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New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
GRADY STRANGLES BILL
Forces Tzco-Cent Rate on Ferry
neasure-Veto Expected.
10y relegraph 10 The tribune. J

Albany, March 26.-By forcing on the sup
porters of the Voss bill for a three-cent fare
over the ferry to South Both street. Brooklyn. a
two-cent rate, Senator Grady to-day practically
killed the bill, though it was advanced 10 third
this ferry would serve az great relief to the
bridge crush.
The ferry, which is about as long as the
Staten Island ferry, is operated by the city, and
five cents trip is charged now. Senator Grady
declared when the bill came up I'm general orders
that the ferry at that price was q losing vent
ure and II would be iniquitOus to expect the
city 10 conduct the enterprise Gt a still lower
price, Dominick Mullaney. big Tim Sulli-
vans man. read a letter from the Corporation
Counseis Office opposing the bill.
Senator Travis recalled Governor Hughes's
experience with the bridge crush and his state
ment later that any means which could remedy
that evil should be adopted. Now this bill
would afford a means Of relief" he said, "and
such should be passed at once" He con-
tended that with lower fares the business over
this ferry would increase 50 that the city would
make money from It, Nevertheless Mullanev
insisted on his motion to strike out the enacting
clause, and it defeated, is TO 15
Then Senator Grady offered an amendment TO
the measure. making the fare 20 be charged two
cents trip instead of three. "If little is good
more will be better" said he. "a two-cent fare
certainly should bring mere business and be
better all round than your three-cent fare
Everybody took up the suggestion. and with a
whoop his amendment adopted, % to 4
After that the bill was advanced to third read
ing; but even If II passes the Assembly in this
new form. Mayor Mcclellan is sure to veto IT,
it is believed.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
WHITMAN OUT AGAIN.
Goes Through Captain Daly's Pre-
c;nct-"NOt Sore on Police"

Captain Daily IS in Dan GriRnon's saloon. at
Eighth avenue and 47th street. drinking to the
health of Magistrate Whitman" the message
sent By some person the telephone TO Mag
istrate Whitman himself at ! o'clock yesterday
morning.
That was the reason for the raid made few
minutes later by the magistrate In Captain Days
precinct. He drove in haste to GTinnons saloon.
but found the place closed. in company with a
reporter, he made raids at the saloon Of Winifred
Hunt at Seventh avenue and 5Oth street. causing
the arrest of Bernard Connolly and Patrick Nor
row. bartenders there and at Healys saloon, Sixth
avenue and 47th street. where he ordered the ar
Fest Of Michael Brennan. the bartender.
At the police station in 47th street he opened
court and held all three prisoners for examina-
ton. At the police later they were held for
trial the charge of violating the Excise law.
After leaving the police station. Magistrate Whit
man said he was going 10 that the law against
selling liquor at illegal hours enforced. not
only in Captain Days precinct, but all over the
Il have no aninlus against the commander OF
this precinct he said, and neither am
the police, but since 1 have been made president
TO enforce the laws on the statute books, and am
going TO do my duty"
IF you had met Captain DAILY drinking your
health, would you have joined him?'
rs Commissioner Bingham with you in this
nght?'
Captain DAILY said yesterday that he at his
own home at the time Magistrate Whitman visited
ais precinct, and he had not been drinking to the
health of the magistrate. One OF his sergeants
looms TO drink. He is not friendly with any OF the
salOonkeepeTs."
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27

ing this request" said he "I do not wish to
delay the passage OF the bill by any Unfair
methods but there has been sprung news
paper sensation. If nothing more which may
affect the discussion Of this measure The ehaf-
aeter Of this revelation may need little IN
ouiry. and 20 give opportunity for this ask
that the bill go over until tomorrow wnen we
can take II up as special order.
Senator Page held a short consultation with
senator RaInes. and then agreed TO the request.
He will press the bill for advancement to-mor-
row.
The revelations of the size Of the "mortuary
fund" and the careless way in which the Patrol
mems Benevolent Association handled it's
money brought out by the raid Of Commissioned
bingham and District Attorney Jerome on the
beodouarters of that organization, have aroused
much interest and little discussion here.
This disclosure is taken rather generally as eN-
dence of the talk about lobby funds, which has
been afoat since the police bills first came here.
T2ut even Il further investigation brings out
absolute justification of Commissioner Bing-
hams declaration that the patrolmen's asso-
ciation seemed to be all right, this raid Will
have added further impetus toward the passage
Of the Bingham ksi, and afforded decided
check on any agitation for a revival by leglSla-
zion of the three platoon system. Not much
opportunity exists for putting through any
interpolation bill in connection with the Bing-
haf measures.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
TAXAMETERS ON CABS.
Adoption Here Expected TO Make
yeku HolG-up I'm possible.

Within a short tine New gar11ers are 10 see
an innovation IN the public hack service OF the
cts. TIE Rev York transportation Company
expects 70 put into use several motor cabs
equipped with the tsKameter, a machine which
combines the functions OF q cyclometer and a
stop watch By It any one who takes a cab
will be able 10 see the exact distance he has
travelled. the exact length Of time he has kept
81 waiting for him after he engaged IL and the
legal fare he is responsible for While similar
cOntTivaune has been used in this city. it was
never adopted TO the extent now intended
The taxameters which the New York Trans
portation Company will use are made IN Ger
many, as their spelling indicates. All similar
machines made by French companies are spelled
'taximeters" They are attached TO the top OF
ahe cab. and by means OF an iron flag" indicate
whether the vehicle is engaged or not AS soon
the chauffeur receives a call he turns this
rag down. thereby starting the tazameter. II
be has TO wait for his passenger the clock regis
ters the length Of the time. which is charged
for according 10 Tariff J." But as soon as the
cab begins 10 move at a speed exceeding four
miles an hour, the clock ceases 10 register and
the eyelomefer part Of the taxameter begins to
work, and the tariff" is changed 10 No. ,. which
S. 30 cents for the first mile or fraction. and 10
cents for each additional fifth Of a mile. By
farin J. the legal rate OF 81 an hour viii be
charged. There Is third rate OF charge which
cab.
Al present. while some hacklnen say they
have different rates for waits and distance,
practically none ever put them into use. BY
means or the taNameter every passenger will
know exactly what he owes and argument will
be out OF the question. it is intended to
make IT an exceedingly difficult and risky bust
ness Tor the chauffeur to attempt 10 tampeT
with the recorder.
According 10 the president Of the New York
transportation Company, Richard ". Meade
MS corporation has done strictly livery busi-
ness up 20 this time but expects 10 go in for a
great deal Of the hacking trade as soon as its
laZameter cabs get into working condition.
Fully two hundred cabs were destroyed in the
fire which recently wrecked the company's large
garage, but Mr.. Meade says that the conlpa nv
mas on hand now numerous experimental gasO-
lene machines equipped with taxameters which
y IS gong 20 put into commission in a very
snort ume- When asked about the REPORTS n,
y tlRal company being formed to cut rates on
me use or the taXameteT. Mr. Meade said thai
Nnlle ne was aware that several companIes
We're going 10 make use OF faxamefers HIS COM
lany expected 10 be the first in the field and
- nor worrying over the prospect OF any one
cutting the rates ' Vi'e
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
SPECTATORS BILL REC0MM1TTED.
Senator SAKE Has Little Hope of Ever Seeing
II Again.
IRg Telsgraph 70 The TrIbune. ]

Albany. March Ex-senator Saxe's remaining hill
against the theatre ticket spectators was recon-.
mitted 20 the Codes Committee to-day. and he has
humed. This measure prohibited ticket SPECTATORS
from plying their trade I'm the vicinity OF theatres
and forbade managers of theatres 10 cooperate
with spectators Amendments were presented by
Senator Hooker striking out the clause referring 10
sidewalk spectators. His idea was to make the
bill apply TO all spectators ana forbid the man
favored spectators.
This amendment was satisfactory to Senator
Sake. although he had not much idea that the
bill with this amendment would be adopted He
protested vigorouy. though. against recommittaI
of his measure Senator Grady pressed his nlOtIon
TO recommit. and all the Democrats and some Of
the Republicans who wanted 20 talk over the bI
in its amended form voted 20 send IL back to COM
mittee.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
STRENUOUS LOCAL OPTION CAMPAIGN
Bribery Charges and Street Parade of
Women and Children in Lebanon Kv

Lebanon. Ky. March 2s-A local option elec,,on
was held here to-day. procession of two thou
sand women and children paradod the prinoinal
streets shouting and cheering for the aboiishment
of the saloons.
Warrants were sworn out for S N. watbs,
president Of the Kentucky Distillers' Association
and Colonel Wallace Cardweli OF the Governors
staff and about twelve other citizens. cborst,'.
them with bribery. All gave bonds except Watben
and Cardweli who insisted on going to jail. but
were allowed 20 so free. Former Chief OF polite,
Yowell arrested for carrying a concealed
weapon.
Of the largest distilling counties in the state
The city went dry by a majority OF sixty-thras
votes and result all sale OF liquors win casso
when the result became known the ternnararcSe,
people gathered about the churches and eeiebrstsI
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27

OF all the Easter hats, none viii
blossom out better than our Knapp
Felt Derbies.
Crofut 4 Knapp, the makers, were
among the first felt hat manufactur-
ers in this country. Starting ahead
in the race, they have never vet been
headed.
Our own very large Derby business
has grown UP through selling Crofut
& Knapp hats almost exclusively, and
as the years go by, they simply
strengthen the original verdict of our
hat experts-no better Derbies than
the Knapp-Felt are made anywhere.
Our Crofut & Knapp at SO is bet
ter than any So hat we know, while
our 50 knapp-Felt is In every way
up to usual IS standards.
As for the Knapp-Felt DE Luxe
at S6-we know no hat so luxurious.
ROGERS, PEEr & COMPANY.
Three Broadway Stores.
2ss s42 rs,
Warren ST. lsthsG s7ndss
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
FoxHALL KEENE AS SPEED EXPERT.

Foxhall p Keene was arraigned IN the JEFFERSON
Market court yesterday, charged with driving .
12O-hOrsepOwer racing car two city blocks IN
eighteen seconds
II do not think was going over eight uits
an hour said Mr.. Keene. My experience has
given me good Judgment on such matters. anu
when taking friends out in a car generally ask
them for a guess as to the speed. then 1teSSs
how far wrong they generally are. can estiin9es
the sDeed within one second a second and one-
half OF the actual rate Of speed I'm tlaVsiilns.
Magistrate SWeetSeF accepted MY keeIe 49,
expert and discharged him. Nlr. Neene tllnssA
90 the policeman who arrested him and telaa. So
Iaughingly he shook hands with the oHlre,..
GIVE me fair chance the next time ye& eae0"
me-"
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
MORE PAY FOR RocKEFELLER's MEN
LabOrers on Lakewood Place to Get Increase
Of Is Cents a Day.
IBy Telesrsph 70 nc Tribuns.l ]

Lakewood. N. J.. March 26.-L4aborers en-
ployed at GOf House. John ID. ROckefelIer's
country place. have had their wages increased
Is cents day. They now receive 81 65 for ten
hours work instead OF 81 so. Mr. RocEefelIer's
superintendent has secured the country about
Lakewood for laborers. but has not been able
TO get enough. Now that MFR Rockefeller has
given his employees an increase IL is expected
that other employers will be compelled to do
nAeWlse S 10 prevent MIN 1Fom gohblinS up their
worSmen. Only native Jersey men are em-
ployed at the Rockefeller place. and every ap-
phcant must be vOuched for by somebody known
20 tse superintendent.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
MORELAND PUSHES BILL.
Saves Several Days for Recount
MeasHre-Passage To-morrozc.
TBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany March 26.-Quick and effective work
by Assemblyman Moreland majority leader has
resulted in placing the entire Recount bill on
Thursdays calendar. This measure which was
10 have been passed to-day, had to be reprinted
owing TO a printers mistake, and Il was not
thought that it would come on the calendar
again before next week AS delay was greatly
desired by the opponents of the measure Mr.
Moreland was determined to counteract the ef-
fects of the mistake in printing.
To-day he visited the printing and engrossinr-
departments and insisted on the speedlest pos
sible work in reprinting the bill. His efforts
saved delay Of four or Ave days, and the AS
sembly will pass the measure on Thursday
morning.
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
RAILROAD CONFERENCE FRUIrLEss.
No Progress Made Toward Settlement of
Threatened Western Strike.

Chicago. March 2S.--No progress uas .naSa to-o.,.
'cv-esd reaching settlement OF che coDtvoo
between the Western railroads and the emplo,os
Nao have voted 20 strike unless their demands are
c'lpAea with by the general managers. A COM
iNii-es representing the men met the general man.
.te*s TO-DAY ana submitted the result OF the vote
A-r tleet.ls was behind closed doors. and while
hoin.1E Official was given out. n WAS stated tbss
Arotnor conference has been arranged for to-naor-
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
BINGHAM BILL HELD UP.
Laid OUer Till To-day Because of
Raid Here.
LBr Telegraph 20 The Tr.lhuns. l

Albany. March 26.-The Bingham Police bill
was to-day made special order for discussion
in general orders Tomorrow After fight then
which probably will exhaust most of the am
munitiOn OF the opponents OF this measure. it
will be advanced TO third reading. But because
Of the error i'm printing the title il cannot be
taken up this week for anal passage.
When the bill was reached on the general or
6ers calendar to-day Senator Page moved II
for advancement 10 third reading. Senator
Grady asked that It lie over
Il am not seeking any undue delay in max
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
HUGHES PUBLIC UTILITY LEAGUE.

The Hughes Public Utility League organized last
might at the Bartholdi Hotel f. X. Porter was
chosen chairman and Robert II Miller secra
tary, The league came into existence ten DAYS aqo
as the result Of a meeting OF Democrats who had
supported Governor Hughes at the last election
lation' a delegation viii go to Albany Tonight,
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
AMENDS EIGHT-HoUR LABOR BILL.
Work Hours of Children Limited from 8
a. m. 70 5 .. m.

Albany. March 25.-The Assembly TODAY adopted
amendment to the Page Eight-Hour Labor hin
limiting the hours during which children NAV vrorl.
at factories from a. m. to p. M The original
bill permitted work for eight hours at any time
from a. m. 90 D. M The auendr,ar+ ,,.,n
Page. - - '7''e'oF
This restores the bill to the form in which :,
passed the Senate. " WHICH, u
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
MRS. LOUIS ALLls OBTAINS DIVORCE
TBy Telegraph 20 ne Trlbune

MILWAUKEE,. March s6.-Mrs. Louis Allis. wife Of
one OF the sons OF Edward p Allls the founder or
the Il. T.. Allis Company. part OF the present
AAisFChaifneFs engine building corporation. has
ootained divorce from her husband on ths
grounds OF cruelty and inhurnan treatment rrba
SUIT was unopposed They had been married seven
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
IRON STRIKE VOTED IN SAN FRANCISCO

San francisco. March 26.-Unlon men affiliated
with the Iron Trades Council voted to-day TO strike
for s-houF day on May J. over six thopsar1
men are involved. The strike will affect all con-
stFuetion work which requires the use OF iron
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
Only ono .eBRouo ouINrNE~

ahat Is LAXATIVE RRoMo Quiniae. Similarly nar,as
s1 - soisSi5es csce.ss Tho frst ann original Cold
.aHrt s WHITE PACKAGE With black red Iet-
teEins. ana bears tho slgnatu.s OF f. w GROVE s5e
New-York tribune., 1907-03-27
AAHOOkkAN0
" " Bros

o5, 81, %. ror, 100, los, Io7,
knightsbridge, London, S.k.
(Ceqkrs of Fashionable Londo7J
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
HIT HIM ON HEAD.
Mrs. D. l.. Carson More Than Match
for Drunken Negro.


H. Etheley, a. negro about so years
of age, is booked at the police station
charged with disturbing the peace of
Mrs. D. L. Carson, 207 Quincy street.
last night But frpm all appearances
as well as the stories told by all par
ties concerned he had several shades
the worst of the encounter before he
was arrested.
Etheley WENT ton the Carson home
when he was considerable the worse
for liquor and without the ,formality
of knocking entered and made a num-
Der of remarks 10 which Mrs. Carson
took exceptions. Selling a stick of
firewood which happened to be near
at hand she dealt shim a blow on the
head which felled him to the floor and
at each repeated attempt on his part
to rise she renew the assault with sat
isfactory results as far as she was
concerned.
A call was sent to the police station
and when Officers Wyatt and Hull ar
rived they found Mrs. Carson sitting
on the person &of the drunk negro,
threatening him every time he attempt
ed to arise to sitting position.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
SHOT DEAD IN OFFICE.
A Woman Found With Dead Man Is
Held for His Murder
MARK TULLEY.

Chicago, Feb. 21.-Louis Fisher, So
years of age. and one of the proprie-
tors of the Harrison Art company,
with offices in the Omaha building La
Sale and Van Buren, streets, was shot
to death in his Office shortly before
noon today. A fashionably dressed
woman who entered Fishers office at
about 10 O'Clock and who quarreled
with Fisher, was found in the room
after the shooting. She was arrested
but declined to talk of the manner in
which Fisher met his death, and re-
fused to give her name to the police.
The woman entered Fishers office
in an excited manner and after she
had exchanged few words with
Fisher. the latter told his Office boy
Herman Hanson, to leave the Office
and return at noon. The boy heard
them quarreling as he left. What oc-
Cured between the two is not known,
but shot was heard a short time
after Hanson left, and when Lorenzo
Blast, the occupant of an adjoining
Office. ran into the room he found
Fisher lying on the floor with the
blood pouring from a wound back of
the ear, and the woman standing over
him with a, revolver in her hand He
took the weapon away from her and
notified the police. Before giving up
the revolver the woman fought Blast
in desperate fashion and threatened to
shoot him. AS the police were leaving
the room with the woman, Hanson.
the office boy returned and Identified
her as the woman he had left with
Fisher 80 'i1-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
MIR. TULLEY MAKES REPLY.
State Treasurer Gives His Side of State
Accounting Controversy.

Topeka. Feb. 81. 1907.
To the Editor of the Topeka State
In your issue of the goth there ap-
peared communication over the sig
nature of ]. z. Catcn and purporting
TO have been written by him in which
he offers certain explanations about
the Nation bills
do not consider the newspaper a
proper place to discuss the merits or
dement's of a system of accounting
which is offered to the Kansas legis-
lature for considera ton, but as he
seems to be reaching for me in this
public manner and over the shoulders
of Mr.. Flanagan, l ask the courtesy of
your columns to reply to such portions
of his communication which has to do
with me.
Mr.. Cation says he was employed by
Mr.. Gafford and State Auditor Nation
with the consent of Governor Hoch.
In the first place. when he was en-
ployed Mr.. Nation was not state
auditor: neither was I state treasurer.
Mr.. Nation had no more authority to
employ an accountant at that time
than I had. and 1 didn't have any
whatever. Mr.. Cation says he would
not have undertaken the work upon
any basis had he had any intimation
of opposition on my part. Mr.. Cation
got his intfmation of my opposition to
certain provisions of his plans just as
soon as | had an intimation of what
his provisions were to be. He fails to
mention the fact that both he and Mr..
Nation proposed at first to ask for
$4,000 as his compensation and finally
made it $1,000 because the state ac-
countant would not recommend a
larger sum. I know of no reason to-
day why he should. authorize Auditor
Nation to withdraw his request for
pay for his service. know of no rea-
son why he should not be paid the
$1,000 for his services if those SER
vices are worth that amount, but /
don't think they are worth one cent.
and l am proud that he admits that
my course in opposing the Nation
Cation bill has already saved the state
$1,000. Mr.. Cation says he had ne
Idea that I would object to system
or accounting in the office of the state
auditor that would enable the auditor
to charge me with the money re-
eeiVed, etc. Neither do 1 in any par
ticular object to such a system. and I
never have objected to such a system
Mr. Cation or Mr.. Nation have offered
no such system The system which they
have offered and propose enables the
auditor to charge me with money
which l have not received but which I
will likely receive within from two
days to a week.
Using his Anderson county example
let us see how it works out. He saws.
upon receipt of this notice the state
treasurer shall draw upon Anderson
draft to the state auditor who shall
countersign the same and charge the
state treasurer with the $1,000 re-
ceived and Immediately credit the
same to Anderson county. This will
make the auditors credit to Anderson
county equal to the cash received by
the state treasurer
Unfortunately the state treasurer
mas not received any cash. All that
ne has on the day the auditor charges
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-21
NAMED EVELYN NESBIT'
Christened After Wife of Harry Thaw
Before Large Crowd.

Kalamazoo, Mich. Feb. 20.-Because her
maiden name was Holman. Mrs. Alexan-
der Babcock, mother of a daughter born
10 days ago, christened the little one Eve
Ign Nesbit, after the wife of Harry Thaw,
on trial for the murder of Stanford
White in New York city The father had
serious objections, it is said. to the child
being given the name. In attendance at the
ceremony, however, were so many that
voted in favor of the name that the father
finally consented to the youngster being
named after the former chorus girl.
When the neighborhood where the Bah
cocks reside was informed that the par
ents had thought of naming the pretty
daughter Evelyn Nesbit Babcock intense
interest was stirred up. The Christian
church, where the christening took place
was filled to its capacity long before the
arrival of the parents. After the minister
had repeated the words which gave the
sleeping babe name the attendants
officiating clergyman babe them cease In
a short address he mentioned the details
of the tragedy which shocked New York
and he intimated that the baby would
make a more satisfactory record than her
namesake, though he pictured EVELYN
Nesbit Thaw as the fly in the embrace of
the spider.
When the parents emerged from the
church they were accorded another ova-
ton from a gathering which necessitat
a number of police to handle Both Mr.
and Mrs Babcock are well and favora biv
known in the city Neither claim kinshi1
with Mr.. or Mrs. Thaw.