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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
PHONE RATES REDUCED
New Schedule Affects Many
Towns in North Jersey.

MontcIair \. J., Dec. IS tSpec1ai)-l"-
nortant reductions in telephone rates TOT
the larger cities and towns in the north-
eru half of New Jersey, to go lnto eHecI
on January / were announced here TO-DAY
by the New York Telephone Company III
Nontclair reductions from s4S to s42 ana
from 500 to s36 for 500 messages IN con-
nection with direct and two party llhe
service respectively, will be made IN
some of the smaller towns the rates Tor
local messages sent from private branch
exchange systems viii also be reduced.
In the Newark local area, consisting oi
the Branch Brook, Harrison, Market ana
Waverly exchanges. and in the Jersey
civ local area consisting of the baFohhe'
BERGEN. Boboken, Jersey CITY and Union
exchanges, the present rate Of Sis Tor epo
messages for direct line business ana
residence service will be reduced TO s4Z'
and the two party line business rate OF
$40 for 500 local messages viii be reduced
to s36 with corresponding reductions TOR
, lar1er number of messages throughout
each schedule.
IT is stated that these reductions nave
heen made possible by the continued I'M
rrovement and economies in handling tete-
nhone traffic introduced within the last
few wears.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
CRIPPLE RESCUES MOTHER
one-Legged Man Carries Her Out
of Burning Apartment.

William Burns, cripple with only one
leg. ~ we'd his seventy year-old mother from
death yesterday when her clothing caught
fire IN their home at No 239 Middlesex
street. Harrison, " J. Burns was sitting
n the parior reading when Mrs. Burns
cried for help She had thought the wood
fire in the cooking stove eXtinSuished when
she poured petroleum over il, and when she
leaned over 70 light IL again Il famed ND
and set fire 20 the kimono she wore.
Her son, despite his alIliction, reached her
side and caught her up in his arms.
Then, leaning on sink and door janlios. with
walls and window sills for support he car
red her fifty feet to front room and
srnothered the fire in q guilt.
Then he managed to make his way TO a
telephone next door and summoned a po-
iiceInan- His mother was unconscious when
The policeman and an ambulance arrived.
The son. badly burned, refused 10 go 10 the
hospital
j can take care OF myself. he said
Take my mother You can go faster with
eat me
Al 81 aiicIlaels Hospital, Newark,
Hhithcr the woman was taken, il was
feared she was seriously burned
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
WHITE TO TAKE OATH MONDAY
Somewhat Unusual Procedure When
He Assumes Office.
FROM The Tribune Bureau


Washington. Dec. 13.-Chief Justice White
will take his place AT the head of the
SepTcns Court neXt Monday, the last da y
}-,teT. .Ar Christmas recess. Standing in
i.i~ present place al the right Of the pre-
ssice jussico ne VIII take the oath OF
of5cc aHd VIII simply exchange places with
Ustice Harlan. who viii resume the seat
--, cecupiea before The death Of Chief
Inside Fuller. There viii be no further
s.iftinr u seats. as would have been neces-
~ rad the rex Chief Justice not been a
member q the court
= The Senate acts favoraby on Presi-
cent Taft's nominations 10 fll ibe other.
1acsncics, the new associate justices VIII
he sworn ia at the FIRST Session after the
aclloass. and The court win be ready 10
;s-Se up tie important cases Wiich have,
iefH assigned for hearing IN JanHary not
81" ne Sla nosrd oii and Tobacco Trus.
sud coFrGTalion lax cases
b" ceremony which viii mark Chief
Justice Whites assumption OF office VIII
- somewhat unusual. In the appointment
e III associate justice Of 4 Chief Justice the
c5oinalE course Of procedure - clearly es-
- blifl;eG Is f1f-fefi,f1- Bet IL Tie case Of
Cn.cf justice. white the fact that hc -
already ii member Of the court makes u
neceSSsr. 10 establish a new rule
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

views of many members of both Houses OF
Congress- who believe the higher cost Oh
living makes necessary some increase In
the compensation of the judiciary AT MI
Depew's request his bill was referred to
the judiciary Committee, of which ne is
member. ana he will make an energetic
effort to secure q favorable report ~ 'ile
Senate at an early date.
THE LINCOLN MEMORIALs-Senatof
Cullom introduced to-day bill proVioiiis
for the creation of a commission 10 CON-
slider the several suggestions which nave
been made as TO the best form Oh Liii'oii'
memorial and TO make a specific recomiheh-
dation on the subject. The Dill prov iues
that this commission shall be composed VI
the President of the United states, 'ho
chairmen of the Senate and House Library
committees, Republicans, ana oeha'oi
Money and Representative Champ Clafh'
Democrats. 1t also appropriates $i"V'V'V' -
become Immediately available 1or Inc use
Of the commission in employing artists anu
obtaining any assistance necessary W an
adequate consideration of the subject. sen
ator Cullom is opposed to the proposi'io'i
ia construct a good road from Washington
TO the Gettysburg battlefield. although there
are many who believe no more httlhS iiioi
ument could be chosen as memorial 10 ''ie
great war President, whose GettyspufS a."
dress is on. of the classics of the language
Mr. CulIom prefers some form of hand
soma monument to be erected in the natlon-
al capital and is understood to he III sym
patl,v with the proposition of Speaker Ntan-
non to purchase the land between the Cap
itol and the new Union station as tne sue
-, ,,,,o-i., G.. G. II.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
PENSION AGENCIES TO GO
House Votes to Abolish All but One
TO Save 100000 Year.
IFrom The Tribune Bureau


Washington, Dec. 13.-Before passing the
pension appropriation bill this afternoon
the House. by a decisive vote, reduced tue
number of agencies from eighteen to one,
and instructed the Commissioner OF Fen
sions to devise more economical methods
of conducting his bureau
The abolition of seventeen agencies wouin
save the government approximately 800
600 a year. In each of the last three years
the Appropriation Committee has recon-
mended this action and the House has
concurred. but invariably the Senate has
restored the agencies and then refused To
back down. This year the Appropriations
Committee. DESTROYS of getting It's Dill
through without long delay in conference,
ignored the agencies altogether The House
took the subject out of the committees
hands and its attitude indicates that the
pension bill will be forced into conference
and kept there until the last available
moment before adjournment
The pension bill as passed carries s155,-
6i4, 900, which is $1,000 less than was recon-
mended in the measure when presented.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

PENDANT. asking for an adjournment on the
ground that one OF her most Important v =
f,eSsss was in North Carolina. although
when questioned at the time she admitted
that she had the witEess az her nome the
night before. She tried TO shit 20 Kelly s
shoulders the blame for The false affidavit
Mrs Harden was on the point OF COLLAPSE
several times yesterday while beng cross
examined by George Gordon Battle. couH-
sci for Reilly. she freely admitted that s5e
had periured herself and told Of vlsit7-
the District Attorneys office 70 tel all sac
knew about the case.
iraI prosecutions don't your asked Battle
"Of course of course, replied Mrs Har-
den, sobbing-
Several character witnesses appeared Ioi
ReiIIv including Surrogate john 2. %
rsIan. John Hardy and Samuel Nsl1scher
all of whom told Of the isvver's good
character. Justice GTeenoauH FeseFF ed oe-
cisiOn
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
LAWYER DENIES CONTEMPT
III Health Reilly's Excuse-His
Woman Client Admits Perjury.

John Reilly, lawyer, on trial before JUS
tice Greenbaum. in the Supreme Court, lot
contempt of court in having deceived the
court. according to the charge. while act
ing as the counsel for Mrs. Lean Harden
in a divorce action. was on the stand yes
terdav. and denied that he had any lnteh-
ton to practise deceit on the court Tie
said that he had been in i'll health and was
suffering from mental strain induced ny
insomnia when. it is alleged. ne acted ui-
professionally, but that never had ne oeen
guiltv of any intentional malpractice
Another witness was Mrs Harden. she
submitted an affidavit to the court when
the suit came up in which she was the &c
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
FOREST FIRE INSURANCE
Secretary Wilson Asks Appropriation
of $915,0O0.
From The Tribune Bureau. ]

Washington, Dec. 13.-The Secretary of
Agriculture asked the House to-day for an
urgency appropriation of S915, 900 on account
Of the disastrous forest fires of last sum-
mer and fall. The amount asked by the
Secretary is to supplement the regular
fund appropriated for the fighting of forest
fires.
In his request for the appropriation Sec
rotary Wilson pointed out the serious eff
fects of the forest fires throughout the
Northwest and sounded note of warning
against any retrenchment at present. He
declared that the danger of forest fires con-
stitutes a menace to the national reserves
and that it was incumbent on Congress to
take prompt and efficient safeguards against
a repetition of the disasters which caused
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

the loss of many lives and the destruction
of millions of dollars worth Oh proper y
during. the last summer.
The request of the Secretary was referred
to the Appropriations Committee. Whlch II
at work on the urgent deficiency bill
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
TIE DAyINWAS HINCTON
can secure, even al this session, the enact
ment of such a provision.

can secure even at this session, the enact
ment of such a provision.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTION. - Asserting
that private shipbuilders can construct
naval vessels for at least % per cent less
than il costs to construct them in govern
ment yards, Chief Constructor Richard n
Watt recommended to the House Naval
Committee to-day that all future naval ap-
preparation bills provide that ships shall be
built in private yards Nevertheless. the
chief constructor recommended that the
government be authorized at all times to
maintain a yard on the Atlantic Coast and
another on the Pacific Coast capable OF
constructing battleships He declared TINS
to be necessary to prevent the formation
of a combination and the increase beyond
all reason of the cost to the government
In support of his theory that construction
can be accomplished much cheaper in the
private ward the chief constructor cited
the bid of the Newport News Shipbuilding
COMPANY. which offers to build one of the
new Dreadnoughts for approximately 80
100000 whereas the officers OF the New
York Navy Yard estimate that it will cost
them not less than S7,5G0,0o0 to construct
a ship of similar type. The chief construc-
tor reiterated Secretary Meyers statement
that the enforcement of the eight-hour law
has increased the cost of battleshlp con-
struction q per cent in private yards, but
he maintained that despite that increase
the vessels could be built much more
cheaply in private yards.
AFTER THE BEEF TRUSTING At
tornev General announced to-day that he
would himself assume general supervision
of the conduct of the prosecution of the
Beef Trust Mr.. Wickersham also an
nounces that he has appointed special
trial force under the immediate charge of
Assistant Attorney General Kenyon. IT
was asserted to-day that the decision OF
the Supreme Court III the kissei and
Harmed case in which the court declared
that a conspiracy was continuing OFFENCE,
in contradiStinction to mere contract,
has greatly upset the plans of the packers
for the conduct of their defence The
Department of Justice is also disposed to
regard the decision of the court IN its pros
ecutfon of the anthracite coal companies
as encouraging. Certain it Is that the At
torney General purposes TO leave no stone
unturned In his effort TO prosecute the
packers.
DEPEW FAVORS JUDGES.-Senator
Depew has introduced a bill increasing the
salary of the Chief Justice of the United
States. the associate justices of the Su-
pren,e Court and the Judges of the Cir
cult and District Courts of the United
States. Mr. Depews measure would make
the salary of the Chief Justice $4,000
wear, that of the associate justices S17,5oo;
the salaries of Circuit judges $4,000 and of
District judges 5000 year. This measure
is understood to have the cordial approval
of the President and to be in line with the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14

\ TARIFF COMMTSSTON.-The avoNed
attitude of the leaders Of Congress toward
a permanent tariff commission at least
demonstrates that the most sagaclous and
influential men in the national legislature
appreciate the trend of events and the ne
cessitv of falling in line with the progressive
spirit of the party Senator Aldrich in the
Senate and Representative Payne, in the
House. avowed to-day their friendliness to
4 permanent commission, always provided
that IT confine it's work TO determining the
facts and submitting them to Congress
without recommendations regarding the
rates of duty TO he imposed. Mr.. Payne
said that he was not enthusiastic, and MI
Aldricr hardly concealed the fact that he
was not either. but that these men should
| feel 1t necessary to declare themselves
even without hostility TO the proposition is
"A long step in advance of their position
a year ago. incidentally, their declara-
| tions seem to bear out the assertion made
in this column recently, that if the Pres
dent will lend the weight OF his influence
10 this proposition, which he has already
recommended in his annual message, he
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
SAT ON A FENCE, GETS sf,655.

SAT ON a FEsNGr SS'o 1900
Columbus. Ohio, Dee 1%--The SupreIns
Court of Ohio awarded John r. Thomas,
of Lima. 81 $50 damages to-day for an cleo
tric shock he receivged while sitting en- a
fence. According 10 the decision, the West
ern Ohio Railroad Company must pay M
Thomas the above sum-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-12-14
TFrom The Tribune Bureau. ]

washington. Dec. To-
THE CUMMINS AMENDMENT
debate in the Senate to-day on the Cum
minis amendment made il evident that in
its present form it cannot he adopted, al
though ii would gain a good many sup
porters if the Senator from Iowa would
consent to substitute for the joint resolu-
ton he has introduced a simple Senate
resolution adopting the Senate rules with
out attempting TO change those of the
House The Democrats showed decided
hostility to the measure, but the argument
against the Cumnins amendment which
was suggested by Senator Carter, of Mon
tana, and elaborated by Senator Bacon, of
Georgia. that it is unconstitutional because
it violates the provision of the Constitu-
ton which reserves to each house the
right to make its own rules, seems to be
unanswerable. Mr.. Cummins pointed out
that the resolution could not become a law
without the consent of the House. and
sought to show. therefore. that it did not
violate the provision referred to. but he
was met with the argument that once the
House had assented to the resolution and
it had become a law the House would 40
longer be at liberty to change the rule
without the consent of the Senate and
would. therefore, be deprived of the right
guaranteed to each house by the Consti-
tuition. In the form of a simple Senate
resolution the proposition will gain the
support of Senator Lodge, for instance,
and probably of a number OF others on the
Republican side. In that form it would
accomplish all that is neces AIRY to make
feasible revision of the tariff schedule by
schedule, for the House has never hesitated
10 bring in a special rule governing the
consideration of a bill and preclu6inS
amendments which might be introduced
for filibustering or even for other pur-
poses.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
BUSINESS LIKE A BANk"
Beauty of Commission Govern
ment Outlined BY
Wichita Man

Commission government obtains
in Wichita. Ii is a success. H. L.
Schumacher, managing editor of the
Wichita Eagle, gives this view Of L
The beauty OF the commission
form Of municipal goye is that
business IS conducted on business
basis, just as railroad conducts its
business. Under the old council
system, Bill Smith has walk or
crossing which needs fixing or needs
a light al bad crossing on something
Of that kind He goes to The city
clerk and writes his request or com
plant. Al thc next regula meeting
cf HE city council, which may be IN
two weeks or less. the request OF
complaint is read and Is referred to
the streets and walks committee or
some other committee Il may hap
pen chat the committee Will have u
meeting before the next meeting OF
The council which viii be In two
weeks More than likely the com
miucc can't get q quorum and doesn't
meet Hut II i does II reports Al
The next meeting Then it happens
that someone else has similar com.
nlaitl OF reQues, and the two are re
Ierrcd back to rhc committee be-
cause thc council doesn't wan to
give cne man what appears 30 be an
advantage over another mana The
result IL hat IN the course Of -four
six or eight weeks the matteh hnally
! is adjusted Under the commission
/ pan The request or complaint Is
4 made directly to the commissioner ol
! he 4 uartment having 4 IN charge
He listens 70 the complaint or re
quest calls up the man mder hin
doing such work. and has Il attended
\ 10 within few holrs or day at thi
most. Il Is like doing business n
a bank
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
PROMISE or Gl00 ROADS
Importance of Good Highways
in Logan County--Auto
Club Busy


Humid eds OF moor cars whirr over
Oklahoma daily driven by men from
Kansas CITY ST. Louis and other
points. These cars seek the bes
roads Logan county has notorious
II bad roads, which with a few hun
dred dollars expenditure c0uid be
whipped into fine shape
w II CDyle saws q good auto road
10 Oklahoma CITY can Be made via
tie telephone line MIR Coyle and
his son, accompanied by Commission.
er Oycrholse Al II EAs man. Car
tain Sc on and Dcr Morris drove TO
lhe south end OF he counb the otn-
er day and met thc township trustees
and Road O#ereepr luekenbill The
trustees promised 70 80 to work o.,
he last three miles of roadway on
The le'ephone lina In his county.
ucXt week NJ Ovorhalser promised
to help and Mr C0yic. til behalf Of
the Guthrie Auto club promised $50
10 S7i in cash This viii put The
road IL very g0od shapc On Friday
Mn Coyle took another party 70 Mil,
ball and ag.aiel he good roads
DrGroaition The reception however
was cold The parry ba'ieyesy how.
ave some Interest has been arous
ed Good roads nian thousands d
dollars 70 Logan county Mr. Coyle
savs. III the people expect automo
hiles 10 tonr this country they mus
repatr ana maintain at least one linf
Of highway, north and south through
hr country
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
PLANT COTTON
An Open Letter to Business
Men of Logan County From
w. H u Coyle,s

TO The bankers and Merchants Of
Guthrie;
The ,erritory surrounding Guthrie
the past year contained The smallest
acreage Of cotton Il has Iii years
This no withstanding those same
lands ase more suitable for cotton
Than anything else.
This short acreage was caused BY
various reasons, all Overcome now
but he principal one, laeS 0 imam
cial aelp hy inc MnEafs, merchants
and business men ~ Guthrie
Al certain seasons 81 the year ev-
eiy town mus Father and lean the
fagmsis aud tenants In lis territory
linan XII aid enough 10 market their
clCps Tie small towns Of the cotln-
y do finnish this heln the bankers
and merchants Olsen btrdening
themselves 10 furnish this money.
Ptior to the tax ferret Law many
people in Guthrie loaned money TO
cotton aisers Now they have gone
ont OF ne business and our banks
aud merchants ueAt he cotton rails
er WAC seeks financial help with cold
cuul sy and neg ec This must be
rcmehad A his portion oil our
population Should " III THE cotton
field big portion % the year And
the money earned by them would pass
q the good 0f he whole town.
CoAaitians arr such that every one
OF ns sbpplI talk an.l encourage the
planting OF cotton his spring Then
20 more devise soma way that the
cotton planter ei.har landlord oil
tenant can gel the proper financial
help o the poper time, to help hin.
care for the crop planted, until mar.
keted.
Everything indicates that cotton ~
( going 10 remain high In price, Let
rs see thai cur farming community
Is ID line With acreage clc., 50 that
all can share IN ihc prosperity that
win taIluw the raisius OF a big cot
ton crop in ths vicinity
II ibis sto Interests or imprpssr5
yoB lel Us talk u over Yours truly,
w. II CUrle
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
8LAMEs "8O0TlEG" WHISKY

Roy Lucas, Wichita travelling
salesman, entered q plea of guilty in
the police court this morning TO
charges Of attempting TO assault Miss
Berthe Mayfield, waitress at Bur
nctts restaurant and ilnpersnnatinq
on officer, being fined $40 and costs
IN each ease by Judge Boles. Lucas
bag heretofore borne good honest
reputation and states that bootleg
wbiskey Is the cause of his rash acts.
Miss MayfieId told Tho police that
the travelling man had, frightened her
W trying 10 force an entrance into
ror room. She fled to neighbours
house and, called the police who ar
rived on short notice aud took tIle
young man in charge. iaN q39
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
BIC MONEY IN SHEEP

llwers White. The big farmer OF
Potiawaiomie county, shipped to Kan
sss City car Of lambs, getting 20
cents per leo. OF So 50 a head He
sold ibe wool last night from the
ewes that raised these lambs for
81 rs per head lie got one lamb
for cYery eve, so that every owe
brought him SIS. S4 over 100 per cent
profit It is figured by raiscrs Of
sheep that farmer can raise seven
sheep where he can raise one COW
or horse.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
sE{O CORN IS TOO HIGH

There are complaints by members
OF ibe State Corn Growers assoclai
ton. which has placed The price Of
seed corn at So per bushcI They
say hat the will not be enough
seed corn sold to warrant such a
high price, as many farmers were un-
successful last year. on account of
the drouth, which almost ruined The
corn crop, and fearing a repetition
OF this have decidea to plant other
crops
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12
First Baptist Church.

Corner Noble and Vine.
Sunday school 9,iJ Il. III. J. G, Tenn
pletpn superintendent.
Preaching by pastor II a. m. Sub
itct: The Resurrection OF tht
Body Isaiah 2629
1880 p. N. Preaching by Rev. JOIN
r.. Bridges, member of the legisla
ture
Young Peoples melting G;30 p, III
Subject: "Our Baptist Purposc8-
Evangelism. Sible Davis, leader
Payer meeting Wednesday nigh
at 1880 y. NJ
You are invited to all of these serN
ICES,
Juniors meeting y m.
MRS. LIZZIE ilALSTED,
Church Missionary
u. D. CAMERON. Pastor