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Room ii Goss Block.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06

is appointed for the period which under
the statute will end twenty days after the
opening of the next meeting of the Senate
Governor Hughes has made public the
following letter sent to Mr. Austin:
/ take pleasure in appointing you Forest.
Fish ana Game Commissioner for the pc
riod which under the statute will end
twenty days after the commencement of
the next meeting of the Senate. The per-
manent appointment to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation of Commissioner
Whtpple must be made after the Senate
conpeneS.
I fully understand that you would not
be willing in any event to take the perma-
nent appointment and that you Will ac-
cept this temporary appointment simply on
account of the existing eXigency.
You and your associate, Mr.. Clark. have
completed most careful and thorough ex
animation of the department under my ap
pointTnent as commissioners of fnVeStiga
ton, and Tor period your time and energy
have been given unreservedly TO this i'm
portant work. Your investigation has dis
closed conditions which require immediate
qualified as yourself to take the Office at
this time and to administer its affairs until
the convening of the Senate. ] highly ap-
preciate your willingness to forego your
personal inclination and at my urgent re
quest TO accept the appointment
In view of the full report that you have
made as TO existing conditions and your
thorough acquaintance with the demands
of the department, il is unnecessary for me
TO say more than II IS my most earnest
wish that the recommendation contained
in your report shall be carried out at the
earliest opportunity and all needed rene
dies in administration supplied In the en-
deavor to accomplish these results I am
assured you will have the cooperation of
the other members of the forest purchasing
board.
AIr. Austin took the oath of office and
assumed his new duties soon after his
appointment. He is expected to begin at
once the work Of reorganizinS the district
Previous TO being sworn in he resigned as
District Attorney of Greene County.
Mr.. Austin received the following teIe-
gram from Lieutenant Governor Horace
White, vino assumes the governorshfp to-
day:
Il congratulate YOU and the people of the
state upon your appointment by Governor
Hughes. The thorough reorganization of
the department is Of the first Importance
and believe you are unusually qualified to
accomplish this result"
John K. Ward. chief counsel to the de-
partment, who was severely criticised by
the investigating commission. has rendered
his resignati ton. He received 1850 per an
num- 1t is understood that ]. Duncan
Lawrence, of Delaware County deputy
commissioner. at a salary of So, 500: John J.
Inman, of Salamanca, examiner of land
titles. at $4,000 year. and Gurth Whipple,
son of James s. Whipple. confidential secre-
tary to the commissioner, at $1,000 a year.
will tender their resignations
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
DOG SUIT: WEDDING LATER
Justice Lynn Turns Litigation
Into Matrimonial Channel.

Justice Wauhope Lynn, of the 1st NUM-
cipal District Court. presided yesterday over
a suit in which there was involved only a
Scotch collie dog valued at $50, but in
which the Justice saw a great moral ques-
ton was to be solved. The justice seemed
to have unusual solicitude for the moral
environments of the dog.
The plaintiff was Joseph karasek and the
defendant was Thomas McAvoy, his broth
er-in-law. When Karasek went TO live with
his sister, who is Mrs. McAvoy, he took
the dog with him. When he left their
home neither his sister nor McAvoy would
give up the collie, whereupon he brought
suit placing the value of the dog at $50
When the case came before Justice Lynn
Karasek acknowledged that he had bor-
rowed 81 from his sister, but he disavowed
any intention of pawning the dog with her.
McAvoy also wanted to be paid for the
animals keep.
How much do you think you ought TO
get for that?" asked Justice Lynn.
Fifty cents day." replied McAvOy.
''Why. you can feed horse for that"
said the astonished court, adding that he
thought about 10 cents day was enough
for a dog.
II am inclined" said the justice. ito
leave this dumb but Intelligent animal WITH
his present guardian unless the plaintiff
can assure the court that the dog will be
placed in proper moral surroundings if he
RECEIVERS il. Under present conditions this
cannot be-.
Justice Lynn went on to suggest that the
plaintiff, if he wanted the dog, would first
have to marry the other woman in the
case. KaraSek accepted the dictum; SO did
the other woman" The justice reserved
decision, saying that he would perform the
ceremony for the couple without charge and
hot zrri. r1s<aSf 1S.a
would cost them only 81, while license for
the dog would cost S2.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
GOVERNOR RETIRES TO-DAY
MIR. Hughes's Last HOURS III
Office Busy Ones.

Albany. Oct. 5-Working from cary u''i'
morning until late this evenlne' -.
Hughes bas nracticaIlv ended his four yeais 5
of service as chief executive OF Ne" ioi
State. He will turn over the reiiiS ol
state government tomorrow az
Lieutenant Governor Horace N'i''' VI
Syracuse who will serve as Governor "''.,i
January / next. Governor hus"07
then depart for Washington, to take up nus
new duties next week as a melnpei VI '"o
United States Supreme Court
The Governor before retiring prac'icaiiS
disposed Of all matters pending oeloi' -,'"i'
including reorganization of the 0t"te
est Fish and Game Commission lolio"'"9
a rspert severely criticising the auii'i
ton of the affairs Of that depar r'iiiei'''
Probably among his last Official acts "'
Governor was the reappointment OF ''e i0
lowing members of the state poaiu
ou1balmins examiners: Cornelius T. D"ii''
Of Troy; william J. Phillips. OF Aind,S
LemUel y. Jeffreys. of Rochester: Freuei eiiCN
Hulberg. of New York. and Charles L
Meadinger. jr., of Brooklyn.
The Governor also reappointed John r
Brennan. of IonkerE, trustee OF the gu
preme Court Library. at White Plains ana
William !. Roche and Lewis Z. Grifnth' OF
TROY. as trustees Of the Supreme court
Library Of Troy.
During the day the Governor received
many callers. who paid their farewell re-
spects. He has received telegraPhic d1s-
ratches from all sections of the state con-
graduating him his nearly four years OF
service.
The Governor will give luncheon at l
o clock to-day in the Executive Mansion to
Lieutenant Governor Horace White. the
members of the Governors military staff,
Private Secretary Treadwell, Military Sec
retary Crossett and ex-Secretary Robert n.
Fuller.
Following the luncheon the party will go
TO the Capitol, where Governor Hughes VIII
formally resign and turn the office over to
Lieutenant Governor White. who will be
sworn in by S. s. Koenig. Secretary OF
State.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
FATHER VAUGHAN MAY RETURN
So Intimates on Sailing for Home
Pleased with America.

Among the passengers on the White Star
liner Oceanic who sailed yesterday for
Southampton was the Rev. Father
Vaughan brother of the late Cardinal
Vaughan. Father Vaughan came to New
York last Saturday from Chicago on his
first visit to the metropolis.
II carry away with me- he said. most
delightful memories of my visit to the
United States and Canada. I had many
friends and have made many more They
have won place in my heart and I trust
! have in theirs. Professionalism is to me as
compared with the Catholic Church only as
a cheap German lithograph compared to a
priceless Italian master.
The Catholic Church is unique. and
firmly believe 1t is to be the light of the
new world. Perhaps the next time l come
here il won't be with a return ticket"
Other passengers on the Oceanic were
Mrs Stanford White. l.. S. White. Mrs. j.
G. Westervelt. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mer-
riIees. DR. g. A. Hamerton and f. f.
Flanders
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06

Western Savings Fund, and q director IN
the Pennsylvania Railroad. declared TO .he
LEGISLATORS that such a provision in the
Constitution would enable the Western
states to place the yoke OF federal taxation
about the necss of the Eastern States. par
,,o,,,ar,v New York and Pennsylvania
robr G.. Johnson and other leahlng Id"
Years also sent letters affirming AIr. Pat
terron's position in the matter
Samuel Dickson was of the opinion tnat
rather than impose an income sax the
Legislature would do better TO modify the
law bearing upon spendthrift trusts when
L eepintact fortunes and sometimes lead TO
conditions that are as bad as the absentee
IandIordism Of Ireland
During the discussion this afternoon
state Senator McNichcl. the chairman OF
the committee, suggested that bounty
should be provided for the raising OF chill
dren 1T would be a deserved measure OF
relief" he said. Ito those who are DOING
their duty by the state and society gen
PraIlV. -.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
NEW YORK PosToFFIcE APPROVE

Postmaster General Frank Hitchcock and
the members of the commission appointed
by him TO study means fer increasing the
efficiency of the postal service, Yesterday
visited the various branch poStofflces
throughout the city. The Postmaster Gen
eral expressed to Edward NJ. Morgan, post
master Of New York, his satisfaction with
conditions generally and especially with the
Grand Central Station branch. The Post
master General started for Washington
while the members of the commission left
tdwn for Chicago ano will later visit St
Louis Kansas City and other cities in the
Middle West
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
INCOME TAX IS DENOUNCED
Unfair to Eastern States, Say Phila-
delphia Lawyers.

Philadelphia. Oct. ;. - The proposed
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States providing for the imposition
of a federal income tax, which passed Con-
gress in 1905 and viii be submitted for
ratification at the next session of the
Legislature of this state, was severely
criticised by leading lawyers and ffnanciers
of this city to-day at a meeting of the
legislative commission on revision of cor
poration and revenue laws.
c. Stuart Patterson, president of the
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
eEoRs sIAN GUEST oF OLD GUARD.

Capt.zsn Joseph p. Burke. representing
the Gaze City Guard. the Chamber Of Com
n1erce and the Citizens Committee Of At
Ianta. was the guest OF hCnor last night
of the Old Guard at its first netting since
the sumner vacation. held at. It's head
quarters. No. 229 West 5ist street. Tho
visiting guardsrnan extended cirdiaI in
vita-ion TO the officers and members Of the
Old Gs1ard TO visit that city in October.
1911 1t was decided that the Old Guard
should have It's usual ball this winter
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
H. |. AUSTIN APPOINTED
Head of Forest, Fish and Game
Commission Succeeds WhippIe.
HAD PROBED DEPARTMENT
Governor, in Letter, Highly
Praises Work of Investi-
gators-Ward Resigns.

Albany. Oct 5.-Governor Hughes to-day
appointed II. lie Roy Austin of Catsbiii,
state Forest. Fish and Game Commissioner
to succeed James s, Whipple, resigned. Mr.
Austin was one of the commissioners who
recently investigated the department and
is District ATTORNEY of Greene County. He
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
JAMES M'KNIeHT ARRESTED.

Birmingham, Ala. Oct. 5.-Oh receipt of
cefuhed copy of the indictment returned
by grand jury charging fraudulent use
Of tie mails through alleged bogus bills
OF ladins for cotton, James Mcknight,
VINO was connected with the firm of Steel.
Miller Il Co, was arrested here to-day and
VIII be required to give bond TO appear
iu Aberdeen, Miss. for ARA ignment. Other
arrests are expected
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06

lett Mr.. Collin had been nominated for the
plaCe by the Democrats and indorsed by
the Republicans.
Mr.. Collins appointment is for the unex-
pred term ended September 81, 1910, and his
election in November will be for full term
of fourteen years.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
WALSH FACES NEW INDICTMENTS

DavSl Walsh. whose acquittaI after trial
for an alleged assault on his wife and
mothesr-in-Iaw so incensed Judge Swami. in
Gene=zi Session. on Tue sday that he repri-
ulancted the t.sry and ordered their names
strics sen from the jury list. was indicfed
yesterday for attempted suicide and carry
in@ Il concealed weapon
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06

cefve 80 from the estate OF MISS Alice
Byingtoc1. OF StOckbTidgc. VINO died about
three years ago. Congressman Fre1erick
n. GiHett Of Springfield. executor or ina
tate. places the value OF the estate at S54.-
SD. mossIy i'm stocks and bonds
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
MERCURY AT IS AT BOSTON

Boston, Oct. 5.-A hot breath from the
south made to-day one of, the warme5s Tor
October in many years. the official ther-
mometer reaching s. al ? p. m. The record
for the month in Boston is 30. a mark set
in 1881.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
HEAVY RAINS IN MIDDLE WEST

Evansville, Ind. Oct. 5--Unprecedented
heavy rains are making a veritable lake
of Southwestern Indiana and Southwest
ern Illinois. The Saline River. in Illinois.
rose thirty-five feet in tWenty-four hours
The damage to crops, bridges and road
v-avs viii be heavy.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
kept LENES OFF BOOKS
Street Railways Make No Rec
ord of Assessments.
ELUSIVE WITNESS SAYS so
Explains That Corporations DID
Not Want to Have Political
Funds Become Public.

Henry A. Robinson. formerly Eenerai
counsel 10 the Metropolitan Street hali-
WY Company, who was mp to yesterday
The most elusive Of the desired witnesses
on traction matters. was on the Witness
stand Of the legislative investigating
committee for the better part Of the day
at the session Of that body yesterday.
Through his reluctant additions 10 the
record IL was learned for the first time
that the NetropoEtans contributions TO
The lobby fund in 1900. which were here
tofore supposed 10 total $4,000, were In
reality $4,000 more than that
Items Of $4,000 and $4,000 which have
been mentioned previously in the inves-
litigation were supposed TO have been part
.Se the $4,000 which made up the Metro
noNtan's share for 1900. but Mr.. Robinson,
who was general counsel and second vice
r,resi.sent Of the big traction company OF
Neu York CITY. besides being the secre-
,ar,-,-e y3sl1re:r Of the Association of Street
f2g5lu-az-e. OF the state, disclosed the fact
.ha. the tu,o stems sEgreEating $4,000
were sena, ate from the $4,000 contributed
that wear.
For The res.1 II was = day OF tedious
chasing after details. nearly all Of which
saernsd 10 have escaped Mr Rohinson's
-oemorv. vii n short pursuits after the
equally befo. pged recolleCtions Of James
X. C,inningsl az1 end G Tracy Rogers. in
IN effort ~ Eean up the odds and ends
Of The case Esth respect 10 the use Of
street railway funds at Albany and else
where through, Ut the state.
politiesl Cont riblrtions Not Recorded.
FRANKLY. the .secretarv-treasurer of the
STREET Railwsv;s Association admitted
7rst the commit tees investigators would
cd -, +f,e 777ir,,1t ssS Of the executive com
raittee Of the - ssociaiion absolutely no
rec,rf Of the ass easements levied on the
--7rious street raj tway corporations who
were members.
Tho assessments were ordered by the
e-ecutivc committee, he said. but, though
all other business af =hat executive COM
n1if,ee would be forlnd duly recorded in
SIS Minutes no record of the assessments
levied or of their amount or proportion in
the different corpora tiorrs would be in the
minutes.
VII, not?~ Judge Bruce wanted TO
know.
II suppose" opined Mr.. Robinson nom
cbalantIv. because these assessments
were for political purposes. contributions
and If was undesirable, 10 make any record
of them
Mir. Bruce was anxious 10 find out the
amount of these contributions, but MI
Robinson was entirely at sea on that-
Even when the counsel for the committee
offered suggestions TO refresh the recol-
lection Of the Iang,id witness Mr.. Robin
son remained strictly 5n the dark
+. Judge Bruce then read TO Mr.. Robinson
extracts from the testimony Of II II.
vreeland, in which the former president
of the Metropolitan declared on the stand
-bat IN 1868 the contributions had been
!. bout So. 600. $4,000 TO the Republican
Acampaisn funds and $1,000 10 the Demo-
Y cratic.
He may have been right was Mr..
Robinson's comment, '-b1t ! should say
that that amoSnt was not contributed
through my. department
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
Turned Money Over TO Rogers.

Hc described tbc further course Of the
assessment moneys. lv say Eag that he for
varded to .. Tracy Rogers whatever
amounts be was directed 50 to do by the
executive committee, and tlIsat WAS as far
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
GOVERNOR APPOINTS COLLIN
Nominee of Both l,lrties Placed
on Court of Apps ,als Bench.

Albany. Oct 5.-F'rede .'cA VI
Eln1ira, was appointed by sNe'AV' .iuehes
to-day a judge of the c surt y = Appeais I,e
to succeed the late Judge Et s"aiu = Dar'
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
Witness maloes vaIueless Estimate.

FINALLY Mr. Robinson did make an esti-
mate, but it was SO low in comparison
10 the estimstsas of previous witnesses as
70 be valueleSs 10 the committee. He
thought that $40 000 TO $4,000 would
cover the combinations made for political
purposes in any one year, through the
Street Railway Association
Robinson testified that he kept his as
sociation treasury accounts in several diff
ferent banks. among which he mentioned
the Morton Trust. The Guaranty Trust the
Pacific hank and the National Bank Of
Commerce. Special accounts, personal ac~
counts and accounts as treasurer OF the
association. as we'll as accounts which he
handled for the Mex ropoIitan. were some
what mixed mp in these various accounts,
AIr. Robinson explained. though at times
the associations political funds were kept
separately in two of the ban1s.
This was 70 aid in keeping them of the
regular books he admitted, though he de-
nicd a moment later 5hat the association
was seeking secrecy.
The assessIpents were levred. AIr. Rob-
iuson explained. Al the meeting of the
czecu;ive committee Of the association
which usually net in June at the Metro
pcIitan office. in this city
Eudse Bruce read into the record a
statement of tnc associations account in
tho Paci6c hank 5or 1899, which shov I'd
that in that one wear alone tho organiza-
1ion or which Robinsoal Was the secretary
treasurer had "A net deposit Of s16e.753 II.
ibis WIS in jUst o1c Of tho four banks
(which Robinson adr1s4brd had been favored
with tho aesooisrion's deposits. hut he in
r'sted that his $50. eea 10 SEQ estimate
q the ua1irnrnl annual contributions was
his best possible recollection.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
Is his knowledge took him.


Judge Bruce pointed out 20 the witness
records and letters showing that W. W.
Cole, who succeeded him as the collecting
and recording official of the association in
1903. had collected $4,000 in the first
month he was in office. the month of July,
1893, just subsequent TO Robinson's retire
ment. but the witness still insisted on his
$4,000 maximum annual estimate of col
lections. and the committees counsel was
forced TO let ii go at that
Il was disclosed in an incidental way that
Mr.. Robinson had carried an account with
the Ellinswood & Cunningham firm. an ac-
count which stood at a debit balance Of
sl7-5S5. when the firm went out of business
This amount he had not paid as vet, the
witness said.
That good but mysterious friend of the
traction lobby. the mythical Charles Lanke-
mann. who. though terribly mangled and
injured. cheerfully passed over his. 5000
damage check TO wv. w Cole, attorney"
to he used as a part of the political cam
paign fund CT the traction interests. bobbed
up again in the testimony given yesterday
Mr.. Robinson remembered ''Lankernann'
and his SS.0O0, but his recollection. it ap-
peared had been greatly refreshed by the
recent newspaper accounts of the mysteri-
Gus stranger. Independent OF this aid. Rob-
inson said. he could scarcely recall the
'Lankenann'' 3ffair-in fact he didn't te-
lieve that he had sent the setter from the
metropolitan to the association inclosing
the 5000 check
Il didn't know Lankemann." explained
Mr.. Robinson. smilingly and he added that
The receipt Of the "Lankemann' check and
the forwarding of it to ". w Cole had
probably been attended to by ono Of his
clerks.
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
soso.75o FOR HAMPTON INSTITUTE.

Pfttsheld. Mass, oct. S.-Hampton ihsU-
tute. the Virginia school for the education
of negroes. as residuary leGatee' VIE re-
New-York tribune., 1910-10-06
Rogers Names Roll Of Honor.

Rogers Names Roll Of Honor.
.. Tracy Rogers was the last witness of
the day. He repeated his previous .asser-
lions that the traction lobby had been in
terested chiefly I'm obtaining good. honest,
fearless men as legislators. and when
pressed for 4 specific roll of honor. 10 in
clude the names of Legislators of his
acquaintance who came up TO this high
standard. he assented to Judge Bruce's
naming Of Louis Bedell James T Rogers
and Senator Louis r. Goodsell in this con-
nection.
1t appeared that the market fuctuated
considerably on good-honest-fe t-fearless-men
stock. though. for, according 20 Mir. Rog-
ers's hest recollection. his annual contribu-
tion to obtain such varied in different years
from about $500 to as high as $50 900 or so.
Senator Robert F. Wagner, of the COM
mittee. was anxious to put few questions
&c Rogers.
Certainly said Rogers. go ahead.
That's what I'm here for
The Senator referred 10 Mr. Rogers's
statement that by such contributions the
association expected TO get better treat
ment, a statement which he later qualified
or amended TO read, better treatment for
=.
How about when the interests of the
people and the interests of the RAILWAYS
conhicted?'' asked Senator Wagner. What
did you expect then from these men to
whose campaign funds you had contrib
uted?"
we expected them to adhere 10 their
oaths Of Office" explained the traction
lobbyist. with an expansive smile
lnsinuations Arouse Senator.
L never paid a dollar 10 aid or retard
the progress of any bin pending" he added,
gratuitously; you all know that with
comprehensive glance at the whole com
mittee
Excuse me, Mr.. Rogers. Senator wag-
ne1 inteijected quickly, Il never saw you
before you came before this committee
oh. well. others did," insisted Rogers
genially.
James ". Cunningham was on the stand
at the morning session. endeavoring to ex-
plain the heinous mistake of the''as the
colonel for S1.5o0'' letter which he sent TO
G. Tracy Rogers
The suggestion which the letter contained
that Rogers should forward his personal
check for sl8eo0 for 'fhis'' accountable
his, TO ali appearances, referring to the
aforementioned "coloneT'-Mr Cunning
ham again repudiated as the mistake Of q
stenographer.
Ii appeared also that there was more
than one colonel referred to in the let
te1, and after much urging from Judge
Bruce Cunningham assented 20 tie name
OF Colonel George w. Dunn. Our NUT
ual friend the colonel has only 3 per cent
margin on his account" was the specific
sentence which Cunningham admitted was
probably ? reference TO Colonel Dunn. and
the postscript, which said. Ask the colonel
Tor $l,JOo,' he designated as a reference TO
Archie T. Baxter, clerk of the Assembly
at that time
Maryyn Scudder, an accountant. was put
on the stand for few moments to testify
that Congressman Malby was in error when
he computed his interest rebate in the FL
linswood d Cunningham account as A re-
duction from 10 and per cent. 1t vas in
reality reduction from a steady 70 4
per cent; Mr.. Scudder said
The committee expects TO take up the
activities of the beet sugar lobby at AL
bany to-day