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New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
DOLAN W4NTS DELAY.
Tells Soft Coal Miners Not to Re
port Until Scale Is Signed.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I !

tBy Telegraph to The Tribunel
PittsbuFg April 2.-AIl miners in the Pittsburg
district were told by District President Dolan not
to report for work tomorrow until the scale had
been properly signed. regardless of the fact that
the Pittsburg Coal Company and eight inde-
Pendents signed to-day.
One-half the men employed in tire mines af-
fected by the signatures will obey the instruc-
tiOns of the district president The rest Will go
to work. but the men who will remain out de-
clare that they will prevail upon the others to
follow their example.
The result is that conditions here much
mixed to-day, and there is dissatisfaction
throughout the district The men of the inde-
pendent mines who have not signed dis
satisfied and do not want to any # the other
for all.
The companies signing to-day We're the Pitts
burg Coal Ellsworth. Crescent, Miffiin. Peoples,
Marine Steen Vesta and DiIworth. None Of
them are of any Importance except the Ellis
worth Peoples and Vesta which is the Jones &
Laughlin mine and mines only for the works of
the company.
At Windber to-day y thousand union men
from nearby towns marched in at daybreak with
a brass band and paraded the streets. They sue
ceeded i'm drawing out three thousand OF the hNe
thousand ernployss of the BerwYnd-White Com
pany. and say trey will take the others out to-
morrow
The strike really does not commence until to-
hours to determine what strength can he mus
tered for strike. The miners generally would
much rather strike than accept the advance Oh
fered by the operators
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
COLORS SAVE BALLOON.
Continued from first page.

tor. Among the others present were Cortlaudt
Field Bishop. a. NJ. Herring Mrs J. D. Dietz
Miss Ives. daughter of Brayton Ives and the
Misses Stout, of Brooklyn. as we'll as Mrs.
Thomas and her little SON. Odin
Dr. Thomas was most enthusiastic over his
trip After he landed. he said that he eouId
scarcely wait for the arrival Of his balloon from,
France that he might give Mrs Thomas and
MS son an opportunity to share his pleasure
In describing his sensations last night he said.
What struck me most was the absolute peace
and quiet. Absolutely without any sansA Of
motion we hung between earth and sky We
this feeling impressed itself on me more and
more | could not help thinking that we had
almost attained the Nirvana of the Hindoo saeAs
So strongly did this idea impress me that r
shall name my balloon Nirvana
The trip could not have been better In any,
way. 1t was a complete success from start
to finish. As we rose the city gradually dv,ir
died until we could longer distinguish the
people Then the buildings seemed to run to-
gether into irregularly separated cIumps upfi,
even the skyscrapers looked like children.s tavs
As We passed over Long Island CITY We were
$500 feet in the air Then began to descend
for had we gone further we would havf Ia,i;
In the marshes or have been carried ont 60
the sea. Although had life pressrvars
with US, we We're not looking for a swim and
so we came down on the outer edge of the firm
When we were thirty or forty feet above tba
earth we threw out rope and the crowd tSat
had gathered helped pull us down we bss
been up In the air Just fifty-five minutes"
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
HOT WORDS ON FLOOR OF HOUSE.
Assemblyman Oliver Accuses Assemblyman
Hartman of Bad Faith.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany. April 2-Charges of bad faith and hints
of broken promises were banded back and forth on
the floor of the Assembly tonight between Assem-
blyman Oliver and Assemblyman Hartman. both of
New York. The occasion was the motion ad-
vance to third reading two bills by Senators
Keenan, and Cullen. pro"iding for Scent fares for
school children the surface railroads of Brook
lyn and Queens County. Mr.. Hartman said he did
not want the bills pass because bill passed last
week which he had introduced. covered the same
ground. as well Manhattan and The Bronx, and
compelled the selling OF tickets at two and half
instead of three cents.
Mr.. Oliver said that Hartman had promised the
Railroad Committee that ne would not cover
Queens and Brooklyn territory in his bill
IF he amended il after making that promise, -
shouted Mr.. Oliver, ''he has broken his word Of
honor He has acted in bad faith, and don't want
listen to him the flor of this house until he
makes restitution
Mr.. Hartman said he had broken his word.
Mr. oliver reiterated the accusation and words be-
tween the two were running high when the ma
toriy leader stopped the fight by calling vote.
Both the bills were advanced
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
after MUTUAL T4XES.
Bill to Make Company Pay ON
MilliOns N0zC Erempt.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune ]

Albany. April Behind the provisions of an
innocent looking bill which Senator Brackett in
troduced Tonight lies a meaning which would
compel the Mutual Life Insurance COMPANY 20
pay taxes on millions of dollars i'm assets I'M
taxed now, he saps, because of a Joker inserted
in the General Tax law years ago According n
the Senator, the New York Life and the Euuita-
bic also would be included under the provisions
of this measure.
The bill is an amendment to Section of
Chapter "a OF the General Tax laws 1t strikes
out the following exemption:
Personal property in excess of 100000 of a
mutual life insurance corporation incorporated
in this state before April 10, 1849''
The Mutual Life was the only company which
this specification fits. 1t eliminates from the
law also this exemption:
Accommodations in any domestic life insurance
corporation held for the exclusive benefit of
the insured other than real estate and stocks
now liable fer taxation
Senator BracSett asked that It go to the third
reading at once. Senator Foley objected be-
cause he did not know what it did. but withdrew
the objection when he told that it compelled
life insurance companies TO pay taxes on assets
now untaxed. 1t referred to the Committee
on Taxation and Retrenchment. of which SEN
ator Lewis is chairman.
The bill win compel the insurance Compa-
nies TO pay taxes millions of assets Senator
Lewis said in explaining It's provisions Away
back in the dark ages somebody in the interests
of the big insurance companies evidently slipped
this joker into the general tax law and since
then they have been exempt from taxation ex-
cept on their real estate holdings. Under this
their personal property, stocks, bonds. surplus,
whatever they have, except their real estate. will
be taxed"
Senator Bracket did not know to just what
extent this bill. if passed would affect the big
Three" If their policies were considered liabil-
tiles, they could be taxed only on the excess OF
assets over the combination of outstanding poll
cies and other liabilities, but otherwise on their
he could
Deputy Superintendent Appleton. of the State
Insurance Department, said to-day that the
Mutual, with all other domestic insurance COM
panies, was taxed under the laws of 1901 which
imposed a tax of ! per cent the gross amount
of premium income. He knew of no especial ex-
emption to personal property.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
TRAIN HITS PARACHUTE.
Aeronaut, after Battle 1cith Hind
Naro1cly Escapes Death

Chicago April Battling with adverse curra,ts
of air. which were blowing him directly in front
of an Illinois Central express train as he descsnd
nve thousand feet from a balloon the earth in a
h'tnsS parachute William Mattery. French aero
haut fought yesterday for his life while five tho,
sand people watched the struggle
The engineer saw the aeronaut less than two b,,,
ureu rect IN the air above him descending directly
oeiore ms train He applied the air brakes b,,
hhe" 'hat unless Mattery conquered the air cur
.e"'s ne was powerless to save him. The aerons ~
fought with every muscle in his body H. ~
himself back and forth his little trapeze kicked
and made every effort possible to swerve his 49,
ehu'e But the parachute sank just as the train
rushed by Thousands of persons -, :, - '
expecting the find the baIIoonis ,lesd - the scene
The parachute was crushed bur Mattar,- - a.
ing himself from il at the last mOmar,' - IihS-
bankment and arose unhurt "'"h an en-
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

Illinois Central Railway Company have never been
executive. but have always been advisory recon-
mandatory. Until recently they were constituted
follows:
Committee on law-Messrs. Peabody. Brinnell and
Goelet
Committee on fnanee-Messrs. Hartman. Lutt-
gen and Beach.
Committee on rates, revenues and expenditures
-MesSrs. AuchinClOSS. Vanderbilt and AStOr-
With an advisory committee consisting of Messrs.
Hari imam. AuchiHCloss and Peabody. the chair
men respectively of the three preceding cOmnit-
At the beginning of this year by the unanimous
vote of the board. the old committees ahOl-
fShed and two committees. whose powers and
duties are also TeCOmmendatOTy and not eXecuttve.
were created. viz,
COMMITTEES on railroad, consisting of MesSrs Au-
chincloss Astor Peabody and Vanderbilt
Committee on law and finance. consisting OF
Messrs Luttgen. Hartman, Beach and GOelet-
In each case the gentleman whose name IL hrst
stated above is the chairman of the committee.
The president is and has been member OF al
standing committees.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
NOT UNFRIENDLY TO HARTMAN
No Retaliation in Action of Illinois Central
Says Mr. Suttgen.

The directors of the Illinois Central p.i,r,,,
company at meeting held some time ago n he
came known yesterday. consolidated into two the
previously existing four standing committees Of th
board ana selected as chairman of one OF the new
committees that on law and finance. Walther Iutt
gen. of August Belmont & Go. This COMMITTEES tool
the place of the old committees law. Charles A
Peabody chairman. and finance. T. H. Hartman
cha'rmah' and the fact that Mr.. Hartman al
thoush made member of the law and finance
committee, was not elected its chairman was con-
strued In some quarters an act of hostility an
the part of President Fish and hi. friends ON the
board toward MIR. Hartman. growing out of tha
Mutual Life complications. This view was de-
clared on high authority to be erroneous and nm
Justified. \ friend OF Mr.. Iuttgcn authorized tb,,
statement that the new chairman Is not unfriendly
20 Mr.. Hartman.
The following official statement was given am
yesterday afternoon at the Illinois Central Offices
Ina committees Of the board OF directors of the
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
HOPEFUL FOR ODELL.
Senator Malby Says He UiH Head
State Machine Indefinitely.

Senator George r. Malby. chairman Of the Seusts
Finance Committee. who has been valiant sup
porter OF State Chairman OdelI since organiza-
ton of the Assembly this year says that he be-
Heves that Mr.. Odell will continue indefinitely as
the head of the state organization
Il have heard many times in the last few months
that Odeu was to be killed off politically" said
the Senator yesterday at the Fifth Avenue Hotel
Il also notice" he continued. that he got a re-
prieVe each time. II seems that the execution
has been postponed indefinitely. Some time ago
Governor Higgins would not stand for any o.
a reDrteve. Now he says that OdeU MAY live til
the Legislature adjournS.
State Chairman Odell Is due at state headquarters
again to-day. aud win take up with local district
leaders the reapportonment OF the Senate districts
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
AGAINST RECOUNT BILL.
ASSEMBLY LEADERS ACT.
BeHeUed That Measure Might Prove
Dangerous, Speaker Says.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune J


Albany April 2-The Ranes- Murphy Dill. de-
signed to give William r. Hearst all the chance
he could wish to force recount of the ballots
cast in the last New York municipal election.
was practically killed in it's present form to-
night at conference of Assembly leaders. held
before the Legislature met. The bill was on the
calendar in the order of third reading When it
was reached, Mr.. Moreland, the majority leader
moved that final action be postponed until to-
morrow. He was seconded by Assemblymen Cox
and Burnett. and although Mr. Murphy did his
best TO defeat the motion it prevailed. and the
10 votes which he was said to have rallied to
insure it's passage went for nothing.
The sudden determination of the Assembly
leaders to kill or amend the bill came as sur
prise to everybody. The Speaker explained
afterward that d close reading of the measure
showed that it contained many loopholes. and il
allowed to pass in its present form might prove
dangerous in the extreme. Apparently the bill
has been allowed to advance step by step in the
Assembly without attracting much attention
from the leaders. At first there was feeling
that its passage would be good party politics
as il would undoubtedly prove that Mr.. Hearst
loud claims of fraud We're largely sent out as
political capital This opinion has not changed
but the leaders of the lower House have now be-
come convinced that the bill as a law might
have much more sweeping effect than was In
tended by the introducers, so it was decided to-
night to leave the first passage of the measure 10
the Senate.
Mr.. Murphy. who has fathered the bill in the
Assembly. did not take kindly to this pro-
gramme. He declared that he would fight for
the bill 10 the last ditch.
1t has been allowed TO drag along day after
day" he said. and final action has always been
postponed. Nov / am going to find out whether
this House really wants to pass it.
The vote came on the motion to postpone ac-
ton until tomorrow and Mr. Murphy was able
,Ir- ,r-eIr- AcSof hi
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
CHAUFFEUR Il PRISONER.
Man Who Fatally injured Tzoo
Women Giues Himself Up.

The chauffeur who ran down and fatally injured
Mrs. Bette Kuchler and her sister Miss Alvina
Stein at New Rochelle Sunday noon. While they
were coming home from church. and then ran
away, leaving them lying by the roadside. was
prisoner at the New Rochelle police headquarters
last night He surrendered himself to the police
yesterday through ex-Judge John j. Crennan, a
lawyer retained by his employer John c. Rodgers
the wealthy subway contractor. who lives at no.
10 ST. Nicholas Place, Manhattan.
Both of the victims dead, and there is in
tense indignation in New Rochelle against the
prisoner Miss Stein died Sunday night in the
New Rochelle Hospital, and her sister. the mother
of Carl T. Kuchler. president of the New Rochelle
Board of Aldermen fingered until yesterday after
noon. Specialists brought from New York
with the hope of saving Mrs Kuchers life, but
she had sustained compound fracture of the skull
and her hopeless from the start.
The chauffeur gave his John Johnson.
twenty years old formerly of Mount Vernon He
arraigned yesterday afternoon before Judge
Van Auken. in the New Rochelle police court. on
the charge of manslaushter and remanded until
this morning. when it is understood that he will
be held for the WestChester County Grand Jury
under heavy bail.
On the advice of his counsel, johnson declined to
ten how the accident occurred. Judge Van Auken
told yesterday that the machine contained a
party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. John c. Rodgers.
jr.. Mr.. and Mrs Charles W. Collins and George
Il. McNabb Mr.. Crennan says that the chauffeur
dld not see the women, because he was trying 70
dodge dairy wagon which was coming down Main
street on the wrong side OF the road. II required
a sudden turn to prevent a collision, and the
t,l ntaSnlhe swung around Judge GTennan SAYS It
Dave Hennen Morris, the president OF the Auto
was about TO suggest 10 the board of Governors OF
the club to offer reward Of $1,000 for the finding
Woan 1ne drVsr who ran INTO the two unfortunate
this action unnecessary.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
ONO OPER4TORS FIRM.
Backed by Morgan, VII Fight
Miners and Robbins.
fBy Teler7sph to The Tribune ]

NieNeiahd. Aprl The Ohio coal opera tors
are pidhhlns "A hnish light not only with the
miners OUT with the Pittsburg Coal Company
and ITS president. Francis L. Robbins who is
accused OF betraying confidence.
rory ohi" operators met here to-day and
'S"e" 4 meeilng OF All The operators Of Ohio
Ter this city next Friday. As the men who as
seuiDiea mere to-day represent a majority of
'he operators OF the state, iheir sentiments pre-
sage What VIII likely be done al Fridays confer
ence.
IN me hght WIN the Fittsburg Coal Company
the Ohio operators Nl have the aid Of the T
Pierpont Morgan interests J. II Winder OF
Columbus, representing these interests in Ohio
IS in Charleston. lining up the operators of West
Virginia The men at to-day's conference de-
ciared they would have the support Of the on
orators OF Illinois and Indiana
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
POLICE BILL PASSES ASSEMBLY.
Substitutes Bureau of Criminal Investiga-
ton" for Central Office"
LBy Telegraph % Ths Tribune

Albany, April 2.-The Prentice bill abolshing the
Central Office of the New York Police Force and
substituting Bureau Of Criminal Investigation in
complete control of the Commissioner of Police
passed the Assembly tonight. Later, Assembly
man Palmer. the minority leader. moved to- recon-
slider the by which it was nut through that
Tammany members. who were absent might speak
In opposition. This motion was laid on the "a bic
but may prevail tomorrow. The bill however has
solid majority vote behind II. and will be sent to
the Senate for concurrence this week
The Assembly also passed the Hartman bill au-
thoriZing the Board OF Education TO construct
swimming pools and teach swimming to public
school children Mr. Hartman said that il the
schools of New York had begun teaching swimming
four years ago. hundreds of children who Iosf
their lives in the Slocum disaster would he alive
to-day. 'N =
Assemblyman Tompkins won the second skirmsh
in his fight against DR.. Maxwell the New YORK
uperintendent of Schools, tonight. when the As
sembly passed his bill prohibiting the emasculaton
OF The Star Spangled Banr@-J'
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
BANK RESOLUTION PASSED
amended to Have Bank Data Sent
to Committee.
IBy telegraph to The Tribune. !

Albany April 2--The Assembly passed tonight
Assemblyman Palmer's resolution, asking that the
information which the Senate Finance Committee
had at its disposal when it presented the bank in
quiry commission bill be referred to the Assembly
Assemblyman Palmer's resolution when originally
introduced. asked that the Governors information
relating TO the charges against the Banking De-
partment in the German Bank and Merchants
Trust Company cases be sent to the Assembly Com
mttee Banks There was some discussion when
he called up the resolution tonight. since the
luton itself had been referred the Ways and
Means Committee. Before it was passed 1t was
amended to allow the information to be sent to
that committee.
In calling up his resolution Mr. Palmer re-
ferred to the of the Cooper Bank. in New
York, in connection with the failure of which
charges of political influence have been made, and
which showed, he said. conditions indicating the
grossest laxity in the banking department He de-
clared that the situation in the Banking Depart
ment grave one and demanded Immediate
attention, with all possible light the subject
Assemblyman Burnett suggested that the Ways
and Means Committee had the Senate bill it should
also have the Senate's Information. Mr.. Vain
wright chairman of the committee banks, also
thought that the information, with the resolution.
should go to the Ways and Means Committee.
The Committee Banks already has absolved
itself from any responsibility in this situation
said he 'by passing the original resolution calling
for a legislative investigation. The Senate has
drafted bill providing for commission of inquiry,
but by the way it slumhers in the Ways and Means
Committee 7 judge it doesn't meet the approval
of that body
Assemblyman Rogers then said
This question of banking investigation is the
most important before the Legislature, great
department of the state is resting under charges
of incompetency. if nothing worse. 1t behooves the
administration and the dominant party in this
state. especially in year when II has proclaimed
with A great flourish of trumpets that It Is going
to clean house, to pay heed to this subject. II
shouldn't he batted around between the two houses.
with occasional interviews by the Executive criti-
cisng the attitude of this House. Ii is a serious
question, and If II is met those who prevent it
must answer the people. | resent any insnua-
tion from the Chief Executive any else
that this House has already decided do something
IL should not do
Assemblymdu Moreand, the majority leader; As
semblyman Rogers and Assemhyman Palmer, the
Democratic leader voted TO pass the resolution.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
GRADY ON TRADE AGAIN.
Once More Gives Vent to Anger Because He
Has to Pay Fare.
"a Telegraph 10 The Trlbune.

Albany April 2-senator Brackett's Anti Pass
bill. which up tonight, only be laid aside,
again gave Senator Grady opportunity to vent
his anger at having to pay his railroad fare. He
declared vigorously that. while he was quite able
to do ii. he didn't intend to pay his fare if any
efforts of his could alter the law. He declared that
IL rank injustice for the state to expect its
devoted sons to spend $40 in its service receiving
IN reimbursement only $50, and he didn't intend
10 submit until the state went into involuntary
bankruptcy.
Incidentally, he deeply gIieVed and very
angry at the newspapers ridicule of his attitude
and criticised them severely.
Senator Grady asserted that Postmaster General
Cortelyou was issuing passes by the postal
clerks i'll the Railway Mail Service. and strange
them
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
GRADY COMES BACK AT THE MAYoI
Says Mcclellan Absolutely and Unqualifedly
Approved His Amendment,
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

berg controversy the Rapid Transit bill, in
which Senator Grady declared that Mayor Nc
Cellan was his chief counsellor. have died out
yet When Senator Grady introduced a bill to-
night relative to equippng the New York Central
Railroad with electricity Senator Elsberg asked
laughingly if II had the Mayors approval
Yes responded Senator Grady and / want 10
say that ] had a conference with the Mayor to-
day in which he said that he approved entirely
my remarks about the celebrated Elsberg bill
Ibid he say he approved the Grady amendment"
inquired Senator Elsberg
absolutely and unqualifedy." answered Sen
ator Grady amid general laughter.
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
FIRST ACT OF VIOLENCE
Miner at Scranton Fires at WOrke,
IN NOn-Union COIEery.
iBg Telegraph TO The Tribune. }

scranton, Pern, April 2.-All the union miners
sn the LacKswanna Valley complied to-day with
Jonn Mltcheils order 10 cease work until the
sessions of ne anthracite conference. which
meets in New York Tomorrow are ended.
one colliery in Scranton is in operation. This
IS the oxford, owned by the Peoples Coal Com
pany. il was made union place in the
strike Of 1902 ana has not been regained by the
union
The Erie company operated seven washeries
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03

to-day. the Lackawanna five the Delaware q
Hudson two and the Scranton Coai Company
TWO all with old employees
At the Erie company's consolidated coiilery' Ia
,,i . miner fred at Sias Randall. Of
foreman Randall. The ball missed Randall put
str,cl John Shepherd. member OF the en-
gineering corps wounding MIN In the tIisi'
New-York tribune., 1906-04-03
TO MAKE JEROME FILE STATEMENT
Bill Would Force Him to Tell Sources of
Campaign Fund
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune. ]

Albany April "A bill to compel District At
contributions to his campaign fund in the last
election introduced in the Assembly to-
night by Assemblyman T +. Long, of New York
The measure designates Mr. Jerome by applying
its provisions only TO parties candidates not
that the statement showing contributions shall
be filed with the Secretary of State before June
l. II makes failure 10 comply a misdemeanor