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New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
INDEPENDENTS TO FIGHT FRICK.
[By Telegraph to The Tribune


Pittsburg Nov. 30.-Independent coke manufact-
urers are planning combination against the Ii. e.
Frick Coke Company. the object of which win be
TO keep up prices against the Frick company which
a large part of the output of the independent
manufacturers Leading the independents j.
V Thompson, the Unontown millionaire. and
Frank NJ. Osborne. of Cleveland.
The first meeting looking toward the combina-
ton was held at Uniontown last night The follow
ing independent companies represented at the
meeting:
Orient Coal and Coke Company, Puritan Goa! and
Coke Company. Century Coal and Coke Company
Taylor Coal and Coke Company. Geneva Coal and
Coke Company. Mount Pleasant Coke COMPANY
Hustea d. Semans Coal and Coke Company w A
Stone & Co. Echard Coke Company. w. F. Scissor
e. Co. Thompson Connellsvilie Coke Companv
Power Hill l-Connelsville Coke Company Rocks
Coal and Coke Company. Jacobs Creek Coal Com
pany Prospect Coke Company, Gilmore Coke Com
pany Plurnmer Coke Company. Atlas Coke Com
pany Wilkey Coke Company, Z. A Humphrey &
Co. Newcomer Coke Company, South Fayette Coke
Cornpany Consolidated -Connellsvile Coke Com
pany. Whyal Coke Company, Champion Coke Com
pany Penn Coke Company, Clair Coke Company
Washington Coke Company and the w. J. Rainey
Com2anSs
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
OPPOSE UNION RIVALRY.
Object of Nesc Il. f. of L. Depart
ment Far Reaching.

At q r,eetine NJ ,he executive committee OF the
Central Federated Union yesterday at beetlto.ei
Hail. 5th street, near Third avenue a plan ao'p'eu
at the convention of the American tederatoh oI
Labor last week in Norfolk. Va TO create a pulo-
ing trades department within the federation Ior
the purpose unifying labor in the building traces
unions, was indorsed. It is said that one OIL lhe
results of this departure will be the apol'ioh Vi
the boards of walking delegates.
The decision TO form this department was reacheu
at the American Federation OF Labor conVenuoh' II
learned. after the results OF the present Jeai
ousies among rival lsiors in the same trades anu
the open shop agitation among employers had peeh
discussed. was decided TO be necessary TO form
the 1iepartnlert to prevent organized labor from
being split up into fighting factions
The creation of the department, it was said,
was the most radical thing tie American Fedora
ton of Labor had done in fifteen years. and 1t
would mean that all boards of walking delegates
formed o,,t of American Federation Of Labor unions
would have to go out Of business All local Ahleri-
can Federation Of Labor bodies formed for the
purpose of bringing about harmony among rival
unions will now have 10 merge their work IN the
national movement
In connection with the movement call has
been issued by the American Federation of Labor
for q conference. within sixty days in Washing
ton of officers of the affiliated national and inter
ational unions in the building trades At this
convention the plan Will be completed and
the building trades department will become part of
the body and will issue charters for city and state
branches.
1t stated last evening that the new depart
rllent Will conflict with the observance of the
trade agreements among building trades employers
and unions In this city under the arbitration agree
ment.
meeting of the Central Association of Building
Trades, consisting OF thirty-three unions in the
building trades organized harmonic the
in this city. possible met yesterday at Seth street
and Third avenue and adopted constitution and
bylaws. This organization was started before the
American Federation of Labor agitation began.
Those unions which are in the American Federation
OF Labor will have comply with the American
Federation OF Labor programme
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

sion's report No. 943. by striving to throw mud
at me-" he added, ''he has misjudged the INTEL
Hgence of the stockholders of the Illinois Gen.
trail He went
All of the caIumnies in the crcular Of November
p were also contained in circular dated Septem-
soon It's false charges 1 replied them in
great detail In an answering interview which was
given 10 the press and mailed to the stockholders
false statements in the circular OF September "a was
demonstrated by the result Of the canvass Of votes
stantial majority Of all the stock legally entitled
ton of these false will fail Of the pur-
pose intended have not the slightest doubt
ing that this last effort Of MIR Harrimans has ths
SANCTION OF the board OF directors or even Of all
of the board-the Hon Charles : Deneen. Governor
OF Illinois; Walther LUttgen, Charles NJ Beach. i.
De w. Cutting and myself, are absent from that
The charge that I ignored the board and attempt
absolutely and totally false As the records Of the
and out to meet more Frequently and always
Union Pacific party in the Illinois Central board
proposed TO delegate it's powers TO an executive COM
wbc has 5ToVe so pTotsbll 70 certain directors
of the Union Pacific. from being also saddled on tho
The tax now being put out about the Missouri
Pacific is pitiful As have already stated. my
rsd shares which are now worth less than SIS 00o.
on the other hand, hold and own the same certif
which held when deposed from the presidency i,
November 1906. These worth upward Os
a million and a half dollars. and were worth well
over So 600 600 when MI Hartman and two Other
directors of the Illinois Central being also direc-
tors of the Union Pacific secretly sold his. and
believe good part Of their. interest in Illinois Cen
traI 10 the Union Pacific in July. 1895. and con-
the fact from their associates IN the Illinois
Central until brought Out in the Intsrstats
Commerce Commission investigation in January.
1907 So far as know no one CONNECTED VIA me
Missouri Pacific a share of Illinois Central
The suit OF EdmUnds. et al vs. the u mon Paclnc
Railroad Company. OF al. was brought for the sole
p,IrpOs.. of freeing the Illinois Central from Union
Pacific control. and has thus far S1Icresded and
will r believe succeed 10 the end II the propos!
ton that no railroad corporation has right %
own stock in any other railroad in Illinois should
he thereby established. il will not affect the Illinois
Central adversely
As those OF its directors who signed the circular
o< Nover1ber - ought 10 know. il they 10 not. tbs
Illinois Central long ago bought outright the rail-
roads and franchises Of every railroad corporation
in illinois which II owned single share except
ing only the South Chicago Railroad and the Bins
Island Railroad. The former is five miles in leRgfH
and the latter is four and the Illinois Central owns
as il IS expressly authorized by law 70 own All o.
the shares and all OF the bonded indebtedness or
both
and idle tales will conceal from the stockholders
lection Of Mr. z II. Hartman Nor can me stocs-
holders be- induced 10 turn their property over %
the looters Of the Alton.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
GOVERNMENT BANKING BUSINESS.
Either This, or individuals Must Have
Widest Latitude, SAYS Isaac N. Stevens

Chicago Nov. So-Isaac N Stevens who
chairman of the executive committee of the Ma
tiona Silver party in the campaign of 1885, said, in
interview to-day:
There is not basic money enough in the world to
the business of the world The United States
is the only suffering from shortage of
money. The German banks have begun to enforce
a sixty day notice regulation for the withdrawal of
funds, and France, England and other prosperous
countries suffering from lack of money. Gold
furnish a sufficient basis for the enormous
development that is taking place all the world
and the colossal business enterprises
present day. There has never been greater need
FOR world wide binetailism than during the
years, and IL civilization is 10 continue its rapid
stride both gold and silver are absolute neces-
s,ty as basic money This is the time for the Con-
gress of the United States to naugurate universal
movement for bmetallism. Congress should take
looking toward the guaranteeing of the funds
of depos;tors so as 70 bring money out of hiding.
The government should either go into the bank
ing business outright have nothing whatever to
do with IT, II the national banks all out and
out government banks there would be trouble
about people keeping their funds In such banks.
Either fndvidualism must be given the utmost
latitude, else the government must go wholly
into lines OF business where its control seem
Imperative
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
FINLEY FOR RATE ADJUSTMENT.
Assures People of States Without Litigation
Their Interests Will Be Protected.

Charleston S. @, Nov. 3o-President w W Fin
ley Of the Southern Railway Company, who is In
Charleston tonight TO respond to toast at the
17sth anniversary dinner OF the ST. Andrews So
ciety. in speaking of passenger rate conditions in
the South stated that he believed II TO be in the
interest of people well the transportation
companies that earnest effort should be made TO
adjust questions affecting passenger rates now
IN litigation in of the Southern states and, II
possible arrive at a basis which would assure rela-
tive uniformity of intrastate passenger rates and
at the same time alignment of interstate rates
we'll
Even though II involves financial sacrifices. he
said that II the policy Of the Southern Railway
Company to bring this about IL possible and that
the public served by the Southern in the states in
which there has been no legislation on this sub
iect such South Carolina can rest assured that
their interest will b. fully protected by voluntary
action by his company.
He is encouraged to believe that this policy has
already commended itself TO the authorities Of
some of the states. and will have successful out
come and he has doubt that the results will
begin an era of cooperation and harmony between
interests that in reality the same
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
oTHE,s MAY FOLLOW MUTUAL.

The report that the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany was about to quit the State of Wisconsin
was confirmed yesterday by President Peabody OF
that company. II also learned that both the
i,ouitable and the New York Life were considering
the advisa bty Of following suit
The laws passed at the last session Of the WIS
consin LEGISLATURE said President Peabody. i'm
nose requirements with which our company is un-
willing to comply-could not do so with justice TO
the policyhodcrs already on our books We there
fore deem Il better to quit business in that state
Paul Morton president Of the Equitable. said
..be ouestion as to the Equitable socety's remain
ing in wisconsin is having careful considera-
tion and will be decided soon as We hear from
soroe Of the state authorities with whom We are IN
corresnondence 1t looks as If We would be forced
to leave the state on account of the new laws.
President Kingsley OF the New York Life tele-
oranbad Yesterday The Milwaukee Sentinel:
New York Life has not finally decided question
os remaining in or wthdra wing from Wisconsin.
F,yrect to do so within two weeks. We have rea-
son to believe we shall be able to continue in
Wisconsin,
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
SURPRISE IN JERSEY WILL CASE.
New Witness for Defence May Save Aged
Horticulturist from Prison.

somervile, n. J.. Nov 3o-The trial Of William
H SkiIlrnan former president OF the New Jersey
Horticultural Society and lecturer. for forging the
will of the William Lanehart. his wealthy
neghbor for the alleged purpose Of obtaining half
of the Lanehart estate, was adjourned at noon to-
day until Monday. During the morning the defence
introduced a new Witness who swore that Lane
hart had said that he intended to leave Skillman
q large share of his estate. In the two previous
trials the defence has relied solely on the testi-
nony Of Skillrnans children and his friend William
Ely. to prove that the alleged forged will was
genuine
Mrs. Jennie Opdyke, the wife of a farmer who
lives near the Ianehart estate. said that Lanehart
had seen Skiliman pass her house when calling
upon her. and remarked: There goes my friend
Skilnan. j think a lot of that man. He's white
all through. / trust him further than any
know / have just had him write my will. When
die he will get large share OF my property
Colonel Nelson Y. DUNCAN. who is assisting
Prosecutor Roger in the case. put the witness
through a severe cross-examinauon, but failed to
shake her story.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
OUT OF PER DIEM AGREEMENT.
Action of B. & M. Nay Be Taken by B. c
A. and N NH &H

Fsos+cu Nov 9-The announcements vas r-=@,
to-day that the Boston & Maine road bad formally
withdrawn from the per diem sgreernen, OF ne
American Railway Association. 10 take effect m
three months II Is stated that this action IS n
tended 70 lead a reduction OF The charge 5t -
cents a day for OF other companies wnie
they are the tracks OF the Boston 4 Name
There are at present about twenty-Jhrse thousand
foreign cars on the Boston * Maine system. ana
the usual number is seldom less than fifteen thou-
sand.
Mr. Barr the general uanaser- in giving the
reason for the withdrawal. IN letter 20 Secretary
Allen NJ the railway association. stated that -
under law and custom in this section ro1Signees
are allowed ninety-six hours after tbeir ears are
placed within which unload them. and toh-
signors are given the number OF hou's
within which load while i'm Other sections q.
the country forty-eight hours only are aHo"eu
for these purposes have found il 1n19osSinis 70
reduce materially the detention OF other ROADS
cars upon our lines. and the amount We ha'7
been called upon paw for the use or the cars -
much greater than the traffic involved NiI 'Sdi-
New Haven. Nov s0-In railroad circles here =
is reported that in addition TO the vithdTa"a 81
the Boston & Maine from the per diem aEfeei',ei'-
of the American Railway Association a ho'I1
will be given immediately. or very Son OF -
withdrawal Of the Boston Is Albany also. "'''
this cannot be confirmed here il IS resar5ed -
extremely probable
In Nex York. New Haven x Hartford Hai,'.S -
circles the action of the Boston q Maine anu = =.
probable course of the Boston Albany diV -.
sarCied as Of the utmost Importance lis p''
as reported of the Boston 4 Albany IS 'n1erpEe'
as significant Of the position of the New -
Central also. Whether. however, the Ne" To-
Central. as a corporation is in The W"ho.'% W"h,.,
movement or not. the situation now Pide'N
leaves the whole OF New England "utSiae o.
American Railway Association per dleh
ment and cuts that large territory loose iio'i
50 cents per diem rate. Ths three companies Ia
practically a TERRITORIAL mous .'oly- ana arr - -,
position 10 dictate the effect of Such si'~''..
on the policy of the many roads withih ''' -
citation and also ON the status of the ssS'.. -
i,se,s The result is looked forward to Win si
acute interest correspondents with the 'cu'v'e
the situation.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
WHAT CITY FOLKS EAT.
Acid in Chopped Meat, Borar IN
Frankfurters. and Tea, What Not.

Tho Health Denartment Yesterday issued report
covering more than two hundred large pages zen
ing in detail according TO laboratory 'es''' 10
manner of things New Workers are ea'ihs.
scientific story is exhilarating and nausealihs d.
the same time, depending on whether man eo''
bologna sausage or chopped meat. 80,
Judging by tire cold figures, a butcher WHO WIN
scorn to sell a customer bologna sausage with any
thing deleterious in it will turn over 10 u'S '
customer A package of chopped meat wen sa'"
rated with sulphurous acid This means that peopio
using chopped meat pretty likely unless nv,
watch the butcher chop 1t, to get supetal1ue
meat whose 1nalodorous tongue is stilled py ahe
addition of sulphurous acid. 1t may pe sai" '''
sphl1rous acid itself is not at all de!e'eIiou''
but to the average it doubtless is uii"eico'ie
when it is put into. the meat for the puFpose u
keeping the smell away.
The doctors in Commissioner Darlington's laoora
tories sampled about everything that people ouy VI
butchers bakers and grocers. The scheduies SHo"
that coal tar dyes were used in coioring fnat'er ~
twenty-four out of thirty samples OF sausage wv
lected by the scientists. -.
Coal tar dyes also were found in a large p0ioe-N
age of samples of havoring extracts
The bologna eater may rejoice. Less than Pei
cent of the samples colected-and about one nun nun
dred and fifty samples were taken-contaiiieu
rreservatfve matter of any kind or aFtcid' e
,pv matter But there is a dark side to me sau-
90 sit,,a+ion Rologras are bolognas, and they
have their standard Of integrity IN TINS to"A'
F'rankfurters do not belong to the s'iiiio 80,
About one hundred and fifty samples oi am -n,
furters made by local dealers were coil'
nearly SO per cent of the samples ''
ence of borax sulphite .
The chopped meat ANALYTICAL tests were '' 80, 80
ifscouraging of all The inspectors coiec'eu - ,
tv-six samples of chopped meat from iaise a az
small butchering establishments. The tes's Sho" e'
eu,nburous acid in twenty of the twenty-sM
Generally speaking the bologna cousin -,
,i,-eru,,rst as made in New York. is a cheerins
ard ,Ybotesome compound. Hardly any OF '"e
earnnIss contained sulphites or cooring matter
About one-half of the samples OF napie '"s'l rs
tested showed the presence OF cailo '"e
other half was totally unaduterated'
The blue ribbon was won by the tomato p'op
About one hundred brands were tested 'iie - -
pies coming from different secuoiiS % m lee
~, - ,.aro 20 aduIterants in any of the samples.
One tea compound tested by the Hea''H p.op,
contained senna leaves. sassafras par ma -, 4,
lows fennel seeds. coriander SEEDS ailise s
lavender flowers The cheering inforihi'l'" ~
tackled on the end of the analysis that t'e '''t
nound does not contain alkaloids
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
D4WES ON CURRENCl.
.Says Reserrc Ld7Cs Arc Faulty
More Elastic Note Issue.

<. Iouis Nov 3O-Charles @. Dawes. speaking
before the Commercial Club here tonight on ule
financial situation said in part;
President Roosevelt is not reSponsoie ii tor li.e
pan mic of 1907. his critics would nave US bSlItN
neither is anv particular group OF Spccuidlo "a,
wall Street responsible for the expansion OF Sreis
which led to the present crisis me pa U Te
have all former pa1cS IN t4e tHII@'t .e, ,ha
suited great dispropottlon % pS'T w. dehts
cash in which debts redeeUl& ole ana Nite "eo"7
The difference between conditions with our lndeI,
pendent Treasury and the position whiSh We "oui" %
.rrntual, reach with its abolition IS tat me s"N
arr1rn.nt ,yould in the latter be hard up lpI
cash we'll the rest of us. FROM tt Hoi'l'.I1
OF putting the extra cash IN the treasury Illo "a
its are built up above il under the ordinary opera
tions of banking. IA. -, In
situting Continental banking system IN thr ni''I u
States The banking power of our country rs y
greater than that of all Continental I-oros-, w.
have this great system Of separate ana nldI i
hanks and whether wish II or not. or whethrr
Theoretically. is best or not, We must itcr a.
practical men the utter lmpossibhueS OF A i"Ne.-
Sion al this stage OF banking Development 10
snv type OF banking Fundamentally different -, .
'rht reserve laws OF the la'l"!d oilnS ,id ho
amended so that but on"ffth instead OF tree-hfths
the Of u per cent required !" s' sp. @ %
f1a IRON, reserve banks. and the section which au-
horzes banks smaller reserve cities TO keep one
half Of their lawful money reserve ~ caSh WIN cen
traI reserve cities should be repealed .
There is no question that We should nave an dp'-
Cd elasticity In national bank note issues We can tan-
not however. with our diversified hankhs system,
safely devise d medium OF bank asset currency
which can used instrument OF pr2nt III
normal times without tnjuring ITS safety ana s'a-
! We want An emergency bsnknote circulation au-
thorized in this country subject 10 so ieaNy q taN
This kind of a currency viii help us out OF panic
when in one and not hflp ns mo . paillc @ G
when we are out of one II ctnnoI he nsed as a
means Of business profit. and therefore as basis
Of credits speculative or otherwise
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
p. 8. G. HEARS BROOKLYN COMPLAINT
Told About Alleged Defects On an Elevated
Railroad

Commissioner Bsssett. of the Public Service Com
mission. yesterday completed the hearings on the
complaint Of the Twenty-eighth Ward Board of
Trade regarding certain alleged defects in the ser
vice Of the Brooklyn Union Elevated Railroad
Arthur n. Dutton assistant geneyal manager OF the
company. admitted that additional station signs
were needed but did not think that I5o would be
necessary. the preliminary order declared.
He also admitted that great congestion existed
~ the stairways OF the Gates and Halsey street
stations OF the Lexington avenue line but he said
these stations were about TO be rebuilt and en-
larged and he thought Il would be unjust TO the
company order new stairways now. Several other
items OF the complaint were taken up. C NJ
sheehan. secretary Of the Board OF Trade, submit
ted additional data, and the railway company will
be allowed TO file memoranda bearing on the CON-
plants
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
R0BBED IN A JERSEY COURTHOUSE

New Brunswick n. J.. Nov. 30.-Russo Giu-
seppe who has been in this country two months
complained to the police to-day that he was
robbed in the basement of the courthouse yes
terday. At the time the alleged crime was
committed Judge Schenck was holding court
upstairs
Giuseppe said that while on Paterson street
two men asked him if he wanted work He an
swered that he did and went with them to the
courthouse. where they took him TO the base
ment AS soon as they got inside the door, he
said. they seized and gagged him and went
through his pockets. taking $llO
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
tRr relerranh to The Tribune ]

Milwaukee Nov. 30-The Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York VIII not be the only iarSe
insurance corporation to leave Wisconsin on ac-
cot of hostile legislation passed by the last Legis-
iature This was indicated in dispatches received
to-day from several of the companies. In part as
follows:
Newark n J.-Owing to the impossibility or
placinp any consistent Interpretation upon the new
Insurance laws Wisconsin this company Will
cease 10 do new business in that state at the end
THE Mutual. BENEFIT LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Newark, n 1.-The Prudential Insurance Com
pany has the question Of withdrawal from Wtscon-
Sin Under advisement. but has not finally decided.
JOHN +. DRYDEN. President.
Hartford, Conn.-We making careful study
of the law, and hope 10 find that we can conform
TO its requirements. ~ e.~~.--,
HTNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
c. +. GILBERT. Secretary.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
DEAFNESS CURED
Rv New Discovery
"lhave demon
strated that deaf
ne $ S c a n b e
cured. DIR. Guy
Clifford Powell.

1-h, socra. or how 10 mysterious ana lINls1
ibe nature for the cure of DEAFNESS Ions
Noise. has discovered by the sross
Physician Scientist. DR. Guy Clifford PoNe' er the
and Head Noises disappear IL by magic ull Iy ,rd
,se - .bis ney and wonderful discovery He VIII sehu
ali who suffer from Deafness ana Heau ~ 60 NO
mater how long they have been deaf or wnat ianie
marvellous Treatment is so S.tPt.
naturaI and certain that you will wonder why t
not discovered before. Investigators arg ouick
ana cured themselves marvel at tne 49,
results Any person can have run IN lnlo rnd At
how TO be cured quickly and cured to stay cur n ~
home without investing cent Write toIudS ~ ora
t.uv clifford Bank Bldg PEORIA ~ 81
~ fnri inforr1stion of this and wonderful ols-
absolutely free
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01
TWO BANKS LOOTED BY ROBBERS

Sioux Falls. = d. Nov 3e-rNe
dynamited the safe in the Bank OF o'0e'' -
early to-day Men who rushed from the'
homes ON hearing the explosion were Orderea
back and shots were fired at those VINO u'I
move fast enough. The robbers are Sd
have obtained several thousand dollars
New-York tribune., 1907-12-01

New Franklin. Mo.. Nov. S0-RoonerS os
mited the safe of the New Franklin hanN
night and escaped with $4,000 in coin anu - -,
rency Bales of hay from a nearby store VI, W"
carried into the bank and piled against '"0
doors to deaden the sound OF the explosion