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New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
PAID NEWSPAPER MEN.
To Work for Electric Boat Com
PAM. .NcNeir Testifes.

Washington. March 12-Admission was made to-
day before the special House committee investgat-
ing the charges of Represe entative Lilley, Of Con
nectcut. regarding the legislative methods Of the
Electric Boat Company that money had been paid
by that company certain newspaper to
prepare and distribute concerning submarine
boats This testimony given by Charles 3
McNeir, Of this city, an attorney for the Electric
Boat Company. MIR McNeir, however. denied that
his company had ever paid for the dissemination
Of news for the purpose OF influencing legislation
or for creating wrong impression in the public
mind He also denied that a general press bureau
was maintained by the electric company, that.
far as he knew. the company had ever spent
money for the entertainment of members of Con-
gress others who might exert an influence in
obtaining contracts with the government for its
boats.
Mr.. McNeir said that on the advice of ex-senator
Butler of South Carolina. series Of articles had
been prepared be published in the middle sec
tfons OF the country. where submarines are never
seen. covering the history of the boat TWO othef
articles he said. had been prepared, and he had
the work done by two friends Frank B. Lord ana
Angus Eriy. Mr.. Erly's duties had consisted large
" in distributing an article written at the time
OF the disaster the French torpedo boat Lutln-
For year and half he said, he had paid MI
Erly about $50. Mr.. Lords work was more ina
portant. being of literary nature, and Tor aool1t
a wear and a half he received upward OF $J" ana
possibly as high a $500. AS far as Mr.. McNelr
recollection extended these were the only two IN
stances where newspaper men have been pald Ior
preparing and distributing regarding Inc MOI
land boat. The money was paid out OF MS cur
rent expense account and was charged TO the com
panv He also said that the Lake company hau
employed newspaper men and gave the name u
Arthur Johnson as having been so engaged.
In replv to questions from Mr.. Lttleton, MI Nc
Nefr said that so far he knew the articles pre-
oared hv Lord and Erly were not printed IN any
rewspa pers which they represented, nor were lhey
printed during a session of Congress SupptFhA
duces tecum served on Mr. McNelr' Gaining oll
him 10 produce letter books, check STUBS, etc
4 number of other witnesses We're examined, ana
they entered general denials of Mr. Lilleys charges
These witnesses were ex-senator NJ. g Butter OF
South Carolina: ex-senator Marion Butter, OF North
Carolina and E W. Creecy and +. P. b. Sands, or
this city. all of whom at one time or another hao
been employed as attorneys by the Electric com
pany.
The committee adjourned until tomorrow. when
Lawrence Spear. who was referred to by Mr. Hoo
son as having said that his company had influence
with Speaker Cannon TO place him on the NaVaI
Committee will heard II is expected that
President Rice and other officials Of the Electric
Boat Company will appear next Monday
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
PLANS OF THE FLEET.
Hill Probably Tisit Coast Points in
-Four .SQuadrOns.

Washington. March Is.-Reco ord target practice by
Admiral Evans's big sixteen began Ma gdalena
Bay yesterday and viii continue for approx ina tey
three weeks. This Information was received by the
Navy Department to-day by wireless.
Secretary Metcalf IS considering an application
made to-day by Senator Flint. California,
behalf of -ne residents the towns along the
coast in the neighborhood Of Los Angeles to have
the fleet divided into four squadrons when I
reaches San Pedro Should this plan be adopted
one squadron VIII visit Santa Monica, Venice,
ore Redondo and the other Long Beach. Secretary
Metcalf has takeaF the request into consideration
with Admiral Pisbury, of the Navigation Bureau
and it doubtless viii be approved if the anchorage
facilities are found adequate.
The torpedo boats Farragut. Davis and Fox were
ordered in commission the Mare Island Navy
Yard to-day. and will take part the grand
view at San Francisco May S. The Rowan
also torpedo boat, ordered in commission at
Puget Sound.
Secretary Metcalf to-day received the following
dispatch from Admiral Evans
Off1cers and men of feet thank the Secretary of
the Navy for his telegram Of congratulation and
hope to always merit his appreciation"
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
JACKSON OPPOSES SPECIAL COUNSEL
Saws His Office Should Handle Law "orh Oh
State Commissions.

,.+ that the state : needlessly sPenolne 80
- <S.,o go and s3aOa" each year Tor sFeciA
~ .. ,be different state commissions Attor-
- (-srerai Jackson sent William r MAcAeS' '"7
- hi. dspuries. TO Albany yesterday 70 aFs-e
- -. today before the Appellate Dlvisions
,,tib v,iu il IS held practically decide 'ne q-e'
-. rhstber or not ire state has the riSn' 20
- sci,l counsel TO carry on IT'S law business
yr Jarkson holds that the state has no such SON SOh-
stitutOnai power -.
--ba Attorney General has elected 70 mase rs
-. an the ease e the State AT the santa
Tt1.~t,.ra Lumber Company. which III genera -
80 e., -bA powers OF the Attorney t'eueF4i N -
I.tion 10 the Forest. Fish and Game toth'1''ssc-'
tI ,hiertet. 20 an agreement made between the
.,,,,r,i.sion and counsel for the company " ne"
last N.v he appeared for The commission % oP
,csa rr. agreement John X Nsrd. acJnS as rs
counsel denied his right 70 appear Tor H. me
,,,,rt yobsld Mr. Ward. and II IS from thls decS-
"a, rbar Mr. Jackson appeals
In the papers OF appeal are the following causes
The Attorney General Is the constitutional a~
oeirer OF the state and his once cannot =
abolished pieceuleaI by the Legislature lhe A.
toruey General has control OF all actions author-
lied TO be brought by the Forest, Fish ana came
Commission by the ACT creating the cotnhissto"-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
TO RESTORE COIN MOTTO.
House Passes Bill to Put Back I'm
God We Trust"

Washington, March 16.-Under suspension of the
rules the House of Representatives to-day, by a
vote OF 255 g. passed the bill providing for the
restoration of the motto In God We Trust on
gold and silver coins of the United States
The debate excited the liveest interest Mr..
Carln. of Virginia. said that in issuing his order
aboIshing the motto President Roosevelt had acted
Irlisey in viola ton of the spirit OF the law
Ollie James OF Kentucky, declared that in the
Judgment of the Christian people of the United
States the President had made d great mistake
In opposing the bill Mr. kustermann of Wis
consn said that the motto smacked of irreverence
which went dangerously close to saCrilegc.
ITS a piece of farcical hypocrisy" said Mr..
Gordon, of Tennessee
One-mlnute speeches in favor of the bill were
made by Messrs. Moore. of Pennsylvania; Shep-
ard OF Texas: Edwards. OF Georgia; ElIerbe, OF
South Carolina, and Gardner of Michigan.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
UOTLD CUT TUBES PRICE.
HQrte's Bill -4lIO1cs 50 900 900 for
Stein,cay Tunnel Purchase.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune ;

Albany March fe-AssertinE that the StelnWay
tunnel can be purchased for 10000 instead OF the
8. Oo0O.0 asked by the Belmont interests. senator
FIarte of Long Island City. tonight introduced
bill authorizing the city OF New York TO acquire
the tunnel under peculiar form of procedure Inc
bill provides that tunnel shall be acquired al
cost and that in determining the cost no consldera-
ron shall be taken of the franchises or real estate
and that the cost labor shall be fixed oy the
prevailing rate wages and the cost OF mateSiais
at the open market value The city Is also TO De
terrnne what disposition has been made OF tne
rock and dirt. and it Is provided that the sum re-
allied on the sale of this shall De deducted from
the cost All real estate needed Is 70 be acquired
separateIy by condemnation proceedings
Senator Harte said he believed the tunnel couiu
he acquired for 81 ESQ His information he SAID
was based on the assertions of man VINO was on
the inside and knew something about what the
tunnel actually cost the Belmont interests FtIlcy
nrices ne alleged. charged because 81 the
haste of the OF the franchise 10 couii'ietS
the work before legal proceedings were oeSuh-
The consent of the Public Service Commission VIII
10 nac.ss.rv before the city can use the StelnWay
tunnel and il is known that the commission Is hot
f,,orabI,, impressed with the idea Of purchasing
the tunnel and thus wasting the money aIreauS
snAnt on the BlackweIrs Island Bridge
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
URGES JAIL SENTENCE FOR HARPER
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington. March 16.-If President RooseTelt's
wishes are carried Robert y. Harper, president
Of the Washington Chamber of Commerce. convicted
Of violation of the pure food and drug act will go
10 iail Harper. who is prominent socially as well
as commercially. president of the American Ma
+ional Bank and heavily interested in other i'm
nor1ant institutions at the national capital is the
first offender 10 be convicted by the government
for breaking the law. His offence consisted
in ma king and selling a headache cure containing
deIeterious drugs the label bearing no hint OF us
dangerous contents The law provides penalty OF
$500 fine or six months imprisonment, or both Tor
each violation Of the statute. After a stubborn
5gb+ Of sixteen days IN court the jury returned
verdict Of guilty Judge hlmbaH now mas lhe
case under advisement q voluminous appeal
and is expected TO determine the sentence WITHIN
faur davs The President watched the progress
f -Fe trial with the deepest interest and the hrSl
,o,,-ic-ion under the law which ne urged the last
,-oraress to enact gratifying TO NM but ne
believes the ENDS Of justice would oe defeated Il
+ire only were exacted, and, IN his opinion I'M
7,risonnent will have q more salutary erect 'ndl
fininG
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
TO HASTEN SUBWA1S.
Transit 4ct amendments " OUid En-
list PriCate Capital.
fBy Telegraph to The Tribune.

fBy Telegraph 70 Inc Ir1bune-
ALBANY March I6-Amendments TO the rapid
transit act embracing the suggestions made by the
Brooklyn League and the Allied Real Estate IN
terests in a compromise bill were introduced to-
night by Senator Travis and AssembIyman B. r
Robinson
The bill is designed TO facilitate the early con-
structou OF future sUbways by creating more
favorable conditions for private capital TO enter
the field. yet leaving the way open for the city
easily to acquire the subways thereafter II pro-
vides for the sale of franchises at public auction
TO private capitalists for term Of thirty -fVe
years during the first twenty-five Of which the
city can buy line by paying the company Ior
the rolling stock and equipment provision IS
also made for the construction of pipe galleries.
which may built at public expense as separate
affair and be maintained by the city separately
As to extensions existing roads 10 DC con-
structed at private expense. the Dill PROVIDES tht
the grant shall contain reservation 10 the CITY
of the privilege of purchasing the franchise plant
and property at any time after not more than
TWENTY-FIVE years the period to be specified IN the
grant Provision is also made for the extension
OF roads at public expense either under a con
tract with the original contractor under the old
contract or by contract with the company operat-
ing any such public constructed road such con
tract 20 be for d of years not in excess OF
that of the origina! contract and subject 10 the
same conditions
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
TO MOVE NUDE WASHINGTON.
Greenough Statue Likely to Go to Smith
sonian Institution
TFron The Tribune Bureau. ]

[Fronl The Irlbune blreal
WASHINGTON March 16-After sitting for many
wears with barred breast exposed the burning
sun and bitter winds and SHOWS, and bearing 81
Iently an endless fire OF hostile criticism, the
Greenough statue of George Washington, now on
the plaza on the front of the Capitol, will
probably be moved the interior of the Smith
sonian Institution This viii be followed,
al least if the recommends ton of the House Lii
brarv Committee is adopted. as seems probable.
In making his report to the House, Representative
Mccall. of Massachusetts, chairman of the Library
Committee says: In its present location the semi
nude figure of Washington excites pity rather than
admiration" and in this statement he is borne out
BY many artists who have visited the Capitol IN
recent years and have pointed out the inconGruity
OF placing the Father Of his Country in the codest
part Of the city with clothing drapery
below the waist.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
VERY FEU SPECIAL BILLS.
Gorernor's Many Tetoes Last 1 car
Cause of Decrease.

.,,--- ,fsrcb r6-One Of the most reI11arAao-s
characteristics Of the lesislatlon OF rhe
vaar has been almost unnouced IN the concen1ra-
g r ,1lFIfc and legislative interest upon te anu
gambling campaign and national poItcs- 4hiS >
Tba great decrease in local and special olLis alo
the increase those Of a genera cra14e'S'
&c fz one Of the results of the extent or me
l-.--isa h., Governor Hughes last year OF lne
80 rozer Recent legislative history fans %
sbo,, an equal record When the Les1saturs ad-
i,7rrred II left 40 bills in the Governor ha1'S.
and he vetoed or let die 20 OF them
- IKE COnsternat ton created lasr
- among veteran legislators especlsly Nnen
Governor Hughes refused 70 sign any Oils 1All-s
l,.,r salaries He caused the amendments VI H4
-,,s-o,rs charters so 10 give the power 70 nA
s.rarfss 10 the Common Council anu Ie5lslat0.s
80 TOLD that if these local matters we're ieIt 20
tbs municipalities there need De Ie"eI spOiA '--
raising salaries - -
-ss,,1t this wear has been a great decrease m
- legislation except IN the case Of New YORK
- s11 = large increase in the NUMBER o. gen
81 measures The total number OF oil-s -
5,,ced i almost identical with the recoru 10 lL0
corresponding date last year Up 10 d1.tI
rT,n,ber in 1907 l6So- the same date lnls
- * The number passed by bOtn houses
considerably less than a year ago ..
--1a ,v-c clements which have tended 20 coUl-
taracr this decrease in legislation ale 81" -
- abolish gambling and 70 reform tne pans 's
- Measures designed 70 regulate corporaIohs
bava also increased. while there has oeei q Iii -
i,,,ra.,s4 in proposals 10 amend tne consul -,
Already there are Iodi'e7l4 e. -, ,-,,,,
rseora the LEGISLATURE. in addltlon 70 HuiN0 -
t.,es 70 sion stock specul-.iou- Last year 'ns
number Of anti-ga ambling bills vas tour-
- ->+.s+ in--ease IN measures OF a seileTAS
b.racter - in those affecting banks anu 'aIAA
i,, T1,s recent financial disturbances r1sd-lsu =.
food Of these bills. OF whlcn ule 'O'a :
7-bis j. sixty more than during the ehlLe
- - - which lasted until June -. lAoss
mn rvrire as long the present sssson 70 . o-
,Traady the proposed amendments 10 t'4- ~ Sos
tuition number fOrty-hve. while ''S Si''-
last year produced only thirty
- t,.,s -tsen a large increase also IN measures
eea.,ir, SUNDAY observance Bills 20 ziVs s'dN1
=, .lain1s OF individuals. which we're a l7d.
former sessions have dropped from shy sr
- - f,,,,v i,I,1aIs the title 70 real estate WHICH
r.. as,beated to the state. have fallen rom 49,
+,--f,-s last wear 70 eight tins wear cr.eny ~
an enactment OF the last session pl@-eu
- - tba hands of the State Land BoaTa-
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
BILLS TO AMEND ELECTION LAWS.
Assemblyman Robinsons Measures Chiefly
Designed to Check "Floater' Evil
IBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune.

Albany March 16.-Three bills providing for i'm
portant amendments to the election laws were in
troduced tonight by Assembly yman B. K. Robinson,
of New York. They were drafted TO meet the
recommendations of the special committee of the
New York County Eepu bIican Committee which
investigated election frauds and will have the sup
port Of the county committee
Two OF the bills designed 10 make more def
mite and specific the Identification OF dodgers ana
plIests AT boarding houses and hotels. TO prevent
tbe doater'' evil. The third reduces the size OF an
election district five hundred to four hundred
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
,roosTs RAcE1RACK BETTING BILLS

nv Telegra0h . The TrfolHt
,,b,,, March 16--The anti-racetrack sa1loiihS
- 80 reuorted formally BY Assenlbyuian Mur-
nhv chairman of the Assembly Ccdes COMMITTEE
- 80, They will be taken up for advancement
- -eading on Wednesday or Thursday and
In come I'D for final passage 4 week from
"wednesday 1t seems unlikely that the subject
u,iu be reached in the Senate until "Wednesday
when Senator Agnew will make nsht 10 nave the
code amendment restored 10 its original form.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
LIQUOR MEASURES UNCONSTITUTIONAL

Washington. March l6-By a vote of > TO the
subcommittee OF the Senate Committee the Ju-
dietary to-day declared unconstitutional all the
hills intended 10 remove federal barriers against
states exercising control Of their police powers for
the regulation the liquor traffic Long hearings
on these measures have been held. ana they were
advocated by representatives OF practically all the
states where there is a strong prohibition sent-
nsut The members OF the subcommittee are Sen
ators Knox Nelson Fulton. Bacon and Rayner.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
NEW sIsEPLEcHAsE PARK OPEN SOON.

George C. Tilyou. proprietor of SteepIechase
Park Coney Island, which was destroyed by fire
last year is building q amusement emporium
above the ruins. He expects that the park will
open for business Easter The old steeplechase
race course VIII be put in operation again Among
the features the park wiil be the Palace Dt
Pleasure the Pavilion OF Fun the bathing Vilion
Ferris wheel giant see-saN aIrship and the swim
ming pooh
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
AUSTRALIA PREPARING WELCOME.

Me-boUrne March 15.-Preparations already have
per started 70 welcome the American battleship
feet next summer and royal reception is assured
EXPRESSIONS q satisfaction ct the visit were re-
oeived today from AL parts of the commonwealth.
The LORD MAYOR of Melbourne said that the city
uould make the occasion memorable The federal
ministers are planning entertainments, and the
STATE governments have promised to cooperate.
TIE NEWSPAPERS continue 10 express general salts
tac,ion and regard the visit Of national i'm
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17

Failing last year To induce ! legislature 20
amend The election law that thy lstue OF any
nerson nominated Office could appear i'm only
nnna column or the ballot, the opponents II inte
pendent voting this year pressing TOR tEe
naSSace OF an amendment which W0uld compel a
c.,ndilate nominated by more than one party or
independent body. for eNcert county Ity cr
in dirfal office decline all nominations one
This restriction somew hat more moderate than tEe
one proposed and defeated last year. would be
only slightly less disadvantd 10 the interests
OF all citizens and the City club cf New York
dt cIares it's opposition the bills which thus
to limit the facilities for independent voting and
for re-electing. regardless Of party. whose
public service had been acceptable
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17

wav around the world An invitation extended by
the Premier of New Zealand reached the State
Department to-day. II would be an easy diversion
from the direct route of the batteships from the
harbor of Pago Pago on tneir way Sydney
Melbourne to Auckland, but whether or not this
will done will depend the decision of the
Navy Denartment
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
YAMANAkA ART COLLECTION SALE.

\ special view Of the Yamanaka art collection
all be held al the American Art Galleries to-
morrow night from 10 o'clock. The public sale
of the collection viii place at the galleries
Thursday Friday and Saturday afternoons VI this
week al $50 ocie<k.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
cREEI BANK RoeBER ARRESTED.

I'll Paso Tex. March l6-A telegram fron Juan
A. CreeI, manager Of the Banco Mnero. Of Chi
huahua Mex. TO the local branch or that bank.
to-day saws that the robbers who recently stole
,9a5 600 from the bank have been arrested. and
that the stolen money mas been located, but not
yet recovered.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
ssw ZEALAND INVITES THE FLEET

~eshi-rton March 1.-THE people Of New lea
land tho Atlantic bartleship feet IN command
OF Rear Admiral Evans 10 visit that island the
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
PROF eRlees's LECTURE ON aMIEL.

Professor riggs will lecture this afternoon N tne
t,,5s,D Theatre on AmieL whom he styles A
Modern Hamlet in Personal Life This IS one OF
sue course en- Great AutoolosraphieS.
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
An INVITATION FROM TASMANIA.

Hobart Tasmania, March l6-The Legislative
Council has adopted Z resolution asking the Tas
ranian government 10 invite the American feet tc
Visit Tasu1aui
New-York tribune., 1908-03-17
OPPOSE MURPHY -GILCH7IST BILLS

In opposition the Murphy-GiIchrist bills 10 pro-
hibit a candidates name from appearing more
than once on d ballot. the City Club issued The
following statement yesterday:
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-01

will send it flee to anyone upon
application. The experts Of the
Geological Survey who made the
investigation, after picking out
reservoir sites and estimating their
capacity and the area from which
they would receive the run-off. con-
slider the figures given above ex-
tremely conservative. Even with
only 100000 horsepower, the an
nual return at $40 per horsepower
per year would amount to S28,00O,-
600. That is equal to gross in
come of 3 per cent. on capital OF
about 1888, 100000. The figures
seem to justify considerable out
lay of money to achieve the bene.
fits promised.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-01
OBSERVANCE OF EASTER.
Discrepancy In Computing the Date
Not Corrected Until 1852.

Discrepancy In computing the bato
Not Corrected Until 1852.
The observance Of Easter dates back
to about the year GO, at which time
there was much contention among the
eastern and western churches as to
what day the festival should be OBJ
served. 1t was finally ordained at the
council Of Nice in the year a25 that 1t
must be observed throughout the Chris
tan world ON the same day. This de-
cision settled that Easter should be
kept upon the Sunday first after the
fourteenth day Of the first Jewish
month, but no general conclusion was
arrived at as to the cycle by which
the festival was to be regulated, and
some churches adopted one rule and
some another. This diversity Of usage
was put an end to, and the Roman
rule making Easter the first Sunday
after the fourteenth day Of the calen-
dar moon was established In England
In $50. After nine centuries a dis
crepancy in the keeping of Easter was
caused by the authorities Of the Eng
lish church declining to adopt the ref
ormation of the Gregorian calendar In
1852. The difference was settled In
1852 by the adoption Of the rule which
makes Easter day always the first
Sunday after the full moon which ap'
pears on or next after the twenty-frs'
day of March. If the full moon hap
pens upon a Sunday, Easter Is the
Sunday after.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1908-05-01
SITTING on a Hiqh Hat.

eff I were to offer to wager that !
could sit squarely on my silk hat with
out crushing it, you would take me up,
I suppose said a clubman to fellow
member "Well, you would lose," he
continued. "a good silk hat should
support the weight Of a man say 14o
pounds without yielding, providing the
weight is applied gradually and care
fully. The way to do it is to place tue
hat on q smooth, strongly supported
surface, crown downward, and lay a
board across the rim, in the hollow.
On this seat yourself steadily and SLOW
IL. and you will find the hat does not
Weld. OF course, hat that has once
been bent or broken will not do. Nor
Is the rule invariable: 1t applies only
to good hats. Have ever tried it'
Yes. have, but not on my own hat
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