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New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
FOR TARIFF REFISION.
Reform Club Committee Opens Its
Campaign for Changes.

The tsria reform committee Of the Reform Club
rsees itself record the Hotel AStor last night
8 in the campaign with all its strength 4 re-
vision Of the tariff. A characteristic letter from
William J. Bryan was read by Calvin Tomkns,
The tesstmsster. The speakers Herman Rid
Ger. Representative Henry T. Rainey, of Illinois,;
Professor William q. Sumner William Lloyd Car
Fison and Miss ida NJ Tarbell
Mr.. Ridders discussing what he termed the in
sguitous and oppressive import duty print pa
used in the publication Of newspapers, said:
The pretext put forward by The manufacturers
isr thef advance IN prices is The & Increased cost
little eloser Goveynment records show that paper
ing Paper cost OF less than SIS 4 ton at the
mill. and that American mills can and do make
son ~ . better supply of skilled labor cheaper
,esl shj an adequate bonIs marker Tor their
{ro9uet also lower ocean. rates and lower marine
insutanee on their exports.
manufacturers. after paving the duty. have prota
by unoersold American nlaIufarturcrs in the
hsrs with pront disposed of their product abroad
in competition with Canada. Great Britain. Nor
those maintained in the American M rlet
II the combustion OF paper makers can. succeed
- VII tax intelligence because The newspaper and
nder any government such 2 tax would he or-
o'essiNe and proscriptive. II government based
virtues Of the people 81 is anomalous and mon
sfroaf IN recognition Of this fact President Rooee-
stohenaed n end the mediafs T Tsai 20 Of iht dv @ on
useo5 pale with 2 corresponding reduction Of ,the
ogrv upon paper made frem wood pulp
u introdaeing one speaker Mr.. Tomkins referred
- Tire work of the committee in the campaign Of
ttss and said the credit the election OF Cleye-
land had been conceded 10 the work OF the com
n1ittse
Among the letters res vas one from PoIltney
BigeloW- in which he said that President Roose-
Nelt wished TO lie dropped from the rolls Of tho
Reform Club for the reason that he was Re-
f0mlcsh hefote ne was a tariff reformer.'
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15

have saved large sums for the TAXPAYERS Tho
County Treasurer was in the habit OF paving pri-
Nate bills with county funds, charging such drafts
10 his salary account At tho end Of the wear no
would effect a settlement. paying whatever over
draIts mere mad oee1 The report expressly states
that Mr. Moore was Intentionally honest but
became careless, and let many vicious practice,
creep into his official conduct
The treasurer received and kept fees ., ..,,o
taxes amounting to more than 500 the Contro,Io
goes on which should have been credited 10 M.
county lie also retained fees on Iiouor ,avos
amounting to A@9 IS. which might have belorro1
to the county under some court decisions In thoa
years according 10 the Controller the 1reas,,r.
PAID SS5'f52 81 on claims which should not bav.
been paid in that form.
The supervisors the Controller maintains r.,5
many charges from the Sherins office avarar,,
from $fo TO go" a year, which should not have
been paid while much was paId an ,ras
tionable items. Ex-sherin Cook sher1n IJonr,,
Hilton ard Deputy f. W. White are mentionod 80
having received some OF these payments and th
attention OF the taxpayers Is called N tbcir ,.t,
10 brln. action to recover these sums
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
SPIRITED CONTROVERSY AT HEARING.
Artificial Saratoga Mineral Water Pslmed
Off as Natural, It Is Charged

Albany. April IA spirited controversy the
condition of the mineral springs of Saratoga was
the feature Of hearing this afternoon before the
Senate Judiciary Committee on the Wemple BILL de-
signed 10 prohibit the pumping OF water for the
purpose OF extracting Carhonic acid gas
Since 1929 it brought out, a number of car
bonic gas companies have invaded Saratoga have
drilled deep wells and have installed high pressure
pumps TO force the water from great depths 10 the
surface. The gas has beer extracted from the
water and sold all over the country TO charge soda
water fountains and the like.
The friends OF the Wernple bill contend that the
old mineral water business has been ruined by
these high pressure pumps which, they aIIege
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
BANK MEASURE PASSED.
Most Important Of Series Goes
Through assembly ly-Other Business.
Ia Ttltkrart to 1T1s rtlbnns !

Albany. April 14.-4The Assembly passed to-day
one Of the most important Of the series OF bills
recommended by superintendent Clark Williams of
the Banking Department TO correct evs in the
conduct of banks aud trust companies. IT. reduces
the maximum of any secured loan made BY A bank
trust company in Manhattan from an TO % per
cent Of the capital and surplus 1t places ssvsrs
second mortgages where the amount Of the first
and second mortss ees exceeds two-thirds Of the
value of the property where the hrst niortgae es
exceeds n per cent of the capital and surplus Of
the bank or trust company making the loan II
also limits the aggregate real estate loans for
banks in Manhattan to 10 per cent Of the total
sets and 25 per cent for those upstate. This bill
has not yet passed tho Senate.
The Senate passed to-day the hill ct Assembly
man Bennett extending 70 February /, 1909, tho
time when the commission created to confer with
the Governor and Legislature Of New Jersey for
the purpose of developing system of transit be-
tween the city of New York and the state of New
Jersey may report to tho Legislature.
The Assembly passed the bill Of Senator McCar-
rem abolishins rebates for the prompt payment of
taxes in New York City.
Assembynnan Francis's hill providing for off.
cisl primary ballot was adopted II provides for -
blanket ballot, numbered and with numbered stub
The measure also provides that at elections
may be required 10 answer questions as TO their
identity as at enrolment,
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
OSWEGO CO. FINANCES.
Glynn Reports Many Irregularities
and Imwoprieties.
lBy Telegraph to The Tribune. ]

Albany. April N-Aany irregularities and impro-
rrefies IN connection with the funds and account
ing of Osveso County were reported by Controller
Glynn to-day. following an investigation by ex-
aminers or the bureau Of municipal accounts OF
his department Their report. synopsis OF which
the Controller gave out. eriticises the admnstra-
ton Of Thomas Moore whose term County
Treasurer expired December 81 of last year, and
declares that the county lost thousands of dollars
through accounts improperly presented. which were
audited and paid.
While the Board OF Supervisors cost the county
from $4,000 to $1,000 a year the Controller says
it's members either did not know their duties or
did not perform them, a proper exercise of the
powers and duties imposed by the statutes would
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
AGREE ON RESOLUTION.
That IN Regard to Kings County
Judges 1mcndcd.
LRy Tslesrarh TO rns Irlsuu-. ]

Albany, April 14-Au differences between the F.
publican and Democratic Senators from Kings
County over the FOeker-Murphy concurrent 1850
luton. proposing 10 amend the state >onrtitsrfou
50 as 20 increase the number Of county Judges "a
Kings County, were dissipsted to-day when ssa-
ator Foelker undid his action OF last FRIDAY aud
also considerably altered the proposition in =
resolution.
AS introduced and as IT passed the Assembly. t1-
resolution proposed TO increase the nun}ber -
county Judges from two 70 i've and 10 extend thsir
term from six to fourteen years The present
county Judges were to have their terms eNtsnds1
70 fourteen years. although they were elsetei g.
only SIX years
The extension Of the term ot the present iudSss
vas too much for the Dsmooratie rnsnaDsTs frorn
Kings. who cherished no desire 20 sss tvo r.
publican judges continued TN ONES for sixhr yssIs
more than they we're elected. The Denic+rsr.-
members were lining up number Of Rspubiicsn
upstate members 90 beat the entire propesitJn7
when Senator Foelker offered to-Lsy an amend
ment again striking out Tire provision extending
the term Of the present Judges ana also egttins
down the proposed number from I've 81 fo8r. Tas
resolution In It's nav form will havs - pass
the Assembly again II is not rroAaplA rhst ths
Democratic members from Kings will MAKE Ar
further on the measure.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
SUES PROFESSOR PRINCE.
AUTO Dealer WGnt$ $50, 900 for
.4Ueged Sldnder and assault.

Following encounter In the West Side police
court mere thar g year ago. Edward G. Griffith.
The president and general manager OF the Automo-
bile Arcade. at Broadway and 59th street, brous hit
yesterday against John p. Prince, professor Of
Semitic languages in Columbia College. Tho action
vas begun before Justice Downing In the Supreme
court and sl5o0o0 damages asked for slander
and false arrest. Counsel for Professor Prince
moved 10 separate the causes Of action but Jus
tice Dowline hello that the pleadinss were correct
According TO the complaint Professor Prince took
= motor ceT 10 the Arcade 10 be repaired. Later
he asked permission 10 take the out for a
trial, but was told that he would have 10 accom-
PANIED 10y an employe until the bill paid. Then
il is alleged that the professor struck Griffith and
later had him arrested charge Of assault
3 Griffith was discharged last May in tho Court OF
SpecIal Sessions
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
TRAVIS RESOLUTION PASSED.
IRy Telegraph to The Tribune.

Albany, April H.-Without debate or opposition
OF any kind the Senate to-day unanimously passed
the concurrent resolution of Senator Eugene NJ
Travis OF Brooklyn proposing amend the con-
Shtuton by exempting railroad and dock bonds from
the 10 per cent debt limit imposed on all cities of
the state. This Is the FIRST of the series of subway
relief measures which has passed the Senate
The bill, introduced by the Senate cities Commit
tee amending the Elsberg Rapid Transit law hv
seeking To make contracts the construction and
operation of future subways more favorable and 10
invite the investment of private capital in the CON
struction of subways was amended to-day h, Sen
ator Nhite Ia meet some technical defects rbiz
will delay tho passage of the bill for three days
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15

have so reduced the pressure to destroy the flow
of some of the wells
kopert G. Morris, representing one of the xsS COM
pahles' presented number of sffidavits to the e.
lect '"at SINCE as carly as 1865 some OF the spring
owners had carried on secret processes of srtihca
production, with the liberal OF fresh water
ana chemicals. with underground pipes and tanks
IN private rooms and had distributed TO the trade
as genuine water which they manufactured at will
lie argued that this went on long before the vas
companies began To pump. NIr Morris and ex-
Senator Bracket both declared that the bu r,as
designed Ia destroy property right great value
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
MILLS GAME LAW BILL SIGNED

Albany April 14-Governor Hughes signed this
afternoon the bin of Assembyman Mills. reeodifs
ing the forest. fish and game laws of the ststo
The opening of the lake trout season with the
exception OF few counties, is changed from Anril
Is TO May !. The opening of tho brook front
season Is also changed from April Is to Nav /
The new law also provides, among other things
for license for resident and nonresident hunters
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
MORE CHELSEA DEATHS
Three Bodies Found in Ruins
Steps Tosrard Rebuilding. i

Boston. April 1.-THE badiss Of two persons =
man and a woman, found in the ruins OF San-
day fire at Chelsea The bodies Of three unknown
persons had been recovered previously. The bodies
found to-day we're thought be those of Airs Jeh1
2. Hshc. Ne. 9s 4th street. and Willard C sam
born, carpenter. The latter body found nss
where tho man had 4 carpenter shop in Division
street. The three bodies found previously have nor
been identified
The search Of other places is to bs continue4
The police made an examination Of the premises -
No. s. Chester avenue. where Dr. !. 2 Fsnu ck
resided and found a skull Ths discovery places
the death list al six. Mrs Fen7ick and hsr mes
have not been seen since the frs-
Early to-day the police placed under arrest rsr-
ie Ross. OF 21 street, who was waving Hsht-1
tarsrs IN a lumber yard, and he was held unde-
s2;No the charge Of attempted fnCehdisrtsnl In
vestsatigH tire OF noendiartz7
Sunday brought out results and The pelira
are Of the opinion that the Tun6rs are unfoI1da5
The relief measures have been continued sr4
offers Of most generous have come tom
all
ders tonight vithdra wing Colonel Nutter zrt
twenty companies from duty in the burned area
and only one battalion left on guard for tn.
night. II will be reinforced tc-morrov- b. tv-o
companies from Lynn, which have been ordered On
duty.
The first dehnite steps toward the reEensrstio7
OF the city we're taken late to-day AZ a spe ~
meeting OF the Board OF Aldermen held in the new
'~AOO4 O"Huihs- 4iS ucaIu Foteu tN cSFac-
lish headquarters for city officials in the building
which is situated the northeastern border lin.
or the fire. and was of the few public bs,..-
tngs which escaped the conhagTation An ordinance
was passed prohibiting the erection Of any bldiuS
in the burned area except structures for tenperar
purposes. except by permission from the aldermen.
The Superintendent Of Streets instructed D
raze threatening walls which are standing
State Senator Hail. OF Revere. who represents
The Chelsea district. announced that he would in
a r-irh
companyins bill asking for the appointment of =
commission OF three men. OF whom shall -
the Mayor of Chelsea, TO govern the city Tor thres
years, IN order 10 facilitate the task OF rebuild
Ing This petition is the result OF conferences be-
tween Senator Hall. the Mayor and representatiy.
business men OF Chelsea Similar action in trS
cases OF Galveston and San Francisco are cited
precede1ts.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
WORK IN VAIN FOR EQUAL PAY all,
[ RN Telerranh % .rhA ,rr,An..

lBy Telegraph 20 The Tribune
Albany. April Is.--Several women school ,ssrhAr.
from New York city. headed by Miss Grace
straehan again invaded the Capitol to-day in a
vain attempt to get action on their equal
pay Dill This at present is in the Assembly
'u'es |omnittee. Although the school teacher
are busy with petitions and personal ,rcAaIs =,
me various members. ~ 10 extremely UNLIKELY that
the committee will ever report the measure.
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
LEMONS FOR GOVERNOR SMITH,
INV Telegraph 70 The rr,bans J

NV IsIesraPh % Ihs Iricuns- I
Atlanta, April lt-Csrseted by cheers 90 'Jcs
Brown. loud whstlins and noisy oowoslL scv-
ernor Hoke smiths reception IN Marietta to-dsy
of the most unsatisfactory he has ever
received. Marietta is the homo town Of Joseph
Brown, the opposing candidate for the governor
ship. and a crowd o. bays. aided by Soms oldsr
heads combined TO prevent the Governor fren
speaking. As he boarded a trolley car 10 returu
TO Atlanta number OF lemons we're passed insid.
by the crowd
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
SPECIAL MASTER FOR UNION RAILWAY

For the purpose of taking proof Of all claims and
demands against the Union Railway Cornrany
which has been placed In the hands Of receiver
Robert 'irier Monroe has been appointed a special
master by Judge Lacombe. Of the United states
District Court Frederick ". Whitridge has beeu
directed 10 file his accounts with Mr.. Monroe IN
August / and every three months thereafter
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15
CLARK WILLIAMS REAPPoINTED

Albany. April 4-Geverner Hughes sent TODAY
10 the Senate the nomination of Clark Williams OF
New YORK 70 succeed himself State superin-
tendent or Banks for term of three years 1t
"ss immediately affirmed Mr.. Williams 3 original
appointment in October dll an unekpired
term. The salary of tho Office is 5000 2 wear
New-York tribune., 1908-04-15

Washington. April II. No help outside ths
state" is the word which comes - the Nation.
Red Cross from the Massachusetts STATE O.
ganization. which is rendering effective hcIp ~
the Chelsea fire sufferers. The national orzanizs-
tion stands ready 10 lend any assistance in us
power and TO issue an appeal TO the public for as
sistance If 1t should become necessary
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-28
JAPANESE RUMORS OF PLAN
TO ATTACK THE BATTLESHIPS

Editor Advertiser: While in Japan
heard a rumor of the plan of the
Japanese TO trap the American battle
ships under Admiral Evans, and it is
as follows:
Keep very friendly with the Amer
leans, in fact be extra friendly if nee
essary, submit to almost anything that
the Americans demand, but at the
same time be making all preparations
for war. but keep it as quiet as pos
sible, and do everything that will help
to throw the Americans off their guard.
The plan is to wait until the fleet Of
battleships are well on their voyage
TO the Philippines, and out of all COM
munication with land, even by wire
less, then suddenly make an attack on
Manila, land troops and capture the
place at any cost. The American fleet
will be ignorant of all that has hap
pened, and when they do arrive they
will be attacked by the entire COM
bined Japanese fleets, including tor
pedo boats, submarines, battleships,
cruisers and floating mines, which will
destroy or cripple the American feet
so badly that there would be no hope
for Evans but to steam to the nearest
neutral port and be informed. This is
a wonderfully clever plan, and one that
would prove very effective should they
carry it out, so the Americans should
advise the fleet to stay at Honolulu
and the Pacific Coast until Manila and
the rest of the Philippines are suffi-
the japanese. To send a fleet out when
their base of destination could be cap
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-28
SOME CHANGES OF TEXT.
Kaneohe. Feb. q.

kaneOne, FeD. q, 1908.
Editor Advertiser: Allow me to make
the following corrections re article sent
by me to your paper and published
Feb. rs. 1908. Sacred to the memory of
Lieut. Tom Edgar of the Royal Navy,
who departed this life. Oct. Is. 1906
(and here should have been added
aged fifty-six years. when seen by
the writer in 1900" should have read,
when seen by the writer in 1890. -
Mr.. Mather Montgomery" should
have read, Mr.. Montgomery Mather."
These are my errors. You were asked
Mr.. Editor, to insert after the words
island Of" the name of Hawaii as
spelt by Capt. Cook. 1 think it was
spelt Owhynee or something near to
that and my purpose in writing this
is to let the public know exactly what
is on the stone.
Respectfully,
HENRY COBB ADAMS.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-28
LAND EXPERT
GOES To MANA
Jared G. Smith Accompanies
Commissioner Pratt
to Kauai.

The truth concerning the Mana lands
on Kauai, concerning the value an
productiveness of which there have
been so many conflicting opinions ex-
pressed since the proposal to offer them
for sale was arrived at, will be learned
officially this week, Land Commissioner
Pratt, accompanied by Jared g. Smith,
director in charge of the u. 5. Expert
ment station, having sailed for kauai
last night by the Mikahala to go over
that ground and see for themselves.
The Governor visited the district a
short time ago, but desires TO obtain
more expert knowledge on the matter
in view of the variety of opinions now
being expressed. The Commissioner will
return on Sunday, but, If necessary
to obtain complete knowledge, Nh
Smith viii remain On the land longer.
In addition TO the statements that
the Knudsens have a corner on the
sisal plants and therefore a cinch on
the land under the terms of sale pro-
posed, something denied by those con-
cerned, the Governor was informed yes
terday that others, Attorney White IN
particular, had cornered the market on
young cocoanuts available for planting.
The determination of Commissioner
Pratt to be back on Sunday is in view
of the trip he is to take with Gov
ernor Frear next week TO Maui, of
which party Secretary Mott-Smith will
also be one. This trip is to take a
general size-up of the land situation
on the Valley Isle, where the govern
ment holdings are very large. The trip
has to deal with no particular section
of the government land, but is to fami-
liarize the Executive with the general
features of all.
Commissioner Pratt and Mr. Smith
were accompanied to Kauai by Angus
tus Knudsen, Eric Knudsen, who want
ed to make the trip. being prevented
by his grand jury duties.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-02-28
ADMIRAL LUDLOW
WITHOUT A HOME

NEW YORK, February 19.-Rear
Navy, retired, and his wife have sepa-
rated and he is going to Mexico to
visit his brother. The aged Admiral
was shaken with emotion today on
leaving his ancestral home at Oakdale,
Long Island, never to return. He said
he did not know where he would make
his home.
Mrs. Ludlow is sister of j. R. Nc
Lean, proprietor of the Cincinnati En-
quirer and Washington Star, and also
of Admiral Dewey's wife. She was a
widow when married to the Admiral
eight years ago. During the honey
moon Ludlow decided her the Long Is
land estate, where he was born and
which has been owned by the Ludlow
family since Revolutionary days. She
has now enforced her rights and he is
obliged to leave. The Admiral lately
recovered from a severe illness, during
which his life was despaired of for sew
eral weeks.
His wife did not visit him, but stayed
with Mrs. Dewey in Washington. She
and her son, Deputy Police Commits
sioner Bugher of New York, waited
today until he had packed up and left
before going to the house. Before go
ing he visited the cemetery on the es-
tate and wept over the tombs OF his
parents and other relatives. The cause
of the separation, which took place last
year, is not disclosed.
Admiral Ludlow was here in 1898
in command of a wooden cruiser of the
old class and was known to be a
royalist sympathizer.
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tured before their arrival, would be
very foolish piece of strategy. The
! Japanese want watching, especially al
the present moment, when they are sc
excessively nice. The japanese will
never fight a fair combat, that is we'll
known, they must have the odds in
their favor or they will not play. This
was shown in the war with China, and
also in the war with Russia. It is
not generally known but Japan out
numbered the Russians in every en-
gagement at least two to one. The
Russian cruiser Variag was ordered
out of Chemulpo and attacked by fif-
teen Japanese war vessels, and after
fighting for six hours, returned to port
and sank, with all the gunners killed
and the ship badly riddled. At the
recent conference of The Hague, the
Japanese were one of the powers to
sign the document compelling a notice
before declaring war, but as it takes
some twenty days for a war vessel to
make the trip from Honolulu to Ma
Mia, they could easily give the neces-
sary notification and at the same time
carry through their drastic plot of an
Initiating the American fleet.
If America lost the Philippines, her
feet, and Hawaii, what would prevent
the japanese from landing a strong
force of men on some unprotected part
of the American continent, and start
an invasion of America proper?
The Americans should be alert, and
watchful, for the japanese are not
preparing for the fun of it, for they
can't afford that. Nobody knows when
they will make an attack, so the feet
should be kept at Hawaii and the Pa
cific until the Philippine and the Ha-
waiian Islands are fortified strongly
enough to take care of themselves, and
not until then, will Japan's chance of
conquest be over.
Yours truly,
A TOURIST FROM THE ORIENT.
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REALTY TRANSACTIONS

Entered of Record February q, 1908.
Sam Nahale to Kadili. .............. L
Maria F de Santos and hsb MAN
uel Pacheco NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. NJ
Kekumu (w) to Lonohonukini (w). D
Martha K Dowsett and hsb to
Elizabeth c Greenwich. ...... D
William r Castle Tr to Gdn of
Francis H 1 Brown. A M
Fredk c Miller to Notice. Notice
Mrs H Chaplin to Elise S V Neu-
mann . NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. NJ
G. n Wilcox to j Ena. ...............R Rel
Alfred c Palfrey to Colin McLen-
nan D