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New-York tribune., 1909-04-08

of age DR.. SchIapp has pointed out that "ths
birth rate dropped suddenly about the time the IN
dustrfal movement began''-that IS to say. about
sixty years ago-and it Is surprising that in view
of the fact that 50 many OF the Industrial women
are under age that DR.. Schapp should object 70
women voting when you consider that the suf-
frage states have anticipated most OF the states IN
enacting laws against child labor. 70 say nothing
Of many other measures waich place health before
wealth.
Let me recall tho suggestion made in your col
umns of February "a that IF woman suffrage IS 70
amount TO as much as man suffrage there should
be held before the goal OF a house ot
women representatives, to take the place Of the
Senate" Under such form Of government Dr.
Schlapp's objection would be less plausible than
now for the that the average age for
women representatives would very probably bs
forty years and more. that most OF the actual
governmental work that would fall to womsu's
share would be done by those whose responsibilities
in the rearing Of families finished, and who
in consequence would be able 70 give 10 the stats
the benefit OF their invaluable wisdom and expert
ence. HAROLD 3 HOWARD.
Newburg y. Y. April 2 1909
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
NEW YORK DISTRICT
Lloyds, London, 1t Is Said, ire Re
pudiating Them as Wcg0I

Insurance brokers and shipping interests in this
city are greatly concerned over the announcement
that LIoyds London. have repudiated p p l.
policies. the ground that they illegal under
the English law and cannot he adjudicated in a
court OF law Brokers say that the business Of
LIoyds in this country viii be seriously injured
# IL IS true that they have WEIGHED on these
policies.
These "P p /" policies. as they are called.
meaning the policy proof Of interest have a ways
hitherto been regarded debts of honor by ILoyds
and such thing repudiating them tho plea
that they are Illegal has been unheard Of. The
only explanation Of their having done so that
local insurance brokers could advance was the
abnormal losses the underwriters n Lloyds are
experiencing this year.
The authority for the statement that Iloyds had
rejected 'P T. /" policies was George H Stetson.
head OF Stetson & Co. insurance brokers, Of No.
IS Broad street. Mr. Stetson said that one or moro
Of this class OF policies. which had been issued
against the loss Of vessels IN which the insured
had no interest and which purely specula tive.
had been repudated and that several other policies
In which there actual insurahle interest. which
he was able to prove. had been compromised. Mr..
Stetson added that IN experience OF forty years.
he had never before known Lloyds TO 'wech" on
such policies. and that he could not account for
their present attitude.
All that a broker has had to do IN the past TO
collect the value OF "P. p. T. policy, in the
event Of the loss OF the insured property, has been
TO present it for payment. 1t has not been neces-
sary furnish proof Of the loss. although. under
the terms OF the policy, that may be demanded.
Tho clause that effect. however. has always
hitherto been regarded purely formal
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
RIVER SPAWNED AGAIN
Last Floor Section Of Ne1C Mdnhat-
tan Bridge an Place.

The fourth steel over-the-water connection be
tween Manhattan and Brooklyn was completed yes
terday when the last link in the span of the new
Manhattan Bridge was hoisted into place and two
hundred workmen who had accomplished the task
stopped work for the rest Of the day. At noon the
last girder lowered into place and the hoor
was completed Immediately there was a great
footing of various craft In the river, from when
the operation was witnessed
The last girder Of the red span TO complete the
connection bravely decorated with the national
col0rE while in big black letters on white ground
spectators in the windows both sides OF the
river and on the Brooklyn Bridge could read the
legend. Erected by Union Men" This. it was eN-
pained by che contractors, Terry & Tench, was put
there as a special tribute 10 the bridge builders.
who had completed the span in twenty days without
loss Of life
It was not expected that the final girder would be
in place until Friday or Saturday. That the work
was finished so soon was due 10 the expedttousness
OF the workmen. one hundred men on each side
Of the river have been racing for twenty days 70
be first to arrive at the centre OF the river For
many davs the Brooklyn workers seemed 70 be
ahead, hut within the last few days the Manhat-
tan band succeeded in catching Up.
Four Of the sections were swung from each side
bv big travelling cranes. The last one had been
lowered and made secure with bolts by o'clock
When the last two cords almost in contact
Joe" Williams one ~ the steel workers. swung
out on the steel work from the Manhattan side
and planted his foct firmly on the Brooklyn side.
W
and :. 2 Geoghan. from the Manhattan side. en-
gineers Of the Bridge Department. balanced them
selves on the narrow girder and shook hands There
was no official celebration Of the event others IN
the partv who witnessed the boiling Of the span
were Edward Terry, a representative or the con
tractors Wade Cline, superintendent of c'nstruc-
rior. Alexander Johnson consulting engineer Of the
Bridge Department. and James Z. Howe ot the
Watertown Arsenal Test Laboratory.
The new bridge. II IS said. Will he open Tor
he aT1fT raj is La
long. the cables are 9 inches In diameter. able 70
sustain eight tons each foot Of length. greater
capacity than those of any other suspension bridge
in existence.
The resolution authorizing the construction OF
the bridge was passed on by the Board OF Alder
men on December D. 1899. Most of the actual work
has been done since 1906 under Bridge Commissioner
Stevenson
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
ICEHEN ARE LYING Low.
One Ercepti0n-Harrest Predicted
for 4rtifciaL Producers.

Independent ice producers with known ex
ception. still await the action of the American Ice
Company before advancing prices. The exception
is East Side producer who has raised the price
to families from 80 TO 30 cents a hundred. But he
has assured his largest customers that the price
will not go above 30 cents
peculiar phase OF the situation is the fact that
there are enough ice machines in this city to more
than provide for the famine which is bound 10
come in the summer. Yet the storage facilities
are inadequate provide for the four thousand to
five thousand tons Of manufactured ice which the
companies could produce every day And the ice
If II could be stored at the present time would
be fit to In midsummer. because it be-
foul after few weeks storage.
There twenty-five ice manufacturing concerns
in this city, which can produce from forty to eight
hundred tons a day apiece. They will reap a har-
vest before the season ends. They manufacture
ice from 81 25 to 81 ton If they worked their
plants every day In the year they could make IT
81 a The present price of ice is 50 "on the
bridge" and II will soon be S.. according to the
producers OF natural ice. This will be the greatest
year the artificial ice makers have ever known il
IS predicted.
The natural producers. seen yesterday regard the
purchase of ice machines omnous departure.
nothing of the cost of buildings and other equip
costs about $4,000. The investment Of large capt.
OF natural ice plants. So far this year six new
iceInaking plants. extensions of old ones. have
been UP In this city, outside Of the numerous
plants for private production. They have ca
pacity of nearly thousand tons daily
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
NEW MARYLAND REPUBLICAN LEADER.
William z. Stone, Collector Of the Port of
Baltimore, Landed in the Saddle.
IBy Telegraph 30 The Tribune J

Baltimore Ap-:l The political wheel In the
Republican party OF Maryland whirled around to-
cay and Hs a result William 7. Stone. collector Of
the port wss LANDED safely In the saddle as the
state leader.
This change brought about by the election
of John Il. Hanna, OF Hartford, as the chairman Of
.ne Republican state Central Committee and the
destruction Of whatever vestge OF power remained
to CONGRESSMAN Sydney :. Mudd. Of Southern
Maryland. aad ex-Congressnan William Il Jack
con- ~ the Eastern Shore. by the overthrow Of
-llofeas Parraz. WHO held the place. The contest
was a hot ore azA zehen parran realized Ae Was
s<2isu be rfithorsw bis n>mss
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
SOUTHERN EDUCATION.
Three-Day Conference to Open IN
.4tIunta Nert Week.

Atlanta April The twelfth Conference ror
Education In the South will open in Atlanta on
April a 10 continue three days. The conference
while discussing general educational subjects. VIII
ba devoted especially 20 the improvement OF coudi-
tions in the open country
The formal opening will take place on Wednes-
dav evening IN the new Auditorium building, me
president Robert q. ogden. of New YORK presi1ing-
Governor smith of Georgia viii deliver the ad-
dress o. welcome Mr. ogden vnl deliver tbs
rrasisent-s annual address Then viii follow an
address on The American Spirit n Educaton- BY
Dr.. : g Mitchell, the newly elected president OF
the University Of South Carolina.
Among the speakers on Thursday will Re Dr.
Finer Ellsworth Brown. United states Commls-
sioner OF Education, Washington. who will deliver
an address on The National Programme IN Edu-
cation"
The closing address viii be by clifford Ptnchot. q
the Forest Service. Washington, on How the Ma
tional Government MAY Cooperate with the States
IN Bettering Conditions in the Open Country.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
TWO KINDS OF WORK FOR WOMEN.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: In answering some Of Dr. Schlapp's obiec-
tons to women voting the present writer stated in
your columns recently that there were fifteen mill
ion women Of leisure and six million Industrial
women in this country at the present time. II is
probably mistake to put the number OF women OF
leisure so high but there are certainly more than
fifteen million who are not compelled 20
earn their living outside the home. and possibly
seventeen millions for the total number OF women
Of voting age is over twenty-one millions. and the
six million Industrial women are by no means all
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
s1oO oooOoo SOUTHERN PACIFIC BONDS.
Million Shares Authorized at Annual Meeting
in Louisville

Louisville April THE annual meeting OF the
stockholders of the Southern Pacific Company was
held to-day in the offices OF the company at Beech
mont. a suburb. Directors reelected. and the
stockholders voted authorize issue OF $780,
10000 worth Of stock consisting OF 100000 shares
$50 par value each.
The additional stock issue mentioned viii be
100000 shares OF 800 eacn. and may be had by
the bondholders of the company in exchange Cor
q their bonds 81 xlS0 share.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08

As figured by Henry Heinzer, statistcian Of the
New York Produce Exchange, the indication on
winter is for crop OF 3735500o0 bushels, as
against an indication of 4lO111,oo0 bushels at the
same time a year ago, and actual harvest last
year Of 43 9os GO bushels The indication for rye IS
for a crop of 30 $4,000 bushels, as compared with
50 $4,000 bushels. the indicated crop in April 1908,
s43 bushels the indicated crop in April, 1898 Ac
According th >se figures the winter wheat harvest
in 1903 Will be the smallest in five years.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
LOW WINTER WHEAT AVERAGE.
S2.2 Per Cent of Normal-Local Statistician
Estimates Crop at 373. 3.55O, GOO Bushels.

washington. April "A winter wheat average OF
50 per cent Of normal against s3 year ago, and
= rye average of s7.2 against SCI year ago, were
o-nounced in the report of the Department Of
Agriculture issued to-day
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
THAT INSPECTION AT YOKOHAMA.
Japanese Consul General Gives Figures Refut-
ing Charges of Discrimination.

To the Editor OF The Tribune
Sir: Referring to my letter Of April 3 concern
ing the inspection OF canned goods recently mads
in Yokohama and the alleged discrimination against
California goods" I am now in possession OF the
further details. While the matter in itself
very trfhing one. in view of the rather conspic-
uous position given by some American papers 70
this matter. I hope you Will do me a great favor
by giving this letter some space in your valuabls
columns.
The inspection made by the authorities OF
the Kanagawa Prefecture Yokohama, and 10
cred the food imports from all foreign countries.
The following list speaks for itself:
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08

5The greater part OF those Imports which failed
canned Foods.)
The commercial agent Of the British Embassy
and the members Of the California Canned Fruit
Association made inquiries Of the authorities about
these inspections and expressed themselves en-
tireIy satisfied with the answers they received
Furthermore I am informed that the eXsmina-
tion Of all the labels now held by the Japanese au-
thorties failed 20 de'ec any Official seal that might
be recognized as that Of the American authorities
believe that these facts leave ground for
suspicion Of discrimination by the JapaTese author
flies against California products. especially since
the American goods failed In smaller proportion
than those Of any other nation
X MIDZCNO
Consul General OF Japan
New York April :, tsfa-
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08

A., YOU a pessir1ist? t,ead The Market
Value OF OPTIMISM by Herbert Kaufman, and
YOU will become an optin1ist See the Sunday
Maoazine OF next Sundays Tribune.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08
MANY PASTORS CHANGE.
Nezo York East Conference Comes
to an End 7cith Nezc appointments.

Stamford Conn. April (SpeciaD.-The New York
East Conference closed its session Of week late
last night. Daniel A. Goodsell. Resident Bishop OF
New York City presided throughout at the special
request Of the conference that he might observe
the semi-centennial OF his ministry
The next session of the conference will be held
at Middletown. Conn. IN April. 1910 Bishop John
W Hamilton. OF Boston presiding. The conference
was brought to close with the announcement Of
the appointments. Among the changes are the fol-
lowing:
BROOKLYN. NORTH DISTRICT.
KnIckerhocker avenue II. Z, Lubbock: South
. Carpenter: Astoria. Trinity. J. ] Foust. italian
Mission. A. NJ D. Riggio. Corona. Gustave Laass A:
ford; shaw Avenue {. 5 Gray; Long Island, Com
mack Circuit, II G. Burrows Coram and Middle
Island. F. J. Weise CutchoEuee, J. l. ,I. HamltoR n
Hampstead ". II. Rurgwin; Kings Park 5 T.
lawson Mattituek and Jamespq5t. J r. IL kinney iI!n,
J. Reffere. RosIyn and SesrinRton. ". s Winans,
tr; Southhold. W G. Brakeman.
BROOKLYN. SOUTH DISTRICT
Bay Ridge q F. Kidder; Buffalo Avenue, " r.
Harper. F'allauds c. f. Purdy. Goodsel. W A
ie2 MfSmaifai r r Mar5n sammerfed. l. H.
Hough. Sumner Avenue. Don s Colt.
LONG ISLAND QUEENS.
Rlue Point r, y. .Taylor: Brookhayen. W. A.
Mueller. Centre Morirhes II. ". Mnlsh, East
Hampton. F. F Voorhees,. East Quogue. 7. 2. NIL
Ter. Good Ground. J. J. Mofflt Islip r f. White
sides. Lawrence. 5. O. Curtis: ocean Side. F. W.
shugiey. sag Hsrbor .. f. Bishop; seaford E. H,
Buck Valley Stream, First Church, S. +. Taft.
NEW YORK DISTRICT
slYtv-arst Street r 2 Saxon; DIN Cburch.
George Adams; fremont Avenue and Unionp0rt,
A Hodgetts Willis Avenue. F. A Schofed: Ma
maroneck. b b Brown West Vernon and Asbury,
Rye, II A. Wood.
New-York tribune., 1909-04-08

"Van Asten's Visitor" by Allan erashampton,
story of "doctored" will, in next Sundays
Tribune.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26
500 Reward. 500.

The readers Of this paper viii be
pleased TO learn that there Is at least
one dreaded disease that science has
been able 20 cure In all its stages.
and that Is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure Is the only positive cure known
10 the medical fraternity. Catarh
being a constitutional disease, re.
quires a constitutional treatment
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken intern
ally. acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces OF the system
thereby destroying the foundation OF
the disease. and giving the patient
strength by building up the constitu-
ton and assisting nature In doing ifs
work. The proprietors have so much
faith In It's curative powers that they
offer One Hundred Dollars for any
case that Il fails 20 cure. Send for
testimonials. Address.
FL. CHENEY q Co. Toledo. o.
Sold by all druggists. IS cents.
Take Halls Family Pills for cOnsti-
patton.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

and should not bind him. and he spoke
and voted directly against one Of the
most important platform demands. to
wit. the repeal Of the 10 per cent tax
on state banks.
During Ell these discussions the
only Senators who favored free iron
ore were Allen. Kyle and PETER. pop
ulists, and David n. Hin
10 recapltulate: We find the
Democrats during Cleveland's admin
istration-the only Democratic admin
lstratlon In three score years-all
voting for a high duty on iron ore.
and. OF course. against that particular
free raw material and we find Mr..
Bryan disputing the authority Of the
National Democratic party 10 bind
him 90 a course OF conduct In con-
lict with the instructions and inter.
ests Of his constituents"
This would indicate that Mr.. Bryan
has not permitted the dictates Of his
party platform TO interfere with his
idea OF his duty to his constituents;
indeed. we find him saying that. In
the event OF conflict. the platform
would not bind him. This ought TO
prove a sort Of eye-opener TO those
Democratic editors who have been
reading members OF Congress out Of
the party for adhering first and fore
most TO the interests OF their home
peOple.-Tampa Tribune
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

The monied men OF Great Britain
who declalmed so violently against the
budget because Of the additional
taxes upon income. inheritances and
land are not at all consistent. They
protested that IL would compel them
to live in other lands and to invest
their money entirely in foreign Sc
curities. But when the London COun-
ty Council recently issued 4 call for
a loan Of two and a half million
pounds these same mOnied men al
most fell over one another to take
Il up. and the total amount offered
the council was one hundred and
twenty-five million pounds. At the
same time the German government
asked for forty nillion and made a
much better offer. and yet the total
amount offered was but seventy-four
millions of pounds. All OF which goes
20 show that the threat of finaneiers
20 desert England was a mere bluff
vainly made to scare the government.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

Hon. Ben. b. Lindsey. the famous
Juvenile Court Judge Of Colorado.
hands down" an opinion ON the CT
gazette that ought to make people
think: Il have been in the Juvenile
court nearly ten years, and in that
time I have had 20 deal with thou
sands and thousands of boys who
have disgraced themselves and their
parents. and who have brought sOr-
row and misery into their lives; and
do not know OF any one habit that
Is more responsible for the troubles
of these boys than the vile cigarette
habit"
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26
AN vNwrsE LAW.

Governor Gilchrist has approx
ed an act OF the recent Legisla-
ture which makes Il unlawful for
any person. persons. firm or cor
pOratlon TO pay the poll tax OF
another. and providing a penalty
for any tax collector 90 receive
payment for such poll tax from
any person other than the one TO
whom the same Is assessed He
has also approved the new pri-
mary election law. which requires
candidates 90 make sworn state
ment Of all expenditures I'm con-
nectiOh with their candidacy for
nomination for Office. and pro-
hibiting candidates from contrib
uting 20 any charitable institu-
ton or church, etc. II Is one OF
the most drastic measures I'm
many other respects that could
be enacted. and IL Il does not re-
suit in the abolition OF the pri-
mary system OF nominating on
GERS. then nothing else Is calcn-
lated to do So The new law will
have TO be seen to be "appre-
ciated" by the voters.-Gainesville
Sun.
Yes. and "the half has not been
told" Il was public policy and for
the best interest Of the taxpayers that
ls many poll taxes should be paid
as possible. The reason Is. that in
our sawmllls. turpentine farms. cross
he camps. phosphate mines. railroads,
telegraphs and other public industries,
there are thousands Of labOrers who
are assessed a poll tax only. These
poll taxes constitute a portion Of the
school fund. which sOrely needs every
dollar Il can get. This law knocks
the school fund out OF thousands OF
dollars az a time Of is direst need.
An the talk about pOll taxes being
paid as a purchase price for votes Is
-buncombe" Of the first water. When
a man goes into a voters booth with
nobody there but himself. he votes
Independently and freely as he
chooses He may he about how he
voted when he comes out. but he has
voted just as he pleased an the same
and made the school fund one dollar
richer ~all the same"
Again. this 10 In direct conflict
with an old law that has come down
10 us through the ages. namely. that
whatever a person may lawfully do
he may do through a duly
agent"
We believe that q Is also In con
aict with the constitution and supreme
court decisions OF this State. But, u
Il bursts up the primary system then,
Indeed. will IL be a blessing In dis.
guise.-Jnsper News.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

n O. conservatively estimated that
there are fully seventy acres planted
20 castor oil beans In the close vicin-
ity OF Miami. and a total Of one hun
dred and twenty-five acres In the
county. all OF which r. a sort OF ex.
perimental crop with a view Of max.
ing the cultivation Of the bean an In
dustry. The promoters OF the indus.
try have a perfected organization and
while a refining plant for extracting
oil for medicinal purposes may not
be erected In time 20 handle this crop,
such IL their ultimate intention. The
beans now under cultivation are do
ing fine and a big yield is certain.
This particular section and It's soil are
considered especially adapted 20 the
growth Of the castor bean. hence the
fact that the cultivation Is being
pushed. The promoters hold that
within a year or two enormous acre
ages Of the castor bean will be under
cultivation here.-Miami News-Record.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

The tax payers OF Gainesville would
like 20 see the report Of the auditor
OF the books OF the city officials.
which the city charter makes d man
datory upon the city council 20 have
made and published once each year
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

Ocean fare on the Two biggest Gu
narders has been cut S2.5O. That
ought 20 make possible a "trip abroad
b. people who have hitherto felt
they could not AFFORD a.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

Railroad prosperity Is usually a
good barometer OF the condition OF
the country Il serves. The restoration
0f the Louisville dividend h another
sign from the South.
Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1909-06-26

Read ths want ads. in tOdsy's sun