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New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
CONFER At WHITE HOUSE.
Aduocates of Tariff Commission
ReceiUed by the President.
rFrouu the Tribune Bureau.

ws.b,pg,on Feb s-The President granted n
hearing this afternoon TO a large deIegaton OF
manufacturers who anxious to bring about the
creation OF a tariff commission, as provided FOR tn
the hin introduced by Senator Beveridge, Of Indi
ana For more than hour he listened to their
speeches and al the conclusion of the meeting as
sured his visitors that he would give their argu-
rnents the most careful consideration.
When they left the White House, the manu-
facturers were inclined to be hopeful that their
speeches would bear fruit, but admitted that the
President had said nothing that the most enthusI-
sstic could ccnstrue into en- agreement with their
contention.
We'll. any way. he didn't say he wouldn't send
message TO Congress on the subject" remarked
one ortmist in the crowd he left the Presidents
office.
No. and he didn't say he would Clipped in
less hopeful delegate About all the satisfaction
We got out OF the visit was his assurance that he
would study the matter very carefully before he
took any action"
But the President pledged all 10 secrecy. end
you shouldn't he talking about what took place,
exclaimed still another of the manufacturers.
Tn blest If that there's anything to
talk about OF conceal" exclaimed the second
speaker. We just made speeches. the Presi-
dent old Us he was glad to see us and hear our
arguments, and after q handshake all around we
left his Office
The manner in which certain stand pat Sena-
tors and Congressman monopolized the Presidents
time when they thought he should have been lis
tening 10 them prompted the manufacturers to
make remarks about scared Congressman when
Senator Crane and Representatives Graft. Crum-
packer, Cocks and Littauer emerged from the Pres
tdent's Office about noon The manufacturers ap-
pointnent with the President for II O'clock
Just they heard were coming
those scared Congressman rushed down here and
grabbed time exclaimed Herbert E Miles,
prominent manufacturer Of Racine, Wis, who
cfafed particularly at the long wait in the ante
But III promise you that that scheme won't
do them BIT of good Wen have say cut
with the President, matter how stand pat Con-
gressnen come here and try TO block game"
it stated subsequently at the White House
that special message the subject OF tariff
commission would be sent to Congress by the Pres
ident.
The Congressman named dsclain1ed that they had
been talking tariff with the President
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
MAY VOTE METCALF ONLY $4,000 600
House Committee on Naval Affairs Hears
His Appeal for New Warships.

Washington, Feb h-Concludng the appearance
n navy officials before the House Committee on
Naval Affairs. Secretary Metcalf asked TODAY for
appropriation Of SS77r.ooD for construction and
conversion Of vessels. While no vote has been
f8kea. the impression prevails that the Secretar,s
estimate vii he reduced materially, possibly 20 the
limit OF s40co1o, in accord with the roIicy Of
econorty and retrenchrnent felt be necessary
snc II the face Of an impending deficit and tie
prospect Of redroet revenues throughout the coming
fiscal yee-.
The Secretary urged upon tire committee The nc
cessty OF authorizing the construction Of -FOUR bat
tlesnips. 70 ecs, oo all; four scout crufs-
ers, es Seooo@n; ten destroyers. at s8 800 COO fou-
erbnaa-.nee al S-aso 90: ammunition ship. at
S,7saaco; one repair ship. az 5000 a9o: t-~o mine
,ay1ng ships tcrusers 10 be converted ard equipped
a. ss.eeo. .oo. and four feet Golfers. at e7rnnoH
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
BLACK HAND soMs CAUSES st5coo FIRE.

C;reensburg, Penn, Feb 5--A dynamite bomb Wa
exploded to-day under the general store OF Sarnus
Letsovic, at Export near here, demolshins y.
building and causing FIRE which damaged adoi'r
ing property the extent Of sl6.Oeo Letsovtc ~
Gently received threatening Black Hand letter.
The state constabuiary has been called 10 work On
the case.
Preston Mimi, Feb. 5.-Four lives were lost whe'
the house of Thomas Yeast burned last night IHs
victims are Mrs. Yeast. Charles Enge. wifs A"s
baby. Mr.. Yeast narrowly escaped.
New Philadelphia. Ohio. Feb. EDNA suu'"
rnacher was burned to death to-day. and her aseS
mother was probably fatally burned while a
tempting TO extinguish fire in the girls eiothinss
which had become ignited from open srats'
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06

gable and the BriIliant-have oeen on 'ns "sS'
Indian station The other tnree-'ne I1esSS' 'ii7
--,, a.. tho I4oe11e-have never been IN
North American waters
All five ships have recently been overhauisd
ena commissioned They each carry two 3
inch and twelve s-inch guns, besides subsidiary
armaments.
Esouinault is the British naval base on 'he
Pacific Coast. and is strongly fortified and sup
nIied with arsenal drydOek and dockyard- IL
nossesses a fine harbor. situated at the southern
end of Vancouver Island. and commands 'n'
approach to Puget Sound
The squadron will be the largest ever centred
at Esqumaut-
The British naval organ here. in an edlforiai
on the plan says that the government ana 'f'
Admiralty are 20 be congratulated on their de-
CiSion.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06

report to me IN full pract1caote on VIE
condition of affairs in the office. as you 1ouhd eheii
Resolutions by numerous labor organizations
In various cities charging violation In the Gov
ernnent Printing Office Of the eight hour law.
discrimination against veteran soldiers and tne
widows of soldiers and violation of the civil
Service law have been submitted TO congress
and the President.
Mr. StfIlings is from Boston. He was appoint
ed Public Printer in 1905. He had been general
manager Of his fathers printing firm IN Ne"
York and at various times manager or the ffin'-
ers' Board of Trade Of this city and New iorA-
Mr. Rossiter also came from MASSACHUSETTS anu
had business connections In New forh anu
washington before assuming office In the Cen
sus Bureau in 1890
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
FAKE BROKERS, THEY SAY.
Police Nab Man and Won,an IN
Produce Erchange Building.

Horace A. Blackn1ur. jr.. thirty years old. and
Edna Smith, twenty-four years old. Of Newark,
y. J., but who. the detectives say, are known by
different names, arrested last night Room
1s OF the Produce Exchange building on charges
of grand larceny. The complainant is J. ~ Idm-
baugh of Taliedega, Ala, who alleges that the
prisoners acted in concert with J. Fulton Rogers
in obtaining from him $50, by what the officers
say was a get-rich- quick scheme.
According TO Detective McConviile the alIeped
grand larceny was committed when the prisoners
were operating q get-rich-Quick concern under
the name of the J. Fulton Rogers Companv at
NO ls broadway. He says that he has arrested
Blackmur and the woman before. and he save
that they have been mixed up with cet-rjcb ,,,ct
schemes for years.
Detective McConyie says that he was +oI6 ,,,
Deputy Police Commissioner Wood that TIuhb,rd
bfoihers' brokers', OF No. Is Beaver street had
complained that a firm Of A. K Hubbard G. O.
of the Produce Exchange building was writing IN
tHelr customers Offering TO split commissions and
giving other Inducements 10 deal with them l.,
investigating the case Detective McConviIle went IN
bouelas Robinson Co, agents for the Produce
hSchanSe building, and was told that A K Huh
bard q Co had taken room in the building in
january and that young man known as Hub
bard had furnished them with the names of several
persons as references One of the references given
was former Senator Frank E. Gardiner No Il
Court street Brooklyn. Another was the Rev H
WEBSTER NO. IS Oxford street BROOKLYN and a
third was L Waters, the Eiks' Club BROOKLYN.
Detective McConvilIe told he SAYS that IA
vorahle answers had been received from the frs-
TWO references given, but letter had heeD sent
TO the third. The detective says Edna Smith lives
at Dunellen, y. j., and in Newark
Inc oHiceTs state that the prisoners tried to as
sure tieh thev were aTresting the wrong persons
bur this did not them and they were bo.h
taken TO Police Headquarters
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
FLEET TO SAIL FRIDAY.
Entertainments at Punta arenas
Trip of DestrOyers.

p,nta Arenas Feb 6-AH preparations tor
the sailing of the American battleship nees are
expected to be completed tomorrow, ana tne
warsh;ps will sail Friday morning aecoruihs
to present plans
E7es.,vities in honor Of the officers and men OF
the visiting fleet are furnishing Punta Arenas
With more social activity than it has ever seen
before.
The American Consul Moritz Braun. gave
reception last evening. The hall, drawing room
and dining room were decorated for the reeep-
t,on of the guests who numbered four nun
dred and included the American, Gillian ana
british officers now here and the consular corps
In the first auadrille were John Hicks. Ameri-
can Minister to Chilli. and Sonora Nelenzueia'
wife Of the Gillian admiral Rear Admiral c. NJ
Thomas commander of the third division OF the
American fleet. and Sonora Braun: the Gov
ernor. Vice-Adn1iral Juan Chaigneau and
Sonora Gacitua, and the CHILEAN Adnirai basiio
Roias and Sonora Campana.
A number of the American officers called on
the officers of the Chilian cruiser Chacabuco
yesterday and in the evening a dinner was
given on the American battleship Minnesota. at
which the Chilian and English officers were
guests.
The visiting officers visited to-day a large
freezing works seven miles from the city, where
beef is dressed and frozen for export This
afternoon dinner for the sailors was given on
board the Chacabuco. and the Governor of
Magellan gave reception for the visiting naval
officers this evening
Admiral Evans will give reception on board
his flagship. the Connecticut. on Thursday
The American torpedo fotilla came to anchor
at ;}15 p. m. yesterday in the roads off this port
near the battleships. Their voyage from BuenOs
Ayres occupied five days and the little vessels
stood the trip well. They arrived here in good
condition, notwithstanding adverse weather. On
two days of the trip rather rough weather was
experienced.
Lieutenant Commander Cone and his officers
and men say that their stay in Buenos Ayres
was delightful. f1otilla of torpedo boats of the
Argentine navy accompanied the American flo
tia from Buenos Ayres down the River Plate
to the open sea. When the vessels parted COM
pany cheers were given by the sailors of the
Argentine vessels and these were answered by
the Americans.
The work of coaling the destroyers for their
next stop on the long voyage, which will ter
inmate at Talcahuano. already has begun and
the little vessels will be ready TO start with the
battieship feet Friday.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
OPPOSED TO CURRENCY COMMISSION
Members of House Banking Committee Dis.
courage Coverings Plan

Washington Feb 5-Representatve Lowering of
massachusetts, urged the House Committee on
tSanking and Currency to-day support d bill for
she appointment OF currency revision commission.
TO comprise members of the House and Senate and
pon-rne-IbeTs OF Congress. FIR. Lowering said that
81 taking with Senators and Representatives. he had
became convinced that the Congress lis not In a
scinper 70 act any currency measure at this ses-
sion. and that great IS the diversity of opinion
tha- he sees no likelihood any one bin being
supported ~ sufficient number 10 enact it
Chairman Fowler and members of the committee
.n reply discouraged the commission scheme as
yTosF'ectivey non-productive OF any definite action
Edmund q Fisher. secretary Of the FIaffush
Trust Company, Of Brooklyn, addressed the COM
tittee in favor Of The Fowler bill and against the
Sldrich bill.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
FoRTY-FlVE BELOW IN MAINE.

Boston. Feb. A-The cold wave vhich has Ere
vailed throughout New England during tns iss
week continued to-day. with lower dsurss tnan
have been recorded any time during the season.
Points in Northern New England showed eon'
sderably lower temperature than that O. yes-
rerday. Rhode Island and Massachussrts readings
were slightly above these of yesterday Malta
wamkeag. Ne, the coIdest spot recorded N
the a. reports of the Weather Bureau with tns
Thermometer registering Is degrees below zero. Az
Burlington. VT. il % degrees below: AZ PITTS
field. Mass. "a below. Eastporr. Me. 10 oeies'
at Concord. " H.. 70 below. and a. Bosron below
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
IOWA SOCIETY LISTENS TO SHAW.

The Iowa Society gave another Of It's winter eH
.r.a;nn,sn.s and receptions last night Duryea's >
I'd street and Broadway Among the speahei'
was Leslie NJ Shaw. former Secretary Oh US
Treasury who entertained the IOwans Win q Ie"
humorous recoIlections of the late Judge hHo-
bard who was known all over his native stA'7
as man who could tackle the law n all rs
phases in a way unique.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait. head OF the Wohs'
suffragists in this country. also spoke Generai
Grenville NJ Dodge president OF the Iowa Society,"
introduced the speakers.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
TO DISTRIBUTE soTAERN's PRIZES.

4 mass meeting will be held Sunday night, It
&c announced at the Lyric Theatre. and prizes
will be distributed those persons whose solution
NJ the "Dundreary riddle is thought by the judges
20 he the most acceptable The prizes will ee
awarded by T. II Sothern. Rowland Blackstone,
Of Mr. Sothern's company, will read the solutions
,rssented The riddle which is propounded by
Dundreary In the fine old play In which MIR. Soth-
ern is appearing at the Lyric Theatre follows:
If fourteen dogs with three legs each catch
fortv-eight rabbits with seVenty-sX legs In twenty
Ave minutes how many legs must twenty-four rab-
hits have to get away from 3.0c9 dogs with no
legs at
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
IGNORED INJUNCTION; IN CONTEMPT

rEr Te,egraph 20 Tbs Trbunel
Funalo Feb 5-audge Hazel. os the United States
District Court handed down his decision to-day in
the case recently argued in New -ork City wherein
.he New York Phonograph Company is the plain
tiff and the National Photograph Company the de-
<endsrt The decision holds the defendant guilty
Of contempt Of court for ignoring injunction re-
strain,ng II from selling inventions Of Thomas A
Edison IN this state and imposes fine OF $500
Of which s. 500 goes to the plaintiff for legal ex-
penses ard the remainder to tho government An
attachment to secure payment was issued
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
RETURNS LETTER TO PRESIDENT.
Understood Fculke Communication Will Re
Made Public at Washington.
IBy telegram 70 Til. Tr,hpns /,

R'chm0rd, Ind, Feb 5.--WilIiam Dudley Foulke
who received letter from President Roosevelt.
recently on the subject Of distribution OF federal
patronage, has returned the letter to the Prest-
dent. and ii is understood that it will be given
out for publication at Washington soon
The letter is in reply charges made bv GER
tain politicians that the President was using fed
eral patronage TO aid the candidacy of Secretary
Taft
Mr. Foulke declined to talk tonight ercent n
say that the statement expected from Washing
ton is likely to be sufficient to cover the case 10
TIE satisfaction OF all concerned.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
DRIVEN AWAY BY NIGHT RIDERS.

Nashville. Tenn. Feb. 5.-W. E Wall. CT FFs-
douia Montgomery County. Tenn, has sold hls Tvs
hundred acre farm and will remove 70 some other
state. Mr.. Wall has suffered much loss in the lass
year at the hands OF might riders Last week Ms
tobacco barn burned and last August rs
plant beds and general merchandise store we're ds-
stroyed.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
NAV TEST DR.. NJ. 3. SlZER'S WILL

-rba a1atives Of DR. Nelson T Slzer who died
on January q at his home. No Sas Gates avenue
BROOKLYN are preparing, it is said to test his will
which gives his entire estate TO his housekeeper
Mrs I,eonora Augusta Lorillard. The estate Is
valued at considerably more than San'y
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
DRY MEASURE IN WEST VIRGINIA.

Charleston w. Va, Feb. "A joint resoiai ''
was passed In the House to-day providing iVs
prohibition amendment TO the state consfi'ulD,
which. if adopted by the Senate. will give the
10 voters 20 decide whether or not liquor or az
manufacture cf liquor shall be prohibited foreSs' =
the state.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06

American vice-Consulafe. General Fernin the
leader of tile revolt IS in the French Consulate
The Haytian government has demanded the sur
render OF all the refugees. but 1T rs inprooape
that they will be turned over except under guaraf-
tee that they shall receive fair trial safe con-
duct.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
COST OF TYPHOID IN PiTTS8URG

Pittsburg, Feb. 5.-AccoTdinS 10 an invesugauo
by the Pittsbt,rg Survey typhoid fever cost create
Ittsbure S72i s36 for the year ended june. 1906.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
WOULD QUIT PHILIPPINES I'M 1918

sour, introduced joint resolution to-day ar-
thorizns tle President 10 renauish control Of the
Philippine Islands in 1913 after first obtaining a
rlsdge from other ratcns ir preserve the neatI al
its' ef the islands.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
SAN FRANCISCO FREE OF PLAGUE.

San Francisco. Feb. with the discharge yes
terday of the last patient under treatment al the
Isolation Hospital. San Francisco officially de-
clared 70 he free from huaonie plague Drastic
Yrece utonary measures are beins adopted te, pre-
won't a recurrence of ths conta gion In the sprinE
New-York tribune., 1908-02-06
SHIELDED IN FOREIGN coNsurAr

Washington. Feb 5.-According 10 dispatches re-
ce5rea by the State Department from Havti 20
Of the participants IL the late attempted revolu-
ton in asylum IN the foreign consulatas in
Gonaivef Only four Of the refugees are in the
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
Wesvil In Wheat.


 H. A. Gossard. entomologist of the Ohio experiment station, gives the fol- lowing method of ridding wheat bins of weevil:
 To destroy weevils working in wheat bins fumigate with bisulphide of car bon. Procure one pound of the liquid for each thousand cubic feet of space inclosed in the bin. Pour the liquid into shallow containers, such as plates or tin pans. and set on top of the grain.
 Make the building as nearly air tight as possible by pasting paper strips over the cracks. windows, etc. If the door does not fit tightly tack a horst blanket over 1t with lath strips after charging the bin with the chemical. Keep closed for thirty hours. Do not bring lamp or light of any kind, such ns lighted cigar. near the building while fumigation is in progress. Flu mlgatlon for thirty hours ought not to injure the grain for either seeding or milling purposes. If one Immigration does not succeed repeat the treatment IS often as necessary. increasing tho dose if the building leaks gas.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
NORFOLK

Dr. Wilfred T. Grenfell, the noted physician and missionary to Labrador, has been engaged to give an illustrated lecture here on that out-of- -the-way land of ice and . peculiarly interesting people Tuesday evening Dec. 29.
 At the annual meeting of Laurel chapter, O. E. s. Friday evening, officers were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Worthy matron, Mrs. Lena Atwood; worthy patron. J. N. Cowles; associate matron, Mrs. G. c. Prescott; con,luctress, Mrs. Alice Lightfoot; as sociate conductress, Mrs. Ruby Gidman: secretary, George T. Johnson; treasurer, Mrs. Mary Crissey. William Alderman spent Sunday al his home Tn Naugatuck.
 MT. and Mrs. Henry Lsgier have been spending few days in New York.
 George D. Johnson is home from the Philadelphia Medical college for the holidays,
 Joseph Chapin of Yale is spending the holidays with local frienns.
 Miss Hazel Gibbs is home from Ga naan for the holiday vacation.
 Eldridge Bridgman is home from the Hill School at Pottstown. Pa for the holidays.
 Mrs Engol left Monday for Boston, where she will spend the winter.
 Miss Elizabeth Kane is home from New Britain for the holidays.
 Miss Dalton of North Adams, Miss Boutelle ot Cromwell and Miss LAndon of Sharon teachers at the Center school are spending the holiday vacation at their homes.
Connecticut western news., 1908-12-24
SEED WHEAT.
Grade Generally Used Not Up to the
 Standard.

 Grade Generally Used Not Up to the
 Standard.
 That the grade of seed wheat gen. orally used is not up to the standard was ascertained in an investigation by c. W. Shaw of the California station, who secured large number of sam pies of seed wheat over n wide area In the Sacramento and San Joaquin val leys of California to determine the general character of the seed used by the farmers of the state. In general the samples showed that the quality of seed used by most farmers is lack Ing in purity, perfection of develop ment, weight per bushel, freedom from weeds and freedom from bunt It is stated that practically all investiga- tors have found the use of large, plump seed and of a high weight per bushel the most profitable. No perma- nent benefit is believed to be secured from the frequent exchange of seed unless a better type of wheat or more vigorous strain of the same type is obtained by the exchange. The use of seed from heavy yielding plants, q plump and heavy grain, a clean wheat and a pure variety are considered by him the most important points in seed selection.
 Tn this connection the results secur- ed by l.. c. Montgomery of the Ne braska station in an experiment with seed wheat and seed oats selected by the use of the flaming mill are of in- terest. In these experiments heavy seed wheat as separated by the fan ming mill did not show an improve ment in either yield or quality of grain as compared with light or unseparated seed, and itis believed that no perma- nent improvement in quality or yield is to be expected from the use of the flaming mill in seed selection.
 At first thought it would seem that if Hike produces like" the large or heavy seeds should produce the best crop. However, we must recognize the individual plant as a unit for selection rather than the individual seed. If a single plant of wheat be taken and the kernels thrashed out 1t will be found that all sizes of kernels are produced by the plant, some large and some small. .a..
 AS every wheat plant contains both heavy and light seed, the flaming mill gives almost the same kind of wheat. so far as inheritance is concerned, In the light wheat as in the heavy. It must be remembered that reference is made here to the permanent results which may be expected from the use of the flaming mill and that its use or the use of screens for removing ob- noIious weed seed is in no way discour- aged.