New-York tribune., 1909-06-13

not made public, but q sale Of a seat on the
Stock Exchange in the same week for $4,000
the highest price paid in more than three years
seemed 10 show that no great apprehension was
felt as to the committees findings or recon-
anendations The Chicago Beef Trust was re-
ported to be reaching out for new markets to
conquer, the first step being the purchase OF two
big packing house concerns in Buenos Ayres
Argentina Two of the biggest cut stone con-
tractors in the country-the John Peirce Com
pany and William Bradley & Son Qncorporat-
ed. under the same nanagement-went into the
hands OF a receiver. The Public Service Com
mission reported that the number Of subway
passengers increased 81 per cent in Manhattan
and The Bronx in the last year. William G.
McAdoo promised that his new subway connect
ing the Grand Central Station with Sixth ave-
nue. at 53d street, would be ready by January,
1911: and the American Sugar Refining Com
pany settled out Of court the suit OF the Penn
sylvania Sugar Refining Company, by handing
over s750.000 in cash, canceuing a loan of
s1 250 ooO and restoring 10 the plaintiff s1.50000O
bonds and $4,000 shares of stock. 1t was an
nounced The charge against the defendant,
commonly called the Sugar Trust, was conspir-
acy to close down the plaintiffs plant in
straint of trade It was reported that President
Taft had asked Attorney General Wickersham
to look into the case"
IT should hope he would" exclaimed Busy
Man. THAT is certainly sweet trusti About
two months ago 1t was detected in systematic
grand larceny and made restitution in the
of s2oo0OoO for having swindIed the United
States government by the OF false scales.
II had previously been fined for obtaining re-
bates from railroads. Does society the law
recognize such thing Incorporated GRIM
tnaI7 1t would seem though we had
What has been going in state and city pol
itics?"
'.AssembIyman Frank l. Smith. OF Oswego,
who opposed the Hughes policies at Albany last
winter. was defeated at Republican pri-
mary The executive committee of the Demo-
cratic Union took steps TO bring about anti
TsmInany fusion with similar bodies of Demo-
cratic voters in the boroughs Of Kings Queens
and Richmond Collector Loeb cut down a lot
of salaries in the Custom House The state
Civil Service Commission decided that Earl Gal
Iup, a Democrat, OF Albany. had been removed
from his place in the inheritance tax department
bv the Republican Controller. Charles H. Gaus.
for political reasons and must be restored to his
former position. Mayor Mcclellan investigated
the charges brought by Supreme Court Justice
william ], Gaynor against Police Commissioner
Theodore A. Bingham, which were coupled with
.bs demand that the Commissioner be removed
IRON, Office because he upheld the police practice
of nbotoerapring for the Rogues' Gallery persons
sccusad but not convicted of crime. No decision
Was announced by the Mayor. but the Justices
cbarSes gave the signal for a lot OF Datroimen
-ufYertus under discipline for' neglect OF duty
,+,rtton ETC. to file complaints also against the
80 =, the force, whom they accused CT sub
sso.in~ them 10 humiliation and cruelty"
.rHa,~ snorted Busy Man. those fellows would