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ENGINEER HESS IS
BLAMED BY EXPERT
FOR DOUBLE WRECK
'Mtntiil Waywardness," Say
Out nil's Sisrmil Men Piib
lie Hearing To-day.
II II Y TWO "STOW:
li MOIIK COCNTK1) DKAI)
(lu.MNn, Ohio, March HO. Albert
II i:mt of lllyrln. night tnnerman at
v nl r it, wiih not rrroiiKlltc for
Wcltn I.i.v'h ilonhln wreck nt Amherst,
n Mliloli at le.mt ttventy-seven perpnnn
t,ic kilVil mill H f t were Injtirpil,
Vi'her ere ilofcctlve kIbiiI to hlitine.
Tli - w.is the etiitement ut Amherxt
hie ttwUy by W. 11. Klllott and H.
VVicsiiml. New York Central kIriihI en
siriwi'. lio went wllli the Joint Invextl.
siti-.s committee of Ihe lntrr.it.ate Com
merce t'mnmlivlon anil tho Ohio IMiblic
pilule." Commission to the srene of the
rck It wa reported that It. A. Mc
Attain, on" of the Keiter.il commission's
cpprt!", also had exonerated 1'rnst.
Pits reported exoneration and aefer
tl"n that tho signal xyetrm has been
fouii'l In perfect working order made the
fjf asalti.t Knclnecr Herman Hess of
tl.e stvnnd f-eetlun of train No. 86 look
mnrv eerUm. aocordlntr to the Investl
cit''r. .Mr. Klllott went ko far as to
It the blame on llcan by a?.ertltiB the
rtu'e of the wreck was "mental way
n i rd Mel's" on the part of the veteran
t r.glnecr.
"I'aed Two Stop HunaW.'
lllllott sajM Hess must have passed
nu "Mop" slcnals, because with the
r nul fjMem In perfect condition the
oil llsht In Krnst'n tower uniild have
leoii duplicated at the next block, a
He down the track, nnd a third llsht
tould have ehowti the isreen "caution"
- rimI tno miles from the ccene of the
.1 'Merit.
Jut how the red danger signal near
i.r.ists tower came to be burning ha
.t Wen lU'tcrmlut'd. KniFt declared
le put up a "clear" signal for the flret
oilon, and says the syetem mut have
h'n uiit of older If the block showed
en
The signal engineers say that even If
' ust Is mistaken tn thinking he put a
"clear" signal even If tho signal wrm
,i "-Ajp" command Krn.it still Is not
' I1. in u hocauso llcvs should h.ivo been
n.iiii by tho two signals ono and two
mlUs down the track.
A public hearing at which train crews
i.ll be examined Is to be started hero
jihhtow morning,
I f-rnmn Abnoltrt Murk,
It n.m itptMrrut early In the day that
I io Investigation would turn largely
;m two turn, the towermau. who was
-piuted to have been dozing as til's
'a uis ciaiOied. and the engineer of the
- ''11111 sei'tlun of the eastlmund tiler,
k'iii, -nino believe, either failed to see
'lie signal net for him or disregarded
ils mders. Hallway official were ill
' ' I' d In opinion as to which was descrv
ng of blame.
A. I lnlere.-t.iis development of the day
".is a statement by Krnst, the tower
1 .m. In which he declared the engineer
i .imeless. As emphatically, he also ab-
nlw'il tho stork of blame, It having been
if-irtril that Krnst hail lost so much
ip .it the lime of the arrival of a
Imv at his home that he slumbered
i duty.
1 was not asleep," asserted the
' merman. "I set the signal properly,
l'i it failed to work. Not I or the en
g ne.-r was to blame. The whole fault
was In the mechanism.
If the signals had been working prop,
trlv tho block signal light two mllo
away would have (lashed a caution and
tl.e block a mile away would have slg
.i I'd IIcsh thu engineer) to come to it
i 'ad -top. Hess was too good an en
t neer to run past two signals set agalnit
l.ttn
Knew .olgual Had failed.
1 nas on the lookout for No. S6. and
'.en t was two miles away I threw
the s'gmii lexer Into the clear, giving
1 a clear path. 'When the train stopped
I rn' zed the signal had failed. I
tarn it) the signal lever again and this
mi- t must huvo worked, for the train
i"f. ahead. Then the crash came
I had no time to stop the Twentieth
''imi-v- before It too ploughed into the
r''ik '
Ai'j'her important point which, It was
Mni'iil, would be cleared by the In-
tt.ga'inn invcdved the construction of
' i" M.c.ied "death coach" of train No.
"I The Investigators wanted to make
ire that i was actually of steel, ns
r'. I by tl. railway official, and not
hii . nf wood.
'Ihi' nivestlgiitlon Is fourfold, Kederai,
S'a'e and county governments, as well
-s ' r.nlniiy toiupnny, conducting Inquire-
v llelnap, representing the
'HrniP I'limmercc Commission, was
n i'ie ground early and opened head
Hiitrt.Tj, in hi half of tho Kederai Gov-
unci in a downtown hotel. Soon after
arriv.tl ie nas met by A. S. Ingalls,
wiM ml -upi rinlendcnt of the New Vorl;
"ii'r.il litiej west of ItulT.ilo, who placeil
''f"t' I. m ml the Information which the
r" way otlleialt hail collcctnl up to that
he "I'rnltnlilr Demi."
T ''"nimerco f'ommlsslorr represen
.irriinged to go to Amherst early
" 'i " afternoon and it special train
.i il.ii.'d nt their disposal nnd that of
" ',ie Invehtigators. Coroner Carver
-he party of otliclals at Klyrla.
T ''lotting list of "probably dead"
K .in out this afternoon:
' t sn.V, srt., Cleveland.
' Ibater TalK I'a At-
' AimricMii bowltiiR ci)tigrei.t In
Wat mi train, hut has not been
h wreck.
' if. ' , Truidirif, Pa. Vt on train
ill'ifMIIU
;' 11 N. . Ii-trolt. and
,,,u - HHrolt. Ntlther hi ben
nr.'ik. Wtif travtllliiir llh
fn'li-r, mile nm;tn of CleveUnd,
.iiiiiiiit ihn InJuri'U ut Illyrla.
' ' 'I '.I. It. V.I,Ti:it, l..it ailUreas,
.P i'v, W4ii Voniierhllt Hotel, Nrtv
'h s ,i jif i n .true ttretk.
sent tn .In 1 1 for SmoLUit.
v' r Miioklng cigars In a cloak and
''" ' t.ibllsliinent nt H Cannon street
'jsptrat.1 Handy in the Kssex Market
Mill' ifjurt esterday sent Joseph Kits
"r n I'-alle street. Tho Hronx, and
"arid Muiowltz, 73 South Tenth street,
""' llii. to . the. workhouse for live
irKUL Nonow
ASK FOR and GET
HORLICK'S
THE ORIGINAL
MALTED MILK
&M iidwttUtw CMC YOV NM t
400,000 MEN SERVE 8 HOUR
DEMANDS ON 452 RAILROADS
Railway Managers' Counter Proposal to Open Whole
Wage Schedule, Not Acceptable "Fight Is to a Finish.
We'll Win," Says Brotherhood President Lee.
Ci.rvKi.ANti, Ohio, March 30. Itftpre
tentative of the 400,000 emplojees of
452 railroads of the IJnlled Ktalcs, al
most simultaneously thli morning pre
sented their demands for an right hour
day nnd time and a half for overtime.
In turn they received a set of demnnds
from the roads themselves, technically
called 'Inipilrles."
Till reply, which it Is understood Is
Identical In the case of each railroad, In
effect throws open for consideration all
provisions of the present schedule relat
ing to compensation. The roads offer to
agree to the selection of n conference
committee composed of delegates from
the four great railroad brotherhoods
the lacomotle Knglnccr. thu Klretnen
and llnglnetneii, the Jlnllway Trainmen
and the Italln.ty Conductors and rep
reelitatlve of the conference committee
of the manacer-t of the Kiistern terri
tory, the Western Association and the
4outhwestetn Association to meet at
Chicago nnd talk things over.
If this plan should he followed a def
finite antver, probably, may come when
that meeting takes place, several months
distant. After that may come arbitra
tion or a big light.
Tn Refuse Counter Proposal.
IHlt the railroad employee, so the of
ficials here Indicate, will refuse to con
sider the counter proposals made by
the companies. It Is Kiinted out that
nothing would be gained by the men
In arbitrating tho railroads' proposal
to change the wage schedule and that
they would only lose part of the ad
vantages they now have.
V. tJ. I.ee, president of the llrother
hood of ltitllro.nl Trilnmen. declared that
he had expected the counter proposal.
"I am not at all surprised." ho said,
"Although I bad no Intimation of what
their answer uoulil be I expected the
roatls to make some demand in return"
In commenting on the presentation of
the eight hour day dentinal President
made this statement :
"The men to-day presented the pro.
posed schedule i .'virion to the manage
ments of eveiy railroad in the country.
The proposed schedule represents wluit
we demand. It is what ne want nnd it
Is what we lire going to get.
"Tho eight hour day Is possible It
will not Ihi neett-sary for any rallioad to
expend a dollar In overtime If proper
care Is taken. If the i.illtoads cannot
avoid paying the penalty for overtime
there will be a few opt rating othV'als out
of a Job. We are going to fight to a
finish for the eight hour day, and we are
going to get It or there will c no
'brotherhood' left "
Tr 1 of Kmployers" I.rMer,
A uniform letter presented by the four
binthertioods with the demands rends ns
follows :
"This I to advise that emplnvees
employed on the railroad, have In
structed the authorized committee of
the llrotherhivid of I.ocnmotlve Kng.
neens. the lrotherhoin uf Locomotive
Klretnen and Knglnemen. the utder of
Hallway Conductor and the Itrothei
hood of Hallro.ul Trainmen to preent
to vou the attached proposition as a
revision "f the schedules now In force
and effect on our line governing em
ployees in the classes of service in
dicated therein.
"In accordance w'th the term of our
present agreements, Uiudl.v in I'l'pt this at.
the official notice of our desire to re
vise to the extent naui.d our present
eeliedules or agreement.
"We reuiiist that ton .loin with other
railway managements n the Cnlted
States and enter into a cnllictlve move,
mem for the ptirpne of handling th.s
proposition at one and the same time
through a Joint committee representing
all railroad concerned, and we ale in
sttticteil to advise .vou that the or
ganizations statu! rc.ul to do like
wise. "ThU proposition Is being pieen.d
to other loads In the territory on the
same date this lequeet Is made upon
your line, and It Is desired that answer
to our proposal be made In writing to
the undersigned committee on or before
April 20. 1916,
"In submitting this proposition we de
sire thgt It be understood that all rates,
rules and conditions in our agreements
not epecltically affected by these pto.
poseal amendments shall remain un
changed, subject to changes In the fu
ture by negotiating with proper offi
cials and committees, as has been the
case in the pnat.
"It ts our request that all lines or
division of railway operated or con
trolled by the Itallroad shall b
Included In these negotiation and that
any agreement reached hall apply
alike to all such lines of railway.
"It 1 to be undertood that auv set
tlement of thee questions that may be
agreed upon by this cooperative move,
merit will not become effective on roid
where agreements or arlt'tratlun awards
exll until the expiration of the period
named theieln,"
Tbr "lllultt Hour Demand." j
The demands of the tmployee. ac
companying this If tier, weie as fol
lows :
Artlclo 1 a In alt road service, 1on
miles or less, eight hours or less will
constitute a day. except In passenger
service. .Miles In evcess of 100 will
be paid for at tho same rato per
mile.
Hi) On runs of 10 miles or less
overtime will begin at the cxplintlou
of eight liours.
fc) On run of over 100 miles, over
time will begin when the time on
duty exceeds the mile run divided by
12'i miles per hour.
(d) All overtime to be computed
on tho minute basis and paid for
at time and one-half time the pro
rata rate.
e) No ono shall receive less for
eight hours, or 100 miles, than they
now receive for u minimum day or
100 miles for the class or engine used j
or for service performed,
(f) Time will be computed coiitln- )
uously from tho time required for duty ,
until released from duty and responsl-,
lllllty ill enil oi nit) ur run.
Article 2. fa) lllght hours or less will
constitute a day In all yard and
switching service. Tho minimum day's
pav for eight hour yards shall not be
less than the present day's pay for
ten hour yards. Provided, that In
vards having a minimum day of more
than ten hours, the present day's pay
The Making of a Book in
Moving Pictures
will be shown in connection with the
New Lord & Taylor Book Shop
Conducted by Doublcday, Page & Co.
38th Street and Fifth Avenue
on Monday, April 3d
Chickcring "I fall, Seventh Floor
as In rlTect January I, 191$, 111 he
continued with the eight hour day.
(b Time to bo computed continu
ously from time required for duty un
til released from duty and nionsl
hllltv ut end of day or run. All over
eight hours within any twenty-four
hour period to bo computed nnd paid
for at tho rato of time and one-half
time.
(o) All overtime lo he computed on
tho mlnutu basis.
Higher Italea Attt Affected.
Article 3. (a) Klghl hours or less at
present ten hours pay will constitute
a day's work In hostllng service.
b) Tlino to be computed continu
ously from tliutt required for duly
until released from tluty and responsi
bility at end of day or run. All
over eight hours within any twenty
four hour period to be computed and
paid for at the rate of tltno and one
half time.
(c) All overtime to be computed on
the mluuttt basis.
At tide 4. Any rates of pay, Including
excess mileage or arbitrary dlffoien
Hals that are higher, or any rule or
conditions of employment contained In
Individual schedules In effect January
1, 1916. that are more favorable to
the employees, shall not bo modified
or affected by uny settlement reached
In connection with these proposals.
The general committee representing
the emplojees on each railroad will
determine which Is preferable and ad
vise the ofllcers nf their company.
Nothing In the settlement that may
be reached In the above submitted
articles Is to be construed to deprive
the employees on liny railroad from
retaining their present rules and ac
cepting any rates that may be agreed
upon or letalnlng their piesent rates
and accepting any rules that may be
agreed upon.
Score of telegram neie received by
I.ee to-day from tile local committees
In the various tiltle rt porting that the
demand had been presented. Home re
iKirtcd that answers hid been rescrvtd
b the railroad managers. Similar re
pot ts were received by W. S, Stone,
tiraud Chief engineer of th" Hrotherhond
of Is'comotive ringlr.eers. In each case
vvlu re answer have been dlven the ic
fus.tl of tho dtr.runds have been quali
fied, leaving the way open to future ne
gotiations. It was admitted by rallm.ul
im n to-day that n-cret confert nees nad
lietMi held and a uniform answer drafted,
THK RAILROADS' REPLY.
Connter Proposal Would Open I p
All VtHtte M'hrtlulrs.
The concerted eight hour demands of
the railroad brotherhoods were pre
sented In New York jesttrday at the
oftlee of the New York Central and of
the Krle. The Pennsylvania demands
went in at Philadelphia, the New Haven
at New Haven, the ls'hlgh Valley at
Hethli'hc m and the Lackawanna at
Scr.ititon. while they were being pre
sented simultaneously at the headquar
ters of every load In tile country.
Itcncrnl .Manager W J. Krlpp re
ceived the communication for the New
York Central ami Vice-President and
tleiieral Manager A. .1. Stone received
a deputation for the Krie.
This delegation Included It. J. Kelly
for th engineers, H. K. Hanvey for the
tlrenien. II. K. Xlmmennan for the con
ductors and T II o'llilen fur the train-
Cl-ll
Mr Stone- n turn Mibmittnl a letter
to the vMtnts which again Is a uniform
nolo from the i.illways. Inasmuch a
the men were direct' d not tn accept
any demand this reply I spoken of as
an inquiry. It reads a follows;
"The present stand ird of tates and
working rondlt.on. have been very
laigely tlxed by mediation and .trhltra
Hem. and this comiiuy feels that they
an- adequate and even liberal to the cm
poye t ,
"Till company has mi tloire to
h.inge the existing rates nf pay i- the
working rule nor lo reduce the earn
ing vosslbllitle of the employees un
der their existing tule. hut liusmuch
as your piopoal cvutemplate fundei-in.-mnl
t hatmes in operating method
and practice on which Hie schedules
have been built up tin company hereby
givi niitue m coufiiimity with Hie
schedules now in effort that In connec
tion with ami a a pa it of the conld
eltiiloii utnl dlspiiliiii of your isnpoeals
there shall be open for consideration and
disposition thoe provision ,n the schedule-
or practice thereunder governing
compensation In Ihc classes of service,
affected li- your proposals or those in
conflict with the following pilnclph'S as
tiny aiply to sinii cln.M'.-
"in) No double compensation for
the same time or service.
"(h) The same cla-sltlcatlon for the
put port' of compensation to be applied
tu nil meiiiheis of a train and engine
crew.
"ill Two nt nioie differently paid
class,. nf se'vice performed .n 111"
same day or t'lp to lie paid propoi
tlouate iatr acro-dirig lo the class of
sen lee, w ith nut lr than a minimum
day for the combined service."
This irply of t'"' rallioad goe a
l.ttlr furthi r than the demands of the
Western Association in 1MH, which were
withdrawn at the request of President
Wilson In order to avoid lnlenil
tumbles at a pctlod of great danger in
the country.
The cnnmmiilnitlon to the New York
Central was signed by M. C, Slattery,
chalimiin o-der of Hallway Conductors,
I' S. (itaiit, secretaiy, C. M. Holiday,
chnlrinan llrnthcrtinod of llallroad
Trainmen; C. II. Johnson, secretaiy
Onirics C, Itlddlck. chnlrinan Hrothi i
hisiil of Locomotive engineers . J, .M
Albright, sccietary, O, U. llnphlm.
chahm.'iu llroiherlvmd of IxcomotlM
l'lreiiieii nnd Kiigiuemen, li. M. Halght.
secretary.
M C. Slattery, clialiinan of the wage
adjustment boa id of the Order of Hall
way Conductors, Hated after thcsubniU
iou of the demands Unit the decrease
lit tune nskeil would not make the oidi
nary limn cost ovtitlme, slucu It was the
opinion of the ralhoad men that the
schedule, could he so arranged that the
reduction In the working hours would
not Increase the cnt of running trains
to the railways, He stated that one of
the main grievances was that yard en
gineer were compelled to work twelve
bonis a day and they now demand eight
hours.
THE SUN, FRIDAY,
MORE TIME FOE TUBE LINKS.
Ilndtnti Company (iela P. e. Order
fur Important Change.
The Public Service Commission yes
terday extended to Marcilt I, 1918, the
time within which the Hudson and Man
hattan llallroad Company unust begin
construction of tho proposed extension of
Its line from Thirty-third street to tho
Grand Central Mtatlcin.
Another certificate lued to the rait
road for the extension of Its linn from
Cortlandt street to Thirty-third stteet,
Including the branch througli Ninth
street to Koitrlh avenue, was inodlllcd lo
require the company to submit on ninety
days nutlco a statement of the cost of
constructing the present Sixth avenue
part of the line.
A third ccrtlllcate given yesterday
eliminates the authorisation to construct
a foot passageway under Hey strcrt
from the. Hud'on Terminal llullding lo
the present Hroadwny subway, such
passageway being no longer needed In
view of the new subway being built
through Church sticet.
SPANISH WAR VETERANS DINE.
Commander In C hief Dyer la Their
finest nf Honor.
Veterans of the Spanish-American
War gave a dinner last night at the
Hotel llreslln In honor of I,. O. lycr.
commander In chief of the I'nltcd
States War Veteran. It was ar
ranged to hold a rally for prepared
ness to-night In the Ninth Iteglmeiit
armory, fourteenth street near Sixth
avenue.
Tho speakers last night were tho Itcv.
John P. Chldwick, former chaplain of
tho Maine. Commissioner Joeph llnrtl
gau of the llureail of Weights and
Measure: Itarratt O'Hara. I.leutenant
llovernor of Illinois; Col. Asa lllrd
(liirdlnrr. Hear Admiral Charles l.
Slgsbee, Cap I Jack Crawford, tho poet
scout,'' Col J. X.an Tldball. Frank S.
Stdway, Maurice Simmons and Com
mander Oyer,
L0RIMER COLLECTED TWICE.
John ( adsht the Victim In S!i.,lMHI
Ni'tle Ural.
Cnio.vco. March .10. - - Kx-Senatnr
Lnrimer may be the only ltnsrtant wit
ness called In his own defence when
the State rest Its case. Intimation of
this came to-dajr at the trial f the
former Senator for conspiracy In con
nection with Hie wreking of the. La
Salle Street Tiust arid Savings Hank
How the late tohn Cudahy. packer,
twice paid a note for 12a. ono given to
the La Salle Hank wa told to-day by
William Tlioleu, cashier of the llllnol
State Hank, a subsidiary. According
to the witness the money to p.i . the
note wa left at tbr bank after a prom
ise had been givt u to ma'l the can
celled note, but the paper wa sold to
the I'lrst National Hank and collected
a second tlnnt
PLANS MADE FOR BABY WEEK.
onitiilttf c rr iloltiled at Con
ference With the Mayor.
Iteproentatlve of fveiity-elght or
ganisations which hate accepted the In
vitation of Mayor M'tchel to take pal t
In Unity Week met at City Hall yester
day to formulate preltminirv arrange
ment" A representat'vo or Mayor Mlt
chel and Health Commissioner H-ncrs.m
outlined the general scheme and p'tlnted
out the benefits of H,thy Week.
Pr. lhiie.son was named as chairman
of the general committee, and a cntral
committee comitos-'il of the chalrnn n
of various snb-commltt' e, which will
Undertake different feature's of the ce It
bratlon. was also appointed. llaby
Week will ltegln on May t.
ITALIAN BILLS STILL ADVANCE.
British Me-rllnK aittl i.rrmaii MitrUs
let Mrotmcr.
The feature of ettday 's fi'-eun ex
flange marl.it wa. the tontiuiied
strength of Italian ltic, whn li closed at
i'..t'.4, against n previous l.i.e i.f ri.tisn,.
pemaiid sterling advancid tie Tn 7-1'"..
against t."t!, on Wetlnesd.it, while ca
bles were unchanged at t 77. I'rancs
weie steady at ."!i7;'( for heck and
5.0" for cables, while ruble dropped
from 3 1. fta to 31 (.". duilders clm-ed at
t. ll-l'., against a previous cloe of
t'J I'-ltl.
Mark were ti cmge r and cu-eil at
71 11-1 for sight drafts mid 71 for
tables. They weie previously quoted at
71f'. and 71 ll-lfi tespe.'tlvely .u-trian
kronen rose from 1 ".33 to I'.'ll'i
Play urn n it it lleiinest Dented.
1'irl. Commissiuiier ltigered's request
for pcrmllin to u-e city prop-ity In
Carroll street between Hicks ami Henry
streets, Itronkly : , n a playground was
refusul by the I'oiiiinlsslniiet of the
Sinking Fund yesterday, I'ity Chamber
I lilt Itruere being the only one who
favored the proposition. l:eidmt nf
the neighborhood were agalnt n ai'd the
further leasfin was advaiueil that the
iionoed playground is near Carroll
Pail:.
rhlnee llehrla I'luhl nt iiIoit.
I'tMov. Match 3n. l-'lghtlng 1
taking place In Sunlmi. in tint pioiunn
of Knauu-tuiig, accm ding to reports
I teaching hete.
! The 1'nltril Sta'ce. gunlin.it lin.ng
' too I In the harbor. I'on Igmis hue
been cautioned not to go near Swatinv.
The Vlttyiir nl Home III,
.Mayor Mltihel wa i onllned in in
Inline yelenl.iv nnd a iiuinliei id en
gagements at the i 'Hi Hall had to be
postponed. It was said thai lie bad siif
Icieil auollier atliuk m the headache
that fliiiciilh' have iiunpelled lllm to
fniego his duties
Spring Derbies in dis
tinctive shapes of defi
nite propriety designed by
DobbsSCo244 Fifth Ave.
New York's Leading Hatters.
Charming hats
exclusive designs appropriate
for all informal occasions.
MARCH 31, ' 1916.
SENATE DEMANDS
GASOLENE INQUIRY
Adopts Mnrtiiifi Resolution for
Invpstlfrnfion of Stnnd
nid Oil Co.
COIM'ORATIOX ISASSAI1.KI)
W.vhiiiniito.s', March 30. After a
llvoly debate, In which th charge was
mado that the advance' In price of gaso
lene may be directly attributed to the In
fluence of aomo illegal combination, the
Senate adopted to-day a resolution In
troduced by Senator Marline of New
Jersey directing the Altoniey-Ocnernl to
make an Inquiry Into the activities of
the .Standard Oil Company nnd other
corporations In response to protests
about gasolene prlcts from all parts of
the. country.
Senator Sutherland of Utah, a conser
vative, expressed the opinion that when
tho facts were disclosed It would be un
doubtt dly found that some one was vio
lating the law and should be prosecuted.
Senator Hitchcock of Nebraska, as
serted that gasolene tmd been placed at
an almost prohibitive figure In order to
provide a fund for tht payment of "enor
inou dividends,"
Senator Pomerene. of Ohio Incldetntally
declared that the Supremo Court decree
"dissolving" the Standard Oil Company
was Ineffictlve. He charged that not
withstanding the court had found there
had been criminal acts committed no
prosccutiun followed.
It was brought out In the debate that
the Kederai Trade Commlslon will make
it n iort on gasolene prices within a
week.
The Hesolntlon.
The Marline resolution follows.
Whina In the strides of human
progicss and invi .Hon gasolene has
become a much of a ncccsMty to tin.
thrift and welfare of the American
people as a source of power and pro
pulsion as s coat, and
Whereas tint conmn relal cost of the
saint ha been advanced from time to
tlino until It ha leached a m"t un
reasonable tlgure, theieby lmstlng an
unjut bunion on the people, n in I
When. i It Is charged and by many
bellet.d that the high price of gaaolcno
I Is due to the monopoly control of the
I Standard oil combination and other
hlti'H M th'iefole
.I mil i if. That the Attorney Ocncinl
of Hit Timed State be and he I
heieby directed to cause an Investiga
tion uf the subject as to whether this
phi ntiiiicn.il Increase In price of the
aitlcle Is tin result of any violation of
the laws of the United States.
In submitting his riMilutlon Senator
M.utlne said
"Jasoliii" . a pr'mc ne, e-it The
ticmiinlmi. adv. ime In the price nf this
comin.el.'y has agitated our people; it
I.. ,1... .., ...-.iiii.,. ..,.!, ilm. niiintiL. them
. . ..iv ", -
'that this article 1 controlled and owned
and Its pile" advanceit from time to
time by the Standard nil Company, and
it I their ilislre that the subject be
investigated."
"Is it mil the duty of the Attorney
(tcncral 'to institute proper proceedings
against the combination or combinations
with or without any request from the
Senate or House"" Itimrrcd Senator
Cummins
Mr. iilhfrlaitil objection.
' I havi not the llghiest ilotiht that
the III. lease 111 the price nf icasolelle
we have w lines, d during the last few
months is jltogetlnr without excuse and
1 have no doubt that when the matti r
thoroughly Investigated It will I
found that some people have bieii vio
lating the law and ought to be prose
cuted," said Senator Sutherland of
Ctah.
"1 have no objection to tin ri.-olutlon
being passed, but I tske occasion to say
that It ha no more force or effect than
,i ie5olutiou of a similar kind by any
other gathering of respectable gentlemen.
It is not the buslne,. of the Senate, It
Is not legislative business. When we
pass ,i resolution we are undertaking
graiuiioiiiy to give auvice lo Hie exi cu-
live nopariiiiein or tne i ioviriiiiient
which under the i'olititutloii s chaig.'il
Willi the full re sponsibility of ekccutlng
tin law
senator Hitchcock, a Drinocra' of'
Xehiiiska. who favoicd the ie.outlon, ,
said; "The high pi ice of g.ioliie i '
diii to the fact that n combination of I
the so-called Standard nil group is con- I
tmlllng the pr ce by monopoly and de
riving enormous dividend ,m a ieult ,
Senator llitclicnck ileclaicel the In
ciease In gasolene price wa "neither
due to an increased epnrt nor to a I
j diminished production nr supply ill tins
leoiiniiy. ' He said tie leport M-nt to
'Congies by the Secretary nf the Inlerlor1
hiiowin nun tne nig tiivnieinls paid mil
all slocks were responsible ror the high)
price-. f
SllOlllllll'l lit-
Hai'kvTnril.
"I Hunk." he continued, "tna' we
sliould not be b.ickw.ird In slating In tin
li solution what eveiy Hade papei states
and what Is In th" mouth of every per
son, that tile hluh prlte of gasolene 11
.lur to the fact that a i onililii.ttlon of the i
so-called Stand ml Oil group I control
ling the prlte by a monopoly ami deriving
enormous dividends as a reMilt," i
Senator AsIiiiiti of Arizona referred i
lo tcslluiony taken by his committee In
for women in
the Osage oil leases which showcet, Mr.
Ashurst eald, that Standard Oil con.
ti oiled ttnc producers, by representation
on their directorates and Insisted on the
right lo market their product and by
products. "Is It true or only a notion that the
Standard Oil Company has been tils,
solveel?" asked Senator Hard wick of
Georgia,
"I presume that legally It lias been dla.
solved." replied Senator Ashurst, "but In
fact It has not been dissolved and every
Senator knows It."
"Wo havo been advised hy the Judg
ment of tho court that It has been ills
solved and that It was separated Into
flvn different parts or more," suggeHted
Senator lloko Smith. Senator Smith
added that 111 View of the court's decree
the name of the Standard Oil Company
ought to be omitted from the preamble
find Senator Stone uf Missouri took the
same ground.
"You will find It stnted that Standard
Oil Is the predominating owner and
controller, the life and animus of alt
theso corporations. With this Informa
tion are wo to go before them with
bended kneo and tearful eye and say
wo cannot tell tho truth about them
imply because they aro the Standard
Oil Company?"
HIGH PRICES FOR U. S. SUPPLIES
1,00(1 Per Cent. Increase Fnnntl In
Bid (.asolene ,tl Cent.
WASltlNfiTON, March .'10. Increases In
the price of goods offered to the i5ov
eminent, ranging from tn to 1.000 per
cent., are being disclosed to the (lencral
Supplies Conunltlee, now engaired In
opening tho proposals for supplies for
the next lleccal year.
Tho Increases a high ns 1,000 per
cent, are tinted In chemicals, photo
graphic, supplies, Ac. Increases from 10
per cent, upwurd are found on hardware,
clothe nnd textiles, typewriter ribbons
nini stationery or nil nitius. uiottlng gators for th city. Pommlssloner Strong
and other oit of paper aro quoted at i remarked that he did not think the
as much as .10 per cent, advance. "scramble" was worth mentioning.
Oasolcne. offered a year ngo at l Kduard A. Mnree. publicity ngent for
cents. Is now tpioted at .11 cents a gal- the State Charities Aid Association, said
Ion and thoso who offer It npintrently that Mgr. Dunn, Chaucellor of the Cath
are Indifferent whether the Covernment "Ho archdiocese of New Vork, "must
enters Into a contract to buy it al'l'ave trot his date mixed" In declaring
that price or not.
OSBORNE TRIAL DELAYER
ArKiMitriit In Appellate I)ltliii.
Prevents Calling nf Case Holiday.
White Plains. N. V March nn -It.-,
cause of District Attorney Weekb of
Westchester county applying to the Ap
pellate Division for a writ of prohibition
pie-vcntlng counsel for Thomas Mutt
"""" ""ten .--iiiK cunt.-.
making a motion l,eM.rc .lullce Tonip-
klij to strike from the indictment of
in.-rlect nf duty the count charging Im.
morality the trial of Mr. Osborne set
fot next Monday will not go on.
I Asltunt Dlstrn t Attorney Kallou
sain iii-uay mat me argument on th.)
writ does not take place until Monday
uncrnoou ami mat me trill wilt prop,
ably have to bo adjourned a week at
least pending the decision. It is said that
if the Appellate liivlslon should decide
.against Air. Osborne an appeal will bo
taken.
j An e.Mra panel of I of talesmen has
n.en drawn ror nct .Monday and they
w ill probably have to be sent home or
tliiecti il to report day by day.
HAMMOND ILL ON BIRTHDAY.
MocLj- Mnnntnln l lnli liter Dinner
Without II President.
The only disappointing feature about
the, animal Itccfsteuk dinner of the
Itoiky Mountain I'lub laet night In the
Old Dominion room at Mm ray's reslau
laut was the .Uem.t. (,f John Hays
Hinuniond, Sr.. president of the org.mi
zition sliue Its inception ten years ago,
wlio was coiiJIniil to Ins home by Ills
pi ysician's onlers. To-d.iv i Mr il.mi.
ineind's lty-tlrt liuthday and the son j
inember and guests of the club bail
Plaiiiicd to make the festivities a sort of
birth, l..v ..oiii.Miiient !.. ti...ie .ii. .i...
giiished' president. So thev lo.islcil him
j ,n lls ,,, ..,.,. .,, ,.,,, jjp,, (.iigios-td
In solution of their .iffectlnii Hid .-teem
Among the prominent person from the
Kast and W. st who Joined in the tin r
ilineut were.
William H Tlionuisiirj. T Coleman
ilu Pont. Charle A. Corliss, lieorge A.
Schroter. I-'rainis .1 Uake, Jr., Adolph
l.ewisolin, Charles It. Hint. Dr Ch irles
Cole, Walker W. Vlck. Waller w
1.e.M-e II tt t.-...t.ll.. . ...
.. ... ... ,i iv'll. 1'I.IIIKlIIl l.eilll-
ard. Samuel S. I!netitnm, Albert J.
Sillgmaii, Sidney J .lennlno.. Major
W Tyson Itomalne. Kred.. W ll.irrl.
, nj;,n. Theodole 1
P!,trk and II I
The Careful Housewife's Food Standby
The housewife who appreciates the food
importance of pure and wholesome bread
and who desires to serve the members of
her household with the most dependable
kind, buys
WARD'S rt
MADE
The Clean Way
The Pure Way
The Ward Way
REAL RATING GIVEN
OF TEN INSTITUTIONS
HooNtnl o Pispcl Impression
That All Hail Hccn Criti
cised, Says Dohcrty.
William J. Ooherty, Deputy Commis
sioner of Charities, named at the chari
ties heating before Commissioner Strong
In the liar Association yesterday ten
Institutions for children which, ha said,
had received a high rating In the cil.'-'s
inspection, In order to counteract any
Impression that all tho asylums had been
severely criticised.
William 11. Hotchklss, counsel for the
Charities Department, In pointing out
that such a one sided view prevailed, said
that adverse reports on only twenty-six
out of the forty-five homes visited had
been made. Six Cathollo Institutions,
three Hebrew and one I'rntestant, he
raid, had been praised. According to
Mr. t'ohcrty, they were:
The Hebrew Orphan Asylum, the dood
Counsel Training School, the Brooklyn
llebicw orphan Asylum, the Institute
of the Missionary Sisters of the Third
order of St. Krunrl, St. Joseph's Home,
St. John's Home for Hoys, tho Now York
c athoiie Protectory, Hope Farm, St. Jo
seph's l'emale Orphan Asylum and the
Hawthorne Jewish Protectory.
The Deputy Comirlsslnner told also
of seven Institutions which had engaged
In a "scramble" for numbers of the city's
dependent children, as testified to by Dr.
It. It, Keener, one of the special Investl-
'hat tho Moree pamphlets of newspaper
clippings were published before the I'ar
rell pamphlets. Mr. Moree swore that
they came out after the leaflets attack
ing the investigation, the hearing goes
on at 1 1 o'clock this morning.
BARNARD HONOR AWARDED.
eirnduatr Fellnnshlp la Beslotveil
I pern Ml Madeleine IHIIey.
Dean (lllderslecve of llaruiird College
, announced after chapel yesterlay noon
that the graduate fellowship had been
I u i.i t tn. i,..i.i..i ttni-... 'ti
This fellowsbln 'l" awarded every 've.tr
. th ., ,mt.P f ,i., I.r..1,in,.iinir el,.
v. ho 'n the opinion of the faculty hows
i greatest prvimlsn of future distinction In
i ,er chosen line of work.
It consists of IflOO to be ued for fur-
'her study at any college or university.
The winner if she does not wish the
money may keep the honor and give tho
money tn the. alternative. Mis Ida Holt.
Mis. Dllley was bom In Prance and
came to till country at the age of 14.
Mie received her preparation at Dicken
son High School, Jersey Cltv, and en
tered lbirnaril In 1013. winning tho
trustees' i'iiti'1'ctitive. scholarship. She
h.is Is eii specializing In Itom.in. e lan
guages. In which she will continue her
studies next year, probably at Columbia.
Ilefore iiiinnuneliig the award Dean
11 Iderslreve gave a brief resume of tho
brilliant career of Miss Caroline Alison
Duroe. winner of the fellowship In 1914,
who wa killed In a railroad accident
last week. Mis Duroe was rtudying at
the University of Chicago und was to
le turn to Harnard next year as assistant
In the department 'of geology
BREAD LINE IS SHORTENED.
'er "inm Men Ask for I'rce
l.oave. na Warm liny pproaeh.
' , , ....
T lie sun Willi h f hone so brightly yes
' tcday did not seem to produce much
I cheerfulness in the hungry men who
called at the bread depot in Prince
treet. They shuffled into the slion witii
weary ste utnl smlleless faces to take ; seen nf or heard fioin him since . A couple
their loave from Tom Merry nnd Dick 'of days bcUuo that date he i miii'lalned
Hrlght and return to the street, ivheie I of being nvei w or'ed. Mr.. Dcyn became
they stood mi the curb eating In groups, win tied after If it ft and seemed Ihc aid
hut ewhaiiglng few words. 'of a detective agemy. Last night when
Since the warmer weather er in there'll failed to get any trine ot lur Ims
lias been a noticeable falling oft in j band she notllled the pnlii e
the number of young men applying fm The missing man Is deseiibed as being
ill,- ill. l.l'". n. juhii lie li ..l'i'... I Ih "l i
I bread. Mnt of the men who called
at the depot yesterday were past middle
age and of feeble body, showing plainly
Herrmann, lMward he mark nf physical sleknrs -and men- itlnbokeii and was pinmtncut n tin Mcth
llasklns, al discourapeiiiivit. Joiilst Cliimh,
BREAD
or she buy that other WARD kind which i also a favorite
among discriminating people DAINTY-MAID BREAD.
At the morning, noon and evening meals, they are a
food standby which adult members of the family can relish
and enjoy and which children may eat with real benefit
to their growing bodies.
Either of these high grade WARD loaves, TIP-TOP
or DAINTY-MAID, make delicious toast, crisp, palatable
and most appetizing. For sandwiches they are especially
fine because the firm, close-grained texture of every slice
enables you to cut and butter to perfection.
Added to these superior eating qualities is the ad
mitted cleanliness and recognized purity of TIP-TOP and
DAINTY-MAID BREAD and the fact that they are made
in the world's model bakeries by the most advanced and
scientific methods known to the baking industry.
: -HUb OF THE UNIVERSE
Present and
Future
Protpectlve tenanii In the new
Brokaw Building
Broadway at 42nd St.
offered up-to-ihe.mlnutt
equipment, advantage of two
broad thoroughfares, unob
structed light and ventilation
nd quick sccess all lints ot
transit converging hete
Further the new ubwjs will
hive an entrance In buildine
A ALBERT B. TJ
SHFORTll
lOEJdSl Tel Mures-Hill 1100
A PROBLEM
W'hfii the mother just
won't tr- won't liteit to
our iidvicc rocs l :t c l
home ill id thu stinc I '.id
conditions arc rcixutcd
well, we're Kind to s.iy
there are wry few o(
these cas?.
THE BABIES' HOSPITAL
ulth St. t Lexington Ave.
PSYCHOLOGISTS ON THE FORCE.
Wood Wants Mll.'juo in Pay y early
nlnrlea for 'I mi.
Police Coniiulslu r Woods Is so
pleased with the pun-res made by h'.i
lieutenants In learning phychology that
he has appointed Dr. Istuls II. Illsch
of Columbia University to a. $.'.,uuu Job
as consulting iAprt and Dr. Ilugrno C.
Howe as a criminological examiner at
St.'.'Od a year The Hoard of Intimate
has been asked to giant permission
at its meeting to-day for tho transfer
of Jil.:on from tint contingent fund of
the Pollen Department to meet these
salaries. The itpsilutmi nts have been
approved by the Muiilclp.il Civil Ser
vice Commission.
Dr. H!ch took charge of psychologi
cal Instruction In the Police Department
as a volunteer lie has woiiml In the
morning lineup oi prlMincir, at I'oll.tt
Hi iuhii,irters ami In putting certain
question to tlic men has frequently de
termined what character of mental dis
ease ltd the unfortunate lellow to com
mit a clinic. Mote- recently he has been
going from station to station showing
the desk lieutenant how to till whether
or not a man Is sulfering from eub
I'.ormalltv Whither or tint, some mm in the
Hoard of Kstlmatc will demand n dem
onstration of the usefulness of tills In
struction remains to be seen. Possibly
some of thu questions now asked of
piisontis by dtvk lieutenants will ha
read Into the record to show tho ef
ficiency of the system
PRODUCE MAN MISSING.
Police II nnl W. f. neyn, tthn !
apiienreil March -n.
A ueiieral alaini vta sent .out late last
night tor Walter C De-yo. f.r. years old.
of fjn lluil4ii slrcet. Hoboketi, of the
Jflrm of Walter C. Dcyo ltro,, produce!
' merehatits of i!anevooit Market, New
York. lie I reputed to bo worth
jfiihi.noo.
According to the family Dcyo left his
home on March '.'n and nothing bus been
about 2"u pound and si. fttt tall, 11
I a thirty -sei und ilegit'i Maon, nn i;lc,
I ft member of the Columbian Club of
Buy it
from your
grocer
today.
1