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New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
c. F. L. SAYS PUSH WORK.
Wants Subzcays Hurried so Mechan-
ics WiH Haze En- pIOyment.

The Central Federated Union adopted a preamble
and resolutions yesterday in which the Public
Service Commission is asked to push all subway
plans under consideration, and the union offers
its cooperation, that employment may be pro-
vided for of the idle mechanics The commits
sion receives credit in the preamble for showing
disposition to start active construction
After calling on the commission to push subway
work the resolutions say the Central Federated
Union condemns the citys present debt limit las
obsolete but kept the law for SO obstructing the
city in the use of its credit as to compel it on
private capital 10 supply light and transportation
service such extortionate terms it may
dictate"
The Central Federated Union approved the report
of the committee which waited the Public Ser
vice Commission last week and directed it to see
the Board of Estimate and urge that some of the
money appropriated for the Fourth avenue tunnel
in Brooklyn be used to start work on the Broadway
and Lexington avenue tunnel in Manhattan
Frederick C. Leubuscher representing the Man
haitian Single Tax Club. said he wanted TO re-
mind the working people that by referendum
vote the people in New York in 1894 had adopted
a constitutional amendment by which the city
should construct and operate the subways
Il want tell you." he said. that there is a
conspiracy foot to defeat this referendum vote
The debt limit is a spectre. and it will be d
bad day for the working men and for the unions
when they get away from the fact that the refer
endum vote still stands. The Public Service Com
mission has been six months in office and has done
nothing yet. l would advise you, workingmen.
not to forget that the referendum vote must stand
until another referendum vote Is taken
Finally resolution was passed directing the
committee to confer with the Public Service Com
mission take up also the question of municipal
ownership and operation of public utilities espe-
cialIy subways.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
RAILWAY TRAFFIC LEGISLATION

Washington. Feb. 2.-There is a disposition to
single out. among the subjects discussed in the
Presidents special message to Congress- the rec
ommendation to railway traffic associations as
one which early legislation may be attempted
The leaders in Congress. we'll as the Presi-
dent and influential railway men, have long rec
ognized the contradictory character OF the present
laws. The President has repeatedly called atten-
tion to the fact that the Hepburn law and the
CulOm law. which il superseded. are both based
the theory that there ought to be equal or at
least equitably adjusted. rates on the different
routes serving the same competitive comulunI-
of this truth the interstate commerce law and the
Sherman antitrust law. construed bv the Sr-
preme Court, have made unlawful the only sImpIe
and effcacious method of bringing about such ad-
justments
The Interstate Commerce Commission as early
as 1894 was strongly in favor of the enactment of
a law which would have permitted traffic agree
vision their operation The present opinion
of the commission is identical with that ex-
pressed in the year 1900 in its fourteenth annual
report
With these opinions strongly held bv the
President and other public authorities and with
a strong desire for greater latitude in this drec-
tion the part OF the principal railway carriers
lation the subject reason why a res-
sonable statute authorizing traffic agreements
should not be enacted without material delay.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
4LIENISTS VISIT THAN.
Drs. Evans and JelLife at MatteasCan
Knife and Fork AlloTed.
TBy Telegraph TO The Tribune.

Matteavan- N Y, Feb. 2-Dr. Britton D. Evans
and DR. Smith Ely JeIliffe arrived at the Mat
tewan Asylum at O'Clock this evening TO see H
K Thaw in whose behalf they testified experts
at both trials II is believed that they the
,nstigation Of Mrs William Thaw TO prepare evil
dence for use when the habeas corpus proceedings
are brought UP 10 liberate Thaw.
I'VE Just had q Sunday off, said Dr.. Evans,
who svore at the first trial that Thaw had q
hrs.rstorrn'+ so we came up 10 Thaw.''
Thaw's first day at the asylum was simple COM
pared with the good time he had yesterday after
noon and evening on the way from the Tonbs in
New York the big state institution He i'm
bited liouor freely the train the hotel where
he stopped await a carriage and where the party
had dinner in Fishkill Landing Thaw's last re-
Guest of DR.. Lamb. the medical superintendent.
was lust another bottle of wine, doctor" His
condition was not such as 10 need il.
Fifty men slept in the open dorTnitory with him
last night, each in d small iron bed. They arose
al o'clock and Thaw reported that he had slept
comfortably He ate in the mair~ dining room
to-day with 500 He assigned to what is
known as the Knife and Fork table, where
patients are permitted those instruments while
eating Only ffty-four in the entire institu-
tioa have the privilege
Thaw's picture and measurements by the Bertil-
Ion system viii be taken soon for the hospital
records. DR.. Baker said to-day that Thaw would
not be allowed liquor unless his condition demanded
il medicine. He Will be allowed to smoke
here, either.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
WIND GETS VICTIM.
Continued from nrst page.

had been taken into the Municipal Lodging
House. The night before BAT had been cared
for at the house, and 147 men on the pier at
East 26th street OF those at the house only
eighteen were women.
When the house became filed last nisnt 'ne
men were sent to the pier and to the chapel at
the Morgue. None Of the men made open OBJ
lection to being sent to the Morgue and the
Lodging House superintendent said that even II
they didn't sleep there. they would show up for
coffee and rolls this morning.
Down at Coney Island many persons mad mar
row escapes from being hurt by falling display
signs and the cornices Of buildings At Hood
tide the wind beat up the waves SO high tna1
number of the bathing pavilions on the shore
were undermined and carried away. Inc has'
Meadows, north of Coney Island. were flooded Tor
the first time in many years, driving many
negroes from their cabins around the edge OF the
Meadows
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
PLAN CAPITOL DEFENCE.
Commonwealth VIII Probably Close
Its Case Tuesday.

Harrisburg PENN Feb. 2-The defendants in
the state Capitol conspiracy suit-John H. San
derson, the contractor; former Treasurer
Mathues. former Auditor General Snyder and
James NJ Shumaker, former superintendent of
grounds and buidngs-and their lawyers are
here tonight preparing for the second week of
the trial in the Dauphin County Court before
President Judge kunpel
Both sides were in conference tonight, going
over the testimony which has already been in
troduced by the commonwealth to sustain its
charge of conspiracy to cheat and defraud the
state in the furnishing of the Capitol and ar
ranging the order in which future testimony
shall be offered but neither side would disclose
its plans
The commonwealth has laid the ground work
of its case by the admission of the S3.OOO,OO
worth of Sanderson bills paid by Snyder and
Mathues before the Board of Grounds and
Buildings of which these two defendants and
Governor Pennypacker were members, began
approving the contractors bills required by
law and is now ready to introduce evidence to
sustain the conspiracy alleged.
The defence will protest strenuously against
the introduction of any articles of furniture not
trial. The bills admitted in evidence on Friday
cover all the furnishings supplied by Sanderton.
and the states lawyers say they have right to
produce before the jury any article mentioned in
these bills
The commonwealth will not close its case be-
fore Tuesday. The defence has subppnaed
large number of witnesses, and will probably not
put in all it's evidence before Saturday
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
TO URGE TARIFF REFORM.
Head of Non-partisan Increment
4rriues IN Washington.

Washington Feb flames w. Van Cleave,
of ST. Louis, president OF the National Associa-
ton of Manufactures arrived in Washington
to-day to confer with P1 ,sident Roosevelt, Sem
ator Aldrich and Speaker Cannon on the subject
of enacting the Beveridge bill for non- partisan
tariff commission.
The movement headed by President Van
Cleave is supported by several hundred organi-
cations Of employers and business men, repre-
senting In the aggregate more than two million
members from all parts of the country. Follow
ing is a partial list of the organizations which
indorse the tariff commission idea and which
are sending special representatives to arrive in
Washington tomorrow to make demonstration
in force in favor Of the appointment of COM
mission: National Association of Manufact-
urers, National Grange Merchants Association
of New York, National Association of Agricult-
ural Implement and Vehicle Manufacturers,
Merchant Tailors National Protective Associa-
tion American Reciprocal Tariff League and
two hundred constituent organizations, Carriage
Builders National Association, American Hard
wood Manufacturers Association, National Re-
tail Hardware Association, National Paint. Oil
and Varnish Association, Millers National Asso-
ciation, National Livestock Association, Ameri-
can Cottonseed Oil Association, Transmissis-
sippi Congress. Merchants Exchange, St Louis;
Chamber of Commerce. Baltimore; Board of
Trade Chicago; National Boot and Shoe Manu-
facturers' Association and the New York Man
ufacturers' Association
The representatives. of these organizations
will call upon President Roosevelt and Speaker
Cannon on Tuesday
President Van Cleave made the following
statement tonight:
We are urging the appointment of tariff COM
mission not reviSionists but as stancn pfotec-
tionsts. 1t is nv belief and that OF the Ma
tional Association of Manufacturers and the large
number of organizations which indorse the lInIne-
diate appointment of commission that such a
commission absolutely necessary to protect 1ne
business interests of the country from the harin-
full effects of a continued partisan agitation LOT
tariff ffvsion during the campaign ~
We are in hearty accord with the PRESIDENT IN
believing that all tariff rates should be adjusted
the basis of difference in cost of producton mere
and abroad. and also believe that these fatsS
should be adjusted with liberal allowance IN addl-
ton in favor of the American producer.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
CITY NEWS In RRIEF.

on the complaint OF Oakleigh Thorne. presi's,
of ;he Trust Company OF America, GuSta'e = =
Danelson. employe in the bankers home W. w
held in 81 900 bail being suspected OF larceny NJ
Thorne appeared in the YorISville court against h'
Miss Helen Haas. a teacher IN the public senO'.
at No. 800 West s6th street. who became hystsfi.-
in her classroom Friday. was discharges rs "
ing sane in the Harlem police court yesterday
\ charge Of assault was made against Patroi'i' Patr
James TraynOr. of the West f25th street Staton' "
the Harlem police court yesterday by CharIeS A~'
son. OF No. Il East 1Ssd street.
The Alumni Association OF Stevens Institute " "
Technology will hold it's annual banquet at %
Hotel Astor tomorrow evening y business h''
ing will precede the dinner.
After illness of two years. Michael Aaoiso
whose news stand at 18th street and Sixth aVsl-,
was known TO shoppers for thrty-twO years. a1S- -
al his home. No. lis Seventh avenue, yesterdaS- 20
had four sous and two daughters Funeral ser = =
Will be held al 81. Francis Xayiers chureh 'o-dA''
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
BERMUDIAN TO RESCUE.
Reports By Wireless She IS Stond'ng
Bu Helpless Schooner.

The four-masted schooner Mary l.. Newhail, OF
Ratb Me hound from Port Tampa for Phila-
delpbia is helpless in storm two hundred miles
northwest of Bermuda. The steamer Bermudian
is standing by her and reported the Newman
distress in the wireless message received at the
Fire Island station last night
s. s. Bermudian two hundred miles nor'nWese IiNss
of Bermuda At 5: 80 o'clock p m SUNDAY sisn,
ing distress signals All sails had beeh carrieo
away by gale heavy were breaking over ner-
Roats we're sent out by the Bermudian 10 take
oef N. c.ew hut were unable to reacn the
schooner on account of heavy seas Bernuoidn
still standing by take off crew as soon ds
weather moderates.
The Bermudian is bound from Ne" ioh "
Rernuda. The Mary L. Newhal is of 1,04Z tons
and carries a crew of ten men,
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
FERRYB0ATS AGROUND.
W;nds RIosc Water Ont of East
R;rer-Funerals Held Up.

.-..os ,,cb winds caused the water in the
r.s+ River to fall five feet below the horiiai
low water mark. and three ferrypoaes oi '"o
N.,r York and East River line, running from
Astoria TO Sed street. Manhattan went aerouhu
and ,r,prisoned their passengers Tor TWO houi'
yesterday afternoon -. 4
VIZ che tide reached it's lowest ebo. at
O'Clock. the ferryboats Haarem ana oo"".
p.y rem aground a short distance fron .he
- = ,,a astoria side and the fergyboat STEM
- n-,th ,vo funeral professions on their way
- Ione Island cemeteries and 100 passengers
.hos,d ran at full speed on to mudoahA se'-
entv feet from the 92d street slip.
The steinway stopped with jerk that 'hfeW
the messengers from their seats ana caused d
stampede among the horses attacheo 10 INC
fuoeraI coaches. Blankets were thro"h oNei
the heads of the horses, and Captain Max hahii
and the crew OF the boat went among the pas
ssneers assuring them there was no DANGER AT
$40 O'Clock the incoming tide raised the boat
sufficiently for it to be pulled on by tugs anu
the belated passengers were landed on the AS
toria side
The Haarler,, in charge Of Captain jackson.
and che Rouwerie Ray in charge of Captain
rhanrnan were loaded with returning funeral
coaches and a small number Of passengers The
csntains of both boats tried to back of the bar
under their own steam but failed Whistle sig
mails brought tugs, but neither of the boats
could be floated until the tide changed and the
swift current rushed in through Hell Gate
Small boats put out to the stranded ferry
boats and the passengers bought. sandwiches
and fruit from enterprising veneers- The steam
in the cabins was turned full force AT the
ferry houses on both sides Of the river the pas
sengers and vehicles aiting to cross the river
5ostled each other for the two hours that the
service was suspended Many persons rode to
the 34th street ferry. which continued in opera
tion, and made the trip the river.
Many boats at the piers both sides of the
East River near Hell Gate rested on the bottom
during the ebb. The lead was used by those on
shore and when the water had risen sufficiently
in the ferry slips the boats were signalled to
make landing
FerTyboats in the Hudson River, well
the Staten Island ferries had considerable diff
Guilty in landing. The Atlantic and the SHINE
cock were unable 60 make the South Ferry slip
for hour and a half. striking mud before
they were within twenty-five feet Of it. Both Of
these boats used the municipal ferry slips
The high northwest wind played havoc with
the tide schedules. and drove sewerage and
refuse through the hay into the open sea, liter
ally forcing back the tides
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
ATE BREAD AND MELTED SNOW.
[By Telegraph TO Tho Tribune


Detroit. Feb Eight trains stalled in deem
snow, freight train lost between Detroit and
Bay City and passengers one train eating,
bread on board destined for cities cut off two
days by snow is an epitome of the great blizzard
now sweeping Michigan.
On the Pere Marquett" line two trains are
stalled Henry one at Carsonville and one at
Helena. On the Carsonviile train are fortv-dve
passengers. They subsised last night by eating
bread shipped from this city for snow bound towns
near Port Huron. and melted snow for drinking
water
On the Michigan Central train is stalled near
Gladwn. and between South Haven and kalama-
zoo one Grand Trunk train is stalled
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
ALMOST KILLED IN PULPIT.

Washington. Feb THE Rev DR.. Frank Rris-
to pastor of the Metropolitan Methodist Episco-
pal Church. had narrow escape from death in
his pulpit to-day While he offering prayer a
plate ornament weighing ten pounds. fell from
the ceiling, distance of fifty feet, striking him
q elancing blow on the head. die fell to the floor
unconscious and bleeding from a scalp
wound Tonight he is suffering from nervous
shock, bat his condition is considered serious
No knew for the moment after DR. Bristol
fell what had happened The first impression
vas that a bomb had been thrown. There was a
period Of cOmmotion and outcry the congrega-
ton rose. some rushing for the door, when an
appeal 10 be calm averted what might have been a
panic
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
ICE H1RVESTERS BUOI.
Sunday Work ON CatskiN Creek and
Hudson RiUer.

Catsk,lI n Y Feb 2-Snow scraping on the
American Ice Company's fields on Catsklll Creek
and at points up the river was carried on all OF
to-day Ice handlers received double pay 1or
Sunday work. Saturdays heavy snowfall falied
to stop the ice hoisting at the houses IN TINS
region but Sunday work was necessary IN oroer
that operations might be resumed tomorrow
morning.
Working by lantern light. men with horses are
marking and ploughing the ice fields to-nlght-
The ice i'm the creek is one foot thick and stead
lily growing, except where covered with oianket
of snow while the river fields show from SIX 10
nine inches. Unlike last winter, the Ice COM
panies do not fear a scarcity OF help.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
FOUND DEAD IN HOTEL.
Woman Guest at the Chelsea Had
Taken OuerdOse of Narcohc

A woman registered at the Hotel Chelsea, No.
a22 West 23d street Mrs. S. A. Wilcox, of this
city, but who is said to be Mrs. A1yra wilcox. Of
Castleton Vt. found dead in her room from
morphine or a similar narcotic, yesterday From
letters and postal cards addressed to her husband
and others Coroner Shrady believes Mrs. Wilcox s
death accidental. caused by an overdose of
the poison. taken induce sleep She had applied
to DR.. Charles T. Jcwett, If No. 162 West 22d
street, for treatment for insomnia
Mrs Wilcox registered the hotel Monday
and, according TO her letters intended to leave
town for Castleton on Thursday or Friday of this
In letter believed to have been written
to her husband she mentioned trivial difference
and declared that she had much difficulty in
getting sleep that she had taken drug which
might relieve her. Coroner Shrady sent word to
s. Fl. Everett. of Castleton. Vt TO whom a post
card had been written.
In her letter she said:
Do not expect bright, intellectual letter. for
think bought one drug store last night (all but
writing you while I WOO the Sleepy God.
On the card she signed herself "Aunte' and
declared that she would the doctor Friday
This and other notes showed that she had come
to New York the city and the
time TO get away from her home for a rest A vial
marked poison and white powder, believed to be
morphine. with narcotics in the form of pills and
powder, found table in the room. The
body was taken to an undertaking establishment
a 18th street and Ninth avenue, where II will be
held until relatives found.
Among the womans effects the police found four
diamond rings. ruby ring. gold bracelet and
a gold watch and chain. Her trunk. filled with
wearing apparel. was pasted with European
stickers.
a telegram received by the Stephen Merritt
Company, signed by DR.. Everett. OF Castleton, VT,
ordering them to embalm the body of Mrs Wilcox
The telegram said that DR.. Everett would arrive
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
MOTHER TO LIVE NEAR MATTEAWAN
TBy TELEGRAPH TO The tribune

TBy Telegraph The Trsbuue
Pitfsburg. Feb. Mrs. William Thaw will give
up her home in Woodland Road and live in rent
ed cottage near Matteawsn Asylum so as to be
near her long he is a prisoner. The
homestead Will be occupied by her Josiah. Mrs.
Thaw has sent her resignation to the last three
charitable organizations TO which she belonged for
years.
Roger OMara, the detective returned from New
York this morning ''Thaw is not insane" he said
"A commission declared the first trial. and he
is better now than ever. He will be of Mattea-
in q month
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
SAVED FROM MOTOR BOAT AT SEA.

Charles A. easier. of Bedford. n j. was picked
up yesterday in motor boat Sandy Hook by
the pilot boat New York. and taken 10 Quarantine.
He almost frozen when the of the New
York him drifting seaward in the small craft
easier left Bedford Saturday afternoon for
Port Monmouth. and getting into a swift tide
could make headway. He drifted out toward
the Hook and when off the Romer Shoal light his
supply OF gasolene became exhausted. He was
taken aboard the New York and revived The
pilot boat took the motor boat in tow but the line
parted and the small craft swallowed up by
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
BODY IA sLooP's HULL IDENTIFIED

The boJE of the aged man found in the hull Of
the cd sop Andrew Jackson North Beach On
Saturday has been identified that Of Martin
FEennen. formerly real estate operator recently
ef No Isl West 3lst street He had about reached
the last of his resources, and il is thought he cut
his own throat Little crederce is now placed in
the theory that he had been murdered
The fact that he wore expensive clothing and a
silk hat caused Policemen Smith and Hennessey
10 investigate. Eugene Stuyvesant. a decorator
of No. 40 East street. who knew Klennen
Identified the body Klennen had lived with
his family for eight years.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
THAW FAMILY CONSULTATION TO-DAY

The members Of the Thaw family in the city
were IN strict seclusion yesterday. Mrs. William
Thaw denied herself TO all visitors yesterday,
with the exception Of Mr.. Littleton. with whom
there was short conference. Her daughter, Mrs
Carnegie, was with her all day.
There Will be another consultation between
counsel and the family to-day, at which the sub
1ect Of Thaw's immediate release will be dis
oussed The family is anxious get him out of
Mstteawan even though he goes TO another
asylum
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
ALL DAY FIRE CAUSES 100000 Loss

Buckhannon. w. Va. Feb. "A IRE which s'aF'-
ed I'm the Morrison Hotel here early to-day va.
brought under control tonight only after sid hau
been received from Weston. W Va. Iae P'st
office. four other business buildings and one reS
dence were completely destroyed. The loss Is esu-
mated at 100000
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
SEVERE STORM REPORTED AT osWEGo

Oswego, n. Y, Feb 2.-The severest storm that
has blown off Lake Ontario in years has prevailed
throughout this region for the last twenty four
hours Tonight the wind is blowing a gale from
the northwest and heavy snowfall is being
drifted rapidly Railroad traffic on this branch Of
the New York Central is already seriously i'm
peded. Freight trains have been temporarily aban-
doned and passenger trains several hours late
The temperature continues low.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
WIND KNOCKS DOWN WOMAN.

While walking in ST. Nicholas avenue. near lsist
street last night Mrs Ellen Deae, fifty years DID,
who lives in West Farms Road The Bronx, was
blown down by the wind and her forehead badly
out Dr Kosak was summoned from the Washing
ton Heights Hospital and after he had dressed the
wound Mrs Deale was taken to her home
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
ElMENpoRF AND STEVENS PART.

Dwight L. ElInendorf VIII hereafter conduct bis
lectures alone his business connections with
6 Breese Stevens were dissolved by mutual con-
cent or December 81 according a notice ont
by Mr Eimenecrf yesterday.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
DROWNED CHANGING SEATS IN BOAT

While changing seats in rowboat in Deep Hills
Greek. Jamaica Bay. yesterday afternoon. Martin
Davis Of No 514 West 2sth street Manhattan. and
Charles Sarvis. of No. 1145 Broadway Brooklyn.
upset the boat. Sarvis was drowned.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-03
TRAIN VICTIM A TEA BROKER.

The who killed by a Jersey Central
train at Washington street. Jersey City. on Sat
urday night was identified by relatives as David
Barrie, & tea broker in New York, who lived at
Crawford, ~. j.