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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
TAFT SEEKING ENDORSEMENT
o. THE TARIFF Law m STATE
CONVENTIONS

And sG other Constructive WOrh Of the
Administration Made o. erSure- 60
EbeN eridwp. hut Failed- Net Win
More success In Othrr states.
wAsHINGToS. March II-President
Taft has been taking counsel with Rspub-
lioan leaders who have been regular in
thSir support % the party with view 81
securing an endorsement OF the Payne
Aldrich tarin Law and other constructive
work OF the Administration in the party
platforms Of the States where insnr-
gency IL strong. Iowa. Minnesota. Kan
sas, Wisconsin. Nebraska and Indiana
have been canvaased. The President
10 seeking to bring this about SnereVer
u IL possible with the cooperation Of the
insurgents. bat failing to harmoni1e the
factions. Mr.. Taft ID inclined to insist on
the indorsemsnt % party action a. a
basis u the campaign.
IL 10 learned that the President made
overtures to Senator Bevsridgc through
q Republican member 81 the House. to
bring abou, an agreement foe an indorse-
ment by the Indiana State convention
OF th6tarif law. Failing in that. the Pres
idont has turned to other party leaders
from that State. asking whether IL Is pos
sible 20 put through an indOrseInent 81
the party's tariff work regardless Il the
attitude % Mr. Beveridge. The reply
% this has been that there In a disposition
In Indiana al present tai let senator Bev-
eridge run the party machine in his own
way. a. he 10 dispensing the patronage
and naming the members u the state
organization.
In other States the President has met
with more encouragement. except Wis.,
oonsin. There the Ia Follette followers
have not been consulted. While some OF
the Stephenson and Stalwart followers
appear TO bslieve that they can run the
-steam roller over senator la Toilette
on the tariff question there ~ no such
optimistic view entertained in Admins
tration circles. II an Endorsement 81 the
tariff Law cosnes from Wisconsin Il will be
welcomed. but no extra plate has been
laid al ths party board Ia entertain this
guest.
In Iowa the ADMINISTRATOR friends
are very active. 80 much 80 that news %
their political suhsoihng has reached
senators Dolliver and CummiDs. who
have taken serious council together over
en-. matter in the last few days. There
is little doubt u . sweeping Administra-
ton Enforcement ny South Dakota and
Nebraska. both with insurgent leanings.
and the Administration friends feel that
they have more than an even chance in
kansas and Minnesota.
Indiana IL lighting ground for the Ad-
IL only the President can
induce some regular to take the lead.
bat since the election results OF 1898
spirit of sullsn inactivity han settled over
some u the old time leaders and they SEEM
10 n. inclined to yield everything TO
BeveridwS
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CENSUS PROCLAMATION.
Pressaeas rast caIla 81 An Ciuzsas 20 AIa
Enmmerafmra.

wAsnIN0roN. March -. - President
Taft Issued to-day the customary proc
lamation In regard TO the taking Of the
census. In Il he says;
Now, therefore, ., william Howard Taft,
President Of the United States of America.
do hereby declare and make known that
under the act Aforesaid 10 h the duty Of
every person TO answer all questions on
the census schedules applying TO him aud
the family 20 which he belongs. and 10 the
farm occupied BY him or HE family. and
that any adult refusing to do 80 - subject
TO penalty.
The sole purpose of the census ls to 80
cure general statistical Information re-
gsrding the population aud resources OF
the country. and replies are required from
indiS iduals only In order tn permit the
compilation % snch general siatisiics
The census has nothing 10 do With iaHa-
ton. with army or jury service. with the
compulaion Of school attendance, with the
regula ton Of immigration OF with the en-
forcement Of any national. state or Local
law or ordinance. nor can any person be
harmed In any Nay by furnishing the In
formation required. There need be no fear
that any disclosure will be made regarding
any indiv dual person or his Affairs. fOr
the due protection Of the rights and In
'eresis Of the persOns furnishing informa-
ton every employee Of the Census Bureau
IL prohibited under heavy penalty from
disclostNE any Information witch may thus
come to his knowles
I therefore earnestly urge upon all per
sons 10 answer promptly. completely and
accurately all Inquiries addressed To them
ny the enumsrators or other employees Of
the census Bureau. and thereby to con-
tribute their share toward making this
great and neceasary public undertaking
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DEPENDS PEARs'S RECORD.


WASHINGTON. March -Reprcsenta-
tive Englebright Of California, the only
member Of the subcommittee Of Naval
Affairs who voted to reward Civil Engineer
Peary without seeing his prOofa, has
prepared an answer to the criticisms
made by Representative Macon Of Geor-
gia. who auestioned Mr.. Peary's account
Of HE dash TO the pole.
Il have no doubt he says that Mr..
Peary reached the pole. Peagy after he
left Bartlett made the Is2 miles 20 the
pole in five days. or an average Of thirty
miles q day Returning he covered the
distance AZ the rate 0f fifty miles n day.
The remainder 81 the trip he averaged
twenty five miles a day. These figures
have been commented upon a. being i'm
possible in making the distances in the time
specified
Mr.. Englebright then quotes from
Greely's handbook To- show = siN day
average 81 more than thirty-One miles
a day for the same sort Of travel. and
gives the authority ~ 4. ID. Nash OF
California who IN AZ present In Washing
Ton. aud who. he says. made . trip from
Dawson 10 Nome. go miles. AT the rate
% fifty-f mile day. and from Candle
Crs--k 70 HoeHkluk. q distance OF iO2 miles.
IN seventeen hOur-. hauling a lady pas
sengcr and the mail.
Tie also mentions that the champion
snip race Of the Nome Kennel Club q
Alaska over a sie mile course sas won
at an average Of l2i miles q day. Ne also
qaoiss other authorities to prove hls
contention and says he intends 10 see TO u
that the Naval Affairs Committee takes
action on the Peary reward proposition.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
THB STANDARD OIL CASE UP
ARGUMENTS BE6UN ~ UNITED
STATES SUPREME COURT.

G'hlef Jwatlee EusleF Gives CeunsPt Twelve
M0GFu-John q. Mllburn OVBems tlse
Ease fsP the csmpAnS ". kel.
lees 60 yellow rOr the Co.. erRment.
wAsRN0roN. March u-Arguments
we're begun in the Supreme Court this
afternoon in the appeal Of the Standard
OIL Company from the Judgment Of the
Federal Court At ~. Louis finding that
corporation to be q combination in re-
stTaint Of trade and commerce in viola
ton OF the sherman antitrust act and
ordering its dissolution.
In view Of the great importance OF the
case the court enlarged the time for the
hearing from four hourse. the customary
allotment. 60 twelve hours. which 10 TO he
equally divided between counsel for the
Standard company and the Governments.
An order 60 this eject was made on mo-
ton OF Attorney General wickershAm.
who pointed TO the great Importance OF
the case. its complexity and the enOr-
nous record coming up from the trial
in the lower court a. reasons for granting
additional time for argument. He also.
when Chief Justice Fuller dcmurred 60
devoting the sessions OF three days 90
the one case. referred TO the dissolution
case OF the American Tobacco Company,
nov under consideration by the court,
and which. he averred. did not present
such important questions a. the case AZ
bar and which was allotted like period
for argument. The Chief Justice accord
ingly directed that additional time be
granted.
John @. Mlburn. for the standard
OIL. then began the opening % the case.
He skstched the growth OF the company.
including liz acquisitiOn q other CON-
panles and the improved methods OF
refining. handling and selling its products.
which had resulted in lowering the price
Of oil 20 the public and the extension % its
market TO the world. all showing the
bsneflcent effect Of the combinations that
had been made.
Mr.. Nilburn occupied the entire session
81 the court to-day. Tomorrow he will
10 followed by Frank b. Kellogg. special
attorney for the Government. Who con-
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FIGHT ON THE R.uLROAD BELL
Tue struGkie over the Tast Measure 70
Hegtn IN the senate To-day.

WASHINGTON. March Is-An interesting
struggle will begin in the senate to-
morrow when thu Elkins bill 20 amend the
Interstate commerce Law. probably the
most important measure nov before
Congress comes up for consideration.
senator Cummins. backed by q number
of N" ins'Ir@ent Republicans. will make
a fight on the hill. based on the objections
set forth IN the minority report Of the
Interstate Commerce COMMITTEES sub
mittsd several days ago by Senators
Cummin@ and Clapp. senator Cummins
Nill Op-n the debate Tomorrow. There
IL diversity OF opinion a. 20 just how
much time the consideration Of the bill
will require in the senate. The most
t-Du-sTy alive estimate makes u at least
three weeks. and some of the senate
leaders believe that u will take aix weeks
to dispoee ~ the measure
senator CumminS and his insurgent
followers have been much encouraged by
rho action 20 the HOUSE committee IN
making radical changes in the bill. most
81 which were along the lines reoom-
mended by senator Cummins and Senator
Clapp in their minority report. Nearly
all a the insIr gent Republican Senators
will make speeches IN oppOsitiOn Co tbs
till as reported Nv the COMMITTEES. The
insurgents are expecting some help from
the near insuT gents. like Crawford and
Gamble of South Dakota. Smith % Mich
iRan. Nelson of Minnesota. Borah ~
Idaho. Dixon 81 Montana and Jones of
Washington. They expect TO have prac-
tiCally the sol,d support 81 the D-mo-
cratic side and believe that they will ~
abb. Ca bring about a material mociihca-
ton ~ the hill.
The Hnuse Commiti@s on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce continues almost
daily 10 amend in important particulars
the Townsend administration railroad
hill To-d1y the amendment offered by
Representative Knowland - California.
prohibiting railroads from leasing. pur-
chasing or acquiring interest In the
a. pital stock 81 any directly and sub
stsntialIy competitive rail or water chr
IoratiOn' was tentatively adopted nv the
cOnmittee. This amendment also pro-
hibits any water transportation line from
acquiring capital stock or interest In or
from purchasing ar leasing any railroad
dir.-ctly and substantially competitive
with II. Here II the penalizing feature
~ tSs amendment.
ANY cyrtnnratiun which acquires any
interest," IN capital stock or purchases or
lenses a railroad ar water line contrary To
this sectiOn. or holds or retains any inter
e-t In capital stock In a rsilruad ar water
line hereafter acquiT'-d In violation % this
section shall he fined 500 for each day
az part &C a day during which IL holds or
retains such Interest unla wfuily acquired
The subcommittee % two Republicans
and DEMOCRAT appointed recently 20
consider the Washburn amendment pro-
vidinR that the Interstate Commerce
Commission shall supervise the isaue Of
stocks and bOnds and az the prios at
which they shall he offered for sale n
understood 20 he favorable IN u and ready
90 report II favorabiy hack 10 the fun
commission.
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Quoted the prosecution OF the case In the
court below. Mr. Kellogg will take up
most II Tomorrow session in setting
forth the Governments side OF the case
On Thursday David 7. Watson % Pitts
burg will follow for the Standard Oil
Company, Attorney General Nickersham
will close the case for the Government
and John q. johnson Of Philadelphia will
make the final arguments for the Standard
company.
The wide interest In the legal aspects
OF the case was shown by the great number
OF prominent attorneys for this and other
cities who were present and who listened
20 the long argument to-day, the space
within the bar ~ tho court reserved for
them being filed during the session. The
interest OF the public was manifested 10y
the long line that formed at the entrance
az soon a. the doors of the Capitol were
opened this morning. although tho court
room was not available until n O'Clock.
and the limited space being quickly filed
the line remained throughout the day.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
Hu FORFEIT LAND GRANT.
The go, erRmeat's NONe On the oregon
ana CanfOrs,la Railroad.

Tue 60, erRmeRt's NSNe On the Oregon
AMI CaIlfOrSlu Railroad.
WASHINGTON. MarchIt That Attorney
General NiekershAm - determined to
compel the Oregon and & California Railroad.
one Of the Hartman lines and its grantees
TO forfeit 20 the Government S.IS7 M
acres Of public lands for violation Of the
terms Of the grant was made manifest
to-day in tho reply which Mr. Wickerxham
made 90 a senate resolution Of January
~. introduced 10y senator TIllnAn.
The railroad acquired the lands by grant
under two acts Of Congress. with the con
ciition tina, 70 was To s-ll to actual set Tiers
only NJ a stipulated pro" and IN lots not
exceeding IsD acres 20 a single purchaser.
The Attorney General found after an in
vertiGation thst the conditions Of the
grant have h~en violated suits have
Ea~n instituted against the Oregon and
california and it, grantees 20 forfeit me
lands 30 the GOvsrnment for violation ~
the conditions
II :pp@arr from the report made io the
senate by tho Attorney -tirn-ral. VA re-
sponsa 10 senator TillmaH's resolution,
that S2O sD0 acres have been sold Co 5.2S
pstrChasars IN violation ~ the terms II the
grant. and that % this quantity ssS.0D
acres we're sold IN .ots exceeding l.oV
asT~s each - purchasers
The Attorney General tells the Senate
he docs not deem IL advisable o. thi1 time
90 outline the Governments plan of future
action In the courts hut everything po>Sibie
will ~ dome TAI bring about a forfeiture
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
FEELING ON TARIFF ACUTE
CANADA NOT MAKING ANY CON-
CESsEONs 20 as

m~sher,ame nltuatloa Gsr tine Prerldent.
Nho Nlm HANr Co Decide bs March ~
On What masla Relations Bet~eeN
y the TIVE CeuntFies Are % Coniinae.
WARRINGTON. March Ia-ln the dead
loek with CANADA over the adjustment
n the new tariff rates President Tan
has a ssrfous political AZ well aSeconomic
prohlam 10 solve. u remains with the
President to decide under the terms Of
the Payne Aldrich tariff law whether
Canada IL discriminating unduly against
this country. In the public mind AZ least
ne responsibility for any tariff war that
may resnlt will fall on the Presidents
eahnDlders.
The Presidents friends are keenly alive
"a the possibilities OF political embarraso-
ment in a tariff war with Canada. One
surumisut Republican Supporter OF the
, Administration went 30 far tonight as
!. 20 cav that unless this tariH war 10 avertsd
and Canada gets the minimum rates most
of the border States will return Democratic
delegations To the SiNty-third Congress.
This statement probably 10 oVerdra wn.
hut the aituaton ~ serious enought to
cause a deal of concern.
The chances for a breaking OF the
deadlock ana a satisfactory sestlement
VI the differences are becoming more
remote and IL 10 admitted by those who
are familiar with the situation that a
final adjustment seems almost hopeless
now. The President conferred again
to-day with the Government tarin officials
and in addition he called senator Aldrich
60 take part in the conferepce
The conference lasted for more than
/. Ahres hours. Al the end President TAFT
was still undecided what course he will
pursue in regard TO the dcadIock. Inc
President and HE advisers are very
much everse 20 taking any action that
will lead 20 tariff reprisals between the
two countries. hut they are nrm in their
determine ton 60 demand Tor the United
states the same favors that tcnada
granted 20 France in the matter OF her
tariff schedule.
Under treaties made by Great Britain
before the Canadian agreement was
drawn the terms % all trade agreements
made by thst colony we're to I've eH'endea
automatically to all nations with which
Great Britain made favored nation
agneements.
are twelve countries in addition To France
that benefit under the favored nation
clause and pay duties from = io > YET
cenn lower than thee paid On American
exports.
80 far. Il was zaid tonight. Canada has
made no conversation to the United states.
She has stood pat IN spite Of the fact that
unless aection ls taken by March 81
the President must act Under the
tariff Law he must decide that Canadian
imports arr subject only To- the minimum
dasie& or that they must pay the % per
cent. I'D valorem In addition Ia the regular
duties.
Future conferences will ~ needed
before the President can reech q judicial
determination a. To whether Canada ~
:. 4hcrimsnsiing uDduiy ssain-l~shis coun-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
RIFT ~ FIIL ADMIRATION.
Railway Managers wiii,ng 60 Submit
Questisn &C wages Onsy.

CHicAoo. March It.-General managers
representing Western rail systems whose
locomotive firemen have threatened to
strike unless their demands for arbitra-
tion % increased wages aud changes in
working cO0ditions are granted to-day
reiterated their refusal TO submit die
puted working rules To the Federal Arbi-
traitors. AZ the same time they again
agreed To arbitrate the Wages question.
Arbitration OF the WORKING rules u
refused On account Of an aGreemsnt with
the enginesrs which Wouh conflict. q
u said. II the firemen's proposed changes
were adopted.
The QUESTION Of a strike which would
affect 7s.OOo employees % hfty roads n
now up 30 the Representatives 0f the
workers. who vent into session at their
headquarters IN the Lexington Hotel
on the receipt % the communication from
the rad officials. Officials Of the union
refused to discuss the managers' dtctum-
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
THREFrY YOUTR TOOK POISON.
Not to waste "wesflcane' nia Aunt Ne
fused He DrMnk % ana NEED.

Not Co waste '.Medactne'' ula Aunt Ne
fused. Be DRAMA % ana NEED.
n you are versed in Arabic you may
read In tO-dAy's issue of Al Aoda how
a man was poisoned and died and how
his friends beat the man they thought
responsible. II for any treason you do
not see that Syrian daily newspaper you
are privileged here to learn how Salim
karoot Of ~ West street died an unnat-
ural death and how the Turk was han
died.
Salim Karoot came from Damascus
and dwelt az - West street with an
aunt Three weeks ago the aunt felt
III aud Salim went 20 get medicine. AZ
a little shop in Washington street. kept
10y a man known even among his country
men only a. The Turk. he asked for
epaom or rochelle salts.
When he got home he dissolved his
powder in water and offered the eHer-
veacinG cup to his aunt. His aunt said
she was feeling better and did not want
the medicine She raised the Gun 10
her lips aud without drinking set 10 down
again. Rather than ses the precious
stun wasted Salim drank 10 himself.
He was taken sick almost Immediately.
Yesterday he died.
Several Of the young mans frienda.
DamaEcenes all. descended upon the Turk
and hurt him. Nobody told the police.
They know nothing about the aHair. ex-
cept through the District Attorneys
ONCE, Coroner Feinbcrg said last night
the youth ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS poisoned.
DIR. Weston his physician. will make an
autopsy this morning
Had IL not been for the Coroner. TO
whom all news Of death must come. the
poisoning would have been n purely
private affair. Last night the Church
street police when told about IL inter
cstedly took notes
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
-REIRE rISE GOEs ~ ER.
Tue spwreIas CoaEI ID~ellR~S 10 Sa-aie
the writ ~ ErrSr


TIVE aupresas CSar( IDreilReS 10 Sa-ats
the writ 40 tsrrsS.
WASHINGTON. March n-1ha supreme
Court to-day declined 10 vscf te the writ
% egfor rscsnfy grsn,ed by Judge Lurton
b Charles n. Hslke. the suGa trust oficer
indicted at New York for sugFr frT ucs
who claims immunity from prosecution
ny ree-on Of his hsvinx given testimony
before Tire Orr nd Jury in other proved
ingr The court alao declined 20 revoke
the supersedsas which went with tha writ
Of error Both cf these motors were
presented by the Government for TIE
purpose Of proceeding with TIE triPl -
Heike. which was set for Mondsy lsst but
deferred until to-mOrrCW IN hop@ {. sse
motions would he granted.
The denial Of these two MOTORS was
= without prejudice against the Govern
msnt to file y motion to dismiss th. writ
Of error az soon as the record m ia. case
ID filed in The supreme Court
The Court also granted the petition of
Heike's counsel for permission to NE an
application for q writ Of ma ndRnlIs com
peliing Judge Martin. who denied the
immunity plea to enter a mai iudRms nj
on that plea and ord ring tho return
made by Judge Martin 10 stand as an
answer 10 ths rule. directed him to 80
enter the judgment.
TO-days action CO rries The case over
{ and TIE prosecution Of the other five
Offenders indicted with Heike m'I-t 60 IN
without him.
The spring recess Of the supreme Cour,
will begin next Monday. according to en-
announcement made to-day by Chief
Justice Fuller. end will last two weeks
the court reassemblinR on April 9
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-15
T0 FIGHT PELL1GRG.
the GssSev0meaI TAEes Steps 10 Inv rstI-
gate tine Disease.

THE G:sS evnmeO1 Takes Steps 20 Inv ezti-
gate tine Disease.
WAsHNGToS. March 1.-THE United
States Government - going TO investigate
psIIagra. which u was recsntlv discovered
mas obtained foothold IN most % the
south. ant TO-DAY announcement was
made at ths Treasur. Departmen; that
Passed Assistant surgeon l. h. LaviDdeT
II the Public Hellth and Marine Hospital
Service has be~n ordered to Milan. ltaiy
10 look into the causes NJ the spread Of
the Enalady there. Pellagra has beer
prevalent in Italy for years. and scient lists
there are not familiar With methods fOg
combating it, spread DIR LAVENDER alsD
vii inspect German establishments which
manufactu viTJIsAs us-d IN fgh;ing
peliagr-
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No, rsnen,. ss Naval Nr-srI..

WASH IS0TOs. March 1.-THE supply
ship Glanisr and the tuK Navajo have
arrived 1t Santa Barbara: the EunlpOai
Scorpion at PirRUs and the torpesio oai
Paul Jones az San Pedro.
The battlsahip Michigan has sailed from
Hampton Roads ON cruise. the kiInboat
MARIETTA from Hampton Roads for Ports
mouth. y. n the collier Saturn from
COrintO for Panama and the collier Mars
from Guantanamo for Hampton Roads
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mr. M ~ sol ELCHED.
senator Ledge Springs . RuIc which
PO@tpaRrs = I.OaE speech.

WAsRINGToS. March II Senstnr Hey
burn &C Idaho. who. u has b'-en '"~i imai''d.
does One-fiith - the talking in tho senate.
becamo soue~ hat ieevi~h o-day when an
ssfor1 was made 10 have him conform TO
the rules that govern Debate. II was sen
ator Lodge who had the hard.uoOd 10
remind the senator from Idaho that he
was violating Rula = VIII ca linn ~p"eches
go five minutes white the calendar - under
aDHE,sarra,irn a Western land hiil vas
before the senate
All -aid senator Hepburn. ~ this
r,Ile ~ 10 ~. invoked ! small keep tab On
nv desk during debaie- 70 s"e how ihls
thing works.
senator Lodge said other Senators had
bills to CONSIDER wher"upon Ssnator
HeyhIrn moved that the TOLL under con-
sideration 60 over under rule time. He
did the 80 a. 10 Ret unhDlt sd lime IN which
To- make a hI'e.ch against the measure
The senate voted dss~D the motion and
also don s.d The senator the privilege 81 an
ave and mo- vote. which he demanded.