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THE SUN, FRIDAY, JANUARY 12, 1917.
DEMOCRATS PLAN TO
END 'LEAK' INQUIRY,
Coijmiitteo Will Report 'Ad
v Tersely on Proposal for
Full Investigation.
HOT FIGHT EXPEOTKJ)
L Bcnubljcaus Hope to Force
lawson to Give Names or
Men He Accuses.
Washington, Jan. 11. The Demo
ftwtlo majority members of the Itules
Committee decided to-day to present to
the House an unfavorable report upon
the Wood resolution proposing a special
Investigation of the peace note "leak,"
Du Ibelr action has failed to put a
quietus upon the controversy that haj
risen over It.
The flffht which lias been ROlnir on In
tt) Rules Committee has been trans-
ferred now to the House. A hot fljht
1 Js expected to-irorrow. ft would have
j, been staged to-day but for the absence
; Of Speaker Clark, who asked that the
committee withhold Its report until Ills
' return.
Republicans on the committee are con
vinced that they will have sufficient
support on fhe Democratic side to table
. ttjjs adverse recommendation of the ma
jority members. Many Democrats are
opposed to" dropping- tbe Investigation.
jqey Deueve mat mc piuii, a wicj
V describe It, of Thomas W. Lawson. tho
' Boston stock operator, should be cajled.
' "Hie' Republicans appear to be almost
united' on' the question. Thero Is somo
(otibt to-night that (he resumption of
; tile "leak" Investigation by a special
; Cfliprclltco can bo blocked.
j Republican Faror laqalry.
Tae decision of the Rules Committee
. to, turn'dowp the Wood resolution cajl
, Ing for an Investigation by 'a special
committee was made along oartv lines.
7 "Ttie DeenocraU voted tq abandon the In
quiry ana me iiepuDiiceng voiea 10 rc
ymj If. through a special committee.
Ope member only, 'Representative Can
trel. 'Kentucky, was non-committal. He
voted "present."
"What course wilt be taken If the
Houco rejects the majority report to
morrow' has not been determined. If the
ipollon 19 W proposed by the majority
members of the Ttnl- rnmmiiiM i
. tabled the question may b referred back
? J' w!.th intructlons to bring In a
resolution providing for the appointment
;tof a special Investigating committee, or
sne House Itself might pass the Wood
resolution for that Durnox.
Tho basis has been laid for a spec
tacular parliamentary fight, the Republl
f declaring they will do their utmost
to obtain as comprehensive an investiga
tion ' as" possible. TBey are bent ' upon
bringing about at least an Investigation
Which will place Thomas W. Lawson In
tbs DOSltion of tnaklnr eanii him nrnmlu
to divulge names of men In high places
b connection witu the alleged leak.
AcfloB an Adverse Report.
Chairman Henry of the Rules Com
JElttee asserted to-day that enourh evi
dence had been obtained In the prelimi
nary 11quiry 10 jgsiuy ne appointment
of a special Investigating committee.
t)ur action 011 thU nrlvllered Wood
resolution." ho said, "that Is to table ll.
i virtually an adverse report. We may
take' up the ' matter again. The first
Wood resolution Is rtill before the com
mittee and If we wUh to' we may act 'on
that'
"ThomaB w. Lawson has not been
purged .Of contempt by our action. The
piro-coramiueo conpisitOH ox nepreania
Uvea Garrett and Campbell and myself,
appointed' to' consider contempt proceed
ings, still exists."
The minority members of the commit
tee were convinced that as a result of
the acton of tho Rules Committee the
leak Investigation is at an end unless
the House decides otherwise to-morrow.
They also Instated that If the adverse
report on ino vvoou resoiuuon im ap
proved thero will bo no " proceedings
gain at Lawson.
Takes Fling at I.avrson.
As an echo of the charges and denials
Biado at the preliminary hearing Repre
sentative Henry received a telegram
trqm Samuel "Untermver, who takes a
' fling at Thomas W. Lawson for mention
ing his name. Mr. Lawson at the outset
Of his examination contended that the
Rules Committee had no power to com
pel him p testify and said ho had been
0 assured by Mr. Untermyer.
Thn latter in his message to the chair
man of the committee awerted that he
tkd 1' Peen retaineu Dy .nr. uiwion
rM hAii never any nrofesslonal relations
with blm. He sent a later telegram.ex-
plalnlng that he would be glad to seo an
exhaustive Investigation that wpuld re
sult in an explanation luvmcui moduli
Of 'an IrrewonsiDie nnu unrcKui'eu
stock exchange." It appears that In
this Wish Mr. Uniermycr unu asr. fn
Ann' orn 'of ono mind.
A new version of the "leak" tq Wall
Street on President Wilson' peace note
was slven to the committee by James R.
'Rellly. managing editor of tbo Wall
Street Journal.
A tlD nicked up, he eald, by a Pqw
Jones' reporter In Wall Street that
brokers' private wires from Washington
were saying the J'resldent was about to
end n peace note was solely respoivltlo
for tbo despatch forecasting the note
which appeared on the company's ticker
at 2:05 P. M. Wednesday, December 20,
ten hours be. ore the note was published.
Between 11:30 A. J!., the time Rellly
aid bo received the tip, and the dea
patch of the Item on the ticker, Rellly
raid, he received two messages frim
John Boyle, the Journal's representative
here. The flirt, Hied before Royle had
received llcjlly's Inquiry regarding his
tfportcr's tip, was marked "connYcntUl"
and told of. tho coming of some sort of
note and tuld It waa not a peaco pro
pOMl.
Reference to the Note.
The second, In reply to RclllyV Inquiry
as tq whether anything was available on
tne. sports gicancu iroin the pr liters
wire., ws iu inc eiiuct mm tne reier
ence undoubtedly was nude to tho com
Ing note.
Relly was very empiatc h his die
laratlon that tho Journal would not vlq
lale Vconlldence. Ai-ked regarding newi
rmiimentH cn nut In thrlr rrnit- il.i
W'rerdlr .lie market. Rellly Ml'ii."
"Tho market was very nervous thit
dsy. It was Just posslblo that this was
5?,J l rnmoi .Vi. ",. . M..
truing to take some Important action
Wfin reference tq prcrgn anairn."
''Dld you hear u rumor about that
time or a little before." asked trpro
sentatlve HarilKon. "of a meeting of
banker 1,1 Vh'c'i )cy served pqllce to
brokers that atocks wero bpi)g pyra
mided too high?''
"Not exactly lhat," replied Rellly. "I
hcaril pf no bankcp' pieptpa;, but there
was n icdoH that some uf the big
brokers met at 1 Ho Metropolitan Club
and came to thn couclublan that tho
amount of Industrislr carried In their
luni was entlrrlv too high. Whether
know, but It was reported to have been
held about December IE.
"Tho rumor uai brought to my office
bjr one of my reporters. There Is
scarcely any doubt, also, that the bank
er, (or their own protection, hail begun
to insist on a change of their collateral
and to favor railroad securities Instead
of Industrials, which would 1ms most
severely affected In the oveut of a
break."
Asked about the affect, of the Lloyd
George speech, llellly sa'd that It had
affected the market.
Asked by Representative Patten If
there had been any advunco Information
In Wall Street that Secretary Lansing
would Issue a statement on December II
asserting that tho United States was
being drawn near the verge of war,
llellly said ho never heard of It
"I do not think that Is so," wild
Hellly. "That Is news to me,"
6,0.P.PiAN TO REVISE
STATE VOTING LAWS
Senate Committee Named at
Albany by Itcpublican Leader
Elon li. Brown.
Ai.ant, Jan. 11. Senator J. Henry
Walters of Syracuse Is chairman of a
committee of Republican Senators ap
pointed to-day by the Republican Sep
nte leader, Klon R. Urown, to determine
whAt amendments, If any, should be
made to tbo primary and election laws.
TJua other members of the committee are
Senators OeorCe A. Slater of Westches
ter, Qcorge P. Argctslnger of Roches
ter, Alvah W. Burllngame of Brooklyn,
Ogdcn L. Mills of Manhattan, George P.
Thompson of Niagara and Charles V.
Newton of Livingston.
Tills committee was appointed follow
ing a resolution offered by Senator
Brown, which was adopted at a caucus
of Republican Senators, where It was
stated' tht many Republicans thought
tie" party Statu convention should be
lyistored and provision made on the elec
tion ballot for straight party voting In
addition to the present method of mark
ing the ballot.
jwi yvny wus Hcuun buuuiu uo ihkvii
by "the Republican Senators at trt
time, in view of the fact that Gov.
Whitman has mado It plain to his friends
that ho will not approve any legislation
changing the present direct primary
law. Is not clear, unless It Is the hope.
should Gov. Whitman veto such legls-
latlo, to pass it over his veto.
It requires thirty-four votes to pass
a bill' in the Senate over tbo Governor's
veto and 100 votes In the Assembly. The
present senate comprises 38 ltepubli
cans and' IS Democrats and tho As
sembly 99 Republicans, 49 Democrats
and 2 Socialists.
Should an attempt be made to pass
over Gov. Whitman's veto a bill abol
ishing the direct primary -In favor of
the party State convention, it Is believed
the Democratic members of the Senate
and Assembly would furnish enough
votes to make up tho necessary two
thirds in each bouse to take the place
of the Whitman Senators and Assembly
men, who would refuse to vote to over
rido the Governor's yeto even 'though
they favor restoring the party State
The fact that such action by a Re
publican Legislature would tend to place
uov. Whitman upon a pedestal In a de
rence or ino direct primary would, It Is
believed, defeat tho attempt, to override
the Governors yeto.
LIVE WIRES KILL THIEF
AS ffE WOTS HOUSE
Body of Burglar Found in Cel
lor Near Switchboard of
Ardslcy Homo.
A burglar who had laboriously HrlnDed
tho home of Mrs. James McVickcr in
Broadway, Ardsley-on-tbc-Hudson, of Ita
eUctrlc wiring was found electrocuted In
tho cellar yesterday lust under the
switchboard, which carried a current of
-,-uu voi 13. no naa apparently uccn
ueaa two days.
iae place Is occupied this winter bv
tho family of L. A. Schmcldcr of New
York, but they had been away for a few
days. The lighting for tho house, and
grounds la furnished by a nrlvatn electric.
jiiaiu. jne ourgiar, wno pried open a
n...Yr, urn, nunc iij pet in, wen
from the top of the house'dawn to I lie
cellar, ripping out tho wiring as he wpnt
ana paying no attention to tho murh
more valuablo articles which lay about.
tvnen no nan torn out all the wires In
the upper part of tho house he colled
them and went down to tho cellar. Ho
had reached tho switchboard and appar
ently was about to cut the cables when
lie received the shock that killed him.
A member of the Schmelder family re
turned this morning and finding the
ngni am 1101 worn sent tor Otto War
per, an electrician, who stumbled over
me Durgiar's oody 111 the basement. Ho.
side him wero coils of wire worth nor.
haps 1 5. Tho body was taken to the
isaaungs morgue.
Capt, Barnes to Betlre
Tollce Capt. Wlllot P. Barnen of th
Poplar street station )n Brooklyn, the
laviu .precinct, nas applied to Commis
sioner Woods for retirement. He has an
excellent record, tie came Into the de
(lartmept in 1866 as a doorman.
WILLS AND APPRAISALS.
MRS. H'ANMIK DEKW1EIMER. died
iecrmuer J.J, iwiu, 1101 estate. 0r7,DS3
ucuiiiLLiiia. riorencD (J. Walter. UKUEh'
tcr. 1101, C(W: Leopold A. Hrrnhelmcr. nn
sit Incompetent: lts,IL': Itoile Utrnliflmcr,
ilauKhtcr. 1:17(1 1)1:2! Marlnrtu Wilr.r il.i:
hart, grsnililaugbter. tlu.UUO. and Temple
Ilmnnu.KI. 13,000. Aet, premUen 7 Kast
riiiy-nevpnin mrcri, lt,l04l; ,ep
tdO.liUS; fumiturr, jewelry snd other
eonalty, 8,-J()7i rh under lonlrol ot
UOHle IKTnhelmer nelunslna In decedent
ya,:,t,; itocks and bondi, l:J..170. and
intercut In 1 estate of Aclolph' llf rnlielmer.
dec!fd, 11.1.K14, Idrseit holding of
rurltf: Bonds elty of New Vork.' 1.10..
000; . bonrtn Weil Hliore Illlrncl, S0.7tin.
ni bonds illy of lluilon. t.'ln.iKM). Itcport
lmllcilf de. e ile nt owned some realty not
locate' In New York KUle.
I11SNHY AllMl.s. dlnl Ausutt .11, 10l:
net estate. IM.I.l-oT. Mrs. Ileglna Abels,
ttldou', received 111.11117; Allen Abo!, Kiln.i
Abels and Itobtrt A boh. daughter and pon,
rseli IU.833. slid Intra were several smsll
Itgaclei to other rrlatlves. Avsets In
cluded lious furnishing buslnes. 4U0 West
Ilroattnay, 11.000.
Apl)I(W'i:ilAUWAT. ded July 17. 1PIH;
net estate. HH.ir.J4. Mr. Fanny ctiarwst,
WMoir. bcn'Aelary, Assets Include liquor
Biorc, 11. a r irsi avenue; siock, s.'.uaT, and
. contl will. t'J.048.
wtfftVestTO
' nenhew. lecelvrd lliuoss: Mltllcent ti.
.rrlsinan, lenIterr James. I. fiuilck.
I brMUcr. and ilsrlspna ll. lira. ley. .i,r,
1. Dullck.
lev. slstrr.
il tOMC". n.COJflit uivl.eJ hrty.fuur
harts stock ilnarulity Trust Comnam.
I-Ji.n.-.O. inl 100 tbarts Irving National
llank. flionq. '
-VP.ANK T. KBNAll, died April 'J7. lOlfl;
net ratal". I17."J01. Mary Akiii-s Ifensli,
rlatrr. ond Autil 1.oul Kenuh, widow,
f.icli ruclved 18,1)80. Kmiaa llnrili, not
r!'i!-
l itn. 'UJ91i oisouiuiii, J.iisiil,) 1;,
rtltil
til Aprasi hi, 1JI",
not estate. tn.!.ir.
TlioniS'. H. Vermiije, nu.hai.il, lienrflclnry
a
I
1NIIV AHOUKT KESTK
Auitu't mill: net Nev
Ot tlolioken
ai,i Auiru
ew York estate,
1 CI. 11. Kr.ti..
lib. 111. Mrs. .HHrarciio 1,.
wblow. benrllrlary.
JOHN l.KSI.Ii; (iOtlDON. died Mtv 10.
1B10; net tslale. o.7U3, Mrs. Adulslda
UiCnllum tlordon. widow, received IB0.4nj.
and two slsltr'-ln-law and a titter psch
GOMPERS PREDICTS
LABOR BILL DEFEAT
A. F. of L. Head Tells Senate
Committee Compulsory Ar
bitration Is Wrong!
HE PEAL OR CIVIL WAR?
Condemns Judrro Hook' fori
Granting Injunction Against
Eight Hour Act.
Washington, Jan. 11. Samuel Gomp
crs, president of the American Federa
tion of Labor, predicted to-day before
the Senate commltteo on Interstate Com
merce that If Congress passed a com
pulsory arbitration law that compelled
men. to contlnuo at work against their
will the law would bo repealed. Either
public scntimont would force Its repeal
In a peaceful way or It would be re
pealed as tho Dred Scott decision was
reversed after four yiurs of civil war,
Senator Newlnnds had pointed but to
Mr. Uompers the evils and Inconveniences
of a strike of trainmen that would tie
up tho transportation facilities of tho
country.
under such circumstances," replied
Mr. Uomners. "If tho men attacked the
person or the property of uny one there
s n law to fiunltfh them : If they tried to
prevent others from working they would
be amenable to the laws.
Bald Mr. Gomners : "All that the men
nsk Is the privilege of quitting work,
simply folding their arms and remaining
inactive, bccuuio they arc. unwilling to
continue under tho old conditions. And
when you deny them this right It is the
end of American institutions."
Seeks a Peaceable Solution.
The witness said ho wns working with
whatever Influence, ho had to settle the
problem peaceably. Ho declared the
statements made before tho committee
that the "Debs strike of 1894 was settled
by an Injunction that had teeth in it
was "theer poppycock. no gave juii
credit for ending tho strike to tno
brotherhoods and tho American Federa
tion of Labor and said that Iho Ameri
can Railway Union had gone too far.
Ho said the trainmen had as mucn
right to quit the service na the presi
dents, general managers or directors
had, and the effect upon transportation
would bo no worxe. He asserted that
the nassane of the eight hour law oy
Congress last September was wholly un
necessary to avert tnc stnuc, tor tne
railway executives would have yielded.
Senator Hrandeuee or i;onnccucui
asked Mr. Gompers what ho thought of
tho value of Investigation ny -a nign
-class Government commission and the
publicity of the report lor us encct
on public sentiment."
Publicity, how. inquired me wit
ness, in tno leading newspapers 01
the country," replied Senator Brarme
gce. But the "leading newspapers, us you
call them, are against us," retorted
Gompers.
Government Workers Vndcrpald.
"Hut the Government has money
enough to provide for the printing of
the commissions minings as naverus
ing matter." replied Bratidegcc.
Vcs. the uovernment nas money
enough for every purpose except to pay
nrnner salaries to a lot ot unaei-pam
Government employees," sa'ld Mr. Gom-
ner.
Senator Brandcgee said he had asked
the aucstlon because one or tno urotner
hood witnesses had testified that tho
railroad managers had carried on a
campaign of publicity and put the work
lngmen at a disadvantage.
Mr. Gompers (many uronounceo 111c
nlnn a failure. "Public opinion would
hnvo little effect In settling labor dls
putes and what It would have would
be against the workers," ho said.
Tho labor chief wan severe on tne
legislative propoials.
"The underlying thought in IIiIb pro
posed legislation, as I read II, Is how In
somo form to tie the men ot labor to
their tasks." said he.
"Suppose the Supreme Court of .the
United States finds the eight hour law.
so-called, unconstitutional," iiskert. Sen
ator Brandegee, "would you think It
better that Congress take no action to
meet the situation?"
"Vcs, I think so," was tho reply.
Ailvornlra I.aUnn-Knlre.
"Do you mean that you think It better
that Congress act not at nil?" Inquired
Chairman Newlands.
"Yes. that is what I think: It would
bo better to leave things, as they arc,"
replied Gompers.
Chairman Newlands tried to point out
tho public Interest In tho controversy
with the railroads, Insisting 'that If they
had to meet labor's demands they must
raise rates to tbo public.
"I linvc not conceived nor can I con
ceive of a situation in which the workers
would ' make demands upon their em
ployers that were unreasonable or un
justified," was the reply.
"Wo aro all so apprehensive of an In
terruption of commerce," said the presi
dent of the American Federation. "The
colossal effect of such a situation is be
ing emplmBlzed at all II men In this con
troversy. But the undei lying thought Ih
to find some way to prevent the workers
quitting their employment In unison."
The witness referred to tho history of
the long struggle to cnianclpato labor
as he understood It and then added that
laborers wero formerly regarded by their
"masters ns ' serfs and " peons.
"Now. because workers realise that by
cooueratlon they can nrotect themselves
the Government steps In to prevent InM
some way the cxerclso of the power ot
their new strength," said uompers.
(IWrstlpn by Senator Cummins.
"Suppose that 400.000 brotherhood
men go on a strike, that tl)e situation Is
peaceable, no disorder of any kind, but
no trains aro moving ami mere is mucn
Inconvenience to tho public?" osktd Sen
ator Cummins. "And suppose further
lhat you hud tho puwer of tloveriimcnt
In your hands to do or not to do what
ever you might think necessary? Whut
would you do7"
"1 would not Inlcrfcic," was the reply.
"I sny thin an my concept of American
liberty; I say It us un American, Kltlier
Ibis Republic In IU eFseuco and In Its
pplrlt mufct picvall or un sh.11 roverl
Luck to a condition of compulsory labor
when, If a man ipilt work ho was ar
rested for damage to hlri emfiloser.
Railroad men uro not barbarians. They
l.avo sonic conslderution for tho rights
anil Inlt-rcHta 0 tho people."
(lompeia cuiulemneil .ludgo IIcxiU nnil
declared ho should not have granted tho
InJuiiclloii against tho Ad'iiiiron law. Ho
should liuvo inaintaliied the iitatus ipio If
ho did not know whether Iho law was
Mntllutonal. As It Is ho niukcs tho
Government tho appellee.
Military .Necessity II II I.
W, N. !)o.il;, vliimireHldcnt of (lie
Hi'otlici'liood nf ItullriMil Tialnnion.
isUed tho riiinmlttrc rmllnr III Hie day If
It interpreted 11m iniiiuiry iktpm. Iv bill
10 glvo tho I'lesUleiit power to ihaft 111II
load worker t-o that it might bo. iihoii to
nd a Htilko us sucli power wiih iid In
I'Vanep (.cvcr.il years uro. TIiu bill gltca
tho 1'rcnldiMit this aulliOly "In r.isu of
actual or threatened war, liinunecllun or
Invasion, or uny emergency," mid l)o:jl;
Mild If It inrnnl that 11 (.IlIKo could Im
pincntcd by iisoit to It, tliu broilior-
hoods would "bo unalterably opposed
to It."
"1 don't think." said Senator Cum
mins, "lhat any member of the commltteo
knows whether It would giva such
power. I have asked myself that ques
tion." Mr. Doak agreed with a suggestion by
Scnutor Robinson that If the power to
lako over ths roads were confined to
"actual or threatened war" there would
be no such opposition.
TRAINMEN SIT TIGHT.
Will Take No Action 1'endlnB
Court Decision.
Chicago, Jan. 11. A resolution to
withhold determination of policy contin
gent upon tho United States Supremo
Court decision In tho suit now before It
testing tho constitutionality of the
Adamxon net was adopted at a mcctlns
of tile four railroad brotherhoods here
to-day. That announcement was mado
by W. G. Lee, president of tho Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen, spokesman
for the 047 chairmen In conferenco.
The utmoHt secrecy marked the meet
Iin, tho conference room being searched
for hidden telephonic Instruments beforo
Iho men assembled. The conference, It
was announced, probably will be con
cluded Saturday.
WILSON ASKS SUFFS
IN TO GET WARM
Picket Refuses Invitation to
Stop Into the White
House.
Washington, Jan. Jl.Frceilng winds
sweeping tbe Whlt House grounds to
clay played such havoc with the suf
fragist "silent sentinels' on puarn m
the main gato that j'rcsiocnt niwn
was iimved to send a messenger to In
vite tbo ivonnen In to get warm. The
Imitation was not accepted, and at the
headquarters of the Congressional Union
for Woman Suftrae it was said the
vigil would be continued to-morrow In
splto of tho Weather Bureau's forecast
of still, colder weather.
This was the second day 01 tne union s
new campaign to force Its cause upon
the President's attention, which It Is
planned to continue until March 4. In
spite ot frequent reliefs and tho use of
not bricKs wrapped 111 newspapers ana
much drinking of hot chocolate the
guarda now and again dropped their
banner staffs to seek shelter behind the
big stone pillars flanking the gateways.
'ino I'resldent passed tne sentinels
only once, as he returned from his
morning game of golf. He twilled as his
automobile swept into the grounds, but
took no other notice or his visitors.
Word of the trials of the women
cached the WJilte Houso family, and
soon after noon tbe I'resldent gave the
ilrst evidence of having ills attention
forced by sending the chief usher out
with tola Invitation. (Miss Gertrude Fen
dall of Baltimore, in criargo of the de
tail, reached the message with evident
surprise and didn't understand at first.
Sho said she would talk the matter over
with her associates, but there were no
acceptances. During the day two volun
teers, a German woman and one from
England, Joined the sentinels for short
periods. They wero Miss Mary Wheeler
of Liverpool and Mrs. Virginia Berthelm
of Berlin. They relieved regular senti
nels, who went to obtain warmer cloth
ing. CHAMP CLASS WANTS RICHES.
Hopes for Knooah to Print Dic
tionary of Words Spoken In U, 8.
One of the dreams of Speaker Champ
Clark Is to possess Rockefeller's wealth
so that bo can bulhl a printing plant in
St. Louis and publish a dictionary ot
words an the American people pronounce
tlicm. Ho told the Kcntucklar so last
night at their annual dinner In the Hotel
l'laza.
'Ho spoke about the great West, the
political situation, Henry Clay, Theodore
Itoosevclt and also about Champ Clark.
He didn't know Just how long ho was
going to servo as Speaker, ho said, but
he admitted that lie felt pretty safe for
the next two years.
He alHo admitted that he liked Col.
Roosevelt. And his reason was because
tho Colonel "knows a llttlo about more
things than any other human being on
earth.
Irvln Cobb spoke and Don C. Seltx of
tho New York It'orM read an orteln.il
poem entitled "Hail Kentucky." Three
hundred men and women attended. After
tno speecheo they danced.
$825 FOR M0RLAND PRINT.
llalscy rinlr In Anderson's (lal-
IrrlrsJKnds To-night.
Two Morland prints wrro the centre of
interest In last night's sale of the Halscy
prints In tho Anderson naileries. Both
had been engraved by T. Gaugain. and
both wero purchased by R. H. Sparks.
.Mr. riparks cava ssuo tor No. bi:, Mor
land's "Uanclng Days," and (SSS for No,
Gas, the vaine painters "Guinea Plits.
J. K. Ilnrr & Co. paid $300 for No. 640
Morland's "Rural Amusement," and 300
ior no. urn, tne same artist s "visit un
turned." Mr. Sparko gavo 37S tor No
CD3, Morland's "Weary Sportsman,'' and
$280 for No. 686, John Raphael Smith's
"Lovo Vuniiulshed by Avarice," Max
Williams bought No, 66 4, Morland's
" oodcutters at Dinner, for $300.
W Keppcl & Co. paid $!S5 for No. 690
"Gay Shepherds' Week," by J. rierson
und Ocorge D. Smith gave $470 for No,
005, J. I Simon's "Merry Wives
Windsor"; $516 for 666, Simon's "Much
Ado About Kouiing," and 1200 for no,
bU3, "the Tobacco tloit,'' by John Ita
phuel Smith.
Tho total for the evening was $12,000
making the grand total for all tho Halsey
sales to dale $361,113. Tho auction ends
this ctcnlng.
WOMAN IS FOUND STRANGLED
'iv Crime I.Ike Roberts C'nse lie'
irnlcd lu Philadelphia.
l'mi.nt:i.ViiA, Jan. 1 J. Strangled
with n Mocking which was Knotted abou
her throat. In ,e manner adopted by (he
t. layer ot Cirurc Jtobcrts, Mrs. lora
V.liunioiiiKiri wiih found dead to-night In
hoi apartment a,,60( South Ninth stient.
The 01 lino was committed Tuesdn nlgit
or Wednesday morning, the woman's
Major locking tho door of the apart
ment as lie departed, s Half an hour utter
tlu discovery Iho pollen arrested Harry
X.liiiiiieriii.in. tho Uctlm'H husband, from
whom sho liail been separated and who
was suing her for divorce.
Ml. Zimmerman was last seen allyo
by her Mster. Mrs. jHraol Sapson, nt 11
o'clock Tuesday night, At that hour tho
loft tho Huiimiii hoiini Id return to her
apartment. Sho had promised tu ieluii
thn following day nnd when sho did not
come, an Investigation was mado,
SI reel t'utnlllr Decrease,
Figures 111. do public, jestrrdny by tm
I'ulli'o Department showed 11 decrease of
two fatalltlea In last month's stiret acci
dents fiom llm record nf December. 191.1.
TIipjq wero 35 deaths In December, Win.
Dentils duo to motor passenger vehicles
Increased from 3 to 10, but tho number
of prroonx killed by motor trucks ijn
rrcuscd from 11 o 7. Fyo more persons
weie, killed by slret't cars uinl i fewor by
Inn to ilrbwu vehicles.
N. Y. PORT SUFFERS
IN NEW 'PORK' BILL
Hiver and Harbor Measure
Gives 9700,000 for Work
to Bo Dono Here.
$18,000,000 FOB OTHERS
Representative Fcss of Ohio
' Attacks tho Public Build
ings Bill.
WASttt,NaTON, Jan. 11. Of a total of
$3S,192,836 Immediately appropriated by
tho omnibus river and harbor bill, Just
reported to tho House. $18,000,000 will
be expended on eight projects which rep
resent a combined actual commerce of
less than 6 pey cent, the tonnage of that
of New York harbor. New York harbor
projects In the bill call for the ImmedlaU
appropriation of about $700,000.
This comparison represents a fair
measure of the balance of a bill which,
through continuing appropriations and
new projects, commits the Government
to the expenditure of 7,275,000, almost
Identical In slxe with tho 1U bill, which
was killed In the Senate by the Burton
Kenyon filibuster.
In common with other river and har
bor bills the measure Is extremely sec
tional In Its distribution of pork, though
enough new projects have been scattered
through the bill to keep tin Northern
members In line, and the continuing proj
ects 011 the Ohio and upper Mississippi
enter Into tho big features of the bill.
The elaht projects which embrace more
than one-half of tho total appropriated
by the bill arc : Norfolk and Beaufort
waterway, $1,000,000; lower Missouri,
$1,000,000 ; upper Mississippi, $1,200,000 :
central Mississippi, $360,000 ; Mississippi
passes, $1.000,000 : Ohio River canalisa
tion, $6,000,000 ; lower Mississippi, f (.
000,000, and Cumberland Illver, $(27,000.
Easslncers' Flsjarea Differ.
While the statistics of commerce for
these projects as prepared by army
engineers show differently at first blush
by taking from tho figures tonnages of
logs, sand and gravel, coal and material
used In the engineering Jobs, It Is found,
according to opponents of tho measure,
that tho total tonnago Involved is less
than that handled at the little narnor
of Ashland, Wis., less than halt thnt of
Mllwuukce or Chicago, or onc-o.uarter
that of Boston, Buffalo or Cleveland,
less than 10 per cent, of the rrclgnt
handled nt Superlor-Duluth harbor, or
per cent, of tho freight handled at
New York harbor. The latter with an
appropriation of $700,000 is the only one
of the eight last namea rcprescuicu 111
tlio bill.
Opponents of pork. barrel legislation
saw In tbo tirovislon for a commission
to Investigate and suggest a plan for
coordinating tne wora 01 river 01m un
hnr imnrovtmcnL flood control, reclama
t on una Irrigation a traD to commit me
Government permanently to a wholesale
vnteni of Treasury raiding. The pro-
nnd commission is to be made up of the
Secretaries or war, interior, Aaricuuuro
and Commerce, tho chairman of the
House and Senate committees In charge
of river and harbor appropriations and
turn nild ilonal members 01 eacn nouse
to be appointed by the Speaker and the
Vice-President.
Tbua of the commission of ten six
members under tho prcucnt regime are
committed tc the present system at least
as far as river and harbor Improvement
.nri u mnnd. and a seventh, the
Secretary of War, is aepenueni on nis
chief of engineers ror guiaance.
Hnlnrrt to Oppose Plan.
Ttrni-tsentatlva Hulbert of New York
of tho commltteo declared to-day that
im would onnotte tho commission plan
and would fight Instead ror a system
wi.rmhv nil river and harbor bills shall
be debated In the House Instead of com
mittee of tho whole, so mat a rccuru
vole can bo forced upon any project In
lha bill
Mr. Hurlbut said further that he-
would seek to Impose u. tystcm of con
tinuing appropriations to no carca ior
annually in tne mmary civh uiu upn
tot'il authorization made by tno river
and harbor committee, and that he
would seek later to have all Items taken
up und handled In tho form or separate
bills. This plan. It Is pointed out, would
make tbo log rolling featuro of river
and harbor appropriations much more
dlfllcult than In the case of an omnibus
bill.
Representative Fess of Ohio opened
his batteries to-day on the $33,000,000
omnibus tiubllo bul dings bill. Notwllli
standing the bill carries an approprln
tlon for Urbana, In Ills district, wnerc
relief Is badly needed, Mr. Kess said I10
IntcndB to do everything he can to de
feat the bill, because Its bad features
completely overshadow Its meritorious
provisions.
'Tho public building bill displays ope
of the worst features In modern legisla
tion," he said. "It Is built upon reciproc
ity that Is, 'you scratch my back and
I'll scratch yours.' There are merito
rious Items In tho bill that I should like
to vote for, but I cannot Indorse the
drain upon tho Treasury to build at un
necessary expense buildings In towns ot
less than 2,000 where tho total expense
of nil the Government quarters at tho
present time Is much less than the In
terest on the money required for the
erection of the building. That Is too
high a prlco to pay."
SAYS ROBBING PLANNED LOAN.
Purchase of Morse ,Nrnmrra Ei
plnlnrii by Nesr Ilavrit Counsel.
Testifying at a further hearing of
tho Mnrso suit before VIcc-Chancallor
Lane In Newark yesterday Warren 1.
Chase, lawyer, of Harford, Conn., said
that Kdward D. Robblns, former vice
president and counsel pf tho New I Liven
Railroad, planned tho $1,7.00,000 oan
by tho Ulllard Company from the Farm
ers Loan und Trust Company, which
ended with tho acqulrnienet by Douglas
Nicholson of tho onsets of tho Metro
politan Steamship Company.
Mr. Ch.iso said It was his understand
ing Mr. Robblns was artlng for himself
und not for the New Haven Railroad.
Tho strainers Yale uml Harvard nre now
being used by tho Pacific-Alaska Com
pany. MIhm Jcnnlo R. Morse, sister of
Charles W. Morse, brought tho cult to
rompcl tno return ot 1 110 two boats. Mr.
Cliaso explained that thn operation ot
tho boats between New York and Hos
'ton could not bo mado profitable be
cause ot the, shortness of tho travel
season.
Killed In Motar Crash.
Ono man was killed and another In
Jureil fatally when un automobile con
tiilnliig four person crashed Into, an
elcctilo light pole when making a turn
In SprliiBlleld avenue, Summit, N. J.,
yesterday afternoon. Paul Miller,
twenty-live yearn old, Is dead and Otto
Gradetra. in dying In the Overlook Hos
pltnl from 11 fractured skull. Foster
Tyrell nf l'lalnflcld, the driver, ond
Nicholas Miliar, a brothrr of tho dead
man, thn other occupants of the car,
escaped Willi sllgnt bruises.
FIVE STATES JOIN IN
FIGHT ON HIGH PRICES
Representatives, Conferring
Here, Dined by George
W. Perkins.
Official representatives of fivo Eastern
States met In New York yesterday and
agreed to work together .In an effort to
reduce the high cost of living. Follow
ing an afternoon conferenco In the olTlco
of Gcorgo W. I'cfklns. forty of them at
tended a private dinner given by Mr.
1'crklns at the Hlltmore. , ,
Mr. Perkins Introduced Gov, 'Whitman
as a man "who had bad two cup of
coffee and probably would take a third."
Mr. Whitman welcomed the visitors from
other States. Mnyor Mltchcl told of the
efforts to procure legislation providing
for a city markets department, and
Walter U. Kdge promised that lifter his
Inauguration as Governor of New Jcrrey
he would appoint a Htato food commis
sion similar to that In New York, of
which Mr. Terklns Is chairman.
Besides the speakers thero were pres
ent the members of tho Massachusetts
and Rhode Island Cost of Living Com
missions, the Vermont Better Markets
Commission. Gov. Whitman's Mwrket
Commission, the executive commlttie of
Mayor Mltchel's food supply committee,
tho Wlckcs legislative committee and
President pro tern. Klon H. Brown of
the State Senates Speaker Thaddeus
C. Scet, City Comptroller Premier
gast, Commissioner of Foods and Mur
kets Dillon, Theodore Rousseau, sec
retary to the Mayor: Assistant Cor
poration Counsel Edward J. McGold
rlck, Frank B. Gilbert and Robert C.
Cummlnsr.
At the afternoon meeting tho report
of the Now York commissions was
adopted. The resolution calling for con
certed action' by the five States was
Introduced by Robert Luce, chairman
of the Massachusetts oommlslon. The
conference will continue this morning.
80 GUARD COMPANIES MAY GO.
Regular Army Officers' Inspection
to Decide Fate.
Federal support will bo withdrawn
from about eighty Infantry companies
of tho New York National Guard on
probation since last year unless incy
Improve their showing In the Inspection
now in progress.
These companies belong to the First,
Second, Tenth, Fourteenth. Twenty-third,
Forty-sovonUi. Sixty-fifth, Sixty-ninth
and Soventy-fourth regiments of Infan
try. The Inspection of the Fourlccntn
Infantry Is being made this week. The
other regiments will be Inspected In the
time betwen now and the end or March.
No dates have been set for the Inspec
tion of the organizations at the border.
On the basis of the reports submitted
by the regular army officers who will
make tne inspections accision win no
made as to what companies will be re
tained In the National Guard.
346 & 348
TO THE POLICY-HOLDERS AND THE PUBLIC:
A brief of the chief activities of this Company during 1916
runs as follows:
New Paid Business $263,048,300.00
Of this total $239,090,873 was secured in the United States.
Total Income $138,559,395.79
From New Premiums $10,241,497.43
From Renewal Premiums $82,843,015.14
From Interest and Rants , $38,108,768.16
From miscellaneous sources (exclusive of increase in
Book Value of Assets) $7,366,115.06
Total Payments to
In Death Losses
In Endowments
In Dividends
In Surrender Values
In Annuities
In Disability Claims
Significant Facts:
Invested During the Year in Bonds and Mortgage Loans
To pay 5.26
Added to Legal Reserves
Market Value of Assets, Dec. 31, 1916
Legal Liabilities
Reserved for Dividends and Contingencies
Outstanding Insurance $2,511,607,274.01)
Represented by 1,228,601 policies.
The actual mortality of the Company expressed in the per cent, which
it bears to the expected. death losses according to the tables of mortality adopted
by the State for valuation purposes through a period of years is as follows:
1912 Actual death losses 76 of the "expected"
1913 Actual death losses 73 of the "expected"
1914 Actual death losses 73 of the "expected" (5 mos. of war)
1915 Actual death losses 73 of the "expected" (12 mos. of war;
1916 Actual death losses 71 of the "expected" (12 mos. of wan
The Seventy-Second Annual Statement of the Company will be filed ai
once with the Department of Commerce in Washington and with each State of tin
United States and each country where we do business. A brief of that statement
will be sent gratis to any person asking for it.
DARWIN P. KLN'tiSLKY,
GUARDSMAN TELLS
HIS CRUELTY STORY
Inspector-General Honrs Kcll
ennnn's Tnlo of Spread
cnglo runishmont.
Col. Thomas O. Donaldson.Tnspector
General of Ihe First Division, on duty at
tho headquarters of tho Department of
the East, went to the armory of tho Seo
ond Field Artillery, In The Bronx, yes
terday to Investigate the spreadeagle
punishment which -was Imposed on Pri
vate Max Kellerman of lhat regiment on
Tuesday.
It Is regarded as likely that the Inquiry
will extend Into the report that thrco
other men besides Kellerman received
tho samo treatment, because they refused
to do work asl(rnd them until they re
ceived fooo. Tho prolio will bo thorough
for. It Is hinted, army officers nre thor
oughly disgusted with what has hap
pened. Col. Donaldson met Col. George -A.
Wlngale of tho Second Field Artillery nt
the armory, and there In the presence of
Lieut. Frank A. Spencer, who ordered
the punishment, he questioned Kellerman
for more than two hours. He returned lo
Governors Island, where ho drew up his
report and forwarded It to Washington
last night.
Orson A. Raynor, attorney of August
Kellerman, the private's father, .visited
Governors Island In tho afternoon to
make a complaint concerning the punish
ment Inflicted on the hoy. Ho was told
that If the Investigation being mado by
Col. Donaldson showed that tho boy had
been treated unjustly, charges undoubt
edly would be drawn up against Lieut.
Spencer or tho persons responsible for
the affair.
Raynor also sent a telegram to Secre
tary of War Raker last evening relating
lha circumstances and demanding that
charges bo prepared against the persons
responsible. Ho also demanded Keller
man's Immedlnto release.
I,leut.-Col. Frank Hlnes. post com
mander of tho Second Field Artillery,
defended the officers of tho regiment
against any charge of cruel or Inhuman
treatment of the men. Ho said he had
been In tho service for twenty-five years
and ho never had permitted any form of
cruelty to be Inflicted on the men. He
Insisted that the treatment to which
Kellerman was subjected was not cruel.
"Thero has been somo talk about this
reclment being composed of rowdies." he
said. "I want to say that this outflt Is
ono of the finest In tho world."
Col. Hlnes also denied the report that
one of tho lieutenants In tho regiment
had been placed under arrest on Wednes
day night for leaving tho armory without
permission. The regiment will be mus
tered out to-day. Thero wero hints yes
terday that the moment tho men were
freed from discipline they would have a
number of emphatic things to say con -
cernlng the treatment they have received.
NEW-YORK
INSURANCE COMPANY
BROADWAY
NEW
Policy-holders
$11,884,424.69
$19,695,355.33
$19,551,361.00
$1,414,154.02
37,497.00
Mortality Rate reduced
Expense Rate reduced
Interest Rate increased
New Business increased
JOHN BARLEYCORN
TO ENTER MOVIES
Intemperance of Prohibition"
Educational Film Play for
Jersey Folk.
The Demon Rum, nlready beginning to
stretch his legs over In Jersey In ap
prehension of the day they sick the
water spaniels on him, has appealed In
his nervous hour to the movies for help
and the movies, always eager to oblige,
being all things to alt men, will seek to
prolong the Demon's domicile In the
land of real applejack. Soon, In some
nearby Jersey city, Nutley, posslhly, nimi
exhibiting the horrors of prohibition n
contrasted with tho benefits of licensed
llkker will be shown to tho more or Icm
thoughtful voter and they're going to
make It strong.
One film will give a closeup of Ran
gor In prohibition Maine at 10 r. M
on any Saturday night. After the flash-
line of "I vo got to go daown to Rancor
and git drunk and gosh I haow I dew
dred It!" thero will be Jolly little scene.,
of successful Maine nouses wending their
way homeward under tne peaceful stars,
bounding from lamppost to lamppost.
And next "A Quiet Sunday In Kan
sas" will reveal a family group beauti
fully stewed on bootjack whiskey which
father has obtained by mortgaging the
flivver.
Tho contrast to these pictures of bow
prohibition doesn't prohibit will be fllnn
exhibiting gentle spokon, gentle actios
saloon keepers presiding with dignity and
geniality over sweet, clean clubs for poor
men as they run In Jersey, according to
the liquor men, not a soul wabbly, every
body happy though dignified.
The news from Paterson has It that
the first run of these first aids to th
demon will bo presented boon In many
Jersey towns. The organized liquor deal
ers are having the pictures prepared
PRINCETON WANTS $3,000,000.
Plans to Raise Fond for Professor
ships and Library.
PmnckTon, N. J.. Jan. 11. Prjnecton
University will soon start a rainpaicu
to raise $3,000,000 to provldo 1111 ade
quate endowment for professors' sslarlei
and for books for the university hbrar
This announcement was made to-day by
President John Grlr Illbbcn in b.i
annual report to the ti unices.
In tho 170 years of Princeton' exig
ence the endowment fund for priret.oi -ships
and assistant professorshilps lu.i
accumulated very slowly and at '.present
yields only $107,000 annually. Tji un
versify now requires a total yearly ex
penditure for salaries ot $428,000.
It Is nlanned to raise f Z.S00
! the professorship salarv endowment ana
$500,000 for books for tho unlAeu., .
"library.
LIFE
YORK CITY
$81,415,138.36
$29,382,346.32
$70,717,602.17
$24,676,393.00
$866,988,841.57
$728,226,426.34
$138,762,4 15.23
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