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THE SUN, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1914.
WILSON PLANS
TO CHECK JAPAN
Believed to Be Reason of Ap
, peal to Congress in
Tolls Message.
OTHERS UNFRIENDLY
Trouble Feared by Some if
U. S. Intervenes in
Mexico.
CONGRESS VIEWS DIFFER
Britain's Attitude Problemati
cal if Her Ally Gets
Belligerent.
'Washington, March ll. President
Wilson's personal efforts to effect the
passaie by Congress of the bill repealing
tht clause of the Pasama Canal act ex
empting American shins engaged In the
coastwise trade from payment of toll
have served to revive the riporta that
International complications will eniut If
tlx measure Is not promptly enacted.
The Impression Is srowlnr In Washing
ton that uneasiness over the attitude of
Japan toward the United .States Is ths
cause of the President's concern over the
Panama Canal repeal bill. Outwardly
ths Administration seems bent on gaining
ths good will of ClreiU Ilrltaln.
In this connection It Is pointed out
that as an ally of Japan Qrat Britain
exercises n large Influence over the Far
Eastern Powers. In urging Congress to
repeal the exemption clause friends of the
Administration say the President Is
planning for the future.
Members of Congress who have been
called Into conference at the White House
are responsible for the statement that
the President fears trouble with other
nations unless the tolls controversy hi
disposed of by the ropeal of the exemp-.
tlon dsAise. The President at the Urns 1
hs read his message emphatically Indi
cated to callers that there was nothing i
critical In any situation confronting tlx
United States and that he had In mind
only the desirability of removing tho Im
pression among foreign Governments that i
the United Htates was seeking to evade
Its just obligations.
Mexico Maid to Br Question.
It has commonly been Inferred despite
the White House statements that no par
ticular situation except the tolls con
troversy ltelf was In the President's
mind when he addressed Congress and
that ths situation In Mexico was really
responsible . for the Impressive language
lie usm on mat occasion. 1
.Member., of Corwrcen were almost
unanimous In bollevlmr that when the ,
President eaJil ho wouM not know how
to deal with problems of "greater dell- '
cacj and nearer .conmMiuences" he was
thinking of the Mexican problem this
Government has on Its hands.
That the Administration wishes to be
assured of at least one strops; friend
fri cai of more serious trouble In Mexico
Is' believed here. It has been pointed out
to his csllers by the President that the
United States occupies an Isolated posi
tion Internat'onally.
The disposition of the canal tolls con
troversy by repeal will please not only
Great Brltsln but other maritime nations
is well. All the Kurnpean Powers have
an Interest In the canal almost Identical
With Great Britain, but could not, of
course, protest against the law exempting
American ships from tolls, as Great
Britain Is the onlylone hnvlng'n treaty on
the subject Thn laudatory press com
ment . In r Oreat Urltaln lnce the Presi
dent's message Is regarded here as proof
that the President's course Is vindicated
at least to the extent of establishing more
cordial relations with the British.
It has" been suggested many times that
should the United States become deeply
Involved in Mexico to the extent of using
Its armed force to restore -ace In that
country Japan might take advantage of
the preoccupation of thn United Htates to
menace this country. In such an event. It
Is said, the friendship of Japan's ally.
Great Britain, would be invaluable, as
Great Britain could then be ctunted upon
to dissuade Japan from hostilities against
the United Htates:
In answer to this, however, It Is as
serted, that Great Britain, has already
admitted herself helpless as far as Mexico
Is concerned and that the Interests of
the British Government and Its colonies
are such as to compel them to support
the United States as against ber ally,
Japan. Those opposing the repeal ask
why th .United Htates should buy friend
ship and support already assured this
country both In Mexico and against
Japan.
Complications Faced by V. H.
It Is, admitted that the situation of the
United Htates Is not a pleasant one at
this time. Russia Is aggrieved by the
abrogation of the treaty of 1832 because
of the Influence of tho Jews In the United
Htates, while France and Italy are much
displeased with pending Immigration legis
lation and the proposed amendment to
the laws protecting patents on exhibits
at the Panama-Pacific Exposition In Han
Francisco.
Colombia fa still nursing her grievance
ever Panama and Is doing her utmost
to gain to her side other Houth American
countries, despite the fact that negotia
tions for the settlement of her controversy
are now In progress.
Those supporting the policy of repeal
say that by that single act the United
States Government will at one stroke
clear the decks for the better adjustment
sf Its controversies with other nations.
ARGUMENT ON "POVERTY YOW."
Case of Father Wlrta Up In Federal
tasrtme Conrt.
Wasiiinoton, March 11. The Supreme
Court heard arguments to-day In a suit
brought by the order of St Benedict, a
New Jersey corporation, asserting title
fis against the administrator and heirs
at law of Father Augustln Wlrth, who
at the time of his death was a mem
ber of the order.
, The order, through Abbot Hilary
Pfraengle, bases Its title to the prop,
erty on the "vow of poverty" taken by
'he priest rYhen he became a monk of
St Benedict "Apparently there Is nothing
on the record to show that he ever for
mally renounced tho vow. Tho case camo
to the Federal Supreme Court after a
Circuit 'Court of 'Appeal' had affirmed
'decision of a lower court-that the vow
was' not a legel transfer'of the priest's
property to the order.
Morgan J. 'O'Brien of Nw .York mad
the argument to-day for the Benedictine
order. He rested his claim on behalf of
the order to the monk's property' on tin
ground that Father Wlrth never re
nounced the vow. The arguments on be-
half nf tha helm were mads hv William
syward and William It rilser of New
oik.
RETIRED CAPTAIN FIGHTS
FOR REAR ADMIRAL RANK
Templin Potts, 'Plucked' After Being Recommended
for Promotion, Criticises Daniels, at Hearing
on Special Bill for Advancement
Waikjnoton, March 11. Capt, Tempiln
Potts, U. fl. N.. who was retired re
cently by the plucking board, was given a
hearing to-day by the Senate Committee
on Naval Affairs In support of a bill In
troduced by Senator Chilton of West Vir
ginia providing for Capt. Potts's appoint
ment as a rear admiral. Capt Potts was
ranking 'captain last Match, when he
passed an examination for piomotlon, but
before he was advanced the plucking
board ordered him on the retired list
In addition to Capt Potts there were
present a number of representatives of the
Navy Department and of the service, who
gave testimony. Rear Admiral Blue, chief
of the bureau of navigation, speaking for
ths Department told the committee that
the examining board that passed Capt
Potts for promotion either Ignored or dis
regarded Instructions as to the require
ments for sea service. Rear Admiral
Ostarhaus, retired, who was chairman of
the examining board, told the committee
that the board had been associated with
CaVL Potts and 'was familiar with his
qualifications for promotion, that they Ig
nored' no Instructions given to them offi
dally, but had exercised only the discre
tion Invested In them.
Rear Admiral Walnwrlght paid a high
compliment to the service of Capt. Potts,
MORE MYSTERY IN
ROLL CALL CHARGE
Letters Explaining Accusation
ApaJnst Speaker Clark
Raise New Question.
Washington. March 11. Representa
tive Kelly of Pennsylvania Introduced In
the House to-day a tetter from Lynn
Haines, executive secretary of the Na
tional Voters League. In the letter Mr.
Haines gave an account of the league's
effort to straighten out the facts regard
ing the now famous rising vote on the
demand for a roll call when reference to
a committee was recently proposed for
thn resolution of Representative Mc
Donald calling for punitive notion In thn
case of Representative McDermott of
Illinois.
Prof. Charles Zuehleln asserted last
week that Speaker Clark had miscounted
the number of members rising to demand
a record vote, and this provoked Speaker
Ctark's remarkable address from the
chair last Saturday Speaker Clark
had counted but twenty-three members
standing. He reiterated this statement In
his speech agnlnst Prof. ZuebW.in. who
had asserted that nearly fifty members
arose. Speaker Clark's claim to the ac
curacy of his count was corroborated by
a dozen members of the House, repre
senting all parties, and Including Mr. Mc
Donald. Prof. Zuebleln's charge had been baaed
upon the signed statement of members of
Congress. These statements had been
sent to the National Voters League In an
swer to a circular letter of Inquiry. The
circular letter rend as follows:
"Will you aid us In this by answering
these questions: 1. Were you present In
the House on that occasion? i. Did you
rise and join In the demand for a roll call
on the above mentioned motion T'
Mr. Haines's letter then goes on to
say: "In response to this letter the Na
tional Voters Inpue has on (lie the state
ments of fjrty-seven members of the
House that, on December . 1913, thev
rose and joined In the demand for a roll
call."
Oreat amusement Is expressed In the
House over the peculiar position of the
forty-seven members whose names appear
In the National Voters Loamin list.
In view of the Speaker's count of twenty-three
and the formidable corroborative
evidence of his correctness It Is npparent
that twenty-four of the forty-seven num
bers have managed to get their names
on th roll either through accident care
lessness or something else. What the
something else may be both Speaki-r
Clark and Mr. McDonald decline to Indi
cate. TRADE BILL PLEASES WILSON.
Administration's Asitl-Trnst Pro
sjramaae Nearly Ready.
Washinoton, March 11. A copy of the
Interstate trade commission bill that will
have the support of President Wilson was
placed In the hands of the President to
day by Representative Covington of Mary
land, chairman of the sub-committee that
Irafted the measure. The bill will be In
troduced In the House In a day or two.
A sub-committee of the Committee on
Interstate Commerce has been appointed
to prepare a bill to agree with the wishes
of the Administration giving the Inter
state Commerce Commission supervision
over the Issuance of railway securities.
It will bo completed and Introduced In the
House some time next week.
The President has been advised that the
sub-committee of the Judiciary Committee
having the other anti-trust bills under
consideration Is rapidly approaching the
completion of Its labors. The anti-trust
programme of the Administration Is rap
Idly nssumlng shape and will soon be
brought up for consideration In the House,
ANOTHER INCOME TAX ORDER.
Treasarr Extends to Jane 30 Its
Waiver of Not. 3H.
Washinoton. March 11. The Secretary
of the Treasury announced to-day an ex
tension to June 30 of tho waiver In Treas
ury decision 1901, which affects tho filing
of Income tax returns. This U the de
cision: "Notice Is hereby given that Treasury
decision 1901 Issued November 21, 191J,
waiving until March 31, 1914, the require
ment that the numbers of the bonds or
other like obligations of corporations, 4c,
from which interest coupons are detached
or upon which registered Interest Is to bs
paid, shall be filled In on the certificates,
Is hereby extended to June 30, 1914.
"In all other respects the certificates re
ferred to must be filled In In accordance
with the Treasury regulations before ths
coupons or orders for registered Interest
to which they may be attached shall bo
paid."
Names New McAdoo 'Assistant.
Wasiiinoton, March 11. President
Wilson sent to the Senate to-day the nom
ination of William P. Malhurn of Denver,
Col., to bo Assistant Secretary of the
Treasury. Mr, Malburn will take charge
of the customs service, succeeding Assist
ant Secretary Hamlin, who was pro
moted to tha head ot the fiscal bureau.
Mr. Malburn Is a son-ln-Uw of Senator
Thomas of Colorado. He Is 45 years old.
Heeler Won't Carry Can.
It was said on behalf of William Zleg
ler, Jr., yesterday that In applying for a
pistol permit ho had no thought of car
rying a revolver, but merely wished to
have ths right to keep one at home. The
report that Mr, Zlegltr wished to arm
himself because he carrUd Urge sums
of monty was denied.
declaring that hs was an officer of high
character and ability.
Rear Admiral Blue mode a defence of
the plucking board. He declared It was
justified In requiring that promotion
should not be made for politic! or social
reasons, but solely In consideration of
qualifications and with special reference
to service. He explained that Capt Potts
had seem only two years and nine months)
at sea In the last fourteen years of his
service on the active list and that he had
been a captain only ten months when he
was reported by the examining board aa
qualified for the rank of rear admiral.
Admiral Blue closed with the sugges
tion that the passage of the Chilton bill
would set a bad precedent
Capt Potts In reply told the committee
that no precedent would be made by the
passage of the bill, that his case was
an sxceptlonal one, differing from others
because Secretary Daniels had ordered
that as soon aa Potts completed additional
duty he should be promoted to the rank
of rear admiral. He made the point
that a civilian Secretary of the Navy
could hardly be considered aa competent
to overrule a board of experts who had
pronounced htm efficient and worthy of
promotion and that there could be no
fixed standard of oea service as the qual
ification for promotion. It was denied
that there was any feeling against Capt
Potts.
QUACK DOCTORS FLOCK
TO NEW YORK, HE SAYS
Dr. Downing Argues for Bill
That Would Bar Unprofes
sional "Sure Curo" Men.
Ai.hant, March 11. New Tork Is fast
becoming a dumping ground for Incom
petent physicians of other States, because
of the laxity of Its laws, said Dr. Au
gustus S. Downing, Assistant Commlk
sloner of Education, to the Senate Pub
lic Health Committee, at a hearing to
day on Senator Secley's bill regarding
unprofessional conduct. There are twenty
States In tho country, Dr. Downing as
sorted, w
here medical advertising of cer- Ave members of the up-State Public her
Is Is contrary to law and It Is vice. Commission. Mr. Van Hantvoord
is is contrary to law. and It Is, Investigation, which, he says.
tain kind
high time, he said, that Now York took
Its placo with ths progressive States in
such matters.
Unprofessional conduct Is defined In thn
bill aa advertising In any kind of paper
or employing a capper, solicitor or drum
mer to obtain patients wherein the phy
sician holds himself to cure diseases or
defects In certain organs or to cure
chronic or Incurable diseases ; announc
ing professional service without compen
sation unless an Incurable disease may be
permanently cured; wilfully betraying a
professional secret: habitual drunkenness
or addiction to drugs; dividing or promis
ing to divide a feo with another physician
without the knowledge of the patient
Corporations practising dentistry in
New York State. es-eclally In New York
city, were bitterly attacked by counsel
for tho New York State Dental Associa
tion In a hearing before the Benate
Public Health Committee of Senator Sec
ley's bill licensing dentists.
Osteopaths who have studied and passed
regular examinations In surgery will De
permitted to' practise surgery In New York
State If the requests made to-day by
about fifty osteopaths aro adopted. The
physicians appeared at a hearing on
Senator Herrlck's amendment to the pub
lic health law, which would provide that
no city should discriminate against an
holder of an osteopathic physician's li
cense. This would compel New York
ctly to furnish burial permits to osteo
paths. There was no opposition to the
bill.
PEACE DELEGATES WILL
SAIL SOUTH ON MAY 30
Pun-Aniericuii Division to Study
Educational Institu
tions There.
The members nf the Pan American
division of the Peace Society, financed
by tho Carnegie endowment the Ameri
can Association for Internatl nal Con
ciliation, have progressed so far In their
plans to send a delegation to study In
tellectual and cultural developments In
South and Central American republics
that transportation arrangements for the
party were made yesterday.
Dr. Harry Erwrn Bard, head of the
Pan American division, said that the
band of college and university professors I ltJI Property, real and personal, used In
and others under his direction will sail connection with Its New- lork city tele
frora New York for Braxll on May 30. "hono service and a valuation of all of
The personel of the party will not be an-! ,he PfPerr Included In such Inventory.
nounced until later Tne counsol to the committee further was
For ten weeks the Pan American dl , Instructed to employ the engineers and ,
vision of tho peace society will, through I XD.erU necessary to examine nnd verify
nr. nam and hs committee, look liit,u'-" ..uU..u.
educational and kindred matters In Bra
ill, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, Peru and
then back to Panama and the Caribbean
Islands. The object of the tour of study
Is to obtain a better understanding 31
Latin-American Institutions, particularly
of educational systems, and to draw
closer thereby the cultural and Intel
lectual relations between this country and
tho republics to the south.
"Studies along the lines tha Pan Ameri
can division Intends to make," Dr. Bard
said, "heretofore have emphasised com
mercial relations. Our work, so far as
International peace or other relations are
concerned, will, we hope, be more fun
damental than much of the previous
work that has been done."
TALE OF MILITIA'S BARBARITY.
Colorado Union Telesranks Com
plaint to Washington.
Wasiiinoton, March It. Ofllcers of
the United Mine Workers union In Colo
rado sent a telegram to-day to Chairman
Foster of the House Mines Committee,
which Investigated the Colorado strike.
It was as follows:
"Twenty-three militiamen, under orders
of Adjt-Oen. John Chase, this morn
ing demolished the strikers' tent colony at
Forbes, Col. Men, women and children
nre homeless In a blinding snowstorm
Inhabitants of tho upper tent colony or
dered by militiamen to leave their homes
within forty-eight hours or be deported.''
Mr, Foster said the committee had
been shocked by conditions In the
strike area.
Ward's Island Rent $1 Yearly,
If the State of New York pays a dol
lar a year In advanco It will satisfy tho
city's rent claim on Ward's Island, as
established yesterday by the Sinking Fund
Commission. The lease will run for fifty
years from November IS, 1912. Ward's
Island Is the site of ths Manhattan State
Hospital for ths Insane.
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GLYNN HITS UP-STATE
SERVICE COMMISSION
Deposes Decker From the Chair
manship and Puts In
Van Santvoord.
ACTION ON PHONE KATES
Board Asks State to Fay for
Investigation Foley Com
mittee Protests.
Albany, March H.--Gov, Glynn shook
up the up-State Public Service Commis
sion to-day and designated Commissioner
Seymour Van Santvoord of Troy chair
man In place ot Martin S. Decker.
This was promptly followed by a break
ing of the deadlock which has ex
isted for two months In the commission on
account of the Investigation of the tele
phone rates In New York snd In up-8tats
cities. The commlss.on refused the 1200,
000 offer of the telephone company to meet
the expenses of such an Investigation and
asked the Lcglslaturo to appropriate
1100,000 for this purpose.
This action of the Public Service Com
mission so Incensed the Foley joint com
mittee appointed last year to Investigate
the telephone rate question that It
adopted resolutions notifying Gov. Glynn
that the commission should not get the
State appropriation to conduct this In
vestigation and that tho Public Service
Commission was a judicial rather thac
an Investigating body. This situation may
result In a legislative deadlock and no
State appropriation unless Gov. Glynn anil
his State Public Service Commission back
down or the legislative committee does so.
Assemblyman Mark Ooldberg, Demo
crat of New York, declared to-doy that
the Legislature should pass his bill pro
viding a Ave cent rate between boroughs
In New York city, and put the burden of
proof on tho telephone company to show
whether the rate Is unfair.
He succeeded to-day in having the As.
sembly discharge his bill from the com
mittee, which had ulready voted It down,
and In having It advanced to the order
of final passage. He will attempt to have
tho bill passed Tuesday.
Van Santvoord Investigates.
Recently Gov. Glynn appointed Seymour
Van Santvoord of Troy as one of the
showed him that there was really no
head to the commission and no concerted
action among tho commissioners; that
there were more, than 100 complaints,
some of them more than two years old,
unacted upon, and that many of the Im
portant papers In these complaints were
locked up In the private desk of Mr.
Decker, who has been acting as chairman
for some months.
Commissioner Decker was designated as
chairman last year about tho same time
that he Issued an order permitting the
Troy and Albany gas companies to dis
pose of their Dig surplus, ana n ursiKiin-
tlon ns chairman by Gov. Suiter at that I
time created much comment. .Mr. an'nd strands of hair Barrett claimed the
Santvoord after his Investigations nolltUMi i
Gov. Glynn that he would not remain a
member of the commission, unv. uiynn i
sent for Chalrfhan Decker snd the IhUit's 1
resignation as chairman followed.
Mr. Decker's term as commissioner
does not expire until February 1 next year,
and he wilt continue to serve.
There was a conference this afternoon
between Gov. Glynn and Chairman Van ,
Santvoord, and Gov. Glynn agreed to send
n .nrrl.il mesiaire to the Legislature ask-
Ing for an Immedlato appropriation of
1100,000 for the appraisal of the telephone
company's property. Gov. Glynn saM to
night that he still believed n fair valua
tion could be secured under the plan by
which the company wns to furnish the
money, but that the plan to have the
Legislature appropriate for this purpose
was less open to criticism.
Foley Committer Will Fight.
The members of the Foley commission
are Senators Foley, Cullen, White, Hewitt
and Coates and Assemblymen Walker,
Glllen, Lane, Yale and ileum. Itobert L.
Luce of counsel to the committee und
Chairman Foley waited upon Gov. Glynn
this afternoon and presented to him reso
lutions adopted by tho committee to-day
demanding that the legislative npproprla;
tlon be put at the disposal of the legls- k
latlve committee and that tho evidence r
be prepared by the legislative committee
for presentation to the Public Service
Commission. Gov. Olynn told Senator
Foley that his special message would be '
sent to the Legislature to-morrow asking
for a State apropriatlon.
Afterward Senator Foley declared that I
the Legislature would give the approprla- .
tlon to his committee or thot there would
not be any appropriation.
The counsel to the commltteo was di
rected to prepare tho telephone rate re- ,
ductlon case for presentation to the Public
Service Commission and to request the
New York Telephone Company to furnish 1
I the committee at once an Inventory of ,
go over tht books of the company.
TO RESUME NEW HAVEN CASE.
Road's Oalclals Will Ilroprn Boston
nnd Malar Dtscasalon To-morrovr.
Washington, March 11. Negotiations
between representatives of the New
Haven road and the Department of Jus
tice In regard to a reorganisation plan
will bo resumed hero Friday. Tho Attorney-General
received n letter from
Chairman Elliott to-day Informing him
that tho New Haven ontctals and attor
neys would reach Washington Friday with
a view of continuing a discussion that
terminated ten days ago In a deadlock.
No Intimations havo reached the Attorney-General
of any decision by the
New Haven officials to recede from the
position they took ten days ago when
Chairman Elliott laid down tho ultimatum
that he would not accept thn Govern
ment's provision for a two year term In
which the New Haven trustees may dls
poso of Its Boston and Maine securities.
U. 8. WOULD GRADE GRAIN.
Hons Bill Provides Restrictions
Based on Minnesota Charges,
Wasiiinoton, March 11. Federal grad
Ing and supervisory Inspection of grain
subject to transactions In cash or future
markets Is provided In a bill Introduced
In the House to-day by Representative
Lever of South Carolina, chairman of
the Committee on Agriculture.
The Inspection and grading provided
by ths measure la In line with the
recommendations of the Northwestern
producers of wheat, who supported the
resolution of Representative Manahan of
Minnesota before the Rules Committee ot
the House last week.
Mr. Lever drafted his bill after a con
ference with Mr. Manahan and the North
western men who appeared before the
Ilules Commltteo. Under the terms of
the bill ths cost of Inspection will be
born by the (rain men.
FRANK'S DEFENDERS
SEER A CONFESSION
Will Urge Detective Burns to
Use His Arts on Con
ley, tho Negro.
MAY ASK HELP OF COUBT
Say Prosecution's Witness Has
Been Unduly Protected
From Questioning.
Att.anta, March 11. Attorneys for
Leo M. Frank will attempt to force a
confession from tha negro, Jim COnley,
that he murdered little Mary Phagan anil
to save his own neck accused Frank of
the crime. To this end Frank's attorneys
will mska a determined effort to gain
permission for Detective William J. Burns
to go to the jail and Interview the negro.
Hums will be here the latter part nf
the week.
Tho detective may not And It easy to
sec the negro, who since his first admis
sion that he wrote the murder notes has
been zealously guarded. When a news
paper man or some ono else Interested In
the case secures admittance to his cell
Conley refuses to talk unless his at
torney, William M. Smith, Is present
and passes on tho question. The rulo
applies to all except Solicitor-General
Dorscy and Detectives Starnes and Camp
bell, who have been working under him
almost since tho day of the murder.
It Is said that Frank's attorneys will
appeal to the courts for an order allowing
Burns to see Conley at will. Burns Is
still in New York, but Is expected here
Friday. Threo Hums agents are at work
here, and they are devoting most of their
time to an investigation of the methods
of tin- prosecution In securing evidence
for the State at the trial,
DuM'lopmviitH to-night seem to Indicate
that Frank's attorneys are preparing to
spring the real sensation In tho case. T.
C. Tedder, assistant to Attorney W. M.
Smith, who represents the negro Conley,
was In secret conference with Frank's at
torneys late this afternoon, and It Is be
lieved that Tedder Has made some state
ment In regard to Conlcy's story that will
have a vital hearing on Frank's case.
TiMMrr was closely associated with the
prosecution and his conference with the
attorneys for the defence has caused a
sensation. Neither Tedder nor Frank's at
tormys will talk, but rumors aro current
of sensational revelation.
The defence of Frank has repeatedly
charged that agents of the prosecution
coerced witnesses and that other Im
portant testimony like that or Dr. Harris
reiattng to the hair found on the lathe
was never made known by the prosecu
nun.
These charges are being vigorously
Investigated by the Burns men.
Attorneys for Frank say that the fact
that Rotvert P. Barrett found bloodstains
and strands of hair on the second floor
In the Uthe room of the National l'enc'5
factory does not establish positive proof
mat i.eo m. rrahK Killed Mary Phagan.
This view Is shared by members of the
claims committee of Atlanta City Council.
Hecuse he discovered tho bloodstain:
u.nnn re.wanl offered by the city for
proof to convict the murderer. His claim
was hrard by the Council committee this
afternoon and the members seemed to
think It was riot well founded, nnd that
until It is proved beyond a doubt that
the bloodstains nnd hair brought about
Frank's conviction the reward should not
be paid.
Virginia Kills HarTragr Rill.
Richmond, March 11, The woman
suffrngn bill was rejected by the House
of Delegates here to-day by a vote of
74 to 13.
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Tha bui ding was opened Feb. i, and, udging from the
rapidity with which it is being filled with hlh-class tenants,
the space now unoccupied will not be on the market long.
In this strictly fireproof building all offices front on the
streetthere are no courts. Noiseless elevators are
equipped with every known safety device. Access may be
had to offices at all times nights, Sundays and holidays.
The accompanying list of railways is sufficient comment
on the convenience of location.
inyo'th"" 0 gt t'rm ou tUls 5pce before you ,, 'or
Loton H. Slawson Company, 17 Madison Ave.
WOMEN POLICE BILL
KILLED IN COMMITTEE
Mcltobcrts Mensnrc Smothered,
Keeping Ahcnrn in Office
Park Board Stays.
Ai.bant, March 11. The Assembly
Cities Committee to-night voted down
tho Kisncr bill providing for the appoint
ment of twenty patrolwomen to the New
York police force. The committee took
this action. Chairman Hon said, after It
had been decided that under the present
laws, thn city authorities can appoint as
many women police ofllcers as they
choose.
Alice Htubblns Wells, one of the four
policewomen of Los Angeles, Cal., ap
peared before tho committee and asked
that the body take favorable action on
the bill. She said:
"The policewoman engages In a work
that men ndmlt they cannot perform
They look after dance halls and movltm'
picture show patrons of the younger
class and keep wayward girls from tho
downward path. New Yoik never will
regret placing women In the police force."
Tho Assembly Cities Committee als-i
voted down tho Goldberg bill abolish
Ing the present Park Board and creatine
the olllce of commissioner to have charge
of thn Park Department.
The Mcrtoberts bill prohibiting any
person drawing a pension from tho city
of Now York from holding nny Stat
or municipal position was itported fa
vorably by tho committee. This bill would
put State Fire Marshal Ahearn out of
olllce, as he draws n pension from the
city.
NATHAN STRAUS TO LIVE WEST.
Will Make Ills Home llrrcnftcr In
liis Anarelrs,
I.os Angeles. Cal., March II. For the
first time slnco his arrival in Los Arureto
' Nathan Straus of New York announced
deflnltily this afternoon that ho would
make Lis Angeles his perminent home.
The announcement was made while Mr.
Straus was addressing members of the
Cosmos Club. He said that he would re
turn to New York this spring, where he
would straighten up his Interests, then
' this coming fall would return to Los An-
geles to live. He added that he would
establish here a ctntrol depot for pasteur
ized milk.
t'lersjy Honor Ilrlln llotnvltaky.
Clergymen of various denominations
and other friends of Dean IJAitpvltsky.
at a mJetlng In the Itu.!an' fnthedrat
jeatcrday morning, presented him with
a morocco bound service .book as n token
of esteem. Bishop Courtney made the
presentation. Dean Hotovltsky, who ha
been dean of the cathedral In Cast
Ninety-seventh street, tho only Ilusslan
orthodox church In New York, for thi
last eighteen years. Is going to Russia ti
remain there permanently.
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If you act promptly you can secure an office
in a building that combines all the aboe
advantages at a moderate rental.
BURRELL BUILDING
33d St. and Madison Ave.
STATE SENATORS DARED
BY ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE
Asked to Father and Support
Optional Local Prohibi
tion Tiill.
The Antl-Salonn League, throunh its
State superintendent, William II AtiiUr.
on. has written a letter to earh Stite
Senntor daring him to father its , a
prohibition bill.
"Although a numlxir have been asked "
said Mr. Anderson In his letter, the
Anti-Saloon Lea cue has been un,ir! t
nnd u single rienntor to Introdm
optional local prohibition b n th
ate. Nevenil Senators hao s it t1 it
they will support It 'If It coiiifs up. nl
clnlm to be 'temperate men,' but i. , .
to help bring It up."
Mr. Anderson said the Icrntu
going to slop with such refusals
'"All Setmtors who iu; not uVir1inst
Ing their devotion to the cuice ,f tern
pernnco and sef-goernnient to a ( . r.
to shield political organizations or I ndeis
or 'wet' colleagues will welcome any
proposition which glvis thtn u 1iji, . t
make that fact clear."
Then Mr. Anderson put two iiui ' r
"Will you vote to pass or ndvanee v
optional local prohibition bill of Hi vl
Saloon Lencue, a copy of whlci
sent you some weeks ago, and If no
t .
.senator can nc found to do ho win
Introduce It nnd push It as stronp',
any other legislation In which :m
Interekted?
"In case the commltteo having
this
inn in cnarge noes not volunturl.-. r.
port It out In time to gle It a eratw
for passnge, will you vote to take It awty
from the committee, nnd If no other
Senator can bo secured to do so, will yoj
make a motion to that effect-"'
The league will keep n record o' th
answers. If there are any.
RUIKS STILL HOLD 21 DEAD.
Ilnnarrons W'reoUsBr Imprri-s
Kesrrk In Horned St. I, mils I lnh.
St. Ixiuis, March 11. Though seversl
hundred men nre searching for boo r a n
the mlns of the Missouri Athletic ciuh
none was found to-day. Ten have tei
recovered nnd twenty-one are known to
be burled In the basement, but the nwf
fell to the level of tho third floor In sui
a way that It would not b safe 'o in
crease the force of searchers now
It will be Sittuidiiv before the debr 9 In
removed. It Is still Impossible t ,1
whether the death list may exceed f ".
one.
Only one body remain unlder
Two wor! Identified to-day .is L. 1 u,
department manager of the Si-.iir.um
Hardware Company, and Michael Ttiunu
of a- Chicago wholesale clonk hous
Mrs. S. Fclnbcrg of 21 Hewes ftrcet,
Brooklyn, wired the authorities tlui' her
husband was lit the club the night of
fire. As the register was lost his nauM
had not appeared on the roll of missing.
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