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New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
SHIFTED TO THE PEOPLE.
Beck Says That Consultations Are
No5c a Subject for Legislation.

Philadelphia April 10.-James NJ Beck AS
sistant Attorney General who argued the North
ern Securities case, and the recently decided
lottery cases. for the government. when ques-
toned to-day as to the scope Of the decision in
the former case, said:
The decision Of the Circuit Court of Appeals de-
stroys the last legal device for the suppression of
competition and shifts the whole question from
the courts to the people. ana leaves lQr tner con-
sideraton and ultimate decision the quesuoh
whether railway consolida ton, under proper regu-
laton. is desirable. or whether It should De aug s
decision is revolutionary and will disrupt the
afirms existing principles. ana mas no app!le@auon @
whatever TO Legitimate extensions OF railway INES,
but solely applies TO the suppression OF coihpe'io"
Judge Thayer's decision, in effect. demonstrates
and also shows that the community of interest
plan through stock ownership when II suppIesstiH i
The fact that each of the competing lines Is no1ni-
nally operated by separate board or directors Is
The decision is also of first importance in holding
that the mere ownership of stock in an interstate
with interstate commerce as 70 suo1ect MN 10 ins
respect thereto Perhaps this holding gives the
decision its greatest importance. The detendant
such shares had either direct relation TO inter
state commerce or that IN any event Sen ba agbt
to establish unsound distinction between owner
court negatives and holds that the purchase of
shares of stock in an interstate ralIWay subJeGtS
federal government The importance of this hold
ing, coming, as il does upon the heeis OF me Iot
II widens the scope Of federal activity The con-
stitution remains unchanged. but the sphere of
human action, to which it is applied. is by means
of wholly exterior forces greatly ~idened.
The Attorney Generals view of the existing iaW
has been fully sustained and his action
fully vindicated, and the responsibility must now
legislative and not as a judicial question how far
and under what conditions the public interest may;
If ar all Justify such railway consultations as
in restraint Of competition
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
.GOMPERS SEEKS PEACE.
Hopeful of Settling Dispute Be
tzceen Carpenters Unions.

President Samuel Gonopers Of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor is making an earnest effort 70
bring about settlement of the differences between
the brotherhood of Carpenters and the Amalga-
mated Carpenters Society. He called together
yesterday committees of the Brotherhood and OF
the Amalgamated Society. which were in session
with him all day at the Ashland House, 10 try I"
bring about a settlement. The Board. of Building
Trades held a meeting while the negotiations were
going on, and decided hold to its original decls-
ion stand by the Amalgamated Carpenters So
ciety Should settlement be reached and the
strikes continue the unions represented in the
board will direct their members not to work with
brotherhood men. Instead of fighting some loo
or 1000 carpenters in this city, the brotherhood
would then be fighting unions representing 5000
mechanics in over thirty trades
The following statement was given out oy MT
Gompers after the conferences:
AS the two unions belong TO the American Fed
Grafton of Labor and was coming to New ork
meet me to see if settlement of the trouble could
not be reached. The situation has been fully dis
committee was appointed TO try to draw up a plan
Of & on neS m Tepoft az 10 10 O'CLOCK to-
al another conference.
Asked if he thought there would be a settlement.
Mr. Gompers said: Il hopeful am always
hopeful"
The subcommittee consists of George D. Gail
lard representing the Brotherhood: Samuel Rob
erts, representing the Amalgamated Carpenters So
ciety. and James Duncan. representing the Ameri-
The representatives of the American Federation
of Labor proposed that the strikes be declared off
preliminary to measures for anal ting the two
unions. The Amalgamated Society objected. IL
takes the stand that dmalgamaton would mean
that il would be absorbed by the BrotherhOd
George .Cavenagh. of the Amalgamated Society
COMMITTEES, said that his organization could never
agree TO amalgamation. On the other hand. Secre-
tary Featherston George d. GaIard and other
members of the Brotherhood committee said they
were willing unite. The AmaIgamated Society
join or join it, said one Of them.
We willing to amalgamate under a new
name"
At the meeting Of the Board of Building Trades
it was stated that the board did not favor amalga=
nation
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
NAY NOT BE READY JAN. 1.
Difficulties to OUercome IN Sub5cdy
Betsceen Worth and Canal Sts.

Engineers not connected with the Rapid Tran
sit Commission are wellnigh unanimous In the
belief that it will be impossible for the subway
between Worth and Canal SITS. to be finished III
time for the road TO be opened by the beginning
of next year. The amount of work between 'he
points specified yet to be done by the Degnon-
Mclean Contracting Company is tremendous
The grade runs TO such low level at Canal-st'
that the subway floor is covered with wafer.
That however is not so serious an obstacle
as the fact that between Worth and Canal sts-
excavation for only two of the four tracks has
vet been done. The sub-surface work between
the points named is about the slowest and most
difficult that the contractors have encountered
There are heavy mains to be moved. and large
amount of excavation North of Spring st the
outlook is a good deal better. Between spring
and Great Jones SITS. the steel is all N ana the
street is partly graded for the new granite BLOCK
paving that is TO he laid on concrete founda-
tion.
The present condition of the crossings in Elm
ST. between Worth and Spring SITS. makes 1t
almost impossible for wagons to move there
with heavy loads The Rapid Transit Commits
sion recently authorized Chief Engineer Parsons
to hurry UP the work of making Elm-st- usable
Mr. Parsons has issued several optimistic bull
letins about the early completion of the work
i'm EIra-st but an inspection Of the street yes
terday did not reveal progress that warrants the
hone that the street below Canal-st. viii be
ready for traffic before late next fall.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
HOSPITAL GETS SITE.
Red Cross Sisters ReceiUe Present
WOrth 500 900.

william T. WardweTl has given as a gift 20
the New-York Red Cross Hospital and Training
School for Red Cross Sisters the vacant plot 20
by 100 feet in Central Park West % II feat
south Of -hundredth-st. The value OF The
land is said to be more than 100000 On the
premises is to be erected permanent hospital
building for the institution. which win contain
some features which do not enter into the con-
struction of local public hospitals
number OF plans for the building have bean
drawn and are under consideration The build
ing will he about FIVE stories high Of white
stone. and will cost about $1,000 Private as
we'll as public patients will be admitted and
each patient will have room The rooms viii
be so built that view of each may be easily
had from hall into which they will open This
special work Of the hospital is 70 train nurses Q,
render surgical and medical aid in time Of war.
The organization has charter from this State.
and has maintained for some years hospital at
No 40 West Eighty-seccnd-st. conducted by
the Sisters of the Red Cross. II has eighteen
beds and also an outdoor department
For about five years Mr.. Wardweu has been
president Of the organization. In the Spanish
American War the association did much work IN
the field. This gift revealed the fact that for
some weeks Mr.. WardweH has been seriously
sick On Thursday last he was able sit up
the board Of trustees Of the institution was held
at his house No 81 West Fifty-eighth-st. At
the meeting he formally presented the plot Of
ground TO the hospital
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
THE HEARING At LOWELL.
Operatives Refuse to TestlfyENills
Not to Open Monday.

Lowell Mass, April 10.-When those interested
in the State investigation of the textile industry
in Lowell being conducted by the members
OF the State Board OF Cancellation and Arbitration.
appeared at the City Hall hearing room this fore
noon. neither side seemed TO be any more enthu-
sastic concerning the practical effect of the inquiry
than they were at yesterdays brief proceedings
Just before the hearing was called to order the
mill representatives stated that there in
tention of attempting start the mills on Mon
day.
The hearing was largely attended to-day by oper-
atives and their friends Robert +. Conroy, presi-
dent of the council. informed the board that the
council had authorized the executive committee 10
appear The mills fully represented than
yesterday. Mr.. Cumnock, treasurer of the Apple
ton Mills and W. s. SOuthworth agent of the
Massachusetts Mills and head Of the Agents As
ISOLATION were present to-day. The operatives were
represented by Edward d. McVey and Mr.. OsgoOd.
Mr. McVey, speaking for the council said he
thought that there was no reason Mhy @ me opera @
son that a prima facie case was admitted by the
manufacturers. The council contended that as Fail
River and New-Bedford paid higher wages than
lowell the operatives here were Justlhed In strik
Mr Dunbar, for the rlangfacqrer@S @ Ststed att that
wages IN Lowell Were as nlgh as IN an a tIseI nv e aI
Mr.. McVey quoted from a statement made by
and the Textile Council. in which Mr.. southworth,
in replying the assertion that the mills of Fall
Quoted ote sn" as saying We aeEHoVedge they do and
MI Reed, CHAIRMAN of the Board of Arbitration.
requested history of the trouble, and Mr.. South
worth read from previous statements Of the agents
in which they said they could not afford an ad-
vance He explained great length what eaCh
side had claimed at the conference between the
agents and council committee The agents held
that advance in wages was an antclpatioh Or
future conditions. and that it could not be at
forded When advance was given in Fan River
Mr. Southworth said. the price of print cloth was
raised so that the cost of the advance came out OF
the pockets of the consumers. He told of Ine re
fusai of the male employees of essential depart
rnents to 90 work on a declare tion of a strike
and Of rhe closing of cloth mills. He explained
The varieties of goods made by each corporation
At one time there were only SIX Varietes' bul
,,hen the mills closed other day there were
ninety seven in the looms Mr. Southworth told Of
the change from to fine goods 10 meet the
demand of to-day His company's buildings and
thA machinery were old. and the machinery was
not sdanted TO finer goods, but the product has
hsen diversified as much possible under the con
ditinns At the close of Mr.. Southworths state
yoent tha op.ratives declined TO put in testimony.
Mr Southworth at the afternoon session denied
thar there was any combination of mill owners to
control the prices of goods or to keep down wages
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
VAR on MOSQUITOES.
W. {. WMtney to Hare Sheepshead
Bay Breeding Places DESTROYED.

William c. Whitney has employed Henry Clay
Weeks, engineer to destroy scientifically the
mosquito breeding grounds TO the south and
east of his racing stables at the Old Mill on
Garretson's Creek, Sheepshead Bay. This will
include the draining of some or the Jamaica Bay
marsh lands and the treating of them with
chemicals Mr.. Weeks did Centre Island,
oyster Bay, two summers ago.
Mr. Whitney hopes that his example will be
followed by other property interests that are af-
feCted to their detrment by the extensive
swamp and marsh lands ad joining Jamaica Bav
and Gravesend Bay. To that end he has asked
Mr. Weeks to inspect and make report on the
entire territory. OF it he has written to Mr.
Whitney:
The marsh conditions from Jamaica Bay Big
Channel and RoCkaway Inlet. all east Of YOU as
Bay and Coney Island Creek. are substantiaiIv the
same and by drainage and fertilizing could be
relieved from breeding. This would substant:aIIv
free your own section, Sheepshead Bay Manhaf-
tan Beach. Brighton Beach etc. from MOSQUITOES
would say ii would absolutely free them IL 7
of the cooperation of all owners We
could count the co-opers tion of the Board Of
Health
No very extensive engineering opera tions would
ar be carried for the season is rather
late for results from such but these could he De
veloped later in way not only to relieve from
mosquitoes. but to add millions Of dollars to the
valuation of these breeding grounds.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
STILL POURING IN.
Heaviest Apra Week at Eths Island
-9S. .O76 Since First of Month.

The heaviest week that the Immigration bu-
reau at Ellis Island has ever had In Aprfi. ana
the record ten days for the first part OF April
ended Yesterday with the landing and shipping
to other places of 3S076 immigrants Inis
number has arrived and landed here since
April 1. The record of last year for the hrst
ten days of April was 26. 7S9, II 2S7 less than
for the same period this spring. Yesterday
alone there were 1910 immigrants in port to De
landed. of which number about 1868 were exam
ined leaving 3120 on board ship, TO be landed
to-day. In order to relieve the pressure at Ellis
Island, 240 steerage passengers who arrived
here yesterday afternoon the Anchor1a, OF
the Anchor Line, were landed on the pier al
West Twenty -fourth-st., and examined there
The immigrants arriving were said to be above
the average to education and cultivation A
large majority of them were bound for the west
and Northwest, only few remaining in New
York and its vicinity The Labor Bureau at the
immigration Bureau has been flooded with ap-
plica tions for laborers to go TO the Northwest
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
NO ELET4TED STRIKE.
Higher Wages Conceded The Men
Still Wish Nine Hour Day.

Meetings of Manhattan Division Of the Inter
ployes. representing the elevated railroad men.
We're held last evening in Colonial Hall. One
hundred-and- -hrst-st. and Coumbus-ave.. to en-
roll members and consider new wage scale
proposed by the company. 1t was the regular
fortnightly meeting of the union. but there was
the usual hue and cry about impending
strike.
President George E. Pepper made a statement
last night. in which he said. among other things:
You can say positively that strike Is con-
templated on the elevated railroad. Any man
who says there is going to be strike is either
talking in Ignorance or trying TO inture our or
ganization. We making a fight for better
conditions, but are making it in business
like way The officials of the Interborough
Rapid Transit Company have been ready at all
times to meet halfway. and are more than
fair in treating with our committees. We VIII
have no strike. and everything will be settled
satisfactorily.
Mr.. Pepper said that the company had offered
the following sliding scale of wages: Ticket
choppers. 81 25 to 81 40 day; guards. 81 30 to
81 90; conductors, 50 10 to 81 40; ticket agents,
81 70 to 81: telegraphers 81 %; hand switch
men, 81 10 to 81 20; tower switchmen. 81 81 10
50 Al. The men demand nine hour workday,
with the exception of the tower swftchmen, VINO
demand eight hour day. The new wage scale
goes into effect on April IL.
The new wage scale was the result of con-
ference between the representatives Of the men
and the company last Tuesday IL was decided
to accept the wage offers and keep UP the hgnt
for nine hour day. Another conference on TINS
point will be held in the near future
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
FIFTH-4TE. DOG CHASE.
FrOthing 4nimal Creates Ercite-
ment Until Captured.

Fifth-ave. was treated yesterday to one Of
the mad dog scares which have occurred with
such frequency Of late. For twenty minutes or
more the neighborhood of Thirty-fourth and
Thirty-ffth SITS. was thrown into a state of ex-
element while dog catchers and policemen vain
ly endeavored 70 capture big white mongreI
cur. which. frothing at the mouth. swapping and
snarling. for a long time successfully evaded
their every effort at capture.
The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty TO
Animals had vainy tried to capture a big white
mongrel which had made its headquarters in an
inclosure in the of the art gallery of Samuel
P. Avery, jr. at No. 366 Fifth-ave.
Yesterday afternoon policeman of the West
Thirtieth-st station the dog al Thirty
fourth-st. and Fifth-ave., frothing at the mouth
and running wildly about He sent for the dog
catchers a big crowd gathered and the win
dows of the houses in the neighborhood were
hlled with curious persons. After a long chase
the dog up the steps of the Engineers
Club. at Thrty-ffth-st. and Fffth-ave The
coor Stamped knocking the brute down
and he was captured. The police made in
Guiries but could not learn that any had
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
LABOR IN FREE FIGHTS.
Parks and Buchanan Men Punch
One 4nother.
SAY STRIKES WILL BE SETTLED.

After stormy meeting last night at Maenner-
chor Hall of Local Union No. of the Bridge
and Structural Iron Workers Association, IT was
announced that a meeting would be held on Mon
dey at 10 a. m. at the Offices Of the American
bridge COMPANY which promises 10 bring to an
end the steel strike
Frank Buchanan president Of the Interna-
tionaI Association of the Bridge and Structural
Iron Workers addressed two thousand members
of the local union, and asked them TO rea1nrm
their nrevious action to stand by the interna-
tional association in dealing with the American
Bridge Company After half dozen fist fights
which resulted in the election of nearly score
of men, the members unanimously reafirmed
their previous action.
committee was appointed to meet the off1-
GERS Of the American Bridge Company to adjust
the differences between the men and the orlose
company The committee appointed Is as fol-
lows: President Buchanan, John W. Johnson
secretary and treasurer of the international as
sociation; r. E. Neidig. president of the local
association and Samuel Parks,
member of this committee said that the
meeting on Monday meant the ending or the
strike.
II was announced few days ago that the
international association would not enter INTO
any negotiations with the American Bridge
Companv officials unless the company first made
overtures to the officers of the association NOW
that the international association o1ncers are
going to meet the American Bridge Company s
officials it is looked on as a big victory by the
The meeting last night lasted over five hours
There were repeated quarrels between frlenos
of Samuel Parks and Buchanans followers SIX
or seven men, aftef some hot words. started 10
nunch one another in the crowded hall, and
created such an uproar that they had 10 De
elected. This fight was followed by others
At one time one of the nights nearly resu!ea d
IN a general battle. Two or three men started
to throw chairs. and there was a rush for the
doors The sergeant at arms had a hard time
trying to keep order.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
SAYS PATIENT ASSAULTED HIM.
Orderly of New-York Hospital Applies for
Warrant

4 man who said he was Thomas Iyden, an or
deYlv employed in the NewYork Hospital, called
at the West Thirtieth-st station last night and
said he wanted 2 warrant for patient at the New
York HOSPITAL who he alleges assaulted him with
a bottle He showed the sergeant cut on his
forehead which he sa,d had been caused by the
blow from TIE bottle.
The man is n be discharged from the hospital
tomorrow morning" said Lyden, and DR. Warren
tod ne 70 come here and get warrant FOR his
arrest"
The sergeant told him that he could not issue
warrant and that he would have 70 go 10 magis
trste's court l.yden said that the had struck
him without pToVocation. and that he had not as
saultcd the man in return.
Al the NeN-York Hospital the clerk at the Office
refused talk about the referring the re
porter the superintendent. He said that the
superintendent could not be until this morning.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
GENERAL STRIKE MAY /
One WM Be Ordered against
Bridge Company Then, 1t Is Sad.

Baltimore April 10-Labor leaders report here
tonight that the executive board OF the natlonal
body of structural iron workers decided recently
to order a general strike of the structural iron
workers on May l unless the American Bridge
Company had by that time acceded to the de-
mands of it's employees. 1t is possible that the
building trades of this city will also strike on
that date for the recognition of the union card
system. Nine thousand men will probably be
involved in this strike.
The representative of the American Bridge
Company after shipping TO Pittsburg about two
hundred men to take the places OF the strikers
of that company, has left this city.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
THE COMIC SIDE OF ALBANY.
The Legislators Must Have Their Fun. as Is
Told in "Capitol Stories"

The comedy of legislative life. as enacted this
session At Albany. reflected by Capitol Stories,
written by F. Severance Johnson. Of The Tribunes
staff and reprinted from The Sunday Tribune.
The book has just been published, and is the third
of a series ting back the session of 1901. Ac
cording the yarns told in Capitol Stories, the
Albany legislators do not spend all their time with
the solemn cares Of state. but in moments of re-
taxation. in the midst Of debate, they vie
with one another in repartee, with now and then
prac actical joke of the schoolboy order.
some Of the chapters of Capitol Stories" for
ample have such titles these: The Snorer and
the Folding Bed Colonel Dunn Umpire
Cooks Horse Likes Baseball The Dinner That
Was Not Eaten and The Assembly Dromios.
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
SAYS UNIONS WILL FOLLOW THE FLAG
President Gompers Declares That Spirit of
nroanizatior Is Rampant in the Land

President Samuel Gompers of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor addressed about one hundred and
Aftv members Of the Longshoremens Union Pro
tective Association Of the Port Of NewHork in
Everett Hall in East Fourth-st' last night An
effort is being made TO affiliate the various unions
of Iongshoremen In this city with the international
Longshoremens Union. Mr.. Gompers said in part:
have often been asked of late what is the rea
son for the failure of labor organizations. MY
is alwaVs the same-the vet unorganlzed
workingnan. But the pendulum is swinging in our
direction The spirit of organiza ton is rampant in
tbA land Workingmen are beginning TO appreciate
that the only safeguard of the republic liberty and
our children is organized labor.
The time is coming when YOU VIII md our or
panizations in CUBE Porto Rico, the PHILIPPINES
Wherever the American flag flies l don't know
where II is going fly next year or next week;
but wherever flies organized labor Will follow IT,
New-York tribune., 1903-04-11
ART CULTURE LEAGUE EXHIBIT.

Pictures of city and riverboard and several por-
traits make up the third annual exhibition of
vases Of the Art Culture League, which opened at
the Educational Alliance Hall last evening The
exhibition was formally opened by Carroll Beck
with who spoke of the future promise shadowed
forth by these beginnin gs-the handiwork Of young
men. The pictures. which are sore twoscore in
number, and excepting one or two pastels. oils
comprise half dozen carvases by 3. A Weiss
who is also represented ar the present exhibition
by the Society of American Artists: one of N
L9eWenoerg ni9sttati2ns i; Ior Kosen1eia poem
Miss jacobson. Zim Marco has four oil paintings
view. Many of the painters students the
Academy of Design The exhibition is on view
daily until april %, from go to $50 p. m. and
from 7:30 10 p. m. Admission is free. The Art
Culture League born, two years ago for
lower East Side.