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New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
RALLY FOR EQUAL PAY.
Women Teachers applaud NcCdr-
rem, Grady and Other Speakers.

The Interborough Women Teachers Associations
rallied an army of supporters IN favor OF tne
equal pay bill Cooper Union last night and the
enthusiasm and applause that followed Mss
Grace Strachan's announcement that the fight for
the bill would continue VI the efforts OF the
association failed Albany this year. would put
tn shame the outbursts of a political audience on
an issue OF national Importance
There was 10 room 10 spare IN the hall the
aisIes and platform being crowded The Senator's
and Assemblymen who took up the cause OF the
teachers in Albany last year were on hand 70
assure them of their continued loyal support
senator McCarren came in for a warm reception
when he stood Ip 90 speak Assemblyman Robert
: ConkIin. the introducer OF the equal pay BIZ
at the last session. and senator Thomas + Grady
brought the whole assemblage TO its feet when
they appeared
Senator NcCarren advised the teachers not 20
waste any time the Legislature but to do all
they could to change the Governors mind Assem-
bIvrnan Conklin reviewed the work OF the Legs
Iature in favor of the bill. and finished his talk
with: 'In the fight we are wasins for you and
the fight YOU are waging your own behalf We
wish you godspeed-
Senator Grady in referring 70 the veto Of ths
teachers bill last wear. said II have myself q
decided feeling as 20 what 7 regard the unvar-
ranted extension of the veto power. II was never
SO deeply impressed upon my mind as last year
when all my bills were vetoed. eLausht"rf
want you that YOU have not lost
friend among the members of the Legislature
Never was a cause more just proclaimed from
this platform. and never was cause more worthy
os success than this cause and of its ultiInsts
success there be no doubt
A resolution was adopted the end Of the
meeting urging the Legislature to pass and ths
Mayor of New York and the Governor TO approve
the equal pay bill The other speakers were
Horace r.. Demng. Mrs William Cumming story
Mrs Harriet Stanton Rlatch. cx-Judse Wood,
James A Donnelly. and the Rev Edward MctTuf-
fey. rector of the Episcopal Church at Nevtowu'
Long Island
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
URGENT DEFICIENCY BILL PASSED.

Washington. JAN So--The urgent deficiency sp-
prapriation bill passed by the House to-day
The amount carried is ssS.sSi.f5e or Sal0.on less
than as reported by the committee. The hrgeS'
single reduction that of 100000 in The cloth
ing funds of the army.
When the session resumed to-day only =
few pages OF the bill remained 10 be disposed cf
Included in these provision for th- s7-
the new House Office building Chairman Tawney
urged the provision. because OF the necessity 70.
protecting such costly government property aad
'of guarding the reputation and honor Of the mem
bers.''
Mr.. Mann, OF Illinois, opposed the proysion. ana
il was stricken out point Of order
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
co1ORED REPUBLICAN CLUB DINNER

Charles W Anderson. the negro internal revenue
collector of the I'd District Of New YORK. was 'he
chief guest of the Colored Republican Clun OF Ne"
York last night at the Manhattan CaSho' l'''
street and Eighth avenue
Te,ters of regret were read from President
Roosevelt Governor Hughes Herbert Parsons ana
others. President Roosevelt referred to Anderson
As 4 man who reflects credit on his race and MS
nartv'' Among those present were Sheriff Foiey'
ex-governor Pinchbaok Of Louisiana and Booker
T. Washington.
In his letter of regret Herbert Parsons said:
Personally don't believe that the Republicanlsrn
of the c-olored Republicans is thin skinned that
because of differences of opinion which some OF
them entertain with the administration they would
vote the Democratic ticket in the event that the
candidate some of them wish shall not be NOM
mated"
All mention Of the Brownsville incident was
avoided Every reference TO President Roosevelt
was vigorously spplaUded.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
CAN ENFORCE FIVE-CENT FARE.
P, S. Commission So Replies to Query OF
Assemblyman Wainwright.

The Public Service Commission announced IN
,ot,er "a Chairman Wainwright Of the Assembly
(-o,,,rittee OF Railroads, made public yesterday
,bar II had the power 10 fix fve-cent rate on the
trolley lines TO Coney Island The letter. "hich II
5atad Januarv 2s sent III reply to a request Oh
avear,,r1vr,,au Wainwright asking "helher the
,,,,r,osa of the bill introduced by Assemolymah
z,-.g,er or the legislative action intended py IL
mas within the power of the commission Inc
commission says it has power 10 accomplish an
that the Wagner bill proposes and possibly more
The commission said that no application 10 reuuce
the fare 10 Coney Island had been made since the
commission took office last July which caused
Aesen,blynan Cuviiler of this city, so much sur
,,-iee that he at once dispatched a rather caustic
1.+tcr ro the commission. Mr.. CuVllIier says he -
aear ia push his bill universal fve-cent rare
-i+,;, tho limits OF Greater New York. From the
fa;1,,ra of any one 10 make application TO tile
commission for reduction of the fare TO CoheS
Island Mr. Cuvier figures out that the CoTlrhIS-
sion has TOO much 10 attend to ana shouin pe
relieved of some of its powers By the Legislature
Senator Joh1 s. Mccall, sponsor IN the upper
House for the fve-cents-to-Coney lsiand nli' "io
wrote 10 the commission making a formal demand
for the fve-cent fare.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
TO PROTECT SALOONS.
Thom pson Bill Preuents Church ana
SchO0! Encr0dchment.
GBy Telegraph TO The Tribune J


Alan. Jan S9.-Tas protection OF SaIoohs A'"A
s,.croachnent 5y churches is the latest turn gwen
10 excise legislation the introduction to-day hy
senator Thompson ot a hill giving saloons the right
- sxist within the 3Go-foot limit in cases wnere
ne, 80 extatftsed prior to the church or school
house.
--r .aars he popular construction placed on IN"
Ian PROHIBITING the location of saloon within fVo
hundred feet Of church has been that OF the pro
lection Of he church from the saloon. The Thomp-
son hi. reverses the situation and provides for the
protection Of the saloon from the church.
All II This was brought about by recent decision
f Supreme Court Justice Belts. Of the Sd judicial
District IN the cas-, 81 the Commissioner Of Excise
against Non Ettcn. Justice Belts held that if
church o. school moved or built addition within
TWO hundred feet of an established saloon the pro
ygie7or could longer obtain license TO do bust
ness
This prompted Senator Thompson 70 introduce
hill providing that 4 a saloon was being lawfully
conducted prior 10 the location Of the church or
school within The on-foot limit the proprietor
should have the right 10 continue business
WHY. This is the greatest chance for blackmail
that was ever devised said Senator Thompson
The idea that a saoonkeeper must move If mis-
sion invades his territory ridiculous. They only
started this business few months ago. and if the
ant-saloon people had only known about il few
years ago they would not be here now looking fo-
= local option law. All they would have 10 do
would be to stick a little mission within TWO hun
red feet Of every saloon and wip@ II out Ny bill
j. simply 10 protect established saloons from the
ancroacfrnent Of churches"
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
BRYAN FOR PUBLICITY.
Cites House Committee HIS TieJcs
ON Cam DoirR Contributions.

Washington Jan SO-.An election is public
affair and participation in politics is civic duty
All arguments used in elections should be used
pubIicly and all means employed TO secure the
election OF or to defeat candidate should be
means which the using them would not be
ashamed to have the world know
This summarizes the views of William ]. Bryan
on the subject of publicity of campaign contribu-
tions as expressed to-day before the House Com
nittee on Election of President and Nice-Presi-
dent.
Mr. Bryan declared that reforms only
when abuses are recognized Not until there is
an evil TO be remedied' he said, does think
upon a remedy" The thing to be remeded in
American politics, he continued the use Of
money to secure control of the government. the
money being advanced by those antagoniStic to
the public purse" Whenever a resorts 10
secrecy. he said. 1t must be because he has some
thing to gain that he does not want the world
know or that he distrusts the intelligence pa
triotism of the people
Mr.. Bryan insisted that the most important
thing to be done 10 make the campaign con-
tributions known before the election. TIe recog-
nized that there was some advantage in finding
out after the horse is stolen how the door was
unlocked but" he said, II think IT much better
to find out before the horse is stolen that theft
is contemplated" The trouble about the pubii-
cation Of expenditures after election was that the
knowledge came too late be OF any advantage
to the people in that campaign. u was easy to
change the committee and the personnel Of the
organization, he said. and then make scapegoats
of those who had been in charge of the elections
Mr. Bryan declared that there could be no OBJ
lection to any making campaign contribution
IF that contribution represents his patriotic interest
In a public cause" He said it was the duty OF the
people to contribute to the expense of disseminating
campaign material by way of education
1t had been charged, he said that Chairman Cor
teyou had received contributions from six thousand
contributors. 'as IT,, he added, lit was matter to
deserve the recognition that so many DeoDIs had
contributed" Even il this true he argued
that they small fraction OF the seven million
voters for President Roosevelt.
AS for the Democratic party, MIR. Bryan said thar
in 1897 1t had more contributions than in anv pre-
vious campaign. Many men would be, $500 on the
result of election who would not contribute e.
campaign fund.
Mr Bryan said he was glad President Roosevelt
had taken the matter up. He has spoken so
plainly the subject of publicity OF campaign con-
Irbutions." said Mr.. Bryan. that / am sure thar
the fact that am Democrat viii not place sus-
pcion upon my argument for I think have the
same interest this that the President has
expressed
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
INTRUsTED WITH BUILDING CODE.

Alderman w p. Kenneally, chairman of the
Building Committee of the Board of Aldermen, an
nounced Yesterday the appointment OF the New
building Code Revision Commission authorized by
the aldermen January q. The president of the
new commission is Thomas J. Brady, Supernten-
dent of Buildings in the Van Wyck administration
and the e-president is james c. Mcclure. The
commission is follows:
Architects-Clarence Luce, Washington Hull
Charles H Cullen and Charles b. Meyers.
Engineers-James c. Mcclure, Charles G. Smith
and John ID. Moore.
Builders-ThoInas ]. Brady. Thomas l. Hamilton
Paul Starrett. Patrick J. ByInes and Daniel Gala
han.
Legal expert Edward p. La Fetra.
Mechanic-Andrew T.. Eagan.
Plumbers-P. F. Kenny and Joseph D. Duffy.
The borough presidents or their superintendents
OF buildings, when formally named.
Edward f. Croker chief OF the Fire Depa rtment
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
PORTER'S POSTU4STERS.
Wadsucorth Fighting Confirmation
Result Depends on Platt.
GFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington. Jan. Ca highly amusing if not
altogether dignfed proceeding occurred at the
Senate end of the Capitol to-day, when ex-Repre-
sentative James W. Wadsworth arrived the
scene determined to prevent the confirmation of
the five postmasters nominated at the request OF
Representative Peter A Porter of the 34th District
of New York. Mr.. Porter heard that Mr.. Wadsworth
in the Capitol and came hurrying over to
the Senate. In The lobby Mr.. Wadsworth was
busly engaged in buttonholing members OF the
Committee on Postoffices and Post Roads, and
begging them TO make unfavorabe report on
the Porter appontees. AS Mr.. Wadsworth
left member of the committee Mr.. Porter would
approach him and urge him not to be influenced
by man who no longer represented the 3fth Dis
trict. and would present argument in favor of
their confirmation.
When carly in the day Senator Plat de-
clared that while he would like TO oblige Wads-
terfere, as Wadsworth was longer a member
of Congress, while Porter the duly elected
member from the 34th District. Then Wadsworth
saw the Senator and later Mr. Platt. while de-
clining to commit himself, showed disposition
to consider more favoraby the Wadsworth end Of
the controversy.
Incidentally Mr. Wadsworth walked into the
room of the COMMITTEES on Postoffices and Post
Roads. and demanded 10 krow the status of these
appointments. Colonel Andrews, the clerk of the
committee replied that the nominations being ex-
ecutive business. he not at liberty TO give any
information concerning them. especially TO any
one in private life. This greatly angered Mr..
wadsworth who protested vigorously that he had
been the Representative of tho 34th District and
that he should be regarded as in private life.
Colonel Andrews. however, obdurate.
1t is impossible foretell the end of the con-
troversy, it depends entirely on the final dis
position by Senator Platt, although the personnel
of the committee is such that it would doubtless
welcome opportunity to turn down the admins
tration and If Mr.. Platt says the word he will
perience TO difficulty with the committee.
The nominations are now 'on the table" at the
renuest of NIr Plat, and Will remain there until
he signifies a willingness TO have them favorably
reported to the Senate. No charge against the
character or fitness of the appontees is suggested
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
WoULD-BE FIREMEN HAVE A CHANCE.
Woman with Clothes Afre Breaks Window
to Attract Attention of Passersby.

Mrs John J. Adams of No. 4s0 Hudson street,
was standing with her back TO a stove last
evening when her clothes caught fire. The
frightened woman made attempt to extin-
guish the flames with a quilt Failing in that
she hurled iron weight through the window
10 attract attention Two men who had applied
recently for places I'm the Fire Department
rushed in and ono wrapped his overcoat about
the frantic woman. while the other tore the
Blazing fragments Of the skirt and waist from
her scared body.
A patroiman hearing Mrs Adams's screams
and finding that the room also on fire sent
in alarm and a call for an ambulance Mrs.
Adams was removed to ST Vincents Hospital
in a serious condition.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
HEARING ON FORESTRY.
arguments for Appalachian and
White Mountain Reserves.

washington, Jan. 3o.-Governors and their
resentatives other state officials federal experts.
presidents OF commercial and civic associations and
officers and members of dozen forestry bodies,
numbering in all nearly two hundred and reE-e-
sentlng all states east OF the Mississippi River.
except Florida. Illinois. Indiana and Mssissl7pi.
appeared as a special forestry delegation before
the House Committee Agriculture to-day. and
under the lead of Governor Hoke Smith of Geor-
gia presented facts and hgurts in support OF ths
Currier bill appropriatins 100000 for the purchase
of about seven million acres of land in the Appa-
Iachian and White Mountains, 70 be held as na-
tiona forest for the conservation and
troll of the navigabIe and power producing streams
of the states affected.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
MEASURE TO TAX D0WRIES.
Would Impose 20 Per Cent or Large Ones
Conferred on Foreign Husbands.
nv Te,csraph % The tribune

Altany. IAN. 2o.-One Of the most picturesque
bills introduced This session WAS offered to-day By
Asseubiyrlan Keller, proposing TO dowrfes
conferred by wealthy women on foreign husbands
The tax is heavy, being % per cent on personal
and real property worth Se0.000.
The b1l proposes TO place a tax where "a resi-
dent feIsle Of the State of New York shall di-
Tectly q. Indirectly in consideration of ma rriage
grant or sile any doWry make any settlement
upon person II Whom she is about 10 be has
married who shall be alien resident of any for
eign country.
York so granted OF given ny any female. directly
al indirectly. dowry or settlement in coDsid-
Grafton Of marriage an alien residing a for
sgn country shall be subject TO taxation. The TAX
supposed thereon shall be the rate Of g per cent
a,rou the clear market value Of such property
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
FAVORS SUBSIDY BILL.
Its Passage Aduocated by the Post
master General.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau ]

yvasbi,eton Ian 3n-The Senate Committee on
Commerce made favorable report to-day on the
Gallinger postal subvention BILL ana MI daiihser
will call the measure up in the Senate at the hrst
favorable opportunity. In making its report the
committee was supported by the favorable state
nent made on the measure by the postmaster oeh-
eral
after stating that the bill is in exact harmony
with the recommendation of the President, and
quoting the passage from the Presidents last mes
sage which deals with the subject, Mr.. Meyer says
in part:
This bill IS in my judgment calculated l; d, to dn put
petitors in its ocean mail service to South America
and across the Pacific Ocean II Is s,aPe ra Of conn
pensation long since proved lnadequate TO me 4he @
United states mails to the countries. indicated
This Involves il o fh or
of commercial steam navigation the chef martime h,
aons IN s st s and a arSc
also had in mind the development of the national
essential to the legislation under consideration al
This policy Of national en- mt to gTeae
nations Of the world. whether their general eco eco
noms % Bs Srs 5es or e to a
lea was IL by the n pay for for many amy Years
Asia. has been in receipt of similar payment of
In my Judgment the Postofice Department can
AFFORD 5 G to make the % fSs m Fore reqTs th st9 to
ended, June 80, 1907 that department estimated
that the postage collected the articles exchanged
with foreign countries other than Canada and Mex
leo amounted to S6.579043 AS So 637, ,226 81
than the net cost of the service exclusive of the
cost of transporting the articles between the Emitted
States exchange postoffices and the United States
postoffices at which they were mailed or delivered.
The excess of receipts over cost in this branch of
the postal service is not occasional but 1t is fixed
and Increasing factor in the finances of the de
partment- Thus in the fiscal year ended June 80.
1906. the postage thus collected estimated at
S6.00SS07 53 and the of receipts cost
at S304S 1S3 80; in the fiscal year ended June 30.
1905. the figures 215 O3 and 50 040416 60:
in the ended June so. 1904. So .3S9 IS and
1886 II; in the year ended June go 1908. 81.
991 94 81 and 81 sos 3S5 IA and in the ended
June 80, 1902. s5 1878 81 and sl,491 693 02
This annual net profit from the ocean mail ser
vice. which S. 363 226 81 in the last fiscal year,
Will so far rs can be foreseen by the department.
suffice to cover the annual expenditure required to
establish fortnightly mail services from the United
States to the principal countries South America,
Japan. China the Philippines and Australasia.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
THE STANDARD OIL INQUIRY

Washington. Jan So.-When the taking OF testi-
mony in the suit Of the government against the
Standard Oil Company was resumed to-day the
government counsel began examination of n
G. VI. SCHNEIDER. one of the investigators of the
Bureau of Corporations concerning the rates in
force by the railroads and those paid by the Stand
ard from Olean. n. Y, TO various other points Al
Olean the Standard has large reiineres
Mr.. SCHNEIDER presented d considerab BILE numhar of
tariffs OIL oil which he had examined. The idea
TO show by these tariffs and by the billings
TO the Standard oil Company that the Standard
enjoyed rate from Olean TO various interstate
points less than the published through rates of
tho railroads. Many of the tariffs offered by III.
witness, be testified. had not been filed with tas
Interstate Commerce Commission
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31

Ward, Clyde. Mallory and New York and Porto
lines provided the bonds of each we're pooled.
On October the foa ting Indebtedness OF the
Consolidated Steamship Lines was comparative
ly small. but there were number OF bills and
instalments on steamships in course OF con-
struction coming due. notably $4,000 on Janu-
ary /. 1905 and 100000 on January j, 1893.
This wears claim was paid. but il came from
the earnings of the company for the previous
wear The lack OF money in the treasury during
the last few weeks made it necessary to post
pone the payment of comparatively small bills
and finally resulted in the application for re-
ceiver to-day by interests understood to De
friendly to the corporation
The committee has been working hard upon
plan OF reorganization for the Consolidated
Steamship Lines. and many Of the bondholders
have deposited their bonds.
The last statement of the Consolidated Steam
shin Lines, giving the condition OF the company
on November 80 last, shows total assets OF
S12O 252 $50, including the Clyde steamship
Company S13314SOO: Mallory Steamship Com
many S13 I23 400; New York & Cuba Mail
steamship Company. $40 393. 800; New York &
Porto Rico Steamship Company, SI,socopo'
Metropolitan Steamship Company, S2.s9I.JNo
and the Eastern Steamship Company, S2,e3e5to
Among the liabilities the following items;
S195 OOO for notes payable, S3S.JIS for accounts
pavabie S6OOOOOO0 for bonds authorized and
issued and S59.9S6. 800 on outstanding stock
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
TAMMANY BOSS SUES FOR LIBEL

Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall.
has brought suit for $4,000 damages against Rob-
ert B. Knapp, editor of The Katonah Times"
for an alleged libelious article that appeared in
that newspaper December 6. The article re-
ferred to Charles T. Murphy sas criminal" and
thug" The Tammany boss believes that it was
undoubtedly intended to refer him ana that the
letter 'T"' was n misprint.
James w. Osborne, counsel for Murphy went
before Justice Vernon NJ. Davis, In Part II OF the
Supreme Court in New York County, and OBJ
tained an order of arrest for Mr. Knapp. Under
Sheriff Doyle of Katonah, arrested Mr. Knapp
January Is. As directed in the order. he was
held IN $500 bail for trial Mr. Murphy Is IN the
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
GOVERNOR MACON IN WASHINGTON
To Confer with President and Secretary
Taft on Cuban Affairs.
TFrom The Tribuns Bureau

Washington, Jan. 3o.-Charles e Magoon. pro-
vfsional Governor of Cuba. arrived in Washington
to-day and Immediately called on the President.
Governor Magoon comes 70 Washington to confer
with the President and Secretary Taft regarding
certain important concessions in Havana for which
there are several asprants and which the Gov
ernor deemed it wise to lay before the Secretary
Of War before taking final ton.
The Governor will remain in the city probably for
two weeks comforting with the President and the
Secretary OF War al the end of which time he will
return 10 Havana. There is expectation in ad-
ministration circles that he will be relieved of his
responsibilities as provisional Governor OF Cuba
for some time come.
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
CANAL CONFERENCE CALLED.

Albany, Jan. a0.-Senator Henry ". Hill. of Buff
falo. has out q call all the chambers OF
commerce and other commercial bodies in the state
To send delegates to a conference canal matters
which viii be held at next Tuesday the
Ten Eyck Hotel, In this city. Senator Hill to-day
conferred with Controller Glynn relative TO fiscal
matters connected with the canal. and the meeting
is called in order 10 secure expression OF opinion
before the Controller sends in his report on the
sun.eck
New-York tribune., 1908-01-31
SCHOONER FRANCIS HYDE SAFE.

IBy TeleEraph 20 The Triouns-I -.
New London. Conn. Jan. s0.-Mrs George he',,'
of GrOton. wife OF Captain Healy. Of the Big auN
iary schooner Francis Hyde received telesr~.
this evening saving that the vessel had arrived d.
Bermuda. having been blown or her course
The schooner started from Savannah on JanaA--
70 with lumber. bound for this city. and there W.
considerable anxiety for the vessels safety