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The sun., 1909-02-28
BRYAN on FEDERAL LIBEL SUITS
Says Only Mitilonaires Could Anord to
Criticiee Public OfYiciaIs.

ISDIASAPoLIs, Feb. 27.-Speaking Of
the indictment Of the editors Of the New
York World and the indianapolis Neus
for libel by the Government. William
Jennings Bryan last night said that II is
a dangerous attempt to destroy the free
dom Of the press,
Il think, he said, that Congress should
pass a law expressly denying 10 any
court the power TO entertain suit such
as the President is trying to bring. II
the Government can be made TO take up
such a case only millionaire will be able
to critcise the Administration. and he
won't dare unless he is willing TO give
up his millions in defence OF himself
The ordinary remedies for slander or
libel provided by the States are sufficient
for any redress for Mr.. Roosevelt or
Others criticised.
But to place the entire machinery OF
the Government into motion just because
few men have been criticised Is going
too far, To establish such q precedent
would be dangerous and the error thus
established would be great. II would
be using the Government 70 suppress
criticism Of individuals and Of work
concerning which the people as taxpayers
have the right TO raise questions
The sun., 1909-02-28
BETWEEN THEM CRONK'S SAVED
Friend Braves the River for Him-Peiice-
men Pull Both Out.


John Hurley went upstairs In the house
at 735 Washin gton street last night to have
talk with his friend, Edward Cronk, who
hasn't been very well Of late. Hurley
suggested that it would be a good thing
for Cronk II the two should go for a walk
along the waterfront. Cronk aoquiesced.
They strolled to the foot Of Bloomfield
street and sat down on a stringer which
edges a dock. There Cronk complained
of being dizzy.
Il guess. John, said he, I'm have to 60
back to my room. I'm not very we'll"
He started to get up, but the dizziness
came upon him and be fell into the North
River. Hurley pulled Of his coat and
dived. The tide was running pretty
strong, and by the time he got to Cronk
they were yards away from the dock and
the current was pulling them farther from
it all the time.
Hurley struck out as best he could,
pushing his burden The cold and the
tide put the odds against him. He set
up yell. Patrolman John Kelley in
West street heard 1t and raped for help.
Patrolman Murray ran up In a minute
and the two made for the dock.
They locked over the edge Of the pier
the piling He was only a few feet away
but he seemed TO be weakening. The
two policemen cast about for something
10 throw TO them and stumbled upon
pair of boat hooks. Cronk was uncon-
scious when they drew him to the floor
OF the dock. Hurley was almost ex-
hausted
Murray ran for an ambulance. while
Kelley set to work 20 set up artificial
respiration in Cronk An ambulance
came from st. vinoent's Hospital, Cronk's
condition is serious.
The sun., 1909-02-28
COUNTERFEIT PLOT EXPOSED.
Scheme - Elecd the Argentine Republic
With Bad Paper Money.

INDIANAPOLIS. Feb. T.-Through the
arrest Of Robert z. Scott BY Federal Sc
cret service officers here a neme to
food the Argentine Republic with coun-
terfeit money was nipped in the bud and
efforts are now making 20 compass the
arrest Of a prominent Government official
Of the Argentine Republic who, Scott says
in his confession. was to pay him $40 600
for having Photographic plates and prints
made Of bank notes OF the republic.
Scott was tried bef re a United States
Commissioner. confessed his guilt and
being unable to give bond is now in Jail
According TO SCOTS story. he is the
owner OF a considerable amount Of stock
in q copper mine at Lafontana, Bo ivia
and there became acquainted with the
Argentine Official He said the official
eecreted q large amount OF the paper
on which the bank notes of the republic
are printed and explained to Scott a p. an
by which he would food the country
with counterfeit money. Scott was afraid
70 try the oounterfeiting plan in that
country, but brought genuine notes
here. had the plates made from them
and was soon TO return with the plates
He says he was to get $4,000 for his part
In the fraud.
The sun., 1909-02-28
DISCOURSE on MARRIAGE
Delivered by Justice Morschauser In Dis
missing . Separation suit.

| PoUoHKKEPsIE, Feb. T.-In his decision
denying a separation to either Of the
parties in the Orange county separation
suit Of Laura A. Clark against Niven II.
Clark. the trial Of which attracted much
comment at the time on account Of the
prominence Of the parties and the social
issues involved. Supreme Court Justice
Morschauser makes some comments Of
general interest regsi ding the permsnence
Of the marriage relation, He says:
The parties in this action seem TO have a
notion that because they have had occa-
slonal strifes and unhappy differences
they should be separated by law. In this
they are mistaken. 1t 10 the policy OF the
law to keep husband and wife together
to carry out their marital relations and not
to encourage separation. That the parties
are not mated Is no reason why they should
separate,
Separations are not to he tolerated for
slight causes, or occasional unhappy differ
ences. or when mutual love and affection.
harmony and peace have been temporarily
suspended. Occasional discord and strife
or mutual aversion between husband and
wife Is not q suf1cient ground for a separa-
tion.
The Court advises the parties TO the
action TO resume their maria ye relations
ana overlook their unhappy differences.
The Judge further adds in his opinion.
quoting an English case
These things are high moral offences in
the marriage state. undoubtedly inno-
cent surely In any state Of life-but still they
are not that cruelty against which the law
can relieve. Under such misconduct OF
either OF the parties--for It may exist on
one side as we'll as the other-the suffering
party must bear in some degree the con-
sequences OF an injudicious connection,
must subdue by decent resistance or by
prudent conciliation: and II this cannot be
done. both must suffer In silence. And II
Il he complained that by this inactivity Of
the courts much Injustice may be suffered
and much misery produced. the answer Is
that courts Of justice do not pretend to
furnish cures for all the miseries OF hum an
lne They redress or punish gross viola
iions Of duty, but they 60 no further, They
cannot make men virtuous. and as the hap
piness OF the world depends upon its virtue,
there may be much unhappiness in It which
human laws cannot undertake to remove.
The sun., 1909-02-28
JUDGE RICHARDS DYING.
lie Is Judge Of Federal Circuit Court or
Appeals. SiNth Circuit.

CINCINNATI. Feb. 27.--Judge John II.
Richards Of the United States Circuit
Court Of Appeals for the Sixth circuit,
comprising the States of Ohio, h Hentucky.
Tennessee and Michigan. is at tie point
OF death tonight at his home in Walnut
Hills, this city. He Is unconscious and
the end is expected within the next twenty
four hours. The ailment which is prov
ing fatal is Bright's disease. The Judge
has been afflicted with II for several years,
but it did not affect his labors on the bench
until recvutly, vi hen his physicians ordered
a cessation from all labor.
Judge Richards was born in Ironton,
Ohio. on March Is. 1856, and became active
and prominent in the politics Of Ohio
following his admission TO the bar He
served in the State Legislature and held
various offices Under the Mex inley
Administration he became Solicitor Cen
eral for the United States and took a
prominent part in the proceedings against
the trusts On the promotion Of Judge
William II. Day to the United States
Supreme Court in 1903 Judge Richards
succeeded him on the bench OF the Circuit
Court of Appeals
The sun., 1909-02-28
YOUNG HARGIS LOCKED UP
Following q Rampage In which He Held
lps Bank Cashier for SIS.

LEXINGTON, Ky, Feb. 27-Beach Hargis
was to-day surrendered TO the jailer Of
Estill county by his bondsmen, Floyd
and John Day. his uncles. and DIR. W. p.
Hogg, his brother-in-law. and was locked
up in the jail at Irvine to await his sec
ond trial for the murder OF his father.
Judge James Hargis, which is set for
April 10 next.
The end Of the freedom OF young Hargis
on bail was brought about by his es-
capade at jackson last night and this
morning. He left the home of his mother
and entered a hall where a dance was
going on and threw the occupants into
a state Of wild excitement by attempting
TO kill Arch Crawford, his cousin. He
later mounted a horse formerly the prop
erty Of his father and raided blind
tiger camp near jackson, and still later
he entered the jackson Deposit Bank
and flourishing a pistol secured s25 from
the cashier.
As he left the bank he ran into Deputy
Sheriffs Gray. Haddox and Flint Davis.
who We're looking for him. The officers
got the drop on Hargis and he surren-
derad
The sun., 1909-02-28
OPTIMISM SUITS TAFT.
Reading Pesslnistic Pieces Takes the En-
thusiasin Out OF n Man, lie sayp.

The Rev DR.. Thomas II. Slicer has rs-
ceived this letter from President-elect
Taft, dated at Cincinnati, February Is:
My DEAR Mn. SLIcER: have your
letter of February II and am glad to eH-
press my sympathy with the attitude Of
the Optimist Club and the Optimists Mega
zinc toward the present conditions. The
man who does not hope for better things
and does not believe that better things
can be broaglt about is not the man likely
TO bring better thinrs about. The spirit OF
hypercriticsm and the uncompromlsing at
titude which will not accept some progress
is better than none, the insistence upon the
full realization of the highest ideals and the
rejection OF any compromises which ac-
complish good are all likely to retard prog
ress, Constant criticism and constant
pessimism are productive Of paralysis
and stagnation. No one who wishes to
do anything and bring about real reform
should allow himself to read from day
to day editorials and other printed articles
the tone of which IL pessimstic and hyper
critical. for nothing will so take out OF him
the enthusiasm necessary TO successful
effort as the reading OF such matter. Very
yours, WILLIAM II. TAFI.
The sun., 1909-02-28
EUGENE TOMPKINSS WILL.
Most OF the ~ ,OOO,OOO Estate Goes to
an Institution for the Blind.

BosToN, Feb. 27.-The will OF the late
Eugene Tompkins. the theatrical mana
ger, disposing Of an estate of moro than
81, 900, 900, makes the Perkins Institute for
tho Blind a beneficiary to the extent of
$3.50, 900 on the death Of the widow. who
j. 70 have the income during her life.
Bequests are made TO the extent Of
Ssi 600 to former members Of the stat OF
the Boston Theatre and the Academy Of
Music, New York. Relatives and friends
get a total Of 1000. Mrs. Tompkins is
to have a certain sum outright and also
the furniture &c. The residue OF the estate
is tn en- to be held In trust for the benefit
Of the widow. and upon her death the
beouests become operative.
Act, rs Home, New York. $4,000;
Actors Fund of America. $40, 700; Annual
Rescue League. Boston. 5000; Boston
Children s Aid Society. IS. 900; Boston City
II spital, $1,000; Boston Dispensary,
$40, coo; Boston Home for Incurables,
IS 900; Children's Hospital, Boston, SIC, 600;
Barney Hospital. Boston. $4,000; Home
for Aged Men. Boston. 5000; Home for
Aged Women. Boston. 5000 Industrial
school for Crippled and Deformed Chill
dren, Boston. $4,000; Home for Little
Wanderers. SIS. 600: Massachusetts, Gen.
eral H spital, 10000: Young Mems Chris
tian Union. B ston. 5000.
After paying these beouests the residue
is given to the Institute for the Blind.
The sun., 1909-02-28
SOME , CENT FARES ANYWAY.
Federal Judge orders Them on Two
Franchises In Cleveland,

CLEVELAND, Feb. 27.-Nlayor Tom l..
johnson asserts that a decision filed to-
day by Federal Judge l.. c. Knappen
Of Grand Rapids, called here to determine
temporarily a question as to the life Of
the Woodland and Wts, Side franchises
uf the Cleveland Railway Company,
'stablsh,s that other franchises which
tic ClC lCvcland Railway insists have a
long life soon will expire. Expirations
Or'n the way for the granting of three
cent fave franchis, by the City Council,
dominated by johnson.
Federal Judge Taylor, determining
the fare "a 'e charged under the receiver.
snp, ordered three cent fare on the Wood
lani and West Side grants temporarily.
pending decision by an outside Judge,
Judge knappen upholds the city's con-
tsntlon that granting Of ordinances ex-
Ending the length VI these lines at vari-
Gus times does not extend the life Of the
entire franchise, as maintained 10y the
Cleveland Railway.
Mayor Johnson declares that the de-
cision will open st. Clair, Superior and
Payne avenues. three big lines, TO three
cent fare next January.
The sun., 1909-02-28
NEW COLUMBIA COURSES.
Departments Of Forestry and OF Sanitary
Engineering Likely.

II plan proposed by committee
of the faculty Of the Columbia University
schools Of applied science Is acted upon
favorably at the next meeting Of that
faculty it is likely that a school OF sani-
tary engineering will be established as
part of the engineering branch of the
university. The plan will have to be
approved by the trustees also before the
school can be established but IL is said
to be reasonably sure Of passing that
body. Degrees similar TO those conferred
in other engineering courses will be given
Colum mbia has never had regular school
in this branch Of engineering, although
courses of lectures have been given on
the subiec from time to time
IL is said that plans are also we'll under
way for a school of forestry. Sew eral
courses are already given in this work and
il is proposed to organize a regular depart
ment around them The cost TO maintain
the proposed school is estimated at $40 600
annuallyat first, and it is said that num-
her Of subscriptions have already been re-
ceived. Permission will probably be
granted to the Columbia authorities to
Use the woods Of Palisade Park for field
work 1t is said that the State will have
some general supervision over the work
of the new school.
The sun., 1909-02-28
WOMEN BOON THE DRY VOTE.
How They Helped Pr0hihition 10 Win
Another Indiana County.

RUsHvILLE. Ind, Feb. 27.-The' spec
tacle of two poorly dressed women, the
wives Of two well known drunkards,
leading their five children through the
streets. all Of them wearing vote yes for
me- badges opened the local option elec-
tion here this morning, and during the
day hundreds of women and children
similarly tagged worked at the polls
The result of the work was seen in the
vote when it was reported this evening.
the drys having won one of their most
notable victories. Every township in
the county, even the one in which this
city is located. voted dry. and the aggre-
gate majority Is 1000. The vets cast
l 1888 votes and the drys 1892.
Miss Isabella Rice, a Broadway. New
York. evangelist who spoke here Thurs
day night on The Blight OF Prohibition"
worked for the vets, wearing a badge
on which was the inscription vote wet.
but the temperance people say that she
made votes for them. especially among
the prohibNionists, who had before been
Indifferent.
The sun., 1909-02-28
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The sun., 1909-02-28
GAS MONEY IS COMING EASY
IF YOU HAVEN'T MOVED SINCE
,YOU PAID FOR THE GAS.
u You Have Moved You1l Havc to Provs
You're Entitled to what iou Claim
First Checks to.the Last Addresses
In Books to he Mailed Tomorrow.


First Checks to.the Last Addresse,
The work Of redistributing the over.
charges paid by gas consumers since the
~ cent gas law went into effect will be
begun tomorrow morning. when the
first baton Of checks will be mailed from
the nine bureaus scattered over the city.
Suffern & Son. firm Of public account
ants will supervise the work and Henry
J, Cochran Of the Suffern firm has been
appointed auditor by Justice Laoombe
and will have an assistant at each bureau.
The balances shown by the books OF the
companies to be due to the consumers
are to be audited and checks mailed to
tho last address shown on the books.
The arrangement takes no account pri-
marily OF assignments and change OF
address Of consumers. In othcr words,
the auditors are to pay out the money
as it is shown on the books Of the COM
panies, unless 1t Is proven TO them that
a claim has been assigned or that a con-
sumer has moved, and the court has de-
cided that the liability OF the companies
ceases when the checks have been mailed.
This puts II distinctly up 10 the assignees
70 put in their claims, properly attested
and in accordance with forms furnished
by the auditors; and any consumer who
has moved since he paid his money will
have to apply to the bureau which Is to
handle his claim and prove by a similar
method that the money ought 10 be mailed
TO another address No money will be
paid out at the bureaus direotly-olsims
will be left there. the necessary changes
made In the companies books and the
checks made out and mailed in aooord-
ance with those changes.
One Of the causes Of trouble will be the
accounts Of those who have used the
prepayment metars'-the quarter In
the slot machines. Receipts have been
given to these consumers as TO the others
showing the overcharge and these re-
ceipts must be presented and claims
put in on blanks furnished by the audi
tors In order that there may not be a
congestion Of people in the offices Of the
various distributing points these blanks
will be given out and the customers asked
to Ali them out and mail them to the audi
tors
The sun., 1909-02-28
pourCn Hearing.

Jan Janoff Pouren. the Russian refugee,
had another brief hearing yesterday be-
fore United States Commissioner Hitch
cock. Coudert Bros. counsel for the
Russian Consulate, presented several
dispositions Of Russian army officers, but
counsel for Pouren objected to their
admission as evidence on the ground that
Commissioner Hitchcock reserved de :
cision until March 10.
The sun., 1909-02-28
New Jersey Miners Blown 10 Pieces

NEWTON. n. j., FEB. 27.--MIax Nelick
and Joseph Franko, miners. were blown
TO pieces late yesterday afternoon in the
Taylor mine of the'Nes Jersey Zinc Com
pany at Franklin Furnace. Nelick was
25 years old and leaves a widow and one
child. Franko had been in this country
but a week after returning from Poland,
whore he had gone to take his family TO
their old home. The men had been as
sig glei to set of two blasts. One went
oil properly and the two were trying TO
fin 1 out what was the matter with the
second one when il went of.
The sun., 1909-02-28
TWO FROM PITTSBURG
Miss the Baltic-One Brother Lands Il
Hospital, One In Court.

Patrick J, O'Leary and his brother
Joseph. set ont from Pittsburg on Friday
on their way home to Ireland. They
had done pretty we'll in this country and
were going to take a rest. They bou gh,
tickets for the Baltic. which was due tc
sail at II o'clock yesterday. Time lay
heavy on their hands and they started.o .out
TO see the sights OF West street. most Of
which they found In bottles.
Shortly after u O'Clock Joseph made
his way hesitatihkly to Pier 4s and was
much astopished to find the Baltic gone.
he set Y,P howl and Policeman Flynn
cents b ospital suffering from alcoholic
coma Patrick turned up in the night
court not so comatose and was let 60
The sun., 1909-02-28
Macveash Preparing to Qualify.

CHICAGO. Feb. 27-Franklin Macveagh
is TO meet the requirements OF the Federal
statute Of 1859 relative To the Secretary Of
the Treasury's affiliations by disposing OF
bis interests in Franklin Macveagh Il Co.
to his partners. When he goes to Wash
ington to assume his portfolio he will have
no monetary interest In the business which
he organized and of which he has been
the head since 1870.
The sun., 1909-02-28
Luck, Baldwin Worse. Then Better.

Los ANGELES. Cal, Feb. PIE. J.
Ducky) Baldwin, the noted turfman and
plunger was in a worse condition men
tally yesterday than he has been at any
time during his sickness. For three days
he has been hystegical and entirely un-
balanced at times He lowered about
deaths door for an hour last night. but
rallied this morning. and according 10 his
doctor has a good chance TO live for some
4, ina
The sun., 1909-02-28
DIES AFTER TURKISH BATH
ApopleNy Takes or II. u. House, a Sales
man From Cincinnati.

Robert H. House, a travelling sales
man for the Cincinnati Coat and Suit
Company Of Si2 Race street. Cincinnati,
was found dead yesterday afternoon in
room at the Lafayette Baths. Ap-
parently death was the result Of apo
pexy. Mr.. House. who was about IS
years old. went 10 the baths on Friday
night and after coming out Of the plunge
went TO room 80,
About $50 clock yesterday afternoon
l.. NJ Cronk. the manager Of the baths
became alarmed because Mr.. House had
not been heard from and caused the
door of his room to be forced
The sun., 1909-02-28
FOR NEW HARTMAN LINE.
When Completed He VIII Control last
Practical Route Through the sierras.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. a7.--Thirty or
more surveyors. believed to be OF the
weeks running grades through Wsshoe
county, Nevads. and I.aa4n and Plumas
counties In this State and through Fre-
donyer Pass. nearly the same route that
was surveyed for the Western Pacific for
lie main line through the Sierras and
afterward abandoned for the present
route.
The surveyors say they are in the en-
are paid with Southern Pacific checks.
The route contemplstes the use OF FREEDOM
yer Psss, and IL right Of way throu gh IL is
obtained Hartman will have gained con-
troll OF the last practical route through
the Sierras.
The sun., 1909-02-28
WORK on NEW ELECTRIC ROAD.
New Haven Starts Excavating for line
From Port Chester to New York.

MOUNT VERNON. Feb. 27.-After twelve
years Of promises work was started to-day
on the new four track electric rapid
transit system at New Rochelle. which
will extend from Port Chester TO New
York The road. which IL being huilt
by the New York. Westchester and Boston
Railroad Company, il practically over the
route Of the old Port Chester line and
will pass through Port Chester. Rye.
Mamaroneok. Larohmont, New Rochelle.
Mount Vernon and The. Bronx to the
Harlem River.
TIE stock OF the New York. Westchester
and Boston Company Is now controlled
by the New Haven Railroad Company.
In This Dronx the ccmpany has already
completed a large section Of the road
at a cost OF ~, 600 900.
The work was started to-day on RAN
dolph street In New Rochelle, where a
deep cut is TO be exoavated. Fifty men
and a large number Of teams were nut
to work and on Monday steam shove.s
will be placed In operation The COM
pany's franchise In New Rochelle would
have expired on March II work had not
been started to-day.
The sun., 1909-02-28
Another Spell OF Excise Activity In Hay.
onne.

Chief Of Police John Yore Of Bayonne
instructed re cops last night to notify
every SELDOM keeper In town that the
Bishops law is going to be strictly en-
forced 10 -dey. The cause OF the bestirring
is the charge made by Councilman Neil
O'MGhoney himself q saloon keeper,
that more bottled beer is sold by grooere
Third werd than by ell the saloons In
town. Chlrges were also msde that some
of the drug stores were doing quite a
whiskey business in bulk and by the glass.
Mayor Pierre Garven. who is also Prose-
cutor of Hudson county. II was said last
evening. will have his own sleuths on the
job to-dey. Last night there IVES TN un-
precedented demand for bottled goods.
The sun., 1909-02-28
school Principal Dies suddenly.

Charles NJ. Babcock, principal Of Public
School 8. at 157th street and Courtland
avenue. died suddenly last night at his
residence. II East Ninety-third street.
About 10 o'clock he complained of feeling
ill., Mrs. Babcock tried 10 call a physi-
clan, but before she had succeeded in
getting a response Mr.. Babcock was
Aaad