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New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
HEINZE TALKS HOPEFULLY
United Copper Shareholders As,
sured as TO Property Values.

The annual meeting of the United Copper
Company, the collapse in the stock of
which through the failure Of an attempted
corner precipitated the 1907 panic. was held
yesterday in Jersey. City.
President f. Augustus Heinze. who was
lately found not guilty in The federal court
of ha avinE violated the national banking
law, in his remarks TO the stockholders
said it was hoped tha: on the adjustment
of the litigation in which the company had
been for go many years involved it's prog
ress would thenceforth be unhampered, but
that close upon that adjustment came the
continuous litigation against him. which
he'd served to further delay matters.
He added, however. that ii was his firm
conviction that. with the judicious manage
ment and undisturbed attention he hoped
now to give the company. its properties
could he placed on a basis which would
give the stockholders that assurance of
values which in his judgment they really
possess.
lie then gave a list Of the properties
which the company owns and the amount
of their output
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02

Elections. which viii decide whether there
shall be an inquiry az All. mas no formal
charges before II az this time. and the
members are inclined 20 wait until some
thing definite is filed In Washington.
Senator Lorimer's resolution, which was
presented BY him at the close Of his speech
in the Senate last Saturday. was tO-das
reported favorabIy from the COMMITTEES on
Contingent Expenses. The resolution then
was referred to the Privileges and EIec-
tions COMMITTEES. OF which Senator Burrows
is chairman. This constitutes all that the
COMMITTEES has before il.
II Is said that II any Of the grand Jury
records IN the cases Of members of shs
Illinois legislators were fled with the Sen
ate and referred to Senator Burrows's com
nittee they would he regarded as sufficient
20 compel action Immediately. The com
mittse would be disposed 20 act. IL f. said.
even upon the nlinE Of the charges rnads
BY The Chicago Tribune II that CORPORA
tion presented its case and stood behind ths
charges.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
Mr.. TAFT BEGINS TRIP TODAY
Will Go De Far West as jackson, Mich.
To Make Several Speeches.

Washington, June President Taft will
leave Washington early to-morrcv morning
on four-days' trip which will take him
as far west as Jackson. Mich. Tomorrow
morning the President win attend the
commencement exercises of Bryn Nawr
College. at Brrn Mawr Penn. where his
daughter. Helen, Is a student He is ex-
pected 10 speak on the higher education
of women
From Bryn Maur the President viii 90
10 Ada Ohio. where on Friday he will speak
a. the commencement exercises of the Ohio
Northern University. Friday evening Nill
find Mr.. Tart in Detroit. where he will
attend the annual dinner Of the Board Of
Commerce. and spend night Saturday
morning he will 20 to Monroe, Mich. 10
speak st the unwilling of q monument To
General Custer. Saturday evening. AZ Jack
son. Mich. he will attend the dedication Of
a tablet comrnemorating the birth Of the
Republican party Leaving Jackson early
Saturday night the President will return
direct to Washington. reaching here sun
day evening
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
ANOTHER CULEBRA SLIDE
Great Mass of Stone and Mud
Dropped Into Canal Bed.

washington. June 1.-The "Culebra
slide" which has been the cause of much
apprehension on the part OF the construct
ing engineers on the isthmus. has become
more serious than at first appeared
on the morning of April IS twelve steam
shovels were unable to resume work, owing
to the movements Of the sliies in the
CuIebra ana Cucaracha cuts.
in the night or May Il a mass Of stone
and mud. estimated at 100000 cubic yards,
broke away from the main mass of the
Cucaracha slide and dropped rapidly into
the bed OF the canal filling the pioneer cut
for pN0 feet and stopping only at the toe
of the west bank Many of the tracks
were covered or torn away. delaying the
removing of the debris. The work Of
clearing ar-av the mass in the cut at Cuca-
racha required four days. At Culebra the
damage was comparatively small, and
after a few hours work the conditions
We're about normal
4 marked movement Of the Culehra slide
caused the removal Of the Convicts from
the stockade st Gold Hill TO the peni-i
tan,iary al Culehra. There seems - he no
immediate danger of collapse Of the
buildings. but the police deemed the re-
moval necessary TO prevent stampede IN
case Of sudden movement.
Tho total amount Of excavation in the
Panama Canal in April vas 2.6oL24i cubic
wards The heavy rains retarded the work,
hut M serious delay resulted. Nearly one
eighth Of the total concrete to be laid in
the locks had been placed on May q. Al
the Gstur lock the work was proceeding
rapidIv. ct the end OF the month the daily
average of concrete laid being 1000 cubic
,ar6s Work on the othe- locks is being
747airf1 ned AZ nearly the same average. the
t1;a. a,1ount laid being 53t go cubic yards.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
PORTO RICAN BILL DISCUSSED

Washington, June 1--The bill providing
for the establishment of a new civil gov
ernrnent for Porto Rico was before the
House to-day, and will he discussed again
next Wednesday. Chairman Omsted of the
Committee on Insular Affairs said his com
Hittee would have many amendments to
offer TO the measure
On the Democratic side the bill was sub
jected 10 a riinniuG fire Of criticism Sew
eral Democrats declared that the pending
bill would provide fOT government less
representative OF the people of the island
than the Foraker act.
tommtss loner LagrinaEh declared that
majority OF the people of Porto Rico would
prefer living under the present Law rather
than exchange II for the proposed new
form OF civil government. He received the
unusual privilege Of unlimited time for lis
remarks.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
PHILADELPHIA BANKERS HELD
Trust Officials Said to Have Misspp1ied
More than S35f 600

Philadelphia. June AT a further hear
ing this afternoon DR.. J. Kinnear Craw-
ford and his brother. Joseph $ Crawford.
vice-president and secretary-treasurer, re-
spectively. of the defunct American Trust
Company. of this city. were each held in
5000 hail on charges If embezzling funds
OF the institution. thereby. IT is alleged.
bringing about its failure. The men were
arrested several days ago
II is charged they misspplied more than
$S5og1J Of the funds of the trust company
ia business ventures in which they were in
terested and which did not prove profitable.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
BUFFALO MAN RETURNS 2 CENTS
Twice Used Stamp q Burden on His
Conscience.

Washington. June 1.-Two cents in STAMPS
constituted the enrchnlent of the con
science fund Of the Post once Department
to-day. The communication received by
Postmaster General Hitchcock was dated
at Buffalo. The writer. who signed his
name as The One who Did IT," said /.
'Sofne time ago I used a t~o-cent. stamp
that hsd been used. thereby defraudirg the
government out Of two cents" After the
necessary red tape had been unwound and
the two ons-cent stamps had reached the
conscience fund and heen properly re-
corded, the expense TO the government was
bout 81.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
NORTON T'SSECRETARY'
Carpenter's Successor to Have
Increased Powers.
GOES FROM TREASURY
Will Relieve President of Many
Details of Work-To Begin
Duties Monday.

Washington. June l.--Charles p. Norton.
of Chicago. Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury was appointed secretary TO the
President to-day. Owing TO the fact that
Mr. Norton will not be able to assume the
duties of his new office until next week,
the President thought Of Withholding any
announcement on the subject until his re-
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
NO MOVING PLATFORMS VET.

Replying 70 an inquiry Of ths Continuous
Transit Securities COMPANY the Public
Service Commission said yesterday II was
rot vet prepared 20 state whether u would
first take ND the question Of moving plat
forms in detail The company wanted an
expression OF general approval for ore of
the suggested routes. Broadway from 10Th
10 42d street. or the route across Sith street.
The commission wishes 70 combine al tbs
proposed routes to form one system
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
HELD ON WIRE TAPPING CHARGE

John Hartman. who said he is : sales
man. living AZ Nc 2l5 West iosth street.
nss held yesterday in 5000 bail for ex-
animation to-day hy Magistrate House. in
tie West Side potce court, on the charge
thar he was interested in 4 wire tapping
sp-srdle through which Frederick louster
of Harrisburg. Penn. lost 81 00o The lat
1er alleges thst Hartman and several other
men persuaded him - bet Si2e0o on
fake" horse race
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
GUST BRIBERY WITNESS
Called HoIstIaW "liar IN
Springfield Courtroom.
COULDN'T LIE, SAYS LATTER
Assembly Which Elected Senator
Lorimer Worst Ever" Says
Governor Deneen.

Springfield. m. June IA. p. Johnston,
f1ruiturs agent. Of Springfield. was ordered
out Of th4 grand jury room In the iegls-
Iatfvs nrfbs investigation this afternoon oy
states Attorney Burke after Johnston nad
repeated his assertion that Senator Hoist
law had not told the truth in regard 10
alleged bribery.
''Holstisw led. and they're all 1iars,
Johnston said TO the Jurors.
II think YOU are lying. too interrupted
States Attorney Burke. Leave the room.
and Johnston was escorted from the cham
ber
While before the grand Jury Johnston de-
ciared that Holstlaw ard o. NJ. Freir. OF
the Ford Johnson Furniture Company. had
framed up" the accusations against MIN.
and that States Attorney Burke had nad
repeated conferences with Johnston's busi-
ness rivals
States Attorney Burke announced to-
"a, that Representative II. j. G. Becke-
never, hitherto A witness before the COOK
County Grand Jury exclusively, would oe
in the apital tomorrow to tell his story
tn the Sangamon County Investigators
A deposit slip. showing that Senator
HoIstlaw placed s2,5oo in Chicago bank
on June is. 1909. has been found by States
Attorney Burke The date on the slip ls
Identical with the time Senator Broderick
is charged by HolstIaw with the payment
Of $3.50 bribe TO vote for Senator
Lorirner.
Governor Denesn was quoted to-day as
saving that there may be a rush of legis-
lators seeking immunity through confes-
sion The Governor said that the 18Th
General Assembly. which elected Lorimer
To- the Senate. was the worst and widest
that he had ever known"
Iuka. Ill. June I'D rather be known
as a boodIer than liar" said State Sen
ator Daniel Holstlaw. in an interview at
his home to-day. speaking OF his confes-
sion to accepting a bribe Of $500 as a
legislator
Maybe" he continued, II took the
money because saw every one else doing
the same thine-1 can't explain.
Il made the confession because couldn't
tell lie
"T don't know don't understand" he
said, with a helpless air. answering ques-
tion as to why he. a man owning property
worth $4,000, would accept a bribe.
"A1I I want IS to sink out Of sight he
said. II know the Indictment charging me
with perjury was bluff. and it did not
frighten me. But when they asked me
whether was paid for voting for Senator
I.orimer had to tell the truth
Chicago, June Lee O'Nefl Browne,
leader Of the Democratic minority In the
lower house at Springfield. must stand trial
on the charge Of bribing Representative
Charles A White TO vote for United States
Senator Lorfr1er. This was assured to-day
when Judge McSurely overruled the motion
of the defence to quash the indictment
against Browne. The court set June as
the date for beginning the trial.
Judge McSurley's opinion denied the con-
tentfon of the defence that the case was
one for the federal courts and likewise
sustained the jurisdiction of the Cook
County courts.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES
Secretary Meyer Against Untrled
Types of Warships.
IRON The Tribune Buresu-1
,,-r4.1, II

w
TAKES FIRM STAND.-Secretary Meyer
Is opposed to legislation which would COM
pe1 the construction of untried and COM
parativeIy unknown types OF war vessels.
Every year several propositions OF TINS
character are presented to Congress ana
some find their way into special bills OF
are included in the provision for increase
in the regular naval appropriation ON.
Among the most industrious OF those IN
terested in such special types are those
hacking Richard g. panton. who has
design for cruisers and torpedo boats. All
these PROPOSITIONS ere carefully examined
hv the naval constructors and are reported
on conscientiously Despite adverse reports,
however Congress has been led 10 provide
for vessels which have proved useless. sucn
as that once known as the Ammen RAM
now the Kathaain. which is being used as
a target in some special tests at the naval
ordnance proving ground. al Indian Head,
Nd.
The policy of the Navy Department as
it has been represented by Mr.. Meyer TO
the House and Senate committees IS oaseu
on a prudent use of the public FUNDS IN
the profitable direction of obtaining SHIPS
which will have hghting value. or the
Paiuton design the Navy Department pos
sesses no definite information. and 1t IL
therefore held that Congress woald be very
unwise in compelling the Navy Department
to build vessels Of that type in the pend
ing legislation.
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02

Washington, June 1.-The Senate Will not
enter hastily upon an official investigation
of the bribery charges against Senator
Lorimer. The Committee on Privileges and
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02
SAILED

MAY 3o-Ths Chattanooga and the Cleveland
from Cavite for Guam the Hannibal.
from Newport News for Portsmouth. y n
MAY gt.-The Princeton. from Ccrinto for
Rremerton: the Birmingham, from Hamp-
Roads for Philadelphia. the Paul
.Inuee the Preb1s and the Stewart. from
santa Ba arbara for Monterey: the whipple.
the Hull and the TruStop. from Santa
cruz for san Pedro. the Wolverine. from
Erie FOR Detroit. the Eagle. from Guam
tanamo for Port srno outh. n n.
The cleveland and the Chattanooga detached
Asatir feet These vessels left Cavffs m
3Oth ult.. and will proceed in company
n West Coast via Guam and Honolulu.
IRON arrival on coast the Cleveland will
proceed to Mare Island and thA Chat
tanooss 70 Bremer The Albany from
Rremerton ward. latter part Of July. TO
Asiatic station via Honolulu ana Yoko-
hnrna
New-York tribune., 1910-06-02

ORDERS 1ssUED.-fhe following orders
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02

II was in the port OF Trinidad that
Dick Binnacle decided he must take
swim. And II was time, since Ii
was seven months since he had taken
bath.
The bos'n. grizzled tar, advised
against 1t. There's vampires in that
water" he said, shaking his hoary
head.
But Dick went overheard all the
same. The water looked SO green and
peaceful. Just at this moment a tri-
angular black object appeared above
the surface. gliding toward him.
Il wonder what that s?' murmured
Dick"
Ii was remarked on board that for
the first time Dick Binnacle wasn't on
hand when the grog was doled out.
tThe Enid
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02
KING ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
< MAN WHILE ON HUNTING TRIP
British Monarch Wounds Lord XIII
marnock, According to London Yer
eion-injurIes Not Dangerous.

LONDON, Sept. liking George.
known as the best hunter I'm England,
Is believed today to be the man who
accidentally shot Lord Kilmarnock.
during hunt yesterday at Ballater
near Balmoral Castle. Sir Victor
Mackenzie was the third member OF
the party. but as the king was In
highly nervous state when he reached
home and the details of the shooting
have been suppressed as far az pos
sible II Is assumed that IL was the
kings gun that peppered Kilmarnock
with shot at a distance OF forty yards.
Kilmarnock was injured In the ear,
nose and arm and his eyeglasses were
broken. 1t was at first thought that
his injuries were serious, and the king
and Sir Victor were frantic with grief
II turned out. however. that the
wounds were slight, and. aside from
possible scars. his lordship will be
none the worse for his experience.
Kilmarnock IL the second secretary
of the diplomatic service. He refuses
absolutely to say whether the king or
Mackenzie shot him.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02
Joseph c. Sibley EXPLAINS.

FRANKLIN, Pa. Sept. Joseph
C. Sibley, who withdrew last week as
the Republican candidate for congress
in the 2Sth Pennsylvania district and
was arrested the same day OH a
charge of conspiracy to bribe and cor
rupt voters. has issued statement
explaining his s42,500 campaign ex-
penses and defending himself against
the conspiracy charge. Sibley says he
was taken sick at the beginning Of the
campaign and entrusted his candi-
dacy to his private secretary. Frank
II. Taylor. who is co-defendant in
the conspiracy prosecution, telling him
that he did not want an expensive
campaign. He did not see Taylor
more than six or eight times during
the campaign.
From the day the campaign opened
until 10 days after the campaign
closed, | knew Of but two payments
of money made from my account"
says Sibley, land until the day IF
fling my account had no intimation.
knowledge or belief that the total ex-
penses OF my campaign had exceeded
100000"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02

The foreman rushed up to the build.
ing contractor.
One of your houses has just fallen
down." he cried
HIN. Say. did you take the scat
folding down before you put on the
wall paper?"
Yes. SIR
We'll, what do you expect"
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02
POLITICIAN KILLS SELF.
Wisconsin Attorney, Accused Of Graft
ing, Leaps From Bridge.

LA CROSSE, Wis. Sept. Prank
T. Tucker, progressive Republican
candidate for attorney-generrl com
mittee suicide at Oshkosh last night by
jumping from bridge into the river
He had been accused OF grating, In
using state envelo. 8 for his cam
paign literature
Tucker is believed to have been In.
sane when he escaped from a friend
who had been guarding him and leap
ed from the bridge.
A short time ago rival candidate
for encouragement accused Tucker
of using envelopes bearing the stamp
Of the Office of State Fire Marshal
Tom Purtell.
Tucker had vehemently denied the
charges and accused his enemies OF a
conspiracy TO injure his candidacy.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02
ca 5!!g95
LABOR DAY EXCURSIONS
CANADIAN POINTS.

Half fare for the round trip. Going
Sept. 2. 3, and 8. Return limit Sept;
Fort-st Union Depot. Phones NJ. 1884.
City 442. A. f. EDMONDS. ID. p. A.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02
HOBBLE SKIRT WEDDING NOW.
st. Louis Bride Sets New Fashion
For Attire At Altar.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Sept. 1.-The first
hobble gown wedding in st. Louis
took place tonight, when Harry b
Heinemann led Miss Olive Katherine
Hanson to the altar at the Salem
Methodist Episcopal church. The
bride and the brides mother, Mrs
Mary l.. Hanson, 4237 Delmar-ave., as
well as the maid of honor, brides
maids and guests, wore ultra smart
hobble skirts.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02

Mrs. winsiow's Soothing Syrtp mas
been used for over FIFTY IEAits by
MILLIONS OF MOTHERS for their
SHdnETN s MaE TEE spdTs Win e:
CHILD, sOFTENS the GUMS. ALL4AYs
ell PAIN; CURES WIND COLO. and %
the best remedy for DIARRHODA. Sold
by Druggists In every part OF the
world. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing syrup" and take Ne
ether kind Twenty-Five cents q bottle
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02

There is plenty OF room az the top.
but few people owp-aeroplanes.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1910-09-02

The lily is used extensively as food
in China
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-14
@GoINs SOME, is CoMrye.

Says manager Rich: Going Some
the king pin Of all the comedy. attrac-
tions, comes TO the FL Paso theater
Thursday and Friday. November IT and
Is The story OF the play deals with a
bevy Of pretty girls, a lot OF college
boys and a couple OF outfits of COW
punchers- The scenes are laid in New
Mexico and the fun all occurs incident
ally to a foot race between one + Wal
ltngford Speed, Of Yale, and the cook
OF rival ranch to regain a phono-
graph and set Of records lost by the
Flying Heart Going Some is by Rex
Beach and Paul Armstrong, two of the
brightest Of the younger writer's Of
good comedy. The cast OF the pres
ent company includes some 20 OF thu
best light comedians before the public
and the scenic investure IS completa
in every detail: In all, Going Some
will be one Of the jolliest attractions
to visit this city this season Seats go
on sale Tuesday at a. m The prices
are so cents to 81. So"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-14
REGULATING NEW
MEXICO RAILROADS

Santa Fe. New Mexico, Nov. IA
The lengthy report of the committee
on corporations went through commit
tee Of the whole without an addition
and without q change, although the mi
nority tried hard to write part OF the
Hepburn act into it. At the last mo-
ment, just before adjournment, repre-
sentatives of the railroad unions were
given the privilege of the floor and
pleaded that the corporation commits
sion be made appointive instead OF
elective but the convention turned a
deaf ear as it did to the proposition OF
the Democrats to pay each of the three
members Of the commission only $4,000
a year instead of $4,000.
The commission is given wide scope
of power, from granting charters TO
making rates for transportation and
transmission companies but it shall
have no judicial powers, 1T being made
mandatory that the supreme court
which shall always be in session for
that purpose. snail Immediately review
every order of the commission whether
an appeal is taken from it or not and
establish the precedent of the highest
judicial tribunal Of the state.
The convention also adopted the
clause on public lands, which Is very
brief and very liberal, allowing Of the
disposition at the minimum rates fixed
by congress Of part of the 100000
acres OF state lands, but also reserving
from sale the four school sections in
each township unless a price of $40 or
more is offered per acre, or the section
is contiguous to some other large body
OF state lands. 1..e Democrats made
stiff fight against the sale Of any OF
the lands but failed By a vote of SO
to 49,
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-11-14
TEXAS PRESsONT THE
RECENT MEXICAN
TROUBLES

commenting anent the roasting of the
brute at Rock Springs last week. We
do not care to be on record as an adj
Vocate Of mob law; we never partici-
pated in one and doubt If we ever
shall, but we do justify the act OF
those good people of Edwards county
and want to say here and now that
none better live beneath the blue dome
of heaven. They did what their out
ragged feelings demanded of them It
was reverence for human life which
touched the fagots to flame around
that cold blooded despoiler of a happy
home, and swept his diabolical soul
into the regions of the damned.
What was such beings life
worth? desperate, pitiless, human
coyote, ready to rob a fireside of all
its sunshine; ready to shoot down an
innocent and defenceless woman who
had never harmed him, in the presence
of her smiling, prattling babe. The
law owed him no protection; the citi-
zehship of Edwards county owed him
no mercy. Earth owed him no place
save to mingle his ashes with the soil
Of some desert waste.
mo, we have no harsh words fOI
those people. The crime of the Maxi-
can was enough to fire a heart OF
stone; enugh to bring down the wrath
of the elements to help in Kidding earth
of such carrion, and from the. depth OF
our soul we send to the manhood or
Edwards county, across the green plaiB
which divides US, thanks and congratu.
lations.
1--WE hope that the time will never
come when they will again be called
upon to take such action. But If 1t
shoulds unfortunately come, may the
same spirit guide and direct Them"