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New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
MORE p. S. Law CH4NGES.
The Terms "Controi ard CON
trolling" Defined.

Albany. April lG.C-hauEes in the proposed amend
neDts to the Public Slryice Commissions Law were
announced to-day by Chairman J. :. Parker Of the
Assemble Committee Railroads. which reported
the bill favorably 10 the Assembly
After considerable controversy over the meaning
Of the terms control and controlling a detInl-
tfon has been agreed ou by the Public Service Com
missions and the public service corporations The
definition provides that terms control and
controlling shai! include the holding Of any
propert OF A public service corporation, 50 far as
said holding may affect the or operation or
such property: and the holding ownership of
majority OF the stock of such corporation by
another corporation, or by one or more persons as
tenants. in common in similar combination. SO
far as such holding or ownership Of the stock Of
such corporation affects the operation or use OF
its property
The commissions authorized to hold hearings
relative to proposed legislation and TO recommend
the same Provisions conflicting with the powers
Of the Attorney General were stricken out
The commissions may authorize communications
school communication or Interchangeable mileage
over, railroads and street railways, except for q
continuous ride wholly within other than first class
cities. Extension of power is granted the commits
sons in fixing through rates. both freight and pas
senger except that no through can he insisted
upon between a stree railway and steam railway
In addition the four purposes for which stocks
or bonds may be issued the bill provides thaL
with approval Of the commission such securities
may be issued for reimbursnG Of moneys actually
expended for permanent purposes.
The sections referring gas and electric corpora
tions were amended practically to comply with the
amendments l. the railway provisions.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
TRANSIT BILL HE4RING.
Tart Mterchanges Bet5cccn Mr. B0s-
scH and 4. Il. Gardner.
IBy Telegraph 10 The Tribune.

Telegraph
Albany. April l2.-Tart interchauges OF opinion
regarding the rapid transit situation in New York
City between Commissioner Bassett. Of the Pub
lie Service Commission for the 1st District. and
A. a. Gardner. counsel for the Interhoroush. en-
livened 3 hearing before the Senate Cities Com
mttee to-day on the amendments 10 the rapid
transit act drawn by the commission and intro
duced by Senator Travis. Mr.. Gardner objected
only to the proposed legislation but to features
of the existing law one section Of the proposed
bill, giving to the commission power 10 examine
the books Of bankers interested in subway enter
prises. he termed the acme Of inquisitoral
cess"
Commissioner Bassett spoke plainly the sub
ject. He declared that it TO the interest Of
the present traction people to get the most strap
hangers they can" This measure was needed to
supplement the Travis-Lee constitutional amend
ment He took I'd the question Of franchise terms,
saving the bill under consideration gave as great
an extension # franchise rights the people
would stand for" Discussing perpetual rights. he
said ANYTHING q that sort now would he taken
by the people as an outrage" The Interboroush
wasn't anxious build extensions Of It's lines.
because now il couldn't get good terms as it
once could.
But we've got measure here under which the
Interboroush could do business and make money
Commissioners McCarroll and Maltbie and As
as did ex-senator Brush Of the BROOKLYN League.
and other representatives Of civic organizations
Nj 1dIhllrI NdS tllt biiN Ae'SN'ii aAt'-1i4tS ga
opposition. He criticised various provisions, main
tanning that the power Of the city to repurchase
q rapid transit line after ten years afforded too
short time invite capital 10 invest in trans
rortation development in New York City. In thus
respect he stated that the bill would impose greater
restrictions than are now imposed by the Elsberg
Law.
Under this bill il IS proposed to give the right
Ia operate municipality constructed road or to
construct and operate road for an indeterminate
period subject the right Of the city 10 repur-
chase the road. paying not 70 exceed the actual
cost of construction plus Is per cent additional
If the city does not t. e the road in ten years the
provide that the price which the city
pay shall decrease until the end Of the term,
when the rapid transit line becomes the property Of
the city without any payment. Equipment. how
ever is be paid for by the city. 4 provision
specifies thar municipal rapid transit lines may be
built in whole or part by local assessment on the
property benefited
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
PASS TRAITS AHENDMENT
Unanimous Fote IN Senate on Debt
Limit Erem ptiOn Plan.


Albany April Without vote tn dissent the
Senate to-day passed the constitutional amendment
designed 10 furnish funds for subway con
struction in New York City by eEenptinE from the
city-s debt limit self supporting bonds issued for
transit improvements There no discussion.
on the roll cau Senator AEnew declared that the
proposition seemed to him TO ho not in line with
good business Judgment. civic bodies which had
studied the question almost unanimously
against il. said. The money. If the scheme were
adopted would into the Fourth avenue subv ay -
Coney Island. which would not relieve the transit
situation. Nevertheless. he voted for the measure
Senator Travis declared Senator AgneW vas in
error in saying civic bodies were against the con
stitutional amendment. Only one such organization
had taken any attitude against 1t. said he, that
one suggested that II rather unwiSe to pass
il at this time There were 81 votes recorded for
the measure.
1ne Travis amendment sent 10 the Assembly
after its passage. There Assemblyman Lee, who
introduced in the lower house. said he would
ask the Rules Committee to substitute II for his
amendment and hoped to have that done and the
measure placed to-morrow's calendar If passed
by this legislature the constituo amendment ran
be submitted to the voters for approval at the
election this fall The Governor in a special mes
sage yesterday urged the passage of this amend
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14

Porto Plata Christi and Turks Island : to
CLYDE Co. 10 passengers, mails and u1dse
Arrived al $40
steamer Hesperus Ger,. Taldorf Rotterdam March
II
steamer Denver Staples. Galveston April : and ke[-
10. the Mallory IS Co with passengers ana
mdse. Passed in Sandy Hook at 1908 m, ana S'uel
steamer Arapahoe Chichester. Jacksonville April in
Charleston clyde Co with passengers >
and -mdse. of Highlands at 12-4o M
Steamer Manuel talEO tSpant. tastsa Genoa Ma
%. Naples - Barcelona % and Cadz April : 70 the
Compana Trasatlantica, with 81 cabin and 81 Steer
age passengers and mdse Arrived at the Bar A.
p m Eighteen cabin and - steerags passengers are
in transit for Havana and Vera cruz. the others VIII
In York
Steamer Maracaibo. Perry. Maracaibo April ;. Cura
and La Gua,ra :, EOulton. Bliss & Dale.
Nth passenger. mails and mdse Arrived a. th9
Steamer RomsdaI ,Nor). sEogIand. Raracos- I've and
oue-haIf days the Cuneo Importing 90, with fruit
Arrived al the 3.2O
Steamer GioS ami Ttalb. Romano, naples MAJ
x and 20 HirzeI. Feltu1an CO. Win ~
and 1s20 seeraEe passengers and udse ATIlNeu
steamer Princess Ann- Taplsy Newport News and
Norfolk. the Old Dominion $ CO. With passengers
md Highlands OF \
steamer Saratoga Downs Havana April 10 70 the
NeV York and cuba Mail SIS co. with 2NH passenger
mails and rndse Arrived a. the Bar a. =: - m
SANDY Hook. j. April H. $50 m-Vind souto'
strorE breeze. CLOUDY. thick OF shore. rough sea
- Passed in Sandy Hook At 925 m
Steamers Ratavfs Naples; Re d'Tta'is Itsl'
%arlcs Kronprinz Wilhelm Ger Bremen NooEcen'
,putchp Rotterdam. Harry Luckenba'h, Porto ~ T.
r %ortr Galveston. city Of Sara7uah- SaN anna o.
Chesapeake Baltimore. Pavnee. Philadelphia Ays.on
CNorl. Port Antonio. Mohawk. Charleston. Monroe
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
SHIPPING NEWS.
Port of New York, Tuesday, April 1S 1909.
ARRTy ED


steamer pfnnarare Itan. Carrari0o 65irE-n'i March
Nesstna u and - VIA Bermuda April o. 20
HirzeI FeItmau & Co. with mdse. Arrived 80 rhN Ear
1890 G2t1 .
Stsame- Tiger RuEEs. Cazdenas April : ana
Natanzas 10 ! II winchester & Co. with sugar Ar
rfvNd AZ tho Bar $50 a
steamer KroonIaud ,BeE). Moier Antwerp and Dover
arrjI he ed Line with 20 cabin ana h-Af
storage passengers and mdse Arrived al the Bar at
:
STEAMER Poia Bennett FIuslvs March II and Be-
ruds Ar-il g. q RowrtuE & 60. with ore Arrived a.
the Bar at
n Victoria t. Bahia II. Man.io IS. Pernsmb1co 1n
Ta-ahvbs - cara o. Msranham 2s. Para 30 and
Rsrbados Arril 3 70 S@ag~r Trading Co With II
passengers mail, ard mdse Arrived at the Bar at
Srosr7s- c-fnan1,e Shields Narch 2s -
rhuip R,Iprerht. ballast. Arrived 49, The Bar -
steamer CITY Atlanta. Smith. savannah April N;
N ,na ocesn 50 With passengers and ndss Fassed
IN Quarantine a. -
steamer C-arb Packer. Georgetown. < 2. April and
v-,1rrlnErnr \ G. 9 to II. CTyds So CO. With r1dss
Pa Quarantine - q
afearnsr George clark Liverpool April = 70
the white Line. with mds@ Arrived 81 the Bar
a q III.
Bremen April Southampton and CherhourE .. 70
5,e -rhs 90 With S43 cabin and 3s3 passen
GERS nails and udss Arrived = the Bar ar a:25 q m
steamer Seminole. Mckenzie Asua March II. san
Domingo CTy April I. Macorts + sancheI and sansna 3
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.
ARRIVED

ARRIVED
Trieste April s-Ms-tha Washington Ausr. New York
Naples. ,,.
Venice April p-CIiuIia tAustb New YORK va As'srs
Nsr.sflles April l0-Vsnezta CFrt. New York
Copenhagen April 13Heils Olav tDan'. NeE YORK -
Christiansaud -,
c,u..ns,dvn April 1s-Lucania Csr New York for Liv
An,verD April 1s-vaderard CBelr,. New York vi'
-
uonteydeo April CRr). New York and New
port News Port Spain for Bu-nos Ayres ana h'o
St ThoTa. April 18Par+la tBr'. New York for D--9'
s-.rosrravsr April 1o-standsrd tGer'. New York
SAILED
uri-r, Arril s-Hud'on lBr. New York for ca--F''.
rsori.a,r1. Apri1 1o-Hudson tFr,. New York
T,Anerara April 10 -Korona CRr). New York "a -
C,braitar April 6-Dephne Gtsn. Genoa for N-w Tors.
sth Fstrts CGrIO. from Patrss for &e" horS-
anril s-EirEnia CTtaD. New York
PS1r1II5s April 10 Berr2udian tBrl. New York Guiana
tBr>, NeW York -
s,tr Apri 1s-suprosed Brandsnhurs CG-ro. Nsw York
foT RTs9 Ws9Ft April 1a-wnkonrnsp CG.r>. New York
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
ASSEMBLY PASSES SEVERAL BILLS

Albany April I2.-After a spirited debate the
Assembly defeated to-day. 10y vote Of - TO 75
the hiH Of Nr Voss, appropratng 5000 for a
proposed commission TO investigate the enforce
7nent Of Sunday laws and report TO the Legislature
the expediency Of \ revision of such laws
The Assembly also passed the bills OF Senator
7.a,enport and Assemblyrnan {. W Phillips. de
signed to make more effective the enforcement of
the enacted last year providing for the semi
rnoathlv pavment 81 railroad employees
Other bills passed Were
N,r Noss licensing and regulating theatrical en-
,-lo,7serf agencies and limiting their commissions
NIr Merritt TO prohibit the issue of corporate
stock hv the Ci;N of New York for current operat-
ing svrenses
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14

See that man starting off 50 fast|
He's Just realized that his old
Spring overcoat is shabby -genteel"
and has velvet collar velvet
collars are not seen on the best of this
Spring overcoats.
1t is reliability about just such
things, combined with reliability in
fabrics and colOrs. which makes our
generous stock of Spring overcoas
none too big.
$I8 to $40.
Same way with Spring suits.
S18 to So.
How many men know what the
style is. in the brimS of Spring
Derbies es-before they go to buy one.
That's Just one more place where
the average man must RELY upon the
house he buvs from to sell him the
thing which he ought to have.
The best of American-made
Derbies. 50 to s..
The sole agency for the Victor
JAY" English Derbies, s..
How much can YOU or any other
man. except a shoe merchant. tell Of
the quality of shoe leather after It's
dressed and made up INTO a shoe and
polished
You see the style-vou can see
every good style here but after all
YOU depend on the seller to get YOU.
moneys worth.
l. Low shoes in black calf. russet and
patent leather are a special interest
now.
In furnishing goods the average
man can tell more of the real quality.
and so we Law emphasis here on the
absolute freshness and variety Of the
stocks
Such stocks as fancy neckwear.
fancy hosiery. and neglige shirts are
entirely sold out twice n wear and re-
placed with the newest things to be
found
Of course we might lay stress on
some special values too. such as the
glove we've brought over from Eng
land to sell at S1.35.
ROGERS. PEEr & CoMPANT.
Three Broadway Stores.
zss sag 1874
Warren 81. 18th ST s4'n 81
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
TRANsPACIFIC MAILS.

Destination and steamer. close IN Nc" ioFH-
Japau. Corea China Especially ad-
dressed unIy) TacomsJ-Oanfa Apr To- o-So ? I"
Jsrsu Coroa china and Philippine Isl
tyi Vancouver and Victoria, 3 -
Empress india APR To- o'oO y ID
AustraIb4 Except West. NeT zealand,
Fin Islands and New Caledonia wa 20 ..,o.- =.
Vancouver Victoria. q Aorangl Apr - 30 In
Hawaii -sco tarne ela APR 10 o-'' , III
haEa iapan SoSs s fF@ FraTisco1 @ Apr 10 80 m
Japan Ca % and emma wa ~ Apr - $50 p m
NeR Zealand Australia except Nest'.
samoan Ireil lslan45 aG9 1nry TgT Apr 25 N
He@a Guam snd fH'Rs 4rsn.psrt So $50
Japan. and China tyia Seatflel % -.
Shinauo ----. Nay y o-'' d"
Tahiti. Narquesas Islands. New zealand
aTa AgsjTa',5 wIfnoea ,grG5Pt May is
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14

,.---..- ,-r,s,ob.I pansrn a m 300 m
IaL.f,.lS t.9ttsoG Nd 500
A.ice, Irlesle. S,a1i,,,, 1900 m
t'omanChr jacksonville. Clyde---.--- " - III
Nueces Tampa. Mallory i-'V' ''
THURSDAY. APRIL Is
Ia Provence Havre French. 100 a m a ~
Prince George Bermuda Ber-At.-- S3e a m ~ a "
o+ la 'I17 m 1900 m
w, =, m .
.H'. ,ts,,, Sa,an1ab savannah. 800
FRIDAY. APRITI Is
. 90 ,....r,i,t Jamaica Tsfn,- Am. II m 100
; - ia.l.o-,IIIc t-I,5e ......... LOO p
New-York tribune., 1909-04-14
WIRELESS REPORTS.

The Teutonic. reported Sandy at
yeserdaS viii dock about m TO morrow morn
ing.
The President Grant reported as 125 miles Of
Sandy Hook m yesterday. viii dock about IN
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

blindness. In the whole United States
there are between 5000 and 1000 persons
who are totally and permanently blind
because of that same disease.
These are distressing facts, painful
in the extreme to every one who has
a heart of kindness for his fellowmen.
But there is another fact which is at
once full of hope and full of reproach.
a pride of science and a condemnation
of our civilization. That is, that by
the simple process of putting a single
drop of an inexpensive and harmless
fluid into each eye of a new born babe,
an operation which any attendant is
competent to perform, this deadly dis
ease may be infallibly prevented. In
other words, every one of these $40
cases of blindness in New York and
5000 or 1000 in the United States could
have been prevented and every one of
the numerous cases of blindness which
are now steadily occurring from the
same cause could be prevented. OF
course no competent and careful ply
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

rents are somewhat high, it is true,
but there are more opportunities for
folk in our circumstances"
So it was understood, and they went.
They entered on a trolley.
car near the Rialto, and Courtesy was
badly damaged. They tried to put
up at the Colony club, but Temperance
was not properly dressed. They regis
tered at what they thought was quiet
hotel, but Immediately policeman
came in and arrested Chastity for be-
ing a vagrant.
They are now living in tent In the
suburbs. in a vacant lot, and cooking
their own meals. "Never mind dears,"
said Virtue, when brought to it, thank
heaven we're always sufficient unto
ourselves Puck.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
THE CURSE OF BLINDNESS

The story of John Lackland's order
for the binding of Prince Arthur has
long been regarded as expressive OF
the crowning infamy of one of the
worst tyrants that ever usurped
thrones. But it may be that a greater
reproach should be fixed upon our
Christian civilization of the twentieth
century, albeit because of neglect
rather than malice.
There are 5000 blind persons in the
state of New York, all suffering griev-
ously from the loss of the most pre-
cious of the senses, and most of them
a cause of care and expense to their
relatives or to the public. OF these
$40, or 10 per cent, are blind solely be-
cause of the disease known to physi-
clans as ophthalmia neonatorum, the
ophthalmia of the newly born. OF
evry 200 infants born in this state one
suffers from that disease, which if not
promptly cured infallibly results in
either death or total and hopeless
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

stefan in attendance upon the child
birth neglects the preventive treat
ment. But in a vast number of cases
all care of the newly born is confided
to a midwife, who is too often ignorant
or neglectful.
Is it not time for the state to put an
end to this needless binding of the
innocents, by requiring all professional
attendants upon childbirth to be fit for
their duties and to employ this simple
but efficient preventive? The story of
the binding of Arthur may be apocry-
phal. The story of the needless blind
ing of one in every 200 babes that are
born is an incontrovertible and dis
tressing fact.-New York Tribune.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
THEIR LOT

Virtue and her daughters. consisting
of the Misses Courtesy, Temperance
and Chastity, were looking around for
a suitable place to live.
ct think my dears,' said Virtue,
"that we would better go to town. The
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16

Mount Wilson,
and the feeling
inspired is one of
reverence and awe,
for we
are enabled,
if for the
first time in life,
to realize
the insignihcance
of man
and the grandeur
of nature.
Japan,
with her
sacred Full,
is best understood
by those
who stand
upon our own
sacred mountains,
for they
should all
be held so,
and draw near
to the Infinite!
Visit this
scene of
surprising
majesty,
the summit
of the
sun-kissed land.
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
Success

why did you marry?'
For sympathy"
Ibid you get what you were after?"
''Yes-from my friends "-Cleveland Leader
Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-16
10

Snow,
fog and
mountains
as seen from
Mount Wilson
in striking
contrast
on occasions,
when
the clouds
are flirting
with the
mountains.
One never
knows what
the next mood
of the fog
is going to be,
but one never
is disappointed,
at that.
No more
impressive
nor beautiful
scene is to be found
in Southern California
than that
beheld at sunrise
or sunset
over the
billowy clouds
from the top of
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-31

Bailey is too well known to nee d
repetition. He was a political
factor in Mississippi three years
before he attained his majority,
and was a Presidential elector
at the age of twenty-one. Sena-
tor Newlands left Mississippi to
go West in search OF fortune.
He became private secretary to
the late Senator Sharon of
Nevada, afterwards the mana
ger of his large mining estates,
and finally married his daugh-
ter. He served ten years in the
House and was the father of the
irrigation law by which millions
of acres of arid lands of the West
have been brought to fertility.
Senator Gore, the blind states
man, for years has been recog-
nized as the greatest orator of
the Southwest. Senator Clarke
achieved distinction as Attorney
generaland Governor of Arkan-
sas, and then defeated the late
James X. Jones for the Senate.
Senator Chamberlain was twice
elected as the Democratic Cover
nor of Oregon, a strong Republi-
can State, ana is largely respon-
sible for the famous Oregon
primary law which provides for
the popular election of United
States Senators. The law en-
abled him to come to the Senate,
although the Republicans CON
trolled the Legislature by a large
majority.
Kentucky ranks next to Miss
issippi as the birthplace of
United States Senators. Cullum
of Illinois, Bristow of Kansas,
Stone of Missouri, and Piles of
Washington, as well at Paynter
and Bradley who represent
Kentucky, were all born in the
Blue Grass State. National
Monthly.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-31
WHY NOT A cHAuTAUOUAl

Odessa, Warrensburg, Hol-
den. Sweet Springs, Richmond,
Mexico, Louisiana and various
other towns throughout the
state are now supporting a Chau-
tauqua every summer. Some
of these cities began by organ
ling Chautauquas of their own;
but now a large company has
organized the business so that it
can give every town a better pro-
gram than could be arranged in
dependently and at less expense
and responsibility than would be
otherwise incurred. This com
pany requires no guarantee,
asks no bonus, works no adver-
Using graft. All that it desires
is a good sale of tickets, and its
attractions are all worth the
money asked.
a little more than a year ago
a representative of this company
visited Lexington with a view to
establishing a Chautauqua here;
but he received so little encour,
agement that he passed US up.
The merchants he called on were
mostly too busy to talk to him.
Nobody was very much inter
ested.
Now Lexington is a good town;
many of it's business men are
progressive; a large portion of its
inhabitants are cultured and in.
telligent and capable of appre-
ciating an attraction of a high
class. There is little doubt that
city would support Chautauqua
and support it well.
For a weeks attraction a Chau-
tauqua is about the best device
yet put before the public. Such
lecturers as Senator La Toilette,
Senator Bob Taylor and Dr..
Thos. E. Green are brought to
town and instructive entertain.
ments are interspersed with
lighter amUsements.
A Chautauqua would do Lex.
ington good. Why can we not
have one?
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-31
Hats for Horses Injurious.
Albany Journal.

Albany Journal.
Experiments made by Baron
Henri d'Anchald, a French
scientist, have resulted in prov.
ing that the well-meant practice
of affxing straw hats to the
heads of horses, for the pur.
pose of protecting them from
the suns heat, rot only fails to
accomplish its purpose, but
actually aggravates the suffering
of the animals. The expert
ments were made when the tenn
perature of the atmosphere was
70 degrees in the shade. Bare
headed horses standing in the
sun were found to have a tenn
perature of So under their fore
locks. When straw hats were
put on them; their temperature
under the forelocks rose to 103.
A horse moving in the sun had a
temperature of SO. Under a
straw hat the temperature rose
to 81, and under cloth to 100.
The explanation is that the
covering prevents the free
movement of air and serves to
accu nulate heat. The head
covering for horses should be
discarded, therefore, and relief
should be given by frequent
sponging of the head. Incident.
ally, the result of these expert
ments teaches logically that
human beings too would be bet
ter hatless on hot days.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1909-07-31
Mississippi, Home of Senator's.

Mississippi has gained the
distinction in the present Con.
gress of being the Mother of
United States Senators. There
are at present seven members
of the upper house of the Nation.
al Legislature who first saw the
light of day in that State. No
other State can boast of so large
a number. All of them are
Democrats and each has achieved
a high degree of success in
political affairs. They are
fernando D. Money and Anselm
j. McLauriu who represent
Mississippi in the Senate,
Joseph w. Bailey of Texas,
Francis G. Newlands of Nevada,
James P. Clarke of Arkansas,
Thomas P. Gore of Oklahoma
and George E, Chamberlain of
Oregon. Each of these Mississ-
ippians won fame before com.
ing to the Senate. By many
Senator Money is regarded as
the most accomplished scholar
in the Senate. He was a con-
spicuous member of the House
before his election to the Senate,
where he is now serving his
third term. Senator McLaurin
was twice Governor Of his native
State before he became a
Senator. The record of Senator