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New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
NAVYFUNDIN PERIL
MEYER ASKS OPINION.
.ygstem of Accounting for Sup
plies Nay BE Illegal.
from The Tribune Bureau


Washington Feb f4-The system of ac-
counting for naval stores under the naval
s,1pplv fund. representing a working CAPT
tai of 80 100000 worth of stores drawn by
bureaus of the Navy Department to ill
requisitions for material needed on board
a shin or at a navy yard, IS threatened
with disaster The Secretary Of the Navy
has raised the question of the iegai1fy OF
keeping stores in that fund and mas re-
ferred the matter to the Attorney Cen
e-sI There viii be serious results 20 the
naval establishment if Secretary Meyers
apprehension is sustained b. the opinion
he has requested from the Department OF
Justice
The announcement of any question or
the legality of the transactions OF the pay
master general of the navy under the naval
supply fund comes as A surprise. mainly
because al the time IL was placed on its
present basis in the administration OF
Mr. MetcaIf as Secretary of the Navy, IT
received the legal Endorsement OF that Of
fetal. Of the late Judge Hanna the So
Iicitor of the Navy Department. and A
recognized authority naval law; Of the
Judge advocate general of the navy. and
of the bureau chiefs generally
The naval supply fund started in
the early COS with the allotment by
Congress of 10000 as a working capital
increased subsequently by Congress until IL
amounted to s.. 100 coo in cash BY trans
fers from other accounts this working CAPT
tai has enabled the bureau of supplies and
accounts to acquire about 100000 worth
of material carried on the books in such a
way as greatly to simplify the accounts.
expedite the business OF acquiring stores
and filing acquisitions and furnishing a
full and
completely OF expenditures for labor and
material under the annual current appro-
priation for the maintenance of the naval
establishment The naval supply fund is
not an appropriation in any sense. II is
a sum of money with which certain sup
plies are purchased for the benefit OF the
bureaus, 10 the appropriations of which the
cost of the material is charged. making
the fund a self-sustaining ope-
ANY disturbance of the method such as
pronouncing II Illegal will have farreach-
ing results. II would, those who are IA
miliar with the situation say. ruin the
whole system of keeping the accounts OF
the naval establishment, especially when
any change occurs in the middle or a fiscal
year. They assert that it would interfere
seriously with the workings Of the new
accounting system recently installed at the
Boston yard and now being applied at the
navy yard at Brooklyn, and would make
impossible the transmission to Congress OF
detailed information regarding expendf-
lures. with which statistics Congress has
been supplied for the last three years.
No incident in Navy Department admin
istration Is likely 10 attract more discus
sion on the part of officers than the pos
sibtity that the Attorney General will ad-
wise the Secretary of the Navy that the
naval supply fund is not on legal basis
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
FEARS SUGAR TRUST.
Has It's Eyes on Philippines.
REPRESENTATIVE Martin Thinks.

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Feb 14--Representatlve Mar
lin, OF Colorado, has an idea that the
TIavemeyer sugar interests have their eyes
on the Philippine Islands as a fertile field
for the establishment OF monopoly. lie
also declares that the Department of Jus-
tire through an erroneous decision IS as
s.sting the trust. He has introduced reso-
luton calling OF the Insular Affairs Co1n-
r7ittee TO investigate reports that the PM
inrine government has sold hfty-hve thon-
sand acres 10 the Haveneyer interests
The land referred 70 is known as the San
Jose fria- land. which was acquired by the
United States government from the friars.
Tie holds THAI II such sale has been made
il Is II violation Of the law which provides
ina no. more than twenty-five hundred
acres shall be sold to any individual III
-.res, He also saws the Department of
Justice determined that =he sale Tes vaEG
and adds ina by this decision tho Have
never Interests vii. be able 70 gain control
of four hundred thousand acres Of sugar
land -.reducire the Ff1p,1os 20 peonsse-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
MR. T4FT'S TRIPS.
J isjts to Chicago. Rochester,
.fIbau1 and Mex York.
-r-o- r. --l,rrs Ru-eau. !

Washington Feb IA tentative pro
game bzs been arranged for the Pres
ae--z Western and Northern TIP in March
According 70 present plans. President Taft
--lr- reach Chicago, his first stopping place,
eoo.- 8 O'Clock OF the morning Of The lith-
0- < arrival lie XII ee net by Z commit
-ee rep-esentins the Irish Fellowship Club
az he 77h Regiment ot the nationsl
szaTc known Is The Irish Regiment,
---5rf- -5il1 ee-o-- him q The Ia Sale Hotel
.- Il o'clock ne viii visit the Newspaper
C.-r -e--r7.ing . the hotei for luncheon Al
$50 = ? o'clock Nj Taft viii deliver
- address IN -he Auditorium before the
-o~s-rs z-icr Convention T-he President Is
--er ec-e5t,led % attend 4 reception h the
-euoe-s Il the Hamilton Club a. o clock
:. . l'cIcck ne viii receive Ihe members 81
=. I-1sh Fellowship cub, and II hour later
ri te 2 guest al their 81 PatrickE Day
cl-re~. The President will leave Chicago
sbc1- 1890 z m This programme was
s--s-zed = 2 conference today between
fhe P-esfcer- and rTo Chicago celegatio1S-
The President. according 10 present al
rs-genenrs. ziii after leaving Chicago, pro
re4c 70 Rochester 70 attend The dinner of
fls Chamber - Commerce Of that CITY on
hzCh Il Having accepted Governor
Eughes's invitation &c visit Albany. the
t--eside-r VII KEEP that engagement AFTER
Is Rochester visit Consideration IS be
l1g given 10 several invitations received
t7oI The New England states. which may
- iICizSec Il The Presidents Northern trip.
sno would occupy the time between Ma rcil
!, 7-nen M Taft expects 10 be in Albany,
snc March .. when he will attend the Yale
Cooperation meeting ii New Haven
Tle President wiz be the guest of the
-sew Jersey Society Of the Cincinnati a. tie
Hls5a Eotzl New York. Oh Washington
7irthdsy- He will spend the morning OF
teorlsry . IN New York and IN tie af-
terooon VII 20 TO Newark. where he will
a-teno the dinner CT the Board Of Trade
- President VIII leave Newark for Wssr-
aFton sDopt midnight of the go.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
Ballinger. II still shows he ought not to he
permitted to hold the Office he does
THE MISSING PAPERS

Ballinger. II still shows he ought not to be
permitted to hold the Office he does
THE MISSING PAPERS
Mr.. Fertrees next questioned CLAWS as to
Incidents connected with the turning over
Of his office TO his successor when CLAWS
was dismissed from the service. CLAWS
said he had declined TO give UP some of
the papers until he had made copies of
them, because he was convinced that mean
ana treacherous things might be done
MI Nertrees read demand which GIaviss
successor had made on him for certain let
ters which were missing CLAWS said ne
turned all the papers over. The ones that
were said to he missing he declared. ought
to have been in his Office
Mr.. Nertrees then read some letters pub
nshed recently CLAWS said they were in
cluded in the list his successor had prepared
as missing.
Didn't you furnish these letters to this
paper?" asked the attorney.
NO. sir: l did not"
Didn't YOU leave some of your effects in
boxes in the grand jury room at Scatter
Yes; some bearskins and camping out
fit"
Now. isn't It a fact that you did furnish
these letters to this paper: that you placed
all the papers that had been called for by
your successor in one of the boxes in the
grand jury room which was broken open
on the 8th of this month, and the letters
and copies found therein
That is absolutely false-it is frame
up" cried CLAWS. showing anger Those
letters didn't hurt me. Why did l want
them? They hurt BdIlinger."
CLAWS was interrupted with question
Wait" he cried; II want to finish II
I wanted to steal those letters, do you think
I would leave them where federal officers
could get then7 1t makes me indignant 10
think that government officials. 10 gain
favor with their superiors, would stoop 10
such a thing"
The crowd in the room broke into ap-
rIause. Chairman Nelson said another such
demonstration would result in the room be
ing cleared.
The committee got into q wrang1e as TO
whether or not Mr.. Vertrees should be al
lowed to read a letter from c. A Chris
tiansen, successor 10 CLAWS. who told OF
the discovery of the letters in question
M Prandefs and Mr- Nertrees also OK
changed a few heated remarks 1t finally
was agreed that the question should De dis
posed OF at an executive session to-mor-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
TuLMAN TO USE HIS SPEECHES
Senate Pemoves Seal Of Secrecy from
Crum Debate.

washington. Feb 14-Senator Tillman s
..-,.,,,e,,k., sloquence in condemnation 81
presiaent Roosevelts appointment o: =
,eero collector of Customs At Charleston
hitch has remained IL the Senate
clos.t for executive secrets more than two
- ,.f;l b. given 10 the public ne
-. .o-da,- ordered the injunction Of Sc
.,,,,,-e,i from all Of iIs records il the
- - Tr. William D Crt'm' VINO fa'ied O
confirmation. -,.... -. ,..,-o.,,,or,
senator Tnlmsns speeches IN opposilion m
- a.. nomination were never taken down
- 10 senate stenosraphers- Mr.. Iliinan'
,..rs,er has copies. and desires 10 use
non, in forthcomins public ut'eraiiees on
- -a,e question The senate a''''
gives aim this right
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
ATTACK ALASKA BILL.
Senators Criticisc Proposed
Form of Government.
rFro-- The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Feb. 14-It became apparent
to-day that the bill changing the form of
civil government in Alaska Is not going to
have altogether fair sailing in the Senate.
This bill is the unfinished business. and
until to-day Senator Beveridse. who is il
charge Of the measure. was hopeful that
final vote would be taken in the near
future The debate to-day was not extend
ed but II was long enough to bring out the
fact that there is serious opposition 70 the
underlying principle involved in the pro
posed legislation This opposition has It's
spokesmen in both political parties
The Alaska bill was recommended by
President Taft in his annual message. It
was introduced by Senator Beveridge and
vas fsvorabIy reported by the Committee
on Territories being made the unfinished
business without objection. The bill pro
yides for the appointment by the President
Of a Governor and an executive council
WIKI Iegisls tive powers
Mr. Borah opposed II. bill on the ground
that lis effect would be to take away from
the people OF Alaska the right Of seIf-goy-
ernrent- He said that it coutempla teG the
esra blisrnert of Z new form Of govern
ment entirely foreign to American institu-
tion-. and vas not q safe experiment He
called attention to the fact that there are
from thirty Thousand 10 forty thousand
people in Alaska, mostly Americans who
are working out the great problems Of that
district in q commendable way. The carpet
baggers and not the Alaskans were respon-
sibIe for the improper things that had been
done in Alaska Mr.. Bora n declared.
MI Reveridge was suffering from had
cold and asked that further consideration
Of the bill be deferred until later in the
week When he complained Of being
hosrse Mr.. Borsh suggested that such
measure as the Alaska bill was enough 10
make anybody rho attempted 10 defend II
h0arse
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
BENNETT DEFENDS BUREAU.
SAYS It's Efficiency Is Increasing
Land Frauds Decreasing

Washington. Feb. f4.-While he was being
accused of official misconduct in the Alas
kan coal cases by CLAWS at the BaIineer-
Pinchot hearing Commissioner bennett. OF
the General Land Office, was testitylng be
for a House committee that the efficiency
OF his bureau was greater than ever be-
fore and that there was growing ten
denCy toward less fraud.
Mr. bennett pleaded the inadequacy OF
the salaries paid his employees He de-
cIared that the effort Of the Land Office
was to preserve surplus, rather than TO
axpend 10 the limit of an appropriation,
and that the putting of an increased num-
Der of agents into the field recently was
due to the accumulation Of business for
years.
The committee is Investigating charges
preferred by Representative Hitchcock OF
Nebraska that the part of the sl,o'"o ap-
preparation for the protection Of the public
domain was n1isused
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
IN ARMY 4ND NAVY.
To Replace Medical Supplies
Burned Here.
From The Tribune Bureau

>
SURGEON GENERALS REQUISITE
replace medicine and hospital supplies de-
stroyed by fire at the army medical supply
depot in New York ten days ago the Sc
cretary OF War to-day submitted to the
House a recommendation for deficiency
appropriation OF 1857 900 The surgeon
general reported that the remainder of the
appropriation for the present fiscal year IS
insufficient 10 meet this extraordinary loss
without dangerously encrOaching on the
reserves which every prudent government
must maintain in anticipation of military
emergencies. such as the recent interven-
ticn in Cuba, requiring the immediate issue
Of large quantities of equipment"
ORDERS ISSUED-The following orders
have been issued
Lieutenant Colonel ORMOND NJ. LISA
Ordnance Department, found incsracitated.
Following promotions and assignments Of officers
9T G9s5{ aT5oTy Id e3ns ann9TaS19 Sv X
lieutenant colonel: GORDON G HEINFR, 70
major: STANLEY 5 - : ROSS ,-tc-,- 70 captain 20
lieutenant. TO 155th Company
captain JUNIUs c. GREGORY, from Jefferson
sailing August . for Philippines.
Captain CHARLES l. : F'RoHWITTER coast
pitaI Hot Springs; transferred from S1st 10
18th Company.
Captain LEON B. KRONER. qus-teruaster.
from ofrice quarternas stsr general Forr
Mcdowell vice Captain SAMUEL Y HAM.
captain CHARLES H FARNsvORTFT. from 7t1
Captain HARRY 4 SMITH. from 10Th to ~
Frs; IJeutenant FRANCIS 8 JPHAM assigned
70 f56th Company coast artillery
First Lieu-enant GEORGE a WILDRICK- from
t5sth To 18th company coast aC-illery
First Lfeutenant SHERMAN 4. WHITE. 12fh
Tlfa
san Francisco. to Fort Bliss
Leaves Of absence: Captain JUNICS . GREG
I captain JOHN ". WRIGHT. 17Jh In
y DAvIS coast ARTILLERY ifteen days. sec
cnd T5eutenant JOHN \ CfREEI.Y. 1st e-Id
artillery. two months from April .
r.,syt-nsn, Con1rarder T. D. PARKER. detached
the Buffalo. 10 temporary duty The Iude-
surgeon 3r.'' 4 E PEcK, de,.ehsd marine recruit
ing station. san Francisco 70 naval hos
MOVEMENTS OF WARsHIPS fol
lowing movements Of vessels have been re-
ported 10 the Navy Department
ARRIVED
For tc-Ths villalobos- at shangh.i: the Diyie.
- Norfolk, the DUBUQUE. 1t Tampa. the pes
Es, is III Iamson. At Newport. the Rocket.
al Norfolk the Mars. at Hampton Roads.
SAILED
Feb 1.-The pes hoA+le7' 1tO-i -e'''--7 i''
Yah F1t, f9The i1- pixie from Hampton Roads for
~ ,-I-@-rty. ,ha salem from Norfolk, To search
Tor the Nina. the Castine and The Cesar,
rom Boston. search tor the Nina, .tha
lie, from navy yard. New York T. search
for 1he Nina the I>o,Itslana, a. sea 70 searrtl
20 - %ewrort and search for the Nina 10
~ Rocket from Washington Tor Norfolk.
-. u" the Preston. from Charleston fov
ieO- -L-,i5b,s K-v. the Mars, from Norfolk for
Hampton Roads -
- s..I-L Carolina ordered commissioned AZ
i'ic -. ,ttzr,5 Philadelphia. about March T.
- ii.-ssctirg that the Maryland and the West
Orue,S l,s-,i. bS pIaceI f1 reserve yard
Mare Island, revoked
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
4TRSHIPS FOR ARMY.
Committee Urges Their Need
on President Taft.

WASHINGTON. Feb. H.-Cortlandt F1el1
Bishop. president OF the Aero Club cf Amer
ica- accompanied b. a COMMITTEES repre-
senting the Washington and BaltirloTs
aeronauticaI societies. called on the Pre57-
dent to-day 10 urge him 10 recommend %
Congress appropriations for The equipment
of the army with aeroplanss for military
n,,rnoses General Nelson A Miles also
s,1pnorted the proposition IN an address de-
sCriprfve OF the splendid possibilities or
aeroplaues in the wars OF the future.
The President regretted that. owing to the
necessity of strict economy in government
exneuditures. IL would not be possible for
him 10 urge this project upon Congress dur
ing the present session, but he thought
that something might be done in that di-
rectiou at the next session.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15

SOTTHWICK AGAINST PUBLICITY
Representative Southwick. OF New York,
has introduced d bill providing for the re-
peal OF the publicity feature Of the cor
poration tax Law. Mr. Southwick is con-
vinced that his measure will receive
large measure Of popular approval and that
il stands al excellent chance Of adoption.
L is probable, however, that Mr. South
wick has not taken into consideration the
opposition which his measure would en-
counter in the White House. II is re-
carded as a safe prediction that any at
tempt wholly to repeal the publicity feature
could become a law only over the veto of the
Executive Some nodihca ton OF the pub
licity feature might, however, succeed in
both houses and receive the approval of
the President. g. q. H
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
BLAMES IT ON SHERMAN.
Michigan Man Attributes Variety of
"Isms' to Vice-President

Jackson. Mich. Feb. 1.-THE feature of
tho Lincoln Club dinner here tonight was
an attack upon Vice President Sherman by
Chase 6 Osborn. Of Saut Ste Marie, who
il a candidate for the Republican nomina-
tiol for Governor of Michigan.
At the chicago convention OF lE1s we
we're told that Jim Sherman must nc
nominated because he could raise campaign
funds and stood in with powerful men,
said Nr Osborn They virtually told us
We must nominate Sherman. and nov we
haze the fruits. which are Aldrichism, Can
0ouisr0 and TsalliuzeTlSu1-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
spRAouE PLEADS FoR OFFICERS.

Washington. FEB. 1t,-Signing himself the
sole surviving war governor" Ex-Governor
SpraGue. of Rhode Island, has written a
memorial 10 Congress in support OF the
bill providing for the retirement Of former
officers of the Civil War The petition
was presented to the Senate to-day, and it
was directed that it should be printed Mr.
Spra que says in effect that many of the
old officers have had hard luck since they
left the service, and thar they should he
taken care of by the govern ment.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
PORTO RICO MASONS APPEAL.
Want Members Of Order in Congress to
Aid Them in Legislation.

san Juan p. r. Feb little Grand
Lodge of Masons Of Porto Rico has decided
10 request Jacinto Texdor and Manuel
Rodriguez Sierra, who are row in Wash
ington. To confer with the Masons who are
members Of Congress and urge the limita-
tion OF the Jurisdiction OF the Federal
Court of Porto Rico and obtain. if possible,
the most liberal notifications Of the or
s.nir act now before Congress.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
TO MEET IN JUNE.
Maritime Conference at Brus-
seIs Post pOned.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau

From The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Feb. l4-Notice was received
at the State Department to-day that tne
maritime conference which was 10 nave
been held in Brussels next April will prob
ahIv be postponed until June. giving the
governments represented further time IN
"A hich TO decide TO what extent they will
go in arranging an international agree
menr. The work Of this conference. the OBJ
iect Of which is the establishment of
uniform body Of laws for the regulation Of
travel on the seas. will in large measure be
supplementary TO that accomplished by the
London conference which formulated con-
ventfons for the regulation of marine traffic
in
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
Ivo's MURDERER MUST DIE.

Port Arthur, Msnchur1a, Feb. 4.-Inchan
Augan the Corean who assassinated Prince
Ito, former Japanese Resident General OF
Corea, was convicted to-day and sentenced
10 death. The assassination occurred at
Hsrbin whittier Prince Ito had gone TO
meet VI. kokovsoff. the Russian Minister
of Finance. for discussion Of Manchurian
affairs, on October %, 1909
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15

WIRE AND AN.FSTHESIA-Ith has re-
nained for New Yorker to suggest tie
latest scheme FOR naval warfare Leroy
Tobey, OF Penn Yam. y. Y. has sub
mitted TO the Secretary Of the Navy an
exhaustive brief advocating the use Of
barbed wire in naval battles OF the future.
Tobey insists that il would be A simple
matter for fast ship to place a reel of
harbed wire at its stern. throw an end over
board. and then sail around an enemys
ships, reeling out the wire until all the
eneTny's propellers were SO snarled up that
they could not turn. when. he insists all
the fleet armed with wire need do is TO
sail away and leave its enemy's men TO
starve and its ships TO rust The Tobey
proposition has been fled with the elabo-
rate scheme submitted some years ago, in
which its proponent urged the adoption Of
q gas filed projectile which would explode
on board an enerlys ship, lfberating gas
which would effectuaIly anasthetize every
man on board for sufficient time to per-
nit Of the capture OF the vessel without
resistance.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
eoeEsTaLL NEGRO PARTY.

r.soI,,-ion. introduced by Senator
-. o,,.p.4irg the electoral law ami pro
-. here snail - no recognition
y.dlng ma haIiss,.torsI ticket based on purely
9s PacisI sP dis1inefi9ns Thi. IS dfoisnsd 5f a. f
low against the tnfea'tii'H i'' liza i0'' -
ths negro ps+tI-
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
To BE SECRETARY AT HAVANA.

Washington. Feb. 1i.-Jacob Sleeper. Of
massachusetts was nominated to-day by
tae President 10 be secretary Of the lcsa-
lion al Ha' AID.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
TAFTs SPEECH TO BE PRINTED
Will BE Circulated as Republican Cam
psign Literature.

Washington. Fer. 14-President Tatt's
Tirooln nay speech in New York will be
n-inted ss a government document snd
circulated throughout the country as Re-
publican campaign literature
on motion Of Senator Hale. the senate
TODAY ordered the printing in ful OF the
snAech ss . public document Tho speech
nor only will be published in the Con
z-essionaI Record but also will he printed
as pamphlet, 50 that 1t may be circulated
under frank
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15
sEvERiooE MEN APPOINTED

Washington Feb. 14-The President TO-DAY
sent TO rhe Senate the nominations OF
large number OF postmast-rs IN Indians.
This Il regarded as a recognition oy trs
President Of Senator Beveridge's slate
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15

chicago. Feb. I4-CoTmenting on Fresi-
,sa,,, Ta@t-s Lincoln Day speech IN Ne"
york. J Ogden Armour president "f
Armour & Co. said to-day: on the whole.
heyiere this talk If the President will
tend 10 restore business confidence and To
5tsne1 much Of the uncertainty which has
recer+1y been IN evidence
New-York tribune., 1910-02-15

SOCIETY AT NVESTIGATION.-The
extent TO which the Rallinger- Pinchot con
troversv and the current investigation of
that subject fills the public mind in Wash
ingJon is the occasion of surprise 70 all
who drop in a the session of the investigat-
ing committee more fashicna BILE audi
ence attended the hearings today than is
often seen at the symphony concerts. which
are the mecca of fashionable society in
Washington Mrs. Pinchot is a constant
attendant ar the sessions and is usually
accompanied by a considerable na rty. Miss
Paulding. niece Of the senior Senator from
New York, was an interested listener To-
day. The wives of several members of the
diplomatic corps occupied front seats in the
crowded committee room, and the genera
appearance Of the assemblage suggested d
reading by some noted author rather than
an Investigation Of controversy involving
the disposition Of the public domain. When
on one occasion. Z. r. Claws the chief
snti-administraIion witness, turned point
IN the Cross-examination with exceptional
dexter1ty. there was extended applause, led
bJ the supporters of Clifford Pinchot