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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
DECISIONS on NEW RATE Law.
Commerce Commission Announces some
Respecting Lone and short HAM

WhsHISGTOS. D"~ 2n.-The Interstate
Commerce & mmission N November IS
heard Arguments on questions arising
under IN" fourth section Of the act to
reS1Ilat. comnprCe. a. amended n June
- 1910 Among the questions discussed
which nav" received the cons daration II
the commission - the application Of the
so-oaiIcd long nj short haul rul.. "f this
section 20 export and import rates Tn"
views Of the commission respecting This
question. JI>' mad" public. are.
that inland eVror' and impor' rates
are subject - n" provision Of he act
and within -" jurisdiction -. 'he COM
mission
Th1' me fourth section ~ tho amended
act f"rhli- carriers sub isc' thereto. without
authority from the commission m accord
anc" With -ali section. 10 'Ea-ae more for
the Transportation %. hSe md ~ export
or import tra'fio for a shorter than for \
longer haul over N" -au" line in 'he same
direction 7 mr. - a. We understand tho
.aR. ~" "aliiirv NJ % rate Under This section
j. determined ny ,onrarI-"n Of an export
rat" with an eNror' rat" ~ an import rate
with an import rat"
so FAR 10 the frGr'h section - con
y"rnei carr..r- 50" NO. rcYIire, IN the first
,n-'anc" ~ establish export and imror,
rates which shall 30 meas rod an limited
Nv ~" domestic ih''r~iai" rates between
10" -hrn. points ~ prisIn and destination in
he Tinted states. tr!i a. "N port and import
rate H. vel a. dUWr-'i, Interstate rates
arc -IiH go ." ~" prov i-l"u- ~ fh" act and
n" rurI"d'"fIou ~ -" commission ~ -
clear hat tho rra-ouH rlnn"-- Of th"s" rates
.utc- he prov t-iuH- ~ -",'.pn { ant yu.4
.i"n- Ui .!.-'r ImlI1'iuu -nder ''" 'hITd 500.
non may all D." considered AMI he com
mission mHy condemn auy Discrimination
IN export and irrorr r,t"- upon 'DutpHr.
ION with rh"-" applicable On domestic
interstate tram" =" N" "E'"u' that IL" same
NAV be found IN NV or unr-n-Dnahl" IN
any particular Ca" upon Investigation and
ull hearing
b" remaining questions discussed IN
connection with the provisions of tins sec
ton Ar" reserved tor further consideration
and tp'ur" announcement oG conclusions IN
RESPECT thereto
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
s.O.nOO tLIEN ,TION SIST.
~. Alden ELEPHANT Brins~ Charges against
william, ". Prtlr>.

In "a -iIt for s2".,11 brought in the
Circuit Court in Newark Yesterday by
II Alden ELEPHANT II cO2 Broad street
that city. William II PeItes Is mad.
defendant on ,he ground that ne aliena ted
the affections of Mrs Oiiphant The
ELEPHANTS were married IN April. 1865
In mis- affidavit Oliphant saws that
he became suspicious II Petfes. who
lives at 10 North Seventeenth street
East Orange and that he followed his
wife on certain occasions and employed
detectives.
Mrs. Oliphanr recently left her hus-
band and returned To the home Of her
father. Alexander II Strecker Of % )
Mount Pleasant avenue Pettes. who
Is employed IN the Offices Of the Public
Service Corporation. says there il no
foundation for the charges
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
MEYER iND M'fHORD % ND
senate Committee Fa,Ors Them for In
trrstale commerce Comml,sIoner.

WAsHISoToS. Dec 70 The Saat -
Committee on Inter-tat. Commerce this
afternoon a, special meeting agreed
unanimously TO submit a favorable report
Ia the Sena'. tomorrow on the nomlna-
tIons of Il II Meyer NJ Wisconsin and
& 9 MCChord Of Kentucky 10 he mem
hers % the Interstate Commerce Com
mission
Mr. Meyer who IL a mornhrr II tho
Wisconsin Railway Commission. nf W"
Federal stocks and Ponds Commission
and writer on transportation questions
will succeed Judg" Martin i Knapp
who's" nomination for Chef Justice II
III. Commerce" Court wa confirmed
by the Senat. to-day MIR Nc, MORT
will succeed r " Cock rcll NJ Missouri
who's" term has expired
n" ~snli" will b" ask I'd Tomorrow
60 confirm TIA. nominations n once
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
POST OFFICE REPORT.
New building In Downtown New York
weulai Not Ne 10 d, rrbnrtier~ti.

WAsHISGroS Dec 90 According to
the annual report III First Assistant Post
master General Grandfeld. the number
Of post offices in the United States on June
80. 1910. was 80. $50 and the gross postal
revenues for the last fiscal year amounted
To STA rs .851. an lnCreas" Of $50. $50 27+
or 10 per cent over IN. preceding year
The expenditures Of the Department Were
.29gT 22i an increase Of s. g13 l2i. or
I per cent the deficit being s. SIS. sd a.
compared with sI7..Il.7Ie for the> pre-
CedIng year
The First Assistant Post master 4 ~ neral
repeats Ms recommendations mad.. IN
prey lois reports that thirty days leav" Of
absence with pay b. allowed post Office
clerks and city letter carriers instead Of
the fifteen days now allowed
The report saws that when the new
post office building in New York IL coin
plefsd II may to. possible To discontinue
the Hudson Terminal station. tor which
a rental of S75.Orrpsr annIm j. paid
1t will. Of course rne report adds
be necessary 20 maintain downtown
post offic. AT the present main office. H."
transfer OF a large portion Il tn otfic"
force to the new building Will un-
doubtedly materially reduce the e1pan-.
81 transporting th" mails IN the city II
New York. since all such mails that ar.
"arried over IN" Pennsylvania Railroad
IAN he despatched ar IN" new 1fhce with
out hauling and trucking end the SIT"
Is much nearer the Grant Central station
than the Post Office Building "a cons idera bl,
reduction in the cost II transferring M.
mails 20 and from the railroad lIn"~
running into the Grand Central Station
will be- possible. Tn" employees Of the
New York Post ofYice now number q ~
Of whom s.4,s are clerks and labor.rs and
2 53s city letter carriers About 3OOO of
these employees will be- transferred TO thu.
new building when completed
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
FOR THF TENiS LFT.
New Battieship win Have Incorporating
Engines.

Warrington. Dec. 20 Acting Score
tary Of the Navy Winthrop to-day awarded
To the Newport News Shlpbuilding and
Dry Dock Company at Newport News.
Va. a contract for the construction of IN"
battleship Texas AZ its bid of $40, ~"
This il one nf the war vessels authorized
AZ the last session Of Congress
The other hatrl"ship will be hulr AZ
the New York Navy Yard unless Cons re-s
repeal- tn. section Of the last appropria-
ton bill winch directed that one of the
hattleshlps he built in Government
navy yard Secretary Of the Navy Meyer
l. opposed To the construction Of a battle
ship ~ navy ward b.cau-a OF the fact
hat 10 II too expensive a. compared with
Conet r,lCtIon IN private yards
The bud Of the Newport News concern
was the only one received on December | .
when the bids were opened The other
>hIphuIldIng firms declined to bid. IT was
said, because Of the uncertainty as 30 the
exact Application Of the eight hour law,
under which Congress has directed that
the hattlcshIp must b" built The New
port News concern has also offered to
construct the second bartleShIp authorized
hy Congress II the proviso requiring lis
construction in 4 navy ward - repealed
This offer cannot hs accepted nv the
Navy Department until authority has
been Obtained from Congress
An Interesting feature Of the contract
awarded TODAY Is that the Texas will
have reciprocatinG engines The Depart
menr officers. II was said have found that
The reciprocating machinery was more
satisfactory from a naval point Of view
than the turbine engines with which other
hattleships have been equipped The
recIprocating machinery. II was ~
planned. uses less coal than IN. turbines.
Tn. Department also awarded a con
tract to the Alberger Pump COMPANY Of
New York al - hid of s39!. Is, for pump
ing apparatus for rhe dry docks now under
construction Al New York Puget Sound
Washington and Pearl Harbor. Hawai-.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
Jury Acsuits Texas Guardsnan.

DALLAS. Tex. Dec. 20 jury at
Hillsboro to-day acquitted II murder
Philip VI. Firmin. Dallas National
G;Iartisman. who shot To- death on August
- u. st two comrade-, Albert r. Pickett
and Warren " Williams. both Il Dallas
on troop train returning from - State
"nCampment.
IL was proved that Firmln killed Puck
EFT for unpTIniabl- .ndignitia, to which
he was subjected years ago. Williams
was killed ACCIDENTALLY 10y "A bullet fired at
Pickett.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
LITkl RiLDBIN SIIT.
Mother of Girl seeking Sharr Of Estate
on the witness stand.

Los ANGELES. Dec 20 In a contest
Of her daughter. Beatrice Anita Turn
hull. Tor - $40 ~ eH'r re- of Lucky Bald
win = estate Mrs. LIllI u Ashley Tuynbull
wa- again on he witness stand all day
today and wa- ~Ih JeCted - severe cross
examination
Gavin MCNlb. counsel for the Baldwin
estate. sprung a surprise ~ intrpduc-
ing >-veu'e-n la'tsr> written hy Lillian
A-hlr'' and pre~"nte6 m a suit brought
Nv her against Baldwin Tor seduction
y! Sau trln,Is, fourteen wears agr.
II va. -urp"s.I that these. letters were
lost with other court records III the great
fire
on" - 'h--" letters contains state
mont ~ Lillian that -ha wa~ s..ducsd
und.r rromI-. 'ha' Baldwin would adopt
her a. his dlugh'"r Another letter
brought out n. Information that COL.
AIhar; PIP" RAD promised To give her
horn. in Pasadena
Mr. Turnr,!l declared she didn men
tion IN hey seduction al, that N" hada
marriage contract With Baldwin because
N" supposed that me contract WAS null
and I'd
She REGAL He'd perfectly even tho wording
- m. marriage CONTRACT and OF some
l"rte-- written aud received about that
time" hut other ln''sr- 4 similar nature
ia" could 49, rr"Irm.'sr IN" declared
with son" temper hat several Of her
l"i'-r- had been 'Imp' red with and she
Wa mad" - -iv hing, ~" had never
written
\ -"uSarIOnai f"atur" at IN" day was the
reading ot "A telegram from former Sec
r"sary Ji the Navy John II Long that he
rcU' inferred many years ago having re-
, ..Ived - l"ii"r from Lillian Ashley giving
details Of her contract of marriage with
Baldwin. but the letter mad been de
-truy"d
Attorneys for the estate requested that
Long Ne. summoned 30 testify in the case
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
naval Militia BiII Reported.

WAsHIsOToN. Dec. 20 The House
Committee on Naval Anairs to-day nrd.red
n favorable report on the FOES hill pro-
vlding for a Reorganization 81 the naval
militia. The bill defines the relations
between th" regular navy and tn. or
ganized naval militia. being patterned
after tn" law establishing relaiIGns I..-
tween the army and National Quart.
The measure has the approval II Ia.
Secretary Of the Navy
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
PANAMA. WORkFRS NOT SrITED.
some Who Toll by the DAY Want More
Than TAFT Has Already Given Them.

WAsH!SGruN. Dec ?O-J l.. Maybe
representing SON. OF the per diem en-
ploy"es Of the = mama Canal saw resi-
dent aft to-day IN an attempt to secure
further concessions. The President re-
Gently directed that the per diem en-
ploy.es r~c"lve four weeks vacation
eacn year on paw The salaried en-
ployees on tn" canal get SIX weeks vaca ion
each y-ar but Inlike the per diem workers
they get no pay for overtime
The President - Understood TO believe
that his recent concessions were quite
sufficient
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21

WA-HISGTos Dec 20 f. " Catch
pole. Legislative agent Of the Growers and
Sh ippers Exchange OF Rochester. v Y.
to-day issued call for a cor, IGNITION Of
fruit growers east Of the Mississippi River.
TO be held at Rochester on January >
I he purpose Of the con- ention In TO take
definite steps for the purpose OF securing
uniform State and national legislation
which will insure uniform packages and
honest packing.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
Army and Navy Orders.

w,sHISGToN Dec ~ These army orders wrT,
issued ~ "AJ
zap, Wlh.rr wiring corps NJ Engineers.
from NlncO4E"~ IhIrA~ks 10 ~in TTAnCisrO
Tirs' Lieut. Tl"r!.lg Z. p~'indrttcf t-tir,.l 20
recruiting 7rr' l,' ~ pa.O T"N
First iIHgf - MARKS. coast Artillery from
WtIrT Reel G"urrai HIs pItII. District Of Z Olum
ne. aud GAarurr ..Irt i,Agr
Iirsi Lieut. John NJ Brewer. Twenty third In
hnirS. 80 t"'...-iug s''sir'. 10 Port Logan.
q ulrvNlU
'upr IraIa " 'uHw"u Tw-lrth cavalry N
MnHi.pr Mls. "tth organized militia ~ ISIS
~ .iu
This navy order wnS issued
Pn,ign {. o. CIaf@ from the Missouri 70 fhe
fallen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
Burrows to Report on Lorim-r Case.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 20 The Senate Com
nittee on Judiciary at a meeting to-day
instructed the chairman. Senator julius
c. Burrows Of Michigan. 20 prepare re-
port on the Lorimer case Information
as 20 whether the action OF the com
n.Iftee was unanimous waA withheld
Senator Burrows will try TO have his re-
port ready to-day or Tomorrow The in
dicatiOns are that there will he a minority
report
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21

death my body should he cremated. and that
my death
Mrs Gatzen he1ueafhed her real ertate.
her furniture. her money In the Peoples
Bank Of Hack ensack and her took IN
building and loan association TO her par
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
Il. Altnta,. & On.

IMPORTANT REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN
MADE IN THE PRICES OF NUMBER OF
ORNAMENTAL OBJECTS OF ART. WHICH
ARE NOW OFFERED AT 70 TO "A LESS
THAN FORMER PRICES
LARGE REDUCTIONS HAVE ALSO BEEN
MADE IN THE PRICES OF FANCY NEEDLE
WORK, STATIONERY. LEATHER GOODS,
slVERWARE, ETC
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21

The Municipal CIVIL Service Commission
took no action yesterday on rh- report
Of their examiners passing 'he Rev
E. Potter in a non competitiv" eNami'
nation held to determine HE quaiin,
cation for appointment as director 0
ambulance service The matter VII
probably ne taken up to-day at the regular
meeting OF the board
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21

WAsHrSGroS Dec. 70 The ill creating
y commission 10 select "A memorial 70
Abraham Lincoln. a. h.. erected in THIS city
~ - cost - not NOR. than g. OOO. go. NJ
reported iarOrahiy 10 tn. senate to-day
~ senator Root NJ New York for the Conn
Jnittee ON Library.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-12-21
d. AItnta,1 i On.

3. Altntatt i On.
IN THE MEMS FURNISHING DEPARTMENT,
THE FOLLOWING WILL BE ON SPECIAL SALE
THIS DAY CwEDNEsDAN
MEMS MOTOR OR DRESS sCARFs
OF IMPORTED KNITTED SILK $500 EACH
USUALLY SOLD FOR $3.50
MEMS FOLDED FoUR-IN-HAND sCARFs
OF IMPORTED SILK 65c EACH
USUALLY SOLD FOR $40 TO $500
EXCEPTIONAL REDUCTIONS HAVE BEEN MADE
IN THE PRICES OF MEMS NEcKwEAR. DRESSING
GOWNS AND HOUSE JACKETS.
Filth Aurn,rr 34tt. arm 18th SfrrriB Nrm Tnrk.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
Of South Richmond

ICED a large Mount Mrs. s. n. Be-
miss was chairman of the work.
Among those who assisted were Mrs.
W. B. Bradley. Miss Reba Bradley. Miss
Rudd. Miss Elizabeth Doyle, Mrs. Allen
Petugrew. Miss Ethel Smith. Mrs. Ida
B. Lloyd. Miss Ruby Price. Mrs. Robert
PEBBLES. Misses Louiss and Rena. Rearus.
Miss Louise Owen. Miss Ollie Gregory,
Miss Pattie Haskins. Miss Emily Fttz-
gerald. Fl. C. Beattie. IT., kindly put
an sauto for the use Of the ome
The Choir Guild of Meade Memorial
Church will meet at the home of Mrs.
w. F. Rex Friday afternoon. h is
a very important meeting and all are
urged to be present.
Postmaster Tom Smith
that the new post-ofice will be open for
inspection to white citizens Friday
from $3.50 to $3.50 P. NJ, and to the coll
ored from $3.50 to 1870. The interior OF
the building is considered very hand
some, and Mr.. Smith will be glad for
all to inspect it.
The Tigers were defeated by the Oak
Groves yesterday afternoon at Spring
Hill by the score OF & to 9. Batteries:
Tigers. Barrett and Blankenshfp; Oak
Grove. Pulley and Garnet.
Percy V. Price purchased last Tues
day a new automobile. An admirins
crowd gathered around the machine
last night.
Master Edward Pcttigrew. who re.
Gently underwent ar operation on his
throat at the Memorial Hospital, is in,-
7ro,.jrcr -a
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
LADIES' STAKE WON
BY OCEAN BOUND
Popular Choice in Betting Takes
Feature Race at
Belmont.

Belmont Park, N. ", May 1s.-Ocean
Bound. a grand looking filiy. and on
a track which was far from fast,
easily won the Ladies' Stake at Bel.
mont Park to-day. She was the pop.
ular choice in the betting. The field
went away heads apart, but Ocean
Bound and Mexoana quickly drew
away and raced heads apart to the
turn into the stretch. where Mexoana
quit, and Ocean Bound came on, ia
win easily by two lengths. Indian
Maid was six lengths before Mexoana.
Fttzherbert made his first appearance
of the year and scored an easy VIC
tory.
First race-two-year-o1ds. $500, four
and a half f%urlongs. straight-Novelty
q to - first, Pluvius q to 81 second,
Adrian q to % third. Time. :54n Is.
Second race-three-year-olds and lip
six %furlongs. main course. 5000 added
Golden Legend e to u first, Metaphor
II. a to - second, Trouble Maker
ESQ to ~ third. Time, 1915.
Third race-two-year-olds. $500
added, five furlongs, st~raight-Semp-
tolus % to 1o) first. Royal Meteor Is
to 81 second. Beatrice q to u third.
Time. 1:o2 1-5. Only three starters.
value. $4,000. three-year-old FLIES. one
nilc-Ocean Bound g to 81 first. In
dian Maid G. to - second. Mexoana g
to - third. Time, i:43.
Fifth race-the Jockey Club weight
for age race. 800 added. three-year-
olds and III one and one-eighth miles
-Fitzherbert. q to 81 first. Grasmere
Ga to - second, candlebcrry q to u
third. Time. 1854. Only three starters.
Sixth race-selling, three-year-olds
and up. $500 added. seven f%urlongs--
Eddie Dugan % to 1o) first, Sir Cleges
q to u second. chepontuc q to %
third. Time. 1:e3.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
BREASTP|N
DAUGHTER STOLE
Ottie Goodwin, Arrested for Rob.
bing Harry M. Smith, Jr., Sends
Mother to Intervene.

Ottle Goodwin. colored. was arrested
yesterday afternoon as the woman who
entered the home of Harry NJ. Smith.
Jr.. 10 South Fifth Street, twice in the
last -four weeks and robbed it of more
than $500 worth of clothing and jewel
ry. She was arrested by Detective
serseants Wiltshire and Wiley, who
have recovered $3.50 worth of the prop
erty stolen. Their search for the wo-
man was tireless. They followed n
clue after another. and at last located
Ottie Goodwin on Pulliam Street, in
Jackson Wa:a She was wearing some
of the stolen apparel when the detec-
tives walked in on her. After locking
her up in the Second Station they con-
tinued the search for the stolen prop
erty, and discovered most of 1t in a
house on Catherine Street.
Soon after ottie was arrested her
m mash evid wnet {. exc lite Air n sm Forgot: f for
when she appeared before Mrs. Smith
she had on one of Mrs. Smiths breast
pins. one of the earliest gifts of Mr..
Smith to his Wife. The pin was taken
owner.
ottie was employed for two weeks
as a servant in the attorneys home,
and She learned the ways Of the house
robberies were committed she entered
through the front door, the detectives
learned. and Went about her businss
while the family was at supper.
The first robbery was committed on
March 10; the second on last Saturday.
In her first visit she is alleged to have
stolen stuff amounting to s17l.5O In
value. all of which has been recovered
by Detectives Wiltshire and Wiley.
In her second visit she got property
amounting to s233 in value. Part of
this has been recovered, and the de-
tectives hope to recover the rest within
the next few days.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-19
gates when it became known that Mr.

gates when 1t became known that Mr.
Roosevelt would accept.
u course, the usual spectacular eff
lects OF a convention crowd were en-
ploye In developing, drawing out, and
crys;ailizing what was actually to be
me result OF the convention. One OF
these Incidents was the appearance or
me entire delegation from Kansas, pro-
lusely decorated with badges. at Gov
ernor R~oosevelt's headquarters. In
the presence of the newspaper men,
whom they had summoned, they an
nounced to him:
Whatever might be your wishes,
ambition. or Anal decision, this delesa-
hazards: nothing that you could say
would stop us from using all our ef-
forts in your behalf, both in prelimina-
ries.. In the corridors. and on the floor
of the convention"
It was on this occasion that Roose-
Welt caused 1t to be known that he
would yield as gracefully as possible II
Tie convention took the bit In its
teeth and insisted upon nominating
him. Such a demonstration. however,
was merely an incident. The nomi-
nation OF Mr.. Roosevelt a as certain
as fate when Senator Hanna made 1t
known to Senator Quay and to me that
he would Join his forces with ours.
Ihe wisdom OF my insistence that
Roosevelt should be McKinley's run
nn,,is ,.taLe was Vlnolcated at the polls.
me McFinley-Roosevelt team simply
ran away from Bryan and his mate,
and New York State was kept in the
column.
Nicholas Murray Butler, president OF
University; Albert Shaw. OF
the Review of Reviews; Frederick w,
Hollis. and others who pretended to be
%R~oosevelt's friends at Phila-
delphia, were most persistent In trying
TO poison the Governors mind with in
situations that my sole object in nam
ing him for Vice-President was politi.
cally to "shelve" him. ignored this
twaddle at the time. and 7 have nc
recollection of referring to it publicl,
Instead of Shelving Roose-
velt, ! must plead guilty to the charge
OF Kicking. him upstairs" believe
himself would convict me OF
this.