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THE SUN, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1916.
xiduf nnvrcDTTDP riAxr cum dim niTc mjiiiw iirxD nxti murvT IT 0
JUDGE HOUGH URGES FIREMEN'S PENSION
DYE FAMINE BRINGS
PLEA FOR PATIENCE
MRS. PECK DECLARES DOCTOR DESCRIBES
jllDliriHODUJAUVJUiL mr dill niio mttUD har niAO U1IL11 U. 0,
f I fc M M M w m All I .
READJUSTING PLAN w says bukiuh.big TARIFF PROBLEM
A 'BUSINESS' COURT
FUND WINS VERDICT
LYMAN MYSTERIOUS
SAVING HASLETT
Barred by Nurse ami EvSm
nlor From llocliifso's Home,
Tfi'tidvd a Haiti.
Tells Kxportcrs Cliimue Must
He .Made, to Foster Our
Merchant Marine.
IWI11 Vraplicnlly Kliminnto Hie
I.eojMMiinjr of Question by Wil
son's Commission Plan Seen
hy '-Tlie Americas.'
.Makes Stijrjrcstlon in Winding
Up International Typeset
ting Co. Affairs.
Hilling Against German Insur
ance Concern Kxpected to
Add $500,000.
Bedfleld Says Clothiers Can't
Help Lack of Variety
in Colors.
Aged Acfjuninfanoc Tell
Missing Broker's Many
Alianos.
of
New Jersey Holding;
Corporation.
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12
JiX KXCHAXOK OF STOCKS
Announcement has been iiiikIo rf I I'D
readjustment I'l.m of llic Plttaburt
Coal Company, Tlic plan, as suggested
iy a committee formed for llio tui-pti.-.
practically eliminate the PlUshon, 1
Coal Company nf New Jersey The
lock of this company huh held by the'
liublle. It Is proii.i-.cil to glie wtovk of i
tho Pittsburg I'o.il Company of Pciin-.
Klvanl.i for tho stock of tho New Jcr ,
nty company The Now Jor.--o eopi
puny lia been practically tin- liolill'in
company anil I lie Peiinylv.uil.i mm
Jinny the operating concern. Tilt plan
J on tin In part .
"Holders of the T h nl. cumulative
urefcrrctl stock of the New Jeiso..' tut'
iinliy will
for r.ieh Slua, par value, of
audi Htork and accrued
iiiMiieui n
iliuary 1. j
thereon, iiinountlng an f J.inu
3016. to $4t..".!s 1-S per share, receive
C per cent, cunnil.itlve pieftrrcd stock
tif the. IViinsylvauia coinp.inv ti th
par Milue of f lnn.n:: 1-3. Holders o'
rommon stock of the New Jersey com
pany will, for each linn, par value, of !
nuch slock, lecelve common slock of the ;
PinnylvanU company to the par auu
of 10,
Stockholders liave been retpiestt tl to
lle their written assents with the com.
jnlttee not later than March .11, It'll"..
The committee of readjustment con
Usts of J. I. I.von. A. W Mellon. Ceorre
T OIIer, J. II. niile;, Henry It. Ite.t,
John I. Illshop, A. J. Miller, Hurry Hron.
tier. Copies of the plan anil ai;ree
inent and forms for absents may be ob
tained from any member of the com
mittee and also from t secretin v. K.
.1. lMone. Henry W. Ollxer llulldlne
Pittsburg. l'a and the assistant leorc
tnry, Kdward C Itallly. II llro.nl slreei,
New York clt..
The company has been worklnc for
ome weeks on a plan to retire the JSS,
flon.000 bondetl debt and aiianpe If pns
Hble the paying off of the 42 per cent
back dividends tlue on the preferred
took. Recently more than .."!i'i.oil
Jlrst mortgage bonds were called for te
dcmptlou lit tin anil accruetl Interest.
Tills was made possible thiough the sale
Ct coko properties.
The New Jersey company bus out
Utamllng $:.nil,Snn 7 p. r cnil cumula
tive preferred stock anil t32.Otm.ooo com
mon stock. It owns the entire jr.n.fiiift.nno
capital stock of the I'lttsbuic Coal Com.
pany of Pennsylvania. Announcement
Tas recently made of a Merger of the i
Pittsburg Coal Company with the Mo
nongahcla Ulver f oiiolltl.ited t'oal ami
Coke Company, which It bail controlled ,
through ownership of a majority of the ,
Mock. The consolidated tump.iuy. under
th name of the Pittsburg Coal Com-'
pany, la to have a capital stock of JSO,-,
000,000, consisting of 4no.nnti shares of .
preferred anil 4W,ouo shares of coiimion
CAHBRIA SHARES TURNED IN.
Mldvalr Meet tirl Mltl.tlllll nntl
Itond .allotment licit Ins.
Tt was announced jesterday that ap
proximately SOO.lillll shales, of the C.tlii
trla Steel Company have boon turned
over to the Mltlvale. Steel anil "itdnanee
Company and that It is expected that
nearly all of the 1 (nl.OtiO shares it
malnlnc will be turne' over shortly to
the latter concern.
Allotments of the jso.ooo.onn ;, per
mnt. twenty year bonds of the Mldialc
Steel and Ordnance Company were made
yesterday afternoon, but It was Impu-i-elble
to learn Just how much the
smountH asked for by the subscribers lo
the Jshuc bad been scaletl on account of
' pversubscrlptlon.
It was said that small subscribers
rerc being glieu a preference In allot
aents. DAIRY PRODUCTS MARKET.
BtJTTBR Market w-.i tlrin on a.l
ffrde, with light supplle of f resii ctain
ery and actlie dcia.tnd. Medium ura.lf
re pretty well cleaned up. ThTi' w
a tlrmfr tone, but prlrs were IrremiUr on
Account of quality Itfst held irtamery Is
In better ponltlon and higher, hut line held
COCKls tire hard to lln.l and nifdlunt hii.I
low grades ars illMcrlinhiatsd Hicalnsi
Renovated and ladle tlrmrr and In better
poiltlon: packing st'K-k HOtlit. Priori.:
Creunery. extras. ieure, 34 'v Ula:
titgher icorlng. SiijiiSIci llrats, lltill.',
peeonde. 2W30c: unsilte.l ftncy. 3,'ii37' .
jirlmc to choice, 33'o13c , l.ol.l etrH!i. "si
tr30o. : hlghor scoring. .10 'u 3lo. ; tiris.
Ilti :-.'..: seconds, Slit :7c: state dairy
tubs, finest, 33'g3te.' ko.1 to hrlrne, :':if
JrJc: renovated extra, :5ei:oU( dri-ts.
Sl;lc; loner grade-. Ultiilijr,: linlta.
tien creiimcry. firsts, i-3'a2tc.. luilles, c nr.
rent make, firsts. JJWii-'iic: .(.. m.h. ;tt. ;
packing stock, June make, tine, ;ityjtite, .
nurrent make, tine, sic; No. :, L'O'uo :
loweritradei,. tS'tiSOc.
CHKBHt-3 nuilness onnilriued tpilei at
jrtendy prlcts, with In.lder onnttnulng
rm la their view. Tlns uli.l rheddars
nutrti Toung Ann-rlcis steady, tl.tlsirs
lull. No ex-pr.rt buvlng w.tn retxtrted.
Wilms holding Hrni lt. elpls of all er.t'-
lllVht. I'rtcft: State, uhnlo inllK, culurtd
Bt uhlte. held poclnl, 1 8 h 1 .;, . aver.
Me fancy. i;4il7r inrrent mike,
peclali. ll'tc: Slate i-klini.. h' Id n"il.il,
a8HVi-,: current make, pe.l.tlt.. 14'
lHic: eholte. Hl.tiHlTiO. fair tn k.i.i.I.
ll44j.J4e.: Wlneoiiiiln twins, I7 'i tm,e ;
double tlutslrs, i IPif Tnung Anirr
Icaa iOc.
DTKIS Supply w.t moderate nn, I tri.l.
Inr quiet, but nufflileiit tu Hltlrlt the Mip.
Ultm on account of the ir.ictp.il dls.tp.
earancs of storage run ejuallt f fresh
gjrw 1 now running extrotm.lv it I snd
lomund from consumers has widened The
fw aforags egisa left sell In u smiill av
fct steady prlte. Very fr ro.hI enniiKh
tn rrruie as best. Nearby whiles In llsht
rapply anil neatly, l'rhes Kiesh tthere.,
rTtria. fine, LllsliSSe,; tstras. firsts. ;i'i
Ste.; Urals. 23 4 i s I.-. ; teenmls, SHiSJe.
MifMs, :a:ic,i refrlcerator. host.
rote. t fair lo geo-l. If.', -it 1st- . htnnerv.
white, fine to fancy, Sitfi 30r brown", "'nt
BTe.t mlierl enlnrs. :.Hyi:So
MVt: POl'I.TItV About :i o.irltM.1
Vwro unloutle.l yesterday and 17 mors held
on trark. The outlm.k l fur utemt i:o
rarloads for the week Some carload"
ware brought over from ll week Sales
rterdy were made at npert prh-ett, to b
-Btljusted later.
reskt-:d poti.tiiv nereipt. tmittn
load very llrht. but cold weather renirirte.l
tradlnr and markot rult.l ulet at mi
cJutnifed prices. Turkes extremely aite
trtd of Irregular tiiallt Cain-y t hh kens
firm, but moit nf the supply Inferii.r
S"w1 sold modratel, but out aide figures
w.iro extrime, rapnns In m, .derate mippiy
oritl linn. Price Turkeys, Western,
T.Tlng. fair tn goo.l, SC'ujii I'mt),, frenh
Western dry nl'ke.l. hmed. fi lb, and
il-er. 19"je,: Western S' .tided, latee, I tie
;hleken. fancy, .1 and t lbs to pair. 10
4Sc.; Western, milt: fed, , and t; II. , I s,
dry ptcked, corn fed, 3 and C lbs li,it4i I7e
Old roosters, H4fil.'.. Soinibs. prims,
wlilte. 10 lb, t" dnzeti. :,ii i7, !),
t!a .:5; S lhs J3.sn',i jr, 75 -re, tur
keys, Western, dry pl.-ked, Mpctetl, loung
Ixtna. '.' 0 IDo , yuunR tnuis, 31e ; -rea.
drj- plrked, aver, ice i.eft, .r,',i;Tr , .Vn. s
30 ile.i old hen, ;r,f;;n ; r,td trmu, He
krollerN. milk fid, fa or), I. to bo, is
to 21 1b. to doen, -...ti , r.firu fed, ;'tlt ;
rhltken. 13 to hux snfl mealed, .'11 tn 31;
ftp to iloien, :r..';. , 37 to 1; hs.. "I n
KSc.t l Hit. ami oi s.1e turn fed.
31 to 3fl lb t" d.i'li. t'liijitt , J in 4;
in,, SHe,, CO b. and .. .r e . fr,l,
Wektern, 12 In bo, to d-r ami mer. dry
Jerked, 11t,r tn ;, . uc :.f,( linic ,
36 to 4; U, , 1 7 a c t.ni ri....tir. li,e:
dorks, l.onir Islaml. in,. Uektern, Hit
JO. eeo,e Ve,ril fall'-. He
FINANCIAL NOTES.
r
it;.i
Si hens, til
o Harris,
nle ltnllH,i t'.iinii.t
has
1'nrli.s ,1 C.i I'
:;t;ifif.
nrt-t innrtfraite
Slllje. t
enl b.nt'Ji. at
and intereMt,
'he ,iiM,..:il f
(1 clale I'ulilt, Sell I
"llllillsi.mii Tin
be l. ed tn lellre
prtieeedit of the pMe wi
t)l l:,llO(l,(llltl llr-l iiiw'gnii
issue c 1 neii in
n vareii 1 at II"
,1 frank ll.meii and iissn. iHte bjliktrv
fare nrferliiK ft'i l"ibl. subs, rlpitun ;,n non
hurtu of . Pr oeni i-tiintii , an. I
tlclf.alllikt preferred stn.lt i, the I'allfntn t
ehlpuuilUliig Comiuiiy, lio pjr at llic rule
f lilt .
Kx-Sen.itor Theodore llurlon of
Ohio assailed the shipping dill, ami tM
the members of tho American Manufac
turer Kxpott Aso..-lalloti at their rcuu
1-ir imnithly liuii-heon jesleiday 111 the
in.......... (.... ..!.. ........tee iikt.nrtt.il ttmrn l
to Holland before the war than to Aula,
more to Hclghim Ih.m to Africa, and
mole to t'aiud.i than to Asia, Ain
KelKltim ami South Am.'ile
conibliie.1. 1
II,. urifetl Hie i.Miort men to cultlvato I
Onlrul ami South AnieHciin trade, iih,
he said, thelc are Woiltierf 111 prospects .
for business down there, but In order
to ;ct It the) mu-t Use the same zeal
,111.1 zest as 1 1 n- manifest at hoti.C. lie
adiletl ilia- i hey mint -end represent. t
tin down there and keep them there
mi that they can learn the languages and
Iho t colllrctllctit. of the lieoltle.
Mr. Hnriim ctuitotitle.l that tho pre 1
,,t i:uropoa!i war Is s tloMtructlve that j
more is no lellllu; now Ilie oeiiiKereiu
nations will recover from Its effects,!
'and that we can look for them to buy
les and sell mine. Tho factories), ho
I pointed out, will be iioernmoiit owned.
He urced the e.tort men to foster trade
with China, Japan and New Zealand,
)Ut ,c t,0nte,l out that work must bo
,j,. irK
..T1, ..ir ,.i,lul(;r. shlpplin; con
tlltlons maliil.illy," said the ex-Seli.ktor,
"ami for the picsuit 1 1 i tiiicstton of
subsidy or subvention by the (lovcin
trout may be jioslsmetl. The btislnesjt
In profitable now, the shippers havo or
ders enough to keep I hem busy all
of next .war and capital Is willing to
tin est In shipping projietty to an extent
not seen for ears.
"We should reinoie soire of the re
strictions im Amcilcaii registered boats
which hamper our merchinls In respct
to foreign trade. The matter of Jilgh
wagtt under the new shipping act l
lery likely to be u serious handicap
In the future dcieloptticnt of our mer
chant marine. It has been said that
wages will be lusher abroad after the
war. That may be, but no one can
foretell at till" tlni" what the effect of
the wage iueainiii In Ihirope will be a
lew ears' la I or,"
Among those at the bin hooti were
H. M. I loir. P. I). Waterman. I'. M.
Hratl). Chaibs C Jennings, W. W.
Nichols. K. Huntley. Hbt rli.ird 1'aber,
T C. Hlieoan, John K. Illeekm.iu. .1. II.
Clllow.ty, Maurice Custer, S. H Tiioma-.
H. H. Ittrbi.ur. II. ti. Chipper. T). .1. nib-
I on. W l.nibeek. I,lntl.as MeCandlh, i
Hairy II. Newhall, Jr., and J. H. Paltcr-
' son.
NEW NATIONAL BANK RECORD.
e II on n I
I iMinrtl In
'HI lllltllll.
lllu llii.l-
W isliiNt'.TON, I'eb. 21.- Comptrolh r of
tlie Curren. John Skelton WilU.tms Is
sued a stateaieiil to-dai calling attt ntlon
to the i coord hleakliig i jiuiltlon of the
national bank s.istoin as do. vtb.-.l b the
laet statement of the banks to his otH.ce.
made lifceaibcr 31, l!tl.",. The Comp.
(troller iiolnte.l out that the rtwiure. of
ithe banks totalled J 1 3. 4 "ST, Hue, nun, uti In
crease sine December .".I. 1:14. of
J2.11ij,iMiii,nuii, and an increase oor No- I
inlx-r lo. l'.'l.".. of t L.S I n.etiin,iO,
This
Is characterlzt tl as unprecedented.
licit
ts the Comptrollers statement.
"The Ineiease in ilc(olt during the
twelic montlw )erlod was I2,lt;3,nnn,000,
the increiu'e between November 10 and
December 31, ! IS, w.is $223.ono.o'nl.
Total deposits. Including balances duo
bank and hanken-, were I0,o7!'.o'",ilt"l."
FOREIGN EXCHANGE STRONG.
Rntca I'lriii liiccpl In lain
l.t-rioniiy nnrt Inslrln.
K h.tnee rates nil marly all of tl-e
I'uropeati countries, with tlie exception
of (!erm-tny and Au.'lrl.i. were stroto;
.veslerday
Stcrlltn; ooetl at 1.7'ii.. f.u- ileniaiiil
anil 4.77 for ntbles, a lompated with
4,76 7-l'i for tin fount" anil 4.7ti 1S-1 C
for the later on Satiirdi.v Francs were
nU'deil al S.sT for checks and .VSi;!,i
for cable, They oloed l.is-f wnk at
S.!.1! ami S7i, It epcotlvt l . Italian
lire adianced fiom '.,71 to il.t;'.! ''. . while
rubles w unoliaiiKod :tt 31.7.".. lulldcri
wcic Ntroutrer at IL' ."fit! against a
previous close of l'.'l! Marks ihiMtl at
71 '1 for slitlit drafts and 7IS-K. for
cable. This it.inpaieM with "I1-., -and
74', respect Ivtl.i , on Satirday. Aus
trian kronen drop)tl Irom 13.o." to
I2.M.
MONTGOMERY-WARD CHANGE.
President , II. I liortit- He (Ires
It, ,1, 'Minnie Itikcs Ills I'lncc.
.Moritmmur.i , Wind A Co., Inc. ban
declared .til initial illi-Ideml of 31, per
com. on Us common stock. At the . j 1 1 -nual
ni'-'-lliii; id the company .icsterday
I'litnle II. Thoine aniiouiic, .1 his tetirc
inent a president. Hubert .1. Tiiotiie
a director, wo, el.-t its to till the va-e-.inc.v.
.1. Chillies .laddl.in. form, rly
secretaty. was .-h.,.eti ih e-pi evident, a
Uvw nlllcc. a i,i I W. A Curtis, A V01111K
anil W. H 'I'owiim'IiiI wen. ooi-tis feo-
ill). I VI ptestileutS'. all new olllceS. Silas
Slrawn wai elected a dltector to sut-ceei
William C. Thome, r. llfe.1. t. v. Webb
was oleetctl pect-otary lo Mioeeed ,r.
.ladtll.-oli. unci .1 I'. l!rowtili.-c to the
new oltlce of assistant secretary.
IMPORT NOTES.
NI'.IV rrvioMs ISsl'K The lol
iii.
lean al the local t'sti.iii Hiiiim. l.siied ..ter
tl.o a list 01 11a pr.110.iH inrwar.1.1 t !
1'oHe, lor Malnn.. to the llninl nf I inl,-,
slale tleneial Aiil .lis ft, ilurlltj- the Weil. 1
enrii-d Ktl'iiiny I!'. I'd'. Itisirdintr lo tins.
li-t liil.t'rltrs are irt ..irili I. et i-jm i covet
'11.' the 1 l'iille:itinu under the l.mlf a, t ul
U'll nl Ho (lithium: i-lasses nf Impnrtt.l nier
t'lianilisr ('nintlns. the truss nt iiod and
the isirpn ot'ni't..i.l eitlni 01 while pons.,
lain il odor of pans or uwlal: lireat dislies
t-nloytie lioltles, lillll bnxei.. Ae . of inrtal
and tntitmle.l holll.s nl s-laA and lot tal, nld
llltte.l, tl.ixes Mini vtlinil.'ll sines, ne,i
li'd
isiv. retl Willi ts.iton oinam. nitd with ,1
Innns tir tilt or trinitruiisr." It-alhtr hiii.t tilled
with s,iM.n!.. and tui.er etilltr of niffal,
jrafted ros- nf the nurn-i tie unnl cloth
Used tu Ihe iiiaiiula..iat. of men it ntutti, 111
vnieed is white llantiel- Inittoti cts com
posed tit ts-tiper tuia-nls In fht, f 1. 'due ol
tmKiiM paper rt n. I l.ntts of crio iia .t r. card
hoard towns coiled Adh ln.-t, tith a.iver
tl'llli- matter In tin- fonn of I ined Inruier
or oihn than prnitiil, honks. 1mn1e.1l aa"Hep
burn lien tnl M 1 a 1 1 1 1 rs niefii ehiiu out in
meter lensrih, ttai towtls i. 'in. in, he.) ovna
nielltt'l uith spokestlti hltl, Isltnws of opt
letll.tr mil tit her 1n.1l111.il sn call, d sealli.
wax coiii(.n-eil ol resins and t-olnrin.- uiatttr
with rmall pnttlnn Ol fish mt volatile pun
etani e, ami 11 t iilnl.lliat .,li of quelil afho
and no ral.Mliun e 1 r 1 . is
WIHK..1 .M'I'.lll TI ISS'I K Anlstanl
Attnri'i i lit n.-i al H in-nn 111 chalk'', of ens.
Itilll lltliratli.il. lias I., en letiaesled tl tl.
111 the limn id I In Snr.lir nl the 'lv,i.un
an .i..llt ati'ili Willi tie I'lnl.-il slates t.'ollll
of TiMiinis .Ippeils h't 1 nilow of a t.sviii
de.-uicii by llic ll'iaid nf lieneral Apprais. r
tiiverilu II"' iIiiII.iI.1h ill.. Ill,' .limn nf 101
li.irle.1 Wllelesit liio,oalls fin iKuln Til."
Iimnl helil this apparitii. fie., nf ,hity innltr
tin iirnvlsioiis ol siiI.h..i timu . 'iid t of
n trait iph .1 nf s.iiioii I l mil ct nf tn.t
'I lie- (imiTi.iiiot.t will n. no to hat,, (!,,, -,,
leinu'e assesin..iii hii.I. 1- 11 a.rai.li p:7 of
(be s'llue a.1 liphtld
IlKAWIUI'K Al.l.flWA.M'hs, ir,.,,,iy
l)tiri. III esirii Kl.tnled Ir t I'.li'l'. al
Inuai..' mi in. f-xii..riaiitin ti .-iieuiinr cum
m mill 1. lured lo Hit- Am. man rhith. fom,
ptll id Hnihesttr N Y with Hit ts of
liiili.'rted leiimd chiile and rithuil su.ai
pindu.td Aith the tie tif iinpniltil nttv sui;iir
and mi Ihe exportation of canned peata
inaiiul... lured by iln- l,ill.. Prtm iiim l.'oiii
limv nl llallllllni.., Mil, Willi Hie lis,, nf le
fluid susar i.ro liititl III Miuk ul III pail Uoui
CHAXflKS IX COXOtTlOXS;
Tho forthcoming Issue of Tir .linerl
ClIS
published hy the National City !
Hank In the Interest of foreign trade,
contains u discussion of President Wil
son's rc9tnrm-nrin!lnn to Oongre for a
tariff commission.
reopening of the entire tariff tpies '
t Ion can hardly he avoided, ways the tit-
tM,. ,rll ,HH that Iheie Is lint 1
such it thing ;n the world as a scientific !
larlfr, that tariffs lire rsscntlallyii mat- 1
ter for exercising plain business shrewd
ties atiil that our own tariff tiniloiiht
' odly relied !n one particular the state
'f the pl"V,illlii(r business mind of the
country when It was written. It con-
tmlf.H.
'
'TOere N et cry reason for believing
that our chanced position In th vortd
because of the war and the coming of
the nation to the point In the ludustilal
eieielopmont and accumulation of wealth, what is oftentimes ti,o ivr.-innv and e
where moie foreln commerce ami In- i tiai-agamo of purely loluntnry and tin-
icstiuonl of capital abroad Is necessary
mid advantageous to furtbvr giowtli
will nvtw In the expression of u new
point of business view In the next tarllf
aial In our organization of coinm"tc!.il
dlploin.tcy.
War Clurllles
Trnile l'robletos,
whlcli has brought
"Now the war,
tho Imminence of a situation of emer
gency that demands at otuv ca.reful
prepatnlion for the lory best possible
handling of our tariff In case of a trade
war following the making of peace, has
brought at the same time tlearly Into
view w-i oral ruling fuels alsuit Interna
tional commerce t'.'at wero never seen
"o cbaily before. The fact that com
merce beiwtvn nations nmt 1 tratl".
fair anil eiouly balnnted cMtiango of
values lo mutual mh .tillage, ainl that
there Isn't any lasting t hound basis of
commerce' In an attempt to sell and not
to buy or to do minethlng that Is thi
ixpilialent of bu.Mng. has l.t en m.ide
icry clear In the e,ir and a half of
wai.
"That would teem to J.oinl faiorably
to free tra.lc or lo leclpioolty of a gen
erous, free 'handed kind us a v'ool Clemen-
In any nation' commercial ilhy.
j ttul on the other hand there Is a dis
position fhoulng all nit.- the world lo
make proil-loti for e onomlc IndeK-inl-en.,
tlifoimh tin- fullest Hi,.blo all
.lloillltl lU le'.-'tll'-l.t ..f Industries .
"The gt-r.tlf men who coui Ince-d tlie
President that we arc tonfroiited by
sltualitin that inake im intelligent study
of eur tar.tt need- nbsolute nei cssary
are ontldent t.iat Congress will sanction
the commission and that the Piesldent
wl! ai'Olnt strong uifii and make It
comparable with the lYdoral lleserie
lt.atd In iharacier, tapaclly al.d sulll
ciency of gissl business judgment, so
that It will not only father the ma
terial for nuking the best tariff Hint
can bo hum.tidv devised to tit our new
International bearings
but will aocom-
pllsh another l.-inc tha! is almo! a
esfttuial as to be rUh! that Is, com
niaiitl the conil.leiire of the nation's
business."
Tariffs of Oilier Cotllltrlca.
Tlie tarllf ef other Important n.i
Hot s arc c.ied as eample.-. ul the nt
tuipts of these ballon to stimulate bii"I
11 ss IhiKland, ilit- Kre.it example of u
Iroe tnidlnK nation. Is such becau-e of
her v' sltion iarscl as 11 middleman and
b inker she take!1 the taw material!
of other nations anil manufactures It,'
! ami the absence of Imp.itt ilutle Is due
to IhiKialid's .iiillar Judsuiet t that tint ,
1 the ho.st way to curry forward It
vast business as aliban and middleman ,
1 !ohii, tny's liulne mteresit. perfected
11 llKhtim; or trailliu: discriminatory
tariff afler iotr of Mode of tb-tmtiny's
Industr (.., of the intlustr.es of tieiuiany'r
Klett business i.ials, of Hie develop
inent of lines abroad ami of Inicstn-a
thin of the intrkels of the wotid
When the Im. 10 si. In'ete.ts had pet
fected their plan they w.' t to the lioi-
eminent w th
str.ltettlcal outline of
campti'Kit. and a :t r.ult tlcnnany used
tarllT tlutlts. r.iilwa.i and sti-atushlp tllf
forentlaix and tli.-cr!inlnatory atlmlnls
tratlon to f.islct all lines of 'Icrinan
conmu- e. The nitc'c contlnut:
"i!irin,iin' f,iriKbl 'd businesH or
Lititi.atloiis devised ,1 kind of toniiuerclal
Jill jltsil to p-eieii: the form. ill. in of
a ill nl lnititri In cii-to-.uor counltles
b nitan-j of coinini r.-lal faiors."
No e.i' f.ir hluli duties. Ildcifeiea with
ricnnany's piut Imsnes., ami iter
ur.in.i's prole, nvt ta HT led In the trade
ilei-tn.niv Ihli ks iiecop.,ir or aditi-uhlc,
and keelis nlll tie tl'itle el. 1 1 1 1 . 1 1 . tines
r.ot wall".
llnolilllor In llcuolnli- Tariff".
Ansj rl.i-I luiiu in-, llnllaiiil nod ICnc
la al all havo env.one tnoi hlncr.i f.ir d.
ti.'-iiiliiliis: and 1 1 1 1 . ; t ! 1 1 1 j- tariff ; llussai
ha been deielopliu' such niachincry for
ye,tr-t, ao. tfler Ine war will b.- in a
position o ii'tilf new tnilfts. I'ance
has a t' ti-oiii voluir urir iu!,ttlon
"Tlic fid. nl S'ntt-t has not needed
fort-U'll t'ade .n Hie past," iie altlch
c.iniiuues "II has heen n v,-1 it 1. , m
deieloplm; li induslrhs thiouKh llic
'ptiliiil In width t ! itcipilnit tfll
, cleiic.i fif oriraiil.allou ami t. i-hincal aKIII
I anions the workmen, ami tleiclipctl 111. 1-
ch'.ticry to ihe p. cot of ability 10 coin
j p.-lc Tin- experience ol' llic world in the
past iiurler of a eoniiiij seem lo In-
dli-atc 11 prcialilin; bus 'h-ss tiiilnlnu In
till tl.- clujiliixr countries. Hint tanff
pollcv must be adapted In procrrsbli c
lpllltslrl.il llelelnpine it,
The leiideiicy id' the whole w or'd
w.i toward lower tni-Hfs until tho wor
broko Now there I an oiiioi'tp.iiey t-im.
aliou couiliii: In which coinpetltion lo
rtcntn liinil.ets may in c."iiii-t d toB.trd-
If
of proiltnhle price, nntl a issl-
hto ilivlslon of the world Into e.-oups
of nations iiins dls nnlnalory t.iiiffs.
and truillnc ninom: thomselvos."
TWO FUOITIVES CAUGHT.
cn tiirk I'll r Mert'linnlN Unite
I'rlaonersi In Munlrrnl.
Word w is received at Ihe lilstrlcl
At-
toriie.i'M nflii n last tiltrhi that
Tlien.iii'i.
Skllpef Is
mid Ctinstautliie AnasIN, In
lislness as furriers at .!- West Twenty.
Ilrsi stletl until last Noietiibci, Iwnl
h. in arrcstisl n Monli.nl 11111I hail inu
M nled In I -t Ul II to this i-ll.i with. ml ex
trailliiliiii papers.' II Is alloKeil that the
twit men uot 'iln, mm woith of lphs and
then falletl, the reccliei linillni; onl
lljiiin In assets. Several ili-m ar" In.
volvtil, hut llic s s 1 1 1 1 1 1 ; 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 e- mi. 1 1 1 . 1 -undid
llrtn. al 31 W't nl Trtenly-tlftli
si 1 ' et.
it
.ICtl I ONlll-ll (III 'III tll l ,
Muni was icccliiil htic .1 1 slerday nf
tin. I'ormalloii In II iltlinotc of Ihe 1 '...'
den nil mid Has ' i 1 1 1 1.1 1 1 1 , witli 11
'".itill.illzallnn or t3,iiiio,imo. li will open
huslncs, it la niiilcn.too.l, with a dally
tuoiliictlim of ii,(iiio barn Is ami fully
iv-o. thirds of It i.ijilliil unlouchcil nntl
- idy I'm llic ae'iultllloii of luitlicr piop-t-ntui.
,
ASSKTS WOULD UK SAVED
In a memorandum llled In connectloii
with the winding tip of tlie receivership
proceedings against the International
Typosottlmr .Machine Company Judge
Hough or Hie United States District
Court atlvo.'ated yesterday Kite, eslahllsh-
mcnt of m sort of lmp.iill.tl court to take
the place of reorganization committees
tn t!. reeomtirnotlon of litttttiess .nfer.
piFe which have passed through re
(elv. rslilp priM-ecillngs. This, the .llldje'
hellovcs. would correct some of the evils
I arising from the present system.
JUduu lloiigli was careful to make
plain thai his suggestion hail no rtfvr
i.to to the International Typesetting
case. He vi)m:
"A good deal Is to be said hi faior of
a new .chcme of law which would In
some way confer upon an Impartial tri
bunal entire supervision of corporate or-
i canlz.itlolM ami stik to iireitnt or limit
riiiiuter itorganlzatlon coniiulttees.
"No Mich system of legal procedure
now exists, Tile colli t has no oltlclal
concern and can have none wi' a regard
lo what becomes of the proper:., a:;, r t
Is sold."
In his tnenioninduni Judge Hough
awai.l" Itecelur Hrskltie Hewitt t2."',nnn
for his services. Altogether the aw anls
made l,y the Judge total $s;,"lTi and
Include n fee of tN.l'ilil to Stetson, Jen-hint-.
Itus-oll, attorne.is for the
tliittrant.i Ti ut Coinpati, the plalnllff In
tlie mortgage foicclosilro suit against
the t.ipe co!iipan ; tl.ono to Alexander
A. elreeti, at- att,. ni.)H fi,.- the plaintiff
In tin t ioilitoi" Milt li. cipilty, and
tl.TSii to Ainetid & Anicinl. allorneys
for the .li fen.l. in; cotupiny.
AlthoiUh H.iwai.l Van Slntlercn. coun
sel for the reorganization committee,
asked tlie .Indue .j ;eop the Los down
Judge Hough rcwnls the miiii awarded
mil fair .elinbuemoiit for the work
done !n the fore. losiiic and sale of prop
t rty worth more than t l..".l0,iHH'. The
task took fourteen months, ih,. ,Tudg
Hints out, and ltiitlici.s"inc perplexing
tUetlon
The Intetiiatlonal T.epesettlng Machine
i.'oinp.iny, of which the l.ttt Herman Itld
tler wa pn-sltli nl. was thrown Into the
hand" f it. -tilers In Deombp, l!t4.
It was slid at the time that the company
had excellent tin ncl.il proip(.-t. hut
that condition nrnhg because of the
war Inn! made it t'liiporaril iin.il. to to
I pay Its deb!- Subsciiueiitl the mort-
l ...... f ..... I..ni... .... t..
t.lH' t '.. P.tll ...- .'.,'.111.. I II.
compai y I now being operated by the
Intcrtipo Company.
SHIPPERS WANT BOATS
KEPT BY NEW HAVEN'
'I'ntffii' .Miiiiiiiior Tt'll al llftir-)
inii' f Ailviinlii'ri N of
l'roMMit S!tcm.
Tiiilllc tnanasei- after Ir.tlllc maiia
per tor concoin 111 and about New York
that ship t" Nt iv Kmcland oiei the
Sound lioat lines In conjunction with
tho New- Haieti Ktllioad llne.s tt.tk the
sttiiul slerday ot the Interstate I'um
nierce 1 'oininissloii hearliu; lo testily to
Ihe o. el. nit sen ice they art qcttlnc and
lo loicc uiiau.ni.iusi) a desire that the
prcsctll dual col'tlol be let, titled.
All of fit in said thai they did not
think tin- prcst nt t iliuntion of ffort
toiilil he maintained If the -yslcm werr
broken up. and added Unit they f mi red
that inilcpeinh i,; .-on.vtiiios won d not
be ..I.!.- to obtain the lltiap.-ial huckllit?
with which t i lie-.lu bus.ness ir, if thty
did so, to maintain mmd sc-vlce. Thee
did not think .imalh-r boat companies
would be able It) llaillltaltl the lctmlli.ll
f.lCilllles possessed by the N-ll I I.IX l-tl.
Soint 01 thus, w 1 1, , itskril thtt the Ni w-
ll.n. tl be allowed 10 maintain the pi,-selit
contitil of the S'ltnnl I ii.-k were tlotnrwe
I'. I llch'ioi 11, L-t-nera lialllc iii.tii-asi.-r nf
the I'lnteil States lluhl.it 1 ViinMii.i .
llK-rctt J, Lake, former l.lcuteimtit
leilt-.iiur of 1 'ttiinci llcutt, who Is piesi
dont "f the llartli iil 1.1:111).. : 1 'ninpany ,
Han, 1,1 I,. Iicrh.i, a Kalli. m.iii,iK'-r tor
fcier,i biisllii -s boils, s , Charlt A.
I't ase, pl't shit l.t .if the I '1 itinet't ictitt
chamber ot i 'imunt fee. w 10 prist ntod o
petition nun the I.',. nun uinubtts; luiltl
M I'luiifiit, ttmllc iii,iiiatr of olL.-alo
.1 1'".: 1'Mwanl t'hasi Imuslas, a tiump
11,'inufactiitei of Miihll.-liiw 11. t'tiiin, ;
Hum Straeli hi, trifll.- niaii.tKer of the
.MtiMin MiiiiiHnii, I'orp.ilatioii, anil
Thoiiitis . il. mil, I'-.illl" 11 111 1 1 a k-. r ot the
Corn I'tmliichs 1 'timpani .
"I hale had sclilal hitter expiiionoes
Willi lllllepcllll.-l.l l....tt lilies,'' said Mr.
il. Hill, ni 1 Nplauuiik.' wh.i lie fe'.t he
could not n lj mi um.il ei 1 Ice fioin such
companies. lie haic lad Knods dam
m-ed, ami Itefnif wo I'ould pin In out
claims tlie.i woiiltl tin 'utti llic hands of
lecelier. I woiilil inlhci- hale a ser
vice hacked by a sli'tiiixr eonipniiy mi
which I could d'-pcml." Mr. Illchborn
also loiil of r-.lnill.il cMierletit es.
Tip- heailni; wll be cniitlniicil on
W't iliiesdav In lliattnti in the lianiber
id Ciiininel t.'c I ti 1 1 It 1 1 1 ik
OIL PRICES JUMP AGAIN.
I rnilo I'clrolt Unrlli .lost
n llnri-cl.
I'l rrsin la.. Ken. "I The elfi.rt-
HI
of
rude nil piiiduceih to secure t" .'.0 a I, if.
ltd for Iheii lut.tlu. t IiiiiiikIii a fimher
atll.'ii to.l.i. when Hit. South I'onn Oil
Cnmpaii) iinn.ilH'. ed III" IoIIowIiik ic.ile
of fitlcis: I'eniisihnhiu crude, S cents
a band, In 12. 1": Cabell, 7 cents, lo
11. OS . Cnnilni., Aleiver lllack an.) New
Castle, ,", ct nlH, In i;m. Stiincrset, ,1
cents, lo 11.7s: llaElanil. .' cents, lo S3
cents.
Itcpnits icii hliitr I In' oil rt liners
showed that ilurliiK .l.inii.uy there was
a talllliK olY of .il" nit tl.iinu h.itri-lH a
day In normal run.' and shlpmeuls and
the advanci. was made ill the hone of
maklui! up llila dcllcleiici Cntnp.i -nt
ailllioillh-s, howcicr, l.elieiti that the
Immense amount of ciudt- oil now held
In slnrnne will not lind the mailit-t mi
til th" price has tcacl i-d 12 So a band
Meantime Ihe uuusii.ill.i lucji pri 'mti
sllinulnleil tlillllnu and In spile of ml.
it 1st. wealher i-i null I ittlit,, wells halo b(t"h
starlod In almo.-1 ciei Held In the
ICasl.-ru tllstrlcl.
More I In I'oii tier till Itlciitls.
The Atlas I'.iwdcr i'oaiiaiiv lias do
eland an oxlr.i. illvliloml of .1 per .en',
oil the c. il n 1 1 1. 1 1 1 slock a,labli on M.ucli
lu to slock of tecoril on I't -binary 2!i,
A n Kdhii- dividend of 2 per cent, on
the saiue sloik has also heen ileclarrtl.
iin N'oieiulier 17 tho company declared
a iv.-nlar dlilileiitl of I per cent, and
an ixtia dUlilcinJ of J'.j per unit.
THEN $75,000 A YEAH
Klre Commissioner Adainson expects
to collect about JSOO.OOO In arrears and
al least J7S,n00 a year hereafter from
twenty-two forolirii fire Insurance com
panies for the Klre liepnrtment pension
fuiitl, under u decision rendered by Supremo-
Court Justice) Colialan Jn a test
suit broUKht by the Commissioner against
the Munich Holnmirance Company of
.Munich, (termaiiy. The suit wan for tho
collection of the l! per cent, tux which
ImelKii lire Insurance companies are re
tiulreil to conl rlhiite to tho penalon
fund, but which only nix of the twenty
two reinsurance companies liave ever
paid herctofoto.
The liability of these companies was
a new point rait eel by the Commissioner
on tho sucuestlon of l'eter J. Qulgley. In
charm- of the Klro Department relief
tutitl. The companies hitherto claimed
exemption of the charter provision Tt
spectlnit the 2 per cent, tax on the
irrouiitl that they were engnged In rein
surance of other companies' risks In
stead of IssuIiik Insurance policies direct
to tho Insurers, It Is expected that tho
companies .ifTtetod will appeal and make
a vigorous llhl against the decision.
Fire Insurance compauleH which Issue)
direct policies have been paying tho lux
without protest
"The Munich Reinsurance Company,"
said Justice Colialan In his decision,
"haw done a ptotltable business ill tho
Slate of New York. In I SOU the com
pany collected net premiums, aggregating
JS'.ni.iiiiii ; In !U2 It t ollected net pre
miums iii-KicKatintf 7SS,93, and it tip
pour. that the business done Up to th'.'
coniinonteinenl of Ihe suit was con
stantly Incrc.islnit. For the prli liege of
ilolnx; business In the city of New York
It has paid nothing whatever to the
i Ity mid only one-half of I per cent, on
the picnilums collected by It to the Stale.
It would seetn therefore that It has an
unfair atliautanc oier domestic com
paulis which pay 1 per cent, to the
State.
"I am disposed to hold that the, word
'Insiiiance-' has no narrow or restricted
nieaiiliii" and that It lakes lu any fonn
nf flic Insurance, tit hold otherwise
would be In crtcct lo defeat the purpose!
of the statute A statute Is to bo ron
struct so a t" ulve It an Interpretation j
not Inconsistent with tho purpose of the
act I am sallslletl that the statute In
iUtstlon should be construed so as to
requite Iln- aceiits of forelmi Insurance
companies to pay the percentage pro
1 1. led on all policies of reinsurance as
well as on all policies of direct Insurance.
My such construction the purpose of the
act until. I be fultllletl ami the Intention
of the Legislature to l!orliulnate
ana Inst f, .hIkii companies would bo es
tablished." Justice Colialan appointed Penis Spel
ll.-ay as referee to ascertain tho amount
of premiums collected cat h icar by the
Munich l!elnuranci. Company, upon
which the Fire Department Is entitled
to 2 per cent. tax. The six reinsurance
companies w tilth halo been paying con
trllniteil ial ear H'.',2nti to the Fire
Department. Direct tire liihurance com
panies contribute- annually about USD,
000.
GRACE LINE BUYS DUTCH SHIPS.
liela Three Veaaela for n Sir rr Ice
lo sooth mcrlen.
The tliaio Steamship Company, the
new subsidiary of the iv. It. Urate Com
pany, organized for the South American
trade, has practically completed the pur
chase of thru Dutch steamships of S.UIl
tons each, inllclals of the company and
HaniiewlK ,x Johnson, the ship lookers
who are handling the transaction, would
not talk about the pun has. .leslertiay,
but it was learned Unit on announcement
would probably be mnile before tlie end
of the week The prh " i understood
to be ti.tiiii.iiAn for each ship, or 13,
;infi,uiiii for the thieo.
Tlie shlis, winch me the first lo b
ptit-clwis.il for the tteet of the new com
Pany. arc the Venezuela, Colombia and
l.'cil.nlor. all alike, anil feet h'lig, 43 fct
'! Inches In cMrime bie.tdth, and capable
ol a sp I of Ihliiein knots. Thy ner"
built In II. .Hand last car, and have not
minlc, Il Is said, innr- than two loyanos
each. The terms of sale arc understood
to stipulate almost Itiiin. ill.ite delivery
at Amsterdam
It Is understood that the new ship
will .-all under American registry. In
a. ldltli.il to the three Dull b it-s.el th
company will opei.tte ihe freight steam
els formerly in tin seiine of the w. H.
llrneo Company, mid prnbably the new
steamers, Santa Itath.irn, Sint.t Paula
and Santa !, The first of the steam.
ei'M has boon delivered ami the other
two are being built.
TELEPHONE CO. S TAX RAISED.
Aaaraiiieiit Increaactl flta.tlS I .OsMI,
Netllnu 1 1111,11-: I More,
Act iii tling lii assessment figures pre
paled by 111'' Tax Depni Inieiil, to be
forwariltil to tin- lloanl of Alilermen on
.March I for the computation of Ihe tax
rate for this leni, tin. assessment of tho
New orh Telephone Company lias been
Inei eased by IViSl.nsu over last jear's
assessment of PJ3. 1 32,300. At the tenia
tlio late of 2 per cent plus Ibis will
net the city additional levenue of
$11'.!', 02 1.
Laweon I'urily, prei.nlcnt of the Tax
I it t'.t 1 1 nitiil . said .icstcrday that the in-t-lcast-il
asst .sslllelit lt-sultetl flolll the
aiiiilloi b the Slate Tax llolird of
"Sclicilule S," under which public eer
lice corpoiatloiis ale letpilied to Ilie
Willi the St ii to b".iiil each jear a stat.
iii. nt slmwiiiK ii.prii.lucthiu and de
prcclatlon values of each Item nf their
real estate iilnl fioin Ilie recent rate
hearings hold In Albany by the Public
Scrvh " i 'mniiilssloii.
Jcrso Ccnlral Musi I'm H'JIIK.llOO
IIi-IihIIiik Finos.
W.isii iM.ttiN, Fob, -1. Tlie Central
llnllro.nl of Now .li-ix-y will halo to
pay tlie-H agitlegnlliii. S'jnO.OiiO for re
hating on anlhi tt. II" coal shinmeiitN
miido lo Ihe Lehluu I '"a I ami Navigation
Cninpaiii. Tho Supreme. Cniiit ti.-il.ty
rt fused I" dlstiii h ihe tlocrtc ot the
cunt t below, which Impose! the lltiew.
.tt'hir Killed h
Intl.
who fell
Tin' body of
Hi. man who fell or
Jumped from the building at i.n Setund
aictini. Thursday cloning was Identi
fied eslonlay lis that nf Joseph DnwMn.
is earsj obi, nn iictor of !tK I West
'I wenly-fourth slietl- II'- wits Known
on tlie slag" is .lost-pit Harrington.
SUB-TREASURY STATEMENT.
s vri'itu.u
Paid hi S'll. Tr'i itslirt to hatirts f l.iliie.lilli
Paid l l.4i(H lu riiil' Troi'sin-y ;' Ul, (Ion
l.nstt to hnuhh nn da)'' linns
neili'iis . Jt.H'l.iiO'i
SINi'l-: I'llllllV I, AST.
I t lit I.) Mih-Tiessnry to Utntte IJanil.tiuii
Pali! I')' banks lo Hiih-Treusiiry. I.IM.iluu
l.osi In hanks , . . . I'.,,'i;.'.,ll0.j
liiilu In haukit nine period pro
lluuj lU'tk d. 17,(100
DRAB SEAS0X X0W LIKELY
WASitiNeiTov. Feb. 21. The lack of
dyestuff material has (presented such a
eerlous proposition to clothing manufac
turers: In IhlH r.otnitrv that they liav
apiiealed to the Department of Commerce
to help convince, tho ptibllo that the
manufacturers aro doing evetythln pos
sible to secure dyeMults and that thore
they are uslnn arc tlw best obtainable.
On Haturday last representatives of
tho clothlnK manufacturers conferred
with Secretary of Coinmcicn HedlltU
and othor olUcla'a of the 1 X-partmcnt,
and elirected their attention to complaints
made, by iinsimiers com-ernlrig the qual
ity of tho dyestuffs used In clothlnB,
Tlie following fctate-inent was made
t-hls afternoon by Ihu Department of
Conunerce In cooperation with tho cloth
ing manufacturers for tlie liurjioso of
Informlnir the public In regard to the
situation :
"On "Saturday afternoon. February 19.
a conference on the dye situation was
held In the ollloe of tho Secretary of
Commerce. There wero present In ad
dition to the Secretary of Commerce, Dr.
O. II. Norton, commercial asetit and
dyestuffs specialist of the Uure.au of
Foreign and Domestic Commerce : Davl.l
Klrs-lhbaum, president of tho National
Association of Clothiers; WUIliini 11.
Corwlne, secretary of the National A
soclatlon of Clothiers: D. F. Waters of
the Master Dyers Association of (ler
nialitowu. Fa. : Dr. J. M. Matthews, con
suiting chemist, and Dr. Kdwanl B.
I'ratl. chief of the Hurcau of Foreign
ami Domestic Cotnmoric.
"It was agreed that a serious short
age of dyestulfs exists and that In spile
of the fact that tho domestic manufac
turers of domestic dyes arc now produc
ing moro riyestuff material than ever
before and their output Is RrowHig tin;
..m.ltiell.111 li MfalCflv IIS Vet SUfllClfnt
to meet mom than one-half of tin- de
mand and that the variety of colors
now presluced by the domes! In manufac
turers Is limited. A very large propetr
tlon of the, tlomestlc output consists ot
blacks and of tho more easily manufac
tured colore.
"The confcretii-e) acreed to bring to
the attention of the public In every way
possible the need of cooperation between
the e-onsumcrs of dyestuffs md be
tween the manufacture-is of textiles and
ciothlni; on tire one hand and the con
Humers of these goods on the other. It
diould be recognlied for Che present
T.,,ie4 of coins which have
heretofore universally exlste-d and have
been demanded by the consumers in me
Fnlted States cannot now always be
obtained, and tliat In spile of every ef
fort manufacturers of clothing and tex
tiles are unable now- always to supply
the same quality of material which they
furnlshi-d prior lo tho Hurnpean war.
"The subject of unfair competition on
an International scale and the possibil
ity of preventing It In the future, with
especial relation to the dyestuff Industry,
was also discusses!."
WILL HEAR TAXI MEN
ON TAX LAW CHANGE
Wnllhtoin to Liston to Objec
tion. Before Askiiiir Al
dermen to Act.
Ciiiiinissionr of Account Leonard M.
Valselu ihi untitled -rM'!is Interestetl
that there will be a public hearing on
Friday mornlni; at the Commissioner's
oflice before tho Hoard of Alilermen is
asKetl to amend the present city
oidlnance which ovenipts fiom llic Juris
diction of tin- License Department and
from the application of the inalmum
rates picscrib"! b the ordinance all
ithhles ttpei-atlliK on the city streets for
hire that -lo riot lolldt patronage on the
strei is.
"This exemption," sas the Commits
sloner, "penults a l.ircc number of
vehicle opera'lnp on ll-.o streels for
lure, which retclie their passenirors on
the itrlvate ttros:tty of railroad and
steamship terminal or which ire sum
moned by hotel anil r.elauiant starters,
from KiiraK'-s or cmpt lots, to operate
without tuiteir and to ' subje-ct to no
maximum rales of i-hani'-. tlesplte the
fact that uc'ii lehli-lcs arc usually of
the same Mini ami do prec'scly the same
kind of business that Is demo by the
vehicle which ale not thus exempt. This
.-tltii.it Ion Iv u. resulted In repeated com
plaints of cicreharse and other Imposi
tion and bus worl;.l to tin- illsailvant.me
nf both public and private operntln,- con
cerns." As a result of an Invest gallon con
ducted by th" C.niimls.sloner, ho has
platin.tl iin amendment prm Idlnc that
present oiouipled laxlcabs anil either
vehicles should not b' so exempt except
when the v. hides are cloarlv superior to
thoe commonly to bo hail for hire, and
In addition arc summoned from garages
on private propel t and aio known when
hired I" he st i exempt.
The Itixlcalm to be exempted from the
maximum rates mid from cairylug a
taximeter Commissioner w.tllstelns
amendment would regulate as follows:
"That such excepted vehicles earn- In
side a card statliiK thai they liro In the
excepted class', and that the cli.-iurt'eiirs
thereof, befoie beginning a trip, hand to
their passenger a similar card, and pro.
vlilltisT fin titer thai li" person shall, un
der appropriate petialtj, call or summon
lor another person an excepttsl vehicle
unless such is expressly retllestei,"
Notice of tlie lie trim; w-tt sent to the
,sr l.-latlo of Taxi.-ali Owners and
Openitnls, Mlto Liver) Service, Hotel
Men's and Iteslauratit Men' Associa
tion, Miisnii'Seaiuaii Transportation
Ciinipan and the llaverty Cab Com
p.ni The he.irlliR before the Public Set vice
Commission em the Issiiarco of stocks
and Kind of tint Connilldatetl Mason
Sianian and Velluw Taxlea'.-. comimnles,
al iihl.'h a Jiirlsdlctliin.il iiucstlou had
arisen between the oily and the Public
Service CoiiuiiKshnj. wits iitljoitriad yes
It rd.ty to next Monday.
FIRST QUAKER DIES IN CHAIR.
I'ciiit) li nnla llleclrociile Tiro fur
M ran ire Crime,
Ill.l.l.KlnNTt:, P.i Fob. 'Jl Tlie. first
double electrocution in Pennsylvania
look plain here to-day when Ilolaiul S.
i'etinlnKtt'ii and ieurge .March dl,-, In
tint clectrli- clialr. I'eiiiiliiKtoti was the
lllst Quaker to lie ole.-lrof llletl,
The two men were roni loloil of bury.
Ill K l.oulh I'liiU. rton ullie,
Woman II urns to llcnlh,
DfiNril'nT, Conn . Felt, 21. Mrs All ret)
V eller, HO ears old, wife of a hak'g.iito
niasUr on the New- Haven railui.nl, wa
burned tn death last nlcht lu her home
In Itldireflelil while her husband was
asleep upstairs, She apparently hail fal
len white distending the l4ra with a
lighted lump.
SHE IGNORES 1ITS WIFE
Pausing 'from time to time to protest
against the presence of reporters In the
room. Mrs. Ullen Knight Feck, aged
confidence woman, told United States
Commissioner Alexander Ollchrlst yes
terday what she knew about John Grant
Lyman, the mlrslng broker who Is
wanted by the Federal authorities for
using the malls In a scheme to defraud
In which lie sold oil stocks on tho Instal
ment plan. Mrs. Feck appeared as a
witness In the bankruptcy proceedings
against Lyman's brokerage establish
ment, John II. Putnam t Co. of 68 11 road
street, which was closed after the broker
left town.
It was hard to reconcile the appear
ance of the gray haired, motherly little
woman on the witness stand with her
reputation an a financial adventuress.
Her testimony, however, given In a trem
ulous tone and with appaient frankness,
contained very little Information of use
to Itecelver John I.. Lyttle In his search
for assets. She said she first met Ly
man In Kurope In 191.1 and after a three
year acquaintance had come to tho con
clusion that ho was the "most mys
terious man" she ever knew.
While Mrs. I'eck was on tho stand
Mrs. John Oram Lyman entered the
room, but refused to recognize the wit
ness, who also turned her gaxe tn tho I
other direction. Nevertheless, Mrs. Peck
later In her testimony insisted that she
was fond of tho little Kngllsh woman
who eloped with Lyman while she was
still the wife of a Itrlllsh naval reserve
officer.
"I was a mother to Mrs. Lyman,"
said Mrs. I'eck "I haven't a bit of sym
pathy for Lyman himself, but I would
tike to see him compelled to do the right
thing by his wife."
Mri. Peek said she had known Peel.
under tho aliases of I.orlmer. Stirling.
Wills, Hammond, Cotton, Itolierts, Joshua
Drown, Putnam and urtlss,
"Do you know whore Lyman Is?" she
was asked hy Alfred II. Nathan, attor
ney for tho receiver.
"I wish I did," replied Mrs. Peck with
emphasis.
At the conclusion of the bearing Mrs.
Peck turned over to Receiver Lyttl some
letters which she had received from Ly
man. She Insisted that she had never
received anything of value from him.
She added that she was penniless ami
had to be supporte-d by her relatives.
Louis 11. Thnnet. whom Lyman took
from a machine shop and placet! In nom
inal eharge of John II. Putnam & Co.
at a salary of $.Vi a week, told of how
he had lost S50O through his confidence
In Lyman's financial stability. He had
bought a stickpin and a wateh at Tif
fany's for 8oo so that ho might hxk
prosperous at the- office, he said, but
got only 1300 from Lyman to pay for the
Jewelry. In response to a question as
to where he had got the monev he Josf
Thonet said :
"I always have from $L!,oon to 3,onn
on hand. I made JSftO on the last
world's baseball serler."
HEARS PEACH POOL SEEKS AID.
Humor In Produce Irete nf fall-
fornta (irowrrn' Project.
It was rumored yesterday In produce
circles, that California' peach growers
were trying to Interest New York capl
tal In a dried peach pool In that state.
To successfully carry the dried peach
crop. It was said. Kmlc crditu .n....,-
Ing to Jtlnti.ooo would be necessary,
i, t .Ul it . . . t
tine, .,n to ...UK m mo report, J 1 ..,l"io
had already been subscribed, much of
It with the provision that a like amount
should bo added before the pool could
be made opetatlic on May t. The di
rectors of the m, t watt said, wished
to enlist caplt.il here In tinier to make
certain of the plan
Uroke'S conversant with the dried
peach market and situation in Call
fornla were Inclined, however, to belittle
the rumor The no,tl, they said, was
only under consideration, iiailng been
. i.t..-i i tot, its t tiinsiocii, ir.o new
I 1t.... Cn,.Hl..l....H ... . .
...... a, t .... iioiicv.c.iit-1 ot tne ,-s;tie anil
had not even reached a formative sUro.
Tile plan as "pi oj.ose.1 was to enable
the tlrltd pencil iirodiiccrs to obtain
credit on their supplies In warehouses.
ST. JOSEPH- LEAD CO. GAINS.
Mock on III Per I'eitl. Ilaal and
Pronm liave lll .lump.
The St, Joseph l.oatl Company hs
lUclarcil a :m.. .per cent, tllvldend In
comparison in, th,, docla ration for the
proilou ttuattor of the l i, p,- cent,
tpiarterly and I per cent, extra di lilemls
Following the ilcciat-.tticit t' jestonlay it
was (potted i. the ilnain-nl dlstrli-t
thai the stock ins been csiahllsheil .m
a lo ier cent, aiinu.it basis In place of
the former fi per tent tate.
The report for the ieti ended Decem
ber .".1. li'tr,. HhuttM not vrollt a $l.
2s3,4:'3, as comp,ircd with 3S.3IT.Alii
Ihe year before. Tn-ol Income was $ I,.
3?:,3fin, an Inmeasn of $ 1,11(1 1,070, .Vet
liicome amounted to ,",,(S'.i,:t;(, etiial to
VJ.tt a share on tho I, In!), His, share
outslantllim, an Increase of more than
IIiMO,000 .-surplus was M.'JSS.MS, an
Increase of fMlt.lll.
At the unuu-al meeting Hen Hlewett
was elei-teil a illrct'.ov lo sin-cectl the
late 11, S. Parsons.
RULE ON EXPORTS TO SWEDEN.
I'. shipper. 1nsl (icl llrlllsh
''rnilla In Sninr I'mim-ii.
Hereafter, acconllng to Insli uctlons
received by Ihe locil rciin seiuatlves of
the Swcillsh-Aiiit rlcan Lint, trom the
hemic office In Stockholm, all exports from
the I lilted Slate. to Sweden lnut be
couslgneil cither to the Swedish tenet n.
inent or lo the Swedish Food C.immls
Inn. Cargo may be .-unsigned to In
dividual tlrins In Sweden provided it I.,
aci-ouipanlt-il by a penult l.-suetl by Hie
llrlll.-li War Hoard of Trade,
MorchainllHit coiislgnetl to ltussla or
Finland, If plainly marked anil Identi
fied, may bo n filled without tin- llilt
Ish permit. Accordlinr tn the local agents
of the line, the Hrll.-ti unlet- Indlfato
that an understanding ha hoon rt ached
between Sweden and Kngl.iud In regard
to blockade nntl cnutiakind regulations.
M'.W KHAl.TV CllUI'llltll(INs.
AliltAS'Y. t'eh .1 Tho (., Ihotlng rt-all
t-ni (i ir.itlnini ,tie eh.irieio.l heie iii iUv:'
James M Hlnitisini t 'iini.,i,t , llami-iMai.
ih iilt.il. I ft. "Of .Mi"l,u. ,l,iint's II s 1 1 1 1 it
nn, Anion r Wllltlint ,in. M H'I.hii It,
King, Nstt Vnrli tlt
frssloii Hull. line lonipiii) His Minn,,
isl'llll, II". fill. i tllte.-l.ir Herman shu U
Ainciisi N Hie.eh hii.I Itigu I Kii-t.-n. Pie
Hr.inx, N. V
T II. Ilt-Mlt' I'orpor.t-l.lli. llrn.tKllli.
Cllplt.ll, F-'.UllO; olrerlnts VUrEat-el 1!
liurrlsnn, .lames M 1 1 u rrioti -tn 1 .tennis
Haksr. New- Vnrk .-il!-.
Ihiysw-itter Hull. Hug t 'oin m n i , I'm H,i, k
swuy, oapltHl, l.,l'0Hi tllrretnr. .Inhn !'.
sUreUler, M.r,th.ttn tll'eeiiheiK, l-'ar llnek
), iN. ,i Milium C, Whllo, .Sow loik
city.
F0IMTNE WAS INVOLVKli
How detectives led bv the a(.
Kempuer. Chle' Magistrate, ddlvt red t.
ierson -Hid Incidentally the j;;,(i rion
estate of Samuel L. Il.isleli an aV-ed
recluse, from tho control ot Frank I
Onrdner. t-x-Stat Senator, mid lieorii,'
II. Decker, a nurse, was told at n,e irl
of tho two men lofotc. Coutitv u,.
May In Illooklyn lesterilay bv Dr llenr
H. Mlntim, the ph.islclan who .it(ei,ds'
llaslutt,
Dr. Minion had alten.lv te.nn,..i ,i...
he, himself u neighbor of I laslt tt, h.i.j
lieeu ni.it.-ii it, irii llini III Hot
rt !
Vldaiid. another neighbor, on Febru.,r.
v ifti-t f,i il. ... ",u."rj
- ,- ;..'ir.i III ,, lie)
way mentally and pbysu-ally,
(inly one room was occupied In tne n,,
man. There was no heat, nt llclti
a single candle be excepted nntl s,.,,r,.,
any bedclothes. Krforts were in.i.h' t
make the house llv,ii,)o. n, rni,
was repalretl, the gas pipes thaw.., ,'i
a gas ratigti Installed on wTUoli t ,,rr,
pare ndenuatc foml for llasint, win, i,i
half starved himself on brtad and -nil
for years, '
Explaining thai Haslett ,.,d atfr.
nated K-tweeii lucidity and iiicohen nop,
of dotage. Dr. Mlnton cam,- to in,,
on February IT, 1012. the same daj n
which he was excluded from tin. I,,s!tt
home by Decker, a nurs- t!iiun w h id
engaged. Dr. Mlnton said in o,,lle. ,,
the house, las Itemsen strtet, at it o -,,sl
In the forenoon and was met l,j ti, i,r
who Informed htm that his sern.-t ,(
ceased,
"I went again at 11 u, ! ,r
Mlnton continued, "anil I w.i n)(.t
Garilliet, He told me I could not .
In. I fame back again with M.iki-,1.,,..
Kenipner nntl wc were again rtfu-.d
ailllllttaiice. A tletectlie pin hi - foot t
the door and said It would lie hmlic
open (the door was chained I , so (ui.,
We were admitted.
"Magistrate KVmpner sal held, t e
bed ami asked If Haslett lotd
Leird'H power of attorney and glieri
to some one else. Mr. Haslett saH t'
lie had not that ho wish.. I Mr I,-.-to
eontlniio."
The Itrd referred to is Join M. ! ,t
a lawyer, who complained to ,M.iKitr,it.
Kempuer that a cons.lraci- was afo..t t .
deprive Haslett of his liberty and r.
tate. As Lord secured hs pone' .
attorney on Febiu.iry 10. unlj two .i.tt
Kiftire tlardner. and while Ilasleti wa
admittedly Inconifs'tcnt legally, r:rl '
Jordun, counsel for the defendant m,,a
persistent use nf the fact on orns-.ea-r
lnatlon In endeavorliig to develop t ,
theory that e'.ardner did nt.fli g more
than Iortl hml tloii.-.
Mr. Jordan brought out 'hat Lor.'
notwithstanding Hash-It's condition, saw
tit on February ID to h ive the 'nor -potent,
then being examined l.y ,ienlt
sign a paper revoking (ianlmr's p.mrr
of attorney.
Ilobei-t P Vlvaud testlthd thai 't,
paid back the last of the money lie , i
lxirrowt! from Mr. Hash-it It.ferrl'i:
to a will said lo have boon draw
Lord In February. 1012, Mr J.mi
asked :
"Did you haic a talk with Mr I n
In which you said, 'If Haslett s . a
tlves cet nasty wc won't glv. t n a
cent'?"
An object1. Ill Wil elll'leil ll- AsKt.t"'
IMsirlct Attnriiey Allen and JutU. M
aid
"You arc trjtng to create an atm s
phere, Mr. Counsel, but this Is not i
witness to do It with. Wliy thin'
wait until Lord gets on the stand t
then you cm iiuostlon him""
"I don't know- that Mr. Lird w " '
a witness." Jordan responded. "II
not appear before the (inn.i Juri "
Mr, Alh-n assured him that l.-.i
would testify and Mr. Jordai was -.t'l-tied.
The trail will be resumed 'onorro-
FORD TIES HIS TONGUE.
Won't TnlU llneepl lo bj lleiitl
Ihe elsuler."
Ht'iir Fmil arrived lestcrc.i-
ing and vent lo tiv- l.tldo-f ' -whore
ho had a long eonferen " "i
eortaln literary looking me ' " '
"las whispered, were engng'-d ii
cotllpl Mtloil of tin.' "'.l.'' Ill" i f- I
to I iiiluctcil lu the atb 1 1 .
untiis of the li, Hi. ill's ptis-
liefer." Iv totuins lo I'tl-oi. '
also suitnise.l, he will grtet 1
I'lalitilt, wl.tin ho lttt 'ii l'ir
his disbursing agent for tho ,u
grlius. Mr Plantllf is tltii
on the. iicxl Dutch boat and w '.
the latest oiiiitnientii.t ie,it
Ii'ogress of Fran Schw imiet
ti'.lgrlms who rem titled l.eii.n.l
Mr. l-"tu-i was caug'i' h
a II'- came out n' til." .i.l. ' .
yt stenlay altcriio.in
"I hai" no' a word in
subject and I will 11"' ' I e I " -I
to .,!' "II alH Sillijt.'t W ' 1 .
New 'ni-h." ho said ' I a . ot h
In talk "
"Hut abmit t . p. a. t .r..
"Itc.nl 111'" lieu si,, I I . -t
was Ills ropt.i, and he w is g"i"
FORD AFTER DETROIT RAI7AVAV
llrokt-r "-a He l .t-Uliiu ii.'U
ID-Id li riiiiiiillnii.
Di-ti...iT. r. i. 2i D.
blnlli l-s admitted t .1.1 -
Ford and .'Ih' is ni- i.
halt- h.-en t, ymg to .Oil.. '
Ilia J.e If -i't re-t m I it '
Il.lllw IV sl'i.-li 'It ldl.lt
Intent ...ii nf ,ti langii g a i "
If 's , .minion bol ,t' -h ,' " '
fitciot ', l.e'i'ml tin -'i ' :- i.
meet y ''"'a ''its -ent II . s' ,
toi ii points w llin tht I,i '.
aside f,-ii,ii the s'l .It ii j , .
cent annua! rep . i '. .
stuck I la I.I in Mnli'l-. a'
SEVERE QUAKE AT ASHE VILLI.
Sllaht shochs In- llsn I'll I"
IrutxiK I on it
Sslis'it t . . i I .
severe c,ll-lltU.lkf sit"''. '.-
"lie lull .lU w-ci e tt I' t i
night and iei.iri fm-.. i'"
a liiitnlreil mil. s arn.i "I i
the sho. mi. genei a
Tin sun. K nei-. i a.-
since th, i 'litirn'siiiii '." '
St'iora! houses in it wr. '
land, near lien , and n
down hei-i
Noiii hi n. 'a I'- I. .' i M
III Virginia lti.in'hl r p." '
tUake siioclts. In nm- ..
treinois were t-lt b.iw.i
o'clock, tin lllllnhtl, So f ' ';''" '
le-, I'ltel sl'UI g, llllslol. ' '
mil othi r pl.n es .ii k
slight ehoi - N'o 1
Injui .1 to hum in hp n i - I.. ' .
In Norfolk ilu-re wa ..i
Iienior al.oin f. I" ' -'h- ' ' '
age was tl
FAST WORK ON CANAL SLIDF
l'i:.i..l. I'c'i "I sur- '
Halliard i ut t"i.il i'-d 1 1 ' -an
nit-riigc ilfpl'i or i'u" '" ' '
t tilt the on: in .-'P and a w- d
2.'.0 le-i t It i i ,pe. led i i I
fin- the i.-npt In n nl i ,. t .' f
tct within the uc.vt two wivlis