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New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
TREATY COUNCIL TO-DAY.
Knor, Root and Canadians to Dis
cuss Scnate's 1ddendUm.
TFrcm The Tribune Bureau. ]


Washington March 5oAn important conference
will be held at the Department Of State tomorrow
bv the Secretary Of State, the former Secretary Of
state Senator Root; Mr.. Aylesworth, Attorney
General of Canada. and Mr. Gibbons, expert ad-
wiser of The Canadian government over the amend
ment to the Canadian boundary waters treaty
which the serate added 10 that convention when It
ratified il.
on the outcome Of this conference depends the
fate Of the treaty which much time and
effort on the part of Mr. Root and the British AM
bassador. If the American officials construe the
amendment. or. rather, the amendatory resolution
as do the Canadians, the British government will
accept the convention amended, although there
may be necessary an exchange OF diplomatic notes
defining the constructions which both parties 10 the
convention place upon Il This resolution was adopt
ed. Will be recalled, because there was no other
way dispose of the opposition of Senator Smith,
Michigan and m the closing hours of the session
the opposition Of single Senator was sufficient TO
prevent ratification. Until the Secretary of State
and his associates learn the position Of the Ca
madam authorities they cannot Judge to the like
lihood Of al agreement being reached.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
NO CONTEMPLATING TAN
Finance Committee to Strike Pro
1isiOn from Payne Bill.

Vas ington, March So.-Recognizing that Brain
is poweress TO suspend her export tax on coHee'
because for the next few years az least TINS TAX
&c ,n6fssolublv linked with her foreign debt, the
Senate Committee on Finance to-day DECIDED 20
strike out of the Payne bill the counteTValhs duIS
proposed Members OF the committee said to-day
that if the Payne provision was adopted, IN erect
l. would place duty on coffee imported from Bra
I'll equal TO the export tax assessed by that couh-
try and the consumer would be compelled to pay
the difference in cost.
Secretary Knox sent 10 the committee some oata
s,Jpp1ied 20 him by the Brazilian embassy. which
contradcted the theory Of the Ways and Means
Committee that II the cOuntervaiHng duty was
adopted II would force Brazil TO remove the export
tax so far as it applied TO importations by the
United States.
Incidentally the Senate Committee is seeking IN
formation about the alleged American syndlcate
credited with having million bags Of coffee in
storage to be held for rise in price nenpeT
Of the committee said tonight that no fortunes
would be made by the members OF such syndl-
cate at the expense of the American breakfast
table II the committee could prevent it.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
FOR INDIAN HISTORY.
J. p. Morgan to Unrest |S25O,000 IN
chronological Work.
rrrnr1 Tie Tribune Bureau ]

Washington, March Sol Pierpont Morgan has
become interested in the preparation of q history
of the American Indian. 1t is understood that he
will invest a quarter of a million dollars more
in the work. which will be Of the most COM
prehensive Of its kind ever attempted by ethnolo-
gists There will be twenty volumes and it is est-
mated that each set will be worth at least S,o00.
E. S. Curtis, the historian and ethnologist who
is compiling the work. appeared before the Senate
Committee Indian Affairs to-day and told the
members he had been engaged on the work for
several years Mr.. Curtis. who is an expert pho
tographer, has a splendid collection of Indian
photographs This collection attracted the atten-
ton of Mr. Roosevelt over a year ago, and he
persuaded Mr.. Curtis 10 exhibit the pictures at
of the Washington clubs. Mr. Morgan saw the
collection, and became interested in the idea
of a history Of the American Indian that he voun-
teered TO pay all the expenses OF Mr.. Curtis and
q corps of men working under him, stipuat ting
only that they should prepare full and complete
history, including illustrations.
It will be four or five years before the actual
work of publication begins. II IS understood that
the edition will be limited and that the plates will
be destroyed when enough copies have been printed
TO supply leading Libraries here and abroad and
e few Of Mr. Morgan's personal friends.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
TIE QUEENSBORO OPEN
Continued from first page.

Tribune pointed out that if the contract speci-
fcations had been carried our the Greensboro
Bridge would be overloaded Boiler & Hodge
and Professor Burr, Of Columbia, who were re-
tanned by the city to examine the bridge upheld
the contentious of The Tribune
Boiler & Hodge in their report said IL would
be unsafe to operate any elevated trains and
recommended the removal of the inner tracks
entirely. The sidewalk, instead of being built
projecting arms from the upper deck. was
laid on the outside OF the elevated tracks Pro
fessor Burr advocated the removal of a great
amount of the dead load, and said that this and
a reduced headway of trolley cars might make
it safe TO run. elevated trains a thousand feet
apart. The first estimated dead load OF the
bridge was about s4.0OO,o00 pounds but the
changes in the plans raised that according 10 a
booklet issued by the Pennsylvania Steel Com
pany. 10 approximately 12O, 100000 pounds
Minor changes have been made in the dead
load since the reports were received from the
experts. Steel work valued at nearly 81 600 OOO
"a dead loss-was stripped away and a much
shallower pavement substituted. The Boiler e.
Hodge report reduced the dead load Of rb.
bridge by 1000 pounds linear foot; allowing
maximum live load Of 5000 pounds to the foot
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
GETS $500, 1000 FOR LANDS.
Government RecoUers from Utah
Fuel Company By Com promise.
from The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington, March 30-Attorney General Wick
ersham announced the first big victory of his ad-
ministration OF the Department Of Justice to-day
BY OF compromise OF the case OF the
United States agt. the Utah Fuel Company the
government recovers 500 900 for lands fraudulenty
procured. although the frauds were perpetrated by
men no longer connected with its manage eement
The company has pleaded guilty to the charge of
conspiracy to defraud and paid fine OF $500 and
has, moreover paid back to the United States
$500 for the lands fraudulently obtained, 144O
acres in extent. This is the largest sum of money
ever collected by the United States in lend case
The Utah Fuel Company, by the way, is a subsid-
iary company of the Denver Rio Grande Rail-
road.
The facts that the lands on which this recovery
is made had been mortgaged to the Morton Trust
Company, Of New York to secure bond issue OF
100000: that most Of those bonds were in the
hands of innocent purchasers, and that any decree
for the recovery of lands would have been subject
TO the lien of mortgage played part in induc-
ing the government to compromise the case second
only to the price received for the lands It Is fur
tier stated that the individuals indicted with the
Utah Fuel Company did not appear to have been
guilty Of any intentional fraud or TO have prohted
individually by the acts which led TO the procure
nent of title to lands by the predecessor OF
the Utah company.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31

OF Georsa: Bates. Of Pennsylvania; Parker. OF New
Jersey. and Richardson, Of Alabama
Reiterating that he partly responsible for
retaining the countervailing duty on crude and re-
fined petroleum Mr. yreeand said that while to
many people oil and Standard Oil seemed synony-
nous. there 5000o0 American citizens bring
ing TO the surface every day nearly SVoc0 worth
of crude petroleum who had no more TO do with
the Standard OF Company than had the farmer
who raised wheat to do with the miller to whom
he sold it Mr.. Nreeland said the schedule was
based on hundreds of petitions from independent
oil producers and that the removal of the counter
vaillng duty would no: benefit the Standard on
Company. but would seriously ln)Ore the business
of the independents
Asserting that the Payne tariff bill was a re-
vision downward and not upward, Representative
Bates spoke in favor OF a protective tarif. me
difference between n revenue tariff and protection
is that increase which will stop ruinous compet-
ton" he said 'Tinplate at a duty Of cent a
pound means" he said the employment OF l'"o
American vorkingmen. II means annual wages OF
$1,000 600 q year. ana net saving TO the American
people by reason Of a lower price paid for tin for
the last twelve years of nearly s4oe0o0
Mr. Kitchin. of North Carolina, accused those IA
voring duty lumber, including some OF his
Democratic colleagues Of having been scared oy
Mexican Canadian and Australian lumber ghosts
He declared that as matter Of fact each OF those
countries shipped to the United States little over
1oOO 900 feet year. while the exports to Mexico by
the United States reached average Of 100000
feet a year and 10 Australia l0o,OHVo feet'
The night session Of the House. in accordance
with the special rule convened at s o'clock, MI
Borland. Of Missouri. being the first speaker.
Characterizing the Payne bill as 'manutac'-
,Irers' measure exclusively" Mr.. Borand protested
against its enactment into law He declared the
hill mot only picks the pockets of the American
consumers but it sandbags the American pro-
ducers'' The trainers OF the Payne bill, he as
serted. hoped to make Up the admitted dehclt Dy
the growth Of business in subsequent years
Saving that he would present an amendment
which proposed 10 give the President more po"eI
for governing the maximum and minimum proV1-
sions OF the Payne tariff, Mr.. Lowden, or IN
nos discussed this feature of the new tariff bill
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
FOR FULL SIZE TOBACCO PACKAGES
Dawson Introduces Bill-Thinks Provision
Has Cost Consumers S45,000,000.

Washington March 30.-What is designated as a
Joker" said TO have cost the consumers Of TO-
bacco in this country nearly s45,0tH0oo, was found
in the existing revenue laws by Representative
Dawson. of Iowa who introduced bill to-day 10
correct the error.
Under the Dingley tariff the two-ounce pack
ages Of certain tobaccos sell to the consumer AT
five cents each and the foUr-ouuCe packages for
10 cents In 1895 q war revenue of six cents a
pound additional levied on tobacco. At the
same time in order TO serve the convenience of the
trade authorization given for the reduction Of
the size of the packages from two, three and four
ounces TO one and tWo-thrds. two and half and
three and one-third ounces.
In due time revenue tax was repea led.
Somebody forgot Mr. Dawson believes, to restore
the packages Of tobacco the original sizes, and
hence ever since 1902 the consumer Of tobacco has
been paving the equivalent of the war revenue tax
70 the ma nufacturers of tobacco.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
BOYS MARBLE COST HIS I1FE

AFTER MS legs were crushed by a northbound
Broadway car on that thoroughfare near tha cor
ner Of Goth street last evening. eisht-year-od JobD
Duffy. of No. ll3 West Goth street was placed in
automobile that passing and burrtad 80
Roosevelt Hospital, where he died about an hour
later.
The boy had been playing with a dozen con,ns7-
ions, and was pursuing A favOrite marble when IN
darted in front Of the rapidly approaching car ia
was son Of John F. Duffy, employe of the
Dock Department.
Edward Kelly, the motOrmau, srrested aftar
the removal OF the boy to the hospital on cbarga
Of felonious assault, and he locked up in tba
West 6Sth street station. When the police 1aar,a4
Of the boys death the charge was changed IN
homicids
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
TO NAME PORTO R1oAN COMMISSION.
President Promises to Have Conditions in
Island Investigated by Board
from The Tribune Bureau.

Washington. March @o.-President Taft will ap-
point a special commission within the next three
months 10 go to Porto Rico to study the general
condition Of afairs in the island This is the re-
suit Of representations made by Luis Munoz
Rivera. Cay Coll Cuch and Eugenio Benitez Cas-
tanos Commissioners of the House of Delegates of
Porto Rico and Tulio Larrnaga, Resident Com
missioner Of Porto Rico in Washington, at the
White House this afternoon The Secretary of
the Interior, Aichard A. Baiinger, accompanied the
commissioners.
The immediate troubles which brought these COM
rnissioners TO Washington the failure of the
Legislature make appropriations to carry on the
government of the island for the year 190910. the
Executive Council and the House of Delegates
blaming each other for such failure The President
IN announcing that he would appoint a committee
10 look into the troubles of the island, said 1T Is
necessary that yoT first come 10 an agreement with
the members of the council to pass the appropria-
tons for the coming year
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
HOUSE SHOHIS INTEREST.
Tar1ous Schedules attacked IN
Course of Discussion.

Washington, March 5a.-When the session Of the
House TO-DAY got well under way the tariff debate
wared warm The indications when the body
met A. O'Clock in the morning that the proceed
ings would be dry and uninterestng, but revival
Of the discussion Of the oil and lumber schedules
like setting match 10 both products Tor the
subjects proved Of absorbing interest 10 the mem
hers who entered generally into the debate.
To Mr Vreeland. Of NeR York, was accorded the
duty of explaining the position Of the independent
renrers vino want the countervailing duty on crude
petroleum. retained, while Mr kitchin, Of North
Carolina in an exhaustive treatment Of the ques-
zion rlesded for the placing Of lumber the free
list He got into frequent colicouies in the course
of his three and half hours talk with both Re
puhlicsns and Democrats
Among Others who spoke in the DAY session were
Nessrs Cox. of Ohio: Sterling. Of Illinois; Hughes,
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
IN HONOR OF DR.. ELIOT
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spirit and influence Of one group to another
He regarded the great growth OF Harvard and
the development of all American universities as
coincident with the development of the power
of the United States
Not warlike power" he added. but the
power of industries. the power of professions.
the power of thoughts hopes, antlcipations and
faith Since my determination to retire pres
ident of Harvard l have been listening to a
chorus OF approval I have been greeted every
where with approval during my travels of the
last six weeks Everybody likes a veteran.
They agree with me that it is wise that younger
hands than mine should take the helm I do
not retire because I am weak, for feel capable
of much hard work to come. I look forward
confidently and with delight to the ever new
progress which the administration of my sue
cessor will bring about
The dinner was given by the Harvard alumni
Of Washington. President Taft, on arriving at
the banquet hall late in the evening. was greeted
with a rousing chorus of "Here'e to good old
Yale drink 'er down" and with nine rever-
beratlng Harvard "'Rahs."
The dinner had decided dash of college
spirit, and rollicking songs and parOdies
abounded. One of these paraphrase OF Mr..
Dooley," addressed TO Dr.. H. ". Wiley, the
pure food expert Of the Department Of Agri-
culture caught the fancy of President Taft and
he Joined in the chorus of 'Dr Wiley" with rare
good humor DR.. Wiley sat directly next the
President and listened with glee 10 the take-oT
on his recent utterances about the terrors of
soft drinks"
The guests included Senator Lodge. Postmas-
ter General Hitchcock and Secretary Of the
Navy Meyer
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
TO TAX MORE ARTICLES
SUCH IS SENATE DESIRE.
Finance Committee Discusses SIlH
ScheduIe-ELk1ns LeCtured.
TF-nm The Tribune Bureau.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington March 9O-The Republican members
Of the Senate Committee on Finance are making
every possible effort ascertain whether II Is oI
possible greatly to increase the NUMBER or ar
ticles upon which specific duties can be LEVIED IN
the new tariff bill. All OF tc-days session was de-
voted 10 consideration OF Schedule L-silks ana
silk goods-and most OF the discussion related to
ways and means Of providing specific rates on the
articles in this schedule. There are many 40
valorem and compound duties in the SILK scheouie
and there has been frequent complaint that the
government suffers greatly because Of the ina
biitv of its customs officers to ascertain proper
appraisement values
dozen more silk experts from New YORK
Connecticut. New Jersey and other Eastern states
were examined to-day by Senator Aldrich and his
colleagues. Members Of the committee admit tnat
the American silk manufacturers are not getting
the full measure OF protection which the Dngiey
rates afford them because OF the underValuaton
Of imported articles. There are many pracucai
difficulties in the way of providing speclhc rates.
but il is believed that the committee will evolve
pIan which will greatly diminish the list of ar
ticles now taxed under compound rates.
Pulp and paper will be considered by the Finance
Committee tomorrow.
There is considerable interest the prospect Of
a quarrel on the Bacon resolution when the SEN
ate meets on Thursday. Mr. Bacons resolution
provides that the minority members Of the Finance
Committee shall sit with the Republican members
of that committee in order that they may nave an
opportunity TO examine or cross-examine witnesses.
1t was reported to-day that Senator Bacon offered
this resolution in response to suggestions from
Democratic members of the Finance Committee
II is no secret that the Republican Senate lead
ers are angry at Mr.. Elkins because Of the state
ments made by him yesterday. He was told to-day
that, despite his complaint, the Republican mem
bers of the Finance Committee would frame the
new tariff bill and that Democratic Senators would
not be called on TO assist the Republican sub-com-
mittee in its deliberate
aSo CIaP ro Ny
the Republican leaders regarded his course as in
in1ical TO the interests Of his party and as calcu-
la ted to aid and abet the Democrats in delaying
the early enactment of a tariff law. 1t is under
stood that the talk with Senator Elkins was plain
and blunt, and that he was told in emphatic IAN
glIase that in the matter OF committee assignments
West Virginia was better favored than almost any
9th
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
sONNECK MAY GO TO VIENNA.
Credentials of Blumenberg to Musical Congress
Likely To Be Cancelled.
From The Tribune Bureau.l

rom ITIDlIe buItdu
Washington March 30-That the credentials sent
TO Marc Blumenberg of New York American
delegate to the International Musical Congress, to
be held this summer, will be cancelled and that a
new commission will be made out to o. G.. Sonneck,
chief of the music division of the Library of Con-
gress, Is the prediction made by a high authority
at the Department of State to-day. The Secretary
of State is only waiting TO hear from Representa-
tive Bennett of New York, whose recommended
ton Mr. Plumenberg originally appointed. be-
fore taking this step. Mr. Sonneck is the secre-
tary of the American branch OF the International
Musical Society. under whose auspices the congress
will be held. He purposes going 10 Vienna In that
capacity ana the authorities the Department OF
State ar, said to have decided, in the light of
representations made 10 them by musicians of high
standing in all parts of the country, that he would
worthily represent the United States at the musical!
congress.
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
M'cALL WANTS PHILIPPINES FREED.

washington March Representative Mccall.
of Massachusetts. belie1-s that the Philippine
Islands should have thair independence and
that they should he neutral territory. Accordingly
he has introduced resolution requesting the Pres
dent 10 open negotiations with the various nations
of the globe looking TO an agreement for the neu-
traIizaton Of these islands and for the recognition
Of their Independence whenever II is granted by the
United States
The preamble 20 the resolution sets forth that [
the argument for giving the Islands their indie
pendence has been that II the United states aban-
dOned them some other nation would take them.
This danger il is set forth. be removed by
agreement among the nations
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
TO GO AHEAD WITH OIL PROSECUTION
Wade H. Ellis Says "Silefce Will Be Watch
word OF New Administration -

Chicago March 30-Wade II. Ellis, assistant TO
the Attorney General Of the United States, who
Is here to confer with District Attorney Sims In
regard to pending federal prosecutions. said to-
night that the government would go ahead with
the prosecution ot every indictment against the
Standard OIL ComIany-
Judge Andersons decision in the against
the Standard oil Company of Indiana will have no
bearing on the other cases" said ne, except it
may have established pre- ,edents TO cover other
cases that may come up
Mr. Ellis said that silence would he the watch
word of the administrations trust busting"
efforts
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
NIXON SELLS ENTIRE HOLDINGS.
Enters Into s2,OOO.OOO Deal in GoIdasId Con-
solidated-Gets Banking Interests.

Gcldfeld. New, March 30-Tt was announced to-
day that Senator George W. Nixon president OF ths
Godhed Consolidated Company. had disposed %
his entire holdings In the company TO George Wing
field who in turn transferred most Of RS banSir<
interests 20 SeuatO- Nixon The price OF The Nixon
holdings is said to he g o,roOa
Associated With Mr. Winghed in the deal q -
said. Henry c. Frick OF PittsburE: HAYDEN.
Stone y Co. OF Boston. and the CrocSers Of New
York
New-York tribune., 1909-03-31
MRS. POTTER PALMER IN LAND DEAL

Chicago. March 5o.-The urgent business when
recently recalled Mrs. Potter Palmer % Chicago
as she was about 10 sail from New York 70 Europe.
is believed be The purchase Of 10 acres OF Land
I'm Indiana Harbo:. Ind. by Adrian C.. HonoTs.
behalf OF the Potter Palmer estate. The
action became public to-day. The purchase priSs
Is estimated at from So. 1900 to $4,000
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-20

dope on what's going to be what In
the next few hundred years.
Mrs. Besant's general religious
system Is well known-a kind of
modified Buddhism, teaching that
one lives again and again. accumu.
lating all the good deeds and all the
bad ones, but gradually wedding out
the bad ones till perfection is at
tanned. after which one won't have
to bother about coming back any
more.
A criminal can't help being bad,
she says, because has has been bad
through so many lifetimes. But
every time he lives he gets better.
An ultra good man or a genius de-
serves little credit, for both are liv-
ing out their lives as they have
before. living better and getting
smarter.
This time, however, Mrs. Besant
presents some startling news, fresh
from the innermost regions OF the
occult.
Christ Is coming back to earth.
she says, soon. He has lived sew
eral times, she says. This time he
will appear in the specially pre-
pared body of some one in the mid
die west; perhaps woman, more
likely q man.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1909-08-20
MYSTERY
IN A BAD
MILL FIRE

Mystery surrounds the origin of
a fire that completely destroyed q
small single mill conducted by A.
e. Newton at the corner Of Spot.
ford avenue and Belt street shortly
after midnight. The fire was In all
parts of the little mill before the
alarm was turned in to the fire de-
partment and before it could be
taken In control, one-story frame
dwelling belonging to G. w. Bar
ker, 01603 Belt street, was envel-
oped in flames.
Damage to both places amounts
to approximately $4,000. only par
TALLY covered by insurance. A thor.
ough investigation of the premises
failed to disclose what caused the
fire or in what part of the mill the
fire started. A large part of the
lumber piled outside the mill was
saved.