracts follow:
NEW CONTRACTS
12:15
p. m.
v . 17.30
>e . 17.12
V. 10.83
<uat . . . 10.43
tember. 15.91
Cereals
Vheat.?The Grain Corporation is
>ring to rt-nell wheat at -Portland,
?., Minneapolis, Duluth, Chicago
"i Buffalo at 19 cents over the buy
scale ln effect at the specific
nt, adding one cent per bushe!
sr May 31 until actuallv loaded,
;es to be as of May 20 to 31. Mills
.ing this wheat are to agree to
in domestic markets an equivalent
.ntity of flour at a price com
isurate with that of the resold
at. Receints of wheat at New
k yesterday were 203,000 bushels.
;>rn.?Corn prices broke yesterday
cr the weakness in hogs, more
ral country otferings and the
imoning of officials of the Chicago
rd of Trade to a conference with
Food Administration to-morrow.
-ing prices were lB<s to 3% cents
lower. The market was affected
i by the break in rye and by the
"ment of Wheat Director Barnes
the miilers, flour jobbers and
with whom he is holding con
- nces have expressed a willingness
tgree to contracts under which
>? prices for the grain would be
cted in lower prices to consumers.
; reported that American interests
? bought considerable quantities
Artjentinc corn which will be
.ght to the United States in the
. two months.
Yesterday'a Previous Tear
wYork: cloHtj. close. ago.
No. z yeIlow.$1.91% Sl 96% _
1.70 1.73*; 1.27%,
1.68 1.64'^, 1.43Mb;
1.54% 1.58Vi 1 -43V& !
ats. Oats prices lost about a cent l
terday in sympathy with the de- !
e in corn. Receipts continue good,
the cash demand is disappointing.
Yesterday's Prevloua Year I
??? Vork: cloae. close. uro t
No 3 wh..$ .78?.79 $ .79 $ .85
Il *gi,
.81% .68V,, .75%
.66% .67% .6i%
>moer . .63'/^ .64?/B .
. e.?Market weak.
Ytsteruay's Previous Vear
\ork: iios<- c,r,x* ago
No. 2 We?t..fl.87Vj $1.57% $2.11
our and Meal. Quotations were:
_ Yesterday's Previous Vear
;'" p$1 [-SSJ1?-***i?a%?*~? $uKoo;
," V-]3 '?'?'"' *?<*># 4.25 5.00
100 16.O0&- 4?.00<g; _
!tton?eed Oil. ? Cottonseed oil
ved a little activity yesterday.
* were 900 barrels. Prices for
rc contracts were:
OPBX
1 15 ?
S-fSf!!-*" ""'-? ? 23.K5@24.00
. . . . WS M.OO ,\ov_ 22.Z5&23 50
**A9*Jz*.tS Jan, .. u,m\
52 m
CLOBE
2<{ P
>
2Z,25az3.25 Nov. .
Sugar and Coffee
Currenl A ye?r
Kr*nu!ated. oer II... ""fc*' H?i.
?~-nirltuz*l. V!T lb... . y.28
We S?. 7. u*r )b. 18% gj^
fe?r,^. N?. *,t V,.T lt) ^ *V*
Xar. Ths rjqualization Board r*-'
v. mrshssss 01 11,000 tons of Porto
>? and 38,000 bag, 0f Cubas. Ar-:
heil?*" Ht N?rth AtlKntic P?rt?
:>ffee Futorew. Coffee pric??'made
ghm* yesterday of 27 to 38 point*.
only explanation offcred for the i
wa? that it v/a? a natural raliy^
? tht .wer. doelinff, Tho fe*iing
<?') U, wrilil 'hdt the Brazilian
i/sment It dfavo$?d to ?ell some of i
joldlngs at thie level cf prices, andj
that, consequently, nuyers are in no
hurry to act. Spot coffee was dull.
The better grades of Santos coffee in
this market are said to be scarce.
Prices for future contracts foliow:
?. , , _, Previoua Year
High. Low. Close. close. aco
July.. 18.15 17.78 18.14@18.16 17 81 8 33
Sept.. 17.50 17.26 17.55^17.62 17.26 8*44
Deo.. 17.00 16.74 17.05^17.10 16 76 8*59
March 16.67 16.59 16.85^16.90 16.08 ??
Tea
Japan cables say opening prices are
higher than those of last season. This
has stimulated business in spot teas.
Quotations for lots of 50 and 100
packages foliow:
GREENS
A week
Yesterduy. bro.
Moyune, Gunpowder . 48@70 48?70
Moyune. Imperial. 43@5& 43@55
Moyune, Young Hyson_33@65 33@65
Mojrune, Hyson . 32@35 32@35
Pingsuey, Gunpowder_28@55 28@55
Pingsuey, Imperial . 35<?45 35@45
Pingsuey, Young Hyson.. 28@38 28@38
JAPANS
Puaketflred . 31@56 30@55
faiftings . 19@24 18@23
FORMOSA OOLONG
Good .28@30 28@30
Superior . 32@36 32@36
Fine . 41@61 41@61
CONGOU
- .25@70 25@70
INDIA
Pekoe Sou. 32?34 S2@34
Pekoe . 34?44 34@44
Orange Pekoe.37@58 37@66
Klowcry Orange Pekoe_44@65 44@65
CEYLON
Pekoe Sou. 32?34 32@34
Pekoe . 34iQ!44 34@44
Orange Pekoe . 38@58 36(ffi56
Flowery Orange Pekoe... 46(261 46@61
Broken Orause Pekoe.... 46?66 46?66
JAVA
Pekoe Sou.25?30 23@30
Pekoe . 29@32 29@32
Orange Pekoe .31@4S 31@40
Flowery Orange Pekoe... 40@61 40@51
Broken Orange Pekoe_25@30 25@30
Bioken Pekoe .26@31 26@31
OUd lots ruled 1 cent higner.
Butter,*Cheese and Eggs
. .Butter.---Receipts were 12,935 pack?
ages. Creamery, higher than cxtras,
lb, 59Vi@60c; extras, 92 score, 68^(a)
59c; firsts, 88 to 91 score, 57(tt.58c; sec?
onds, 83 to 87 score, 54^(^56^c; lower
grades, 52?53c; unsalted, higher than
extras, 62@62%c; extras, 61@61^c;
firsts, 59@60Mic; seconds, 55@58c;
state dairy tubs, finest, 58(0:58^0; good
to prime, 55@57c; common to fair, 48
@54c; renovated, extras, 53c; firsts,
51@52c; lower grades, 47@49c; imita
tion creamery, firsts, 50@51c; ladles,
current make, firsts, 47(?M8V?c; sec?
onds, 45^(a.46c; lower grades, 44(a)
45c; packing stock, current make, No'.
1, 45c; No. 2, 43^@44c; lower grades,
40@43c.
Cheese.--Receipts were 5,685 boxes.
State, whole milk, fresh flats, eolored,
lb, 32Vic; white, 32(a.32^c; average
run, eolored, 32@32y4c; white, 3lM:(g;
31 -54c; lower grades, 30(tr31c; twins
specials, white, 3l%@32cfc?lored, 32l4
m.32?f2c; average run, white, 31V2c;
eolored, 32c; lower grades, 30@31c;
Wisconsin, whole milk, twins, fresh, 32
(3.32M.C; single daisies, fresh, eolored,
?>oi*?324?c; doub]e daisies, fresh, 32(a)
oo,- ' YounS Americas, fresh, 33(3)
Mftc; state, skims, specials, 23@24c
prime to choice, 20?22c: fair to good
lofe 19c; lower grades, 6?14c.
Eggs.?Receipts were 28,349 cases.
-ai/ gathered, extras, dozen, 50@
oOVic; storage packed, extra firsts'
49Msc; firsts, 48@49c; gathered, -jxtra
firsts, 49(o}49Msc; firsts, northerly sec
Vr?i/^l7,f481/fec; 80utherly sections,
?u>V2(q>4i Wc; seconds and poorer, 43@
46c; dirties, No. 1, 42Mi@43c; No 2
and poorer, 39@42c; checks, good to
choice, dry, 41(q41%c; under grades,
35@40c; state, Pennsylvania and near
by Western henr.ery whites, fine to
tancy, 54@55c; ordinary to prime, 49@
53c; gathered whites, ordinary to fine
49(a;53c; Western and Southern, gath?
ered, whites, 48@52c; state, Pennsyl?
vania and nearby, hennery browns,
o-c; gathered brown and mixed colors,
46(n.501/?c.
Hay and 8traw
Yesterday. \ year ago.
ti^^.k- v. , Per ton. Per ton.
rimothy, No. 1,
large bales. . .*43.00@44.00 *28.00@S0.00
Clover, .No. 1 mx 88.00@40.0O 23.Ooi24.0O
H.ve straw, So. 1 13.00? 14.00 17.00@18.00
Orchard ..nd Field
Yesterday. A year ago.
Bean.i, marruw, "
p100 alb"-'----.--Sn.7S@- $14.00(3)
Peas. Scotch, '18 7.00(a) 8.00 Vi.'iS6i>Vi 50
I'otatoes. nw, bbl. 8.00? 0.00 4.25? 475
Apples Blwd. bbl 7.00@13.00 4.00? 7^50
Grapefrult box.. 4.25? 5.50 2.00? 5.50
Oranges, box... 4.00? 8.50 3.00? 8.50
Livestock, Meats, Provisions
Llve steers. fair to Te8terday ^ year ago
D^rd' bl^-'ues*14'50?17-50 *1*-00?16'25
T ,lb.30? .20 .20? .24
Llve veals, com
mon to prlmo,
Dre?8?.edbvealV,clty 1400?"'?? ".00? 15.50
, lD.20? .26 .10? 21
Llve ewes, 100 lb. 7.00@11.50 11.00018.28
urcsaed mutton.lb. ,20@ .24 28? 2fi
Lt-v-e lambs, fair
to prime. 100 1b. 14.00@10.00 15.50@16.00
uressed lambs.
<lt.v. lb. .28? .33 .27? 30
Hoga. 100 lb. 20.50@21.00 18.25#18:?0
JJre.ssed hoga,
..baconF jb.28M,? .29 .26@.2(iy4
Mess beef. bbl.. 35.00@30.00 82.00?83.00
Mess pork, bbl.. 56.60?57.00 52.00@63.00
l-unl, Mld-Weat,
100 lb. 84.00@34.10 25.00@25.10
Incorporations
,,?^!;PAXY' May ".?The following Incor
u'h Vr?IJf,vV?'ru,'!,n"cr'e ,hoHe ?ra"'"'l char
teis to-day by the Secretary of State'
(,r,n':iU,V,'r,7 MUUnery Company, Inc..' $10,
000; .Manhattan; mllllnery; Henry Solo
^'i^adiva^^lv'^'' U J' >iri"SUy'
CoramoUlty Sales Corporation, $125 000
Manhattan: general commercial merchants
.ind factors; R. I.ange, T. K. von Dom
S,7ok! ?.NvVvTrt. 325 WC8t E'^ty-fl?t
nnnr.hif-:^Krt.0?n Ro">P,er Corporation; $26,
ii' ;i"l"l?;'"'Hl '? '?"'"I"''-" and chil?
dren s and ladies wearing apparel; Harrv
te; fv'n? -storn. Loula Sherman 2 East
rhlrtieth Street. New York
Kellner & Kaylln, Tne, je.OOO; Manhat?
tan: manufacturing hut framea etc ? in
v.'-i-h Keiiner, <;?orge Nelaeok, Alexander
Shooba, ^48 Audubon Avenue, New Yorlc'
HF,K;m-l.evine Company, Inc, ?30,0(10;
Manhattan; general commission rner
Chanta; K. V. Hogan. n. A. Hurley, Joseph
E. Lovlne, 1180 1'resldent Street, Brooklyn
Greater New York Cigar I)<-aler? In(- '
160 000: Manhattan; toSacco and 'candy'
bUHlnosn. toya, noveltien, notions- O a"
AbramovHz, i.ewis Oompera, i.ouIh Pre?co!
SOS Mroadway, New York.
Adj.istui.le Dn.piight Company. Inc
J-.j.OOO: Manhattan; lnanufacturlng elec
trlcal d?vleeH and sup)?II.-h; Charles Cape
hart. WUhelm Klehe, Henry. Koonla 'fi"
West Thirty-aeventh Street, New York
<:ushlng, Inc.. $20,000; Wellsvllle; ma'nu
facturlng oil tanks and oil tank hoatera;
Kdgar Kmerson. George M ||yde c
(iraves, Wellavllle. N. Y. '
?r?)'- JiF.ani Corporation, $75ftooo- r?uf
f:il<>; paper manufacture; Wm. I> Marron
Thornas (.'. Howley, Kred Bobmeier Huf'
lalo.
Prosreaalve Mamroni Manufacturing
Company, Inc. $8,000; Brons; inanufartur
int: inaoaronl; David Hertzog. n. Baliano
v ,HJu'""}!ln''' ,!,r'7 Waahlnjrloti Avenue',
New Y<,rk f'lty.
.,I''''H..', s7waK" H,r'"" Company. inc. $5.
*$*; Hinghamton; inanufacturlng sewave
dtapOMl planta; K. L. Waterman. Klle,,
Waurraan, k. ii. Duboi*. Hingha.-uton.
Jf Y.
H M. Tsber & Son. Inc, $30,000; Ar
<-ad*; realty, construotlon, hardwaro bual
MM; H. M Taber. B. n. Taber, D. J.
MlUa, Arcads. N. Y.
*,?]rh*,.M\"1*yJoh"*"n Corporation. $1<!J,.
&^i **fr ,,/7,ry, Ma""^. O. L. Johnson
MroT>kiy?. ? J5r"("' m "fJWrtdant Street!
u^tl".*."1 Mo."'u Knterprlaea. Inc, $6,000;
M.nhattar,; th*atrleal snd motlon plet
"'" W? >*"' Morrla. Abr. l.asffogel \V ,,.
WM M..rrl?, jr? U\lZ Broadway, N,.f,v York
Montell St. McDonoush, Ino., $100,000
M?.nh*tt*n} ventrsl commlaalon marobuitsl
j ship brokersj. Isabelle A. Montcll, Rodney
McDonough, Jas. L,. Steuart, 105 East Nlne
[ teenth Street, New York City.
Kepple & Seligman ?jo., Inc, $200,000;
| Manhattan; manufacture men's, women'i
and chtldren's furnishings; C. Klausner,
! Thomas Ogllvie, Harry Stelngard, 120
| Broaway, New York City.
i Antonuecl Artificial Flower Company,
I Inc, $18,000; Cheektowaga; manufactur
! ing artificial flowera, millinery, etc; Eu
| gene Antonuecl, Fred. J. Erlon, Victor
| Antonuecl, Buffalo, N. Y.
Braverman & Weiss, Inrc, $10,000; New
York County; upholstery; Charles Braver
! man. Joseph Welr.s, Holomon Braverman,
i 49 West Twenty-third Street, New York.
French Paper Box Corporation, $10,000;
'.Manhattan: manufacturlng- paper boxes;
: P. .1. Paster, M. A. Schnelder, II. S. Bur
\ Hurk, 160 Proome Street, New York.
Elton Dress Company, Inc, $1,500; Man?
hattan; manufacturirrg dresses, eostumes;
Fishel Perlln, Henry Ackerman, William
Mosher, 217 East Twenty-seventh Street,
New Vork.
SO-82 Greene Street Corporation, $10,000;
Manhattan; realty, constructlon; Ilerman
Paradise, Tlynian Kabricant, Jacob Rabino
wltz, 602 West 157th Street, New York.
The G. & I?. Hat Company, Inc, $3,000;
Manhattan; manufacturlng ladles' tailor
made hats; Samuel I.azarowltz. Ilyman
CJellls, Morris Stelnberg, 1200 East New
York Avenue, Brooklyn.
See-More Dress Company, Inc, $5,000
Manhattan; manufacturlng ladles' dresses
Henry Hlller, Samuel Zuckornick. Abraham
laulfield. 550 Bushwick Avenue, Brooklyn
Browne Willls & Co., Inc, J25.000- Man?
hattan; general department store business
Browire Willls, ICmll Horwltz, C T*
Quezada, 80 Fifth Avenue, Brooklyn '
J. J. Schnelder & Bros.. Inc. $5,000;
1-ah-on Silk Company, Inc, $10,000; Man?
hattan; textlles; Kaufman Gold K H
Schonher, George Gallant, Wvcko'ff N j'
.,???vldenl Purchasing Company, Inc'
$1,000; Manhattan; general mereantile busi?
ness and dealers in jewelry; Benjamln Fein
grold, Elizabeth Feingold, Islrlore Mitchell,
1584 Broiidway, New York City
Tedrly's Potato Chips, Inc, $5,000;
Brooklyn: manufacturlng potato ehips
Krnest Plnk, Alice Rlnk, D. Gerken Morris
and Manlla avenues. Elmhurst. Morrls
nnoS?Mhenllr M,p''l'anlilc Corporation. $100.
000, New York County; general exporting,
importing, commission merehants- ,T E
I.aneaster, T. Tllllsch, R. E. Shortall 27
William Street, New York city MOrta"' 27
tlo'nnT- StVm Thr,'w"^, Company. Inc,
$10,000, bjlea; general silk business1
Charles G. M'-rlinl. Francis Carbom F A
Delleceso. I'tlca, N. Y. ?'
Kew Gardens Hotel' Building Corpora?
tion $100,000; Queens Borough; realtv
erect hotel etc; Alrick H. Man, Arthur
M. Man, Kdgeworth Smith, 1 West Thlrtv
fourth Street. New York Citv "
000
nr.hr\,W,1;il"PV p<?1,tr>' Farm, Inc, $
.".
Marlborough. Clster Countv; poultr'v
t" ,. ef,?u,|>UR|ness; William B.'whitnev.
N Y WhUney' Alex Johnston, Newburgh,
SeJtese Knittlng Mills, Inc, $2,000- The
Bronx; manufacturlng knltted wear;.'Wolfr
SelkowltK, Jullus Selkowltz, P R Bern
stein, 368 East 169th Street, The Bronx
>-.
Building Contracts
WASHINGTON, May 14.?Building
contracts let for the week ending May
2 in the territory east of the Missouri
and north of the Ohio amounted to a
total of $47,259,230, according to re?
ports received by the United States
Department of Labor. Though less
than the total for the weeks ending
April 4 and April 18, it is more than
the total for the weeks ending April
11 and April 25.
By districts the record for the week
ending May 2 follows:
Number of
District? projects. Amount.
P?7.h??!& . 247 S7.963.196
Pittsburgh . 326 8,145,415
?? faf? V;. 1.303 12,557,000
Philadelphia . 71B 12,467 619
l-o".nn,,0"S . " 1.57 0 0001
Bobton. 670 4,556,000
Total . 8,249 $47,259,230
April Cotton Statistics
Consumption Last Month Less
Than a Year Ago
WASHINGTON, May 14.?Consump?
tion of cotton during April, according
to the Census Bureau, amounted to
475,753 bales of lint and 11,169 of lint
ers. This compares with 544,125 of
lint and 106,232 of linters in April last
year.
Cotton on hand April 30 in consum
ing establishments was 1,378,226 bales
of lint and.272,854 of linters, compared
with 1,807,788 of lint and 154,155 of
linters a year ago, and in public stor?
age and at compresses 3,970,129 bales
of lint and 211,083 of linters, compared
with 2,S28,126 of lint and 279,973 of
linters a year ago.
Cotton spindles active during April
numbered 33,213,026, compared with
33,734,997 in April last year.
Imports were 36,463 bales, compared
with 21,158 in April last year.
Exports were 411,916 bales, includ
ing 951 bales of linters, compared with
217,812 bales, including 15,466 bales of
linters last April.
?-#?-,
Cotton Exchange Nominations
Nominations for officers and man?
agers of the New York Cotton Ex?
change have been made as follows:
President, Walter L. Johnson; vice
president, Leopold S. Bache; treasurer,
James F. Maury; board of managers,
Edward E. Bartlett, jr., Henry de La
B. Carpender, Herbert D. Clearman,
Edward K. Cone, Harry L. Goss, J.
Temple Gwathmey, Edward L. Hane
mann, Ralph H. Hubbard, Sydney E.
Jones, AVilliam H. Judson, Henry H.
Royce, William N. Schill, George M.
Shutt, Spencer Waters and Edward M.
Wcld.
To Study Trade Practices in
All Parts of the Country
WASHINGTON, May 14.?Thirty-five
specially trained business agents of
the Internal Revenue Bureau have been
dispatched to all parts of the country
to study commercial and industrial j
practices in certain lines of business,
with a view to advising on future reg
ulations. These men, chosen from a
large group of accountants and busi?
ness men after special examinations,
will be expected to ascertain practices \
in regard to amortization, depletion, i
depreciation and valuation of assets of i
the pre-war period, and to formulate '?
some sort of guiding rules concerning i
what constitutes "reasonable salaries" i
allowed as business expenses to cor?
porations.
The assignment of thees men to
study business practices is in line with
the announced policy of the internal
revenue commissioner to work in co
operation with business interests in
framing regulations.
Reccivers in Bankruptcy
The recelvers in bankruptcy appointed
yesterday ln the United States District
Court were .as follows:
rwPRT MORRIS CHEM1CAL WORKS,
INC.?Judge Julius M. Mayer appointed
George C. Austln ;ts recelver with $3 000
bond for the Port Morris Chemlcal Works
Inc, 141st at and Locust Avenue.
PHILIP HUNTER CO.?Henry C. Qulnby
was appointed recelver with a $2,500 bond
for the Philip Hunter co., 54 East Ninth
Street.
WELL-FIT MFG. Co.?EIner Chryatle
Was .appointed recelver with a $500 bond
for tho VVell-Fit. Mfg Co., 117 AVest Twen
ty-aeventh Street.
Assignments
LOUIS GOLDSTEIN, dealer in plate
glass and mirrors at 231-233 Bowery. yes?
terday assigned for the benefit of creditors
to Edward J. Dclaney.
DAVID MAUSS AND IDA LEVINE
dealing in shoes at 86 Cllnton Street as?
signed for the benefit of creditors to 'jlax
Mauss.
Schedules in Bankruptcy
The schedules In bankruptcy filed yester?
day In the United States District Court
were as follows:
JOHN B. ROSE ?A schedule of John
V Rose. Roseton, JN. Y., shown liabillties
or $(41,202 aml assets of $348,373. The
three largest individual amounts due cred?
itors are J. B. Rose Co., Roseton, N Y
$20,000; Rose Brick Company, Roseton, n!
t., $15,000; the National Bank of New
burgh, N. Y.; $11,000. Of the assets, $193,
G35 are ln debts due the bankrupt.
Petitions in Bankruptcy
Petitions in bankruptcy flled yes?
terday ln tho United States District Court
mt-luded:
MELVILL.E WFISMILLF.R ?A volun
tary petition of Melvllle Welsmlller, of New
Platz, N. Y., shows liabillties of $898 and
no assets. TJhe three largest creditors are
J. Vernon- Dubols, New Platz, $675; Degnon
Contracttng Co., 51 East Forty-second Street
$120, an.l R. & c. I. Lefever, Rosendale
N. Y.. $76. Danlel B. Deyo, Kingston, N.
i., is tho attorney.
CHRISTEN F. HANSEN.?A yoluntarv
petition of Chrlsten F. Hanson, of Yonkcrs
, ?,'i?!j0WS,!llabllltle8 of *3f47:' ""'I assets
of $2,4.'0. Tho three largest creditors are
the L-pson Waltori Co., Cleveland, O. $600
R. B. Hubbard, Sandusky, (.)., $500, and the
City Ice Delivery Co., Cleveland, O., $400
Joseph A. Byrne, 2 Rector Street, Is the
attorney.
SAMUEL M. ROSSMAN.?A voluntary
petition of Samuel M. Rossman, 164 East
119th Street, shows llahlllti.H of $1207
and no assets. The three largest creditors
are Harry Scherr, 2244 Second Avenue
J.IfO; E. Welner, 87 Eldrldge Street, $12s'
and A. Lubasch, 64 Canal Street S124'
Simon S. Felnstein, 154 Nassau Street is
the attorney.
DANIF.L ROSENO?A voluntary petition
of Danlei Roseno, 432 West 160th Street
shows liabillties of $0,325 and no assets.'
The three largest creditors aro Wllllarn F
and Frank I?. Crawford, no address, Ss 409 :
Alfred Halllday, 45 West Thlrty-fourth
?Street, $S84, and Nelson & Co , 63 Park
Row, $391. Richard M. Baltimore, 135
\\<-st 135th Street, is the attorney.
SAMUEL SIMON.?An Involuntary peti?
tion against Samuel Simon, 229 Fast UMst
Street, Is by five creditors, who ckiln-, ?
Wilson Sc Co. Inc. $87; Austln Nlehols ,\i
Co., Inc, $79; S. Kpstein & Son, $161; Her?
man Bros. $130 and Samuel Teich $14"
Dashew & Barnetl, 15 Park Row, an the
attorneys.
GEORGE A. GRIFF'ING.?- A voluntary
petition of George A. Orifflng, 34 Fast
Iwelfth Street, shows liabillties of $3 217
and no assets. The three largest creditors
are Lee Hotel Co.. Lee, Mass. $864; Dresser
HullCo.. Lee. Mass., $1,195', and Honlgan I
u V'"\ T??"t,?'\ Mass" $r'00' Hau? *
Warland, 41 Park Row, are the attorneys '
Judgments Filed
The following judgments wcr" flled yes?
terday, tho ftrst name being that of the
debtor:
In New York County
Blachof, GuIfIo &, G. Blschof Inc-.
? Ellzabethtown Smeltlng Co.. $725.61
Blohm, Meta, & Henry Papen
hausen.H. K. Smith. 4,040.80
Bund, Frank H.?Armour &. Co.. 143.10
Parker, Louis?S. Weinberg. 277.29
Beyel Glass Co.. Inc?L. Cohen.. 642 06
Belcher, Frank, <fc A) Mayer?
Rogson Fllm Co, Inc. 269.08
f'anton Art Metal Co.?W. W. Sa
P'THteln et al.- 1,035.05
Donner, Ethel.?Trumtois of Sall
ors' Hnng Harbor, costs. 108.06
Duhart, Pedro?G?fE. Metz et al. 223 20
B. W. Mlnter Co? Ino.?BdwArd
I". Terry .Mfg. Co. 11454
B, B. I>?af Co.?N. Rafallovlck. "21 79
Flnger. Joseph?H. Sehwartz et al 471 72
Farrell, Thomas F. tk Matthew
C. Ryan?B. Votaw . 3 168 55
Grebler, Fred J.?J. JSurl, sr. '27382
Oerbeau ?'?., ino.?R. P. Zobel. . 24?'f,i
Gramm-Bernutoln, 8*le? Corp._
Bconomicai Tlra and Supply
Co., Inc . 42B 64
Gro??. Charle* E.?-Lord & Taylo'r'. 18700
Gottehrer, Mary?M. Cohen. 309 22
OoldaUIn, Fsnny?A. Rosenber*. 25,m'94
Gr.enbaum. Morrla?E. Balt et "l. 179 61
Same?H. B. Endlcott et al 180 sl
Hutehlnson. Florl*--O. Hammar. 114 70
Kolland, Joseph a.--ConaolldaUd
Engravlnx Co . .,Bf. ?,
H?,n?"ir'' Joh" ^"ronx Automo- "
bila Co.)?W. A. Zauck....... 8.0.23
Hewltt Pub. Corp.?W. Leslle
et al .,.
Hlllyer, Wm. H.?C. H. Jones
et al.
J. U Blum Co., Inc?L. Isaacson
et al.
221.95
496.99
852.47
Jphn A. Crowley Co.?E. C Hum
phreys Co . 1,4 88 65
Keen, Jcseph?J. Cremlns. 248 75
K. & R. Film Co., Inc?W A
, Brady .." 140.70
Krcvoruck, Frank?Western Na?
tional Bank. 29176
Koles, Edward, stry partner_
Ye Old Coffe House, Inc...... 318 79
Leopold, Fellx O.?N. Y. Times
Co., costs. 124.08
Leeds, Josephlne M.?James Mc
Creery & Co. 872 12
I.elpslg, Bertha?J. Shapirn. 163 91
Mellto, Frank?W. T. Hartley.
McQrath, Helen and Benjamine
Green?People, etc.'..
Mlngalor.e, Joseph?W. Mlnall
McNulty, Wm. J,?s. ? Prlng'le
Mchrbac'h, irvt'ng ' ' ' S.?irvltig 7SG:::i
Trust Co. . 3,336.56
Myers, John J.--S. I). Matthews. l 12 1 20
Miller, George?Hyman Levln &
Co., Inc. 3 350 37
Nowton, Benjamln -Kerlln fc
'Junn . 337 or.
19 West 17th St. Corp?Lawl
yers' Mortgage Co. 5 105 31
Oscar B. Back Studlos, Inc? 0,1UI>'"
Leo .Tacobs and ? American
Bronze Novelty Works. Inc. 192 30
Palmer. Isabel S.?N. L. Everton
et al . ' 40- 41
Park, Wllllam?State Industrial
Commission . g gg., 71 i
T,-arce, Isldor?Frank 1,. Strong
,160.86
500.00
588.60
Inc
4 23.15
Port WaBhlngton Pub. Corp
Ralhbun & Bird Co. 144 97,
Rappolt, Carl?X. C. Boochever 27""90 I
Roblnson, Wm. E.? Cole &
Dlxon, Inc. 309 00
Stokes, Horace?M. Hurwltz..'.'.' 346 15
Spltzer, Nathanlel II. ? H. G
Stone . 103 40
Sobel, Joseph?Erie 11. R. Go.,
COStS . 1 ?'.1 08
Small, Arthur E.?S. Mellor. 2,149 03
Solomon, Estelle?Lord & Taylor 387 23
Stern, Charles A.?James Mc
Creery <? Co. 239 75
Schylosky, Slmon?O. Heln. 310 7''
Soper, Alfred W? jr.?John W.
McDonald & Son . 356 34
Smith. Charles?Franklin Slmon
* Co. 243.05
Talbbl. Bagglo?A. D. Rudlnl... 93177
Van Sant, Katherlne?B. Alt
man & Co. 620.66
\erne, John V. and Maryland
Casualty Co.?People, etc. 300.00
Welnbei-K, Nathan.Public Na?
tional Bank of N, Y. 271 65
Welnstein, Paullne ? Slieffleld
Farms Co., Inc. costs. 113.20
Wlltchlk, and Wlltchlk, Inc ?
Travelers Insurance Co....'. .. 236.18
In Bronx County
Thn flrst name Is that of thc debtor.
Berger, Rebeoca? M. Rosner. $585 00
Clements, Roso T.?M, Levltsky. 898.70
Clements, Nathanlel D. ? M.
Rachlin . 975.15
Finger, Joseph?II. Schwartz et
al. 471 72
Goldstein, Max?Austln, Nichols &
Inc.
202.94
Garden. Garland?National Print
ing & Engrnving Oompany.... 663 57
Hennessy, John?W. A. Zanck.. 650''!
John Gass & Co., Inc J. Raphael 30 7
McArthur, Thomas J. - Shefllekl
Farms Co., Inc. 35 9?
Schylosky, Slmon?O. Reln..!!!] 310 7'
Sunrlse storage Warchouse Cor?
poration?A. Santlni . 1617 "9
SehaU, Max?Wilson & Co., J uc. ' 3830
Webor-Mct.oughlln Co.?1). lan
none, admlntstrator . 6,292.42
Satisfied Judgnienta
In New York County
The first name is that of the debtor;
the second that of the credltor and date
when Judgment was filed:
Mahopac Point Corp.?E E
Wrlght; May 31, 1918....'. $30C30
Thorner, B'lora?H. B. Slnirer
?ee. 12, 1918.s. . .' M;.,?
White, Evelyn H.?G. Blumberg;
Nov. 6, 1!U4. J97.3I
Bellevue, Adrlen & Nanette? 1)
A. Foley; April 10, 1919..' 202.64
CiarUie, Justus H.?H, S Slsson
M"-y '?? 191?.'...' 1,971.83
Rosenfeld, Morris?S. RubensU-ln
Mfty 1". >?*?...." 1.261.92
Manhelm, Jacob. and Louls?D
l-ranlcel; May 26, 1913. 592,35
Kerr. C. Horbort?B, Douras
April 22, 1919 (vacated).. 541"
Havles. Wllllnm ~M. E K?rn' P,J
Jan. 18, 1910. , ' j *70 3,
Apf.d, Ignnee I.?R. Amnterda'm'- '-''""
Nov. B, 1916 (reversed). 2,259.88
Hoffmnn Houso of N Y - F S
Stokes; Jan, 24, 1899...'....'.." 27 "01 47
W8P?*- Holdlng Co., Inc. ?nd
(V'b*^t Jl'Vl*1" ? "arrctt Co.;
May 8. 1917. 194 Rg
1917~"H' W" Rosenthal; May Vl',
Nlmls & Nlml's'/'inc?Crannel'l 116-52
17UgI019& Kr(lU"r- Inc.; Jan!
Boniln, Louii^M."' MalblnV ' May
Monroe, Donaid C."'and"Molvin
Stephens? Lnwynrn' Tltlo &
Trust Go.; April 11. 101 D. 281.32
In Bronx County
Ltorlllard Bldg. Co.. Inc?S. Qoi
Uri Jan. 8. 1919... 1121.77
1,321.87
249.06
Continued from puge 1
crazy also amused the cfowd, as did
his declaration that he had never re?
ferred to the Mayor as "Red Mike,"
adding, however, that he had often
heard him characterized as such.
Thompson was on the stand all day.
Part of his testimony was given by re
ferring to his red-bounl diary. and
more of it was in the nature of a pre?
pared statement.
Reads Rockefeller Letter ?
He also made ? public the letter he
wrote to John D. Rockefeller, jr., sug
gesting that he interest himself in the
proposal popular in Senator Thomp
son's part of the country?to use the
waters of Niagara Falls for developing
all the heat, light and power required
by the entire State of New York.
This letter, together with his letter
to Mayor Hylan,. was made much of by
Burjte. The Hylan letter, it was shown,
had been published in the newspapers,
although Burke insisted it was a thing
of mystery. Both letters were read
into the record by Senator Thompson.
Under cross-examination by Clark
Jordan, counsel for Burke, Thompson
stood pat. In answer to a question of
Mr. Jordan, who was insistent on
knowing where the slush fund was,
the witness said:
"People don't go around the Legis?
lature with a bag of money to control
legislation. That cannot be done. It
is not attempted in that way. It is not
done that way. The so-called sinister
things are now conveyed in an entirely
different way, in strictly np-to-date
twentieth century ways. They do not
use the old Roman way of going round
with a bag of money."
Bribery Done With Finesse
"I will take your word for it that it
is not done," said Jordan.
"That could not happen in Albany,"
continued Thompson, ignoring the in
terruption. "The idea of a slush fund
running around Albany, unattended
and unknown, is absurd, There is
nothing in that."
"Well, how is it done?" inquired Jor?
dan, who was getting curious.
"You can figure out by what has
happened to me. The whole situation
in Albany is one of suggestion. There
are a lot of archaic rules that bind you
up, and a perfectly honest legislator
can go to Albany and vote twenty-five
times and have his vote 'delivered'?
that is, some lobbyist will say that he
,had to pay for the vote and will col
lect for it, pocketing the bribe money
?each time, and half the time not
know anything about it."
Makes Audience '"Sit Up"
Thompson's direct testimony, brought
out under the interrogation of his
counsel, Frank Moss, consumed nearly
five hours. The crowd was listless
while Thompson went over the historv
of the committee which he headed and
which investigated traction matters in
1915, 191G and 1917. But when he came
to his version of his relations with
Governor Whitman the audience sat up.
He begafc by addressing Sehator Al
vah W. Burlingame, jr., chairman of
the committee, saying that he recalled
several conversations he had with dif?
ferent people during the pendency ot
the Pratt bill in 1918.
"Mr. Quackenbush,"continued Senator
Thompson, referring to the chief coun?
sel of the Interborough, "has testified l
that he and a number of other trac?
tion men came to me and showed me a
copy of the letter of Speaker Sweet and
also a copy of the memorandum of
Senator Brown, and said that Senator
Brown had suggested that they talk the
matter over w.th me; and I did talk
with them, and I think the conversa
tions as given on the record are sub- !
stantially correct. 1 did go and talk
to the Governor at that time about the
Pratt bill. The Pratt bill, as I un
derstand it, is exactly the same, a du
plicate of the so-called Carson-Martin
bill. It was" introduced in the latter
part of the session of 1918.
Decides to See Governor
"And when Mr. Quackenbush and the
other gentlemen came and talked to me
about it, l asked them how the Gov?
ernor stood, and they told me that
they had seen tho Governor, and that
they understood he was favorable to it
and would sign it if it came to him.
The bill at that time was in the form :
of a war emcrgency act. I suggested
that if it was an emcrgency it oughl to
have an emrgency message. It was not
then drawn in the form that it later
took. which I havo always regarded as
a repudiation of contract obligations.
"Anyway, I determined to go and talk
to the Governor about it, and I went
downstairs one day and saw him. I
went into the back room, and I said:
'Governor, are you familiar with this
increased fare legislation?' At that i
time 1 called it the six-cent fare bill
because it provided for six cents, not
ior any more. And he said he was and
that he had had, some talk about it.
'.W0?11'LI,said' 'what l|o you think about
it? Why,' he said, 'what do vou think*
about it?' I said: 'I do not like to bo
for it.'
Feared "Penny Governor" Cry
"'Well,' said the Governor, '1 do not,
either. I do .iot. like this 6-cent idea.
I am going to run for office in the fall;
I am going to run for Governor. My
pictures will be in tho subways, along '
tbe railroads and I do not want people
digging down in their pocket foi an
extra cent at that time with an oppor-?
tunity to look at. my picture while I
am running for Governor. because Miey '
might call me a 'penny Governor.'" '
"Then the Governor added: I would
rather give them 10 cents than (i cent;.'
'Well.' I said, 'do you want this bill?'!
And he said, 'No, I do not. I wish ** :
would not be passed.' I said. U think
as far as I am concerned I shall opnos"
it.' And 1 loft.
"The conversation was had with him
in 1918, nnd I think some time in April '
"Well, you are stating this conver?
sation all as a matter of recollection ?
I here is no memorandum of just wha*
was said at that time?" inquired Senu
tor John Knight.
Back Room Had "Atmosphore"
"Oh, no; there is not," answered
Thompson. "You know whnt the con?
versation was, Senator; that is yju
know the atmosphore of tho conversa?
tion when I tell you it was in the back
room.
tr Yoo1m "ienn in thc Governor's private
otfice? inquired Chairman Burlingame
Yes. I presume you have all been
in there." ,
"Have you any diary of that?" asked
Senator Knight. "Well, my diary
.shows the bill henrings," said' Thomp- ,
non. "There is no mention of the :
conversation. For that reason I can?
not lix the date; there la nothing in '
there to show the conversation with 7
the Governor. I do not pretend to ;
irive you tho exact language, but I i
nu giving tho substance of "what was j"
*u I remember him perfectly saying j '
that he did not want to be n penny ! l
candidate for Governor." i
Senator Thompson then came down i '
to the meeting he had with ex-Gover- i 1
mr Whitman at tho Hotel St. Regis on :
\Inrch 29, and to his answer to the lat- |
:ers testimony at Albany testifyinir I
?8 follows: i
"In my talk with Governor Whitman 1
on March 29 I did not say they were
all crooks it Albany, or use any such
j expression, or anything like it, directly
i or indirectly. Neither did I use the
t expression that I was going to break
in ,^lth an axe or anything like that.
1 did not ask if there was a vacancy
m his firm and did not ask him for
; any place in his firm, and did not want
to^ioin his firm, and do not now.
I "I never asked him directlv or in
J directly about going in with Mr. Stanch
. fie d or to be introduced to Mr. Stanch
! held, or to take any matter of any
' kind up with Mr. Stanchfleld. In fnct
at that time I had already made ar
? rangements to carry on my own busi?
ness.
Alleges a Deep Scheme
i "The now apparent purpose of the
Governor s false statements on the oc?
casion while testifying in Albany be
: fore the adjournment of the Legislat
ure was to make trouble for me with
I my friends, and drive such of my
; friends as he claimed I had ridiculed
, or abused to the support of the Car
; son-Maitm bill, for which he .was
1 working.
"The fact is that in the St. Regis
.conversation the Governor, first thing,
i suggested that I come to New York to
' practise law and suggested $50,000 a
lyear as the minimum that I could earn.
"He went into some detail as to the
: amount of business he was doing, said
:he had earned $65,000 in three months;
that his concern would do over $200,
I000 this year, and that his office ex
ipenses were about $2,000 a month; that
! he drew two wills in one week and got
$1,000 a-piece for them; that he settled
one lawsuit without appearing in court
at all and got $15,000 for it.
"Ashamed to Take the Money"
"He observed that the monev was
coming in so fasc that he was almost
ashamed to take it; that he had made
inquiry among the other lawyers and
found that such big fees were the cus
tom; that he intended to buy a house
and lot; that he had been obliged to
increase the help in his office until he
| had it completely filled and could not
i get more room until after October first.
'I had had no notice of what he
; wanted to talk with me about, or what
he was trying to get at. He talked
along until it became apparent that he
had no partieular work for me to do
i as an attorney. Thc public can make
up its own mind as to what he meant
by the suggestion.
"At that time, when he suggested to
me to come to New York, I told him a
?? little about my own circumstances.
Now, I might be pardoned as an in
, dividual for not liking the reference
that he made to me. It was untrue, and
? it was undeserved. I had gone to his
hotel at his request to talk with him,
and I certainly was not trying to break
j in anywhcre with an axe, and I was
not trying' to get any connection to
practise law in New York. I do not have
to practise law in New York, and my own
circumstances are such that I earn
enough money honestly, and always
have all my life, to get along and live
weil enough in these times.
Wanted No "Favor" Practice
''And I told some of that to Governor
\ Whitman, and I told him that the idea
! of practising law here never had ap
pealed to me, that I always felt that if
somebody broke :ntc. the practice of
law down here, that it would mean
' some kind of practice that he got, not
because of his ability as a lawyer, or
his ability to present a case to a court,
but because of some favor that he
miqht have done pomebody when ne
was in public office, nnd 1 did not want
any of that."
The point of this last was not lost
on Ihompson's audience, who laughed
loudly.
"Mr. Whitman next entered into a
talk on state politics ancl suggested
that the next candidate for Governor
should come from up-state and that I
would be the most available candidate,
and that he intended to run for United
States Senator," continued Senator
1 hompson.
"After this he leaned back in his
chair ancl said, 'What I wanted to see
you about was that Mr. Shonts wanted
l"e *.? talk t0 you about the Carson
Martin bill, and I want you to support
it, and he said, 'I have not been re?
tained.'
Refused to Support Bill
'I said, 'Why, Governor, you do not
understand this bill. It is not simply
a question of permitting the Public
Service Commission to regulate fares,
but it carries with it a repudiation
ot contract obligations. I cannot sup?
port it and 1 have made it perfectlv
clear that I cannot.'
"It was then that I referred to the
fact that a hearing had been had ancl
Governor Hughes had been there and
made a veiy convincing argument as I
to the power pf the Legislature, but j
that he nor anybody else could con
vince me that the Legislature should
adopt a policy permitting any person I
firm or corporation to retain the bene
fits of a contract and be permitted at
the same time to repudiafe their obli?
gations. I argued with him at some
length about it and-told him it would
be absolutely impossible for me to sup?
port this bill in its present form
'He argued that the railroads were
in a bad way, some receiversliips had
been had, more were likely to follow
on July 1, and that more money ought
to be provided in some way. He said
it would bc bad Republican politics to
defeat the bill, because wh*n the re
ceiverships came, if I defeated the
bill, the Republican partv would be
charged with it.
Not a Party Measure
"I told him 1 did not so regard it;
that I would take all the responsibilitv
for my own individual acts, and that
the matter was not a party measure
and did not believe that anybody
would daro suggest that it should be
made one.
"1 told him it was not any 0f my
business how much fare the d'ulv con
stituted authorities in the City o*f New
Vork allowed the railroads to collecf
that was not going to worry bve
that, but that I would oppose any im
pairment of a contract and had no ob?
ject ion to a i-evision of a contract1
where benefits as weil as obligations
could be revised. He then wanted to
know it there was some other form in
which the bill could be put that would :
satisfy me. I told him I did not know,
I did not have a cony of the bill avall
able, was in New York on other busi
ness, had foreclosed my position on i
this bill some time before, ancl had
not thourrht about it until he called
it to my attention."
Whitman Showed Anxiety
"He wanted to know if I could not |
look at the bill and see if a change
could be made. I told him I wouid
look at it, but I did not have a copy of
the bill in New York. He said per
haps he could get a copy in Now York,
nnd wanted to know if I could suggest
where he could get one. I told him
that if the Interborough was a subscrib
er to the 'Index' he could probably get
one there. He said he would try ancl
get one during the afternoon and send
it to me at the club.. which he did.
"H was very anxious, and said so in
that conversation, to get an answer
from me some time over Sunday. And
lie asked me to see him the next day,
and also asked me to see him Mon?
day morning. I did not see him the
next day, nor call him. On Monday
morning I called him. At that time I
told him I could not see him, as I had
Lo go to Albany at 11:30.
"As n matter of fact, I had nn cn
cagement, with Mr. John Dillon and my
-irne was all occtipied, anyway, and I
ud D?m want t0 talk ?"y more ubout
:ho bill, as tho more I thought about
it?-the more I thought about the situa
*10.t~the crosser I eot about it, and
I diT! not want to talk with him, even if
I had the time.
Did Not Seek Interview
"When he says I called him on the
telephone and asked to see him, he
made a false statement, and when he
says that he suggested that I come to
his office he made another false state?
ment. I don't know where his office is
and he did not suggest that I come to
his office. He, in fact, urged that I
should see him even then, when I
talked to him on the telephone, and
wanted to know if I would not be back
at the end of the week, and I told him
I had to go home. I think that is in
here somewhere."
"How long were you with Governor
Whitman on Saturday?" asked Sen?
ator Loring M. Black.
"I went there at 1 o'clock, Senator.
I arrived there exactly at 1 o'clock, at
the prearranged time. I called him at
his room, and he said he would be right
down, and he was. H<J? came right
down on the elevator and we immedi?
ately went into the room. Now, the
things I talked to him?maybe that is
unfair to him?the things I talked
about, in which I said they looked
different but tasted the same, were not
what the Governor feared, and some
folks might have thought I meant at
all. They were hors d'ceuvres, and I
did not pronounce it before because the
way it reads on the programme is dif?
ferent and I was a little afraid to at?
tempt the pronunciation. I was there
until about 3 o'clock, about an hour
and a half to two hours."
Glynn Arranged Interview
Thompson then referred to his meet?
ing with George A. Glynn when the lat?
ter, he said, asked him to meet ex
Governor Whitman. He said he met
Glynn at the Republican Club on the
morning of March 29, while he was
breakfasting there.
"Mr. Glynn," continued Thompson,
i "asked me if I had heard from Gov
I ernor Whitman, and I told him I had
'? not. He said: 'The Governor wants i
to see you at the St. Regis, and wants]
| you to lunch with him at 1 o'clock.' i
I He added: 'Can you do it?'
"I said, "Why, yes, I think I can
; arrangc it; what does he want to see
I me for?' He said he did not know. I
] said: 'Shall I wait to heard from him?'
! He said, 'No, he will expect you at 1
| o'clock.' I said, 'All right, I will ar
| range it.'
"I had an engagement that day with
I John I). Rosenbrock, who came to my
| room in the morning, and I told him
; that I had to go to lunch with the
, Governor at 1 o'clock, and put off an
I engagement with him until 4 o'clock.
Denies Alleged Conversation
"I went to the St. Regis at 1 o'clock,
J and as I came in saw Mrs. Whitman
1 going out with a fur coat on. She
did not speak to me, probably did not
! see me. When 1 telephoned to the
room the Governor said he would be
right down, and came down almost
immediately and took me directly to
the diningroom. Part of the conver?
sation has already been testified to.
"He did not mention either Daven?
port or Burlingame in- the conversa?
tion. Governor Hughes's name was
mentionsd in relation to his argument
on the Carson-Martin bill.
"Nothing was said about the amount
of Mr. Hughes's retainer or what he
got for going to Albany. The phrase,
'Charles the Baptist,' or anything like
it, was not used, and I do not remem
ber that either one of us made any
quotations from scripture. When I
left, the Governor attempted to get me
to promise that I would see him the
next day or Monday. I did not promise
to see him, however.. He asked me if '
the talk would b~e considerad confidcn
tial, and I said: 'I will consider your
name confidential. but I cannot regard
talks in regard to legislation as con?
fidential.'
Again Refused His Support
"I did not call on him until the follow?
ing Monday morning, and told him I
could not change t:ie bill and would
be obliged to oppose it. He wanted to
know if I could not see him that day
and I told him I had to go to Albany
at 11:30 and could not make it. He
wanted to know if I would not be in
the city again the end of the week, and
1 told him I did not expect to as i had
to go home and I might be here Friday, :
and he wanted to know if he could see ?
me if I came down Friday. I told him i
I did not know, as I did not know if I
was coming."
"In that conversation, did the ex
Governor tell you he had been re?
tained by the Interboro?" asked Mr.
Moss.
"He said he was not retained."
Already Knew Stanchfield
Senator Thompson, referring to ex
Governor Whitenan's testimony that he
had asked him to introduce him to
John B. Stanchfield, formerly of coun?
sel to the Interborough, and tc use his ,
influence to get him into .anchrield's
law firm, said he had known Stanch- '
field for years. and produced a letter
written by the lawyer to him more
than two years ago.
"Then you did not need Governor
Whitman to introduce you to Mr. i
Stanchfield?" asked Mr. Moss.
"No," replierl Senator Thompson,
"and I did not say anything to him ?
about it, either. And I did not want !
to go into partnership with him."
During the course of his testimony
he referred to snecialists that he had i
been having "trouble with" matters
of legislation.
"Who are they?" asked Senator Bur?
lingame.
"Well, you have seen one or two of ?
them in this investigation." ^
"Surrcptitious Specialists"
"No, but whom do you refer to when J
you say 'these specialists'? You must j
have somebody in mind."
"Oh, I mean some one coming sur
reptitiously to talk about a bill."
"Well, who do you mean?"
''Well, for instancc?do you want
the name?"
"Yes."
"Well. I had Governor Whitman in
mind for one. And Mr. Burke for an?
other."
Senator Thompson then told of his
showing the letter written to John D.
Rockefeller to Burke early in January.
The latter, he said, suggested that Aii
thony N. Brady, the gas and electric
light magnate, would be interested in
it, and he suggested that he take the
matter up with him. Thompson said
he had not sent the letter to Mr.
Rockefeller because he had been in
formed it would never reach him.
Read Letter to Mr. Brady
At Burkes suggestion, he said, he
went to Mr. Brady's home, where he
read the letter, and elaborated on the
idea. The letter, which was dated
Dec. 20, 1918, follows:
I acknowledge receipt of a printed copy
of your address delivered before the Civic
and Commercial Club at Denver. Colo
June 13 1918. towther. with a card
statinif that it is sent with your compli
^a% "J1"1 ****** "Brotherhood of Men
and Nations.
it ^iinLrend -V" T(\rty-two "W?. I hope
it will ho considered fair if vou mav be
expected to read this three or four p*g?
seoucuice.,1'C,nSt' mBttCr' ?S * ^ect'eon
I aw "Tn,/101. "? ?st,udent ?f fnternational
whlL Ih ,d0". * knmv ??ythinK worth
while about it, except some apparently
the N ? MieiJMW whlch ?? contained in
the New TeaUment. Therefore. whateve"
f^?iaUb0Ut t,H' B~??rhood of Nattons
l \vill take your word for.
doubt1 l-i "'?"lhrrh??d <>f Men. which no
doubt includes the. SUterhood of Women
een?1|et V".K -thKt ?? <>f ?"-who h? V
been limited in our travels throuuh our
3eth?inl"UVlt Vk,,mV' ?r thi"k ?k?
someiiunK nttout.
th1?tUun"'iK'i"Ul dec,*p*?on of riffhtl atatea
a g?t deal of eonfusion ln the last hun?
dred yenrs or so. While it has not hurt
M?f b5rti?\?eni*h\y ????* to believe hi?.
fn L ter than he is- yet tbe strortg hav.
in many instanees. been so deceived bv\ul
.dea that everybody eise is able to icx,l tt
Wh"^' -that a'tbouKh the 5^1
Brotherhood is a *omfortabl? ?um? "tioS
witW ?n becominK ^tronger and stro ?.1 '
without ever once thinking he has f?
duty to bring his brother and \j.?T*
along to the point where they partk- ??
?"te,s? comforts And eonven crSZ
which he has become accustomeo '"'""**
1 perceive. too, that a great rnanv ?.
rich men respond ot an Tppar? mlor^
human desire to do something for t?5
feUovvmen But the peculiarity ofSS
mamf^tat.ons of this human impuU* *?
that they all want to do it entirelv??,*
iutivof *feir course of ?p?K.a&:
lutely refusing to apply the wientSt
knowledge they have ^mcd ? aecuZT
ating atrength. and insist on ^ ^
chanty to their fellow creatures n S?
form of money or something they ,,ou"
nothing about themselves. ow
Cites Carnegie as Example
For example. Andrew Carnegie acc t,,w
hues his strength by org.nii.ng "T
making steel and aecumulaung mon '
,,rnhCl.,l,lrSe,of hi^ bufy ???"*? ?' ?-.
probably about the last thing he ha. lrn*
to become familiar with. Yet ?,-,
W^'u,heuCan thiMk of to helP other ?
establish a lot of libraries, to be ? ,i?
~?m< KSt. tht e*pense ot those he ?
established them for. He ha.1 ? ?
pounded by other forces to make ?
and cheaper steel nnd better wagc 3
livmg conditions for his so-called '"uSS
who worked for him.
You have, however, the most wonde *tt
opportunity at your command ?? p,
anv ?,nXlTMrthC ^ ?f b?herhood '
any man who lives.
In the greatest city in the universe vou
control, say, the Consolidated Ga, tC
pany, which owus the New York EuCr,
Electric Company. You control a lai?
number of the interstate railroads in!
cludmg ?he coal-carrying roads which
includes the control and ownership of com'
petmg modes of conveyance, as weil a*
the mines themselves, and the coal lands
on which no operations have been it,.
btalled. You control banks. trust com?
panies. sources of financial strength and
orgamzations of civic and political powar.
Submits Bfg Electric Plant
^et y?u 8? and permit the operation of#
the utihties mentione<i in this great city
in a fashion bo behind the inventions of
r nnnVKn lhatu"VOU lo,4e money an'* ><"??
5.000,000 brothers and sisters in your own
eity are obliged to pay outrageous price*.
and in some cases go without necessaies
in their effort to get comforts and ,or,.'
veniences, and receive a service so abow
inably poor that they are ready to wet
come any suggestion of change, no matter
how dangerous the source.
In the last twenty-ftve years disro*.
cries in relation to electricity have come
so fast that now a gas house located in
a city like" this should be obsolete and
is of no value A coal wagon on the
streets of New \ork should be a thing of
the past; all heat should b? gcneratod
and can be generatcd at tlie lource of up
ply?either a gas weil, an oil weil coal
mine, or a waterfal!. It can and should be
transported in the form of electr'c . !?-riry
and distributed to your brothers and >i ten
in this great city on a wire, and a; a prk*
so mucn cheaper ihan the present syai i
requires that if you were to put the /v*.
tem in operation here you would be -,ur
prised at the number <.f youi neighbom
who would become rcaliy satisfied that
you were one of their brothers.
And you have the power lo put 11 in
operation. All you have to do 13 to say
so, and i; will be (i<.n.-.
Would Call Him Impraclical
lf I should say so. every coal rompatjb
every railroad company. every ole< :<-al
company and every ga compnt mld
oppose it, would say that I was im; rac
tical, eccentric, and. if necessary ,ul|
call me names. and the re il be
I that I would gel nowhere
But I assure you thal il i. a pra ical
1 fact, nevertheless, that all lighl, hea! and
j rower can bo produced and ? >tcd
j long distances m the form of ele. irai
! energy and distributed eeonomicalij j.nu
perform every service that fuel i -he
form of either coal or i-.-is is n< x nn
used for.
If you ??. ill ? 1: , vou
can in the city of New York :
A -Give every one a lighting iee,
.- healing service or a pov. servie< it a
nominal cost.
B Eliminate Lhe necessity of expemUva
heatmg apparatus, gas pipe. and extrava
gatit appliances for creating lifeat 1
C?Reduce plumbera' bills to a nominal
minimum.
D?Eliminate all smoke in the
K Eliminate all dangcr to health or
human life fiom sai.
F?Eliminate dirt and uonsequen dis?
ease.
.?Reduce traffic on the streets to t
very considernble extent.
Hi?Add to the comfort and coi .. nc?
of every citizen : the very pooi st >uld
have light and hcut and power bj lim
ply prcssing a button.
I?Relieve the congestion of frei on
fuel-carrying railroads, giving hero
greater facilities for handling . '.her
ieights. and thus materially ,h(
cost and add to the convenience of liviaff,
Ancl you and your organizations ? ould
make a fair. reasonable ao.i , - ?v
profit, and the right; of stoci-h ? rs.
directors, officers. emploves. including
engineers, lawyers, banKecs, ,;. ..j^.a
be secure; and. what would be new and
ossibly strange, you and all tlie <? her
would have the respect and brotherly love
.1 the community.
"You suppressed a great work ftr
hterature," observed Senator Jai 1 A
Foiey, after the letter had been read.
Senator Thompson then read his
letter to Mayor Hylan, already pripted,
and which referred to the l a?Ott
Martin bill.
"I did not state to Burke," contii ued
Senator Thompson, after he declarod
that he mailcd the letter on Marcj 16
to the Mayor and gave it to the : ws-*
papers, "that I did not see how ihe
people of the city of New York ele "ed
Mayor Hylan. I perfectly ur.de
why he was elected and" helped 1 lee)
him (referring to the wire-tapping in?
vestigation he -'Thompson " m
ducted). Of course. as fo what ip-J
pened since, I decline to take anv re
sponsibility," ' .
An effort by Burke's counsel tc 0
vive tho old Hiltmore pro-rating M
ter was negatived by the comm: e.j
who refused to issue subpeenacs foi lei
production of documents and witnei 1 l
Senator Purlingame explained thal le
matter was not only collateral, but adj
been investigated publiclv. !
An attempt on the part cf Mr. M ?'
to cross-examine Hurke on some : t r
agc that occurred in his account.. .> feea
he collected moneys for "The \'ew
York World-' was ruled out for sin ilar
reasons.
The hearing will be resumed I iay.
Senator Burlingame said last nigl lud
he believed the investigation would b?
comp'.eied within the next three 0 ,our
days.
Says Civil Service
Fails Short of A?m
_. 1
William Drennan, of the Munic.pal
Civil Service Commission, recommasV^
ed legislation last night at the . iual
meeting of the Civil Service i: orm
Association at the Hotel Astor 1 :in
prove civil service conditions. I nder
present conditions, he ;a i. he was
compeiled to answer with a plain "na*
tbe freeiuent inquiry as to wl ;hef
there was a future in the < >c*
Men ort the civil service lisl ItM
small chance for appointment, h M
unless they were known tn the id^
of the departments whose employ ibej
sought to enter. Political favoi <r.\,
he declared, was the evil of ' m
uation. Department heads were ra
hictant also to remove incompi Ht
fearing costly and frequentlj
ful litigation to recover the po i:
He suggt'suv. the appointment 01 m
tion of an impartial board of .i.vi^Wrt
to pass upon the cases of civil s?cr\n.<
employes.
Only policemen, firemen nnd teacl
ers were reasonably socuro ln t?el
positions, hc continued, and theto wel
16.000 civil service employes for who*
there was no plan of advaneement, u?
aaauranca of a pension and no gruaran
tee even of the permanence of thal
positions.
The annual report of the exeeutivi
committee was apnrovcd .
printed and distributed. It ?
both Governor Smith ivlai
tor i.'e'u- attitude on ee*ain nuestioa
iffeoting ?b . ,. 1 ? .- ,

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