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New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
MUST REPEAT RATES FIGHT
Victory of Western Shippers Nullifed
by Expiration of Time Limit.

Chicago. Nov. after winning a fight
for lower freight rates by two years con
stant effort Western shippers are 20 b.
pushed back 10 their starting point through
action taken to-day by the railroads. as
the limit of the Interstate Commerce Com
missions control on these rates is about
to expire
The law states that decision of the
commission shall last two years and rates
may then be scheduled for change again.
Two years ago the commission gave de
cision favorins the shippers in the West
The case was then taken into the courts
by the railroads. Last week the Supreme
Court gave its decision. also favoring the
shippers Now the railroads have fled
schedules setting the rates ar the increased
figure. and the fight must De begun again
The rates affected we're included in the
Missouri River rate case. Shippers through
out the Middle East banded together early
IN 1895 TO hght rates between the Missis-
sippi and the Missouri rivers on freight
from the Atlantic seaboard
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
PACT At HOTEL ASTORI
EnameIIed IronWare Producers
Made Agreement at Meeting.
"B4THTUB TRUST" INQUIRY
z. L. Weyman Continues His
Story of How Alleged Mo-
nopoly Was Created.

T9i-1shurg. Nov Further agreements
among manufacturers of enamelled iron
ware as 10 the selling conditions of their
wares were brought out to-day in the gov
ernment's investigation Of the so-called
"Bathtub Trust" Edwin L Weyman. who
told yesterday Of his numerous agreements
with manufacturers and jobbers. continued
the narrative Of his activity in getting the
various branches OF the industry to work
together
Weyrnan told Of a blue book" which
contained he names of plumbing supply
3~bbers eligible 10 make contracts with the
sixteen manufacturers who are defendants
IN this action. and also identified a copy of
the price list used by the jobbers He said
that ne had made % per cent Of the
changes that appeared in the list since
June J. 1910. These prices were what the
5cbbers were 10 quota their customers
Weynaan also told Of a meeting at the
Hotel Astor. New York on March % and
- Of this year. AT which he declared 81
per ceut of the enamelled ironware pro
duction was represented and voted favor
sblv on the agreement between the various
Tlanufa czurers.
Edwin P Grosvenor. special assistant 10
Attorney General Wickersham. brought
from the witness that the country had been
divided iuzo eleven territorial zones. which
embraced the principal cities of the United
States for the sale Of its product It was
also developed ny the witness that the cor
poration h3d contracts with joobers in
every state except one. Arizona being the
exception
The tesrirsorv OF the witness further &c
velopad that the blue book" Of the ma
tional conm1tee Of the Confederated Sup
rlv Company Associations Of No. 26 Broad
way. New York. contains the names Of
those lobhers OF plumbing supplies who are
eligible TO make contracts with the sixteen
manufacturers Of enamelled irOnware men
toned in the suit. These number 297. while
other firms not in the book number forty
eight Wey7nan testified that forty-slx
other iobbers have not executed the job
bers' license agreement
Weyrlan proved an unwilling witness al
times. but II was finally brought out that
Il iobbers purchased ware from manufact-
1-rers not in the combination either the
manufacturers or Weyman might cancel
ne contract The witness also admitted
that neither prices. discounts nor differ
entails can be changed without the consent
~ the price and schedule commission
Wevran stated that. on March 80. 1910, II
was understood that when ne had obtained
the signature Of s. per cent Of the produc-
ion 70 the Chicago agreement Il was TO be
come binding and effective
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
STEAMERS At FOREIGN PORTS.


Port Natal Nov 1-Promerheus Ger. New
81 Vincent @ Y. Oct 2a-Induns csr, Nev
York via Norfolk for Cape Town. East Lon
PIraeus, OCT 27-Patris Creek. New Yo-,
Trieste Oct 3I-Alice tAusrl. New York via
Naples
Genoa oct 2s-Duca d.Aosta Utah. New York
via Naples, Virginia ItaD, New York via
Marseilles. oct 3O-Siadonna CBrl. New York
via St MichaeIs and Naples
SaDans- oct 2N-Washington tCie- tank. New
York via Durham
stettln. Oct 2s-Hesperus Ger New York via
Auckland. Oct sn-Earl Of car-ick rsr, New
York VIA Port Natal
Antwerp. Nov I. nOOn-Finland CBelsI New
York via Dover
York via Horta and Madeira for Genoa ana
Naples and proca-ded)
Malta Nov 1-Btrkenf-Is Ger. Calcutta and
Colombo for Boston and New York
New York for Liverpool and proceed4d)
Bremen Nov l, 10 m-Erorp-frz VflHaI-r
Ger, New York VIA Plymouth and Cher
Durham. Oct S1-Ocean Prince rB-,. New vo-t-
via Cape Town etc
Rotterdam. Oct 50-Estonia RUSS. Nev York
for Libau-
SAILED
Bordeaux. Oct 2e-Hudson CFr). New York
Algiers. Oct 3O-Comeric fFrl 5fr9r7 C,a7~,r-.a
and Colombo. Boston and NaU vo-l-
Genoa Oct 2a-Meuphis tGe-i iron, HAMBURG,
san Francisco, San Cio-gio utaD New
Bermuda ocy 81. ? n-Trent CRr>. New York
de Janeirol. New York
PASSED
Gibraltar. Nov Italia BY. New York 4or
Palermo. Naples. etc
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
VOTER DISCHARGED BY COURT
Assemblyman Bennett Says Prisoner
Was Republican Club Janitor.

William NJ Bennett, Assemblyman from
the 18TH District and candidate for Con
gress on the Republican ticket. appeared
in the Vest Side Court yesterday after
noon IN an illegal registration case The
defendant. after d short examination. was
discharged.
John Mccarthy. nifty three years old was
l49 West 9Th street. by a deputy superfn-
tendent of elections and William W Pei
lett Deputy Attorney General
Mr.. Bennett told Magistrate Herman
that he knew the man 10 be a voter IN
the district for the last ten years Nc
CaTthy, he said, was at present employed
as assistant ianitor al the West Side Re-
publican Club.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
POLLY TO GET A TABLET
Little TWo-MaSted Schooner
Earned 1t in War of 1872.
A SUCCESSFUL PRIVATEER
Women to Present Bronze Mem
orlal To Be Placed in Front
of Her Cabin.

beating her way up the Hudson River
against a stiff tide and a buffeting wind,
Yesterday morning. trim little two-mast-
ed schooner valiantly nosed her way
through the water until she reached point
opposite the foot of 5Oth street. Here she
poked her bow into the face of the wind,
tapped her sails like a gull about TO alght,
and tied up TO a pier.
AS soon as she had come to a stop scene
of activity became apparent on her decks
Men ran TO and fro, carrying buckets OF
water and blocks of holystone. The pieces
Of brasswork at her ratings and az the
entrance to the tiny cabin were FURNISHED
until they reflected the rays Of the early
sun in binding fashion. In few minutes
her sails We're furled, her decks made to
CLEAN with cleanliness and her outer works
received a thorough scrubbing-
She was now indeed a picture to delight
a sailors eve. To add a touch Of coquetry
a myriad flags and bits Of bunting were
run TO her masthead and along her gun
wales Despite these decorations. there was
a certain aspect of grimness OF the fighter
about the little boat
This small schooner which slipped so
quietly beneath the frowning walls OF the
Palisades was formerly a famous tightlng
craft Only sixty feet in length from the
curve of her graceful stern 10 the sJuboy
nose of her beIligerent bow, the Polly was =
busy ship in the War of 1872 Her decks
once ran with the blood of martyrs. and
eleven British ships were forced TO lower
their colors to the little hghung Yankee
The Polly is said to be the oldest vessel
afoat OF American registry, and before the
first gun had been fred in the War OF lSlZ
she pointed out TO sea. where she maze
herself q terror to all British coasters
After the close of the war the Polly dor1ed
her privateer garb for the more peaceful
accoutrements of merchantman' ana a.
such made six trips around Cape Horn the
first Journey in 1S49 She also clrcled Ihe
globe on two occasions.
The Polly is now commanded by Captain
J. H Weldon, and is used in the coast
wise trade. running 20 various ports, with
Boston as her home port. Although she
was built in 1905. the boat is still as stanch
and seaworthy as when she first took the
water
After all the years that have passed since
the stirring DAYS Of 1872. ne Polly will
finally receive her reward this afternoon,
when a bronze tablet cOmmemorating her
part in the war. will be presented to her.
This tablet is 10 be presented by the
National Society OF United States Daugh-
ters of the War of 1872 Mrs William g.
SIade. president of the society. will make
the presentation speech.
The IA blet is TO be fitted into the wood
work in the front of the Polly's cabin. 10
he worn hereafter as a proud testimonial
of the little crafts deeds OF valance IN
days gone by. This inscription, worked IN
bas-relief. can be read on the tablet OF
bronze.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
WANTED IN ST. LOUIS
SWett, Caught in Jamaica, Said
to Have Jumped Bail There.
100000 SWINDLE ALLEGED
Specific Charge Forgery, with
Hint of Connection with Fa-
nous Boodling Case.

Charged with forgery in St Louis. Al
fred W. Syrett, forty years old. a we'll ed
ucated Englishman was arrested vester-
day afternoon by Detectives McCluskv and
Conroy, of the Brooklyn detective bureau.
It was said that he had figured in swim
dies involving at least SS00COO The arrest
was made in Syretts home. No. 9S Rem
lnston avenue, Jamaica. where the prison
er had lived " - VIE and three chill
dren He had cling Long Island
real estate .t of so 2 week 4
warrant hat -d for Syrett's ar
rest by Juc . Cf the Circuit
Court in 81
IN Brook 7dqUarters Syrett
Wept, saw Is up at last. but
j II be glat 60 Missouri. I was
making 4 Missouri but
was not set- that I wanted to
make it by tie barrel and got up to
$4,000 a week before got through I was
not petty CRATER. but I found where 7
had made my mistake I think some St
Louis folk will go TO the front for me- As
matter Of fact they will have tc.~
The specific charge against Svrett j. that
he forged the name of T H Stockton IF
St Louis, 20 check for $3.50 81. drawn on
the Jefferson Bank, Ct trat city This was
IN September, 1904, when the ..boodle- Ax-
posures in s. Louis began to attract public
attention. 1t was alleged that Svrett was
In WIN the boodlers' Gnd that there wer.
half dozen indictments against him. He
escaped from St. Louis in the latter part cf
1914 went 10 Central America. and thence
70 Mexico Later the police Of St Louis
caught hIm in San Francisco. It St. Louis
ne was released in 5000 bail Pending trial
IN March, 1906. ne left that city and ever
since the police have been looking for him.
Two years ago he settled in Jamaica.
ST. Louis, Nov. Alfred " Svra+t u,bo
was arrested in Brooklyn to-day. was in
dlcted here in 1904 on charges of forgery
embezzlement and grand larceny. Cover
nor Hadley has been asked 10 issue reoIi-
sluon papers He was a real estate onar-
ator and promoted many suburban ad6i-
uons TO St Louis In one Of them he hufI+
beautiful home and soon became one of
the best known men in the community. He
was elected a director of a bank
Circuit Attorney Jones does not beIiava
others are implicated with Syrett, as he inn
piled when he was arrested. After his in
dlctment. by promising to reveal inforr7a
ton which would show the connection Of
others with the alleged frauds. Syrert in
duced a former Circuit Attorney TO consent
to the reduction of his bond to 5000 and
this amount was furnished by John J. Nc
Dermott.
Syrett took much so-caIled evidence 10
the Circuit Attorney. but none OF it was OF
any use. He then left the city Recently
McDermott made compromise settlement
and paid the state $500 of the bond. Svrett
enlisted the money and interest of men
prominent in the Police Department in his
real estate operations
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02

shortly after 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
He gave bail in the sum Of 500 for his
appearance on Friday morning. when the
argument on the writ Of habeas corpus VIII
take place.
During the entire proceedings Colonel
Wilson held under his arm the letter press
copy book the grand jury wants 10 see
in connection with a further investigation
OF the affairs of the company which has
been going on since the president and di-
rectors Of the company We're indicted some
months ago on charge OF using the mails
TO defraud
Colonel Wilson, Lloyd Marshall. Charles
@ Galbraith, D. c. Wallace, f P Davis,
". H. Sergeant and F / j. Hanson. di-
rectOrs. We're ordered TO produce the book
Colonel Wilson refused on the ground that
by producing Il he would inCriminate him
self while the other directors said they
were powerless 10 hand over the book
which was committed TO the custody OF the
president.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
WILSON IN TOMBS AND OUT
United Wireless Head Adjudged
in Contempt of Grand Jury.

Colonel Christopher Columbus Wilson
president Of the United Wireless Company,
spent a few hours in the Tombs Yesterday
He was adjudged guilty of contempt for
refusing to allow the prosecution a letter
press copy book demanded of the company
by the Grand Jury now in session, and
condemned by Judge Laconbe to remain
in the Tombs until he pu-ged himself Of
contempt.
John B. Stanchfield and Arthur NJ King
his counsel applied during the day to Judge
Coke. Of the United States Circuit Court.
and obtained the issue Of a writ of habeas
corpus and Colonel Wilson was released
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
BEEF TRUST" CASES PUT OFF
Jersey Fight Over Charters Awaits De
cision Regarding the Books.
- TeIegraph to 10 Trlhune |

Trenton, n. J., Nov. 1.-The four suits in
stituted by Prosecutor Garven of Hudson
County to revoke the charters of the Ma
uonal Packing Company, Armour & Co.
Swift Co. and Morris Il Co We're put off
for the term at the opening of the Supreme
Court to-day. The actions were based upon
the refusal Of the companies 10 produce
their books before the Hudson County
Grand Jury during the criminal proceed
ings set afoot by the Prosecutor charging
the beef packing companies witt, conspiracy
10 raise the price Of their product
The right TO compel the production of the
books is now pending in an appeal before
the Court OF Errors. and until this point
is decided the Prosecutor is not anxious
70 try the sases TOR forfeiture OF the char
terra
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
WIN CORNELL SCHOLARSHIPS.

Dr. Maxwell, City Superintendent Of
Schools. announced yesterday that twelve
of the eighteen scholarships at Cornell Uni
versitv tor which competitions We're held
in September had been awarded 70 gradu-
ates of the high schools of this city as fol-
lows
Bows High School Brooklyn. ;; Girls
High School Brooklyn. 3; Erasmus Hall
High School /. De Witt Clinton High
School Manhattan. ?, and Morris High
School. The Bronx, J.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
TO DISTRIBUTE sLoCUM FUND
Survivors 10 Share in ST, 500 Remaining
Of Cash Collected in 1904.

There is 4 balance Of about $3.50 from
the fund raised for the survivors Of the
General Slocum disaster on June 15. lso4
soon 10 be- distributed. The excursion boat
General Slocum burned in Long Island
Sound. resulting in the deaths Of $50 mem
Ders of the ST Marks Lutheran Church
The day after the accident committee
members Of the church. began 70 raise and
distribute fund for the benefit or the
sufferers and their families
Justice Bischoh appointed Adam Wiener
yesterday 70 act as referee Of the trustees
for the purpose Of winding up the affairs
Of the fund collected. The trustees Of the
fund are Jacob " LsJch. Hugo " Hoff-
Eaan. Emil Kraelne. John He4siman and
George q. I Haasci-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
cRlPPEN APPEAL ON NOV 5.

London. Nov. THE hearing by the
Criminal Court Of Appeals Of the appeal
Of DR.. Hawley II. Crippen. under sentence
Of death for the murder Of his wife. known
on the stage as Belle Elmore. was post
poned TO November on application made
by his counsel to-day. Crippens execution
Is set Tor November g.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
THT-RSpAy NoI-rNIRVR 3
Nnt-rn1nrI
TRANsPACIFIC MANS

Destination and steamer Close IN NY. PM
Hawaii. Japan. Corsa China tva
Csan Francsco,-KorT,ea ''''' Nov 3 ESQ
Japan. Corea, China Philippines tvia
Nancouverl-Empress OF Japan. Nov !. $50
Hawaii via san Frauctscol- Lurline. Nov a. $50
japan, Corea, China Phitiupines tvta
Tacoma)- Seattle Alar,i ...-. Nov = $3.50
Hawaii tvia san F'ranrtsrn,-Sierra Nov I. ESQ
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
SHIPPING NEWS
Port of New York, Tuesday, November
l, 1910.
ARRINEn

steamer Mocro Castle Havana October ~ TO
New York ana cuha Mail IS 60. with us pas
: IL s.
steamSr Cin ot Everett Boston Passed IN
sandy HOOK at G.9o a m
steamer Lowthrr ,astis .gn. PHuadaiunia uc-
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
HIGH WATER
NIRFlESS REPORTS.

The PENNSYLVANIA. reported as 6S3 miles east
OF Sandy Hook at 9-0J a yesterday. Is eX-
ported 10 dock tomorrow forenoon.
The Luisiana. reprted 243 miles east OF
Sandy Hook 80 Yesterday, il expected
10 dock this morning.
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02

Mail Vessel
Vessel For. Line closes sails
Carunia, Liverpool. Cuuard . $50 a m 1000 a m
Oceanic. Southampton " ; IL 30 a m 500 m
Argentina. Trieste. Austrian 1900 m
Seneca. Guantanamo. Ward 1900 m
ComanCne, Jacksonville Clyde o. m
ConCho. Galveston. Mallory 100 N
THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 5.
La Provence. Havre. French 200 a 1000 a N
Fried der Cir Bremen, q L T.O' m lo;uo q m
Merida. Havana. Ward eco "a m 1900 n
MeJapan. Jamaica, L = 90 4.3O a l2.ON m
Auemauia Hayu. II An, 100 Il m 90 p ~
Sabine Brunswick. Mallory LOO m
FRIDAY. NOVEMBER =
Z Willem III. Haytt II W 7 II 90 a 100 y m
NigilanCiu. Nassau. Ward - 1900 800
Colon Crlstobal, Pan II r II 3o a 800 m
Arapahue. Jacksonviue (.lvie 100 m
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC.
Sunrise $40. sunset. -.57, moon sets, 5;l5;
moon age,
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02
rHURsDAY. NOVEMBER 3.
OUTGOING STEAMERS.

"Brings mail
New-York tribune., 1910-11-02

Steamers Potsdam Dutch. Rotterdam vf4
t5"uiograe. Kaiser Wilhelm II Ger Bremen
hehtra Br). CacetoU-u etc IrtsbroOk fRrl. New
port News, Winifred. Port Arthur. Apache
charleston and Jacksonville. Apollo CRrl PhfIa-
delphia; horona fBr) Denerara. OiIhAld fPrl
Harre. Fl Ris. Galveston. Princess AunA Nor
Io4k and NeV-Tort News CITY of Montgomery
Sayannah; San Giovanni Utah. Naples and
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
GIRL, SMILING, GOES
TO DEATH IN FALLS

NIAGARA FALLS, N. Y, Feb. T.
A young woman, thought to be Miss
Beatrice r. Snyder of Buffalo, COM
mitted suicide today by wading into
the river just above Prospect Point
and going over the American falls.
AS her body swept over the brink of
the cataract, she turned her face
toward her would-be rescuers and
smiled a farewell to them.
Without a moments hesitation she
waded into the stream. She turned
once and smiled toward the men who
were calling to her to stop and con-
tinued to move rapidly into deep
water
In an instant she was whisked from
her feet and carried rapidly toward
the brink of the falls.
On the bank was found a handbag
containing this note:
Mamma and Papa--May you both
forgive me for bringing this awful dis
grace on you in these years of your
life Also, May our Heavenly Father
forgive all my sins. But have beeen
very good, thank God. You will find
a slip for the money under your
dresser scarf With a heart full Of
love for all your kindness and tender
love, goodby. Lovingly. Beatrice"
There was a card in the purse bear
ing the name of Beatrice r. Snyder.
Miss Snyder was chief clerk in a
Buffalo tea store and worked this
morning. She has been detected since
the death of her fiance, George F.
Myers. They were to have been mar
ried in a few months.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MEXICAN ROADS
FEAR BIG STRIKE
SO OF EVERY 100 MEN VOTE
TO QUIT WORK
Union Officials Refuse to Tell When
designations Will Take Effect.
1000. Men Cast
Ballots
LAssociated Pressl

MEXICO CITY,. Feb. 7.-Ninety-
eight out of every hundred votes
polled by the union conductors and
engineers on the National Railways OF
Mexico on the question of resign1ne
in face of the refusal of the road to
grant their recent demands favored
designations, according to Vice PRsl-
dent e. p. Curtiss of the Order OF
Railway Conductors and Vice Presl-
dent Corrigan of the Brotherhood OF
Locomotive Engineers.
Notwithstanding this vote the threat
ened walkout appeared tonight to be
contingent on the result of a confer
ence between employees and President
Brown of the railroad tomorrow.
Strong influences looking to set
tlcment of the trouble are said to have
been at work and there appeared to-
night to be a distinct feeling of OPP
tlIIlism on both sides with regard to
the probable result of the new nego-
tiations.
Union officials refused to say when
President Brown would be officially
informed of the vote, if at all, and
refused to say on what date the
designations would take effect.
1t was said that the result of the
poll gives the largest majority in favor
of a walkout in the history of union
labor. Nearly 1000 conductors and en-
gineers of the merged system cast
ballots.
Business on some lines has already
suffered on account Of the agitation.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-08
MRS. FORD TO
Be TRIED AGAIN
BLACKMAILING CASE WILL NOT
BE DROPPED
Inability to Convict Woman the First
Time Does Not Discourage
Prosecutor at Gin
cinnat

CINCINNATI. Feb. 7.-Henry T.
Hunt, prosecuting attorney of Hamil-
ton county, announced today that the
second trial of Mrs. Jeanette Stewart
Ford on a charge of blackmailing
Charles L. Warriner would not be
delayed.
The prosecutor reiterated his opinion
that the failure of the first jury to
reach a verdict was the result of
"sickly sentimentality that makes it
almost impossible to convict women"
That even an acquittal would not
have ended the woman's troubles was
indicated by Denis Cash. assistant
prosecutor, who said:
There are indictments against Mrs.
Ford for receiving stolen money and
for a more recent attempt at black
mail than that brought forward in the
first trial"