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RICHMOND, VA? MONDAY, OCTOBER 27,1913.
THE WKATUEU TO-DAY?F?l*.
PRICE TWO CENTS.
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Governor Asks Mayor
to Take Up Sale Ques
tion With Council.
SEEKS OPTION ON
FORD HOTEL BLOCK
General Assembly in 1912 Di
rected Tnat yalf of Square on
Capitol Street Be Acquired if
State Had Surplus at
End of Fiscal Year.
Up to Council.
k tii? direction of b commission
named by the General AhhniiMv in
1312. Governor Mnnn ha* requested
Mayor Ainalle to take ui> with the
proper authorities the quomI |.,n of se]l
'nr to the Commonwealth one-half of
the Ford Hotel blook. recently acquired
bj the city as a pit* tor a court build
'tiflf- It la the purpose of the St;;t?-- to
cjfcct thereon a modern fireproof struc
ture for the Stnf, Ubrary. wh|f.h
priceless records may bo pr-served ? - i
*hlch Will also provide ample quavers
for tho Supreme Court of Appeals
Whether the city will cogent to de
pose of a part of the property pur
<? iased two yea re ago for *16?.000 must
bo determined by tho Council. t'h??Kh
U Is believed that there Is nnip,? sp;iCfi
In the block for a .State and u city
building Several days nK,, Oov*rm r
Mann, Lieutenant-Governor i:ily,on
and Attorney-General Williams held ?*
conference In Mr ISIIyaoin, room at
?he Johnston-Willis Hospital. and the
Governor was Instructed to h..K'n ,,0-,
nation, with the city n, uc? ordanco
With the Instructions of the commls
fIon. he has written the Mayor, arid it
??? expected that tho matter ? iv i .
Com!'">n Count !1 .it it
meeting to-night.
I.<BlHlHt?re Authorised Oral.
The conference u.. i bold i>, ,i. r ti
provisions ?.f chaptn Z\r, ,,/? t|n> \.-t*
andVau"thMV 'kU- whi,h Provides for
March H. m,,. Tho n!.-t \vaV I;!!:;;,:;;:;
as a r??ult r.f a report from .. Joint
n ttce of the Senate and House
niitted on Februarj **? l,?l'> to m
effect that It was' a.lvi-ablV that t
least one-half of the block bounded l.V
'aptol Twelfth, Eleventh and Hro
? treets be purchased from th- .? tv ,
?arry Into effect th<- purpose of'th
resolution, the net authorizes th? C,ov
-Lieutenant-Governor at.d Att..,
.c>-General to purchase, if possible
? he half of the block I vine next to
? apltol Street, but if found impossible
to buy the half nearest T welfth Street'
The act appropriated $?.(> < , *
n.uch of It as ,vas necess., , y.'nn(|
:?-oted that the property, whon pur
< based, should be h-bl -foi t>:. purpose
of erecting a modern fireproof st,',/.
Library building, in whirl, .shall ' \?
provided also rooms for the Supreme
Court of Appeals and Hp librae, and
tor tho further purpose of ei-. tir l:
such other building? n> ma> lie re
quired for the accommodation of other
departments and agencies ,,f u10 State."
Depended on .surplus.
In case a purchase is made, the a< t
authorizes the Governor to make such
repairs to tho buildings on the pro-.
city as may be nceossarv to i.t tliein
for use by any of the departments of
? he State until new buildup's enn be
j-rected The meat of the resolution is
in the Inst clause, which reads:
"No action shall be taken in regard
to this purchase save at the end of
'he fiscal yenr of 1912 or lpl?
i;or unless a real surplus exists in the
ireasury sunicient to make purchase of
raid property In one of the fiscal years."
The State's fiscal year for 1912 closed
with exact 1% J400.S2 in tho treasurv
and purchase at that time was not
practicable under terms of the act Hut
on September 30. State Auditor Moore
reported that the fiscal year for 1913
bad closed with an approximate bal
ance of $250,000.
Tho city acquired the entire block
by condemnation about two years ago
"ii a resolution offered In ' tho" Citv
Council by H. ft. Pollard, .ir. then
chairman of the Finance Committee,
cords Hotel, which occupied the west
ern side, next to the Citv Hall has
been removed, and the old building
facing Capitol Square are used tem
porarily by the First Hattallon. First
^ irRinia Replment, and the State Ho ir.i
of Health.
it was the announced purpose of the
city In acquiring the property to open
the way for tho erection as soon as
Lr,nCi *b!? u?f n l,"n<,?s"r"?, fireproof |
building to house all of tho citv courts
with proper record and clerks' olli.es
thus rellovlnp congestion in the citV
Hall. ? |
State UepnrtincntM Crowded.
Congestion in State oflices Is even
He?T.hni?r,<Vd- ? Th" S,n,c "t
Health Is In inndetjunte and badlv
equipped (iiiarters. The Adjutant-tj....'
oral's department, recently crowd, d
fiom the State Library Hulbliny, now
rents the greater j.art of n n,.or in the
V n Via U:',.,W"V ?"',l Compat.v
Hullding. The Htireau of Hanking ln'?
never had quarters at the Capitol, but
r?"l^l rooms away from other
. tato olices | ho Pepartrnent of AKt i
?uUure. which has its main ollices i?
the Capitol, rents ollices for its chem
1st. nd for other bureaus Tho !, ',,
IMgliway Commissioner has neven had
he space that the M.gineerlng prob
mand Rrowlng department de
The State library Hullding was
erected about twenty years a.go. a,id
has r>H:. .omcwhat enlarged.' While
the' \il mns buil,li?K. housing
the Auditor, ircasurer and other fis
cal officers, It has never been satisfae
tory to the Supreme Court, nor does it
afford absolutely fireproof protection
for -he records or that court, which
if lost or damaged, could not he re
placed Nor is the State Library at all
adequately or comfortably loeaicd oc
Th?yTnlh U d?*H ?nly thf* thil'<, ?oor.
^CrroMIOh' " "UUI
USBUKNt URGES REFORMS
?
Itcminmrnild Immediate t.'hnnge* In
1'rlMon Kyntrm.
[Special to 'I he Times-Dispatch.]
Auburn, N". V.. October 26.?Thomas
M. Osborne, chairman of tho State
Commission on Prison Keform, who
recently spent a week In Auburn pi*T^
son as a "student convict," to-day for
warded a list of recommendations for
Immediate changes In tlio prison sys
tem, based on his experlcnco In Au
burn, to John n. Riley, State Superin
tendent of Prisons. Tlio chief recom
mendations are that:
'The prisoners bo allowed to bathe
of letter than once a week. A graded
system of punishment for convlsts
should bo adopted; the system of send
ing men, utility of all offenses, to soli
tary confinement on a vory limited por
tion of bread and water. Is both brutal
and unnecessary. The punishment for
whbtpet !ttg In tho workshops Is ex
actly the same as that for murderous
assault upon a guard, except In dura
tion.
"Titer? In no valid reason fo- enforc
ing a policy of silence or attempting:
to do so, for it has been found Im
possible. Nature Intended men to talk.
Universal conversation Is not urged,
but natural communication should be
permitted v. hen it does not Interfere
with the prison duties."
WANTS TO MARRY SOCIETY BUD
Woman flii I in I n ?c t? In- Wife of ('linrlf
11111 giii* Tovmt. Jr.. I)lfiru?Nrn Mntter.
[ Special to The Tillies -1 )l?pnt?-h.l
Philadelphia. October 26.- ?Ceorgie
Anna Purdlek. the young woman who
r-'<>pking to prove that she is the wite
<>f f'harlemae tie Tower, Jr. son of the
former ambassador to 'Jermany, by
\ irV.it?- ?>f an alleged marriage agro
met'i. made the arinouncement to-day
that tho Towers are anxious to -prove
that she is not a w ifo. ho that <'harle
m.if,ne. .lr. may ho free to marry Miss
Port ha t'lark, a Philadelphia society
bud
In answer to this assertion. Mrs
Charles Clark d? < lares it i? "ridicu
lous."
"My daughter H^rtha never has been
engaged to <"hajdemnpn" Tower. Jr.,
not has sl.<- contemplated any ? ngage
tncnl with him."
*.MIss I'l.'.tk refused to comment upon
the statement
The attorneys for the forntr-r New
H:i\-!i womnn nay they will file their
statement <*lalm In the alienation
nut within a few days
RAIL BREAKS IN FIVE PLACES
?'I.atent llcfi-cl" l iiuHe of l.nfeM Vi'rrrk
on \in llnvrn Itiiuil.
I .Sp<" lal to Th< Times - i us patch. 1
Provider,. e, |J I . October 26 The
v r.n the New Haven itniiioad, ill
whi?h t went y-ll v?> persons v.ete in
JijK-d near \\'<-st.et ly, K !. last night,
was caused l>v a rail which hroko in
f ve places. a>- "iding to n't ival experts
vho examine.! the track t.? .lav This
tall Is <?{ the 1 ?avle.st type lnid on ihe
New Hav?-n road In the past few years.
"The wreck was due to what we on 11
a latent ucfe-'t iii the rail." said one of
the experts "t ine of those apparently
, rable defects which puzzle
railroad engineers and bridge builders
This rail was broken In live places and
;.ppat cr.tl\ all w?-re made at the same
tlino. The track Inspector would not
l.ave sei'ti the breaks, for I do not think
they occurred until the heavy train
happened to strike it at a certain
;? riKh-."
STATE NOT INCONSISTENT
Attorney -(n'lirrnl Explains Rriemn for
Indict iiietil nt' 'I'hniv.
(.Special to The 1 lrnes-i nspateh. 1
All.a!,J N. V., October 26 "The de
tei-mination that the lavish and lnge
nlous uso of the Thaw millions shall
in.t triumph over justice," i* declared
by At torncy-CJeneral Carntody to be
tin* sob- reason i'or the State in having
;>n Indlcttinnt returned against Harry
K. Thaw 111 New York County. In an
HWer to the criticism ol' the actioti of
the .State in seeking the indictment,
Mr < "armody saiil:
"There is t.o inconsistency In the
State's attitude. Thaw was acquitted
of murder <.n the ground of delusive
insanity. The State, has held him upon
the result of repeated findings by the
Supreme Court at the several attempts
made to secure his release. If a man
is sufticlntly lucid to successfully plan
his escape from confinement It Is ap
parent he knows what he is doing, and
therefore is legally responsible for the
act."
FIRE ON COTtON STEAMER
Illg Freighter Knees Into Port Vnrier
Full Steam.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Halifax, N. S.. October 26.?The big
American freighter Sowell, from Sa
vannah, Cla., for Havre, France, came
racing into port to-day tinder full
steam with fire raging In her fore
hold. The decks and shies of the Iron
hull were so hot when she made port
that the tire department had to be
called out to flood the ship.
The ship carried a cargo of cotton.
Early Friday morning lire was discov
ered. The hatches were immediately
battened down and steam injected into
the hold, but till efforts on the part of
the crew to check the flames were
without avail. Captain Evans then
headed the ship for Halifax. It was
a race for life, and a battle with the
fire alt the way.
NO CAUSE FOR ALARM
Itcprescntnt I ve .Jones F.xpectcil to Hp
cover liupiilly After Operation,
| Special tc The Times-Dispatch.1
Washington. October 2G.*-Tlicre were
many inquiries to-day at the hotel
wheie Congressman William A. .lones
is slopping concerning his condition.
As ill ready stated in The Tlnies-Dls
patch, there apparently need vbe no
cause f< r aiitrnt on (he part of Mr.
Jones's friends nt Ills present Illness,
although some anxiety is felt. It is
?he opinion of the attending physician.
Or. Sterling Puffin. that lie will be able
to undergo the throat operation during
the present week, and that when it is
over, the. Virginia representative should
recover rapidly, unless something un
foreseen occurs.
WANTS TO STOP GRAFTING
King George Order* Audit of Iliicklng
liniii Palace Accounts.
(Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch. 1
T.ondon, October 26. -At tho behest
of Queen Mary, who wishes to put an
end to tho grafting of servants and
nahieo officials. King (leorge has or
dered an Immediate audit of tiio house
hold accounts of Huckhighnm Palace.
Tills is the first time an audit has
been made of the accounts of the
royal household slnco the accession of
Queen Victoria. It is expected that
the result"" will he some important
changes In the royal ontourapo.
WILSON WARMLY
GREETED ON TRIP
THROUGH SOUTH
Cheering- Throngs Wel
come President to
Dixie Land.
AWAKENED EARLY
BY "REBEL YELL"
Enthusiastic Crowds at Cities,
Villages and Hamlets to Get
Glimpse of First Native Son
Elevated to Presidency
Since Civil War?En
Route to Mobile.
On Board President Wilson's Special
Train. Atlanta. Ca.. October Thous
ands and thousands of Southern fnlk
in great cheering throngs welcomed1
President Wilson to Dixie I.aml to-rlay i
as lie sped through Virginia. North and
South Carolina and Georgia, on route
to the Southern < VuniiiTr in I '"ongress
at Mobile, Ala., where lie will deliver
an address to-morrow on "Rural Cred
its."
The shrill notes of the "Rebel Yell" ;
at Salisbury. N. C , awakened tiie Presi
dent earlier than It*- had intended to
rise, and as the autumn sunlight
vtreak <-<i over the Blue Ridge. a pi I -
grimage of admiring hosts began. At
villages and hamlets, where Die Presi
dent's train ran slowly; at cities where
slops were made to change engines,
there were huge crowds, enthusiastic
and happy at their first glimpse of
Woodrow Wilson, the ilrst native of
the South elevated to the presidency
sinoe tiie Civil War
"We walked fifteen miles to see you."
said a group of tall North Carolinians
as the President appeared on the cat
platform at Charlotte. They told Mr.
Wilson they wore from Davidson Col- j
lege, where he had prepared for Prince
ton The President greeted them
warmly.
I.Ike ('timing Home.
"It's like coming home again,'' he
said; and amid cheers hundreds of
bands were stretchcd toward him. Mr.
Wilson shook hands with many, hut re
frained from making any speeches.
"Speech' Speech!" cried the crowd
at Spartanburg. S. C
"It's Sunday," smiled the President.
"Well, we've Just come from church,"
they ipsiste<l. "You could preach, you
know.
"I can't preach." remarked the Presi
dent modestly.
"A political sermon?" suggested a
voice; and the President Joined ?;> the
laugh that followed.
Pig boxes of flowers were presented
to the President nor fho rail of his
observation car at many points en
route. The biggest demonstrations oe
curred at Salisbury and Charlotte,* N.
? Spartanburg and Greenville. S. <
and Gainesville and Atlanta, <5a.
Many of the cities brought familiar
memories to mind, for Mr. Wilson spent
his early life in this region, lie prac
ticed law in Atlanta. The Misses Mar
garet siti'l Jessie Wilson were born at
Gainesville. and ihe President pointed
out the house to I?r. (irayson as ihe
tr;;in rolled bv.
Welcome to Daniel*.
Secretary Daniels, ol the Navy De
partment. who is alsc to speak at .Mo
bile. was tziveu a warm welcome en
route, pai ti? ularly in his home State?
North Carolina.
<?n the President's train were about
2on people, all bound for the Southern
Commercial ('onirress. Senator Fletcher,
of Florida, president of the organiza
tion, took a p?*rt of the delegation
back Into tho President's car during
the afternoon to shake hands, and Mr.
Wilson later came forward into the
Pullmans to greet some of the women
In the party.
John Barrett, director-general of the
Pan-American Union, and the L<atln
Ainericaa diplomats aboard paid their
respects to the President. Among
them were Minister Calvo, of Costa
Rica; Minister Cnlderon. of Bolivia;
Minister Pezet, of Peru; Minister mo
rales. of Panama: Consul-General Cun
lia, of Brazil, and Consul-Goneral Par
do. of Argentina.
The President told the diplomats that
his main reason for going to Mobile
was that the meeting was suggestive
of closer relations with their coun
tries. lie remarked that they vvere
probably aware from what he had said
and done of his close sympathy for
Central and South America. He spoke
informally of the great benefits that
would accrue from tho Panama Cnnat,
declaring that, although the waterway
physically severed the two continents,
it would m.ike for a closer union in
every other respect.
Discuss Xnval Program.
On Board President Wilson's Special
Train, Atlanta, <ia.. October 2G.?
Secretary of the Navy Daniels to-da>
had a brief talk with President Wilson
on the naval program. He took lunch
eon with the President, but they dis
cussed the subject only In a prelimin
ary way.
Secretary Daniels said that neither
he nor the President had reached any
final decision on the battleship pro
gram. Mr. Daniels also said he would
make no recommendations until he
could obtain further Information from
Secretary of tiie Treasury McAdoo on
expected revenues. Mr. Daniels is in
favor of an early trial of tho budget
system as a simplifying process of
governmental expenditure, and believes
that under a budget system tho ques
tion of how big the naval appropria
tion should be could more easily be de
termined.
II is known that President Wilson
is in sympathy with Secretary Dan
iels's idea of spending more money
ulloat and less on shore equifimetU,
and also favors government ownership!
of an armor-plate factory. It jH the
hope of Secretary Daniels that by econ
omy on land it may be possible to get
three battleships without materially ;
increasing the annual appropriation.
Thus far, however, he has not com-I
mltled himself as to tho .speolilc mini- i
her of battleships he desires, lie to
day intimated that ho would defer tho I
matter for another week at least, as'
other Important questions now aro'de-j
(Continued On Second Page.)
/
POWERS BELIEVES
ANNEXATION WILL
PASS UNCHANGEO
Sees Sentiment in Coun
cil Against Material
Alteration.
NOT ALARMED BY
EXPENSE FIGURES
Chairman of Annexation Com
mittee Says Estimate Is $1,500,
000 Less Than He Expected.
Ordinance to Make Its
Debut at Special Ses
sion To-Night.
On tli?- eve of It* debut, patrons of
Hi" annexation ordinance profe.su to
see a distim:'. clearing of the clouds
that have been gathering (luring the
past two or tlireo weeks, and make
1 the prediction that wJien the measure
Is called for consideration at the spe
cial meeting of the Common Council
to-night, it will encounter little oppo
sition.
The prediction is based chiefly on
two considerations. ' It is generally
| conceded by the Cotuicilmen that no
oidinnnce affecting the status of seven
teen square miles: <?f urban and subur
ban territory can be so l':anied as to
give perfect. satisfaction to the multi
plicity of interests concerned, and that,
considered by and large, the Annexa
tion < oinmlttee has done admirably to
draw a measute that promises as little
conflict as the ordinance now pending.
Secondly, there is a general desire to
cut off extended w rang ling and to
leave the adjustment of conflict!! ?
claims to the courts, which will, in any
event, bo the Until arbiters
"It is my belief that the annexation
ordinance will pass both branches of
the Council without .'(Iteration In any
material respect," said Chairman
l'owers, of the Special Annexation
Committee. yesterday. "The members
who have discussed the matter .jvith
me are overwhelmingly in favor of pass
ing the measure as it stands, and leav
ing it to the courts to perfect it fur
ther.
"1 retard Mr. Peters's frank state
ment on the annexation <juestion as a
| distinctly favorable development. It
| cleared away a Rood ileal of misun
i derst.indlng. and will be an important
factor in helping the progress of the
ordinance in the lower branch.
"The cost figures submitted by the
heads of departments, in my opinion,
are highly em ?jurnging. 1 expectejl
. them to be at least $5,000,000 instead
of |.'f.500,000 The estimates are ap
proximate, and have little real signi
ficance. and I don't think a single
member of the Council will be frighten
ed by them.
"The committee, as far as I can
learn, will Ftiitid solidly behind the
measure, and will oppose any chance
from the present lines that isn't ab
solutely necessary. 1 fully expect sug
gestions for changes to be made. 1 be
lieve. however, that the Council will
realize at the outset that if the line
is permitted to be changed In on place,
it will open the way for an intermi
nable program <>f alteration, which will
delay passage indefinitely.
'"I have no fear of a concerted move
ment to defeat annexation. The desire
for annexation is too general to be
stayed by any movement. As far as
r know, no such movement exists, i
have heard of a movement to change
the northwest line to include Joseph
Bryan Park and Acca Farm, but T
don't believe there Is anything in it.
The park is already city property, and
I see no good reason for annexing a
dairy farm. I believe tha't the major
it.of the Council will hold the same
view."
Special Ordrr To-N'IrIi<.
1 ho annexation ordinance comes up
as h special order to-night before the
Common Council, which will meet at
S o'clock. A full attendance is expect
ed. The Annexation Committee Is rep
resented in the Council by Morgnn Ft.
Mills, \\ . 11. Butler, O. C. Jones and
Jacob Umlnuf.
General interest in the measure, it
is expected, will attract a large crowd
to the Council Chamber. The various
commercial organizations of the city
that have indorsed the ordinance, as
well as owners of property affected
I and interested citizens anil city oltieers
will he represented.
The only opposition that has so far
iconic into the open has arisen in CJin
tcr Park?recently incorporated as a
I town?and in Henrico County. In the
| county a meeting of citizens was held
on Saturday protesting against annexa
tion on the ground that the new lines
took away the wealth-producing areas
; of the community, leaving the burden
of maintaining the government to the
poorer and less developed sections. It
appointed a committee to attend to
night's meeting.
From Glutei* Park the opposition is
'chiefly on the score of improvements.
The town wants a special annexation
arrangement which wi'l assure the In
stallation <?f public improvements com
mensurate with tho bonded Indebted
ness which, as an integral part of
j Iliehmoiid, it will have to assume. Tho
! statement was made by former Mayor
John Garland Pollard that unless a
special provision of this nature were
; inserted in the annexation act, C,Inter
Park could do more for itself than the
?city could do for it. and that the suh
| urb would oppose annexation unless It
| were assured the -same Improvements
i that are enjoyed by tho city.
Shop Now
There Are Only
More Shopping Days
Before Christmas
VANDERLIP PLAN 1
DEVISED TD DELAY i
! CURRENCY ACTION
I |
!Representative Glass
Analyzes Proposition !
for Central Bank.
!IDEA REPUDIATED
BY THE PRESIDENT
House Currency Bill. Designed to
Correct Radical Defects of Sys
tem Under Which Nation Is
Ruled by Concentrated
Wealth, in Danger of
Being Defeated.
(Special to Tlie Times-Dispat h I
Washi nt: top, i ictober Represent -
ative Carter Glass. of Virginia, chair
man of the House i*?>miitiltoo on liank
; inpr ari'l Currency. to-day nave the eor
! respondents of TliC Times-Dispatch an
j analysis of tin; Vanderlip proposition
I to ^stabltsh a central ha* k which w;t -?
1 presented si veral "lays ai!" t?? the Son ?
ate committer. Tills is the plan which
the President was said t.? favor, t.m
which ho explicitly r? pudiated ami t.>
discuss which lie positively declined t"
see Mr. Vamleriip ami Mr Davison, <>f
the tlrm of Morgan ami Company Mr.
i I lass thinks the plan was devised sim
ply t>> ilelay and ultimately defeat cur
rency legislation:
"I have somewhere read in Kng
land?or maybe It was in Scotland
they lined to have an annual fox hunt,
at one stape of which, with reynard
hard-pressed, a red herrlni? ?vas draw*i.
across the trail to dlv.-rt tho pursuit
and give the fox another chance.
To f'orrrct Defect*.
"Of course what is popularly styled
the money power in tills county >s not
foxv, nor would anybody dream "? sus
pecting Mr. Vandeiiip of being in the
i red herring business. Yet It happens
to he a fact that the House currency
bill is designed to correct the radical
defects <>f a svstem under whleh*con
centrated wealth has rub-d the nation:
and, likewise. It happens to be a fact
that the Vanderlip scheme is project
ed at the eleventh hour of congression
al consideration with the absolute cer
tainty of indefinite postponement of
currency legislation should the scheme
he given serious attention. it surt-lj
does remind me of the fox chase and
the. red herring. This opinion seems
to bo shared largely by the public
press. To-day one of the New York
papers, opposed to the House bill, has
this significant editorial expression:
"'It is reassuring to reflect that if
the Injection of tills project into the
controversy should result in putting
the whole question over until tho ren
ular session of Congress no harm will
com';.' .. , ...
? So there vou are! If Mr N amlerlip s
scheme was not actually designed to
delay and frustrate currency legisla
tion. it will, if given consideration, have
that inevitable effect.
Miraculous Ton version.
"But this aside, the Vanderlip prop
osition is as amazing as it is inter
esting. The miraculous conversion of
Saul of Tarsus loses Its historic
uniqueness contrasted with the conver
sion of Mr. Vanderlip; while tin- re
flected glory which came to liaina
liel as the tutor of the Apostle ot the
Gentiles isn't to be compared to that
which must come to the Republican
Senator from Kansas as the tinancla
mentor of tho distinguished president
of the National City Bank.
"Just three months ago. on July _?!,
Mr. Vanderlip wrote me a letter, as
chairman of the Banking and Currency
Committee of the House, voicing the
protest of himself and oilier bankers
against certain provisions ot the House
currency bill; and I wonder that he lias
forKottcn with what vehemence he as
sailed that feature of the measure
which Involves government control, lie
declared tho principle to he 'practically
' inexpedient and fundamentally wrong.
'The objection.' said Mr Xanderlip.^ is
i not to the powers granted to the 1-cd
iural Reserve Board, but to the hands
, in which they are placed.' Asserting
! that 'both financial and political his
tory furnish ample illustration of the
danger, tho ineffectiveness, the inade
quacy of politically appointed boards
Mr. Vanderlip went to the extieine ot
1,1 "''if such a board is proposed were
formed by appointing the seven leading
bankers of the tnited States?who
ever they may be and these men be
came disassociated from the daily con
duct of actual affairs and sat In Wash
ington, directing at arm's length the
! operation of the several reserve banks,
' they would very rapidly lose tho power
to direct wisely, it seems to iu?- that
i the only proper method of control
must he through a board composed Ot
' practical bankers, in direct touch with
I current business, who are selected lot
short terms by the member banks.
I'llnIt Consistency to \t Itids.
"In direct contravention of this po
sition. Mr. Vanderlip and his Wall
Sti eet associates tome hero at the last
hour, flinging consistency to the winds,
proposing a politically-appointed
board, not one member of which is to
lie selected by the stockholding banks,
but all by tiie President of the United
! States. Mr. Vanderlip in July object
ed to the long term <?f seven years pro
I vltled by the House bill; but now in
' October lie would stretell out *..e term
10 fourteen years under his central
bank bill. If the board provided by
the House bill, 'sitting at arm's length
in Washington.' \vould in seven years
'lose the power to direct wisely, what
. would happen in tho case of Mr. Van
derllp's fourteen-years board? ^
?I noto that Mr. Vanderlip, In his
I testimony before the Senate commit
I tee, differentiated his bill from the
11oiiso hill In several important fea
tures, among them: 'uniform, nation
' wide discount rate, instead of regional
discount rate.' Why. three months ago
this same Mr Vanderlip, in his letter
to me. highly commended the House
bill for its superiority to tho Aldrlcli
scheme !n the very particular In which
? lie now condemns tho House bill In
. contrast with his own plan. 1 again
quote from his letter of July J4:
"'In tine way the system of regional
| reserve banks has an advantage over
j the National Reserve Association pro
J (Continued on Ninth I'ago.)
GLASS IN NEW JERSEY
In AililrriM nt Trenton To-t AT Will
Urfrnd Ai1mlnln< ration.
[Special to Tho Times - Dispatch.1
Washington, D. C., October 26.?Rep
resentative Carter Glass left Washing
l tot. to-night fot* Trenton. N. J., whore, j
to-morrow. he will make an address
Inucliinfc on the administration's poli
ties, and. of course. discussing tho cur
rency question.
It 1 ??*<? n learned that Secretary
McAiloo was quite anxious for some
1 one familiar with the Wilson policies
' to speak in New Jersey. Just at this
time, and made an earnest request of
the Virginia Congressman to go there.
Mr. Glass compiled with the request,
after Secretary Tumulty had also urged
him to i?n.
There is probably not a man In the
country an well versed on tho currency
question now as Mr. Class, and he will
doubtless give the New Jersey people
something Worth thinking about when
he appears there to-morrow.
I'. H. Met*.
1 CARNEGIE AND INCOME TAX
*?tecl ( orpnrntlon Probably Will lie
Compelled to Pay.
I Special to The Times-Dispatch. 1
Philadelphia. October 2C.?Sinco Con
jfrt'ns enacted an income tax law early
this month, wonder has often been ex
1 pressed as to the manner in which the
new tax would affect the income of
Andrew CarncRle. In when the
* l.OOrt.OOO.OOO fluted States St?'el Cor
poration was formed, Mr. Carnegie ac
cepted nearly 33<>0.00?>.000 of llrst fives
:ii payment for the steel plants which
he turned over to the bin company.
In the mortgage securing these bonds
was a provision that no deductions
.??hall !?? made from principal or interest
payments because of taxes imposed on
the company or its successors r*r as
signs.
The steel corporation ?will probably
he compelled to pay the normal tax
upon these bonds without deduction.
FEAR FOR "HARD TIMES"
IlithOviu \V?irl?N I.uj'H Oft' l.fllKI Mm
From MkIiI Force.
[Special t<> The Times-Dispatch.1
' Philadelphia. October 2?>.?The Bald
win Locomotive Works has laid off
l,6'?n men from the nig tit force of its
plant at Eddvstone. from a capacity
? ?f forty-four engines a week tho
production <>f forty-four cnirines a
week tii<* plant now Is turning out
hut nine a week- Company oflh-ials de
clare they fear for "hard times" In
the near future, and they are taking
| precautions. *
There is much dissatisfaction among
the employes at Kddystone. many of
l whom were persuaded by company oHl
I cials to move their families to tho
' suburbs when the works there were
started on a promise that, work would
be plentiful and enforced vacations
few. ?
PATSY SHOULD BE IMPEACHED
' Snl/er llclmlmrwe* State !t?? t ents for
1>iik lllncult.
[Special to The Times-Dispatch. I
i New York. October ?Angered over
tho publicity of an Item of .1.1 cents,
charged against the State, which repre
sented dog biscuit purchased for Mrs.
Sulzer's pet dog, Patsy, Mr. Sulzcr sent
the following telegram to Albany:
("Acting Comptroller Walsh:
"If you will send me the bill for
Patsy's dog biscuit 1 will send you my
'? check to reimburse the State for the
35 cents it cost.
"In view of the graft of millions of
dollars I uncovered during my admin
istration. it is gratifying to know that
I your ofllce is now on the Job and has
; not overlooked the fad that Patsy got
i away with a dog biscuit. Poor Patsy!
He should be Impeached.
(Signed) "WILMAM SCLZER" ,
i BENEATH TONS OF DEBRIS
1 Not One of 2.VI Men Caught In Kxplo
sion Hcmnlnn Alive.
1 Dawson. X. M.. October 2*?. 1 he
body of Mine Superintendent William
M. McDernmtt was recovered to-night
In tho fourth chamber, north, of Mine
Nr.. 2. of the Slag Canon fuel Coni
1 pativ. The body, with seventeen others,
? was buried under tons of debris,
j It is known to-night that not one of
i the 281 men caught in the explosion re
I mains in the mine alive. I-ato to-day
I the entite workings hail been explored
bv helmet men. and P. was learned
1 definitely that the bodies not located
are burled beneath tons of debris.
The mine to-day remairod relatlve
I lv clear of the "death gar." which
i heretofore Impeded the rescue work.
j SAILORS AROUSE ENTHUSIASM
Their Appearance at W. V\ . ('. T. I'.
Convention Cheered l?r Audience.
1 Xcw York October ?Enthusiasm
was aroused this afternoon when eight
sailors from the fnlted States steani
ship Washington, receiving ship at the
i Brooklyn Navy-Yard, appeared at the
j convention of the \\ ot hi s \\ omen
Christian Temperance Union at the
' llrooklyn Academy of 'Music. Many In
the audience rose and cheered.
Mrs. Anderson Hughes Prow, dele
gate from New Zealand, won the wo
i man suffrage element In the audience
by her speech. "1 never know what
ait 'anti' was." sho said, "until I cans"
to America. It was very surprising
. to me that any woman should
herself against suffrage for her sex.
SISTERS FIGHT DUEL
lu llattle for ilmi One I* Killed and
Other llniigemusly Wounileil.
[Special Cable to The Times-Dispatch 1
St. Petersburg. October 2(1.?Two
I voung sisters, Olga ami Sophie I.ubi
1 noff belonging to a prominent famll>
I at Kovno. fought a duel to-day to see
i which should marry a young man with
; whom both girls were in love, with tne
' result that Sophie is dead and her sls
lei is dangerously wvounded Both girls
fired simultaneously and both fell at.
the first shot. The sisters had been
.in love with Die same man for some
' time, and neither being willing to con
?cede thev determined to fight a duel
i with regulation duelling pistols. The
iritis locked themselves in a dark room
SNOWFALL IN OKLAHOMA
Temperatures Iteporteil Vear Freezing
In \ nrloun Sretlon*.
Oklahoma City. Okla.. October 26.?
Snow fell throughout Oklahoma from
, Saturday midnight to Sunday noon to
a depth of from three inches at Rartles
viiie and one inch in the Panhandle, to
I r slight flurry In the southeastern por
| timi of the State. A bitter north wind
r.ccompanled the snow Temperatures
are reported near freezing.
lu the Panhandle section of Texas
the snow fall measured two inches,
the temperature dropping from SO d*>
giecs to 3.> in four hours.
[LECTION QUIET
Indications That Not
Sufficient Number
of Votes Cast.
TOTAL WILL NOT
EXCEED 10,000
1 Leaders of Catholic Party Claim
, Long Lead, and Expect to Have
Majority in Cha*nber and
Senate ? Choice of Con
gress Assured?No Sem
blance of Disorder.
Mexlru City. Ortoher 20.?At the ?
! rlo*c of the election* to-day, the In
illcntlnni wrrt that not wufllclent vote*
hnil lirrn cant In Mexico to constitute
a lcsnl cliolcc for the presidency to
succeed General \ Ictorlnno IInor(n.
\o ofllclnl nn noun cement nnn nindc
to-nlKlit, lint It wan unofficially cntl
mnted. JuilKlnt; from the results In the
capital, where It was expected the
: vote would he up to the average, thiit
less ilinn IO.OOO of the 811,000 eligible
voters In the Federal district went to ?
j (he polio. There nn- said to he more
thnn 3.000,<V>0 eligible voter* In the
. republic.
The lenders <if the Catholic party
elnlmeH n Ion* len?l. although they
were mmhle to pdtlmnte the uumher
of vote* polled for their candidate*.
? Federlco (?utiihon nnd General Rnncon.
If this clnlin Ix correct. It U iteneral
ly l bootht that General Fell* IJIar. and
Senor Heqnltia rnn xecond.
..President llucrtn did not vote. He ?.
??pent Ihc ilny nt hi* Kuhurhtin home.
A tlecree will he lNNiied hy General
llucrtn Incren^liiR- the nrmy from HR.
(HMI men. It* nllesro! present number. to
IriO.OtX). General llucrtn proponed sneh
on Increase i?onie time nKO, hut the
t'oiiKrcss which he dissolved limited
. hi in to S0,0IW?.
Since the Oeputle* nnd Senators are
not nuhlcct to the election provisions.
Kovernlna the presidential elections, It
I* unld to-nlc:ht that the choice of a
< 'ontrress Ik nswurcd. It Ik nssutneil, on
the slmwlnc so fur n* known, that the
Catholic party will have n m.tlorlty
j In hot It Chamber nnd Senate.
No Semblance of Disorder.
Mexico City. October 2?:.?The elec
tions promised by Provisional Presi
dent General ffuarta were held to-day,
nnd thero was no semblance of disorder
in imy quarter of the city. A few pa
trols were on the streets, bnt neither
police nor troops had any but their
usual iluties to perform.
The polling- places opened at D o'cloctc
and remained open until noon, when
they were closed for lunch. They were '
reopened at 3 and closed again at 5.
From .1 to 5 o'clock? officials were in
attendance at each polling place, rep
i resenting the various parties. They
assisted in the preparation of ballots,
i when necessary, but offered no coercion
? or suggestion as to how this applicant
? should vote.
The election officials appeared to bo
a representative class of citizens?
I t lerks. small business men, railroad
employes and shopkeepers of average
intelligence. So far as could be ascer
tained. no government employes served
in this capacity.
The polling places, of which there
were said to be OSL'. averaging one to
a city block, were located in the en
trance of buildings, generally, but in
i some instances were set upon the side
walks or the corners of public squares,
i Each had a table, on which were spread
I tickets of the various candidates. From
! these the voter made his selection.
; signed, folded and delivered it to the
j election officials, who deposited tt in
j the presence of the voter in the ballot
; box.
No Secrecy About Voting.
Ballot boxes consisted of all sorts
i of receptacles from a shoe-box to a
. plush-covered jewel casket, or a glass
jar borrowed from a neighboring drug
; store. There was no secrecy about the
j voting. All the world could look on
l and observe which ballot was selected.
As the vole was deposited the name
?was checked on the registration list
previously prepared through personal
visits of a designated official to the
houses in his jurisdiction.
Manuel Calero, Liberal candidate,
did not vote. To-night he said: "I un
derstand the voting was exceedingly
dull Nobody appears to bolievo in the
seriousness of the election. On ae
, count of the political conditions many
' refused to vote. 1 myself did not vote.
Had we had indirect balloting I would
1 have <ione so '
Froderlco tiambon, candidate of the
Catholic party, on the other hand, cast
a ballot for Senor Calero. Neither of
these candidates cared to express an
opinion as to whether a sufficient num
j l?er of ballots had been deposited to
make the elections effective.
Few of those who went to the polls
took the trouble to voto for either
j Senators or Deputiee.
In Conxtiuit Toucli.
Washington. October 2<).?Officials in
; Washington to-day kept in constant
touch with the State Department for
news from the Mexican elections, and
President Wilsoil. though absent, en
j route to the Southern Commercial Con
1 gress in Mobile, was kept advised of
the situation as it was reflected from
; Mexico City.
i Secretary Bryan was in communlca
! tlon with his office until late to-night.
He received a long cipher cablegram
from the spe.cinl American envoy, John
, I.tnd, in Vera Cruz. This message, th?
? contents of which wore not made pub
i lie, was reported to contain a summary
'of instructions sent out to the Mexican
l governors from the liuerta government
'for the conduct of the election. To
' night messages were received from
Nelson O'Shuughnessy. .the American
j charge at Mexico City, stating that the
elections, in so far as reported to the
Mexican capital, had been conducted
[quietly, and that the voting was ?
tremely light. Mr. Tumulty, secretary
of -the President, conferred with Mr.
I Bryan to-night on the situation, and
? later announced that nothing of impi^r
1.1nee had been reported.
The six-months' limit under which
! American battleships have been In
? Mexican waters by permission of the
! liuerta government, expired to-day.
i liuerta has given notice It would not
be renewed, and ;i Mexican statute
1 forbids the presence of a foreign ship
without permission more than a month
at a time. Ships of the Atiuntic ft en I
will sail this week from Hampton