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New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
POSTAL BANKS IN BRAZIL.
Conversion of Deposits Into Govern
ment Bonds Permissible.

Washington, Jan. 16.-The establish
ment of a postal savings bank is a feat
ure of the reorganization of the Brazilian
postal service which went into effect the
beginning of this month. Under the plan
adopted depositors draw per cent inter
est. the minimum amount on which inter
est runs being so cents and the maximum
$500. The latter amount is the maximum
single deposit receivable. Conversion of
the deposit into government bonds is per-
missible and deposits uncalled for after
thirty years revert 10 the government De-
posits not placed at interest are kept in
the treasury and may be drawn on at any
time.
The postal reorganization also carries a
general increase in the salaries of en-
ployes, particularly for those in the ser
vice ten years or longer. The postal
money order and registry rates are re-
duced.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
IMMIGRATION LAW EVASION.
Undesirable Men Ship as Sailors and
Firemen and Desert Here.

Antwerp, Jan. 1.-the Belgian authori-
ties have been advised of systematic frauds
which are being practised against the
American immigration laws at Antwerp,
Rotterdam, Marseilles and other ports.
1t is alleged that certain Armenians and
other undesirables who have been deported
from Ellis Island have reshipped as sail
ors and firemen, by bribery of the ships
officers. arriving at American ports as sea-
men. They then desert the ships, and thus
evade the immigration authorities.
These frauds, il is stated, are being
conducted by gang, whose headquarters
are at Constantinople, with ramifications
10 all of the great European ports. They
speculate in labor, paying high prices to
secure the entrance into the United States
of aliens. whose wages they collect, pocket
ing the difference between the actual wages
paid and their contract with the aliens
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
GOVERNORS TO MEET AGAIN
About Thirty Will Gather in Washing
ton This Week.

Washington, Jan. 16.-Governor Wilson
of Kentucky, who was chairman of the
previous conference of governors, will pre-
side at the opening session of that body
on Tuesday morning.
While only a tentative programme has
been arranged as yet, conservation. the
question of water rights, river and harbor
improvements and the income tax amend
ment will be among those discussed. About
thirty governors are expected to be pres
ent
A reception to the governors tomorrow
night at the home of Miss Mabel Board
man, dinner on Tuesday night by John
Hays Hammond after which the governors
will go to the judiciary reception at the
White House, and dinner at the White
House on Wednesday night will constitute
the principal activities inrerspersed among
the business sessions of the state heads
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
THE DA WIN WA SHINGTON

Chautauqua platform. They say that the
time was when only men of high standing
were invited to address Chautauqua audi
ences, but that with the prevailing COM
mercia spirit the political mountebank who
can draw the largest crowd, and so most
swell the gate receipts. is the speaker most
sought, and yet such irresponsible charac-
ters are believed because of the traditions
which still surround the Chatauqua lect-
ures. 1t is entirely possible that good
might be accomplished by sending out
some of the ablest of the organization
speakers. but ii may be remarked paren-
thetically that the organization will accom-
plish far greater good by subordinating the
personal views of its members and cordially
enacting the legislative programme recon-
mended by Mr.. Taft.
The wisdom of the Presidents course IN
submitting to Congress the drafts of bills
carrying into legislative effect his recon-
mendations is being earnestly discussed by
the members of the Cabinet, and the Pres
ident himself has coEse to appreciate that
there are two sides to the question. Ex-
perience demonstrates that it is practically
impossible to secure the adoption by both
Senate and House of any important meas
ure in the form in which it is introduced.
This leads to the belief of some members of
the Cabinet that It would be wiser for the
President to make onlv fairly general rec
concentrations. to permit The measure sub
mitted by some less distinguished author to
undergo the molding and hammering in
separable from the legislative process. and
then, if the result SO attained did not prove
entirely satisfactory, to send for the lead
ers and hand to them the measure drafted
in accordance with the views of the EX-
ecutive. This method. it IS urged, would
place the President in the attitude of COM
ing to the rescue of the leaders in their
hour of need and would. moreover, save
legislative measures bearing the hallmark
of the Chief Executive from that dissec-
tion and not always friendly analysis which
is inevitable before the critical energy OF
the two houses has expended itself. Of
course, this discussion has to do chiefly
with the federal incorporation bill which
Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Wickersham are striving
so earnestly to perfect.
Senator Aldrich has been obliged to
forego the pleasure of addressing Group
s of the American Bankers Association at
its banquet in New York tomorrow evening.
The Senator from Rhode Island is afflicted
with that bronchial affection which has
been almost epidemic in Washington this
winter. Secretary MacVeagh will address
Group s tomorrow evening, and there is
every reason to believe that the Secre-
tary's remarks will prove as spicy and
entertaining as they did at previous New
York banquet when they completely
"blanketed' the speech of the Secretary
of State, and even the newspaper men
present never perceived that Mr.. Knox was
frankly announcing his highly important
proposition to change the permanent prize
court into continuous international ar
bitral tribunal. G. G. H
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
TO AID TIMBER GROWING.
No Tax To Be Made Until Lumber Is
Manufactured.

Washington. Jan. l6.-A national plan to
encourage the growing of timber in the
United States will be proposed TO the Civic
Federation conference on uniform laws
here tomorrow, by representatives of the
National Lumber Manufacturers Associa-
tion.
The plan, which the lumbermen say they
hope will be incorporated in the laws OF
all the states represented at the confer
ence contemplates that no tax OF any kind
shall be paid on timber or on timber land
until the trees are manufactured into lum-
ber.
The lumbermen will be represented at the
conference by Captain j. b White. OF
Kansas city. Mo. who Is also chairman
of the executive committee of the National
Conservation Congress; T. B. Grandin. of
this city. and Representative Wheeler. of
Pennsylvania
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
BOOMING GOOD ROADS.
National Movement for Highways
Finds Advocates in Congress.

Washington, Jan. 1s.-Hghway constr1Ic
ton in the United States would be placed
beyond the dreams OF the most optimistic
If all the sentiment incorporated in recent
bills introduced in Congress should crvs-
taIIize into Legislative enactment.
The latest contribution to this proposed
legislation is bill by Representative Gar
ner, OF Texas. appropriating sl0,OOo0oo
among the states and territories pro rata
according TO mileage of the travelled nuh-
Iic roads in those respective Jurisdictions
Within the last week Mr.. Sulzer intro
duced postal savings bank BILL designed
To produce. according TO his scheme Of fig
uring. 10000 900 Of deposits from the peo-
pie i'm the postal hanks. 800 100000 of the
amount 10 * spent on road construction
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17

tempted to turn a short corner of the cam
pus, but the snow proved to be too deep
and the sleigh turned over.
The three students were left half buried
in the deep snow while the frightened
horse ran toward the big Blair arch at
full speed. Upon reaching the arch and
the long flight of stone steps on the other
side, the horse showed no intention of stop
ping. and in consequence soon was slipping
and tumbling down TO the bottom, where.
struggling to its feet, it was found, curl
ously enough, that neither animal nor
sleigh was injured.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17

Hun-chun and Lunchinchun are two of
the treaty ports provided for in the agree
ment between Japan and China signed at
Peking on September 4 last and designed
TO settle the Chientao boundary dispute be-
tween the two countries. Recently a dis
agreement arose over the subjct of Corean
immigration into Chientao. This and the
question of the tariffs delayed the prom
ised opening, which was expected on Jan
uary /.
The Importance Of the opening of Hun
chun to foreign commerce is apparent
when II is understood that the town is sit
uated nine miles northeast of the Corean
boundary, thirty-fve miles above the
mouth of the Tumen River and less than
one hundred miles from Vladivostok.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
EX-SENATOR EDMUNDs's VIEW
No Ground for Furnishing zelaya for
Execution of Americans.

Augusta, Ga, Jan 16-In an interview
at Aiken, S. C, where he is spending the
winter, former Senator George F. Edmunds.
of Vermont. one of the highest authorities
or international law in America, declared
that, in his opinion the United States could
scarcely demand the eXtradition of Zelaya
as Zelaya was guilty Of no crime
Even had Zelaya personally executed
Groce and Cannon, there would be no rea-
sonable legal ground on which to demand
his extradition from Mexico. Diaz's asy-
lum TO Zelaya is not an act unfriendIy TO
the United STATES
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
SOCIALIST PARADE IN BERLIN.

Berlin Jan. 16.-social Democratic dem
onstrations were held to-day in favor of
the reform of the Prussian franchise a
heavy rain fell all through the day. and
there was little disorder Resolutions were
adopted demanding universal. direct and
secret suffrage Similar demonstrations
Asre held throughout Prussia.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
CHINA OPENS PORTS.
Too MdnchW1dn TOzCns Freed
to World Trade.

Peking Jan. 16.-China has opened Hun
chun and Lunchinchun. in Chientao, Man
churla' to international trade, notwith-
standing the fact that an agreement has
not YET been reached with Japan regarding
the matter of the tariffs to be collected
on the Observation-Disclosures border. The
question of tariffs will come up for set
tlement at an early date
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
STUDENTS DUMPED IN SNOW.
Sleigh Accident in Princeton Followed
by Brilliant Runaway Feat.
[By Telegraph TO The Tribun,

Princeton, n. j.. Jan. l6.-The students
OF Princeton University were treated TO
mild sensation this afternoon when three
juniors. while sleigh riding, met with
novel accident.
w. D. Idema, T 5. Filborn and e. Ia
Prince, the occul lants OF the sleish, at
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
AFTER EX-SULTAN' MONEY.
Proceedings Begun Against the
Deutsche Bank in Berlin.

Berlin. Jan. 16,-It is stated on good au-
thority that the Porte has begun proceed
ings to recover from the Deutsche Bank
the millions deposited there by Abdul
Hamid, the former Sultan of Turkey
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
fFrom The Tribune Bureau 7

u
washington, Jan. 16-The action Of the
Democratic members of the House in going
back on their promises to the insurgent
leaders and selecting for the Ballinger- Pin
chot investigating committee the two most
unsuitable members of the minority is
hardly the occasion of surprise to the ad-
ministration or to the regular leaders
Every one who has had much experience
with the democratic mnorities of the
House expects them to rivet their atten-
ton on petty politics whenever an oppor-
tunity for craftsmanship presents itself
and to choose that line of action certain to
estrange men disposed to work with them
rather than avail themselves of an oppor-
tunity TO form a beneficial alliance and for
once rise to a plane of statesmanship like
ly TO command the respect of the American
people. With that unerring accuracy which
never fails to guide the Democratic lead
ers into serious blunder at the psychology
cal moment, Champ Clark and his follow
ers did more in last nights caucus to bring
nome to the insurgent leaders the abso-
lutte futility of expecting intelligent CO.
operation from the Democrats than could
be accomplished by President Taft and the
leaders of the Republican organization in
an entire session of painstaking endeavor
survey of the situation in the House
affords no ground for unrestricted optimism
regarding the PresidefA's conservation pol
icy. Generally speaking, the insurgents
Will support the Presidents legislative pro-
gramme, but it is grave question whether
the regular Republicans will rise sufficient
ly above local interests and personal con-
siderations to perceive the broad good to be
accomplished by legislation in accordance
with the Presidents recommendations or
whether they will have sufficient political
sagacity to realize that to reject the con-
servation programme would be to strike
body blow at the success of the Taft ad-
ministration. as we'll as seriously to jeop-
ardize Republican success next November
of bills carrying out the recommendations
contained in his annual report and in the
Presidents recent special message and Mr..
Taft will exert all his influence to induce
the members of both houses to act favor
ably on these measures. The extent of the
Presidents success will in large degree
measure the power of his influence with
Congress. At present the most that the
leaders are willing to predict is the passage
of some form of enabling act authorizing
the Executive TO perpetuate his temporary
Withdrawals pending legislation by Con-
gress.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
CONTEST is CLOSE
r-y1oNISTs HOPEFUL
OF SUCCESS.
General Impression Is That
,ne Government VIII Haze
Small Majority.
n cable to The Tribune
Nv fItiiN- 90. ..oorr ~ neCl

lbs Ian. 16.-"A neck to neck
LonuoH +he comment Of John *.
race If the most experienced
OO~,, anizers of the tariff reform move
nt Dbut We shall win. A..
nneii'' Cousins is counting upon 'he
MI effect of continuous Union
stihiuia, and the natural desire OF
Isl ;-,difTerent' voters TO be on
neu"r a-irning side. The Unionis's TO
'He 80 tbis effect ought to oe wen III
pTouuSS the close of Mondays polling
~on they get there?
can - u-;u be 104 contested seats to
1heie 18th the possibility of uncon-
nv, .s elections in Ireland by mid-
g. g. 1e5 or more seats VIII he hiled' OF
nlsH' ,+ If the whole House. A net
y Pe aftv-eight seats for the two
gam MING will enable the Unionists
O0 ia with the coalition They must @
- s;xtv-two for majority OF 20
gam nox+ House. and sixty-nine for
ii =. ,..-,.+a majority of 66, their pres
@H s.-.inpe Of fifteen being included
CIT - elastic estimate possible.
~ = .bo I-nionist gains fall below these
Is the safest forecast OF the hfal
Hs u -onoains small majority for the
co., ,r'so ;nanence of the great Yorkshire
Nd the other northern hives OF
- - uiu be strongly felt to-mor-
iioUs~s :.. sve Scottish and Welsh bor-
,Ur o,shs 70 be tested and rural England
oueHo l. y. F.
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17

Members of the Republican organization
in the House are discussing the advisa-
blity of sending some of the more eloquent
of their number out on the Chautauqua
lecture circuit They say that something
must be done to counteract 1.-The con-
scienceless Misrepresentation of such
demagogues as La Toilette and his ilk."
They believe that a great number of well
meaning people are terribly misled by the
type of politicians who now appear on the
New-York tribune., 1910-01-17
LEARNS OF WINDF4LL
ConUict Hears He Nay Get
$3.50 900 LOunsberru Estate.

J. Edward Beck. a convict in Sing
Sing prison. who Is said 10 be the nephew
and sole heir of j. c. Lounsberry. of ST.
Paul, who died recently. leaving an estate
said 10 amount to s25o.000, wa, allowed
by Warden Frost TO read a newspaper ac-
count of his supposed windfal yesterday.
Boeck said it was true he had an uncie
of that name who lived in St. Paul
Until he read the newspaper extract he
had not heard that his uncle was dead. He
had not supposed he was heir 10 anything.
and did not seem oversanguine that his
Boeck will communicate with his counsel
ity the prison officers can grant to prove
his claim.
IBy Telegraph 70 The Tribunel
ST. Paul. jan 1S.-Probate Judge Bazilis
has appointed Robert Lounsberry Knowl-
ton. a young electrician of this city. ad-
berry. the aged miser who was found
dead in a cheap rooming house here on
Wednesday. knowlton believes himself a
second cousin of Lounsberry and one OF
the heirs. II was only after he had been
put through a rigid examination that he
was appointed by the court 70 dispose OF
the estate, estimated TO be worth $4,000.
The aged recluse inherited $1,000 from
Horace Lounsberry. os Osweso. n. T..
number of years ago. and Mr.. knovlton
satisfied the judge that this Horace Louns-
berry was brother OF his two aunts. Mrs
Elizabeth Richards and Mrs S. H. Knapp,
now living at Mount Kisco. n. Y.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22
STREET CAR RUNS AWAY
Hits Two Carriages Before 1t Jumps
the Track.

st. Louis, Feb. pa Park avenue
street car dashed a quarter of a mile
down a steep incline on Park avenue
last night, killing one man, injuring
seventeen persons, demolishing two
carriages and finally wrecking itself
John Vovce, 54 years old, was thrown
beneath the wheels of the car when 1t
struck his carriage at Park and Grand
avenue and was crushed to death, while
his companion was badly hurt Pur-
suing its wild career, with the motor
man helplessly trying to apply the
brakes the car crashed into another
carriage at Vandeventer avenue, de-
molishing the vehicle and injuring its
two occupants.
A block further down the street rhe
car jumped the track and tipped over
on it's side when it collided with the
curb.
Seven Of the passengers on the car
were women and three Of them tainted
during the hair-raising ride. All of
them were more less seriously hurt. One
man jumped from window while the
car was running at high speed and is in
hospital, probably with fractured
skull.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22
Prominent People From All
Over Nation Arrive.
Speakers at Laymen's Mission.
ary Convention.
AT THE BIG BANQUET,
One Thousand People Are Ex.
pected Tonight.
Registration Has Passed Thir-
teen Hundred Mark.

Delegates for the Topeka conven-
ton of the laymens missionary move
ment are arriving from the cities. viii
lagos and rural districts of the state,
particularly the northeastern portion,
and it is believed that they will come
in sufficiently large numbers to tax the
capacity of the big Auditorium for
banquet purposes.
The registration for the dinner this
evening is already nearing the 1000
mark and it is expected that scores of
persons will be clamoring for tickets
just at the last minute. Through
out the day Executive Secretary John
z. Moore has been receiving long dis
tance phone calls from persons who
feared that they were too late to Sc
cure a reservation for the banquet.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22
Nelson WOlgast Battle fOrLight-
weight Title Today.
Great Crowds Leave Frisco for
Richmond.
WEATHER UNSETTLED
Light Showers Do Not KeeI
People Away.
Both Men Confident But Odds on
Nelson.

San Francisco, Cal. Feb. 22.-Light
showers failed to dampen the en-
thusiasrl of a record crowd that set
out this morning for Richmond. where
Battling Nelson and Ad Wolgast are
scheduled to battle As rounds this aft
ernoon for the lightweight champion
ship.
The betting today has Nelson a 2
to 1 favorite. An influx of money
from Los Angeles, where Wolgast has
many admirers. was anticipated. but
had not arrived last night and the odds
slipped back from 10 to 6. with little
Wolgast money in sight.
This fact did not discourage the
challenger, who said before going to
bed:
81 have won from Nelson once and
I will win again. 1 think I am the
only man who ever faced him who has
not been afraid of him. Therell be
a new champion after tomorrow S
fight
Nelson is confident that this battle
will be the easiest of his career. Last
performance and came out into the
theater for entre-act chats with his
friends. THE fight will not go ten
rounds" he asserted. after it is over
I intend to hurry east. My time will
be devoted to the stage for a few
weeks and then I'll be ready to talk
fight again.
The champion said he was consider
ing Cyclone" Johnny Thompson's re-
quest for match and one or two
other bouts. He will leave San Fran
cisco tonight for Chicago.
Both Nelson and Wolgast are close
to the weight limit. Nelson weighed
133A pounds last night at bedtime
and Wolgast was just half a pound
lighter. They both said they were
he was in better shape than at any
time during his 13 years of fighting
The arena in which they will con-
test will seat 10000.
If Nelson wins today's battle it pro-
baby will be his last good fight. OF
course, Battling will continue to try.
c. ntrary to his many announcements
that he would retire Battling will go on
until he is forced out OF the game He
loves money and the homage due a
champion too well to quit until some
husky youth wallors him into submi,s-
pulling for Nelson. He has been an
IDEAL champion. Nelson has fought them
all and until very recently he has never
haggled over terms. 1t is true that he
demanded more from Joe Cans than he
was entitled to, but you can charge that
to Billy Nolan. Nelson was badly man.
aged at that time.
Should Wolcott win it would be tough
on the other fighters Even today in the
simple role of challenger Adolpn is
mighty hard to get along with. He
likes the role of dictator and if he
ever acquires the championship the 9TH
er fellows will have to kneel pretty low
if they want anything at the hands OF
the German Wolgast hasn't accom-
piished much during his career in the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-02-22

Gratis than Sapp in the state" said one
of his opponents today, but there is
not one who has earned any better
right to the honor by hard work for
his party than has Colonel Sapp. He
rebuffs and little honor at the hands
of his party in this state for many
years. I am not particularly sorry
that he won the place"
This frank statement seemed to
about express the sentiment of the
rank and file as regards Colonel Bill's
elevation. No one denied that he was
entitled to the honor when it came to
an application of the adage, ''By their
works shall ye know them"
Senator Hodges of Olathe will carry
off the gubernatOrial nomination with
out opposition if the sentiment ex-
pressed today by Democrats represent
ing every section of the state amounts
to anything. Scores of men from so
different counties were asked today
about the sentiment at home for
Hodges and everyone replied that the
Olathe senator was sure to be the man
and added that he would be elected
beyond the shadow of a doubt. The
Hodges sentiment seems to have per-
vaded every section of the state so
far as the Democrats are concerned,
and they look to him as a sort of sec
ond Moses. If there is any opposi-
ton today to the Hodges program of
progression it has not developed to
any extent. Bale Waggener. the high
priest of the anti-Hodges faction, was
not present at any Of the deliberations