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New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
OHIO MEN GATHER.
State Political Situation Dis
cussed at Uhite House Dinner.

Washington, Feb 15.-MoTe than a score
Of ohios stanch-st Republicans gathered
around the state dinner table at the White
House tonight and discussed the political
situation in the state with President Taft.
The dinner was given by the President IN
honor Of Wade H Ellis, who recently re
signed as Assistant to the Attorney Gen
erat to become chairman of the Ohio Re
publican State Central Committee.
In addition to the two Senators from
Ohio and the Republican members in the
FIouse from that state. Ex-Governor Myrou
I. Herrick. Lieutenant Governor Tread
well, Granville Mooney, Speaker Of the
Chic Assembly: CaTni A Thompson. Sec
retary of State: Attorney General Denman.
E NJ Fullington. Auditor Of State. and
Arthur / Torys were present
Plans for the Congress campaign in the
President state were discussed informally.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
BURKETT FOR POSTAL BANKS.
Believes Pending Measure constitu-
tional-Crawford on Cost of Living.
rr-or, The Trihune E,,rea,,

TFrou The Tribune Bureau
Washington. Fer. f5.-Senators Burkett
and Crawford were the Senate orators to-
DAY each being permitted to complete his
set speech practically without interruption.
Following the oratorv an hour was devoted
10 consideration Of the calendar. the bill
TO provide for the appointment of q legis-
lative council for Alaska being temporarily
laid aside.
Nr. Burkett discussed the postal savings
bank bill and strongly urged its passs ge
6 & redemption of the platform pledge of
the Republican party. He took the ground
that the measure was authorized under the
general welfare clause Of the Constitution
and said that other provisions Of the Con
stitution confirmed the right of Congress
To provide fo- the estab ablishment of postal
savings dePositories-
Mr Crawford spoke at length on the in
creased cost Of living. He denied that the
tariff was responsible for higher prices.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
,rron The Tribune Bureau.I

Washington, February Is.
POSTAL BANKS ASSURED.-The i'm
preston that the Presidents Endorsement
of Senator Roots amendment TO the postal
savings bank bill will seriously jeopardize
1he success of that measure, and may even
cause It's defeat. is not warranted. The
President and the Senate leaders would
like 10 see the amendment OF the Senator
from New York added 10 the bill. and ths
amendment will doubtless he submitted to
a vote, but it will not be permitted TO en-
danger the passage OF the bill If a suf-
fcIent number of Senators cannot be won
ever to its support 1t will be allowed to
fall. and the bill will be passed without 1t.
Becau.e of the excellence of the amend
Inent and the earnest desire Of the Presi-
dert that Ii be adopted. every effort will re
made to win for it sufficient support 10
insure its acceptance by the Senate, but
Mr.. Taft has made II clear that ne is
esnecialIy anxious that the bill should pass,
and IL the leaders find themselves powerless
to mass the amended measure they will
uass It without change. incidentally. the
opposition of the insurgents to the Root
amendment is ret endearing them TO Presi-
dent Taft.
CONGRESS NOT BEHTND.-The very
general infpression that Congress has been
wasting its time and that its work is
far behind is not borne out by the facts
This impression is due. no doubt. to
failure 10 realize how much OF the work
Of Congress is necessarily done in commit
tee Compared with the last long session
of Congress the appropriations the
floors of the two houses are not more than
two DAYS behind. and in committee they
Ill in, n nr
of this week all but one Of the regular
s,,,plv bills will be ready 10 report 70 the
House, and that one is the general de-
hcIency bill which is always held back
until the closing days in order to meet
late emergencies. Six appropriation bills
have passed the House. and three more
are on the calendar. Two others are ready
To report and the naval and sundry civil
bills will probably he ready by Saturday
Four appropriation bills have passed the
Senate and some others are ready 10 re-
port. Two new provisions in the House
rules-the calendar Wednesday, and the
unanimous consent caiendar"-militate
somewhat against expeditions work on the
floor, but despite those obstacles the work
of the session is we'll in hand.
ROOT TO ANSWER HUGHES
Root VIII in the near future make some
public utterance defining his position on
Governor Hughess objections 10 the in
come tax constitutional amendment. Sen
ator Root is understood 10 have decided.
after careful examination of the Cover
nor's objections that they are not well
taken He believes the New York Execu-
tive is unduly apprehensive OF the effect
Of the proposed amendment. AIR. Root is
this which -
Is disposed to use q speech in the Sen
ate. although he has not made up his mind
definitely 5ust how he Will use it While
il will be an exhaustive paper, it will not
rs remarkably long, and Mr.. Root believes
he can make it forcefuI and convincing
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
LITERATURE DROPS ANYHOW
Books Cheaper than Meat IN One Fart
of Fifth Avenue

Those who had been Worrying about the
high price OF food. clothing and cther
commodities had a gleam of hope when
they discovered big drop In literature
yesterday II all came about when nearly
three thousand volumes of poetry and
IT ose were strewn all over the sidewalk
IN front of No 80 Fifth avenue, following
the dispossession OF the tenant of an Office
IN the building.
From what the police Of the West 5Mh
street station could learn, the books had
been there all afternoon. and such as re
main now viii probably stay there until
the Bureau OF Incurbrances takes charge
of them to-day. It is estimated that near
" fifteen hundred books I'm all had teen
taken away by curious public, which 5
probably bigger circulation the author
Of them ever hoped to attalU III his most
sduguine moments.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
CORPORATION TAX PUBLICITY.
M. Wickersham Promises Effort to
Trsma Satisfactory Regulations.

Washington. Feb. 15-The President had
two long conferences today with Attorney
General Wickersham. Assistant Secretary
Morton and Ccmmisstcner Cabeu Of the In
ternal Revenue Bureau regarding the cor
poration tax act. which requires the re
turns of corpora tions to be public records
and open to inspection. This provision
has been the cause OF bitter complaint from
a large number Of corporation managers.
who have told the President that it would
lead TO an unjust exposure of their bust
ness methods 70 their unincorpora ted rivals.
At the close of the second conference
the Attorney General said an effort would
be made 90 frame satisfactory regulations.
the nature Of which he did not Indicate.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
WANTS CHICAGO PROFESSORS.
Imperial University at Peking Sends
for Three More.
nv T.legrspl. 70 The Tribune

70 ttS
Chicago. Feb. I5-JTniveTsity of Chicago
professors are IA demand in China. Fol
lowing his appointment as director ~ the
depa rtment Of science at the Imperial Uni
versfty fl Peking Professor oskar Eek
stein. formerly connected with the Midway
institution. has been asked 10 engage three
other University OF Chicago educators
President Harry Pratt Judson announced
to-day that DR. II. irving Scillesinger
seciate IN chemistry, has been selected by
the university as candidate for one of the
places. that of the professor in general
chemistry The other chairs open are min
ing engineering and one In civil engineering
The salary In each case is Sc 900 in Chinese
silver. hitch is the equiv sleat of s3.oou Ia
American money.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
H4RROR BILL PASSED.
House Makes No Important
Chanres-Canron S Ne,C Iftle.
rFrom The Tribune Bureau

rFronl The Tribune Bureau
Washington, Fen. 15.-The house oe
itself exclusively to the river ana ia'
bin to-day and passed II before eoJoui
ment. In cash appropriations the H'ea
carries s36,113,Ss6 so and in authorize tf"iis
for expenditures under continuing coh'i~
appropriations a further sum of s''-oo'''V
The passage ef the bill was by unanimous
vote Representative Alexander OF Nc"
York, chairman OF the committee, Was ti,e
recipient of hearty congratulations +e
important amendments were adopted.
The godfather of all the river ano hsi-
Dor Improvements" was new ute pe
slowed on Speaker Cannon ny Represents
tive J. HAMPTON Moore. Of Pennsylvania.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
HOPKINS EXPLOSION INQUIRY,
Boiler Tube Pulled Leese-Men Caught
IN q Tran.

Sen Pedro Cal Feb I5.-A court ef tn-
euiry to FIX the responsibility for the e2-
plo6iou Yesterday On the torpedo boat de-
stroyer Hopkins which caused the death of
one man and the serious scaldiug of six
others, was summoned to-day by Lteuten-
ant L, c. Richardson. commander Of the
f1otilla.
II has been determined that the eXpo-
sion was caused bv 2 tube pulling loose
from niue-inch ring drum, letting water
escape into the hrehox, from which show
erS OF fire and steam were hurled out upon
the men. AS the matches were closed there
vas no escape fer the victims.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
ARNOLD LETTER BRINGS s121,
Written to General Gates in the
Revolutionary War.

Boston, Feb, 15-An autographed letter
written by Benedict Arnold to Major Gen
eral Gates. III the Revolutionary War
brought s1o1 al an auction sale here to-
day Another letter. written by Arnold 10
Major General Lincoln, sold for s16. This
second letter had part Of one corner miss
ing The pJu chaser OF the letter 10 Gen
eral Gates was Mr.. OReilly, a private col
Iector. The letter was dated He Mott
Sept. g. ITS
day came from the estate OF the Rev. Jo-
seph Willard, who was president OF HaF-
yard College soon after the Revolution
They included LETTERS of John Adams, John
quincy Adams, EIbridge Gerry and others.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
AUDUBON Law ENFORCED.

Sa1 FrsH-i=oo. Fen. I5.-Charged with
having sigrerres in their possession. Mrs.
Jane Dee BagnaL q milliner 5ud Charles
isaac. manage - ? 5e+vel-y firm. were At
rested to-1sy- on warrants issued at the in
stance q william Finley secretary OF the
National Association Of Audubon Societies
These are tie first arrests under the Cali
ferria isw making IL . crime 10 have
: EgreTtes 81 on='s possession
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
DIsAGREEs WITH DIR. LOWELL.
Professor Pickering Sees No Proof ss
Life on Mars

Cambridge Mass, Feb 15-B1- hrtFs
credence is placed IT Dr.. Fercfvai L1wsfrs
announcement, made last night, that he
ha4 po-tttv- PROOF That the pEznsf rzrs
was inhabited by human beings
Professor William H Pickering ors -
the directors Of the observarorv. has sssn
the photographs which rT Lowell bases
his claim or-of discovering the sxisrznee
OF animate beings on the pfaust-snd says
that he could see nothing n the pictures
that would warrant Or. Lowsi.s positive
statements.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
200 IN RELIGIOUS PARADE.
Enthusiasts at Norwich, NJ Y. Led by
Mounted Men and Bands.

Syracuse. Feb. t5-At Norwich. Chenago
County. tonight. 4oea people led oy aH
mounted men. paraded the village streets
in a religious demonstration. II vas the
elimination of a three months campaign
conducted by Evangelists Davis and Mills
Special trains were run from three viii
lagos 10 Norwich and all the regular trains
had extra. coaches. The parade included
four band and drum corps. Red FIRE
and torches Illuminated the streets
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
THE DAWN WASHINGTON

reply to the Governor IT.. .,..;o,
of the brief--for that is nrsc,i,.u,, What
1T ISIS awaited with much in+eres. not
only because Of the recognized Ie..I abiI.
lty Oh the oenator from New York. but
peesase the oatections of the Governor
nave caused no little concern tn th. friends
of the income tax amendment
LOEB IN FULD CHARGE President
Taft announced to-day that William, Ioeh
Jr-, would be In complete ebarr. of the
arrangements for the reception ee .ex-
PRESIDENT Roosevelt The President learned
'has Ioiehei roosevelt desires Mr.. Loeb
~ efieseH, hifh In making the arrange
iheh's' ana ne expressed entire confidence
IA any 'ii'is MT i1eeo may do Mr. Taft
os ,iie sahle unlimited confidence in MIR.
Loen's ability and good judgment and is
much gratified that the CojIAetar - .h.
Port of New York has conseptsa -
sumo entire charge of the arr,,,.,,.ts
1t is quite possible that the teptat,,. ar-
rangements made by John A Stew.r+ ne
New York, may undergo material ,,,e.,iA
cation, as ii is known that Mr.. Toab on
tertains some doubt as to the advfsabiIify
or the President visiting New York TO
greet Colonel Roosevelt Mr. Taft Is on
urely willing 10 go TO New York, however
and If any change In this direction Is mad.
II VIII be because Nfr. Loeb decides nm
some other course as preferable What
ever arrangements Mr.. Loeb may make
viii be entirely agreea BILE to Mr.. Taft.
HONOR FOR METZ.-Presdent Taft has
taken occasion to honor ex-Controller Her
man A Metz by appointing him an homo
rary commissioner to the American expo-
sition which is to open in Berlin in July,
of this year. The appointment of Mr. Metz
together with that of William c. Brumder
of Milwaukee. as honorary commissioner
general, and OF John Ball Osborne of Penn
sylvania; Irwin 3. Laushlin, secretary of
the embassy at Berlin. and Hugh Gordon
Miller. of New York. as honorary commits
sioners, was announced at the Department
of State to-day Mr.. Metz has been deeply
interested in the proper representation of
the United States at the exposition, and
has done much TO promote the arrange
ments for it. The place TO which he is ap-
pointed is purely honorary. carrying no
compensation.
CAUGHT NEW YORK EDITORIAL
amusing incident has occurred in connec-
ton with the Ballinger-Pinchot invss-
tisation A Washington newspaper man
brought suit against one Of the yellow
magazines of New York some time ago,
charging libel. He has not. however, been
able To get service on the editor outside
of New York. The editor of this magazine,
the reputation of which is seriously in
volved in the outcome OF the investiga ton,
could not, however, resist the temptation
To come to Washington to watch its prog
ress. The newspaper man recently discov-
cred the presence Of the editor in the au-
Gience at the sessions of the investigating
committee, and promptly took steps 10 Sc
cure service, which he accomplished to
day, so that the editor will have TO make
his defence in the courts OF the District
of Columbia. G. G. H.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
PosToFFICE BILL COMPLETED.
No Changes in Second Glass Mail Rates
Recommended.
from The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Feb IE.-The postoffiee sp-
preparation bill has beer completed and
VIII be reported 10 the House before the
eH6 Of this week II contains few new pro-
visions, and tue amount carried in last
years measure is reduced No recommen-
cariops as 70 changes in the rates OF sec
ord class matter are included ana the sub
1ect viii not be further discussed by the
committee until the appropriation bill Is
passed In the opniou of several Dfenl-
bers there will be no action a. the present
session on the second class mail question.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
HiLLEs NOT TO BE SURVEYOR.

Washington. FEB. f5.-Charles D. Hilles.
Assistant Secretary OF the Treasury. will
decline the offer of President Taft of the
place OF Surveyor Of the Port Of New York
held by James S. CIarkson. The lattsr's
term will expire soon
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16

PRINS WILLEM 10 OVERDUE.
WiIlemstad, Island OF Curacao, FEB. 15.-
The cruiser Utrecht lsft here today 70
search Of the Dutch merchant steamer
Prins VfIlem H.. which is eight DAYS over
due at Paramarfbo- The PTins VilIsru II.
sailed from Amsterdam on January .
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16
VARIoLoID ON CRUISER.
Also on Gable Ship-Landing Of Sick
Man Prevented at juneau.

Washington, Feb I5-Five memherz ot
the crew Of tbs arnorsd cruiser Washing
Ton are infected with variofoid. which de-
veloped on the ships homeward journey
from Honolulu, according 70 advices re
Ceived hy the Navy Department. The
Washington was bound fer Puget Sound
but will stop al Port Townsend quaran-
tine station. where the sick men viii be
taken ashore for treatment
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16

resrTe Ter 15--A. Christensen, chief
- the field division Of The Land Office
United states Attorney Elmer I. Todd and
g Il ONeiI, assistant custodian Of the
1eoersl building. who are alleged 10 have
discovered important CLAWS documents IN
z ztere-oorn n the building refuse 70 dis
c1ss tIe discover except 10 say that they
Ez~e seen- rRe papers. Christensen and
o-Neil vii ne called - testify IN Washing
tnz- Miss Ells n. SharteIl who has also
bsen sub7enaed. y q teleSrapher in Chris
t-rse1 Seattle Office. T.. ". Barr, also
Eubponaed. is 4 lgmheruan. said 10 have
beer ? tTien5 ~ CLAWS when the latter
lad hea oousrtors n Seattle.
New-York tribune., 1910-02-16

Seattle. Feb. i5.-The cable ship Burnside
vas ordered from Tacoma TO the Diamond
Head quarantine station to-day, two Fill
puos Of the crew having been stricken
with variolcid. city officers of Juneau
Alaska, bv force OF arms prevented the
landing OF q smallpox patient from the
Burnside compelling Z special trip to Port
Townsend The Burnside will be disin-
fec1ed and released after the sick men are
landed.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
ALMYRA DIETZ.
Twenty-year-old Girl Shot by
Deputies from Ambush.

WINTER, Wis, Oct. 12.-For
eight years John DietZ. lonely
pioneer farmer, has successfully de-
fled the processes and warrants of
county. state and federal courts,
| fought off sheriffs posses with his
rifle, punctured an occasional dep
uty who came too close, and main
tanned his right to his isolated
homestead in the wild forest along
the Thornapple river.
Dietz' warfare with official So
ciety began eight years ago. He
had lived with his family for years
on the spot they call home. BY
hard work he had won his living
from the soil. He claimed owner
ship of the clearing-and OF. Cam
eron dam, on the ThOrnapple river,
over which a lumber syndicate
| the Chippewa Lumber & Boom Co.
drives it's logs. Dietz demanded
a toll of 10 cents a thousand feet
for all logs shunted over the dam,
and also had little claim for back
wages unhonored by the lumber
| syndicate.
So Dietz did exactly what syndi-
Gates usually do when THEY have
the upper hand-he sat tight on his
land, kept his fingers crossed and
his rifle primed. They sent depu-
ties with civil processes to serve.
He warned them away. Others
came and he demonstrated that
trespassers on his land, after fair
warning, would be shot. He didn't
banker for visitors and unlimited
deputies would be treated as
maurauders. But last Saturday so
deputy sheriffs surrounded, and af-
ter desperate battle captured him
and now he is in court.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
MRS. RINEHART
QUELLS JOKES
POKED AT SEX
Her Latest Story Proves
That Women Possess
Logic After All and
Fine Sense of
HumOr.
CRITICS UNITE In PRAISE

Mary Roberts Rinehart is living
refutation of two stock jokes of the
funny papers and the comic supple
ments.
For centuries the superior male
has been superciliously declaring
that women reached conclusions by
intuition, hysteria and nerve, and
not by any logical process. Along
comes Mrs. Rinehart and, in 1.-THE
Window of the White Cat" con-
structs an deliberately dove-tailed
detective story, perfectly articu-
lated, flawlessly logical, without a
single loose end. It's lucky every
body knows she's the wife of a doc
tor. Otherwise, men would be say
ing that her work must be done by
lawyer husband.
IF ever woman had the unusual
gift" says the masculine critic OF
the Chicago Record-Herald, "of
turning out good mystery stories,
inevitable as mathematical state
ment, absorbing as picture puzzle,
well and directly told from start to
finish, that woman is Mary Roberts
Rinehart. The Window of the
White Cat will Danish sleep from
the eyes of countless readers"
And then Mere Man has been
soothing his alleged superiority for
ages with the claim that women
have no true sense of humor. They
laugh, to be sure, but not In the
right place-Only for physical relief.
Especially are they lacking in the
power of creating humor. A femi-
nine Mark Twain! A Marcia Two
Times! 1t is too laugh! says MignIy
Man.
And then Mr.. Man happens to
pick up "When a Man Marries" or
THE Window at the White Cat"
His reluctant lips break into smile
before he has turned the first page;
before the second is read he Is
chuckling audibly; outlaws follow;
the buttons are bursting off his vest
before he's through. And he's
forced, willy-nilly, to give the palm
of fun to Mrs. Rinehart and ac-
knowledge her the most entertain
ing writer in America today.
Spontaneous, irresistible hu-
NOR" says the San Francisco Call,
lis Mrs. Rinehart's distinctive con-
tribution to the mystery story.
Hitherto 1t has been supposed that
the tale of mystery must be grim
in order to grip, but Mrs. Rinehart
proves that fun and thrills may be
combined in the most successful
and charming fashion. In The
Window at the White Cat double
portion OF humor is provided"
Oh, yes, the critics are with her.
And so is the public. They say that
If all the copies sold of The Win.
dow at the White Cat were put
end to end. the pile would be higher
than Mt Mckinley.
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12
HOW THE PRESS STANDS
CONTINUED from page one.)

Parties and party issues forgotten by the people Of
today in local contests Personalities and the issues they
represent alone count On side in this campaign
stands old machine organization which has fed at the
county trough 10! these twenty years This or
ganzation backed by the great private corporations
the liquor interests and those who congregae about them
On the other side stand of proved records who
endorsed by the labor unions in this city, and by the farm
ers' organizations in the outside districts.
During the campaign, from until election day, No.
vember The Press going to publish the record of each
candidate and show just why it opposes certain and
supports others.
And here is the advisory ticket, nearly complete:
THE PRESS ADVISORY BALLOT.
Endorsed by the Farmers and the Labor Organizations
United States senator-Miles Pondexter
Congressman-W. L. LaFoette.
Supreme court judges-Five nominees non partisan
judiciary ticket. ... ..
10 Sherff-George E. Stone
Prosecutor-John l.. Wiley.
Treasurer-Zach Stewart.
Auditor-R. w. Butler.
Clerk-Glen B. Derbyshre.
Engineer-C. L. Graves.
Coroner-Dr Titus. -4
Commissioner, First dstrict-W. r. Roy. If
Commissioner, Second district-Warner Cobb.
Parties and party issues forgotten by the people of
The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1910-10-12

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 12.-John
F. Breckenridge, blacksmith and
cowboy, wants the seat of United
States Senator Warner, who voted
against Aldrich one time and with
him 1T times.
Breckenridge has seen the world.
AS principal rough rider with Paw.
nee Bits show, he toured Europe.
At the st. Louis exposition he was
starred by Buffalo Bill; at James
town by ranch show. Touring the
Latin-American republics, he fought
a score of bull fights "as a novelty"
When he announced himself as a
candidate for the democratic nom
ination to the United States senate,
the big packing company here
which employed him told him they
didn't need him any more. But he
got another job.