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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
SAYS LAW CANNOT BE oBEYED.
Railroads Not Opposed TO Regulation,
Rock Island Solicitor Testifies.

Washington. Feb. 1.-THE Interstats
Commerce Commission itself could not take
control Of any single line OF railroad in
this country and run ii according 70 the
Jaws regulating railroads that are now laid
down in this country. IL would be i'm
possible The laws are SO cumbersome
and burdensome that II is physical inn
possibility for the railroads to obey them"
This was the statement of T.. +. Pierce,
general solicitor Of the Rock Island Rail
road, before the House Committee on In
ferstate and Foreign Commerce at to-days
hearing on the administration railroad bill.
Mr.. Pierce particularly opposed that part
which purposes 10 compel railroads TO fur
rish 10 the commission copies of their
traffic agreements
We are not opposed 10 regulation. Mr..
Pierce continued. We DO not object To
control by the government. That ought to
be. But give Us works bic law. Make il
simple and effective. If you require Us
10 report in writing 10 fhe Interstate CoDa-
nlerce Commissions these agreements on
etery rate Ne could never do It."
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
TO 4FOID scandal
Publicity on Pier Permits
INc1r Projects.

Cabin Ton7kinE. Commissioner % Docks
and Ferries said YESTERDAY that he favored
the utmost publicity in the affairs of his
department. and that hereafter no special
pier permits would ne granted without their
FIRST being advertised in The City Record"
OF posted on the bulletin hoard in the
Dock Department building His announce
HleHt u-aE made at the end of a hearing on
dockage facilities in the East and North
rivers
Comm, =sioner Tomkins heard Henry A
Never. president Of the Jamaica Bay I'm
provemeut Association, who suggested that
tho city should control a. least half mile
Of the Jamaica Bay waterfront 20 prevent
monopoly when tha Improvement. are
finished.
Frank L. Odcu said:
The state IS expendinE SO. apn 600 for
the construction of a barge canal and
proper terminals should ne provided to en-
able the creates benefit 10 accrue from the
inland waterways Of the state
Z. s. Piper. president of the Allied Boards
Of Trade. told the Commissioner that he
had received assurances from Controller
Prendergast that the request TO have the
city appropriate 100000 toward the ia
maica Bay scheme. would be considered by
III 'oei" 81 Estimate next week
As the national government stands
ready 70 give s.. 800 elD to the Jamaica Bay
Improvements said Mr.. Piper and the
state is ready 10 do Us part. II only re-
mains for the city TO do small part to
make this great Improvement an accom-
pl!sheo fact. For the money the city is
asked 10 appropriate il viii receive big re-
turns in increased values and dock rentals"
Commissioner Tomkins said that he
would DO everything possible for Jamaica
Bay. and that he would ask for an appro-
prlstion of 100000 for dock improvements
in his regular budget.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11

Appeal from Planters IN Near
agua 10 UaskiR gt0n.

Washington. Fen. 1H-Consul 0livs-es, It
MsnsEua. has received and transmitted TO
the state Department . telegram from the
United states consular agent q MataEalpa,
town Or nine thousand inha bitants
little north Of The centre % Nicaragua.
rating that tho Americans in that city.
NUN bring one hundred men, women and
children. are apprehersiye IS 10 the safety
~ themselves and their property.
Consul olivares has protested 70 Presi-
dent HsdTiz against the attitude 81 his
followers. and has received q reply in
which Madriz repeats his former assur-
anoeS that he v-ould TO +: that Ameri-
caa citizens and their property rights were
accorded every protection
Should these complaints be repeated =
II probable that the department viii di-
rect Consul C'iysres 10 proceed 70 Mata-
"a p and make personal inF estigaiion
q the basis for the alarm which prcva lis
mere
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
HOUSE TO MAKE NO INQUIRY.
Will Give Way to Senate Investigation
OF Cost of Living.
[ From The Trlhune Bureau.


Washington, Feb 1o-The House leaders
have practically decided that no investiga-
ton OF the cost Of living shall he under
taken by the Ways and Means Committee,
in view Of the fact that such an investiga-
ton has been provided for by the Senate
II is pointed out that there is no necessity
for a duplication Of the work and the extra
expense which would be entaiIed by per-
hitting two bodies TO engage in the same
work. It is also clear that great con-
fusion might arise from conflicting reports,
and the House leaders believe that it is the
part of political wisdom To allow the Senate
committee To have full charge of the in
vestigstion.
Their plans may he upset. however. py
the Democratic insurgent coalition, which
seems bent on making political car itaI out
OF the fact that prices are high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
ASHINGlO ON

mendation of its committee and of the
Senate on the proposition will be watched
this year with more than ordinary interest
Representative Frank Lowden. OF Illinois
has a. last obtained favorable report on
his bill appropriatng 100000 for the pur-
chase OF American embassies. legations and
ccnsulates and authorizing a further eX-
penditure Of that sum each year for the
same purpose. Representative Perkins
chairman Of the Committee on Foreign
Affairs, has begun a campaign to obtain
the support OF the House for the measure
and is optimistic regarding the outcome.
Senator Lodge has made a similar fight for
the policy in the Senate in the past and
Will doubtless do so again. All who have
given careful study to the diplomatic ser
vice of the UniteG.States believe this policy
should be instituted at once and no con-
vincing arguments have ever been made
against ii. Secretary Knox is heartily IN
favor Of the measure, which he heiIeNcS
will go far toward increasing the efficiency
of the diplomatic and consular service. as
il will relieve diplomatic representatives
of An unwarranted expense and insure en-
bassies. legations and consulates approprl-
ate a the dignity of the United States.
BreSlOellt lat diSo ItSoi 10 YIN ~
with favor.
Senator Benkhead has introduced an
amendment u the agricultural appropria-
tion bill providing $500. 600 for the i'm
,oroyement of roads on which rural free
delivery has been or may be established.
provided that the state or county in which
= road is 10 be improved shall devote
like amount to the purpose. senator
Bankhead is an enthusiast i'll the good
roads movement. but nothing has occurred
TO remove the fear entertained by many
members of both houses of Congress that
we're the policy of making appropriations
soon grow into log-roling affair similar
10 the river and hsrbor appropriations.
that members Of Congress would be COM
PEELED by pressure from their states to
work for appropriations out of all proper
lion TO the necessities of the situation and
without regard 10 the economic status of
the Treasury. and that ultimately the
ability Of member 10 obtain generous
appropriations for road building in his
district would come to he the test of mis-
claims 10 reelection When the late Sen
stor Proctor was chairman of the Agri-
cultural Committee there was no chance
for such a measure 10 he favorably re
ported to the senate. but the course of
Senator 0oIliver. the present chairman,
cannot be predicted with any degree of
certainty. q G. H.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
FOR PURCHASE OF EMBASSIES.
Jovden Bill, Carrying $500, 600, Favor
ably Reported

Washington, Feb 1o-The United States
& 70 h1ild and own its own embassy build
trrs shrosd 70 the extent Of S5oaon9 an
7lslly. = Congress acts favoraDly on the
Loxdsn bin. which was reported to the
House today from the Committee on For
eiEu Affairs.
Tire decision 10 report the bill followed \
hearing - which President Jones and other
officials ~ the American Embassy Asso-
cation vigorously attacked the present sys-
tern - leasing buildings.
The Secretary Of State is authorized by
7he bin 70 acquire sites and buildings for
tne diplomatic service
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
J4N4TCI Bay H-4RROR
Government to Spend S7.000,-
600 If y. ]. Giues s10.O0O 900.

Washington. Feb. 1910 make Jamaica
Bay great l1arbor, the river and harbor
appropriation bill provides so50H0o as
an initial sum and authorizes the eH
penditure by the federal government. -
needed from time TO time. Of s7.000.000
for this project alone. conditional upon
the CITY of New York spending an eddi-
tfonal Slonon. 600
There Is an aggregate of S3.2cSGoo in
the bill for all the waterway projects IN
New York state. Including the Jamaica
Ray scheme. This also Includes Black
Rock Hsrbor. Buffalo. $1,000. 600: Har-
lem River Sl590o0. and the Hudson
River, $3.50. nAO
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
BENNETT KNOWS OF NO BOOM.
Will Not Discuss Alleged Candidacy for
Governorship.
Iran The Tribune Burssn

Washington. Feb. ia dispatch from
New York this morning announced TIA,
a boom for Representative William :
Bennett for the governorship would he
launched az a dinner to he given BY his
friends in that city tomorrow night. Rep
resentative Bennett said to-day that be
knew nothing OF the dinner nor who his
generous friends were. He would not ne
drawn into a discussion Of his candidacy.
but smiIingIy announced that ne was Ike
Daniel S. Lamont. VINO. when asked about
his acceptance of a nomination. wanted 20
know whether the qUestioners were au-
thorized tC offer II.
Other members Of the delegation say
that February is too early to norninats
a candidate for Governor.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
PENSION AGENCIES TO GO.
Appropriation Bill Discontinues Seven

Washington, Feb. 10.-Seyenteen out of
eighteen pension agents are abolished under
the terms of the pension bill reported to the
House to-day, wherein no appropriation is
recommended for these Offices. The one re
rnaining Office is in Washington and the
usual appropriation for its maintenance
is made.
The seventeen agencies cut off are in
Augusta Me: Boston. Buffalo, Chica go
Columbus, Ohio: Concord. n. II; Des
Moines. Iowa: Detroit: Indianapolis,
Knoxville, Tenn; Louisville, Milwaukee,.
New York City. Philadelphia. Pttsburg
San Francisco and Topeka, Kan.
The pension bill carries 3155, $4,000. which
is a decrease OF 100000 from last year
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11

portions and destroy the object fer which
that instrument was framed.
No action was taken on Mr.. Borahs
resolution. but It's passage IL regarded "a
certain.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-02-11
rFron III. rrihuns Ruresu.l

Washington. Feb. ia prominent mem
Der of Congress has been denouncins the
purpose OF the Secretary OF the NAVY "
discipline Admirals Cspps and Rogers !"
gnmeasured terms. always with 'he ~
viso that his name should not he useu III
print, and a result of his fuirllna t'0i'9
wholly erroneous impressions nave zee"
sent out from Washington. Secre'eIH
Meyer has no purpose whatever u uiH
ciplinire'' Nessrs Capps and Rogers ne
IS seriously considering the adNlsapih'F OF
removing them from their places as oi4ei
Constructor and Paymaster General re
spectively, not as matter OF olscipilhe'
hut soleiv because they have demonstrated
= hostility 10 his pien OF reorganization
which warrants the conclusion that II will
be Impossible for them 10 give 1t that cor
dial s,innort which is essential TO its sue
cess. II does not seem TO be generally I'M
derstood that 10 remove these officers from
their posts bureau chiefs would not in
volve their elimination from the navy
They would merely forfeit that rank which
goes with the Offices Jl'ey now occupy AMI
return to that which they held before they
were selected for their present places.
Chief Constructor Capps's term OF service
will expire Ey limitation OF October 81,
1871 and that az the Paymaster General on
November ! Of this wear. There is a pos
sibi1ity that Mr. Never will decide to take
no action until tie term Of Pavmastcr Cen
ersl Rogers expires, but that is regarded as
improbable.
The House has once more taken the
initiative il the abolition of the seven
teen pension agencies scattered throughout
the country. the Committee on Appropria-
;iCns having stricken the provision for
their continued maintenance from the Pen
SION bill This is, OF course. in connec-
ton with the policy of economy OF this
0dminstra ton. but the House has taken
similar steps I'm the past only 10 have
its work undone by the Senate The work
performed by these agencies could be far
better done in the Pension Bureau in
Washington. and il is pra cticaily acknowl-
edged that the only reason for continuing
them is because OF the patronage which
their continuance affords 10 members of
Congress. Some members of the Senate
have made an earnest effort 10 have them
abolished. hut those Senators who enjoy the
privilege Of naming the pension agents
have always in the past managed TO COM
mand sufficient number Of votes TO in
sure their retention Chairman Tawney is es-
pecially anxious that the agencies be ahoi-
ished, and the President regards their contln-
Uance IS an inexcusable extrava sance. so
that the action Of the House on the recon1-
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03

form adopted at Columbus. The plat.
form very carefully avoids any such
statement as that the tarin was re-
vised in accordance with the Repub-
lican platform of 1908.
Even the stand-patters do not care
to undertake to prove that revision
upward accords with promises Of re-
vision downward.
Clear Case of "Fricnds."
The platform adoptedAat Columbus,
on which Mr.. Harding stands as a
candidate for governor, declares that
the tariff law passed last year has
justified the expectations of It's
friends
To be sure. The tariff was revised
| by It's friends"
Ahead of Harding.
In his speech as temporary chair
man of the q. O. l.. convention Nick
| Longworth tried to rldicule Governor
Harmon by declaring that Harmon
Is running for president of the United
| States on local issues"
There Is some sense to n campaign
! like that in comparison with Harding
running for governor of Ohio on a
stand-pat tariff platform.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03
NOT A RIOTTn''
OR A FIGHT
But a Series of Cold blood
ed Murders Eight Men
Arrested.
BY United Press wir,

Palestine, Texas, Aug. 3-The kill
ing of the negroes at Elkhart and
Slocum last Friday and Saturday Is
disgrace to the country and state
and every man shown to be connected
with the troubles should be indicted.
The shooting of these blacks was not
riot or a fight but q series of
cold blooded murders and mass
acre.
With this charge from Judge Gar
dner of the circuit court, today, the
Anderson county grand jury opened
its investigation into the race
troubles of last week in which be-
tween eighteen and twenty-five ne
groes were slain. Judge Gardner In
sists upon q thorough investigation.
The company of state rangers and
militia brought to Slocum Sunday
were withdrawn today as 1t is not
believed there will be further out
breaks.
An investigation by the officials
has developed that many of the slain
negroes were shot down while flee
ing from their homes with their
household goods and eight white men
are now under arrest, held without
bail. They are James Spurger, John
Bishop, Walter Ferguson, Isaman
Garner. Andrew T<irkwood, James
Jenkins f. G. Bailey and Morgan
Henry.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03

It Is presumed that Phipps is to be
made assistant secretary Of state in
case Mooney is elected.
They Ought to Know.
This plank I'm the G.. O. T.. platform
adopted at. Columbus Is unlike any
thing ever seen before i'm a Rcpubl-
can state platform I'm Ohio: --"Graft
is not partisan: neither are grafters
confined to any political party. The
Republican party condemns all forms
Of dishonesty and corruption and be-
lieves in punishing the offenders. We
favor making the penalty more Sc
we're"
one Of the members of the COM
mittee on resolutions was Rud Hy-
nicka, who was obliged to disgOrge
thousands Of dollars which one of the
Cincinnati probe committees found
against him as treasurer Of Hamilton
county; another member Of the reso-
lutions committee, G. j. Mattern, Of
Dayton, was one Of Mark Slater's at
torneys when Mark was prosecuted
last winter for grating in the state
printers office.
Does Rud Hynicka believe he got
off too easy Does Mr.. Mattern think
the penalty imposed upon Mark Slater
should nave been more severe?
DOdged the Main Point.
"The tariff has been revised in ac-
cordance with the Republican doctrine
of protecting home Industries ana Am
erican labor" says the G.. o. T.. plat
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03

champion as far more subversive of
public morals and conducive of race
hatreds. ,ix,b
The Telegraph makes the story its
lead" and pleads in justification for
its publication the following:
"The case of Johnson and his par
amour-who was born in Brooklyn, by
the way, and brought up In New York
and of Johnson's white wife, whom
he threw out to make place for his
latest affinity, is simply cited to show
those explanatory newspapers which
are daily crying for Governor Hughes
or anyone else in the world to stop the
prize fight pictures, that there are
other things in connection with John
on which might very well attract Of
fetal inquiry and prohibition"
The Telegraph asks whether the pic
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03

Miss Charlotte Sernau. of Flatonia,
Texas, and Miss Mary Knappenberger
of Cleveland, were guests at a charm
ing evening party at which Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin G. Smitl., of west Column
bia street, entertained Tuesday.
The hours were from until 6
o'clock, Miss Dora Smith and Mrs
w. T. smith received with the hos
ess and the compllmented guests.
After greetings, tables were placed for
1--WE hundred" resulting i'm a most
Interesting game series. Dropping
fern baskets and clusters of bright
garden flowers added attractiveness
to the rooms where a dainty card tea
was served at twilight. The players
fingered for a chatty hour after tea.
There were thirty present.
Miss Sernau, who is the house
guest Of Miss Dora Smith, and Miss
Knappenberger, Mrs. w. II. Smiths
house guest, have been favored with
several pleasurable informal affairs
recently.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03

lures of the fight are more vitiating
TO Virtue than the spectacle of Jack
Johnson in real life parading a white
paramour through the streets of New
York in ninety horsepower automo-
bible and displaying her In association
with himself in public. though very
lsw, way?"
johnson met his companion, the
Telegraph says. in this city, took her
to Chicago with him and installed her
in his home, driving out his legal wife.
She Is the same woman, the paper says
who was with the colored champion
In his training quarters. Johnson's
trainers not having the sense of pro-
priety even to elude her from his cot
tage when Governor Dicherson, of Me-
vada. paid his respects to the colored
fighter,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03
SOCIETY
and CLUBS

Pleasantly informal was the even
ing Sewing" at which Mrs. Roy ia
CODY, OF Blain avenue, entertained last
evening, for the pleasure of her club,
the B. G.. f.
Gathered about the cool living room
the embroidery frames offered de-
lightful diversion, and there was the
congeniality of happy conversational
moments, Luncheon was temptingly
laid buffet fashion at the close of the
happy hours.
Mrs. Ben Jacoby was the only club
guest.
The time and place of next meeting
will be announced.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03
HOW HARDING WAS NOMINATED

: Columbus. Aug. l, 1910.
Analysis of the three ballots re-
quired to select a Republican cam
didate for governor Is helpful to the
understanding.
AS the roll OF counties was called
in alphabetic order 30 counties
(more than one-third of the whole
number of counties) voted before
Hamilton county was called.
ont of these 80 counties Harding
rccieved 1874 votes on first ballot,
1S2 votes on second ballot and t79
votes on third ballot. In the same
counties Brown re 2eived 1876 '"tes
on the first ballot, 102 votes on
second ballot and ST votes on third
ballot Garfield's vote in the same
counties ran down from Ia on first
ballot to s on second ballot and only
4 on third ballot, while Longworth's
vote I'm these same 80 counties grew
from 81 on first ballot to 1l3 on sec
ond ballot and 143 on third ballot.
Although Hardng's total vote on
second ballot showed a slight gain
by counties shows tina. In the first
80 counties called before Hamilton
voted Harding received less votes
on second ballot than were given
him on first ballot and received less
votes on third ballot than were given
him on second ballot, IA positive indi-
cation that his strength was waning
and that he would not have been
nominated on third ballot II Cox had
not come to his rescue, for the same
ratio of losses in the remaining coun-
ties would have made his total vote
on the third ballot less than he re-
ceived on first ballot.
a These figures also show that in
the3O counties preceding Hamilton
on the roll call, Longworth received
more votes than Brown on second
ballot and that Longworth's vote on
third ballot In the same group of
counties was larger than Brown re-
ceiyed from the same counties on
first ballot. Harding, Brown and
Garfield lost steadily in the first 30
counties and only Longworth was
gaining when Cox turned the con-
vention topsy turyey
II Is worthy Of notice that Harding
had only 179 out of the whole num-
ber of delegates when Hamilton coun
" was reached on third ballot. As
there were 1866 delegates in the
convention, 534 being necessary to
q choice, out of more than one-third
of the whole number of counties
which voted before Hamilton coun-
ty was called Harding had less than
one third of the number necessary
10 nominate.
This analysis proves, therefore that
Cox threw the entire strength of his
delegation to Harding when Harding
vote was receding and when Long
worths vote was increasing by leaps
and bounds. Even the shrinkage in
Browns vote from 1876 on first bal
lot to 81 on third ballot in these 80
counties went to Longworth instead
Of 10 Harding If Cox had stood by
Brown on third ballot Longworth
would have been nominated instead
of Harding.
BY swinging his entire strength to
HordIng when Harding was losing
Cox stopped the stampede that had
SET In toward Longworth, and turned
the tide In Harding's favor. CoX's 81
votes in Hamilton county added tc
the votes Harding had received on
the preceding ballots were sufficient
to give Harding so more than the
required number Of votes ~ nominate
and that started the crlmbls among
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03
WILLIAM STARIN
DROWNED IN SEINE
BY United Press Wire

Paris, Aug. 3.-The body of William
Starin, Chicago lawyer who com
mitted suicide by jumping into the
Seine, is now awaiting shipment to
the United States. An attempt was
made to conceal the fact OF Starins
suicide. According to lie Matin he
was i'll of neurasthenia and on Friday
night, arose from his bed, escaped
from his nurse, fled to one of the
bridges over the Seine and leaped into
the river.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-03
JACK JOHNSON'S
MORALS WORSE
Than Prize Fighting, His
Indecencies Arousing
Criticism.
BY United Press Wire. =

New York, Aug. I'm view OF the
countrywide agitation against the ex-
hibition Of the Johnson-Jeffries fight
pictures, as tending to stir up race
prejudice, today's morning Telegraph
prints a two column story of John
sons alleged abandonment of his white
wife in Chicago and his subsequent
fagrant association with another white
woman, and calls upon the police to
support this exhibition by the negro