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New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
TRINITY ME4SURE LOST,
only Three Totcs for Cu1iliier Res
OIufiOn- RaiHeS Bill Passed.

Albany. Feb a2-Both houses Of the Legislature
held brief sessions tonight Assembly, CdvllIier
attempted TO secure the passage Of a resolution
directing Trinity Church Of New York City, within
thirty DAYS 10 furnish the Assembly with report
of its income and expenditures and the amount OF
its personal and real property. Dut the resolution
was overwhelmingly defeated. only three members
voting with CuviIIer in its favor CuViieT then
attempted to debate resolution To abolish the
New York City Charter Revision Commission,
which he says has already expended 5000 and
authorizing the Governor TO appoint new com
mission hut il was put for week
The Assembly passed thu Raines bill. permitting
the State Lunacy Commission. with the approval oc
The Governor. 10 sell exchange the old Creed
moor rife range which designated by the
Legislature last year site for the Long Island
state Hospital
An amendment to the liquor tax law was intro
duced by Assemblyman SpeilbeIg. reducing the
liquor tax from 81 2D SdrJ for restaurants in New
York City where liquor traffic is carried on but in
which there is public bar
\ concurrent resolution. proposing amendment
the constitution. introduced by Senator
Grady. giving Spanish-Amertcan War veterans The
same preference on Civil Service lists Is
accorded civil War veterans
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
STOLEN BY THE PUBLIC" "
Receirer Hhitidge Discusses Pub
he Morality and Street RaiIuays"

Frederick ". Whtridge. receiver Of the Third
Avenue Railroad Company. contributes an article
Public Morality and Street Railways" 10 the
March Century" treating his subject from the
point of view OF reformcr ard trad g some OF the
abuses that resulted in the creation Of the Public
Service Commission. In discussing phases Of pub
lie immortality engendered by maladmnIstration of
street railroad affairs Mr Whitridge says:
The losses through pecuIation or failure 10 col
lect fares for instance. have been generally
is exaggerated, but while a certain amount Of
money i stolen by employees. and in the nature Of
things VIII continue To be stolen until there ia a
universal and efic- Cious revival Of religion A con-
Mr.. Whitridge traces the practice OF beating the
company out OF fares collecting large damages
for trivial accidents and the burden carried by the
railroads through the power given TO certain Off
Cals 10 appoint inspectors Of the work carried on
istration and rotten finance. The chagrin CT the
security holders their losses and the denuncIa-
tions OF the press which resulted from the earIv
days Of the UniGcation OF street railway control
He dates the beginnings Of the "Tnaladnifnistr.-
ton from the days when the promoters Of the
Metropolitan company wrested control Of the
Broadway Railroad from Jacob Sharp through an
investigation which resulted in the indictment and
conviction 81 Sharp for brbing Sonle aldermen In
closing Nj Whitridge says:
The future is ruI Of hope When the comDanias
are reOrganized the public viii nave a guarantee
through the public service law, that there will 10
nothing but honest financing. and though The re-
organized con Uanies NAV in time recede from -
standard set by the receivers the condition y.f}I
never again be as bad as II was.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
WASHINGTON LIFE PLAN
Conferrecs 4gree to Haze Insurance
Department Manage 1falrS.

Albany Feb GA plan TO discontinue the pro-
ceednEs for the appointment Of receivers Tor the
Washington Life Insurance Company, ana lns'eau
have the affairs Of the company administered py
the State Insurance Department. pending the de-
termination in the COZ q certain questions was
agreed on AT a conference here to-day, called at
the suggestion Of William II Hotchkiss. the new
State Superintendent Of Insurance, with the CO.
operation Of Attorney General O'Malley. The con-
ference was attended by counsel and representa-
tives Of The Washington Life and the Pttsburg
Life and Trust companies, by William Hepburn
Russell who started the proceedings for the ap-
pointment Of receivers. ana his counsel, James
Bvrne Of New York. well several policyhold-
ers in the Washington Life. statement given out
by superintendent Hotchklss says:
After full discussion Of the complications grow
ing of the So-Called TeinSUr3nC" contract De
twecr n" Washington Life Insurance company
and the pittSburg Lie ana trust company tA'-
Cuted on December 50 last. it agreed that when
tu, pending motion for the settlement or the pro-
posed appointing receivers should be redched
before Iudga Erlanger on Tuesday afternoon the
Superintendent of Insurance would appear ana re-
quest that all further proceedings toward the ap-
uointr1ent Of receivers he dispensed with
While The Superintendent cannot at lilH iiiie
properly announce the details of the uHderSJald-
fng Fl can be stated that Il Will nc suggested TO the
court that receivers he dispensed with. the fltts
t.re fp and Trust Company having agreed TO re
store and nut in the hands of the department all or
the assets of the Washington Life Insurance COM
ilcn contract. less additions and deduHuoHS Tor
befness done since then. such assets 70 be held Oy
he deDartmtnt, and the affairs OF the Washington
Ifa Insurance Company to be administered bS us
lev pending the determinati tiOu in the courts OF the
Iera iity or irEaty of the reinsurance aET'ln'l4t I
ma action by The department on the appHcdI"il o1
the Pittsburg Life and Trust Compan! Tor FefihI9-
SiD q business In lhlS state.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
STEAMERS At FOREIGN PORTS.


-,.,,ron,rton Feb - Masdaiena IBr, New York via
ki9sS'st 3 Feb ~ 7.55 Bermudan IBID. New. York
i,,l.''' Ie g.-Columbia tBr). New York via MovNe
,,,is,,b FeJ y.25 m Nronprinzessin Cecie
f'yI SSar New York Cherbours and Bremen
V%sa,i Eeh 2l-Satsuma tf}r). New York Via Algiers
., tr enr EPaunonia tIIr) New York via Naples
,, lI.vs7' tSeb 30 II . m-Duca di Geneva utaD New
4orei Feb e2-Cetc IBr) New York.
I Eeb a2-Eva ,Bp. New York for Messna isnd
eeb i7-Buenos Aires SPAN. New York FOR
tererioh"ii lion Martha Washington tAus) New York;
VA Iotb Venezia ,FrJ, New YORK o., - ~, ,.f,
'f ,.EristIansand and 'hristianla ,-,.,o 80. -
,t,i.,~ Is4b 81 Indrawadi tBr). Yokohama etc for
tsnsfon and New York. m, -. ,--r
,.,tIartIc Feb -Mombassa tBrp. New loTE
,'r Eel, Minnetonka G}ri New York
i--' SAILED.
a,,,srdan Feb ao-New York dutch. tankl. New York
l,itf Esb 10 Aug Kessler tDutch', New York
= i',r,rsnt {, y. Feb ls-StTathcan ttfTl. from New
- ynrls vie Norfolk for japan and Puget sound
,..~l,rn Feb nO-Tidis l3eigl. New lork
=. TnoIaas Feb q. p m--Guiana tBI New 4crks
-f,l.Itsr Feb 81 mtirosser kurf"rst tCer'. from
SiptS -r 'ydrl, Tor Naples via NlsierS
f4,,re Feb al-Cuatemala tFr). New York
t5j,r,e Feb 1T-Atlanta tAusD. New YORK
PASSED
Gibraltar Feb 2I-Calabria ti31. New FORK t"r Mar.
settles Icghorn. Trsuenfels GER Calcutta and
colombo Boston and New York
Fastnet 21-EXeter City BD. New York TOT Bristol
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
DEM4ND CUT IN RAILS.
Railroads Of Pittsbrg District 4ct
Chance for Independents.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune. J

PittsbUrE. Feb. From a source that cannot be
denied comes the Information tonight that rail
roads of this district have demanded reduction
the price OF steel rails. nor viii they accept the
statement made by Chairman Gary that there will
positively be- no cut in rails Independent makers
Of steel rails at this time confronted with The
temptation of a lifetime The Pennsylvania and
the Baltimore & Ohio railroads have between them
the letting OF contracts for almost two hundred
thousand tons OF rails, and it has been made
plain that they will into the market for them
II the price is So The Penn
sylvania people some time ago placed orders for
5000 Of rails with the corporation mills when
ii known that they would require at least
225ooo of rails to place their road in the best
condition The Baltimore & Ohio. after figuring
on sO01-tOn contract placed only $1,000 tons
though estimate Of needs for the year Was
nearly $50 600 tons
Tonight these orders can safely be said to he
dangling in front Of the eyes of the independent
makers of rails. All they have 10 do is TO say the
word. and they have been promised the contracts
The United States Steel Corporation would no
doubt make most bitter and disastrous hght If
the independents start the rate cutting. Tonight
the information IS that the Independents will likely
within the next forty-eight hours announce a cut
and take on much of the S5OO0OOG contract of
fered them possible.
The cutting of rates to-day responsible for
many cancellations Of contracts in the Pittsburs
district Many VINO had given contracts the
high prices to-day served notice Of cancellation.
There some of these contracts on which
collation. will be fought.
Il was reported tonight that the steel
pora and the leading independents are figuring
reduction in the selling price products
the wages Of the workmen may fall in proportion.
This. howcva., would apply only to the union mills,
which are in the minority. The nOn-union mills
which comprise most OF the corporation plants are
working on fat wage agreement Workmen hear
indirectly that they are To b. offered reduction
May / This will be no violation Of agreement by
the manufacturers, providing the workmen are
given notice Of abrogation OF agreement by
March l. as there is clause III the wage agreement
which will permit either side from it after
giving the .aLSa< k-2- a2Lcs=s.-1 sixty daXs
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York. Monday, February %. 1909


steamer utaD. Massardo. Februar, and
Naples &. Harthed. SoIari 60. and s,7
sre-raRe passengers and mdse Arrived at
4 m.
sIramer OLAF Kyrre tNor Sorensen Iaguna February
- aud Caibarlen IT. the Line with sugar
Arrived at the Bar at $40
steamer Caracas. Furst san February IL To
Bouton Bliss DHett. with 81 passengers malls and
me Arrived the Bar at 10 u NJ.
Steamer Comus Boyd New orleans February IS TO she
Pacific Co, with passengers and Passed
Quarsnt at 6.10
Steamer AHA Quick Galveston February 49, to the
Pacific with mdse Passed IN Quarantine at
B.45 m
steamer Grande. Young. Galveston February 10
Mobile the Mallory - co, with passengers
IN Passed in Quarantine at 80
Ponce Barbour. san Juan February B. Job1s
I3 Ponce MRynRuez 16 to the New York \ Porto
ufco Ss co. passt mails mdse Arrived
q Bar at $50 a
steamer farkan tNor. Norherg. February :
via Norfolk Hsphaltum To order: to
West India 90. Arrived at the Bar at f2:3O a II.
steamer Rosario di Giorgio tNor1 Mortensen. Port
Antonio February the Atlantic Fruit co, fruit
Arrived IA the Bar at $50 IN.
steamer Admiral Schey. Port February
IL 10 le United Fruit Co with is passengers
Arrived a the Bar at midnight Dist
C8mpana ttsD. lt Hlrtolo Palermo Febrpary
I and Naples g o Hartheld. Soari Co. with "a
and steerage passengers and mdse Arrived
d a
FEBRUARY IG Cuneo Importing Go. with fruit Ar
rived a the bar at 2 a m
steamer Byron lBr Dayies Santos January 20 Rio de
a1eiro February Victoria s. Bahia and Barbados l.
TO Busk Daniels. with 80 cabin and % steeFaGe
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
NITRo-GLYCER1NE FOR MAIL TRAIN
Pouch Snatched from Crane Contained ooo
Explosive Caps

BlucfeidS. ". Va. Feb, 22.-The mail car on an
eastbound Norfolk 4 Western train while run
ming at forty miles an hour at Roderaeld W Va
tonight. snatched a mail pouch from STATIONARY
crane, and opening II in the car the five clerks
"ere astounded 10 find that an unaddressed pack-
age IN the pouch contained IG00 nitro -glvcerina
caps The train carried more than one hundred
passengers. ~
The he mail clerks placed the caps in the Car end
minus Of their The caps were turned over
To the postmaster here Ii is thought that the
package got into the pouch by mistake. The mail
clerk who caught the pouch nearly tainted in the
car when he found what il contained.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 25
TRANSPACIFIC MAILS


Dest.nation and steamer Close In New York.
Huds SeattcJ-Taoao Maru. Feb 25 6 so u m
Hawaii. and Philippine
syla san Francisco, i $ lTansPoIt Feb - $50 m
pine Islands FIancisCu)-
Ma 4 On m
Tahiti. Harquesas Islands. New Zealand
Australia except W'sO ,va
Franciscc,- Marl7osa Mar 3 6:ao m
lnve5zi, ~. Mar ) $50 m
Islands ana New Caledonia
ETancscoJ-Australiau Mail
Mar 70 p m
San Franciscot-A Alameda g Gao . m
Japan. China especially ad
dressed .nD tvia Tao Kecnun Mar 10 q 80 p m
japan. China and Philippine Isl
ands DIa Vancouver and Victoria. u @
Empress China Mar 70. $50 p m
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23

.,gors mails and rntse. Arrived the Bar at S;43
l.Ias ~ 20 Fys, a Daniels with mdse Arrived al the
bar AZ $50 .-- H.. t-.rr,,a-v -
fl, the French Line. with passengers and Hdse Oli h
- ,+,orraf Iightship at 6.+5
q, . t,rmnsvtcl - Go. with mdse- on Ambrose Channel
l'4gHtsbIt, at Tl2 -.
saSi.er Hrazos Evans Galveston February Il 70 tn
tEe-r parnc co with passengers and HdSe- IaSsed II
lrarantine at 2-al p m r-o,-,.,rr -
,',,,,ar %avahoe. Hale GeorESt9"n > . ttoIHdIN -
al y!iIningon G.. -. II the CLYDE IS Co. with mis'-
T,alse,I in Quarantine At 2-5l = NJ
-'"HNe'' i'' SAILED.
steamers Hndus1n ,T!: r.! ia "a ar1gr, ,nrb
lerersor Norfolk; Dundonian tHrJ. Newport
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The IA scr Wilhelm IT, reported 7e5 mites east ~
S,0dy fIa M In-I5 yesterday, - expected 10 dock
about a "a Wednesday
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
YALE FRESHMEN WIN THE RUsh

Itsy Telegraph 70 The TrbuneI
New Haven Feb. 22.-The annual Yale rush be
tween the freshmen and sophomoTes was held to-
dav over "A campus heavy with mud. Not snow
ball was available, and tie sophomores' lacking
their usual ammunition, failed To disloaEe the
freshmen from the rails
CAPTAIN Bobby Burch. OF the football eleven,
Who acted as referee counted the number II fresh
man hands on the fence after time had been called
erd .LrcI.rcd 1917 The winner.
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.
MINIATURE ALMANAC

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
s.,.-f.a . a. sunset = - Moon G.5 Moons age 4
HIGH WATER
Sandy Hook a.5s GOV 1912 Hell Gate 1902
S5-4y Hook 1917 Island 1913 HeiI Gaze 1888
New-York tribune., 1909-02-23
n- PAeE MAKEs rs REpnRr

Edward d. Page president OF The Merchant :
Protective Association. his annual report To the
members q that organization yesterday The Mer-
chants Protective Association was formed in 1892
The association has been active IN prosecuting
fraudulent bankrupts and in promoting and fur
therin2 just legislation along these lines
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
What's the Answer?

A Garrett business man Sald:
"This credit business is funny
thing. For instance, two men
come into my store. Both buy
pair of shoes, same kind, same
price. One pays for his; the 9TH
ed had his shoes charged. Thirty
days go by and the shoes that
were charged are still unpaid for.
Then the, man receives a state
ment of his account, which is sent
him as a reminder that he still
owes for the shoes. Nine times
out of ten he pays no attention to
it. If he does. eight times eut OF
ten he feels that he has been in
suited by your sending him dun
and is sore about it. Now here's
the funny thing. In the first place
the man asks me to give him my
goods without paying for them,
which | do. Then when | ask him
for what belongs TO me he gets
hot. What | would like to know
is this: Who gets the accommo-
dation? And had | ought to be
tickled to death to sell my goods
on credit and keep still about il,
whether they are paid for or
not ?'-Garrett Clipper.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
CIRCUMSTANCES GALORE
Porter and Jasper County Law
yers Fighting the Kankakee
Ditch.

The Rensselaer, Republican
says: THE big Kankakee drain
age scheme is being attacked by
lawyers who represent remon-
strators iii both Jasper and Por-
ter court;es. and every conceiv-
able objection seems to have been
set forth to defeat the drainage
petition OK Horace Marble, upon
which he commissioners recently
ms'. treir report.
THE number of demonstrators
so far is rot known, but they are
ccring in at the rate OF several
dozen a lay and practically every
LAWYER III both counties not as
sociatcd with the attorney for the
petitioner seems to have been re-
taired as counsel against the
DITCH"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
DECIDES AGAINST LIQUOR
Oklahoma Supreme Court Puts
Stop to Practice of Selling Ii
quor From, Trains.

Guthrie, Okla. Oct. Ali a
resident of Oklahoma wishes to
receive shipment of liquor and
dispose of the same in violation
of the states prohibition law he
must get to the incoming train
ahead OF the police it he expects
to obtain possession OF the con
signment before it is confiscated.
This is the effect of decision
of the State Supreme Court to-
day in which all the justices con-
Cured and which reversed find
ing of the lower civil courts.
These courts held that the inter
state commerce laws protected a
shipment OF liquor while it was
on the premises OF the railroad.
The decision was in tile case OF
B. w. Tucker. who shipped car
load Of beer to Oklahoma City.
He was disposing Of it from the
car and the police seized eighteen
kegs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
ADVANCE PAYMENTS.
County Treasurer Will Be Asked
for 5000, 900 Before the Reg
ular December Settlement.

Indianapolis, Oct. 5.-Ihe be-
ginning OF the states new fiscal
year was marked by an unusu-
ally heavy demand on the state
treasury by holders of warrants
issued against the 1910 appropri-
ations made by the last general
assembly. A number of the ap-
preparations were for additions
and repairs to institutions, and the
money was not made available
until the beginning OF the year.
However, much OF the work was
set under way some time ago,
with the understanding that pay
ment was to be made as soon as
the funds became available. By
this means the work will be COM
pleted before cold weather sets
in. The treasurer had prepared
for the expected demand. APP
proximat y 100000 in ready.
cash was in the treasury vault at
the close of business.
The auditor expects within
short time to prepare an estimate
of the needs of the treasury from
now until the regular December
settlement with the county treas
urers, and call will be issued
for advance payments, provided
for by an act of the recent gener-
al assembly. 1t is estimated that
100000 will be required.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Death of Mrs. Carder.

Mrs. Rebecca Carder died We'd
nesday, September 30, at the
home of her daughter in Hanna,
after an illness of several weeks,
aged 7S years.
She was one of the pioneers OF
Marshall county, her maiden
name was Rebecca Burden and
she was a sister of Joseph and
Stacy Burden.
Fifty-seven years ago she mar
ried Thomas Gibson, a brother of
]. NJ. Gibson of this city. Less
than two years later he was killed
by falling from a wagon load OF
corn. the wheels of the wagon
crushing his head and breaking
his neck.
He left his wife and one child
five weeks old. That child is now
Thomas Gibson. a prominent cit
izen of Fort Wayne.
A few years later deceased mar
ried John Carder. who was for
many years a resident of Inwood.
He died about fifteen years ago.
Mrs. Carder was an eStimable
lady and her death is. mourned
" her children and many rela-
tives and friends.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Death of Anthony McGrew.

Anthony McGrew OF River
Park, South Bend, committed
suicide Friday about . 80 P. m.
by drowning in the ST. Joseph
river. He leaves a wife and five
children. Ill health and despon-
dencv were the cause of his rash
act. He had been unable to work
for long time and his wife earn
ed the livelihood by working at
the rubber fatory. Thursday ev-
ening he complained OF his head
paining him. On Friday morn
ing Mrs. McGrew arose as usual
without calling her husband, pre-
pared her breakfast and started to
work. On her return in the ev-
ening, she found al note IN book
which he had been reading stat
ing that he was tired OF life and
bade his wife and family good
bye. Their Youngest child, a boy
OF about ) years, was at home
with the father. Before going
to the river he put the little boy
TO bed and told him he was going
away and would come back in
the morning if he could get back.
Those in search OF his body did
not have it located at $50 p. m.
Sunday. Mr.. and Mrs. McGrew
were former residents OF the vi
cinity of Twin Lakes, moving
from that place to River Park.
Mrs. McGrew is the daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Matt Lowery, both
of whom died some time ago at
their home in Walnut. She was
born and grew to womanhood
near the banks of Twin Lakes
and all who know her sympathize
with her in these hours of deep
est gloom and sorrow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Thieves Stole Infected Calf.

Henry Miller, a cattle raiser
four miles southwest of Middle
bury, living on the Walner farm,
had number of fine calves in a
pen last week, when large shep-
herd dog owned by Mr.. Miller
was seized with rabies and bit
one OF the calves. The dog was
imediately killed and the calf put
in a pen alone. Mr.. Miller and
his wife left home for few days
ad on their return found that the
calf had been stolen, killed and
presumably sold. -Elkhart Re
view.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
STATE BINDING TWINE.
1t Will be Made at Michigan
City While the Supply of
Sisal Lasts.

The state prison board and
Governor Marshall propose &c
keep the binder twine plant at
the Michigan City prison in op-
Grafton so long as the state is
able to obtain supply OF sisal,
from which the twine is made.
All OF the sisal raised in the
world, from which binder twine
can be made, comes from Yucca
tan. and there is fear that the
harvester trust may corner the
market and get control of all of
the supply. In such a case the
state would not be able to get
sisal for its prison binder twine
plant, and it would have to shut
down. But this is what the state
will seek to prevent.
The Board shows that the
plant has in three years made a
net profit to the state of about
$4,000. The state has an invest
ment in the plant of 100000 so
that the $4,000 does not look
like a very big return on the
amount invested, but the board
and the governor point out that
the price OF binder twine has been
forced down by the prison plant
until hundreds of thousands of
dollars have been saved to the
farmers OF the state. The state
sells the binder twine manufac-
tured at the prison for much less
than the price that was charged
by the harvester trust before
the plant was established, and as
a result the output Of the plant
has been disposed of easily in
competition with the trust goods
N this state. But ever since the
prison plant was established the
trust has been trying to put it
out OF business.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-07
Damage Suit Settled.

The famous $4,000 damage
suit of Charles A. Johnson, OF La
porte county, against the Lake
Shore railroad, was settled for
80, 600 at South Bend Thursday.
Johnson, while employed at the
coaling station at Pinola, then
known as Walls, was thrown un.
der train of cars and lost one
leg and one arm. He sued the
company for $4,000, the case be.
ing venued TO South Bend, where
the jury gave him a verdict for
$4,000. The company appealed
and the appellate court affirmed
the judgment of the lower court.
Then the case went to the SUI
preme court, where verdict was
reversed on some alleged techni-
cality in the judges instructions.
The case was sent back for re.
trial. The company's liability
was not denied by the higher
court and so the company prefer.
red to settle rather than take the
chances ON another trial