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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
FISH AI'T4CkS RULES.
n. Y. Representative Com
plans They Block Legislation.
from The Tribune Bureau. !

Washington Feb. 2S.-Representative
Hamilton Fish made his maiden ST eech in
the House this afternoon. and it formed the
only bright spot in a day OF prosy debate
on the postoffice appropriation bill. Unlike
many Representa- tives who take advantage
of the hours Of general debate to express
themselves on eXtraneouS subjects Tor home
consumption. Mr.. Fish addressed himself
directly to the bill
He began by advocating extension of
the rural free delivery service AMI the in
crease in compensation to the carriers. At
ter presenting many arguments III favor of
these increases. he made an attack on the
Rules Committee, which brought the House
leaders to the floor.
He called attention to the fact that the
Republican party platform decla ed for an
extension of the rural carrier service, and
asserted that he for one attached more
sacredness to the party platform than to the
rules of the House, which were introduced
by a leading Democrat, Mr., Fitzgerald
He then called attention to :, resolution
which he introduced some weeks ago calling
on the Rules Committee to make an in
curry into the feasibility of establishing
parcels post system. This resolution was
referred to the Committee on Rules, and
Mr. Fish proceeded to criticise the action
of the committee in keeping the lid THIS
resolution in spite of his repeated efforts
TO have it reported
The action of the committee said
Fish. '.in keeping the lid on the resolution
causes me to believe that every Dill or reso-
luton that goes to the committee wtch has
not the wise of the House organization
should be inscribed as Dante's Inferno, All
hope abandon, ye who enter here
This has brought forcibly to my mind
how powerless d member OF this house is
10 get any bill or resolution reported which
has not that wise no matter now benef-
cent the measure may be
'Such d state of things is unknown in
any other legislative body in any civilized
country. With the possible exceptions of
Russia and Turkey.
In other words. majority of he House
may want q bill reported. and Yet without
the consent of three members of the Com
inittec on Rules it cannot be even considered
by the House To my mind this * rot rep
Tesentative government.
II an opportunity is offered 10 revise
the rules so that after a measure has been
in committee for fifteen days =, more it
shall be In order upon the written demand
Of say, ia or possibly two hundred menl-
bers of the House, to compel lie committee
10 report the same shall unhl sitatingly
support such amendment
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
APPARENTLY DEAD, RESTORED
Infant Showed Nc Signs of Life for
Fifteen Minutes.

A tUo-weeks-old infant is in a fair way
IA recover at the Eastern District Hospi-
tai. Williamsburg. after being apparently
dead for fully fifteen minutes. There was
no heart or pulse beating or any signs of
breathing while nearly the entire body
had become rigid. BY the use OF oxygen
and artificial respiration 1t was restored TO
life nv the hospital physicians.
The child was brought to the hospital by
IFS mother. Mrs. Mamie Wilkc. of No. 15S
Lynch street suffering from an ailment
the doctors were unable to diagnose. ON
Saturday night the child went into con-
yulsions, and its face alternately turned
blue. dark red and black. Just as the doc
tors believed that life was really extinct
and they were about to give up the use
of oxygen and artificial respiration the
child showed signs of lifo and began to
GET better from that time on. IL was said
the case was the most remarkable the In
stltution had ever had.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
AFTER PACIFIC NAIL
CALL II MONOPOLY
Senators Ask Secretary of Var
Hoo Best to Break Its Hold.

Washington, Feb. 2s.-Secretary of War
Dickinson proposed to-day that the anti
trust law be invoked to break up the mo-
nopoly which the Pacific Mail Steamship
Company and the Hartman transconti-
mental lines have on business between
Pacific Coast ports and the Isthmus Of
Panama.
When it was suggested to-day that suit
under the Sherman law might fail because
of lack of proof that the steamship COM
pany. operated as independent line,
would be considered a competitor of the
Southern Pacific Railroad, members of
the Senate Committee on 1nteroceanic
Canals discussed the advisability Of rec
ommending legislation that would reach
the merger.
The hearing to-day was held i'll order to
give the Secretary OF War opportunity to
answer the criticism of Senator Bristow
that the government was giving aid to the
transcontinental railroads by not encour-
aging the establishment of an independent
line on the Pacific Coast, as was proposed
by b. y. Baker. of Baltimore.
If the ships on the Pacific side had been
withdrawn l felt that my position would
have been indefensible, and therefore l was
forced 10 accept the terms offered by the
Pacific Mail" said the Secretary. Il con-
suited with the President, who knew more
about the canal affairs than l did, and We
were not willing to take the risk of calling
the Pacific Mail Steamship Company's
bluff"
Did you ever make an investigation to
determine whether the Pacific Mail is con-
trolled by the Hartman lines?" asked
Chairman Flint
Mr. Dickinson replied that he had seen
President Schwerin of the Pacific Mail
only once and they had had an unpleasant
interview. Schwerin insisted, he said, that
his steamship line was independent of the
Southern Pacific and that point they
could not agree.
Several Senators pressed the Secretary of
War for his opinion of the surest way to
break up the alleged Pacific Mail monopoly.
He said that the surest way would be for
the government to build ships and operate
them, but he would not say that such
course would be the wisest way He said
that the question was a legislative one and
that he. did not care TO indorSe government
ownership
I'VE sent for you 70 tell US what to do"
said Chairman Flint. That. | think, is
what you would do if you We're a Senator.
probably we have been trained in diff
ferent political Schools said the Secre-
tary. but | have never believed it the
duty of the government to furnish means
of transportation. | have not believed it
wise for the government to engage in that
business, which can be best done by in
dividuals.'
No decision was reached OH this subject
and Secretary Dickinson left the stand
after saying that he would investigate the
ing steamships or any other means of
meeting the situation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
BIG AQUEDUCT FEES.
Nezc Bureau to DO 4zcay zrith
,SDeciaL Counsel WOrH.

In making I'D a schedule showing what
the land condemnation proceedings for the
CatskilI aoueduct have cost so far, Corpora
ton Counsel Watson found that. aside from
the cost of the land, the counsel fees have
reached the highest figures Several up
state lawyers have made large Fees out OF
the city III this way, but this business Is 10
be cut off, as the Corporation Counsel IS
Preparing to turn all the special counsel
work over 10 new bureau in mis- ctiice be
ing organized under the direction of VIII
lam McMurtrie Speer.
According to Mr.. Watson, Jonh Linson
an attorney of Poughk eepsie. received s231,-
500 from the city in the years 1907 and
1908. while during the first ten months of
1909 bills amounting to s23,S07 we're passed
for him. OF the total amount $4,000 was
paid for searching titles and considerable
amount was for disbursements.
In the years 1905 and 1909 Henry T.
Dykman a son of ex-Justice Dyknan of
Westchester County received s44.1j1 35 for
special counsel fees from the city. The
records show that Everett f wler, another
upstate lawyer, got s99,S90 from the city
in the first ten months of 1909.
In looking over the record of moneys
paid to condemnation commissioners, the
Corporation Counsel found the following
names and amounts: William Dalton.
Tammany district leader. s2,531 so: Philip
j. Donohue, treasurer of Tammany Hail.
$3.50; former Corporation Counsel j. j.
Delany, 1923 % ex-senator j. ]. Fitzger-
aid. who succeeded Little Tim" Sullivan
as district leader s2.35i IS; Senator Thorn
as +. Grady, S2,31S So: P A. McManus
(not The McManus), $3.50
The bill of Rudolph c. Bloch. friend of
Mayor Gaynor who was called the Kat
zenjammer Kid of the campaign, is being
held up by the Controller. Il is for
s2,S9S 95.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
LAKE SHORE FLYER DERAILED.
Three Slightly Injured Were
Unaware Of Accident.

Cleveland, Feb. 2S.-Three persons were
slightly injured early to-day. when the
Twentieth Century Limited. vestbound on
the Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Rail-
way left the track near Olmsted Falls,
twenty miles west of here while travel
ling sixty miles an hour. The train was
deraiIed by broken truck on one of the
forward ears.
The injured are. Irin s. Beckeimer. or
Chicago head bruised: Louis A Fischer.
of No 1888 ST. Nicholas avenue New
York shoulder bruised. and L. Fairfax.
England. shoulder bruised
All seven cars left the rails TT.
shock was so slight. il is said. that many
of the eighty passengers on the train Ola
not know there had been an accident A
relief train took the run of the wrecked
train running three hours late-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
TAFT TO HONOR CANNON.
VIII Give Special Dinner for Him on
Thursday Night.

Washington. Feb 2s.-Speaker Cannon is
to be the guest of honor AT a dinner Of
forty covers or NOR az the White House
Oh Thursday night. 4 that time President
Taft Will inaugurate a new White House
custom that Of ali annual function in honor
of the presiding officer Of the House Of
Representative. The dinner is TO be on a
par with those rendered to the Cabinet, 10
the diplomatic corps and TO the judiciary.
The Speaker of he House has held rather
all underlined position as regards the more
formal socia! = fairs at the White House,
auS il - said TO be in recognition of the
dignity OF the Office that the President has
decided to add the Speakers Dinner to
the official calendar during his term OF
office. The precedent thus being set prop
ABLY viii live.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
WANT ELECTION PAYMENTS.
No Money to Settle with Men Who
Worked in December.

Some hundreds of men who manned the
polls at the special election in December
when Thomas c. Harden was elected to
succeed the late P. II. McCarren. or who
owned or leased the property in which the
election booths were placed. are demanding
that the city pay them. The amount in
voIved is Sll 400
After the election the vouchers were pre-
pared. but as there was no money avail
able to pay the bills the Board of Alder
men passed 4 resolution for a special ap-
preparation. which was sent to the Board
of Estimate
There are one hundred election districts
in the 9TH Senate District. and in each six
men. inspectors, poll clerks and ballot
clerks, were employed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01

theran ministers at their usual weekly
meetings this afternoon adopted resolutions
urging immediate arbitration of the strike
Bishop Wilson presided at the meeting of
the Methodist clergymen. In an address
he declared that he arraigneG himself
neither on the side of capital or labor but
spoke fer the people as a whole He as
serted that meeting force with force had
never permanently settled such condl-
ton as now confronted this city. and that
The ONLY hope was by the modern method
of arbitration.
Yesterdays rioting resulted in The death
Of man and boy. the injury Of TWO boys
from bullets and the wounding o. half a
hundred other persons from flying missiles
and polcemen's clubs More than one hun
tlred arrests were made.
AT 18Th street and Lancaster avenue TO-
day the stoning of car resulted IN the
calling out of police reserves, and one man
was badly dubbed by the police and sent
10 = hospital.
Al another place near the scene of this
trouble a policeman suffered d probable
fractured skull in peculiar manner. He
was leaving a pay-within car to stop band
of boys from stoning the trolley, when the
motorman closed the door too quickly. The
automatic turning up of the step tripped
the policeman and he was pitched head first
into the street.
Two hundred cabinet makers employed by
a West Philadelphia furniture factory quit
work to-day. 1t was reported ,'lay struck
in sympathy with the car men. The firm
refused TO discuss the matter, and from the
attitude it has taken it is believed me walk
out was due more to grievances tl.an to the
TROLLEY strike.
&. O. Pratt of the carmen'S union, said
to-day that he believed public sentiment
would force a settlement of the strike be-
fore Saturday. and that a general strike
would probably not be necessary. He fur
ther said:
The Garments union made an agreement
with the company last June. and we are
prepared 10 prove that every clause was
broken and destroyed by them. That is
why they are afraid to meet us in arbi-
tration.
We are not responsible for the prevail
ing condition of affairs and so confident am
willing TO go this far: If there is any doubt
in the minds of the clergy or i'll the minds
of any body of fair minded men as to the
exact details and the placing OF the re-
sponsibility, stand ready TO appear be-
fore them and be investigated Now let the
Philadelphia Rapid Transit Company put
itself on record"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
NEW BRONX WATER DEPUTY.

John L. Jordan. Democrat of the 18th
Assembly District, of which James J.
Hagan is leader. was appointed Deputy
Water Commissioner for The Bronx al
81 600 year. by Commissioner Thompson
Yesterday lie succeeds Charles Marriu.
stephen Nusent was appointed Water Reg
lister in The Bronx. at $4,000 year. lie
succeeds Thomas Lynch. whose essay on
the duties of the Office attracted consider
able attention some days ago. MIR Nu-
gent, who lives at No. 1881 Clinton ave
nue. had been deputy receiver OF taxes
since 1898.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
TO LEAVE N. Y. !.


ster College, Missouri, from 1899 to 1908.
the youngest college president in the
country. He was born thirty-five years
ago and was graduated from New York
University in 1894. Another whose name
was mentioned as possible successor to
Chancellor MacCracken was Dean Joseph
French Johnson, of the School of Ac-
counts.
The council at it's meeting yesterday
afternoon appointed Professor Harold
Dickinson Senior, of Syracuse Univer-
sity. professor of anatomy and director
OF the laboratories of anatomy and his
tology in New York University. He will
enter upon his new duties next Septem-
Der. A gift of $3.50 from Miss Anna
Sandman was announced. increasing the
Sandman Prize Fund for Oratory to
$1,000.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
ENGINEMEN VOTE TO STRIKE
Reported Action on Great Northern
and Northern Pacific.

MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. 2S.-Firemen ard engine
inen on the Great Northern and the North
crn Paci5c Railway to-day completed q
strike vote. and it is reported they have de-
clared III favor of walking out on Tuesday
unless the road grant the demands made
Last November. The men have bce: guard
ing the result OF their vote.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
AFTER WHITE SLAVES" AGAIN.

The grand jury of which John D. Rookie
Teller. il, is foreman. which has been con-
Quoting an investigation of white slave"
charges, reported to Judge O SuliiYau YES
terday In the Court of General Sessions
and resumed work afte! short vacation
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
INDICTED I'M $1,000 BILL CASE

Benson Lang. the messenger boy who said
he had lost $4,000 bill with which he was
sent 20 the bank by lioInbloweT x Weeks,
q No. - Broadway, his ompio! cfs. was in
dicted Yesterday by the grand jury cn the
ch&rae Of grand larceny.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
JEwELaY WORTH $4,000 STOLEN

Boston. Feb. 2S.A iewelry robbery with
the loss placed at $4,000 was reported TO
the police to-day by Samuel e. lillian
si No lIo1 Washington street. who re-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
Brings High Class Men.
New York GAY

The New YORK Tribune
Geutlemcn-I desire to express nay ae-
prNyi.stfor, of the results obtained tar001h
my classified advertising for men IN The
New oFk Tribune
take pleasure IN saying that Tia
Tribune brings me- only high grade men
and / gladly vouch fer the classified col
u-nn Of The Tribune for prompt and en-
Gent returns Yours very truly.
y. AIGHILr-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01

Gently purchased the store from Jacob
Adelburg. lillian stated that when he
entered his store to-day he found that
some one had broken rear cellar win
dow, pushed up two planks in the floor
and robbed the safe of much OF us con-
tents.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01
MUST BE IN TODAY
Corporations Hurry to Make
Returns ON Time.

With four thousand corporations still to
be heard from. the office of the Internal
Revenue Collector of the I'd District in the
Custom House prepared last evening for an
unprecedented rush ON this the last day
before the penalty provision for delay or
refusal to report goes into effect Charles
W. Anderson, the collector. will keep his
office open until O'Clock this evening.
There was a big rush yesterday. Per-
sons with reports were crowding the offices
on the seventh floor from the opening until
the closing of the official day and far be-
yond. There were officers of corpora tons
| and others with questions regarding
technical features of the reports, and it
was predicted that at many offices work
on the returns would be continued far into
the night
Mr. Anderson said that he had heard
that there were several large corporations
that intended to make a test of the pen
atty provision. Those that will do this can
not be known until the close of to-day,
when the lists will be scrutinized Action
against deinquents will not be delayed. it
was said so that any desire for a test
will be quickly granted. The provision of
the law fixing the penalty follows:
IF any of the corporations joint stock
companies or associations or Insurance COM
panies shall refuse neglect to make a
return at the time or times hereinbefore
specified in each year, or shall render d
false or fraudulent return. such corpora
ton. joint stock company or association
or insurance company shall be liable to
penalty of not less than $1,000 and not ex
ceeding $1,000
With the blank forms sent out Or given
to those who have applied for them. the
Ienalty provision has been included so that
none may lack that vital part of the in
formation When the companies or associ-
atoms that have not obeyed the law have
been compiled into list it will be for
warded TO Washington for action.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-03-01

Washington. Feb. 2S.1Large numbers
OF corporations already have sent in
their returns. but those ming to
hand during January, as own by
collectors reports, were mainly from the
smaller concerns. Not until the February
and March reports from collectors are re-
ceived at Washington will the Treasury
Department he able TO make an announce
nent as to what percentage of the corpora
tons complied with the law The delay i'll
many cases possibly has been due to the
expectation that Congress might extend
the time in which to make returns.
Twenty-Five million dollars is the estimate
of the Treasury of the revenue to be de-
rived this year from the corporation tax,
So 100000 of which. the officials say. will be
ir the Treasury by June so. unless the
Supreme Court. by declaring the law uncon-
stitutional, should upset calculations
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-12
Genius and Misfortune,

Homer was beggar; Plautus turned a mill; Terence was a slave; Boetius died in jail; Paul Borghese had four teen trades and yet starved with them all; Tasso was often in distress for 5 shillings: Reptivoglio was refused admission ia;p hospital he himself had erectc,': ""rvantes died of hunger. and VagelaS left his body to the physi clans to lay his debts so far as the money would go; Sir Walter Raleigh, died on t., scagold: Spenser, the charming. s,.,d in want; the death of Collins w-';~ through neglect. first cau.
 ing mental derangement. Milton solo his copy of Paradise Lost" for $75 al three payments and finished his life in obscurity; Dryden lived in poverty and distress; Otway died in the street; Steele lived q life of perfect warfare with the baillGfs: Goidsnlith's "Vicar of Wakefield" vas sold for a trifle to save hial from the grip of the law; Savage died il prison tt Bristol, where he was eenfAel fer debt of so; Butler lived If. of panury and died poor: Chattort@n, the child of genius and misfortune. destroyed himself.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1910-05-12
WORKED HARD
 FOR A PARDON
Mrs. Charels w. Morse ImpOrtuned Members of House and Senate to Sign Petition to President to
 Pardon Husband.

Washington. May 11.-Dressed in moderate gray suit and black hat, a sad faced, gray haired little woman stood nearly all yesterday afternoon at the main entrance of the House and Senate and quietly importuned members of Congress to sign peti- tion to the president to pardon her husband from the penitentiary.
 The woman was Mrs. Charles w. Morse, wife of the New York finan- oier, now in the Federal peniientiary at Atlanta, Ga, serving q sentence of 15 years for wrecking his banks in New York.
 Many members, both of the House and Senate signed the petition. Some declined abruptly and others explain ed their unacquaintance with the facts in the case and did not sign.
 Most of the New York members of the House signed, although there were some who declined. With Mrs. Morse was Miss Morse, sister of the convicted banker. Mrs. Morse worked seriously and earnestly, but so quietly that none excepting those she approached learned the nature of her mission.